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New Additions:
 The Bridge - Blind Man's Hill CD - The steady rollin' rhythms on Blind Man's Hill cut like a knife through warm butter. One part New Orleans rhythms, one part southern country soul and yet another earthy rock 'n' roll, The Bridge write timeless songs that resonate with Americana themes of locomotives, moonshine, mason jars, ramblin', gamblin' and carnival barkers. Playing upwards of 250 shows a year, including festivals like Gathering Of The Vibes, Mountain Jam, Camp Bisco and Moe Down, The Bridge have built a fanatic audience through a growing grassroots buzz that attracts new fans with every performance. The Bridge's Blind Man's Hill is the kind of finely crafted long-player that will cross the band over to an even wider audience and further establish their reputation as modern successors to artists such as The Grateful Dead, Little Feat and The Radiators. $14.98
 Jimmy Herring - Lifeboat CD - The first solo album from guitar phenomenon Jimmy Herring, known for his amazing guitar work with the Allman Brothers, The Dead, Phil Lesh and Friends, Aquarium Rescue Unit, Project Z, Frogwings, Jazz is Dead and many more. Currently, he's holding down the lead guitar chair for Widespread Panic. Lifeboat features A-list musicians Oteil Burbridge (Allman Brothers) on bass, Jeff Sipe (Jonas Hellborg/Shawn Lane, Aquarium Rescue Unit) on drums, and Kofi Burbridge (Derek Trucks Band) on flute and keyboards. Joining the core line up as special guests are Derek Trucks on slide guitar, Greg Osby on saxophones, Ike Stubblefield on organ, Matt Slocum on the clavinet and Bobby Lee Rodgers on guitar. Lifeboat is a wide-ranging work that encompasses various musical genres, including rock, jam, jazz and blues. From foot stomping southern-flavored rockers to modern bop and fusion to a cover of the Wayne Shorter composition "Lost" and melodic pieces full of subtlety and nuance, the music of Lifeboat allows Jimmy to express a full-range of emotions through his guitar. $15.99
 Dark Star Orchestra - Ithaca 30 Years Later (3 CDs) - This 3-CD set captures Dark Star Orchestra recreating one of the most well known shows in The Grateful Dead's long history. The 5/8/77 Cornell show is lovingly re-imagined exactly 30 years to the day after it happened, and in the very town in which it took place, with special unique setlist embellishments by DSO. Although known for their faithful replication of The Grateful Dead sound, this is by no means a by-the-numbers copy of the original show. "We like to take the set list and use it as a frame over which we lay our own patchwork of improvisation," says DSO guitarist Rob Eaton. The Grateful Dead Songs are there, the Grateful Dead sound is there, but the rest is distinctively DSO. Taped live as it happened, this set is a must-have for fans of The Grateful Dead and Dark Star Orchestra. $24.99
 Dark Star Orchestra - Ithaca 30 Years Later (2 DVDs) - This 2-DVD set captures Dark Star Orchestra recreating one of the most well known shows in The Grateful Dead's long history. The 5/8/77 Cornell show is lovingly re-imagined exactly 30 years to the day after it happened, and in the very town in which it took place, with special unique setlist embellishments by DSO. Although known for their faithful replication of The Grateful Dead sound, this is by no means a by-the-numbers copy of the original show. "We like to take the set list and use it as a frame over which we lay our own patchwork of improvisation," says DSO guitarist Rob Eaton. The Grateful Dead Songs are there, the Grateful Dead sound is there, but the rest is distinctively DSO. Videotaped live as it happened by a multi-camera crew, this video is a must-see for fans of The Grateful Dead and Dark Star Orchestra. $24.99
