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Podcasts

Podcast #058 – KVHW ‘Down in the Wetlands’

May 19, 2007

For our 58th podcast, I’ve pieced together some highlights from two nights of KVHW at the Wetlands, which basically was the unofficial ‘jamband HQ’ in New York City until its closing last year. These two nights capture KVHW at its peak as a fresh, energetic, and exploratory improvisational rock band made up of amazing musicians.

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Podcast #057 | Brothers Past’s Chicago Dance Party

April 30, 2007

Last weekend I caught Brothers Past at the Beat Kitchen here in Chicago as part of the Green Apple Music Festival. Although I already posted a cursory review of the show, I thought I’d throw together a few highlights to offer a little taste of BP in the process of re-discovering their mojo.

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Podcast #056 – Bisco in Dub

April 1, 2007

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For our 56th podcast, I went with another thematic mix, but this time with an old stand-by: the Disco Biscuits.
I’ve always been big fan of the Biscuits’ “dub” style of improvisation. While their take on Dub isn’t really the real-deal, classic style of Dub Reggae (by the likes of King Tubby or Augustus [...]

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Podcast #055 – Apollo Sunshine @ Langerado 2007

March 26, 2007
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Podcast #054 – The Best of the Bays

March 4, 2007

Last week, I wrote a little round-up of some of the key bands that play some form of live, electronic dance music. But I realized that I neglected to mention a band that I really should have discussed:
The Bays
While the Bays definitely share similarities with bands like STS9, Lotus, and the New Deal, their approach [...]

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Podcast #053 – New Slide Guitar ‘Masters’

February 10, 2007

For my second podcast, I decided to go with a slide guitar theme, piecing together a few live tracks featuring some of my favorite players of fretless slide guitars like the lap steel, Weissenborn, and straight-up 6-string electric guitar. Enjoy!

Live Music Blog Podcast #053 [mp3] (51.3 MB)
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Podcast #052 – When Indie Bands Kick Out the Jams

January 28, 2007

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Here at LMB we’re obviously open to a band stretching a song beyond its normal studio length or otherwise changing it for the live setting…that’s, in fact, one of the main reasons people dig live music. (Okay, duh, you can send my regards to Captain Obvious)
But while a band such as Phish is definitely [...]

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Podcast #051 – The Raconteurs at Vegoose ‘06

January 21, 2007
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Podcast #050 – Of Montreal

December 24, 2006
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