Bluest Tape
126 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 months ago - ★★★★★ - 69 ratingsA journey through the live catalog of the band all the way from Athens, GA, Widespread Panic with your hosts, Harvey Couch and Jeff Kollath.
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125: The DAT Repairman
December 23, 2023 12:05 - 2 hours - 131 MBOn the 125th episode of the Bluest Tape, Sam Holt joins the show to discuss his recent shows with JoJo Hermann as well as upcoming Sam Holt Band shows. We discuss some repair work he has done recently on some DAT masters and listen to a previously unheard version of 12/30/91. And then finally, we discuss New Years' Eve shows of the past and then finish up with a great Chris Rabold version of Tallboy > Henry Parsons from 6/24/00. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
124: Guess the WSP Year
July 30, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 236 MBHarvey is joined by friend of the show Sam Holt, who updates us on his recent tour out west with Jojo and some upcoming Remembering Mikey shows. Then they play everyone's favorite podcast game, Guess the Year. Honoring the work of the OG Guess the Year Grateful Dead podcast. Harvey asks Sam to guess the year of some great Panic passages of the past. And then finally, Sam plays some great unreleased recordings from 1990 and 1993. And a fantastic solo Michael House tune called "Boat of Lon...
123: Holt Team 2023
January 30, 2023 18:02 - 1 hour - 119 MBWe check in with friend of the podcast, Sam Holt, as he and his friends get ready to hit the road for a short tour through the southeast. We talk about that, fall 2000, and of course, Mikey and Todd. https://www.samholtband.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
122: TEWSY at 20
January 19, 2023 16:11 - 1 hour - 966 MBWe are joined by brothers Geoff and Christopher Hanson, the guys behind 2002's The Earth Will Swallow You, a documentary that follows Widespread Panic in 2000 and looks at a band at their zenith. Be sure to check out The Earth Will Swallow You on Nugs on Saturday January 21st at 8pm. And check out www.ScrappleMercantile.com for more from the Hansons. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
121: Remembering Mikey 20 with Sam Holt
August 08, 2022 17:26 - 1 hour - 240 MBIn this episode, Harvey is joined by Sam Holt, longtime Widespread Panic fan and former guitar tech and band member, to discuss the 20th anniversary of Michael Houser's passing and Sam's post-Panic shows in Atlanta. Sam pulled out two old soundboard tapes and some of each are included here: 11/8/00 - Hult Center, Eugene, OR Disco > Ride Me High > No Sugar Tonight 11/29/00 - Assembly Hall, Champaign, IL Sandbox, Driving Song > Breathing Slow > B of D For more info about the upcoming sho...
120: Distractions, Distractions
May 05, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 160 MBWell, if you enjoy wandering conversations about nothing terribly impactful or relevant to your lives, then this is the episode for you! Jeff spends much of this short episode distracted by the brilliance of Ja Morant (47-8-8 in a playoff game!), and then asks Harvey the question of all questions about Goose and Joe Russo’s Almost Dead: “But, why do you like it?” Harvey provides a passionate enough answer to pique Jeff’s interest, but will it move beyond a quick Relisten listen? Come back fo...
119: Still Right Here, Still Just Here, Brave Little Friends
April 21, 2022 10:00 - 2 hours - 329 MBOur first show of 2022 (?!?) and we hit the ground running with a great interview with former Panic taper, guitar tech, and band member, Sam Holt, who shares with us some of his favorite moments from spring 1992, recalls some special moments from Mikey’s last full tour in spring 2002, what it was like to sit in with Jerry Joseph, and looks ahead with great excitement to three Sam Holt Band shows he has coming up in May that will pay tribute to Mikey and Todd Nance. After Sam exits, Jeff and ...
118: Milwookie, Nolaween, and Living in the Past
October 28, 2021 23:37 - 1 hour - 246 MBMilwookie, Nolaween, and Living in the Past ------------------------------ This week, we recap four solid shows from the Riverside Theater in Milwaukee, an annual stop for the band and fast becoming a must-see run for all the Panic fans out there. Looking ahead, we wishcast a few covers for the upcoming Nolaween run at UNO Lakefront Arena, and, as we always do around this of year, wax poetic about the 1997-2000 Halloween runs. No existential talk this episode, but we hint at a serious con...
