We’ve reached the end of Trey Anastasio and Classic TAB’s highly successful Winter Tour. The group rocked The TABernacle last night in Atlanta and will conclude the three-week run in Knoxville later tonight. Down in Atlanta, Trey dusted off one of the first songs he played with Tony and Russ when they kicked off the three song encore with Heavy Things. Also, the acoustic interlude returned and Windora Bug found its way into the set.
Let’s take a look at last night’s setlist courtesy of Dog Gone Blog…
Trey Anastasio and Classic TAB
February 27, 2010
The Tabernacle
Atlanta, GA
Set I: Shine, Push On ‘Til the Day, Words to Wanda, Obstacle of Course, Night Speaks to a Woman, Cayman Review, Valentine, Let Me Lie, Mozambique, Money, Love and Change, Sultans of Swing, Water in the Sky*, Backwards Down the Number Line*, Bathtub Gin*, The Inlaw Josie Wales*, Wilson*
Set II: Gotta Jibboo, Alaska, The Birdwatcher, Sand, Windora Bug, Alive Again, Drifting, Goodbye Head, Mr. Completely, Black Dog
Last night in Charlotte, Trey Anastasio and Classic TAB took their tour down south and apparently left the acoustic interludes in the Midwest. Big Red and his band delivered two electric sets that included covers of Toots and the Maytals’ Sweet and Dandy and Led Zeppelin’s Black Dog plus a number of tunes that have been forgotten about this tour, namely A Case of Ice and Snow, Peggy and Burlap Sack and Pumps.
Let’s take a look at last night’s setlist:
Trey Anastasio & Classic TAB
February 26, 2010
The Fillmore
Charlotte, NC
Set 1: Shine, Burlap Sack and Pumps, Push On Til the Day, Cayman Review, All That Almost Was Sweet Dreams Melinda, A Case of Ice and Snow, Mozambique, Sweet and Dandy, Night Speaks To A Woman, Tuesday
Set 2: Curlew’s Call, Gotta Jibboo, Valentine, Alaska, Peggy, Sand, Goodbye Head > Mr. Completely, Black Dog
Encore: Dragonfly, Show Of Life, First Tube
The tour concludes on Sunday in Knoxville after hitting Atlanta tonight.
For Sting’s upcoming tour he will be backed by the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra for a set filled with Police classics and solo gems. Mr. Sumner will rework all of his greatest hits for his first extended tour since The Police reunited. A few dates have been announced with more to follow.
Let’s take a look at seven other stories of interest…
Finally, in a move we all knew was the smartest one Aerosmith could make, the Boston rockers announced that lead singer Steven Tyler has rejoined the band. After a few months of nastiness, all seems to be forgiven between Tyler and his mates. Well, for now at least.
Last night in NYC, prog-jammers Umphrey’s McGee continued a trend of debuting a cover of a song by a current artist at the Nokia. While back in April they covered Bonafied Lovin’ by Chromeo, this time around they busted out a fan-fucking-tastic take on Lisztomania by Phoenix. We’ll have much more on this show and the rest of UM’s Northeast Run next week, but for now let’s take a look at Umphrey’s version of Lisztomania…
Tortoise brought a rare two-week tour to a close last Saturday in front of a sold-out hometown crowd in Chicago. Often just gigging sparingly, the time on the road had the band sounding as tight and cohesive as I’ve ever seen them, playing a masterful set that spanned their entire career.
Since entering my musical world a few years ago, I can’t think of another band more consistently in my listening rotation. Each record has carved its own place, being called on at specific times to serve their purpose. Intensely structured yet free flowing, Tortoise builds sonic soundscapes that are as dynamic or passive as you – the listener – choose to hear them. Genre-busting and wholly unique, Tortoise have been semi-quietly making some of the best and most influential records of the last 15 years.
As impressive as the records are, Tortoise is a band that needs to be seen live to fully grasp. It’s easy to get lost in their world of shape-shifting studio madness, but to see the same material performed by five dudes in front of your face is truly a whole other experience. The songs come alive, each section grabbing you and dragging you along as it twists and turns before seamlessly flows into whatever is next.
Looks like lala – thanks to Ryan’s help – has potentially saved Friday Mix Tape from the HT Column Graveyard. Being the resident roots/Americana enthusiast around these parts, I’m offering up a batch of boozy laments and rockin’, country-infused romps from the last few years for your listening pleasure. Head over to lala and sign up (they use Facebook Connect so it’s rather pain free) so you can listen to these six tasty tunes.
We kick things off with La La La, the lead track from Deer Tick’s More Fuel For The Fire – EP. Earlier this week, the band announced that they will be releasing their third full-length album entitled The Black Dirt Session on June 8. From there, we’ve got Phosphorescent with I’ve Got To Get Drunk from the album I’ve easily listened to at least twice or three times a week the last couple of months, their collection of Willie Nelson covers To Willie. Then, we’ve got HT faves The Felice Brothers with arguably my new favorite by them White Limo, from their Mix Tape album – which is a collection of tracks recorded during the Yonder Is The Clock sessions.
Next up is the gospel and sun-baked harmonies of the Seattle-based act The Moondoggies with Black Shoe from their fantastic 2008 release Don’t Be A Stranger. We seem to be giving Jackie Greene a lot of love lately, so let’s continue with that trend. Here’s Phil Lesh’s other man-crush with Shaken from Giving Up the Ghost. Finally, we close things out with Iron & Wine’s sublime cover of The Flaming Lips Waiting For Superman from his B-Sides and rarities record Around The Well.
Hot on the heels of two blistering shows at NYC’s Radio City Music Hall, we brought you the news yesterday via the headiest cable news channel out there, CN-Brah-C, that Phil Lesh & Bob Weir’s latest project Furthur – and I’d even argue their most successful post-Dead band – would be headed out for a string of summer dates, offering up tickets at around 40 bucks a piece.
Well, as promised Phil, Bob and the 4-Js have revealed a handful of dates up and down the East Coast – in addition to their previously announced festival appearances – that includes a two-night stand at the recently renamed MCU Park in Coney Island. Fans will have a number of ticket purchasing options available as traditional mail order begins tomorrow, while a pre-sale will begin on March 1 and finally the regular on-sale will commence on March 5.
If Wednesday night’s show at RCMH was any indication of just how locked in this band is you’re going to want to snatch up tickets ASAP as they tore through a night of Dead classic’s highlighted by a sublime Althea and the underrated American Beauty chestnut ‘Till The Morning Comes in the first set and monster second set that closed out with the segue induced run of St. Stephen -> Born Cross Eyed -> Eyes -> Morning Dew -> Playin’ (Reprise).
Here’s a look a the dates…
June 25 Rochester, NY—Highland Bowl Amphitheater
June 26-27 Brooklyn, NY—MCU Park
June 29 Jim Thorpe, PA—Penn’s Peak
June 30 Lowell, MA—LeLacheur Park
July 3 Herkimer, NY—Gelston Castle Estate
July 4 Oxford, ME—Nateva Music & Arts Festival
July 5 Shelburne, VT—The Green @ Shelburne Museum
July 8 Buffalo, NY—ArtPark
July 9 Masontown, WV—All Good Music Festival
July 10 Philadelphia, PA—Mann Center for the Performing Arts
Bluegrass legend Del McCoury sat in with Trey Anastasio last night at the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. As has become the custom, Big Red ended the first set with a number of solo acoustic tunes. McCoury came out in the middle of the unplugged interlude for Blue and Lonesome, Beauty of My Dreams and another tune that we’ve been unable to confirm the title of. The other members of TAB and McCoury’s band joined the two front men for a take on Rocky Mountain Shuffle that ended the opening stanza.
We hope to have the entire setlist sorted out by the end of the day, but here’s what we have for now courtesy of the OhKeePah Blog…
Trey Anastasio and Classic TAB
February 25, 2010
Ryman Auditorium
Nashville, TN
Set One: Shine, Push On Til The Day, Cayman Review, Valentine, Night Speaks to a Woman, Last Tube, Let Me Lie, Drifting, Birdwatcher, Money, Love, and Change, Backwards Down the Number Line@, Wilson@, Blue and Lonesome@*, Beauty of my Dreams@*, Rocky Mountain Shuffle$
Set Two: Gotta Jibboo, Sand, Tuesday, Goodbye Head, Mr. Completely, Sultans of Swing, Black Dog
Encore: Show of Life, First Tube
Notes:
@ Trey solo acoustic
* with Del McCoury
$ with Full Tab and Del McCoury Band
Trey Anastasio and Classic TAB are set to put the wraps on a terrific first tour this weekend. They take the stage The Fillmore in Charlotte, NC tonight.
If you are a Phish fan you probably know by now that Trey Anastasio will be inducting Genesis into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on March 15. So what better time to brush up on the history of the band even though it will likely perform without Peter Gabriel at the ceremony? Check out VH1 Classic on Friday at 1pm for an in-depth look at Genesis.
Friday, February 25
Kings of Leon: Live at Roskilde 2008 [Palladia 10AM]
Genesis: Behind the Music [VH1 Classic 1PM]
Film: Woodstock [VH1 Classic 2PM]
The Beatles: A Tribute to Abbey Road [Sundance 8PM]
David Letterman: Lou Reed w/Blind Boys of Alabama (Repeat) [CBS 11:35 PM]
Saturday, February 26
Weezer: Live in Japan [Palladia Noon]
John Coltrane: Jazz Heroes [Ovation 3PM]
Steve Vai: Where the Wild Things Are [Palladia 7:30PM]
Bob Weir made an appearance on CNBC’s Power Lunch to discuss Furthur’s plans for a summer tour that will feature $40 tickets. The tour is expected to be announced tomorrow. Take a look at Bobby’s beard…
One of the coolest parts of Jam Cruise took place during the stops in Grand Cayman and Jamaica when JC8 organizers Cloud 9 Adventures put together events in each port as part of their Positive Legacy program. In Jamaica, more than 100 JC8 passengers and musicians visited Claremont’s Rural Retreat Community Center and enjoyed a day of intercultural sharing and celebration with an enthusiastic turnout of the local community.
