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Jimmy Herring Tour Dates

November 8th, 2010 | No Comments

TOUR KICKS OFF THIS WEDNESDAY IN NORFOLK, CT

Jimmy Herring

Jimmy Herring is hittting
the road with his current line-up, featuring Herring on guitar, drummer Jeff Sipe (Aquarium Rescue Unit,
Jazz is Dead, Shawn Lane), keyboardist Matt Slocum (Susan Tedeschi, Derek Trucks), and Neal
Fountain on bass (Col Bruce Hampton, Alex Machacek). Tour dates are below.

The Jimmy Herring Band will be performing a wide range of material, including compositions from Herring’s long-
awaited and much-acclaimed 2008 solo debut Lifeboat.

“The music for the upcoming tour will be a mixed bag. Some stuff from the album and some covers I have always
wanted to play- Led Zeppelin, Beatles, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Frank Zappa among others. Hopefully there will be
enough freedom for everyone to relax and have equal creative input. One thing I learned from Bruce Hampton is,
the simpler the music, the easier it is to reinterpret it each time you play it.”

Herring, who toured this summer with drummer Lenny White (Miles Davis, Return To Forever) will be one
of the
headliners at the New Universe Music Festival in Raleigh, North Carolina on November 20-21 as well as performing
there with The Lenny White Group and paying a tribute to guitar icon John McLaughlin with
whom he co-bills the
House of Blues concert in Boston on November 16.

Jimmy Herring Tour Dates

10-Nov Infinity Hall, Norfolk, CT
11-Nov Chameleon Club, Lancaster PA
12-Nov Toads New Haven, CT
13-Nov The Met-Pawtucket , RI
14-Nov Port City Music Hall,Portland, ME

15-Nov Highline Ballroom, NYC, NY
16-Nov House of Blues,Boston, MA (with John McLaughlin)

18-Nov Visulite Theater Charlotte, NC
19-Nov The Handlebar Greenville, SC
20-Nov Lincoln Theater, Raleigh, NC
21-Nov Lincoln Theater, Raleigh, NC
22-Nov Hat Factory,Richmond, VA
1-Dec Cox Capitol Macon, GA
2-Dec 40Watt Athens, GA
3-Dec Pourhouse-Charleston, SC

4-Dec Live Wire Music Hall-Savannah, GA
5-Dec Pisgah Brewing, Black Mountain, NC
6-Dec Rhythm and Brews, Chattanooga, TN
7-Dec Minglewood Hall Memphis, TN

8-Dec Mercy Lounge, Nashville, TN

9-Dec Bijou Theatre, Knoxville, TN
10-Dec Variety Playhouse, Atlanta, GA
11-Dec Workplay, Birmingham, AL

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Widespread Panic | Halloween | Review | Pics

November 4th, 2010 | No Comments

Words by: Frank Etheridge | Images by: Ian Rawn

Widespread Panic :: 10.31.10 :: UNO Lakefront Arena :: New Orleans, LA

WSP Fan Love by Ian Rawn

In a town where truth often out-freaks fiction, the serendipitous convergence of football, festivals and fun the last weekend of October in New Orleans – coupled with warm, gorgeous weather and clear skies – proved why this is the best American city to celebrate Halloween. Elegant yet decadent, gothic yet Catholic, the City of New Orleans thrives within its paradoxes, particularly during All Hallows’ Eve. Bustling with traffic and ringing with cash-register sales, NOLA on October 31st could not have provided a better backdrop for NBC’s primetime coverage of a game between the last two Super Bowl champs, the Saints and Steelers, with a circuses-not-bread feast that also featured countless celebrations, live music 24/7, the Voodoo Experience, and a Mardi Gras-scale parade.

Commenting on his city’s capacity – on merits of its haunted vibe, love of costumes and penchant for excess – to corner the Halloween market, parade organizer and float creator extraordinaire Blaine Kern told the Times-Picayune: “Everybody should want to come here for HalloweenÂ…Right now, Halloween is a $6 billion industry. In five to six years, I see it being $100 billion.”

Such unchecked optimism is only buoyed by Voodoo inking a deal to remain in a resurgent City Park through 2019, meaning dependable, significant revenue for a public green space doggedly recovering from Katrina (i.e. having planted 4,000 trees to replace the 2,000 lost in the storm). Peering back toward the genesis of all this spooky synergy, Voodoo founder Steve Rehage has acknowledged in interviews that Widespread Panic‘s annual NOLAweek run, and the profitable need to create 72 hours of entertainment to nourish the carnival surrounding its concerts, really started it all.

The Georgia-based band returned for a tradition that began 13 years ago, brewing its own perfect storm along the southern shores of Lake Pontchartrain with this trifecta of goodies in its gumbo: A tour-closer. In New Orleans. On Halloween.

Entering a stage of sublime, subdued decor evoking bayou hoodoo with graves, Spanish moss and palmetto shrubs, WSP bassist Dave Schools was greeted with a roaring response to his big pimpin’ white suit. “You know when you say, ‘Trick or treat,’ you know the answer is going to be trick,” Schools said.

Tricking, treating and tripping the light fantastic, Widespread Panic then commenced four face-melting hours of music and delivered an A+ performance worthy of placement on the pedestal with such NOLAween gems as 1998 and 2000.

Jimmy Herring by Ian Rawn

While a sinister, yet sensuous, reverb hung in the UNO Lakefront Arena rafters all night, the first set kicked off with a nod to Ozzy Osbourne, who was performing just a few miles south down Bayou St. John at Voodoo, with a cover of Black Sabbath’s “Fairies Wear Boots.” A rollicking “Big Wooly Mammoth” followed, this now-rare number showing John “JoJo” Hermann (dressed as Jason from the Friday the 13th movies) in fine form and the audience mercifully restrained in tossing just a few benign lighters as JoJo sang, “Somebody throw me a fire / So we can burn New Orleans down.” “BWM” segued into a musical space of spun cohesion, an abstract weirdness giving way to definite riff on Iron Butterfly’s “In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida.” Jamming this into “Worry” and through “Machine >Barstools,” Panic kept the mood dark and intense, but then switched gears with “Visiting Day,” a long-standing staple that’s been reworked into a upbeat, catchy tune on the latest album, Dirty Side Down.

A scarecrow for the evening, guitarist Jimmy Herring tuned up to playfully strum the bluesy twang that opens Muddy Waters’ “You’re Gonna Miss Me.” Herring’s interplay with JoJo, combined with Bell’s enjoyment in singing the blues, made this cover shine. Many WSP fans perhaps overextend logic when trying to decipher hidden themes in the Halloween cover selections, but it’s impossible not to tie this to recent rumor and innuendo that the band, marking its 25th anniversary in 2011, will possibly be on hiatus after next year.

Oozing into a melt preceding JB’s rap in “Diner,” the light show, superb all weekend, transformed UNO into a Dali-esque landscape – waves of purple and red cresting above the crowd; kaleidoscopic rainbows covering the floor audience; green floral arrangements twirling behind the band. Evoking departed friend Vic Chestnutt, JB whispered lyrics from his “Sewing Machine”: “I wanna be a vampire on HalloweenÂ…Mama makes the cape on the sewing machineÂ…sewing machineÂ…sewing machineÂ…SEWIN’ MACHINE!”

John Bell by Ian Rawn

Split down the middle between his typical rock-star garb and flowing women’s clothing and a wig, Bell jumpstarted the second set by belting out the best sing-along about sexual ambiguity: The Kinks’ “Lola.” Another highlight came with the thick, percussive madness led by Schools and percussionist Domingo “Sunny” Ortiz that moved into “Rock.”

“Now it’s on,” Schools prophesized as longtime Panic friends and collaborators the Dirty Dozen Brass Band took the stage for covers of the Talking Heads’ “Swamp” (debuted on this stage by WSP and DDBB on 10.31.98) and Bill Withers’ sexy romp “Use Me.” Trumpeter Efrem “E.T.” Towns masterfully blew his horn to psychedelic heights, a cherry on top of seeing these two legendary bands share the same stage in New Orleans once again, reveling in their pure bond and joyous musical compatibility.

Opting not for the usual classic rock anthem and paying homage to a contemporary band younger in age, Panic’s next cover was The Black Keys’ “Strange Times,” a rocker perfect for WSP in tone and muscle, though dragged out too long here. The wistful, blissful “Jack” reeled the madness back in before the band pummeled the hard-rocking “All Time Low” to the point that Schools’ pants fell down around his ankles. Not missing a beat, the Notorious DAS kept rocking in his drawers, bounding about the amps behind his rig. To close the set, JB caressed the mic, nailing the harmonica intro to Led Zeppelin’s “Bring It On Home” before Herring teed off on its hallmark Jimmy Page riff, knocking that sum-a- bitch out of the park.

With an encore 32 minutes long, Panic pushed 1 a.m. with the DDBB joining them for “Christmas Katie” (which they performed on for the Til the Medicine Takes studio version), followed by a monster “Superstition,” which the two bands also first debuted on this stage together in 1998. A funktastic, though a bit meandering, as it clocked in over 11-minutes, take on Stevie could only by topped by Panic’s paean to all things New Orleans, “Fishwater.” Halfway during this closer, someone must have flipped Schools’ insanity switch, as a thump of the thumb turned this version into a jaw-dropping monster, while JB’s free-verse “God bless, New Orleans” wail dotted the show’s exclamation point.

While Widespread Panic’s annual NOLAween run is undoubtedly an engine of economic development in New Orleans’ drive to carve its slice of the pumpkin pie, who knows if this lucrative tradition will be counted in Caesar’s kingdom. Or is the truth found in the lyrics to “Jack”: “Where the fools go, the rich don’t mind.” Perhaps NOLAween is best destined to continue its drift outside of the quantified, existing in a realm of freaks, geeks, light shows and adults as Sesame Street characters that digs deeper than the wallet as it walks, erect and proud, on the march through consciousness evolution.

Setlist
Set I: Fairies Wear Boots > Big Wooly Mammoth > Inagoddadavida Jam > Worry, Machine > Barstools And Dreamers, Visiting Day, You’re Gonna Miss Me, Disco > Diner > Porch Song
Set II: Lola, Pilgrims > Tall Boy > Rock, *Swamp > *Use Me, Strange Times > Drums > **The Other One Jam > Jack, All Time Low, ***Bring It On Home
E: *Christmas Katie, *Superstition > *Fishwater

Notes
* with Members Of The Dirty Dozen Brass Band
** with Terrence Higgins From The Dirty Dozen Brass Band On Percussion
*** with John Bell on harmonica

Continue reading for the full gallery of photos from Widespread NOLAween 2010…

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T. Lavitz: 1956-2010

October 12th, 2010 | No Comments

FAMED KEYBOARDIST PASSES AWAY AT THE AGES OF 54

T. Lavitz

Keyboardist T. Lavitz died unexpectedly in his sleep on the evening of Thursday, October 7. He was 54
years old.

In 1978, Lavitz was invited to join the Dixie
Dregs, where he would remain as a keyboardist until their breakup in 1983. Since then, Lavitz released 7
solo albums and worked with Widespread
Panic on their 1991 self-titled album for Capricorn Records and subsequent tour.

Along with Jimmy Herring, Alphonso Johnson and Billy Cobham, Lavitz formed Jazz is Dead, a band that reworked Grateful Dead classics in an instrumental
jazz format. Lavitz also worked with Endangered Species alongside Richie Hayward and Kenny Gradney.

New Universe Music Fest: McLaughlin, Herring, Lenny White

July 27th, 2010 | No Comments

HUMAN ELEMENT, WAYNE KRANTZ, ALEX MACHACEK, RANJIT BAROT ALSO ADDED TO THE
LINEUP

John McLaughlin

Abstract Logix is proud to announce its first-ever festival event, The New Universe Music
Festival, to take place at the Lincoln Theatre in Raleigh North Carolina on November 20 and 21, 2010.

A schedule and how to order tickets can be found here. Tickets for
both nights are $90. Tickets for November 20 are $37 advance and $45 day of show. Tickets for November 21 are
$57 advance and $65 day of show. The lineup for the New Universe Music Festival is a music lovers’ dream, boasting
a roster of artists who handily defy genre categorization in favor if unbridled expression – all of whom seamlessly
mingle compositional ingenuity and improvisational grace and fervor.

Confirmed performers:

John McLaughlin and 4th Dimension

Jimmy Herring
The Lenny White Group (featuring
Jimmy Herring)
Human Element

Wayne Krantz

Alex Machacek
Ranjit Barot

Check out the JamBase interviews with Jimmy Herring and Lenny White here and here.

All Good | 07.08-07.11 | West Virginia

July 15th, 2010 | No Comments

Word by: Jarrod Dicker | Images by: Jeffrey
Dupuis

All Good Festival :: 07.08.10-07.11.10
Marvin’s Mountaintop ::
Masontown, West
Virginia

All Good Music Festival is the premier summer event that completely satisfies its
cheerful, laid-back
moniker in both an audible and societal sense. Nestled comfortably on Marvin’s Mountaintop, the
four day
extravaganza flaunts over 40 hours of music on three different stages with no overlapping
acts, period. Celebrating
its 14th anniversary, this year’s mid-Atlantic holiday held nothing back, scheduling over
35 bands for around-the-
clock performances that left you sacrificing sleep for fear of missing anything.

Unofficially, this year’s All Good Festival had become a multi-day tribute to the music
and culture of the Grateful
Dead. While other mega-acts were peppered throughout the lineup, Dead affiliated groups
were undoubtedly worth
their salt, drawing packed crowds throughout each of their respected sets.

This year, the ingredients for “goodness” were simple: Great music, laid-back vibes,
beautiful scenery, and friendly
people. Dash on some of the best musicians on the scene like Widespread Panic, Derek Trucks & Susan Tedeschi, Grace Potter and the
Nocturnals, George Clinton and
Parliament-
Funkadelic, etc. and you had a recipe that bolsters the truly celebrates 14 years
of sights and sounds
where life is actually “All Good.”

Bob Weir

Forever Grateful

Friday evening, festival juggernauts Furthur took the stage and performed nearly four hours of material
for the 15th
anniversary of Jerry Garcia’s last performance with the Grateful Dead. Repeating only
three tracks that were
performed at Garcia’s last show in July of 1995 (“Cumberland Blues,” “So Many Roads” and
“Sugar Magnolia”), Furthur
injected vigor into various Dead classics from “Brown-Eyed Women” in the first set to
kicking off the second set with
“Uncle John’s Band” and encoring with “Ripple.” They even glossed over original work with
new track “Colors of the
Rain,” which fit soundly with the unruly weather Friday night.

On Thursday, the Donna Jean
Godchaux Band opened the musical celebration, honoring the Dead with “Sugaree” and
“Help on the
Way/Slipknot!,” where guitarist Jeff
Mattson further promoted his ability to mimic Jerry’s playing (and even physical
demeanor) to a T.
Dark Star
Orchestra, who
headlined Thursday night’s festivities, were the talk of the festival. Faced with
categorical adversity, the Grateful
Dead “cover band” truly lived up to their insistence that they are prolonging the message
of the Dead as a “spirit
band.” Performing an original set, DSO highlighted a series of hits including “Cassidy,”
“China Cat Sunflower > I
Know You Rider,” and “Not Fade Away.” A beautiful sight to be seen and heard, DSO
successfully made believers out
of doubters atop Marvin’s Mountain.

Donna Jean Godchaux

Late Night Revels

Customary to most festival’s late night acts, All Good provided an overnight scene packed
with electronica and DJ
sets by The New
Deal, Bassnectar, Lotus, DJ Harry and
others to offer some
momentous fuel to keep the audiences’ tanks off empty.

However, two major highlights of this festival were from late night performers who are not
wedged into the hip-
hop/electronica field. On Saturday night, improvisation laced experimental jazz quartet
Garage A Trois
took the stage and
launched the audience on a journey via manipulated horns, keys, circuit bent toys and
doorbell sounds. Amassing
the best improvisational artists on the scene, this jam band mega-group of Marco
Benevento, Mike Dillon,
Stanton Moore and Skerik have further positioned themselves as forces to be
reckoned with when
considering the must-see groups on the jam circuit. They performed their staple cover of
Led Zeppelin’s “No
Quarter,” which left half of the crowd struggling to lift their jaws from the grass and
muck.

Following GAT’s Saturday evening performance was bluegrass favorite’s Yonder Mountain String
Band, who
carried the musical torch energetically into the night. The group hit some newer material
(“Out Of The Blue”) and
rested lightly on covers, channeling Ozzy Osbourne (“Crazy Train”) and J.J. Cale (“After
Midnight”). Diehard fans were
pleased by the band dipping into their first album Elevation with “Mental
Breakdown” and “If There’s Still
Ramblin’ in the Rambler.” Even late into the night, YMSB can re-ignite the sky with
blazing bluegrass riffs and high
energy on stage persona that make the audience in attendance oblivious to the chirping
birds and impending
sunrise as they edge into morning.

Keller Williams

K-Dub Sandwich

Sunday, the final day of the festival, was reserved for Keller Williams, bookending the festival with a morning and
afternoon closing set. The
morning run, dubbed Keller’s Moonshine Breakfast, involved husband and wife duo
Larry & Jenny
Keel for a set that focused primarily on their new album, Thief (a collection
of cover songs), but
peppered in some hits to the crowd’s delight. Passing out moonshine to all the early
risers, fans were pleasantly
bopping to bluegrass renditions of Marcy’s Playground’s “Sex and Candy” and Kris
Kristofferson’s “Year 2003 Minus
25″ ’til they tipped over. Later in the day, the All Good legend closed the festival with
Keller Williams & The
Added Bonus, comprised of Claude Arthur, Jay Starling and Toby
Fairchild. As stated
earlier, All Good 2010 unofficially paid homage to the Grateful Dead throughout the
weekend and as expected, the
Added Bonus put the icing on the cake with renditions of “Bertha” and “Shakedown
Street.”

Widespread Panic

Beyond the Music

Beyond the spectacular variety of music and festivities All Good provides for its fans, it
also contributes its altruistic
nature to the residents of Masontown, West Virginia as well. In a town where the
population tops out at 1,000
strong, it can often be overwhelming to see tens of thousands of “strangers” roll through
your neighborhood for one
weekend each year. But as Tim Walther of Walther Productions explains, All Good
donates funds
throughout the local community and other departments around the neighborhood as a symbol
of gratitude for their
space.

“We generate a ton of revenue to all of the local retail outlets,” he told the
Meadville Tribune. “We generate
a lot of taxes for the state, we put local folks and companies to work for the week and we
hire local nonprofit
groups.”

The festival also donates funds to the local Masontown Fire Department, who provide a
shower service for the event.
All Good also prides itself on working with even larger non-profits like the Rex
Foundation, Conscious Alliance,
Headcount, and Rock the Earth. All Good is truly a festival where the name fits the place
(and the people).

New Mastersounds

Key Covers

Umphrey’s
McGee wowed
the crowd on a hazy, grey afternoon. Rolling through hits old and new, the jam band
princes performed an
instrumental ” I’m On Fire” (Bruce Springsteen) and a flawless “It’s About That Time”
(Miles Davis). Greensky
Bluegrass woke up
Shakedown dwellers with “We’re an American Band” (Grand Funk Railroad) on the Grassroots
Stage. Derek Trucks
and Susan Tedeschi kicked off their performance with The Beatles’ ” I’ve Got a Feeling”
and teased Bob Marley’s
“Trenchtown Rock” midway through their set. Donna Jean Godchaux and Jeff Mattson
channeled The Beatles as well,
displaying dual vocals on “She Said, She Said.”

Key Collaborations

Derek Trucks sat in with Widespread Panic to close their first set with “Second Skin,”
“Gimme,” and “Henry Parsons
Died.” Earlier in the evening Panic’s Jimmy Herring sat in with Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi. Jennifer
Hartswick played trumpet
with Tea Leaf
Green on
“Georgie P” as well as joining the Rex Jam during the Everyone Orchestra set. Dark Star Orchestra’s Rob Koritz
sat in with Donna
Jean Godchaux Band and Baltimore’s The Bridge for “Geraldine.”

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Donna Jean Godchaux Band w/Jeff Mattson

Femi Kuti

Phil Lesh

Bob Weir

Railroad Earth

George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic

Perpetual Groove

Susan Tedeschi

The New Mastersounds

Widespread Panic

Stanton Moore

The Lee Boys

Super Bad Sunday: Page McConnell

May 9th, 2010 | No Comments

IVORY TICKLER EXTRAORDINAIRE!!!

Last week JamBase’s weekend triple shot honored Widespread’s Jimmy Herring, this week’s tip o’ the hat to a shred-tastic player goes to Phish‘s keyboard maestro Page McConnell. Since most readers are familiar with his sleight of hand in Phish, we’re offering up a few tastes of what he can do with other musicians (okay, we let Trey join in on one, but who could begrudge Big Red?). Enjoy!

