Bob Marley and The Wailers

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Originally uploaded by mder.

Bob Marley and theWailers are probaboly the best reggae band to walk this earth. This Jamacian born band has a good upbeat/reggae/pop sound that is loved by many throughout the world. Bob Marley and the Wailers were very well known in the 1970's for their music and their Rastafarian religion that they practiced. The band suffered a huge loss in May of 1981 when the Wailers front man Bob Marley died of cancer. The Wailers still continue to tour to this day but it is not the same as when Bob was there.


Here is some tour dates for the Wailers for anyone interested.

5/11/05
$25
House of Blues
San Diego, CA
Showtime 9 pmwww.hob.com

5/12/05
$20
House of Blues
West Hollywood, CA
www.hob.com

5/13/05
$23
The Fillmore
San Francisco, CA
Showtime 9 pmwww.ticketmaster.com

5/14/05
$20 adv$22 dos
The Theatre at Reno Hilton
Reno, NV
All ages, Showtime 9 pmhttp://www.ticketmaster.com/

5/15/05
$25
The Raven
Healdsburg, CA
All ages, Showtime 8 pmhttp://www.raventheater.org/

5/21/05
$75 adv$90 dos
Haymaker Music FestivalOakley Farm
Spotsylvania, VA
Showtime: noon, Onstage 7 pmhttp://www.haymaker.net/

5/26/05
$20 adv$25 dos
Downtown
Farmingdale, NY
18 and over, Showtime 9pmhttp://www.thedowntown.com/

5/28/05
$75 adv$90 dos
Hookahville
Pataskala, OH
Showtime 12:30 pm, Onstage 4 pmOther artists: Sam Bush, Particle, Ekoostik Hookahhttp://www.hookahville.com/

galactic

galactic
Originally uploaded by mder.

Here is a new jam band that has been becoming increasingly more known in the past few years. Galactic is a New Orleans band that has a jazz/funk/rock sound all melted into one. They currently have six albums out but are mostly known for there live shows. I listed some tour dates they will be playing below for the month of July. You can buy tickets at http://www.ticketmaster.com/ if anyone is interested.

Mon. July 25, 2005
Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Morrison, CO
Galactic and more artist TBA

Wed. July 27, 2005
Coors Amphitheatre
Chula Vista, CA
Galactic and more artist TBA

Thu. July 28, 2005
Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
Irvine, CA
Galactic, G. Love & Special Sauce, more artist TBA

Fri. July 29, 2005
Shoreline Amphitheatre
Mountain View, CA
G. Love & Special Sauce, Galactic and more artist TBA

Sun. July 31, 2005
Gorge Amphitheatre
Quincy, WA
Galactic, G. Love & Special Sauce, more artist TBA

The Band

The Band
Originally uploaded by mder.

Here is a band that is not given that much credit as being a good jam band but they are definitely one of the best.

The Band was a very influential on rock music in the late 60's early 70's with their rock & roll / folk sound that they created. They were discovered by Bob Dylan in the early 60's when he heard them at a show and was immediately impressed. A few months later Dylan had signed them to his label and started touring with him. They toured all over the country playing at all different types of venues. After years of touring and playing at shows The Band had finally made a name for themselves.

The Band consists of five members:

Rick Danko

Levon Helm

Garth Hudson

Richard Manuel

Robbie Robertson

Some of their well known songs that you might be familiar with are, "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" and "Up On Cripple Creek". If you any more interest in The Band you click on the link below for more info.

http://theband.hiof.no/

Led Zeppelin

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The band consist of:

Robert Plant - lead singer
Jimmy Page - guitarist
John Bonham - drums
John Paul Jones - bass

Formed in 1968 by Jimmy Page (guitarist) the band first called themselves "The New Yardbirds". They would later change their name to Led Zeppelin after, Keith Moon of The Who said that their band would, "go over like a lead ballon."

This band creates a sound that combines rock, blues, and heavy metal all into one and it sounds incredible. With John Bonham smashing the drums, Robert Plants high sreaching voice, and Jimmy Pages blues guitar riffs this band created a sound like no other. Below is a list of the albums Led Zeppelin has created during their career.

