During a hiatus from Steely Dan in 2006, Donald Fagen embarked on a theater tour to support his third solo album, Morph The Cat. Fagen’s extremely talented band featured keyboardist Jeff Young, Wayne Krantz and Jon Herington on guitars, trumpet wiz Michael Leonhart, drummer Keith Carlock, bassist Freddie Washington, Walt Weiskopf on sax with Carolyn Leonhart and Cindy Mizelle on vocals. On the heels of the flood of outrageous Steely Dan bootlegs that surfaced last month comes a soundboard from that memorable tour circulated by the same guy (Buttmanos on Trader’s Den).

When Fagen and his band pulled into NYC’s Beacon Theater on March 7th, 2006 they treated the audience to a mix of Steely Dan classics such as Home At Last, Pretzel Logic and FM with gems from his solo catalog. He also turned the show over to Canadian singer-songwriter Martha Wainwright (daughter of Loudon and sister of Rufus) for her own Year Of The Dragon. The sound on this recording is tremendous and any Steely Dan fan would be wise to add it to their collection. For MP3 files of Disc One (Disc Two coming tomorrow) head over to the Talkin’ About My Revolutions. Head to The Trader’s Den (registration required) for the FLACs.

We’ve uploaded FM from this show to SoundCloud for your streaming pleasure…

Last night The Rolling Stones kicked off a celebration of their 50th Anniversary at the 02 Arena in London, where they filled the 23-song performance with rarities and guest spots. One of those guests was former Stones guitarist Mick Taylor who joined the band in 1969 before resigning in 1974. Yet yesterday wasn’t the first time Taylor performed with his old mates since he quit as he sat in for a large part of the Stones’ December 14, 1981 show at the Kemper Arena in Kansas City.

Taylor was in Kansas City for a gig with Alvin Lee leading to his guest spot at the Kemper. Ronnie Wood explained in his autobiography, “On the ’81 tour in Kansas City, we heard that Mick Taylor was in town we invited him up on stage for a few numbers. Perhaps the reunion over excited him. He seemed to refuse to realize how much the band had changed since his departure. He shocked us with how loud he was blasting it. Bulldozing through parts of songs that should have been subtle, ignoring the breaks and taking uninvited solos. And the volume! I thought me and Keith play loud, but he was easily three times louder than us. I was standing next to him, passing along messages from Keith who would say, ‘Tell that @#$%& to turn it down!’ I was a little more diplomatic: ‘Um, Mick, the song is finished’ or ‘It’s in E, not F.’ Afterwards, Keith told me, ‘It’s a good thing you were standing in between us or I’d have flattened him.’ But he’s a lovely man and it was great to see him.”

Rolling Stones @ Kemper Arena – December 14th, 1981

Set: Under My Thumb/When The Whip Comes Down/Let’s Spend The Night Together/Shattered/Neighbours/Black Limousine/Just My Imagination/ Twenty Flight Rock/Going To A Go Go/Let Me Go/Time Is On My Side/ Beast Of Burden/Waiting On A Friend/Let It Bleed/You Can’t Always Get What You Want/Band introduction/Little T & A/Tumbling Dice/She’s So Cold/Hang Fire/Miss You/Honky Tonk Women/Brown Sugar/Start Me Up/ Jumping Jack Flash/Satisfaction

Note: With special guest Mick Taylor on guitar. Probably from Black Limousine
up to You Can’t Always Get What You Want and also on Satisfaction

[Info via Complete Works of The Rolling Stones]

Despite what Wood said, the soundboard recording that circulates tells a different story. When you can make out Taylor’s guitar licks, he adds to the songs, he doesn’t take away from them. Mick T. stayed on stage during a number of tunes from after his tenure in the group and he must’ve turned his volume down as you can’t hear his distinctive tone on those songs. Taylor especially shines on You Can’t Always Get What You Want. Head over to Soundaboard to download the liberated soundboard bootleg “Mick Taylor, We Love You and We’ll Always Do” in either FLAC or MP3 format.

• Rolling Stones 11/14/1981: Soundboard – FLAC and MP3 Links
• Previously on HT: Rolling Stones @ 02 Arena – Setlist

Now that Steely Dan has been touring off and on for the past 20 years, it’s easy to forget that Donald Fagen and Walter Becker famously withdrew the band from the road in 1975 to focus on writing and recording. After reforming in 1993 the pair, and a variety of extremely talented backing bands, have toured the world a number of times; generally with a different setlist for each excursion.

