Medeski, Martin and Wood - Austin, TX, 1996-04-13

[@lancelester726]

Wow...20 years to the month that I recorded this show and I stumble across it on KZbin! Low generation copy that still looks pretty good too...I made several 8mm master>VHS copies for friends and this is possibly 2nd gen. No image stabilization on this Sony Handi-Cam so I had a little bar that attached to the camera which rested on my chest. I probably used the stealthy Sonics microphones to help the audio not distort from being on the front row. Great show and memories....I was introduced to my wife before the show but I don't really remember as my friends and I were getting all our recoding gear set up!

[@chrisheld7608]

Is it possible to get this in a better image quality? MMW literally saved my life when I thought I was going to die. I thin this concert is the best I have seen to date. I am sure I have watched it over 60 times by now. I thank you for recording this and am so happy you are still allowing someone else to share this. It would mean so much if I were able to get a better version of it. This is so important that I will give you my email publicly. [e-mail]

[@jankostera9602]

thank you so much for recording this...!

[@MLATX512]

Lance, are you the guy who used to set up at the White Rabbit and Mercury all the time? I'm dying to get some old recordings of local Austin bands from the mid-late 90's. Pura Vida, Tunji, etc.

[@MLATX512]

This was an amazing show and I vaguely remember seeing the recording equipment set up by the back riser, but I never got close enough to the front to see you up there.

[@snakeanthony11]

thank you for your service

[@alexbrewer5799]

When you don't know who you love more in a trio : The bassist, the keys or the drummer you KNOW you hit paydirt.

[@humblestudent7679]

It's difficult .. Billy is the band leader John is MY favorite piano player ❤ ♥ 8

[@duggyshackproject]

A long overdue THANKS for sharing and posting this vid! - ONE SET - @0:00:00 - //Night Marchers @0:10:21 - Organ Intro > @0:11:52 - Jelly Belly > @0:22:58 - Is There Anybody Here That Love My Jesus @0:34:26 - Dracula > @0:45:25 - The Lover > @0:58:24 - Lonely Avenue @1:12:32 - Macha > @1:21:35 - Chinoiserie @1:36:00 - Think @1:47:01 - Bubblehouse

[@whackytech5253]

2022. I wish I could see them again like this.

[@ChiarasVideos]

YES! 2023 Please make it come true!!

[@michaelmaniloff9297]

Fucks yea! Come back Chris 😂

[@matthewfrawley724]

Thanks for uploading this. I first saw them a few months later at Tipitina's in New Orleans with a then-unknown Galactic opening. It remains to this day the best club show I've ever seen. They played for over two hours and kept the energy level off the charts. Tim Green (from Michael Ray's Cosmic Krewe) sat in on tenor sax and just absolutely wailed. Anyway, this video brings back memories of that show. Thanks again.

[@tunatuna6723]

Was that the show that Galactic released as an album, We Love You Tonight?

[@MikeinAustin]

Saw this show and the Trey Anastasio sit-in about 6 months earlier. Austin attracted a lot of grea5 bands to small venues like Liberty Lunch and Emo’s etc.

[@mmabuff101]

OMG look how young they all look!!!!!! I first saw them at bamboozled at stony pony nj I believe in 2001. crazy to think its been 17 years

[@dandrechesterfield5411]

added to my favorites within the first 10 seconds

[@jesusonazareth4752]

Wow, what a treasure this show is. An epic "Is There Anybody Here That Loves My Jesus" (which starts at 22:58 or so). Thanks so much to Lance Lester (and helpers?) for filming this originally, and to Alexsh for posting this here. And of course the most thanks to MM&W for being such badasses and sharing their music with us. "Dracula" starts around 34:26, another classic early groove. "The Lover" starts around 45:25, and the Doc Pomus tune "Lonely Avenue" (made famous by Ray Charles) starts around 56:30. "Macha" from the Bubblehouse ep is at 1:12:31. "Think" is at 1:36:00.

[@talpajam]

had the S.M. CD for twenty years...got stolen from my truck last year...travesty. what a band. JM in his RW Postmans..lolz

[@NigelGuitar]

Only discovered this group over the last few years through Scofield - great stuff

[@Salem-yx3ez]

this is fucking NUTS how have I never heard this recording!!!??!

[@BrettCrudgington]

Medeski has the straightest back, helps him stay balanced, and that's probably why he can do all the cool stuff he does. What a boss.

[@abshermonte6788]

Also, having enormous hands is a plus. I once shook hands with Robert Parish, 7'0 ft tall. I have been lucky enough to shake jm's hand. Both, completely wrapped around my hand during the handshake. Jm, pbly is pushing 5'9. And, I am 6'5 w huge hands. Additionally, medeski's super genius doesn't hurt his performance.