Led Zeppelin (1969)
Led Zeppelin II (1969)
Led Zeppelin III (1970)
Four Symbols (1971) (unofficial title)
Houses of the Holy (1973)
Physical Graffiti (1975)
Presence (1976)
The Song Remains the Same (1976)
In Through the Out Door (1979)

The following albums were issued after the band ceased recording:

CODA (1982)
Remasters (1990)
Profiled (1990)
Box Set (1990)
Box Set II (1993)
Complete Studio Recordings (1993)
BBC Sessions (1997)
Early Days: Best of Led Zeppelin Volume One (1999)
Latter Days: Best of Led Zeppelin Volume Two (2000)
How the West Was Won (2003)

cream

cream
Originally uploaded by mder.

Formed by three musical geniuses in the early 1960's Cream revolutonized the sound of eletric music forever. The band consisted of:

Eric Clapton - guitar
Jack Bruce - bass
Ginger Baker - drums

This band was all about improvising and pushing new barriers of music. Even at their live shows they would jam out and try new things. Sometimes they played solo's that would last as long as twenty minutes and not only would one player be soloing but all three at the same time!Unfortunately the band was only together for three years (1966-1968) when they decided to break up and part ways. For more info on Cream you can click the url below and find out more.

http://www.jackbruce.com/cream/

List of Jam bands

The following is a list of jam bands that I found on the internet. There are some links to some of the bands but not all have links. Look it over and if anyone wants I can look to find some tour date info for you or we can just talk about the band of your interest. Also, feel free to tell me if a band got left out that you feel is a good jam band and I'll add it to the list.

Al & The Transamericans
Allman Brothers Band
ALO
B-Side Players
Benevento/Russo Duo
Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals
Big Fuzz
The Big Wu
The Black Crowes
Blues Traveler
Bruce Horsnby
Buddha's Belly
Cream
Dave Matthews Band
David Nelson Band
The Dead
Dispatch
El Buho
Everything
Funkadelic
Funky Meters
Furley
Galactic
Garage A Trois
Global Funk Council
G. Love & Special Sauce
Gnappy
Gomez
Gov't Mule
Grand Theft Bus
Granola Funk Express
Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey
Jack Johnson
Jemimah Puddleduck
Jerry Garcia Band
Karl Denson's Tiny Universe
Keller Williams
Little Feat
Los Lobos
Lotus
ModeReko
moe.
Mofro
Mountain of Venus
Mushroom
Nero (music)
New Deal
New Monsoon
The Niche
North Mississippi Allstars
O.A.R.
Orgone
Phil Lesh & Friends
Phish
The Polyphonic Spree
Raisinhead
Rana
Raq
Rusted Root
The Samples
Santana
Scarecrow Collection
Sound Tribe Sector 9
The Spin Doctors
Stockholm Syndrome
Strangefolk
String Cheese Incident
Vida Blue
Wassabi Collective
Waylandsphere
Widespread Panic
Zyrah's Orange

O.A.R.

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O.A.R. was started by two junior high school students, Marc Roderage and Chris Culos in the early 1990's. Marc and Chris spent many hours in Chris's parents basement in Rockville, Maryland jaming out and forming there own sound. By the time they reached high school Chris and Marc added two additional bandmates; Richard On (lead guitarist) and Benj Gerhman (bassist) which formed the band known as Of A Revolution. They would spend most of their high school years making a name for themselves by playing in local clubs, bars, and touring locally.

By the time Chris and Marc went to college at Ohio State University they had a very strong underground following selling over 300,000 records by word of mouth and the use of the internet. While at Ohio State they added saxaphonist Jerry DePizzo which added a great blues sound for the band. In 2002, the band decided to sign with a major label (Lava/Everfine records) and they recorded, "In between now and time" which was very successful.

To learn more about the band you can go read up on them at these sites.

http://www.mtv.com/news/yhif/oar/
http://music.yahoo.com/ar-302734-bio--OAR
http://www.orlandofloridaguide.com/entertainment/music/bands/oar/bio.htm.

