TimmyB

Hey I've never actually have paid to see Sheryl Crow headline, these are all apart of opening for the Eagles, The Concert For The Rock And Roll Hall Fame, Another Roadside Attraction, The Lilith Fair, The Bridge School Benefit and Farm Aid.

And actually I don't know why I'm quantifying it, I like Sheryl Crow. During these shows I've seen her perform "Midnight Rider" with the Allman Brothers Band, "What's Going On" with Los Lobos, "I Shall Be Released" with Sarah McLachlan, "Juanita" with Emmylou Harris, "Surfin U.S.A." with Brian Wilson, Neil Young, Eddie Vedder and Emmylou and "I Shall Be Released" again with Neil, Emmylou, Eddie, Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey.

She's written some pretty great songs and all her albums are listenable from front to back. Besides anyone who's gotten a Bob Dylan song, "Mississippi" before Dylan even released it, is pretty amazing.

I just went to her website and she has a heading "Sheryl Thinks You Should Know..." with a link to a CNN article from Inside Politics entitled "Scientists: Bush administration distorts research"

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Bush's administration distorts scientific findings and seeks to manipulate experts' advice to avoid information that runs counter to its political beliefs, a private organization of scientists asserted on Wednesday.

So Sheryl Crow (8x's) gets added to the list.

On this day (July 25, 1965) Bob Dylan shocks the world and plugs in performing electric set for the first time in front of an audience at the Newport Folk Festival. Forever changing the face of popular music, melding folk music with rock and roll, creating folk rock. Even more than that Bob Dylan paved the way for rock music to have serious lyrics within its songs. For anyone who has ever written a song with serious lyrics within the genre of rock and roll are forever in Dylan's debt.

I remember in my Introduction to Music class in 1994 at Carleton University. My professor wouldn't give me an extra mark giving me an A-, because I forgot to mention that Dylan created a hybrid between folk music and rock and roll music. Though I wrote out the date of when it happened and wrote much of what you see above he would not give me the single mark because I did not use the one word he wanted to read, hybrid. What an a*% hole.

At that point I had yet to see Bob Dylan live. After August 6th in Cooperstown, NY I'll have now seen the greatest lyricist of all time, twenty-one times.

9:09 PM PDT, July 24, 2004

Rockers to Sing Against Bush in Fall Concert Series

By Geoff Boucher, Times Staff Writer

Bruce Springsteen, Neil Young, R.E.M., Pearl Jam and a deep roster of other rock stars will unite for a series of politically minded concerts this fall that will give voice to dissatisfaction with the Bush administration.

The all-star rock show, which is expected to begin in October and target campaign swing states, is in the planning stages but was confirmed by half a dozen music industry sources who spoke on the condition of not being identified.

Insiders disagreed on the unifying rhythm of the celebrity coalition: Some said it is the promise of the John Kerry candidacy but at least one thought it was simply the potential of a Bush re-election. "There is a range of feeling about Kerry," the source said, "but a uniform belief that Bush must go."

The high-profile tour dramatically turns up the volume of the rock scene's role in 2004 politics but it is not the only example of an apparent surge of political commentary among artists. The rock reaction seems all but uniform in its anti-Bush stance, just as in country music there has been a passionate patriotism and support of the president, as exemplified by the songs of Toby Keith.

On MTV, the British dance-pop outfit Faithless has a popular video that shows a teen shipped off to Iraq only to return home wounded and disillusioned. Representing a different generation, Tom Waits and John Fogerty have each recorded songs about Iraq -- for Waits it's the first political song of his four-decade career, for Fogerty it's a return to his Vietnam-era songs such as "Who'll Stop the Rain."

Elsewhere, rapper Sean "P. Diddy" Combs is steering a new voter registration drive and the usually bratty punk-pop band Green Day has announced that their next album will be a political concept piece. Steve Earle has a new album laced with Iraq and Bush songs and even a mocking valentine to presidential adviser Condeleezza Rice while blues player Keb Mo has an upcoming CD of peace sons, including John Lennon's "Imagine" and the Buffalo Springfield's "For What It's Worth."

Introducing political commentary into music is sometimes a risky prospect -- even if it's just a passing reference.

Last weekend, Linda Ronstadt was booed in Las Vegas for praising Bush-nemesis Michael Moore, while Ozzy Osbourne relented to critics and removed concert imagery that showed Bush and Adolf Hitler together on an overhead video screen.

