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Grrr ... well, I thought I was going to make it but my daughter forced a Game#3 in her hockey playoffs and now I'll be in Milton on Thursday night. Gonna do my best to see about haulin' in to catch some of it if i can.

Looks like a good time. Would like to make it, but at the moment I can't Happy B-Day BoB ...

I am sure he is :bonghit:

Fuck Yeah! Reimer 49 SAVES Back-to-back SOs ... gotta love it.

Hey, anyone in the west end looking for something to do tonight? Spinning a couple and heading over for about 9:30-10:00. Party on.

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http://bit.ly/xqgXTI The Rolling Stones – Hampton Coliseum (Live 1981) The Rolling Stones have released their second official bootleg album, Hampton Coliseum (Live 1981) through StonesArchiveStore.com. Following the success of their first official bootleg The Brussels Affair in November, the band have now released the notorious, and oft bootlegged show recorded in Virginia on 18th December 1981. Remixed by long-time Stones collaborator Bob Clearmountain, who was involved in the original recording of the concert, the album is available as a FLAC or MP3 from StonesArchiveStore.com for fans around the world, and from Google Android for fans in the USA as an MP3. The concert took place on Keith’s 38th birthday on the same night the show was filmed for pay-per-view television. The concert achieved notoriety when a fan invaded the stage during (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction heading towards Mick, Keith intervened by hitting the intruder with his Fender Telecaster. The line-up for the concert was Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts, Ronnie Wood, Bill Wyman and Ian “Stu†Stewart, along with Ian McLagan and Ernie Watts. - rollingstones.com mp3@320 Track List 01 – Under My Thumb 02 – When the Whip Comes Down 03 – Let’s Spend the Night together 04 – Shattered 05 – Neighbours 06 – Black Limousine 07 – Just My Imagination 08 – Twenty Flight Rock 09 – Going to a Go Go 10 – Let Me Go 11 – Time Is on My Side 12 – Beast of Burden 13 – Waiting on a Friend 14 – Let It Bleed 15 – You Can’t Always Get What You Want 16 – Band Introductions 17 – Little T&A 18 – Tumbling Dice 19 – She’s So Cold 20 – Hang Fire 21 – Miss You 22 – Honky Tonk Women 23 – Brown Sugar 24 – Start Me Up 25 – Jumping Jack Flash 26 – (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction http://bit.ly/xqgXTI

http://www.jambands.ca/sanctuary/showpost.php?post/693352/ For their 10th studio album, the psychedelic jam maestros moe. will transform 10 road-proven, moe.ron-approved songs from their normally lengthy live versions into more compact, layered tracks, resting on the back of Vinnie Amico’s and Jim Loughlin’s pulsating percussion. Still pure moe., the album entitled What Happened To The La Las, is the band’s first partnership with a label in over a decade, and features the outside production assistance of John Travis (Kid Rock, Social Distortion, No Doubt). Founding member Chuck Garvey is quite optimistic of the new approach, stating via press release, “With most of our recordings, we’ve gotten the equipment together, we’ve paid for everything ourselves, we’ve produced it ourselves and we’ve had complete control over it. For this album we actually made the leap of putting ourselves in someone else’s hands to help us come out with something different.â€

Well that was a better result Reimer so needed that win/shutout. Hopefully it brings back some solid confidence and consistency. Grabovsky is a puck-magnet right now.

Remember this kid and his trick-shot from a couple of years ago??? Well, he's 2 years older and at it again!!! Check it out:

GWG of the season!

Damn ... the wheels fell off at the end of that one. So many chances ... so many misses See if they can get it back tonight.

