Laura Goldfarb, BTRtoday

As we look ahead to February, we’re getting all warmed up thinking about more than just Valentine’s Day — some hot new tours from our favorite Jam Session artists including Matisyahu, Perpetual Groove, Umphrey’s McGee and Mike Gordon! If you’re in the United States, you’re in luck; you can watch at least one of these guys in every state this winter. For our international friends, please enjoy new music including live studio sessions on today’s episode.

Perpetual Groove - Sweet Oblivious Antidote

Dangermuffin - Songs for the Universe

ALO - Tangle of Time

00:00 - Mic Break

00:55 - Remind Me - Umphrey’s McGee

08:28 - Vagabond Blues - Blues Traveler ft Dirty Heads & Rome Ramirez

11:30 - Every Night - Scott Cooper

15:16 - Mic Break

15:51 - Forest of Faith - Matisyahu

24:30 - Snakecharmer - Dangermuffin

26:50 - Hey O - moe.

30:08 - Mic Break

30:43 - Playground - Perpetual Groove

38:26 - The Lost - Dream Logic

42:06 - Dear Mr. Bankman - Whitewater Ramble

46:05 - Mic Break

46:51 - Victim - Mike Gordon

50:29 - Drifter - Twiddle

56:55 - Sugar - ALO

61:17 - Finish

Our beloved Umphrey’s McGee have done it again: they dropped a new studio album, and it’s awesome. “It’s Not Us” is out now, and on today’s episode we have a 3-track spotlight. Be sure to check out the band on their headlining tour now throughout the U.S., including the 2018 SweetWater 420 Fest at Atlanta’s Centennial Olympic Park April 20 - 22.

Umphrey’s McGee - It’s Not Us

Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad - Steady

Leftover Salmon - High Country

00:00 - Mic Break

01:03 - Memoria - Marvelous Funkshun

08:35 - In The Garden - 10 Ft. Ganja Plant

12:20 - Hurt Up Your Brother - Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad

16:01 - Mic Break

16:38 - Speak Up - Umphrey’s McGee

22:40 - You & You Alone - Umphrey’s McGee

26:29 - Umphrey’s McGee for Jam Session

26:35 - Looks - Umphrey’s McGee

29:37 - Mic Break

30:11 - Wildewood Drive - Yonder Mountain String Band

34:46 - Get Up and Go - Leftover Salmon

38:11 - Buses, Boats, Planes, Trains, Taxis - Lim Skala Bim

41:22 - Right Lady - Bill Evans

46:32 - Mic Break

47:23 - Grey Matter - Big Something

53:27 - The Scheme - Primus

56:17 - Generation Y - The Groove Orient

61:57 - Finish

On this week’s episode we highlight some of the artists performing at this year’s Summer Camp Music Festival, including Lettuce, Keller Williams, STS9 and Kyle Hollingsworth Band. The 18th annual festival is happening in Central Illinois over Memorial Day Weekend, and tickets are on sale now. Plus, we welcome Scott Cooper to the Jam Session family, RAQ plays a short run of dates in Colorado next month, and the Disco Biscuits announce their annual Camp Bisco will once again happen the weekend of July 12th in Scranton, PA

Scoot Cooper - Four Four

Lettuce - Crush

Kyle Hollingsworth Band - Then There’s Now

00:00 - Mic Break

00:56 - Mr. Don - The Disco Biscuits

07:13 - A Wonderful Day - Brothers Past

14:05 - Play - Pimps of Joytime

17:54 - Mic Break

18:26 - Last Transmission - Scott Cooper

23:04 - Every Night - Scott Cooper

26:50 - Warren Zevon - Scott Cooper

30:00 - Mic Break

30:42 - Sounds Like A Party - Lettuce

34:07 - Inspire Strikes Back - STS9

41:53 - Shinjuku - Keller Williams

44:58 - The Way It Goes - Kyle Hollingsworth

48:38 - Mic Break

49:36 - Confuzor - RAQ

58:02 - Pain From Love Reprise - Rubblebucket

60:04 - Finish

Ryan Montbleau announces a new side project with longtime friend and collaborator Hayley Jane called Yes Darling, Kung Fu kicks off their winter tour this week in Vermont at the Pickle Barrel, and Marvelous Funkshun joins the Jam Session family with their new, self-titled album out now. All that and more on today’s dose of jam bands, brought to you by Frye.

