bradm Posted April 14, 2012 Report Share Posted April 14, 2012 http://archive.org/details/dangriffin2008-04-12.oktava.shnfDan Griffin and The Regrets - (live recording) 2008-04-12, Cafe Dekcuf, Ottawa, ONAloha,Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanada Kev Posted April 16, 2012 Report Share Posted April 16, 2012 (edited) http://bit.ly/HKnjqW Jack White - Blunderbuss For all the records that have borne his name over the past five years — Dead Weather, Raconteurs, multiple guest spots and productions — it feels like we haven’t really gotten any unadulterated Jack White music since the White Stripes’ swan song, “Icky Thump.†And one listen to “Blunderbuss†shows why: He’s been woodshedding, carefully developing a template and a manifesto for a solo career that (incongruously, given his prolific output) begins with this album. “Blunderbuss†has elements of nearly every project he’s worked on — even some of the 1950s bounce of the White-produced Wanda Jackson album on “I’m Shakin’†and “Trash Tongue†— but also shows sides that the self-imposed, regimented simplicity of the White Stripes didn’t allow. There are softer piano-driven songs (“Love Interruptionâ€) and, at the opposite extreme, filthy guitar raunch (“16 Saltinesâ€), but also elaborate tracks reminiscent of late-’60s psychedelia, like the Zombies or Small Faces: “Hip (Eponymous) Poor Boy†in particular is unlike anything White’s ever done, with a complex, hopscotching melody and rhythm; similarly, “I Guess I Should Go to Sleep†has a soaring vocal, a jazzy tempo and a violin solo. With a sound that’s vintage and organic but also very clean, the album is so diverse that virtually every song comes as a surprise — a trend that will continue on White’s forthcoming tour, where he’ll be bringing along two different backing bands (one all-male, one all-female, as seen on his recent “Saturday Night Live†performance) and deciding on the morning of each gig which band will accompany him that night. “Blunderbuss†is familiar enough to please the fan base, adventurous enough to forge a new path ahead, and satisfying enough to make fans realize anew just how much we’ve missed Jack’s songs. But perhaps most of all, the album’s diversity and musical ambition show that the White Stripes were as on-message musically as they were sartorially — it wasn’t that Jack White couldn’t write complex songs, he just didn’t, and now that he is, Blunderbuss isn’t just (arguably) the best album of the year so far, it opens up a whole new world for him. —billboard.com mp3@320 Track List 01 – Missing Pieces 02 – Sixteen Saltines 03 – Freedom at 21 04 – Love Interruption 05 – Blunderbuss 06 – Hypocritical Kiss 07 – Weep Themselves to Sleep 08 – I’m Shakin’ 09 – Trash Tongue Talker 10 – Hip (Eponymous) Poor Boy 11 – I Guess I Should Go to Sleep 12 – On and On and On 13 – Take Me with You When You Go http://bit.ly/HKnjqW http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWOsb9KThfE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSLem5hLxLc Edited April 16, 2012 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted April 16, 2012 Report Share Posted April 16, 2012 The Robert Cray Band - Live From Across The Pond Aloha, Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted April 16, 2012 Report Share Posted April 16, 2012 http://archive.org/details/mrss2006-03-24.oktava.shnfMr. Something Something - (live recording) 2006-03-24, The Bayou, Ottawa, ONAloha,Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted April 17, 2012 Report Share Posted April 17, 2012 Sisters Euclid - (live recording) 2008-12-22, The Orbit Room, Toronto, ONAloha,Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted April 17, 2012 Report Share Posted April 17, 2012 http://bt.etree.org/details.php?id=536052Vandermark 5 - (live recording) 2010-06-17, Beverley Halls, Toronto, ONAloha,Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanada Kev Posted April 18, 2012 Report Share Posted April 18, 2012 Such a good album! http://bit.ly/J9JpmX Levon Helm - Electric Dirt In a musical career that has spanned six decades, Levon Helm has made more than a few excellent albums working with other folks — most notably as drummer and vocalist with the Band, as well as backing Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Muddy Waters, John Martyn, Rufus Wainwright, and literally dozens of others. But as a solo artist, Helm’s record has been considerably spottier, with well-intended disappointments outnumbering genuine successes, so it’s good to report that at the age of 69, Helm has found his second wind as a recording artist, cutting two of his most satisfying solo sets in a row. Following 2007’s excellent Dirt Farmer, Electric Dirt is every bit as impressive and finds him sounding even stronger than he did on that comeback set. Dirt Farmer was Helm’s first album after a bout with throat cancer nearly silenced him, and his vocals sounded firmly committed but just a bit