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New CDs from The Max Allen Band, Tea Leaf Green and a DVD+CD from Slightly Stoopid and Friends!

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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Savannah Summer Solstice Festival

New Releases

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

 

Coming Soon

Widespread PanicWidespread Panic- Oak Mountain 2001: Night 1(3 CD) - Widespread Panic's 8th MultiTrack Archive CD, Oak Mountain 2001 _ Night 1, hits the streets on May 28, 2013. Recorded at Oak Mountain Amphitheater in Pelham, AL on July 27th, 2001, with the six original members:; John Bell, John Hermann, Michael Houser, Todd Nance, Domingo Ortiz, and David Schools. From 1990 - 2002, Widespread Panic and their fans held an annual gathering south of Birmingham,AL, ina town called Pelham, the home of Oak Mountain Amphitheater. Setting the WP record for consecutive years played at the same venue at 13, Oak Mountain conjures up musical memories that represent a true cross section of the Widespread Panic timeline. Digging deep into their catalog including fan favorites "Conrad," "Barstools and Dreamers," "Greta," and wrapping with "Dream Song." .

 

Last Week:

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.

 

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:

Tea Leaf Green featuring Leslie Grant - Give Me One More Chance

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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

Serving great music since 1995!

Ready to get some more good CDs/DVDs/Ts/Stickers? Click here or call us 800 653 3929.

 

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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- Lee Crumpton

 
     


  
    

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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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Ready to get some more good CDs/DVDs/Ts/Stickers? Click here or call us 800 653 3929.

 

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

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

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New CD from Slightly Stoopid, The BIG What? T-shirts and we're taking pre-orders for the hot new upcoming CD from Jimmy Herring!
Dancing Tree Newsletter

In this issue:

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

Latest News & Reviews:
Featured Artist: Dangermuffin

9th Annual Culturefest World Music & Arts Festival

Suwannee Valley Flood Jam to Benefit Flood Victims Aug 17-18

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New Releases:

Slightly StoopidSlightly Stoopid - Top of the World CD - Top of the World features guest appearances from an all-star list of musicians including reggae legends Barrington Levy and Don Carlos of Black Uhuru, Karl Denson, G. Love, Fishbone frontman Angelo Moore, Chali 2na, Dumpstaphunk's Ivan Neville along with Angela Hunte.



The BIG What? T shirtThe BIG What? 2012 T Shirt - A limited number of shirts are available from this sold out event. Logo on the front/bands on the back. The inaugural The BIG What? Music Festival featured its hosts the BIG Something, plus Yo Mama's Big Fat Booty Band, Big Daddy Love, Dopapod, Turbine, Pseudo Blue, Consider the Source, Arpetrio, ESP, The Native Sway, Mac & Juice, Tiny Boxes, Tennessee Jed, Cindercat and more!

Coming Soon:

Jimmy HerringJimmy Herring - Subject to Change Without Notice CD - Subject To Change Without Notice is the second solo album from American guitar hero Jimmy Herring which features mostly all original tunes as well as highlights such as amazing covers of the Mahavishnu Orchestra's Hope, George Harrison's Within You Without You and Jimmy McGriff's Miss Poopie. Joining Jimmy on lead guitar are such top notch musicians as Neal Fountain and Etienne Mbappe on the bass, Jeff Sipe and Tyler Greenwell on drums, Matt Slocum on piano and keyboards. Making special guest appearances on the album are Bela Fleck on banjo, Bill Evans on saxophones, and Nicky Sanders on the violin and Carter Herring on the cello.

 

Last Week:

AntibalasAntibalas - Antibalas CD - Antibalas piled into two rooms at Daptone's House of Soul Studios in Bushwick, Brooklyn to cut an explosive new set of afrobeat classics. ''Dirty Money'' launches the propulsive six-song LP with deep, pulsating rhythms, monstrous horns and tight funk. Lead singer Amayo -- a native of Lagos, Nigeria and senior Kung Fu master - guides the band through cathartic workouts of call and response, dynamic instrumentals and eruptive solos.

 

The Recipe - Stir the PotThe Recipe - Stir the Pot CD - The current band's solid line-up has been going strong for 3 years and has recently finished up their new CD. The band has a unique sound that hints subtly to it's yesteryears while putting a fresh new foot forward, infusing acoustic and electric guitar and vocals by Joe Prichard, vocals by Shannon Jones, fiddle by Mike Mitchell, saxophone by Jon Banco, thumping bass by Diana Burton, and body-moving drums and percussion from Tom Kirk.

 

Upcoming Events:

Aug 17-18 - Suwannee Valley Flood Jam - Live Oak, FL

Aug 23-26 - Camp Barefoot - Bartow, WV

Aug 31- Sept 2 - Front Porch Festival - Stuart, VA

Sept 6-9 - CultureFest - Pipestem, WV

*Sept 14-16 - Jomeokee Music & Arts Festival - Pinnacle, NC

*Look for the HGMN Booth at these events

Video of the Week:

Chasing Edison - "Water" live at the Visulite Theatre

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

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New CDs from The Recipe and Antibalas, news & views, festival info, and SOJA has our Video of the Week.
Dancing Tree Newsletter

In this issue:

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

Latest News & Reviews:
9th Annual Culturefest World Music & Arts Festival

Suwannee Valley Flood Jam to Benefit Flood Victims

Featured Artist: Sol Roots

JOMEOKEE: Lineup Additions!

The BIG What? Festival releases artist schedule

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Ready to get some more good CDs/DVDs/Ts/Stickers? Click here or call us 800 653 3929.

New Releases:

AntibalasAntibalas - Antibalas CD - Antibalas piled into two rooms at Daptone's House of Soul Studios in Bushwick, Brooklyn to cut an explosive new set of afrobeat classics. ''Dirty Money'' launches the propulsive six-song LP with deep, pulsating rhythms, monstrous horns and tight funk. Lead singer Amayo -- a native of Lagos, Nigeria and senior Kung Fu master - guides the band through cathartic workouts of call and response, dynamic instrumentals and eruptive solos.

 


The Recipe - Stir the PotThe Recipe - Stir the Pot CD - The current band's solid line-up has been going strong for 3 years and has recently finished up their new CD. The band has a unique sound that hints subtly to it's yesteryears while putting a fresh new foot forward, infusing acoustic and electric guitar and vocals by Joe Prichard, vocals by Shannon Jones, fiddle by Mike Mitchell, saxophone by Jon Banco, thumping bass by Diana Burton, and body-moving drums and percussion from Tom Kirk.

Coming Soon:

Slightly StoopidSlightly Stoopid - Top of the World CD - Top of the World features guest appearances from an all-star list of musicians including reggae legends Barrington Levy and Don Carlos of Black Uhuru, Karl Denson, G. Love, Fishbone frontman Angelo Moore, Chali 2na, Dumpstaphunk's Ivan Neville along with Angela Hunte.



Last Week:

ScythianScythian - It's Not Too Late CD - Rousing and raucous, Scythian (sith-ee-yin) plays kicked-up Celtic and world music with hints of Gypsy and Klezmer, all infused with a touch of punk-rock sensibility. Take a trio of classically trained dueling fiddlers, toss in a rhythm guitar, a banjo and the occasional funky accordion, then power it with the driving rhythm of a world percussionist, and you've got the ingredients for a show you won't soon forget. Scythian's high-energy, adrenaline-peddling, interactive brand of music is the result of their origins as street performers and has one goal in mind - to get people up on their feet and dancing. Their repertoire ranges from traditional and contemporary Celtic and folk music to the alluring and dramatic strains of Gypsy and Eastern European tunes, and then crosses back over the border to pick up some good old-fashioned bluegrass licks.

Umphrey's McgeeUmphrey's McGee - Live From the Pagent (4 DVDs) - This four DVD set was recorded live at The Pageant in St. Louis as the clock expired on 2011. Three nights and seven sets of classic Umphrey's McGee are now available for your viewing pleasure. Clocking in at almost nine and a half hours of music (gulp), these performances are raw, live and awesome. Live From The Pageant also contains unreleased bonus material from the Death By Stereo live in-studio webcast.

Both the video and audio were captured in real time, as it happened - no remixing, editing, 5.1 mixes or other blemish-reducing measures. What you saw is what you get.

Upcoming Events:

*Aug 9-11 - The BIG What? - Prospect Hill, NC

Aug 9-11 - Festival of Gnarnia - Beech Mt, NC

Aug 23-26 - Camp Barefoot - Bartow, WV

Aug 31- Sept 2 - Front Porch Festival - Stuart, VA

*Sept 14-16 - Jomeokee Music & Arts Festival - Pinnacle, NC

*Look for the HGMN Booth at these events

Video of the Week:

SOJA - Not Done Yet (Official Video)

Thanks for reading! Treat yourself to some good music this week. I'll see some of you at The BIG What?!?!
- Lee Crumpton

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On the strength of their latest release, “Not as Far,” Three Legged Fox has poised themselves for wider national recognition with this mature, inspired collection of tracks.

