My favorite Page McConnell musical experience outside of Phish has to be the night both he and Trey Anastasio performed on three songs with the Allman Brothers Band as part of the group’s 40th Anniversary Run at the Beacon Theatre on March 12th, 2009. At the end of that evening’s first set Page and Trey emerged, along with guitar legend Buddy Guy, to perform Southbound with the Allmans. Then, to kickoff the second set, McConnell and Anastasio added their talents to otherworldly versions of I Know You Rider and In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed.

The entire run was webcast via Butch Trucks’ Moogis service and clips of all three songs have surfaced on YouTube for our viewing enjoyment. Besides the performances themselves, check out the beginning of the Rider to overhear a sweet chat between McConnell and Gregg Allman.

Here’s Southbound, followed by I Know You Rider and In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed…

Allmans w/ Buddy Guy, Page McConnell and Trey Anastasio – Southbound

Allmans w/ Page and Trey – I Know You Rider (cuts)

Allmans w/ Page and Trey – //I Know You Rider, Liz Reed

We’re particularly intrigued by the fest’s offer for attendees to give a name to a supergroup they’ve put together to play the “Sunday Sessions.” This supremely talented quintet features guitarist Eddie Roberts and bassist Pete Shand of The New Mastersounds as well as Galactic drummer Stanton Moore,  keyboardist Nigel Hall and Lettuce / TAB saxophonist James Casey. We suggest “Fucking Badasses On Parade,” but Equifunk probably won’t go for that.

Other Sunday Sessions acts include HT faves The London Souls, The Heavy Pets and The Main Squeeze. And why have one supergroup when you can have two as the M&Ms – a group made up of Moore, Marco Benevento, Robert Mercurio, Papa Mali and Maceo Parker are also on board for Sunday Sessions. Soulive and the Shady Horns with Maceo Parker, The New Mastersounds, JJ Grey with Mofro, Anders Osborne and Keller Williams with More Than A Little are among the acts set to play Equifunk 13′, which takes place at Camps Equinunk and Blue Ridge in Pennsylvania’s Poconos on Aug. 16 – 18.

The release has been officially announced and GarciaLive 2.0 is now available for pre-order through the Jerry Garcia official store. For a taste of what you can expect, here’s the Run For The Roses…

Here’s the full tracklist and more info…

Set List:

Set 1:
1. How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)
2. Stop That Train
3. Forever Young
4. Run For The Roses
5. That’s What Love Will Make You Do
6. My Sisters And Brothers
7. Tears Of Rage
8. Deal

Set 2:
1. Midnight Moonlight (featuring Béla Fleck)
2. The Harder They Come (featuring Béla Fleck)
3. And It Stoned Me
4. Waiting For A Miracle
5. Evangeline
6. Think
7. That Lucky Old Sun
8. Tangled Up In Blue

Lineup:
Jerry Garcia – Guitar, Vocals
John Kahn – Bass
Melvin Seals – Organ
Jaclyn LaBranch – Vocals
Gloria Jones – Vocals
David Kemper – Drums

Shuggie and Frank spent lots of time together in L.A. and enjoyed collaborating on jams. Otis’ father Johnny was another music legend and in addition to being a singer, musician, composer, arranger, bandleader and talent scout, Johnny Otis was also a DJ with his own show on Pasadena’s KPPC.

On a November 2nd, 1970 episode of The Johnny Otis Show, Shuggie and Frank Zappa busted out their acoustic guitars for what turned into a transcendent nine-minute jam that showed off the immense talents of each musician. Take a listen…

[via @BBiB]

The Hangout Music Fest kicked off last night in Gulf Shores, AL and we thought we’d only get to hear second hand reports since no webcast had been announced. That changed this morning when MTV revealed they would be offering two feeds live from the fest featuring many of most anticipated performances. In addition, MTV Networks will provide television updates and highlights across MTV, VH1, CMT, MTV2, MTV Hits, MTV Jams, VH1 Classic, CMT Pure and Palladia.

The webcast begins at 12:30 ET this afternoon and will run through Sunday night. HT faves The Breeders, Toots And The Maytals, Jim James, Passion Pit, Nicki Bluhm & The Gramblers, Gov’t Mule, The Roots, The Black Crowes, Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers, The Trey Anastasio Band and Stevie Wonder will be among the acts broadcast. You can watch the broadcast HERE.

