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...Mia Borders!
Every April (and first week in May) we have a special showcase for bands who are playing this years Jazzfest in NOLA. Today we will focus on Mia Borderswho will be playing the Festival on Saturday May 3rd.
Check out Mia Borders set from Live at the Crescent City Blues & BBQ Festival 2022. Pro shot, pro sound, enjoy!
The best festival in the United States starts today as the first weekend of New Orleans Jazzfest gets underway soon.
RtBE will be down there again this year to bask in the sunshine, music and positive vibes from all the locals, we can not wait. If you can't make it, check out WWOZ for their coverage (and support them as well). Here is the fantastic radio channels lineup for bands to stream during the fest.
Originally, the debut album from Preservation Brass, a subset of the famous Preservation Hall Jazz Band, was not meant as a tribute, but when the New Orleans bass drumming legend Kerry “Fat Man” Hunter was killed in an automobile accident on Mardi Gras Day 2024, the tone shifted.
It is of Tunde Adebimpe's debut on Sub Pop records titled Three Black Boltz. If you dig his main act TV on the Radio, you will most certainly dig this.
Back in March of 2020, just before the world shutdown for Covid, The Brothers got together to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the legendary Macon, GA outfit The Allman Brothers. That show was a success by all indications, but due to a host of issues it was a one time thing. Five years later they decided to run it back as past Allman members Jaimoe, Warren Haynes, Derek Trucks, Oteil Burbridge, Chuck Leavell and Marc Quinones brought on board Joe Russo, Reese Wynans and Isaac Eady to round out the sound for two shows at Madison Square Garden.
In this ongoing Monday Series we will be exploring various artists versions of Bob Dylan song's. Today's tune is a cover by Kenny Wayne Shepherd playing "Ballad of a Thin Man'"
All April (and the first week of May) RtBE focuses our Monday Dylan Cover Series on artists who are playing this years New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. Today is Kenny Wayne Shepherd who isplaying the festival Saturday May 3rd.
Thoughts On Original: From the first time we tackled a cover of this tune: Surprisingly we have not touched upon a cover of this track yet in the series, possibly because it has never been anywhere close to a favorite of ours. This tune seems to be a clear product of Dylan's time and space, hounded by media/fans/everyone and lashing out in a burnt out manner. Not containing his best lines or playing it has never really grabbed hold, except a few times in the live setting.
Cover:
Thoughts on Cover Artist: The Louisiana native Kenny Wayne Sheherd has been on the scene since he could strum, playing electric blues all over the country. We actually saw him live waaaay back in the day on one of his first tours and liked his style but never really jumped on board. There is no doubting though that he can play that guitar.
Thoughts on Cover:
A stout cover that bangs and drives forward and also allows Shepherd to rip a meaty blues solo right in the middle and again to close. A good cover, with blazing guitar from Shepard on a tune that is not an easy one to make your own.
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...Dwayne Dopsie & the Zydeco Hellraisers!
Every April (and first week in May) we have a special showcase for bands who are playing this years Jazzfest in NOLA. Today we will focus on Dwayne Dopsie & the Zydeco Hellraiserswho will be playing at the Festival next Friday, April 25th
Here we go with some zydeco! Put on your dancing shoes for Dwayne Dopsie & the Zydeco Hellraisers from Louisiana Cajun-Zydeco Festival on June 12, 2022 at Armstrong Park in New Orleans. This is a special Full Show Friday, because RtBE and family were in the house (well Armstrong Park) for this concert.
We are now heading into the new normal with live music. Live shows will need to be flexible and streaming is a great way to keep music going. Streams have become essential for live music junkies like RtBE. We will highlight various shows/streams/virtual events for your viewing/listening pleasure. You can check out our weekly Full Show Friday series for concerts from the past and as always, please support the artists any which way you can.
Live Stream: Good Friday Blues @ St. Marks Church In-The-Bowery
From noon to three today there will be a free live stream of the annual Good Friday Blues @ St. Marks Church In-The-Bowery.
Described as a dramatic Good Friday experience with Blues and Jazz music, Preachers: Pádraig Ó Tuama, Nell Gibson, the Rev. Nontombi Naomi Tutu will lead. There will be music, drama and dance.
The Montreal based Prism Shores deliver their dreamy, warm, indie-pop on their newest full length offering, Out From Underneath. The languid riffs and easy flowing tunes drip out over these ten contemplative offerings.
In this ongoing Monday Series we will be exploring various artists versions of Bob Dylan song's. Today's artists, My Morning Jacket performing a live cover of "The Man In Me"
All April (and the first week of May) RtBE focuses our Monday Dylan Cover Series on artists who are playing this years New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. Today is My Morning Jacket who will beplaying the festival Sunday May 4th
Thoughts on Original:
From the first time we tackled a cover of this tune: Almost a forgotten throw away track from Bob, which proves how great he really is, this peach of a song originally appeared on New Morning. The famous La-la-la's are so unlike Bob it instantly stands out as unique in his back catalog. "The Man In Me" is playful, loving, sincere yet deceptive. It took on an added life after showing up in the cult classic The Big Lebowski and now has a whole new generation digging its quirky sounds.
So this weekend finds Record Store Day rolling around again and you can find a full listing of all the amazing offerings here. This is a great opportunity to support record stores and enhance your vinyl collection
There are a ton of special things on that list that we would love to own and hope you can help support this great cause as well.
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...Johnny Sketch & The Dirty Notes!
Every April (and first week in May) we have a special showcase for bands who are playing this years Jazzfest in NOLA. Today we will focus on Johnny Sketch & The Dirty Noteswho will be playing the festival on Thursday May 1st.
New Orleans own Johnny Sketch & The Dirty Notes are the focus of today's Full Show Friday. Here is their full set form last October at The Maple Leaf. Enjoy:
The second full length release from the Indianapolis, IN based death metal outfit Fleshbore is Painted Paradise, a scorching romp through hysterically fast riffs and thuds as the group screams, thrashes and headbangs their path forward.
It is of Craig Finn's newest release, Always Been.
RtBE are long-time fans of Finn. This solo album finds him working with The War on Drugs' Adam Granduciel. While it isn't a perfect pairing, there are some successes found on the record, and a few glaring misses. In the end, this is a Craig Finn solo album and by now people should be well aware of what they are in for.
In this ongoing Monday Series we will be exploring various artists versions of Bob Dylan song's. Today's artists, Cheap Trick performing a live cover of "Please, Mrs. Henry"
All April (and the first week of May) RtBE focuses our Monday Dylan Cover Series on artists who are playing this years New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. Today is Cheap Trickwho will beplaying the festival Friday April 25th
Thoughts on Original:
Some of the enduring magic of The Basement Tapes is the ease with which everything rolls out. It may have been work for Bob and The Band, but it sure sounds like a good damn time. "Please, Mrs. Henry" epitomizes that feeling, as Dylan could be just as drunk as the song's needy main character who is begging for some help all over. Tossed off in the best possible ways, the tune bumps and wobbles forward, again like the main character, or Dylan himself.
Cover:
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RtBE has always been a fan of the hits from Cheap Trick but have never done a deeper dive past Cheap Trick at Budokan.
Thoughts on Cover:
This cover is insane...in a good way. Cheap Trick take a deep cut of Bob Dylan's for a wild ride at the Whisky-A-Go-Go, Los Angeles, CA - June 1977, flashing over the top Who like power, guitar nods to the Kinks and much more over the ten minute jam. This is without a doubt one of the wildest Dylan covers we have ever featured in this series and we dig it. A killer cover to kick off this month with our focus on artists playing this years Jazzfest.
The only record (that RtBE knows of) released by White Denim frontman James Petralli under this alter ego and now that White Denim is basically a solo project, it is doubtful anymore Bop English albums show up! RtBE loves this album, rating it as our favorite of 2015 and it made our list of the favorites of the past decade.
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...The Caesar Brothers FunkBox!
Every April (and first week in May) we have a special showcase for bands who are playing this years Jazzfest in NOLA. Today we will focus on The Caesar Brothers FunkBoxwho will be playing the festival on Thursday April 24th
We kick off our Full Show Friday special focus this month with New Orleans own Caesar Brothers FunkBox playing live back in 2021 during the height of covid.
Pro Shot, pro sound, full setlist below. Enjoy!
The Caesar Brothers FunkBox!
previously recorded LIVE March 26th, 2021
SETLIST: 1. A Place Called New Orleans (1:03) 2. I Found Joy (Cyril Neville cover) (5:12) 3. Tipitina (Professor Longhair cover) (11:31) 4. Saturday Night Fish Fry (Louis Jordan cover) (20:20) 5. Hey Pocky A-Way/Fire On The Bayou (The Meters cover) (27:03) 6.Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) (Sly & The Family Stone cover) (33:56) 7. Good Gumbo (37:50) 8. Shakey Ground (Delbert McClinton/The Temptations cover) (Undisco Kidd by Funkadelic tag)(48:49) 9. Big Chief (Earl King/Professor Longhair cover) (57:11) 10. Welcome To New Orleans (The Meters cover) (1:09:05) 11. Right Now (1:16:35) 12. Come To The Mardi Gras (1:23:54) 13. At The Second Line (1:34:20)
About the artist: The Caesar Brothers have toured and recorded with an extensive group of world class musicians, including, but not limited to, The Neville Brothers, George Clinton and the Parliament-Funkadelic, Maze, Franky Beverly, The Meters, Tina Marie, and more. read more here: https://thefunkyuncle.live/event/the-...
