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The Triumphant Return of Trey at ROTHBURY, plus 3/4 Phish Reunion!

Posted Sun, July 06, 2008 at 4:14 pm by Todd Levy
Trey Anastasio at ROTHBURY

Photo by Katy Batdorff/
The Grand Rapids Press
(more pics)

Despite a few sit-ins over the last year and a half (see Trey with Phil & Friends and Trey with Robert Randolph for example) we haven't seen much from Trey Anastasio since his auspicious arrest in December of 2006.

But all of that was behind him on Sunday as Trey returned to the stage for a solo acoustic set on July 6th at the inaugural ROTHBURY Festival in Rothbury, Michigan.

Trey's ROTHBURY setlist included about a dozen Phish tunes, a Trey tune, and a GRAB tune. And as an added (though expected) bonus, Mike Gordon sat in for a few songs including two new ones — Backwards Down the Number Line and Alaska — though no official word on whether or not these are intended to be “Phish songs.” According to Trey he taught Mike both these of these songs to five minutes before the show.

You can download the entire Trey ROTHBURY set in lossless flac format on etree (Chris Davis and Col. George's Peluso cemc6/ck4 source | Nakguy's Milab VM-44 Link source) or you can download a lossy mp3 version of Trey's ROTHBURY set from mediafire. And stay tuned to this space for more concert videos from Trey's appearance at ROTHBURY.

UPDATE (July 6, 2008): After Trey's set, Mike had a set just a short distance away, and Trey returned the favor by joining Mike on stage (with a Stratocaster) for a jam and Meat. Then, just when you thought it couldn't get any better, there was a ¾ Phish reunion as Fishman joined Mike and Trey on stage for a cover of the Beatles song She Said, She Said!

Update (August 2nd, 2008): See our post about Trey's solo acoustic show at the Newport Folk Festival in Rhode Island.

Update (August 7th, 2008): See our post about Trey & Classic TAB at the Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn.

Update (August 10, 2008): See our post about Trey & Classic TAB at the All Points West Festival in New Jersey.

Widespread Calhoun Rocks the ROTHBURY Festival

Posted Sat, July 05, 2008 at 8:07 am by Todd Levy

Photo of Ann Marie Calhoun

For the second time in just over as many months, fiddle-fox Ann Marie Calhoun sat in for an extended guest appearance with Widespread Panic, this time at the inaugural ROTHBURY Festival in Michigan. (See Ann Marie with WSP at Walnut Creek for her previous sit in.)

For this appearance, Ann Marie joined Panic for most of the 1st set including Surprise Valley > Arleen > Surprise Valley and Take Out > Porch Song as well as the end of the 2nd set for Protein Drink > Sewing Machine and finally Life During Wartime.

Bad news... The videos that were once here have been removed by the YouTuber who posted them. I'm on the hunt for more concert videos from the show and will add them as soon as I find them. In the mean time, I've posted a somewhat shaky video of Sewing Machine.

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Toe Jam: Mark Goffeney Plays Guitar With His Feet

Posted Mon, June 30, 2008 at 10:07 pm by Todd Levy

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Mark Goffeney

Song
Drift Away

Date
2006

Venue
Balboa Park

Location
San Diego, CA

Based on the number of YouTube views, I'm pretty much the last person on the entire Internet to see this video. But just in case there are a few of you out there who haven't seen it yet (and because I really wanted to use “toe jam” in a post title) I had to share it here.

Mark Goffeney is an inspirational and dedicated musician who, despite being born without arms, makes a living playing bass and guitar — with his feet. And he doesn't just play, he plays well.

thats fucking insane, hes even doin fuckin palm mutes, but on his fucking foot. insane.
RippinSkullz

Mark's not just a busker either. He's the lead singer and bass player for his band Big Toe and has even performed in an an Emmy-nominated TV commercial. He's also a licensed driver, in case you were wondering.

As you can see in the YouTube comment thread, the jokes about Mark practically write themselves, but I think at the end of the day the guy making a living doing what he loves is almost certainly the one getting the last laugh. Props Mark.

Thanks to dhyrenz for posting this amazing video.

Kirk Hammett Jams with My Morning Jacket

Posted Fri, June 20, 2008 at 9:26 am by Todd Levy

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My Morning Jacket w/ Kirk Hammett

Song
One Big Holiday

Date
Fri, June 13, 2008

Venue
Bonnaroo

Location
Manchester, TN

I read a ton of Bonnaroo reviews this year, and the one thing I really wish I could've seen was this.

About halfway in to an epic performance of nearly four hours, My Morning Jacket announced “up-and-comer” Kirk Hammett — yes, Kirk Hammett from Metallica — who joined the band for a rousing rendition of what's become MMJ's signature song, One Big Holiday.

The six best minutes of live music I've seen this year.
amrit from Stereogum

I've been hoping to post this since I first read about it, but it took a few days for a remotely watchable video to surface. This one's not perfect, but it does the trick for now. If you like what you hear, head over to etree where you can download the entire My Morning Jacket 2008 Bonnaroo set.

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Blue Man Wasteland

Posted Wed, June 18, 2008 at 7:13 am by Todd Levy

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Blue Man Group

Song
Baba O'Riley

Date
Sun, April 20, 2008

Venue
Metro Centre Arena

Location
Rockford, IL

UPDATE (August 13, 2008): The original video to which this post refers, from Blue Man Group's performance on America's Got Talent, was pulled fromYouTube. I've replaced it with a live performance on April 20, 2008 in Rockford, Illinois from the Blue Man Group's “How To Be a Megastar Live” tour.

Last night was the season premier of the train wreck that is America's Got Talent on NBC and it didn't disappoint. Like any good train wreck, I couldn't take my eyes away no matter how bad it got.

But however bad the show is (or has been), back in the first season there was one performance that stuck in my mind...

Of course it wasn't an actual contestant, it was Blue Man Group (with guest vocalist / violinist Tracy Bonham) doing this amazing rendition of The Who's Baba O'Riley that hovers right in the gray area between parody of and tribute to a typical rock show.

While I agree with many of the YouTube commenters that it's a bit strange to hear this tune sung by a female vocalist, and one without an overly powerful voice at that, I'm still fairly confident you'll find it to be a real face-melter.

Thanks to potato794 for the video and to vagabonding for making the suggestion.

Baba O'Riley appears on Blue Man Group's “The Complex Rock Tour Live” DVD featuring live concert footage and three full-length music videos from BMG.

Trey Jams with Robert Randolph and The Family Band

Posted Mon, June 09, 2008 at 12:58 am by Todd Levy

The “Big Red Comeback Tour” has officially begun as Trey Anastasio joined Robert Randolph and The Family Band for a guest appearance on June 5th, 2008 at Jones Beach. The sit-in lasted four songs including A Little Sister, Deliver Me, Bo Diddley, and I Need More Love.

On some message boards I noticed a few attendees lamenting that Trey didn't play with Eric Clapton as well, but from the reviews I've read they still got their money's worth and then some!

And if you were one of the lucky ones in attendance, please post a comment with your review of the show. In the mean time, I'll keep searching YouTube for more (and better) concert videos from Trey's guest appearance with Robert Randolph at Jones Beach.

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