This is a wonderful, sinewy beast. For those wishing to take the full ride, here’s parts Two, Three and Four. McConnell’s playing is truly sublime on this piece.

This two-part clip features Page jamming with drummer Roy Haynes, saxophonist James Carter, trumpeter Nicholas Payton and bassist Christian McBride on Phish’s “Cars Trucks Buses.”

Super Bad Sunday: Jimmy Herring

May 2nd, 2010 | No Comments

WE LOVE SHREDZILLAS!

Welcome back to JamBase’s new weekend triple shot that celebrates super gifted folks that play the holy heck out of their instruments for our listening pleasure. We began this new segment last week with Jeff Beck (check it out here) and continue this week with Widespread Panic lead guitarist and illustrious alumni of Aquarium Rescue Unit, Jazz Is Dead, Phil Lesh & Friends and more, Jimmy Herring. The mind of a jazz technician and the soul of a ragged bluesman, Herring is satisfying in ways both cerebral and visceral. Here’s a taste of the man in his element.

For more insights into Mr. Herring, check out this JamBase interview from last year!

Widespread Panic: New Album Dirty Side Down Due 5/25

March 9th, 2010 | No Comments

NEW WIDESPREAD PANIC STUDIO ALBUM DIRTY SIDE DOWN

TO BE RELEASED BY ATO RECORDS ON MAY 25

Widespread Panic

Dirty Side Down, the 11th studio album from Widespread Panic is set for a May 25 release on ATO Records. Dirty Side Down is comprised of 12 songs that incorporate Panic’s unique blend of rock, jazz and blues inspired textures into songs flowing with melody, rhythm and emotion.

After 24 years, Widespread Panic remain one of America’s best live bands, and most successful touring acts. Aside from their legendary live shows, they continue to raise the bar in their genre through their songwriting, and Dirty Side Down is a prime example. Band members John Bell (vocals/guitar), John Herman (keyboards/vocals), Jimmy Herring (lead guitar), Todd Nance (drums/vocals), Domingo Ortiz (percussion) and Dave Schools (bass/vocals) combine their efforts by writing, or co-writing, 10 of the album’s 12 tracks.

Songs, such as the dark, multi-layered opener “Saint Ex,” the boogie blues of “Jaded Tourist” or the laid back Southern nature of “When You Comin’ Home” showcase Widespread Panic’s dynamic range as songwriters and musicians.

One of the highlights of Dirty Side Down is the hauntingly beautiful cover of “This Cruel Thing” written by the late Vic Chesnutt, whose songs the band has recorded and performed for years. Widespread Panic has previously collaborated with Chesnutt on two albums under the name Brute. “I guess Widespread Panic and Vic aren’t quite done with each other yet,” says Panic lead singer John Bell.

Dirty Side Down was produced John Keane along with Widespread Panic. Keane also engineered, mixed and mastered the album, as well as contributed pedal steel and acoustic guitar.

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Best of 2009 JamBase Staff List

December 25th, 2009 | No Comments

Kayceman’s Cuts of 2009

Kayceman

Aaron Kayce (Kayceman) – Editor-in-Chief

Albums

1. Alberta Cross – Broken Side of Time

2. Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse – Dark Night of the Soul

3. Built to Spill – There Is No Enemy

4. Mastodon – Crack The Skye

5. Elliott Brood – Mountain Meadows

Shows

1. Them Crooked Vultures | 11/19/09 | Fox Theater Oakland, CA

2. Widespread Panic | 11/13/09 | Fox Theater Oakland, CA (review)

3. The Mars Volta | 08/29/09 | Outside Lands Festival, San Francisco, CA (review)

Dennis Cook

Dennis Cook – Associate Editor

Albums (no particular order)
1. Mastodon – Crack The Skye
2. Akron/Family – Set ‘Em Wild, Set ‘Em Free
3. Todd Snider – The Excitement Plan
4. Grizzly Bear – Veckatimest
5. The Black Crowes – Before The Frost…After The Freeze

Close runners-up: Bruce Springsteen at HP Pavilion (04.01), Mastodon at San Jose Events Center (11.21), Flowmotion at Summer Meltdown (08.15), Tom Jones at Outside Lands (08.28), and Bon Iver/Megafaun at Fillmore (09.22).

Andy Gadiel

Andy Gadiel – JamBase Founder & President

Albums (no particular order)
1. Fun – Aim & Ignite
2. The Avett Brothers – I and Love and You
3. Jerry Garcia Band – Let It Rock – Keystone ’75
4. Nathan Moore – Folk Singer
5. Corinne West – The Promise

David Rosenheim

David Rosenheim – CEO

Albums
1. Polvo – In Prism
2. The Avett Brothers – I and Love and You
3. Neko Case – Middle Cyclone
4. The Mother Hips – Pacific Dust
5. Bat for Lashes – Two Suns

Tanner Wyer

Tanner Wyer – Sales Associate

Albums
1. Phoenix – Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
2. Grizzly Bear – Veckatimest
3. Miike Snow – self-titled
4. Mother Hips – Pacific Dust
5. Portugal. The Man – Satanic Satanist

Mason Blake

Mason Blake – Lead Engineer

Albums
1. The Mother Hips – Pacific Dust
2. Phoenix – Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
3. Alberta Cross – Broken Side of Time
4. Passion Pit – Manners
5. Animal Collective – Merriweather Post Pavillion

Patty Kaufman

Patty Kaufman – Information Coordinator

Albums
1. Alberta Cross – Broken Side of Time
2. The Avett Brothers – I and Love and You
3. Phoenix – Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
4. Animal Collective – Merriweather Post Pavilion
5. Iron and Wine – Around the Well

SuperDee

Deanne Herman – Web Producer & Designer

Albums
1. The Avett Brothers – I And Love And You
2. Phish – Joy
3. Wilco – Wilco (The Album)
4. The Lonely Island – Incredibad
5. Nathan Moore - Folk Singer

Runners-up: Umphrey’s McGee’s Mantis and Lily Allen’s It’s Not Me, It’s You

Geoff Harrison

Geoff Harrison – Sales Director and Biz Dev

Albums
1. Erin McKeown – Hundreds of Lions
2. Marco Benevento – Me Not Me
3. Cracker – Sunrise in the Land of Milk and Honey
4. Band of Skulls – Baby Darling Doll Face Honey
5. Brendan Benson – My Old, Familiar Friend

Leah Elton

Leah Elton – Accounting Manager

Albums
1. IAMX – Kingdom of Welcome Addiction
2. Manic Street Preachers – Journal for Plague Lovers
3. John Vanderslice – Romanian Names
4. The Horrors – Primary Colours
5. Bat for Lashes – Two Suns

Matt Tice

Matt Tice – Sales

Albums
1. Dirty Projectors – Bitte Orca
2. Phoenix – Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
3. Grizzly Bear – Veckatimest
4. Elbow & The BBC Concert Orchestra – The Seldom Seen Kid
5. Fever Ray – self-titled

Jennifer Zeghibe

Jennifer Zeghibe – Sales

Albums
1. Levon Helm – Electric Dirt
2. Dan Auerbach – Keep It Hid
3. J.J. Cale – Roll On

Honorable Mention:
Greensky Bluegrass | 11.05.09 | Mission Rock | San Francisco, CA

Jamie Piazza – JamBase Web Producer & Designer

Albums
1. Passion Pit – Manners
2. Grizzly Bear – Veckatimest
3. The Avett Brothers – I and Love and You
4. Animal Collective – Merriweather Post Pavillion
5. Dirty Projectors – Bitte Orca

Crystal Carlson – JamBase Information Coordinator

Albums (no particular order)
1. Monsters of Folk – self-titled
2. The Avett Brothers – I and Love and You
3. The Decemberists – The Hazards of Love
4. Umphrey’s McGee – Mantis
5. The XX – self-titled

Shows

1. Phish | 03.06.09 | Hampton Coliseum
2. Bon Iver | 09.22.09 | The Fillmore
3. Ween | 08.30.09 | Outside Lands

Continue reading for Best of 2009 lists from JamBase Writers, Friends and Associates…

Brian Bavosa – JamBase Contributor

Albums
1. Brock Butler – Lately Here Though
2. Jay-Z – The Blueprint 3
3. Phish – Joy
4. Monsters of Folk – self-titled
5. The Flaming Lips – Embryonic

Shows

Basically, Phish is back!!!

Sarah Hagerman – JamBase Contributor

Albums
1. Danny Barnes – Pizza Box
2. Elliott BROOD – Mountain Meadows
3. Sometymes Why – Your Heart is a Glorious Machine
4. Akron/Family – Set ‘Em Wild, Set ‘Em Free
5. The Felice Brothers – Yonder is the Clock

Jake Krolick – JamBase Contributor

Albums
1. Dan Auerbach – Keep It Hid
2. The Heavy – The House That Dirt Built
3. The Mother Hips – Pacific Dust
4. Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros – Up From Below
5. Floating Action – Floating Action

Susan J. Weiand – Photographer, JamBase Contributor

Albums
1. Phish – Joy
2. Umphrey’s McGee – Mantis
3. The Derek Trucks Band – Already Free
4. Chick Corea & John McLaughlin Five Peace Band – Five Peace Band, Live
5. Jimmy Herring Band – Lifeboat

Josh Miller – Photographer, JamBase Contributor

Albums
1. The Mother Hips – Pacific Dust
2. Phoenix – Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
3. The Black Crowes – Before The FrostÂ…
4. The Dead Weather – Horehound
5. The Flaming Lips – Embryonic

Ron Hart – JamBase Contributor

Albums
1. Raekwon – Only Built 4 Cuban Linx Part II
2. Elvis Costello – Secret, Profane and Sugarcane
3. Iggy Pop – Preliminaires
4. Flaming Lips – Embryonic
5. Dam-Funk – Toeachizown

Steven Walter – Photographer, JamBase Contributor

Albums
1. Grizzly Bear – Veckatimest
2. Phoenix – Wolfgang Amadeus
3. The Felice Brothers – Yonder is the Clock
4. Animal Collective – Merriweather Post Pavilion
5. J. Tillman – Year in the Kingdom

Andrew Bruss – JamBase Contributor

Albums
1. Animal Collective – Merriweather Post Pavilion

2. Mastodon – Crack The Skye

3. Raekwon – Only Built For Cuban Linx Pt. II

Shows
1. My Morning Jacket At Madison Square Garden on NYE 2008.

