Bluest Tape

By Harvey Couch, Jeff KollathArts Music Performing Arts

Bluest Tape episodes

July 27, 2024 126: Welcome Back
It's been awhile, but we're back with a welfare check. Harvey's seen a bunch of shows this summer (including Panic at Red Rocks) and he's on the verge of going on Goose tour. Jeff is lucky enough to have Panic play in his back yard every year in Memphis.
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1 hr 20 min
December 23, 2023 125: The DAT Repairman
On the 125th episode of the Bluest Tape, Sam Holt joins the show to discuss his recent shows with JoJo Hermann as well as upcoming Sam Holt Band shows. We discuss some repair work he has done recently on some DAT masters and listen to a previously unheard version of 12/30/91. And then finally, we discuss New Years' Eve shows of the past and then finish up with a great Chris Rabold version of Tallboy > Henry Parsons from 6/24/00.
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2 hr 22 min
July 30, 2023 124: Guess the WSP Year
Harvey is joined by friend of the show Sam Holt, who updates us on his recent tour out west with Jojo and some upcoming Remembering Mikey shows. Then they play everyone's favorite podcast game, Guess the Year. Honoring the work of the OG Guess the Year Grateful Dead podcast. Harvey asks Sam to guess the year of some great Panic passages of the past. And then finally, Sam plays some great unreleased recordings from 1990 and 1993. And a fantastic solo Michael House tune called "Boat of Longing".
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1 hr 44 min
January 30, 2023 123: Holt Team 2023
We check in with friend of the podcast, Sam Holt, as he and his friends get ready to hit the road for a short tour through the southeast. We talk about that, fall 2000, and of course, Mikey and Todd.

https://www.samholtband.com/

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1 hr 27 min
January 19, 2023 122: TEWSY at 20
We are joined by brothers Geoff and Christopher Hanson, the guys behind 2002's The Earth Will Swallow You, a documentary that follows Widespread Panic in 2000 and looks at a band at their zenith.

Be sure to check out The Earth Will Swallow You on Nugs on Saturday January 21st at 8pm.

And check out www.ScrappleMercantile.com for more from the Hansons.
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1 hr 28 min
August 08, 2022 121: Remembering Mikey 20 with Sam Holt
In this episode, Harvey is joined by Sam Holt, longtime Widespread Panic fan and former guitar tech and band member, to discuss the 20th anniversary of Michael Houser's passing and Sam's post-Panic shows in Atlanta.

Sam pulled out two old soundboard tapes and some of each are included here:
11/8/00 - Hult Center, Eugene, OR
Disco > Ride Me High > No Sugar Tonight

11/29/00 - Assembly Hall, Champaign, IL
Sandbox, Driving Song > Breathing Slow > B of D

For more info about the upcoming shows and to get tickets, go here:
https://samholtband.com/shows

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1 hr 45 min
May 05, 2022 120: Distractions, Distractions
Well, if you enjoy wandering conversations about nothing terribly impactful or relevant to your lives, then this is the episode for you! Jeff spends much of this short episode distracted by the brilliance of Ja Morant (47-8-8 in a playoff game!), and then asks Harvey the question of all questions about Goose and Joe Russo’s Almost Dead: “But, why do you like it?” Harvey provides a passionate enough answer to pique Jeff’s interest, but will it move beyond a quick Relisten listen? Come back for the next ep and find out! Beyond that, we talk about My Morning Jacket, Old Forester bourbon, Panic in Wilmington, Panic in Huntsville, and then brainstorm ideas for a new Panic project. If nothing else, check out these face melting links below!

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Widespread Panic - 03 May 1997 - Pelham, AL - Oak Mountain
Diner

Widespread Panic - 07 May 1997 - Louisville, KY - Palace Theater
Hatfield > Let’s Get the Show on the Road > Radio Child

Widespread Panic - 08 May 1997 - Chicago, IL - Vic Theater
Maggot Brain > Chilly Water

Widespread Panic - 10 May 1997 - St. Paul, MN - Roy Wilkins Auditorium
Greta > Stop-Go

Joe Russo’s Almost Dead - 28 April 2022 - Newport, KY - Promowest Pavilion
Bertha

