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Jam of The Day: 1.31.10

Jeff Bujak Live at Sullivan Hall on December 26, 2009. Dirty, dirty, dirty...

Rope-a-Dope Anniversary Videos

Jam of The Day: 1.30.10

Charlie Hunter Live at World Cafe on January 29, 2010.

Throwback: Blind Melon

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Blind Melon Live at Roseland Ballroom on February 17, 1994. Blind Melon Live at Commodore Ballroom on September 12, 1995. Blind Melon Live at First Avenue on September 29, 1995. Blind Melon Live at Glen Miller Ballroom on October 17, 1995.

Ron Carter On Piano Jazz

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Source: Npr.org Hear The Session. January 29, 2010 - Ron Carter first appeared on the national scene as a member of Miles Davis' second great quintet, which coalesced around the recording of Davis' album Seven Steps to Heaven. Carter has also worked with an unbelievable range of giants from inside and outside the world of jazz: from Coleman Hawkins, Chet Baker and Eric Dolphy to Aretha Franklin, Antonio Carlos Jobim and A Tribe Called Quest. The session gets underway with a duet on "Blues in the Closet," written by bassist Oscar Pettiford. Carter holds down a steady bass line while Marian McPartland swings brightly through a solo; she then comps his bouncing solo with stabbing chords. "His tunes are fun to play," McPartland says of Pettiford. "They've got a sort of cheerful vibe." "It's a bass player writing for the instrument," Carter replies. "And anyone can play the tune and have a comfortable experience." Carter and

Moog Guitar Demo: Jake Cinninger of Umphrey's McGee

I thought this was interesting... -J-man

Hiromi: "Place To Be"

*HIROMI CHRONICLES HER WORLD TRAVELS ON HER FIRST SOLO PIANO RECORDING* Place To Be set for release on January 26, 2010 If all the world is indeed a stage, pianist-composer Hiromi Uehara has played on just about every corner of it. Since the beginning of the decade, she has supported her impressive body of studio work with an ambitious tour schedule that has electrified audiences throughout the U.S., Europe, Asia and elsewhere with performances that have pushed the limits of piano jazz to new frontiers of compositional and technical skills. Each stop on her journey be it the world-class metropolis, the quiet college town or something in between has introduced her to a new and singular vibe that has left an indelible impression on her creative sensibilities. Indeed, she has come away from every new place with just as much as she has brought to it, and perhaps even more.

Festival Family

Festival Family is your one stop resource for music festivals. Festival Family is a unique experience combining the most comprehensive searchable music festival database, music festival reviews, a kind place to meet fellow heads and the only online shakedown street. Festival Family is music festivals! At Festival Family, you will find music festival reviews located in the community section of the website, submitted by fans just like you. Going to a music fest for a first time? Just got back from a music festival? This is where we can learn about that particular music festival or share all those experiences with your friends. www.FestivalFamily.com

100 Photos of a Decade...

Check out the Roving Festival Writer (RFW) for some beautiful photos by Andrew Wyatt. Truely an inspiring collection of photos taken from the scene. Good work RFW. www.therfw.com

A Review: moe. Live @ The Brooklyn Bowl

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moe. Live at Brooklyn Bowl NYC 2010-01-26 By: Seanpatrick This was the surprise show after the weekend run at Roseland Ballroom to kick off the 2010 tour. Tickets were only available on a first come, first serve basis at the door. Limited to around 600 in this sparkling new part bowling alley/ part venue/ part restaurant space and successor to the famous Wetlands Preserve. The crowd was extremely energetic and thrilled to be a part of such a special event. This was definitely a crack team of hardcore moe.rons that scrambled to the venue on a Tuesday night. The band took the stage looking dapper in suit and tie as they had at Roseland on Saturday night, wasting no time getting immersed in the evening with a dark and evil Tubing The River Styx> The Pit opener. The light rig was minimal on the small-venue stage and this was definitely a back to basics, intimate gathering -- a real coming home type occasion. While some were able to get right up in front of the stage, a few others bowled

Kung Fu

Tim Palmieri - guitar (The Breakfast) Todd Stoops - keys (RAQ) Kris Jensen - sax (Dickie Betts, Jaimoe, Warren Haynes) Dave Livolsi - bass (John Scofield, Jazz Is Dead) Adrian Tramontano - drums (The Breakfast)

Jam of The Day: 1.27.10 pt.2

Eric McFadden Live at Joshua Tree Music Festival on May 18, 2008. Lineup: Eric McFadden James Whiton Doug Port Bernie Worrell

Jam of The Day: 1.27.10

Umphreys McGee Live at Fillmore on January 23, 2010. Whoa.

