Playlist, April 29, 2012

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Set One
Don Braden/Karl Latham; Lucky in the Sky with Diamonds; Big Fun(k) Live (2012 Creative Perspective Music)
Malcolm Hunter & the Makeshift Dream Orchestra; No Kissin'; Nostalgia in My Square Head (2011)
Rhiannon; Stand Tall; Spontaneous (2012 RhiannonMusic)
Herbie Hancock; Sweet Bird; The River: The Joni Letters (2007 Verve)
Herbie Hancock; Tea Leaf Prophecy; The River: The Joni Letters (2007 Verve)
Rachel Z Trio; Free Man in Paris; Moon at the Window (2002 Tone Center)
[mic break 10:46 a.m.]

Set Two
Charles Earland Tribute Band; Pick Up the Pieces; Keepers of the Flame (2002 Highnote)
Relative Souls; #5; Nebulous (2011 Relative Souls)
Lola Regentha;; Lovin' It; With You (2011 Origin)
Buxter Hoot'n; She Don't Care; In Another Life (2010 Buxter Hoot'n)
Howard Wales & Jerry Garcia; Da Birg Song; Hooteroll
Darrell Scott; Uncle Lloyd; Theatre of the Unheard (2003 Full Light)
[mic break 11:25 a.m.]

Set Three
Budman/Levy Orchestra; Superbone Meets the Bud Man (2012 OA2)
Fats Waller; Whiteman Stomp; The Complete Recorded Works Vol. 1 (2007 JSP
Louis Armstrong; Mahogany Hall Stomp; Hot FIves & Sevens Vol. 4 (1999 JSP)
Frank Zappa; Big Swifty; Make A Jazz Noise Here (1991 Ryko)
[mic break 11:54 a.m.]

Set Four
Levon Helm; Ophelia; Gathering of the Vibes, Bridgeport, CT (2011-07-22)
Levon Helm; Long Black Veil; Gathering of the Vibes, Bridgeport, CT (2011-07-22)
Levon Helm; Big Bass Drum; Gathering of the Vibes, Bridgeport, CT (2011-07-22)
Rodrigo y Gabriela and C.U.B.A.; 11:11; Area 52 (2012 ATO)
Papa Grows Funk; Needle in the Groove; Needle in the Groove (2012)
[mic break 12:34 p.m.]


Sunday Brunch Concert: The Nameless Trio
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Playlist, April 22, 2012

Set One
Frank Zappa; T'Mershi Duween; Make A Jazz Noise Here (1991 Rykodisc)
Frank Zappa; Dupree's Paradise; Make A Jazz Noise Here (1991 Rykodisc)
Steve Turre; Sanyas; Keep Searchin' (2006 Highnote)
[mic break 10:26 a.m.]

Set Two
Chris Colangelo; The Ubiquitous One; Elaine's Song (2010 C-Note)
Karl Latham; Manic Depression; Resonance (2007 Dropzone Jazz)
Conspirator; Park Ave; Unlocked - Live from the Georgia Theatre (2012 Conspirator)
Zydeco Joe; They Tried to Steal My Chicken; Black Cat (2006 Gumbo)
Bill Evans; Lay it Down; Dragonfly (2012 )
[mic break 11:04 a.m.]

Set Three
Levon Helm; Tennessee Jed; Electric Dirt (2009 Vanguard)
Levon Helm; When I Go Away; Electric Dirt (2009 Vanguard)
Levon Helm; Dance Me Down Easy; American Son (1980 MCA)
Levon Helm; Poor Old Dirt Farmer; Dirt Farmer (2007 Vanguard)
The Band; It Makes No Difference; The Last Waltz (1978)
The Band; Stage Fright; Stage Fright (1970 EMI)
The Band; Life is a Carnival; Cahoots (1971 Capitol)
The Band; Chest Fever; Music From Big Pink (1968 Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab)
[mic break 11:48 a.m.]

