This lens is dedicated to spreading the knowledge and enjoyment of many talanted, hardworking artists in the "Jam Band" scene and many others (for lack of a better term) ... and hopefully do some good along the way*.
Check out current news, learn all about your favorite artists (including articles, bios, goods, links, radio, video). Find out where they are going to be, how to get some free downloads, and involve yourself in some charities supported by these artists. ANY QUESTIONS? Blurb me!
"Heaven is all around, translated to sound" -Michael Hedges
*Doing some good along the way
A portion of the proceeds (100% of MY proceeds) from anything bought through the links on this webpage will go to the Squidoo charity fund!
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Chosen on 9/12/06 as the Lens of the Day! Hope you enjoy your visit.Check out other great lenses on The Official Lens of the Day Group. To venture there...you'll find a link at the very top of the page.
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Rolling Stone News
Featured Artist: LES CLAYPOOL
Les Claypool, one of the most creative, eccentric, and influential bassists of our time has been very busy lately. It is for this reason he is my current featured artist.Claypool, originally of Primus starting in 1989, has had his share of interesting side-projects including Les Claypool's Fearless Flying Frog Brigade, Oysterhead (with Trey Anastasio of Phish and Stuart Copeland of The Police), Sausage, Colonel Claypool's Bucket of Bernie Brains, to his latest personal accomplishment, Les Claypools, "Of Whales and Woe" where the majority of the music heard is all played by the man himself.
Claypool has also been working on his first attempt at film with "Electric Apricot", a mocumentary of the jamband scene. The film has been screened at various film festivals.
Our friend, Les, has also been busy writing his first novel, "South of the Pumphouse", released July 1, 2006. It is a tale of murder, drugs and fishing and has been compared to the style of the late Hunter S. Thompson.
Primus has now released a double-whammy on October 17th, 2006: "They Can't All Be Zingers: The Best of Primus", and their new DVD, "Blame It On The Fish: An Abstract Look at the 2003 Primus Tour De Fromage" documenting their 2003 comeback tour.
Hats off to you, Les. Good work.
Loved you in Chicago.
Check out Les's work here
Strongly recommended!
The Umph (Umphrey's McGee) has been releasing bi-monthly podcasts that are utterly unbelieveable. Hand-picked musical highlights from their endless touring. GREAT quality recordings! I have every one of them. It's a great way to easily gain over 40 hours of quality live music - free.
- Umphrey's McGee Podcasts
- (Must get iTunes for these downloads)
All Hail The Umph!
UM Eye Candy
Share the music
Filesharing links to help you on your journey
Some applications and sites that promote the wonderful world of legal filesharing and supportive artists
- Archive.org: Live Music Internet Archive
- An mind-blowing amount of live shows uploaded through a peer-2-peer network!
- Bit Tornado
- A client used to find and download torrents. A great way to get all the music your heart desires
- Torrent Spy
- Search for those sweet little torrents here!
- Torrent Reactor
- Just like Torrent Spy
A little more on filesharing...
Now, if you check out Archive.org, you are able to download using your windows default software (not too sure about Macs, but probably). In other words, you do not need to download a client to in order to be able to download the files.Sites like Torrent Spy require you to download a client like Bit Tornado that you see above. The process is slightly more complicated but it is well worth the effort. If you have any questions, just blurb me on my guestbook.
Keep the music coming
Internet jam radios and streaming websites that never sleep
- Pandora Internet Radio
- A very cool site that plays artists similar to your favorites and allows you to decide if you like them, narrowing down new artists that you may have never heard of in your favorite genres.
- Jam Live Radio
- Non-stop live jam music with many other features
- Nugs.net
- Non-stop live jam music with a nice browseable archive
- Fabchannel
- Live videos of tons of artists during concerts in two different concert halls from Amsterdam
My top recommendations: Xavier Rudd, Keller Williams, Andrew Bird, Ani DiFranco
The best $10 you can spend...
The best way to support hardworking musicians...buy thier album!
Also make sure to check out the "New and Used" Link on the album page to get some amazing deals
A few albums that will help to begin or complement a satisfying collection of these spectacular genres: I will also update this with a few new stuff
Also make sure to check out the "New and Used" Link on the album page to get some amazing deals
A few albums that will help to begin or complement a satisfying collection of these spectacular genres: I will also update this with a few new stuff
For the visual learners...
Enjoy some downright entertaining videos that will blow your mind, fill your heart, or just make you laugh
What music does for the world
Worthwhile charities supported by our favorite artists
- The Make Yourself Foundation from Incubus
- The Make Yourself Foundation is a non-profit organization that helps to fund various causes and charities locally and around the world that are important to Incubus.
- Wear Your Music: The Relix Band
- Unique jewelry handcrafted from authentic strings donated by acclaimed musicians.
- The Mimi Fishman Foundation
- In memory of Jon Fishman's (of Phish) mother.
Write whatever the heck you want...the more the merrier
Questions, comments, recommendations
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MeganCasey
Sep 8, 2006 @ 9:51 am | delete
- Love the Top 5 module below. Good stuff. Great lens.
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andygadiel
Sep 8, 2006 @ 1:28 am | delete
- Great lens!
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My Current Top Five Songs
Check 'em out
1. Life (Keller Williams)2. Those Girls (Maceo Parker)
3. Oslo in the Summertime (Of Montreal)
4. Novacane (Beck)
5. Hat Shaped Hat (Ani Difranco)
External Links
Other sites you may enjoy
- JamBase
- The greatest site about the scene. Its got anything you need.
- Jambands.com
- Another well-rounded site with tons of information.
- All Music.com
- This a great way to network and learn about new bands that you'll love.
- Real Rhapsody
- An amazing program that allows you to add perfect quality albums to a library, set up your own radio, and much more for a worthwhile monthly charge! Use this with Allmusic.com and you learn of so many new bands.
- Leeway's Homegrown Music Network
- A network of "jam" bands with many other features like news and reviews.
- Keller Williams
- Could be my favorite artist. An awe-inspiring one man band with a mind-blowing strumming technique and originality. Give him a lookskie.
- Umphrey's McGee
- These guys got something for everyone. Rock, jazz, funk, metal, reggae, blues, just to name a few. They light up the stage with their improvisational jams and unpredictability. They are avid tourers so check them out when they come by your town.
- Jamtopia
- A great blog with the same focus..."face-melting music"!
Artists that freakin' Rock
Rock, Jam, Jazz, Funk, Blues, Folk, and the unclassifiable
Check out and support these artists! Simply click on their beautiful faces to view shows, bios, articles, goods, audio, and other links.
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