News
Edited by Staff
1/21/00
Steve Kimock Band Confirms New Shows
The Steve Kimock Band has added an additional week of shows to its
tour docket. The first of these will take place at Nevada's Frank Sinatra
Theater on February 19 and the band will continue north, with the tour
culminating in an intimate gig on February 26 at the Boot Pub in Whistler
Mountain, BC, Canada. The SKB has already announced shows at New York's
Wetlands Preserve on February 11 and 12 and San Francisco's Great
American Music Hall on February 17 and 18. A
full tour schedule and mail order tickets are available through
GDTSTOO.
Jambands.com and EZCD.com Enter Into Agreement
Beginning in February, a new feature will be made available to
jambands.com visitors. The site has entered into an exclusive agreement
with
EZCD.com to present a co-branded site which will allow individuals to
create custom CDs from a range of sanctioned band releases. At present,
EZCD.com offers 150,000 tracks from over 17,000 bands who appear on more
than 500 labels. EZCD.com's Jesse Redniss states, "We have
created a legal and affordable method for jam fans to find and purchase
live and studio recorded music from their favorite bands available on high
quality custom CDs." Dean Budnick, editor-in-chief of this site adds,
"This is just the beginning of what we hope to do to make the site more
fun and functional while continuing to spread the word about the music we
support. Within the next week, we'll have an announcement about a cool new
feature which I know will make the site more enjoyable (and certainly
louder) while also helping to expose the sounds of this diverse, vibrant
scene."
Percy Hill Winter Tour Begins Tonight; Live CD On The Way
New Hampshire's Percy Hill begins a January/February
tour this evening in Portland, Maine at Asylum. Three of the shows over
the ensuing five weeks will feature opening sets by Strangefolk's Reid
Genauer: January 28 at Milestones in Rochester, February 17 at the Haunt
in Ithaca and February 18 at Styleen's in Syracuse. While on the road, the
group will be busy listening to tracks from its fall tour for a
live CD that the band likely will release in the spring. For info and
updates, visit
www.percyhill.com.
Notable Guests Join Stir Fried
The third album from New Jersey-based Stir Fried will feature a
number of guest performances. Long-time collaborators Buddy Cage and
Vasser Clements will continue their relationships with the band, lending
their distinctive sounds to many of the tracks. Additionally, an eclectic
group of musicians including Dr. John, Bernie Worrell and Tony Trischka
have contributed to the disc, entitled "Last of the Blue Diamond
Miners." Two songs from the March release are currently available at the
band's web site,
www.stirfried.com. The group will travel west in
February,
performing a number of dates in Colorado with Buddy Cage and some
additional players as well.
Phish Tribute Album Planned
The non-profit Mockingbird Foundation has announced
that it is assembling an album featuring a range of artists
covering original Phish compositions. The Foundation has approached a
number of musicians who have performed with the band to request
live and/or studio tracks. Foundation board member Ellis Godard states,
"To say I've been pleasantly surprised by reactions is an understatement,
given the caliber of acts invited thus far. That these artists have been so
receptive to the idea is a testament to the significance of Phish and
their music." The Foundation, which is in the process of completing "a
definitive Phish encyclopedia," will donate all profits from sales of the
book and the album to charitable organizations. The working title of the
release is "The Mockingbird Tribute" which Godard indicates mirrors the
book ("Project Mockingbird") and "continues the simplicity Phish espouses
in their own titles (e.g. A Picture of Nectar and A Live One)." The
Foundation anticipates announcing the final line-up by the end of February
with a tentative release date of Summer 2000. For additional information
on the album and the book visit the organization's web site at
www.phish.net/mockingbird.
