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New additions from The Floorboards and Ozric Tentacles, HGMN welcomes The Floorboards and Grant Farm and more!

In this issue:

. New Additions
. Coming Soon
. Upcoming Festivals
. Video of the Week

Home Grown Radio!

Latest News & Reviews:
HGMN Welcomes Grant Farm

HGMN Welcomes The Floorboards

HGMN Showcase Concert: The Deluge and Mac & Juice Quartet

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New Releases

The Floorboards CDThe Floorboards CD - The Floorboards are an Appalachian Roots Rock Ensemble hailing from the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia.

The band marries rock & roll and country roots with the sights and sounds of southern mountain towns. Jake and George shake the leaves from the trees. Bob wails like a steam whistle cutting through the pines. Patrick coaxes stringed cries from the hills and hollers. Matt tells the story.

 

Introducing Ozric Tentacles

Introducing Ozric Tentacles - This 2CD set collects highlights from throughout their long career and offers the perfect introduction to their sound.One of the most influential bands to emerge from the UK’s festival scene, the Ozrics layer ambient and ethereal landscapes with freeform dub trips, incredible rave grooves and psychedelic progressive rock.

 

 

Coming Soon

Max Allen Band CDMax Allen Band - Everyone Thinks You're Weird CD - Max Allen Band (MAB) is the brainchild and workhorse of singer/songwriter/guitarist/producer Max Allen. For over a decade, Allen and MAB have kept audiences all over the country coming back for more of the wide variety of genres, incredible musicianship, thoughtful lyrics and contagious melodies that each show brings.

Everyone Thinks You’re Weird features many new territories for the band. Everything from pop to progressive rock to dubstep to calypso and more can be heard all while bringing out Max Allen’s signature vocal and guitar sound.

Introducing Ozric TentaclesTea Leaf Green - In the Wake CD - San Francisco's Tea Leaf Green have finally harnessed their considerable live mojo into a gorgeously sculpted studio counterpart that reflects the quintet's bounteous creativity, instrumental dexterity, and dedicated songwriting chops. This is an album in the classic sense, a wide spectrum journey one takes knowing steady hands will stir one through the shifting currents. Co-produced by Jeremy Black (Apollo Sunshine) at Oakland's increasingly hot Coyote Hearing Studio, In The Wake wriggles and glows with life, a chronicle of survivors thriving through myriad challenges, the bubbling product of a rugged, dented determination to seek beauty and truth in a song.

The new album features a diverse collection of 13 all new tracks with guest appearances by Dan Lebowitz (ALO), Leslie Helpert, the Jazz Mafia Horns and many more. After more than a year in the making, In The Wake is unlike anything the band has ever recorded before.

Slightly Stoopid Slightly Stoopid & Friends - Live at Roberto's TRI Studios CD/DVD - It was an honor being invited by the Grateful Dead and Furthur's Bob Weir into his state of the art TRI Studios. Slightly Stoopid had the privilege to bring down some of their close friends, family, and musical guests to "Roberto's" TRI clubhouse for an unprecedented live webcast and in-studio performance. Good friend Tommy Chong hosted the event and provided some "Wisdom." An extended family of musical guests joining in and playing on the session features Karl Denson, Ivan and Ian Neville of Dumpstaphunk, Don Carlos, and Bob Weir himself! The result is a 31 song / 2 set acoustic and electric performance including behind the scenes rehearsal footage, and a rare interview segment moderated by Tommy Chong & Bob Weir. Last but not least, a portion of all proceeds will benefit 2 charitable organizations whom the band supports: Save the Children and World Food Programme

Last Week:

Grant Farm CDGrant Farm CD - Grant Farm is a band on a mission. Lead by National Flatpicking Champion Tyler Grant (Emmitt/Nershi Band), the talented four-piece is built on the foundation of love, family and the joy of music. The Grant Farm train stops at all stations on the North American roots music line, and is not afraid to let the whistle scream with some blistering jams. After a couple solid seasons of touring Coast-to-Coast behind their eponymous debut CD, Grant Farm, audiences everywhere are a-buzz with the Roots, Rock and Cris-Co statement that Grant Farm brings to every performance. FREE STICKER with purchase while supplies last!


Ten Toes Up - Paper House CDTen Toes Up - Paper House CD - After taking home Home Grown Music Networks “Best Live Album of 2012”, Ten Toes Up returns with a new studio CD recorded at the world famous Sound Emporium in Nashville, TN. It’s their first with a team of producers and the sound is big, crisp, sharp and radio ready for the masses. Highlighted by screaming lap-steel guitar, harmonica and infectious drum solos; these four musicians play various instruments throughout the compelling energy exchange where the audience is irresistibly drawn into the performance. An eclectic fusion has generated a depth and layering of sound that has emerged as real rock & roll with "born & raised in the south" underpinnings, a little jazz, latin, funk and uncivilized passion. The Charleston City Paper's T. Ballard Lesseman writes "They snap with almost as much stout-hearted blue-eyed soul as anything the Faces, The Band or indeed the Allman's- ever attempted 30 years ago"

Ekoostik Hookah - Brij CDEkoostik Hookah - BRIJ CD - Ekoostik Hookah studio album recorded in Athens, Ohio in 2010. The CD represents a snapshot of the band during a transitional phase as members changed. The title, "Brij", is the phonetic spelling of the word "bridge," and represents a connection between the band's past, present and future. Tracks on the cd showcase a wide array of styles, as is often common in the band's live performances.

 


Bonerama - Shake it BabyBonerama - Shake It Baby CD - The 'Bone heavy band that helped reshape New Orleans music over the last 15 years returns with a brand new studio album! Features many special guests, inlcuding: Dr. John, Mike Mills (R.E.M.), George Porter Jr. (The Meters), Dave Malone (The Radiators), Mike Dillon (Les Claypool) and more!

 

 

 

Upcoming Events:

May 16-19 - Orange Blossom Jamboree - Brooksville, FL

May 17-19 - The Hangout Music Festival - Gulf Shores, AL

*May 24-27 - StrangeCreek Campout - Greenfield, MA

May 30 - June 2 - Wakarusa - Ozark, AR

June 6-9 - Mountain Jam - Hunter, NY

June 7-9 - Good People Good Times - Nashville, IN

June 21-23 - Blueberry Jam - Wakefield, VA

June 21-23 - Savannah Summer Solstice - Savannah, GA

* Look for the HGMN booth at this event!

Video of the Week:

Ozric Tentacles - Live at Pongmaster's Ball

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New CDs from Grant Farm, Ten Toes Up, Ekoostik Hookah and Bonerama plus pre-orders for Slightly Stoopid & Friends and Ozric Tentacles plus news, reviews, festival info and more!

In this issue:

. New Additions
. Coming Soon
. Upcoming Festivals
. Video of the Week

Home Grown Radio!

Latest News & Reviews:
All Good 2013 adds bands and mini-documentary

Whitewater Ramble - Roots & Groove CD review

Les Racquet - Whale Hail CD review

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New Releases

Grant Farm CDGrant Farm CD - Grant Farm is a band on a mission. Lead by National Flatpicking Champion Tyler Grant (Emmitt/Nershi Band), the talented four-piece is built on the foundation of love, family and the joy of music. The Grant Farm train stops at all stations on the North American roots music line, and is not afraid to let the whistle scream with some blistering jams. After a couple solid seasons of touring Coast-to-Coast behind their eponymous debut CD, Grant Farm, audiences everywhere are a-buzz with the Roots, Rock and Cris-Co statement that Grant Farm brings to every performance. FREE STICKER with purchase while supplies last!


Ten Toes Up - Paper House CDTen Toes Up - Paper House CD - After taking home Home Grown Music Networks “Best Live Album of 2012”, Ten Toes Up returns with a new studio CD recorded at the world famous Sound Emporium in Nashville, TN. It’s their first with a team of producers and the sound is big, crisp, sharp and radio ready for the masses. Highlighted by screaming lap-steel guitar, harmonica and infectious drum solos; these four musicians play various instruments throughout the compelling energy exchange where the audience is irresistibly drawn into the performance. An eclectic fusion has generated a depth and layering of sound that has emerged as real rock & roll with "born & raised in the south" underpinnings, a little jazz, latin, funk and uncivilized passion. The Charleston City Paper's T. Ballard Lesseman writes "They snap with almost as much stout-hearted blue-eyed soul as anything the Faces, The Band or indeed the Allman's- ever attempted 30 years ago"

Ekoostik Hookah - Brij CDEkoostik Hookah - BRIJ CD - Ekoostik Hookah studio album recorded in Athens, Ohio in 2010. The CD represents a snapshot of the band during a transitional phase as members changed. The title, "Brij", is the phonetic spelling of the word "bridge," and represents a connection between the band's past, present and future. Tracks on the cd showcase a wide array of styles, as is often common in the band's live performances.

 

Bonerama - Shake it BabyBonerama - Shake It Baby CD - The 'Bone heavy band that helped reshape New Orleans music over the last 15 years returns with a brand new studio album! Features many special guests, inlcuding: Dr. John, Mike Mills (R.E.M.), George Porter Jr. (The Meters), Dave Malone (The Radiators), Mike Dillon (Les Claypool) and more!

 

 

Coming Soon

Introducing Ozric TentaclesIntroducing Ozric Tentacles - This 2CD set collects highlights from throughout their long career and offers the perfect introduction to their sound.One of the most influential bands to emerge from the UK’s festival scene, the Ozrics layer ambient and ethereal landscapes with freeform dub trips, incredible rave grooves and psychedelic progressive rock.

 

Slightly Stoopid Slightly Stoopid & Friends - Live at Roberto's TRI Studios CD/DVD - It was an honor being invited by the Grateful Dead and Furthur's Bob Weir into his state of the art TRI Studios. Slightly Stoopid had the privilege to bring down some of their close friends, family, and musical guests to "Roberto's" TRI clubhouse for an unprecedented live webcast and in-studio performance. Good friend Tommy Chong hosted the event and provided some "Wisdom." An extended family of musical guests joining in and playing on the session features Karl Denson, Ivan and Ian Neville of Dumpstaphunk, Don Carlos, and Bob Weir himself! The result is a 31 song / 2 set acoustic and electric performance including behind the scenes rehearsal footage, and a rare interview segment moderated by Tommy Chong & Bob Weir. Last but not least, a portion of all proceeds will benefit 2 charitable organizations whom the band supports: Save the Children and World Food Programme

Last Week:

Les RacquetLes Racquet - Whale Hail CD - Les Racquet is an indie rock power trio with three-part vocal harmonies and virtuosic musicianship. This album was recorded as a retrospective representation of the first year as a touring band, from the gypsy life style and living out of a suitcase, to the serene moments that remind us of our humanistic spirituality, and for all the celebrations and hardships. For that, we stand up and proclaim, "Whale Hail!"


John Brown's BodyJohn Brown's Body - Kings and Queens CD - Kings And Queens is the band's most ambitious release to date, encompassing the entire history of the band's sound and legacy. Lead vocalist Elliot Martin reaches new levels of songwriting by striking the fine balance between classic JBB roots and a fresh new JBB sound. The album features songs that are dripping in their signature Future Roots sound influenced by British Reggae (Aswad, Steel Pulse), roots classics (Burning Spear, Alpha Blondy), dub experimentation (Scientist, King Tubby, Sly & Robbie), and modern Electronica. The results are a thicker, heavier style than most modern Reggae.

 

JJ Grey & MofroJJ Grey & Mofro - The River CD - This River is chock-full of vibrant characters and compelling stories set to Stax-worthy soul, greasy Southern rock and funk and glorious ballads that stay with you long after the last notes fade. Gutsy vocals, rugged horns and muscular grooves come together to create a down-home musical celebration.

 

 

Greyboy AllstarsThe Greyboy Allstars - Inland Emperor CD - The fourth album from the San Diego-based Funk/Jazz/Boogaloo group and their first in six years. Recorded at Elgonix Sound labs and mixed by Grammy Award winning producer/engineer Mickey Petralia (Beck, Peached, Eels, Flight of the Conchords) the album is a mixture of influences from the five very distinct members of the group. Featuring: Karl Denson, Robert Walter, Chris Stillwell, Zak Najor & Elgin Park.

 

The Flaming LipsThe Flaming Lips - The Terror CD -The Terror was produced by the band s long-time collaborator Dave Fridmann and The Flaming Lips at Tarbox Road Studios. It is comprised of nine original compositions that reflect a darker-hued spectrum than previous works, along with a more inward-looking lyrical perspective than one might expect but then again, maybe not. It s up to you, the listener, to decide what it means to you.

 

Upcoming Events:

April 26-May5 - New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival

May 3 -5 - French Broad River Festival - Hot Springs, NC

May 16-19 - Orange Blossom Jamboree - Brooksville, FL

May 17-19 - The Hangout Music Festival - Gulf Shores, AL

*May 24-27 - StrangeCreek Campout - Greenfield, MA

May 30 - June 2 - Wakarusa - Ozark, AR

* Look for the HGMN booth at this event!

Video of the Week:

Grant Farm - "The Times Have Changed" - Live at NedFest 2012

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New releases from The Brew, Disco Biscuits, The Radiators and the 2012 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival live recordings!

In this issue:

. New Additions
. Coming Soon
. Upcoming Festivals
. Video of the Week

Latest News & Reviews:
HGMN welcomes new venue affiliate High Rock Outfitters

Floydfest 2013 initial artist announcement

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New Releases:

The BrewThe BrewThe BrewThe Brew - Triptych 3 CD set - Last year The Brew took stock of what they had created since 2008’s Back To The Woods. The result is their most ambitious project to date; the release of a three-album set called Triptych. Each album reflects a facet of this multitalented, New England-based group: A Garden In The Snow, showcasing song-craft; Light From Below, bringing live-show energy into the studio; Hard Enough To Break, a romp of polish and power.

Triptych: The Brew’s triple tour-de-force, hailed by seminal rock writer Steve Morse as “…raising the bar for an eclectic sound that touches everything from classic rock to Appalachian root notes and Romantic classical music, topped with dashes of art rock, psychedelia and jazz funk. It is a combination that is theirs alone.”

The Radiators - The Last WatusiThe Radiators - The Last Watusi (3 CDs) - These 3 CDs represent the best of each of the final 3 shows at Tips. The first night was an all acoustic affair mixing Rads originals with covers by Bob Dylan and Jesse Winchester. The last two discs represent a band on a mission, to go out in style and leave nothing on the table. The songs cover the entire 33 year career of the band and include fan favorites and a couple of lesser known Rad's gems. Altogether the set includes over 3 ½ hours of gritty down home Nawlins' rock n' roll that shows just how versatile the band was. Enjoy!!!
 

Disco BiscuitsThe Disco Biscuits - Otherwise Law Abiding Citizens CD - This album originally released in 2011, has finally found its way to the shelves of HGMN! Praised by many as the first studio Bisco CD in ages that actually sounds like the band they love. Some fans say its the best studio CD of their career. We agree that its great and if you've yet to add it to your collection - we can now hook you up!
 


NEW ORLEANS JAZZ & HERITAGE FESTIVAL 2012!!!
Professionally recorded performances captured live at the legendary JazzFest!

Ani Difranco - Live at JazzFest 2012 CDAni Difranco

Astral Project - Live at Jazzfest 2012 CD

Big Al Carson & the Blues Masters - Live at JazzFest 2012 CD

Big Chief Bo Dollis & the Wild Magnolias - Live at JazzFest 2012 CD

The New Orleans Bingo! Show - Live at JazzFest 2012 CD

BoneramaBonerama - Live at JazzFest 2012 CD

John Boutte - Live at JazzFest 2012 CD

Boutte Family Sunday Praise - Live at JazzFest 2012 CD

Bobby Rush - Live at JazzFest 2012 CD

Big Sam's Funky Nation - Live at JazzFest 2012 CD

Better Than Ezra - Live at JazzFest 2012 CD

Henry Butler - Live at JazzFest 2012 CD

C.J. Chenier & the Red Hot Louisiana Band - Live at JazzFest 2012 CD

Tribute to Alex Chilton - Live at JazzFest 2012 CD

Cowboy Mouth - Live at JazzFest 2012 CD

Brother Dege - Live at JazzFest 2012 CD

Rockin' Dopsie Jr & the Zydeco Twisters - Live at JazzFest 2012 CD

Andrew Duhon - Live at JazzFest 2012 CD

Ivan Neville's Dumpstaphunk - Live at JazzFest 2012 CDDumpstaphunk

Dwayne Dopsie & the Zydeco Hellraisers - Live at JazzFest 2012 CD

Ellis Marsalis - Live at JazzFest 2012 CD

Flow Tribe - - Live at JazzFest 2012 CD

Little Freddie King - Live at JazzFest 2012 CD

Funky Meters - Live at JazzFest 2012 CD

GalacticGalactic - Live at JazzFest 2012 CD

Glen David Andrews - Live at JazzFest 2012 CD

George Porter Jr. & Runnin' Pardners - Live at JazzFest 2012 CD

Honey Island Swamp Band - Live at JazzFest 2012 CD

Hot 8 Brass Band - Live at JazzFest 2012 CD

The Iguanas - Live at JazzFest 2012 CD

James Andrews - Live at JazzFest 2012 CD

The Jim McCormick Band - Live at JazzFest 2012 CD

Jumpin' Johnny Sansone - Live at JazzFest 2012 CD

Joe Krown Trio - Live at JazzFest 2012 CD

Luther Kent & Trickbag - Live at JazzFest 2012 CD

Kirk Joseph Backyard Groove - Live at JazzFest 2012 CD

Kirk Joseph's Tuba Tuba - Live at JazzFest 2012 CD

Rosie Ledet & the Zydeco Playboys - Live at JazzFest 2012 CD

Eric Lindell - Live at JazzFest 2012 CDEric Lindell

The Malone Brothers - Live at JazzFest 2012 CD

Mia Borders - Live at JazzFest 2012 CD

Monk Boudreaux & the Golden Eagles Mardi Gras Indians - Live at JazzFest 2012 CD

John Mooney & Bluesiana - Live at JazzFest 2012 CD

The Neville Brothers - Live at JazzFest 2012 (2 CDs)

Nathan & the Zydeco Cha Chas - Live at JazzFest 2012 CD

!Otra! - Live at JazzFest 2012 CD

Nicholas Payton - Live at JazzFest 2012 CD

Preservation Hall Jazz BandPreservation Hall 50th Anniversary Live at Jazz Fest 2012 (2 CDs) - Historic 50th anniversary performance May 6, 2012. Special guests include: George Wein, Trombone Shorty, Rebirth Brass Band, Ani DiFranco, Fleur De Tease, Allen Toussaint, Bonnie Raitt, Jim James, Steve Earle, Wendell Eugene, Lionel Ferbos and the Preservation Hall Jr. Jazz Band!

Pine Leaf Boys - Live at JazzFest 2012 CD

Paul Sanchez & the Rolling Road Show - Live at JazzFest 2012 CD

Amanda Shaw & the Cute Guys - Live at JazzFest 2012 CD

Terrance Simien & the Zydeco Experience - Live at JazzFest 2012 CD

Johnny Sketch & the Dirty Notes - Live at JazzFest 2012 CDJohnny Sketch & the Dirty Notes

Guitar Slim Jr - Live at JazzFest 2012 CD

Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys - Live at JazzFest 2012 CD

Marc Stone - Live at JazzFest 2012 CD

The Stooges Brass Band - Live at JazzFest 2012 CD

Supagroup - Live at JazzFest 2012 CD

Walter "Wolfman" Washington - - Live at JazzFest 2012 CD

Last Week:

Blue James BandBlue James Band - Give Me the Love or Give Me the Fight CD - Blue James Band’s third album, Give Me the love or Give Me the Fight, is a testament to the band's passion for imaginative, fun-filled, soul-soothing songs. The album sees the band as vibrant as ever, with their sunny roots/rock n' roll/reggae style fused throughout the album's ten tracks. Inventive musicality and lyrical style underlie Give Me the love or Give Me the Fight, allowing each track to take listeners on their own journey, while providing singularity that impresses like a fingerprint. The album is transcendent, yet accessible. Highlights include the reggae-infused "Not Ready For You" and the worldly "They Come and They Go."
 

Disco BiscuitsThe Disco Biscuits - Bisco Inferno 09/10 DVD - Recorded live at Red Rocks Ampitheatre, Morrison CO on May 30th, 2009 and May 29th, 2010.
 

 

 

 

 

 

Avett BrothersThe Avett Brothers - Carolina Jubilee CD - Reissue of the adored Folk/Roots band's 2003 album. A Carolina Jubilee has been extremely hard to find since the North Carolina trio's ascension to global success. The band is made up of two brothers, Scott Avett and Seth Avett, who play the banjo and guitar respectively, and Bob Crawford who plays the stand-up bass.

 

 

Jason Isbell liveJason Isbell & the 400 Unit - Live from Alabama CD - In August of 2012, Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit assembled in their home state of Alabama in front of a couple of sold-out concert halls to record their first live album, Live From Alabama. After years of hard touring, the critically-lauded band has gelled into a versatile rock and roll squad that is equally at ease performing Muscle Shoals soul to hardcore country to balls-out rock. Live From Alabama s tracklist mines some of Isbell s most popular songs and includes a pair of inspired covers in Neil Young s Like a Hurricane and Candi Staton s Heart on a String.


Upcoming Events:

Jan 31-Feb 4 - The Funky Leap Jam - Lakeland, FL

Feb 15-17 - Aura Music Festival - Live Oak, FL

Video of the Week:

The Brew - When Darkness Comes (official video)

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New releases from The New Mastersounds, Yo Mama's Big Fat Booty Band, Bonerama, Mickey Hart Band, Particle, The Meters, Melvin Seals & JGB, Leftover Salmon, Blackberry Smoke & more!
Dancing Tree Newsletter

In this issue:

. New Additions
. Coming Soon
. Upcoming Festivals
. Video of the Week

Latest News & Reviews:
Visit our booth this week at Bear Creek Music & Arts Festival!

The New Mastersounds - Out on the Faultline CD review

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New Releases:

New MastersoundsNew Mastersounds - Out on the Faultline CD - As their live shows continue to charm audiences in USA, Japan and Europe, The New Mastersounds have built on their own impressive musical heritage and produced a soulful, funk-drenched studio album, recorded in downtown San Francisco. The CD was co-produced by Eddie Roberts & Milton Davis, and features guest performances by the Jazz Mafia Horns and Papa Mali, as well as a smattering of tasteful vocal stylings from the band.

 

Booty BandYo Mama's Big Fat Booty Band - Doin' It Hard CD - Deeply rooted in Funk and fully committed to the ongoing evolution of the genre, the Booty Band has a sound that is unique yet has the power and soul to create lasting melodies and seismic rhythms. Doin' It Hard, is a reflection of the band's approach to music, touring, performing, recording, and to life in general. This is Yo Mama's Big Fat Booty Band -> next generation, redefined for a new decade.

 

Booty Band remixedYo Mama's Big Fat Booty Band - Re-Doin' It Hard CD - Re-Doin' It Hard features some of the band's favorite DJ's and musicians including Agent 23 (GFE and Secret Agent 23 Skidoo), DJ leSpam (Spam Allstars), Paper Tiger, and Lee "InstaFunk" Allen (Booty Band and Eymarel) adding their distinctive perspectives to select tracks. The album travels from Hip Hop to Miami Bass, briefly delving into heavy, club-inspired dance. Add in the sultry, soulful vocals of Mary Frances (Booty Band and Eymarel) and Molly Kummerle (Paper Tiger) and you have a well-rounded and highly palatable listening experience.