Here's some more from the incredible Etta James http://bit.ly/zKAAM3 Etta James - Mystery Lady: Songs of Billie Holiday The popular Etta James usually performs raunchy single-entendre blues, so this surprisingly subtle outing is a real change of pace. She sounds quite laid-back on a set of ballads associated with Billie Holiday and utilizes a jazz rhythm section led by pianist Cedar Walton plus three horn players, including the great Red Holloway on tenor and alto. James makes no attempts at exploring uptempo material or scatting, sticking to soulful interpretations of the classic ballads. Despite the lack of variety in tempos, the music is quite satisfying. - allmuisc.com mp3@320 Track List 01. Don’t Explain 02. You’ve Changed 03. The Man I Love 04. I Don’t Stand a Ghost of a Chance with You 05. Lover Man 06. Embraceable You 07. How Deep Is the Ocean? 08. (I’m Afraid) The Masquerade Is Over 09. Body and Soul 10. The Very Thought of You 11. I’ll Be Seeing You http://bit.ly/zKAAM3

http://bit.ly/zYEuPV Wilco - iTunes Session Wilco headed into their own loft in Chicago last December to record this tight little iTunes Session, a short live-show-without-an-audience, essentially. Highlighting almost half of The Whole Love (Dawned On Me, Born Alone, I Might, Black Moon, Whole Love) and two sorta-oldies War On War and Passenger Side (well, okay, that one truly is getting on in age now), the real surprise here is Cruel To Be Kind with the Basher himself, Nick Lowe, taking over lead vocals. It’s kind of a neat payback of sorts — Wilco’s first single for the new album featured Lowe’s I Love My Label as its b-side, and now he gets to front the band. There’s little doubt there’s some early Lowe catalog DNA in Wilco’s more pop-oriented moments, as much of an alt-country poster child as they may be. While the set as a whole isn’t going to be a drastic departure from the album versions for less familiar fans — because Wilco is one tight, efficient live unit — die-hards are going to want this just to hear the tracks played with a little more abandon, or maybe that modern-day Wilco version of Passenger Side, and maybe to marvel again at singer Jeff Tweedy’s excellent whistle. It is excellent. m4A@301 Track List 01 – Dawned On Me 02 – Born Alone 03 – I Might 04 – Black Moon 05 – Whole Love 06 – War On War 07 – Passenger Side 08 – Cruel to Be Kind (feat. Nick Lowe) http://bit.ly/zYEuPV

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Phil's bass just knocked a candle off of one of my speakers!!! Sweetness http://bit.ly/zU3vWp Grateful Dead - Dave’s Picks Vol. 1 (1977-05-25 The Mosque, Richmond, VA) Chances are if you’re a Dead Head you’re already well-versed in the glorious spring of 1977. Back a year since their mid-’70s performing hiatus, and fresh from recording their Terrapin Station album in L.A. with producer Keith Olsen, the Dead returned to the road invigorated and excited that spring. There were fantastic new songs (including the “Terrapin Station†suite, “Estimated Prophet†and “Fire on the Mountainâ€) and their older tunes seemed imbued with new vigor and vitality. Every stop of the tour, which stretched from the third week of April (beginning at the Spectrum in Philadelphia) through the first week in June (back at Winterland in San Francisco), presented some new wrinkle or interesting variation on the repertoire, as songs were moved around, unusual combinations were explored and the septet continue to solidify and mature. Which is a fancy way of saying the band was on fire—y’see, there’s a reason why this is the ninth show from that tour to be released! The song list from 5/25/77 might not reveal much out of the ordinary (though it’s great selection of tunes), but the playing is definitely extraordinary. The first set contains outstanding versions of favorites such as “Mississippi Half-Step,†“Jack Straw,†“Cassidy†and “Lazy Lightning†> “Supplication.†And the second set is primo-grade ’77 from start to finish. The buoyant “Scarlet Begonias†> “Fire on the Mountain†that kicks things off sets the tone, but then the rest of the set is a deftly played medley starting with “Estimated†and moving into “He’s Gone,†a primal drum workout from Mickey and Bill, a heart-pounding version of “The Other One†that’s split by “Wharf Rat†(the only time those songs were played in that sequence), a joyful “Wheel,†and then a double-dose of Chuck Berry to bring it all back to rock ’n’ roll basics. Talk about a thrill ride! — Blair Jackson mp3@v0 Track List Disc I: 1. Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo 2. Jack Straw 3. They Love Each Other 4. Mexicali Blues 5. Peggy-O 6. Cassidy 7. Loser 8. Lazy Lightning> 9. Supplication 10. Brown-Eyed Women 11. Promised Land Disc II: 1. Scarlet Begonias> 2. Fire On The Mountain 3. Estimated Prophet> 4. He’s Gone> 5. Drums Disc III: 1. The Other One> 2. Wharf Rat> 3. The Other One> 4. The Wheel> 5. Around And Around 6. Johnny B. Goode http://bit.ly/zU3vWp