Technically the second set was this year and it was the best musical performance I saw this year.

2. Phish at Fenway Park

3. Animal Collective at the House Of Blues in Boston, MA 5/14

Wesley Hodges – JamBase Contributor

Albums
1. Passion Pit – Manners
2. Alberta Cross – Broken Side of Time
3. Phoenix – Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
4. Atlas Sound – Logos
5. Dinosaur Jr. – Farm

B Getz – JamBase Contributor

Albums
1. Jerry Garcia Band – Let It Rock – Keystone ’75
2. Mos Def – The Ecstatic
3. Jay-Z – The Blueprint 3
4. (tie) Raekwon – Only Built 4 Cuban Linx…Pt. II/Wu-Tang Clan – Chamber Music
5. (tie) Lil Wayne No Ceilings (official mixtape)/Clipse – Til the Casket Drops

Cal Roach – JamBase Contributor

Albums
1. Animal Collective – Merriweather Post Pavilion
2. Minsk – With Echoes In The Movement Of Stone
3. BLK JKS – After Robots
4. Themselves – CrownsDown
5. Krallice – Dimensional Bleedthrough

Casey Flanigan – Photographer, JamBase Contributor

Albums
1. Phish – Joy
2. Bassnectar – Cozza Frenzy
3. Jay-Z – Blueprint 3
4. Phoenix – Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
5. Green Day – 21st Century Breakdown

Court Scott – JamBase Contributor

Albums
1. Pearl Jam – Backspacer
2. The Black Crowes – Before the FrostÂ…Until the Freeze
3. N.A.S.A. – Spirit of Apollo
4. Them Crooked Vultures – self-titled

Eric Podolsky – JamBase Contributor

Albums
1. Monsters of Folk – self-titled
2. Return to Forever – Returns
3. Steve Martin – The Crow: New Songs For The 5-String Banjo
4. The Black Crowes – Before the Frost… After the Freeze
5. Vetiver – Tight Knit

JC Mcilwaine – JamBase Contributor

Albums
1. Pretty Lights – Passing By Behind Your Eyes
2. Blitzen Trapper – Black River Killer
3. White Rabbits – It’s Frightening
4. Phoenix – Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
5. Soulsavers – Broken

Kevin Schwartzbach – JamBase Contributor

Albums
1. Grizzly Bear – Veckatimest
2. Super Furry Animals -Dark Days/Light Years
3. Jim O’Rourke – The Visitor
4. Wilco – Wilco (the Album)
5. Rodrigo y Gabriela – 11:11

Zack Sampsel – Photographer, JamBase Contributor

Albums
Jay-Z – The Blueprint 3
DÃ¢m-Funk – Toeachizown
Pantyraid – The Sauce
Drake – So Far Gone
Neon Indian – Psychic Chasms

Ryan Dembinsky – JamBase Contributor

Albums
1. Fanfarlo – Reservoir
2. The Avett Bros – I and Love and You
3. Devendra Banhart – What We Will Be
4. Alec Ounsworth – Mo Beauty
5. Bela Fleck – Throwdown Your Heart

Norman Sands – Photographer, JamBase Contributor

Albums
1. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers – Anthology
2. AC/DC – Backtracks
3. Mark Karan – Walk through fire
4. Tea Leaf Green – Coffee Bean Brown Comes Alive
5. Cornmeal – Live

Andy Tennille – BLURT & JamBase Contributor

Albums
1. Dan Auerbach – Keep It Hid
2. Dave Rawlings Machine – Friend Of A Friend
3. Heartless Bastards – The Mountain
4. Monsters of Folk – self-titled
5. Alberta Cross – The Broken Side of Time

Fred Mills – BLURT Managing Editor & JamBase Contributor

Albums
1. Flaming Lips – Embryonic
2. Reigning Sound – Love & Curses
3. Doveman – The Conformist
4. Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit – self-titled
5. The Avett Brothers – I And Love And You

Justin Gillett – JamBase contributor

Albums
1. Pretty Lights – Passing Before Your Eyes
2. Grizzly Bear – Veckatimest
3. Big Gigantic – Fire it Up
4. Eliot Lipp – Peace Love Weed 3D
5. Neon Indian – Psychic Chasms

Lindsay Colip – JamBase contributor

1. Grizzly Bear – Veckatimest
2. Phoenix – Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
3. Vetiver – Tight Knit
4. White Lies – To Lose My Life
5. Animal Collective – Merriweather Post Pavilion

Alex Borsody – JamBase contributor

Albums
1. Gov’t Mule – By a Thread
2. Garage a Trois – Power Patriot
3. Math Head – Stab City
4. Mastodon – Crack The Skye
5. Greensky Bluegrass – Five Interstates

Mike Bookey – JamBase contributor

Albums
1. Monsters of Folk – self-titled
2. Pearl Jam – Backspacer
3. The Avett Brothers – I and Love and You
4. Dusty Rhodes and the River Band – Palace and Stage
5. The Decemberists – Hazards of Love

Jeff Terich – JamBase Contributor, Editor at www.treblezine.com

Albums
1. Grizzly Bear – Veckatimest
2. Animal Collective – Merriweather Post Pavilion
3. The Antlers – Hospice
4. Phoenix – Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
5. Baroness – Blue Record

Tim Dwenger – JamBase contributor

Albums
1. Smoove, Turrell – Antique Soul
2. M Ward – Hold Time
3. Everest – Ghost Notes
4. The Decemberists – The Hazards of Love
5. Animal Collective – Merriweather Post Pavilion

J Gibson – reapandsow

Albums
1. Flaming Lips – Embryonic
2. Alberta Cross – Broken Side of Time
3. Mastodon – Crack the Skye
4. Animal Collective – Merriweather Post Pavilion
5. Big Rock Candy Mountain – self titled

Top Tracks
1. “Here to Fall” by Yo La Tengo
2. “These are my twisted words” by Radiohead
3. “Broken Side of Time” by Alberta Cross

Best Music Industry Article
“Smashing the CD… to Bits” by Paul Resnikoff (Digital Music News)

Jonathan Zwickel – Music Writer At Large

Albums
1. The Dirty Projectors – Bitte Orca
2. The Yeah Yeah Yeahs – It’s Blitz!
3. Animal Collective – Merriweather Post Pavilion
4. The Avett Brothers – I and Love and You
5. The Heliocentrics with Mulatu Astatke – Information Inspiration Vol. II

Melissa Adair – Elevation Group

Albums
1. The Mother Hips – Pacific Dust
2. Monsters of Folk – self-titled
3. The Dead Weather – Horehound
4. The Avett Brothers – I and Love and You
5. Nicki Bluhm – Toby’s Song

Jonathan Fordin – Camp Bisco Promoter, MCP Management

Albums (in no order)

1. MGMT – Oracular Spectacular

2. Jay-Z – Blueprint 3

3. Kid Cudi – Man on the Moon

4. Muse – The Resistance

5. Kings of Leon – Only by Night (Technically 2008 but tour was 2009)

Shows

1. U2

2. Muse (Opening for U2)

3. Camp Bisco – Nas and Damian Marley

Mike Greenhaus – Relix

Albums
1. Levon Helm – Electric Dirt
2. Passion Pit – Manners
3. Phish – Joy/Party Time
4. The Pains of Being Pure at Heart – self-titled
5. The Black Crowes – Before the FrostÂ…
6. The Avett Brothers – I and Love and You

Ted Kartzman – IODA, reapandsow

Albums
1. Dawes – North Hills
2. The Mother Hips – Pacific Dust
3. Built To Spill – There Is No Enemy
4. Alberta Cross – Broken Side of Time
5. The XX – self-titled

Please use the Comments Section to tell the world what your top albums and shows are from 2009.

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Bill Medley 292

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Kingston Mines Chicago IL 627

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Widespread Panic | 11.13 | Oakland

November 17th, 2009 | No Comments

Word by: Kayceman | Images by: Josh Miller

Widespread Panic :: 11.13.09 :: Fox Theater :: Oakland, CA

Widespread Panic :: 11.13 :: Oakland

It had been over two years since perennial road warriors Widespread Panic played a non-festival show in the Bay Area. Shacking up at the gorgeous Fox Theater in Oakland, CA for a three-night run, it was the second show on Friday the 13th that stuck out as special. There was nothing wrong with Thursday or Saturday’s shows, other than being perhaps a bit flat, but Friday’s concert was a reminder of why this band has one of the most dedicated fan bases in all of music and it was a prime example of why these fans continue to drop it all and chase Panic around the country. During the band’s peak, somewhere between 1997 and 2002, shows like this popped up frequently, and for many seasoned touring vets, Friday’s show was one of the better since band co-founder Michael Houser passed away.

Clocking in at around an hour and a half, the lengthy first set featured Bob Dylan (“Solid Rock”), Tom Waits (“Goin’ Out West”), Neil Young (“Don’t Be Denied”), and Jerry Joseph (“Light Is Like Water”). The tone was set immediately with Jimmy Herring‘s ominous guitar bleeding the dark notes to first song “Junior” and before long it was Jojo Hermann‘s dirty Clavinet that pushed the song into surprisingly funky terrain. Hermann would prove to be the catalyst throughout the night, leaning on his keys, tempting a Friday the 13th “Superstition” (which never surfaced) and creating spacey interludes so that the momentum rarely slowed.

John Bell :: 11.13 :: Oakland

During old school instrumental “Happy,” Herring was channeling vintage Garcia as he pulled notes from the sky and showed incredible control of his warm tone. Frontman John Bell grabbed hold of the crowd during “Pigeons,” belting out some of the most poignant lyrics in rock: “We’ve all been waiting/ Wondering, will we ever know the truth/ What it’s like washing windows when you know there are pigeons on the roof.” The world is a harsh, unforgiving place and we all know it. We wake up and struggle to find a moment of peace, we wash the windows of our life only to turn around and find shit caked all over them once again. But we push on. We clean up and fight another day. It’s all we can do.

Another old gem, “Walkin’” was a revelation. Taking the loping tempo and twisting the notes until they were unrecognizable, Panic landed in one of the night’s longest and most impressive jams that may have been influenced by the recent tour with the Allman Brothers. With bassist Dave Schools working overtime to keep the wheels glued on, Herring and Hermann were free to fly loose and light, dancing around one another, dipping into fast-paced duels and spacious feather-weight cascades.

