Happy 85th Birthday Bob Dylan!

No one has ever been better. Happy 85th birthday Robert Allen Zimmerman aka Bob Dylan.

Enjoy a few of his best songs:

Happy 84th Birthday Bob Dylan!

No one has ever been better. Happy 84th birthday Robert Allen Zimmerman aka Bob Dylan.

Enjoy a few of his best songs:

Remembering Jerry Garcia

On this day way back in 1942 Jerome Garcia was born and as we have done in the past we wanted to take a second to remember Jerry in the best possible way, by listening to his music.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/brentdpayne

To kick things off how about an interview with Branford Marsalis (Go Mets!) Scott Poulson-Bryant, Anthony Decurtis and others on what it was like to play with Jerry and the Grateful Dead.

In past years we have focused on full shows from The Grateful Dead (who we featured in our Master series as well), but here are a few Jerry Garcia Band songs.

Enjoy them on this great day...oh and also, Happy Birthday Meg!

Happy Birthday George Clinton!

Happy 83rd Birthday to George Clinton, the purveyor of all things funky. 

Clinton has been a longtime favorite of RtBE and a massive influence on our musical tastes. We reviewed his most recent album (which was much better than expected) and have seen him live a bunch. 

Give up the funk for Uncle Jam, the dirty dog himself. Celebrate his birthday by pumping some tunes and getting down. Here are a few we will spin:

Happy 83rd Birthday Bob Dylan!

No one has ever been better. Happy 83rd birthday Robert Allen Zimmerman aka Bob Dylan.

Enjoy a few of his best songs:

Remembering Jerry Garcia

On this day way back in 1942 Jerome Garcia was born and as we have done in the past we wanted to take a second to remember Jerry in the best possible way, by listening to his music.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/brentdpayne

To kick things off how about an interview with Branford Marsalis (Go Mets!) Scott Poulson-Bryant, Anthony Decurtis and others on what it was like to play with Jerry and the Grateful Dead.

In past years we have focused on full shows from The Grateful Dead (who we featured in our Master series as well), but this year we wanted to post a few Jerry Garcia Band songs.

Enjoy them on this great day...oh and also, Happy Birthday Meg!

Happy Birthday Charlie Gabriel!

Happy 91st Birthday to Charlie Gabriel of the Preservation Hall Jazz Band. 

Having first heard him play with PHJB decades ago it is great to have reviewed his first solo album 89 for Glide a few years back. 

Gabriel and company started the celebrations early and this weekend RtBE had the chance to catch the legendary musician himself with the Preservation Hall Jazz Band at Kermit Ruffins Mother-in-Law Lounge. 

This was a special show that will live long in RtBE's memory as the tiny club hosted world class musicians in a joyous setting. Seeing Gabriel amongst close friends and family, while expertly playing and (singing "Confessin'"), was amazing.  

Happy Birthday Charlie, thanks for giving us the opportunity to spend some time celebrating with you and your close friends and family.     

Happy 82nd Birthday Bob Dylan!

No one has ever been better. Happy 80th birthday Robert Allen Zimmerman aka Bob Dylan.

Enjoy a few of his best songs:

Happy Birthday Phil Lesh!

Happy Birthday to Phil Lesh, the bass player for The Grateful Dead and beyond turns 83 years old today and he is still out there doing it.  

RtBE are huge fans of Lesh and feel that, next to Garcia, he was the life blood of the best American band of all time. RtBE has also truly loved his post Dead projects, particularly Phil and Friends who we have been lucky enough to have seen many times. 

So to celebrate, here are a few tunes from the Grateful Dead and Phil and Friends:

Remembering Jerry Garcia

On this day way back in 1942 Jerome Garcia was born and as we have done in the past we wanted to take a second to remember Jerry in the best possible way, by listening to his music.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/brentdpayne

To kick things off how about an interview with Branford Marsalis (Go Mets!) Scott Poulson-Bryant, Anthony Decurtis and others on what it was like to play with Jerry and the Grateful Dead.


In past years we have focused on full shows from The Grateful Dead (who we featured in our Master series), but this year we wanted to post a few Jerry Garcia Band songs.

Enjoy them on this great day...oh and also, Happy Birthday Meg!

Happy Birthday Thurston Moore

RtBE would like to wish a Happy 64th Birthday to one of our personal favorites, Thurston Moore.

We recently discussed our favorite Sonic Youth album, Dirty which turned 30 this year, and  mentioned that SY were incredibly formative to our tastes and playing. From the first time we saw them, to bumping into Thurston on Broadway or Kim and Lee at various shows throughout the years in NYC, to reviewing later albums to attending the bands last American show, they will always have a place in our mind/heart. 

One of the coolest live moments for RtBE took place back in 2008. Moore and his guitar slinger in crime Lee Ranaldo crafted a whirling electric odyssey in the old Knitting Factory for a Fender Jazzmaster showcase celebrating the guitars 50th year. The tiny venue was excellent for them to showoff their interlinking instrumental style and sound. Another interesting live permutation was when Moore played the Solid Sound Festival focusing on his Demolished Thoughts record and messing around with Pillow Wand.   

Thurston himself has always been great to listen to and has directed us to cool tunes, as we loved his Chelsea Light Moving and past solo records a ton. 

Nothing tops Rock N Roll Consciousness though as it is his most blissful, so much so RtBE proclaimed it album of the year for 2017 and ranked it high on our favorite albums of the decade list. RtBE were also lucky to catch the band on the tour for that album which caused the walls of the Music Hall of Williamsburg to shake with the loud, positive, rock on that night.   