117: Mempho in the Rear View
October 08, 2021 19:56 - 1 hour - 185 MBDespite the best efforts of the rain to keep the party from happening, Mempho Festival 2021 was a grand time! Panic played two really great one set shows on Friday and Saturday, kicking off each show with a high energy opener, building even higher during the set, and sending us all home with big smiles. Billy Strings joined the boys for a killer four song sit in on Friday night, including a massive “Dirty Business,” while the Saturday highlight was probably the raucous “Arleen.” We go over b...
116: Wrangler>Walkin' in Memphis
September 30, 2021 17:55 - 1 hour - 199 MBIt’s Mempho Time! ------------------------------ The 2021 Mempho Festival is FINALLY here! What a couple of months since the last Panic shows - the Wilmington shows were epic, the Asheville shows serviceable, and then Napa and NYC got canceled, and JB got COVID. But, everyone is healthy and the fans are ready for the Memphis heat! Aside from the Panic, the festival lineup is pretty great, with the Avetts, Nathaniel Rateliff, Black Pumas, Liz Brasher, City Champs, and more gracing the stag...
115: Wilmington Runs This Now
August 04, 2021 23:15 - 1 hour - 240 MBHarvey and Jeff recap the scorching hot Wilmington run and discuss the state of the US Olympic Team. Harvey is joined by The Penguin's Beau Gunn to recap how things went in Wilmington and discuss what the future might hold at Live Oak Bank Pavilion in downtown Wilmington. We also preview how the rest of 2021 looks for Panic, previews Jeff's attendance at a PHISH concert and Harvey's trip to Connecticut to ostensibly visit his in-laws (while also visiting Treehouse Brewery and seeing JRAD at W...
114: Find Out Just How Tall We Are
July 16, 2021 19:33 - 2 hours - 223 MBHarvey and Jeff are joined by Ted Rockwell to recap the (((wet))) Red Rocks Run. Then, we talk to Geoff Hanson from The Earth Will Swallow You and Beau Gunn from the Penguin in Wilmington, NC as we preview the upcoming three night run in Wilmington as Widespread Panic perform the first shows at the Live Oak Bank Pavillion at Riverfront Park in Wilmington, NC. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
113: Gotta Get Back to the Rocks
June 24, 2021 17:52 - 1 hour - 161 MBHarvey and Jeff get the band back together for a in-depth Red Rocks + Tunes for Tots preview and lay down some not-so-hot takes and predictions for the shows ahead. Special guests Jay Strasberg and Ted Rockwell bring their love of Panic and their excitement for the weekend ahead to the pod, and preview the incredible vibe that awaits the 10,000+ fans headed to Colorado. And yes, to stay to the original inspiration for the Bluest Tape, Jeff drops some solid recommendations from 96 and 98 that...
112: JFC, 25 Years? Spring 1996 Recap and Panic 3.0 News
April 28, 2021 18:00 - 1 hour - 129 MBGood Lord, we certainly take our time between episodes, don’t we? Episode 112 features a massive spring 1996 recap and breakdown (with recs below), plus some Panic 3.0 news and tour dates, along with sound financial advice from Harvey. If you have listened to our pod before, spring 1996 holds a special place in our collective heart - take a listen to any of the shows and you will certainly see why. From the “Little Rock” in North Little Rock on 3/22/96 to he “Fishwater > Help Me Somebody” e...
111: I'm From Texas, So I Didn't Ski, I Watched Perry Mason
January 26, 2021 09:36 - 2 hours - 112 MB“I’m From Texas, So I Didn’t Ski...I Watched Perry Mason” Sit n Ski, 25 Years Later JFC, can y’all believe - Sit n Ski was 25 YEARS AGO! A truly monumental event in the history of the band, it was really a pivot point for what the band would become in 1996 and the remainder of the Houser years. The tour started off with a unique format of solo performances by JB and Houser, new songs and covers, along with a heavy dose of David Blackmon on fiddle, but eventually settled into a groove of s...
