Super market jam

Literally. A SUPER market jam. Don't know what the natives will think when we uproot them again.

Btw, stopped by the River City Grill. They're hoping for an April 10 grand opening. Bigger place than maybe I first thought. I hope they know what they're getting into when they invited us.

Two Scoops of Carolina Chocolate Drops in Floyd

The first show March 31 done sold out. Tickets are on sale for a 9:30 p.m. show at the Floyd Country Store.

Alex Chilton, R.I.P.

I don't know how many of you ever heard of this guy. He was frickin' awesome. Saw him at a famous gig at Lucky's Upstairs in Radford in '87. His band Big Star influenced all the bands I loved in the '80s -- especially the Replacements and R.E.M.

Blue Highway

Blue Highway put on a great show in Roanoke last Friday night.
Came across this piece on them. Click here.

Not enough bluegrass on this blog...

So here's some from Alison Krauss.



Featuring Tim Stafford on guitar (we saw him last week with Blue Highway), Jerry Douglas with his long gone pony tail, and (wikipedia confirms this) master fiddler Stuart Duncan on the mandolin. (Like the picture of Sean Connery signed by Roger Moore!)

JB's record masterpiece

Not since Please Please Me has a record so awesome been recorded so quick.

Watch your local record retailer for the soon to be release awesomeness that is the Java Brothers debut album.

Taking suggestions on album titles.

Nora Jane Struthers and PJ

Good song, well played.

A New Hope

Or, a new home. The Jam relocated to the Wades Supermarket in Radford after a 7 year stretch at the Coffee Mill. I gotta say, I was impressed by the first night.

• A great turnout
• Plenty of room
• Tons of parking
• Early start / Early end - old geezers like me like to get to bed at a decent hour!
• Nice sound to the room

Could be the start of something nice! I love how comfortable it felt. And why shouldn't it? All our friends were there, pickin tunes.

Thanks to Wades for putting out the welcome mat.

Side Door Sessions - Feb 20th - Video clips

Here's a sampling of a few video clips from the Side Door Session #15 on Feb 20, 2010... (note the special guest appearance of dancing sensation Lucy Berrier toward the end of Pretty Little Bird by the Whitetop Mountaineers!).....

Indian Run - Jerusalem Ridge

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DJKMB7yZwQ

Indian Run - Big Sciota

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpswPxPzoBU

Whitetop Mountaineers - Southern Flavor:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlG6Zm9cmZM

Whitetop Mountaineers - Free Little Bird:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhG3sJH9UNE

Laura Beth and Clover Hollow Boys - Song #1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x76S2dOZGaA

Laura Beth and Clover Hollow Boys - Song #2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Z4Gtf7zdGs