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Sometimes we have the best of intentions.
Sometimes we record two episodes at once.
Sometimes we plan on putting out episodes in back to back weeks.
Sometimes life intervenes.
Sometimes Jeff forgets to write the liner notes.
Sometimes we feel bad about all of this.

Here it is, a review of the early and middle part of the Spring 2019 Panic tour. We recorded the show just before the Sweetwater 420 and Trondossa Festivals so we don’t have anything from those four shows, but there is a pretty good smattering of tracks from DC, Port Chester, and Durham. As many of you may know, the band is really playing well right now, so enjoy this episode and don’t hate us for the tardiness. It isn’t personal. We swear.

Links below go to whole show streams from Panicstream.

17 March 2019 - Washington, DC - The Theatre at MGM National Harbor
Sell Sell > Sharon
Source: FOB Schoeps MK4V’S>CMC6>Lunatec V2>Sound Devices 722 (24/44.1) 65′ From Stage, 8 1/2′ High by Z-Man

24 March 2019 - Port Chester, NY - Capitol Theater
One Kind Favor, Bust It Big, Mercy, You Should Be Glad
Source: FOB Schoeps MK4V’S>CMC6>Lunatec V2>Sound Devices 722 (24/44.1) 35′ From Stage, 7′ High by Z-Man

30 March 2019 - Durham, NC - Durham Performing Arts Center
All Time Low > Use Me
Source: Schoeps mk4v(din) > kc5 > m222 > nt222 + mk21(nos) > kc5 > cmc6 > Sound Devices Mix-Pre 10T (24/48)

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All these 20/25/30 year anniversaries are making us feel OLD, ya’ll! It is hard to believe that Panic has been around that long, and even more remarkable that the band is still together and killing it (yes, even we now admit the band is on fire, just needed to ‘recalibrate’ our thinking - we’re late to the party, sue us!). We go back 20 years to the spring of 1999, probably the best tour of the year and one of the last great tours before Mikey departed in summer 2002. We start off with show #1, a smoker from Hampden-Sydney College in VA, followed by a rare “Rock” sandwich from Ann Arbor on April 14, and close it out with one of Jeff’s all time favorites, April 17 in Huntsville, AL. Along the way, we talk about our usual array of things, including politics, memories from the road, TV, and Panic counterfactuals. Enjoy!

Links below go to whole show streams from Panicstream.

08 April 1999 - Hampden-Sydney, VA - Kirby Fieldhouse, Hampden-Sydney College
Jam > Love Tractor > One Arm Steve > Love Tractorish Jam > Genesis > Porch Song
Source: Schoeps CMC6+MK4 (x,y) > Sonosax SX-M2 > HHb by Ethan Lee

14 April 1999 - Ann Arbor (is a scrumpet), MI - Michigan Theater
Rock > I’m Not Alone > Rock
Source: FOB AKG 483 > Lunatec V2 > Graham Patten ADC-20 by Jamie Syrek

17 April 1999 - Huntsville, AL - Von Braun Civic Center Arena
Diner > Tie Your Shoes > Ride Me High
Source: Schoeps CMC6/mk4 > Oade m148 > SBM-1 by Billy Mixon

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After Harvey wandered aimlessly through an episode of Helping Friendly Podcast with RJ Bee, RJ returned the favor and appears on the Bluest Tape to discuss some memorable Panic moments.

After a very un-scientific survey of Panic Twitter, Harvey decided to have RJ listen to:

03 April 1996 - Huntsville, AL - Von Braun Center
Maggot Brain

07 May 1997 - Louisville, KY - Palace Theatre
Fishwater

28 October 2000 - New Orleans, LA - Lakefront Arena
Mardi Gras in New Orleans

We discuss setlist creation, lineup changes and band "versions", and guest appearances (why Panic likes them and Phish doesn't).

Outro music :
11 November 1993 - Los Angeles, LA - The Roxy
Get Up Early in the Morning, Low Spark > Time is Free Jam > Low Spark
(with Page McConnell, Trey Anastasio, and T Lavitz)

Check out Harvey's appearance on the Helping Friendly Podcast

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In this lagniappe episode, Harvey looks back at some pretty special shows played by the band on March 29th.