110: We've Been Gone a Long Time
December 30, 2020 10:00 - 2 hours - 121 MBWe’ve Been a Long Time Gone My lands, we were gone a long time, weren’t we? Great to see you all again, everyone. Harvey and Jeff play a little catchup on life, Panic, politics, and such, and then sit down with Scott Whiddon, a Professor of Writing at Transylvania University in Lexington, who also happens to be a damn fine musician. On December 27, Scott will release his new single, “The Ballad of Chris Bell,” about the Big Star founder and Memphis-born singer-songwriter who died way too y...
109: Holt Team
October 20, 2020 10:16 - 3 hours - 187 MBJeff and Harvey discuss the return of the NFL (a few weeks late - time stands still in the quarantine). And then Sam Holt comes back to the podcast to play some scorching hot tunes and also discuss HOME TEAM and what it means. We also talk some more about Todd Nance and discuss his classic tune "Check Me Out (with a Cheeseburger). We would include a song list, but it's too damn long. Just know it's all top-notch. You've waited a long time for this episode - it's a long one, enjoy it. ...
108: That High Hat
September 08, 2020 12:35 - 2 hours - 158 MBThat High Hat Sam Holt joins to discuss Todd Nance Add the loss of Todd Nance to the list of terrible things that have happened in 2020. Jeff and Harvey knock off the rust and discuss how important Todd Nance was to the Widespread Panic sound. And then friend of the pod, Sam Holt, joins Harvey to talk some more about his friendship with Todd and then play some raging Jerry Joseph & Friends stuff and then some great early 90s Panic (what else would you expect from Sam?). Jerry Joseph & F...
107: A Patchwork Quilt of Life
August 14, 2020 09:01 - 1 hour - 94.5 MBA Patchwork Quilt of a Life: Jerry @ 25 It is impossible to believe, but it has been 25 years since we lost Jerry Garcia on August 9, 1995. His life and music paved the way for bands like Panic; his passing may have meant even more, elevating them to bigger tours, bigger venues, and more notoriety as Deadheads looked and longed for a new home. In this episode, we reflect on Garcia’s legacy, what he meant in our own lives, including “where we were” when we found out Jerry had died, and certa...
106: The Natty is Set
August 07, 2020 09:00 - 1 hour - 79.7 MBThe Natty Is Set My God, have we FINALLY reached The Natty?By God, we have! It is set. A consensus #1, all time show in 4/3/96 Huntsville, AL vs. the “People’s Champ,” 10/28/00 New Orleans, LA. A sensational standalone show on a sleepy Wednesday night in “The Rocket City” vs. a get-down Saturday night on Halloween weekend in “The Crescent City.” This matchup is really like choosing between your two kids (Harvey and I both have two boys - some days it is easier to choose one you like, though...
105: A Fantabulous Final Four + An Interview with Marq Spusta
July 03, 2020 10:00 - 2 hours - 135 MBA Fantabulous Final Four + An Interview with Marq Spusta We are super good at recording interviews - and episodes - weeks and/or months ago and dropping them on you all weeks and/or months later. You would think that during the pandemic we’d both have nothing to do but work and yell at people for not wearing masks, but that has not been the case. Life has been hectic, y’all! This week, Jeff and Harvey catch up on things, breakdown the Panic Final Four (chalk, chalk, chalk, and chalk), wax p...
104: The Elite 8 Unveiling + Jupiter Coyote
May 07, 2020 10:00 - 2 hours - 139 MBThe Elite 8 Unveiling + Jupiter Coyote Okay, we are down to the Elite 8 in our “A Panic Sweet 16 for the COVID-19” bracket to determine the “best” Panic show ever. We recap the results from the last matchups in the tourney and preview the monsters coming up, including the Battle for Alabama, Jeff’s best show ever vs. Harvey’s best show ever, NOLAWeen 2000 v Sit n Ski, and just maybe, quite possibly, the “best” Panic show ever from May 1999 v a classic NYE show. Whew! After the bracket brea...