Steely Dan soundboards have been few-and-far between, so we were thrilled to see a user named “buttmanos” on The Trader’s Den website [registration required] share a batch of crystal-clear recordings from throughout the “reunion years.” There’s four soundboards of note that all Danfans need to add to their collections. We’ve compiled links for them below…

“Dallas 1994 First Night” – September 2nd, 1994

Buttmanos’ Notes: Here is a fantastic soundboard recording from the 94 tour. The quality exceeds that of Irvine ’94 as that show is lacking in the bottom-end department. This one more than makes up for it! Indeed, we have a great stereo spread and a crystalline, transparent capture — this may be the best sounding Steely Dan ROIO ever. It is certainly in the upper echelon. Plus, we have a great backing band and an even better setlist.

• Where To Download: FLAC / MP3

“The Second Theater We’ve Blown up this Year” – June 25th, 2000

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One of the many bands that had a special bond with NYC club Wetlands Preserve was moe. Between 1994 and 1995 the Upstate New York-based quartet (at that time) played a whopping 16 times and recorded a live album, Loaf., at the legendary venue. Wetlands founder Larry Bloch took a shine to Al, Rob, Chuck and whichever drummer was in the band at the time and moe. never forgot it. In memory of Bloch, who passed away on Sunday, moe. is sharing one their best Wetlands performances as a free download.

[moe. at the Wetlands Photo via moe.'s Facebook Page]

Drummer Mike Strazza was only in the band for a few months, but his highly technical style fit moe. like a glove. Strazza’s skills are on full display during the September 23rd, 1995 moe. show that the band has offered up for free. Fluid versions of Rebubula, Timmy Tucker and Brent Black are a few of the many highlights as well as covers of Pink Floyd’s Interstellar Overdrive and Take The Skinheads Bowling by Camper Van Beethoven. There’s also a sit-in from Digjeridoo Dave on Yodelittle. Head to LiveDownloads.com to download the full MP3 set for free.

This past weekend approximately 55,000 music fans descended upon England’s Isle of Wight for the famed Isle of Wight Festival. Rain storms made getting to and around the island a bitch, but that didn’t stop dozens of veteran bands and a handful of newer ones from taking the festival’s three stages. Many performances from Isle of Wight ’12 were broadcast in Britain on digital FM radio, which means killer bootlegs for us. Here’s three of note: We’ve come across this compilation featuring tracks from Madness, Elbow, Primal Scream, Noah and the Whale, Lana Del Rey, Big Country, James Walsh, Feeder, Joan Armatrading, Band of Skulls and The Vaccines that’s well worth the download. You can also download the five songs from Bruce Springsteen’s headlining set, including his sensational cover of Twist and Shout, that were broadcast. Finally, a large portion of Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds’ set is making the rounds.

Here’s six other bootlegs worth downloading…

• PJ Harvey – The “Secret Show” [Captain's Dead]
• Doc Watson – 04/01/1984 SBD [Midnight Cafe]
• Eric Clapton – The Best Unreleased Sessions Album [Blog Stoned]
• Florence + the Machine – BBC1′s Hackney Weekend [Guitar 101]
• The Olivia Tremor Control – 06/16/2012 DAUD [NYCTaper]
• Traffic – The Low Spark Sessions 1971 [Talkin' Bout My Revolutions]

We’re still reeling from the loss of Adam “MCA” Yauch, a founding member of the Beastie Boys who passed away on Friday after a long battle with cancer. While there’s been no official announcement, we can’t see Mike D and Ad-Rock touring as the Beastie Boys in the future, but stranger things have happened.  For this installment of Boot Camp, we’re going to highlight five must-have Beastie Boys bootlegs from throughout their career that every fan should have. None of them are hosted here, but we’ll point you in the right direction.

02/07/1987 @ Hollywood Palladium AUD [MP3 via BeastieMixes]

One of the only recordings to circulate from the License To Ill days, this boot features the BBoys performing with Run D.M.C. and marks the Beasties first headlining gig in the Los Angeles area. While it’s one of only two audience recording on our list, it’s worth checking out.

05/22/1992 @ Randy’s Rodeo SBD [Stream / MP3 via BeastieMixes]

A soundboard from the Check Your Head days, this Randy’s Rodeo recording has been making the rounds since the days after the show. There’s a nice mix of the trio on their instruments (along with backing musicians) as well as MCing. Tracks from License To Ill, Paul’s Boutique and Check Your Head make up the majority of this boot. 

06/15/1996 @ Golden Gate Park SBD [Stream / MP3 via BeastieMixes]

The Beastie Boys were one of the headliners at the Tibetan Freedom Concerts at San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park on June 15 and 16, 1996. Here we have a soundboard recording of the BBoys’ set from the 15th which was seen by over 100,000 people.  Just four years after the last boot on our list, this set features a completely different setlist that focuses on Ill Communication material.