Here’s the full webcast schedule by feed (All Times ET)…

Saturday:

12:30PM: Delta Rae (1), Brassft Punk (2)

1:30PM: Nicki Bluhm & The Gramblers (1),

2:30PM: Shovels & Rope (1), Public Enemy (2)

3:30PM: Dirty Projectors (1), Bright Light Social Hour (2)

4:30PM: Gov’t Mule (1)

5:45PM: The Roots (1)

7PM: Kendrick Lamar (2)

8:15PM: Slightly Stoopid (2)

Sunday:

12:30PM: Zion I (2)

1:15PM: Best Coast  (1), The Revivalists (2)

2:15PM: Grouplove (1), Baauer (2)

3:15PM: Galactic (1), Moon Taxi (2)

4:15PM: Ellie Goulding (1), Porter Robinson (2)

5:15PM: Imagine Dragons (1), moe. (2)

6:15PM: Steve Aoki (2)

7:30PM: Bloc Party (2)

The two duel it out in true axeslinger fashion as we can see in videos of all three songs…

Crossroads

If Heartaches Were Nickels

Look Over Yonder’s Wall

We’re already digging on the lineup which makes us think of what the top of a 2013 Bonnaroo lineup would look like if organizers kept the focus on jam acts. According to the Interlocken website, “Many of the artists will be performing at Interlocken over multiple days, and will be featured in unique and exciting artist pairings – with additional artists to be announced soon.” With guys like Shapiro and Frey in charge, we know we’re in good hands and can’t wait to see the rest of the lineup and these “exciting artist pairings.”

“Most festivals these days are trying to be everything to everyone — very eclectic with an emphasis on a large number of artists in various genres,” says Shapiro in a statement to Relix. “With Interlocken, we want to break away from that mold and create something more identifiable and distinct.”

Early-bird tickets go on sale May 23rd at 10AM ET.

[via Relix]

[Dave Grohl and Taylor Hawkins Induct Rush Into Rock Hall]

If you miss Saturday’s telecast, don’t fret. HBO will make the broadcast available on-demand starting on Sunday. We can’t wait to see the Foo Fighters’ kimonos.

Friday, May 17 [All Times ET]

• Talib Kweli on Tavis Smiley [PBS - Check Local Listings]
• Kurt Vile on David Letterman [CBS 11:35PM]
• Bad Rabbits on Jimmy Kimmel Live [ABC 11:35PM]
• De La Soul on Jimmy Fallon [NBC 12:35AM]

Saturday, May 18

• Arcade Fire on Austin City Limits [PBS]
• Heart, Rush, Public Enemy – 2013 Rock Hall Induction [HBO 9PM]
• Neil Young, Foo Fighters – Global Citizen Festival [Palladia 9PM]
• Kanye West on Saturday Night Live [NBC 11:30PM]

Sunday, May 19

• Bad Company - Hard Rock Live [VH1 Classic 3:30PM]
• Phish, Flaming Lips - Austin City Limits Festival 2010 [Palladia 7PM]
• Lamb Of God – Live At The Electric Factory [AXS TV 8PM]
• Iron Maiden – En Vivo! Live [AXS TV 11PM]

[All Photos by Andrew Blackstein]

For Tuesday’s second night of the Brooklyn Bowl run, Dark Star Orchestra chose to play a Grateful Dead show from June 15th, 1976 that was originally performed about seven miles away at Manhattan’s Beacon Theatre. DSO weaved in and out of Dead classics like Let It Grow, St. Stephen, Stella Blue and a powerful Sugar Magnolia > Scarlet Begonias > Sunshine Daydream sequence.

This latest incarnation of DSO captures the Grateful Dead in the prime of their long career. By focusing on the details and closing your eyes, audience members are able to take a trip back in time and experience a little piece of rock and roll history.

Check out a full gallery of Andrew Blackstein’s Dark Star Orchestra photos…

Drummer Questlove propels the beat, guitarist Captain Kirk Douglas adds a swagger-filled groove with choppy rhythm work while keyboardist James Poyser lays down impressive electric piano licks all while Bilal shows off his incredible vocal range during The Roots and Bilal’s cover of Black Cow. Check it out…

[via Okay Player]