Jam of The Day: 1.26.10

The Motet Live at Cervantes' Masterpiece Ballroom on January 22, 2010. -J-man

Feds OK Ticketmaster/Live Nation Merger

Source: Deadline.com "LOS ANGELES and WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Jan 25, 2010 -- Live Nation, Inc. and Ticketmaster Entertainment, Inc. today announced that they have reached agreements with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and with the Canadian Commissioner of Competition, clearing the way for the merger of the companies. Upon closing, the company will be renamed Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. to reflect the combination of Live Nation's concert promotions expertise with Ticketmaster's world-class ticketing solutions and artist relationships. Under the terms of the proposed final judgment filed today in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, the companies have agreed to divest Ticketmaster's self-ticketing subsidiary, Paciolan, to Comcast-Spectacor and to license the Ticketmaster Host technology to Anschutz Entertainment Group, Inc., as well as to other terms that protect competitive conditions in ticketing and promotions. Seventeen State Attorneys General

moe. To Play Surprise Show at Brooklyn Bowl

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Source: Jambase.com moe. has just announced a special two set show at the intimate Brooklyn Bowl in Brooklyn, NY for Tuesday January, 26. Tickets are only available at the door and will cost $25. Doors open at 6 p.m., moe. will play at 9 p.m. Complete moe. tour dates available here . moe.org

moe: Tow Nights @ The Roseland Ballroom...

moe. Live at Roseland Ballroom on January 22, 2010. moe. Live at Roseland Ballroom on January 23, 2010. Listening now...

Session Spotlight: Toubab Krewe

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Source: NPR.org Session Spotlight: Toubab Krewe Performs "51 Foot Ladder" "Asheville's Toubab Krewe is an instrumental band which fuses the music of Mali and other West African influences with American musical styles. The band has travelled several times to West Africa to study with indigenous instructors, as well as participate in a centuries old music festival in the desert. The band recently stopped by KUT's Studio 1A for a captivating session that featured the usual rock band instruments (guitar, bass, drums) augmented by a kora, ngoni, djembe, krin and scraper. The performance had the familiar underpinnings of rock 'n' roll, but with an otherworldly feel like nothing you've ever heard." Toubab's New Year's show... Toubab Krewe Live at The Orange Peel on December 31, 2009.

Jam of The Day: 1.23.10

Club d'ElfClub d'Elf Live at Bellaterra Festival, Bogies Steakhouse on August 1, 2009. I love Medeski side projects... -J-man

A Review: Max Creek in Rochester

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Friday, January 22nd. Day one of the two night run... I went into the evening knowing full well that this may not be a show that takes me there... A few weeks ago I was listening to a Max Creek set on the Archive, and it was so bad my girlfriend asked me to turn it off. Then a couple of nights ago I had the thought that maybe I was just listening to an "off" show, so I gave it another whirl... Not good. Luckly when I showed up at Water Street (after a bottle of wine, in the back seat of a car), with the assistance of my buddy Jason; I was able to wook a free ticket. The crowd was modest and as with most Max Creek shows; older. I found one of the two opening bands to be fairly entertaining, however not entertaining enough to catch their name. Max Creek's first set was very short and extremely uneventful. Little to no impressive musicianship, the songs were slow and drug on, and the crowd seemed "distracted". After a 45 minute set break, the band re-emerged with l

Official Statement from Rothbury...

