10/29/2010 Playlist

Streetlight Manifesto - We Will Fall Together (Somewhere in the Between)

Tera Melos - Frozen Zoo (Patagonian Rats)

Big D & The Kids Table - Deadpan (Strictly Rude)
Big D & The Kids Table - Snakebite (Strictly Rude)

Soulive - Up Right (Up Here)

Dr. Dog - The Ark (Fate)

The Sound of Animals Fighting - Intro (The Ocean & the Sun)
The Sound of Animals Fighting - The Ocean & The Sun (The Ocean & the Sun)
The Sound of Animals Fighting - Ahab (The Ocean & the Sun)

Fela Kuti - Zombie (Zombie)

Russian Circles - Philos (split w/ These Arms Are Snakes)

10/22/2010 Playlist

Rx Bandits - Bring Our Children Home (or Everything is For Nothing) (Mandala)
Santana - Incident at Neshabur (Abraxas)
Wes Montgomery - I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face (Full House)

Grant Green - Minor League (Solid)

The Budos Band - Unbroken, Unshaven (III)
The Budos Band - Black Venom (III)
The Budos Band - River Serpentine (III)

The Flaming Lips - Conviced at Hex (Embryonic)

White Denim - I Start to Run (Fitz)
Portugal. The Man - Bellies Are Full (Church Mouth)

Funkadelic - I Bet You (Funkadelic)

The Budos Band

My favorite track off the new album.

10/15/2010 Playlist

Eli Reed - Young Girl (Come & Get It)
Eli Reed - Name Calling (Come & Get It)

Bruce Springsteen - Tenth Avenue Freeze Out (Born To Run)

Avett Brothers - Shame (Live, Vol. 3)

Limbeck - Big Drag (Live at WVUD)
Dr. Dog - Station (Shame, Shame)

Maps & Atlases - Pigeon (Perch Patchwork)
Dirty Projectors - Temecula Sunrise (No Intention + Bitte Orca (Expanded Edition))

The Roots/John Legend - Compared To What (Wake Up)

The Mars Volta - L'Via L'Viaquez (Frances The Mute)

Jimmy Buffet - A Pirate Looks At 40

Free Moral Agents - Little Trouble Girl (Control This)

I can get behind this.

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Alright take that TicketMaster!

10/8/2010 Playlist

Free Moral Agents - Dragon Paw Control This)
Hotel Of the Laughing Tree - Track 2 (Old Domain)

Good Old War - Get Some (Good Old War)

Portugal. The Man - And I (Censored Colors)

Dr. Dog - The Ark (Fate)

Rx Bandits - Apparition (...And The Battle Begun)

Free Moral Agents - North is Red (Control This)
The Budos Band - Budos Rising (TheBudos Band II)

The Mars Volta- Cassandra Gemini I (Frances the Mute)
The Mars Volta- Cassandra Gemini II(Frances the Mute)
The Mars Volta- Cassandra Gemini III(Frances the Mute)
The Mars Volta- Cassandra Gemini IV(Frances the Mute)

Live Review: Royal Family Ball ft Soulive @ Terminal 5 - New York - Sat, Oct 2, 2010

Featuring Soulive, Lettuce and Nigel Hall along with a myriad of other guests, this night proved to be unbelievable. As I arrived a bit late, I only heard a bit of the last song by soul-revivalist Nigel Hall. While I was bummed I didn't get to see more of his solo set, I knew he'd be back for more in just a bit.

After a grabbing a beer i nestled into a cozy spot near the back of the floor and prepared my mind and feet for one of the world's best funk bands, Lettuce. The band didnt disappoint and got the crowd moving early with "Blast Off", the first cut off their most recent album "Rage!" They followed it up with a few more instrumental tracks before bringing up Talib Kweli. He performed two songs, including a great version of his hit "Get By" along with Nigel Hall. Soon after, out came guitar legend John Scofield. This is where the show really started to heat up. Scofield knocked it out of the park with some wild lines and effects during "The Flu" from Lettuce's 2002 album "Outta Here" (video below). Christian Scott, Big Sam, Maurice Brown, The Shady Horns, and Rashawn Ross all also shined heavy during the hour plus set each taking extended solos. As the set concluded, every one was freaking and I couldnt help but think "that was just the opener".


Lettuce w/ John Scofield

Soulive then played close to an hour and a half set featuring crowd favorites such as a horn charged version of "El Ron" and closer "Too Much". They opened the set however with a medley of Beatles songs found on their new record "Rubber Soulive". Sco came back out and was joined by all the horn players from before, and with the crowd's energy really brought it to the next level. As Big Sam was pumpin out a ferocious solo mid-set, you could see Christian Scott diggin just how amped the crowd was getting. Some were dancing, others nodding their heads and a few high-fiving after each song. Another special guest, guitarist Warren Haynes, came to the stage and killed the classic "Born Under A Bad Sign". Near the end of night Kraz and Sco squared off in the Scofield tune "Hottentot" and produced some of the nights most exciting solos. For an encore they played a James Brown song I believe, with Nigel Hall leading the band through a succession of horn hits and multiple bows, ending the night perfectly.

Really, this show was the most fun Ive had in recent memory. It was full of grooves no one could resist dancing to and incredible and sincere musicianship. A night thatll stay engraved in my mind for quite some time.

10/1/2010 Playlist

Maps & Atlases - Will (Perch Patchwork)
Maps & Atlases - The Charm (Perch Patchwork)
The Walkmen - Juveniles (Libson)

Wilco - Jesus Etc (Live At The Vic Theatre)

The Avett Brothers - I And Love And You (I and Love and You)
Cast Spells - Letters (Split w/ Good Old War)

John Scofield - A Go Go (A Go Go)
Lettuce - Express Yourself (Rage!)

The Black Keys - Tighten Up (Brothers)

Weezer - Tired of Sex (Pinkerton)
The Promise Ring - Is This Thing On (Nothing Feels Good)

Cap'n Jazz - Little League (Analphabetapolothology)