Set Four
Chris Brubeck's Triple Play; Mighty Mrs. Hippy; Live at Arthur Zankel Music Center (2012 Blue Forest)
Boston Blues Works; Sho Nuff I Do (w/Ryan Montbleau); Boston Blues Works Vol. 1 (2012 Boston Blues Works)
Boston Blues Works; Sho Nuff I Do (w/Cheryl Aruda); Boston Blues Works Vol. 1 (2012 Boston Blues Works)
Darrell Scott; The Man Who Could Have Played Bass for Sha-Na-Na; Theatre of the Unheard (2003 Full Light)
Robert Sarazin Blake; Hanging On; Put It All Down in a Letter (2012 Same Room)
[mic break 12:19 p.m.]

Set Five
Budman Levy Orchestra; 95 or 64; From There to Here (2012 OA2)
Eyal Vilner Big Band; Woody'N You; Introducing the Eyal Vilner Big Band (2012 Gut String)
Ensemble Ambrosius; Zoot Allures; The Zappa Album (2000 BIS)
Frank Zappa; Bolero; The Best Band You Never Heard in Your Life (1991 Rykodisc)
Frank Zappa; Pick Me, I'm Clean; Buffalo (2007 Zappa)
[PSA break 12:55 p.m.]

Sunday Brunch Concert: The String Fingers Band
[2:00 p.m.]


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Winning!

One of the places I contribute—Local Band Review—has just won two awards. The Hartford Advocate Reader's Poll gave them Best Local Blogger and the Hartford Courant's Websters Best Music Blog. I'm proud to be a part of this team.

Playlist, April 15, 2012

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Set One
Andréa Wood; Someday My Prince Will Come; Dhyana (2011)
Thomas Makucevich; Nefitef; Nefitef (2010 Radio Star)
Fats Waller; Breakin' the Ice; Distilled (special)
Gene Ess; So In Love; A Thousand Summers (2011 SIMP)
[mic break 10:33 a.m.]

Set Two
Sherman Irby Quartet; Countdown; Live at the Otto Club (2009 Black Warrior)
Claudio Scolari; Variation of Movement; Colors of Red Island (2010 Scolari Music)
Matt Wilson's Arts & Crafts; Bubbles; An Attitude for Gratitude(2012 Palmetto)
Malcolm Hunter & the Makeshift Dream Orchestra; 5:30 Bounce/Nostalgiain Times Square; Nostalgia in My Square Head (2011)
Daria Musk; Space; Demo (2010)
Ozric Tentacles; Sliding and Gliding; Sliding Gliding Worlds (1988 Snapper)
[mic break 11:16 a.m.]

Set Three
Chris Brubeck's Triple Play; Rollin & Tumblin; Live at Arthur Zankel Music Center (2012 Blue Forest)
Chris Brubeck's Triple Play; Brother Can You Spare a Dime; Live at Arthur Zankel Music Center (2012 Blue Forest)
Robert Sarazin Blake; Death Comes; Put It All Down in a Letter (2011 Same Room)
[11:30 a.m.]
Interview with Robert Sarazin Blake (AUDIO LINK)
Robert Sarazin Blake; Magic Hour on Baltimore Ave.; Put It All Down in a Letter (2011 Same Room)
[mic break 11:59 a.m.]

Set Four
The Disco Biscuits; Jigsaw Earth; Albany, NY (3/18/10)
Umphrey's McGee; The Bottom Half; Variety Playhouse (12/3/04)
Phish; Theme from the Bottom; Las Vegas, NV (11/13/97)
Grateful Dead; Ain't Superstitious/Down in the Bottom; Hershey Park, PA (6/28/85)
Frank London; The Bottom of the Well; A Night in the Old Marketplace
Louis Armstrong; Irish Black Bottom; Hot Fives & Sevens Vol. 1
[mic break 12:48 p.m.]

Steely Dan; Babylon Sister; Alive in America (1995 Giant)

Sunday Brunch Concert
Ravalias (AUDIO LINK)
[2:00 p.m.]




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Local Band Review Podcast #4

Local Band Review Podcast #4 is up! Subscribe on iTunes.

