ABB on Jimmy Falon

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I heard Jessica in whole foods today and it was awesome, they weren't playing some whiny, yuppy music.

The Allman Brothers Band will make its first appearance on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon next week. The southern rock legends are scheduled to perform on Tuesday, March 9. The episode’s other guests are Chelsea Handler and Matt Walsh. The group’s appearance is in advance of the Allman Brothers Band’s annual New York residency. This year’s celebration will take place at New York’s United Palace Theater from March 11-27. Many special guests are expected throughout the run.

Camp Bisco 9 Initial Lineup Announced

THE DISCO BISCUITS ANNOUNCE FIRST ROUND OF PERFORMERS FOR CAMP BISCO 9

3-DAY MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL

IN MARIAVILLE, NEW YORK JULY 15-17 2010

LCD Soundsystem; Ween; Thievery Corporation; Girl Talk; Bassnectar; Pretty Lights; Major Lazer; The New Deal; Diplo; Aeroplane; Rusko; Sunrise Silent Disco; The Album Leaf; Brothers Past; Dieselboy; Gift of Gab (of Blackalicious); Future Rock; SOJA; Telepath; Felix Cartal; Two Fresh; Kill the Noise; Eskmo; Orchard Lounge; Rubblebucket Orchestra; Emancipator; Spiritual Rez; Sub Swara; Derek Plaslaiko; Big Gigantic; Earl Greyhound; The Black Seeds; Grimace Federation; C-mon & Kypski; Nobody Beats the Drum; King Britt; Dubskin; Woodhands; Justin Paul; Lee Maytals and DJ Everyday.

Camp Bisco 9 is promoted by MCP Presents and hosted by The Disco Biscuits, who's upcoming release, Planet Anthem, will be out on Diamond Riggs Records March 16th. Visit www.campbisco.net for the most up to date information.

Fat Tuesday Mardi Gras BB Kings Porter and Friends

It was the week of Mardi Gras in New York City and I had not really noticed until I was persuaded to go to the Fat Tuesday Jam at B.B. King’s Blues Club. Many of the best bands from New Orleans were in town for Nolafunk’s 4th Annual Mardi Gras Ball and there were various concerts going on around the city. The musicians in town included Eric Lindell, Rebirth Brass Band, The Meters, Trombone Shorty and The Neville Brothers.
The Fat Tuesday show at B.B. King’s featured a quartet of musicians put together especially for this night, each player in the mix a virtuoso in their own right. The Lineup featured George Porter Jr. on bass, Leo Nocentelli on Guitar, Henry Butler on Keys and Adam Deitch on Drums. These four musicians are each worthy of leading their own band and have long and storied histories in the jazz and funk community. Deitch has been the drummer for the John Scofield band and has also produced music by artists ranging from Justin Timberlake to Snoop Dogg. Porter and Nocentelli are members of The Meters; often reffed to as the pioneers of funk, they formed during the 1960’s musical renaissance. Henry Butler may not be as well known in rock music circles, but he is widely respected in the music world. Butler has been called “the pride of New Orleans” by Dr. John and is one of the most highly regarded New Orleans pianists.
B.B. King’s is in the middle of Time Square and often hosts bands with a counter culture bent to them. Blues music is blasted outside the venue and the crowd often spills into the street, bringing the positive energy into the chaotic area of Time Square. Once downstairs it’s best to enjoy the people around you because your cell phone won't get reception. The crowd at this show, like most other shows at the venue was very friendly and unpretentious. The kind of fans one would expect at a New Orleans show on Fat Tuesday.
Opening the show was a band called Brother Joscephus and the Love Revival Revolution Orchestra, An 11 piece soul and "secular gospel" group. Hailing from the north east, they bring the New Orleans good time spirit. They played Queen's “Somebody to Love” with the help of the rising Broadway star Stephanie Umoh, who sat in with the band on vocals. The Love Revival Revolution Orchestra has a retro feel to them, evoking something of a funkier partridge family. The band is not merely a nostalgia act, it carry’s the wisdom of our modern times with the innocence of the 60's and 70’s. The songs are righteous in they’re lyrics, such as in “A Child Shall Lead” and the melodies fill your soul like a good church service should. Brother Joscephus plays acoustic guitar and sings with the power of a reverend, while his vast backup section has the time of their life singing and playing in the band.
George Porter came on stage with a tie-dye shirt and a big smile on his face. One of the more memorable jams included The Meters' tune “Africa,” where the lyrics were changed around for the Mardi Gras Celebration. The word Africa was changed to “New Orleans” and the verse “take me to the mother land” was changed to “take me to the Gumbo.”
The quartet played mostly Meters songs and about half way into the set, Eric Krasno of Soulive joined the group on stage. “Welcome to New Orleans” had Krasno climbing up and down the pentatonic scale as they lingered in D jamming. This song is a two chord jam, with a chorus that goes to the 5th making it a simple 1-4-5 progression. The song is anything but simple as the New Orleans style jazzes up any song structure with additional complexities in chords and syncopation.
The song “Mardi Gras in New Orleans” featured Leo Nocentelli soloing on guitar, playing a wide mix of chromatic, major and minor pentatonic scales, he was all over the fretboard and had a different style of playing than Krasno, though they both show similar influences in their playing.
The climax of the night came when the three guitar players, Krasno, Nocentelli and Porter, stood facing each other in a triangle and started trading solos, taking their improvisation’s to new heights. The first thing that came to mind was the original Allman Brothers Band, with Dicky Betts and Duane Allman trading licks note for note. Upon ending the show the band stepped off stage but was enticed to come back on by the enthusiastic crowd for one encore.