 Rodrigo y Gabriela LP - 180-gram vinyl LP version. Also includes the full album on CD. On their 2006 self-titled album, Rodrigo y Gabriela offer up a fierce set of acoustic instrumentals that garnered the Mexican guitar duo international attention. Technically accomplished, playful, and emotive, these tracks work in the flamenco and folk vernaculars while reverberating with rock energy, as revealed on the fleet-fingered "Tamacun" and the highly percussive "Diablo Rojo." However, the real showstoppers are the pair's excellent covers of Metallica's "Orion" and Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven," which both honor the hard-rock originals, and resonate with impressive added flourishes. $19.99
 Various Artists - Southern Rock Christmas CD - How difficult would it be for a classic rock fan to dig the Phil Spector-inspired "Jingle Bell Rock" by 38 Special or to head-bop to George Thorogood's "Rock and Roll Christmas," or twist (yes, twist) to Foghat's "All I Want for Christmas Is You," sounding like they're invoking the very spirit of Roy Orbison? It wouldn't be difficult at all. Then get another eggnog and toast Steve Morse's uplifting instrumental version of "Joy to the World," the hip-shaking beat of "Winter Wonderland" by the Fabulous Thunderbirds, and the aptly named "Christmas Blues" by Canned Heat. The album's closing track is a warm, up-tempo version of "Silent Night" by Elvin Bishop. There's enough rocking holiday fare here for those who like their rock aged and Southern fried. $11.99
 Wynton Marsalis - Crescent City Christmas Card CD - Christmas jazz albums come and go with each end-of-year holiday season. And while they may make for good soundtracks to that holiday spirit, rarely do they stand up as much more than that, and certainly not as anything approaching a serious listen. While the material here may be rendered in the familiar Christmas spirit of good cheer (check out Wynton Marsalis on the back cover with mismatched green and red socks decking out his white suit), and the songs are in the familiar Christian tradition of the holiday, the arrangements are fresh and are delivered with memorable turns on "Silent Night" by opera diva Kathleen Battle, and on "Sleigh Ride" by Jon Hendricks. The playing is spirited and the material is dealt with in a manner suggesting great care in both delivery and arrangement. $8.99
 Frank Zappa - You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 4 (2 CDs) - YCDTOSA Vol. 4 was released in 1991, with recordings ranging from 1969 to 1988. First time appearance for 11 songs. Because of the huge time span, there's an enormous list of musicians, including FZ on lead guitar & vocals, Captain Beefheart (handling vocals and harmonica on "The Torture Never Stops"), the mid-70's band, the '79 band, the `82 band, the `84 band, the `88 band, and even 2 Mothers tracks from 1969 ("You Call That Music?" and "Tiny Sick Tears") -- Lowell George appears on both. Archie Shepp guests on tenor sax solo on "Let's Move To Cleveland" from 1984 (Amherst MA). There's also a smelly-beard routine involving George Duke; a "Montana" that segues two versions from 12 years apart; and a version of "Stevie's Spanking" with Steve Vai playing one of his best solos, doubtlessly inspired by the events described in the lyric. $17.99
Special offer! Order Rhythm Devils Concert Experience DVD and get a Rhythm Devils T-Shirt for just $13.99 - a savings of $4.00!