Source: Rothbury.com "During the past three years, all of us involved with ROTHBURY have greatly appreciated the tremendous outpouring of support for the future of the festival. For 2010, we have had to make the tough decision to postpone our efforts. A contributing factor in our decision is that, due to various artists’ recording and touring schedules, we now believe that timing will not allow for us to assemble the cutting edge roster that everyone has come to expect from ROTHBURY. The result for this year is that we are not able to move forward with the integrity and high standards that we demand from ourselves and for the festival. Despite the 2010 postponement, we intend to move toward continuing ROTHBURY in 2011. This event is something very special, and we are unwilling to potentially tarnish what ROTHBURY is, and can become, by working under conditions that will produce anything less than a magical experience. ROTHBURY is more than a festival. It is a mission intended to d

Rothbury Will Not Take Place in 2010

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Source: Jambands.com "Rothbury will not take place this summer, according to The Detroit Free Press. According to the article, “After an initial embrace from residents near the Double JJ, rumblings of discontent began to emerge in recent months. Officials with Grant Township were considering the adoption of ordinances that would have forced a 1 a.m. noise curfew.” The environmentally-friendly festival debuted in 2008 at Rothbury, MI’s Double JJ ranch featuring the likes of Widespread Panic, Dave Matthews Band, Trey Anastasio, Phil Lesh & Friends and Gov’t Mule. The festival faced scares in late 2008 and early 2009 after the Double JJ ranch’s owners went bankrupt, but returned to the site this past summer. Last year’s festival drew even larger crowds with a lineup that featured The Dead, String Cheese Incident, Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson and the Black Crowes." There have also been rumblings of a hoax... I'll keep you updated. -J-man

Jam of The Day: 1.21.10

Phil Lesh and Friends Live at Independence Hall - Cricket Arena on April 20, 2001. -Phil -Warren Haynes -Jimmy Herring -Baracco -Molo Enjoy. -J-man

Stanton Moore Trio w/ Benevento Russo Duo

Stanton Moore, Robert Walter, Will Bernard, Marco Benevento & Joe Russo... Part 6 was missing.

Bela Fleck Outlines 2010 Plans

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Source: Jambands.com Bela Fleck has confirmed a series of winter dates with his Africa Project. The banjo player explains: This time I am bringing over a 7 piece Malian band that features the Malian banjo – called the N’goni. Bassekou Kouate leads N’goni Ba, which includes 4 n’gonis two percussionists and the great vocalist Ami Sacko. I am proud to report that I am also bringing back Anania Ngoliga and John Kitime, from Tanzania. I must say, Bassekou and Anania are the two musicians I felt the most akin to while on my trip to Africa. They are both incredible improvisers and very open eared musicians and we have so much fun playingI look forward to seeing what we can all do together! The tour will coincide with the release of Throw Down Your Heart: The Africa Sessions Part 2, Unreleased Tracks. The album, which will feature additional material from the Throw Down Your Heart project, will be available beginning February 2. Fleck has also outlined the rest of his year. In April, Fleck wil

Jam of The Day: 1.20.10

Stanton Moore Live at Exit/In on September 7, 2008. Stanton Moore Trio Featuring; Robert Walter & Wil Bernard. Heady. -J-man

Jam of The Day: 1.20.10

Umphreys McGee Live at House of Blues on January 15, 2010. -J-man

A Review: Project/Object 1.2.10 Martyr's, Chicago, IL

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Source: chicagojamscene.blogspot.com Frank Zappa hit me like a tornado. My boy T-Bone turned me on to Zappa about 2 years ago and I was instantly obsessed. I spent about 3 months listening almost exclusively to Frank. I sucked down anything and everything I could wrap my mitts around. After studying a number of albums, I got completely hooked on Roxy & Elsewhere, Over-Nite Sensation and Apostrophe. It's to the point now where I feel like I could split my head open at the jawbone like a Pez dispenser and just pour Zappa down my neck. I love it. All of it. So it pleases me to no end that there are some kickass Zappa tribute bands currently shredding all over America. Of course there's Frank's son Dweezil's project: Zappa Plays Zappa. But as I recently discovered, there is another band still proudly keeping the Zappa fires burning: Project/Object. And this band features two members of Frank's old crew, Ike Willis and Ray White. So I knew I'd be in for a classic

John Medeski: Strong as Ever with MMW

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Source: allaboutjazz.com The Medeski, Martin & Wood band, one that has amassed followers like a snowball rolling down a mountain of wet snow since its emergence on the scene over 18 years ago, is one of those exceptional organizations that doesn't stick to playing what might be expected by its audiences. They don't play it safe, instead choosing to explore sounds, grooves, genres as the spirit moves them. And 2009 saw the spirit moving them a great deal. Also, unlike many groups that stay together a long time for music making, these three gentlemen like each other. They tour the world playing their music, changing it nightly, and doing it according to their own vision. After all this time, the group hasn't gotten stale. It was a particularly fertile year for MMW. For proof, Exhibit A is Radiolarians: The Evolutionary Set, released Dec. 8, 2009, by Indirecto Records (the band's own label). It's a collection of music developed through the course of the year, some

Jamage of The Day: 1.19.10

Robert Walter's 20th Congress Live at Lido Pool Deck on January 7, 2005. WHOA.