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1 hr 10 min
April 21, 2022 119: Still Right Here, Still Just Here, Brave Little Friends
Our first show of 2022 (?!?) and we hit the ground running with a great interview with former Panic taper, guitar tech, and band member, Sam Holt, who shares with us some of his favorite moments from spring 1992, recalls some special moments from Mikey’s last full tour in spring 2002, what it was like to sit in with Jerry Joseph, and looks ahead with great excitement to three Sam Holt Band shows he has coming up in May that will pay tribute to Mikey and Todd Nance. After Sam exits, Jeff and Harvey get caught up with each other, look back at the first few shows of 2022, and ahead to what is shaping up to be a pretty robust 2022 tour.
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Learn more about the upcoming Remembering Mikey shows at RememberingMikey.com
Sam Holt Band Presents Remembering Mikey – A Musical Celebration of Michael Houser & Todd Nance
May, 12 Isis – Asheville, NC (Buy Tickets)
May, 13 The Pour House – Charleston, SC (Buy Tickets)
May, 14 Avondale Brewing – Birmingham, AL (Buy Tickets)

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Jerry Joseph and the Jackmormons
03 May 2002 - Athens, GA - The Georgia Theatre
Three Mile Island (with Sam Holt)

Widespread Panic
27 February 1992 - Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade
Eliza's Apt., Fishwater

Widespread Panic
21 March 1992 - Denver CO - Herman’s Hideaway
Driving Song > Me & the Devil Blues > Driving Song > Disco

Widespread Panic
25 May 1992 - Winston-Salem, NC - Ziggy's
Entering a Blackhole Backwards > Chilly Water

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2 hr 24 min
October 28, 2021 118: Milwookie, Nolaween, and Living in the Past
Milwookie, Nolaween, and Living in the Past

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This week, we recap four solid shows from the Riverside Theater in Milwaukee, an annual stop for the band and fast becoming a must-see run for all the Panic fans out there.

Looking ahead, we wishcast a few covers for the upcoming Nolaween run at UNO Lakefront Arena, and, as we always do around this of year, wax poetic about the 1997-2000 Halloween runs. No existential talk this episode, but we hint at a serious conversation in the weeks ahead - don’t worry kids, we’re not breaking up. And, big surprise here, Jeff rattles off his favorite Fall 1996 shows. Have fun in NOLA everyone, and be safe!

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22 October 2021 - Milwaukee, WI - Riverside Theater
Gradle > Gimme > Entering a Blackhole Backwards > Chilly Water > Four Cornered Room > Chilly Water > Life During Wartime

23 October 2021 - Milwaukee, WI - Riverside Theater
Diner > Ophelia > The Shape I’m in

24 October 2021 - Milwaukee, WI - Riverside Theater
Jam > Love Tractor > Riders on the Storm

29 October 1996 - Kalamazoo, MI - State Theater
Diner, Nobody’s Fault But Mine > Machine > Barstools and Dreamers
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1 hr 48 min
October 08, 2021 117: Mempho in the Rear View
Despite the best efforts of the rain to keep the party from happening, Mempho Festival 2021 was a grand time! Panic played two really great one set shows on Friday and Saturday, kicking off each show with a high energy opener, building even higher during the set, and sending us all home with big smiles. Billy Strings joined the boys for a killer four song sit in on Friday night, including a massive “Dirty Business,” while the Saturday highlight was probably the raucous “Arleen.” We go over both shows in detail and are joined by a special guest, Jeff’s better half, Jennifer, who attended her first, but hopefully not her last Panic show on Saturday night. She notices details that the rest of us miss, and gives us a breakdown of how one lucky couple experienced the physical act of love inside the porta pots. No, I am not making that up. We end with the obligatory tribute to Fall 1996 and, I kid you not, open up a pack of 1988 Topps baseball cards. In the non-profit world, we would call that “mission drift.”

We’d love to share some clips from Mempho, but there was no taping allowed, so we’ll give you some 96 and 99 fall tour heat instead - enjoy!

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07 October 1996 - Gainesville, GA - Georgia Mountain Center
Machine > Barstools and Dreamers, Papa’s Home

07 October 1999 - Santa Monica, CA - Civic Auditorium
Junco Partner > Diner > Rebirtha

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1 hr 21 min