a fender bender at the beacon theater...

~ Eric Clapton joins the jams in nyc ~

Special Guest
filled
Celebration
in
N.Y.C.


They're
Peakin'
at the Beacon !

Since 1989 the Allman's have played
at the Beacon 175 times!

* Allman Brothers Band ~ 3-28-09
~ Setlist w/ Photos ~

* Allman Brothers Band ~ 3-27-09
~ Setlist w/ Photos ~

* Allman Brothers Band ~ 3-26-09
~ Setlist w/ Photos ~

* Allman Brothers Band ~ 3-24-09
~ Setlist w/ Photos ~

* Allman Brothers Band ~ 3-23-09
~ Setlist w/ Photos ~

* Allman Brothers Band ~ 3-21-09
~ Setlist w/ Photos ~

* Allman Brothers Band ~ 3-20-09
~ Setlist w/ Photos ~

* Allman Brothers Band ~ 3-19-09
~ Setlist w/ Photos ~

* Allman Brothers Band ~ 3-17-09
~ Setlist w/ Photos ~

* Allman Brothers Band ~ 3-16-09
~ Setlist w/ Photos ~

* Allman Brothers Band ~ 3-14-09
~ Setlist w/ Photos ~

* Allman Brothers Band ~ 3-13-09
~ Setlist w/ Photos ~

* Allman Brothers Band ~ 3-12-09
~ Setlist w/ Photos ~

* Allman Brothers Band ~ 3-10-09
~ Setlist w/ Photos ~

* Allman Brothers Band ~ 3-9-09
~ Setlist w/ Photos ~

From The New York Times:

The Allman Brothers Band celebrates its 40th anniversary in March 2009 and the 20th anniversary of its first appearance at the Beacon Theater in New York. The run at the theater is dedicated to Duane Allman, the band's founding guitarist, who died in a motorcycle accident in 1971.

The concerts at the Beacon will be different, Gregg Allman said in a phone interview from his Savannah, Ga., home. ''Somebody said, 'Let's do it in honor of big brother,' and we all agreed.'' The next suggestion, he said, was to invite everyone who played with Duane Allman to make appearances at the shows.

A revered session player, Duane performed with many people during his 24 years -- and so, while the Beacon shows have always been known for the guests who appear with the band (whose lineup now consists of the original members: the singer and keyboard player Gregg Allman, the drummers Butch Trucks and Jaimoe, joined by the guitarists Warren Haynes and Derek Trucks, the bass player Oteil Burbridge and the percussionist Marc Quiñones), 2009 looks to be especially star studded. There are pervasive rumors that Eric Clapton, members of the Grateful Dead and B. B. King will turn up onstage over the run.

Though several artists have longstanding relationships with particular stages -- the Grateful Dead at Madison Square Garden, Mr. Clapton at the Royal Albert Hall in London -- no established band has been so closely associated with one location as the Allman Brothers Band has with the Beacon.

Formed in Jacksonville, Fla., the Allman Brothers helped lay the foundation for what came to be known as Southern rock with their expansive blend of rock, jazz and blues. Yet the band always maintained a close connection to New York, dating back to the days of the legendary Fillmore East, where it recorded a classic live album in 1971. The bond between these rural Southerners and this Northeastern city has ''always been kind of puzzling,'' Butch Trucks said. Mr. Allman said New Yorkers simply ''love good music, and they like it played long and hard.''

After the Fillmore closed in 1971, the band went looking for a home base in Manhattan. It settled on the 2,800-seat Beacon in 1989.

For fans who can't make it to the Beacon, the 2009 shows can also be seen live over the Web at moogis.com, a new site spearheaded by Mr. Trucks. For $125 subscribers can watch real-time, five-camera feeds of all 15 concerts, which will then be available on demand until Sept. 30. He plans for the site to evolve into an online home for jam bands and their followers. -- Alan Light, NYTimes

~ The Allman Brothers Band at the Fillmore East in 1971 ~

~ Gregg Allman & Dickey Betts ~

Mountain Jam IV ~ Video

Video of Ratdog's set in it's entirety!

Set 1 Jam > Help on the Way > Slipknot! > Easy Answers, She Belongs to Me*, Money for Gasoline, Loser+, Loose Lucy > Two Djinn

Set 2 Masters of War, Friend of the Devil, Mississippi Half-Step > Samson and Delilah > Stuff, Lady with a Fan > Terrapin > At a Siding > Terrapin Flyer > Sugar Magnolia

E: Ripple

~ Artist Spotlight ~

Hot on the heals of a new release,

the DTB will fill the rare Mountain Jam

air with some glorious jams
for their first time!