http://bit.ly/xffj6K Esperanza Spalding – Radio Music Society Radio Music Society, the new album from last year's winner of the Grammy Award for Best New Artist, jazz vocalist, bassist, and composer Esperanza Spalding is intended not as a sequel to her 2010 Chamber Music Society but as a "companion." The artist explains: Originally I thought it would be fun to release a double album. One disc with an intimate, subtle exploration of chamber works and a second one in which jazz musicians explore song forms and melodies that are formatted more along the lines of what we would categorize as "pop songs." Those are the two things that really interest me, and it intrigues me to think about different presentation approaches while writing each kind of song. Radio Music Society is intended as an application of jazz sensibility to pop ideas. In "Radio Song," which opens the album, she describes what it's like to be riding along in a car, turning on the radio and coming across a snippet of a song that you've never heard before, Yet it immediately touches something almost mystical in you. It points, she explains, to the power of music to create an intimate connection between the artist and the listener, the power to create a "magical moment." Formally, the song itself does the thing it describes, as it captures that moment as the radio is turned on and the DJ sends "sweet salvation" with a song that speaks to you. It is a powerful introduction to a powerful album. Music is an emotional experience--too much intellectualizing can kill it. An older poet once said: "We murder to dissect." Spalding puts it her own way: "Art doesn't thrive with too much analyzing and explaining. The idea of 'radio music' is very broad." Very broad indeed: of the dozen tracks on the album, ten of which are Spalding originals, variety is the key. "Cinnamon Tree" is a gentle celebration of friendship, while "Land of the Free" is a dramatic social commentary on the problem of false imprisonment. "Black Gold" could pass for an anthem on Black pride and the African American ancestry, while "Hold on Me" is an old style bluesy unrequited love song with a contemporary twist or two. "Vague Suspicions" takes a keening look at how we deal with the horrors of modern wars, while "City of Roses" is a brightly energetic tribute to her hometown, Portland, Oregon (" a little piece of heaven"). Stevie Wonder's "I Can't Help It" and Wayne Shorter's "Endangered Species" with original Spalding lyrics are the two cover tracks on the album. Spalding credits Joe Lovano, who plays on the track with the insight that when you're playing a classic you need to put your own stamp on it. The key to her interpretation, she says, is "a dance between subtlety and effervescent eagerness." Gretchen Parlato, Becca Stevens, and Justin Brown join her on the vocals. Pianist Leo Genovese had originally suggested playing the Shorter composition live, and they had been "saturated for years exploring" the tune before she wrote the lyrics. Proceeds from the song will go to a conservation association (just as proceeds from "Land of the Free" will go to the Innocence Project). Joining Spalding on various tracks besides Lovano, Genovese and drummer Terri Lyne Carrington are Jack DeJohnette, Billy Hart, Jef Lee Johnson and Lionel Loueke. Portland mentor Janice Scroggins plays piano on "Hold on Me" and the horn section of the American Music Program, a youth band directed by Dr. Thara Memory, is featured on four tracks. Other vocalists include Algebra Blessett, Lalah Hathaway, Leni Stern and hip-hop artist, Q-Tip. - blogcritics.org mp3@320 Track List 01 – Radio Song 02 – Cinnamon Tree 03 – Crowned & Kissed 04 – Land Of The Free 05 – Black Gold 06 – I Can’t Help It 07 – Hold On Me 08 – Vague Suspicions 09 – Endangered Species 10 – Let Her 11 – City Of Roses 12 – Smile Like That http://bit.ly/xffj6K

