Tag: 4th of July

Philly’s 4th of July Jam 2014 with The Roots, Aloe Blacc, Jennifer Hudson & Nicki Minaj

The Roots with DJ Jazzy Jeff & Jeremy Ellis
plus special guests Aloe Blacc, Jennifer Hudson, Nicki Minaj & Ed Sheeran
July 4th, 2014
Philadelphia, PA @ Benjamin Franklin Parkway – Philly’s Fourth of July Jam
SBD > Livestream webcast (unknown kbps) > Cool Edit Pro > WAV > CD Wave Editor (tracking) > MP3

FULL AUDIO DOWNLOAD: HERE

FULL VIDEO AVAILABLE HERE (for now)

SET ONE: The Roots
01. Web / Rocky Theme Song
02. You Got Me
SET TWO: Aloe Blacc
03. Marlon Wayons Intro
04. Wake Me Up (Aloe Blacc)
05. I Need A Dollar (Aloe Blacc)
06. Marlon Wayans Interlude
07. Headless Heroes [Eugene McDaniels cover] (Aloe Blacc)
08. The Man (Aloe Blacc)
SET THREE: Jennifer Hudson
09. Marlon Wayans interview with Jennifer Hudson
10. Walk It Out (Jennifer Hudson)
11. It’s Your World (Jennifer Hudson)
12. Spotlight (Jennifer Hudson)
13. And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going (Jennifer Hudson)
SET FOUR: The Roots
14. The Otherside (with Bilal)
15. Mario Brothers Theme Song Battle (Questlove, DJ Jazzy Jeff & Jeremy Ellis)
16. Marlon Wayans Interlude
SET FIVE: Nicki Minaj
17. Super Bass (Nicki Minaj)
18. Pills N Potions (Nicki Minaj)
19. Yasss Bish (Nicki Minaj)
20. Did It On ‘Em (Nicki Minaj)
21. Beez In The Trap (Nicki Minaj)
22. Freedom (Nicki Minaj)
23. Moment 4 Life (Nicki Minaj)
SET SIX: The Roots
24. Marlon Wayans & Black Thought Freestyle Battle
25. The Seed 2.0
26. Apache > DJ Jazzy Jeff & Jeremy Ellis Battle
SET SEVEN: Ed Sheeran
27. Ed Sheeran Interview
28. Marlon Wayans Intro
29. Don’t (Ed Sheeran)
30. Lego House (Ed Sheeran)
31. Comin’ From Where I’m From [Anthony Hamilton cover] (Ed Sheeran)
32. The A Team (Ed Sheeran)
33. Sing (Ed Sheeran)

The Roots:
Black Thought – MC
Questlove – drums
Frankie Knuckles – percussion
Kirk Douglas – guitar
Damon Bryson – sousaphone
Mark Kelley – bass
James Poyser – keys
Kamal Gray – keys
Ray Angry – keys

Guests:
DJ Jazzy Jeff – turntables
Jeremy Ellis – Maschine (sequencer/sampler)
Brass Heaven – horns
Adam Blackstone – bass
Marlon Wayans – host
Aloe Blacc – vocals
Jennifer Hudson – vocals
Bilal – vocals
Nicki Minaj – vocals
Ed Sheeran – vocals, guitar

The Roots - 2014 Philly's 4th of July Jam

The Funky Meters – 4th of July in Louisville, Kentucky (VIDEO)

The Funky Meters were the featured performers at Louisville’s free annual Waterfront Independence Festival. Although they started over an hour late due to “technical difficulties,” it gave them the chance to play right through the fireworks display. It was quite an experience to see the fireworks display over the Ohio river while The Funky Meters ripped through Jimi Hendrix’s version of the Star Spangled Banner!

This featured video is a 26 minute edit of the set’s highlights, including the opening Cissy Strut, Chug-A-Lug, Africa, Doodle Oop (one of my favorite Meter’s tunes), The Star Spangled Banner, Fire On The Bayou, Just Kissed My Baby, and a blistering impromptu version of Jim Hendrix’s Purple Haze! Oh, and there are some fireworks on the video too…

I have to thank CMescia for sharing his audio recording (made with neumann mics) for this project. And i’d like to assure everyone that I will eventually get the full show posted as a DVD at thetradersden.org. For now, the full audio is available to download here: http://bt.etree.org/details.php?id=546918.

Finally, a shout-out to Rex-A-Vision who couldn’t make it out this night. I guess he just had too much fun at the Electric Forest festival the day before…

De La Soul – FULL VIDEO of 4th of July show in Louisville, KY

Yes, that is an actual screenshot from the video! Posdnous, Trugoy & Maseo didn’t bring a band, but they brought the hits. Here I present the full 53 minute video in 5 parts. Shot with a Canon Vixia HF21 using a Sony ECM-MS908C stereo external mic and a 6 foot tall tripod. I recommend watching in HD.

De La Soul (1 of 5) The Grind Date, Oooh!, All Good?

De La Soul (2 of 5) Potholes In My Lawn, Much More, Stakes Is High, Buddy

De La Soul (3 of 5) A Roller Skating Jam Named “Saturdays”, Me Myself And I

De La Soul (4 of 5) Ego Trippin’, Oodles Of O’s, Breakadawn, It’s Like That, Itsoweezee

De La Soul (5 of 5) Ring Ring Ring (Ha Ha Hey)

I also shot The Funky Meters set and I’ll be sharing it soon. Here is a little preview of The Funky Meters playing the Star Spangled Banner > Fire On The Bayou during the annual fireworks display: