I have made the decision to add a new category to my blog and I am calling it "New Downloads".  This category became necessary to me when I found that I didn't have time to create a podcast for all the great new shows I've been downloading, but I still wanted to have the ability to share them.  Especially now that summer is rolling around the tapers have been very busy and live shows are coming in much more frequently. 

For the first posting in this category I decided to make it a themed post around the Wakarusa festival near Lawrence, KS.  For those of you unfamiliar with this festival it is basically a 4 day camping, music, and arts festival which brings together lots of great bands from many genres, but primarily focusing around the jam band scene.  Below you will find links to performances by Widespread Panic, Les Claypool and his Fancy Band, North Mississippi Allstars, and more.

As always you can support these artists by buying CDs and watching them live!

Les Claypool and his Fancy Band, 6-10-07 Wakarusa Festival Sun-Down Stage
Ozomatli 2007-06-09 - Wakarusa Music Festival - Neumann KM140
Medeski, Martin & Wood - 6/10/2007 Wakarusa - Onstage KM143
Galactic 2007-06-08 Wakarusa Lawrence, KS.flac24
Widespread Panic - Wakarusa - 2007-06-09 - AKG 483 > V3
Yonder Mountain String Band 6-8-07 Revival Tent, Wakarusa Festival, Lawrence, KS
North Mississippi Allstars 2007-06-07 Wakarusa Lawrence, KS.flac24

A special thanks goes out to all the tapers for making this possible.