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Yes there was. His name was Byron I believe. Played a double-bass for the set. He took lead vocals on one song (can't remember, sorry) and he had a great voice. I ran into TimmyB briefly after the preshow talk in the pub downstairs. I'm sure he took detailed notes and can chime in with all the missing stuff

Thanks for the link. I'll try to watch those vids today sometime. The pre-show talk at Levon was with Rob Bowman. He spoke primarily about how amazing the music from Levon's "revival" was on Dirt Farmer. Played plenty of samples of it and explained how it was a true return to his roots, family, community, etc. As always, too brief and left wanting more. I got an email from BWM the day of the show. He had gotten in the night before and raved about it. I trust his opinion and went knowing it was going to be a treat (i'll email you today BWM ... sorry for not replying). Lucinda and her band opened with a wonderful set that went for a good 70mins! I'd really like to catch her in an even smaller venue. She's got that smokey bar, heavy drinkin' kind a vibe Levon and his band were a joy to watch. Levon's voice was understandably rough and he didn't use it much. I was glad for this as I found it a bit difficult hearing him with such reduced range and quality of voice. HOwever, what he did sing was overcome with his tenacity and heart coming through the performance. Larry Campbell and the rest of the players were all in top form. LOVED having the horn section. Ever heard a tuba take a verse in a song??? Wild. Highlight of the night? Had to be Larry Campbell, Teresa Williams and Amy Helm singing Attics of my Life. The BEST version of this song I think I have ever heard. It needs to be heard this way. Haunting beautiful voices and a clean minimal guitar created an incredible and moving version of a classic Dead song.

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Thanks for posting this. I totally look forward to watching this. Love these kinds of docs when they are done well. I wonder if this has anything to do with great prof Rob Bowman. I would have asked him last night when I spoke with him at the Levon Helm show. A friend who I was with at the preshow talk sent me a link to this Bowman lecture that is all about the history of rock in Toronto. Love it.

http://bit.ly/hSIKa3 Thelonious Monk – Monk’s Dream (2002 Remaster) Monk’s Dream is the Columbia Records debut release featuring the Thelonious Monk Quartet: Monk (piano), Charlie Rouse (tenor sax), John Ore (bass), and Frankie Dunlop (drums). Jazz scholars and enthusiasts alike also heralded this combo as the best Monk had been involved with for several years. Although he would perform and record supported by various other musicians, the tight — almost telepathic — dimensions that these four shared has rarely been equalled in any genre. By the early ’60s, bop had become considered passé by artists as well as fans looking for the next musical trend. This is coupled with the fact that discerning Monk fans would have undoubtedly recognized many of these titles from several live recordings issued at the end of his tenure on Riverside. Not to belabor the point, however, but precious few musicians understood the layer upon layer of complexities and challenges that Monk’s music created. On tracks such as “Five Spot Blues†and “Bolivar Blues,†Rouse and Dunlop demonstrate their uncanny abilities by squeezing in well-placed instrumental fills, while never getting hit by the unpredictable rhythmic frisbees being tossed about by Monk. Augmenting the six quartet recordings are two solo sides: “Just a Gigolo†and “Body and Soul.†Most notable about Monk’s solo work is how much he retained the same extreme level of intuition throughout the nearly two decades that separate these recordings from his initial renderings on Prestige in the late ’40s. Monk’s Dream is recommended, with something for every degree of Monk enthusiast. – Lindsay Planer mp3@320 Tracklist 01 Monk’s Dream (Take 8) (6:26) 02 Body And Soul (Re-Take 2) (4:28) 03 Bright Mississippi (8:36) 04 Blues Five Spot (3:14) 05 Blue Bolivar Blues (Take 2) (7:31) 06 Just A Gigolo (2:28) 07 Bye-Ya (5:23) 08 Sweet And Lovely (7:52) 09 Monk’s Dream (Take 3) (5:14) 10 Body And Soul (Take 1) (5:05) 11 Bright Mississippi (Take 3) (10:20) 12 Blue Bolivar Blues (Take 1) (6:12) http://bit.ly/hSIKa3

Brutal on the pp though 0-7. They gotta figure that one out. Rangers are not scoring right now and are ripe for overtaking. It's going to be a long finish and they are predicting that the Leafs need to win about 12 of the remaining 17 games to reach the playoffs. We'll see. In the meantime, they are providing much more entertaining hockey and excitement.

