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Jam – 2009-07-28 – Carroll’s

28 Jul 2009 1 Comment

by deadstein in Jams Tags: Carroll's, Jam, Jason, Kevin, Larry, Rich, Scott

With the new iPhone I am able to pre-post in the car while sitting in traffic at the Holland Tunnel. Pretty cool but there isn’t much to say except I’m looking forward to the jam on this hot, muggy day in July. It could down pour at any second, but then again, the sun is showing it’s shining countenance in my rear-view mirror. Maybe I’ll check in during the jam. And I thought I was going to be getting there early.

Well I did get there early to meet Scott and Rich who beet me to the studio. Kevin showed up shortly thereafter and we were playing by an early 8:15 with an overly ambitious Jack Straw. During this pre-Jason Core-4 period we also played a very long Memphis Blues as I went through all 3 Fender Twins trying to find one I like.

Jason showed up by around 9:00 and we played a To Lay Me Down. He had a different guitar which was a cool 1973 reissue of a 1958 black Gibson Les Paul. It was like the one Jerry played in the 60’s with the funky front pickup. We did a nice New Speedway, Other One Franklins Combo and revisited the Other One later on in the evening as we did the entire That’s it for the Other One into a Johnny B. Goode to end the night. I only sang the first verse of the Cryptical the first time we did it and sang the second verse only during the second playing of it. That’s It for the Other One had a nice tinkery ending to it. We also did a Mason’s, Brokedown and a few others. One strange thing about the night is we had no guests, not even Scott Bayer.

Till we meet again, this time in August. By the way, I did pull a coke out of my ass when Kevin needed it the most. The beverage vending machine was out of order and Rich had to run for a few waters early in the evening.

To hear the songs on MP3, go to:
http://www.deadstein.com/audio/07-28-09/

Jam – 2009-07-22 – Carroll’s

22 Jul 2009 1 Comment

by deadstein in Jams Tags: Carroll's, Jam, Jason, Kevin, Larry, Rich, Scott

This was another crazy night and I am now relying on my new iPhone to post this night’s jam using a free WordPress app. Well I typed the first sentence on it but went to my new Acer Aspire One mini netbook to complete it. These are two new amazing pieces of gadgetry in my life and I found the iPhone distracting as I played since I was thinking about it all night. I just picked it up at 5:00 just prior to the jam.

It wasn’t just the electronics that was distracting, we had a virtual full house with 5 guests in addition to the five of us including Jason. As far as guests we had sock-hoppy and dangerous with an egg Rob and Miriam as well as Scott’s friend Phil the vet and his friend Ken. Of course we had Deadstein crier Scott Bayer who also showed up.

We got 4 and a half songs in before Jason joined us who came in like a storm and left within seconds for butts and coffee. The he found his way back into the jam and played all the way through 11:52 at night where we ended with around and around. I appreciate the fact he came directly from the airport to get to the jam.

Rob spilled G-d knows how many beers and it smelled like a college dorm by the end of the night. Nevertheless, it looked like he was having the time of his life and how much more could we want from a Deadstein jam.

I recall some good moments in an interesting Dancing in the Streets jam. We had mostly good moments and jams and enjoyed some explorations in jams including the Dacing, China Cat and I sure a few others.

If you want to hear the music it is here below:

http://www.deadstein.com/audio/07-21-09/

Jam – 2009-07-16 – Carrolls

17 Jul 2009 Leave a comment

by deadstein in Jams Tags: Carroll's, Jam, Jason, Kevin, Larry, Rich, Scott

We were playing Wednesday night this week and were scheduled to Jam with Bayside Al, but a last minute remembrance meant he was out. Jason was clutch enough to be available at the last moment, on a night that’s typically tough for him, and we were off to play. Nothing new or special and the only guest we had was Scott “Live from Hell’s Kitchen” Bayer and the dozen donuts brought in by Jason. Let’s us not forget the great big Smarties that Jason found somewhere. Those were pretty darn good.

We got in a couple of songs while Jason was gettng ready including a How Sweet It Is followed by a Ramble on Rose. Kevin’s been listening to Fox Theater 5-19-77 and was in the mood to play some ’77 Dead so the Ramble on Rose it was. Jason strapped it on and we did the Cassidy that went places we’ve never gone before. Really solid stuff. We struggled and never made it through the Big River but the Looks Like Rain and Desolation Row were top notch for us. We also ended the night with what is probably the best Don’t Ease Me In. Overall we played pretty well this night and it was satisfying and not tiring.

If you want to give it a listen, the links to the MP3s are provided below.

Jam – 2009-07-06 – Carroll’s

07 Jul 2009 2 Comments

by deadstein in Jams Tags: Carroll's, Jam, Jason, Kevin, Larry, Rich, Scott

Carolling From Carrolls to Carol

It was a Monday night jam due to my first Tuesday of the month meeting but at least meant no traffic and easy parking. It also meant Jason was available and there to play with us. As far as guests that where there to join us, we had Robert Think Space, Miriam Welby, Scott Bayer and Leo Video Lawrence. The first two boogied a bit to our Johnny Be Goode giving us a little inspiration to give it a little effort. It was pretty exciting and in addition, thanks for the beer. It was an Amstel. I got there early and met Kevin and we discussed my pursuit of a pickup truck to replace my aging VW Jetta which embarasses Kevin for me every time he sees it.