1/20/00
Phoenix Presents Soup
The latest release in the Phoenix Presents live series is drawn
from two performances by Atlanta's Soup. The two shows in question took
place at the Cotton Club in Atlanta on September 24, 1999 and at New
York's Wetlands on October 2, 1999. Sam Kopper, who has been manning the
sound truck for most of the Phoenix Presents releases, produced the
release. Kopper, the original program director at Boston's WBCN in the
late 1960's, went on to produce a number of notable shows (including Live
Aid). The Phoenix Presents series, which began with Jiggle The Handle and
Blueground Undergrass, will offer a number live performances in the months
to come. Soup will celebrate the disc with two release
parties in the cities where the shows originally took place, at Wetlands
on February 2nd and at Smith's Olde Bar in Atlanta on February 11th.
Additional information is available at
www.soupkitchen.com and
www.radiophoenix.com.
Peach Corps and Allman Brothers Band Foil Scalpers
The Allman Brothers Band's on-line fan group, the Peach Corps, has
taken the extra effort to strike back against scalpers. A few weeks ago,
the band had allowed members of the Corps to participate in a pre-sale of
tickets to its upcoming Beacon Theatre run. After learning about
some suspect sales based on the volume of tickets sold to certain
entities, the Corps painstakingly checked the list of purchasers versus
its own database. After discovering over a hundred inconsistencies the
Corps successfully asked the ABB, the Beacon and Ticketmaster to
invalidate these unauthorized sales. The Corps then reoffered these tickets
to its members.
Soulive Residency at Wetlands
During the Month of February, Soulive "Explores the Shades of Groove"
with a
Wednesday night residency at Wetlands Preserve in New York City. Each Week
will have a different musical theme. February 2 will be "drum and bass" and
will feature The New Deal. February 9 will be "old skool funk with masters
of groove" featuring Bernard Purdie, Rubin Wilson and Melvin Sparks.
February 16 is "Hip Hop Night" and will feature Das Efx, Black Sheep,
Professor Shuman and Baba. The line up for February 23 is still being
determined. For more information, visit
http://www.soulive.com
.
Ah Moshi Moshi, The Disco Biscuits Webcasts
The Digital Club Network will webcast Ah Moshi Moshi live from the Knitting
Factory in New York City tonight at 9 p.m. EST. Making its debut
performance, Ah Moshi Moshi features Sam Altman and Aron Magner of The Disco
Biscuits. The show is part of the Whitney Musuem's NY Festival of Electronic
Composers and Improvisers and also features techno-pioneer Carl Craig and
Jonah Sharp's Spacetime Continuum. Tickets are available through
Ticketweb
or at the Knitting Factory box office. For more information, visit
http://www.knittingfactory.com/tickets/.
Immediately following the Ah Moshi Moshi performance, The Digital Club
Network will webcast The Disco Biscuits show from 10-21-99 at the Variety
Playhouse in Atlanta, GA. Starting tonight, The Disco Biscuits webcasts will
be featured twice every Thursday at 1 p.m. and 10 p.m. EST.
1/19/00
What the "L" moe. ?
moe. is finishing up mastering their new live album simply titled,
L. The
album features live material recorded at various shows last fall. Although
the title may be a pun (the band's listserve is called the "moe-l"), the
actual meaning is a mystery (and it doesn't stand for "Live"). "The band
knows, but it's a secret," says moe. publicist Jim Walsh. "They won't tell
me." L will be moe.'s 6th album and is due to be released in the
early
spring on Fatboy Records. More details on the album will be announced next
week.
Justice League Missions Likely to Continue
The Justice League's "short tour of long jams" will conclude January 23 at
Higher Ground in Winooski, VT. However, a source has told Jambands.com that
due to an overwhelmingly positive response from fans, the quartet will
most-likely tour again in the future. The line up features Jimmy
Herring, T
Lavitz, Richie Hayward and Adam Nitti. During their brief tour, the band has
covered classics such as "Cissy Strut," "Morning Dew" and "Dark Star." The
Justice League will play tomorrow night at Mexicali Blues in Teaneck, NJ,
Friday at the Stanhope House in Stanhope, NJ, Saturday at the VanDyck Theatre
in Schenectady, NY and Sunday at Higher Gound. For more information, visit
http://jazzisdead.com/justice.htm.
