Jam Session

"Summer Camp Music Festival is scheduled to return to Three Sisters Park in Chillicothe, IL in August. Umphrey’s McGee and moe. are confirmed headliners, and they’ll be joined by some Jam Session favorites like Papadosio and Big Something, as well as Ween, Twiddle, Lettuce and more. Also this week, we check out a few brand new jams from Infamous Stringduster’s Chris Pandolfi, Menahan Street Band and Ida Mae featuring Marcus King. 00:00 - Intro 02:12 - Astral Plane - Chris Pandolfi 06:52 - Ribs & Whiskey - Widespread Panic 14:32 - Hollow - Mother Superior & The Sliding Royales 17:41 - Mic Break 19:28 - Out Of Order - Umphrey’s McGee 26:35 - Chaga - Papadosio 31:36 - Pnuts Song - Big Something 37:34 - Mic Break 38:39 - Belly - The Motet 47:41 - Little Douglas - Dangermuffin 51:20 - Parlor Trick - Menahan Street Band 52:52 - Mic Break 53:34 - Deep River - Ida Mae feat. Marcus King 57:57 - Outro 58:59 - Finish "

"For over two decades Lotus have been one of the most exciting live jamtronica bands out in the concert scene, they launch this Jam Session episode with their new single. Kentucky blues rockers, Magnolia Boulevard make their debut here in today’s episode. Get ya groove on with a patch of bluegrass from Leftover Salmon, live Yonder Mountain String Band and Achilles Wheel. 00:00 - Intro 02:38 - Phantom Tooth - Lotus 06:24 - Ride - Magnolia Boulevard 09:44 - Alligator Bride - Howlin Rain’ 16:03 - Mic Break 17:30 - Something Real - Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real 20:55 - Get It Right The First Time - Circles Around the Sun, Joe Russo 29:16 - Shadow of a Doubt - Achilles Wheel 39:20 - Mic Break 40:36 - Cakewalk - Wolf! feat. Scott Metzger 42:15 - Home Cookin’ - Leftover Salmon 45:52 - Mama Feelgood - Yo Mama’s Big Fat Booty Band 49:34 - Mic Break 50:08 - Weatherman - Jocelyn & Chris Arndt 53:41 - How ‘Bout You? (Live) - Yonder Mountain String Band 57:39 - Hey O - moe. 60:55 - Outro 61:58 - Finish "

"Get ready! Lots of new releases are coming out next month, and this episode previews fresh noobies from Eggy, Giant Walking Robots, Moon Taxi, Dumpstaphunk and Garage A Trois. Plus, we’re celebrating #MetzgerMonday on Jam Session and that means a very special treat is queued up from virtuoso guitarist, Scott Metzger. 00:00 - Intro 02:25 - Breakthrough - Science! 06:01 - Justice 2020 - Dumpstaphunk feat. Chali 2na & Trombone Shorty 10:52 - The Sermon - The Mickey Hart Band 15:33 - Mic Break 16:50 - Calm Down Cologne - Garage A Trois feat. Skerik, Stanton Moore, Charlie Hunter 19:24 - Dirty South - Karina Rykman 23:47 - Fat Country Baby - Twiddle 24:53 - Mic Break 25:33 - Sock Full of Quarters - Wolf! feat. Scott Metzger 29:27 - Eats The Light - Lotus 35:04 - Mic Break 36:33 - Island Afterlife - Eggy 41:08 - Gold - Giant Walking Robots 54:19 - Above The Water - Moon Taxi 57:09 - Outro 57:55 - Finish "

"Let’s kick off the month of March with warmer days, longer nights and these huge jams from well loved jam rockers like Pigeons Playing Ping Pong, Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe and Tea Leaf Green. Discover a new live one from Papadosio. Plus, studio jams spanning influences from reggae to grunge and also from jazzy to pure rock and roll. 00:00 - Intro 02:08 - When It Breaks - The Freeway Revival 07:15 - Live Live Live - Lucy Woodward 10:52 - Mic Break 11:46 - Paradigm Shift - Papadosio 24:19 - Bullseye Blues - American Babies 28:03 - High as Five - Pigeons Playing Ping Pong 33:54 - Mic Break 34:26 - Just Remember - Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe 44:13 - Penny Saved - Tea Leaf Green 48:59 - Mic Break 49:53 - 2am - Slightly Stoopid 54:44 - Everywhere I Go - Pimps of Joytime 58:09 - Mic Break 58:55 - Finish "

"Open your mind to hot, fresh jams from top artists including Tash Neal, Dumpstaphunk, The Motet and more. Feel good music from with moe., Kind Country and Upstate. Plus this week, you’ll discover the Jam Session debut of widely respected singer, songwriter and guitarist, Chris Harford & the Band of Changes. 00:00 - Mic Break 01:39 - Where Do We Go From Here? - Dumpstaphunk 10:08 - Drift - Cousin Fungus 16:48 - Healing - Upstate 19:55 - Mic Break 20:41 - In Love With This World - Chris Harford & the Band of Changes 24:13 - Way Past Midnight - Seth Walker 28:25 - The Pines and the Apple Tree - moe. 32:13 - Mic Break 32:51 - Mr. Blue Shield - Vinyl Soup 37:16 - Like A Glove - Tash Neal 40:50 - James Brown - Mother Superior & The Sliding Royales 45:49 - Mic Break 47:04 - False Prophets - The Motet 52:50 - Ride On To The Dream - Kind Country 56:22 - Outro 57:08 - Finish "