[@snakeanthony11]

Never had a full head of hair, though

[@YasumotoUS]

I don't know if I would have been musically mature enough in '96 to appreciate MMW and this show, but damn, I wish that I had known about them at that point. Fast forward 4 - 5 years and I was in love at first listen.

[@GoWestPhoto]

I was at this show and vaguely remember someone recording video near me. You did an epic job!

[@parkemason8482]

I’m astounded at MMW’s virtuosity, and that groove..

[@MickSoutherland]

I was at this show.

[@ghost79ish]

lucky you!!! I love all their stuff, but this era is just so raw and grimey and badass!

[@brandotex]

Ha, i was too. It was unreal

[@2109MI]

+Mick Southerland Holy shitmeister, lucky guys

[@matthewfrawley724]

Saw them at Tip's in New Orleans a few months later. They were never better than '95-'96, in my opinion.

[@figbag]

samesies. was so good.

[@davidvelleman6655]

Medeski sounds great!!! Really using the McCoy 4th's. DIG!!!

[@domeskeetz]

+David velleman what do you mean by the mccoy 4ths?

[@jacktang8776]

+domeskeetz McCoy as in McCoy Tyner, 4th as in the note interval

[@marvinkmooneyoz]

Medeski is really one of the few guys who have truly gone beyond the late 60s jazz piano voicings. He does very unconventional poly-harmonies occasionally, but his overall phrasing is so good, it really isn’t that weird. But of course most of his voicings are either conventional jazz voicings, bluesy rock, boogie, or sometimes gospel voicings.

[@randycoukjr3697]

This was at Liberty Lunch before it closed RIP

[@kpmotiongraphics]

thank you for this video

[@harpua13]

ok, Chris with long hair is one thing, but Billy is hilarious.

[@kckrye]

looks like a full blown mullet

[@SluffAdlin]

luckily John shaved his before the scullet set in.

[@Luckdragon57]

@@SluffAdlin I don’t know, the cover to It’s a Jungle in Here hints at the skullet

[@Duneadaim]

What a great show! This version of Think is soo hot 🔥 🥵

[@mattb.8750]

48:44 is that actually Billy Martin? Wow. 24 years ago...

[@brandotex]

Thanks for posting!

[@flacodiablo23]

This was the last show I saw at Liberty Lunch :( Show was :) of course.

[@oktheatre147]

These guys blew my mind at the Horde!

[@danashane]

Back when they were a hair band

[@drewnovak4235]

👌🏽 Diamond Cut

[@smilesguy42993]

Willis, O'brien, and Crowe killin it

[@YoutubeTM432]

1:47:55 kid in white t shirt knows exactly what's about to happen

[@johnataws]

was not ready for 1:54

[@Nuthane]

hahaha that choker.. 90s

[@frankbattaglini9559]

Anyone have the audio for this show? I'd love to listen to this on the road.

[@chooglincharley]

mmwhistory.com/1996.html#4/13/1996

[@bogthing1]

Good Olde Days.

[@jmmarino88]

Lonely Avenue... yes!!!

[@mattjohnston8994]

shit Get's better with age.

[@marvinkmooneyoz]

How big where they at this point? I discovered them two years later by my drummer friend

[@p2g307]

mostly playing larger "clubs" at this point. around the time that Phish started playing the Friday Afternoon album before shows and they started blowing up (some people complain about this, but it grew the fan base and allowed them to play bigger venues). in NYC they would have been playing Knitting Factory, I think a nice run at Bowery Ballroom in 96, then on to Tonic when Knit closed down. Those were the days! 3-4 night runs of MMW in NYC are some of my fav music memories. This "era" is the shit.

[@TheEntireWuTangClan]

nice seashell necklace

[@alexsh]

Hi, is this any different from the info provided in the description? :)

[@Gilnar13]

What's that kickdrum? :O

[@johnmartin5153]

Badass

[@gerritveldhuisen7748]

The Organ is verry Dusty.!!

[@McC815]

My prsesseser

[@andymgarrett]

What’s the keyboard Medeski has sat on top of the Hammond?

[@matthewfrawley724]

Hohner D6 Clavinet w LOTS of distortion!

[@saintbees2088]

What is the top keyboard?

[@devinryan1662]

Clavinet

[@tylerdekemper5654]

si senor

[@maxoconnell1903]

1:33

[@jesusonazareth4752]

You referring to playing the keys bongo-style :) ?

[@tomlarter2010]

👺

[@johnhugunin8239]

Billy looking like Ted Nugent

[@snakeanthony11]

Fuck me. This is incredible. Wish I could have seen MMW in these days before phish fans ruined the scene.

[@bricewrenn3211]

You ruined the scene

[@Twoholesofman]

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