To celebrate Moore's birthday, let's listen to some songs. We will start with RtBE's favorite Moore's solo song, then continue with a story/interview/few acoustic live tunes before closing with one of the best Sonic Youth songs (you can dive into the better extended version here if you got twenty five minutes to spare). 

Happy Birthday Birthday Mr. Moore.

Happy 81st Birthday Bob Dylan

No one has ever been better. Happy 80th birthday Robert Allen Zimmerman aka Bob Dylan.

Enjoy a few of his best songs:

Remembering Jerry Garcia

On this day way back in 1942 Jerome Garcia was born and as we have done in the past we wanted to take a second to remember Jerry in the best possible way, by listening to his music.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/brentdpayne

To kick things off how about an interview with Branford Marsalis (Go Mets!) Scott Poulson-Bryant, Anthony Decurtis and others on what it was like to play with Jerry and the Grateful Dead.


In past years we have focused on full shows from The Grateful Dead (who we featured in our Master series), but this year we wanted to post a few Jerry Garcia Band songs.

Enjoy them on this great day...oh and also, Happy Birthday Meg!

Artists Talk About Their Favorite Bob Dylan Songs

Stereogum discussed Bob Dylan with 80 different artists to get their takes on their favorite songs of his. This is a really cool piece to celebrate the bard's 80th birthday. 

There are some RtBE favorite artists like the first one on the list Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah who chose "Only A Pawn In Their Game" and goes deep with the song, really making som illuminating points. 

It is a joy to read CSaA go deep as well as other artists like David Byrne talking about "Murder Most Foul", Margo Price recounting her first time listening to "last Thoughts On Woody Guthrie", Paterson Hood discussing one of our all-time favorites "Blind Willie McTell" and Will Oldham discussing "Brownsville Girl". 

Check out the article and listen to "Only A Pawn In Their Game" live form the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. 

Happy 80th Birthday Bob Dylan

No one has ever been better. Happy 80th birthday Robert Allen Zimmerman aka Bob Dylan.

Enjoy a few of his best songs:

Happy 75th Birthday Neil Young

RtBE wants to wish Neil Young a happy 75th birthday.

Last year we discussed Uncle Neil in-depth during our Masters series so today we will just rock out with some of his tunes that we love: 

Live Streams: Splintered Sunlight with John Kadlecik

With live music on lock down (like everything else currently in New York City) live streams and old concerts have become essential for live music junkies like RtBE. While this current state of pandemic separation is in order we will highlight various shows/streams/virtual events for your viewing and listening pleasure and you can always check out or weekly Full Show Friday series for concerts from the past. Please support the artists any which way you can.

Today we highlight:  Splintered Sunlight 

Here is a different Garcia birthday celebration... Splintered Sunlight with guest John Kadlecik will be celebrating Jerry Garcia's birthday today live from Ardmore Music Hall at 8pm EST which you can watch on nugs.net:

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Happy Birthday, Jerry! 💀💜⚡️ #SplinteredSunlight & @johnkadlecik are streaming two sets of #GratefulDead jams LIVE from our stage on 8/1! This webcast will be free to watch via our Facebook Live, Youtube or @nugs.net 🎥 More details on the show, in-stream giveaways + Zoom Fan Party can be found in our story! - ⠀ All tips will be split between the band and venue: ⠀ Venmo: @Splintered-Sunlight ⠀ Paypal: @Booking@SplinteredSunlight.com - ⠀ #gratefuldead #deadheads #phillymusicscene #jamband #jam #jamon #jerrygarcia #johnk #johnkadlecik #ardmoremusichall #nugs #jerrygarciabirthday #ardmore #ardmorepa #livemusic #phillymusic #phillyjambandscene #longlivethedead #deadhead #grateful #thedead #livemusicscene

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Here is a video of the band playing "Sugaree" live to get in the mood:

Remembering Jerry Garcia

On this day way back in 1942 Jerome Garcia was born and as we have done in the past we wanted to take a second to remember Jerry in the best possible way, by listening to his music.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/brentdpayne

To kick things off how about an interview with Branford Marsalis (Go Mets!) Scott Poulson-Bryant and Anthony Decurtis and others on what it was like to play with Jerry and the Grateful Dead.


In past years we have focused on full shows from The Grateful Dead (who we featured in our Master series), but this year we wanted to post a few Jerry Garcia Band songs.

Enjoy them on this great day...oh and also, Happy Birthday Meg!

Happy 79th Birthday Bob Dylan

No one has ever been better. Happy 78th birthday Robert Allen Zimmerman aka Bob Dylan.

Enjoy a few of his best songs:

Happy Birthday Fats Domino

Today back in 1928 Fats Domino was born down in the Lower Ninth Ward in New Orleans.  We celebrated him in our Masters Series back in November and have wrote about him before, however today we wanted to wish him a Happy One. 

Such a great artist, his songs are timeless, enjoy a few this evening: 

"I'm Walkin'"

"Walking To New Orleans"

"Jambalaya"


We will end with "Blueberry Hill"

I have a distinct memory of listening to this song very early on in my schooling (kindergarten I believe) which would make it one of the first songs I heard out side of my family's play list which included Irish Folk, Beatles, Soul, Doo-Wop, Jazz and of course Sesame Street music they played for me. Wow Not sure I had thought about in decades...ain't tunes amazing?!?!  Anyways...Happy Birthday Fats.