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The Whigs 2010 Spring Tour Dates and New Album

March 4, 2010
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The Whigs are continuing to tour hard in 2010 as they gear up to release their third album, In the Dark. They’re currently on tour with Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, and they’ll will finish out a full Spring touring schedule with Band of Skulls and 22-20s, along with a few festival dates (including the Hangout [...]

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Mountain Jam 2010 Lineup Additions: Levon Helm, Drive-By Truckers, Grace Potter, Dr. Dog, The Whigs

February 16, 2010
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Just a few weeks after announcing their initial 2010 lineup, the Mountain Jam Music festival has announced some solid lineup additions, including Levon Helm & Friends, Drive-By Truckers, Grace Potter, Dr. Dog, The Whigs, The New Mastersounds, and Jay Farrar (of Son Volt). That definitely ups the ante in my book.

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Mountain Jam Initial 2010 Lineup

January 21, 2010
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Warren Haynes’s annual staple, the Mountain Jam music festival, is back in 2010 for its sixth iteration, and they’ve just announced their initial 2010 lineup. Mountain Jam VI will take place June 4-6 and will once again be held at Hunter Mountain in upstate New York.
Mountain Jam Initial 2010 Lineup:
Gov’t Mule
Derek Trucks & Susan Tedeschi [...]

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Mountain Jam 2009: Silly Rabbit, Fests are for Kids

June 24, 2009

After many festivals together, this year’s Mountain Jam was going to be different. This year my wife and I would have a six-month old child with us, our son Harry. As I discussed in an earlier post, we had no idea what to expect.

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Mountain Jam 2009 Starts Today

May 29, 2009
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Our man Paul Kanterman is on the scene for another year of Mountain Jam and he’ll be sending some updates to his Twitter account all weekend. Also, there’s an official Twitter stream from the festival itself, not to mention a premium webcast for purchase through iClips.net.
Hopefully Paul will have some photos to share after [...]

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Discuss: And Baby Makes Three – Festivals and Kids

April 18, 2009

Tickets? Check. Beer? Check. Goodies? Check.
Wipes and Diapers? Check.

HB, ready for a weekend on the Mountain
The festival season is fast approaching.  However, this year is going to be a very different experience for me and my crew. This year, I’m bringing along a six-month old, my son Harry. Crazy, you say?  I [...]

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Tour Dates: Gomez

April 13, 2009

Gomez just announced their tour dates in support of their latest release, A New Tide, which I’ve have not gotten a chance to download and listen to yet. Should I? I generally like most of what I hear from this band but I still have never caught them play live.
The band will be [...]

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From the Pit | Mountain Jam 2008, Day 3

June 13, 2008

Sunday was going to be a shorter day than the prior two, ending at ten, but the lineup was going to be chock full of musical goodness. Ensuring that we were going to have the fortitude we needed meant a solid breakfast, one that was found in Maggie’s Krooked Cafe in Tannersville. Very [...]

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From the Pit | Mountain Jam Photos from Day 2

June 10, 2008

Saturday was going to be a long day. We planned on getting to the mountain in time to see Sharon Jones, whose set began at 2:15 p.m., with plans to stay and see Dark Star Orchestra, whose set was scheduled to run until 4 a.m.
After blowing me away at Langerado 2007, I knew that [...]

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