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Well, four nights later ... but here you go: http://www.jambands.ca/sanctuary/showpost.php?post/659128/

http://bit.ly/cZwiaB Jackson Browne – Running on Empty Recorded onstage, backstage, in three different hotel rooms, and on a Continental Silver Eagle tour bus during a cross-country 1977 tour, Running on Empty is a paean to life on the road. Jackson Browne’s sense of camaraderie extended to the road crew, if “The Load Out,†a love song to his roadies, is to be believed. Browne is much more blithe here than in his earlier outings. But Empty also represents a fleeting lighthearted moment for the singer-cum-poet whose concerns became more political than personal after its appearance. Beneath its flippant surface, this disc is a look at the lengths Browne and his friends went to avoid facing the demands of the touring life. What with the frequent drug references, misogynistic references to on-the-fly pairings with women, and the sobering line in the title track–â€I look around for the friends I used to pull me through / Looking into their eyes, I see them running, tooâ€â€“one realizes that Browne was much more comfortable on the road than off. –Jaan Uhelszki Tracklist 1. Running On Empty 2. The Road 3. Rosie 4. You Love The Thunder 5. Cocaine 6. Shaky Town 7. Love Needs A Heart 8. Nothing But Time 9. The Load-Out 10. Stay http://bit.ly/cZwiaB

http://bit.ly/cl4pLA Mike Gordon – Moss Moss, Mike’s third solo album, comes only two short years after The Green Sparrow, and about half of its songs stem from the same 50-song burst of creativity that seeded that album. Gordon’s bass lines wind through these songs like strands of DNA, determining the forms that the surrounding instruments and overall composition take. This is not an entirely far-fetched comparison, as lyrical references to double helixes, spirals and corkscrews – some of the shapes that DNA and other bits of cellular material assume – run through these songs, especially the dreamier, more otherworldly ones. A four-song sequence, comprising “Flashback,†“The Void,†“Got Away†and “Spiral,†goes places no songs have gone before. You might suppose these soundscapes are musical evocations of particularly fanciful sights and sounds experienced while on hallucinogenic vision quests. Songs like “Spiral†and “The Void†detour into evocatively abstract, meterless areas of sound with a mysterious, textural richness. On the other hand, such numbers as “Can’t Stand Still†and “Fire From a Stick†– both joyfully devoted to muses, mentors and the ecstatic wellspring of inspiration – are infectious, danceable, upbeat and viscerally planted in the here and now. Drummers Joe Russo and Doug Belote crop up throughout the album, and other guests include organist Marco Benevento, keyboardist Page McConnell and drummer Jon Fishman. ~ Dry Goods mp3@192CBR Tracklist: 1. Can’t Stand Still 2. Horizon Line 3. Fire From A Stick 4. What Things Seem 5. Babylon Baby 6. Flashback 7. The Void 8. Got Away 9. Spiral 10. Idea http://bit.ly/cl4pLA

http://bit.ly/9wLXNn James Brown – Live at the Apollo Recorded live at the Apollo Theater, New York, New York on October 24, 1962. An astonishing record of James and the Flames tearing the roof off the sucker at the mecca of R&B theatres, New York’s Apollo. When King Records owner Syd Nathan refused to fund the recording, thinking it commercial folly, Brown single-mindedly proceeded anyway, paying for it out of his own pocket. He had been out on the road night after night for a while, and he knew that the magic that was part and parcel of a James Brown show was something no record had ever caught. Hit follows hit without a pause — “I’ll Go Crazy,†“Try Me,†“Think,†“Please Please Please,†“I Don’t Mind,†“Night Train,†and more. The affirmative screams and cries of the audience are something you’ve never experienced unless you’ve seen the Brown Revue in a Black theater. If you have, I need not say more; if you haven’t, suffice to say that this should be one of the very first records you ever own. ~ Rob Bowman mp3@320CBR Tracklist: 1. Introduction To James Brown and The Famous Flames (by Fats Gonder) – 1:49 2. “I’ll Go Crazy†– 2:05 3. “Try Me†– 2:14 4. “Think†– 1:45 5. “I Don’t Mind†– 2:28 6. “Lost Someone†– 10:43 7. Medley: “Please, Please, Pleaseâ€/â€You’ve Got The Powerâ€/â€I Found Someoneâ€/â€Why Do You Do Meâ€/â€I Want You So Badâ€/â€I Love You, Yes I Doâ€/â€Strange Things Happenâ€/â€Bewilderedâ€/â€Please, Please, Please†– 6:27 8. “Night Train†– 3:26 http://bit.ly/9wLXNn