Blackberry SmokeBlackberry Smoke - Live at Peace Music Festival 2012 CD - You can call Blackberry Smoke's music southern rock and you wouldn't be wrong. Or you could call it country and you wouldn't be wrong, either. But you would be selling both the band and its legion of fans short. With influences that run the gamut from country to bluegrass to metal to gospel and yes, southern rock, Blackberry Smoke is more than the sum of its diverse parts. "None of us have ever said, 'Let's be a southern rock band or a bluegrass band or a country band'," Blackberry Smoke frontman Charlie Starr explains. "We all love the Allman Brothers and Lynyrd Skynyrd and the Stones and the Faces and Hank Williams and Bill Monroe. It's not about what kind of music it is, as long as it's good and it's honest. When we get together it just sounds the way it does."

Southside JohnnySouthside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes - Live at Peach Music Festival 2012 (2 CDs) - Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes first achieved prominence in the mid-1970s, emerging from the same New Jersey Shore music scene as his now legendary contemporary and friend Bruce Springsteen.  Southside's first three albums, I Don't Want To Go Home, This Time It's for Real, and Hearts of Stone, were produced by band co-founder Steven Van Zandt (E Street Band, The Sopranos), and largely featured songs written by Van Zandt and/or Springsteen. The Van Zandt-written "I Don't Want To Go Home" became Southside's signature song, an evocative mixture of horn-based melodic riffs and sentimental lyrics. In 1982 Rolling Stone Magazine voted Hearts of Stone among the top 100 albums of the 1970s and 1980s. With their classic blend of hard-core R&B and street-level rock, molten grooves, soulful guitar licks and blistering horn section, Johnny and his Jukes continue to put their unique stamp on the Jersey Shore sound, while recalling the glory years of Otis Redding and similar Stax Records titans.

BoneramaBonerama - Live at Wanee Festival 2012 CD - In a city that doesn't play by the rules, New Orleans' Bonerama is something different. Bonerama has been repeatedly recognized by Rolling Stone, hailed as "the ultimate in brass balls" (2005) and praised for their "...crushing ensemble riffing, human-feedback shrieks and wah-wah growls" (2007). Bonerama carries the brass-band concept to places unknown; what other brass band could snag an honor for "Best Rock Band" at the 2007 Big Easy Awards?

 

Mickey Hart BandMickey Hart Band - Live at Wanee Festival 2012 (2 CDs) - Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart and his band put on an awesome show on Wanee's Mushroom stage. Lineup also featured Dave Schools from Widespread Panic on bass.

 

 

Leftover SalmonLeftover Salmon - Live at Wanee Festival 2012 (2 CDs) - Leftover Salmon who formed in Boulder Colorado in 1989 are the originators of the Polyethnic Cajun Slamgrass genre. A style of music that blends bluegrass, rock, country, blues, jazz, and Cajun/Zydeco. This concert was professionally recorded live at the 2012 Wanee Music Festival in Live Oak, FL.

 

Particle - Live at WaneeParticle - Live at Wanee Festival 2012 (2 CDs) - A fantastic late night set from Particle to round out a memorable first day at Wanee 2012.

 

 

 

Trigger Hippy liveTrigger Hippy - Live at Wanee Festival 2012 CD - The only official release from this amazing supergroup featuring Black Crowes drummer Steve Gorman, singer/songwriter Will Kimbrough, singer Joan Osborne, singer/songwriter Jackie Greene and bassist Nick Govrik.. With the line-up that they've got, how could this not be one of the best sets from Wanee 2012?

 

 

Melvin Seals & JGBMelvin Seals & JGB - Live at Wanee Festival 2011 CD -
1. Roadrunner (7:25) listen
2. Tough Mama (10:20) listen
3. Stage banter (0:23) listen
4. That's What Love Will Make You Do (9:17) listen
5. Gomorrah (10:38) listen
6. Expressway (15:54) listen
7. Sugaree (13:29) listen
8. Brothers and Sisters (6:28) listen

The MetersThe Meters (reunion) @ Howlin' Wolf 2012 (2 CDs) - The legendary performance from the ORIGINAL METERS. From Jazz Fest 2012 second Saturday night show at Howlin' Wolf. This was their first club gig in over 30 years.

 


Coming Soon:

JazzFest 2012 CDs from Ani DeFranco, Big Sam's Funky Nation, Cowboy Mouth, Dumpstaphunk, Galactic, Funky Meters, George Porter Jr & Runnin' Pardners, Honey Island Swamp Band, Neville Brothers, Preservation Hall Jazz Band & many, many more!

Last Week:

Rusted RootRusted Root - The Movement CD - Famous for their unique fusion of acoustic, rock, and world music, a dynamite percussion section that draws from African, Latin American, and Native American influences and relentless touring, Rusted Root has sold more than 3 million albums worldwide and garnered legions of followers who call themselves "Root Heads". The band has toured with the likes of Toad the Wet Sprocket, Santana, The Grateful Dead, Dave Matthews Band, The Allman Brothers Band, HORDE Festival, and, perhaps most notably, the highly coveted support role on the landmark Jimmy Page/Robert Plant reunion tour. Rusted Root's music has been featured in movies and TV shows such as Twister, Mathilda, Home for the Holidays, Party of Five, Charmed, Homicide, Ice Age, and even on the 2012 Olympic Telecasts. In fact, NASA engineers chose Send Me On My Way as "wake up" music for the Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity. Standout tracks include the catchy roots rock novelty "Monkey Pants", the cool Afro-Caribbean grooves of "Cover Me" and "Fossilman", and a rootsy ballad in the vein of the Rolling Stones "No Expectations".


Upcoming Events:

*Nov 10-13 - Bear Creek Music & Arts Festival - Live Oak, FL

*Look for the HGMN Booth at this event!

Video of the Week:

Yo Mama's Big Fat Booty Band - Lovin' - great video!

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New releases from Three Legged Fox, COPE, Thievery Corporation, Arlo Guthrie, Anders Osbourne, Bonerama, Cowboy Mouth, Big Sam's Funky Nation, Allen Toussaint & many more!
Dancing Tree Newsletter

In this issue:

. New Additions
. Coming Soon
. Upcoming Festivals
. Video of the Week

Latest News & Reviews:
Blackwater Music & Arts Festival

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New Releases:

Three Legged Fox - Always Anyway CDThree Legged Fox - Always Anyway CD - Named as one of The Pier's "Most Anticipated Albums of 2011" this self-produced album will unveil 12 brand new tracks, and is two years in the making, showcasing the band's unique brand of reggae mixed with alternative rock sounds.

The band shares, "We knew from the word 'go' that we wanted to go really big on this one. We wanted big sounds, accessible songs, and an overall modern approach. We felt as though we had already done the raw, stripped down thing twice; and we had done the whole reggae horns, arrangement type of thing with the last album. It was within us to understand that we're not a traditional American reggae band; we're an alternative rock, reggae band. Ultimately, realizing what we are, and what we aren't made it much easier and a lot of fun making this new album."

With over 350 shows played nationally under their belts, Three Legged Fox has shared the stage with notable artists such as Rebelution, SOJA, The Black Seeds, Barrington Levy, and The Wailers, to name a few. Following the album release, Three Legged Fox plans on touring to promote the album in major cities nationwide.

 

COPE - See CDCope - See CD - Cope started as a family band with two brothers and a cousin from a musical family out of Akron, Ohio. More than a decade later the Stadelman brothers along with multi-instrumentalist Juanjamon and Virginia raised drummer and vocalist Dave Gerulat have evolved into a family full of friends, fans, dancers and music-heads across the U.S., joined together by fun loving good times and some serious psychedelic southern-fried funk-rockin jazz-reggae electro-grass music.