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slow day at work ... blowing my mind with Zappa right now http://bit.ly/Ajtiij Frank Zappa - Shut Up ‘n Play Yer Guitar While most of the discussions of Frank Zappa have to do with his satirical and off-color lyrics, the fact remains that he was one of the finest and most underappreciated guitarists around. This collection places the spotlight squarely on Zappa’s mastery of the guitar. Recorded for the most part in 1979 and 1980 (with a few tracks dating as far back as 1977), Shut Up ‘n Play Yer Guitar is simply a collection of guitar solos. Even though most of the tracks were just edited out of their original song context, they fare well as stand-alone pieces, as Zappa was an ever-inventive player. Take, for example, the three versions of “Shut Up.†These tracks were simply the guitar solos from “Inca Roads,†but thanks to Zappa’s ability for “instant composition,†each version has its own complete story to tell, without ever being redundant. Other highlights are the reggae-tinged “Treacherous Cretins†and the beautiful “Pink Napkins.†In addition to the electric guitar mangling contained on Shut Up ‘n Play Yer Guitar, there are a couple of rare tracks that feature Zappa on acoustic guitar in a trio with Warren Cuccurullo on acoustic rhythm guitar and Vinnie Colaiuta on drums. In fact, special mention goes to Colaiuta for his polyrhythmic daring all over this album. All bandmembers play great throughout, but Colaiuta’s playing is mind blowing. The album closes with another oddity: a gorgeous duet between Zappa on electric bouzouki and Jean-Luc Ponty on baritone violin. This is an album that should be heard by anyone who’s into guitar playing. Highly recommended. - allmusic.com mp3@320 Track List Disc 1 (Shut Up ‘n Play Yer Guitar) 01. “five-five-FIVE†– 2:35 (1979-02-19) 02. “Hog Heaven†– 2:46 (1980-10-18) 03. “Shut Up ‘n Play Yer Guitar†– 5:35 (1979-02-18) 04. “While You Were Out†– 6:09 (1979) 05. “Treacherous Cretins†– 5:29 (1979-02-17) 06. “Heavy Duty Judy†– 4:39 (1980-12-05) 07. “Soup ‘n Old Clothes†– 7:53 (1980-12-11) Disc 2 (Shut Up ‘n Play Yer Guitar Some More) 01. “Variations on the Carlos Santana Secret Chord Progression†– 3:56 (1980-12-11) 02. “Gee, I Like Your Pants†– 2:32 (1979-02-18) 03. “Canarsie†– 6:06 (1979-02-19) 04. “Ship Ahoy†– 5:26 (1976-02-03) 05. “The Deathless Horsie†– 6:18 (1979-02-19) 06. “Shut Up ‘n Play Yer Guitar Some More†– 6:52 (1979-02-17) 07. “Pink Napkins†– 4:41 (1977-02-17) Disc 3 (Return of the Son of Shut Up ‘n Play Yer Guitar) 01. “Beat It With Your Fist†– 1:39 (1980-10-30) 02. “Return of the Son of Shut Up ‘n Play Yer Guitar†– 8:45 (1979-02-19) 03. “Pinocchio’s Furniture†– 2:04 (1980-12-05) 04. “Why Johnny Can’t Read†– 4:04 (1979-02-17) 05. “Stucco Homes†– 8:56 (1979) 06. “Canard Du Jour†– 10:12 (1972) http://bit.ly/Ajtiij

