Group Doueh Live at WFMU (2017)

Continuing to explore the WFMU Monty Hall archives, here is Group Doueh Live at WFMU (2017).

From the show’s Youtube page:

“One of the most blasted psychedelic Western Saharan combos to hit American shores. Founded in the 1980's, headmaster and guitarist Doueh's raw distorted electric guitar stylings juxtapose western elements of Hendrix and James Brown with the poetry of Hassania language in Saharawi folk tradition, all centered around a big band environment that includes two vocalists. "Unhinged virtuosity" is a common phrase attributed to the sound of Group Doueh, truly a spectacle to behold, and thanks to some high profile releases on the Sublime Frequencies imprint, the band's audience has grown greatly. This gig, presented by Brian Turner's program, also featureed NYC's excellent 75 Dollar Bill supporting. Severe thanks to Doueh, Scott Konzelmann and Glenn Luttman for the mix, Ruth Polduk, Todd Abramson, Bridget Murray for cam work.”

Now if that 75 Dollar Bill set could just see the light of day . . .


Recorded at WFMU's Monty Hall in Jersey City, NJ on October 7, 2017.


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Kikagaku Moyo Live at WFMU (2019)

WFMU recently announced the opening of their vaults and began sharing videos from their Monty Hall archives. So guess what we’ll be featuring more of lately!?

From the show’s Youtube page:

“Japanese psych band Kikagaku Moyo played at WFMU's Monty Hall in 2019, following the release of their album Masana Temples on the Guruguru Brain label in 2018. The powerhouse group announced their final tour in 2022 and are on an indefinite hiatus.

Recorded at WFMU's Monty Hall in Jersey City, NJ on June 27, 2019.”


The Deets and Setlist:

Recorded at WFMU's Monty Hall in Jersey City, NJ on June 27, 2019.

  1. Green Sugar

  2. Nazo Nazo

  3. Kogarashi

  4. Tree Smoke

  5. Fluffy Kosmich

  6. Entrance

  7. Dripping Sun

  8. Gatherings

  9. Streets of Calcutta (Ananda Shankar cover)


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Sylvan Esso Live at NPR's Tiny Desk (2015)

Sylvan Esso perform at NPR’s Tiny Desk (2015)



Setlist:

  • "Coffee"

  • "H.S.K.T."

  • "Come Down"


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Saturday Sessions :: Billy Strings and Chris Thile :: CBS Saturday Sessions (2024)

By now I’m sure you’ve seen the videos of Billy Strings and Chris Thile for CBS’ Saturday Sessions. That’s OK. You can watch them again and again and still be amazed by the interplay between these two master musicians. The duo performed three songs (I don’t know the order they originally appeared):

  1. "I've Been All Around This World,”

  2. "I Am A Pilgrim,”

  3. "Wild Bill Jones.”

Enjoy.



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Meat Puppets Live at WFMU (2019)

This week we continue to explore the WFMU live Monty Hall vaults and this time we recognize AZ roots even though the Meat Puppets no longer claim this desert as home. From the show’s Youtube page:

“Originally consisting of vocalist and guitarist Curt Kirkwood, vocalist and bassist Cris Kirkwood, and drummer Derrick Bostrom, the Meat Puppets are one of the most compelling, original and enduring bands in rock history. The trio was joined by Curt's son Elmo and keyboardist Ron Stabinsky when they played WFMU's Monty Hall on May 18, 2019.”


Setlist:

  1. Comin' Down

  2. Warranty

  3. Sam

  4. Oh, Me

  5. Dusty Notes

  6. Unfrozen Memory

  7. Seal Whales

  8. Flaming Heart

  9. Movin On

  10. Sea of Heartbreak

  11. The Great Awakening

  12. Up on the Sun

  13. Outflow

  14. Nine Pins

  15. Lost

  16. Plateau

  17. Lake of Fire

  18. Backwater


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King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard Live At KEXP (2017)

KEXP presents King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard performing live in the KEXP studio. Recorded October 11, 2017.



Setlist:

  • Welcome to an Altered Future

  • Digital Black

  • Han-Tyumi The Confused Cyborg

  • The Lord of Lightning

  • Altered Beast I

  • Alter Me I

  • Altered Beast II

  • Alter Me II

  • Altered Beast III

  • Alter Me III

  • Altered Beast IV


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Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer, Shahzad Ismaily :: Tiny Desk Concert

Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer, Shahzad Ismaily live at NPR’s Tiny Desk (May 12, 2023).



