The Trey Anastasio and Classic TAB tour kicked off tonight at the Jefferson Theatre in Charlottesville, VA with the title track of 2005’s effort Shine. Let’s take a look at the setlist…
Trey Anastasio & Classic TAB
February 8, 2010
Jefferson Theatre
Charlottesville, VA
Set One: Shine, Cayman Review, Tuesday, Liquid Time*, Drifting, Let Me Lie, All That Almost Was*, Alaska, Mozambique, A Case of Ice and Snow, Last Tube
Set Two: Curlew’s Call, Sand, Valentine, Goodbye Head, Mr. Completely, Windora Bug, Night Speaks to a Woman, Push On Til The Day
Encore: Small Axe, Birdwatcher*, Show Of Life*,
Encore2: At The Gazebo, First Tube
* – First Time Played
[via @thebutterroom, commenter Dan Epstein, SCSlim and PT - FIRST SET UNCONFIRMED]
The first set saw the debut of All That Almost Was which was co-written by The Dude of Life using the iPhone’s multitrack app. Another tune co-written with the Dude, Show Of Life, also was performed for the first time in Charlottesville as was the Anastasio/Marshall tune The Birdwatcher off of Phish’s Party Time LP. An emotional moment came during the five song encore when Big Red dedicated At The Gazebo to his sister.
Trey Anastasio and his Classic TAB ensemble take the stage at the Jefferson Theatre in Charlottesville, VA shortly for the first of 16 shows on this tour. Tonight’s show is a benefit for the Kristine Anastasio Manning Memorial Fund on what have been Trey’s sister’s 47th birthday.
This afternoon, Jambands.com posted a great interview by Randy Ray of Classic TAB trumpet wiz and vocalist Jennifer Hartswick. Keep your eyes on Hidden Track for setlists, recaps and photos all tour long and be sure to enter YEMblog’s Trifecta Contest for a chance to win a Big Red bobblehead.
Here’s six other links to keep you busy this afternoon…
While the String Cheese Incident may be getting back together, that doesn’t mean the Kyle Hollingsworth Band won’t continue to tour. The Kyle Band’s 2010 touring slate begins with three shows in Colorado’s Rocky Mountains – March 12 at The Eldo in Crested Butte, March 13 at Agave in Avon and March 14 at three20south Breckenridge, CO. Speaking of Kyle and String Cheese, Relix has posted a video of Kyle’s impromptu performance with SCI bandmate Keith Moseley from Jam Cruise 8.
Phil Lesh and Bob Weir’s Furthur project kicked off their first lengthy tour on Friday night in Miami and continued on to Orlando on Saturday reaching deep into the Dead’s repertoire to fill the setlists. For this tour, Weir and Lesh are joined by Furthur regulars Jay Lane (percussion), Joe Russo (drums), Jeff Chimenti (keys) and John Kadlecik (guitar). The vocals have been bolstered by the addition of vocalists Zoe Becker and Sunshine Garcia Becker.
Audio of both the Miami show and the Orlando show is already available on the Live Music Archive. Here are the setlists from the Furthur Florida shows. We’ve hyperlinked to videos where available…
Set 2: Throwing Stones> Viola Lee Blues> Mason’s Children> Viola Lee Blues, Good Lovin’, Lady With A Fan> Terrapin Station, Shakedown Street, China Cat Sunflower> I Know You Rider, Donor Rap
Encore: Ripple
February 6 – Orlando, FL
Set 1: One More Saturday Night> Bertha, The Race Is On, It Must Have Been The Roses, When I Paint My Masterpiece, Reuben And Cherise> Deep Elem Blues> Deal
Before we take off for the weekend, we wanted to share a video put together by Slate that ponders the question – “what if famous filmmakers directed the Super Bowl?” Check out this video for faux trailers from Tarantino, David Lynch, Wes Anderson, Jean-Luc Godard and Werner Herzog.
Do you have any predictions for Sunday’s big game? As a Jets fan, I’m most excited for The Who’s halftime show. I think the Colts are going to romp. Let us know your thoughts on the Super Bowl by leaving a comment below…
Freak-rock faves Ween took an extended hiatus from Late Summer 2008 to Late Summer 2009 and then didn’t play all that many shows upon their return. This year looks to be much more brown as the band announced they “plan to do a bunch of touring in 2010.” Up first for Gener, Deaner and the boys are four shows in the Mid-Atlantic and South in April.
On April 6th, Ween will return to Richmond, VA for a show at The National. April 7th finds the band at the Millennium Center in Winston-Salem, NC. After a day off, Ween finishes the run with a show on the 9th at “Thomas Morre” (perhaps Thomas Wolfe?) in Asheville, NC and the 10th at The Tabernacle in Atlanta. Tickets for all four shows go on sale next Friday, February 12.
Fifty-one years ago this past Wednesday, a plane carrying rock legends Buddy Holly, J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson and Ritchie Valens crashed near Clear Lake, Iowa killing all three musicians and the pilot. Not only did we lose three incredible artists, but we also lost a shrewd businessman in the form of Buddy Holly. The record labels held all the power in those early days of rock and roll, so it took a bit of inventiveness for artists to get what they wanted.
The video above contains a recording Holly made of a conversation with Decca Records executive Paul Cohen in which Buddy tried to get the rights to release recordings he made for the label. Decca doesn’t have much interest in releasing Holly’s music but has even less interest in letting Holly release his material elsewhere. Despite Cohen’s douchebaggery Buddy remains cool, calm and extremely respectful. Eventually, Holly did get his music released by putting it out under “The Crickets” moniker and went on to achieve fame and commercial success before that fateful night in Iowa. Listening to stuff like this makes us feel better about major labels getting their asses handed to them these days. [Hypebot via The Daily Swarm]
Phish became my favorite band in 1994 and since that time they’ve remained my favorite band, but just before I got into the world of jam my favorite band was The Lemonheads. Evan Dando’s power-pop outfit captured my attention with their quick and catchy tunes that resonated with this young kid from the Jersey suburbs. Last Friday night, I relived my youth when I caught Evan Dando at Maxwell’s in Hoboken, NJ.