"Get zapped into the Jam Session zone by a powerhouse song from sibling duo, vocalist Jocelyn and guitarist Chris Ardnt. This episode introduces music and news from acid rockers from the garden state, Garcia Peoples. Raise your vibe this week with songs like My Soul Is In A Good Place, Beautiful, Peace, Better Day and more. 00:00 - Intro 01:37 - Witness - Jocelyn & Chris Arndt 05:11 - My Soul Is In A Good Place - Pigeon Town 08:26 - Mic Break 09:47 - Beautiful - The String Cheese Incident 16:11 - Painting a Vision That Carries - Garcia Peoples 23:07 - Mic Break 23:38 - Better Day - Leftover Salmon 27:08 - Speak Up - Umphrey’s McGee 33:09 - Peace - The Freeway Revival 41:00 - Mic Break 42:09 - Nemesis - The Motet 48:11 - Running On Fumes - Keller Williams 54:16 - Sodium Vapor - Lotus 59:36 - Outro 60:23 - Finish "

"Let there be jams as we get into the Valentine’s groove this week with musical highlights from two bands exploding out of Brooklyn, Moon Hooch and Of Clocks and Clouds. Yonder Mountain String Band and String Cheese Incident each contribute jamgrass tracks to mix. The jams keep flowing with the sounds of The Breakfast, Elephant Revival, Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad and more. Then, later in the hour reveals live music and news from Marco Benevento. 00:00 - Mic Break 01:53 - Snow On The Pines (live) - Yonder Mountain String Band 11:40 - Spinning - Elephant Revival 15:14 - Mic Break 16:06 - Reel Time - The Breakfast 20:20 - Django (live feat. Rob Compa) - Of Clocks and Clouds 33:04 - Mic Break 33:42 - Betray The Dark - String Cheese Incident 40:26 - Bright Days - Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad 46:43 - Mic break 47:25 - Coyote Hearing (live) - Marco Benevento 54:09 - No. 6 - Moon Hooch 59:21 - Mic break 60:08 - Finish "

"Finding my way digging through the Jam Session vault and turned up this episode with a funky one from Yo Mama’s Big Fat Booty Band. Epic new live jams will flow into your ears from Goose, Magic Beans and Papdosio. Billy Strings is hosting a six night livestream this month and with that in mind, there’s a jammy treat in store. Plus, the latest single from Brooklyn rockers, The Hold Steady. 00:00 - Intro 01:36 - Funk Life - Yo Mama’s Big Fat Booty Band 06:29 - Indian River (live) - Goose 17:13 - Family Farm - The Hold Steady 20:49 - Mic Break 21:24 - The Garden - decker. 25:31 - The Fountain - The Orange Constant 29:25 - Mic Break 29:45 - Space Cadet (live) - Magic Beans 40:49 - Taking Turns (live) - Papadosio 54:11 - Mic break 54:57 - All The Luck In The World - Billy Strings & Circles Around The Sun 59:41 - Outro 60:35 - Finish "

"Umphrey’s McGee is heading into the studio this week and they’re planning three live streams, so we’ll hear all about that as well as hear some live music from them. As this episode unfolds, you’ll hear a myriad of artists with jam influences such as Americana, jamgrass and funktronica. Plus, there’s a bonus, it’s brand new live music from Orgōne. 00:00 - Mic Break 01:29 - Overrun - Pigeons Playing Ping Pong 05:02 - Losin You (live) - Orgōne 09:31 - No Diablo (live) - Umphrey's McGee 13:40 - Mic Break 15:05 - Backroads - Chain Station 20:05 - Around You - Yonder Mountain String Band 26:28 - Fly in the Window - Cascade Crescendo 33:50 - Mic Break 34:52 - Castaway - Blues Traveler feat. Dirty Heads, Rome 37:59 - Everybody Gets The Blues Sometimes - Achilles Wheel 44:10 - Jungle Bungalow - tomatoband 49:04 - Mic Break 49:19 - Superstatic - Turkuaz 53:18 - Mountain Song - Moon Hooch 57:10 - Mic Break 58:03 - Finish "

"Jam Session brings you two new singles this week, one from Anders Osborne called “Pass on By” and the other is “Jackie Onassis” from Sammy Rae and The Friends. We’ll explore some hot tracks like “BarnBurning'' from Ganstagrass and “Keep on Burning” by Brother’s Keeper. This week’s set of jams extends to include crossover genres like funk, jazz, bluegrass, folk rock and more. 00:00 - Mic Break 02:43 - Something Sweet - Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe 08:01 - Through the Same Things - Back on the Train 11:13 - Marietta - Upstate 15:09 - Mic Break 16:13 - Pass on By - Anders Osborne 19:57 - Bust it Big - Widespread Panic 28:59 - He Made a Woman Out of Me - Lettuce 32:00 - Falling Stars - Mickey Hart Band 38:00 - Mic Break 38:32 - Barnburning - Ganstagrass 42:28 - Keep on Burning - Brother’s Keeper 45:50 - Mic Break 46:33 - Jackie Onassis - Sammy Rae & The Friends 51:19 - A Simple Vision - Big Something 55:22 - Waves - Dangermuffin 59:09 - Mic Break 60:02 - Finish "

"This week Jam Session is kicking off the new year with an exciting announcement, that we welcome Cori Kidney as our new host. In her first episode, you’ll hear a solid variety of expanded jam styles from amazing artists including bluegrass from Cascade Crescendo, reggae from Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad and an experimental live track from Marco Benevento. 00:00 - Intro 01:45 - Bus Ride - Marco Benevento 10:44 - Mic Break 11:36 - Fire sale - american babies 17:15 - Wolf at the Door - Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad 21:20 - Be That As It May - Jocelyn & Chris Arndt 24:57 - Mic Break 25:47 - Mantra - Keller Williams 29:49 - So Fine - Kyle Hollingsworth 33:29 - Inner Cry - Rubblebucket 36:56 - Silver Sun - moe. 46:33 - Mic Break 49:45 - Marissa - Mike Gordon 53:49 - Life Goes On - Cascade Crescendo 57:46 - Happy New Year - Leslie Mendleson 61:09 - Outro 62:08 - Finish "

