Laura Goldfarb, BTRtoday

We’re heavy on the jamgrass, bluegrass and strings on this week’s episode, featuring Northwest String Summit artists like Leftover Salmon, Keller Williams and Railroad Earth. The annual festival at Horning’s Hideout will take place the weekend of July 19th. News this week from Widespread Panic, who will make their 59th, 60th, and 61st appearances at Red Rocks in Colorado, Umphrey’s McGee who looks to kick off their summer tour, and Gangstagrass who confirms their Jam In The Trees appearance

Widespread Panic - Dirty Side Down

Umphrey’s McGee - It’s Not Us

Gangstagrass - American Music

00:00 - Mic Break

01:05 - Mantra - Keller Williams

05:09 - The Good Life - Railroad Earth

10:21 - Western Skies - Leftover Salmon

15:06 - Mic Break

15:43 - Shut Up and Drive - Widespread Panic

22:24 - Phoebe’s Dream - Jitterbug Vipers

26:32 - Stranger Things - A BIG Yes & a small no

30:50 - Mic Break

31:19 - You & You Alone - Umphrey’s McGee

35:09 - Sarsaparilla - Dangermuffin

38:00 - The Pasture - Elephant Revival

40:23 - Emily - The Orange Constant

45:24 - Mic Break

46:24 - Pulling Everything With Me - Gangstagrass ft. T.O.n.E Z & R Son

49:48 - Copper Mine - New Monsoon

57:32 - Rouge River - Elephant Revival

60:04 - Finish

There are two awesome festivals coming up that you need to know about this week — High Sierra Music Festival in Quincy, California featuring Chris Robinson Brotherhood, The Motet, The Barr Brothers and more, and Purple Hatter’s Ball in Live Oak, Florida with Lettuce, Toubab Krewe and more. We’ll also dig into Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe’s Eat A Bunch Of Peaches shows, plus Slightly Stoopid’s School’s Out For Summer tour

Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe - The Bridge

Toubab Krewe - TK2

Slightly Stoopid - Closer to the Sun

00:00 - Mic Break

01:10 - Satisfied - Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe

09:32 - Like There’s No Yesterday - Great American Taxi

12:21 - Black Sheep - Nolatet

16:47 - Mic Break

17:30 - The New Reel - Lettuce

23:07 - Danger - The Motet

26:31 - On The Run - Turkuaz

29:45 - Mic Break

30:21 - Nirvana The Buffalo - Toubab Krewe

37:01 - Shore Power - Chris Robinson Brotherhood

41:38 - New Sun - Twiddle

45:19 - Mic Break

46:13 - This Joint - Slightly Stoopid

50:19 - Blue Sky Playground (BTR Live Studio, 2017) - Matisyahu

59:53 - Finish

This week we’re checking out some of the artists headlining this year’s Frendly Gathering Music Festival, including Nahko (of Nahko & Medicine For The People) and Twiddle. The annual event is happening the weekend of June 28th at Sugarbush Resort in Waitsfield, Vermont. Also this week, some US states get lucky with heavy doses of our favorite jam bands, including the String Cheese Incident in Colorado and STS9 in Nevada

Nahko - My Name Is Bear

The String Cheese Incident - Believe

STS9 - Peaceblaster

00:00 - Mic Break

01:04 - Dragonfly - Nahko

05:42 - Drifter - Twiddle

12:09 - Undertow - ALO

16:44 - Mic Break

17:03 - Districts - TAUK

22:51 - Got The Love - Big Gigantic ft Jennifer Hartswick

28:10 - Diver - The Indobox

32:05 - Mic Break

32:45 - Believe - The String Cheese Incident

37:03 - Fire In The Belly - Seth Walker

41:01 - Village Foliage - Achilles Wheel

45:49 - Mic Break

46:37 - Empires - STS9

54:13 - The Ends - Primus

55:50 - The Oaks - Lotus

61:06 - Finish

We’re checking in with one of our favorite record labels, Royal Potato Family, who brings us Jam Session favorites like Marco Benevento and American Babies. The Brooklyn-based label is serving up some new music from Seth Walker, A BIG YES & a small no, and Nolatet. Plus, Garaj Mahal is back on tour in the US, and the annual Summer Meltdown is lookin’ mmm mmm good!