Jam of The Day: 1.19.10

Will Bernard Project Live at Highline Ballroom on June 7, 2009. Super-beastly. -J-man

Lunar Crush: John Medeski & David Fiuczynski

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Stop what you are doing and download this... Lunar Crush

Hiromi: Pachelbel's Canon, Reinvented

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Source: NPR.org Pachelbel's Canon' by Hiromi January 15, 2010 - Pianists have long played Pachelbel's stately Canon, but Japanese jazz player Hiromi Uehara stands out for her treatment of this classical chestnut. In the version on her new CD, Place to Be, she starts off sounding like a typical, earnest student, plunking the oft-heard melody at a deliberate pace. Then the piano takes on a weird sound — strained, thin, metallic, almost like a robo-harpiscord. Hiromi has "prepared" her instrument by placing a metal ruler on the strings to alter its essence. Instantly, the Canon loses its familiarity. Next, the 30-year-old keyboardist fiddles with the piece itself, adding syncopation and swing and charming, stuttered notes. She turns the melody over to the left hand; her right hand reappears with enchanting trills and intricate improvisations on the melody. Rolling chords, tinged with dissonance, rise and fall like ocean waves. Throughout, Hiromi's classical techn

Jam of The Day: 1.18.10

Soulive Live at Neighborhood Theatre on October 31, 2009.

Jam of The Day: 1.15.10

Furthur Live at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium on December 31, 2009.

Wanee Announces...

Wanee Music Festival 2010 , Located at The Spirit of Suwannee Music Park in Live Oak, Florida. April 16th, 17th and an extended kick off party on the 15th. Tickets go on sale January 22 at 10 am. Initial Line-up: The Allman Brothers band 2 Nights! Widespread Panic 2 Nights! Gov't Mule Derek Trucks Susan Tedeschi Bob Weir, Rob Wasserman & Jay Lane Are Scaring the Children Stephen Stills The Black Keys Dr. John Hot Tuna Electric 7 Walkers Feat. Bill Kreutzmann & Papa Mali JJ Grey and Mofro Johnny Winter George Clinton & Parliment Funkadelic The Funky Meters The Wailers Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings North Mississippi Allstars A Family Affair with Ivan Neville's Dumpstaphunk performing Sly & the Family Stone Jaimoe's Jasssz Band Chuck Leavell With The Randall Bramblett Band Particle Oteil and Kofi Burbridge with the Lee Boys Col. Bruce Hampton Devon Allman's Honeytribe Scrapomatic Bobby Lee Rodgers Trio Bonobos Convergence

Bach and Friends

Below are clips from "Bach and Friends". Available on DVD, January 2010 at www.mlfilms.com Ths film is a New Documentary on Johann Sebastian Bach; involving a wide range of musicians. -J-man

Under The Covers: Yonder Mountain String Band

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This compilation collects all the Yonder rock and roll covers, from Floyd to Zappa to the Misfits. No Grateful Dead covers - see the "Yonder Plays Jerry" compilation for those. And for those who worry about these things, the criteria for a song making it in here was that all four YMSB members had to be on stage for it to count. Compiled, tweaked and torrented by the Yondermeister. Greatful thanks to Pastor Tim and all the tapers. And the biggest thanks go to YMSB and Ben Hines, soundman supreme. DISC ONE [71.55] 01 3rd Stone From The Sun (Jimi Hendrix Experience) 04-02-2004 7.41 02 4 Walls Of Raiford (Lynyrd Skynrd) 04-02-2004 3.55 03 20 Eyes (The Misfits) 11-20-2002 2.16 04 All Hell Breaks Loose (The Misfits) 10-31-2003 1.42 05 And Your Bird Can Sing (The Beatles) 04-06-2002 3.16 06 Astro Zombies (The Misfits) 10-31-2003 1.51 07 Bloody Mary Morning (Willie Nelson) 11-20-2002 3.21 08 Cocaine (JJ Cale) 03-31-2005 4.00 09 Come Together (The Beatles) 06-18-2005 7.01 10 Corona (m

Jamage of The Day: 1.14.10

Del McCoury Band Live at WFPK Studios on October 5, 2001. Great set, great recording, so clean...

