Jam Band News

The Badger Herald had a great article about Umphrey’s McGee.
Jambands in Holland Podcast, Gov’t Mule show 
Speaking of Gov’t Mule, an interview with Warren Haynes

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Scratch and Sniff…

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moe.
How would one describe moe.:
During an interview, guitarist Al Schnier was asked to describe moe. for those who have never heard their music: “It’s an amalgamation of a wide variety of the history of rock, all regurgitated and recycled through the eyes, ears, hands, whatever of the guys in our band and all of that with a sense of adventure, a sense of humor, also a constant desire to push the envelope. All in this arena of taking chances, improvising live, and making things up on the spot.”
Essential Sites:
Their Homepage
Their MySpace Page
moeLinks – a fansite that has a lot of …read more

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Band: Soul of the River
MySpace Page: http://www.myspace.com/souloftheriver
Website: http://souloftheriver.com
Classified as: Acoustic/Funk/Jam Band
If you only have time to listen to one track listen to: As I sing here
This band has a pretty big local following in Southern California. A three piece unit  that has a pretty good sound, I found most of their songs enjoyable on their page. Personally I didn’t think they stood out at all in comparison to a lot of the other bands I listen to but I didn’t think that they were bad or anything. Basically they would be a good band to see in a bar but …read more

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To visit the landing page where you can listen to or download the show, click here.
Set List:

Set 1: One Step Closer, Rhum ‘n’ Zouc, Rhythm of the Road > 45th of November, Water, Sweet Melinda^ > Orion’s Belt
Set
2: This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody) > Jam > Desert Dawn,
Joyful Sound, Miss Brown’s Teahouse, Boo Boo’s Pikanic, Dirk,
Rivertrance¹
Set 3: Round the Wheel Intro > Valley of the Jig^ > Jams > Round the Wheel
Set 4: Drums > Tye North Conducted Jam² > Search
Encore: Salt Creek > Black Clouds

Recommended Listening: I don’t even know where to start with …read more

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From Austin City Limits in 2005

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Trey Anastasio
Essential Sites:
His Wikipedia Bio
His webpage: treyanastasio.com
His MySpace Page
February 8, 2007 article from Rollingstone
Discography:
Studio albums
One Man’s Trash (October 27, 1998)
Trampled By Lambs and Pecked by the Dove (with Tom Marshall) (November 1, 2000)
Trey Anastasio (April 30, 2002)
Seis De Mayo (April 6, 2004)
Shine (November 1, 2005)
Bar 17 (October 3, 2006)
The Horseshoe Curve (July 24, 2007)
Live albums
Plasma (April 29, 2003)
EPs
Live In Chicago (November 1, 2005) (as as bonus with Shine)
18 Steps (October 3, 2006) (as a bonus with Bar 17, also available for download via LivePhish)
The Lucius Beebe EP (July 24, 2007) (as a bonus with The Horseshoe Curve).

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Band:Latch Key Kid
MySpace Page: http://www.myspace.com/latchkeykid1
Website: http://latchkeykid.org
Classified as: Folk Rock/Jam Band/Funk
If you only have time to listen to one track listen to:
What do you think about Latch Key Kid?
Technorati Tags: Latch Key Kid, Random MySpace Band Review, MySpace

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This week’s show is a performance by Australian singer songwriter Ben Lee, aka the guy that was sleeping with Claire Danes for awhile.
Lee was another musician I discovered through WBER while in high school, they played the ever living hell out of his single “Cigarettes Will Kill You”, which isn’t a bad thing in the least. A true road warrior, Lee has toured the world over and continues to put out quality albums with deft lyrics, catchy riffs, and an overall enjoyable demeanor.
This show was from his Knitting Factory Appearance in June of 2004 and features a wide sampling of …read more

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