103: Panic Sweet 16 part 3
April 13, 2020 09:44 - 1 hour - 99 MBA Panic Sweet 16 for the COVID-19: The George McConnell and The Danny the Angry Sound Man Brackets Here’s the right side of the Widespread Panic Sweet 16 bracket, eight killer shows that, if you haven’t heard them or don’t know about them, why are you reading this and listening to us? You must not get any of our terrible jokes, or any of our snarky references to “Dark Day Program,” “Coach,” and “Sparks Fly.” This is a recording of a Facebook Live we did a week or so ago, so apologies if o...
102: Panic Sweet 16 part 2
April 02, 2020 10:00 - 58 minutes - 53.7 MBA Panic Sweet 16 for the COVID-19 The Todd Nance Bracket As promised, here’s our Widespread Panic Sweet 16 bracket of what we and the band think are the “best” 16 shows in the band’s history (yes, we know, some of our choices are debatable, but take us to task on Twitter!). The 16 includes 11 shows officially released by the band and 5 at-large concerts from the years 1989 to 2001. We continue the tournament in the lower left part of the bracket - named for the band’s original drummer, Tod...
101: Panic Sweet 16 for COVID-19
March 27, 2020 13:30 - 1 hour - 74.1 MBA Panic Sweet 16 for the COVID-19 The T. Lavitz Bracket As promised, here’s our Widespread Panic Sweet 16 bracket of what we and the band think are the “best” 16 shows in the band’s history (yes, we know, some of our choices are debatable, but take us to task on Twitter!). The 16 includes 11 shows officially released by the band and 5 at-large concerts from the years 1989 to 2001. We get started off in the upper left part of the bracket - named for the first and shortest tenured keyboardis...
100: A Big Show for Unprecedented Times
March 20, 2020 09:35 - 2 hours - 153 MBA Big Show for Unprecedented Times The Bluest Tape @ 100 Well, it took us almost three years, but we finally have made it to our 100th episode! Congrats to us and congrats to you all for sticking with us through all the talk about appliance repair, existential dread, whining about Kentucky basketball, Memphis-related conspiracy theories, and, perhaps most important, the pod’s evolution in how we think about Panic 3.0. So, episode 100 is a really big show. Not only did we do a live Faceboo...
99: We Fancied Rat Patrol
March 12, 2020 12:35 - 2 hours - 128 MBWe Fancied Rat Patrol: Beacon Residency 2020 Episode #99 hits at a particularly harrowing time in the recent history of our nation. The NBA is on hiatus. March Madness will be played in arenas in front of moms, dads, ballboys, and janitors, and no one else. Tom Hanks - FREAKING TOM HANKS - has the damn virus. End times? Nope. Just 2020, the best year ever. Well, despite the darkness, at least we still have some Widespread Panic to talk about. The band just completed its first five-nights-i...
98: Why Do We Even Exist?
February 11, 2020 11:00 - 3 hours - 175 MBWhy Do We Even Exist? A Very Special, Existential Bluest Tape Yep, we ask this question and many more in this, our 98th episode of The Bluest Tape. What ostensibly began as an episode to discuss the recent Panic en la Playa Nueve turns into a discussion about washer/dryer repair and the very nature of this podcast that you are about to tune into. We go DEEP. But, we also talk about PELP, and another great PELP it was, really turning into a family reunion in some ways, not just for the fans...
97: Everyone Gets a Second Chance
January 15, 2020 11:00 - 2 hours - 123 MBEveryone Gets A Second Chance 2020 Is Upon Us First time we’ve recorded in a while and so much has gone on, most notably, Panic concluding a strong three night run at the Fabulous Fox Theater in Atlanta over New Year’s. This episode, we recap the holidays, recap our illnesses, complain about football and basketball referees and the ridiculous amount of replays, and of course, end up talking about Panic. We give the 2019 run a good once over, and then we let Harvey wax poetic about NYE 94 a...