1. Carl Franklin – Waiting for the Summer to Come. Carl is not only a skilled audio engineer, but a musician as well. He plays drums, bass, piano, guitar, and sings.
2. The Rivergods – Squeezin’. They call themselves “a roots/folk/alt.country/ whatever outfit.” This is a nice song about one of my favorite things.
3. Matt Miklus and Friends – Long Time Coming. Matt’s been around the Connecticut scene a long time, best known for his guitar playing in Hubinger St. He’s more of an acoustic guy now. You can hear Matt with the Nameless Trio live on the Sunday Brunch Concert, April 29, 1:00 PM on WPKN 89.5.
4. Little Ugly – Bag of Bones. The Hartford Advocate’s 2011 Grand Band Slam winners show their songwriting prowess here. This is acoustic rock at its finest.
5. Daria Musk – Ghost. Daria is a singer-songwriter with an incredible voice. She unlocked the potential of the Google+ “hangout” feature, and quickly found a global audience.

I hope you enjoy these tracks as much as I do. Get out there and support live music!

If you’d like to submit a track for the podcast, you can use submission page on LocalBandReview.com, or send it to my SoundCloud dropbox.
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April 8th in Jam Band History

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Sunday Brunch Concert: Today in Jam Band History
Ratdog; A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall; Beacon Theatre, New York, NY (4/8/06)
New Riders of the Purple Sage; Panama Red; Mystic Theatre, Petaluma, CA (4/8/06)
New Riders of the Purple Sage; Dead Flowers; Mystic Theatre, Petaluma, CA (4/8/06)
New Riders of the Purple Sage; Lonesome L.A. Cowboy; Mystic Theatre, Petaluma, CA (4/8/06)
New Riders of the Purple Sage; Ripple ; Mystic Theatre, Petaluma, CA (4/8/06)
Umphrey's McGee; Fearless; Egyptian Theatre, DeKalb, IL (4/8/08)
Umphrey's McGee; Partyin' Peeps; Egyptian Theatre, DeKalb, IL (4/8/08)
Yonder Mountain String Band; Peace of Mind, The Grand, San Francisco, CA (4/8/05)
[2:00 p.m.]

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Playlist, April 8, 2012

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Set One
Ozric Tentacles; Mae Hong Song; Sliding Gliding Worlds (2000 Snapper)
Greg Ruby Quartet; We Meet Again; Look Both Ways (2010)
Lola Regenthal; My Shining Hour; With You (2011 Origin)
Dayna Kurtz; Call Me Darling; Secret Canon Vol. 1 (2012 Kismet)
Pamela Luss; Doncha Go Away Mad; Sweet and Saxy (2009 Savant)
[mic break 10:21 a.m.]

Set Two
Yelena Eckemoff; Resurrection of a Dream; Forget-me-Not (2011 L&H Production)
Sherman Irby Quartet; Depth; Live at the Otto Club (2009 Black Warrior Records)
Cedar Walton; Over the Rainbow; Voices Deep Within (2009 Highnote)
Malcolm Hunter; Wreckage on Aisle 50; Nostalgia in My Square Head (2011)
Donald Fagen; Kamakiriad; Kamakiriad (1993 Reprise)
Matthew Shipp Trio; Frame Focus; Elastic Aspects (2012 Thirsty Ear)
Gene Ess; East of the Sun; A Thousand Summers (2011 SIMP Records)
[mic break 11:15 a.m.]

Set Three
Tito Carrillo; Historia du un Amor; Opening Statement (2011 Origin)
Frank Walton Sextet; The Back Step; The Back Step (2012)
John Moulder Quintet; Gateway; The Eleventh Hour (2012 Origin)
Joe Gallant and Illuminati; Estimated Prophet; Terrapin (1999 Which?)
[mic break 12:00 noon]

Interview with Ken Hays from Gathering of the Vibes
Ratdog; Terrapin Station; Gathering of the Vibes, Bridgeport, CT (6/24/2000)
Punch Brothers; Movement and Location; Who's Feeling Young Now? (2012 Nonesuch)
Cat Stevens; Into White; Tea for the Tillerman (1970 Universal Island)
The Wiyos; Don't Spill the Sugar; Broken Land Bell (2009)
Pat Martino; Lean Years; Undeniable (2011 Highnote)
Steely Dan; Everything Must Go; Everything Must Go (2003 Reprise)
[PSA Break]

Sunday Brunch Concert: Today in Jam Band History


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Interview with Ken Hays at Gathering of the Vibes HQ

On 04/03/12, I sat down for a talk with Gathering of the Vibes founder and organizer, Ken Hays, about how the festival got started, what it takes to keep it going, and the 2012 lineup. LSP was there with cameras rolling.