In Search of Contributors...

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I do the best I can to bring as much good music to you as I can... But I am only one man. I am looking for assistance in the form of show/album reviews, solid links, articles, and your perspective. If you would be interested in contributing please let me know. Be it one review or weekly contributions; every little bit helps. The more help I have the more good music I can drop at your front door. Thanks again for stopping by The HeadStash, I hope you enjoy it. -J-man Contacts: E-mail: Canadianjunkyard@yahoo.com Facebook

A Great New Resource

Today Jambase shut down "The Official Download Thread"... One of the best resources for heady music I have ever seen and a treasured past time for many community wooks. Hundreds and hundreds of pages of user submissions... Jambase had this to say: The Official Download Thread has been deleted. Although JamBase is not liable for any alleged infringement based on your posting links on this forum to pages on other domains that make copyrighted music available for download, we are terminating this thread at the request of, and as a courtesy to, the artists who produced such material and of whom we are all fans. Please note that, while JamBase takes no position on whether infringing activity occurred on this thread, we have the right pursuant to our Terms of Use (http://www.jambase.com/About/Terms/) to delete, with or without notice, any content for any reason or no reason. At this time, we determined that JamBase does not wish to host pages that contain links to pages on third pa

Behind The Scenes: The Flecktones

The Flecktones Rehearsing for the Nov. run with Howard Levy.

Medeski Martin & Wood Live @ Jazz a Vienne, 2005

Duane Allman's Last Show...

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This was Duane's last show from Oct. 15, 1971. Two weeks before his untimely death on Oct. 29, 1971. Download Here. Enjoy. -J-man

Jam of The Day: 1.13.10

Steve Kimock Live at Haymaker Festival on May 21, 2005. -J-man

The Bad Plus: Live At The Village Vanguard

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Source: NPR.org December 31, 2009 from WBGO - It's no use pretending that The Bad Plus' reverently outre re-imaginings of pop hits aren't a crucial part of the band's wide appeal. For its latest record, For All I Care, the trio even asked rock singer Wendy Lewis to join in the fun, completing a transition to a peculiar sort of jazz-inflected cover band. But for their New Year's Eve bash at the Village Vanguard, Ethan Iverson, Reid Anderson and Dave King are again but three on stage. And they executed a set of mostly original compositions — none of 'em rock tunes either. The Bad Plus counted down to midnight in the Eastern Time Zone on a performance recorded live for Toast Of The Nation and made available as a live video Webcast. Longtime fans were treated to material that has yet to surface on record — newer tunes by all three band members. But The Bad Plus also dipped into its expanding repertory, which includes pieces first drafted by Ornette Coleman and Gyorg

STS9- Axe The Cables

As of the last few years I have not been a fan of Soundtribe. As many have said "They have fallen off hard." However on December 29th , 2009; STS9 played an acoustic show. In an effort to be fair to the bands that I am critical of; I listened to the show. I though it was mellow but very enjoyable. I also thought it was relevant to the current scene so I thought I would post it... Download Here. -J-man

Umphrey's McGee: A Review

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By Greg Molitor Photos By Jessica Pace The 29th show was my 47th UM show, and it was the sloppiest performance I've seen them play. A few members were noticeably three sheets to the wind which held the band back for most of the night. They DID encore with a righteous Nopener which straight-up kicked ass, but night 1 was severely lacking in their signature complex phrasing and harmonized guitar solos. N2F and Pay the Snunka were pretty rough takes of some crowd favorites. After the show, my buddy got the set list and we saw that Miss Tinkle's had been dropped from the set. Bummer. The 30th had to be better. No doubt. The next night's show, the 30th, was a 10 out of 10. Five stars. Straight rage. Push the Pig was the first set opener. As the band starting to explore the space in the first jam of the show, I could tell the band much different working attitude in comparison to the night before. Tinkle's and Milk were solid and rockin' as always. Wappy Sprayberry...supe