Photo courtesy of Bob Minkin
Mark Joseph (The Big Wu) chatted with Jam in the Stream ahead of his gig that included legendary JGB organist Melvin Seals, billed as a special guest Saturday night at the Fitzgerald Theater. Joseph and Heatbox both released albums at the historic St. Paul venue.
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Among the 58 stops announced today, were three more shows at Red Rocks, including two on the same day, as took place this past June in Colorado. Photo by Javier Serna
King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard announced the bulk of its touring plans for 2024, with shows in Europe, four festival appearances in South America and two legs of touring in North America. Most of those shows are in the U.S., though there are a few dates in Canada. They also plan on playing three acoustic shows in the U.K., Detroit and San Diego. This is an addition to the previously announced marathon 3-hour shows in Hamburg, Germany, Forest Hills Stadium in New York, Chicago, Washington’s Gorge, and Austin, Texas.
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Billy Strings closed out his Renewal Festival in Buena Vista, Colo., with surprise appearances before and after his band’s two-set headlining set, that included originals and covers of Pink Floyd’s “Brain Damage,” and John Hartford’s “All Fall Down,” among many others.
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Billy Strings’ opening day of third annual Renewal Festival in Buena Vista, Colo., was a jam-packed day, with lots of music, sit-ins withe likes of Leftover Salmon’s Vince Herman and Drew Emmitt, and playing and pickin’ deep into the night.
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A lot happened while Jam in the Stream’s editor was away, off the grid, for a month. Here’s a wrap-up of the biggest news regarding Phish and King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard during that time.
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Mexico City-based guitarist Todd Clouser chatted with Jam in the Stream ahead of his August ‘23 gig with organist John (MOTHER FUCKING) Medeski and drummer JT Bates at Minneapolis’ Icehouse. Clouser, who is originally from Minneapolis, explains how this trio, which has played together several times, came to be, among other things.
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Minneapolis-based Mae Simpson released “Cap Guns,” the first song off their upcoming album. Guitarist Jorgen Wadkins chatted with Jam in the Stream about the single, and the band’s upcoming album, which was produced by saxophonist Brian “Snowman” Powers.
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Photo courtesy of Tim McG
Monday night is not a normal Monday night.
It’s followed by the Fourth of July, so there’s two shows of interest happening in the Twin Cities.
First, Les Claypool’s Fearless Flying Frog Brigade is at the Palace Theatre.
Then, Minneapolis jam band Twine will be playing an after-show at KJ’s Hideaway, a short walk away, right afterwards.
Tuesday is our nation’s birthday (hopefully, you have that day off). So everybody wins!
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Duluth’s New Salty Dog at 7th Street Entry in Minneapolis back in January. Photo by Aaron Reichow.
Owen and Jacob Mahon of Duluth’s Saltydog (New Salty Dog at the time) discuss their run of shows with Madison, Wis.-based WURK, their residency at Bent Paddle Brewing, and touched on how ideas form during jams.
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Ambrose Kenny-Smith took the spotlight and honored his late father on the biggest stage King Gizzard ever headlined in the U.S. His father, Broderick Smith, was supposed to perform with the band, but died a month before their U.S. tour kicked off. Photo by Junichi Koganemaru (Instagram: @kingfishies)
King Gizzard’s tour finale at Hollywood Bowl Wednesday was one part tribute and one part victory lap, a three-hour exclamation point on an incredible tour that never let off the gas, rain or shine, for 15 shows.
Especially the last.
The show started off with a four-song tribute to Broderick Smith, who initially was to perform (likely those same) songs from the 2013 Eyes Like The Sky LP, the band’s second album.
Smith wrote and narrated the album, which is something like a Spaghetti Western audio book.
Smith is the father of the band’s entertainer/vocalist/multi-instrumentalist Ambrose Kenny-Smith. Smith profoundly influenced both Kenny-Smith and the band itself, and it is plain to see. Smith was a British-born Australian entertainer, singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who fronted several Australian rock bands such as Sundown, Carson, and the Dingoes.
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This is a screen shot from the latest post of the Mcbaise Instagram account. Check out the actual video here.
Mcbaise will head to the recording studio in early July to start recording its next (and fourth) LP, according to a post today on the London-based band’s Instagram account.
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King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard saved something special for their last of three shows at Remlinger Farms in Carnation, Wash.
Despite having one show left in their tour – a marathon set at Hollywood Bowl Wednesday – this was the last show on the “residency” portion of their tour, where they played multiple nights at four locations.
This last show contained several songs that hadn’t been played this tour, including saving one of their most beloved songs to close out the show.
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King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard played “Static Electricity,” and “Work This Time,” in their second of three shows at Remlinger Farms outside of Seattle on Saturday. The band has two more shows left in their U.S. Residency Tour, with one more show at Remlinger Farms tonight, and a marathon set at Hollywood Bowl on Wednesday.
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King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard’s Stu Mackenzie and Joey Walker came out dressed in fishing bibs as they took to another rainy stage at Remlinger Farms in Carnation, Wash. They were opening a three-night run, the last extended residency stop, on their 15-show U.S. Residency Tour, which concludes Wednesday with a marathon show at Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles.
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King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard played “Change” for the first time during the final of three shows at Chicago’s Salt Shed. It was somewhat of a reward for fans who had been soaked by rains for hours to see the band at the venue’s outdoor stage setup.
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King Gizzard’s second of three shows at Chicago’s Salt Shed was the latest badass performance from the band on their 15-show U.S. residency tour. Read a full show writeup ahead of their final show in Chicago tonight.
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King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard returned to Chicago on a cold and windy night. Even as they played a venue that blocked the view of their backdrop, they won over new fans with a show that highlighted their heavy mode as well as improvisational talent.
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King Gizzard didn’t let a rain delay shorten their third and final show at Red Rocks Thursday night. They played several notable versions of songs, including, “Rattlesnake,” “Straws in the Wind,” and “Slow Jam 1,” including others.
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King Gizzard played for the first or second time, “Satan Speeds Up,” a psychedelic classic the band put out back in 2014 at their day-time show at Red Rocks in Colorado Thursday. Read more about the show in this writeup.
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King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard played to the Colorado crowd in their first of three shows at Red Rocks Wednesday night. They debuted two songs, “Motor Spirit,” and “Hate Dancin’.” The band has two more shows there Thursday, June 8.
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