strained; two years on, Helm’s voice is nearly as supple as it was during his days with the Band, and even when it shows signs of wear and tear, his sense of phrasing and his ability to bring the characters in these songs to life are as good as they’ve ever been. While Dirt Farmer leaned toward acoustic music in the Appalachian tradition, Electric Dirt aims for a broader and more eclectic sound; “Golden Bird†sounds as if it could have been gleaned from the Harry Smith anthology, but the opening cover of the Grateful Dead’s “Tennessee Jed†swings with a solid New Orleans groove like an outtake from the Rock of Ages concerts, a pair of Muddy Waters numbers are subtle but passionate acoustic blues, “I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free†is joyous gospel-infused R&B, and “White Dove†is fervent and heartfelt traditional country. Larry Campbell, who co-produced Dirt Farmer, returned for these sessions, as did most of the same band, bringing a similarly organic touch to the music, and the bigger sound of this album seems to suit everyone involved, with Helm’s drumming sounding especially lively and well-grounded. And though Helm only wrote two songs for this album, they’re two good ones, especially “Growin’ Trade,†a tale of an aging farmer who has taken to raising marijuana, and what could easily have been played as a joke is a moving account of one man’s conscience as it wrestles with his heritage and love of the land. Not unlike his old buddy Bob Dylan from Time Out of Mind onward, Levon Helm seems to have rediscovered his knack for making great records in what some might have imagined would be the latter days of his career; Electric Dirt sounds fresh, emphatic, and as effective as anything Levon has cut since the mid-’70s, and one can only hope he has a few more discs in him just this good. — allmusic.com mp3@320 Track List 1) Tennessee Jed (Jerry Garcia, Robert Hunter) 5:58 2) Move Along Train (Roebuck Staples) 3:22 3) Growing Trade (Levon Helm, Larry Campbell) 4.22 4) Golden Bird (Happy Traum) 5:11 5) Stuff You Gotta Watch (Muddy Waters) 3:38 6) White Dove (Carter Stanley) 3:29 7) Kingfish (Randy Newman) 4:24 8) You Can’t Lose What You Ain’t Never Had (Muddy Waters) 4:01 9) When I Go Away (Larry Campbell) 4:32 10) Heaven’s Pearls (Anthony Leone, Byron Isaacs, Fiona McBain, Amy Helm, Glenn Patscha) 4:09 11) I Wish I Knew How it Would Feel To Be Free (Richard Carroll Lamp, Willy E. Taylor) 3:25 http://bit.ly/J9JpmX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanada Kev Posted April 18, 2012 Report Share Posted April 18, 2012 http://bit.ly/IyelJD Levon Helm - Ramble At The Ryman Levon Helm is one of rock & roll’s most indefatigable road warriors, a guy who would seemingly be happy to play every single night, but he’s also a cancer survivor who is over 70 years old, and spending his days in a tour bus doubtless doesn’t hold the sort of appeal it once did. Since 2004, Helm has been striking a compromise between his eagerness to perform and the rigors of touring with a series of shows he calls The Midnight Ramble, held at the recording studio located on the grounds of his home in Woodstock, New York. The Ramble shows feature Helm and his band playing with a handful of friends and guest artists each week, and the intimate gigs have been popular enough that Helm has been playing occasional Ramble-style concerts in larger venues in the United States and Europe. Ramble at the Ryman, as its title suggests, was recorded during a show at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium (the former home of The Grand Ol’ Opry) in the fall of 2008, where his band (led by multi-instrumentalist Larry Campbell and vocalist and mandolinist Amy Helm) plays a handful of classic tunes from Helm’s years with the Band and a couple numbers from his more recent solo efforts, while several guests step up to join the band throughout the evening, including Sheryl Crow, Buddy Miller, Sam Bush, John Hiatt, and Little Sammy Davis (the blues singer and harmonica player, not the late member of the Rat Pack). While Levon sings (and sings well) on several numbers, there are moments when one senses the revue-style show is partly in deference to his voice, which clearly isn’t as strong or as resilient as it used to be. But Helm is still one of the most soulful drummers alive, and his work behind the kit is solid and joyous throughout, and his ensemble, capable of turning on a dime from spare and somber string band arrangements to rollicking New Orleans-style R&B, is superb, and does right by the half-dozen Band classics on the set list without slavishly copying the original arrangements. The guests are all clearly delighted to be on-stage with Levon and bring their A-game, and even when his voice strains to hit the higher notes, Helm still performs with an authority few living musicians can summon. Ramble at the Ryman may not be the same as hearing Levon Helm play for a few dozen guests at his