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http://bit.ly/fLUXHP String Cheese Incident – Frozen Cheese Celebrating the upcoming 2011 Winter Carnival at First Bank Center in Broomfield Co, “Frozen Cheese†is a compilation of UNRELEASED nuggets from past Winter Carnival Incidents. Instead of compiling a ‘best of’ collection, I wanted to put together an eclectic mix of songs which would be enjoyable to listen to, as well as songs that aren’t available on any of our LiveCheese releases. First off, a fabulous version of ‘Little Hands’ from 1999 at the Boulder Theatre with special guest Jerry Douglas on dobro. This is followed by the first Cheese performance of ‘Birdland’, again with Jerry Douglas on dobro. Next up,’The Chicken’ from 2/21/2000 with special guests George Porter Jr and Art Neville from the ‘Funky Meters’. This is followed by a pair of tunes from the 2002 Fillmore Winter Carnival which was part of the filming of ‘Waiting For The Snow To Fall’… Black Clouds and Ten Miles To Tulsa. Disc Two is composed of the 3/18/03 Vail Incident’s set one closing jam of Emma’s Dream, Orion’s Belt, Under African Skies, and Restless Wind. Those of you who remember that show, will remember that this was the ‘blizzard of the century show’. We never released that particular show as an ‘On The Road’ release, and this compilation represents the first time this material has been made available. I hope you enjoy listening to this as much as I have. See you in Broomfield! – Larry Fox mp3@V0 Tracklist 1. Little Hands – 1999-02-20 (12:19) 2. Frozen Jam – 1999-02-20 (04:15) 3. Birdland – 1999-02-20 (10:34) 4. The Chicken – 2000-02-21 (13:24) 5. Black Clouds – 2002-03-21 (10:02) 6. Ten Miles To Tulsa – 2002-03-21 (05:03) 7. Emma’s Dream – 2003-03-18 (06:27) 8. Orion’s Belt-2003-03-18 (04:54) 9. Under African Skies – 2003-03-18 (10:06) 10. Veld Jam – 2003-03-18 (03:13) 11. Restless Wind – 2003-03-18 (08:06) http://bit.ly/fLUXHP

What a kickass goal! Phaneuf made up for some sloppy play earlier in the game with that run. The whole way down the ice I was thinking he was gonna choke You can see the team truly giving full effort and going after the puck relentlessly. They need to keep the pace up and for the full 60mins. Big bad Philly tonight. Leafs rolling. Flyers looking to makeup for that loss to Ottawa. Could be a doozie

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http://bit.ly/hPOsl6 Mumford & Sons – Sigh No More English folk outfit Mumford & Sons’ full-length debut owes more than a cursory nod to bands like the Waterboys, the Pogues, and the Men They Couldn’t Hang. The group’s heady blend of biblical imagery, pastoral introspection, and raucous, pub-soaked heartache may be earnest to a fault, but when the wildly imperfect Sigh No More is firing on all cylinders, as is the case with stand-out cuts like “The Cave,†“Winter Winds,†and “Little Lion Man,†it’s hard not to get swept up in the rapture. Like their London underground folk scene contemporaries Noah & the Whale, Johnny Flynn, and Laura Marling, Mumford & Sons’ take on British folk is far from traditional. There’s a deep vein of 21st century Americana that runs through the album, suggesting a healthy diet of Fleet Foxes, Arcade Fire, Sufjan Stevens, Blitzen Trapper, and Marah. That melding of styles, along with some solid knob-twiddling from Arcade Fire/Coldplay producer Markus Dravs, helps to keep the record from completely sinking into the quicksand of its myriad slow numbers — tracks like “I Gave You All,†“Thistle & Weeds,†and “After the Storm†are pretty and plain enough, but they neuter a band this spirited. Sigh No More is an impressive debut, but one that impresses more for its promise of the future than it does its wildly inconsistent place in the present. – James Christopher Monger mp3@V2 VBR Tracklist 1. “Sigh No More†3:27 2. “The Cave†3:37 3. “Winter Winds†3:39 4. “Roll Away Your Stone†4:23 5. “White Blank Page†4:14 6. “I Gave You All†4:20 7. “Little Lion Man†4:06 8. “Timshel†2:53 9. “Thistle & Weeds†4:49 10. “Awake My Soul†4:15 11. “Dust Bowl Dance†4:43 12. “After the Storm†4:07 http://bit.ly/hPOsl6