Marvelous Funkshun - Marvelous Funkshun

Kung Fu - Joyride

Ryan Montbleau - Stages: Volume II

00:00 - Mic Break

01:05 - Grain of Sand - Ryan Montbleau

06:52 - Like There’s No Yesterday - Great American Taxi

09:41 - Reviews (From Here to Zed) - ALO

18:06 - Mic Break

18:38 - Wastin’ Time - Marvelous Funkshun

22:15 - Memoria - Marvelous Funkshun

29:47 - $100 Bottles of Wine - Marvelous Funkshun

33:36 - Mic Break

34:08 - Vroom - Kung Fu

42:05 - Rocks - Arjun

46:58 - Tambourine - Clayton Joseph Scott

49:46 - Mic Break

50:14 - Stealing Jamaica - Mike Gordon

53:29 - Shadow Of Doubt - Mike Montrey Band

59:02 - Ancient Family - Dangermuffin

62:15 - Finish

Happy New Year! We’ve got your first jamband fix of 2018, complete with the best in funk, jamgrass, reggae and rock. We’ve also got the latest in winter touring news from some of our favorite bands including Lettuce, Yonder Mountain String Band, Railroad Earth, and Widespread Panic. Catch some of them onboard the Jam Cruise, in Arizona at the Gem & Jam Festival, or just on tour throughout the US now through March

Lettuce - Crush

Yonder Mountain String Band - Elevation

Railroad Earth - The Black Bear Sessions

00:00 - Mic Break

00:53 - Trilogy - Lettuce

07:51 - The Motet for Jam Session

07:57 - Rippin’ Herb - The Motet

12:25 - Be Set Free - Subliminal Trip

15:35 - Mic Break

16:06 - 40 Miles From Denver - Yonder Mountain String Band

19:47 - White Sky Rain - New Monsoon

29:17 - Governor’s Breakup - Green Mountain Grass

31:16 - Mic Break

31:55 - Seven Story Mountain - Railroad Earth

37:45 - Sweet Honey Fountain - Hot Buttered Rum

45:41 - Nowhere Path - Dangermuffin

48:24 - Mic Break

49:03 - Walk On The Flood - Widespread Panic

55:49 - Shinjuku - Keller Williams

58:56 - So Far Gone - Mike Gordon

61:08 - Finish

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! Today’s Jam Session is a musical present, inspired by one of the greatest festivals in the United States - the Okeechobee Music & Arts Festival in Okeechobee, Florida! The annual event, happening March 1-5, 2018, recently revealed its initial lineup and we have a handful of those artists on today’s episode including Big Gigantic, STS9, Turkuaz, Slightly Stoopid, Tycho, Twiddle and Gramatik. Tickets for Okeechobee are on sale now.

STS9 - Artifact

Slightly Stoopid - Meanwhile...Back At The Lab

Twiddle - Plump

00:00 - Mic Break

01:06 - Got The Love - Big Gigantic ft Jennifer Hartswick

06:26 - Native Son - Gramatik ft Raekwon & Orlando Napier

10:21 - Awake (Com Truise Remix) - Tycho

15:18 - Mic Break

16:00 - Equinox - STS9

24:33 - Five - Twiddle

31:00 - Mic Break

31:28 - On The Run - Turkuaz

34:40 - No Apologies - Big Gigantic ft Natalie Cressman

39:53 - Complacent Race - Twiddle

45:13 - Music, Us - STS9

48:04 - Mic Break

48:46 - Time Won’t Wait - Slightly Stoopid

53:10 - Montana (Christopher Willits Remix) - Tycho

61:08 - Finish

We’re welcoming Voodoo Pharmacology to the Jam Session family. The band hails from Annapolis and Baltimore, and is known for their dark and satirical songs, as well as their theatrical live performances. Voodoo Pharmacology draws its sound from surf rock, creepy Americana, southern gospel, and sci-fi movies from the 1950s. We have a 3-track spotlight on their new album, “Water, Stay Down” on today’s episode. Plus, touring news from moe., Marco Benevento, and more.

The Freeway Revival - Revolution Road

Marco Benevento - Swift

moe. - Sticks and Stones

00:00 - Mic Break

00:48 - Queen of Everything - moe.