The counterculture mind set and recklessness once at the core of rock music seem in the distant past, Elton John told Interview magazine recently. He said that protest has often given way to strict careerism in a corporate age. "There's an atmosphere of fear in America right now and that is deadly," John said. "Everyone is too career-conscious. They're all too scared. . . . Things have changed."

No single album or song will likely capture the media attention as much as the Springsteen & Co. swing-state concerts, which are expected to be in arenas.

Organizers have been tight-lipped since the discussions of the idea caught the ear of some of the stars in April. At the end of last week, plans were to formally announce the concerts Aug. 4 in New York.

Other artists expected to join the lineup include Earle, the Dave Matthews Band, the Dixie Chicks, Bright Eyes, Ani DeFranco,Death Cab for Cutie and International Noise Conspiracy. There also reports that Bob Dylan and James Taylor also might be part of the bill.

The shows reportedly will benefit several organizations, chief among them Moveon.org, the advocacy group that champions a liberal agenda through grass-roots efforts rooted on the Internet.

The all-star concert-as-activism to raise money for philanthropic or political causes goes back to 1971 with the Concert for Bangladesh and the No Nukes shows of 1980 that also featured Springsteen as well as artists including Jackson Browne, James Taylor and Carly Simon.

Hey MarcO and hamilton, remember out conversation at Rays Boathouse when I said that I could say with confidence that nearly all the artist I listen to are either democrats or they are at least anti-republicans? Here's the start of the list from this article. Neil Young (32 times[x's]seen live), Bob Dylan (20x's), Dave Matthews (10x's), Bruce Springsteen (8x's), Pearl Jam (7x's), R.E.M. (5x's), Steve Earle (4x's), Jackson Browne (3x's), Keb' Mo' (3x's), James Taylor (1x), Tom Waits (1x) and John Forgerty (1x).

What makes me happiest is that Bob Dylan is rumored to be apart of this tour, as Dylan isn't often too open about his political affiliation. Added to this list that I know are openly performing for the democratic party and/or have vot Kerry/Edwards on their websites are Crosby, Stills & Nash (11x's), John Mellencamp (7x's) and Willie Nelson (6x's). As I find out more I'll be adding to this list

I have never heard of them. How long have they been around?

Hey if I think as an adult the first two installments of "Godfather" are my favorite films of all time. If I think as a child the original "Star Wars" trilogy are my favorite films all time.

Yes these past two don't compare. But Ewan McGregor as Obi-Wan Kenobi is fantastic, Especially in "Attack Of The Clones," while Obi-Wan battles Jango Fett.

I do have the Criterion Monterey Pop DVD. The Byrds and the Buffalo Springfield being two of my favorite groups it's definitely a must own.

I love David Crosby's rant about the JFK conspiracy before they go into "He Was A Friend Of Mine." Also the first time Crosby ever performed live with Stephen Stills in the Buffalo Springfield, is quite historic. This happened as when Neil Young left the Springfield and Crosby came on stage to help out, much to the disdain of Roger McGuinn and Chris Hillman.

I enjoyed the Star Wars "The Phantom Menace" and "Attack Of The Clones." Yes they weren't the classics that Star Wars "A New Hope," "Empire Strikes Back" and "Return Of The Jedi" were but they were still entertaining science fantasy films, epecially "Attack Of The Clones."

I'm excited to see it this third installment will be even darker film than "Empire."

oh, and i'm pretty sure both shows will have poor turnouts...

hopefully next time the promotors will get their heads outta their asses....

Probabaly not, but one could hope.

I don't know what you mean about promoters? If a band is on tour the promoters get a band when a band has a open night or two and are driving or flying through the area. That AGP and DBT are playing on the same night doesn't mean the promoters have their heads up their asses.

I can't speak for the AGP, but I do agree with Jaimoe, the DBT should have a decent crowd at the Horseshoe.

I'm excited to seeing this film not just for the Grateful Dead material, but for some of the bands that video footage is a lot harder to come by.

After seeing former Flying Burrito Bros. band members Chris Hillman and Bernie Leadon perform together at the Ottawa Bluesfest, it will great to see them on the Festival Express. The only footage that you could see the Burrito Bros. live before was on the Rolling Stones "Gimmie Shelter."

I'll definitely be making efforts to checking this film out next week in Toronto.

I saw in the Toronto Sun that they shared a birthday a couple of years ago, it definitely made me laugh.

I've been a fan of Jeff Tweedy and Wilco since 1997, and I think they would welcome anbody into their shows with open arms. I went and saw them in Harrisburg, PA open their 2002 fall tour at a gym in a Christian college. I talked to Wilco's road manager and he said they'll take a booking wherever they can get it. They have struggled for such a long time, I can't see them not enjoying a larger audience.