A BIG YES & a small no - Mise En Abyme

Nolatet - No Revenge Necessary

Seth Walker - Live At Mauch Chunk Opera House

00:00 - Mic Break

00:50 - Let Me In - Kyle Hollingsworth

05:50 - Children of December - The Slip

10:37 - Assault On Precinct 13 - Garage A Trois

15:48 - Mic Break

16:27 - Tomorrow - Seth Walker

20:44 - Stranger Things - A BIG YES & a small no

25:05 - Black Sheep - Nolatet

29:31 - Mic Break

29:59 - Beware My Ethnic Heart - Garaj Mahal

39:06 - In The Wake - Tea Leaf Green

42:22 - Heart - Dangermuffin

45:34 - Mic Break

46:20 - Five - Twiddle

52:48 - Now That You Know - Papadosio

61:48 - Finish

Coming up on Memorial Day weekend is the annual Summer Camp Music Festival, featuring some Jam Session favorites like Kyle Hollingsworth, Umphrey’s McGee, moe., STS9, TAUK, and Slightly Stoopid. We’ve got all of those artists on today’s episode, and more, as well as a super duper rad 3-track spotlight on Kyle Hollingworth’s latest album, “50,” out now

Kyle Hollingsworth - 50

Umphrey’s McGee - It’s Not Us

TAUK - Headroom

00:00 - Mic Break

00:50 - Force - Lettuce

04:30 - This Funk - Pimps of Joytime

08:06 - All of Me - Big Gigantic ft Logic & Rozes

12:02 - Up and Down - Mike Gordon

14:36 - Mic Break

15:15 - Stuff - Kyle Hollingsworth

20:00 - Wyatt Earp’s Tale - Kyle Hollingsworth

24:49 - Tumbling - Kyle Hollingsworth

28:41 - Mic Break

29:08 - Maybe Someday - Umphrey’s McGee

35:40 - Peoples - STS9

39:54 - 2am - Slightly Stoopid

44:44 - Mic Break

45:37 - Mokuba - TAUK

52:25 - Same Old Story - moe.

56:45 - Treat Me Right - Keys N Krates

61:29 - Finish

A little spotlight on the city of Philadelphia this week, which always seems to have a strong jam band scene. Both the Disco Biscuits and Lotus call Philly home, and the Disco Biscuits will be there this weekend for three nights at the Fillmore. Lotus returns to their hometown for two nights in April at Union Transfer. All that and more from Twiddle, Slightly Stoopid, Matisyahu and Tom Freund

The Disco Biscuits - On Time

Lotus - Eat The Light

Slightly Stoopid - Live at Roberto’s

00:00 - Mic Break

00:56 - Syncopated Healing - Twiddle

05:31 - So Much To Tell - Strange Jazz Universe

08:46 - They Sing Old Time Religion - American Babies

11:54 - By the Moon - Clayton Joseph Scott

15:02 - Mic Break

15:26 - On Time - The Disco Biscuits ft TuPhace

18:59 - $100 Bottles of Wine - Marvelous Funkshun

22:50 - Pnuts Song - Big Something

28:50 - Mic Break

29:19 - Anti-Gravity - Lotus

34:27 - Reverend Soul - Pimps of Joytime

38:21 - Cruel Cruel World - Tom Freund

42:00 - Mic Break

42:49 - Fat Spliffs - Slightly Stoopid

47:29 - Forest Of Faith (BTR Live Studio, 2017) - Matisyahu

56:09 - Rings - Tycho

60:17 - Finish

The String Cheese Incident brings their latest album “Believe” to festival all across the US this summer, including the 28th annual High Sierra Music Festival in Quincy, California and the 7th annual RIDE Festival in Telluride, Colorado. Also this week, we feature two artists who will return to the famous Red Rocks Amphitheater in Colorado this summer, Lettuce and Railroad Earth

Lotus - Monks

The String Cheese Incident - Believe

Railroad Earth - The Good Life

00:00 - Mic Break

01:03 - Cloud 9 - Lotus

04:54 - Lighter - Jimkata

08:17 - The Storm - Primus

16:01 - Mic Break

16:24 - Get Tight - The String Cheese Incident

20:28 - Keep On - ALO

23:18 - Lil Miss Cup Half Empty - moe.