"New Year. Same great tunes. Let artists like The California Honeydrops, Pigeons Playing Ping Pong, Karl Denson's Tiny Universe, Yonder Mountain String Band, and more guide you into the first few days of 2021. ps. There are some new and exciting things on the horizon for Jam Session. Make sure to tune in next week, January 11th, 2021, to see what it is!   00:00 - Jam Session Intro 00:48 - Dawn a New Day - Pigeons Playing Ping Pong 07:17 - Millvale, PA - Karl Denson's Tiny Universe 12:43 - Let The Bells Ring On - Charlie Hunter Trio 17:37 - Jam Session on BTR 18:33 - Surprise Valley - Widespread Panic 24:46 - Sax Piece - Moon Hooch 28:49 - Life In The City - Turkuaz 32:53 - Jam Session on BTR 33:33 - Find your Pipe - Cousin Fungus 46:16 - Call It Home - The California Honeydrops 50:17 - Jam Session Outro 51:05 - Snow On the Pines (Live) - Yonder Mountain String Band 60:50 - Finish "

"Well. That just happened. Let’s not talk about it. So long 2020. May you never be thought of again. Here’s to a New Year, hopefully relaxed social-distancing laws, open bars, and yes — live music. 00:00 - Show Opening 00:53 - Episode Intro - Will Butler 01:50 - Mandy From Mohawk (Wherever You May Be) - Fruit Bats 05:38 - Gold Past Life - Fruit Bats 09:12 - Warren Zevon - Scott Cooper 12:27 - Last Transmission - Scott Cooper 17:08 - Mic Break 18:18 - Highway Song - Leftover Salmon 24:20 - Mic Break 25:11 - Up All Night - Widespread Panic 28:56 - Wasting Time - ALO 34:52 - Coast to Coast - ALO 40:13 - Mic Break 40:29 - Serious Man - Slightly Stoopid 45:01 - Dangerous Road - Road Man 49:01 - New Meeting - Garaj Mahal 57:02 - Episode Outro 57:27 - Finish "

"I was thinking more of 2020, but I landed on just some great music. What can I say? I likes what I likes. 00:00 - Show Opening 00:56 - Episode Intro 02:05 - Brokedown - The California Honeydrops 08:06 - 75 and Sunny - Ryan Montbleau 15:24 - Mic Break 16:09 - Mexico - moe. 22:56 - Drifter - Twiddle 29:22 - Mic Break 30:06 - Three Weeks - Perpetual Groove 39:16 - Shakin - Papa Grows Funk 46:50 - Mic Break 48:29 - Double Clutch - New Monsoon 60:40 - Episode Outro 61:05 - Finish "

"Last week was Muzak; this week it’s Contemporary. I know. What’s happening to me? I’ve become a 63 year-old, retired female bookkeeper living in the Suburbs of Portland, ME. Maybe it’s all the Christmas music going on. I need to keep the airwaves mellow and reflect on what a f*cked up year 2020 has been. 00:00 - Show Opening 00:52 - Episode Intro 02:22 - That Was Just the Sauce Talking - Jitterbug Vipers feat. Jacob Jaeger 05:41 - What Cha Gonna Do - Joe Marcinek Band 11:06 - Mic Break 11:59 - Waiting For The Coffee - Clayton Doley 16:51 - Little Business - Robert Walter’s 20th Congress 21:46 - Summer Pudding - Skerik's Syncopated Taint Septet 30:36 - Mic Break 32:24 - Nonphysical - Moon Hooch 36:44 - Hi-Lo - Amendola vs. Blades 42:49 - Like This, Like That - The California Honeydrops 47:02 - Black Hat - The Motet 55:15 - Episode Outro 55:39 - Finish "

"I find December to be the time when Muzak is most welcome. For each and every one of us, there is so many Rudolphs, Jingle Bells, and Frostys we can take. This week’s Jam Session is a reprieve for this shopping and driving. Give the Holiday Pop a break and listen to some International Orange, Ifdakar, New Deal and Jaden Carlson for your background zen. 00:00 - Show Opening 00:56 - Episode Intro 03:32 - Rosie - String Cheese Incident 09:17 - Nemesis - The Motet 15:23 - Between the Shore and the Sky, Pt. 1 - The New Deal 20:57 - Mic Break 22:18 - If You Want - Joe Marcinek Band 28:58 - Take It Away - Jaden Carlson Band 35:57 - On My Mind - Circles Around the Sun 43:43 - Mic Break 45:40 - Rider on the Angry Sea - Ifdakar 52:24 - Freight Liner - International Orange 58:00 - Episode Outro 58:24 - Finish "

"Some times a pair is good enough to rake in the kitty. As the Artists’ preferred, today on Jam Session I don’t break up the way the music was intended to sound. A pair of songs from each album, in a punch-counterpunch production. 00:00 - Show Opening 00:52 - Episode Intro 03:43 - Looks Just Like the Sun - Broken Social Scene 07:57 - Pacific Theme - Broken Social Scene 12:54 - Mic Break 13:49 - Rosalee - Chris Robinson Brotherhood 23:52 - They Love Each Other - Chris Robinson Brotherhood 30:53 - Mic Break 31:38 - A River’s Invitation - The California Honeydrops 37:44 - When It Was Wrong - The California Honeydrops 41:11 - Mic Break 41:52 - Pull Out The Matches - Mike Montrey Band 45:07 - All Night - Mike Montrey Band 51:32 - Mic Break 52:33 - Sweet Spot - String Cheese Incident 57:35 - My One and Only - String Cheese Incident 62:06 - Episode Outro 62:31 - Finish "

"3% of the COVID-19 Tests in New York City are coming back positive. That’s the limit. Time to hunker down. I don’t know about you, but I got the “3% Threshold Blues” and this music is just what the Doctor ordered. 00:00 - Show Opening 00:56 - Episode Intro 03:36 - Grab Ahold - Seth Walker 07:44 - Atticus - Mike Montrey Band 14:23 - Joelle - Surprise Me Mr. Davis 21:20 - Mic Break 23:21 - They Love Each Other - Chris Robinson Brotherhood 29:59 - I Know No Pardon - Vetiver 36:50 - Ask Me To Jump - The Orange Constant 42:46 - Mic Break 43:39 - Cretan - The Motet 47:16 - Cold Rain - Brother’s Keeper 52:40 - Mic Break 55:04 - 75 and Sunny - Ryan Montbleau 62:14 - Episode Outro 62:39 - Finish "