I've seen hippies at their shows, I'm sorta one of them. But since Wilco doesn't change it up much from night to night, I don't think they have to worry about heads following them around from town to town.

I first saw Wilco and Phish in 1997. I've now seen Wilco 11 times (not including the August 3rd show), Golden Smog 2 times, and Jeff Tweedy solo 1. That's 14 gigs with Tweedy. I've seen Phish 31 times (not including Coventry), Trey Anastasio Band 7 times, Oysterhead 2 times and Dave Matthews and Friends 2 times. That's 42 gigs with Trey. If Wilco mixed it up like Phish did I would be near the same amount of shows for Wilco as I'm at for Wilco. Since they don't I'm content just to see them when they come around, I would never tour with Wilco.

Yes the incident wher Ryan Adams kicked out an audience member at one of his shows for requesting Bryan Adams songs is classic. Pre-madonna or not I still feel he has an impressive body of work, espeically with his ol' band Whiskeytown.

Wilco's set was only three songs, and an interview that in total lasted around twenty minutes, but it was still worth it.

The three songs performed were "Hummingbird," "Late Greats" and "Ashes of American Flags."

During the interview David Dye asked a question of jamming in the studio, which he must have recognized Jeff Tweedy's face as he then said "Jam is not a good word." And Tweedy responded "No jam is not a good word." I guess jam has a real stigma attached to it in America right now?

Unfortunately Mike Jorgensen one of their keyboardists was not at the World Cafe performance because his mother died the day before. My thoughts and prayers go out to Mike right now during this sad time.

Thanks for the kind words Jaimoe. If I am going to remembered for one thing on this rock, I would want it to be that I was passionate.

I think I might be making a trip to Toronto on 9/11. I've seen the Drive-By Truckers at Farm Aid in 2002 and part of their set at bonnaroo in 2003.

I really want to see them perform "Ronnie And Neil" (on "Southern Rock Opera" 2002 Lost Highway Records) a song about how Ronnie Van Zandt and Neil Young were actually friends, which was true. I thought I would see the Truckers perform the tune while they shared a stage with Neil at Farm Aid, but they didn't. I didn't catch it at bonnaroo either.

Gosh I love acts on Lost Highway Records, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, The Jayhawks, Lucinda Williams, Ryan Adams and the Drive-By Truckers just to name a few.

go to www.wilcoworld.net for info

Wilco on World Cafe

The band will be appearing on "World Cafe with David Dye" on Friday, July 23. I believe it will be at 2pm.

Hey zero, Reverence should be applied to someones passing, no matter who they are. I made the post because I figured, that people on this board would care to be reminded that today was the day that Keith tragically left this planet. Most of the people that frequent this board probably weren't even alive when Keith died.

And so what if people make posts about things that have happened in the history of the Grateful Dead. I thought this was www.jamband.ca ? Isn't this what the board should be about? If you don't want to read a post, than don't, that doesn't mean other people don't want to.

Isn't it a little over three weeks? Let's not get ahead of ourselves here.

Though I can't wait either.

Hey zero,

Way to be a disrespectful prick. How would you like it if when you died and people made a post about remembering you years later and someone replied to your post, yippiefuckingdoo.

I know Keith isn't Jerry Garcia, but he was first and foremost a human being and his soul isn't worth any less than Jerry's.

I just figured that people would be interested in knowing of his passing and maybe want to put on a live recording during Keith's era in the Grateful Dead or maybe "Wake of the Flood" or something.

Hey bouche, How's your suit search going? I hope to see you and Ms.Huxtable on stage on Tuesday.

After watching all the amazing Prince footage at your place last Saturday I'm so pumped to see Prince perform the hits for th very last time.

Tim

from www.billboard.com on Friday July 23, 2004

1980 - Keith Godchaux, former keyboardist of the Grateful Dead, dies in an auto wreck at the age of 32.

Thanks NewRider for the petition about making me a regular member. I appreciate all the nice things you and others said about me.

Though "junior member" or "member" what does it matter really? It's just a name, I get to make posts just like everybody else, right?

Does a person with "member" status have more than a person with "junior member" status? Because if that is so, yes I would like to be a member. If not I know in my heart I'm a "Legend" and that's all that matters.

My thoughts and prayers are with you Esau. I know it won't be long and we'll be again talking about Bob Dylan.

In my heart. I'm not joking.