Setlist:

  • Eyes Of The Endless


The Deets:

Musicians:

  • Vijay Iyer: Fender Rhodes, piano

  • Arooj Aftab: vocals

  • Shahzad Ismaily: bass, Moog

Tiny Desk Team:

  • Producer: Bob Boilen

  • Director/Editor: Maia Stern

  • Audio Engineer: Josh Rogosin

  • Series Producer: Bobby Carter

  • Videographers: Maia Stern, Kara Frame, Sofia Seidel

  • Audio Assistant: Hannah Gluvna

  • Production Assistant: Ashley Pointer

  • Tiny Desk Team: Suraya Mohamed, Joshua Bryant, Marissa Lorusso, Hazel Cills, Ashley Pointer, Pilar Galván, Jill Britton

  • VP, Visuals and Music: Keith Jenkins

  • Senior VP, Programming: Anya Grundmann



Bob Marley and the Wailers :: Live at the Santa Barbara County Bowl :: 11/25/79

Bob Marley and the Wailers, live at the Santa Barbara County Bowl, 11/25/79.



Setlist:

  1. Positive Vibration

  2. Wake Up And Live

  3. I Shot The Sheriff

  4. Ambush In The Night

  5. Concrete Jungle

  6. Running Away

  7. Crazy Baldhead

  8. Them Belly Full

  9. Heathen

  10. Ride Natty Ride

  11. Africa Unite

  12. One Drop

  13. Exodus

  14. So Much Things To Say

  15. Zimbabwe

  16. Jamming

  17. Is This Love

  18. Kinky Reggae

  19. Stir It Up

  20. Get Up Stand Up


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Goat :: Live at Le Guess Who? (2022)

We recently highlighted Goat’s fabulous 2023 album “Medicine” as one that we heard too late to make our favorites list. I still can’t believe we missed it. Goat has been a long-time favorite around the Holiday at the Sea Fake Offices.

In penance, I offer you this short but terrific live set from 2022.

From the Youtube page: “Swedish psych outfit Goat perform live at Le Guess Who? 2022 following the release of their latest album 'Oh Death' via Rocket Recordings.”



Setlist:

  1. Under No Nation

  2. Gathering of Ancient Tribes

  3. Do The Dance

  4. Disco Fever 

  5. Goatman


Deets and Credits:

  • Captured at TivoliVredenburg’s Ronda on Saturday, 12 November during Le Guess Who? 2022.

  • Direction: Dammes Kieft

  • Camera: Anaïs Saebu, Jonathan Sipkema, Nicky Pajkić, Rikash Gobardhan, Yuma Eekman, Dammes Kieft

  • Production: Claudia Rison, Studio Dammes

  • Coordination: Barry Spooren Montage: Nicky Pajkić S

  • ound recording: Marc Broer



King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard :: Live at Lowlands 2023

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard :: Live at Lowlands 2023.



Setlist:

  1. Gila Monster

  2. Converge

  3. Witchcraft

  4. Self-Immolate

  5. This Thing

  6. The Garden Goblin

  7. Hypertension

  8. Magma


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Oki Dub Ainu Band Live For KeenStream

From the Youtube page:

“Festival TV on KEENSTREAM, a YouTube program that started in April 2020, hoping that the day will come when we can enjoy the music and outdoor activities that we love. We welcome over 100 artists in total and liven up the program with MC George Williams.”



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Harry Belafonte Live in Germany (1988)

Harry Belafonte live in Ravensburg, Germany, Nov 1988.







Setlist:

  1. Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)

  2. Kwela (Listen to the Man)

  3. Skin to Skin (with Sharon Brooks)

  4. Matilda, Martin Luther King

  5. Island in the Sun

  6. Try to Remember (with Ty Stephens)

  7. Jamaica Farewell

  8. Paradise in Gazankulu


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Brandee Younger & Dezron Douglas Live from Columbia

Brandee Younger, harp, and Dezron Douglas, bass, join together for an incredible evening of inspired jazz works.