Coming Soon:
October 28 - Rodrigo y Gabriela - Live in Japan CD (pre-order)
Freekbass - Junkyard Waltz CD (pre-order)
Family Dog Presents The Chet Helms Tribal Stomp (4 DVDs & 2 CDs) (pre-order)
O'Death - Broken Hymns, Limbs, and Skins CD (pre-order)
Widespread Panic - Live From Austin, TX DVD (pre-order)
Laura Reed & Deep Pocket - Live at Tree Sound CD/DVD (pre-order)
November 4 - Greyboy - 15 Years of West Coast Cool CD & LP
November 11 - Trio of Doom LP
Shpongle - Are You Shpongled & Tales of The Inexpressible CDs
Hallucinogen - Twisted, The Lone Deranger, & In Dub CDs
Younger Brother - Last Days of Gravity & A Flock of Bleeps CDs
The Flaming Lips - Christmas on Mars (pre-order DVD & Deluxe Edition)
Ray LaMontagne - Trouble & Till The Sun Turns Black LPs
Pink Floyd - The Great Gig In The Sky: The Album By Album Guide DVD Box Set
Various Artists - Brushfire Holidays Vol. 1: This Warm December CD
Various Artists - The Roots of The Allman Brothers CD
Various Artists - The Roots of The Grateful Dead CD
Various Artists - The Roots of Jimi Hendrix CD
Quicksilver Messenger Service - Live at Fillmore Auditorium 1968 (2 CDs)
Amos Lee - Live from Austin, TX DVD (pre-order)
November 18 - Phish - At The Roxy Box Set (pre-order)
The Doors - Live at The Matrix (2 CDs) (pre-order)
November 25 - Santana - Santana & Abraxas LPs
moe. - Dr. Stan's Prescription Vol. 2 (2 CDs) (pre-order)
Last Week's Additions:
Lotus - Hammerstrike CD
Ray LaMontagne - Gossip in the Grain CD
Martin Sexton - Solo CD
Mighty Underdogs - Droppin' Science Fiction CD
Hot Day at The Zoo - Long Way Home EP
Freekbass T-Shirt
Corey Harris - Zion Crossroads CD
News and Reviews:
The Bridge - Blind Man's Hill CD Review
Sol Driven Train - Lighthouse CD Review
Ray LaMontagne - Gossip in the Grain CD Review
Spam Allstars on NPR and with Obama
Boombox Tour Underway
Upcoming Festivals:
Gory at the Quarry - 10/31 - 11/2 - Garrettsville, OH - http://www.nlqp.com
*Bear Creek Music Festival - 11/14 - 11/16 - Live Oak, FL - http://www.bearcreekmusicfestival.com
*look for the HGMN Booth at this event!
Video of the Week:
The Bridge - "Easy Jane" from the 8X10, August 2007
Looking for something fun to do on Halloween? Check out these great fright night shows from HGMN and Harmonized artists (shows alphabetical by state)!
ALO, Tea Leaf Green, Hot Buttered Rum, Delta Nove, and more at Evergreen Lodge, Groveland, CA
Umphrey's McGee w/ The New Deal at The Warfield, San Francisco, CA
The Motet at Cervantes' Masterpiece, Denver, CO
Bump at Dulcinea's 100th Monkey, Denver, CO
Euforquestra at Whistler's Cafe, Nederland, CO
Perpetual Groove at Freebird Live, Jacksonville, FL
Papa Mali w/ DJ Logic, Bill Kreutzmann, more at Aloha Tower, Honolulu, HI
Herbert Wiser Band at Illinois Brewing Company, Bloomington, IL
Cornmeal at Canopy Club, Urbana, IL
The Brew at Unity Center for Performing Arts, Unity, ME
Speakeasy at Outland Ballroom, Springfield, MO
56 Hope Road at Venice Cafe, St. Louis, MO
The Afromotive at Half Moon, Big Sky, MT
The Mantras at The Blind Tiger, Greensboro, NC
Yo Mama's Big Fat Booty Band at Lincoln Theatre, Raleigh, NC
SciFi at The Whiskey, Wilmington, NC
Roots of Creation at Colonial Theatre, Keene, NH
BuzzUniverse at Donegal Saloon, Kearny, NJ
Telepath w/ Conspirator at Highline Ballroom, New York, NY
The Blue Method & Josh Dion Band at Sullivan Hall, New York, NY
U-Melt & Jeff Bujak at Westscott Theatre, Syracuse, NY
One Under at House of Crave, Columbus, OH
Garaj Mahal at The Pepper Jack Cafe, Hamilton, ON
Lotus at Theatre of Living Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Hot Day at The Zoo at Bullfrog Brewery, Williamsport, PA
New Mastersounds at The Hall, Istanbul, Turkey
Sound Tribe Sector Nine & Pnuma Trio at Stubb's BBQ, Austin, TX
Ryan Montbleau Band w/ Martin Sexton at The Depot, Salt Lake City, UT
Future Rock at The National, Richmond, VA
The Burnin' Smyrnans at The Beach Bar in St. John, VI
Thanks for reading, and have a great week!
Bryan Rodgers
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