06:54 - Up and Down - Mike Gordon

09:29 - Heart - Dangermuffin

12:40 - Mic Break

13:09 - Bottom Shelf Blues - Voodoo Pharmacology

16:49 - Built To Last - Voodoo Pharmacology

20:33 - There Ain’t No Flies On Me - Voodoo Pharmacology

22:48 - Mighty Rebel - Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe

29:00 - Mic Break

29:34 - At the Show - Marco Benevento

34:34 - Why Not? - Moon Hooch

39:01 - Bullseye Blues - American Babies

42:48 - Mic Break

43:28 - Crickets - The Freeway Revival

51:09 - Complacent Race - Twiddle

56:29 - A Fire I Kept - ALO

61:52 - Finish

We’ve got a super special episode today featuring our friends Big Gigantic. Sandwiched in the middle of Jam Session is a 6-track spotlight on their albums “Brighter Future,” out last summer, as well as their latest album, “Brighter Future Remixed.” Catch them in Denver on New Years Eve at the Decadence event, featuring Zedd, Odezsa and more. Plus, music from the 2018 Backwoods festival headliners STS9 and Papadosio

Big Gigantic - Brighter Future

Big Gigantic - Brighter Future Remixed

Papadosio - Observations

00:00 - Mic Break

01:12 - When The Dust Settles - STS9

08:38 - Montana - Tycho

14:25 - Middle Road - Lotus

18:26 - Mic Break

19:08 - Brighter Future - Big Gigantic ft Naaz

22:50 - All Of Me - Big Gigantic ft Logic Rozes

26:27 - Highly Possible - Big Gigantic ft Waka Flocka Flame

30:04 - Mic Break

30:22 - Odyssey Pt. 1 (KRANE remix) - Big Gigantic

33:51 - The Little Things (Kasbo remix) - Big Gigantic ft Angela

36:53 - Got The Love (Funk Hunters Remix) - Big Gigantic ft Jennifer

40:35 - Mic Break

41:13 - All I Knew - Papadosio

47:01 - Different Things - U-Melt

56:21 - Dagger - The Indobox

61:20 - Finish

New music from Roots of Creation’s frontman Brett Wilson and Medicine for the People’s frontman Nahko. Plus, we’ve got a 3-track spotlight on Colorado funk band The Motet, who have a pretty substantial Winter/Spring Tour happening throughout January, February, March and April. The Motet will tour their home state in January, starting with a show in Durango on the 13th and wrapping it in Boston on April 7th

The Disco Biscuits - Planet Anthem

The Motet - Totem

Brett Wilson - Get Ready

00:00 - Mic Break

00:55 - Konkrete - The Disco Biscuits

04:58 - The Dream - Primus

11:35 - 5-Sax Piece - Moon Hooch

15:37 - Mic Break

16:24 - So High - The Motet

20:23 - 123 - The Motet

25:14 - The Motet for Jam Session

25:20 - The Truth - The Motet

30:18 - Mic Break

30:49 - Vibration & Light Suite - Chris Robinson Brotherhood

47:21 - Mic Break

48:04 - Be Here Now - Nahko

51:44 - Searchin’ / Bush Doctor - Brett Wilson

56:31 - 75 and Sunny - Ryan Montbleau Band

61:41 - Finish

This Friday the annual Dominican Holidaze festival kicks off in the Dominican Republic. The 5-day event features STS9, Umphrey’s McGee, and the Disco Biscuits, who will each perform 3 shows, and who are featured on today’s Jam Session. Additional artists this year include Joe Russo's Almost Dead, Lotus, The Motet, TAUK, and more. Also on today’s episode, we have the latest single from Brooklyn based nine-piece funk band Turkuaz, titled “On The Run.”

Turkuaz - On The Run

STS9 - The Universe Inside

Dangermuffin - Heritage

00:00 - Mic Break

00:44 - The Trek - Primus

08:33 - Equilibrium - Mike Gordon

10:58 - High and Mighty - Keller Williams

16:15 - Mic Break

16:46 - On The Run - Turkuaz

19:59 - Mud - Pimps of Joytime ft Ivan Neville

24:15 - Continuum - Tycho

25:52 - World Go Round - STS9

32:24 - Mic Break

32:55 - Mr. Don - The Disco Biscuits

39:11 - Umphrey’s McGee for Jam Session

39:17 - Bridgeless - Umphrey’s McGee

48:13 - Mic Break

48:53 - Wounded Surfer Boy - Tom Freund

52:20 - Goodbye - The Freeway Revival

58:26 - Waves - Dangermuffin

62:16 - Finish