live lou lives

one of my all time favorite live albums (or any album), lou reed's rock and roll animal has been lovingly reunited with it's long lost sibling lou reed live by an incredibly wise fan. separated from each other at birth, an incendiary concert at the Academy of Music in Manhattan on 12.21.73 during an incendiary tour.  this line-up features the searing twin glam guitar work of Detroit shredders Dick Wagner  and Steve Hunter (both also worked with Alice Cooper in the 70s) and Reed's meth'd out yet sardonic vocal delivery and evil joker appearance. the show's recording was hacked into two and sold separately, both with varying production values.  now they've been rejoined in proper setlist order with levels smoothed out for a seamless live listening experience.  now let Lou take you for a walk on the dark side of the 70s.
d/l here

all ginned up

since one of my favorite tunes of the phish oeuvre got a retooling saturday night in Wookster, I submit what i consider a top-shelf gin of the highest quality, albeit as a remastered AUD.  Disclosure: I was present for the show at the dust-pit known as Portland Meadows, and every relisten gives me goosebumps, not only for flashing back to that time and space, but in response to the effortless majesty of this rendering.  the hose was flowin, mainlining pure musical qi from the universe to our souls. so give it a whirl! and thanks for drivin Jeff!
Bathtub Gin - 9.12.99, Portland Meadows, Portland, OR
{in .flac format to maximize quality}



























and now for the revamped gin from last saturday
Bathtub Gin - 6.8.12, DCU Center, Worcester, MA

the only rule is it begins

summer tour has begun, and in honor of june 7th, an auspicious day for phish lately, let's consider an early 3.0 monster, the Camden Sand of 2009.
Sand - 6.7.09 Camden, NJ

R.I.P. Arthel "Doc" Watson (1923-2012)

d/l here
The Train That Took My Girl From Town: The Essential Doc Watson
Doc & Merle Watson: Red Rocking Chair
Red Rocking Chair
Doc & David Grisman: Doc & Dawg
Frankie & Johnny
Doc & Bill Monroe: Live Recordings 1963-80: Off the Record Vol. 2
Watson's Blues
You Won't Be Satisfied That Way
Midnight on the Stormy Deep
Lonesome Moonlight Waltz
Banks of the Ohio
Memories of You
Have a Feast Here Tonight > Rabbit in a Log

tripe-face tuesday

Little Feat @ the Orpheum Theater, Boston, MA, 10.31.75
d/l here
Cold, Cold, Cold>
Dixie Chicken>
Tripe Face Boogie>
Bag of Reds>
Tripe Face Boogie
DJ Banter
E: Willin>
Band Intros>
Willin
Teenage Nervous Breakdown
Spanish Moon
DJ Outro

It's the Earth That Moves - Bibi Tanga and the Selenites: Yellow Gauze

Robert Palmer: Sneakin' Sally Through the Alley
d/l here
Sailin Shoes
Julia

Sneakin' Sally Through the Alley

Stella Blue - Grateful Dead @ Winterland, 10.20.1974

Hotpie's Popcorn, Pt. 1 - Poets of Rhythm: Raw Funk

memorial mash

The Groove King of Guyana - Eddy Grant
d/l here
The Best of Eddy Grant
Living on the Frontline
Neighbour, Neighbour
It's Our Time
Romancin' the Stone
I Don't Wanna Dance

Electric Avenue single
Electric Avenue
Time Warp

Parov Stelar: Daylight
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Chambermaid Swing
Charlestone Butterfly
Wanna Get
Sugar

afternoon delights

Knickerbocker - Fujiya and Miyagi: Knickerbocker

You're Breaking My Heart - Harry Nilsson - Greatest Hits

Music of Silence - Shimshai

Life in a Northern Town - The Dream Academy: Self-titled

Ghost - Phish: Lakewood, GA, 7.23.1997