Out now and exclusively on nugs, this announcement brings fans worldwide the full 2014 Tour, a special time in King Crimson history with the first outing of “The Seven-Headed Beast Of Crim.” Enjoy these shows now, and be on the lookout for monthly archival releases to hit the app this year. In addition to streaming, CDs and hi-res downloads are also available.
King Crimson has been described as “a way of doing things”. It is a band that has existed in many different incarnations, beginning in 1969, with the line-up of Fripp, McDonald, Lake, Giles and Sinfield, which recorded the seminal album “In The Court of the Crimson King”, often cited as the genesis of progressive rock.
“The impact of this group in England, from its first performance on April 9th. 1969 at the Speakeasy in London, is difficult to convey 25 years afterwards unless one were part of it: something like the explosive impact of punk seven years later. A considerable influence on the musicians and groups of its generation, it is also the only Crimson which could have been a massive commercial success. Inevitably, it drew as much hostility as support.
There was something completely other which touched this group and which we called our “good fairy”. After reflecting on how we went from abject failure to global commercial and musical success in nine months, I concluded after several years of reflection that sometimes music leans over and takes us into its confidence. This was one of those times.”
This initial incarnation lasted less than a year, setting a trend for regular dissolutions and changes of line-ups over the next 50 years. “I have noticed that when Crimson is about to get successful in a big way it breaks up, regularly.” as Fripp noted.
Although they recorded thirteen studio albums, many regarded as classics, King Crimson is generally regarded as essentially a live band, best seen in live performances which could re-orientate the lives of both band members and the audience. “Records and live performance are two worlds. One is a love letter, the other a hot date. Crimson were always the band for a hot date and from time to time they could write a love letter too. But for me they were better in the clinches. Like, in London in the Spring of 1969, Amsterdam in November 1973, The Savoy, New York over three nights in November 1981. Sometimes it’s like angels descending from the clouds on chariots of fire, blowing trumpets of gold in your ear.”
In Fripp’s opinion there have been four definitive line-ups. 1969, 1974, particularly at their final show in NY Central Park July and on the album Red, 1981, and the final 2014-2021 incarnation.
“The 1972/4 Crimson was rocking rock which looked to rock rather than jazz for its spirit, drawing mainly on a European vocabulary both for writing and improvising. In no way a fusion band, the group increasingly needed improvisation to stay alive. This didn’t show much in the studio albums, but live it stepped sideways and jumped.
Live, the 1981 Crimson were more song based than the earlier lineups but Tony, Ade, Billy & Bob could also rock out and shred wallpaper at three miles.”
Of the final incarnation” “It is remarkable. The best band I’ve been in, musically, personally, professionally.”
Fans all have their opinion over their favourite line-up and album. The intention behind DGMLive is to release all the live recordings of King Crimson alongside their studio albums and the recording sessions which led to them. A remarkable catalogue of a remarkable band.
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With tons of concerts from across the musical spectrum uploaded to nugs.net in 2024, we crunched the numbers and looked at what YOU listened to the most all year! Explore the top shows below and get access to our full audio and video catalog with a year of All Access – only $99 for a VERY limited time!
Out today is the latest release from The Live Archive Series, the final night of the first leg of the Born to Run Tour. Read archivist Erik Flannigan’s essay on the storied night in Toronto, then order your copy today or stream it exclusively in the nugs app:
To all but a few misanthropes among us, the Live Archive series has been received as the bounty of riches it is. Each installment is an audio time machine that transports us back to specific, historic performances in Bruce Springsteen’s career. It bears repeating that, for those who traded iffy live tapes for decades, the idea that nearly 100 vintage multitrack recordings would be released for sale was unimaginable back in the day. It’s especially true when factoring in the release of every show of a current tour. If dreams came true, well wouldn’t that be nice?
Regardless of era, each Archive release has its distinct merits, but performances from Springsteen’s climb up the mountain (contrasted with those played at the career summit) offer extra appeal.
That’s what we get to hear on Toronto, December 21, 1975. This previously unheard, let alone unreleased 49-year-old recording is one of the more transporting in the series to date. From inside the Field House at Seneca College, this new audio evidence strongly suggests nary a person in attendance had ever seen Springsteen before.
Per Brucebase, the Toronto show was originally slated for a 1,000 seat venue, then bumped twice to bigger ones due to ticket demand, ultimately landing at the Field House. The 3,000 Bruce curious who assembled that frigid evening applaud with well-mannered respect between songs but remain uncannily quiet otherwise as they witness the sublime performance unfolding in front of them. Case in point: when Bruce hits his first hard stop before introducing the band in “Rosalita,” the smattering of applause makes clear the crowd has no clue how to react.
The Archive release of Berkeley Community Theatre July 1, 1978 conveyed a similar sense of aural intimacy and audience respect, but with Toronto, the “You Are There As It Happens” element sounds even more pronounced.
The Toronto concert was originally recorded to 16-track, two-inch master tapes which were Plangent Process transferred just a few weeks ago and newly mixed by Jon Altschiller. That work, combined with the sonic byproduct of an unusually polite Ontario crowd, yields a close-up, wide stereo recording rich with detail. When A/V aficionados talk about OLED TV screens, they say “the blacks are so black.” The equivalent with the Toronto audio is “the silences are so silent.”
The aforementioned notion of Springsteen’s climb up the mountain applies to several factors in a performance, like whether he’s playing to audiences that need convincing, which is surely the case in Toronto. Another is that this line-up of the E Street Band with Stevie Van Zandt, Roy Bittan and Max Weinberg only had five months together under their belts. While they are undeniably locked into each other, their parts aren’t as fixed as they would eventually become, so there’s a fresh, in-the-moment feeling to the band’s playing throughout the Toronto set.
Given the crowd vibe, the night begins modestly, with Bruce and Roy performing the slow piano version of “Thunder Road” that opened most Born to Run tour concerts in 1975. It’s worth reminding ourselves that this now-familiar arrangement must have been an enormous surprise to hear if all you knew was the album version.
