Samuel

There is an MP3 in this post. Last night I went to see Hot Buttered Rum at the McDonald Theatre. They were opening for the Everyone Orchestra, but really I think they were the better act. They play progressive bluegrass, tinged with jazz rock / jam band aesthetics but by and large focused on Appalachian bluegrass roots. They’re based in San Francisco, but spend a lot of time touring the country in a Bio-Diesel Bus.

Here is a tune that I took from the free and band sanctioned Internet Archive (which I assume means that the recording is free to trade so long as I’m not making any money, which I’m (really) not) recorded January 9th of this year at the Filmore in SFO. They played this number last night , and once the second verse started and I recognized that it’s about Obama’s election, I was moved to tears (and crazy-jumping-up-and-down-dancing).

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I recommend going to their website and buying a lot of their music, and going to their shows whenever they pass through your area. This band is HOT!