Legendary MCA of the Beastie Boys died at 47. His spirit will forever be immortalized in his music

Happy birthday to a 70-year-old Aretha Franklin. That woman can belt it out! 

“I got dosed by you (and)

Closer than most to you (and)
What am I s’posed to do
Take it away I never had it anyway
Take it away and everything will be okay

In you a star is born (and)
You cut a perfect form (and)
Someone forever warm
Lay on Lay on Lay on Lay on
Lay on Lay on Lay on Lay on

Way up on the mountain where she died
All I ever wanted was your life
Deep inside the canyon I can’t hide
All I ever wanted was your life

Show love with no remorse (and)
Climb onto your sea horse (and)
This ride is right on course
This is the way I wanted it to be with you
This is the way I knew that it would be with you
Lay on Lay on Lay on Lay on 
Lay on Lay on Lay on Lay on

Way up on the mountain where she died
All I ever wanted was your life
Deep inside the canyon I can’t hide
All I ever wanted was your life

I got dosed by you (and)
Closer than most to you (and)
What am I s’posed to do
Take it away I never had it anyway
Take it away and everything will be ok

Way up on the mountain where she died
All I ever wanted was your life
Deep inside the canyon I can’t hide
All I ever wanted was your life”

Band of the Week: Dark Mean

Don’t be deceived by their hipster look; these guys are pretty legit! 

Love is Making its Way Back Home, a brand new Josh Ritter video. Enjoy! 

Okay, first of all, a brief disclaimer: I didn’t intend there to be a fish-theme going on this week with Widespread Panic, but it just kind of happened that the photo/song of the week both involved fish.  

Widespread Panic has been around for a little over two decades, delivering a variety of sounds to a very loyal fan base. Their music is hard to classify under a single genre, as it spans many including jazz, blues rock, southern rock, fusion, and jam. Over the years, their energetic live performances and consistently good music has propelled them to the top of the Jamband scene, in the company of others such as String Cheese Incident, Moe., and Umphrees Mcgee. In 2009, they were listed on Rolling Stone’s “Top 15 Jam Bands.“ 

Their current line-up consists of: guitarist/vocalist John Bell, bassist Dave Schools, drummer Todd Nance, percussionist “Sunny” Ortiz, keyboardist “JoJo” Herman, and guitarist Jimmy Herring. 

As their influences the band cites some of the classics — The Grateful Dead, The Allman Brothers, and Phish — among others.

Unlike some of the smaller Jam bands, they tour pretty much all over the country so you shouldn’t have any problem checking them out, if you’re intrigued. To hear some of their music, have a listen at http://www.livewidespreadpanic.com/ or check out the song I’ve posted below…

Fishwater (live) by Widespread Panic

Band of the week: Widespread Panic

Kurt Cobain would’ve turned 45 today. 

He died young, but he will forever be immortalized in his music.

In Jim James’ (of My Morning Jacket) and Jay Farrar’s (of Son Volt) new album “New Multitudes,” the talented musicians put a number of previously unsung woody guthrie lyrics to song. Sounds like something worth checking out! 

No Deal by Townes Van Zandt

Artist of the Week: Townes Van Zandt

dixiedarlinlies:

an interview with Patterson Hood of Drive By Truckers