Gaining notoriety as the "Undisputed Jam Kings of Tampa Bay" (Mark Warren - Skipper's Smokehouse Talent Agency), great bands all over the country are signing up to open for the jam-quartet at the famous Skipper's Smokehouse in their home base of Tampa, FL. With the release of their latest CD titled "See", Cope has been spreading and reaching outward from the far south to perform with and for many bands and fans in an attempt to reach musical nirvana and promote the fellowship of musicians and music enthusiasts everywhere.

"Check out that little cutie with a nice behind you better shake it girl, shake it good, cause Cope's comin to ya neighborhood." -Shake Anything (from "See" CD)

 

Theivery Corporation - Live at the 9:30 Club DVD Theivery Corporation - Live at the 9:30 Club DVD - In January of 2010, Thievery Corporation thrilled fans when they sold out 5 consecutive nights at local DC venue, 9:30 Club. The shows were filmed with vintage anamorphic lenses that created flaws and subtle characteristics (including creating flares as the light hits the lens), and have an otherworldly and abstract visual quality. The result is an intimate account of the band and a dazzling recording of one of the world's most unique musical stage-shows.

With over 1.2 million albums sold in the U.S. across 15 years of making music, Thievery Corporation released their sixth studio album titled Culture of Fear earlier this summer. The album has been perched at #1 on the CMJ Electronic Music Charts for the past two months. The Washington Post called the album "solid," while Paste Magazine said Culture of Fear was a "true cultural melting pot of sounds." Thievery Corporation continues to blend musical styles in their trademark fashion; space-rock jams lead to hip-hop inspired grooves, airy down-temp trances and dub-reggae infused vibes throughout the journey.

Over the years, Thievery Corporation has become known for the carnival-esque atmosphere of their live shows, during which they bring out a 15-member live band of musicians and vocalists. The group has sold out shows at such famed venues as the Hollywood Bowl, London's 02 Shepherds Bush Empire, and the Theatro Vrahon Melina Merkouri in Athens, Greece, among many others.

JAZZ FEST LIVE 2011 CDs!

All professionally recorded at the 2011 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival

Anders Osborne, John Fohl, and Johnny Sansone - Live at Jazz Fest 2011 CD

Arlo Guthrie - Live at Jazz Fest 2011 (2 CDs)- A very special performance from folk legend, Arlo Guthrie. Of course, his witty remarks and amusing anecdotes remain in tact on this two-disc show. This set was mixed by Arlo's son (and keyboardist for the band), Abe Guthrie.

Allen Toussaint - Live at Jazz Fest 2011 CD

Alvin Youngblood Hart's Muscle Theory - Live at Jazz Fest 2011 CD

Bonerama - Live at Jazz Fest 2011 CD

John Boutte - Live at Jazz Fest 2011 CD

Big Sam's Funky Nation - Live at Jazz Fest 2011 CD

Cowboy Mouth - Live at Jazz Fest 2011 CD

Kristin Diable - Live at Jazz Fest 2011 CD

 

Coming Soon:

Lotus CDLotus - Lotus CD - Lotus' new self-titled album moves in a decidedly more electronic direction than their last two releases (2008's Hammerstrike, 2009's Oil on Glass/Feather on Wood). Analog synthesizers, manipulated sounds, dub effects and heavy bass are balanced by horns and string arrangements in addition to Lotus's standard guitar/bass/drums instrumentation. Grooves range from slinky funk and gritty hall-time on the first half of the album to the beautiful and expansive closing track Orchids. Although hits and pieces of vocals are used throughout, the only song to feature singing is The Surf. And while it may he the closest thing to a pop song the band has ever released, the melodic guitar hooks and ecstatic synth are pure Lotus.

Similar to their music, the recording process for the album looked in multiple directions at once. It began using traditional recording methods tracking live to analog tape, but shifted to modern techniques for editing and mixing to expand into a musical space filled with uniquely crafted sounds. The band road tested and tweaked these tracks for the better part of two years. The result is an album worthy of the self-titled status - the band's singular sound and spirit runs through every track.

Primus - Green Naugahyde CDPrimus - Green Naugahyde CD - Influential alternative rock icons Primus are back with their first album of brand new music since 1999's Antipap. The new album is entitled Green Naugahyde. Primus will be hitting the road in support of the new album - headlining their own shows, festivals (Hangout, Bonnaroo, All Good Festival) and playing legendary venues such as Red Rocks Amphitheatre on August 3rd with old friends The Flaming Lips.

Primus formed in the late '80s in Northern California, releasing their first album, Suck On This, in 1989. They Signed to Caroline Records and released the now-classic Frizzle Fry in 1990. As part of the alternative rock explosion of the '90s, the band signed to Interscope and gave the world some of the biggest records of the decade, including Sailing The Seas Of Cheese, Pork Soda, Tales From The Punchbowl and The Brown Album, had several Billboard top 10 debuts, garnered a Grammy nomination and wrote the internationally loved and enduring theme song for 'South Park'.

Umphrey's McGee - Death By Stereo CDUmphrey's McGee - Death By Stereo CD - Chicago-based Umphrey's McGee returns this fall with a new studio album, Death By Stereo, available on 9/13 via ATO Records. Over the past 13 years, the group has built a rabid fan base through endless touring and more than 120 shows a year. They have released 11 albums, nearly every live show for 6+ years and sold more than 1.5 million digital tracks. Death By Stereo is the much-anticipated followup album to their critically-acclaimed 2009 studio release Mantis, which was praised in top outlets like Rolling Stone, The New York Times and The Washington Post. Mantis included a groundbreaking pre-order campaign, which sold over 8000 units in the first week and debuted at #62 on the Billboard chart.

Death By Stereo is a hybrid of what makes Umphrey's McGee so appealing to a wide spectrum of music fans. Filled with a healthy combination of focused, hard-hitting rock songs & head bobbing, groove-driven tracks, the record has something for everybody. The new album features a smattering of road-tested fan favorites as well as some of the slickest, unreleased compositions the band has released to date.

Umphrey's McGee's constantly evolving sound channels a wide spectrum of influences while still preselVing their distinct voice through crafty songwriting. With a massive repertoire of originals and note-perlect covers, their live shows are like flipping through the presets on your radio dial. Their A.DD. approach to ''progressive improvisation'' utilizes a set of Zappa-inspired hand signals allowing them to orchestrate their melodic creations on the fly.

Mofro - Brighter Days CD/DVD Mofro - Brighter Days CD/DVD - Brighter Days is Grey's first-ever live CD/DVD. The two-disc set includes a full-length movie and a long-awaited live album. Directed by filmmaker/musician Spookie Daly (whose work has been aired on MTV Networks, Much Music and Fuse), the film intersperses riveting concert footage with the stunning beauty of Grey's north Florida home, the inspiration for so much of his music. The film also follows Grey and company into the studio and features band interviews along with insightful commentary from Grey and others, recalling the format of classic "rockumentaries." 78-minutes of stellar performances from the film are captured on the accompanying CD.

Shot on January 22, 2011 at the Variety Playhouse in Atlanta, Georgia in stunning HD and boasting 5.1 surround sound, Brighter Days finds JJ (vocals, guitar and harmonica) and his band -- Andrew Trube on lap steel and electric guitar, Anthony Farrell on organ and piano, Art Edmaiston on saxophone, Dennis Marion on trumpet, Todd Smallie on bass and Anthony Cole on drums -- giving everything they have. Singing and telling stories with preacher-like conviction, JJ breaks down the wall between the audience and the performer.

Trombone Shorty - For True CDTrombone Shorty - For True CD - 2011 album from the Grammy nominee Troy Andrews AKA Trombone Shorty. Produced by Galactic's Ben ElIman, For True, features Andrews' band, Orleans Avenue, as well as a string of legendary performers with whom he recently shared the stage, including Jeff Beck, Kid Rock, Lenny Kravitz, Ledisi, Warren Haynes, Ivan and Cyril Neville, The Rebirth Brass Band and more. Troy wrote or co-wrote all 14 tracks on the new album including co-writes with Ledisi, Kid Rock, the legendary Lamont Dozier and others.




