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To: SIer formerly known as Joe B. who wrote (25878)	4/19/2001 10:37:17 AM
From: JakeStraw	Respond to of 49844

Like I said it looks like it might be a cool place. I think I read where it only seats like 451 people.

To: SIer formerly known as Joe B. who wrote (25878)	4/19/2001 10:41:14 AM
From: JakeStraw	Respond to of 49844

Phil & Friends Wednesday April 18, 2001 Civic Center, Atlanta, GA SET ONE Jam > China Cat Sunflower > Jam > Blue Sky Lazy River Road Jam > Uncle John's Band > Space > Rock n Roll Blues > Here Comes Sunshine SET TWO Like A Rolling Stone > Friend of the Devil > Shakedown Street > Cryptical Envelopment > She Said She Said > St. Stephen > The Eleven The Golden Road (To Unlimited Devotion) E: (Organ Donor Rap) (Introductions) Turn On Your Lovelight * * w/ Col. Bruce Hampton

To: SIer formerly known as Joe B. who wrote (25878)	4/19/2001 1:16:31 PM
From: JakeStraw	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 49844

Something you might be interested in - jambands.com "Let It Fall" - Sean Watkins Sugar Hill Records 3928 review by Christopher Orman Over the last year, the trio of young virtuosos, Nickel Creek, has garnered increased exposure. Unlike most contemporary music acts the band - consisting of Sara and Sean Watkins bulwarked by mandolin extraordinare Chris Thile - mixes acoustic jams and bluegrass into an awe-inspiring display. On any given night, can constantly challenge the textures of acoustic music; forcing the boundaries of "dawg" music and Strength In Numbers' sonic classical and bluegrass fusion. With the release of Sean Watkins' "Let It Fall", the talents of Nickel Creek's lead guitarist are conspicuous. Moving patiently from bluegrass, Dave Matthews-inspired lilting acoustic tracks, to Django Reinhardt-styled jazz, the eleven songs - including the bonus track - solidify Sean Watkins as an acoustic guitar tour de force. Often aided by his Nickel Creek compatriots - as well as Jerry Douglas, Dennis Caplinger, Stuart Duncan and Glen Phillips - "Let It Fall" becomes an auspicious, precocious debut. Opening with Neo's Song, Watkins displays a love for the currently popular mix of classical, jazz and bluegrass. Speeding along at a bluegrass clip, each soloist sounds complementary, exhibiting grace and collective spirit. When Watkins' solo enters, he briskly flies through the penatonics, adding jazz and classical phrasings along the way, before giving way to Chris Thile's astounding mandolin solo. Adding Stuart Duncan's fiddle and Dennis Caplinger's banjo to the mix, Neo's Song stands out as a truly masterful, Strength in Numbers influenced track. The only vocal track on the album, Let It Fall sung by Glen Phillips, has a distinctive Dave Matthews Band feel, reminiscent of several songs on "Remember Two Things". Slow and beautiful, the song features Jerry Douglas's rather poignant dobro and dubiously contains Watkins most skilled and technically prolific solo. While having a pop-folk sound, Let It Fall fits the autumn air of the album, as Neo's Song had a neoteric, sorrowful aura. Following Let It Fall, the rest of the album progresses languidly with instrumentals. Tracks like January Second, Birth, The Orange Autumn Days and Over the Waterfall all have a smooth, contemplative and introspective feel. Amongst the meditative instrumentals, Ferdinand the Bull comes to life; a bull excited and frightened by the bee which begot the song's title. A Nickel Creek showstopper, Ferdinand the Bull, features everything a music lover could desire: strong instrumentation, perfect harmonics and fast arpeggios approximating a Bachian piece. The song stylistically shifts from new grass to classical phrasings rather easily, as Stuart Duncan's fiddle accentuates the changes. When Watkins moves into classical phrasings, Duncan creates more orchestra-based tones, then briskly follows Watkins into the newgrass, flying through scales with stunning panache. Overall, "Let It Fall" may not have the speed or energetic flair of a Nickel Creek release. However, Watkins proves himself an adept songwriter with a rather deep knowledge of multiple Western based musical styles, an acumen which allows him the ability to create a lullaby (Birth), an acoustic jazz jam (Bonus Track) and a straight ahead bluegrass composition (The Ant and the Ant). At twenty-four, we can only hope Watkins along with his close musical virtuosos will bring music from contemporary music's doldrums to the brink of a new musical adventure.