96: Nothing Lasts Forever in the Cold November Rain
November 19, 2019 10:29 - 1 hour - 94.2 MBNothing Lasts Forever in the Cold November Rain Montana, November 2000 We recorded this episode in the midst of a driving Memphis rain storm and a 25+ degree temperature drop on Veteran’s Day, so tipping our cap to the great W. Axl Rose and Stephanie Seymour seemed appropo. We dropped a new format for our Halloween 2019 recap and promptly cast it aside for a return to the old format. Sorry! This week, we have two great examples from Fall Tour 2000 - a couple of unheralded shows from the S...
95: Get Your Hot Takes
November 08, 2019 22:00 - 1 hour - 90.8 MBGet Your Hot Takes! Halloween 2019 Recap What a great three night run in New Orleans! Wow! Excellent performances on all three nights, some BIG surprises, great covers, and killer setlists all around. Obviously, the talk of the run was the tribute to Andy Kaufman on Halloween night that ended in a bizarre piece of performance art to the tune of "Volare" and “Tacos are Cheap.” I hope they book Tony Clifton as an opener for Panic en la Playa in 2021. Trying a new format this week. We talk ...
94: Millioke', which is Algonquin for “The Good Land"
October 24, 2019 09:00 - 2 hours - 140 MB“‘Millioke,’ which is Algonquin for “The Good Land” Panic Returns to the Cream City! This weekend, the boys hit the Riverside Theatre in Milwaukee, Wisconsin for what will likely be another excellent run of three shows. The band has made the Riverside its exclusive Milwaukee home since 2006, but before that, they played all over “The United States of Milwaukee,” from Shank Hall and the Modjeska to the Eagles Ballroom and Summerfest. We get things started with the band’s first trip to the C...
93: Back to the Mother Church
September 13, 2019 12:25 - 2 hours - 128 MBBack to the Mother Church Ryman 2019 If you are a regular listener to the Pod, you’d swear that we have turned this in a Billy Strings podcast! Lots of Billy Strings talk again this week - we unveil his previously unknown, completely secret REAL last name (dramatic enough for you?) - as Harvey waxes poetic about Billy’s role in the three night acoustic run at the “Mother Church of Country Music,” the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. These acoustic shows mark a giant leap forward for the band...
92: By the Time We Got to Woodstock
August 21, 2019 12:07 - 2 hours - 143 MBBy the Time We Got to Woodstock This week, we take a trip back to the 1969 Aquarian Exposition, aka, the Woodstock Music and Arts Fair, held in Bethel, NY. Through three days of rain, mud, bad trips, no food, traffic jams, and more mud, nearly a half million young people from all over the US made their way to this legendary festival. One such person was Jeff’s father-in-law, Larry, who hitched his way from New York City on Saturday morning, arriving just in time for the day’s music. In this...
91: "The Music is Running Itself and They're Just Hanging On"
August 02, 2019 13:00 - 2 hours - 127 MB"The Music Is Running Itself and They're Just Hanging On" A Conversation with Sam Holt Harvey is joined again by friend of the podcast, Sam Holt. They dig deep into the archives and play some of Sam faves from shows in 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, and 2001. They discuss Sam's upcoming Remembering Mikey event in Atlanta on August 10, 2019 at Terminal West and also his late night shows in Nashville after Ryman Panic on 8/23 and 8/24. Links below go to whole show streams from Panicstream. 31 O...
90: On the Road with Harvey, Jeff, and the DDBB
July 26, 2019 11:17 - 2 hours - 127 MBOn the Road with Harvey, Jeff, and the DDBB Another Joyous Occasion, Vol. 2 For all your first times or long times out there, we have a landmark first in this episode of the Bluest Tape. Whilst driving up I-75 to the Tedeschi Trucks Band in Cincinnati, Jeff and Harvey actually recorded an episode in the SAME place at the SAME time, this time, in Jeff’s Honda Pilot! Harvey does most of the nuts and bolts this time around so Jeff could keep his eyes on the road, but the discussion goes back ...
