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: 'Round Midnight Presents: Preservation Hall & Guests
Tonight is a stellar show centered around the institution themselves, the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, but also including a wide ranging collection of A-Listers:
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.
We search the murky back waters of youtube to find full concerts and post them to the site weekly, come back every seven days to help us celebrate Full Show Friday's. These shows are of varying quality and may not be here for long so enjoy them while you can...As always, please support the artist every which way, but especially by seeing them live (if they are still playing)...This week...JRAD!
Some months our Full Show Friday's will focus on specific artists, years, venues, festivals or some combo of it all. This month we are showcasing bands that cover other artists.
This week it is Joe Russo's Almost Dead at Levitate Music & Arts Festival 2019
One of the best cover band's playing the scene, J-Rad bring energy and excitement to their Grateful Dead based cover sets. Here is their set from the Levitate Music & Arts Festival last summer.
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: Light From Lockn'
Lockin' is hosting a virtual festival this weekend.
Bandcamp is one of RtBE's favorite sites on the internet. Our Bandcamp Tag aggregates all of our posts we use on the site over the years and as of today there are over 295.
Over the last few months with the Covid-19 Pandemic, Bandcamp have been doing even more for the artists who use their site. Today they are donating all of their shares of sales to the NAACP Legal Defense Fund.
It is a great site, go on it and find some music, support the artists and help contribute to a worthy cause as RtBE fully supports Black Lives Matter and all the work that the NAACP Legal Defense Fund is doing.
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: Levon 80 - A Newport Folk Revival
Levon Helm Studios & Newport Festivals Foundation are holding a fundraiser today on nugs.tv at 8:30 EST with the fantastic Midnight Ramble Band:
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: Dumpstaphunk Almost Unplugged
New Orleans funk dynamos Dumpstapphunk are playing at the Pontchartrain Hotel this evening:
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: Big Sam's Funky Nation
Big Sam's Funky Nation has been keeping busy during lock-down with as many Live Streams as they can. Today is another:
This is an earlier show so get on up and funky with the band 3pm CST. We have a few more live streams to hype later today and you can/should watch them all.
The newest release from Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit is a strong collection of Americana and builds upon the success of his recent efforts. Reunions continues Isbell and company's ride as some of the most important artists on the scene today with Isbell writing impressive songs regarding sobriety, parenthood and dealing (or not dealing) with societal change.
He was the electro-key backbone of Papa Gros Funk, but even before that, John Papa Gros is an New Orleans aficionado. On his most recent solo release, Central City, he has shifted gears from the elongated funk instrumentals, towards an album of covers and originals in traditional New Orleans fashion. The R&B, boogie-woogie and original rock and roll seeps deep throughout the fun record.
Central City is full of joy as Gros kicks it off with a tribute to the title area of New Orleans through a virtual tour and history lesson as "Yeah, Yeah, Yeah" is a singalong ready stroll through the town and tunes which he clearly loves. One of the strongest songs presented here is playful cover of Alex McMurray's "All My Rivers" complete with tambourine shakes.
Gros supporting cast is a whose who of modern day New Orleans All-Stars as he brings onboard George Porter Jr., drummer Herlin Riley, Ivan Neville, banjoist Don Vappie, guitarist Brian Stoltz, trumpeter Mark Braud, trombonist Mark Mullins and clarinetist Tim Laughlin for various tracks.
"Deep In The Mud" goes full on NOLA with a marching brass band sound, swinging as it second lines forward while the swamp blues "Old Joe's Turkey" brings back Gros electric piano with banjo and deep bass. Two classic covers "Personality" and "It's Raining" are played surprisingly close to the vest and could use more free wheeling charm, like the spin Gros gives his cover of John Prine's "Please Don't Bury Me", an amazingly crafted rendition.
Gros gets his name in the parade party game with an original simply titled "Mardi Gras" which has a host of influences vigorously coursing through it in celebratory fashion while "Gone So Long" continues the combination of influences in tasty sonic gumbo fashion. The album wraps up with "You Do It" which brings in the gospel spiritual influences of the city, mixing them with musical legends and rounding out a new classic New Orleans album.
Continuing in the long line of piano men from New Orleans John Papa Gros has stated that: “Sharing New Orleans with the world is my calling. That’s what I have been doing, and that’s what I’ll do with the rest of my life.” Central City is a great snapshot of the town and musical style he loves so dearly.
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In this ongoing Monday Series we will be exploring various artists versions of Bob Dylan song's. Today's tune is a cover by Michael Dallas and Friends playing "Romance In Durango"
Thoughts on Original: From the first time we tackled a cover version of this song:
Containing the best opening line of any Dylan song (which places it high on the best opening line of any song ever) "Romance In Durango" is a movie played out over violins, words, dead bodies, love, adventure and life. A western tinged Dylan tune that talks about a horse taking him to Durango. A fantastic burst of creative songwriting and exhilarating playing it is a timelessly fantastic tune. Cover:
Thoughts On Cover Artist: RtBE is first finding out about Michael Dallas and Friends listening to this cover.
Thoughts On Cover:
A fun jaunt through a great Dylan tune. Lots of instrumentation and strong singing on this interpretation.
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.
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: The Soul Rebels with Special Guest Matisyahu
Nugs.net is streaming a show from December 30th, 2019 from NOLA funky brass band The Soul Rebels:
The show took place in Philly but these guys bring the party wherever they play as RtBE has been long time fans of The Soul Rebels. Their latest release, Poetry In Motion, even made our top ten for 2019.
In fact, the band were supposed to play Brooklyn Bowl on Friday March 13th and the show was the first the venue canceled due to Covid-19. RtBE was going to attend and review the show, but life changed...
So instead let's relive a funky night from their past. To get pumped for the show here is a live clip of the band:
