Jam Bands

Bob Marley and The Wailers

2005-05-11T14:20:00.000-07:00

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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

2005-05-09T15:30:00.000-07:00

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

2005-05-05T18:31:00.000-07:00

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:

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

2005-05-04T17:07:00.000-07:00

Originally uploaded by mder.

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

2005-04-29T12:32:00.000-07:00

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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

2005-04-25T19:41:00.000-07:00

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.

2005-04-13T19:50:00.000-07:00

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Originally uploaded by mder.

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.

2005-04-13T19:06:00.000-07:00

Here's some tour date info for 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

Tour Dates

2005-03-24T20:42:00.000-08:00

Here are some tour dates and links for Phish and the Grateful Deads drummer Mickey Hart with Particle.

Phish
4.27.05 Georgia Theatre, Athens, GA
4.28.05 Variety Playhouse, Atlanta, GA
4.30.05 Twi-Ro-Pa - Live Room, New Orleans, LA
6.11.05 Bonnaroo Music Festival, Manchester, TN

Mickey Hart
4/7/05 - Santa Cruz, California
4/8/05 - San Francisco, CA
4/9/05 - San Diego, CA
4/10/05 - Los Angeles, CA
4/12/05 - Denver, CO
4/14/05 - Mineapolis, MN
4/15/05 - Milwaukee, WI
4/16/05 - Chicago, IL
4/17/05 - St. Louis, MO
4/19/05 - Covington, KY
4/21/05 - Worcester, MA
4/22/05 - New York, NY
4/23/05 - Philadelphia, PA
4/24/05 - Washington, D.C.

THE GRATEFUL DEAD

2005-03-14T18:02:00.000-08:00

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Originally uploaded by mder.

The Grateful Dead are argueably the greatest jam band to walk this earth. These guys are true legends in the eyes of many fans and listeners. With there psychedelic, improvisational music they combined many different styles of music (blus,rock, folk, country) that truelly expanded the boundaries of finding different sounds and making unique music. They had and still have an enoromous following to this day. This is due to the fact that they created a sound that many people young and old still love to listen to.

Brief History:

The Grateful Dead was form in the San Fransico area in 1965. They actually called themselves the Warlocks before switching to the Grateful Dead in 1966. The band lived on 710 asbury street and in 1967 they fell into the Summer of Love culture movement that was taking place in San Fransico. In the same year the Dead got a recording contract with Warner Brothers studio. The deal turned out to be only fairly successful due to high recording cost and not selling too many records. Then in 1970 the band came out with their first hit cd, Working Man's Dead which got them national attention. From then on every cd the Dead came out with always sold well. Through the years the Dead provided a nonstop touring schedule and came out with many cd's for their fans. In 1995 the band's leader Jerry Garcia died of a heart attack in Northern California. The remaining memebers of the band still tour the globe to this day calling themselves, "The Other Ones".

Even better then the Grateful Dead's cd's is going to see them live. The one ingredient missing from the Dead's cd's is the, "X factor": the spontaneous, improv., streches of music that they provide when they play live. They never play the same song the same way when you see them live, you always get something new and different. Their live shows are truelly what make the Dead a great jam band and one of the best that ever was.

Sublime

2005-03-09T19:45:00.000-08:00

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Originally uploaded by mder.

Sublime is an modern kind of jam band that combines Blues, Ska, Punk, Hip-hop, Rock, and Reggae all into one sound. The band started in Long Beach California (L.B.C.) in the late 1980's when three guys started jamming out in a small garage. The band leader, Brad Nowell, wrote most of the songs, sang, and also played guitar. Eric Wilson provided some funky bass lines while Bud Gaugh keep the beat on the drums.

Many people hold Sublime to be in a culture of their own with a new aged kind of style they possessed..For years Sublime nagged promoters and sold their own CD's out of the back of there van trying to keep there music alive. They traveled all over the country playing night in a night out for horrible wages and still did it anyway because they just loved playing music together. They acually did'nt even become well known nationally until after the death of lead singer Brad Nowell. It wasn't until a year after Nowell's overdose on May 25th, 1996 that Sublime's first single, "What I Got" reached the top 20 on the Billboard Charts. It's kind of ironic that when they were a band and trying to get people to listen to their music they could draw a fairly descent crowd but when the band fell apart and was no longer touring they drew national attention and made #1 on the Billboard charts.

Phish

2005-02-27T15:06:00.000-08:00

The Band:

Vocalist/Guitarist: Trey Anastasio

Drummer: Jon Fishman

Guitarist: Jeff Holdsworth (who quit the band in 1986)

Bassist: Mike Gordon

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Phish is an extremely creative jam band that has a very unique sound with great lyrics. The band is an old school jam band that is considered by most the second greatest jam band ever, behind the Grateful Dead.

Phish was formed in 1983 at the University of Vermont when Trey (vocalist/guitarist) hears Jon Fishman playing drums in his dorm room. At the same time Trey hear guitarist Jeff Holdsworth playing hisLes Paul (guitar). The three get together and start jamming out. They later post a sign for a bass player and bassists Mike Gordon responds to the call and the band is born.

Jam Bands

2005-02-20T11:44:00.000-08:00

A site that reviews jam bands of the past and present.