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We All Need More Love We All Need More Love
Dec 9, 2019
Kory French
New Wood Brothers and Benevento, revisiting the Summer of 2019 with Fruit Bats, Upstate and Night Moves, and classic…
Running the Gamut Running the Gamut
Dec 2, 2019
Kory French
New music by the Kitchen Dwellers, more Giant Panda Guerrilla Dub Squad and first-time features by Tristan Israel and…
Turkey Time Traveling Show Turkey Time Traveling Show
Nov 25, 2019
Kory French
New music from The Wood Brothers. Great piano from Clayton Doley and Greg Schatz. Mike Montrey, Dangermuffin, Elephant…
By Year By Year
Nov 18, 2019
Kory French
Great keyboard work from MMB, John Popper led Blues Traveler and Brother’s Keeper, a jazz/reggae/ska mix from Robert…
To The Nineties and Back To The Nineties and Back
Nov 11, 2019
Kory French
Yo Mama’s Big Fat Booty Band, Galactic, Big Ol’ Dirty Bucket and Joe Marcinek bring the funk and jazz to this…
Tennessee Congolese Tennessee Congolese
Oct 28, 2019
Kory French
Take the drum circles from Mali and the Congo, add in roots music from Kentucky and bluegrass from Tennessee, and…
Max Pain & The Groovies Took Me to Utah & All I Got Was… Max Pain & The Groovies Took Me to Utah & All I Got Was This Fried Brain
Oct 25, 2019
Elena Childers
When you’re with these partiers, even Salt Lake City turns into the wildest place on earth.
Organ Foliage Organ Foliage
Oct 21, 2019
Kory French
Drunken Hearts’ new album ‘Wheels of the City’ plus some ALO and Big Something. Organ solos gets some attention in…
Jam Shot, No Chaser Jam Shot, No Chaser
Oct 14, 2019
Kory French
New music from Ghost Town Blues Band plus some new bands for this host—Joe Marcinek Band and Leftover Salmon. Plus,…
The Pianist, the Organist and the Bedouin The Pianist, the Organist and the Bedouin
Sep 23, 2019
Kory French
New Marco Benevento, Amendola cs. Blades, Twin Peaks, Longriver and live Wood Brothers, plus so much more.
Ten Thousand Moves Ten Thousand Moves
Sep 16, 2019
Kory French
Ronnie Penque interview, new Tweed and Altered Five. Plus some great sounds from Lotuspool.
Buckets of America Buckets of America
Sep 9, 2019
Kory French
Covering different sounds of American music with Ronnie Penque, Marco Benevento, the Suneaters, Keller Williams, Great…
Two Shots: Labor and Love Two Shots: Labor and Love
Sep 2, 2019
Kory French
One shot of Labor and one shot of Love from this week’s musical guests of Jam Session.
Mellon Coffee Mellon Coffee
Aug 26, 2019
Kory French
New cuts by the Wood Brother and Amendola vs. Blades plus a lot of live, soothing sounds.
Slightly Inspired Slightly Inspired
Aug 19, 2019
Kory French
Fresh collabs from CATS w/ Joe Russo and Fluid Foundation w/ SS. It’s a Slightly Stoopid inspired setlist.
Jammin’ with the DJ Jammin’ with the DJ
Aug 12, 2019
Kory French
HB Karl W. Davis! One of Chris Robinson’s best in a long time. And a push to the edge of the jam genre.
Solo the Drive Solo the Drive
Jul 29, 2019
Kory French
Late night summer drive music, where the solo keeps you truckin’.
Purple, Blue, and Fongola Purple, Blue, and Fongola
Jul 22, 2019
Kory French
A wide range of first-taste Widespread Panic to brand new sounds from the Republic of Congo.
Weird Glow, Quiet River, and For the Wife Weird Glow, Quiet River, and For the Wife
Jul 15, 2019
Kory French
New Music from Sarah Bethe Nelson and Richard Reed Parry, Long Island Jam Bands, and some women-centric jams for the…
Jammin’ in the Santa Cruz Mountains Jammin’ in the Santa Cruz Mountains
May 27, 2019
Laura Goldfarb
A look at the annual Santa Cruz Mountain Sol Festival featuring Bob Weir and Wolf Bros, Turkuaz, Achilles Wheel, and…
The Ska Lettuce Outlaws The Ska Lettuce Outlaws
May 20, 2019
Laura Goldfarb
Gov’t Mule makes their Outlaw Music Festival debut, Lettuce preps for a new album, and Roots of Creation goes ska.
Tastes Like Snozzberries Tastes Like Snozzberries
May 6, 2019
Laura Goldfarb
Welcoming Asheville, North Carolina’s jamband the Snozzberries to the Jam Session family today!
Pilgrimage, Petaluma, and Summer Meltdown Pilgrimage, Petaluma, and Summer Meltdown
Apr 1, 2019
Laura Goldfarb
Taking a peek at this year’s Summer Meltdown, Pilgrimage and Petaluma Music Festival
TAUK and Kung Fu To Headline Euforia TAUK and Kung Fu To Headline Euforia
Mar 25, 2019
Laura Goldfarb
Jam Session favorites TAUK and Kung Fu will headline the 16th annual Camp Euforia Music Festival in Lone Tree, Iowa.
Cousin Fungus In The House Cousin Fungus In The House
Mar 4, 2019
Laura Goldfarb
Welcoming instrumental jam band Cousin Fungus to the Jam Session family today with a 3-track spotlight
International Orange Joins The Fam International Orange Joins The Fam
Feb 11, 2019
Laura Goldfarb
International Orange joins the Jam Session family and Seth Walker puts out a new album this Friday with Royal Potato…
FloydFest & BeachLife Bring Their A-Games FloydFest & BeachLife Bring Their A-Games
Feb 4, 2019
Laura Goldfarb
Special highlights on the kickass lineups of the 19th annual FloydFest in July, as well as the inaugural BeachLife…
Bonnaroo & SweetWater 420 Line It Up Bonnaroo & SweetWater 420 Line It Up
Jan 28, 2019
Laura Goldfarb
Both the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival and SweetWater 420 Fest recently revealed their 2019 lineups which include…
Joe Marcinek’s New Mojo Joe Marcinek’s New Mojo
Jan 21, 2019
Laura Goldfarb
Three-track spotlight on the new album from the Joe Marcinek Band titled “JM3”
Electric Forest and FloydFest Electric Forest and FloydFest
Jan 14, 2019
Laura Goldfarb
Spotlight on two of our favorite festivals, the 2019 Electric Forest and FloydFest
New Lotus, Cali Roots & DelFest New Lotus, Cali Roots & DelFest
Jan 7, 2019
Laura Goldfarb
Spotlight on the new album from Lotus, plus initial festival lineup reveals for Cali Roots, DelFest, and more

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