The Derek Trucks Band...

has been a work in progress for over 10 years, blending jazz, rock, blues, Latin, Eastern Indian, and other world music into the sound that now defines the DTB. The band’s mission has been to assemble a group of musicians that share a passion for improvisation and musical exploration, and to develop a united musical vision by performing with this core group of players for an extended period of time. The focus of the band is on the art form itself, despite the current trend of image-driven music on the scene today. The DTB aims to create progressive roots music in an effort to move the art form forward and re establish substance over hype. Following is a brief history of the band, and the diverse background of the musicians that make up the DTB.

Derek Truck's musical career began at the age of nine, when he picked up a five dollar acoustic guitar at a yard sale. "It was nothing special," he claims, “It was just the only thing that looked interesting." But that seemingly inconsequential purchase changed his life. After learning what he could from his father and a family friend, Derek began playing with other musicians around town. "It happened pretty quick," Derek remembers. Within the span of a single year, he had purchased an instrument, learned how to play, and began touring - with his father acting as road manager/chaperone. What had begun as a weekend activity quickly became a life’s pursuit, and would eventually result in Derek being the youngest player to make Rolling Stone's "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" list.

Derek on the new album:
"I'm excited about it. This one feels different than the others. I think part of it is that when you build a studio yourself from the ground up with your own hands, with family, you feel like you birthed the whole thing. It's in our backyard, it just feels organic. It was nice to be able to wake up in the morning and drive the kids to school and hit the studio and write."

Check out

"Already Free"

the new release from the DTB!

~ derek & susan ~

more artist additions

Umphrey's McGee

Gomez

Geen Ween Band

Karl Denson's Tiny Universe

Eric Krasno & Chapter 2

Marco Benevento Trio

Alberta Cross

news you can use...

MOUNTAIN JAM
ARTIST ADDITIONS
02.17.09

Streaming Video from MJIV 2008

~ Check Out ~

Ingrid Michaelson's
Mountain Jam IV Set

From

The iClips Archives

http://www.iclips.net/

~ b r e a k i n g n e w s ~

"The Grateful Dead's "
Bill Kreutzmann
featuring
Oteil Burbridge (Allman Brothers)
Scott Murawski (Max Creek)

Just Added to the
Mountain Jam V Line-Up!


~ Bill Kreutzmann ~

Oteil Burbridge & Scott Murawski

Scott Murawski

Oteil Burbridge

Artist Spotlight ~ The Hold Steady

Making their Mountain Jam debut this year will be Brooklyn's own The Hold Steady. Taking the country by storm are Craig Finn (vocals, guitar), Tad Kubler (lead guitar), Franz Nicolay (keyboards, vocals, harmonica, accordion), Galen Polivka (bass) and Bobby Drake (drums). The band's style has been described as a "riff-heavy mixture of classic rock", notable for its "lyrically dense storytelling." To date, the band has released four critically acclaimed studio albums: Almost Killed Me (2004), Separation Sunday (2005), Boys and Girls in America (2006), and Stay Positive (2008).

With Stay Positive on the Billboard Charts, The Hold Steady abandon their day jobs and light out for the territories. But roaming that ribbon of highway isn’t all autographs and beer nuts. Here’s a rock and roll group grappling with their success, always on the brink of collapse – in love with the road, but praying to make it home in one piece.”

The Hold Steady have announced an April 7 release date for A Positive Rage, a double disc package featuring a documentary on DVD and their first-ever live album.

Mountain Jam ~ Jam !

A limited amount of Early Bird

Tickets
are
Available

CLICK HERE FOR
AUDIO PREVIEW OF MOUNTAIN JAM V

People can you feel it...

Yesterdays line-up announcement brought with it the exciting news of The Allman Brothers Band as this years festival closers! The consensus all around is a resounding "hell yeah" from the Mountain Jam faithful. Makes perfect sense seeing as the festival itself is aptly named after the classic Brothers tune.


The word on the street is that the band has had some of their best rehearsals ever as they gear up for their 40th Anniversary celebration and Duane Allman tribute run at the Beacon Theater in NYC this year. The bands renewed energy and the mountains infectious vibe set the perfect recipe for musical brilliance.

... not to mention the fact that we will also be celebrating the 40th Anniversary of Woodstock. This is gonna be epic folks!

~ Ain't Wastin' Time No More ~

LINE UP ANNOUNCEMENT!

Radio Woodstock / WDST's
Greg Gattine interviews

MOUNTAIN JAM
co-presenters
Warren Haynes and Gary Chetkof
on the festival, Barack Obama's inauguration,
The Dead, the Allman Brothers Band
and more!

~ Click here to Listen! ~

Official Press Release!

~ HOT OFF THE PRESS ~

MOUNTAIN JAM TO RETURN TO HUNTER, NY MAY 29-31

ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND TO CELEBRATE 40th ANNIVERSARY WITH EXCLUSIVE NORTHEAST FESTIVAL APPEARANCE

GOV’T MULE TO HEADLINE FIFTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR

(Woodstock, NY) - Radio Woodstock and acclaimed guitarist Warren Haynes (Gov't Mule, The Allman Brothers Band, The Dead) have once again teamed up to bring the fifth annual Mountain Jam Music Festival (www.mountainjam.com) to picturesque Hunter, NY from Friday, May 29th-Sunday, May 31st .

