Comments on: Stormy Mondays: Ghosts of Jambands Past

By: _goff.

_goff. — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 20:37:22 +0000

garaj, soulive are two of my fave bands today.
galactic is up there, but the garaj and soulive are both excellent groove bands.
speaking of ‘jambands past’, l also dig ominous seapods, ulu, dbb, Yolk, The Egg, Peter Prince and Moon Boot Lover (still rocking), percy hill, etc…

By: neeko

neeko — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 19:26:03 +0000

Raisinhill is still one of my favorites.. I dont know if Id lump them into the ‘groove’ categroy though.. standup-bass/guitar/drums, and they wrote some of the most beautiful melodies and changes

By: Dan

Dan — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 14:18:02 +0000

There’ll be some Schleigho next time around- the HO Down used be the best smallest fest around. Someone pointed out to me a couple years ago that the groove band wave crashed when the war began, and I think that’s true. The whole music scene rushed to indy rock, with it’s darker, more brooding vibe. I think the change in The Slip is really clear along those those line. People can have a hard time having fun with funk when their gov’t is slaughtering people.
I actually saw Garaj Mahal (who are very much around, just not on this coast) the night before the invasion and they encored with an incredible Gulam Sabri dedicated to all those who were about to be killed- heavy shit.
Also, funny that Galactic and Soulive have survived and even prospered.

By: Admiral French Pockets

Admiral French Pockets — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 12:54:19 +0000

give a shoutout to Schleigho!

By: Big Papi

Big Papi — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 05:15:25 +0000

the late 90’s and early 00’s had tons of those groove bands - yup lots or organ and horns… they all crashed in a wave of 2003 although some might still be around — bands like Ulu, Miracle Orchestra, Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe, Robert Walters 20th Congress, Raisinhill, Topaz, Garaj Mahal, Michael Ray & the cosmik krew, New Deal, Deep Banana blackout

By: Rupert

Rupert — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 02:53:42 +0000

Oooh Gregg’s Eggs, good call.