Tracklisting

  1. * Rama Rama - Alice Coltrane *

  2. Foligno - Dezron Douglas *

  3. Unrest I & II - Brandee Younger *

  4. Equinox - John Coltrane *

  5. Mercy Mercy Me - Marvin Gaye Miller


Theatre’s celebrated (and free) Pop-Up Concerts continue with Live from Columbia, a new digital initiative offering audiences a virtual front-row seat to extraordinary performances filmed live in the Lantern—a stunning venue part of Columbia University's Manhattanville campus.

Co-presented with Columbia University School of the Arts Live from Columbia brings Columbia University to audiences around the world, showcasing the breadth of Miller's programming—from Bach to jazz to living composers—while highlighting the iconic beauty of the campus of Columbia University. Concerts are filmed live, and will premiere throughout the season, with on-demand streaming available immediately after. Learn more at: https://www.millertheatre.com/


jaimie "breezy" branch forever :: First St. Green : Arts For Art :: Paris :: 09/29/19

As the recent Aquarium Drunkard e-mail says: jaimie "breezy" branch forever!

We are all deeply saddened by branch’s passing. Let’s visit some live breezy.

So far, we/ve visited a solo set and examined two of her songs with lyrics and another one Yesterday we covered a band set, and today is branch in a trio format. As with the other sets, not a lot of information or tracklisting here, but ti’s great nonetheless. This set features Branch on trumpet, Luke Stewart on bass, Mike Pride on drums.

OH, and apparently this was “on Roy Campbell & Steve Dalachinsky's birthday.”


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jaimie "breezy" branch forever :: New Morning :: Paris :: 07/12/21

As the recent Aquarium Drunkard e-mail says: jaimie "breezy" branch forever!

We are all deeply saddened by branch’s passing. Let’s visit some live breezy.

Yesterday, we visited a solo set and examined one of her songs with lyrics and another one today. Here is branch with branch on trumpet, Lester St. Louis on cello, Jason Ajemian on bass, and Chad Taylor on drums.

As with the other one, not much information to go by here other than “Jaimie Branch - First Set (New Morning - Paris - July 12th 2021).” No setlist or anything, but you can figure it out if you really want to. I’m just grooving.

Set One:

Set Two:


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jaimie "breezy" branch forever :: Solo Set (2022)

As the recent Aquarium Drunkard e-mail says: jaimie "breezy" branch forever!

We are all deeply saddened by branch’s passing. Let’s visit some live breezy.

First up is a solo set from “Record Shop - July 2 2022.”

Not much else information about this one, but it’s well worth your time.


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Dehd :: Live at KEXP (2022)

“Dehd performing live in the KEXP studio. Recorded May 6, 2022.”


Setlist:

  1. Control

  2. Bad Love

  3. Stars

  4. Window


Players:

  • Jason Balla - Guitar / Vocals

  • Emily Kempf - Bass / Vocals

  • Eric McGrady - Drums



Meat Puppets Ring In The New Year (Just Not This One)

The Meat Puppets play a private party in Tempe, AZ 12/31/99.

Only two songs.

But two glorious songs.


Setlist:

  1. Seal Whales

  2. Up On The Sun


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Jake Xerxes Fussell: Live For Tiny Desk's Home Concerts

It’s only February, but I can already tell you that Jake Xerxes Fussell’s newest album Good and Green Again will be on my year-end favorites list.

Drawing from folk, American and even bits of Appalachian music, Fussell has created a beautiful, challenging and yet hopeful album. His incorporation of strings and horns (sometimes reminding me of Gregory Alan Isakov flourishes) brings a lushness to the music that’s comfortable in all the right ways.

Earlier this year, Fussell recorded his (at home) NPR Tiny Desk Concert. According to NPR: “Fussell recorded at a friend's home in Pittsboro, N.C., with Casey Toll on upright bass and Libby Rodenbough on violin, harmonium and backup vocals. The mantle behind them is adorned with a tiny desk surrounded by various vegetable-shaped candles.”

You’re not going to find much better things to do with 18 minutes. Give it a try:


  1. Setlist:

  2. “The River St. Johns"

  3. "Have You Ever Seen Peaches Growing on a Sweet Potato Vine?"

  4. "Breast of Glass"


Players:

  • Jake Xerxes Fussell: guitar, vocals

  • Libby Rodenbough: violin, harmonium, backing vocals

  • Casey Toll: upright bass


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