Laura Goldfarb, BTRtoday

We have touring news from some of our favorites this week, including Rob Drabkin’s annual Denver birthday bash on January 7th at the Bluebird Theater, and New Years Eve runs from Rubblebucket and North Mississippi Allstars. The Strings & Sol festival in Mexico kicks off Friday. Headliners include Yonder Mountain String Band and Keller Williams, who are also featured on today’s Jam Session.

Yonder Mountain String Band - photo by CinemaRaven

Rob Drabkin - photo by Laura Kudritzki

Tom Freund - photo from Tom Freund Music Facebook

00:00 - Mic Break

00:49 - Down To Fate - Rob Drabkin

05:01 - Penny Saved - Tea Leaf Green

09:48 - Silver Sun - moe.

19:24 - Mic Break

19:51 - How ‘Bout You - Yonder Mountain String Band

23:48 - Waterpocket Fold - Hot Buttered Rum String Band

29:41 - Ninja of Love - Keller Williams ft Michael Franti

35:12 - Mic Break

35:43 - Pain From Love - Rubblebucket

40:31 - Swimming in the Ocean - Jimkata

44:12 - Angelina - The Bridge

49:10 - Mic Break

49:44 - Wounded Surfer Boy - Tom Freund

53:08 - Goin’ to Brownsville - North Mississippi Allstars

59:58 - Finish

Your Jam Session host turns 30 today! Laura shares artist and songs that she adores, and that helped to shape her love for jam bands, which is what ultimately started Jam Session!  We’ve got old school jams from The Slip and Toubab Krewe, and newbies from Lettuce and Tycho.

Lettuce- photo from JamBase

Lotus - photo by Josiah Schlee Media

The Slip - photo by John Durgee

00:00 - Mic Break

00:45 - Phyllis - Lettuce

07:32 - Wassoulou/Bani (reprise) - Toubab Kreme

12:31 - Gilded Age - Lotus

18:00 - Mic Break

18:27 - Rattle That Cage - Dangermuffin

23:00 - Shore Power - Chris Robinson Brotherhood

27:37 - Children of December - The Slip

32:22 - Mic Break

32:50 - Awake (Com Truise Remix) - Tycho

37:48 - When The Dust Settles - STS9

45:12 - Purple Yellow Red and Blue - Portugal. The Man

49:20 - Mic Break

49:40 - 75 and Sunny - Ryan Montbleau Band

54:48 - 2am - Slightly Stoopid

59:52 - Finish

This week’s episode is dedicated entirely to Lotus, who are celebrating Thanksgiving with two nights in New York City at the PlayStation Theater this Friday and Saturday. We caught up with bassist Jesse Miller to find out what a Lotus Thanksgiving looks like, including his pie and cranberry sauce preferences.  That interview can be heard throughout your 60-minute Jam Session, alongside tracks from various Lotus albums.

Lotus - Photo from Lotus’ Facebook

Lotus Live - Photo by Frank No Flash.com

Jesse Miller - Photo from The Untz

00:00 - Mic Break

00:54 - Move Too Fast - Lotus

04:57 - The Oaks - Lotus

10:11 - Interview with Jesse Miller of Lotus

11:19 - Monk (Young) Lotus

13:29 - Caywood - Lotus

22:42 - Interview with Jesse Miller of Lotus

24:34 - Eats the Light - Lotus

30:13 - Deep Inside the Mothership - Lotus

33:19 - Cutinuo - Lotus

37:50 - Interview with Jesse Miller of Lotus

39:43 - Hammerstrike - Lotus

45:50 - Middle Road - Lotus

49:50 - Interview with Jesse Miller of Lotus

50:45 - Spiritualize - Lotus

60:04 - Finish

Introducing the Joe Marcinek Band to the Jam Session family this week with a three-track spotlight on the new album, “Slink,” featuring Bernie Worrell.