A rousing “Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out” and “Spirit in the Night” (both loaded with tasty licks from Van Zandt) follow and the audience shows signs of beginning to absorb what they are witnessing, particularly after “Spirit.” The band is sharp from the jump and while Bruce’s otherwise strong vocals carry a hint of him holding back ever so slightly, something shifts in “Lost in the Flood.”
Tension builds organically through the second verse, and when Bruce sings “The kids call him Jimmy the Saint,” Van Zandt unleashes a wicked guitar trill, the rest of the band smashes in, and the song bursts open. Stevie’s guitar continues to sparkle throughout and Springsteen’s vocal restraint vanishes in favor of passion and intent. When “Lost in the Flood” quiets down again for Bittan’s piano outro, the cliche “you can hear a pin drop” has never been more accurate.
“She’s the One” picks up where “Lost in the Flood” took off, as the audience claps along to Bruce’s harmonica over Weinberg’s Bo Diddley beat. Later, Springsteen’s own guitar work matches Van Zandt’s stride for stride in this outstanding reading that’s met with the biggest applause of the night so far. Sensing he may have cracked the code, Springsteen sings “Born to Run” with fervor you can hear in the very first utterance of “tramps LIKE us.”
Off those peaks, “Pretty Flamingo” cools things down for 14 languid, enchanting minutes that include two storytelling patches. The first starts in familiar territory as Bruce recounts sitting with Steve on the porch day after day watching a pretty girl walk by on her way home from work. In this version, however, they are joined by Bruce’s dad.
“My father was home a lot. He was the kind of guy, he would get up in the morning — well, he’d wake up and decide if he was gonna get up. And if he felt like going to work, he’d go. If not, he’d stay around home…. He was always watching what I was doing, keeping his eye on me. He thought I was always getting into all kinds of trouble and stuff. He figured that was more his job to stay home and make sure I was cool. So he’d be sitting out there with us on the porch.”
Springsteen goes on to recall buying a guitar at Western Auto and a bicycling Clarence Clemons “riding by with no hands, playing the saxophone,” all in an effort to impress the woman strolling by each day. It’s a fun variation on the familiar tale, as is a second chapter later in the song about hiring a detective agency only to realize his sister could have been his ideal ambassador.
Guitars return to the spotlight for “Saint in the City” and once again the clarity of the Toronto recording shines as the guitarists swap licks across the stereo field, with Bruce in the center and Stevie on the right. As if the musicianship wasn’t already showing out, “Kitty’s Back” gives each member of the band a moment. Listen for Bruce’s guitar solo at 11:14 giving a nod to Van Morrison’s “Moondance.”
An immense “Jungleland” with still more magic moments from Van Zandt and Clemons carries the show’s denouement and “Rosalita” takes the set home. While the audience was disoriented in the latter’s first break, their applause at the end makes it clear they figured it out.
“Sandy” starts the encore evocatively, with Clemons’ low baritone sax underpinning Danny Federici’s accordion in a gorgeous take. It’s fun to hear a version of “Santa Claus Is Coming to Town” that’s contemporary to the officially released version from Greenvale, New York, recorded nine days prior. While the arrangement is the same for both, the introductions are charmingly different (and the ensuing banter is, too).
After “Detroit Medley,” the now-sustained audience response is joined by cheers and whistles: by this point we’ve witnessed Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band completely win over the crowd. And he’s not done yet.
In what might be the high point of the evening, Springsteen returns for a solemn solo piano “For You.” His performance delivers unique line readings and vocal dynamics, especially in the final verse and chorus which are riveting. Bruce also alters the pivotal line in the bridge, singing, “Remember how I kept you waiting, when it was FINALLY my turn to be the god?” “Quarter to Three” ends the evening with a buzz that surely lingered for all 3,000 Torontonians.
Born to Run, both album and tour, turn 50 years old in 2025. It was a time when Bruce’s future career wasn’t guaranteed, but performances like Toronto were the occasions where the curious became the converted.
Toronto 1975 was painstakingly transferred from the original 2″ master tapes at Sonicraft utilizing the Plangent Processes playback system, and mixed and mastered from the original 16 track recording at Chiller Sound earlier this month. CDs, hi-res downloads, DSD128 files, and MP3s are now available. You an also stream this show now along with 100 other releases from the Springtseen Archive Series exclusively with a nugs subscription – now 50% Off for a limited time!
For this month’s Third Man Thursday release, we’re excited to bring you six new shows from November on Jack White‘s No Name Tour. From archivist Ben Blackwell:
Jack White and his No Name tour continue to lay waste to crowds in a steady, rolling manner as evidenced by the shows featured in the December drop for Third Man Thursday. The songs from No Name like “Archbishop Harold Holmes” and “Old Scratch Blues” continue to both sizzle and evolve, each subsequent performance taking on a life of its own. For the heads, the tour keeps on delivering presents…like the first outing of “Now Mary” since the White Stripes last played it in 2007 (!) as well as tour debuts of “Let’s Build A Home” and the cover of Dylan’s “Outlaw Blues.” Furthermore, the Robert Johnson gems just keep coming! New to these shows are spirited, impromptu takes on both “I’m A Steady Rollin’ Man” and “Preaching Blues” and we are all the richer for them. Listen already!
It’s one of the hardest tickets to get, but you don’t have to miss a note. Stream these new shows and Jack White’s entire archival concert catalog now exclusively on nugs. Hi-res downloads are also available. Take advantage of our $99 promo for a year of All Access and gain instant streaming access to the full Third Man Records catalog.
Each week, nugs.net founder Brad Serling brings his long-standing radio show to SiriusXM Jam On, debuting choice tracks curated from the week in live music. Check out this week’s playlist below, featuring professionally mixed recordings from Billy Strings, Goose, Eggy, Dogs in a Pile, and more.
The #WeeklyLiveStash premieres each Friday at 6pm ET on SiriusXM channel 309, with encore airings on Saturday at 11am ET, Sunday at 3pm ET, and Monday at 9pm ET.
nugs subscribers can stream this week’s tracks from the #WeeklyLiveStash in the app (playlist will only open on mobile, but can be saved to your Library for desktop playback). nugs subscribers can also visit their My Account page to check their eligibility for four months of SiriusXM All Access. Offer details apply.