If the set ended there it would have been a great first set, but then emerged one of the most emotional songs in the band’s repertoire, Neil Young’s “Don’t Be Denied.” With strong parallels to Panic’s history, as JB sang, “Pretty soon I met a friend who played guitar,” the Fox erupted. One look at the capacity crowd and it was clear many were feeling it. Tears were forming, arms were wrapped around shoulders, and if you stared long enough, maybe you could still see Mikey Houser sitting up there on the stage.

Clearly this had to be the end of the set. “Don’t Be Denied” is generally a first, last or encore song. Wrong again. Out comes Jerry Joseph for a blistering “Light Is Like Water.” They’ve previously only played the song eight times and it had been over a year since it last showed up. A meaty middle section featured a three guitar attack with Herring, JB and Joseph winding around each other, and then Schools and JB doing back-up harmony for the Reverend Jerry Joseph in a raucous church revival moment as he screamed, “Whatever gets you through the night!” It was a big way to end a massive first set that left many out of breath with eyes glassed over.

Ortiz & Schools :: 11.13 :: Oakland

When they came back out with “Tie Your Shoes” > “Blight” > “All Time Low” > “Blight” it was clear that Panic was not letting up on this evening. Set two never stopped and never slowed down. Every song bled into the next and they turned the Fox into a sweaty soup of gyrating bodies and flailing limbs.

“Tie Your Shoes” was played at a frantic pace with notes folding over one another and everyone somehow staying off each other’s toes. “Blight” was slow and dark, allowing fans the rare chance to hear Schools sing lead. With a heavy delay on his vocals, Schools was improvising about “green shoots popping up everywhere,” and when JB sang back-up, Schools followed by blurting out “spooky” before they did some of the finest vocal harmonizing of the run. The fact that they went out of “Blight” and back into it for a brief moment after “All Time Low” sent the hardcore fans reeling.

Set two found Dave Schools out front, and when he dropped the bombs to signal The Meters‘ “Just Kissed My Baby” (which hadn’t been played since 2006) the dance party went into overdrive. Fully equipped with the JB “Night People” rap, Jimmy Herring’s fire-starter lead and percussionist Wally Ingram adding color, things opened wide during this section.

Herring & Hermann :: 11.13 :: Oakland

One could wax poetic about every song played: the strong “C. Brown;” the heavenly, delicate jam out of “Wonderin’;” the slow, methodical, long “Porch Song” that erupted at the end, reminding fans of the late ’90s; and the “Love Tractor” that closed the set. But it was “Arleen” > “Red Hot Mama” that turned a great show into the stuff of legend.

The dirty disco funk of “Arleen” came on hot and heavy and sent backs breaking and knees popping. Everyone – band and fans alike – were fully lubricated at this point and there was no looking back. It didn’t matter if this was your 150th Panic show or your first; everyone felt it and it appeared that all had given themselves over to the groove. Jojo was hammering the Clav, locked-in deep with Schools, and JB was loose, adlibbing about the neighbor girl (“her face look good but her body not ready”) and tossing in a brief moment of “Junior,” adding to the story he’s been crafting for decades. It all built to a mean crescendo with that little neighbor girl’s daddy coming out with his gun locked and loaded as the band fell in step, turning out the final jam before Schools teased Sugar Hill Gang‘s “Rappers Delight” with a bit of “Hotel motel Holiday Inn.”

At this point all bets were off, and when they blasted into Parliament/Funkadelic‘s “Red Hot Mama” it was a blur of funky keys, growling guitars, heavy bass, and grinding ass funk. For this writer, “Arleen” > “Red Hot Mama” (and the entire second set for that matter) was as good as anything he’s seen all year.

John Bell :: 11.13 :: Oakland

“We’re glad we came to work tonight,” declared JB before the encore. It was a big show felt just as much by the band as the fans, and when they closed with JB on mandolin for a tender “End Of The Show” it was the perfect way to send us off into the night, feeling just a bit lighter than when we walked in.

There’s transcendence in these songs. Dancing with eyes closed and screaming along with old friends you rarely see and new ones you’ve yet to make, there’s community here. There’s a shared experience that stretches far beyond the concert hall. Widespread Panic is a true blue workingman’s rock & roll band. They aren’t singing of fantastical places or imaginary moments, this is salt of the earth stuff and as Americans we need it more than ever. Life is hard right now and we’re carrying a lot weight. People are losing jobs, houses, and lives, and many aren’t sure how they’re gonna pull through. A rock concert might not save us from tomorrow, but it sure feels nice to let it all slide off our shoulders and roll down our backs, even if it’s just for three hours on a Friday night.

Widespread Panic :: 11.13 :: Fox Theatre :: Oakland, CA

Set I: Junior, Solid Rock, Happy > Goin’ Out West, Big Wooly Mammoth, Pigeons, Crazy, Walkin’ (For Your Love) > Don’t Be Denied, Light Is Like Water*

Set II: Tie Your Shoes > Blight > All Time Low > Blight > Just Kissed My Baby**, C. Brown** > Wondering > Porch Song > Arleen > Red Hot Mama > Love Tractor

E: End Of The Show
* with Jerry Joseph on guitar/vocals

** with Wally Ingram on percussion

You can stream and/or download this show for free now at panicstream.com.

Widespread Panic is on tour now; dates available here.

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Images by: Casey Flanigan

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ABB & WSP Setlists TX: Epic Tour Comes To End

October 19th, 2009 | No Comments

Widespread Panic & The Allman Brothers Band Setlists

10.17.09 :: Sat :: Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion :: The Woodlands, TX

Widespread Panic:

Let’s Get Down To Business, Give > Disco > Tall Boy, Blue Indian > Junior > Party At Your Mamas House > Ribs and Whiskey, North, Pilgrims, Good People > Use Me* > Cortez the Killer* > Lawyers, Guns and Money, Henry Parsons Died

* with Warren Haynes on guitar

The Allman Brothers Band:

Revival, Done Somebody Wrong, Rocking Horse, One Way Out, Guilded Splinters*, The Sky is Crying, Franklins Tower**, Black Hearted Woman, Dreams***, In Memory of Elizabeth Reed****

E: Southbound^

* with John Bell on guitar/vocals, Sunny Ortiz on percussion

** with Sunny Ortiz on percussion, Jimmy Herring on guitar

*** with Dave Schools on bass, without Oteil Burbridge

**** with Jimmy Herring on guitar

^ with all of Widespread Panic

You can stream Panic’s set at panicstream.com.

You can download Panic’s set at LiveDownloads.com.

10.16.09 :: Fri :: Superpages.com Center :: Dallas, TX

Widespread Panic:

Radio Child, Weight Of The World > Don’t Be Denied, Wondering, Greta > Under The Radar Jam > Three Candles > Space Wrangler, Gradle, From The Cradle, Second Skin* > Blackout Blues*, All Time Low, Makes Sense To Me

* with Derek Trucks on guitar

The Allman Brothers Band:

Statesboro Blues, Come And Go Blues, No One To Run With, Who’s Been Talking, Midnight Rider, Highway 61 Revisited*, Why Does Love Got To Be So Sad?, One Way Out, Into The Mystic, Jessica

E: Melissa, Whipping Post

* with John Bell on guitar/vocals

You can stream Panic’s set at panicstream.com.

You can download Panic’s set at LiveDownloads.com.

10.14.09 :: Wed :: Municipal Auditorium :: Nashville, TN

Widespread Panic:

Let’s Get The Show On The Road > Happy > You Should Be Glad, Pickin’ Up The Pieces, Up All Night, Love Tractor, Big Wooly Mammoth* > Fishwater > Drums > Fishwater > Don’t Wanna Lose You** > It Ain’t No Use** > Jam** > Driving Song > You Got Yours > Driving Song > Chilly Water

E: Vacation > Life During Wartime

* Johnny Neel on keys

** Audley Freed on guitar

The Allman Brothers Band:

Don’t Want You no More > Not My Cross To Bear > Don’t Keep Me Wondering, Trouble No More, Good Morning Little Schoolgirl, Midnight Rider*, Done Somebody Wrong**, Black Hearted Woman* > Other One Jam, Woman Across The River*, Soulshine, It Takes A Lot To Laugh It Takes A Train To Cry***, In Memory of Elizabeth Reed**** > Drums & Bass > In Memory of Elizabeth Reed****

E: Melissa*****, You Don’t Love Me******

* Chris Jackson on keys

** Elizabeth Pearson on bass and Chris Jackson on piano

*** JB on guitar & vocals; Johnny Neel on piano

**** Jack Pearson on bass with Oteil; Chris Jackson on piano

***** Gregg Allman on acoustic; without Derek Trucks

****** Jimmy Hall on harmonica; Elizabeth Pearson on bass; without Oteil

You can stream Panic’s set at panicstream.com.

You can download Panic’s set at LiveDownloads.com.

10.13.09 :: Tue :: Knoxville Coliseum :: Knoxville, TN

Widespread Panic:

Better Off, One-Arm Steve, Old Neighborhood > Action Man, Time Zones > Jam > Angels On High > Rebirtha > Watching The Sleeping Man, Papa’s Home > Stop/Go > Papa’s Home > Travelin’ Man > Ride Me High > Drum Solo > Jam* > Surprise Valley* > Drum Solo > Surprise Valley* > Climb To Safety*

* With Derek Trucks on guitar

The Allman Brothers Band:

Statesboro Blues, One Way Out, Sky Is Crying, Come and Go Blues, Any Day, 44 Blues, Leave My Blues at Home, Melissa, Rocking Horse > Little Martha > Rockin Horse, Dreams*, Mountain Jam*

E: Whipping Post*

* With Jack Pearson on guitar

You can stream Panic’s set at panicstream.com.

You can download Panic’s set at LiveDownloads.com.