studio — or for a few thousand fans at one of America’s most venerable venues — but it captures a living legend on-stage proving he doesn’t have to rest on his laurels to win applause, and this is a hell of a party coming from a guy well past retirement age. — allmusic.com mp3@320 Track List 1. Ophelia 2. Back To Memphis 3. Fannie Mae 4. Baby Scratch My Back 5. Evangeline 6. No Depression In Heaven 7. Wide River to Cross 8. Deep Elem Blues 9. Anna Lee 10. Rag Mama Rag 11. Time Out For The Blues 12. A Train Robbery 13. The Shape I m In 14. Chest Fever 15. The Weight http://bit.ly/IyelJD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted April 19, 2012 Report Share Posted April 19, 2012 Mike Essoudry's Mash Potato Mashers - (live recording) 2012-02-14, The Manx, Ottawa, ONAloha,Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamilton Posted April 19, 2012 Report Share Posted April 19, 2012 Lee Fields & The Expressions, Faithful Man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanada Kev Posted April 20, 2012 Report Share Posted April 20, 2012 http://bit.ly/IE9y9N Norah Jones - Little Broken Hearts Norah Jones’ debut album, 2002’s Come Away With Me, sold so many copies — roughly 20 million worldwide, making it one of the best-selling records of the previous decade — that she’s seemed fairly liberated ever since, especially once expectations of future blockbusters settled to something more realistic. Without losing her knack for impeccably classy professionalism, Jones has kept pushing her sound beyond the warmly accessible pop-jazz that launched her career, whether in the roots-country band The Little Willies or in her guest-vocal spots on last year’s Rome, the album Danger Mouse (a.k.a. Brian Burton) recorded with Italian composer Daniele Luppi and Jack White. Ten years after her debut, Jones is ideally positioned for the subtle sonic makeover she undergoes on Little Broken Hearts. Written and recorded with Burton, who as producer gives the album a sonic edge that never overwhelms its star, Little Broken Hearts sounds like Norah Jones without bearing much resemblance to the work that once got her pegged as the world’s most commercially dominant jazz star. Trafficking in alternately sweet and icy singer-songwriter pop, it’s a reinvention, but not a radical one. It helps that these songs delve into deep, dark matters of betrayal and loss — and address them in myriad ways, from the wounded grace of “She’s 22†to the vengeful hurt of “Miriam.†Along the way, Jones coos and struts her way through a handful of crackerjack pop songs: “Say Goodbye,†the smoothly sinister title track and the single “Happy Pills†all meet at the midpoint between Jones’ past work and the fizzy pop Burton makes with Broken Bells. Always more versatile than most people think, Jones fits all of this smart material to perfection, marking her second decade as a star while making her sound cooler and more unflappably sophisticated than ever. —NPR mp3@320 Track List 01 – Good Morning 02 – Say Goodbye 03 – Little Broken Hearts 04 – She’s 22 05 – Take It Back 06 – After the Fall 07 – 4 Broken Hearts 08 – Travelin’ On 09 – Out on the Road 10 – Happy Pills 11 – Miriam 12 – All a Dream http://bit.ly/IE9y9N Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted April 20, 2012 Report Share Posted April 20, 2012 http://bt.etree.org/details.php?id=536052Vandermark 5 - (live recording) 2010-06-17, Beverley Halls, Toronto, ONAloha,Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanada Kev Posted April 22, 2012 Report Share Posted April 22, 2012 I had a poorer quality copy of the show on the 29th, but this one is really sweet. Highly encourage a listen. http://bit.ly/JZCAPO Levon Helm and Rick Danko 28 January 1983 Starry Night Portland, Oregon In early 1983, Helm and Danko did this tour as an acoustic duet. Rick is heard on the guitar and vocals, while Levon covers the mandolin, harmonica and vocals. mp3@320 Track List 01 prolog 02 Caledonia 03 Evangeline 04 Down South in New Orleans 05 It Makes No Difference 06 Wealthy Old Farmer 07 Long Black Veil 08 tuning break 09 Rag Mama Rag 10 Sick and Tired 11 A Letter to Tom 12 Milk Cow Boogie 13 Java Blues 14 Short Fat Fanny 15 encore break 16 Every Night and Every Day 17 Willy And The Hand Jive 18 encore break 2 19 The World’s Gone Mad 20 Let’s Go Out in a Blaze of Glory http://bit.ly/JZCAPO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted April 27, 2012 Report Share Posted April 27, 2012 Sisters Euclid - (live recording) 2011-06-10, Hugh's Room, Toronto, ONAloha,Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted April 30, 2012 Report Share Posted April 30, 2012 Sisters Euclid - (live recording) 2010-12-06, Hugh's Room, Toronto, ONAloha,Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanada Kev Posted May 1, 2012 Report Share Posted May 1, 2012 http://bit.ly/Ky7aVV Tedeschi Trucks Band - Revelator Live EP The Tedeschi Trucks Band was founded in 2010 after both Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi put their solo bands on hiatus to form a new group that lets the married couple focus on making music together, and allows them to spend more time together while touring and recording. The Live EP: Revelator features Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi and their Tedeschi Trucks Band in their element: Live. Three of the four tracks are from the upcoming live album Everybody’s Talkin’ (coming May 22) along with a live version of “Don’t Let Me Slide†mp3@320 Track List 1. Don’t Let Me Slide (6:51) 2. Midnight In Harlem (10:23) 3. Learn How To Love (9:28) 4. Bound For Glory (12:54) Time: 39 minutes 36 seconds http://bit.ly/Ky7aVV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamilton Posted May 1, 2012 Report Share Posted May 1, 2012 Peter Gabriel, So. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanada Kev Posted May 2, 2012 Report Share Posted May 2, 2012 http://bit.ly/IUVmvq Neil Young - Where The Buffalo Roam This is a copy of the vinyl record of the OST. As far as I have been able to find, the OST has never been released on CD and is very rare to find on cassette.The DVD releases of this movie have an updated soundtrack in which all but Young’s “Home, Home on the Range†and Creedence’s “Keep on Chooglin’†have been removed and replaced by generic rockpieces, presumably due to copyright issues. The original soundtrack is on the VHS. mp3@320 Track List 01. Buffalo Stomp - Neil Young With the Wild Bill Band of Strings 02. Ode to Wild Bill #1 - Neil Young 03. All Along The Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix 04. Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds - Bill Murray 05. Ode to Wild Bill #2 - Neil Young 06. Papa Was A Rolling Stone - The Temptations 07. Home, Home on the Range - Neil Young 08. Straight Answers + Dialogue - Bill Murray 09. Highway 61 - Bob Dylan 10. I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie Hunny Bunch) - Four Tops 11. Ode to Wild Bill #3 + Dialogue - Neil Young 12. Keep On Chooglin - Creedence Clearwater Revival 13. Ode to Wild Bill #4 - Neil Young 14. Purple Haze - Jimi Hendrix 15. Buffalo Stomp Refrain - Neil Young With the Wild Bill Band of Strings http://bit.ly/IUVmvq Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanada Kev Posted May 3, 2012 Report Share Posted May 3, 2012 (edited) http://bit.ly/IGXk5b Grateful Dead Dave's Picks Volume 2 1974-07-31 Dillon Stadium, Hartford, CT This three-set wonder features the entire show from Hartford’s Dillon Stadium during the heart of the Wall of Sound era, July 31, 1974, four days after the release of the Dead’s fine Mars Hotel album. Dwarfed by the Wall’s irregular columns of speakers on a hot and humid Wednesday afternoon, the band thrilled the sold-out crowd of 20,000 with a far-ranging collection of tunes and jams that showed how far they’d come as musicians, songwriters and interpreters of others’ songs in their decade together. - dead.net mp3@320 Track List DISC 1 1. Scarlet Begonias 2. Me And My Uncle 3. Brown-Eyed Women 4. Beat It On Down The Line 5. Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo> 6. It Must Have Been The Roses 7. Mexicali Blues 8. Row Jimmy 9. Jack Straw 10. China Cat Sunflower> 11. I Know You Rider 12. Around And Around DISC 2 1. Bertha 2. Big River 3. Eyes Of The World> 4. China Doll 5. Promised Land 6. Ship Of Fools 7. Weather Report Suite 8. El Paso 9. Ramble On Rose 10. Greatest Story Ever Told DISC 3 1. To Lay Me Down 2. Truckin'> 3. Mind Left Body Jam> 4. Spanish Jam> 5. Wharf Rat 6. U.S. Blues 7. One More Saturday Night 8. Uncle John's Band http://bit.ly/IGXk5b Edited May 4, 2012 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanada Kev Posted May 3, 2012 Report Share Posted May 3, 2012 http://bit.ly/K5xy6Q Grateful Dead Dave’s Picks Bonus Disc 2012 1974-07-29 Capitol Centre, Landover, MD mp3@v0 Track List 01. Sugaree 02. Weather Report Suite 03. He’s Gone > 04. Truckin’ > 05. Nobody’s Fault But Mine > 06. The Other One > 07. Spanish Jam > 08. Wharf Rat http://bit.ly/K5xy6Q Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamilton Posted May 4, 2012 Report Share Posted May 4, 2012 The Blues Project, Projections. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted May 4, 2012 Report Share Posted May 4, 2012 http://bt.etree.org/details.php?id=536052Vandermark 5 - (live recording) 2010-06-17, Beverley Halls, Toronto, ONAloha,Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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bradm Posted May 7, 2012 Report Share Posted May 7, 2012 Mike Essoudry's Mash Potato Mashers - (live recording) 2012-05-06, Le Petit Chicago, Gatineau, QCAloha,Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted May 8, 2012 Report Share Posted May 8, 2012 Mike Essoudry's Mash Potato Mashers - Hooray! Aloha, Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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