Each week, nugs.net founder Brad Serling brings his long-standing radio show to SiriusXM Jam On, debuting choice tracks curated from the week in live music. Check out this week’s playlist below, featuring professionally mixed recordings from Sturgill Simpson, Greensky Bluegrass, moe., and more.
The #WeeklyLiveStash premieres each Friday at 6pm ET on SiriusXM channel 309, with encore airings on Saturday at 11am ET, Sunday at 3pm ET, and Monday at 9pm ET.
nugs subscribers can stream this week’s tracks from the #WeeklyLiveStash in the app (playlist will only open on mobile, but can be saved to your Library for desktop playback). nugs subscribers can also visit their My Account page to check their eligibility for four months of SiriusXM All Access. Offer details apply.
Each week, nugs.net founder Brad Serling brings his long-standing radio show to SiriusXM Jam On, debuting choice tracks curated from the week in live music. Check out this week’s playlist below, featuring professionally mixed recordings from Sturgill Simpson, Greensky Bluegrass, moe., and more.
The #WeeklyLiveStash premieres each Friday at 6pm ET on SiriusXM channel 309, with encore airings on Saturday at 11am ET, Sunday at 3pm ET, and Monday at 9pm ET.
nugs subscribers can stream this week’s tracks from the #WeeklyLiveStash in the app (playlist will only open on mobile, but can be saved to your Library for desktop playback). nugs subscribers can also visit their My Account page to check their eligibility for four months of SiriusXM All Access. Offer details apply.
Scooter Blues Sturgill Simpson 11/18/24 Washington, DC
Each week, nugs.net founder Brad Serling brings his long-standing radio show to SiriusXM Jam On, debuting choice tracks curated from the week in live music. Check out this week’s playlist below, featuring professionally mixed recordings from Talking Heads, Goose, Greensky Bluegrass, and more.
The #WeeklyLiveStash premieres each Friday at 6pm ET on SiriusXM channel 309, with encore airings on Saturday at 11am ET, Sunday at 3pm ET, and Monday at 9pm ET.
nugs subscribers can stream this week’s tracks from the #WeeklyLiveStash in the app (playlist will only open on mobile, but can be saved to your Library for desktop playback). nugs subscribers can also visit their My Account page to check their eligibility for four months of SiriusXM All Access. Offer details apply.
Note: the Phish track is available exclusively via LivePhish.
Each week, nugs.net founder Brad Serling brings his long-standing radio show to SiriusXM Jam On, debuting choice tracks curated from the week in live music. Check out this week’s playlist below, featuring professionally mixed recordings from Bruce Springsteen, Santana, Eggy, and more.
The #WeeklyLiveStash premieres each Friday at 6pm ET on SiriusXM channel 309, with encore airings on Saturday at 11am ET, Sunday at 3pm ET, and Monday at 9pm ET.
nugs subscribers can stream this week’s tracks from the #WeeklyLiveStash in the app (playlist will only open on mobile, but can be saved to your Library for desktop playback). nugs subscribers can also visit their My Account page to check their eligibility for four months of SiriusXM All Access. Offer details apply.
Ghostbusters Bruce Springsteen 10/31/24 Montreal, PQ
Sturgill Simpson aka Johnny Blue Skies ‘”Why Not?” Tour is one of the hottest tickets of 2024, selling out venues across the country with rave reviews from press and fans in every city. Every marathon 3-hour performance so far is streaming now exclusively on nugs, where you can track the electric performances from Santa Barbara to Nashville – and we’ll have every show on the upcoming November leg too.
Listening at home is fun…but we want to give you the opportunity to experience the show firsthand!
Right now and till November 8th, we’re running an exclusive giveaway for our subscribers for a chance to win your choice of two GA Pit tickets for either the Hampton, VA show on November 15th, or the Huntington, WV performance on November 16th.
Enter now at nugs.net/contests, and for anyone who can’t make it to these shows, catch the “Why Not?” Tour near you at sturgillsimpsonlive.com, or look for next-day tour audio to be available for streaming or order.
Each week, nugs.net founder Brad Serling brings his long-standing radio show to SiriusXM Jam On, debuting choice tracks curated from the week in live music. Check out this week’s playlist below, featuring professionally mixed recordings from Goose, Sturgill Simpson, The Bobby Weir Incident, and more.
The #WeeklyLiveStash premieres each Friday at 6pm ET on SiriusXM channel 309, with encore airings on Saturday at 11am ET, Sunday at 3pm ET, and Monday at 9pm ET.
nugs subscribers can stream this week’s tracks from the #WeeklyLiveStash in the app (playlist will only open on mobile, but can be saved to your Library for desktop playback). nugs subscribers can also visit their My Account page to check their eligibility for four months of SiriusXM All Access. Offer details apply.
Note: the Phish track is only available via LivePhish.
Box of Rain The Bobby Weir Incident 10/27/24 Live Oak, FL
Each week, nugs.net founder Brad Serling brings his long-standing radio show to SiriusXM Jam On, debuting choice tracks curated from the week in live music. Check out this week’s playlist below, featuring professionally mixed recordings from Billy Strings, Goose Sturgill Simpson, and more.
The #WeeklyLiveStash premieres each Friday at 6pm ET on SiriusXM channel 309, with encore airings on Saturday at 11am ET, Sunday at 3pm ET, and Monday at 9pm ET.
nugs subscribers can stream this week’s tracks from the #WeeklyLiveStash in the app (playlist will only open on mobile, but can be saved to your Library for desktop playback). nugs subscribers can also visit their My Account page to check their eligibility for four months of SiriusXM All Access. Offer details apply.
Down in the Hollow Billy Strings (w/ Leftover Salmon) 10/19/24 Huntsville, AL
Each week, nugs.net founder Brad Serling brings his long-standing radio show to SiriusXM Jam On, debuting choice tracks curated from the week in live music. Check out this week’s playlist below, featuring professionally mixed recordings from Trey Anastasio, Sturgill Simpson, Widespread Panic, and more.