O.A.R.

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Wed 4/13/2005 8:00 PMDoors: 7:00 PM
Fillmore Auditorium
DenverCO
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Thu 4/14/2005 7:30 PMDoors: 7:00 PM
Sunshine Theatre
AlbuquerqueNM
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Fri 4/15/2005 7:30 PMDoors: 6:30 PM
New Mexico State University - Pan American Center
Las CrucesNM
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Sat 4/16/2005 7:00 PMDoors: 6:00 PM
Celebrity Theatre
PhoenixAZ
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Mon 4/18/2005 8:00 PMDoors: 7:00 PM
Cain's Ballroom
TulsaOK
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Tue 4/19/2005 8:00 PMDoors: 7:00 PM
Gypsy Tea Room - Ballroom
DallasTX
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Wed 4/20/2005 8:00 PMDoors: 7:00 PM
Stubb's Bar-B-Q
AustinTX
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Thu 4/21/2005 9:00 PMDoors: 7:00 PM
Meridian
HoustonTX
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Fri 4/22/2005 8:00 PM
Kingston Armory - Wilkes University
WilkesPA
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Mon 4/25/2005 7:30 PMDoors: 6:30 PM
Eastern Kentucky University - Alumni Coliseum
RichmondKY
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Fri 7/15/2005
Jones Beach Amphitheatre
WantaghNY
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Sat 7/16/2005 7:00 PM
Penn's Landing
PhiladelphiaPA
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Sun 7/17/2005 7:00 PM
Penn's Landing
PhiladelphiaPA
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Mon 7/18/2005 7:00 PMDoors: 6:00 PM
High Falls
RochesterNY
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Fri 7/22/2005 7:00 PMDoors: 5:30 PM
PNC Bank Arts Center
HolmdelNJ
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Wed 7/27/2005 7:30 PMDoors: 6:30 PM
Bank of America Pavilion
BostonMA
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Thu 7/28/2005 7:30 PMDoors: 6:30 PM
Bank of America Pavilion
BostonMA
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Fri 7/29/2005 7:00 PM
Oakdale Theatre
WALLINGFORDCT
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Sat 7/30/2005 7:00 PMDoors: 5:30 PM
Merriweather Post Pavilion
ColumbiaMD
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Sun 7/31/2005 Doors: 6:00 PM
Innsbrook Pavilion
Glen AllenVA
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Tue 8/2/2005 7:00 PMDoors: 6:00 PM
NTELOS Pavilion Harbor Center
PortsmouthVA
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Thu 8/4/2005 6:00 PMDoors: 5:00 PM
Koka Booth Amphitheatre at Regency Park
CaryNC
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Fri 8/5/2005 7:00 PM
Masquerade Music Park
AtlantaGA
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Sat 8/6/2005 7:00 PMDoors: 6:00 PM
Ruth Eckerd Hall
ClearwaterFL
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Sun 8/7/2005 7:00 PMDoors: 6:00 PM
Pompano Beach Amphitheater
Pompano BeachFL
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Tue 8/9/2005 7:30 PMDoors: 6:30 PM
House of Blues - Orlando
Lake Buena VistaFL
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Wed 8/10/2005 7:30 PMDoors: 6:30 PM
House of Blues - Orlando
Lake Buena VistaFL
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Thu 8/11/2005 7:00 PMDoors: 6:00 PM
Florida Theatre
JacksonvilleFL
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Sat 8/13/2005 7:30 PMDoors: 6:30 PM
Sloss Furnaces National History Landmark
BirminghamAL
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Tue 8/16/2005 7:30 PMDoors: 6:30 PM
Promowest Pavilion
COLUMBUSOH
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Wed 8/17/2005 7:00 PMDoors: 6:00 PM
Tower City Amphitheatre
ClevelandOH
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Thu 8/18/2005
Meadow Brook
Rochester HillsMI
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Fri 8/19/2005 7:00 PMDoors: 6:00 PM
Lawn at White River State Park
IndianapolisIN