Jakis, thanks for posting that. Great read.

http://bit.ly/aXqv2t Talking Heads – Stop Making Sense Ten years after they called it quits and 15 years after Jonathan Demme’s groundbreaking concert film first ran, this expanded reissue of the original STOP MAKING SENSE soundtrack seems as strange and new as the Heads did back in the dark, Reagan-era day. Minimal but soulful, angular but always fluid and naturally groovy, this is the best white pop band of the new wave era making flippy floppy with a loose and loving sense of intellectual cool Steve Malkmus would kill for. Adding classics like the galloping headrush “Thank You for Sending Me An Angel,†the taut, James Brown-goes-dada “Found a Job,†and the pricelessly sweet “This Must Be the Place (Naïve Melody)†to an original lineup that included “Once in a Lifetime,†“Burning Down the House,†and “Psycho Killer,†this is a key collector’s piece for any fan and an excellent intro for newcomers. (It even features an ace run through the Tom Tom Club’s hip-hop classic “Genius of Loveâ€!) You can almost see David Byrne in his size-99 suit, looking like a stockbroker from Neptune as he stood at the edge of the stage wondering, “Well, how did I get here?†Sure, the synth-stylized music’s chilly spaciousness and the band’s reticence to rock out can seem alienating, but they never claimed to be a party band — and that geek-chic, loner vibe was always part of the appeal now, wasn’t it? - Jon Dolan, Barnes & Noble mp3@320CBR Tracklist: 1. “Psycho Killer†(Byrne, Frantz, Weymouth) – 4:24 2. “Heaven†(Byrne, Harrison) – 3:41 3. “Thank You for Sending Me an Angel†(Byrne) – 2:09 4. “Found a Job†(Byrne) – 3:15 5. “Slippery People†– 4:00 6. “Burning Down the House†– 4:06 7. “Life During Wartime†– 5:51 8. “Making Flippy Floppy†– 4:40 9. “Swamp†– 4:30 10. “What a Day That Was†(Byrne) – 6:00 11. “This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)†– 4:57 12. “Once in a Lifetime†(Byrne, Eno, Frantz, Harrison, Weymouth) – 5:25 13. “Genius of Love†(Weymouth, Frantz, Adrian Belew, Steven Stanley) (performed by Tom Tom Club) – 4:30 14. “Girlfriend Is Better†– 5:06 15. “Take Me to the River†(Green, Hodges) – 5:32 16. “Crosseyed and Painless†(Byrne, Eno, Frantz, Harrison, Weymouth) – 6:11 http://bit.ly/aXqv2t

No, the 50 yr. old fat dude's tit doesn't hang neatly over the body of the bass in quite the same way.

Krantz and Carlock with Tal on this release! Killer shit: http://bit.ly/aeZ01w Some artists emerge slowly, taking years to find their way to public attention; others leap seemingly instantaneously into the public eye. Australian-born, US-based bassist Tal Wilkenfeld has gone from sitting in with The Allman Brothers Band in 2006 to working with pianist Chick Corea and Jeff Beck, heard recently on the guitarist’s Performing This Week…Live at Ronnie Scott’s (Eagle Records, 2008). What’s not apparent on Beck’s CD—but can be seen on the DVD version of the same release—is his almost constant state of disbelief when watching the diminutive, early-twenties Wilkenfeld. There are plenty of bassists with staggering technique and chops, but few can make the instrument truly sing, as Wilkenfeld does on Beck’s CD during an all-stops-out solo on Stevie Wonder’s “‘Cause We’ve Ended as Lovers.†Wilkenfeld possesses all the requisite chops and uses them to terrific advantage on Transformation, her 2007 debut as a leader, released prior to hitting the road with Beck. As with Beck, she proves herself a potent groove-meister, in this case working hand-in-glove with Keith Carlock, best-known as Steely Dan’s recent drummer of choice, both on the road and on its last release, Everything Must Go (Reprise, 2003). The grooves are rich and visceral on this set of Wilkenfeld originals (one, the beautifully balladic “Truth Be Told,†co-written with Transformation’s keyboardist, the ever-tasteful Geoffrey Keezer), with solo space aplenty and a less restrictive format allowing Carlock greater freedom than in The Dan’s more defined context. Possessing a deep lyricism rare enough in electric bassists, but especially in this largely fusion-esque context, Wilkenfeld’s a fingers-only player who largely eschews string-popping and slapping techniques, though she heads for that territory briefly on “Serendipity,†managing to be be both rhythm anchor and lead voice. Largely, however, she aims for a warm tone and a way of sliding in and around her notes reminiscent of ex-Weather Report bassist Alphonso Johnson and King Crimson/Peter Gabriel alum Tony Levin. Wilkenfeld’s writing is filled with knotty, often high velocity lines either in counterpoint or concert with guitarist Wayne Krantz, who delivers some of his most focused, funkified and harmonically outré playing in years; a strong foil for Wilkenfeld and a player who’s always deserved more cred than he’s been afforded. Saxophonist Seamus Blake, normally heard on more modern mainstream settings, combines spare soulfulness with bop-inflected lines on the medium tempo “Table for One,†while Keezer delivers one of his best solos of the set on the fierier “Oatmeal Bandage,†while also features a rare solo spot for Carlock that suggests he, like Krantz, deserves considerably more attention. But even when the music is filled with complex, intertwining lines that prove the mettle of everyone involved even as they avoid any trappings of excess, it still grooves in a booty-shaking way—even when Wilkenfeld challenges with shifting meters. For those who’ve discovered Wilkenfeld via her work with Jeff Beck, the thoroughly exciting Transformation provides an even broader window into this remarkable bassist with a promising future. – http://www.allaboutjazz.com Tal Wilkenfeld: bass Wayne Krantz: guitar Geoffrey Keezer: piano, keyboards Keith Carlock: drums Seamus Blake: tenor saxophone mp3@320CBR Tracklist: 1. BC 2. Cosmic Joke 3. Truth Be Told 4. Serendipity 5. The River of Life 6. Oatmeal Bandage 7. Table for One http://bit.ly/aeZ01w