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New Releases from JJ Cale, Blind Boys of Alabama, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Trey Anastasio, John Butler, Flaming Lips, Old Crow Medicine Show and more!
Dancing Tree Newsletter

In this issue:

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

On our homepage:New David Gans CD Review
Show reviews for Scythian, Thousands of One, EOTO, Ryan Montbleau Band, The Bridge George Clinton & Freekbass and more

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New Additions:

Blind Boys of Alabama Live DVDThe Blind Boys of Alabama - Live in New Orleans DVD - In the spring of 2008 the Blind Boys of Alabama headed to New Orleans to play a sold-out show at the iconic Crescent City club Tipitina's. The city, of course, was the focus of the band's latest CD, Down in New Orleans, and on that very special night the Blind Boys invited some of their favorite musicians to play with them: Dr. John, Susan Tedeschi, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Henry Butler, and Marva Wright.

The set list contained new and old favorites - selections from Down in New Orleans like "Free at Last" and "Down by the Riverside," as well as songs from the Blind Boys' four Grammy Award-winning albums, including the timeless "Amazing Grace" and "People Get Ready."  The packed crowd went wild, and an unforgettable and historic show was preserved for posterity in this one-of-a-kind DVD.

This disc presents the full concert performance of 16 songs along with memorable bonus material: the full-length TV show The Making of Down in New Orleans, which first aired on BET and the "Free at Last" music video, also filmed in New Orleans. $19.99

Bloodkin - Baby They Told US... CDBloodkin - Baby, They Told Us We Would Rise Again CD - This collection of songs is a stripped down rock & roll record that harkens back to the days where songs were recorded in a single take and relied on the raw energy of 5 guys playing together in a room.

An excerpt from Patterson Hood's (Drive-By Truckers) liner notes: "Bloodkin has been through the fire and persevered and come out the other side better and stronger than I ever thought they'd be. They have landed on the best line up of players they've ever had and seem to have gained a control of their demons that two years ago would have seemed beyond impossible. Instead of packing it in and going home (or dying) they pulled themselves up and made their greatest album in a quarter of a century. Life affirming Rock and Roll in the grandest tradition. This is music to LIVE with and it don't get any better than that." $14.98

JJ Cale - Roll On CdJJ Cale - Roll On CD - Roll On follows Cale's Grammy-winning, gold-certified 2006 album with Eric Clapton, The Road to Escondido. The title track features a previously unreleased collaboration with Clapton. Cale wrote and produced all twelve songs on Roll On. Cale has brought us many classic songs over the years including: After Midnight, Call Me the Breeze, Travelin' Light and Cocaine.$16.98

 


 

Quicksilver Messenger Service - Live at the Fillmore CDQuicksilver Messenger Service - Live at the Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, 1967 CD - This recording while being a single disc contains many highlights including superb versions of You Don't Love Me and A Fool For You.

While not radically different from the set of the 4th of February although shorter the set does include Gold and Silver, Walkin' Blues, I Hear You Knocking and All Night Worker and shows the band were flexible and able to put together a set that highlighted their musical dexterity and also their choice of material although the performances are different. $18.98

Flaming Lips - 20 Years of Weird CD20 Years of Weird: Flaming Lips 1986-2006 CD - It is a predominantly live compilation, recorded throughout the career of the Flaming Lips (between 1986 and 2003), though the first three tracks are recorded in the studio. These are: the introduction by Wayne Coyne, "Free Radicals" from At War with the Mystics and "Enthusiasm for Life Defeats Existential Fear", a previously unavailable track.

Some notable tracks contained on this compilation are "Shine on Sweet Jesus", a track recorded live with a short lived line-up which included Jonathan Donahue (of Mercury Rev), and current Flaming Lips producer Dave Fridmann, also of Mercury Rev. There is also a cover of Led Zeppelin's "Whole Lotta Love" (sung with the lyrics "Whole Lotta Satan"), which is played before "Cant Stop the Spring". The track "Sleeping on the Roof" is a live recording from the Flaming Lips' "Parking Lot Experiments" in 1996, where the band got some of their fans to play pre-recorded tapes (of music by the band) in their car stereos simultaneously. $6.99