Joe Marcinek Band - photo by Aaron Lingenfelter

Slink - New Album from Joe Marcinek Band

The Congress - photo from Jam In The Van

Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad - photo by Mark Deff Photography

00:00 - Mic Break

00:48 - The Original Blue Air - The Slip

03:03 - 540 Groove - Rubblebucket

09:09 - One Condition’s Enough - Tea Leaf Green

14:25 - Off Time Chorus Line - Keller Williams

17:40 - Mic Break

18:16 - Bernie - Joe Marcinek Band

23:40 - George Washington - Joe Marcinek Band

29:01 - Crescent Roll - Joe Marcinek Band

35:47 - The Motet Mic Break

35:53 - Fool No More - The Motet

40:52 - New Amsterdam - The Congress

46:42 - Mic Break

47:39 - Move - Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad

52:09 - Uplift - Roots of Creation

55:10 - Sober - Spiritual Rez

58:58 - Dabbington - Slightly Stoopid

61:15 - Finish

We’re welcoming two artists to the Jam Session family on today’s episode - - Ben Sollee, with his single, “Cajun Navy,” off of his new album “Infowars,” as well as former BuzzUniverse bassist Greg McLoughlin’s new project Dark Cedar, with single “Reasons.”  Kicking things off is Keaton Simons and Deantoni Parks with their side project Best Revenge.

Keaton Simons & Deantoni Parks’ Best Revenge

Ben Sollee

Dark Cedar

00:00 - Mic Break

00:56 - Brother Blue - Keaton Simons & Deantoni Parks’ Best Revenge

04:29 - Waiting On Your Love - Eric Krasno

07:55 - White Jesus - A Love Electric ft John Medeski & Loli Molina

12:20 - Cajun Navy - Ben Sollee ft Jordan Ellis

15:41 - Mic Break

16:10 - Swimming In The Ocean - Jimkata

19:51 - Rings - Tycho

23:54 - Blas - Arjun

31:21 - Grey Matter - BIG Something

37:26 - Reasons - Dark Cedar

43:45 - Mic Break

44:21 - Water Shapes The Canyons - Jeff Crosby

48:53 - Slow Rollin Ride - Bill Evans

52:27 - Mic Break from Cascade Crescendo

52:37 - Life Goes On - Cascade Crescendo

56:33 - Big City Blues - Charlie Wheeler Trio

61:14 - Finish

Happy Halloween!! We’ve got a 60-minute jammy Halloween dance party featuringDangermuffin, Umphrey’s McGee, DJ Logic and more. Perfect for carving pumpkins, sipping a Pumpkin Spice Latte, or getting your costume on to go party.  Also, thanks to HeadCount, Lettuce and Lotus remind us to go vote on November 8th! Ain't nothin’more rock’n roll than that.

Dangermuffin - Photo from Dangermuffin’s Facebook Page

Lettuce - Photo from HeadCount

Lotus - Photo from HeadCount

00:00 - Mic Break

00:33 - Homestead - Dangermuffin

04:30 - I Raise Up - Bushwalla

08:11 - Mic Break from Umphrey’s McGee

08:17 - The Linear - Umphrey’s McGee

14:18 - Sleep When We Are Dead - Lotus

18:45 - Mic Break

19:15 - Trilogy - Lettuce

26:15 - Hypnotic - DJ Logic

30:37 - Satisfied - Karl Denson

38:58 - Castaway - Blues Traveler ft Dirty Heads & Rome Ramirez

42:05 - Mic Break

42:29 - Horizon - Tycho

46:34 - Its Goin Down - Big Gigantic

51:41 - Push - ALO

54:54 - Breakfast at Volo’s - Deep Banana Blackout

60:58 - Finish

Kicking things off with the jam scene’s most lovable hippies, the Chris Robinson Brotherhood and Truth & Salvage Co. We’ve also got a special 3-track spotlight on “Psychmonde,” the new album from Mexico City based trio A Love Electric. The LP, out now, features John Medeski (Medeski Martin & Wood) on B3 organ. You’ll also hear tracks from the new albums by Tycho, Arjun and ALO.

A Love Electric - Photo from ALE

Psychmonde - New album from A Love Electric

Arjun - Photo by Allison Collura

Chris Robinson Brotherhood - Photo from CRB

00:00 - Mic Break

00:48 - Rosalee - Chris Robinson Brotherhood

11:02 - Call Back - Truth & Salvage Co.