28:31 - Mic Break

28:54 - The New Reel - Lettuce

34:30 - Limber Up - Octave Cat

39:00 - Looks - Umphrey McGee

42:02 - If Only For A While - Brother’s Keeper ft John Popper and Jono Manson

45:57 - Mic Break

46:44 - The Good Life - Railroad Earth

51:48 - Best Laid Plans - Moses Guest

61:08 - Finish

It seems Keller Williams and Twiddle are everywhere this spring! You can catch the two artists at the fifth annual Revival Music Festival in Clarks Grove, Minnesota in May. Keller will also be joining Leftover Salmon on tour in March, and Twiddle headlines the third annual Tumble Down festival in Burlington, Vermont in July. We kick things off with the new Mike Montrey Band album, which we featured on last week’s episode

Keller Williams - Vape

Leftover Salmon - High Country

Twiddle - Plump

00:00 - Mic Break

00:52 - For Her - Mike Montrey Band

05:16 - Don’t Say - Kyle Hollingsworth

11:44 - Make It Last - Smart Brothers

15:48 - Mic Break

16:17 - Jesus’s Gun - Keller Williams

20:27 - Ventriloquist - RAQ

27:34 - Trust in Time - Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad

30:39 - Mic Break

31:00 - High Country - Leftover Salmon

34:05 - Seven Deadly Sins - Daemon Chili

41:26 - Banjo Love - Dangermuffin

44:32 - Mic Break

45:15 - Peas and Carrots - Twiddle

50:52 - Victim - Mike Gordon

54:28 - Lavalust - Arjun

59:58 - Finish

We kick off this week’s Jam Session with a spotlight on the annual Northwest String Summit, happening the weekend of July 19th and featuring Yonder Mountain String Band, Leftover Salmon, and Railroad Earth. Then, we dig into touring news from TAUK and the Disco Biscuits. We also enjoy three tracks from Mike Montrey Band’s new album, “John Street,” produced by GRAMMY-winner Jim Scott

Mike Montrey Band - John Street

TAUK - Headroom

The Disco Biscuits - Planet Anthem

00:00 - Mic Break

01:09 - Half Moon Rising - Yonder Mountain String Band

05:35 - Home Cookin’ - Leftover Salmon

09:12 - Mighty River - Railroad Earth

17:05 - Mic Break

17:38 - Mokuba - TAUK

24:27 - Up and Down - Mike Gordon

27:01 - I’ve Been A Fool (Toy Guns) - Lotus

32:02 - Mic Break

32:31 - Blanket Full of Dust - Mike Montrey Band

36:38 - Slow and Easy - Mike Montrey Band

40:40 - Eventually Always Comes - Mike Montrey Band

45:42 - Mic Break

46:20 - Konkrete - The Disco Biscuits

50:24 - Meat - moe.

58:10 - Ladykiller - Lucy Woodward

61:34 - Finish

It’s that time of year again! Every major music festival is revealing their official lineups for the 2018 season. On today’s Jam Session, we’re featuring some of this year’s artists at festivals like Bonnaroo, Firefly and BottleRock, including STS9, the Motet, and Big Gigantic. Plus, Strange Jazz Universe offers up a new single, “So Much To Tell,” off of their new full-length album, Two Moons.

STS9 - When The Dust Settles

The Motet - Totem

Big Gigantic - Brighter Future Remixed

00:00 - Mic Break

01:12 - When The Dust Settles - STS9

08:36 - Whistle Kids - Umphrey’s McGee

12:06 - There Was A Time - ALO

16:29 - Mic Break

17:10 - Fool No More - The Motet

22:03 - Chief - Lettuce

26:59 - The Flower Man - Rubblebucket

31:54 - Mic Break

32:37 - Got The Love - Big Gigantic ft Jennifer Hartswick

37:57 - Dye - Tycho (Nitemoves Remix)

43:00 - Shore Power - Chris Robinson Brotherhood

47:36 - Mic Break

48:07 - So Much To Tell - Strange Jazz Universe

51:23 - One Condition’s Enough - Tea Leaf Green

56:43 - Out On The Town - Great American Taxi

60:20 - Finish