http://bit.ly/f1aJKr Jimi Hendrix – Band of Gypsys [2010 Remaster] Band of Gypsys was the only live recording authorized by Jimi Hendrix before his death. It was recorded and released in order to get Hendrix out from under a contractual obligation that had been hanging over his head for a couple years. Helping him out were longtime friends Billy Cox on bass and Buddy Miles on the drums because the Experience had broken up in June of 1969, following a show in Denver. This rhythm section was vastly different from the Experience. Buddy Miles was an earthy, funky drummer in direct contrast to the busy, jazzy leanings of Mitch Mitchell. Noel Redding was not really a bass player at all but a converted guitar player who was hired in large part because Hendrix liked his hair! These new surroundings pushed Hendrix to new creative heights. Along with this new rhythm section, Hendrix took these shows as an opportunity to showcase much of the new material he had been working on. The music was a seamless melding of rock, funk, and R&B, and tunes like “Message to Love†and “Power to Love†showed a new lyrical direction as well. Although he could be an erratic live performer, for these shows, Hendrix was on — perhaps his finest performances. His playing was focused and precise. In fact, for most of the set, Hendrix stood motionless, a far cry from the stage antics that helped establish his reputation as a performer. Equipment problems had plagued him in past live shows as well, but everything was perfect for the Fillmore shows. His absolute mastery of his guitar and effects is even more amazing considering that this was the first time he used the Fuzz Face, wah-wah pedal, Univibe, and Octavia pedals on-stage together. The guitar tones he gets on “Who Knows†and “Power to Love†are powerful and intense, but nowhere is his absolute control more evident than on “Machine Gun,†where Hendrix conjures bombs, guns, and other sounds of war from his guitar, all within the context of a coherent musical statement. The solo on “Machine Gun†totally rewrote the book on what a man could do with an electric guitar and is arguably the most groundbreaking and devastating guitar solo ever. These live versions of “Message to Love†and “Power to Love†are far better than the jigsaw puzzle studio versions that were released posthumously. Two Buddy Miles compositions are also included, but the show belongs to Jimi all the way. Band of Gypsys is not only an important part of the Hendrix legacy, but one of the greatest live albums ever. – Sean Westergaard mp3@V2 VBR Tracklist 1. Who Knows 9:32 2. Machine Gun 12:36 3. Changes (Buddy Miles) 5:10 4. Power to Love 6:53 5. Message of Love 5:22 6. We Gotta Live Together (Buddy Miles) 5:46 http://bit.ly/f1aJKr

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Of all the Tom Wilson gigs' date=' you picked one of the very few recent ones that I didn't play Greg![/quote'] Wow. Didn't think anyone from around here might be at the Moonshine in Oakville. Had one of my sister's co-workers call me up as he had to free extras for that show. I should have gone. Damn. Oh well, i was f'in exhausted from coaching at a weekend hockey tournament that I had to be up early for again the next day. There are some vids of that show. Maybe you can see yourself in there http://bit.ly/heqkUD

Great coverage from The Fifth Estate that was broadcast last Friday. You can watch the full episode online here: http://www.cbc.ca/fifth/2010-2011/youshouldhavestayedathome/index.html G20: The Untold Stories They were the most unlikely of troublemakers. There were thousands of ordinary citizens on the streets at Toronto G20 Summit marching peacefully until the police closed in and shut them down. Many had gone downtown simply to see what was going on, only to find themselves forcibly dragged away by police and locked up for hours in a makeshift detention center without timely access to lawyers or medical treatment. G20 in :30 Second video submission from Martin Reis: "British comedian Charlie Veitch, who was arrested twice during the G20, tells it like it is outside Police HQ on College Street." It's been eight months since the G20 and the iconic images are still with us — burning police cars, rampaging mobs, the massive security presence that according to the official story is all that stood between Canada's largest city and chaos. But that’s not the whole story of Toronto’s G20. Astonishing new images caught on camera are now emerging and they expose a troubling new picture of what happened to hundreds of ordinary citizens caught in the huge police dragnet during those three highly-charged days last June. Gillian Findlay presents a revealing new street-level perspective of what happened when thousands of police were deployed in downtown Toronto and instructed to do what was necessary to ensure the wall around the G20 Conference Centre was never breached. Exclusive eyewitness video obtained by the fifth estate brings to light startling images captured on cellphones and minicams by the innocent bystanders who found themselves on the wrong side of all that G20 "order." In a rare television interview, Toronto Police Chief Bill Blair explains why police took the actions they did. On this edition of the fifth estate: the summit from the street, and the people who never dreamed it could happen to them. The stories you'll hear will raise questions about what protest means in this country and what the limits to dissent have become.