14:10 - Not Old Yet - ALO

17:20 - Mic Break

17:55 - Jungle Earth - A Love Electric ft. Billy Martin & John Medeski

21:07 - This Love - A Love Electric

24:34 - White Jesus - A Love Electric ft. John Medeski & Loli Molina

29:01 - Umphrey’s McGee Mic Break

29:07 - Plunger - Umphrey’s McGee

35:30 - Run - Arjun ft. Jeff Coffin

42:14 - Mic Break

42:40 - Rings - Tycho

46:38 - Catch Her In The Red - The Indobox

53:17 - Beginning of the End - Big Gigantic

60:09 - Finish

There are few bands that Jam Session host Laura Goldfarb will travel to different states in the same week to see back-to-back. One is Phish, and the other is Tycho.  After catching Tycho in Las Vegas and Los Angeles, she's officially in love with their new album, Epoch. Sprinkled throughout today’s episode are four tracks from the new Tycho album, which is out now.  We’ve also got new tunes from Arjun, Spiritual Rez, The Congress, and The Motet.

Epoch - new album from Tycho

Tycho - photo from Mues

The Motet - photo from On The DL

The Congress - photo from The Congress

00:00 - Mic Break

00:33 - Glider - Tycho

05:20 - The Flower Man - Rubblebucket

10:15 - Ascent - Arjun ft. Cory Henry

16:52 - Mic Break

17:27 - A Fire I Kept - ALO

22:47 - Division - Tycho

26:42 - Off Time Chorus Line - Keller Williams

29:57 - Shadow Of Doubt - Mike Montrey Band

35:20 - Know It Too Well - The Motet

39:20 - Mic Break

39:55 - Home Again - The Congress

42:15 - Epoch - Tycho

47:57 - Hillbilly Heroine Chic - Charlie Hunter Trio

52:47 - Together Always - Spiritual Rez

56:42 - Receiver - Tycho

60:59 - Finish

We kick off today’s Jam Session with Marco Benevento, who announced his first tour of 2017 with his trio featuring bassist Karina Rykman and drummer Andrew Borger. Today’s episode also features tracks from the Primus album “Primus and the Chocolate Factory,”in celebration of Les Claypool’s 25th New Years Eve show in the Bay Area. And sadly today, the Screaming Eagle of Soul, Charles Bradley, announced he’s been diagnosed with stomach cancer. All of his upcoming tour dates have been cancelled.

Marco Benevento - Photo by Mark Dershowitz

Charles Bradley - Photo by Rick Madonna / Getty

Les Claypool - Photo by Chris McKay / WireImage

00:00 - Mic Break

00:49 - At The Show - Marco Benevento

05:50 - Purple Yellow Red and Blue - Portugal. The Man

09:58 - Spectre (Bibio Remix) - Tycho

14:16 - Sugar - ALO

18:36 - Mic Break

19:06 - Ain’t It A Sin - Charles Bradley

22:49 - The Lobbyist - Lettuce

27:07 - The Motet for Jam Session

27:13 - Cretan - The Motet

31:08 - One Sick Knave - Surprise Me Mr. Davis

36:15 - Atabey - Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad

41:18 - Mic Break

41:52 - Candy Man - Primus

46:05 - Golden Ticket - Primus

51:08 - Oompa Augustus - Primus

52:43 - Eats The Light - Lotus

58:22 - The Original Blue Air - The Slip

60:50 - Finish

We’ve got a special three-track spotlight on the new album from New York based band Arijun. Titled “Gravity,” the LP was recorded and mixed by producer Scotty Hard, known for his work with Medeski Martin & Wood, Wu-Tang Clan and Charlie Hunter. THe album features Cory Henry of Snarky Puppy and Jeff Coffin of Dave Matthews Band. We also have new music from The Congress, whose latest album “The Game” is out now, and a track from Spiritual Rez’s forthcoming album, “Setting in the West,” which drops this Friday.

Gravity - New album from Arjun, out now

Arjun

The Congress - Photo by Neal Casal

Spiritual Rez - Photo by Eleni Willingham

00:00 - Mic Break

00:40 - New Amsterdam - The Congress

06:29 - River Gap - Cornmeal

12:00 - My Love Is Alive - Craig Greenberg

15:40 - Birds and Stars - Elephant Revival

18:47 - Mic Break

19:22 - Prince - Arjun

25:39 - Run - Arjun ft. Jeff Coffin

32:25 - Ascent - Arjun ft. Cory Henry

39:04 - Umphrey’s McGee Mic Break

39:10 - The Linear - Umphrey’s McGee

45:11 - Mic Break

45:49 - Together Always - Spiritual Rez ft. Hirie

49:45 - Policy - Roots of Creation ft. Mighty Mystic + Rubblebucket horns

53:52 - Keep On - ALO

56:42 - Silverdome - Lettuce

61:48 - Finish