Great lineup! Would love to catch this benefit show: http://www.kbco.com/pages/benefit-concert.html Tickets $60 - on sale on Tuesday, September 21st at 10am. 97.3 KBCO has organized a benefit concert for Boulder County residents affected by the Fourmile Canyon Fire. The KBCO Fourmile Canyon Revival Concert will feature The String Cheese Incident, Yonder Mountain String Band, Big Head Todd and the Monsters, Drew Emmitt and Vince Herman and special guests Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon, Page McConnell and Trey Anastasio. Tickets will be available through kbco.com. There will be a 4 ticket limit per person. Proceeds from ticket sales will benefit the Boulder Mountain Fire Relief Fund, administered by the Community Foundation Serving Boulder County. The fund will support the local volunteer fire departments who courageously fought this fire and the mountain residents who are in critical need of financial support. For more information or to make a donation, visit commfound.org

Sucks that this thread is right under the Pat Burns one. Can't help but read one after the other: Pat Burns facing final days in battle with lung cancer Die Already Ferfucksakes

So sad Burns, you are one of the great coaches of all time. You deserved to be inducted into the Hall of Fame. Sucks that it will most likely be posthumously now. http://www.nj.com/devils/index.ssf/2010/09/former_devils_coach_pat_burns_1.html

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Tal started playing bass at age 17 after playing guitar for 3 years. She's only 23 now.

FIRST HALF: In the Flesh, The Thin Ice, Another Brick in the Wall Part 1, The Happiest Days of our Lives, Another Brick in the Wall Part 2, Mother, Goodbye Blue Sky, Empty Spaces, Young Lust, One of My Turns, Don't Leave Me Now, Another Brick in the Wall Part 3, Goodbye Cruel World SECOND HALF: Hey You, Is There Anybody Out There?, Nobody Home, Vera, Bring the Boys Back Home, Comfortably Numb, The Show Must Go On, In The Flesh, Run Like Hell, Waiting for the Worms, Stop, The Trial, Outside the Wall.

edger, We were on the floor in row 32. About half-way back. It was perfect. It was an absolute breeze getting in and out of the show for us too. Security? Left everyone alone around my area and not even a pat-down going into the show. Could partake easily in my seats

Tal is really good. I was hooked when i first heard her perform "'Cause We've Ended as Lovers" with Jeff Beck at the Crossroads Festival from a few years ago (the DVD, wasn't there ) I would post a Youtube vid of it, but they seem to have taken it down. Or at least the link doesn't work. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USJ9BA05GU0

edger, the homeless dude with the shopping cart and the security guy were props. He had a sign in the cart that read "No Thought Control". He was walking around near where our seats were. Lots of people taking pictures.

Bacon Hitler !

Still recovering from last night XX) What a SHOW! The production value was over the top. Incredible projected images/movies on the wall, the massive teacher marionette, Mother, the airplane crashing into the wall, the wicked In The Flesh, etc etc etc Worth every f'in penny for me. There are some YouTube vids up, but they are getting pulled pretty quickly if they are up close and good quality boo you can get an idea of what it was like.