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Bluest Tape

Harvey Couch, Jeff Kollath

A journey through the live catalog of the band all the way from Athens, GA, Widespread Panic with your hosts, Harvey Couch and Jeff Kollath. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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103: Panic Sweet 16 part 3

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2020/04/13

A Panic Sweet 16 for the COVID-19:The George McConnell and The Danny the Angry Sound Man BracketsHere’s the right side of the Widespread Panic Sweet 16 bracket, eight killer shows that, if you haven’t heard them or don’t know about them, why are you reading this and listening to us? You must not get any of our terrible jokes, or any of our snarky references to “Dark Day Program,” “Coach,” and “Sparks Fly.” This is a recording of a Facebook Live we did a week or so ago, so apologies if our

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102: Panic Sweet 16 part 2

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2020/04/02

A Panic Sweet 16 for the COVID-19The Todd Nance BracketAs promised, here’s our Widespread Panic Sweet 16 bracket of what we and the band think are the “best” 16 shows in the band’s history (yes, we know, some of our choices are debatable, but take us to task on Twitter!). The 16 includes 11 shows officially released by the band and 5 at-large concerts from the years 1989 to 2001. We continue the tournament in the lower left part of the bracket - named for the band’s original drummer, Todd Nance -

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1:20:56

101: Panic Sweet 16 for COVID-19

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2020/03/27

A Panic Sweet 16 for the COVID-19The T. Lavitz BracketAs promised, here’s our Widespread Panic Sweet 16 bracket of what we and the band think are the “best” 16 shows in the band’s history (yes, we know, some of our choices are debatable, but take us to task on Twitter!). The 16 includes 11 shows officially released by the band and 5 at-large concerts from the years 1989 to 2001. We get started off in the upper left part of the bracket - named for the first and shortest tenured keyboardist in the

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2:47:10

100: A Big Show for Unprecedented Times

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2020/03/20

A Big Show for Unprecedented TimesThe Bluest Tape @ 100Well, it took us almost three years, but we finally have made it to our 100th episode! Congrats to us and congrats to you all for sticking with us through all the talk about appliance repair, existential dread, whining about Kentucky basketball, Memphis-related conspiracy theories, and, perhaps most important, the pod’s evolution in how we think about Panic 3.0.So, episode 100 is a really big show. Not only did we do a live Facebook stream of

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2:19:43

99: We Fancied Rat Patrol

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2020/03/12

We Fancied Rat Patrol: Beacon Residency 2020Episode #99 hits at a particularly harrowing time in the recent history of our nation. The NBA is on hiatus. March Madness will be played in arenas in front of moms, dads, ballboys, and janitors, and no one else. Tom Hanks - FREAKING TOM HANKS - has the damn virus. End times? Nope. Just 2020, the best year ever.Well, despite the darkness, at least we still have some Widespread Panic to talk about. The band just completed its first five-nights-in-a-row

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3:11:13

98: Why Do We Even Exist?

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2020/02/11

Why Do We Even Exist?A Very Special, Existential Bluest TapeYep, we ask this question and many more in this, our 98th episode of The Bluest Tape. What ostensibly began as an episode to discuss the recent Panic en la Playa Nueve turns into a discussion about washer/dryer repair and the very nature of this podcast that you are about to tune into. We go DEEP. But, we also talk about PELP, and another great PELP it was, really turning into a family reunion in some ways, not just for the fans, but the

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2:14:12

97: Everyone Gets a Second Chance

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2020/01/15

Everyone Gets A Second Chance2020 Is Upon UsFirst time we’ve recorded in a while and so much has gone on, most notably, Panic concluding a strong three night run at the Fabulous Fox Theater in Atlanta over New Year’s. This episode, we recap the holidays, recap our illnesses, complain about football and basketball referees and the ridiculous amount of replays, and of course, end up talking about Panic. We give the 2019 run a good once over, and then we let Harvey wax poetic about NYE 94 and 95. No

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1:42:56

96: Nothing Lasts Forever in the Cold November Rain

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2019/11/19

Nothing Lasts Forever in the Cold November RainMontana, November 2000We recorded this episode in the midst of a driving Memphis rain storm and a 25+ degree temperature drop on Veteran’s Day, so tipping our cap to the great W. Axl Rose and Stephanie Seymour seemed appropo. We dropped a new format for our Halloween 2019 recap and promptly cast it aside for a return to the old format. Sorry!This week, we have two great examples from Fall Tour 2000 - a couple of unheralded shows from the State of

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1:39:12

95: Get Your Hot Takes

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2019/11/08

Get Your Hot Takes!Halloween 2019 RecapWhat a great three night run in New Orleans! Wow!Excellent performances on all three nights, some BIG surprises, great covers, and killer setlists all around. Obviously, the talk of the run was the tribute to Andy Kaufman on Halloween night that ended in a bizarre piece of performance art to the tune of "Volare" and “Tacos are Cheap.” I hope they book Tony Clifton as an opener for Panic en la Playa in 2021.Trying a new format this week. We talk about the shows,

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2:33:00

94: Millioke', which is Algonquin for “The Good Land"

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2019/10/24

“‘Millioke,’ which is Algonquin for “The Good Land”Panic Returns to the Cream City!This weekend, the boys hit the Riverside Theatre in Milwaukee, Wisconsin for what will likely be another excellent run of three shows. The band has made the Riverside its exclusive Milwaukee home since 2006, but before that, they played all over “The United States of Milwaukee,” from Shank Hall and the Modjeska to the Eagles Ballroom and Summerfest. We get things started with the band’s first trip to the Cream City in