"A week in the woods around friends and a fire is remedy for the soul. It helps reign me back in. This week I ride with no saddle; ass on hide if you will. 00:00 - Show Opening 00:50 - Episode Intro 01:53 - Hard Livin - Railroad Earth 06:47 - Devil’s Juice - Chain Station 09:58 - California Hymn - Chris Robinson Brotherhood 14:33 - I’m Confused - Saint James Band 18:53 - Mic Break 20:25 - Get Tight - The String Cheese Incident 24:35 - Top of the World - Blues Traveler 28:56 - Burnin’ Grass - decker. 32:42 - Mic Break 34:00 - Only Home I’ve Ever Known - The California Honeydrops 37:45 - California, Will You Marry Me? - Mike Montrey Band 42:22 - Disbelief - Clayton Doley 47:25 - Mic Break 48:30 - Mario, The Offender - Moses Guest 55:02 - Episode Outro 55:26 - Finish "

"I spent all week hiding from the media and election madness by mining years of the BTR today repertoire. It turned out some good, if not different, music for today’s episode. 00:00 - Show Opening 00:53 - Episode Intro 02:39 - Learning to Relax - Dan Deacon 09:16 - When Will Then Be Now? - The Flusters 14:34 - Forever Old - Twinsmith 19:56 - Mic Break 21:27 - Wyoming / Dakota - Blessed Feathers 26:06 - Rotten Hell - Menomena 30:23 - Mic Break 31:51 - Lovers Are A Dying Breed - Juveniles 35:50 - Afterprom - Torn Hawk 41:17 - Come Undone - Dust 46:31 - Mic Break 47:42 - Machina Electrica, Pt. II - The New Deal 57:25 - Episode Outro 57:49 - Finish "

"Airing the day before the 2020 Election, I try to give us all one last night of peace with an eclectic mix of trad-Jam Bands, electric-jams, and afro-jam music. 00:00 - Show Opening 00:53 - Episode Intro 04:35 - Mario, the Offender - Moses Guest 11:08 - Out of Order - Umphrey’s McGee 18:15 - Mama Song, Mannis Boy - Keaton Simons 29:20 - Mic Break 30:48 - When the Dust Settles - STS9 38:07 - Sex O’Clock - Tiga 42:09 - Mic Break 46:39 - Atabey - Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad 51:47 - Aiganda - Abdoulaye Alhassane Touré 57:11 - Yange, The Evil Leopard - Kasai Allstars 64:13 - Episode Outro 64:38 - Finish "

"Early dusk and I immediately get nostalgic for very specific tracks, bands, and the comfort feels of autumn. Slip away into darkness at 18:00 with me, and some great October music. 00:00 - Show Opening 00:53 - Episode Intro 04:45 - Love and Mathematics - Broken Social Scene 09:35 - Darkness of the Dream - The Tallest Man on Earth 14:26 - My Wing - Hiss Golden Messenger 18:49 - Mic Break 21:13 - Little Bird - The Ghost of Paul Revere 24:39 - Everythings Gonna Be Alright - Saint James Band 28:31 - Lost All Day - Dinosaur Jr. 33:36 - Mystery Mail - Cass McCombs 41:23 - Mic Break 43:26 - Animal Mask - The Mountain Goats 46:14 - Avalon - Foxygen 50:00 - The Heron and the Fox - Little Scream 54:54 - Mic Break 58:11 - Molly - Office Culture 63:49 - Episode Outro 64:13 - Finish "

"Do you ever notice yourself picking up fragments of ideas from the most disconnected and unexpected places? Like listening to an artist talk about how she likes songs that repeat, reading about a Disco star, or going down a YouTube wormhole. Episode 69 paints the most unlikely of pictures from Joe Marcinek, Giant Panda, The Motet and Twin Peaks. 00:00 - Show Opening 00:54 - Episode Intro 02:53 - Bernie - Joe Marcinek Band 08:17 - New Mexico - Mike Montrey Band 12:39 - Troubles Come In Threes - Joey Stuckey Trio 16:08 - Mic Break 17:30 - War Machine - Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad 20:41 - Fox and Toad - Pigeons Playing Ping Pong 26:14 - Mic Break 28:10 - Well I Guess - Doug Tuttle 29:59 - Falling Up - Mike Montrey Band 35:53 - Mic Break 38:09 - Extraordinary High - The Motet 44:30 - Fool No More - The Motet 49:24 - Mic Break 50:30 - Eastbound - Burnell Pines 54:49 - Look Out Low - Twin Peaks 58:45 - Luigi - Kind Country 62:03 - Episode Outro 62:28 - Finish "

"Honoring, who is arguably the greatest electric guitarist of all time, Eddie Van Halen, we play some long, screaming electric guitar licks by Ghost Town Blues Band, Umphrey’s McGee and Widespread Panic. Before I get there through, I introduce you to one of the best album releases of 2020—“Generations” by Will Butler. 00:00 - Show Opening 00:50 - Episode Intro 04:40 - Not Gonna Die - Will Butler 09:41 - Fine - Will Butler 16:20 - Mic Break 17:54 - Strong Mind - Zeus 22:38 - Whatever Cost - Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad 27:03 - Skipjack - Pigeons Playing Ping Pong 31:38 - Mic Break 34:09 - I Get High - Ghost Town Blues Band 43:57 - Maybe Someday - Umphrey’s McGee 50:34 - Junior - Widespread Panic 61:44 - Episode Outro 62:08 - Finish "