http://bit.ly/yl2y3a Dread Zeppelin - Un-Led-Ed Despite singer Tortelvis’ reputed propensity for gas, there is no denying that, initially, Dread Zeppelin was a breath of fresh air in a stale music scene which oftentimes took itself way too seriously. Anyone jaded enough to think they had seen it all in rock & roll was forced to think again when faced with the band’s improbable reggae renditions of Led Zeppelin classics, performed by an overweight caricature of the King himself, the aforementioned Tortelvis. Together, these disparate elements provided an aural and visual cocktail of Spinal Tap proportions — but in this case, it was all for real. Of course, none of it could possibly have worked had it not been so cleverly well thought out in advance, and then expertly executed. Make no mistake, behind the sextet’s comedic façade lies a highly competent group, featuring solid musicianship, great arranging talent, and, face it — sheer balls and audacity. Having said that, the sextet’s first album, 1990s Un-Led-Ed, is a gag-infested tour de force where almost every dubious musical moment is safeguarded by a healthy dose of humor — and vice versa. Instantly catchy, and often hilarious renditions of such Zeppelin staples as “Black Dog†and “Heartbreaker†(cleverly spliced with “Hound Dog†and “Heartbreak Hotel†for added flavor) are, for the most part, perfectly valid interpretations from a musical standpoint. (Just listen to guitar player Carl Jah as he peels off scorching leads that would make Jimmy Page proud during “Whole lotta Love†for further proof.) And ultimately, what greater endorsement could one hope for, then the one bestowed by Zep vocal legend Robert Plant, who claimed that he actually preferred Dread Zeppelin’s take on “You’re Time Is Gonna Come†over the original. In the end, there is a very fine line between “sexy clever†and “sexy stupid,†and though they would soon cross that line never to regain their way, at least with Un-Led-Ed, Tortelvis and company were taking care of business. - allmusic.com mp3@320 Track List 1. Black Dog 2. Heartbreaker 3. Living Loving Maid 4. Your Time Is Gonna Come 5. Bring It On Home 6. Whole Lotta Love 7. Black Mountain Side 8. I Can’t Quit You Baby 9. Immigrant Song 10. Moby Dick http://bit.ly/yl2y3a

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http://bit.ly/zLLUaJ Etta James - The Definitive Collection How do you cover an artist with nearly 50 years worth of recorded material on one disc? Use this as an example. With so many different collections of artists like Ms. Etta James out there, it can be a complicated task of what to choose. Others may focus on one particular area of her recording career, but this one goes all the way back to her 1955 smash of “The Wallflower (Dance With Me Henry)†all the way up to a 2004 recording of a blues recording “The Sky Is Crying†in which her sons take part in the production. Many of the well known Argo/Cadet sides from the ’60s are represented like “At Lastâ€, “Something’s Got A Hold On Meâ€, and “Tell Mama†and then moving on to her gutsy and gritty rendition of “Take It To The Limit†from 1978, which was so chilling and moving, and ending up in the ’80s and ’90s with some Nashville recordings containing a country tinge to them as well as a Gershwin tune “The Man I Loveâ€, and Otis Redding’s “I’ve Been Loving You Too Long.†Etta had such a versatile style from cool, refined, and seductive to passionate, gutsy and rollicking. If only some young female singers today could take a lesson from her; she could do it all, and is still doing it today. That’s why this package can do wonders for somebody who wants to know which great artists from the past are still performing today and wants to see a dynamic balance and mix of different material in a career-spanning perspective. This one certainly has it. With so much material from her earlier years, some things may be missing, but as stated before, with one disc in a complete career overview theme in mind, the debate rests on what really is essential in representing the artist’s entire career. All 23 tunes are very enjoyable. If you’re new to Etta, this a great place to start. - amazon.com mp3@320 Track List 1. Wallflower (Dance with Me Henry) 2. Good Rockin’ Daddy 3. W-O-M-A-N 4. All I Could Do Is Cry 5. If I Can’t Have You 6. My Dearest Darling 7. At Last 8. Don’t Cry Baby 9. A Sunday Kind of Love 10. Trust in Me 11. Something’s Got a Hold on Me 12. Stop the Wedding 13. Pushover 14. Tell Mama 15. I’d Rather Go Blind 16. Security 17. All the Way Down 18. Take It to the Limit 19. Damn Your Eyes 20. Whatever Gets You Through the Night 21. The Man I Love 22. I’ve Been Loving You Too Long 23. The Sky Is Crying http://bit.ly/zLLUaJ

