The onboard programming schedule for Jam Cruise was just posted. Dirty Dozen kicks off the kick-off party and it’s basically music nonstop from there on out.
Our very good buddy @PeteLikesMusic will be on the boat with the usual players and suspects (like Scotty B. from Hidden Track)…
We’ll be following along from the comfort of our own Couch Tour this year, but drop some comments for the other folks hitting the cruise and get in touch and make friends! Hope to make it some day.
Tuareg blues grooves anyone?
I first got turned on to Tinariwen after eMusic flagged their last album as a recommendation. I certainly wasn’t alone in loving their sound, as they quickly put together a U.S. tour. Since then, they’ve caught the attention of some fellow musicians, as their new record, Tassili
The band has been on the road for about a week now and will play Austin’s Fun Fun Fun Fest this weekend. Read on for the dates…
From the moment I entered Tipitina’s, it was plain to see 7 Walkers came to steal some face – and take the opportunity to get the well-worn tie-dyes out from the dresser drawers. The balcony and backdrop were draped in multi-colored tapestries, an oil paint artist was waiting for the first set to start so he could begin an improv experiment (a la STS9 live painting), a dead head by the bar was counting the multiple tie-dye’s draped over his shoulder. Best of all, Professor Longhair overlooked the band below, cosmically lit up in kaleidoscopic fashion from the first note through the second encore. Fall’s first chill winds blew in through the doors as the quartet opened with Grateful Dead’s “Space”, quickly warming up as the band segued into a funky rendition of the always-poignant “He’s Gone.” Effortlessly interspersing Dead classics like “Bird Song”, a healthy sampling of their new material, and a Meters staple (“Just Kissed My Baby”), 7 Walkers tore their way through set one – with a little help from the one and only Big Sam on “Eyes of the World” and the 7W original stone groove instrumental “For the Love of Mr. Okra” before set break.
Yesterday, a critical graphic on the Jam Cruise homepage changed with little fanfare, but this morning the official email went out: the tenth sailing of this musical sea odyssey is now sold out. There is a waitlist for parties that are still interested, but most people that were still on the fence at this point have now literally missed the boat. Read more…
Go here to see the full schedule for this year’s line up for DeLuna Fest 2011 which includes Linkin Park, The Shins, Weezer, Cake, Jane’s Addiction, Cut Copy, Big Boi, Matt & Kim, Girl Talk, Wanda Jackson, Bettye LaVette, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, Dirty Dozen Brass Band and many, many more. 
The lineup for Jam Cruise was announced first thing this morning here on the West Coast, and I couldn’t be happier that I’ve already taken the plunge and pre-booked a cabin for the 10th anniversary of the floating festival that everybody has been raving about for years. This will be my first year on the boat, so I’ll be seeing plenty of unbelievably great music all while sailing the seas and partying with my fellow like-minded fans. Can’t wait.
One of the bigger reveals of the lineup has been the port destinations that the cruise is choosing, and this time the festival is setting sail a full week after New Year’s Eve with a January 9th departure n Ft. Lauderdale to make stops in Labadee, Haiti and then onto Falmouth, Jamaica. The whole thing winds back down on January 14th, 2012. Umphrey’s McGee, Surprise Me Mr. Davis, Galactic, The New Deal, Shpongle, New Mastersounds, EOTO, and Orgone are just some of the artists I’m excited to get a crack at seeing this year, and there’s tons more talent rounding out the lineup this year.
As hedonistic as the whole vacation is, I’m actually proud that the organizers thought to bring a stop by Haiti into the equation. More about those efforts were detailed in today’s press release… READ MORE
This past weekend’s North Coast Music Festival in Chicago looks to have gone off without a hitch and we’ll hope to see it return next year. Thanks to the promoters for getting us some photo passes, because our man Chris Monaghan absolutely killed it this weekend and took some amazing shots. You can look back at his photos from Day One, Day Two and Day Three or read on for his Top 10 Photos from the weekend with a bit of commentary on each. I had to include the photo from the New Deal set also, so technically I only gave him 9 choices from his entire set of photos from the weekend. Click here to see the full gallery…
www.northcoastfestival.com
Check out their Twitter page here and follow along for the official lineup announcement. We have it on good authority that this is the lineup we’ll be seeing when it gets dropped.
Lineup:
Chemical Brothers (Live)
Nas & Damian Marley
Umphrey’s McGee
Disco Biscuits
Moby (DJ Set)
Pretty Lights
Benny Benassi
Paul Van Dyk
Cold War Kids
De La Soul
Mayer Hawthorne & the County
Jay Electronica
Boys Noize
Flying Lotus
Benga
Jakob Dylan & Three Legs
Laidback Luke
Future Rock
Dirty Dozen Brass Band
Green Velvet (Live)
Phantogram
Van Ghost
Two Fresh
Paul Kalkbrenner
Orchard Lounge
The Uglysuit
Loyal Divide
Seriously tight. Who’s already planning their weekend there?
The daily schedule has been announced…
Day 1 – Friday, September 3, 2010 – $35
The Chemical Brothers (Live), Paul Van Dyk, Pretty Lights, Paul Kalkbrenner, Orchard Lounge
Day 2 – Saturday, September 4, 2010 – $35
Umphrey’s McGee, Moby (DJ Set), De La Soul, Cold War Kids, Jay Electronica, Boys Noize, Grace Potter & the Nocturnals, Benga, Future Rock, Jakob Dylan & Three Legs, Van Ghost, Two Fresh
Day 3 – Sunday, September 5, 2010 – $35
Nas & Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley, The Disco Biscuits, Benny Benassi, Flying Lotus, Mayer Hawthorne & The County Green Velvet (Live), Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Phantogram, Loyal Divide
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