Jam Bands: North America's Hottest Live Groups Plus How to Tape and Trade Their Shows

303 Pages·1998·20.04 MB·English

by  Dean Budnick

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E C W P R E S S
The publication of this book has been generously supported by the Government
of Canada through the Book Publishing Industry Development Program.
Copyright © Dean Budnick, 1998
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be
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CANADIAN CATALOGUING IN PUBLICATION DATA
Budnick, Dean
Jam bands: North America's hottest live groups
plus how to tape and trade their shows
ISBN 1-55022-353-4
1. Rock groups - United States. 2. Rock groups - Canada.
3. Sound - Recordings and reproducing - Amateurs' manuals.
I. Title.
ML395B927 1998 781 66'092'27 C98-931411-1
Cover design by Guylame Regimbald.
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Contentents
Acknowledgments 11
Introduction: Jamboree 13
Agent Porridge 15
Agents of Good Roots 16
Allman Brothers Band 18
Aquarium Rescue Unit 21
Baaba Seth 23
Barefeet and Company 25
Beatroots 26
Big Head Todd and the Monsters 28
Big Sugar 30
The Big Wu 31
Black Crowes 33
Blew Willie 35
Blue Dogs 36
Blue Honey 38
Blue Miracle 39
Blue Yard Garden 41
Blues Traveler 42
Boud Deun 45
Box Set 46
Ton! Brown Band 47
Burlap to Cashmere 48
Calobo 50
Chief Broom 52
Conehead Buddha 53
Cool Water Canyon 55
Crosseyed 56
Day by the River 58
Deep Banana Blackout 60
Dexter Grove 62
The Disco Biscuits 63
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Domestic Problems 65
Donna the Buffalo 66
Shelley Doty 68
Drifting Through 69
Gibb Droll Band 70
Dude of Life 72
Ekoostik Hookah 73
Electric Circus 75
Emma Gibbs Band 77
The Emptys 78
Entrain 80
Everything 81
Fat Cats 83
Fat Mama 84
Fighting Gravity 85
Fiji Mariners 87
Bela Fleck and the Flecktones 89
Fool's Progress 91
Foxtrot Zulu 93
Freddy Jones Band 95
Freebeerandchicken 97
Frogwings 98
From Good Homes 99
G. Love and Specia Sauce 101
Galactic 102
David Gans and the Broken Angels 104
Gila Monsters 105
God Street Wine 107
Gov't Mule 109
Gran Torino 111
Greyboy Allstars 112
Grinch 114
Guster 115
Heavy Weather 116
Hello Dave 118
Higher Ground 119
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HipI bone 121
Homuncislus 122
Honeyjf Child 123
The Hosemobile 125
Hot Tuna 126
Hubinger St 128
Huffamoose 129
Charlie Hunter and F ound for Pound 130
Hypnotic Clambake 132
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Inasense 136
Sherri Jackson Band 138
JazzMandolin Project
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The Jongleurs 142
JordhugtaJ*a 144
Jerry Joseph and the Jackmormons 145
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Jupiter Coyote 148
Karmic 149
Kerosene Dream 151
Lake Trout 152
L,o,i i y
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Leftover Salmon 154
Lettuce 156
Living Daylights 157
Mango Ja 159
Dave Matthews Bam 160
Max Creek 162
Edwin McCain Band 164
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Medeski, Martin and Wood 167
Merry Danksters 169
Mighty Purple 170
Mishap 171
moe 173
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Moon Boot Lover 175
Mother Hips 177
Mountain Express Band 178
Native 179
David Nelson Bam 181
New Brown Hat 182
Next Stop Willoughby 184
Old Dead Bug 185
Ominous Seapods 186
One Step Beyond 188
Oroboros 189
Pele Juju 191
Percy Hill 192
Phish 194
Poi Dog Ponderinc 197
Post Junction . . 198
Puddle Junction 200
Puddleduck 201
Quiver 202
The Radiators 204
Radio l-Ching 206
Ratdog 207
Michael Ray and tl Cosmic Krewe 209
The Recipe 211
Retried Confusion 212
Rubberneck 214
Rugby Road 215
Rusted Root 216
The Samples 218
Santana 220
Merl Saunders anc the Rainforest Band 222
Schleigho 224
Screamin' Cheetal Wheelies 225
Sister Hazel 227
Sister 7 228
Skin 230
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