Photo of the Week 04/25/11

Greetings from my new home along the front range in Colorado. So much great music here. Went and saw The Motet's Best of Halloween covers show Sat, and it was titties! Here is a shot from Vanderbilt's Rites of Spring shows. Can you say Flaaaavor Flav! I knew you could. Public enemy killed it-

Photo of the Week 04/04/2011

Things have been so hectic as of late, I honestly forgot I had this to tend to. Sorry for being so disrespectful. Here is something fun. Jeff Coffin's Mu'tet crushed Exit In on Monday night. What an amazing display of genius. Here is Coffin, Bill Fanning and Jeff SIpe.

Photo of the Week 02/21/2011

I always enjoi seeing Umphrey's Mcgee. They have for sure matured into one of the premiere bands on the jamband scene. They always bring extreme talent and creativity to the table. Everytime they play the WAR Memorial in Nashville it ends up being a superb show. Last year Jeff Coffin and Futureman sat in with them for a big chunk of the show. This year opening act Keller Williams joined in. Their lighting guru Jefferson Waful had the cans working the other night. Here are a few shots from back in the crowd.

This past week was a tough one. A great friend's dog was hit by a car and went to be with Woo, and we all know a dog is as good as any man. The blessings of life and love are so fragile and can be ripped away from us in an instance. Life's biggest lover, and a dear friend Brian Lauer also was taken from us. Sometimes a person with that much love to give and laughter to share gets promoted from an earthly ambassador to something much larger than life. He now has the burden of watching over all us and making sure we make it to the show (something he will be so good at. He's been practicing for years).

After his funeral some good friends took the torch and headed for Athens to partake in one of Brian's favorite past times cheering on Widespread Panic. The band was celebrating their 25th Anniversary with two shows where it all began. The Classic Center was built on the spot where the band played their first gig, and is a place they have played some highly coveted shows. These two nights would be no different. The first night the band started the show with the Buffalo Springfield cover "For What its Worth" a song they had not played since 88. Then followed with two personal favorites "Sleepy Monkey" and "Chilly Water." Those three songs were how the band started that first show way back in 1986.

Friday night in Athens was exactly what it needed to be. My friend Gabe celebrated his birthday, everyone I saw wore a huge smile, and Brian's presence was everywhere. After two monstrous sets filled with gems like "No Sugar", "Machine> Barstools", "Nights in White Satin", "Impossible" and " New Speedway Boogie" the first encore could not have been started with anything more fitting than " Don't Be Denied."
Here is a shot that hopefully shows what kind of party it was. Looks exactly how I pictured the band would say farewell to a friend and eternally loving fan. We take you with us everywhere Brian, and we will never be able to show all the love you had, but we will put our best foot forward and know you will still pick up the rest-

Photo of the Week 01/31/2011

Back to the boat. One of my personal favorites on land and sea, Mr.George Porter Jr.

Photo of the Week 01/24/2011

Last weekend the Les Honkies More Tonkies/ Drivin N Cryin night was fab! Super southern rock roots night-

This is a shot of Les Honkies before they took the stage.

Photo of the Week 01/10/2011

Well Happy New Year! I am beginning the process of withdrawing from the world's best community, Jam Cruise. Life on the boat is the best. The music is amazing. The artists all raise the bar and bring their best, playing with old friends, collaborating with new friends. The patrons are the best fans and friends anyone could ask for, and who wouldn't want to spend a week cruising around the caribbean. This year I honestly feel was the best Jamcruise EVER! If you have any sense about you you will pre book for Jam Crusie 10. Which will surely prove to be the most epic partay!

Photo of the Week 12/27/2010

Happy Holidays. Been M.I.A. lately. Here is a shot from the Matt Costa show at Exit In. He and his band started the show out in the crowd.

Photo of the Week 12/13/2010

Christmas Jam was a huge success again this year! Warren unveiled a new band, JB played a phenomenal set and sat in with Umphrey's and the DDBB.

Photo of the Week 11/15/2010

The Six Hours of Lock 4 race this past weekend was a blast. That is such a fast trail. Looked like everyone riding was having a blast, and there was some blisteringly fast loops being thrown down.