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Links below go to the whole show stream from Panicstream:

29 March 1992 - Fort Collins, CO - Fort Ram
Hatfield > Rock, Mercy > Entering A Black Hole Backwards > Chilly Water
Source: SBD

29 March 1995 - Somerville, MA - Somerville Theatre
Red Beans, And it Stoned Me
Source: AKG 461

29 March 1996 - Columbia, SC - Carolina Coliseum, USCjr
Holden Oversoul > Makes Sense to Me
Source: AKG 468

29 March 1997 - San Francisco, CA - Warfield Theatre
Hopeless World > Cream Puff War
Source: SBD

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We close our the closers series with the top five picks in our draft. It was a tough choice at the top of the draft, a true Ryan Leaf v. Peyton Manning kind of decision, but in this case, I suppose there were really no losers and no one ended up in jail for drugs and theft. If that’s the case, then I guess it was nothing like Leaf v. Manning.

Anyway, I digress. So, Widespread Panic. Closers. Jeff had the 1st, 4th and 5th picks, and went with “Conrad,” “Proving Ground,” and “Cream Puff War,” while Harvey used his 2nd and 3rd picks on “Chilly Water” and “Love Tractor.” Along the way, we discuss some of our favorite tropes like Midwest shows, random mid-90s tribute albums and compilations, hyperbolic thoughts on 1996, Danny the Sound Guy, split “Proving” vs. un-split “Proving,” and shows we discover during show prep. Just another great episode from your friends at the Bluest Tape - turn it up and enjoy!

Links below go to whole show streams from Panicstream.

#5 - Cream Puff War (JK)
01 May 1999 - New Orleans, LA - Municipal Auditorium
Greta > Sharon > Cream Puff War
Source: FOB Schoeps CCM4 > Sonosax SX-M2 > HHb Portadat by Brian Levine

#4 - Proving Ground (JK)
29 October 1996 - Kalamazoo, MI - State Theater
Airplane > Proving Ground > Love Tractor > Proving Ground
Source: B&K 4011

#3 - Love Tractor (HC)
07 May 1997 - Louisville, KY - Palace Theater
Papa’s Home > Love Tractor
Source: Matrix SBD + AKG 483 > Oade > SBM1 > D8 (66% SBD / 33% AKG 483) by Harvey Couch

#2 - Chilly Water (HC)]
25 November 1997 - Las Vegas, NV - The Joint
Arleen > Chilly Water
Source: Schoeps CMC64 > Beyer MV100 > DA-P1

#1 - Conrad the Caterpillar (JK)
29 November 2000 - Champaign, IL - Assembly Hall
Hatfield > Bowlegged Woman > Conrad
Source: DPA 4011 > Lunatec V2 > AD2K

FIVE HOURS OF HEADY GRATEFUL DEAD JAMS:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4TW70xVkmU&t=2s

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It certainly took us a while to get back to this theme of traditional openers → traditional closers (are we doing encores, Harvey?) but here we are with volume one of the closers portion of the proceedings. Some excellent selections here (Harvey with three, Jeff with two) that may spark a little debate amongst the Panic fans out there. We get started with a selection from the Travelin’ Light Tour of summer 1998, and then go back a year to summer 1997 for a couple of hot mid-July shows with Warren Haynes guesting on slide. Harvey’s picks close us out with yet another return to NOLAWeen, this time the second night of 1999, and then onto a Kalamazoo, Michigan show from November 1997 that has to be one of the all time sleeper shows. Excellent playing. Nice sounding tapes. Not a ton of dad talk. What more could you ask for?

Links below go to whole show streams from Panicstream.

