Reignwolf Gets Primal

It’s not uncommon knowledge that Bob Dylan's live shows can be hit or miss. It depends on his mood and what songs he feels like playing. However, as a naive Dylan fan, my understanding of the artist was limited to the early-60s folk singer—the image of a man dwarfed by his guitar—the protest singer who denied ever singing a protest ballad. Yet, when I saw Bob Dylan live, he hid behind a keyboard, and his arrangements sounded nothing like the song. A sinking disappointment grew with every note. This was a bait-and-switch performance. Jam Journals is a podcast that explores music history through live concert performances. Hosted by a seasoned concert-goer, each episode recounts a unique concert experience with vivid detail and emotion. New episodes every other Tuesday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Club shows are great for intimacy between artist and audience, but what happens when the show is undersold, and the artist is pissed off? You get a performance that borders on vicious. Jam Journals is a podcast that explores music history through live concert performances. Hosted by a seasoned concert-goer, each episode recounts a unique concert experience with vivid detail and emotion. New episodes every other Tuesday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

They say marijuana is a gateway drug, but what they don’t warn you about is Widespread Panic shows are also a gateway drug. A gateway to more jam band shows. This was the tipping point to more jam concerts and a refusal to use condiments in public. Jam Journals is a podcast that explores music history through live concert performances. Hosted by a seasoned concert-goer, each episode recounts a unique concert experience with vivid detail and emotion. New episodes every other Tuesday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There's no better date than going to a concert together unless they stand you up. However, where there is live music, there is room for healing and hope. This is a story of brotherhood, beating bass and bad babes. Jam Journals is a podcast that explores music history through live concert performances. Hosted by a seasoned concert-goer, each episode recounts a unique concert experience with vivid detail and emotion. New episodes every other Tuesday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Surveying the crowd, I realized I wasn't like these people. Many clung to walls for support and talked about seeing the band in the "good ole days." It dawned on me that ZZ Top would be the first and last concert for many of them. When was the last time I saw a "current" band? Was I missing my youth in exchange for seeing yesterday's heroes? Jam Journals is a podcast that explores music history through live concert performances. Hosted by a seasoned concert-goer, each episode recounts a unique concert experience with vivid detail and emotion. New episodes every other Tuesday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We all receive live music differently, but one Gov't Mule fan experienced the show on another level.  Jam Journals is a podcast that explores music history through live concert performances. Hosted by a seasoned concert-goer, each episode recounts a unique concert experience with vivid detail and emotion. New episodes every other Tuesday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shifting in my chair, I tried to hide my face. The tears streamed down my face like a child with a boo-boo. Paul McCartney opened his mouth again. He was unrelenting. What was he doing to me? Jam Journals is a podcast that explores music history through live concert performances. Hosted by a seasoned concert-goer, each episode recounts a unique concert experience with vivid detail and emotion. New episodes every other Tuesday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Wait, is that David Crosby? Spotted standing among the crowd on the floor of a Who concert, there was another legend in the building—David Crosby! Beyond myself in excitement, I had to meet him. This is the story of how I met him. Jam Journals is a podcast that explores music history through live concert performances. Hosted by a seasoned concert-goer, each episode recounts a unique concert experience with vivid detail and emotion. New episodes every other Tuesday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There's no time like the present when it comes to your favorite band. You don't want to waste precious years thinking I'll see them next time they come to town. Was I really going to miss one of my favorite bands?  Jam Journals is a podcast that explores music history through live concert performances. Hosted by a seasoned concert-goer, each episode recounts a unique concert experience with vivid detail and emotion. New episodes every other Tuesday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Judgment was passed out like Halloween candy. Snickering and uneasy laughter were heard above the murmurs that slipped through the crowd. We’d all heard about Taylor Swift. We all knew her name. There was more than enough negative media for any naysayer to latch onto. Her reputation preceded her. She was that girl. Yet it was through all that hate that I became a Swiftie for life.  Jam Journals is a podcast that explores music history through live concert performances. Hosted by a seasoned concert-goer, each episode recounts a unique concert experience with vivid detail and emotion. New episodes every other Tuesday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices