R.I.P Toots

Toots Hibbert passed away. A reggae pioneer who song may have termed Reggae.

"Do The Reggae"

"Sweet and Dandy"

He he is with one of my current favorites JJ Grey and Mofro...

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Here he is with Gov't Mule...

He was a pioneer in reggae but shred his talent with others crossing many genres. A musical giant from Jamaica who will be missed by the musicians he influence, the musicians he jammed with, his fans, friends and family.

2016 Wanee Festival Lineup Part 3: An Allman Connection

Wanee Music Festival is set for April 14, 15 and 16 of 2016. It will be the second Wanee Festival without The Allman Brother Band but this festival has a fantastic lineup. This year I will be doing them as a series. It look like it might be a six part series but that could change. This is part three of that series you can read part one here and part two here. As I mentioned before this is the second festival without the Allman Brothers Band. However there are still some bands with Allman Brothers Band connections.

Devon Allman

Above is a picture of Devon Allman performing at the 2011 Wanee Festival. Devon is Gregg Allman's son and is a suburb musician in his own right. Devon was a founder of Honeytribe and The Royal Southern Brotherhood. Currently he is touring in support of a solo album.

Below is "Ragged and Dirty"...

Oteil and Friends

Oteil Burbridge was the bassist for The Allman Brothers Band for over 17 years, a founding member of The Aquarium Rescue Unit and most recently part of The Dead & Company Band. The two-time Grammy Award winning bassists will be performing at Wanee with his friends.

Below is Oteil with the Peacemakers...

JAIMOE'S JASSSZ BAND

Jaimoe was a drummer and founding member of the Allman Brothers Band. He will be at Wanee behind his kit leading his jazz influenced band..

"Can't Loose What You Never Had"

Two Servings of Warren Haynes

Warren Haynes served as a guitarist in the Allman Brothers Band for several years. He will be performing solo and with his group Gov't Mule

Warren Haynes with "Coal Tattoo"

Gov't Mule "Banks of the Deep End"

Gregg Allman

Greg Allman is an Allman Brother, a founding member, a keyboardist/organ master, and vocalist. Yes he is playing as his own band but there will be plenty of surprises at Wanee.

"Come and Go Blues"

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Wanee Festival Line Up

The 2014 Wanee Festival should be on your not to miss list for two reasons. One it is the Festival's 10th Anniversary. I congratulate the festival for achieving this milestone. The second reason is this could be the last Wanee Festival or at least the last one featuring The Allman Brothers.

The line up for the festival is solid but has a stripped down feel to it. The festival is still anchored by The Allman Brothers. Add in a set by Lynryd Skynyrd and the festival will have a distinct southern flavor to it.

The jam band crowd should feel pretty excited with The Trey Anastasio Band, Moe, Rusted Root, Umphrey's McGee, Melvin Seals and the JGB and Chris Robinson.

The family bands will be there The Royal Southern Brotherhood, Gov't Mule, Jaimoe's Jasssz Band,Berry Oakley's Skylab and Tedeschi Trucks Band.

Adding to the party is Blues Traveler, Ziggy Marley, Hot Tuna, Dumpstaphunk (playing a set of Led Zeppelin), and Soulive. If you want hot blues guitars Walter Trout and Matt Schofield are scheduled to perform. The Blind Boys of Alabama also add to the talent rich lineup.

The rest of the lineup includes The Futurebirds, Rob Garza, Bobby Lee Jones, Break Science, Pink Talking Fish, Seam Chambers, The Yeti Trio, and The Hip Abduction.

April 10-12, 2014 Live Oak, Florida is the date and place more info at the official site. Wanee is always a great festival.

Wanee Festival 2013 Lineup

Wanee Festival is coming up quick..April 18-20. Today they announced their lineup.

Allman Brothers

No surprise here The Allman Brothers will be there! They will be playing two nights...

Here they are last year at the Festival performing "Jessica"

Widespread Panic

Also playing two nights are Widespread Panic! The Panic are another incredible jam band. Here they are from the 2011 Wanee Festival with special guest Luther Dickinson....

Gov't Mule

Gov't Mule will be performing featuring Warren Haynes..Here the band plays "Bad Little Doggie" last year at the Festival...

Tedeschi Trucks Band

Derek Trucks will be one of the hardest working musicians at the festival.Playing with the Allman Brothers and his wife...Here they perform "Down Don't Bother Me" last year at Wanee...

Jaimoe's Jasssz Band

Jaimoe is the legendary drummer and one of the founders of The Allman Brothers. He will be busy two playing with the Allman Brothers and his Jasssz Band.

Below they play.."Feel So Glad" at Wanee 2011...

Michael Franti and Spearhead

Michael Franti and Spearhead will be providing some great reggae vibes at Wanee this year. Below they perform "Say Hey"

Robert Randolph and the Family Band

I had the pleasure of seeing this band ope for Eric Clapton too many years ago. Robert to me is like the Jimi Hendrix of the Steel Guitar. Check them out below...They perform "The Word" from Wanee 2010...

Leon Russell

Not surprising Wanee highlighting a legend in Leon Russell...below is "A Song for You"

Tower of Power

I have seen this horn section back up several bands. Here is your chance to see them on their own..

Below they perform "What is Hip"

Les Claypool's Duo de Twang

Every festival needs a little bass and Les Claypool is one of the best. Below they perform with Chris Robinson on "Battle of New Orleans"

Electric Hot Tuna and Jorma Kaukonen's Fur Peace Ranch

Jorma Kaukonen is performing with the legendary Hot Tuna and bring his Fur Peace Ranch with him! Here they perform "I Am A Light in this World" at Wanee 2012...

Maceo Parker

Maceo Parker will be delivering the original funk to Wanee. Here he performs "Pass the Peas"

Steel Pulse

Steel Pulse will be providing some more positive reggae beats when they play Wanee.below they perform "Global Warming"

North Mississippi All Stars

When I saw them at Wanee in 2011 they were quite impressive. If you get a chance to see this band you don't want to miss it!Here they are in 2010 at Wannee performing "When the Mean Old Wind Died Down"

Blackberry Smoke

This up and coming jam band will be performing at Wanee..

Here they perform "Good One"

Galactic and Friends

Galactic is no stranger to Wanee they will return this year with friends. here they perfrom "Give it Up" from Wanee 2011...

The Greyboy Allstars

Another up and coming jam band The Greyboy Allstars here is a video for their song "Still Waiting"

Voices of the Wetlands Allstars

This Tab Benoit led band features some of the best in New Orleans music. Cyril Neville,Waylon Thibodeaux, Johnny Vidacovich, Jumpin' Johnny Sansone, and Big Chief Monk Boudreaux make this a band not to miss.Here they perform "We Make A Good Gumbo"

Dirty Dozen Brass Band

Another New Orleans favorite, the funky Dirty Dozen Brass Band. Here they perform "Ain't Nothin' But A Party" at Bonnaroo 2002....

Royal Southern Brotherhood

This All Star group came together in 2012 and became one of the best blues rock bands of the year. It features Devon Allman and Mike Zito on guitars, Charlie Wooten on bass, Yonrico Scott  on drums, and Cyrille Neville on percusion. Cyrille, Devon and Mike provide the vocals. Here is there video for "Gotta Keep Rockin'"

Bobby Lee Rodgers Trio

Like Devon Allman, Bobby Lee Rodgers is no stranger to Wanee. He will be back in 2013.  Here he performs Ike Stubblefield from Wanee 2011...

The Lee Boys

The Lee Boys are an incredible Steel Guitar sacred band. They were quite impressive when I saw them last year at the Western Maryland Bluesfest. Here they perform "I'm Not Tired"

Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad

Billed as a physcodellic reggae roots band. They will fit nicely at Wanee...Here they perform ".45"

The Revivalists

A New Orleans rock band on the verge of breaking out. They sound worth checking out...  Here is their video for "Criminal"

Monophonics

A San Francisco band combining funk, soul with a dash of Physcodellic sound for seasning.

Here they perform "Spannish Moon"

Boombox

Electronic dance music pulling from vintage blues and rock. If thwat sounds like fun then Boombox is a musical unit to check out at Wanee 2013. Below they perform "Mr. Boogie Man"

Flannel Church

Southern flavored funk and R&B create this cool band. It features Derek Truck's little brother Duane on drums. They jammed at Wanee last year and they are returnng this year..Here they perform "Who Knows" at the Legendart Iridium CLub in New York

Yeti Trio

This trio makes improvised fussion music. Here they perform "I'm the Slime"

Not bad it is only January and I have shared the lineups for Mountain Jam, Jazzfest and Wanee! Stay tuned for more..