"Was I the only one who felt he needed to take a shower after watching the 95 minute debate last Tuesday? Ten minutes in, and I was already wishing to be somewhere else. Well, use this week’s Jam Session episode as your “somewhere else.” Slip into stream-of consciousness guitar by Mac DeMarco and It Hugs Back. Or be mesmerized by the finger-picking of Larry Keel and The Kitchen Dwellers. 00:00 - Show Opening 00:55 - Episode Intro 02:06 - Memoria - Marvelous Funkshun 09:39 - Home, Pt. I - The New Deal 16:05 - Home, Pt. II - The New Deal 20:00 - Mic Break 22:07 - American Dream - Larry Keel 25:57 - Old Man Kelsey’s - Larry Keel 30:05 - Broken Cage - Kitchen Dwellers 35:01 - Mic Break 36:30 - The Wild Boys - Howlin’ Rain 44:13 - Mic Break 46:22 - Moonlight On The River - Mac DeMarco 53:09 - Rehearsal - Hugs Back 58:56 - Episode Outro 59:19 - Finish "

"There was a very tiny casket sitting on the top of the steps of the Supreme Court in Washington DC last week. But there was a Giant inside. 00:00 - Show Opening 01:03 - Episode Intro 02:50 - A Hole In The Sky - Mike Montrey Band 05:49 - Caravan - Cousin Fungus 11:45 - On My Mind - Circles Around the Sun 19:33 - Mic Break 21:40 - Rainy Day - Moon Hooch 24:38 - Giving It All Away - Ghost Town Blues Band 31:22 - Mic Break 32:24 - Dawn - Los Goutos 37:37 - Breeze - The Orange Constant 42:25 - Mic Break 43:27 - Laugh About It - Mike Montrey Band 47:35 - Rosa’s Garage - Cousin Fungus 54:05 - Mic Break 56:00 - Crickets - The Freeway Revival 63:37 - Episode Outro 64:00 - Finish "

"The Fall season always brings us so much new music, and it seems to me that the pandemic of 2020 created inspiration around the world. Today on Jam Session, we are featuring new sounds from MMB, Carothers Brothers, Howlin’ Rain and Ifdakar. 00:00 - Show Opening 00:53 - Episode Intro 01:40 - Spirit of Youth - Mike Montrey Band 05:53 - Full of Sin - Daemon Chili 09:46 - The Fool - Heartless Bastards 13:46 - Mic Break 15:08 - Make It Out - Carothers Brothers 21:49 - Between the Shore and the Sky, Pt. III - The New Deal 28:08 - Awake - decker. 33:10 - Mic Break 34:53 - Calling Lightning Pt. 2 (Live) - Howlin’ Rain 48:52 - Mic Break 50:31 - Heroin Baby - Ifdakar 58:30 - Episode Outro 58:55 - Finish "

"Feeling the heat from the West and the continued rise of BLM, it’s time we all hit “Reset” and think of the type of people we want to be post-Labor Day 2020. That means pouring more Soul into this World. Lord knows, it could use it. 00:00 - Show Opening 00:52 - Episode Intro 02:41 - Double Clutch - New Monsoon 14:54 - Texas - String Cheese Incident 23:36 - Mic Break 24:30 - Get Out Of My Life Woman - Chris Robinson Brotherhood 32:40 - My Shell - Mike Montrey Band 39:48 - about her. again - Son Little 43:27 - Mic Break 45:31 - Sonny’s Bugaloo - Sonny Knight & The Lakers 51:11 - Slow Down Love - Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings 55:11 - No Time For Crying - Mavis Staples 59:43 - Episode Outro 60:08 - Finish "

"It’s vacation time for me, as we all close out the summer of 2020. It definitely was a summer to forget in terms of live music and outdoor festivals. Can we just put it all behind us already? 00:00 - Show Opening 00:53 - Episode Intro 02:08 - Life Rolls On - Slightly Stoopid 05:45 - Pirates - String Cheese Incident 15:09 - Mic Break 15:50 - Shakin - Papa Grows Funk 23:27 - Bombs - The Disco Biscuits 32:36 - Mic Break 34:00 - New Cannonball Rag (Live) - Chris Robinson Brotherhood 46:31 - Mic Break 48:13 - Good To Be Alone - Erika Wennerstrom 58:05 - Episode Outro 58:29 - Finish "

"After a week stretching the boundaries of what a new age, hippie jam may sound like to a 21st Century commune in Pahoa, Hawaii, I reign it back in with nothing but a good ole’ Americana Jam Band setlist. 00:00 - Show Opening 00:57 - Episode Intro 02:29 - Sodium Vapor - Lotus 07:52 - Hey There Lucinda - Ghost Town Blues Band 12:09 - The Way That I Wanted - Kind Country 15:09 - Mic Break 16:20 - Grace - Arnold Mitchell 20:40 - Providence of Compromise - Mike Montrey Band 27:20 - Shine - Ghost Town Blues Band 31:12 - Mic Break 32:19 - You Flatter Me - Bully Pulpit 35:54 - Fare Thee Well - WhiteWater Ramble 40:11 - Mic Break 41:45 - Today’s the Day I Started Drinking Again - Scott Cooper 44:53 - Hi-Line - Heartless Bastards 49:41 - Common Ground - SixFoxWhiskey 56:29 - Episode Outro 56:51 - Finish "

"I don’t know why, but I started thinking of Pahoa—a small hippie commune in the Big Island of Hawaii—and memories I have of hitchhiking there in the year 2000. The music, the dancing, the free-love and hallucinogenic spirit-dancing all came flowing back to me. This week on Jam Session, I re-imagine the music they may be listening to twenty years later. 00:00 - Show Opening 00:50 - Episode Intro 04:56 - Detroit Dos - Circles Around the Sun 11:35 - Far Horizon - Jaden Carlson Band 16:37 - High Street Will Never Die - RJD2 21:36 - Mic Break 23:33 - Northern Lights - Medeski Martin & Wood 31:05 - Nonphysical - Moon Hooch 35:34 - Stocking Shelves - Axon Radio feat. Oz Noy 40:30 - Mic Break 42:15 - Body & Mind - Joss Jaffe 47:49 - Eats the Light - Lotus 53:27 - Mic Break 55:59 - Ghost Rider - Mickey Hart Band 62:43 - Episode Outro 63:07 - Finish "