Gov’t Mule will anchor the festival for the fifth year in a row, while The Allman Brothers Band will make their exclusive Northeast festival appearance at Mountain Jam as part of their 40th anniversary celebration. In addition, the three-day event will celebrate the 40th anniversary of the legendary Woodstock Music & Arts Festival, which took place in nearby Bethel, NY. Early bird tickets will go on sale Monday, January 26 through www.mountainjam.com.

Mountain Jam favorites Michael Franti & Spearhead will return for their fourth festival appearance along with Ray Lamontagne and Jackie Greene. A diverse array of first time Mountain Jam performers will join in, such as Coheed & Cambria, The Derek Trucks Band, The Hold Steady, Richie Havens, Railroad Earth, Porter Batiste & Stoltz, Brett Dennen, The Lee Boys, and many others. Late Night performances will begin at 1 am and will take place both outside “Under the Stars” and inside The Hunter Mountain Lodge. DJ phenomenon Girl Talk will be one of the late night performers. Other bands will be announced soon.

“What a thrill to have The Allman Brothers Band celebrate their 40th Anniversary at Mountain Jam” said promoter Gary Chetkof, who named the Festival after the Brothers song of the same name. It’s a big year for anniversaries – 40th Allman Brothers Band’s anniversary, 40th Woodstock Festival and 5th Mountain Jam. We expect that there will be more magic on the Mountain than usual…..which is hard to imagine!

Added Haynes, “The beauty of Mountain Jam is that you never know who you are going to see playing with who...and sometimes for the very first time. That is what makes it so joyous. It's like a vacation while we're playing -- its such a beautiful place and you're with people you know and love .The fact that it's such a beautiful location makes it that much better for the audience and performers”

The festival’s forward thinking Awareness Village will once again host Rock The Earth, a not-for-profit environmental advocacy group, Headcount, which promotes voter registration, and Community Energy, a company committed to increasing the domestic supply of clean, fuel-free energy. The festival has a strong environmental program and will be implementing bio-degradable vending supplies and a strong recycling and post event clean-up program.

Originally conceived as a single-day celebration timed with Radio Woodstock's 25th anniversary, Mountain Jam has blossomed into a three-day, multi-stage event, featuring onsite camping, a full Awareness Village, and one of the northeast’s most pristine natural amphitheaters. Over the years, Mountain Jam has hosted some of the top names in live music, including Phil Lesh & Friends, Levon Helm's Ramble on The Road, My Morning Jacket, Bob Weir & RatDog, Drive-By Truckers, Dr. Dog, Medeski Scofield Martin & Wood, Mike Gordon, G. Love & Special Sauce, Ozomatli, Galactic, Xavier Rudd, Umphrey’s McGee and Robert Randolph & the Family Band, among many others

The Hunter Mountain Lodge will provide fans with 24-hour access to both food and indoor bathrooms, while onsite camping and a smorgasbord of nearby hotels and lodges will ensure that all attendees will have a wide variety of accommodations. This year Mountain Jam will also offer expanded VIP options, and will bring back its highly acclaimed “Tavern in the Woods” featuring private bar area and hammocks, as well as a shaded hospitality tent, and a variety of gourmet food and beverages.

Hunter Mountain is located within a short drive from anywhere in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut and is considered the unofficial kick off to the Northeast festival season. Fans unable to attend will be able to experience the music as well, thanks to the festival’s interactive blog and innovative webcast, which drew close to 50,000 viewers from all over the world in 2008.

Mountain Jam passes will be available at www.mountainjam.com beginning Monday, January 26. Early bird festival passes without camping will be offered at $129.50, before being raised to the next tier of $139.50. Early bird three-day camping festival passes are being offered at $149.50 and will then be raised to the next tier of $159.50 after that allotment sells out. A limited number of VIP tickets will be offered initially at $349.50. A very small number of RV tickets are available at $175, plus a camping festival ticket.

Single day tickets will be available at a later date - there will be no Friday Only single day tickets issued. Tickets will be made available at mountainjam.com and at mule.net.

OFFICIAL
~ LINE UP ANNOUNCEMENT ~
T H U R S D A Y
9:00 am !

Time to get excited about this years
Mountain Jam folks!

The big announcement of this years line-up
hits the streets Thursday
and you wont be disappointed.

Every year our little festie gets bigger & better
and this years version is shaping up to be the best yet.

~~~

We can't wait to fill you in on all the great additions for MJV!

So...
Come back to the blog often
so I can keep ya in the loop!

Tix On-Sale ~ Update

Tickets

ON SALE MONDAY,

January 26th, 2009!