Phil Lesh snuck up on New York City with a pair of shows at the legendary S.O.B.'s in lower Manhattan. That's right -- Phil Lesh and friends ride again! Last night's show got mixed reviews on philzone.com, but as Phil himself pointed out from the stage (again, according to PZ -- I wasn't there), the band had only one day to rehearse for these stealth shows.

Phil's friends this round include Larry McCray and Larry Campbell on guitar and vocals, Christina Dufree on backup vocals, Jaz Sawyer on drums, and Steve Molitz on keyboard. John Molo is expected to make the show tonight; a bad bout of food poisoning made Sawyer the backup man of the hour.

Interestingly, Phil's website contains no word on Phil's recent bout with prostate cancer, but we can only hope that he has returned to his previous form.

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Years In Your Ears

The documentary DVD of Leftover Salmon, "Years In Your Ears", is available for presale via yearsinyourears.com The product will ship November 30. Featuring interviews from the likes of Yonder Mountain String Band, String Cheese Incident, Sam Bush, Hot Rize, Peter Rowan, Bela Fleck, Leftover Salmon and many others. And, of course, lots of music!    Order yours today!

The floodgates have opened and up swims this entertaining and honest film from the Leftover Salmon fambly. Witness how photographer/filmmaker Eric Peter Abramson and friends captured one of America's most enduring touring acts of this and the last century... Leftover Salmon!

The documentary DVD of Leftover Salmon, "Years In Your Ears", is available for presale via yearsinyourears.com The product will ship November 30. Featuring interviews from the likes of Yonder Mountain String Band, String Cheese Incident, Sam Bush, Hot Rize, Peter Rowan, Bela Fleck, Leftover Salmon and many others. And, of course, lots of music!

Order yours today!

The floodgates have opened and up swims this entertaining and honest film from the Leftover Salmon fambly. Witness how photographer/filmmaker Eric Peter Abramson and friends captured one of America's most enduring touring acts of this and the last century... Leftover Salmon!

Kimock and Fishman Confirm Everyone Orchestra Dates - The Everyone Orchestra has confirmed the lineup for its upcoming summer tour. While Matt Butler's ensemble traditionally rotates each performance, the Everyone Orchestra will stick with a single lineup for its next round of appearances. In addition to Butler, this incarnation of the Everyone Orchestra will feature Steve Kimock , Chris Haugen (Axis Brothers), Jamie Janover (Zilla), Samantha Stollenwerck and Mojow and the Vibration Army, among others. The Everyone Orchestra's schedule currently includes dates at San Francisco's the Independent (7/13), Santa Cruz's Catalyst (7/14) , San Francisco's NextArts Festival (7/15). and Petaluma, CA's Mystic Theater (7/16). After appearances at 10,000 Lakes and the Gathering of the Vibes, the Everyone Orchestra will also play a series of east coast club dates. While the group is still nailing out its lineup and schedule, Jon Fishman has confirmed that he will perform with the group at Essex, VT's The Legend of Don Dicisco on September 30. [Relix News]

Yonder Mountain Takes on Telluride - Yonder Mountain String Band was a visible presence at Telluride's annual Bluegrass Festival this weekend. From Wednesday through Saturday, the group performed three different shows at three different venues throughout the popular resort town. On Wednesday, Yonder Mountain headlined the Telluride Conference Center Ballroom, inviting the Flecktones duo of Futureman and Jeff Coffin onstage for "Death Trip," "Good News Blues," "Girlfriend Is Better," "Steep Grade Sharp Curves" and Holding." Bela Fleck and Jeff Coffin also recently joined Yonder Mountain onstage at the Wakarusa Music Festival and the two groups will hit the road together Friday as part of the Acoustic Planet tour. [Relix News]

Though Jazzfest is ostensibly a daytime music festival, many attendees (this writer included) are all about the nighttime gigs. It is possible to see several shows a night without ever reaching the fairgrounds. Fortunately, we caught some daytime shows, like the McDonogh High School Gospel Choir and Paulette Wright in the Gospel Tent, Ellis Marsalis in the Jazz Tent, Big Chief Monk Boudreaux at Congo Square, and Eric Lindell at the Fais Do Do Stage, not to mention a rousing parade through the festival grounds with the Storyville Stompers. And then there were the headliners – Jimmy Buffett, Paul Simon, and Lionel Richie. But as expected, the real action was to be found outside the festival.

Anyone who has spent more than an hour in New Orleans knows what a special town it is. There is a deep energy which flows through its streets, breathing life into all its people like a shot of adrenaline. Call it voodoo, mojo or just plain old "bon temps" -- whatever it is, it's impossible to miss. That's one of the things that made it so heart wrenching last fall to see this city so devastated by Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath, to imagine a city rendered uninhabitable by the violence of nature and the folly of man, and to think that the beautiful Crescent City that gave so much pleasure to so many might never return to its former brilliance.

The Rhythm Devils Take Green Apple to the Streets - Last night, the Grateful Deads Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann, collectively known as the Rhythm Devils, hosted an all-star jam session at New Yorks Canal Room. The official kickoff celebration for the Green Apple Music Festival, the Rhythm Devils opened the weekends festivities with a cover of Santanas Jingo. Fronting an ace band of Jammys performers, including Mike Gordon, Steve Kimock, Steven Perkins, Charlie Musselwhite, Baaba Maal, the Mutaytor and "2001" author Deodato, among several additional percussionists, the Rhythm Devils explored a wide range of percussion based sounds, ranging from drum-and-bass electronica to tribal influenced world music. A Deodato-led version of 2001 and Iko Iko rank among the evenings choice covers. At the end of the night, Hart led both his ensemble and the entire audience onto the streets for a extended, evening closing drum jam to the tune of "Not Fade Away." Hart and Kreutzmann will co-host the Jammy Awards tonight, with Hart also leading a drum circle in front of Grand Central Station at 5 PM. Friday. [Relix News]

Brothers Past, Col. Bruce and World Party Among Recent Bonnaroo Additions - Bonnaroos lineup continues to expand as festival season draws near. The three day festival, scheduled to be held in Manchester, TN from June 16-18, has recently confirmed The Codetalkers featuring Col. Bruce Hampton, World Party, Brothers Past, David Ford, Be Your Own Pet, the Preservation Hall Jazz Band and the Bindlestiff Family Cirkus. These artists join a growing lineup which also includes Radiohead, Tom Petty, Oysterhead, Phil Lesh, moe., Cypress Hill and My Morning Jacket, among others. [Relix News]