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Ok so this band was *way* better that I ever thought they would be.. ya know they are a tribute band.. ?

Download via torrent if your into the FLACS.

Here is a sample track for the podcasters.

 

 Lez in Steamboat [10:24m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (41)

So, I’m getting caught up on seeding these concerts. If you have been waiting for me to share them wait no longer.

FLAC torrents:

Drew Emmitt Band 2008-06-27
The Devil Makes Three 2008-06-27

Michael Franti and Spearhead 2008-07-18
Equal Opportunity Employment 2008-07-18

Lez Zeppelin 2008-07-25

Here is the recording from last weekend, from the Steamboat Springs free summer concert series. You can download it in it’s entirety in V0 mp3s or FLAC torrent. enjoy.

From the paper:

The Free Summer Concert Series plans to present five big-time acts Friday evenings from June to August, including Leftover Salmon founder Drew Emmitt on June 27 and rebel rockers Michael Franti and Spearhead on July 18. The remaining three acts and exact dates for the series are up in the air.

Spearhead w00t!
I’ll be sharing the recordings via bittorrent here

I’m gonna be adding the torrents to my recordings of ski jam here.
when ski jam is over I may come blogging but for now I just want to get these seeds out.

Ski jam Day 1
South Austin Jug Band 2008-01-11 torrent
Drew Emmitt Band 2008-01-11 torrent

First night has a damed chatty audience.. hopefully skijam fans will start to focus on the concert and not the conversation. IMO the bands failed to engage the audience.

Ski jam Day 2
New Monsoon 2008-01-12 torrent
North Mississippi All-Stars 2008-01-12 torrent

Recordings sound much better the second day. The bands were ripping and the tent was packed. A totally different feel from the previous evening.

Ski jam Day 3
The Dirty Dozen Brass Band 2008-01-13 torrent
Honkytonk Homeslice 2008-01-13 torrent

Solid performance from The Dirty Dozen with a very tight sound and some Mardi Gras flair. A great recording with some very nice audience participation. Honkytonk Homeslice.. well.. was better than last year.

Ski jam Day 4
Back Door Slam 2008-01-14 torrent
Tea Leaf Green 2008-01-14 torrent

Oh yea the day of Ski Jam that I have been waiting for, Back Door Slam and Tea Leaf Green! The tent was a bit empty at the beginning of the evening then Back Door Slam surprised everyone with some sick blues. Tea Leaf Green fallowed up with some sick ass jams.

Here are a few of my highlights.

 

 New Monsoon - The Other Side - Skijam 2008 [7:43m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (449)

 

 North Mississippi All Stars - Skjam 2008 [7:55m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (411)

 

 Dirty Dozen Brass Band - Skijam 2008 [5:22m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (687)

 

 Back Door Slam - Ski Jam 2008 [5:26m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (452)

 

 Tea Leaf Green - Ski Jam 2008 [4:52m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (205)

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There is a time here in Steamboat Springs when mother nature lets you know its time to get down and do winter. Well that time is here. It catches most of us here by surprise, mainly because we attempt to manifest warmness until the ski mountain opens. This year the winter call has hit harder for some.

My friends in the Naused family started off the winter with a terrible car accident. Heathre Naused hit the first patch of ice this winter and busted herself up good breaking her pelvis and giving an early birth to the first Steamboat Local in the Naused family. Big mad props to them!

Ok, so your saying to yourself… Harry doesn’t look too happy there. Well, he had a hard time while all this was going on. Seems the State troopers and he had a misunderstanding and a Dukes of Hazzard style car chase through Oak Creek Canyon. The paper wrote all about it here.

Welcome to the world Alex. Now hang on tight.. Winter is on your doorstep.

I know.. it’s been a long time since I checked in, but hey I’ve been busy. Labor Day weekend was here and sitting in front of my computer is something I have not done in a little while. I went to Denver and picked up a friend of mine for some line squatting at Redrocks. Yonder Mountain String Band sold out the place with John Fishman on drums.

Then a ballgame.

Next a hike.

more to come.. this is a work in progress.

Well it has been a long week for me. After the Amputators on last Saturday I went to see Clutch in Boulder and drove home after with Burnt. Fun time but somewhere I picked up a bug and have been blowing snot all week. It sucks. Today it will be one week that I’ve been ill and I’m sick of it. I know, I know.. I missed the final free summer concert of the series. FYI besides my illness I got the the blowoff from Roberto the manager for Pato. I wasn’t allowed to tape anyway.

Heres a couple tracks from the Amputators at the Steamboat Mountain Theater. I’m pimping these tracks on my podcast because this is the shit in my head for the last week. I wouldn’t listen too often.. given enough booze, it could happen to you.

 

 Amputators - Donkey Show [6:23m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (76)

 

 Amputators - Conjugal Visit [5:13m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (62)

Sam Bush and Band came through Steamboat Springs on Wednesday and lit up the hill with some awesome mandolin. It seemed everyone in town got a groove on for the performance. I had a great time.

However, I had a few beers and lost my jedi taper edge. I failed to notice some guy that was howling like a banshee on a roller coaster for the last twenty minutes. So he got away with it.. without the traditional duct tape ball chuck and evil look to shut him up. None the less he will now be known to all the listeners of this recording. It’s quite distinct, so if you recognize this howl at another Steamboat Springs live performance, please do your part and thank him from all of us.

Download a copy of the show via bittorrent and let me know what ya think.

 

 Do you know me? [0:21m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (76)

 

 Sam Bush - Jammin in Steamboat Springs 2007 [8:15m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (427)

 

 Sam Bush - Rhys's fave [10:35m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (443)