"Jam Session welcomes Kamala Harris to the National ticket for VP of the Democratic nomination, and hopefully the White House in November. This breathes balance and energy to Biden’s campaign, and is exactly what motivates our setlist here today: Balance & Energy. Some acoustic, some piano, some pop, some electric, and some jazz. 00:00 - Show Opening 00:50 - Episode Intro 03:22 - California Hymn - Chris Robinson Brotherhood 07:46 - Waking Days - Jeff Crosby 11:29 - Finding Our Way - Kyle Hollingsworth 16:09 - Mic Break 17:22 - Oh Caroline - Craig Greenberg 22:26 - Mic Break 23:53 - Good Intention - The Orange Constant 30:41 - Breeze - The Orange Constant 35:33 - Friction - Tauk 40:29 - Mic Break 40:54 - No. 6 - Moon Hooch 46:09 - Bongo Joe - Nolatet 49:11 - Mic Break 50:52 - Joelle - Surprise Me Mr. Davis 57:48 - Episode Outro 58:13 - Finish "

"Phase 3 is a big deal. Sports are back on TV, groups are allowed to gather together with up to 100 people (keep your distance), and the sight of seeing someone dine inside a restaurant is cause for attention. How long until we get to see live music again? Well, if you don’t mind watching from your car, we’re not far away now. I break it all down on this Phase 3 episode of Jam Session. 00:00 - Show Opening 00:58 - Episode Intro 02:17 - Closed Mouth Don’t Get Fed - The Motet 07:49 - Black Hat - The Motet 15:48 - Mic Break 17:03 - Wasting Time - ALO 22:55 - Can’t Wait Another Day - String Cheese Incident 27:55 - Mic Break 30:17 - River Gap - Cornmeal 35:36 - Fly In The Window - Cascade Crescendo 43:01 - Mic Break 45:07 - Cradle Of The Beach - Dangermuffin 49:07 - High In Demand - The Big Happy 52:23 - Mic Break 53:39 - Happiness Jones - The Wood Brothers 61:17 - Episode Outro 61:41 - Finish "

"A great interview with David Goodwillie (Author of KINGS COUNTY) on my other BTRtoday podcast “Book Talk,” had me feeling very nostalgic for nights in Manhattan. The opening lines of decker. take me there. Not to be too bleak though, the show picks up with some N’awlins-inspired jazz and ends with a long live Jam from SCI. 00:00 - Show Opening 00:51 - Episode Intro 02:38 - Famous Blue Raincoat - decker. 07:03 - Badlands Here We Come - Chris Robinson Brotherhood 12:38 - Mic Break 13:30 - One Of Us Should Go - Heidi Lynn Gluck 16:42 - Over Over And - Elephant Revival 19:54 - Mic Break 21:21 - Broke Down - The California Honeydrops 26:15 - Get Greasy - Lettuce 30:41 - Providence of Compromise - Mike Montrey Band 37:18 - Mic Break 37:27 - This I know - moe. 41:52 - Overlude - moe. 47:15 - Mic Break 48:12 - Black Clouds - String Cheese Incident 58:30 - Episode Outro 58:54 - Finish "

"Inspired by the background music my wife was playing during our move, The New Deal led me through a 21st Century Jam Session playlist ending with some new music from RJD2 from his Fun Ones release earlier this year. 00:00 - Show Opening 00:55 - Episode Intro 02:54 - Halo Drive, Pt. I - The New Deal 09:04 - Halo Drive, Pt. II - The New Deal 13:19 - Halo Drive, Pt. III - The New Deal 18:44 - Mic Break 19:33 - Rust - The Breakfast 33:45 - Mic Break 34:41 - Dawn A New Day - Pigeons Playing Ping Pong 38:20 - Sodium Vapor - Lotus 43:43 - Pain From Love - Rubblebucket 48:30 - Mic Break 50:54 - A Salute to Blood Bowl Legends - RJD2 54:01 - End of the World Party (Just In Case) - Medeski Martin & Wood 59:13 - Episode Outro 59:38 - Finish "

"I’m bummed out. It’s the summer of nada. But I’m 43 years old and nothing monumental was going to change my life this summer that I have had to cancel. My heart breaks for all those who have. Hopefully my voice and this music helps you escape even if for an hour. 00:00 - Show Opening 00:55 - Episode Intro 03:14 - Double Clutch - New Monsoon 15:21 - Drifter - Twiddle 21:46 - Mic Break 24:01 - Get Out Of My Life Woman - Chris Robinson Brotherhood 32:07 - Mic Break 33:03 - San Francisco - Stu Larsen 37:00 - Everythings Gonna Be Alright - Saint James Band 40:53 - Farthest Moon - Field Division 45:04 - Mic Break 46:23 - Freeker by the Speaker - Keller Williams 51:15 - Silver Sun - moe. 60:54 - Episode Outro 61:19 - Finish "

"It’s sizzlin’ out there for sure. Both metaphorically and literally. We need to condition the air around us to keep cool bodies and cool minds. Enjoy what’s right in front of you, like great music from moe., Widespread Panic, SCI and The Freeway Revival. 00:00 - Show Opening 00:52 - Episode Intro 02:03 - She’ll Wait (Until The Time Is Right) - Achilles Wheel 08:16 - Go Fiddle Yourself - Cascade Crescendo 10:22 - Mic Break 11:57 - Top of the World - Blues Traveler 16:18 - Rattle That Cage - Dangermuffin 20:50 - Mic Break 21:58 - Nobody’s Loss - Widespread Panic 26:55 - Into the Night - Longriver 31:14 - Down A River - String Cheese Incident 35:39 - Mic Break 36:52 - Spinning - Elephant Revival 40:22 - Wise Up - The Freeway Revival 46:01 - Mic Break 47:18 - This I Know - moe. 51:43 - Something Sweet - Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe 57:02 - Episode Outro 57:28 - Finish "

