“Without music, life would be a mistake.” ― Friedrich Nietzsche
There is not a day that goes by without music here at 3mph. It’s magic, beauty and joy all rolled into one. And live music is the best music – Concerts, Festivals and Jam Sessions – Music is meant to be shared. In that spirit, 3mph features a live show every Monday Morning. An eclectic mix of taper friendly bands, curated from “The Archive,” for your listening pleasure. Support Live Music in Your Neighborhood.
“The only truth is music.” ― Jack Kerouac
Dark Star Orchestra *With Steve Kimock & Rob Baracco* Mexicali Blues Teaneck, NJ June 7th, 2005 This show is 16 and half years old and sounds just as good today is it did then. DSO is still touring and bringing it but this is a really good show with Kimock and Baracco joining the crew, […]
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Joe Russo’s Almost Dead May 28th, 2021 Westville Music Bowl New Haven, CT The Band Joe Russo – Drums, Vocals Tom Hamilton – Guitar, Vocals Scott Metzger – Guitar, Vocals Marco Benevento – Keyboards, Vocals Dave Dreiwitz – Bass The first show of two, three night runs at “The Bowl.” This was the first live
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Del McCoury Band The Hamilton Washington, D.C. November 19th, 2021 I’m not going to list all the superlatives and awards they’ve received over the years. These guys are awesome. Del is one of the fathers of bluegrass. This is a fine recording, with just the right amount of crowd interaction, of their recent show in
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The Mighty Manatees Root Down Biergarten Phoenixville, PA November 7, 2021 The Band Will Hodgson – Guitar, Vocals Randy Wagner – Bass, Vocals Tim Hooper – Keys, Vocals Dean Gorfti- Drums Kathleen Weber – Vocals Guests Mike Guldin – Acoustic Guitar, Lead Vocals Mike Greer – Acoustic Guitar, Lead Vocals Ellie Hodgson – Lead Vocals
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Tedeschi Trucks Band The Beacon Theatre New York, NY September 30th, 2021 The Tedeschi Trucks Band celebrated ten years at New Yorks, Beacon Theatre with a seven night residency, recently. September 30th was the kickoff and they were joined by Nels Cline and Chris Robinson. Here’s that show. You can find some of the other
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Mike Miz & Zandi Holup Hardeman Orchards Red Hook, NY September 12th, 2021 The Band Mike Mizwinski – Acoustic Guitar/Vocals Zandi Holup – Acoustic Guitar/Vocals Jimmy Eppard – Guitar Dylan Skursky – Bass Mike and Zandi are songwriters, storytellers, poets and musicians. Oh, and actress in Zandi’s case. They are both Pennsylvania natives chasing their
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This is one of my favorite Yonder Mountain shows. It’s hard to believe it’s almost 16 years old. Yonder Mountain String Band February 2nd, 2006 Newport Music Hall Columbus, Ohio
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The Infamous Stringdusters October 5th, 2007 The Station Inn Nashville, Tennesee This is an awesome show! The Stringdusters got together in 2005 and garnered some major attention in Bluegrass circles pretty quickly. The band formed in Nashville where this show was taped. The first song, “Fork in the Road” was the title track on their
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An oldie but goodie from 46 years ago. These guys were a favorite back in my High School Days and I still love them. One of the preeminent jam bands of all time. The 70’s was their decade. They still play many of the same songs to this day, (a little different style) – classics.
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Warren Zevon Chestnut Cabaret Philadelphia, PA December 8th, 1990 Special Guests Gurf Morlix, guitar Dan Dougmore, pedal steel A rare soundboard recording from the Warren Zevon Collection @ Archive.org from about thirty years ago. My first taste of Warren came in the late 70’s with his 1978 recording “Excitable Boy”, which contained perhaps his three
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Smooth Kentucky August 22, 2021 Stages Music Arts Cockeysville, Md Ed Hough – guitar and vocals Cris Jacobs – guitar and vocals Patrick McAvinue – fiddle and vocals David Frieman – bass B.J. Laz – mandolin Like the name says…these guys play a smooth style of Bluegrass and I really enjoyed it. I’m familiar with
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The Travis Book Happy Hour The Grey Eagle Asheville, NC May 19th, 2021 Travis Book (Infamous Stringdusters) – host, vocals, guitar, bass Mike Ashworth (Steep Canyon Rangers) – dobro, guitar, drums Mike Guggino (Steep Canyon Rangers) – mandolin, vocals Steve “Big Daddy” McMurry (Acoustic Syndicate) – featured artist, guitar, vocals Tommy Maher (Fireside Collective) –
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Hot Buttered Rum Music in the Park Todd Grove Park Ukiah, CA July 25, 2021 These guys have been on my “Cool String Band” list for a long, long time. Here’s a summary from their website and a link. Hot Buttered Rum, a souped-up, left-coast string band, is the brainchild of five uniquely gifted musicians
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