The #WeeklyLiveStash premieres each Friday at 6pm ET on SiriusXM channel 309, with encore airings on Saturday at 11am ET, Sunday at 3pm ET, and Monday at 9pm ET.
nugs subscribers can stream this week’s tracks from the #WeeklyLiveStash in the app (playlist will only open on mobile, but can be saved to your Library for desktop playback). nugs subscribers can also visit their My Account page to check their eligibility for four months of SiriusXM All Access. Offer details apply.
Note: The Trey Anastasio Band track is exclusively available via LivePhish.
Gotta Jibboo Trey Anastasio Band 10/5/24 Memphis, TN
The latest round of Jack White’s “No Name” tour recordings finds unparalleled, shattering versions of songs from the album of the same name, new interpretations of White Stripes classics, and impressive bust out covers of songs by the MC5, the Stooges, Cream, Hound Dog Taylor and THREE songs originally by blues master Robert Johnson.
Songs made up on the spot, with improvised lyrics? No less than six of them.
We are living through a truly wonderful, exciting time for fans of Jack White, rock and roll and the electrifying energy unleashed within these live performances.
It’s one of the hardest tickets to get, but you don’t have to miss a note. Stream these new shows and Jack White’s entire archival concert catalog now exclusively on nugs. Hi-res downloads are also available. Sign up for a free trial now to get instant access.
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Each week, nugs.net founder Brad Serling brings his long-standing radio show to SiriusXM Jam On, debuting choice tracks curated from the week in live music. Check out this week’s playlist below, featuring professionally mixed recordings from Sturgill Simpson, Goose, My Morning Jacket, and more.
The #WeeklyLiveStash premieres each Friday at 6pm ET on SiriusXM channel 309, with encore airings on Saturday at 11am ET, Sunday at 3pm ET, and Monday at 9pm ET.
nugs subscribers can stream this week’s tracks from the #WeeklyLiveStash in the app (playlist will only open on mobile, but can be saved to your Library for desktop playback). nugs subscribers can also visit their My Account page to check their eligibility for four months of SiriusXM All Access. Offer details apply.
Rollover The String Cheese Incident 9/28/24 LaFayette, NY
Each week, nugs.net founder Brad Serling brings his long-standing radio show to SiriusXM Jam On, debuting choice tracks curated from the week in live music. Check out this week’s playlist below, featuring professionally mixed recordings from Sturgill Simpson, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Goose, and more.
The #WeeklyLiveStash premieres each Friday at 6pm ET on SiriusXM channel 309, with encore airings on Saturday at 11am ET, Sunday at 3pm ET, and Monday at 9pm ET.
nugs subscribers can stream the week’s tracks from the #WeeklyLiveStash in the app (playlist will only open on mobile, but can be saved to your Library for desktop playback). nugs subscribers can also visit their My Account page to check their eligibility for four months of SiriusXM All Access. Offer details apply.
Each week, nugs.net founder Brad Serling brings his long-standing radio show to SiriusXM Jam On, debuting choice tracks curated from the week in live music. Check out this week’s playlist below, featuring professionally mixed recordings from Trey Anastasio, My Morning Jacket, Goose, and more.
The #WeeklyLiveStash premieres each Friday at 6pm ET on SiriusXM channel 309, with encore airings on Saturday at 11am ET, Sunday at 3pm ET, and Monday at 9pm ET.
nugs subscribers can stream the week’s tracks from the #WeeklyLiveStash in the app (playlist will only open on mobile, but can be saved to your Library for desktop playback). nugs subscribers can also visit their My Account page to check their eligibility for four months of SiriusXM All Access. Offer details apply.
Note: the Trey Anastasio Band track is only available via LivePhish.
Kitty’s Back Trey Anastasio Band (w/ Bruce Springsteen) 9/15/24 Asbury Park, NJ
An exclusive archive from Jack White just dropped for streaming in the nugs.net app, featuring a batch of shows from the 2024 ‘No Name’ Tour! Sign up for a free trial now to hear all ten shows plus the entire Third Man Records archival catalog.
South Korea to Detroit to Sweden is one of the more ludicrous three show tour routings in recent memory, so it’s only fitting that the performances across Jack White’s current run of gigs have been equally as ludicrous. Day in and day out, these performances – announced mere days in advance, selling out in an instant – are garnering laudatory praise and “best concert I’ve ever been to” reviews across the board. A quarter century into his touring career, Jack White is playing the best shows of his life and the audio here is all the proof you need.
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Each week, nugs.net founder Brad Serling brings his long-standing radio show to SiriusXM Jam On, debuting choice tracks curated from the week in live music. Check out this week’s playlist below, featuring professionally mixed recordings from Goose, Jack White, My Morning Jacket, and more.
The #WeeklyLiveStash premieres each Friday at 6pm ET on SiriusXM channel 309, with encore airings on Saturday at 11am ET, Sunday at 3pm ET, and Monday at 9pm ET.
nugs subscribers can stream the week’s tracks from the #WeeklyLiveStash in the app (playlist will only open on mobile, but can be saved to your Library for desktop playback). nugs subscribers can also visit their My Account page to check their eligibility for four months of SiriusXM All Access. Offer details apply.
Mahgeetah My Morning Jacket
9/10/24 Wilmington, NC
We’re excited to bring you another edition of the “Gratefully Deadicated” playlist, a regular compilation to showcase the continued impact and inspiration drawn from the Grateful Dead catalog. Focusing on August 2024, we’re featuring performances from Counting Crows, Greensky Bluegrass, The String Cheese Incident, as they celebrate the legacy of the legendary songbook.
Subscribers can stream this month’s playlist now, or sign up for a free trial to listen. The playlist is only accessible in the nugs mobile app, but you can save it to your library to listen on desktop. Explore the songs and the artists included below, and know that the music never stops!