The "Wagon Wheel" Project

I was thinking, which is usually a bad thing. In doing so, I came up with a remarkably bad idea that's too good not to share. It seems that the song "Wagon Wheel" is de rigeur for every roots/bluegrass/Americana band out there. Well, what about everyone else?

I hereby propose the Wagon Wheel Project. If your band plays that song—even if you don't—send me a recording in the style of your choice. Play it straight and sincere, put the eyebrows on it, or destroy it completely. I don't care, as long as you have fun playing it. Once I have accumulated enough cover versions of Wagon Wheel, I will devote a set of air time to them all. 

Send them to my SoundCloud dropbox. I look forward to your submissions. 

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April 1st in Jam Band History

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Sunday Brunch Concert: Today in Jam Band History
Max Creek; Henry/Big River; Agora Ballroom, West Hartford, CT (4/1/83)
New Monsoon; Trippy Keys; Connecticut Yankee, San Francisco, CA (4/1/04)
New Monsoon; Walking on the Moon; Connecticut Yankee, San Francisco, CA (4/1/04)
New Monsoon; 3rd Stone from the Sun; Connecticut Yankee, San Francisco, CA (4/1/04)
New Monsoon; Downstream; Connecticut Yankee, San Francisco, CA (4/1/04)
Yonder Mountain String Band; Fire on the Mountain; Aggie Theater, Ft. Collins, CO (4/1/04)
Grateful Dead; To Lay Me Down; The Omni, Atlanta, GA (4/1/90)
[2:00 p.m.]


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Playlist, April 1, 2012

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Set One
Eyal Vilner Big Band; Tonk; Introducing the Eyal Vilner Big Band (2012 Gut String)
The Ed Palermo Big Band; Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance; Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance (2006 Cuneiform)
The Tony Lavorgna Big Band; The Flintstones; Nightcrawler (1997 Antelope)
Duke Ellington; Old King Dooji; Vol. 2: The Cotton Club to Sweden (2007 JSP)
[mic break 10:32 a.m.]

Set Two
Charles Mingus; Jitterbug Waltz; Cornell 1964 (2007 Blue Note)
Abbey Lincoln; Blue Monk; Straight Ahead (1989 Candid)
Eric Dolphy; Fire Waltz; The Best Of (2004 Prestige)
Charles Mingus; Orange Was the Color of Her Dress, Then Silk Blue; Cornell 1964 (2007 Blue Note)
[mic break 11:16 a.m.]

Set Three
Woody Shaw w/Anthony Braxton; Jitterbug Waltz; Iron Men (1981 Muse)
Malcolm Hunter & the Makeshift Dream Orchestra; 5:30 Bounce/Nostalgia in Times Square; Nostalgia in My Square Head (2011)
Mike Longo; New York '78; New York '78 (1996 Consolidated Artists Productions)
Rodrigo Y Gabriela AND C.U.B.A.; Tamacun; Area 52 (2012 ATO)
Rashaan Roland Kirk; Jitterbug Waltz; Bright Moments (1973 Atlantic)
[mic break 11:58 a.m.]

Set Four
Fats Waller; Draggin' My Heart Around; The Complete Recorded Works Volume 2 (2006 JSP)
Fats Waller; You Rascal You; The Complete Recorded Works Volume 2 (2006 JSP)
Fats Waller; That's What I Like About You; The Complete Recorded Works Volume 2 (2006 JSP)
Papa Grows Funk; Needle in the Groove; Needle in the Groove (2012)
Josh Levinson Sextet; Heat; Chauncey Street (2012)
Don Braden/Karl Latham; Grover Miles; Big Fun(k) Live (2012 Creative Perspective Music)
[mic break 12:35 p.m.]

Set Five
Bill Evans; Forbidden Daffodils; Dragonfly (2012)
C.W.Vrtacek; A Foreign Gun; Victory Through Grace (1981 Leisure Time)
Eric Clapton; Pearly Queen; Rainbow Concert (1973 RSO)
[mic break 12:57 p.m.]

Sunday Brunch Concert: Today in Jam Band History (April 1st)

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