#10 - Harvey
13 June 1998 - Morrison, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheater
Porch Song > Flat Foot Flewzy
Source: AKG 460ck8>stewart>DA-P20

#9 - Jeff
11 July 1997 - Charlotte, NC - Blockbuster Pavilion
Goin Out West > Mr Soul (w/Warren Haynes)
Source: DSBD

#8 - Jeff
16 July 1997 - Pensacola, FL - Bayfront Auditorium
Maggot Brain > Travelin’ Light (w/Warren Haynes)
Source: Microtech Geffell M300 > Oade m248 > SV-250

#7 - Harvey
30 October 1999 - New Orleans, LA - UNO Lakefront Arena
Driving Song > Riders on the Storm > Driving Song > Henry Parsons Died
Source: Schoeps cmc6/mk4v > Apogee AD1000 > HHb PDR1000 by Charles Fox

#6 - Harvey
11 November 1997 - Kalamazoo, MI - State Theater
B of D, Raise the Roof, Last Dance
Source: Microtech Gefell > EAA PSP-2 > Oade

TEDESCHI TRUCKS BAND LINKS - recordings by Alex Leary:
2/15/19:
https://archive.org/details/ttb2019-02-15
2/16/19:
https://archive.org/details/ttb2019-02-16
2/22/19:
https://archive.org/details/ttb2019-02-22
2/23/19:
https://archive.org/details/ttb2019-02-23

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Here we are in the midst of another Sit n Ski anniversary, but this time around, we’ll take a pass on the landmark 1996 tour and jump back three years further in the past and look at 1993. Taking two weeks off after an epic NYE at the Georgia Theater, Panic hit the road for a remarkable 41 shows in a little over 50 days, starting in Florida and ending up in New Orleans in early March. The shows for this episode come from late January and find the band in prime form - crisp transitions, extended jams and solos, a massive tease or two, and transcendent setlists. The crowds are in prime form as well, which you can hear loud and clear on these excellent audience tapes - nary an SBD in the bunch, which is a GOOD thing, people!

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Links below go to whole show streams from Panicstream.

26 January 1993 - Charleston, SC - Myskin’s
Gimme, Machine > Worry, Stop-Go > Henry Parsons Died
Source: Nakamichi 300/CP4

28 January 1993 - Boone, NC - Legends @ Appalachian State U.
Driving Song > Pilgrims > Happy Child > Jam > Driving Song > Walk On > Papa’s Home
Source: Nakamichi 300/CP4

30 January 1993 - Washington, DC - The Bayou
Just Kissed My Baby
Source: Nakamichi cm300/cp4 > Teac DA-P20

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The New Year’s 2018 run at the Fabulous Fox Theater is in the books. While many of you are probably already looking towards Panic en la Playa in a week-plus, we decided to take a look back at what was a pretty solid three show run. We saw the return of some old favorites, some supreme setlist creativity, and, no surprise here, some damn fine picking from the boys. It wasn’t a flawless run by any stretch, though strong overall. We were both especially impressed by the selections from the 29th and 30th, so much in fact that Harvey actually says nice things about “Bear’s Gone Fishing.” Thanks for tuning in again this week and we promise to try and keep “dad talk” to a minimum in the coming episodes.

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Links below go to whole show streams from Panicstream.

29 December 2018 - Atlanta, GA - Fabulous Fox Theater
Fishwater > Bear’s Gone Fishing > Papa’s Home > Fishwater
Source: DPA 4021s (ORTF, center, ~50 ft. f/stage) > SD Mixpre-6 58 kHZ/24 bit by D. Fries

30 December 2018 - Atlanta, GA - Fabulous Fox Theater
Christmas Katie > Action Man > Christmas Katie > Radio Child
Source: Schoeps CCM4V's>Lunatec V2>Sound Devices 722 (24/44) FOB/DFC/KFC/ZFC/AARP Center Section , Row N, 6 1/2' High by Z-Man

31 December 2018 - Atlanta, GA - Fabulous Fox Theater
End of the Show, Protein Drink > Bastards in Bubbles > Sewing Machine
Source: Schoeps CCM4V's>Lunatec V2>Sound Devices 722 (24/44)FOB/DFC/KFC/ZFC/AARP Center Section, Row C, 6 1/2' High by Z-Man