[Photo of Lebo painting a mural at the Community Center by Dave Vann]
Among the gifts given to the Community Center by Cloud 9 and partners Music Matters 101 were a full set of instruments, $1,000 for the community center to purchase tables & chairs, $1,500 for local cooks to purchase & prepare a traditional Jamaican meal for the celebration, soccer cleats and uniforms to outfit two local teams & a professional grade weed whacker to keep the soccer field clear. All in all, the Positive Legacy program gave approximately $25,000 worth of equipment, supplies and gear. At the Georgetown, Grand Cayman stop, Positive Legacy hosted a benefit for REEF – Reef Environmental Education Foundation in which a number of Jam Cruise musicians played to help raise funds for this worthy cause.
Cloud 9 has just officially launched Positive Legacy as its non-profit arm. The organization creates meaningful opportunities for musicians and fans to become active participants in reducing the environmental impact of events they participate in and to make positive contributions to the communities they visit. Here’s the group’s Mission Statement…
Fueled by the power of music and a passion for sustainability, Positive Legacy’s goal is to transcend cultural boundaries by learning about the needs and aspirations of the communities they travel to, and inspire music fans and artists to take action. Efforts include donation drives, gifts, financial contributions and events that allow the festival participants, artists and community members to experience their interconnectedness.
We’ll keep you updated on events from this most worthy cause.
While Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers have been no strangers to the road over the last decade, the classic rock act hasn’t released anything in the way of new material since 2002′s The Last DJ. That will all change when Petty & Co. drop their 12th studio album entitled Mojo via Reprise Records later this Spring, and have wasted no time in announcing a massive summer arena and shed tour in support that kicks off in Raliegh, NC on May 6.
Joining Petty on various stops will be an impressive and diverse group of opening acts that includes My Morning Jacket, Drive-By Truckers, Crosby Stills & Nash and Joe Cocker – a slot that helped put 70 Volt Parade on the map back in 2006.
Tickets will go on-sale beginning March 8 via Live Nation, with those purchased online to include not only an MP3 download of the entire new album upon its release (with First Flash Of Freedom and Good Enough available at the time of purchase), but a selection of handpicked live tracks from the tour – pretty sweet deal!
The soon-to-be-demolished Giants Stadium wasn’t the best place in the world to see a rock concert. Many seats are extremely far from the stage and the sound sucks unless you are really close to a speaker stack. That being said, this monstrosity of a venue will always hold a special place in my heart as I saw my first two concerts there way back in 1984 and 1985.
For this week’s B List, we wanted to take a look at the ten most memorable concerts in the stadium’s history. Let’s see what we came up with…
10. Grateful Dead – June 17, 1991
On September 2, 1978; the Grateful Dead played their first of many concerts at Giants Stadium – a relationship that would last until the jam legend’s last tour in 1995. Of all the shows the Dead threw down in East Rutherford, the one from 6/17/91 stands out thanks to the surprising Eyes of the World opener and all sorts of Dark Star teases.
READ ON for nine more memorable Giants Stadium concerts…
While sometimes it feels like the first half of year is dedicated to festival announcements, it’s looking like we won’t have to do much more reporting on the much maligned All Points West. According to the New York Times, APW may be heading to the great big festie graveyard in the sky.
The AEG Live-booked fest, which had made its home at Liberty State Park in Jersey City, NJ the last two summers and had featured the likes of Radiohead, Jay Z, Jack Johnson and Ernie Anastasio, is currently struggling to secure “suitable headliners,” and has not yet decided about whether to return for a third year according to the Times.
The article goes on to quote an anonymous booking agent that claims that the company has yet to book a single act for APW – not a good sign.
Finally, back in 2008, I fell in love with Rodriguez’s lost classic Cold Fact which had been reissued by the Seattle-based record label Light In The Attic. The label’s latest re-discovery comes in the way of the 1974 self-titled debut from Lou Bond that came out on the Stax subsidiary We Produce and is now being released on CD for the very first time. The album, which hits stores on March 16, is a mix of “Memphis orchestral soul with a deep dose of 60s protest folk a la Dylan and Richie Havens” that doesn’t sound too far off from a combination of Marvin Gaye meets Ben Harper.
Way back in June, we clued you in on JC Brooks and the Uptown Sound’s f’awesome cover of Wilco’s I Am Trying to Break Your Heart that made the Tweedy song sound as if it had been written by Otis Redding. While the performance on that clip was great, the quality kinda sucked. Luckily, our friends at Here Comes The Flood pointed us in the direction of a pro-shot video that was filmed live in the Magnolia Avenue Studios of KDHX.
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