Mountain Jam 2013 Lineup

Right now Hunter Mountain in New York is a snow covered ski resort. Come June 6-9, 2013 Hunter Mountain will be the home of the 9th Annual Mountain Jam Music Festival. Isn't it great in the dead of winter we can talk about the warmer weather and music festivals.

Well the initial lineup for the 9th Annual Mountain Jam includes:

Phil Lesh and Friends

Grateful Dead bassist Phil Lesh is playing the festival with some friends with one of his favorite side bands.The band features Warren Haynes and John Scofield on guitars. Joe Russo will compliment Lesh on drums and Jeff Chimenti rounds out the band on keyboards.

Here is 35 minutes of jams from one of Phil's stops at Mountain Jam....

Widespread Panic

Another great jam band will be making the trip to the Catskills...I can't believe they have been playing for 27 years.

Gov't Mule

Warren Haynes is going to be one busy guitar player at this festival playing with Phil Lesh and the Mule

Primus

Phil Lesh won't be the only bass player thumping it down Primus will be in town..

Those are the headliners but I will continue with the line up

Dispatch

Described as Indie/Roots Rockers Dispatch will be making their Mountain jam debut

The Avett Brothers

This band is playing their third Mountain Jam this June

Gary Clark Jr.

He recently jammed with the Rolling Stones and I have heard nothing bad about him. Gary Clark Jr. appears to be the real deal.

Soulive featuring The Shady Horns

Soulive...

with  The Shady Horns..

Running out of space so also appearing...

Jackie Greene

ALO

Amy Helm

Amy is the daughter of the late legendary drummer of the Band Levon Helm who is very talented. I saw her with Levon and she has skills.

and there is more....

Deer Tick

Rubblebucket

Nicki Bluhm & The Gamblers

The Revivalists

David Wax Museum

SIMO

Plus there is the chance more bands and artists will be added. It is a very solid lineup. Stay tuned to my blog I will share the ews on other festivals when I get it...

2012 Wanee Festival Lineup

The 2012 Wanee Festival Lineup has been announced and it is another great one! Especially if you like the Grateful Dead.

You knew the Allman Brothers were going to play and they are scheduled to play to nights. Hey it is pretty much their festival..

Here are the Allman Brothers performing at last years festival..

The Furthur Band will also be playing two nights at Wannee...Here the band plays All Along the Watchtower..

It is going to be a festival full of guitar greats as well. Warren Haynes will be performing with Gov't Mule..

Tedeschi Trucks Band will also playing. Derek Trucks will once again be one of the hardest working guitarists at the festival. Here is that band performing at Wanee in 2011.

Jaimoe's Jasssz Band will also be returning to Wanee in 2012.
Blues legend Buddy Guy will be performing. He is considered one of the best ever and influenced Jimi Hendrix.

Bruce Hornsby, who has sat in numerous times with the Grateful Dead. and has had quite a successful musical career will also be performing.

Mickey Hart will bring his band to the festival. He was the drummer for the Grateful Dead.
Hot Tuna Electric will be performing. Hot Tuna do I really have to say more...

Ray Manzarek will be performing with the Roy Rogers Band. Ray played for a legendary band called The Doors..

Leftover Salmon will be performing.
The North Mississippi Allstars will be performing. They had an impressive visit at Wanee in 2011.

Triggger Hippy sounds like a cool band featuring Joan Osborne, Jackie Green, Steve Gorman, Audley Freed,  and Nick Govrik.

Other bands include:
Soja, Conspirator, Eoto

Along with some returning bands from last year:
Ivan Neville's Dumpstaphunk, Particle, and as I had mentioned in my previous post Devon Allmans Honeytribe.

Devon..

Zach Deputy and The Booby Lee Rodgers Trio will be performing.

Matt Schofield one of the best up and coming blues guitarists will be performing. Don't miss his set.

Matt Schofield...

Big Sams Funky Nation is a fun band from New Orleans as is Bonerama a couple funky horn bands to get you dancing.

Others include:
Charles Bradley
Jacob Jeffries Band
The Yeti Trio
Bonnie Blue

Well that's who is playing at the 2012 Wanee Festival and it is one heck of a line up.