March Show Listings NYC

compiled by herbavore



3/05: Justin Townes Earle / Joe Pug @ Bowery Ballroom
3/05: Pierced Arrows / Lullabye Arkestra @ Mercury Lounge
3/05: Michael Leonhart & The Avramina 7 @ Nublu
3/05: Emily Greene @ Rockwood Music Hall
3/05: Junction Sm @ Love
*3/06: J-san & The Analogue Sons @ Shrine: Harlem Free before 11pm
3/06: Blacklisted / Gods & Queens / Tiger Flowers / Chambers @ Cake Shop
3/06: The Folkadelics / Marcus Randolph @ National Underground
3/07: RJD2 / Break Science @ Highline Ballroom
3/07: Copeland / I Can Make A Mess Like Nobody's Business / Person L / Deas Vail @ Bowery Ballroom
3/08: Alice In Chains @ Terminal 5
3/09: Mel Flannery Trucking Co / The Mumbles @ Joe's Pub
3/09: POS / Dessa / Astronautalis @ Bowery Ballroom
3/09: That 1 Guy @ Sullivan Hall
3/09: Alice In Chains @ Terminal 5
3/11: Allman Brothers Band @ United Palace Theatre
3/11: Peter Hadar & Dynasty Electric @ Joe's Pub
3/12: Keller Williams @ Highline Ballroom
3/12: Allman Brothers Band @ United Palace Theatre
3/13: Allman Brothers Band @ United Palace Theatre
3/13: Paddy Casey / Mark Geary / Duke Special / And So I Watch You From Afar @ Mercury Lounge
3/13: Magges @ Mehanata Bulgarian Bar
3/13: Cursive / author Arthur Phillips / Radio Happy Hour @ Le Poisson Rouge: 1 PM afternoon
3/13: Three Kings @ 379 W 125 St, Apt 3
3/14: Carolina Chocolate Drops @ Bowery Ballroom
3/14: Vibesquad @ Love
3/15: Allman Brothers Band @ United Palace Theatre
3/16: Habib Koite @ Highline Ballroom
3/16: Allman Brothers Band @ United Palace Theatre
3/18: Allman Brothers Band @ United Palace Theatre
3/18: Days Like Months / Second Dan / I Love Monsters / The BeatHounds @ Mercury Lounge
3/18: The Danny Rivera Electric 5 @ Green Door Lounge @ Patrick Ryan's
3/19: Allman Brothers Band @ United Palace Theatre
3/19: Becca Stevens Band @ 55 Bar
3/19: Air @ Terminal 5
3/19: Homeboy Steve So Low Show @ Banjo Jim's
3/20: Allman Brothers Band @ United Palace Theatre
3/21: Sun Ra Arkestra directed by Marshall Allen @ Sullivan Hall
3/22: Fruit Bats @ Bowery Ballroom
3/23: The Clientele / Field Music @ Bowery Ballroom
3/25: RX Bandits @ Gramercy Theatre
3/26: Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba @ Zankel Hall
3/26: Perpetual Groove @ Bowery Ballroom
3/26: RX Bandits @ Gramercy Theatre
3/27: Norah Jones @ WaMu Theater at MSG
3/27: RX Bandits @ Gramercy Theatre
3/29: Homeboy Steve So Low Show / Time Heap / The Cangelosi Cards @ Banjo Jim's
3/30: Flying Lotus @ Le Poisson Rouge

Japanese Soulive Cover Band

http://soulive.info/
strange and beautiful.

Soulive is having a two week residency at Brooklyn Bowl aptly titled Bowlive.