Dub Trance Groove from Club d'Elf
Live Archive Records will be releasing a live album featuring the band
Club
d'Elf. The group performs every other Thursday at the Lizard Lounge in
Cambridge, MA. The core line up consists of Mike Rivard on bass (Morphine,
Guster, Paula Cole), Jere Faison on keyboards, Jerry Leake on percussion and
Erik Kerr on drums. The band also hosts many special guests at each show.
Guests have included John Medeski, DJ Logic, Bob Moses and Dr. Didj, among
others. Club d'Elf describes their music as "dub trance groove for the new
millennium." The upcoming Live Archive release features collaborations with
Mark Sandman, Medeski and Logic. It is expected to be released in the
spring. For more information, visit
www.livearchive.com.
It's Official: KVHW is no More
In a statement issued on the
KVHW website and listserve, Steve Kimock
announced that the band has broken up. "Well kids, That's it for KVHW
(sniff)," says Kimock. "What a great run though, huh? Best wishes and
continued good fortune to everybody who helped make these last two years such
a good time. I salute you! So here's looking forward to the new millennium
with a renewed spirit of community and commitment to the authentic musical
experience...Come join Bobby, myself and special guests at the following
Steve Kimock Band shows in February..."
The Steve Kimock Band will play February 11 and 12 at Wetlands in New York
City. The line up will include Kimock, Vega, Pete Sears and Prairie Prince.
February 17 and 18, Kimock, Vega, Prince and Jimmy Sanchez will play the
Great American Music Hall in San Francisco. The Steve Kimock Band is
expected to play shows in the Northwest, February 23-27. Look for dates in
Seattle, Vancouver and Portland.
1/18/00
Marathon Grateful Dead Broadcast
David Gans, of the Grateful Dead Hour, will host the 15th Annual KPFA
Grateful Dead Marathon, Saturday, February 5, from 9 a.m. to 1 a.m. The
sixteen hour event is a fundraiser for the public radio station. "What's
extra special about it this year is that it's gonna be webcast via
dead.net
in a way that everyone will be able to hear," says Gans. "There will be a
combination of things including several complete shows and some thematic
things and rarities. I've got an interview with Mickey Hart that will come
with some music, including some unreleased Planet Drum stuff. There will
also be some old rehearsal tapes and old recording sessions of the Dead. I'm
also working with the archivist in the vault, pulling out some really special
things that no one's ever heard before and I'm trying to cover material from
different eras. Another thing that is different about this year's marathon
is that probably most of the material that I play on this program will
not be
heard on the regular Grateful Dead Hour. I want to make it really an
extremely thrilling day for Dead Heads. I want it to be an all day
adventure."
KPFA broadcasts at 91.4 FM in Northern California. If you're interested in
helping to answer the pledge phones at the station, call 1-510-848-6767 ext.
400. Gans is also taking requests for the show at
Dead.net.
Big Brother is Listening
New technology now allows the world's largest concert promoter and venue
operator, SFX Entertainment, to learn what radio station people are listening
to as they drive into venue parking lots. This information is very valuable
to businesses tracking marketing campaigns. The device, designed by
Mobiltrack, monitors the frequency of the station playing on a vehicle's
radio, by detecting emissions from the radio's oscillator. SFX has installed
the system in 13 locations, including Los Angeles, Phoenix, Atlanta and The
TweeterCenter in Mansfield, MA.
Victor Wooten and "El Buho" to Jam
On February 26, Gary "El Buho" Gazaway and Victor Wooten will team up for a
show at Cicero's in St. Louis, MO. Wooten recently collaborated with Gazaway
on studio project due to be released in the coming months. Gazaway plays
trumpet and has sat in with Phish on numerous occasions, including 10-31-96,
11-18-96 and 7-1-99. Only 250 tickets will be available for the show. They
go on sale Wednesday through
Metrotix.
An interview with Victor Wooten is featured in this month's issue of
Jambands.com.
