The Allman Brothers Band - The Best

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The Allman Brothers Band: PNC Bank and Arts Center - Homdel, NJ

I went to this show not really knowing what I was getting into. The Allman Bros have been a mere shadow in the panoramic scene of my musical taste. Eat A Peach is a damn good record and I've never doubted that but seeing Trucks and Warren Haynes go at it with all the other aspects of the band combined blew my mind. The power and the energy coupled with the flow and how the two guitarists pick up after each other and lay out their solos was absolutely fantastic. Now, I would be hard pressed to think of a better pair of guitar players. Much enjoyed and I cannot wait to see them again.

Hot ‘Lanta
Done Somebody Wrong
No One To Run With
Woman Across The River
Soulshine w/Juke Horns
Stand Back w/Juke Horns
Stormy Monday w/Pat Simmons, guitar
Black Hearted Woman
Same Thing w/Juke Horns
Jessica

Encore:

Melissa
You Don’t Love Me

Animals Collected

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Animal Collective: Prospect Park - Brooklyn, NY

This was my second Animal Collective event but I enjoyed it much more than the last concert I went to. I saw them in Montreal with a moshing (yeah wtf right?) crowd and a horrible opener. They played a lot of drone/ambient transitions between their songs and it just wasn't what I was hoping for in my live Animal Collective experience. Despite an equally terrible opener, Dam-funk; Animal Collective kicked ass. I had a great time and danced my ass off. The balls with the glow sticks were also particularly fun. They played a great set-list and rather than a droney lead in to every song, they might tease for a minute or two but they really jumped into them all feet-first and rocked the house. I was hoping for Reverend Green but was not disappointed with the encore none the less. All in all, I've never heard Animal Collective like this, ever. A truly enjoyable show, exactly what I had hoped for, and a great performance by the animals collected.

01 - Grace
02 - Summertime Clothes
03 - Leaf House
04 - Guys Eyes
05 - Slippi
06 - #1
07 - Also Frightened
08 - What Would I Want Sky
09 - My Girls
10 - Fireworks
11 - Brother Sport

12 - In The Flowers
13 - Comfy In Nautica
14 - Lion in a Coma

The Story Of The Steve Yanwie and Joe Spiegelman Project

The Story Of The Steve Yanwie and Joe Spiegelman Project

It all began sitting on a bench with my friend Josh, we saw in the courtyard of a little park that there was a couple fighting. They were fairly disheveled, and most likely hobos. The woman was screaming and actually threw a smoothie at the man. She was yelling, "Fuck Joe Spiegalman, I don't want to fucking go to Joe Spiegalman's House!" The man subsequently asking back, "Please baby, come on. Let's just go to Joe Spiegelman's, come on." which was immediately returned with a boisterous, "Fuck Joe Spiegelman, I don't wanna fucking go to Joe Spiegelman's house!"

The two it seemed had agreed to meet at this location to hang out for two hours and at the hour and a half mark or somewhere thereabouts the man wanted to go to Joe Spiegelman's house. The young lady was not amused. They eventually walked off screaming at each other some more with some more profanity and yelling mixed in. The phrase that really stuck was "Fuck Joe Spiegelman" I mean the guy didn't do anything wrong that was apparent from the conversation. I mean he just wanted someone to hang out with as far as we know. So, I turned to Josh and told him that we should redeem the name of Joe Spiegelman with a band at some point and time. We continued on, thinking nothing of it and regarding it as one of those times where you say, "Hey this should be our band name." Which I feel happens quite frequently when you don't have a band name.

A couple months later I was on a train to Albany and as I was moving along the rails I looked out to the right and saw a building spanning at least 100 feet with the words "FUCK STEVE YANWIE" from one side to the other. I can't imagine what the guy could've done to deserve that kind of advertisement against his name. It recalled the Joe Spiegelman incident but didn't really last long because what really stuck with me about the Joe Spiegelman extravaganza was the repetition of the "Fuck Joe Spiegelman." So I kind of dismissed it, but then another 1/2 mile or mile down the tracks there it was again, plastered across another huge building in the same giant block letters, "FUCK STEVE YANWIE" and I was like well, all righty. I have my band name and the Steve Yanwie and Joe Spiegelman Project was born. I have vowed to redeem these two men whether they were drug addicts or drug dealers or con-men or a misunderstood simpleton, I will do my best to redeem their souls through the cosmic force of music.

There's a little more to the story but perhaps maybe I'll make a concept album to reveal the rest of it. Until then, please enjoy my low-tech, first attempt at musicality. I promise for Steve and Joe's sake, to improve. If you have any comments or questions please feel free to email them to me at goingonawhim@gmail.com.

If you would like a hard copy, I will except a small donation for materials to hand make a one of a kind cover and personalized CD case. For now, feel free to download for free. If you don't know how to use megaupload, simply type in the code, download, unzip, and import to itunes by either dragging or dropping with a mac or File>Add Folder To Library for PC. Enjoy!

Asitti by The Steve Yanwie And Joe Spiegelman Project:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=O2PG529L

First Venture

Today was my first venture out of the house with all of my musical equipment. Not Quite all I guess but most of it. Pedals, Guitar, Amp, Harmonica and Jaw Harp. It didn't feel out of the ordinary per se except the fact that it hasn't ever happened. I finally got a little glimpse at what it would be like to cart around my amp and everything to shows, that type of thing. I know I'm a long way away but it was a glimpse.

Here's what I gathered from it. That amp is FUCKING HEAVY. We loaded it into the back of the car and were off. Not really a big hassle at all. Just it's a big amp...

The music was good. Beats and loops and a couple of key presses, plucks and pounds of a drum later a bitty sound clip was born. Good times, the progress will continue.

Gov't Mule-Party In The Park

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Gov't Mule: Party In The Park - Rochester, NY

This event was awesome, we got there in the middle of a jam, fairly well medicated :-) and immediately got to the dancing. We only caught the last half hour or so and the last four songs. We came in the middle of "I Am A Ram" and the jam was awesome. Warren was not only wailing away on his Firebird but looked like he was having an awesome time playing which got the audience that much more into it.

The crowd was packed in past the taping microphones and the mixed crowd of bikers, hippies, and hicks as well as some random people that most likely just showed up to drink was fascinating and they all got into it.

Next they played "Mule>I've Been Working>Mule" before leaving the stage on the screaming audience. They soon after took to the stage again playing a mellow and thoroughly enjoyable encore of "Into The Mystic" and "Soulshine," the latter dedicated to Brother Wease. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brother_Wease) We left the show having seen a very small part of the set list but having gotten our Mule on with full satisfaction. A very enjoyable show, if they come to town; don't miss.

Lately, I've been constantly eating catch up

Lately my life has felt like a mad scramble to catch up to myself. We all spend a lot of time doing and thinking about who we want to be, what we want to do, things we feel we should say. The past week or so, I've been trying my hardest to fulfill the things I say I'm going to do. I've been rather unsuccessful as it's been a difficult week but I've played a little guitar, I've spoken to a lot of friends and even seen a few, I've eaten some good food and enjoyed myself, but I'm very ready to step it up a notch. I need to pack, I'm going to a free Gov't Mule show on Thursday, I'm finishing up work on the 14th and then heading to Animal Collective and my grandmas near NYC before visiting some some friends. Talk at you soon.