PaniCast 49 End of Spring Tour Highlights Round DEUX

Last week we featured tracks from the end of spring tour 1997, this week we'll bring it back to present day Widespread Panic. By many accounts the band played some amazing stuff on Spring tour and seemed to gain confidence as the tour developed. This week we're bringing you some highlights from a few of the final shows of this spring tour.

I especially like the Protein Drink > Sewing Machine with Vic Chesnutt and John Keane. These brute. tunes are performed with gusto. Mr. Michael Houser would be proud.

Enjoy!

April 23, 2007
Athens, GA
The Take Out
I'm Not Alone >
Tie Your Shoes

April 27, 2007
Orange Beach, AL
Thank You Jam (Intro to second set by DJ Logic)
Let it Rock

April 25, 2007
Athens, GA
Protein Drink >
Sewing Machine
(with Vic Chesnutt and John Keane)

April 27, 2007
Orange Beach, AL
Trouble
Wish You Were Here

April 25, 2007
Athens, GA
Can't Find My Way Home
Postcard >
Porch Song

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PaniCast 43 Wrangler Kin

For little Gabriel.
Welcome.

May 3, 1993
KTCZ Studios
Minneapolis, MN
Space Wrangler (acoustic)

March 21 1997
Roseland Theater
Portland, OR
Little Kin
Disco >
Diner >
I'm Not Alone
Arlene
Bowlegged Woman

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PaniCast 40 Havin' a Ball

Well folks, we've got a treat for you this week. Discovering a previously unlabelled jam is actually a song is a rare reminder that anything is possible when you are dealing with a band who has played over 2,000 shows over the course of 20+ years.

This past week a fan pointed out that there is a song on Michael Houser's MySpace page labelled Analyze. That fan went on to say he had also discovered another version of the song. We have no idea who maintains the MySpace page but there is no doubt that there was something to this information. As it happens I had just listened to the 7/27/94 show as I was doing research for the Rarities cast and recognized the song Analyze from MySpace - we had had it labelled Havin' a Ball. What we've found is that Havin' a Ball has a related jam - similar song structure but different melodies.

After some deliberation with some of my friends and the community over at Digital Panic I am proud to present to you Analyze and Havin' a Ball.

Here's how it goes down this week:
July 9, 1994
Wilson Theater
Bozeman, MT
Happy Child >
I'm Not Alone >
Anaylze >
Rock

July 16, 1994
People's Bar and Grill
Ames, IA
Havin' a Ball >
Guilded Splinters

March 14, 1997
Wolf Mountain Arena
Park City, UT
Dirty Business >
Junior >
Dirty Business
B of D

There is some SICK SICK jamming this week, so warn the neighbors and turn it up!

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PaniCast #14 Practically Speechless

I've no words this week, only music.

April 22, 2006 Raleigh
Georgia on a Fast Train

August 1, 2006 Louisville
Let's Get the Show on the Road
Sometimes
I'm Not Alone
Can't Find My Way Home

Thanks to Curtis George from Panicstream.com for sharing the recording of 4/22/06 with me.

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Red Rocks Special 1 - 5/31/96

We mark the tenth anniversary of Widespread Panic's first headliner performance at Red Rocks with a series of 'highlights' from their appearances.

We start with May 31, 1996 -
I recommend this show due to the sheer passion of the performance. Each member of the band has their moment and everyone shines.

We've chosen to feature the start to the second set.
Disco > Diner > I'm Not Alone

Keep in mind that Schools was wearing a cast on his right hand due to a backstage injury.

"'Thank You once again Leftover Salmon for joining us on this Rock and Roll, Bluegrass, Disco affair"
- JB before Disco



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