"Today’s episode is full of music to bring you back to life after, what I can only imagine, was a weekend of barbecuing, drinking, and hopefully great music. 00:00 - Show Opening 00:56 - Episode Intro 02:57 - No More Will I - Seth Walker 06:02 - The Fountain - The Motet 13:26 - Mic Break 14:32 - Waiting for the Coffee - Clayton Doley 19:32 - We Can Run - Great American Taxi 23:22 - Mic Break 24:40 - Sookie’s Rhumba - International Orange 30:55 - Six Feet of Snow - Leftover Salmon 34:15 - Mic Break 35:45 - Episode 3 - The Breakfast 58:34 - Episode Outro 58:58 - Finish "

"After a week celebrating the Drum Circle as the Genesis of jam music, I return to Americana Acoustic to get you prep’d for a great 4th of July celebration. 00:00 - Show Opening 00:53 - Episode Intro 03:28 - A Brand New Day - Pigeons Playing Ping Pong 07:03 - Strange Days - ALO 09:34 - Bittersweet Days - Back On The Train 14:22 - Sunshiny Days - Great American Taxi 21:22 - Mic Break 22:21 - The Pines and the Apple Tree - moe. 26:13 - Jaula - Dangermuffin 28:39 - Burn Fiya (Josh’s Song) - Buddhafly 31:38 - Mic Break 32:18 - Donkey For Sale - Railroad Earth 37:36 - Wastin Time - Marvelous Funkshun 41:13 - Mic Break 43:28 - Rosie - The String Cheese Incident 49:10 - Rosalee (Live) - Chris Robinson Brotherhood 59:25 - Episode Outro 59:49 - Finish "

If you had to ask yourself where jam music began, what would you answer? Hell. If you had to ask yourself where all music began, what would you answer? Africa. 00:00 - Show Opening 00:53 - Episode Intro 04:48 - In the Beginning - Mustafa Khaliq Ahmed 14:23 - Mic Break 16:50 - Tamala Maiga - Abdoulaye Alhassane Toure 23:04 - Hwahwa - Thomas Mapfumo & The Blacks Unlimited 32:01 - Mic Break 33:50 - No Job No Work No Money - Femi Kuti 39:13 - Eko Ile - Fela Kuti 45:51 - Mic Break 48:00 - Boe Money - Galactic 51:08 - Tongos - KOKOKO! 54:55 - Anina - Tinariwen 58:10 - Mic Break 60:09 - The 41st - Mustafa Khaliq Ahmed 65:15 - Episode Outro 65:39 - Finish

My words are few. I stand by and support. I sympathize. I cannot empathize because I have no idea. 00:00 - Show Opening 00:53 - Episode Intro 04:37 - Loneliest Highway - Dangermuffin 08:36 - Sailboat - Cascade Crescendo 13:15 - Wannabe Hipster - Goodnight Suzie 15:51 - Mic Break 16:28 - All Alone - Doug Tuttle 19:34 - Shadow Of A Man - Bedouin Soundclash 24:37 - Phyllis - Lettuce 31:24 - Mic Break 32:05 - Ribs & Whiskey (Live) - Widespread Panic 39:35 - Mic Break 40:16 - Something Sweet - Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe 45:39 - Coast to Coast - ALO 51:00 - Mic Break 52:55 - In the Meantime (Live) - Seth Walker 58:35 - Episode Outro 58:59 - Finish

What does it mean to play something ‘Live’? Does it sound like a dumb question? Well, in the days of quarantining and tuning into Artists and Bands all over the world who are ‘live-streaming’ their music from their homes, alone, is that more of a Live show than a recorded Live album? 00:00 - Show Opening 00:42 - Episode Intro 02:38 - 75 and Sunny - Ryan Montbleau 09:54 - Mexico - moe. 16:41 - Mic Break 17:59 - Room For Bloomin’ - ALO 27:25 - Mighty River (Live) - Railroad Earth 35:18 - Mic Break 38:02 - Therapeutic Bliss - Mike Montrey Band 42:14 - Dead Set - Ryan Montbleau 51:22 - Mic Break 53:55 - New Cannonball Rag (Live) - Chris Robinson Brotherhood 66:39 - Episode Outro 67:02 - Finish

Entering a new month has me excited, and this week I’m all over the place like a dancing June Beetle. There’s new music from the Royal Potato Family label, a seventeen year-old track by moe., and a great, long, Savannah-inspired jazz-jam by P-Groove. 00:00 - Show Opening 00:42 - Episode Intro 02:39 - We Got This - Seth Walker 05:30 - Everything Changes - Upstate 10:13 - Give Me Space - Cascade Crescendo 16:28 - Mic Break 18:19 - Bullet - moe. 25:59 - Mic Break 27:55 - Deep Sun, Pt. III - The New Deal 36:45 - The Freshman Lettered - RJD2 40:53 - Clear Blue Skies - Hot Chip 47:34 - Mic Break 50:14 - Three Weeks - Perpetual Groove 59:20 - Episode Outro 59:44 - Finish

Two words: California. Honeydrops. Inspired by the great R&B N’awlins sound (they’re actually from Oakland, CA) of Lech Wierzynski, Ben Malament, Johnny Bones, Lorenzo Loera and Beau Bradbury, today’s episode of Jam Session is all about soul, rhythm, and beautiful sounds. 00:00 - Show Opening 00:42 - Episode Intro 02:41 - When It Was Wrong - The California Honeydrops 06:10 - Smooth Sailin' - Leon Bridges 09:09 - Mic Break 10:08 - So High (Live) - The Motet 16:02 - Right Here (Live) - Keller Williams 22:36 - Watch the Fuzz - Zestrove 26:45 - Mic Break 28:12 - about her. again. - Son Little 31:56 - Everybody Gets the Blues Sometimes - Achilles Wheel 35:44 - Crescent Roll - Joe Marcinek Band 42:33 - Pull Out the Matches - Mike Montrey Band 45:48 - Mic Break 47:32 - Long Way - The California Honeydrops 52:56 - When You’re Gone - Sonny Knight & The Lakers 57:27 - Episode Outro 57:52 - Finish