10.11.09 :: Sun :: Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion at Walnut Creek :: Raleigh, NC

Widespread Panic:

Pigeons, 1 x 1, Proving Ground, Down > Holden Oversoul > Little Lilly > Tie Your Shoes, City of Dreams > B of D > Barstools & Dreamers, Ribs & Whiskey* > Stop Breakin’ Down Blues* > Ribs & Whiskey*, Tall Boy > Ain’t Life Grand

w/ * Warren Haynes

The Allman Brothers Band:

Don’t Want You No More, Not My Cross To Bear, Done Somebody Wrong, Don’t Keep Me Wondering, Only You Know and I Know*, Can’t Find My Way Home**, No One To Run With, Who’s Been Talking, You Don’t Love Me, The Same Thing, Melisa, In Memory of Elizabeth Reed***

E: Southbound****

w/ * James van de Bogert on drums

w/ ** JB and James van de Bogert

w/ *** Jimmy Herring

w/ **** J Herring, JoJo, D Schools

10.10.09 :: Sat :: BJCC Arena :: Birmingham, AL

The Allman Brothers Band:

Midnight Rider, Trouble No More, Can’t Lose What You Never Had, You Don’t Love Me, Soulshine, Stand Back, And It Stoned Me*, Revival, Statesboro Blues, Mountain Jam > Smokestack Lightnin’** > Mountain Jam

E: Black Hearted Woman

* w/ with John Bell, guitar & vox; James van de Bogert, drums

** w/ with Colonel Bruce Hampton, vocals

Widespread Panic:

The Take Out > Diner > Rock > Porch Song, Dyin’ Man*, Slippin’ Into Darkness**, Just Like A Woman***, Bust It Big**** > Drums > Airplane > Pilgrims > Goodpeople > Dark Bar > Goodpeople > Junior

E: Expiration Day > Goin’ Out West

* with DJ Logic on turntables

** with Marc Quinones on percussion, Warren Haynes on guitar

*** with Gregg Allman on vocals

**** with Warren Haynes on guitar

Review of this show here.

10.09.09 :: Fri :: BJCC Arena :: Birmingham, AL

Widespread Panic:

Hatfield > Walkin’ (For Your Love) > Wondering, Tickle the Truth > Chainsaw City > Machine > Arleen > Space Wrangler, Her Dance Needs No Body > Greta > Drums* > Maggot Brain** > Time Is Free*** > Give

* with DJ Logic on turntables

** with Derek Trucks on guitar

*** with Col. Bruce Hampton on vocals, Derek Trucks on guitar, Oteil Burbridge on bass

['Time Is Free' without Dave]

The Allman Brothers Band:

Done Somebody Wrong, Come and Go Blues, End Of The Line, The Weight*, Key To The Highway*, Rocking Horse, Dreams**, Highway 61 Revisited***, Into The Mystic****, Leave My Blues at Home, Melissa, Jessica

E: One Way Out*****

* with JoJo Hermann, piano

** with Dave Schools, bass

*** with John Bell, guitar & vocals; Dave Schools, bass; James van de Bogert, drums

**** with James van de Bogert, drums

***** with Jimmy Herring, guitar

10.07.09 :: Wed :: NTELOS Wireless Pavilion :: Portsmouth, VA

Widespread Panic:

From The Cradle > Can’t Get High > Love Tractor, I’m Not Alone, Imitation Leather Shoes > Jam > Jack > Impossible > Jam* > Nobody’s Fault But Mine > Blight > Driving Song > Disco > Drums > Solid Rock > All Time Low > Under The Radar Jam > Driving Song > Conrad

* with Danny Louis on keyboards

['Nobody's Fault But Mine' without JoJo]

The Allman Brothers Band:

Don’t Keep Me Wonderin’, Statesboro Blues, Hoochie Coochie Man, Come On In My Kitchen, No One To Run With, Stormy Monday, The Same Thing*, Franklin’s Tower**, Midnight Rider, In Memory of Elizabeth Reed***

E: You Don’t Love Me

* with James van de Bogert, drums

** with Oteil Burbridge, vocals; Jimmy Herring, guitar.; Sonny Ortiz, percussion; Dave Schools, bass; Todd Nance, drums; Danny Louis, B3, no Gregg

*** Danny Louis, B3, no Gregg

10.06.09 :: Tue :: Merriweather Post Pavilion :: Columbia, MD

Widespread Panic:

Travelin’ Light, Thought Sausage > Pleas > Who Do You Belong To?, C. Brown, Up All Night, Three Candles > Flicker > Contentment Blues > North > Second Skin* > Protein Drink > Sewing Machine* , Radio Child > Action Man > Chilly Water

* w/ Warren Haynes

The Allman Brothers Band:

Trouble No More, Leave My Blues At Home, One Way Out, Sky is Crying, Dreams, Guilded Splinters*, Woman Across The River, Don’t Think Twice**, South Bound***, Melissa, Stand Back****, Mountain Jam > Dazed & Confused > Mountain Jam

E: Whipping Post

Danny Louis on keyboard entire show

* w/ JB & Sunny Ortiz

** w/ Susan Tedeschi, Jaimoe Jr (without Jaimoe)

*** w/ Jimmy Herring, Ron Holloway on sax, Susan Tedeschi, Todd Nance (without Jaimoe)

**** w/ Ron Holloway on sax

Gregg Allman is recovering from the pinched nerve in his back but did sit out the set closer “Mountain Jam.” As noted above, Gov’t Mule‘s Danny Louis continues to perform on keyboards throughout the show.

You can stream Panic’s set at panicstream.com.

You can download Panic’s set at LiveDownloads.com.

Widespread Panic and The Allman Brothers Band began the second leg of their co-headlining tour over the weekend with a pair of shows at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Charlotte, NC. On Saturday evening guitarist Warren Haynes was unable to perform due to travel complications and Jimmy Herring subbed for the entire show. Haynes’ Gov’t Mule bandmate, Danny Louis also joined the Allmans on keys to help support Gregg Allman who was suffering from back pain. Allman performed the entire show on guitar and was still able to sing.

Special guests for Widespread Panic’s set included longtime producer John Keane, Bloodkin‘s Danny Hutchins as well as Danny Louis and Derek Trucks on loan from the Allman Bros. Warren Haynes would join Panic on Sunday night. Complete notes below.

10.04.09 :: Sun :: Verizon Wireless Amphitheater :: Charlotte, NC

Widespread Panic:

Papa Legba, Worry, Pigeons, Angels On High, Heroes, Ribs & Whiskey, Party At Your Mamas House > Tall Boy > Blue Indian, You Got Yours > Papas Home > Drums > Papas Home > Porch Song, Henry Parsons Died* > Mr. Soul*

* w/ Warren Haynes

The Allman Brothers Band:

Don’t Want You No More* > It’s Not My Cross To Bear*, Done Somebody Wrong*, Revival*, Good Morning Little School Girl*, No One To Run With*, Midnight Rider*, Rocking Horse**, Soulshine*, Little By Little***, Black Hearted Woman*, Melissa****, Les Brers In A Minor*****

E: You Don’t Love Me******

Gregg Allman on B3 throughout except where noted

* w/ Danny Louis on piano

** w/ Danny Louis on B3, no Gregg

*** w/ Susan Tedeschi on guitar & vocals; Danny Louis, piano; James van de Bogert, drums

**** w/ Gregg Allman on acoustic guitar

***** w/ Kofi Burbridge on B3

****** w/ with Gregg Allman on electric guitar, Danny Louis on B3

You can download Panic’s Sunday night North Carolina set at LiveDownloads.com.

10.03.09 :: Sat :: Verizon Wireless Amphitheater :: Charlotte, NC

Widespread Panic:

Little Kin > Holden Oversoul > Surprise Valley, Pilgrims > Blackout Blues, This Part of Town*, Ain’t Life Grand**, Diner > Drums > You Should Be Glad*** > Climb To Safety > Fishwater****

E: End of the Show*****

* w/ John Keane on pedal steel

** w/ JB on mandolin; John Keane on pedal steel

*** w/ Derek Trucks on guitar

**** w/ Danny Louis on keyboard

***** w/ John Keane on pedal steel and Danny Hutchens on vocals

The Allman Brothers Band:

Mountain Jam, Don’t Keep Me Wonderin’, Stormy Monday, Statesboro Blues, Anyday*, Trouble No More*, In Memory of Elizabeth Reed
E: One Way Out

Gregg Allman was on guitar for the entire show

Danny Louis was on Keyboards and Hammond B3 for the entire show
Jimmy Herring played guitar for the entire show
Warren Haynes did not play

* with Paul Riddle (The Marshall Tucker Band) on drums

You can stream Panic’s set at panicstream.com.

You can download Panic’s Saturday night North Carolina set at LiveDownloads.com.

Allman Brothers/WSP | 09.01 & 02 | Chicago

September 10th, 2009 | No Comments

Words & Videos by: Herschel Concepcion | Images by: Norman Sands

Allman Brothers Band/Widespread Panic :: 09.01.09 & 09.02.09 :: Charter One Pavilion :: Chicago, IL

Widespread Panic :: 09.02 :: Chicago, IL

I remember the rush of excitement I felt when the Allman Brothers/Widespread Panic co-bill tour was first announced. It was last spring, and I was giddy like a schoolgirl with the latest gossip, calling all of my friends and sharing the news with anyone who would listen, and why not? Here were two of my favorite bands that between them boast three of the top five guitarists out there today, and they would be playing right here in Chicago – two nights – and I would be damned if anything could stop me from witnessing this historic tour.

Needless to say, it would be a long summer for me as I counted down the days until what I believed would be the best shows the city would see all year. Of course, there was plenty of good music to tide me over in the meantime – String Cheese at Rothbury was one of the most intense musical experiences I’ve ever had, and Phish at Alpine wasn’t too shabby either – but when it comes down to it, it’s true blue rock & roll that really stirs my blood. And when it comes to that, the Allmans and Panic are two of the best.

Tuesday, 09.01

Charter One Pavilion is my favorite venue in the city. It’s a temporary structure, taken down every fall and reassembled in the spring. One of the few outdoor venues in the city, it sits on a little peninsula, bordered to the west by Burnham Harbor and beyond that by Soldier Field. The Field Museum sits to the northwest, the Shedd Aquarium to the north, and to the east, the great stretch of water that is Lake Michigan, a vast expanse of rippling waves that glittered under the evening sun that day.

Haynes & Trucks – Allman Brothers :: 09.01 :: Chicago, IL

Chicago would be the final stop of the first leg of the tour, with Panic set to close the first night and the Allman Brothers the second. Each act was scheduled to play a full two-hour set with no set breaks (except for between bands), for a total of eight straight hours of music over the two-day period.

The Allmans hit the ground running, blasting out “Done Somebody Wrong” and “Don’t Keep Me Wonderin’” before getting real bluesy with a “Woman Across the River” that saw lead guitarists Warren Haynes and Derek Trucks playing off each other tastefully. After a deep solo by Gregg Allman on the keys, Trucks launched into one of his trademark screaming slide runs. Never one to sit back long, Haynes got mean and heavy with his response, and by the end of the song he and Trucks were firing off licks back and forth. It was downright filthy, real dirty, gritty stuff – and exactly what we’d come here for.