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Last Week:

10ft Ganja Plant CD10ft Ganja Plant - Shake Up the Place CD - 10 Ft. Ganja Plant comes back with a vengeance. Two years after releasing their critically acclaimed album "Bush Rock" and a year removed from dropping "10 Deadly Shots", the 'Plant is back stronger and with their deep in the pocket roots sound in full effect. The 'Plant were thrilled to collaborate with reggae legends Prince Jazzbo & Sylford Walker, each dropping two vocal gems, while Meditations great Winston Watson kindly provided additional harmonies throughout. Pulling out all the stops, "Shake Up The Place" was flown first class to the UK and mastered by Blood & Fire veteran mastering engineer Kevin Metcalfe. The sound is 70's exquisite.

 

BeatleJam - Live at the WebsterBeatlejam - Live at the Webster Theatre (2CD) - The third volume in the series is a two CD set, packaged in a fold out Digipak.

BeatleJam are Matt Abts from Govt Mule, Vince Welnick from The Grateful Dead, Slick Aguilar from Jefferson Starship, Johnny Neel and Barry Oakley Jr from The Allman Brothers

This show was recorded in 2002.

 

Jacob Fred Jazz OdysseyJacob Fred Jazz Odyssey - Race Riot Suite CD - The Race Riot Suite was written by Chris Combs for the Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey quartet (Brian Haas piano, Chris Combs lap steel, Josh Raymer drums, Jeff Harshbarger bass) plus horn quintet.

In January 2011 the band recorded the piece at Tulsa's hallowed Church Studio with guest horn players Jeff Coffin (Bela Fleck & the Flecktones, Dave Matthews Band), Steven Bernstein (Sex Mob, Levon Helm), Peter Apfelbaum (Hieroglyphics, Don Cherry), Mark Southerland (Snuff Jazz), & Matt Leland (a founding JFJO member).

In 1921, Tulsa, Oklahoma was home to the most powerful and affluent African-American community in the country. In one of the largest racial conflicts and cover-ups in America's history "Black Wall Street" was burned to the ground. The Race Riot Suite is a long form musical work that tells the story of the evolution & destruction of one of America's greatest cultural epicenters in one of the least understood atrocities of the Jim Crow era. The Suite serves as vehicle for insight & reflection on the event itself, as well as a tool for understanding the ways in which these issues continue to pervade our modern day culture and society.

Upcoming Events:

Sept 8-11 CultureFest - Pipestem, WV

Sept 8-11 Werk Out Festival - Bellefontaine, OH

Sept 15-18 Pink Moon Festival - Rock Camp, WV

Sept 23-25 H Blast! - Reidsville NC

*Sept 22-24 Blackwater - Live Oak, FL

Oct 6-9 Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival - Pittsboro, NC

* Oct 20-23 Magnolia Festival - Live Oak, FL

*Look for the Home Grown Music Booth at this event!

Video of the Week:

Three Legged Fox - Let You Down official video

Thanks for reading! Treat yourself to some good music this week.
Lee Crumpton

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New Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band plus over 20 great live CDs from the 2010 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival including Galactic, Dumpstafunk, Bonerama & more!
Dancing Tree Newsletter

In this issue:

. New Additions
. Coming Soon
. Upcoming Festivals
. Video of the Week

Latest News & Reviews:
Phish fans donate a million dollars to charity
Quactus releases new CD 'A Sense Of We'

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New Additions:

Peter Rowan - Legacy CDPeter Rowan Bluegrass Band - Legacy CD - Featuring: Peter Rowan, Jody Stecher, Keith Little, Paul Knight; and special guests: Del McCoury, Ricky Scaggs, Gillian Welch, Dave Rawlings. Produced by Alison Brown.

Since Rowan's tenure some 45 years ago with Bill Monroe, the Father of Bluegrass, roots music icon Peter Rowan has blazed trails across an unsurpassed range of musical territory. Now, with producer Alison Brown at the helm of his Compass Records debut, "Legacy," he revisits the style that launched his career for the first time in more than a dozen years.

Backed by his veteran touring Bluegrass Band and a handful of guests that includes fellow Monroe graduates Del McCoury, Ricky Skaggs, Tim O'Brien, Gillian Welch and David Rawlings, Rowan delivers a hefty dose of inspired singing and traditionally-informed but fresh original songs that bear his unmistakable stamp. From the searing "The Family Demon" through the delicious "So Good" and the ominous drive of "Jailer Jailer," "Legacy" presents a compelling set that reaffirms Rowan's stature as an unsurpassed master of the music's ancient tones-and its modern forms.

New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival 2010 LIVE CDs!

Allman Brothers - Live at JazzFest 2010

Allen Toussaint - Live at Jazzfest 2010 CD

Allen Toussaint's Jazzity Project - - Live at Jazzfest 2010 CD

Blind Boys of Alabama - Live at Jazzfest 2010 CD

Bonerama - Live at Jazzfest 2010 CD



Ivan Neville's Dumpstaphunk - Live at Jazzfest 2010 CD

John Boutte - Live at Jazzfest 2010 CD

Big Sam's Funky Nation - Live at Jazzfest 2010 CD

Campbell Brothers - Live at Jazzfest 2010 CD

Ivan Neville's Dumpstaphunk - Live at Jazzfest 2010 CD



Galactic - Live at JazzFest 2010 CDFeufollet - Live at Jazzfest 2010 CD

Ruthie Foster - Live at Jazzfest 2010 CD

Funky Meters - Live at Jazzfest 2010 CD

Galactic - Live at Jazzfest 2010 CD



Eric Lindell - Live at Jazzfest 2010 CD

John Mooney & Bluesiana - Live at Jazzfest 2010 CD

The Neville Brothers - Live at Jazzfest 2010 (2 CDs)

New Orleans Social Club - Live at Jazzfest 2010 CD



The Neville Brothers - Live at Jazzfest 2010 (2 CDs) 	The Neville Brothers - Live at Jazzfest 2010 (2 CDs)

The Radiators Pre-War Blues - Live at Jazzfest 2010 CD

Terrance Simien & the Zydeco Experience - Live at Jazzfest 2010 CD

Johnny Sketch & the Dirty Notes - Live at Jazzfest 2010 CD

Tab Benoit - Live at Jazzfest 2010 CD



Voice of the Wetlands All Stars - Live at Jazzfest 2010 CDTerence Blanchard - Live at Jazzfest 2010 CD

Voice of the Wetlands All Stars - Live at Jazzfest 2010 CD

 

 

 



Coming Soon:

September 14 - Jerry Garcia & Howard Wales - Hooteroll? +2 Cd

Cas Haley - Connection CD

 

Last Week:

Miles Davis - Bitches Brew Legacy Edition (2CD/DVD) Miles Davis - Bitches Brew Legacy Edition (2CD/DVD) - This Legacy Edition celebrates the 40th Anniversary of one of the most remarkable albums in Miles Davis' career and jazz history in general. Originally released in 1970, Bitches Brew became Davis' first gold album. This 40th Anniversary 3-disc package offers the original album on 2 CDs plus rare bonus audio material and a DVD of the entire previously unreleased Copenhagen performance from November 4, 1969.

Miles Davis (trumpet); John McLaughlin (guitar, electric guitar); Harvey Brooks (electric guitar, electric bass, bass guitar); Bennie Maupin (bass clarinet); Wayne Shorter (soprano saxophone); Joe Zawinul (electric piano, organ); Chick Corea, Larry Young (electric piano); Don Alias (drums, congas, percussion); Jack DeJohnette, Lenny White (drums); Jumma Santos (congas, shaker, percussion); Airto Moreira (cuica, percussion); Jim Riley, Jimmy Riley (percussion).

Allman Brothers - Live at JazzFest 2010The Allman Brothers Band - Live at JazzFest 2010 (2 CDs) - The New Orleans show was played in front of a massive throng of 50,000+ appreciative fans, and the band finished their Spring Tour strong with a show full of memorable jams and top-notch musicianship. Keith Spera of The New Orleans Times-Picayune may have put it best in his review of the show.....

