Posts tagged ‘the gourds’
2012 Year In Review (Part 1): Best Live Shows
As the year comes to a close, The Shady Groove would like to give you a summary of this years best music. We like to do a little bit of ‘nutshelling’ for you. So here we go!
There will be 3 parts to the Shady Groove’s Year In Review. Part 1, which we will conquer today, will be the best Live Shows of the year. Enjoy.
Top 12 live shows of 2012:
1. Trombone Shorty @ the Keswick – June
2. Dawes @ Appel Farm – June
3. Nick Lowe @ the Keswick – April
4. Willie Nelson @ the Keswick – May
5. Robert Earl Keene @ Union Transfer – Jan
6. Wilco @ XPoNential Music Fest, Camden – Aug
7. Garth Hudson Songs of the Band @ The Keswick – Nov
Garth Hudson plays the Keswick Theatre’s 82-year old Moller pipe organ. Awesome!
8. The Gourds @ Mercury Lounge NYC – Sept
9. Bruce Springsteen @ Citizens Bank Park, Philly – Sept
10. Michael Kiwanuka @ The Trocodero – Sept
11. Ben Gibbard @ The Keswick – Nov
12. Tedeschi Trucks Band @ The Keswick – Nov
Honorable Mention:
Chris Kasper @ Philly Folk Fest – Aug
Railroad Earth @ World Cafe Live – April
Robert Randolph and the Family Band @ The Keswick – Nov
Secret Sisters @ Philly Folk Fest – Aug
Strand of Oaks @ Philly Folk Fest – Aug
MMW @ The Keswick – Oct
Banjo Summit @ The Keswick – Oct
Here’s to many more shows for you and your loved ones in 2013!
Good Tidings From The Shady Groove: XMas Part 3 (podcast #79)
These are the joyfully soulful tracks that were included in this years Christmas Podcast:
The Beatles – Xmas 1969 ++ Jose Feliciano – Feliz Navidad ++ Elvis Presley – Here Comes Santa Claus ++ The Drifters – White Christmas ++ Robert Earl Keen – Merry Christmas From The Family ++ James Brown – Soulful Christmas ++ Shelby Lynne – Ain’t Nothing Like Christmas ++ Hurricane Bells – Christmas Don’t Be Late ++ Kenny Rogers – Sweet Little Jesus Boy ++ Brenda Lee – Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree ++ David Grisman – Winter Wonderland ++ JD McPherson – Twinkle ++ Red Simpson – Gone Home For Christmas ++ The Barr Brothers – Dear Mrs. Claus ++ Kenny Vance & The Planotones – Mr. Santa ++ Charlie Brown – Meaning of Christmas ++ Hank Thompson – I’d Like To Have An Elephant For Christmas ++ moe. Together At Christmas ++ The Gourds – Yes Yes Yes
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The Shady Groove’sgiving #2: Be Thankful
Happy Thanksgiving everybody!! Here’s some greatfully thankful tunes for you to get down with this year. Listen. Share. Repeat.
Ps Dont eat too much!!
These are the tracks that were included:
Wiliam DeVaughn – Be Thankful For What You Got ++ Ray Davies – Thanksgiving Day ++ Blitzen Trapper – My Home Town ++ Hayes Carll – Wild As a Turkey ++ Those Darlins – The Whole Damn Thing ++ Drive-By Truckers – The Thanksgiving Filter ++ My Morning Jacket – One Big Holiday ++ Arlo Guthrie – Alice’s Restaurant Massacree ++ Michael Kiwanuka – Home Again ++ Louis Armstrong – What A Wonderful World ++ The Gourds – Meat Off The Bone …..
Rock and Roll with The Shady Groove: Podcast 77
These are the tracks that were included in this weeks podcast:
Devendra Banhart – Baby ++ Jack White – Love Interruption ++ Dr. Dog – How Long Must I Wait ++ Little Joy – The Next Time Around ++ Willie Nelson – Shotgun Willie ++ The Velvet Underground – Rock and Roll ++ Little Feat – Rock and Roll Doctor ++ Deer Tick – Baltimore Blues No. 1 ++ Neil Young & Crazy Horse ++ Oh Susannah ++ Monsters of Folk – The Right Place ++ Wilco – Forget the Flowers ++ The Rolling Stones – Dead Flowers ++ The Shins – New Slang ++ Tom Petty – Breakdown ++ Ringo Starr – No No Song ++ The Gourds – Don’t Pass Me By.
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The Shadow Knows: Shady Groove Podcast #76
Happy Halloween from The “Undead” Shady Groove!
These are the terrifyingly spooky tracks that were included in this weeks Scarecast:
Link Wray – The Shadow Knows ++ Stevie Wonder – Superstition ++ Harry Belafonte – Jump In The Line ++ Bobby “Boris” Pickett – Monster Mash ++ The Rolling Stones – Sympathy For The Devil ++ Gregg Allman – Devil Got My Woman ++ Robert Johnson – Me and The Devil Blues ++ Phish – Ghost ++ Theme from the Twilight Zone ++ Howlin’ Wolf – Evil (Is Going On) ++ Lifesavas – Skeletons ++ Creedence Clearwater Revival – I Put A Spell On You ++ Talking Heads – Psycho Killer (live) ++ The Gourds – Werewolves of London (live)…
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I want to give a big shout out to all those still without power from Hurricane Sandy. Hope you got through OK.
Special Thanks to Jen “Morbid” Muscatello, “Mad” Murphy Mitterhoffer Muscatello, Jittery Janis DeMarco for helping me out.
By Ryan “Maniacal” Megna