No, I don't think i'm settling down, or settling for music I don't like. I honestly think that several musical styles I have been vocally opposed to for all these years have actually expanded and improved. Perhaps I've gotten a little more open minded and more willing to give things a chance, but hip-hop and jam-band music both have me excited now. No, really.

You can thank cats like Aqua Island and Subsoil for helping to undo all the damage P-shitty and Jay Zzzz have done. And you can thank bands like Ithaca's Revison for resurrecting the jam without resurrecting the Dead, or without immediatley beating it to death again. Revison is a trio in the spirit of Medeski Martin & Wood, with a good deal of its solo, rhythm, and bass duties handled by the keys. And the guitar can be a little schizo as well; chopping one minute, soaring the next. Friday night at Lovin' Cup proved that.

First let me say the sound in Lovin' Cup was absolutley perfect. It amplified the band's sharp dynamics and edgy soul. Revison is a much crisper-sounding band than a lot of its contemporaries. Some jam bands tend to boil; the music is hot and steamy but often a bit mushy. Revision fries its stuff, baby, and the packed crowd got it hot, crispy, greasy, and in their face.