89: Unexpected, Graceful, Not Forced
July 11, 2019 10:00 - 2 hours - 139 MBUnexpected, Graceful, Not Forced Red Rocks 2019 Jeff is still in the fog of newborn parenthood, so we'll give him a pass for not finding time to join us on the podcast this week, but we are lucky enough to call in an ace reliever in the form of Ted Rockwell. Ted attended the most recent Panic three night run at Red Rocks, and as we learn, has attended all of the 60 consecutive WSP sell outs at Red Rocks, dating back to that fantastic show on May 31, 1996 (of course it was fantastic, it wa...
88: Babies Only Care What the People Feel
June 20, 2019 10:00 - 2 hours - 110 MBBabies Only Care What the People Feel Well, we stay true to our element with some more 1996 heat, this time to celebrate the arrival of the Kollath progeny. “Little Wrangler” Ellison Liron Kollath arrived on Tuesday, June 4, weighing a robust 8lb, 7oz. Mom and baby are doing well and dad is trying to figure out how to go hide at work and not offend anyone. In his short time on Earth, Baby Ellison has shown a keen interest in “Take Off Jam” - no, I’m not making that up - it is amazing what y...
87: Getting Back to Our Roots
June 05, 2019 12:45 - 2 hours - 116 MBGetting Back to Our Roots: A Return to 1996 Since it had been SO long since we dropped a new episode on you all, we thought it best to go back to our roots and play some serious, super sleeper, spring/summer 1996 heat. We head all the way out west to Tacoma, Washington where we find Panic inhabiting the Temple Theater for a smoking two setter that is oftentimes overlooked because of what comes before (5/31 through 6/2) and after (6/5). 6/4 is a special day for the Bluest Tape since, unless ...
86: Late for the Future
May 07, 2019 10:00 - 1 hour - 110 MBLate for the Future Spring 2019 Sometimes we have the best of intentions. Sometimes we record two episodes at once. Sometimes we plan on putting out episodes in back to back weeks. Sometimes life intervenes. Sometimes Jeff forgets to write the liner notes. Sometimes we feel bad about all of this. Here it is, a review of the early and middle part of the Spring 2019 Panic tour. We recorded the show just before the Sweetwater 420 and Trondossa Festivals so we don’t have anything from those f...
85: It Was Twenty Years Ago Today
April 17, 2019 10:00 - 2 hours - 133 MBIt Was Twenty Years Ago Today... Early Spring 1999 All these 20/25/30 year anniversaries are making us feel OLD, ya’ll! It is hard to believe that Panic has been around that long, and even more remarkable that the band is still together and killing it (yes, even we now admit the band is on fire, just needed to ‘recalibrate’ our thinking - we’re late to the party, sue us!). We go back 20 years to the spring of 1999, probably the best tour of the year and one of the last great tours before M...
84: We Enjoy Ourselves
April 04, 2019 10:00 - 1 hour - 107 MB84: We Enjoy Ourselves Part 2 of the Panic/Phish Osiris crossover podcast experience. After Harvey wandered aimlessly through an episode of Helping Friendly Podcast with RJ Bee, RJ returned the favor and appears on the Bluest Tape to discuss some memorable Panic moments. After a very un-scientific survey of Panic Twitter, Harvey decided to have RJ listen to: 03 April 1996 - Huntsville, AL - Von Braun Center Maggot Brain 07 May 1997 - Louisville, KY - Palace Theatre Fishwater 28 October...
83: Lagniappe #6
March 29, 2019 12:29 - 1 hour - 76.9 MBLagniappe #6: March the 29th In this lagniappe episode, Harvey looks back at some pretty special shows played by the band on March 29th. Please continue to support the podcast by buying one of our swell t-shirts here! Links below go to the whole show stream from Panicstream: 29 March 1992 - Fort Collins, CO - Fort Ram Hatfield > Rock, Mercy > Entering A Black Hole Backwards > Chilly Water Source: SBD 29 March 1995 - Somerville, MA - Somerville Theatre Red Beans, And it Stoned Me Source:...