We got one song in, Aiko-Aiko, as the Core-4 before Jason got there and that just got us warmed up enough to be ready to rock when he got there. I recall some really good stuff but I especially liked the sweetness of the sing me back home. Kevin hit the end of the Sugar Magnolia perfectly for the first time since we restructured it 6 months ago. That was nice to hear. I think the PA sounded pretty good, not great this week, so hopefully the recording is also a little better.

Thanks to Rich for recording the night and a link to the MP3s is provided below, or just listen to individual songs linked below.

http://www.deadstein.com/audio/07-06-09/

Jam – 2009-06-30 – Carroll’s

01 Jul 2009 3 Comments

by deadstein in Jams Tags: Carroll's, Jam, Jason, Kevin, Larry, Rich, Scott

This was the last week in June and we were playing Tuesday which meant we were able to get Jason to play and sing lead. We got one song in prior to his arrival, Let the Good Times Roll, with just the four of us. That was good and it lead to another 7-8 solid songs following there after. We opened the slot with the Mama Tried which was nice and slow which felt good.

I liked the sound of the PA from the singing perspective but it was possessed when it came to the piano. It had a mid-range umph that wasn’t good, picked up cricket noises from Scott Bayer’s phone and then occasionally would squeal a 10K whistle that was really terrible. It also seemed as if the PZM, went in and out at times or was hitting the wood or something. I still like the sound of the condenser to mic the piano rather than the PZM, but I digress.

So we only had one guest, Scott Bayer and his harmonica. He called Carol on the cell phone who really seemed to enjoy the Way You Do the Things You Do and the Beat It On Down the Line. We did a really tight Tennessee Jed, Cassidy was hot and spacey. We ended the solidity of the song selection as I decided to do the Weather Report Suite but it was good nevertheless. We spent some time in the middle of it practicing the “Winter’s Grey and Falling Rain” part for a while before continuing with the rest of the Let it Grow. This transitioned nicely into a Spoonful which was sultry.

Jason left at about 10:45 leaving us Core-4 for some personal music toward the end of the night. This included a Box of Rain that Scott sang and we had used no drums. We did the Sailor Saint to end the night which was pretty good for t his combo. We started this whole end of the night segment with a good Race is On. We also did a real comfortable and enjoyable Shady Grove, of all things.

Below is the setlist and MP3 listening links from the night which are available at the following. We hnak Rich and his recorder gfor this music.

http://www.deadstein.com/audio/06-30-09/

It was a fun night filled with candy and nuts and we can’t wait to do it again, starting now in July. In the world Billy Mays (Oxi-Clean info-commercial guy) died suddenly and Al Fraken was declared winner in the challenged Minnesota Senatorial race. Enjoy Independence Day, because the way things are going in our county, we are soon going to have to declare November 4, 2008 “Dependence Day.”

Jam – 2009-06-24 – Carroll’s

25 Jun 2009 Leave a comment

by deadstein in Jams Tags: Carroll's, Coffee, Jam, Kevin, Larry, Rich, Scott, Trister

Band of ConeFreaks

We were playing Wednesday this week which meant we had access to both Andy and Coffee so we were able to enjoy their company for a little while. Being they live the furthest and don’t have the stamina of the rest of use meant the two of them were out of there shortly after 10:00 leaving Kevin, Scott, Rich and I to finish out the night in classic Core-4 fashion. No big deal, that’s what we do, but Scott did go down quickly by 11:30. It was a a fun Deadstein night though, as most are.

When we arrived at 55th Street the club next door was having and show which meant parking was more difficult that usual. I parked a block away, but on 55th. Kevin parked in the newly illegal spot across the street but got by. Kevin was the first on there and the rest of us arrived simultaneously to great Kevin who was hanging out with Chris the cool Carroll’s manager.

From second one you could tell this was going to be a loud night and the PA and the PZM in the piano was having trouble dealing with it. The othernon-PZM piano microphone is definately better in both feedback rejection and lack of “uch”. I was also rationing the access to the PA by only having the mics that were to be used in that song on. This helped a lot and enabled me to boost the channel of the primary singer.

With respect to guests, Stu was there looking dapper in his lawyer outfit and he was cool to take pictures of us in action. Check out his cool pose to the right. Ken Levine was there still buzzing from the excitement of last week. Finally, Scott Bayer also showed, blowing his harmonica, getting us to call Carol to play to her over the cell phone and asking Stu for civil law advice while Stu claimed ignorance to knowing there were actually laws that controlled the civil world. Nevertheless, talking to Scott Bayer is always an adventure.

A day later, trying to remeber songs is tough but I’ll try. I recall a Brown-Eyed Women, Big Boss Man, we didn’t play Lied and Cheated. Trister ended his night with a Brokedown played a full step higher than we traditionally play it (eighties style) and that f-up Kevy a bit. End of the night Core-4 included Run for the Roses, Simple Twist of Fate, Harder They Come.

Below is the setlist from thenight as well as the links to the MP3 recordings thanks to the fforts of Rich and his recorder.

http://www.deadstein.com/audio/06-24-09/

In the world Ed McMann died, Farah Fawcett and Michael Jackson all just died. There were beautiful rain clouds and splatters of sunshine all over on the way in though it never rained on me.