Preview of a new Dylan track from his upcoming new album Tempest, this one is called "Early Roman Kings". It makes it's debut as the backing track to this trailer for the Cinemax series Strike Back. Another new song from the album, "Scarlet Town", will be unveiled when the series premieres on August 17th. http://youtu.be/HHLsThejspo

Hot pursuit!!!

Vassar was great and played on tons of records. I know I have at least one (possibly more) Buffett record he played on back in the 70's. He definitely made the rounds. I seriously doubt you're going to find any video from the Earl Scruggs Revue performance from Austin City Limits on YouTube. The particular episode they appeared on was well before the advent of VCR's. That's not to say someone isn't sitting on the footage somewhere but most likely it's in the ACL vaults. I do wish they would release it on DVD but there may be some sort of legal ramifications preventing them from doing so. I'm pretty sure it took a letter writing campaign on the part of Earl Scruggs fans just to get Live! From Austin City Limits released on CD so there's no telling if a DVD of their performance will ever see the light of day. To answer your question, it is a PBS show and it still airs every Saturday night in most markets. I did just find this clip on YouTube which is video of someone playing "Earl's Breakdown" from Live! From Austin City Limits on vinyl. You might find some other Earl Scruggs Revue music on YouTube but I'm not sure what else might be out there (if anything) from this particular record.

Search for "Old and In the Way" on the Jerry site and it'll give you all of the dates they played including venues, setlists, photos, etc. As for what Grisman has in the vault, I really have no idea either but I welcome whatever he plans to release. For years I had no idea that there was even anything beyond the first album that had been recorded so anything after that is gravy. I have one of the Merl Saunders albums on vinyl (Live at Keystone) but over the years I believe there's been several more of the recordings he did with Garcia released. ...and I'm sure you've heard the news announced today of the Spring 1990 box set. I saw them that summer when they played Carter-Finley Stadium in Raleigh with Bruce Hornsby and the Range opening. I believe it was something like less than two weeks later that Brent Mydland died.

There is some overlap but I don't think it's enough to discourage someone from owning all three sets. Considering they were only together for a few months, I'm guessing there's going to be a good bit of repeat material anyway. This site has all of their setlists as well as some photos and posters from all of the concerts they did back in '73. I just discovered it myself so I haven't had time to see how many different songs there were altogether. Old and In the Way helped serve as my introduction to bluegrass back in the early to mid-70's. I was already a Flatt & Scruggs fan from hearing their music as part of the Bonnie & Clyde soundtrack as well as seeing them appear on programs such as The Beverly Hillbillies and Petticoat Junction but something about Old and In the Way really got my attention. Maybe because at that point I was already a Grateful Dead fan and I was really into a lot of the "Cosmic" Country music of the time such as the Flying Burrito Brothers, Commander Cody as well as Waylon, Willie, etc. Old and In the Way, along with New Grass Revival, are often credited with creating "jam grass". That may be so as there is plenty of jamming going on but I don't think it's necessarily of the noodling variety that's so often associated with jam bands. Another album I credit with really getting me into bluegrass is Live! From Austin City Limits by the Earl Scruggs Revue. It remained unreleased on CD until just a few years ago when it was finally put out by Wounded Bird Records. It was also a breath of fresh air and apparently served as a point of contention with a lot of bluegrass purists at the time because it included drums and electric instruments. If you've never heard it and you like Old and In the Way, I highly recommend checking it out.

For fans of Jerry Garcia's acoustic side, it sounds like David Grisman has plans to release more stuff from the vaults, including some previously unreleased Old and In the Way concerts. I also never knew they had recorded a studio album, according to this new interview with Relix it appears that Grisman has no plans to release it. The Thrill Lives On: David Grisman Reflects On Jerry Garcia

Rock star Peter Frampton in car accident after he is hit by 'texting woman'

Select theatres nationwide are also going to be screening The Grateful Dead Movie today in commemoration of what would have been Garcia's 70th birthday. More info on those screenings here as well as at Dead.net.

I think this makes for compelling reading even if you're not a Grateful Dead fan. On the occasion of what would have been Jerry Garcia's 70th birthday tomorrow, James Jackson Toth of Wooden Wood waxes nostalgic on cassette recordings of Grateful Dead shows. Boots In Transit: An Appreciation of the Dead On Cassette

I alway seem to stumble upon this stuff when I'm not really looking for it. This is that version of "Ambulance Blues" I was referring to before where Neil is backed by R.E.M. on "Ambulance Blues" from Neil's Bridge School Benefit in '98.

No problem. As you dig deeper I think you'll find all kinds of influences going on in addition to CSN. At this point they only have three records out so there's not much catching up to do. In case you missed it, here they are teaming up with the Drive-By Truckers for "The Weight" at the Cat's Cradle in Carrboro, NC earlier this year. This was filmed the day Levon Helm passed away. Let me just say there wasn't a dry eye in the house that evening and that it's a musical memory that will stay with me forever.

I remember reading the book once I heard they were going to make a movie out of it. Once I got started, I couldn't put it down and probably read it in something like 3-4 days. It's not exactly the stuff of high brow literature but I was sucked in beginning with the opening sentence.

Little Milton joined by Bonnie Raitt for "Grits Ain't Groceries" on Late Night with Conan O'Brien. There's also a brief interview with Little Milton and Bonnie following the performance. http://youtu.be/bvqll1A5FA4

Agreed. As to what 2bitnogoodjive is referring to in his post, I really don't see that as "self censorhip", it's more like showing good taste in light of the tragedy. It's really no different that how certain movies were postponed following the events of September 11, 2001. Especially ones that hit too close to home such as Collateral Damage which didn't come out until the following year. It was also apparently subject to some editing prior to release.

Really enjoyed this though you might want take take along an extra hanky or two.

This Virginia-based band played at the second annual Hopscotch festival in Raleigh last year. I somehow managed to miss them then but caught them when they were back in town several months later to play the Local Beer/Local Band music series at Tir na nOg.

Indeed it is. I had never seen that footage before so watching the crowd on their feet like that, plus how they stormed the stage at the end was really quite something to behold.

Jimi Hendrix performing with the Experience at Royal Albert Hall on February 24, 1969. If you watch the footage below you can kind of see this happening (albeit from a different angle) once he starts charging his amps sometime after the 8 minute mark. http://youtu.be/LkQVOUmmIQc