08/20/1998 @ Philadelphia Spectrum SBD [MP3 (click "slow download" for free d/l) / Stream]

This soundboard from 1998, which contains a fantastic mix of tracks from the Beastie Boys’ first four albums, came out of the woodwork recently. Oddly, some of the tracks are broken up into two parts on the circulating copy. 

06/12/2009 @ Bonnaroo AUD [MP3 Download Through BeastieMixes / FLAC / Stream]

The Beastie Boys’ last live show took place at Bonnaroo in 2009, where a few tapers were on hand to capture this historic performance. Surprisingly, the setlist isn’t all that different from the show above, which took place 11 years earlier. 

Head over to BeastieMixes for a full repository of Beastie Boys live recordings.

The fine folks at The Midnight Cafe have just reposted a fantastic compilation that’s been circulating for years featuring Railroad Earth performances of songs that Jerry Garcia sang. We’re talking songs from the Grateful Dead catalog such as The Wheel and Terrapin Station as well as Jerry’s many solo projects such as the JGB (Sitting Here in Limbo) and Old and In The Way (The Hobo Song). Both FLAC and MP3 files are available.

Here’s six more bootlegs worth downloading…

• John Coltrane: Live ‘Trane Underground MP3 and FLACs [Midnight Cafe]
• Elton John: July 25, 1982 FM Saratoga Springs, NY [Guitar101]
• Prince Rama: March 17, 2012 SXSW SBD/Matrix [NYCTaper]
• The Band: August 25, 1976 AUD Los Angeles, CA [BB Chronicles]
• Bruce Springsteen: March 26, 2012 DAUD FLACs Boston, MA [T.U.B.E.]
• Frank Zappa: November 17, 1974 SBD FLACs Philadelphia, PA [Guitar101]

If you’re looking for an instant collection of Pearl Jam bootlegs, head over to We Got Shit…A Pearl Jam Bootleg Site to download live shows from throughout the band’s career. The site’s most recent post pulls together all of the Seattle-based quintet’s acoustic Bridge School Benefit Concerts together ranging from 1992 to Eddie’s appearance at the 2011 event.

And while we’re at it, here’s six more bootlegs to keep your iPod hummin’…

• Ryan Adams – The Pinkheart Sessions 2002 [The Midnight Cafe]
• Neil Young – Chicago Hurricane 11/15/1976 SBD [Grateful Breed]
• The Black Keys – Live at the BBC 02/15/2012 [Guitar 101]
• Led Zeppelin – 03/11/1975 SBD Matrix [The Clock That Went...]
• Radiohead – 03/01/2012 Audience [Guitar 101]
• Soulive – 03/01/2012 On-Stage Mics [NYCTaper]

Caught one band in concert and want to listen to another act’s New Year’s show? We’ve got you covered in this week’s Boot Camp column, as we point you towards streams and downloads of over a dozen NYE performances. Be sure to check out our NYE Roundup if you haven’t already.

• Umphrey’s McGee: Official SBD / DAUD Stream or Download
• Railroad Earth: DAUD Stream or Download
• Phish: Official SBD / DAUD Stream / DAUD Download
• Disco Biscuits: DAUD Stream or Download
• Furthur: Sirius Radio Rip Download / DAUD Stream or Download 
• Cornmeal: DAUD Stream or Download
• JGB: “On The Fly Matrix” Stream or Download
• Ween: DAUD Stream or Download
• Gov’t Mule: Official SBD / DAUD Download / DAUD Stream
• Widespread Panic: Official SBD / DAUD Download / DAUD Stream
• moe.: DAUD Stream or Download
• 7 Walkers: DAUD Stream or Download
• The McLovins: DAUD Stream or Download
• Max Creek: DAUD Stream or Download
• Jackie Greene: DAUD Stream or Download
• Dawes: DAUD Download

We’ll update this post as more recordings surface. FYI, DAUD = digital audience recording.

The much-buzzed-about act Real Estate returned home a week ago today for a sold-out performance at NYC’s Bowery Ballroom after two months of touring. NYCTaper’s AcidJack was on hand and has patched his audience capture with a soundboard feed provided by the venue’s house engineer to create a fantastic matrix recording. If you’ve been digging Days and wonder how the album’s songs translate live, this bootleg is for you. Choose between MP3 and FLAC formats.

Keep your music player hummin’ with six other boots of interest…

• Van Morrison: 11/30/1989 SBD New York, NY
• Carolina Chocolate Drops: 07/07/2011 DAUD Baltimore, MD
• Janis Joplin & the Kozmic Blues Band: 04/11/1969 FM Amsterdam, NET
• Florence & The Machine: 11/25/2011 FM London, UK
• Adele: 11/17/2008 FM Santa Monica, CA
• Miriam Makeba & Hugh Masekela: 06/30/1994 SBD Lugano, CH

The first shows billed as Phil Lesh and Friends took place in the Bay Area during the Spring of 1998. One of these shows, a 4/20 gig at the Warfield, featured a ridiculous lineup of Lesh, Bob Weir, Bruce Hornsby, John Molo, Stan Franks and Branford Marsalis. An audience recording of this performance has just surfaced on the Live Music Archive and is well worth hearing for the banter between Phil, Bobby and Bruce alone.