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Assuming y’all survived Christmas and such, it is now time to look ahead to Panic’s return to the FABULOUS Fox Theater in Atlanta, GA. The band is saddled up and ready to ride for three nights at the legendary old movie house, and the Bluest Tape has your pre-show soundtrack all mapped out. Harvey and Jeff clearly missed each other since they again talk way too long about various topics, but eventually they get to the music, expertly curated by Harvey this week, who again brings hyperbole and boldness to the table. This week, we present two shows from the band’s first run at the Fox in 1996, followed by a guest laden segment from 1997, and close it out with highlights from nights two and four in 1998. Guests include Kevn Kinney, Jeff Mosier, David Blackmon, and Derek Trucks, among others. Oh, somewhere buried in the middle of all this, Jeff drops that he and his wife are expecting #2. WHAT?!?!

Links below go to whole show streams from Panicstream.

29 December 1996 - Atlanta, GA - Fabulous Fox Theater
Feelin’ Alright > Conrad
Source: FOB AKG 461 (DIN) > BPS-1s > FP-11s > DA-P20 by DATBRAD

31 December 1996 - Atlanta, GA - Fabulous Fox Theater
A of D > Hatfield
Source: FOB AKG 461 (DIN) > BPS-1s > FP-11s > DA-P20 by DATBRAD

30 December 1997 - Atlanta, GA - Fabulous Fox Theater
Driving Song > Pickin Up the Pieces > Driving Song > Jam (w/David Blackmon and Jeff Mosier)
Source: FOB Neumann Km84i > Denecke PS-1 > SBM-1 > Sony D8 by Mike Phelps

29 December 1998 - Atlanta, GA - Fabulous Fox Theater
Arleen (w/ Derek Trucks, Yonrico Scott, Eric Sanders, and Dr. Dan Matrazzo) > Heaven
Source: Schoeps CMC6-MK4 > Sonosax SX-M2 > HHB by Ethan Lee

31 December 1998 - Atlanta, GA - Fabulous Fox Theater
Aunt Avis > Impossible > Let It Rock
Source: Schoeps CMC6-MK4 > Sonosax SX-M2 > HHB by Ethan Lee

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Let’s bring good ol’ 2018 to a close in style with a selection of bonus tracks, which in our case means “shows we really dug and never found the chance to play ‘em this year, or they were in an episode that got cut for one reason or another.”

In the case of these four selections, we think the wait was WELL worth it. After Harvey and Jeff get caught up with their lives and holiday plans, they charge headlong into a ripping performance from Tipitina’s in 1996, followed by some more Paris 98 heat, including a really cool and unique “Space Wrangler” intro and outro. Jeff follows up with bonus tracks from an aborted “Travelin’ Light Tour” episode that - no surprise here - highlights MORE sandwiches from that great tour. If the band could bear the July heat in Mississippi, so can you; if the band can put up with ANOTHER Carrot Top sit in, so can you. Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas, and Merry Whatever Else ya buncha freaks! Enjoy!

Links below go to whole show streams from Panicstream.

26 June 1996 - New Orleans, LA - Tipitina’s
Diner > Pusherman > Help Me Somebody
Source: AKG 461 > B18 > SBM-1 by Mike Phelps

18 March 1998 - Paris, FRA - Chesterfield Cafe
Jam > Space Wrangler > Papa’s Home, Porch Song > Henry Parsons Died
Source: FM SBD > DAT

26 July 1998 - Jackson, MS - One Jackson Place
Wish You Were Here > Ophelia, Proving Ground > Big Wooly Mammoth > Proving Ground
Source: AKG 481 > V2 > ADC-20 > DA-P1 by Jamie Syrek

28 July 1998 - Tampa, FL - Sun Dome
Rebirtha > Tie Your Shoes > Papa’s Home > Drums > Dream Song > Papa’s Home > Tie Your Shoes > Impossible
Source: AKG 483 > V2 > GP ADC20 > DAT by Justin Reese & Co.

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