Each week, nugs.net founder Brad Serling brings his long-standing radio show to SiriusXM Jam On, debuting choice tracks curated from the week in live music. Check out this week’s playlist below, featuring professionally mixed recordings from Goose, Santana, moe., and more.
The #WeeklyLiveStash premieres each Friday at 6pm ET on SiriusXM channel 309, with encore airings on Saturday at 11am ET, Sunday at 3pm ET, and Monday at 9pm ET.
nugs subscribers can stream the week’s tracks from the #WeeklyLiveStash in the app (playlist will only open on mobile, but can be saved to your Library for desktop playback). nugs subscribers can also visit their My Account page to check their eligibility for four months of SiriusXM All Access. Offer details apply.
Each week, nugs.net founder Brad Serling brings his long-standing radio show to SiriusXM Jam On, debuting choice tracks curated from the week in live music. Check out this week’s playlist below, featuring professionally mixed recordings from Billy Strings, Jack White, Umphrey’s McGee, and more.
The #WeeklyLiveStash premieres each Friday at 6pm ET on SiriusXM channel 309, with encore airings on Saturday at 11am ET, Sunday at 3pm ET, and Monday at 9pm ET.
nugs subscribers can stream the week’s tracks from the #WeeklyLiveStash in the app (playlist will only open on mobile, but can be saved to your Library for desktop playback). nugs subscribers can also visit their My Account page to check their eligibility for four months of SiriusXM All Access. Offer details apply.
Each week, nugs.net founder Brad Serling brings his long-standing radio show to SiriusXM Jam On, debuting choice tracks curated from the week in live music. Check out this week’s playlist below, featuring professionally mixed recordings from Phish, Spafford, My Morning Jacket, and more.
The #WeeklyLiveStash premieres each Friday at 6pm ET on SiriusXM channel 309, with encore airings on Saturday at 11am ET, Sunday at 3pm ET, and Monday at 9pm ET.
nugs subscribers can stream the week’s tracks from the #WeeklyLiveStash in the app (playlist will only open on mobile, but can be saved to your Library for desktop playback). nugs subscribers can also visit their My Account page to check their eligibility for four months of SiriusXM All Access. Offer details apply.
Note: the Phish track is only available via LivePhish.
Each week, nugs.net founder Brad Serling brings his long-standing radio show to SiriusXM Jam On, debuting choice tracks curated from the week in live music. Check out this week’s playlist below, featuring professionally mixed recordings from Wilco,Phish, Trampled By Turtles, Bruce Hornsby and more.
The #WeeklyLiveStash premieres each Friday at 6pm ET on SiriusXM channel 309, with encore airings on Saturday at 11am ET, Sunday at 3pm ET, and Monday at 9pm ET.
nugs subscribers can stream the week’s tracks from the #WeeklyLiveStash in the app (playlist will only open on mobile, but can be saved to your Library for desktop playback). nugs subscribers can also visit their My Account page to check their eligibility for four months of SiriusXM All Access. Offer details apply.
Note: the Phish track is only available via LivePhish.
August’s ‘Third Man Thursday’ release brings us a highly anticipated batch of official show audio from Jack White, featuring the first six shows of Jack White’s ‘No Name’ 2024 tour! Mixed and mastered by Bill Skibbe of Third Man Mastering, these shows are streaming exclusively in the nugs app with a free trial, and available to order on CD or hi-res downloads.
From Third Man Records’ archivist Ben Blackwell:
A little over two weeks ago Jack White and his band began what can only be described as an outright thrilling stretch of shows. From Nashville to Georgia to South Korea to Detroit, the shows feature the first ever live performances of songs from White’s critically acclaimed ‘No Name’ album in addition unexpected covers of gems like the Stooges “I Wanna Be Your Dog” and Howlin’ Wolf’s “Smokestack Lightning” and no shortage of showstopping jamming between Jack and long-time bassist Dominic Davis along with newly enlisted drummer Patrick Keeler (the Greenhornes, the Raconteurs) and Bobby Emmett (The Sights) on keys. As well as plenty of fan-favorite White Stripes tracks like “Black Math” and “Fell In Love With A Girl” and wild JW solo classics like “Lazaretto” and “Sixteen Saltines.”
Stream or order these shows now, only on nugs.net. Stay tuned for more Third Man Third Thursday monthly Jack White live drops as the ‘No Name’ tour continues to wind its way across the globe.
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Each week, nugs.net founder Brad Serling brings his long-standing radio show to SiriusXM Jam On, debuting every Friday at 6pm ET on channel 309. Tune in to hear his selections of the best new live music, outside of the nugs app, you’ll only find it here. Check out this week’s playlist below featuring professionally mixed recordings from Phish ft. Billy Strings, moe., The String Cheese Incident, and more.
Can’t listen live? There will be encore airings Saturday at 11am ET, Sunday at 3pm ET, and Monday at 9pm ET.
Listen to the premiere live, or nugs subscribers can stream this week’s tracks from the #WeeklyLiveStash in the mobile app (playlist will only open on mobile). nugs subscribers can also visit their account page to check their eligibility for four months of SiriusXM All Access. Offer details apply.
Note: the Phish track is only available via LivePhish.
The Moma Dance Phish (w/ Billy Strings) 8/6/24 Grand Rapids, MI
Each week, nugs.net founder Brad Serling brings his long-standing radio show to SiriusXM Jam On, debuting every Friday at 6pm ET on channel 309. Tune in to hear his selections of the best new live music, outside of the nugs app, you’ll only find it here. Check out this week’s playlist below featuring professionally mixed recordings from Phish, Neal Francis, Dawes, and more.
Can’t listen live? There will be encore airings Saturday at 11am ET, Sunday at 3pm ET, and Monday at 9pm ET.
Listen to the premiere live, or nugs subscribers can stream this week’s tracks from the #WeeklyLiveStash in the mobile app (playlist will only open on mobile). nugs subscribers can also visit their account page to check their eligibility for four months of SiriusXM All Access. Offer details apply.
Note: the Phish track is only available via LivePhish.