"Under a glorious blue sky Sunday at the New Orleans Jazz Fest, a vast crowd bore witness to one of the great American bands still working at an extremely high level.... I'm not sure what song it was; it doesn't matter...Oteil Burbridge's bass functioned like a bulldozer. The guitars of Derek Trucks and Warren Haynes chiseled away, pulled up, then bit into the rock once again. And Gregg Allman filled in and bound it all together with his deep-soul organ. When they reached a peak, they rode the sonic climax over the top, savored the moment, then let it go and started climbing once again."

Aaron Neville - Live at JazzFest 2010 CdAaron Neville Quintet - Live at JazzFest 2010 CD - Professionally recorded at the 2010 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on May 1, 2010. With special guest Charles Neville on sax!

 

 



Upcoming Events:

September 9-12 - CultureFest - Pipestem, WV

H-Blast - Reidsville, NC

September 16-19 Wormtown Music Festival - Greenfield, MA

October 29-31 Moogfest 2010 - Asheville, NC

November 12-14 Bear Creek Music & Arts Festival - Live Oak, FL

* Look for the HGMN Booth at this event!

Video of the Week:

The Neville Brothers perform "Iko Iko" "Brother John" & "Jambalay" at the 2010 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival

Thanks for reading, and have a great week!
Lee Crumpton

 

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Bear Creek Music Festival 2009

The third annual Bear Creek Music Festival held at the Suwannee Music Park in Live Oak Florida was one of the most mind blowing musical experiences of the year.
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New releases from Bob Marley, Derek Trucks Band, Widespread Panic, Tortoise, Rhonda Vincent, Bootsy Collins, Bonerama, Porter Batiste Stoltz & much more!

In this issue:

* Latest News
* New Additions
* Coming Soon
* Upcoming Festivals
* Video of the Week

LATEST NEWS & REVIEWS
Rev. Zicka-Funk's Highly Recommended Remedies for Festival Fever in July

July 3 - 6th 2009 Gratefulfest #10

The Electric Mudd - 05.16.09, Martin's Lounge, Jackson, MS

Dubconscious - Nonviolent CD review

New Additions:

Bob Marley - B is for Bob CDBob Marley & the Wailers - B is for Bob CD - "My father's music spans generations and with B is for Bob we give the youngest their very own Bob Marley record." - Ziggy Marley
B is for Bob is a collection of original Bob Marley songs re-imagined for kids and fans of all ages!! The international musical legend's eldest son, four-time Grammy winner Ziggy Marley, executive produced the album, which bridges the gap between the timeless Bob Marley and a new generation of kids. Bob Marley's music touches people of all ages. With children in mind, Ziggy has transformed 8 of his father's songs while leaving 4 of Bob Marley's other masterpieces untouched. Released just in time for summer, this is the perfect album for the entire family to enjoy! $13.98

Widespread Panic - Huntsville 1996Widespread Panic - Huntsville, AL April 3rd, 1996 (3 CDs) - Recorded live at The Von Braun Center, Huntsville AL on April 3rd 1996. Bell, Hermann, Houser, Nance, Ortiz and Schools peforming classic Widespread Panic songs and several select covers. $22.98

 

 


Derek Trucks Band - Already Live CDDerek Trucks Band - Already Live CD - A 5-song, 40 minute EP consisting of some of the band's finest performances from a pair of shows in the Fall of 2008 - recorded at the Wilma Theatre in Missoula, MT and the Lobero Theatre in Santa Barbara, CA. This limited edition album was released in honor of Record Store Day, celebrating independent record stores around the country. $10.99

 


Rhonda Vincent - Destination Life CD Rhonda Vincent - Destination Life CD - The seven time IBMA Female Vocalist of the Year returns with a stellar lineup of new, original and classic bluegrass songs. Rhonda Vincent takes the music to new heights while maintaining her deep bluegrass roots. The new album features her award winning touring band in their first studio appearance. Grab your bags and get on board for a trip through Americana - Destination Life! $16.98


Steppin' Razor - Gold In Rule CD - Gold In Rule, the first musical snap shot of Steppin' Razor, is a collection of roots, rock, and dancehall inspired Reggae riddims, woven together with socially and spiritually conscious lyrics, dynamic solos, and uplifting vocal harmonies. Years of study and hundreds of hours of rehearsals and performances have been captured in their studio, and are presented in the West Chester, PA based quartet's debut CD. In an attempt to recreate the true essence of "roots music," the entire record was done in house, and is a tribute to anyone who can appreciate the virtues of dedication and hard work. $9.99

Blount Harvey - Live at the Station CDBlount Harvey - Live at the Station CD - Blount Harvey takes the tradition of classic hip-hop and weaves its way into modern day neo-soul with an infused blend of classic R&B, funk and jazz rhythms. Performing live with up to ten members in range, their unmistakable sound is balanced by taking the old with the new; creating a Philly-style sound with their southern roots, existing somewhere in the space between The Roots and Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings. Ed Condran of The Raleigh News & Observer boldly stated, "It's difficult not to compare Blount Harvey with what is arguably Philadelphia's finest contribution to the music world since the halcyon days of Gamble and Huff." $9.99

Panda ConspiracyThe Panda Conspiracy - Road Soda CD - Road Soda is the sound of an erupting mountain of music, the joining of many diverse concepts into one cohesive album. This album will take you threw the gamut of emotions and will leave you wanting more! This is very much a dynamic break out record for the band and it shows! This has all the horns, harmonies, guitar work and top shelf production you would expect after hearing their first disc. It just sounds more risky, but wouldn't you expect an element of risk with a road soda? $9.99

Tortoise - Beacons CDTortoise - Beacons of Ancestorship CD - Their first new record in over five years. Tortoise have been expanding the definition of rock music for over fifteen years. "Beacons" gives nods to techno, punk, electro, lo-fi noise, cut up beats, heavily processed synths, and mournful, elegiac dirges. CD version is presented in a 4-panel mini-LP style jacket. $15.98



Bootsy Collins - BootLegged CdBootsy Collins - The Official Bootlegged Bootsy CD - Bootsy Collins goes back to some of his earlier classic's and does a face lift, by surgically removing body fat and re sculpting sounds with modern day Pro-Fools and Lip-o-Suction=fancy organ, lyric's and raps, by his New Artists, with names like: DJizzle, iCandi, ZionPlanet10, Thee-Ram-Jam, Silly Hands of Tobotius the Master Wax Manipulator, but then Buckethead shows up on a re-make, along with MC-Danny Ray from the James Brown cape master himself. FatboySlim makes a time travel across the himosphere. By way of the great Bernie Worrell, which may be the most masterful piece of peace's in a piano-tarion world, he somehow comes together so to speak. $16.99

Fallen Heroes Memorial CD - This CD has a mixture of Patriotic songs that has a little Funk,Country,Rock and Roll and a Hip Hop R&B grooves going on that will capture all audiences.The King of Funk, Bootsy Collins, through his Bootzilla Productions Inc., assembled a diverse list of friends and voices to salute the U.S. military forces with this CD. The CD features Bootsy Collins, Charlie Daniels, George Duke, Buckethead, and many more. All proceeds from this CD are being donated to the Fallen Heroes Foundation to help build The Fallen Heroes Memorial Museum. A place were our military heroes can call home. $15

Calaveras Steal Your Face TCalaveras "Day of the Dead" Steal Your Face Men's & Women's T shirts. Men's $23.99, Women's $27.99

Bonerama & Porter Baptiste Stoltz - 11/24/07 Cervantes - Denver, CO (3 CDs) $22.99