http://bit.ly/yl6QTn Leonard Cohen – Old Ideas In a recent public conversation with fellow rock bard Jarvis Cocker about the new recording Old Ideas, Leonard Cohen answered the younger man’s suggestion that his songs are “penitential hymns†(a phrase Cohen himself employs in his new song “Come Healingâ€) with jocular humility. “I’m not sure what that means, to be honest,†Cohen reportedly replied. He continued, “Who’s to blame in this catastrophe? I never figured that out.†The catastrophe he mentions is life itself — a description Cohen probably picked up from a fictional character he admires, Zorba the Greek, who embraced the “full catastrophe†of a well-connected, joyfully physical existence. The Buddhist teacher Jon Kabat-Zinn has also borrowed it for a book title, which is relevant, since Cohen’s writing is famously philosophical, connecting his Jewish heritage to years of Zen meditation and an enduring existentialist bent. But this spiritual master is a sensualist, too: His artistry is grounded in the careful examination of how the body and the soul interact. Old Ideas, his 12th studio album, was recorded after a triumphant world tour that had Cohen performing three-hour shows night after night — no mean feat for a man in his late 70s. It throbs with that life, its verses rife with zingers and painful confessions, and its music sounds more richly varied than anything Cohen has done in years. Its depth comes in the tenderness and refined passion Cohen brings to his thorough descriptions of being human — a state in which pain and failure dance with transcendence and bliss, as he growls in harmony with his angelic backup singers in the beautiful “Come Healing,†“The heart beneath is teaching to the broken heart above.†Old Ideas provides plenty of new lines like that, worthy of a Quotable Cohen anthology. (My favorite right now is from the folksy waltz “Crazy to Love Youâ€: “Crazy has places to hide in that are deeper than any goodbye.â€) But what makes this album special is its sound, which steps back from the synthesizer-heavy arrangements dominant on Cohen’s other late-period work and explores a range of styles, from countrypolitan twang to gypsy jazz to Dylanesque blues. Bobby Zimmerman, in fact, is a clear reference point throughout Old Ideas. At times, it seems like a response to Time Out of Mind, the 1997 release that marked the beginning of Dylan’s epic lion-in-winter phase. (That he was only 57 when he made it shows how long a pop star’s old age can last.) Like that album, Old Ideas contemplates mortality in the bitter light of failed romance; it fearlessly broaches emotional extremes while still dropping the wisdom of an elder who should know better. “The Darkness,†with its funky undertow, and “Banjo,†an easy talking blues, are especially Dylanesque, with Cohen adding tartness to his own gravelly growl and his band getting into a loose Americana groove. In the end, of course, Leonard Cohen remains his own man, with a unique sound that brings the temple to the cabaret and a sensibility balancing humor and profundity on the crystal stem of a glass filled with red wine of an ideal vintage. In “Going Home,†whose words were recently featured in The New Yorker by poetry editor Paul Muldoon, Cohen’s inner spirit pokes fun at his pop-star self: “He’s a lazy bastard living in a suit,†the enlightened voice says. But you know what? That suit still fits, and the cut is perfection. - NPR mp3@320 Track List 01 – Going Home 02 – Amen 03 – Show Me The Place 04 – Darkness 05 – Anyhow 06 – Crazy To Love You 07 – Come Healing 08 – Banjo 09 – Lullaby 10 – Different Sides http://bit.ly/yl6QTn