PaniCast 66 ... and we're back

Is it really November?
Well I certainly did not intend to be away for so long...

What have I been up to?
Let's just say I've been busy.

Let's hop back in by playing the rest of the second set from that 1996 Oak Mountain show we featured way back in March. And then we'll feature a few tracks from the November 2000 run through the Pacific Northwest. There are some sick jamming during that One Kind Favor and I ma not sure who keeps making the kissey noises, but all in all a very spirited version of that song. The Bowlegged features the obligatory JB rap, but this one includes a line about the events transpiring in Washington at the time (of course the recount and legal battle of election 2000 were in full swing at this point).

We'll do our best to bring more music every week - sorry we were away for so long!

June 28, 1996
Oak Mountain
with David Blackmon on fiddle

The Take Out >
Blackout,
Proving Ground >
Arlene >
Hatfield >
Porch Song

(Pusherman tease by Schools before Hatfield)

November 10, 2000
Bozeman, MT
Astronomy Domine Jam >
One Kind Favor,
Blue Indian

(Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun tease by Schools before Astronomie)

November 11, 2000
And It Stoned Me >
Bowlegged Woman

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PaniCast 64 WSP + SC + NC = mc2

Energy = Mass multiplied by the Speed of Light squared.
E = mc2.

This week we've got a combination of energetic performances that, when mixed, prove the formula; WSP + NC + SC = Energy!

December 30, 1995
Spartanburg, SC
Heroes >
Rock
A of D
1 x 1 >
Pigeons
Mercy >
JAM >
Flat Footed Flewzy
E: And It Stoned Me

April 9, 1996
Wilmington, NC
Sleepy Monkey >
Radio Child >
JAM




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PaniCast 63 Sam Smith OakMountain Stout

My pre-show ritual of drinking a Samuel Smith's oatmeal stout started back when I was seeing the Grateful Dead. A single 20 ounce bottle could sustain me for an entire evening. Too heavy to be chugged, it is a beer to be savored. For my money, a $3 bottle of Sammy's symbolizes summer afternoons of freedom and relaxation. In the summer of 1994, Lisa and I found a couple bottles for sale at the last store on the road to Denali. We sat on the side of a dusty road sipping an Oatmeal Stout under the midnight sun while listening for the bus that would take us into the wild.

So when a podcast listener named Jeremiah wrote the following words, I felt compelled by mysterious forces to oblige his request;
"Keep up the good work, I thrive on your podcast, its great music to listen to. Brings back memories of the good ole' days when I was in college. No bills, plenty of Panic, and a good Sammy Smith Oatmeal Stout!"

He's asked for anything from 1996 through 2001 from Oak Mountain in Pelham (outside of Birmingham) Alabama. You pretty much can't go wrong with that date range with this band at that venue.

So I went down to Liquor Mart today and bought a Sammy Smith Oatmeal Stout. I've cracked it open. And I am listening and relaxing, waiting to be taken into the wild. I suggest you do the same.


June 28, 1996
Airplane >
Take Off Jam (with Dark Star jam) >
And It Stoned Me >
Henry Parsons Died
Stop-G0 >
Barstools and Dreamers (with Satisfied rap)

September 25, 1999
Surprise Valley >
Bear's Gone Fishing >
C. Brown

July 29, 2001
Wind Cries Mary


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PaniCast 46 (or is it 420) Music for the Planet

Earth Day is upon us and I strongly suggest each of you pick up the following double disk of live music goodness - Music for the Planet. In collaboration with bands such as Widespread Panic, Phish, The Grateful Dead and thirteen others Nugs.net has produced this exclusive compliation to benefit Rock the Earth, a non-profit environmental advocacy group.

Do something for yourself, get some great music and help secure a sustainable future for us all - pick up the CD here.

Did you know it's April 20th today?!
I figured I would go back and find what I had from performances on April 20th and present some highlights. April 20, 1990 makes the cut here for intro music with Snorkle Search. This is a free-form jam that was named by Larry Acquaviva, a former roadie who took extensive notes during shows. We've kept this piece of 'Larry's Code' in the database as a tribute to Larry's contribution to the project, which is extensive. I also had highlights from 4/20/1993 but frankly they just weren't very good...

So here's how this week's cast goes down:
Intro music
April 20, 1990
Murfreesboro, TN
Snorkle Search (free-form jam named by Larry Acquaviva, roadie for Widespread Panic)

April 20, 2002
Raleigh, NC
Rainy Day Women #12 & 35

April 20, 2001
Knoxville, TN
Pusherman >
Rebirtha >
Pusherman

April 20, 1996
Buckhannon, WV
Dirty Business >
Love Tractor >
Dirty Business

April 20, 1997
Washington, D.C.
And It Stoned Me

April 14, 2007
Huntsville, AL
Electric Funeral Jam >
Flat Foot Flewzy

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PaniCast #33 New Year's 1996 Part 2

Ted and Lisa (and Daniel Gold)

in Ben, Ned and Sasha's room
12/31/96
(photo by Dave Bredal)

Ned Stein has just posted a great review of these shows on his blog - as always his review is well informed and entertaining to read. He also has a review of 12/30/06 up there for all of you missing the festivities in good ole A T L.

Just behind the Orchestra Pit 12/31/96

(photo by Thomas G. Smith)

I hope you have enjoyed this YEAR'S offering of the Everyday Companion PaniCasts. I've had alot of fun bringing them to you - and am looking forward to bringing you MORE MORE MORE in 2007. May your family share laughter and your glasses be filled!

Houser and Nance 12/31/96
(photo by Thomas G. Smith)

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Vic Chesnutt and John Keane with

Widespread Panic 12/31/96
(photo by Thomas G. Smith)

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PaniCast #15 Reno '97

Serving up some of the proverbial heat from the Best Little City in the West....

March 27, 1997 Reno, Nevada
Four Cornered Room >
Jack >
Chilly Water >
Radio Child
E: And It Stoned Me >
Knocking Around the Zoo

ENJOY!

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