PaniCast 67 - Chasing your own Tail

Take a listen to how easily the band slides into Party at Your Mama's House after Rebirtha this week. The band had obviously worked on PAYMH over the course of the previous 6 months and this is a fine example of how the song had matured at his point in their career. JB then proceeds to completely blow the lyrics to Can't Find My Way Home, but I still enjoy the power the band is able to bring - JB follows this up with a solo acoustic version of Gradle, which we come back to at the end of the cast.

A backwards Porch > Take Out pairing helps us dive headlong into a Driving sandwich featuring an epic Hope in a Hopeless World. Yes, epic.

The Breathing Slow features JoJo (I think) saying "See you later" and Dave laughing maniacally before they hit the stride of that jam - I remember listening to this show once in the middle of the night and having that section of music give me the chills. I edited out the Mercy > Nobody's Fault and I urge you to seek this show out and listen to it as well as the first set... well worth the effort.

Walk On > Chilly - does it get any more quintessential than that??

And we finish the aforementioned Gradle - JB solo acoustic, pouring his emotions into the rendition.

Make sure to check out the Flash player for streaming the 'cast - you have to let the entire 'cast preload before playing, but it should be worth the wait. Any how, let me know what you think...
Many thanks to Steve Bullock for his help with that player.

November 9, 1997
Ann Arbor, MI
Rebirtha >
Party at Your Mama's House >
Help Me Somebody

Encore #1: Can't Find My Way Home

April 21, 1996
Boalsburg, PA

Porch Song >
The Take Out >
Tall Boy >
Driving Song >
Hope in a Hopeless World >
Driving Song >
Breathing Slow

Walk On >
Chilly Water

November 9, 1997
Ann Arbor, MI
Encore #2:
John Bell solo acoustic
Gradle


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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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On Hiatus

Yes - I have not been posting lately - I'll get back to it in October.
VERY sorry to keep you all waiting.

Congrats to the boys on the Georgia Music Hall of Fame induction!!!

Peace,
Ted

PaniCast 65 Good Dogs (and a Cat too)

This week we bring you some sweet music from the two night run of shows in 1992 at the legendary Ziggy's in Winston-Salem, NC.

These songs of challenges, rising to meet adversity and remembering good times is a long distance dedication - to all the everyday feline and canine companions brightening our world.

September 29, 1990
Murfreesboro, TN
The Earth Will Swallow You

May 24, 1992
Ziggy's
Winston-Salem, NC

Dog Song >
Walk On
Weight of the World
It Ain't No Use >
Jam (with Brown Cat Rap)
Tie Your Shoes >
Red Beans Cookin'

May 25, 1992
Ziggy's

C. Brown
Just Kissed My Baby (with Cissy Strut jam and Night People rap)

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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 62 Leap Through Time

Happy leap year day every body!

Despite their storied career spanning thousands of shows and three decades, Widespread Panic has only played on Leap Day once. February 29, 1988. Unfortunately I do not have a copy of this show to share with you.

So what I did instead was start with something from March of 1988, since tomorrow is March 1. I then leapt through time on the hard drives and listened to sections of about a dozen shows to come up with this week's cast. March also marks the tenth anniversary of the infamous Australian and European runs of spring 1998. So I thought I would dust off a selection of songs from that tour for your enjoyment.

"Well come on back. I hope everyone's prepared."
- JB, 3/31/1988 before Driving Song

Here's how the Cast goes down this week:

March 31, 1988
Cat's Cradle
Chapel Hill, NC
Driving Song >
Jam >
Driving Song >
Breathing Slow

December 7, 1990
Sonny's Bistro
Asheville, NC
Pusherman

July 25, 1998
World's Fair Park
Knoxville, TN
Ain't Life Grand >
Diner >
Don't Be Denied

March 10, 1998
Gov. Hindmarsh
Adeleide, Australia
Happy >
Aunt Avis >
Impossible

October 9, 1996
Memorial Gym, Vanderbilt
Nashville, TN
L.a. >
Travelin' Light

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PaniCast 61 Wide Awake in San Diego

U.S.S. Midway, docked at Navy Pier, San Diego, CA

A recent business trip put me in the heart of downtown San Diego near the airport. My first night there I saw Atlanta's Black Lips at a club named Casbah. Maybe 125 people in attendance.

Widespread Panic has played some small shows in San Diego, or more precisely, Solana Beach. We've featured some songs from the legendary Belly Up Tavern before (the first Pilgrims was performed at this venue in 1992). We'll also feature a few tracks from the Navy Pier appearance. Houser has some problems finding his voice during the Waker, but the jam into Arlene is worth every cringe.


Here's how the Podcast goes down this week:

November 12, 1993 Belly Up Tavern,
Solana Beach, CA
Who Do You Belong To?
Hatfield

June 13, 2001 Navy Pier,
San Diego, CA
Pleas >
The Waker >
Arleen >
Driving Song >
Genesis >
Driving Song

November 17, 1994 Belly Up Tavern,
Solana Beach, CA
E: Get Up Early In The Morning >
Chilly Water

November 12, 1993 Belly Up Tavern,
Solana Beach, CA
E: Postcard

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PaniCast 60 ... but I'm so glad you made it

The shuttered Paramount Theatre, Asbury Park, NJ

Feels good to be back in business.
No santa claus surprises this year, but the ever benevolent Ground Hog seems have delivered.

Tell your friends - we're back!



April 22, 1997
Asbury Park, NJ
Porch Song >
Stop-Go >
Who Do You Belong To? >
Vacation >
Rebirtha

May 6, 1995
Atlanta, GA
Smoke and Burn (aka Burned Faceless) >
Diner

July 9, 1995
St. Louis, MO
Pilgrims

May 30, 1998
Santa Barbara, CA
Makes Sense to me

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