The Brothers were hot now, and it would only get better from there. After the pounding instrumental “Hot’Lanta,” featuring the percussive talents of Marc Quinones, and some more of Trucks’ aching slide on “Stand Back,” the band turned out a great rendition of the always uplifting “Revival” to lighten the mood a bit, and there were more than a few smiles in the crowd as the song took effect.

Ortiz & Schools :: 09.01 :: Chicago, IL

Traffic’s Dave Mason then took the stage, adding guitar and vocals to “Only You Know and I Know” and an extra funky “Feelin’ Alright.” After a jazzy, extended “Dreams” it was time for the second surprise guest of the night as Chicago’s very own Buddy Guy joined the Allmans for “The Sky Is Crying” and “You Don’t Love Me.” It was a bit surreal to watch this combination of jam and blues legends all on one stage, like witnessing a piece of history that one might’ve seen 40 years ago. And these guys clearly still have it, rocking out harder than most men half their age. This was definitely no nostalgia act.

After fan favorite “In Memory of Elizabeth Reed,” the Allmans closed out their set with a double encore featuring “Melissa” and “Trouble No More.” The “Melissa” was particularly sweet, and began with some poignant soloing by Haynes as the band filtered back onstage with Gregg on rhythm guitar, his gentle but rough, blues-hardened voice as soulful and true as ever.

Not to be outdone, Widespread Panic took full advantage of their first closing spot of the tour, taking the stage 15 minutes earlier than their scheduled set time and jumping right into “Disco” and “Henry Parsons Died.” After a heavy “Bears Gone Fishin’,” the band brought up Derek Trucks for a 15-plus minute, jammed out “Ride Me High.” “Angels On High” was followed by the band’s first-ever rendition of Bob Dylan’s “Just Like A Woman” that found Gregg Allman on his Hammond B3, trading lyrics with Panic’s John Bell.

Allman stayed onstage as Haynes came on to add some six-string work to a highly charged version of the Grateful Dead’s “Turn On Your Lovelight,” a great and welcome surprise to the lucky audience who had already been enjoying a night of great music and guest appearances. But the sit-ins were far from over as Trucks came back out to the stage, where he would remain for the rest of the set.

Widespread Panic :: 09.01 :: Chicago, IL

One of the highlights of the night was a “Papa’s Home” sandwich that featured some terrific interplay between Trucks and Panic’s very own guitar wizard Jimmy Herring. After a nice drums session by skins man Todd Nance and percussionist “Sunny” Ortiz came an extra elevated “Climb to Safety,” followed by a “North” that brought out Haynes, who stayed for the encore – a down home and dirty “Bowlegged Woman” that saw the band play for 15 minutes past their allotted set time. Combined with their early start, that’s a total of 30 minutes of extra music.

With the first night officially a success, there was actually some apprehension expressed by a few fans. “How can you top that?” they asked. “That shit was incredible.” Silly hippies, I thought. This ain’t their first rodeo and these super-pros always know how to up the ante.

The Allman Brothers Band:

Jam > Done Somebody Wrong, Don’t Keep Me Wonderin’, Woman Across The River, Hot ‘Lanta, Stand Back, Revival, Only You Know and I Know*, Feelin’ Alright**, Dreams, The Sky Is Crying***, You Don’t Love Me***, In Memory of Elizabeth Reed

E: Melissa, Trouble No More

* w/ Dave Mason

** w/ Dave Mason & JoJo Herman

*** w/ Buddy Guy

Widespread Panic:

Disco > Henry Parsons Died, Bear’s Gone Fishin’ > Ride Me High* > Diner > Angels on High, Just Like A Woman** > Turn On Your Love Light***, Papa’s Home* > Drums > Climb To Safety* > Papa’s Home* > North****

E: Bowlegged Woman****

* w/ Derek Trucks on guitar

** w/ Gregg Allman on organ

*** w/ Gregg Allman on organ, Warren Haynes on guitar

**** w/ Derek Trucks on guitar, Warren Haynes on guitar

[Only "Just Like A Woman." Last "Turn On Your Love Light" - 09/24/97, 971 shows]

Continue reading for Wednesday’s coverage of The Allman Brothers Band and Widespread Panic…

Wednesday, 09.02

Herring, Hermann, Bell – WSP :: 09.02 :: Chicago, IL

Wednesday’s weather was just as beautiful as Tuesday, albeit with an added electricity in the air. Both bands’ performances had been stellar the night before, and now it was time for round two.

Panic opened their set with a trifecta off their 1991 self-titled album, “Send Your Mind,” “Walkin’ (For Your Love)” and “Makes Sense to Me.” Then came the classic “Pigeons,” which showcased more of Herring’s always plentiful, incendiary guitar work. Honestly, the guy’s a god on his instrument. One of the most technically proficient guitarists out there, Herring can shred an entire song and not play the same lick twice. And he does it with feeling, too, one of the few musicians who can make my head feel like it might explode when he plays.

Panic brought Derek Trucks back out once again, unleashing him on “Mercy” and “Rock.” “Love Tractor” brought the dance party back and featured some more intense soloing by Herring. A fat, funky bass line by Dave Schools – who’s got one of the best tones of any bassist I’ve ever heard – laid down the groundwork for a lead-in to “Barstools and Dreamers,” with Schools plucking away as Herring tore it up and “JoJo” Hermann worked the keys.

Haynes stepped onstage to join Panic for the last two songs of their set, “Me and the Devil Blues” and a downright nasty cover of Neil Young’s “Last Dance” that consisted mostly of Herring and Haynes showing a wide-eyed Charter One crowd exactly what the electric guitar was made for. By the end of their set, Panic played every song off 1991′s self-titled sophomore effort, most of them in order. With the additions of “Last Dance” and “Me and the Devil,” this was truly a remarkable show.

Gregg Allman – Allman Brothers :: 09.02 :: Chicago, IL

With what I’d seen up to this point, it raised the question: how do you top two straight nights of A-grade performances? Easy, just deliver an A+ performance. The Allman Brothers were up for the challenge, and with their final set of the two-night Chicago run they showed the Windy City why they are still one of the greatest rock bands on the planet.

They exploded as soon they hit the stage with the hard-driving “Statesboro Blues,” an opener often reserved for special nights full of heated jams and powerful song selection. “One Way Out” pushed the crowd into a dancing fit, and “Ain’t Wastin’ Time No More” slowed the tempo a bit before the band brought it down even more with some low, loose jamming that eventually melted into a full-blown “Rocking Horse.” This is where the show really took off. Haynes started out with some smooth soloing and built it up to where his guitar was just screaming, a visceral collage of meaty tones and piercing notes blasting from the stage. “Midnight Rider” is always good to hear, and “Leave My Blues At Home” featured some nice guitar work from Trucks and Haynes, but it was the cover of Van Morrison’s “And It Stoned Me,” featuring Panic’s John Bell, that really hit home. Bell stayed onstage as fellow bandmate JoJo Hermann came up for a sit-in on Bob Dylan’s “It Takes A Lot to Laugh, It Takes A Train to Cry,” one of the best versions I’d ever heard.

What happened next I can’t really put into words. That was when – after it appeared we couldn’t get any higher – the Allmans took it to the proverbial next level. After achieving liftoff with an outrageously rockin’ “Black Hearted Woman,” the band brought JoJo, Schools and Herring out for an absolutely ridiculous “Southbound” that completely blew away the version I’d seen them play last year with the North Mississippi Allstars’ Luther Dickinson. The guitar work on this one was fierce and charged with an energy that only the most talented of musicians can dream of channeling.

The Allman Brothers Band :: 09.02 :: Chicago, IL

Herring stuck around and played the blues on “Stormy Monday” before the Allmans, who have never shied away from pushing their own limits, began with the rolling drum work of Jaimoe Johanson and Butch Trucks that would soon evolve into “Mountain Jam.” This is the song I’d come hoping to hear. An epic instrumental tour de force, I recognized it immediately. I felt that giddy schoolgirl anticipation building up again, a burst of exhilaration that shot through me as soon as I heard the signature riff. Once again, hearing this song was an experience that I can’t quite put into words, and I’m not sure how the Allmans do it, but “Mountain Jam” is one of those rare melodies that puts many people, including this writer, in a state of pure euphoria every time they play it.

How do you top that? How can you possibly go any higher? Well after the melodic, spiritually uplifting performance I’d just witnessed, there was only one direction to go. We needed something heavy, something solid to ground us. We needed “Whipping Post,” and though I was still floored by the “Mountain Jam,” I think deep down I knew this was the only option for a closer, the only thing that would tie it all together and bring proper closure to the night. And the version we got was vicious; it tore at my heart and soul. Interspersed in the song were a few minutes of beauty that resonated in the very depths of my being, then the return to wickedness, a fierce explosion of screaming guitar that shook me and pierced me and rattled my bones.

I am still confounded by the memory of what I experienced that night, and when I think back and try to make sense of it all, I can’t. I shake my head and say nothing; a slight chill runs through my body. That is not an exaggeration – it was that good. No show can touch a night with both the Allman Brothers and Widespread Panic. And if you don’t believe me, go see for yourself. Me, on the other hand, I just might head down to Charlotte next month for another taste of the most powerful double bill I have ever experienced.

Widespread Panic:

Send Your Mind, Walkin’ (For Your Love) > Makes Sense To Me, Pigeons, Mercy* > Rock*, C. Brown > Love Tractor, Weight Of The World, I’m Not Alone > Barstools and Dreamers, Proving Ground > The Last Straw, Me And The Devil Blues**, Last Dance**

* w/ Derek Trucks on guitar

** w/ Warren Haynes on guitar

The Allman Brothers Band:

Statesboro > One Way Out, Ain’t Wastin’ Time No More, Rockin’ Horse > Midnight Rider, Leave My Blues At Home, And It Stoned Me*, It Takes A Lot To Laugh It Takes A Train To Cry** > Other One Jam > Black Hearted Woman, Southbound***, Stormy Monday****, Mountain Jam > Drums & Bass > 3rd Stone From The Sun Jam > Mountain Jam

E: Whipping Post

* w/ John Bell

** w/ John Bell and JoJo Herman

*** w/ Dave Schools, JoJo Herman, Jimmy Herring

**** w/ Jimmy Herring

Continue reading for videos and more photos of The Allman Brothers and Widespread Panic in Chicago…

Tuesday, 09.01
The Allman Brothers Band

Widespread Panic










Widespread Panic with Derek Trucks

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Wednesday, 09.02
Widespread Panic








Widespread Panic with Warren Haynes

The Allman Brothers Band

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The Allman Brothers Band at Charter One – 09.01.09 – “Feelin’ Alright” (ft. Dave Mason)

The Allman Brothers Band at Charter One – 09.01.09 – “The Sky Is Crying” (ft. Buddy Guy)

Widespread Panic at Charter One – 09.01.09 – “Ride Me High” (ft. Derek Trucks)

Widespread Panic at Charter One – 09.01.09 – “Bowlegged Woman” (ft. Warren Haynes and Derek Trucks)

Widespread Panic at Charter One – 09.02.09 – “Pigeons”

Widespread Panic at Charter One – 09.02.09 – “Last Dance” (ft. Warren Haynes)

Allman Brothers Band at Charter One – 09.02.09 – “Southbound” (ft. Dave Schools, Jimmy Herring, and JoJo Hermann)

Allman Brothers Band at Charter One – 09.02.09 – “Whipping Post”

The Allman Brothers Band and Widespread Panic return to the road on October 3 in Charlotte, NC. Complete dates available here.

