JEFF MATTSON (Dark Star Orchestra, Donna Jean Godchaux Band, Zen Tricksters)
What will you remember most about 2010?
Joining Dark Star Orchestra was the high point of the year for me.
What album or albums appeared most often in your iTunes?
Well, of course I’ve had to listen to a lot of Grateful Dead this year to bring me up to speed in my new role with Dark Star Orchestra. (Tough job, huh?!!) But other than that I’ve been loving the new Neil Young CD, Le Noise. I thought the combination of Neil and Daniel Lanois would be deadly, and I was right! I love the Mavis Staples/Jeff Tweedy collaboration also and I have also been rediscovering the early Delaney and Bonnie albums.
What was your favorite show or tour in 2010?
Unfortunately, I was on the road so much in 2010 that I did not have a chance to hear near enough other music. But about a month ago I saw a terrific Bob Dylan show at the Smith Center in Washington, DC. I’ve been seeing Bob Dylan concerts for well over 30 years and it never ceases to amaze me how he can continually reinvent his songs from year to year, proving songs can be living, breathing, growing organisms.
What emerging band should readers watch out for in 2010?
I’ve given up trying to prognosticate on such matters. Besides, can someone really come along who is dreamier than Justin Bieber?
What artist or artists would you most like to collaborate with next year?
I’m really looking forward to continuing my collaboration with Donna Jean Godchaux. We’ve been writing some great songs together and we are hoping to get into the studio this year. Beyond that, I’d love to be able to do some playing with Gillian Welch and David Rawlings.
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KEVIN SHAPIRO (Phish Archivist)
What will you remember most about 2010?
Phish’s return to smaller venues like Greek/Telluride in summer and indoor shows with GA floors in fall, Senator Bernie Sanders’ tax “Filibuster”, playing drums with Dead Sessions and Liquid Dead.
What album or albums appeared most often in your iTunes?
James Carter Heaven On Earth feat. John Medeski, Christian McBride, Adam Rogers and Joey Baron, Col. Bruce Hampton and the Aquarium Rescue Unit (Live), Art Ensemble Of Chicago Non-Cognitive Aspects of the City – Live at Iridium.
What was your favorite show or tour in 2010?
4-way tie: Phish at Utica 10/20/10 (hon. mention to Waiting For Columbus ), Gerald Clayton Trio 6/8/10 at Burlington Discover Jazz Festival, Allen Toussaint’s Jazzity Project 4/27/10 (late show) at Snug Harbor – New Orleans, World Saxophone Quartet and M’Boom 1/23/10 at Birdland – NYC.
What emerging band should readers watch out for in 2010?
Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue
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PAPA MALI (Malcolm Welbourne)
What will you remember most about 2010?
San Francisco
What album or albums appeared most often in your iTunes?
Exile on Main St
What was your favorite show or tour in 2010?
Kris Kristofferson
What emerging band should readers watch out for in 2011?
Deadman
Who would you want to collaborate with next year?
Bill Kreutzmann, George Porter Jr, Matt Hubbard, Robert Hunter, Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan.
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AMY JACQUES (Relix Copy Editor)
What will you remember most about 2010?
Lady Gaga, Kanye, Silly Bandz, Yo Gabba Gabba!, a lot of traveling and weddings, Four Loko, iPad, Groupon, Lebron James, BP Spill, John Isner tennis match, World Cup
What album or albums appeared most often in your iTunes?
Kanye West – My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, Yeasayer – Odd Blood, Widespread Panic – Dirty Side Down, Futurebirds – Hampton’s Lullaby; Real Estate, LCD Soundsystem – This Is Happening, Hot Chip – One Life Stand, The National – High Violet, Band of Horses – Infinite Arms, Mumford and Sons – Sigh No More, Punch Brothers – Antifogmatic, Toubab Krewe – TK2, The Postelles, Four Tet, Toumani Diabate
What was your favorite show or tour in 2010?
Prince at Meadowlands, Roger Waters’ The Wall Tour, String Cheese Incident at Horning’s Hideout, Yo Gabba Gabba Live!, The National at Bell House, Robert Plant at Bowery Ballroom, Toubab Krewe in Jamaica, Yeasayer at Bowery Ballroom, Avett Brothers at Mountain Jam, Punch Brothers at MHOW, Phish in Atlanta on July 4, Widespread Panic in Danbury, CT
What emerging band should readers watch out for in 2011?
James Justin Burke, Futurebirds, miniBoone, Real Estate, Holly Conlon, The Postelles, The District Attorneys, The Drums, Pomegranates
Who would you want to collaborate with next year?
Toubab Krewe, Railroad Earth, Punch Brothers, Pretty Lights
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