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DJ Logic: Miles Davis

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Miles has influenced music in many ways. He opens up people to being creative and not having boundaries. He has influenced me musically, by pushing me to have no boundaries, to be experimental and to try new things, like different collaborations. He taught me to be open-minded musically and to take elements from here and there, and to experiment with. When I mix his music, it adds a certain element of expression and I try to engage in something that’s unique. I listen to the record and try to add little loops and work it how I hear it. I’m actually about to do a tour called “Miles Davis Bitches Brew” where we play selected tracks off of “Bitches Brew“. I’m doing that with Graham Haynes, Lonnie Plaxico, James Blood Ulmer, Cindy Blackman, Marco Benevento, and Antoine Rooney. We’re doing some jazz festivals in the States, a free show in Brooklyn, Montreal Jazz Festival, and the New Mexico Jazz Festival. We’re hitting all of the jazz festivals and hopefully heading over to Europe as well.

Jam of The Day: Del McCoury Band

Del McCoury Band Live at Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park on April 12, 2008. 01. Hillcrest Drive 02. Hard on My Heart (But Easy on My Eyes) 03. 04. Nashville Cats 05. 06. Rocky Road Blues 07. 1952 Vincent Black Lightning 08. I Feel the Blues Moving In 09. Blackjack County Chain 10. Bluegrass Breakdown 11. She's Left Me Again 12. Traveling Teardrop Blues 13. The Bluest Man in Town 14. Orange Blossom Special 15. Beauty of My Dreams 16. Cold Rain and Snow 17. Get Down on Your Knees and Pray 18. 19. Rain Please Go Away 20. How Long Blues 21. Train Wreck of Emotion 22. Henry Walker 23. My Love Will Not Change

Jam of The Day: Willie Waldman Project

Willie Waldman Project Live at The Red Devil Lounge on May 13, 2009. Featured artists:Willie Waldman, Trumpet. John Molo, drums. John Avila, bass. Josh Clark, guitar. Steve Molitz, keys. Steve Mac Kay, sax. Sitting in:Jerry Hannan, vocals. Camille O Grady, vocals. Trevor Garrod, keys.

Jam Cruise Vault: Jam Room

Jam Cruise Jam Room Live at Cotton Club - MSC Opera on January 5, 2007. Lineup: Frank Goodman Billy Goodman Steve Kimock John Morgan Kimock Greg Anton Robert Walter Martin Fierro George Porter Jr. DJ Logic Steve Adams Karl Denson Liam Hanrahan Ivan Neville Otiel Burbridge Will Bernard Skerik Plus many many more.....

Coming Up: Memorial Day Weekend

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This weekend MusicMarauders will be covering both Summer Camp and Delfest! Who: Moe., Umphrey's McGee, STS9, Gov't Mule, Yonder Mountain String Band & More... What: Three days of music, camping & fun; celebrating moe. and friends... Where: Three Sisters Park in Chillicothe, IL. www.summercampfestival.com Summer Camp will be streaming live (Starting Friday) at iclips.net/summercamp Who: Del McCoury Band, Younder Mountain String Band, Keller Williams, David Grisman, Larry Keel & more... What: Three days of music, camping & fun; celebrating Del McCoury & bluegrass music... Where: Allegany County Fairgrounds, Cumberland, MD. www.delfest.com Stay tuned for full coverage, reviews, photos, interviews and more!

A Review: Signal Path

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Signal Path wsg Inkface and Innerphonic The Blind Pig – Ann Arbor, Michigan May 22nd, 2010 Review By Greg Molitor Photos By Tim Ramirez Often in life, events take place that break our preconceived notions. Over the past few years, my love for live-performance electronic music has faded significantly. In 2006, I became a passionate STS9 fan, but each passing minute since has produced more cynicism for artists who drop their instruments for laptops. However, I unabashedly respect every musician, regardless of genre, who is willing to create for our enjoyment instead of a heavier paycheck. This respect led me to my first Signal Path concert, performed May 22nd at the Blind Pig in Ann Arbor. I will admit I was not overly excited for this show. I have enjoyed listening to Signal Path over the years on the Internet Archive, but attending recent electronic shows has produced serious doubts regarding the future of the live music scene as a whole. Thankfully, I view our world differently after

Jam of The Day: Keller Williams

Keller Williams Live at All Good Music Festival, Marvin's Mountaintop on July 13, 2007. 01. Big Crater In The Backyard 02. Faster Horses (The Cowboy And The Poet) 03. Last Dance With Mary Jane -> Breakdown -> Last Dance With Mary Jane 04. Take Me Home, Country Roads 05. Kidney In a Cooler 06. Mountain Song 07. Doobie In My Pocket 08. New Horizons (With Jeff Austin of YMSB on Mandolin) 09. Local Outdoor Organic 10Freeker By The Speaker 11. Breathe -> 12. Another Brick In The Wall -> 13. Breathe 14. Inside Out (Eve 6) 15. All Fall Down -> Culpeper Woodchuck 16. Loser (Beck) -> Loser (Grateful Dead) (With Bob Weir) 17. Dupree's Diamond Blues (With Bob Weir)