82: We'll Be Back to Clean It All Up Later
March 14, 2019 10:00 - 2 hours - 161 MB“We’ll Be Back to Clean It All Up Later:” Traditional Closers, Vol. 2 We close our the closers series with the top five picks in our draft. It was a tough choice at the top of the draft, a true Ryan Leaf v. Peyton Manning kind of decision, but in this case, I suppose there were really no losers and no one ended up in jail for drugs and theft. If that’s the case, then I guess it was nothing like Leaf v. Manning. Anyway, I digress. So, Widespread Panic. Closers. Jeff had the 1st, 4th and 5t...
81: “We’ll Be Back to Clean it All Up Later”
February 26, 2019 11:00 - 2 hours - 136 MB“We’ll Be Back to Clean It All Up Later:” Traditional Closers, Vol. 1 It certainly took us a while to get back to this theme of traditional openers → traditional closers (are we doing encores, Harvey?) but here we are with volume one of the closers portion of the proceedings. Some excellent selections here (Harvey with three, Jeff with two) that may spark a little debate amongst the Panic fans out there. We get started with a selection from the Travelin’ Light Tour of summer 1998, and then ...
80: That Other January Tour
January 31, 2019 11:00 - 2 hours - 124 MBThat Other January Tour Here we are in the midst of another Sit n Ski anniversary, but this time around, we’ll take a pass on the landmark 1996 tour and jump back three years further in the past and look at 1993. Taking two weeks off after an epic NYE at the Georgia Theater, Panic hit the road for a remarkable 41 shows in a little over 50 days, starting in Florida and ending up in New Orleans in early March. The shows for this episode come from late January and find the band in prime form -...
79: Ending of One, Beginning of Another
January 18, 2019 20:00 - 2 hours - 135 MBEnding of One, Beginning of Another: NYE Run at the Fabulous Fox The New Year’s 2018 run at the Fabulous Fox Theater is in the books. While many of you are probably already looking towards Panic en la Playa in a week-plus, we decided to take a look back at what was a pretty solid three show run. We saw the return of some old favorites, some supreme setlist creativity, and, no surprise here, some damn fine picking from the boys. It wasn’t a flawless run by any stretch, though strong overall....
78: Auld Acquaintances Might Be Forgotten, But These Panic Shows Won’t Be
December 28, 2018 05:01 - 2 hours - 141 MBAssuming y’all survived Christmas and such, it is now time to look ahead to Panic’s return to the FABULOUS Fox Theater in Atlanta, GA. The band is saddled up and ready to ride for three nights at the legendary old movie house, and the Bluest Tape has your pre-show soundtrack all mapped out. Harvey and Jeff clearly missed each other since they again talk way too long about various topics, but eventually they get to the music, expertly curated by Harvey this week, who again brings hyperbole an...
77: It’s A Wonderful Pod
December 24, 2018 11:13 - 3 hours - 192 MBIt’s A Wonderful Pod: Puttin’ a Bow on 2018 Bonus Tracks and Deep Cuts Let’s bring good ol’ 2018 to a close in style with a selection of bonus tracks, which in our case means “shows we really dug and never found the chance to play ‘em this year, or they were in an episode that got cut for one reason or another.” In the case of these four selections, we think the wait was WELL worth it. After Harvey and Jeff get caught up with their lives and holiday plans, they charge headlong into a ripp...
76: “Settle Down, What Do You Think This Is, a Rock n Roll Show?”
November 28, 2018 11:00 - 2 hours - 110 MB“Settle Down, What Do You Think This Is, a Rock n Roll Show?” Classic Openers, Part 2 Let’s close out the openers show in style, with five burners from days gone by. Harvey kicks things off with his second and third picks, “Send Your Mind” from the great Van Morrison, and a return to the well (so to speak) with a nice “Little Kin” opener from the essential March 1996 show in Johnson City, TN. Jeff comes back with the first of his final two selections: a stellar “Pleas” delivered in front o...