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The Muse In the studio with the Wood Brothers

Magpies and Dandelions Listen to the single, Another is Waiting here

So, how was it?

I am hoping to make it there by 3pm on Sunday to catch Heisholt play with the one and only Mestro Fresh Wes!

mehpic!

Wow!

I thought our togetherness in the forest that night would have meant more to you, I even dressed up

Here is a good article about the actual music... BNB SWT BOX article The night began with longtime dreams delayed, and ended out of this world. The frightening rainfall and subsequent floods of Monday evening, caused the postponement of our first local Phish show in thirteen years, but we had an ace up our sleeves Tuesday night. Our own Canadian jam-rock heroes were back together for one of their increasingly-rare performances and, having no competition to contend with, were inundated by rabid live music fans seeking fulfillment. As fate would have it, Burt Neilson Band was ready to answer the call. The BLK BOX, now officially the sweatiest venue in the land, wasn’t nearly as well prepared. The fans, were. Quickly circumventing a technical snafu that arose during first set opener In The Belly, Mike Filipowitsch twanged out the riff of By The Door before unleashing a gritty guitar solo. The first improvisational turn of the night came next, Jeff Heisholt‘s creaky clavinet and Jeremy Little’s dubbed-out bass driving through the psychedelic swamp of Down With The Sound. Drenched and dancing like mad, the well-acquainted audience personified the beloved song’s title. The cascading piano and speedy bluegrass recollections of The Bench raised the diversity bar, before Yellow Pants appeared to crank the energy level even higher. Gavin Maguire’s airtight rock rhythm bounced along with Little’s bass thump, and the funky jam section exploded into vamp bliss. The proggy inklings of Stop 28 then garnered all forms of the hippie shuffle, Heisholt’s bustling organ line closing the set in glad fashion, as we rose back to street level for a much needed breath of fresh air. Back underground following the overwhelmed security force’s attempts to keep everyone penned in a small smoking area, Filipowitsch took lead vocals while ripping mean guitar lines in Holes. The soulful respite of Heisholt’s Distraction followed, its Culture Club kinship indeed as distracting (and amusing) as ever. The crowd then experienced waves of gradual recognition, as a spot-on cover of Shine On You Crazy Diamond unfurled. When we saw BNB cover Animals in its entirety a couple years back, the accuracy of their recreation was staggering. Tuesday proved no different, and the song selection could not have been more apt. Whether a longtime Burt admirer, or a complete newb just making the most of a lost Phish opportunity, everybody’s happy when Pink Floyd’s in the picture. A juicy nugget for the die-hards arrived in Fresco Lopez, the lead track from BNB’s self-titled debut that hadn’t been performed in many years, as founding band member Scott Farmer joined in on trumpet. The segue into Huey Lewis’ I Want A New Drug (a classic BNB combo) was another shrewd and timely move, the dancefloor letting loose once more before a return to Fresco. We were nearing bonus time, and the peppy punch of Speedbump capped set two with much jubilation. Following the country-fried amble of encore opener Lost & Lonely, BNB took us on one final journey with Martian. Befitting its spacey name, the closing number lifted us to mesmerizing heights on rocket-fueled guitar/keyboard interplay. The cacophonous peak landed bittersweetly, a few hours of joy dulled by the thought of missing the band for another long stretch, until they once again reunite. Whenever Burt Neilson Band next appears to share its incredible sound…we’re so down.

What an awesome show! Hot as hell but Huey Lewis made up for that Glad to see so many happy folks grooving and bearing the sweatiest show I have ever been to. I would wager the power failures throughout the days would account for the sweat box. Burt sounded great, broken snare drum and all.

Thanks for setting up an amazing Burt Neilson show Jay!

Esther

The venue and city are fine, just drove by again.

There is a person bridge that goes over Lakeshore from the exhibition parking lot into the box office area and you can cross at Strachan I believe.

I was just stuck on Lakeshore for over an hour right in front of the amp, this was partially because of the rain but mostly due to the car fire 15 cars in front of me. The flooding wasn't too bad and should be gone by Tuesday morning. The area is fucked right now because of the Toronto Indy (fencing/barricades) If you are approaching the amp from downtown along Lakeshore you can't turn left into the amp parking lot (be prepared to go into the exhibition side parking before you hit Strachan) and subsequently after the phish show you can't turn left out of the amp parking lot to head west on Lakeshore. Also you can't walk across Lakeshore anywhere because of the barricades other than the bridge that goes from the box office to the exhibition parking lot and at Strachan I believe. I said this in another thread but will put it here also, the bridge crossing the Gardiner by medieval times is closed, hindering the most direct path to the Burt show, take Strachan up to queen if you're heading to BNB after.

I was just stuck on Lakeshore for over an hour right in front of the amp, this was partially because of the rain but mostly due to the car fire 15 cars in front of me. The flooding wasn't too bad and should be gone by Tuesday morning. The area is fucked right now because of the Toronto Indy (fancing/barricades) If you are approaching the amp from downtown along Lakeshore you can't turn left into the amp parking lot (be prepared to go into the exhibition side parking before you hit Strachan) and subsequently after the phish show you can't turn left out of the amp parking lot to head west on Lakeshore. Also you can't walk across Lakeshore anywhere because of the barricades other than the bridge that goes from the box office to the exhibition parking lot. I said this in another thread but will put it here also, the bridge crossing the Gardiner by medieval times is closed, hindering the most direct path to the Burt show, take Strachan up to queen if you're heading to BNB after.

Baby's diaper is still wet from his hipster weekend.

I, for one, am stoked to hear some new material. I am sure anyone who started listening to them before '99 will hate it though, fecking eld's

Phish: Fri, Jul 05, 2013 Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, NY Set 1: Kill Devil Falls, The Moma Dance > Sample in a Jar, Roses Are Free, Birds of a Feather, Yarmouth Road[1], Bathtub Gin, Nellie Kane, Army of One > My Friend, My Friend[2] > Cities -> David Bowie Set 2: Energy[3] > Light -> The Mango Song[4] > 46 Days -> Steam > Drowned[5] > Slave to the Traffic Light Encore: Character Zero[6] [1] Debut. [2] No "Myfe" ending. [3] Phish debut. [4] Light teases from Trey. [5] Divided Sky tease from Trey. [6] Jean Pierre tease from Trey. Notes: After Birds of a Feather, Page pointed out Ian in the crowd from "Ian's Farm" fame and waxed nostalgic about playing there while also noting that SPAC was one of the band's favorite venues. Yarmouth Road made its debut at this show. Energy made its Phish debut. Trey teased Light in Mango Song, Divided Sky in Drowned, and Jean Pierre in Character Zero.

I am pretty sure the Dufferin Street bridge over the Gardiner by Medieval Times is closed to vehicle traffic, take Strachan Ave up to Queen after Phish to get to the Burt show.

Ouch...

They are pushing stubhub tickets on Q107 and The Edge multiple times throughout the day here in the GTA, it's sad.