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2:20:28

93: Back to the Mother Church

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2019/09/13

Back to the Mother ChurchRyman 2019If you are a regular listener to the Pod, you’d swear that we have turned this in a Billy Strings podcast! Lots of Billy Strings talk again this week - we unveil his previously unknown, completely secret REAL last name (dramatic enough for you?) - as Harvey waxes poetic about Billy’s role in the three night acoustic run at the “Mother Church of Country Music,” the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. These acoustic shows mark a giant leap forward for the band from the

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2:36:27

92: By the Time We Got to Woodstock

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2019/08/21

By the Time We Got to WoodstockThis week, we take a trip back to the 1969 Aquarian Exposition, aka, the Woodstock Music and Arts Fair, held in Bethel, NY. Through three days of rain, mud, bad trips, no food, traffic jams, and more mud, nearly a half million young people from all over the US made their way to this legendary festival. One such person was Jeff’s father-in-law, Larry, who hitched his way from New York City on Saturday morning, arriving just in time for the day’s music. In this episode,

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2:18:35

91: "The Music is Running Itself and They're Just...

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2019/08/02

"The Music Is Running Itself and They're Just Hanging On"A Conversation with Sam HoltHarvey is joined again by friend of the podcast, Sam Holt. They dig deep into the archives and play some of Sam faves from shows in 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, and 2001. They discuss Sam's upcoming Remembering Mikey event in Atlanta on August 10, 2019 at Terminal West and also his late night shows in Nashville after Ryman Panic on 8/23 and 8/24.Links below go to whole show streams from Panicstream.31 October 1990 -

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2:19:20

90: On the Road with Harvey, Jeff, and the DDBB

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2019/07/26

On the Road with Harvey, Jeff, and the DDBBAnother Joyous Occasion, Vol. 2For all your first times or long times out there, we have a landmark first in this episode of the Bluest Tape. Whilst driving up I-75 to the Tedeschi Trucks Band in Cincinnati, Jeff and Harvey actually recorded an episode in the SAME place at the SAME time, this time, in Jeff’s Honda Pilot! Harvey does most of the nuts and bolts this time around so Jeff could keep his eyes on the road, but the discussion goes back and forth

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89: Unexpected, Graceful, Not Forced

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2019/07/11

Unexpected, Graceful, Not ForcedRed Rocks 2019Jeff is still in the fog of newborn parenthood, so we'll give him a pass for not finding time to join us on the podcast this week, but we are lucky enough to call in an ace reliever in the form of Ted Rockwell. Ted attended the most recent Panic three night run at Red Rocks, and as we learn, has attended all of the 60 consecutive WSP sell outs at Red Rocks, dating back to that fantastic show on May 31, 1996 (of course it was fantastic, it was 1996).But

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2:00:17

88: Babies Only Care What the People Feel

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2019/06/20

Babies Only Care What the People FeelWell, we stay true to our element with some more 1996 heat, this time to celebrate the arrival of the Kollath progeny. “Little Wrangler” Ellison Liron Kollath arrived on Tuesday, June 4, weighing a robust 8lb, 7oz. Mom and baby are doing well and dad is trying to figure out how to go hide at work and not offend anyone. In his short time on Earth, Baby Ellison has shown a keen interest in “Take Off Jam” - no, I’m not making that up - it is amazing what you find

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2:07:07

87: Getting Back to Our Roots

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2019/06/05

Getting Back to Our Roots: A Return to 1996Since it had been SO long since we dropped a new episode on you all, we thought it best to go back to our roots and play some serious, super sleeper, spring/summer 1996 heat. We head all the way out west to Tacoma, Washington where we find Panic inhabiting the Temple Theater for a smoking two setter that is oftentimes overlooked because of what comes before (5/31 through 6/2) and after (6/5). 6/4 is a special day for the Bluest Tape since, unless nature

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1:59:53

86: Late for the Future

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2019/05/07

Late for the FutureSpring 2019Sometimes we have the best of intentions.Sometimes we record two episodes at once.Sometimes we plan on putting out episodes in back to back weeks.Sometimes life intervenes.Sometimes Jeff forgets to write the liner notes.Sometimes we feel bad about all of this.Here it is, a review of the early and middle part of the Spring 2019 Panic tour. We recorded the show just before the Sweetwater 420 and Trondossa Festivals so we don’t have anything from those four shows, but

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2:25:38

85: It Was Twenty Years Ago Today

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2019/04/17

It Was Twenty Years Ago Today...Early Spring 1999All these 20/25/30 year anniversaries are making us feel OLD, ya’ll! It is hard to believe that Panic has been around that long, and even more remarkable that the band is still together and killing it (yes, even we now admit the band is on fire, just needed to ‘recalibrate’ our thinking - we’re late to the party, sue us!). We go back 20 years to the spring of 1999, probably the best tour of the year and one of the last great tours before Mikey

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1:56:40

84: We Enjoy Ourselves

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2019/04/04

84: We Enjoy OurselvesPart 2 of the Panic/Phish Osiris crossover podcast experience.After Harvey wandered aimlessly through an episode of Helping Friendly Podcast with RJ Bee, RJ returned the favor and appears on the Bluest Tape to discuss some memorable Panic moments.After a very un-scientific survey of Panic Twitter, Harvey decided to have RJ listen to:03 April 1996 - Huntsville, AL - Von Braun CenterMaggot Brain07 May 1997 - Louisville, KY - Palace TheatreFishwater28 October 2000 - New Orleans,

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