John Butler Trio - Live at Twist & Shout CDJohn Butler Trio - Live at Twist & Shout CD - Recorded live at Denver indie record store Twist & Shout, this is rare a must-have collection for fans of John Butler! $11.98

 



 

 

Old Crow Medicine Show - Eutaw CdOld Crow Medicne Show - Eutaw CD - OLD CROW MEDICINE SHOW fans rejoice - we now have the 2001 studio recording EUTAW, previously only available through the band's website and at shows!  Eutaw contains the tracks "Raise A Ruckus" and "Down Home Girl," which are fan favorites and are still played regularly live.  $15.98

 


 

Trey Anastasio - Original Boardwalk Style - Live CdTrey Anatasio - Orignal Boardwalk Style (Live in Atlantic City) CD - Recorded live December 30-31, 2006, at The House Of Blues, Atlantic City, NJ

Proceeds from "Original Boardwalk Style" benefit the Seven Below Arts Initiative, established to foster artistic development and support arts education in the state of Vermont. The program offers residencies for visual artists at The Barn, a uniquely restored property on 65 acres in Vermont that previously served as the recording studio for Phish, Trey, and many others. The residences are designed to provide artists with a peaceful, inspiring, and supportive living and working environment. While at The Barn, each artists leads an educational activity for local children or adults interested in the visual arts. $16.00

Trey Anastasio - 18 Steps CdTrey Anastasio - 18 Steps CD - 18 Steps began as the accompanying bonus mini-album to Trey Anastasio's Bar 17 release, consisting of the cutting room floor material that never made it onto Bar 17. Originally bundled free to every customer who ordered Bar 17, what began as a simple bonus CD of outtake material soon became regarded by many fans as a complete record in its own right. In response, 18 Steps is now available as its own record, previously available only through Trey's online store via his own Rubber Jungle Records. Featuring studio versions of fan-favorite live material such as "Dark And Down" and "Low," 18 Steps also boasts unique acoustic snippets never before released or played live such as "In Spirals," "Agnes" and "Rose Alone." In hindsight, 18 Steps is more than just extra material from the Bar 17 sessions, it completes the picture that Bar 17 started. In fact, Shine completes the trilogy as much of the material from all three albums was written during the same time period. For a complete view of Trey's mindset and musical career from 2004-2006, all three albums must be taken into consideration. $14.00

Coming Soon:

March 3 - Phish - The Clifford Ball (7 DVD box set) $79 (pre-order)
Alison Brown - The Company You Keep CD
The Boston Horns - Shibuya Gumbo CD

March 10 - Toubab Krewe - Live at the Orange Peel CD
Fareed Haque & the Flat Earth Ensemble - Flat Planet CD

March 17 - Return to Forever DVD
Les Claypool - Of Fungi & Foe CD
John Brown's Body - Re-Amplify CD
MGMT- Time to Pretend CD
Old School Freight Train - Six Years CD

Last Week:

Dubconscious - NonViolent CDDubconscious - NonViolent CD - Recorded at Tree Sound Studios with Grammy Award winner Robert Hannon (Engineer, Album of the Year, Outkast - Speakerboxxx/The Love Below), NonViolent is the bands most exciting and accomplished work to date. In partnership with sts9's 1320 records, DubConscious plans to support conservation of world resources by planning a green release for both digital and hard copy of the album. The physical CD's are sans plastic wrap, packaged with recycled cardboard, and printed with soy based ink. These green release initiatives are a reflection of the band's passionate desire to make a positive difference. $12.99

Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit CDJason Isbell and the 400 Unit CD - Isbell is a former member of the Drive-By Truckers and this is his second solo release (his first release with his band The 400 Unit). The 400 Unit is Derry deBorja (keyboards), Jimbo Hart (bass) and Browan Lollar (guitar). Matt Pence (Centro-matic/South San Gabriel) lends his talents as co-producer, drummer and engineer.

The album was recorded at the renowned FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, AL. Isbell, who Details Magazine calls "one of America's best young songwriters," is following in the tradition of American songwriters who have recorded in North Alabama. Much like Arthur Alexander, Eddie Hinton and Spooner Oldham, Isbell mixes a soulful vocal style with songs that are passionate and unrepentant in their sense of place and direct in their stubborn Southerness. $15.98

Video of the Week:

Slightly Stoopid - False Rhythms Slightly Stoopid perform the song "False Rhythms" from the album Slightly Not Stoned Enough To Eat Breakfast Yet Stoopid at the Fox Theatre in Boulder, CO 2-8-09.

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

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