Nederland Acid Jazz in Colorado
Anyone in Colorado tonight may want to check out Nederland Acid Jazz at the
Mellow Mushroom in Boulder. The line up features Mike Travis and Kyle
Hollingsworth of String Cheese Incident, Ross Martin of the Tony Furtado
Band, Erik Throrin, Jamie Janover, Mitchell Long and John Ridnell. Nederland
Acid Jazz is a weekly jam session with a rotation of local musicians started
by "Michigan Mike" Torpie in 1996. "It's become a real scene, especially for
the musicians," says Torpie. "The idea was to create an entirely new sound
each week." Last night's line up included Martin, Hollingsworth, Thorin, and
Janover, as well as Michael Kang of SCI and Christian Teele on drums. For
webcast information or other details, visit
www.michiganmike.com
.
1/17/00
Warren Haynes Reunites with Allman Brothers for Joe Dan Petty
Service
Warren Haynes sat in with the Allman Brothers Band Thursday at a memorial
service
for guitar engineer Joe Dan Petty. He was killed in a plane crash January
8. The service was held at the Grand Opera House in Macon, GA. It was
Haynes' first time playing with the Allman Brothers since he parted ways with
them in 1997. He joined them on stage for "Stormy Monday," "Jessica" and
"One Way Out," which he sang. Keyboardist Chuck Leavell sat in for the
entire show. Other guests included Susan Tedeschi and Bonnie Bramlett.
In February, Haynes will embark on a national radio and television tour,
appearing on programs to promote Gov't Mule's new album,
Life Before
Insanity, due out next month. More details of his TV and radio tour
will be announced next week.
King Crimson to Tour
King Crimson has announced they will play three American dates in preparation
for a European tour this summer. The band will be appearing at 12th & Porter
in Nashville, TN May 19-21. These shows will be the band's first live
performances in more than three years. The line up features Robert Fripp on
guitar, Adrian Belew on guitar and vocals , Trey Gunn on touch guitars and
Pat Mastelotto on drums. In June, King Crimson will head to Europe for shows
in Copenhagen, Germany, Poland, Italy & The Olympia in Paris. No specific
details on the European dates have been announced. For more information,
visit
http://www.elephant-talk.com/.
Blue Floyd Launches Tour
Blue Floyd kicked off its national tour Friday at the Sun Theatre in Anaheim,
CA. The band plays blues interpretations of the music of Pink Floyd and
features Allen Woody, Matt Abts, Marc Ford and Jerry Oakley JR. Over the
weekend, they pulled out Floyd classics such as "Shine on You Crazy
Diamond," "Wish You Were Here," "Money," "Us and Them," and "Another
Brick in
the Wall pt. 2." Last night at the Roxy in West Hollywood, Robbie Krieger,
guitarist for The Doors, sat in on "Back Door Man" and "Money." Craig Ross,
guitar player for Lenny Kravitz, also joined the band on stage for "Any
Colour You Like." Blue Floyd is slated to tour through January 29 at
Intermedia Arts Center in Huntington, NY. For more information, visit
www.bluefloyd.com.
New Album on the way from Neil Young
Neil Young's new album, Silver and Gold, is due to be released this
April.
It is his 29th album and features ten songs that Young has previously
unveiled in the live setting. The CD has a similar feel to acoustic-oriented
albums such as 1972's Harvest and Young's 1992 follow up,
Harvest
Moon. "You
could definitely think of it as the unofficial third in the trilogy of
Harvest albums," says Reprise Records spokesperson Bob Merlis. Young
recorded with singers Emmy Lou Harris and Linda Ronstadt and both are
expected to be featured on the album. Songs that will be on the album
include "Good to See You," "Silver and Gold," "Daddy Went Walkin'," "Buffalo
Springfield Again," "Great Divide," "Horseshoe Man," "Red Sun," "Distant
Camera," "Razor Love" and "Without Rings."
The album was originally scheduled to be released last year, but was
postponed by production on Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young's first album in
over a decade, Looking Forward. CSNY will launch a national tour
January 24
at The Palace at Auburn Hills in Detroit, MI. For a complete list of CSNY
tour dates, visit
http://www.csny.net/tour.html.
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