An Interview: Larry Keel

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As the release of the new album "Thief" by Keller and the Keels approached, I had the pleasure of speaking with guitar slinger Larry Keel. Leading up to it, I was really excited about this interview as I am a big fan of Larry’s music. Our conversation started out as casual as if I were talking to an old friend... J-man: Hey Larry, is now a good time? Larry: Oh yeah! Wonderful, wonderful. How’s everything going with you? J-man: Things are great; I have the day off and the sun is shinning! Larry: Oh maaan! Lucky man. J-man: How are things on that end? Larry: Doin’ good. Same thing here; the sun is shinning after… I don’t know, six or seven days of rainy, rainy, rainy. So it’s really nice now. J-man: I love the sun. Larry: Absolutely. J-man: So, Growing up and what led you to mountain music? Larry: When I was growing up, my father was a banjo player and my brother is a guitar player. We always had friends playing music around us. They came from the mountains of southwe

Jam of The Day: Particle

Particle Live at Miramar Theatre on May 14, 2010. 01 Intro > California Love > Launchpad 02 Golden Gator > Vocoder/Beatbox Jam > Golden Gator 03 Axel F > Elevator 04 Metropolis 05 Superstition 06 IFE > Below Radar 07 Sun Mar 11 08 Truth Don Die

Chicago Jam Scene: Particle

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Article & Photos by Frazier ChicagoJamScene.com 5.15.10 Bringing in the 2nd night of awesome music this weekend was a band I have liked for a long time. I first saw Particle at Dunegrass Festival in Empire, Michigan in 2007. I thought the show was pretty amazing, but apparently not many other people did. It seemed that Particle had fallen off after the introduction of lyrics and the revolving door at the lead guitar position seemed to be crippling the band. They stopped touring altogether not long after that and I hadn't heard anything from them in a couple years. Enter 2010 and Particle has come back with a vengeance. I saw them recently at the Muncie Springfest and they eviscerated my skull with the intense jamtronica I've come to love. This time they were at one of my favorite smaller venues, the Double Door, so I knew I was in for one hell of a show. Not only was I going to see Particle indoors for the first time ever but they brought along trumpet killer & loose ca

Jam of The Day: Blues Traveler

Blues Traveler Live at North Hall, Eastern Market on May 19, 2010. Back In The Day Mulling It Over> Run-Around Carolina Blues Creep How You Remember It> I Want You To Want Me But Anyway The Mountains Win Again Hook Encore What I Got Crash Burn

Jam of The Day: Railroad Earth

Railroad Earth Live at Justison Landing Park on May 15, 2010. 1. Intro/tuning 2. Lovin' You 3. Dandelion Wine 4. Old Man and the Land 5. Like a Buddha 6. Seven Story Mountain 7. New Lee Highway Blues * --> 8. Fiddlee * with David Bromberg on guitar and vocals

Keller & The Keels: Thief

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Review By Rex Thomson Keller Williams releases his new album of cover songs on the 25th of May, and joined in the venture at hand to have point of reference to work from. There were a few I did by the Keel Family duo of Larry and Jenny on Guitar and Bass respectively. The art of the cover song is a tricky thing. Properly utilized, it can help an act connect with an audience quickly, using a familiar piece of music, but in a way that shows the dynamics of the differences between the originals and the voice of the band covering it. Sparsely used, it can bring a welcome change of song structure to a bands catalog, and afford the covering artist a chance to express themselves by contrast. Overusing the cover, however, can lead one to think of the old adage “The quotaitional mentality is the sign of a juvenile intellect.” To my mind, it shows a lack of faith in their songwriting abilities. But, when the artists are anywhere near as prolific as Keller Williams and the Keels, these cover al

An Interview: George Porter Jr.

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Photos by J-man J-man: What drew you to funk music? Why funk? George: There wasn’t anything that drew me to it, I think I was born into it. My answer to things about funk and what is funk? It has always been. Pretty much before funk it was just called “R& B”. It’s something I have been playing all of my life. The titled and name of it just changed somewhere in the seventies. It had nothing to do with us putting a label on it. It was someone else who labeled our music, you know? J-man: Right. Looking over the long list of musicians you have played with, I see, Paul McCartney, Jimmy Buffet, David Byrne, Tori Amos, Warren Haynes to name a few. How is it that you got involved in making music with such a diverse mix of talent? George: Well, I believe that my history in the early recording years with the Meters, opened, I would say pretty much all of those doors. People liked the band, the Meters. But, I found that they actually loved some of the individuals a lot more than they like

Jam of The Day: Garage A Trois

Garage A Trois Live at New Orleans, LA @ One Eyed Jack's - 11pm on April 30, 2010. 1. Electric Doorbell Machine > 2. Fragile 3. Power Patriot 4. Rescue Spreaders 5. Dory's Day Out 6. Dugout 7. Dwarf 8. "Jazz Jesus" interlude 9. Punk Rock Guilt 10. Fat Redneck Gangster > 11. The Real Morning Party (James Booker style) 12. Big Whopper 13. Computer Crimes 14. 1969 (Stooges cover) 15. Encore: 16. Twin Killers (Deerhoof cover) > 17. ???? > 18. ???? Garage A Trois: Stanton Moore: drums Skerik: sax Mike Dillon: percussion, vibraphones Marco Benevento: keys