Bonerama - 3/21/08 - Sheridan Opera House - Telluride, CO (2 CDs) $19.99

Bonerama - 3/26/08 - Iowa City Yacht Club (2 CDs) $19.99

Porter Baptiste Stoltz w/Kyle Hollingsworth - 3/18/09 Boulder, CO (2 CDs) $19.99

Porter Batiste Stoltz w/Page McConnell - 8/24/ 08 - Troy, NY (3 CDs) $22.99

Porter Batiste Stoltz w/ Page McConnell - 9/25/08 Providence, RI (2 CDs) $19.99

Porter Batiste Stoltz w/Page McConnell - 9/26/08 NYC (3 CDs) $22.99

Porter Batiste Stoltz w/Page McConnell - 9/27/08 Burlington, VT (3 CDs) $22.99

Porter Batiste Stoltz - 10/29/08 Savannah, GA (2 CDs) $19.99

Porter Batiste Stoltz - 10/30/2008 Atlanta, GA (2 CDs) $19.99

Porter Batiste Stoltz - 11/10/07 Charlotte, NC (2 CDs) $19.99

Coming Soon:

June 30 - Black Crowes - Warpaint Live DVD

Jefferson Airplane - Flight Box (3 Live CDs)

Mark Karan - Walk Through the Fire CD

Dickey Betts & Great Southern - Rockpalast: 30 Years of Southern Rock (2 DVDs)

July 7 - Drive By Truckers - Live in Austin, TX (CD&DVD)

Nathan Whitt - Anticipation CD

Last Week's Additions:

Umphreys McGee - Live DVdUmphrey's McGee - Sound Stage Live DVD - Recorded during their 2007 performance for PBS's Soundstage, Umphrey's McGee - Live is offers an incredible 13-song set on DVD, including six favorites not shown during the PBS broadcast, which premiered this past February.

Legendary on the live music circuit, Chicago-based Umphrey's McGee has perfected the art of progressive improvisation. With swirling guitar textures, multi-faceted arrangements and their signature blend of power and finesse, the sextet brings jamming to a new level. UMPHREY'S McGEE - LIVE features over two hours of dazzling music presented in High-Definition and mixed in 5.1 Surround Sound, plus two bonus tracks (including "Made to Measure" off their most recent studio album Mantis). A visual showcase of the band's spontaneity and innovative prowess, UMPHREY'S McGEE - LIVE, is a must-own for all music enthusiasts and progressive rock fans. $19.99

Lefty Williams - Snake Oil CDLefty Williams - Snake Oil CD - A skilled guitarist with over two decades of experience, Lefty Williams holds songcraft and musicianship at a premium. By emphasizing each equally with his music, he engages and enlightens the listener. In turn, we fall for Williams' powerful guitar licks and candid songs; often long before the origin of his nickname-he was born without a right hand-is clear. And by then, it's just another dimension to his talent. $12

Saltwater Grass CdSaltwater Grass CD - With all 6 members in their early twenties, Saltwater Grass is a soulful mix of styles reflecting their diverse backgrounds and deep connection to their music. Backed by a Miami-born percussion duo and fronted by singer trained at bluegrass pickin' circles, the sound is filled out with a bluesy electric guitar, funky bass, wailing harmonica and a cool, muted trumpet. $9.99

 

Jim Weider's Project Percolater - Pulse CDJim Weider's Project Percolater - Pulse CD - Weider has performed/recorded with dozens of legendary groups like The Band, Los Lobos, Dr John, Bob Dylan and more. PULSE is a multi-media CD that also has two video's on it Squirrels in Paris and the recording of "Pulse" at Allaire Studio's! Featuring: Jim Weider (Guitar), Rodney Holmes (Drums), Mitch Stein (Guitar), Steve Lucas (Bass) plus special guests! $14

Dave Matthews Band - Big Whiskey CDDave Matthews Band - Big Whiskey & the Groogrux King - Big Whiskey has been hailed by Rolling Stone as the group's "heaviest album yet, both musically and emotionally," which went on to note: "Throughout, Carter Beauford beats out elaborate, propulsive groves; bassist Stefan Lessard lays down Flea-style funk bass lines; violinist Boyd Tinsley plays cresting, intense runs; and Matthews mirrors Moore's saxophone lines with scatlike singing." Billboard, in a cover story on Dave Matthews Band, praised Big Whiskey as "its best album yet... Highlights include the funk-rock rave-up 'Shake Me Like a Monkey,' the stirring ballad 'Lying in the Hands of God,' the swampy rocker 'Alligator Pie (Cockadile),' radio-friendly fare like 'Why I Am,' which features playful horns over a solid rock riff and a hooky chorus, and 'Funny the Way It Is,' which parlays a subtle intro into a soaring, syncopated anthem." CD $18.98 CD+DVD $24.98

NRPS - Where I Come From CD New Riders of the Purple Sage - Where I Come From CD - An American psychedelic classic featuring songs written with Grateful Dead lyricist Robert Hunter. Woodstock Records has just released the first studio CD in over 20 years by The New Riders of the Purple Sage. This legendary band's renaissance began four years ago and continues today. The CD, "Where I Come From" features 12 new songs of which seven were written by David Nelson and Grateful Dead lyricist Robert Hunter. Also included are "Carl Perkins Wears The Crown", an ode to the rockabilly king.Two live show favorites "Higher" and "Olivia Rose" are on here as well as a cover of "Minglewood Blues." Featuring art work by famed San Francisco artist Stanley Mouse, "Where I Come From" is psychedelic Americana at its finest. $15.98


Ween - All Request Live CDWeen - All Request Live CD
- All Request Live features tracks performed live, in-studio by Ween and their touring band as part of a web radio broadcast, playing songs selected by fans on the band's message board. Among the tracks performed are all three officially released parts of "The Stallion" (along with the previously unreleased parts four and five), fan-favorites "Awesome Sound" and "Demon Sweat", a slightly expanded version of the drug-addled skit "Pollo Asado", and a nearly six minute long take on the band's infamously rejected Pizza Hut jingle "Where'd the Cheese Go?" $15.98


Fillmore: The Last Days DVDFillmore: The Last Days DVD
- Legendary rock impresario Bill Graham closed the Fillmore West in early summer 1971 with five nights of all-star concerts, the last curtain going down on July 4. The storied San Francisco venue had become an institution, an integral part of the West Coast music scene of the '60s and, now, an essential element of the mythology of rock 'n' roll. Always the showman, Graham made sure the Fillmore West was sent off in a blaze of glory, spotlighting bands - including the Grateful Dead and Santana-that rose to fame at the hall. The madness leading up to the shows and the concerts themselves were filmed for FILLMORE: THE LAST DAYS, a gritty, behind-the-scenes look at a fascinating moment in rock history and a showcase for great performances by iconic artists who epitomized 'the San Francisco Sound.' Originally released in 1972 and long out-of-print, the documentary film makes its DVD debut with Rhino's landmark reissue.$19.99


Woodstock CDWoodstock - Original Soundtrack & More (2 CDs)
- Originally released in 1970 as a triple-LP, MUSIC FROM THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK AND MORE: WOODSTOCK topped Billboard's pop albums chart for four weeks, and was a Top 20 R&B album as well. As potent a musical time capsule as ever existed, it captures the three-day, 1969 concert event that united close to half a million members of what came to be known as the 'Woodstock Generation.' Rhino's deluxe, 40th anniversary, 2-CD reissue of this sprawling and era-defining sonic document-featuring CSN&Y, The Who, Santana, Jimi Hendrix, and much more is remastered from the original analog soundboard tapes. It s the ideal way to take a trip back to Yasgur's farm and performances that shaped music and popular culture for years to come. $24.98


Woodstock 2 CDsWoodstock Two (2 CDs) - Following the chart-topping, multiplatinum success of 1970's Music From The Original Soundtrack And More: Woodstock, Cotillion served up even more peace and music with 1971's WOODSTOCK TWO. Originally released as a double-LP, it expands the listening experience with 16 additional performances from the historic 1969 concert event that named a generation of music fans and defined a pop culture era. TWO's highlights include extra tracks from legendary sets by Hendrix and CSN&Y, and presents numbers by two performers not featured on the original soundtrack, Mountain and Melanie. Rhino's 40th anniversary 2-disc reissue of this extraordinary sonic time capsule was remastered from the original analog soundboard tapes, and features a deluxe booklet with new liner notes and rare photos. $24.98

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