Gov’t Mule’s By A Thread Listening Party @Brooklyn Bowl the New Wetlands?

Upon reflecting on the the Brooklyn Bowl, and talking to some fellow heads, I remembered/realized that the place is run by that dude Peter Shapiro, who used to own The Wetlands when he was just 23. This place being in Williamsburg will actually be a very good thing, as it will bring music other than indie rock to the area. It's what I have been talking about all along. They already had Grace Potter play and Steve Kimmock and now Gov't Mule. This is sure to educate some of the vapid locals to the way of the blues.

The Making of Brooklyn Bowl from Relix on Vimeo.

The below text comes courtesy of the new and improved Jambands.com!

Gov’t Mule will preview its latest studio album for fans on Wednesday, September 30th in New York City. The By A Thread listening party will take place at Brooklyn Bowl and a limited number of guaranteed entry spots are available to folks who pre-order the new disc. The deadline to make that purchase and qualify for the lottery is Friday September 25 at 6 PM Eastern. Winners will then be notified by email on Monday the 28th.

The Mule will resume its fall tour tomorrow evening in Los Angeles at Club Nokia.

Today in the World

-Hidden Track ponders a new Trey release of "Seis de Mayo" proportions

-the Disco Biscuits added Umphrey's and a few others to Camp Bisco (I for one didn't realize they weren't part of the initial lineup)

-The Weight reviews the Asheville Music Jamboree

-Rock Music Daily does an invaluable service with Mountain Jam torrents (click here for their Phil & Friends MP3s) (such as what Burning Oak did for Summer Camp)

-Page's Philadelphia Setlist, and a brutally apathetic review (with pictures) from Hidden Track

-What Rolling Stone calls the "25 Best Slow Dance Songs" I would call the "25 Worst Songs Ever"

Monday Monotony

Looks like someone has a case of the Mondays! Here's what's going on so far...

-didn't get to see Phil at Mountain Jam? (or you made it but lost your camera and don't remember anything?) Download last night's Phil show here or check out the setlist and photos here

-apparently the Weightstaff watched High Fidelity last night and want you to give them your top five life-changing albums

-The Rolling Stones are set to release their new Martin Scorsese documentary "Shine a Light" on September 21.

-UB40 is suing Paris Hilton...apparently the second verse of her new hit single consists of nothing more than "UB40" repeated over and over again

-Check out a classic bootleg: The Who at Monterey

-and of course, it's Mountain Jam Mule Monday over at Rock Music Daily

-phillyBurbs interviews Page - here's the response to the inevitable Phish reunion question:
“I hope we'll play together someday...We're all still friends...Fishman played on four songs on my album. Trey came into the studio for a few hours. It was really nice being around them again. I can see us back together again since our breakup wasn't over something petty, like many breakups are. It was just time for us to take a break for awhile. Who knows what's going to happen to us in the future?”

-speaking of Page, download his 6/1 show at Lupo's or check out the setlist and photos here, and here's a review of his 5/30 performance

-on another Phishy note, the Coventry Blog just posted my favorite Simpsons episode. Can you guess which one? I'll save you the effort

Checkout Counter

Here's a few sites worth checking out...

-Hidden Track has a pretty sweet RAQ rant with reviews, photos, and soundboards

-Need some new Phish? Check out the Great Went Radio Archives

-Grateful Web reviews Jam on the River (before the weekend's other monsoon)

-Here comes more Trey and Phish pics on Here comes the flood

-Burning Oak has Summer Camp Downloads and Summer Camp Photos (apparently the Burning Oak staff has a digital camera unlike the Partyin' Peeps staff)

-If you really, really, really like Gov't Mule check out Rock Music Daily (more like Rock Mule Daily)

The Mule Live at Roseland Reissued

Gov't Mule is reissuing their "Live at Roseland Ballroom" album, recorded by the group's founding lineup on 12/31/95. The reissued album will be available 5/16/07. Click here for the track listing and pre-order information.

This performance could quite possibly be the second best NYE 95 performance; the best being, well, kind of obvious.