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ABB & WSP Setlists: 09/02 Chicago

September 3rd, 2009 | No Comments

Widespread Panic & The Allman Brothers Band Setlists

Widespread Panic and The Allman Brothers Band are in the midst of a 17-date co-headlining tour. We’ll keep you up to date on the happenings right here.

09/02/09 :: Wednesday :: Charter One Pavilion :: Chicago, IL

* w/ Derek Trucks on guitar

** w/ Warren Haynes on guitar

[Set contained all songs from the self-titled album aka "Mom's Kitchen" in order]

* w/ John Bell

** w/ John Bell and JoJo Herman

*** w/ Dave Schools, JoJo Herman, Jimmy Herring

**** w/ Jimmy Herring

You can stream Panic’s set at panicstream.com.

You can download Panic’s Chicago set at LiveDownloads.com.

09/01/09 :: Tuesday :: Charter One Pavilion :: Chicago, IL

E: Melissa, Trouble No More

* w/ Dave Mason

** w/ Dave Mason & Jojo Herman

*** w/ Buddy Guy

E: Bowlegged Woman****

You can stream Panic’s set at panicstream.com.

You can download Panic’s Chicago set at LiveDownloads.com.

Keep checking back for updates on this tour. Dates available here.

08/30/09 :: Sunday :: Comcast Theatre :: Hartford, CT

Widespread Panic:

Happy > Wondering > Rebirtha, Action Man, Airplane > Under The Radar Jam > Tie Your Shoes > Fixin’ To Die*, Surprise Valley** > Goin’ Out West**

* w/ Oteil Burbridge on bass

** w/ Derek Trucks on guitar, Warren Haynes on guitar

The Allman Brothers Band:

Trouble No More, Can’t Lose What You Never Had, No One Left To Run With, Les Brers in A Minor*, Leave My Blues At Home, Soulshine, You Don’t Love Me**, Into The Mystic, Desdemona, Jessica > JaBuMa > Jessica

E: Melissa, Statesboro Blues

* w/ Jimmy Herring on guitar

** w/ Scott Murawski on Guitar, Sunny Ortiz on percussion and JoJo Herman on piano

You can stream Panic’s set at panicstream.com.

You can download Panic’s Hartford, CT set at LiveDownloads.com.

08/29/09 :: Saturday :: Comcast Center (Great Woods) Mansfield, MA

Widespread Panic:

C. Brown, Space Wrangler, Porch Song > Stop Breakin’ Down Blues, Time Zones, Conrad, Thought Sausage, It Ain’t No Use* > Blight*, Smokestack Lightning** > Chilly Water**

* w/ Derek Trucks on guitar

** w/ Warren Haynes on guitar

The Allman Brothers Band:

Don’t Want You No More > It’s Not My Cross To Bear, One Way Out, Midnight Rider, Good Morning Little School Girl, Stand Back, Dreams*, Can’t Find My Way Home**, Statesboro Blues***, Why Does Love Got To Be So Sad?***, Black Hearted Woman, Mountain Jam > Dazed And Confused > Bass duo (Oteil Burbridge & Dave Schools) > Mountain Jam****

E: Whipping Post

* w/ Dave Schools on bass

** w/ John Bell on guitar & vocals

*** w/ James van de Bogert on drums

**** w/ Jimmy Herring on guitar; Eddy Cascrillo on percussion

You can stream Panic’s set at panicstream.com.

You can download Panic’s Great Woods set at LiveDownloads.com.

08/27/09 :: Thursday :: Nikon at Jones Beach Theater :: Wantagh, NY

Widespread Panic:

Three Candles, Worry, From The Cradle, Tall Boy > Blue Indian > Hatfield > Impossible > Thin Air* > Blackout Blues* > Fishwater > Drums & Bass** > Fishwater** >Protein Drink ***> Sewing Machine***, Ain’t Life Grand#

* w/ Derek Trucks

** w/ Oteil Burbridge

*** w/ Warren Haynes

# mandolin

The Allman Brothers Band:

Done Somebody Wrong, Ain’t Wastin’ Time No More, Woman Across The River, Midnight Rider, Rocking Horse, Statesboro Blues, Revival, Stormy Monday*, In Memory of Elizabeth Reed*
E: Southbound**

* w/ Jimmy Herring

** w/ Jimmy Herring, JoJo Herman

You can stream Panic’s Jones Beach set at panicstream.com.

You can download Panic’s Jones Beach set at LiveDownloads.com.

Last night, August 26, 2009, was the ninth anniversary of former Allman Brothers and Gov’t Mule bassist Allen Woody‘s death. Warren Haynes dedicated the ABB’s set to Woody.

08/26/09 :: Wednesday :: Bethel Woods Center for the Arts :: Bethel, NY

Widespread Panic:

Let’s Get The Show On The Road, Love Tractor, Pickin’ Up The Pieces, Machine > Barstools And Dreamers, Party At Your Mama’s House, Ribs And Whiskey, Greta, Papa’s Home > Drums > Papa’s Home*, Red Hot Mama^, Chainsaw City^, Imitation Leather Shoes

* w/Danny Louis on keyboard

^ w/ Danny Louis on keyboard, Warren Haynes on guitar

The Allman Brothers Band:

Don’t Keep Me Wonderin’, No One To Run With, End of the Line, Fourty-Four Blues#, Highway 61 Revisited%, Dreams, Soulshine, The Same Thing@, Franklin’s Tower**, Leave My Blues at Home > JaBuMa > Leave My Blues at Home, Jessica
E: Melissa, You Don’t Love Me

# w/ with Bruce Katz on keyboard

% w/ JoJo Herman on keyboard, John Bell on guitar, and Tony Coleman on drums

@ w/ Danny Louis on keyboard, Jay Collins on saxophone, and Tony Coleman on drums

** w/ with Danny Louis on keyboard, Jimmy Herring on guitar

You can stream Panic’s Bethel, NY set at panicstream.com.

Widespread Panic and The Allman Brothers Band perform again tonight (8/27/09) at Nikon at Jones Beach Theater in Wantagh, NY. Complete tour dates available here.

Check back for more updates on this historic tour.

08/24/09 :: Monday :: Meadowbrook U.S. Cellular Pavilion :: Gilford, NH

Widespread Panic:

Better Off, Heroes, Angels on High, Holden Oversoul, Give, Little Lilly, Driving Song > You Got Yours > Drums > Disco > Driving Song, Airplane > Jam > Second Skin, All Time Low, Henry Parson’s Died

The Allman Brothers Band:

Don’t Want You No More > Not My Cross to Bear, Trouble No More, Midnight Rider, Hoochie Coochie Man, No One Left To Run With, Gambler’s Roll, Every Hungry Woman, Who’s Been Talking*, Come and Go Blues, Statesboro Blues, The Night They Drove Ol’ Dixie Down, Mountain Jam > Smokestack Lightning** > Drums > Bass > Mountain Jam

E: One Way Out

* w/Jimmy Herring on guitar and JoJo Herman keys

** w/ JoJo Herman on drums

You can stream Panic’s Gilford, NH set at panicstream.com.

08/22/09 :: Saturday :: Constellation Brands Performing Arts Center :: CMAC Canandaigua, NY

Widespread Panic:

Good People > Flicker, Papa Johnny Road, I’m Not Alone > Pigeons, Her Dance Needs Nobody > Jack, Bust It Big* > Jam* > Gimme* > Pleas, Surprise Valley^ > Pilgrims, Chilly Water#

* with Derek Trucks on guitar

^ with Warren Haynes on guitar, Marc Quinones on percussion

# with Derek Trucks on guitar, Warren Haynes on guitar

The Allman Brothers Band:

Hot ‘Lanta, Done Somebody Wrong, Midnight Rider > Rocking Horse, Desdemona, Ain’t Wastin’ Time No More, It Takes A Lot To Laugh It Takes A Train To Cry^, You Don’t Love Me$, Melissa, Black Hearted Woman, And It Stoned Me#, In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed& > JaBuMa

E: Southbound%

^ with John ‘JoJo’ Herman on keyboard, Chuck Campbell on pedal steel

$ with John ‘JoJo Herman on keyboard, Dave Schools on bass, Chuck Campbell on pedal steel

# with John Bell on guitar

& with Jimmy Herring on guitar

% with John ‘JoJo’ Herman on keyboards, Todd Nance on drums, Jimmy Herring on guitar, Chuck Campbell on pedal steel

You can stream Panic’s Canandaigua, NY set at panicstream.com.

Here’s what went down on opening night.

08/21/09 :: Friday :: Susquehanna Bank Center :: Camden, NJ

Widespread Panic:

Little Kin > Radio Child, Up All Night, Can’t Get High > Fishwater > Christmas Katie > Travelin’ Light > Diner > Space Wrangler > Blackout Blues, Junior, You Should Be Glad, Tall Boy, Climb To Safety

The Allman Brothers Band:

Statesboro Blues > Les Brers In A Minor, Come And Go Blues, The Sky is Cryin’, Don’t Keep Me Wondering, I Walk On Guilded Splinters*, Trouble No More*, Good Morning Little School Girl*, Revival*, The Weight, Dreams^, One Way Out$

E: Whipping Post

* with John Bell on guitar, Domingo Ortiz on percussion

^ with John Bell on guitar, Jimmy Herring on guitar, Domingo Ortiz on percussion

$ with Jimmy Herring on guitar

You can stream Panic’s Camden, NJ set at panicstream.com.

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