This is one band that in my old age has creeped into my consciousness and forced me to accept that I may, possibly, like jam band music.  That is My Morning Jacket.  Although, to My Morning Jacket's defense, they are not (too) jammy.  Sure, they may noodle off into a southern rock/jazz riff every now and then, but their songs are tight, orchestrated, and most importantly, have a beginning, middle, and an end.  Call me crazy, but I like my songs to have have finality.

REAX General Manager, Marshal Dickson, did an amazing job capturing MMJ live on video at SXSW where they played a number of their songs of their new album Evil Urges, out May 13, on ATO.  Check out their performance (for FREE!) at NPR.  And be sure to check out REAX.tv for Marshall's clip (which should be posted any day now).  Or, you might see us at House of Blues in August.

PS: If you see me "jamming out" to MMJ in Orlando, feel free to sock me in the mouth.

My Morning Jacket - 2008 Tour Dates (Courtesy of Brooklynvegan):

06/20: New York, NY @ Radio City Music Hall
08/16: Louisville, KY @ The Great Lawn at Louisville Waterfront Park
08/18: Kansas City, MO @ Uptown Theatre
08/19: Council Bluffs, IA @ Stir Cove
08/21: Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheater*
08/23: Dallas, TX @ Palladium Ballroom
08/24: Austin, TX @ Stubbs
08/27: Atlanta, GA @ Fox Theatre-Atlanta
08/29: Miami, FL @ The Fillmore Miami Beach@ the Jackie Gleason Theater
08/30: Lake Buena Vista, FL @ House of Blues- Orlando
08/31: Myrtle Beach, SC @ House of Blues- Myrtle Beach
09/02: Charlottesville, VA @ Charlottesville Pavilion
09/03: Washington, DC @ Constitution Hall
09/05: Philadelphia, PA @ Festival Pier @ Penn's Landing
09/06: Boston, MA @ Bank of America Pavilion
09/19: Berkeley, CA @ Greek Theatre
09/21: Los Angeles, CA @ Greek Theatre
09/23: Tempe, AZ @ The Marquee
09/24: Las Vegas, NV @ The Joint
09/25: San Diego, CA @ SDSU Open Air Theater
09/27: Portland, OR @ McMenamins Edgefield
09/28: Seattle WA @ McCaw Hall
10/02: Minneapolis, MN @ Orpheum Theatre
10/03: Milwaukee, WI @ Riverside Theater
10/04: Detroit, MI @ The Fillmore Detroit
10/09: Chicago, IL @ Chicago Theatre
10/10: Chicago, IL @ Chicago Theatre

"Gideon" with the Boston Pops on Letterman