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Phish performed four songs during soundcheck for their first show at the Bonnaroo Music Festival, Manchester, TN:

1. Dog Log
2. Ginsing Sullivan
3. Ocelot
4. Funky Bitch

photo: Autumn De Wilde

It's a folk super group, sort of. And they call themselves the Monsters of Folk:

Monsters of Folk – comprised of Bright Eyes' Conor Oberst and Mike Mogis, My Morning Jacket’s Jim James and singer/songwriter M.Ward – will be releasing their first collaborative album on September 22nd. The self-titled effort was recorded in Malibu, CA and Omaha, NE, and produced by Mike Mogis.

1. Dear God (sincerely M.O.F.)
2. Say Please
3. Whole Lotta Losin'
4. Temazcal
5. The Right Place
6. Baby Boomer
7. Man Named Truth
8. Goodway
9. Ahead of the Curve
10. Slow Down Jo
11. Losin Yo Head
12. Magic Marker
13. Map Of The World
14. The Sandman, the Brakeman and Me
15. His Master’s Voice

The record will be released in North America on Shangri-La Music, on Rough Trade (UK/Europe), Spunk Records (Australia/New Zealand) and P-Vine Records (Japan).

» monstersoffolk.com

photo: Bo Streeter

Carole King is alive and well and living in the Northern Rockies. Her legacy lives on and NYC singer-songwriter Leslie Mendelson hopes to follow her in her footsteps as a respected artist with songs about relationships resting on a jazzy pop backing. She scored her recording contract via none other than Jac Holzman who gave The Doors their big break. Miss Mendelson is no lizard queen, more like a lounge singer that can soothe and accuse (albeit she is hitting with kid's gloves).

Her album Swan Feathers is tasteful, but not exactly filling as yet. Something is missing and it might as well be her own true voice and style. She comes close in songs like So Far So Bad, with keyboards that gave the song a lift, and Hit The Spot, with upright bass and finger snapping before the trumpets, acoustic guitar and piano come in the join the party.

Including the demo of Be My Baby, the Ronettes classic, as a tribute to her mentor Joel Dorn was a very bad move Her voice is far too sweet to pull it off.

Swan Feathers is released on Rykodisc. Release date: June 30th.

1. Know You Better Than That
2. So Far So Bad
3. Rest of London
4. I See Myself With You
5. Easy Love
6. Hit the Spot
7. If I Don’t Stop Loving You
8. Turn It Over
9. No Easy Way Out
10. Be My Baby
11. Good Night

MP3: Leslie Mendelson - So Far So Bad (stream)
Video: Leslie Mendelson - Hit the Spot (live on Portland tv)

» myspace.com/lesliemendelson

photo: Adam Stockstill

You don't need a big band for surf-tinged garage rock. Girl In A Coma from San Antonio, TX, keep one eye on the volume (loud) and another on the hooks (catchy). Singer ang guiar player Nina Diaz sounds confident, channeling the cool of Kim Deal and the lyric imagery of PJ Harvey. Her sister Phanie has a no-prisoners grip of her drum kit and Jenn Alva leads the way with rock solid bass parts.

Their sophomore album Trio B.C. is released on Blackheart Reords, the label founded by Joan Jett, who has a vocal part and some guitar on Joanie In The City. It's a nice gesture, but the girls don't need her help really. They are like late fifties car, slick, cool and quite capable of burning rubber, heading for the horizon.

Girl In A Coma:
Nina Diaz: vocals, guitar
Phanie Diaz: drums
Jenn Alva: bass

1. BB
2. Static Mind
3. Vino
4. Baby Boy
5. El Monte
6. In The Day
7. Slaughter Lane
8. Trail
9. Pleasure And Pain
10. Joanie In The City
11. Pink Lemonade
12. Empty Promise
13. Ven Cerca

MP3: Girl In A Coma - Static Mind (stream)

• 06/12 Atlanta, GA, Masquerade Hell
• 06/13 Spartanburg, SC, Ground Zero
• 06/14 Charlotte, NC, The Milestone
• 06/16 Washington, D.C., Red & Black
• 06/17 Philadelphia, PA, Khyber
• 06/18 Long Branch, NJ, The Brighton Bar
• 06/19 New York, NY, Highline Ballroom
• 06/20 Northampton, MA, Iron Horse
• 06/21 Allston, MA, Harpers Ferry
• 06/23 Columbus, OH, Bernie's Distillery
• 06/24 Pontiac, MI, The Pike Room
• 06/25 Indianapolis, IN, Radio Radio
• 06/26 Chicago, IL, National Museum of Mexican Art
• 06/27 Janesville, WI, The Back Bar
• 06/29 Milwaukee, WI, Summerfest
• 07/01 Minneapolis, MN, 7th Street Entry
• 07/02 Omaha, NE, The Waiting Room
• 07/03 Kansas City, MO, The Riot Room
• 07/04 Des Moines, IA, 80/35 Music Festival
• 07/06 Denver, CO, 3 Kings Tavern
• 07/07 Casper, WY, American Legion
• 07/08 Salt Lake City, UT, Burt's Tiki Lounge
• 07/09 Boise, ID, Neurolux
• 07/10 Seattle, WA, El Corazon
• 07/11 Portland, OR, Doug Fir Lounge
• 07/13 Chico, CA, Lost on Main
• 07/14 Citrus Heights, CA, The Fire Escape Bar
• 07/15 San Jose, CA, The Blank Club
• 07/16 San Francisco, CA, Bottom of the Hill
• 07/17 Long Beach, CA, Alex's Bar
• 07/18 Los Angeles, CA, The Knitting Factory
• 07/21 San Diego, CA, Casbah
• 07/22 Las Vegas, NV, Beauty Bar
• 07/23 Mesa, AZ, Hollywood Alley
• 07/24 Tuscon, AZ, Plush
• 07/25 El Paso, TX, Zeppelins Underground
• 07/30 Austin, TX, The Khabele School
• 07/31 Dallas, TX, Sue Ellen's
• 08/06 Oceana County, MI, Michigan Womyn's Festival
• 08/14 San Francisco, CA, Somart's

» girlinacoma.com
» myspace.com/girlsinacoma

photo: courtesy of Wolf Trap

Episode 106 in the podcasts section Live Jambands in Holland. Part #02 of The Black Crowes 2009 show in Amsterdam:

Live Jambands in Holland #106:
The Black Crowes
Heineken Music Hall
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2009-05-13 (part#02) (click to download)
Running time: 45:53 -- 128 kbit
Taper : wisertime206
SP-CMC-8 > SP Battery Module > R-09 (48 khz/16bit)
SD card > PC > Goldwave (44.1khz conversion + splitting tracks) > TLH Level 8
Note: applied crowd noise fades with Audacity.

1. Seeing Things
2. My Morning Song
3. Sister Luck
4. Goodbye Daughters of the Revolution
5. Hard to Handle
6. Sometimes Salvation

Notes: there were some French guys near the taper who had trouble shutting the fuck up. The show was taped on Luther Dickinson's side so he's very high in the mix.

» blackcrowes.com

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