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http://bit.ly/dRbJcD Lucinda Williams – Blessed (Deluxe Edition) From its cover in, Lucinda Williams’ Blessed stands out. It title is readily visible in color photographs of anonymous citizens holding handmade signs, yet her name appears nowhere but the spine. The songs on Blessed are equally jarring: they offer sophisticated changes in her lyric oeuvre, extending their reach beyond first-person narratives of unrequited love and loss. She adorns these new tomes with roots rock and blues melodies dynamically illustrated by Don Was’ sure-handed production (with assistance from Eric Liljestrand and husband Tom Overby. Her voice is front and center, but Was pushes an edgy, tight backing band — fueled by Greg Leisz’s and Val McAllum’s guitars and Rami Jaffee’s B-3 — to frame it in greasy, easy grooves. Some guests who appeared on 2008′s Little Honey — notably Matthew Sweet and Elvis Costello — return here. Set opener “Buttercup†is a rollicking kiss-off to a former boyfriend in which Williams simply lays out the truth as she sees it amid a strident rock & roll cadence. The guitars swell and fade while the B-3 swirls around her voice and the low-end drums hammer her vocal accents home. On the overdriven “Seeing Black,†written for the late Vic Chesnutt, Williams, buoyed by an uncharacteristically scorching guitar break from Costello, offers no judgment; she simply questions his spirit as she struggles to accept the loss. Acceptance is a key theme on Blessed; it’s voiced in the languid country rock of “I Don’t Know How You’re Living,†with its pledge of unconditional love and support, and in the rumbling, explosive “Awakening.†(An extension of “Atonement†from World Without Tears). But there’s a militancy that’s insisted upon here: it testifies to the willingness and resilience of the human heart. “Soldier’s Song,†written from a serviceman’s point of view in a war zone, juxtaposes home and the new place he finds himself standing. In the late-night blues of “Born to Be Loved†and in the garagey title track, Williams employs repetitive, poetic lyrics that could be chanted as well as sung; in her honeyed Louisiana drawl, however, they become as sensual as a sunset in late summer. The two love songs near the record’s end alternately express raw need and abundance. The unabashed humility in pleading on “Convince Me†is signified by a Southern R&B groove. “Kiss Like Your Kiss†closes the set two cuts later — in waltz time — by expressing gratitude for the abundant romantic love her protagonist experiences. It’s painted by washes of lilting guitars, strings, and vibes. Blessed is Williams’ most focused recording since World Without Tears; perhaps since Car Wheels. Its shift in lyric focus is multiplied by the care and detail in the album’s production and performances. Deliberately shifting to more of a roots rock palette, it beneficially moves her out of the dead-end Americana ghetto and into the rock realm without compromising any of her qualities. [The deluxe edition of the record -- in physical (CD and LP) and digital forms -- carries a bonus disc entitled The Kitchen Tapes; its contents are the original raw demos Williams recorded while writing at her kitchen table.] – Thom Jurek The Deluxe Edition comes with a bonus disc called ‘The Kitchen Tapes’. These are the demos Lucinda recorded of the songs that became Blessed right as they were born at her kitchen table, where she does most of her writing. To further enhance Lucinda’s vision, The Deluxe Edition is available with 8 different album cover images randomly distributed through the manufacturing process. The one cover you get may not be the one you see here, but we’re sure you’ll agree it’s an equally powerful image and another facet of this incredible album. MP3@320 Track List Disc One 01. Buttercup 02. I Don’t Know How You’re Livin’ 03. Copenhagen 04. Born To Be Loved 05. Seeing Black 06. Soldier’s Song 07. Blessed 08. Sweet Love 09. Ugly Truth 10. Convince Me 11. Awakening 12. Kiss Like Your Kiss Disc Two “Kitchen Tapesâ€: 01. Buttercup 02. I Don’t Know How You’re Livin’ 03. Copenhagen 04. Born To Be Loved 05. Seeing Black 06. Soldier’s Song 07. Blessed 08. Sweet Love 09. Ugly Truth 10. Convince Me 11. Awakening 12. Kiss Like Your Kiss http://bit.ly/dRbJcD

Also, making it a drinking game helps. Pools/betting can get you involved too. The last few years I've simply PVR'd it and while it's on, we watch a couple of the movies that are nominated. When it's over, you can skip through all the crap and be done with the whole ceremony in less than an hour. Last night we watched The King's Speech ... loved it! Holy shit were the musical selections brutal. I wish Ricky Gervais had hosted it THAT would have made it interesting.

Same here. Not worth the $$ imho. Many will enjoy I am sure Gratefulfest and Watkins Glen Phish will be the same weekend and I'd rather go to one of those (if I even can).

Would love nothing better than to head back to NLQP after a couple of years off Such a good time and good people. We'll have to see how our sched unfolds. Good to see you 'round here again CptSnshne