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Haha! Sorry about the Marmaduke typo in the VIEW article. I spelled it Maraduke because that's what it says on www.thenewriders.com - so it's really the band's fault!

Should be fixed online tomorrow.

Wish I could have been there...

How was the DD show in Hamilton last night? I meant to go, but came home from the Hamilton Bulldogs game to 8 inches of water flooding my basement...

Funny tidbit - I interviewed David Nelson today to preview the Hamilton show and he asked me "Is this for jambands.ca?"

I'm writing a story on them right now and they have a really deep underground history in indie rock Canada... They've returned after a 5-7 year hiatus with a brand new album.

If anyone has any memories of seeing them or remembers the buzz around them I'd like to hear about it...

Are you doing the Ottawa Xpress article?

I could give you more info than you could ever need, but it might be a conflict of interest (I work with them, their new album is on Sonic Unyon, where I work).

The Rheostatics loved them, and had them open up a whole week of shows for them at the Ultrasound Show Bar in Toronto back in like 1994, before their first album was out. Dave Bidini claims that the Rolling Stones came to one of the shows they played together there (at a different time) but when Bidini outed Jagger for being there, the band got up and left.

The Wooden Stars' Josh Latour accepted their 2000 Juno Award. Since he was the only band member living in Toronto he went and accepted it - and was shocked to accept it. The favourites to win that year were Thrush Hermit and Danko Jones, so when Julie and the W Stars won it was a big surprise. I was there, since we had 3 bands nominated for that award (Julie/Wooden Stars, Thrush Hermit and Tricky Woo) but I don't remember Josh telling a joke and neither does my wife.

Their drummer, Andrew McCormack, also drums in Howe Gelb's band. He replaced Jeremy Gara when he got too busy with the Arcade Fire.

Thanks

It's a little easier to read the story through this link:

http://www.viewmag.com/printer.php?storyid=5127

For clarification: the VIEW article says the band is a quartet and doesn't mention Dale, but he is in the photo.

I didn't know he was in the band again until after I had to file the story, so my apologies to him.

UK by a long long long shot

Tickets for London appear to be sold out on the website. Not sure what that means for outside.

I'm looking forward to it, but don't like Megadeth at all.

Anyone on here going to see the Dio-era BLACK SABBATH tomorrow night in London? They are playing the John Labatt Centre under the name "HEAVEN & HELL"

You should get the Mongrels and Blood Ceremony from Toronto

Well, 76 was never a favourite year for me but 77 - that's another story!!!

I didn't do that, no. I didn't think I should identify myself as a journalist, since I purchased it (just like I do all Dead-related stuff).

Maybe I should send a follow-up letter in a few days that I am going to write an article about it if I don't hear back?

I wrote a pretty nasty letter to GD customer service and to Rhino. Dunno if anyone will read it, but this is the second Rhino GD release I've had trouble with - and I've never had a problem with any of the other 3000 or so CDs and LPs I have purchased in my life

Anyone else get their Grateful Dead Cow Palace NYE 76 3-CD set only to find out that they had 2 copies of disc 1 and no disc 2?

After I found it out, I took it back to the store I bought it at and they had to open another 3 copies before we found one with a disc 2 in it. WTF???

In regards to the Good Brothers and the Dead, the Dead bankrolled the band for their first album, James and the Good Brothers, and then sold it to Columbia (I believe). Billy K plays on the album.

Supposedly, the Good Brothers also taught Bob Weird many of his country songs along the Festival express too.

I'm psyched for this show tonight. Andre Ehtier is great too. He sings about half the songs on the new album by the Silver hearts that is coming out too.

The Unintended is a band seriously not to be missed. Like the Sadies transforming Elevaotr into a psychedelic country band. Sometimes remind me of 70s Dead, especially when G. Keelor sits in as a second drummer instead of a third guitarist.

They have a great new VINYL only release with the Constantines - Unintended cover G. Lightfoot songs on their half and Cons cover Neil Young on their side. It rules and they should be selling copies (unless it's sold out by then)...

There are 4 of us in Hamilton/Burlington that all got them on the same day that I know of, but none of them are on this board except me

I've finally had the chance to get into the Fillmore West 10 CD set and what a beauty it is. Great booklet,nice packaging and the music... oh, the music!

Currently listening to March 1, 1969 2nd set 'Lovelight'

This is looking like a great weekend for music! There are great shows happening in Hamilton tonight and on Friday that I haven't seen mentioned on here yet, but feel the need to

Tonight: Great Lake Swimmers, Alive & Living and Picastro at Pepper Jack Cafe

http://www.pepperjackcafe.com/live.htm#gls - info on GLS

http://www.viewmag.com/viewstory.php?storyid=3669 - Picastro story from VIEW

http://www.aliveandliving.net - in case you haven't yet heard one of Hamilton's best new bands Alive & Living

Tomorrow: apart from the mighty Diesel Dog at PJC, there is also this great 11 band show at the Casbah. It's sorta self-promo of me to list it here, since I work at SU, but check it out:

If you can make it out, great bands, cheap price ($6 at the door with a toy for charity) and tons of cool gift packages of great CDs and DVDs being given away as door prizes too. It starts at 7:30, so you could even go and see 5 bands and still make it to PJC for 11 PM!

Top 5 today (might be different tomorrow)

On The beach - Neil Young

American Beauty - Grateful Dead

Loaded - Velvet Underground

Volume IV - Black Sabbath

Ege Bamyasi - CAN

Honourable mentions:

No Other - Gene Clark

Who's Next, Live At Leeds - The Who

Stormcock - Roy Harper

A Farewell To Kings - Rush

Machine Gun Etiquette - The Damned

Osmium - Parliament

Maggot Brain - Funkadelic

Give 'Em Some Rope - The Clash

Women & Children First - Van Halen

Jailbreak - Thin Lizzy

Dragnet - The Fall

Future Days - Can

Neu! - Neu!

Go Girl Crazy - The Dictators

Exile on Main Street - Rolling Stones

Dub Housing + The Modern Dance - Pere Ubu

154 - Wire

Metal Box - Public Image Limited

Lick My Decals Off,Baby - CaptainBeefheart

The following are all excellent:

The Ramones - End of The Century - great documentary

Iron Maiden - Rock In Rio

various - Concert For George

The Grateful Dead Movie

Motorhead - Boneshaker 25+alive

Return to Sin City - Gram Parsons tribute concert

Drive By Truckers - Live at the 40 Watt

Wilco - I Am Tring To break Your Heart

Love - The Forever Changes Concert

Concert For Bangladesh

Rush - R30 (out this Tuesday, it's honestly fantastic and I am not a fan)

Exclaim! is pretty jam friendly, truth be told. There have always been a few people writing about stuff on there, but there's not really fans in the editorial department. Actually, one editor is really into it, but most aren't.

The thing you have to remember about the magazine is, they don't assign articles for the most part. Their contributors pitch stuff and then the editorial dept decides what to actually say yes and no to. I have had loads of jam related stuff turned down over the past 10 years...

what would "post-metal" sound like? hmmmm maybe I could corner the market on that one....

Usually refers to more avantgarde metal acts such as Ulver and In The Woods... but also is used to describe more esoteric stuff from the 90s like disEMBOWELMENT, who has a new 2 CD reissue on Relapse that came out this summer that is quite amazing and very ahead of its time.

SUNN(0))) is also known as post-metal, as is Isis and some (later) Neurosis.

I don't figure too many people on here have any idea about the modern metal scene though.