Montreal's The Last Mile have released a new single/video for their tune "Anything". The band's new full length Holding On To Hope will be released on April 11th
The Devil Makes Three have not released an album of new studio material since 2018's Chains Are Broken and a lot has happened in the world since then. Their eighth studio offering, Spirits is the groups solid return to form as the band stripped down to their roots and let their blend of Americana, country, bluegrass, folk, punk and jazz flow through thirteen stout tracks.
On a calm spring night in New York City, The Hard Quartet pulled into their hometown supporting their excellent debut, self-titled release. Opening the night were Loosey and Sharp Pins, who unfortunately RtBE missed, however the headliners had the house mostly filled when they took the stage around 10pm.
In this ongoing Monday Series we will be exploring various artists versions of Bob Dylan song's. Today's tune comes from Margaret Glaspy and is a live cover of "In The Summertime"
Thoughts On Original: When Dylan started moving out from his 'Jesus phase' he wrote songs that could be interpreted as religious, but tended to be more spiritual. These became Shot of Love. Could "In The Summertime" be a straight gospel song? Sure. Is it "clearly and unequivocally an eloquent exposition of relationship with God"? Hmm, not so sure anything Bob writes is clear. Could it just use some religious touchstones to move things languidly along? Probably. Musically the tune is slow moving, as Dylan keeps it calm, working though the spiritual while tying it to the human experience in his own way.
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RtBE just recently discovered Margaret Glaspy, a NYC based musician. We are going to dig into her catalog because she is fierce.
Thoughts on Cover:
Anytime a cover makes RtBE go back and reexamine the original, or listen to a Dylan song with new ears, it is an instant win. This live cover from Glaspy and company is dynamite. Her singing, the musical space, the phrasing (both musical and lyrical) all of it works well as it moves more towards a love song than a gospel proclamation. Also the live audio capturing is fantastic, the fades and delicate playing is top notch.
On this day 55 years ago, Miles Davis released one of his most iconic albums, Bitches Brew.
While jazz purists scoffed at the electro based release, the album is his second best selling of all time (only behind Kind of Blue), and opened the doors for jazz fusion (and more rock in general) to enter the jazz world.
It is also one of RtBE's favorite albums of all time.
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...The Prodigy!
Back to 2009 with The Prodigy live from Rock Am Ring for this week's Full Show Friday.
The UK based Charley Records specializes in reissues and earlier this year they re-released The Paragons, On The Beach. Originally available in 1967 on Treasure Isle, the rocksteady/reggae offering is a joyful listen with rich harmonies, great sound and flowing groove.
I see great things in baseball. It's our game - the American game. It will take our people out-of-doors, fill them with oxygen, give them a larger physical stoicism. Tend to relieve us from being a nervous, dyspeptic set. Repair these losses, and be a blessing to us.
Opening Day should be a national holiday, plain and simple. Once winter is gone (at least officially), Baseball can never arrive soon enough. Here's hoping your favorite team wins, especially if you are a fellow Mets fan. Let's Go Mets!
We know the ghost of Steve Goodman and Eddie Vedder are both rooting for those Cubbies...
Here are some more baseball inspired tunes to start the magical day, when we are all in first place:
For their sophomore release, Rosalie, the New Orleans based Silver Synthetic spirituallytraveled west and exhaled under some California sunshine, cruising effortlessly from Bakersfield down to Laurel Canyon. Weeping guitars and added pedal steel twang around restrained songwriting, relaxing the band as the riffs and breathy vocals ease out.
In this ongoing Monday Series we will be exploring various artists versions of Bob Dylan song's. Today's tune is a live cover by Daniel Widegren of the Dylan tune "Spanish Harlem Incident"
Thoughts on Original:
From the first time we tackled a cover of this tune: Easily one of my favorite early songs of Dylan's career, I love the sing-song playing of this tune and it's hints of his musical repertoire opening up. "OnTheCliffsOfYourWildCatCharmsI'mRiding" combined is such a sweet phrase and how he strung it out it is fantastic. You can see a young Bob becoming infatuated with a woman he saw, being inspired to write a tune that is filled with primal lust and sexiness. A song I have always wanted to learn to play and cover...but that is for another post...
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Thoughts on Cover Band: This is the first time we are checking out Daniel Widegren, a blues singer from Sweden.
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A cool fairly straight ahead acoustic run through of a pretty little song. Well done.
RtBE celebratesBob Dylan every Monday with our cover series, but today happens to be the 60th Anniversary of the release of his classic Bringing It All Back Home so we wanted to give it a shout out.
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...DIIV!
We reviewed their newest back in August, this week they are our focus on Full Show Friday. Pro Shot, Pro Sound, Enjoy!
Robert Cray's was one of the best bluesmen to come of age in the 1980's and You Know I Feel Alright (Live in Chicago 1985) captures the artist during a very exciting period, just before his huge breakthrough album, Strong Persuader, which arrived the following year and brought Cray to legendary heights.
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