We’re excited to bring you another edition of the “Gratefully Deadicated” playlist, a regular compilation to showcase the continued impact and inspiration drawn from the Grateful Dead catalog. Focusing on June 2024, we’re featuring performances from Holly Bowling, Orebolo, moe., Counting Crows, and more as they celebrate the legacy of the legendary songbook.
Subscribers can stream this month’s playlist now, or sign up for a free trial to listen. The playlist is only accessible in the nugs mobile app, but you can save it to your library to listen on desktop. Explore the songs and the artists included below, and know that the music never stops!
Each week, nugs.net founder Brad Serling brings his long-standing radio show to SiriusXM Jam On, debuting every Friday at 6pm ET on channel 309. Tune in to hear his selections of the best new live music, outside of the nugs app, you’ll only find it here. Check out this week’s playlist below featuring professionally mixed recordings from Phish, moe., Greensky Bluegrass, Billy Strings, and more.
Can’t listen live? There will be encore airings Saturday at 11am ET, Sunday at 3pm ET, and Monday at 9pm ET.
Listen to the premiere live, or nugs subscribers can stream this week’s tracks from the #WeeklyLiveStash in the mobile app (playlist will only open on mobile). nugs subscribers can also visit their account page to check their eligibility for four months of SiriusXM All Access. Offer details apply.
Note: the Phish track is only available via LivePhish.
Sign up for a free trial now to hear this newly mastered show plus the entire Third Man Records archival catalog.
Say A Little Prayer For Her and Say A Little Prayer For Yourself
The White Stripes played fifteen shows in 1999. Only three of those occurred in any approximate vicinity of others (the late September sojourn opening for Pavement) meaning each one of the shows from ‘99 exists in a vacuum, with new songs flying in and different arrangements making themselves known, no real established running order or pacing/tempo/meter/cadence. All but four of these shows were recorded in some manner, which still feels like a tiny miracle given how unknown and unheralded the band was at this juncture.
Outside of the Stripes show from the Gold Dollar, August 14th 1997, this July 30th, 1999 gig is the White Stripes show that I have listened to the most in my life. No doubt I immediately popped this sumbitch into the cassette deck of the ‘95 Ford Taurus on the way home from the show and would continue to come back to it for years. It lives in my head rent free, iconic and memorized and encased in amber, a memory reinforced by the consistent reliving of it over the past twenty-five years that it’s foundationally unparalleled in my understanding of the band.
When I listen now, what immediately grabs me is the piano. The piano!!! Oh man, it felt like a huge coup to get the powers-that-be at the Bag to actually let Jack play the thing, a seemingly “fancy” instrument that lived on the stage but was always covered up when bands of their ilk were in the house. In comparison, the powers that be would not let the band use the projection/video screen (they softened that stance by the De Stijl album release show the following year).
Twenty years after the show, dear friend (and White Stripes roadie in arms) Brandon Beaver mailed me a stack of Polaroid pictures that I had taken at the show. I had completely forgotten about this, because, well, it wasn’t in the recording. They hadn’t informed my recollection, my mind canon of it all. I was surprised to see the piano, this grand (baby grand?) beast covered in the red-and-white stripes of an American flag that was previously used as a stage backdrop as depicted on the cover of TMR-345. The visual of it all is striking, it is visually compelling and indicates a modicum of extra effort that separated the Stripes from their peers at the time.
Couple that with the fact that in the rehearsals leading up to the show, Jack and Meg had repeatedly practiced a cover of the song “Do You Love Me Now?” originally by the Breeders. I still don’t know why they didn’t play it that night…the moments in rehearsal were solid and worthy of being trotted out on stage. It sounded damn cool. The fact that the band never recorded a version of this song is one of the bigger frustrations in the “Shit The White Stripes Should Have Done” list in my head.
The recording here is the first time that a piano or any keys are ever used live in a White Stripes performance and it’s beautiful.
Terry Cox was the sound man on this night. At the time he was the front-of-house engineer at the Magic Stick, so I’m not really sure why he was at the Magic Bag this evening. But with Terry behind the mixing desk, the band got a more-familiar set of ears working in their favor, as opposed to some rando without a clue as to what the band sounded like. The reverb on vocals “Love Sick” is a prime example of the special touch Terry brought to the mix. Reverb on the snare too. Actually, it’s just a shit ton of reverb. The whole show sounds “BIG” in a way that no other recording from this era ever would. God bless Terry.
“Love Sick” here is the Stripes first ever performance of the song, not even two years old by this point, the highlight of Bob Dylan’s Time Out Of Mind album from 1997. It sounds important. It sounds serious. It sounds like it is a harbinger of bigger things to come.
Followed by “Dead Leaves” which, by this point, still hadn’t truly found its form. A piano take on the song is still a rare outing, so even though it is by far the song the band played most in their career, I’m unclear if it was ever done exclusively on piano again.
The tension here is palpable. Between “Dead Leaves” and “St. James” someone shouts something in the crowd. At 2:04 and again at 2:07. You can just barely hear it. Wouldn’t be a stretch to think they’re screaming “Fuck you!” Whatever is said, Jack responds with “You’re a liar,” echoing Dylan’s retort at the Manchester Free Trade Hall in 1966 to a member of the crowd shouting “Judas!”
Couple that with the intro to “Astro” where Jack extemporaneously sings “I’m gonna kill my brother Jack” from Meg’s perspective, to the tune of “Three Little Fishies” a child-like number 1 hit from 1939. I recall Meg responding to this moment with a dismissive laugh, but still, I remember feeling uncomfortable. It was awkward.
But at some point, it all changes, the air is cleared, so to speak. Everything feels…understood? Accepted? Light-hearted even? Having thought about this many times over the intervening 25 years, I just know that while the first half of the set embodies a tension, the second half emboldens a joy throughout. Listening now, I smile. I feel happy.
As Jack is ready to end the performance with “Broken Bricks” you can hear Kevin Peyok (The Waxwings, Jack White and The Bricks) and Ko Shih (The Dirtbombs, Ko and The Knockouts) repeatedly yell “SAME BOY!” while Jack is thanking the opening bands the Greenhornes and Clone Defects.
Isn’t it great when folks request an unreleased song? Kevin would know the song from playing it with the Bricks just three weeks earlier, but even so, the three Stripes performances of the song earlier this year were already enough to embed it into the consciousness of fan/friends in teh crow. And with an “aw shucks” manner Jack responds “You wanna hear ‘Same Boy’? Alright I’ll play that.”
Come the encore of “You’ve Got Her In Your Pocket”, another Stripes live debut that wouldn’t see a studio release for another FOUR YEARS, it all is sweet and dare I say wholesome. With just Jack and the piano, here is a worthy reminder that there’s no such thing as an off performance of “Pocket” as the tender emotion is palpable whenever it was performed and only more so if it was just Jack playing it.
With Jack asking “What do you want to hear?” it’s worth noting how rare it is to hear him openly take a request, especially in light of already taking one with “Same Boy.” Funnily enough, we don’t hear anyone yell anything in response. At the culmination of a blistering “Broken Bricks” Jack sheepishly gives notice that the gig is over…that he broke a string and that Meg has mono.
“She’s tuckered out…so say a little prayer for her and say a little prayer for yourself” he offers up. Jack didn’t have to say that. No one would have begrudged the band ending the show at that point without any indication as to why no more songs were performed. It was already a decently full set. But the sincerity, the honesty, the essence of “we have given you our all” coupled with a “you are released” sews up this oddity of a show perfectly.
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Each week, nugs.net founder Brad Serling brings his long-standing radio show to SiriusXM Jam On, debuting every Friday at 6pm ET on channel 309. Tune in to hear his selections of the best new live music, outside of the nugs app, you’ll only find it here. Check out this week’s playlist below featuring professionally mixed recordings from Goose, Umphrey’s McGee, Houseplant, Dogs in a Pile, and more.
Can’t listen live? There will be encore airings Saturday at 11am ET, Sunday at 3pm ET, and Monday at 9pm ET.
Listen to the premiere live, or nugs subscribers can stream this week’s tracks from the #WeeklyLiveStash in the mobile app (playlist will only open on mobile). nugs subscribers can also visit their account page to check their eligibility for four months of SiriusXM All Access. Offer details apply.
Our next batch of releases from the Snarchives is here!
Continuing to fill out the 2015-2019 experimental period, hear eight shows from that era PLUS one from 2021 and the first live recording release from the Empire Central era – Denver’s Mission Ballroom on June 5, 2022. With a set comprised entirely of songs from the collective’s latest Grammy-winning album plus fan favorites “Shofukan” and “Lingus,” get a feel for the groovy Texas sound that is so prevalent on the record.
To help you get started, we’ve curated a playlist of ten unique tracks, choosing one from each of the new shows. From the expansive Rhodes on “Young Stuff” from Esch-sur-Alzette to the atmospheric composition of “Honiara” from Denver, there’s so much to explore.
1. Young Stuff – May 10, 2017 Esch-sur-Alzette, LUX Chris Bullock leads the way on sax before Bill Laurance really opens things up in the second half on Fender Rhodes.
2. Strawman – June 4, 2017 Aarhus, DK Bullock shines on a clean-tone solo in the main section of this Snarky classic, and guitarist Bob Lanzetti trades with trumpeter Mike “Maz” Maher and violinist Zach Brock on the outro.
3. Beep Box – February 24, 2018 Portland, OR Laurance takes centre stage once again on a moody solo, starting on synth and switching to some wild pitch-bent piano work.
4. Grown Folks – July 8, 2018 Fontainebleu, FR Guitarist Mark Lettieri really takes his time building a vibe with hits from bassist Michael League on the main solo, and Shaun Martin lights up the end with some furious Moog playing.
5. Thing of Gold – May 12, 2019 Boston, MA A keyboard solo on the bridge of this song is an exceptionally rare occurrence, and Justin Stanton’s percussive Rhodes work shines perfectly with textural accompaniment from fellow keyboardists Martin and Bobby Sparks.
6. Quarter Master – June 4, 2019 Salt Lake City, UT Special guest Roosevelt Collier tears up the main solo section with some sparring against Lettieri’s guitar. Not content to finish there, the band goes full blues mode and Maz takes the mic for a cover of SRV’s “Cold Shot.”
7. Flood – October 24, 2019 Copenhagen, DK Lettieri’s gorgeous ambient intro informs his well-crafted solo over this unique lineup’s sound and drummer Jason “JT” Thomas trashes the outro.
8. What About Me? – November 26, 2019 Frankfurt, DE An atypical Rhodes intro from Stanton builds into the song, and legendary saxophonist Chris Potter joins the band and rips a hole through the open solo, continuing through the drum section via aggressive sparring with JT.
9. Chonks – November 5, 2021 Tucson, AZ With Stanton at the lead, League takes a vicious and distorted bass solo on the funk section and Sparks tears apart the outro on whammy clav.
10. Honiara – June 5, 2022 Denver, CO Brock gets angular on the first solo of his own tune and saxophonist Bob Reynolds dials in some subtle delay for the ethereal second part, bringing it to a close over a layered base.
We’re excited to bring you another edition of the “Gratefully Deadicated” playlist, a regular compilation to showcase the continued impact and inspiration drawn from the Grateful Dead catalog. Focusing on June 2024, we’re featuring performances from Goose, The String Cheese Incident, Counting Crows, and more as they celebrate the legacy of the legendary songbook.
Subscribers can stream this month’s playlist now, or sign up for a free trial to listen. The playlist is only accessible in the nugs mobile app, but you can save it to your library to listen on desktop. Explore the songs and the artists included below, and know that the music never stops!
Each week, nugs.net founder Brad Serling brings his long-standing radio show to SiriusXM Jam On, debuting every Friday at 6pm ET on channel 309. Tune in to hear his selections of the best new live music, outside of the nugs app, you’ll only find it here. Check out this week’s playlist below featuring professionally mixed recordings from Goose, Umphrey’s McGee, Houseplant, Dogs in a Pile, and more.
Can’t listen live? There will be encore airings Saturday at 11am ET, Sunday at 3pm ET, and Monday at 9pm ET.
Listen to the premiere live, or nugs subscribers can stream this week’s tracks from the #WeeklyLiveStash in the mobile app (playlist will only open on mobile). nugs subscribers can also visit their account page to check their eligibility for four months of SiriusXM All Access. Offer details apply.
Golden Years Umphrey’s McGee (w/ Cory Wong & Daniel Donato) 6/15/24 Morrison, CO
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Jack White: June 14, 2014
Ten years and one week ago, Jack White unleashed what was arguably one of the best performances in the history of the Bonnaroo
festival.
In an expansive field in Manchester, TN, filled with approximately 70,000 fans, White let loose a tour-de-force, two-hour and forty-five minute career-spanning set. From White Stripes songs like “Hotel Yorba” and “Icky Thump” to Raconteurs numbers such as “Top Yourself” and “Steady, As She Goes” through “Blue Blood Blues” by the Dead Weather…not to mention a wide selection of his solo material and covers of two surf rock classics “Pipeline” by the Chantays and “Misirlou” by Dick Dale. And Led Zeppelin’s “The Lemon Song”? He did that too.
To be in the field that evening was to truly have one’s mind blown. As Jack pulled trick after stupefying trick as the set went stratospheric, all I could do was look to Ben Swank next to me and say “Can you even believe this?”
Originally released as a Vault package back in 2014, we’ve updated the setlist to include to previously unlisted covers…snippets of “Cool Drink Of Water Blues” by Tommy Johnson and “Fried My Little Brains” by the Kills both couched within medleys of other songs.
Listening back a decade later, these recordings hit just as hard as the initial blast of soundwaves reverberated off our bodies in that sweaty Tennessee field back then.
Stream this new show and all other exclusive archive releases from Third Man Records with a 7-day free trial. Explore The White Stripes catalog and start your free trial here.
Each week, nugs.net founder Brad Serling brings his long-standing radio show to SiriusXM Jam On, debuting every Friday at 6pm ET on channel 309. Tune in to hear his selections of the best new live music, outside of the nugs app, you’ll only find it here. Check out this week’s playlist below featuring professionally mixed recordings from Goose, Jack White, Greensky Bluegrass, Eggy, and more.
Can’t listen live? There will be encore airings Saturday at 11am ET, Sunday at 3pm ET, and Monday at 9pm ET.
Listen to the premiere live, or nugs subscribers can stream this week’s tracks from the #WeeklyLiveStash in the mobile app (playlist will only open on mobile). nugs subscribers can also visit their account page to check their eligibility for four months of SiriusXM All Access. Offer details apply.
Each week, nugs.net founder Brad Serling brings his long-standing radio show to SiriusXM Jam On, debuting every Friday at 6pm ET on channel 309. Tune in to hear his selections of the best new live music, outside of the nugs app, you’ll only find it here. Check out this week’s playlist below featuring professionally mixed recordings from My Morning Jacket, Pearl Jam, Goose, and more.
Can’t listen live? There will be encore airings Saturday at 11am ET, Sunday at 3pm ET, and Monday at 9pm ET.
Listen to the premiere live, or nugs subscribers can stream this week’s tracks from the #WeeklyLiveStash in the mobile app (playlist will only open on mobile). nugs subscribers can also visit their account page to check their eligibility for four months of SiriusXM All Access. Offer details apply.
Each week, nugs.net founder Brad Serling brings his long-standing radio show to SiriusXM Jam On, debuting every Friday at 6pm ET on channel 309. Tune in to hear his selections of the best new live music, outside of the nugs app, you’ll only find it here. Check out this week’s playlist below featuring professionally mixed recordings from My Morning Jacket, Goose, Tedeschi Trucks Band, and more.
Can’t listen live? There will be encore airings Saturday at 11am ET, Sunday at 3pm ET, and Monday at 9pm ET.
Listen to the premiere live, or nugs subscribers can stream this week’s tracks from the #WeeklyLiveStash in the mobile app (playlist will only open on mobile). nugs subscribers can also visit their account page to check their eligibility for four months of SiriusXM All Access. Offer details apply.
Note: the Trey Anastasio track is only available via LivePhish+ at LivePhish.com.
Each week, nugs.net founder Brad Serling brings his long-standing radio show to SiriusXM Jam On, debuting every Friday at 6pm ET on channel 309. Tune in to hear his selections of the best new live music, outside of the nugs app, you’ll only find it here. Check out this week’s playlist below featuring professionally mixed recordings from Bruce Springsteen, Santana, The String Cheese Incident, and more.
Can’t listen live? There will be encore airings Saturday at 11am ET, Sunday at 3pm ET, and Monday at 9pm ET.
Listen to the premiere live, or nugs subscribers can stream this week’s tracks from the #WeeklyLiveStash in the mobile app (playlist will only open on mobile). nugs subscribers can also visit their account page to check their eligibility for four months of SiriusXM All Access. Offer details apply.
Note: the Trey Anastasio track is only available via LivePhish+ at LivePhish.com.
The Weekly Live Stash has a new home! After a brief hiatus, we’re excited to announce that nugs.net founder Brad Serling will bring his long-standing radio show to SiriusXM Jam On, debuting every Friday at 6pm ET on channel 309. Tune in to hear his selections of the best new live music, outside of the nugs app, you’ll only find it here. Check out this week’s playlist below featuring professionally mixed recordings from Pearl Jam, Geese, Bruce Springsteen, Daniel Donato and more.
Can’t listen live? There will be encore airings Saturday at 11am ET, Sunday at 3pm ET, and Monday at 9pm ET.
Listen to the premiere live, or nugs subscribers can stream this week’s tracks from the #WeeklyLiveStash in the mobile app (playlist will only open on mobile). nugs subscribers can also visit their account page to check their eligibility for four months of SiriusXM All Access. Offer details apply.
Note: the Trey Anastasio track is only available via LivePhish+ at LivePhish.com.