Here’s six other bootlegs to keep your music player well-fed…

• The Band @ Woodstock SBD [Guitar101]
• Wooden Shjips 11/10/2011 DAUD [NYCTaper]
• Paul McCartney 11/10/2010 SBD [Guitar101]
• Robert Plant and Band of Joy 6/21/2011 FM [Guitar101]
• Buffalo Springfield Outtakes & Alternates [Guitar101]
• Steve Kimock & Friends 11/04/2011 DAUD [NYCTaper]

Back on Sunday night, NPR webcast Wilco’s complete performance live from Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland. If you missed the group’s tremendous show, you can stream the broadcast through NPR’s website or download a capture through Guitar101.

Speaking of tremendous Wilco shows, the NYC Taper crew was at Wilco’s Central Park Summerstage gigs last week. Download Thursday’s show here and Friday’s show here.

Here’s six more bootlegs to keep your ears busy…

• Childish Gambino SBD 05/04/2011 Atlanta, GA
• Pink Floyd AUD 05/11/1973 London, UK
• Pearl Jam – A Breath and a Scream – Ten Companion
• Jimi Hendrix – Diamonds In The Dust – Studio Jams
• Radiohead – Live at the Corn Exchange – 11/06/1995
• The Who SBD 09/24/2000 West Palm Beach, FL

It’s easy to forget that Pearl Jam was ahead of their time with the creation of the group’s Official Bootleg series. Within months of completing the Binaural Tour in 2000, the Seattle rockers made 72 complete shows available for purchase on CD in three waves. As recently as 2010 Pearl Jam made most shows available for digital download. Once the band stops selling old bootlegs on their website, the rules for distribution become lax. You can download 33 Pearl Jam Official Bootlegs from 2005 in 192kbps MP3 format through The Ultimate Bootleg Experience.

Here’s links to six other boots worth adding to your music collection…

• Tom Petty: 11/04/1991 SBD Oklahoma City, OK
• Stewart Copeland/Belew/Clarke: 11/16/1986 SBD
• Ryan Adams: 08/30/2011 FM London, UK
• Santana: 08/18/1999 SBD Sacramento, CA
• Radiohead: 10/02/2000 SBD Warrington, UK
• Yonder Mountain: 06/19/2009 MATRIX Telluride, CO

In other Pearl Jam news, the band will share gems from their vault each day for the next 20 days as a countdown to the release of the Pearl Jam Twenty soundtrack. Today’s clip features a performance of Better Man from Madison Square Garden on May 21, 2010…

Pearl Jam – Better Man (Live)

YouTuber teddydunski has uploaded a slew of Phish footage to the video portal over the years, but he’s also been known to share an eclectic mix of other music. His latest unauthorized shoot focused on Wilco frontman’s recent acoustic show in Honolulu. You can watch a few clips that TD recorded on YouTube or you can download the entire show on DVD from The Trader’s Den. You’ll need an account at TTD to download the torrent and a DVD burner capable of burning double-layer DVDs.

Here’s six audio-only boots to feed your iPod this week…

• The Cure: 04/19/2009 SBD Indio, CA
• Simon & Garfunkel: 05/02/1970 SBD Amsterdam, NET
• Lyle Lovett: 10/28/1990 SBD Alexandria, VA
• Bruce Springsteen: 06/23/2003 SBD Gothenberg, SWE
• Paul McCartney: 11/11/2010 SBD Buenos Aires, ARG
• Eddie Vedder w/ Mike Watt: 05/06/1995 SBD Chicago, IL

Last month the Tedeschi Trucks Band toured Europe including a number of festival stops such as a July 9th performance at the famed North Sea Jazz Festival in Rotterdam. The TTB’s set was broadcast over FM radio and you can download the set from The Clock That Went Backwards Again. Be sure to look for the link in the comments section or you might miss it.

Here’s six other bootlegs to keep your iPhone kicking out the jams…

• LCD Soundsystem: 06/18/2010 FM Barcelona, SP
• Paul McCartney: 06/01/2008 SBD Liverpool, UK
• Oneida: 06/19/2011 AUD Brooklyn, NY
• Ryan Adams w/ Welch & Rawlings: 06/10/2000 AUD Nashville
• Billy Joel: 02/02/1990 Pro-Shot DVD-Rip Syracuse, NY
• Jimi Hendrix: 1967 Live at the BBC London, UK