My older sister got me into The Lemonheads and it was a thrill for me to take her to this concert the way she took me to Roseland in 1993 to see the band in their glory days. We got to the grungy club at 10:30 giving us a chance to see three songs by the opening band, The Candles. Led by lead singer Josh Lattanzi, The Candles seem to have picked up when The Lemonheads left off with jangly rock tunes that would be more radio-friendly if it was 1994. The Candles’ last tune, Here or Gone, was the best of the bunch and reminded me of The Strokes musically and Buffalo Tom lyrically.
Shortly after 11PM, Evan Dando took the stage wearing a construction helmet and a bulky winter coat. Mr. Dando hasn’t exactly aged well as you could see each of the past seventeen years on his face. What didn’t change was the music. Evan ran through many Lemonheads classics, a few solo numbers and a couple of fantastic covers over the course of the 70-minute set. As a jam fan, it was refreshing to see a bunch of three-minute tunes back-to-back; there were no seven-minute noodle jams at Maxwell’s.
READ ON for more from Scotty on Evan Dando @ Maxwell’s…
Rock supergroup Them Crooked Vultures make their Saturday Night Live debut this weekend on NBC, but Dave Grohl is no stranger to the long-running show. In fact, after Saturday night’s show, Grohl ties Paul Simon’s record for most SNL musical appearances. Dave appeared twice with Nirvana (1992, 1993), five times with the Foo Fighters (1995, 1999, 2003, 2005 and 2007) and once with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (1994).
Friday, February 5 [all times Eastern]
Film: Pink Floyd – The Wall [VH1 Classic 6PM]
David Letterman: Swell Season [CBS 11:35PM]
Jimmy Kimmel: Ozzy Osbourne [ABC Midnight]
Carson Daly: Lisa Hannigan [NBC 1:35AM]
Saturday, February 6
Austin City Limits: Esperanza Spalding [PBS]
Spectacle: The Edge and Bono [Sundance 11AM]
Jeff Beck: Live at Ronnie Scott’s [Palladia Noon]
Saturday Night Live: Them Crooked Vultures [NBC 11:30PM]
Sunday, February 7
Super Bowl Halftime Show: The Who [CBS Approx. 8PM]
For the eighth year in a row, Perpetual Groove will once again throw their intimate Amberland Festival on Memorial Day Weekend. This year’s festival takes place at Cherokee Farms in La Fayette, Georgia on May 28 – 30. PGroove will play six sets including the first-time-ever live performance of the band’s self-titled debut album on May 28 and will also include performances by Brock Butler and Lazy B. and the Recliners. $65 early bird tickets go on sale tomorrow at 10 a.m. for a limited time only.
In other festival news, the producers of Wakarusa have announced an impressive batch of artist additions including Widespread Panic, Umphrey’s McGee (2 sets including a late night), The Black Keys, Robert Randolph and the Family Band, 7 Walkers featuring Papa Mali and Bill Kreutzmann and State Radio. $129 second tier pricing tickets are available now. Wakarusa 2010 takes place June 3-6 at Mulberry Mountain in Ozark, AK.
Elsewhere, if you follow the Summer Camp twitter feed you’ve seen that 21 bands have been added to the lineup over the past three days including Pretty Lights, STS9, Pretty Lights, Railroad Earth and Dumpstaphunk. The Summer Camp Festival also takes place on Memorial Day Weekend at Three Sisters Park in Chillicothe, IL. Three-day passes are currently on sale for $150 (without fees) and include “primitive camping.”
Over the past few years, a few bands and promoters have come up with a number of innovative ways to generate interest in concerts by giving the audience a chance to influence the performance. Whether it was the Disco Biscuits letting fans “Spin The Wheel” to determine what song gets played on a Thursday night in Sayreville, NJ or Steely Dan letting ticketholders’ votes determine the setlist for Internet Request Nights, audience participation gives consumers more bang for their buck and a stake in the action. The trend continues with Galactic’s Throwdown Request Live spots and Umphrey’s McGee’s ValUMtines Day Song Poll.
Galactic’s extensive Winter Tour features shows in Philadelphia and NYC with Tea Leaf Green and shows with Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe in Missoula, St. Louis and Denver. At each show, Galactic will team up with their co-bill partners for a special Supergroup performance called Throwdown Request Live (TRL). Fans can vote on what this supergroup group plays from a list of six songs the bands chose. For the Galactic/TLG gigs the TRL song choices include So Lonely by The Police, I Want You Back by the Jackson 5 and Starman by David Bowie. For the Galactic/KDTU gigs the TRL song choices include Burning Down The House by the Talking Heads, (I’m A) Road Runner by Junior Walker and The Weight by The Band.
For Umphrey’s McGee’s upcoming Valentine’s Day show at Rams Head Live in Baltimore, the band has teamed up with promoter Walther Productions to give fans a chance to pick a new cover for UM to bust out that evening. Each song on the ballot is about romance in some form including Think I’m In Love by Beck, I Will Possess Your Heart by Death Cab For Cutie, I Am Trying to Break Your Heart by Wilco and Love Bites by Def Leppard. There’s so much competition for entertainment dollars these days with the terrible state of the economy making things even worse. Bands and promoters must continue to come up with innovative ways to engage concertgoers if they want to draw fans to their events.