What can I say? I was already in a good mood when I started pulling tracks together for this week’s episode. The more I played, the better my mood got. Here’s to spring, summer, and the end of the quarantine. 00:00 - Show Opening 00:42 - Episode Intro 02:52 - Lady of Fire - Dangermuffin 07:27 - The Ticket - ALO 13:08 - Mic Break 14:08 - The Good Life - Railroad Earth 19:15 - Graham County Courthouse - Big Something 24:43 - Mic Break 25:59 - Room For Bloomin’ - ALO 35:19 - Mic Break 36:44 - Rich In People - The Motet 41:42 - All I Knew - Papadosio 47:28 - Mic Break 48:44 - Three Weeks - Perpetual Groove 57:23 - Episode Outro 57:47 - Finish

Inspired by trying to teach my 17 year-old nephew to learn the roots of rap, I get back to the roots of Jam Session with some classics. This is an episode for the purists, the traditionalists, the self-proclaimed and self-described Wookies. 00:00 - Show Opening 00:42 - Episode Intro 04:15 - Ride - Chris Robinson Brotherhood 18:26 - Mic Break 19:09 - Dip - Soulajar 23:25 - Round the Wheel - The String Cheese Incident 30:48 - Mic Break 32:26 - Shaky Hands - The Vegabonds 37:40 - Crickets - The Freeway Revival 45:21 - Mic Break 46:31 - Soulshine - Gov’t Mule 53:40 - Speak Up - Umphrey’s McGee 59:41 - Episode Outro 60:05 - Finish

May the fourth be with you. It’s an out-of-this-world episode. This week we feature the tech side of jam, synth and computer modulated and sound-board manipulated jams that last for days and take us to another planet (just like George Lucas would have wanted). 00:00 - Show Opening 00:50 - Episode Intro 03:24 - Grasping Thin Air, Pt. II - The New Deal 10:20 - Mic Break 12:58 - Anti-Gravity - Lotus 17:58 - Moola - Joss Jaffe 23:30 - End of the World Party (Just In Case) - Medeski Martin & Wood 28:42 - Mic Break 30:12 - Running in Place - American Babies 33:58 - Truly Amazing - Clayton Doley 39:29 - Babyman - Circles Around the Sun 45:22 - Mic Break 47:51 - When I Build My Fortune - American Babies 52:16 - Rocketships and Basketballs - Mike Montrey Band (MMB) 55:57 - Mic Break 57:40 - Between the Shore and the Sky, Pt. 1 - The New Deal 62:53 - Episode Outro 63:17 - Finish

It may be that May be the month we turn this thing around. Hopefully anyhow. Lets kiss April goodbye with funky jams from Yo Mama’s Big Fat Booty Band and The Motet, Karl Denson’s saxophone, and some live CRB. 00:00 - Show Opening 00:48 - Episode Intro 02:48 - Mama Feel Good - Yo Mama’s Big Fat Booty Band 06:21 - Chief - Lettuce 11:20 - Nemesis - The Motet 17:22 - Mic Break 18:44 - Rosalee (Live) - Chris Robinson Brotherhood 28:59 - Mic Break 30:54 - Round the Wheel - The String Cheese Incident 38:19 - New Meeting - Garaj Mahal 46:20 - Mic Break 47:46 - I’m Your Biggest Fan - Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe 51:23 - Cold Rain - Brother’s Keeper 56:48 - Mic Break 58:35 - Danger - The Motet 63:24 - Episode Outro 63:48 - Finish

Whatever gets you there is fine by me. But this time it’s not about beer, vodka, gin or whiskey. Forget the bourbon and scotch, and don’t even think about cognac. We’re talking about the great green weed that started a revolution, and is celebrated by a generation who would meet in the parking lot after the last bell, marking the end of a school day. It’s 4:20. 00:00 - Show Opening 00:43 - Episode Intro 03:15 - Find Your Pipe - Cousin Fungus 16:00 - Mic Break 17:44 - Pot Salad - Das Funk Haus 21:52 - In the Garden - 10 Ft. Ganja Plant 25:41 - 2am - Slightly Stoopid 30:39 - Mic Break 33:51 - Bag of Weed - Grayson Capps 39:36 - High as Five - Pigeons Playing Ping Pong 45:27 - Mic Break 48:00 - High Again - Ghost Town Blues Band 52:59 - I Get High - Ghost Town Blues Band 62:47 - Episode Outro 63:11 - Finish

This week we try to stay focused on some great singer-songwriters who live in the tradition of Americana, Country and Bluegrass, and put an emphasis on the power of words and whose voices we can’t forget. In remembrance of John Prine, 10.10.1946 — 04.07.2020. 00:00 - Show Opening 00:43 - Episode Intro 02:45 - Ride On - Christopher Denny 07:07 - Mic Break 08:21 - Radio Tower - The Herbert Bail Orchestra 12:50 - High Time - Seth Walker 19:01 - So High (Live) - The Motet 23:59 - Mic Break 25:00 - Somethin’ For Ya - Pigeons Playing Ping Pong 30:17 - Fade - Doug Tuttle 34:20 - Eastbound - Burnell Pines 38:37 - Mic Break 39:52 - Tennessee - Kind Country 44:30 - 40 Years Late - Cascade Crescendo 48:54 - Mic Break 50:13 - The Salmon - Sean Rowe 54:37 - Wino Christmas - Nathan Kalish 60:08 - Episode Outro 60:32 - Finish