College Jam Bands

Sister Hazel - Champagne High

2007-11-13T14:41:00.000-05:00

Sister Hazel's Champagne High was on their 2000 album Fortress. If you ever get the opportunity to see these guys play live, take it. They are fantastic live as this video I posted earlier can attest. Enjoy!

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Big Head Todd - Broken Hearted Savior

2007-11-09T12:09:00.000-05:00

Here's Big Head Todd singing their biggest hit, Broken Hearted Savior. The guys formed the band back in 1986 while they were attending the University of Colorado. They soon built up a big following in Denver and Boulder, Colorado. They toured extensively throughout the Mountain States and West Coast of the United States in their van dubbed "The Colonel", which clocked up over 400,000 miles. Broken Hearted Savior peaked at #9 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock charts back in 1993. Enjoy!

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Better Than Ezra - Good

2007-11-07T11:07:00.000-05:00

Better Than Ezra is an alternative rock band from New Orleans, LA that formed in 1987 when the band members were attending Louisiana State University. They played college parties and clubs for years before releasing their first major label album in 1995 called Deluxe. Their first single from that album called Good was and still is their biggest hit as it went all the way to #1 on the Billboard Modern Rock charts and #30 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts. Enjoy!

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The Radiators - Like Dreamers Do

2007-10-31T06:11:00.000-04:00

The Radiators are one of my favorite college bands to see live. I've seen them a couple of times, and they were awesome both times. Here's the video for one of their most popular songs: Like Dreamers Do. Enjoy!

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Jennifer Nettles Band - What You Signed Up For

2007-08-30T08:46:00.000-04:00

Before Jennifer Nettles became the superstar lead singer for the band Sugarland, she was playing clubs and bars all over the Atlanta area with her own band playing her version of blues mixed with country and rock. This is a rare look at one of her early performances at the Variety Playhouse here in Atlanta. Enjoy!

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The Afghan Whigs - Gentlemen

2007-08-29T08:38:00.000-04:00

The Afghan Whigs were one of those bands that were always on the brink of making it big, but instead they always remained a great alternative college rock band. That's probably why their die-hard fans were and still are so loyal. Gentlemen is from their album of the same name that was released in 1993. Enjoy!

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The Replacements - Bastards of Young

2007-08-28T06:32:00.000-04:00

The Replacements are considered to be one of the greatest bands to come out of the 80's college rock scene. They were notorious for showing up for their gigs completely wasted and many times, they would play an entire show of nothing but covers songs rather than their own songs. Bastards of Young was from their first major label release called Tim. Enjoy!

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The Nadas - Home

2007-08-26T13:24:00.000-04:00

The Nadas newest song is called Home, and this video was shot at the Science Center in Des Moines, Iowa at a swanky reception. Enjoy!

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Jupiter Coyote - The Real Thing

2007-08-21T21:43:00.000-04:00

The quality of this video isn't great, but it's one of the only videos of Jupiter Coyote live. I've seen them play live more than any other band, and they always put on a great show. Back in my college days, I helped the band set up at our fraternity house. If anyone out there has any other footage of them, please forward the link to me. Thanks and enjoy this clip!

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Cake - Never There

2007-08-15T06:08:00.000-04:00

Cake is very hard to label. Some say they're a college jam band that hit the mainstream. Others label them as alternative funky rock. Still others, label them as alternative country music. Whatever you want to call them, if you've ever been a to a Cake concert, you'll understand why I label them as a college jam band. They're a blast to see live, and they thrive in smaller more intimate settings. This is their biggest hit, Never There. Enjoy!

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The BoDeans - She's A Runaway

2007-08-14T06:13:00.000-04:00

The BoDeans are one of my all-time favorite bands. They've never achieved the commercial success they deserve, but I don't think they mind. They've always done things their way. This is one of the few official music videos they released for their song, She's A Runaway. Enjoy!

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10,000 Maniacs - Hey Jack Karouac and Eat for Two Live Music Videos

2007-08-13T09:45:00.000-04:00

10,000 Maniacs formed back in 1981 in Jamestown, New York and they originally called themselves Still Life. They even lived here in Atlanta briefly in 1982 where they raked leaves and sold their blood plasma for money. They eventually moved back to New York and in 1987, they released their album, In My Tribe, which is, in my opinion, one of the best alternative rock albums of all-time. Hey Jack Karouac is from that album, and Eat For Two is from their 1989 album, Blind Man's Zoo. Enjoy the video!

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The Samples - Taking Us Home

2007-08-11T16:07:00.000-04:00

Here's The Samples performing one of their best songs, Taking Us Home, in Snowmass, CO back in 1993. The Samples are an absolute blast to see live. Enjoy the video!

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Drivin N' Cryin - Honeysuckle Blue LIVE

2007-08-10T22:04:00.000-04:00

Like the Indigo Girls, Drivin N' Cryin are from Atlanta, and they got their start playing college bars around the Southeast. This is one of my favorite songs by the band. It's Honeysuckle Blue from their 1989 Mystery Road CD. Enjoy!

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Indigo Girls - Closer To Fine

2007-08-08T06:28:00.000-04:00

The Indigo Girls are from the Atlanta area, and were a huge part of the Athens, GA college band scene. They're one of the all-time great college bands to see live. They put on a great show. Here are two videos from them. The first is their official video for their first single, Closer to Fine, and the second is a live performance by the girls back in 1990. Enjoy!

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Rusted Root - Send Me On My Way Live

2007-08-06T22:24:00.000-04:00

This is a great live video of Rusted Root playing their hit song, Send Me On My Way. I saw them play one time, and they were a blast. They had a great vibe and were definitely a great jam band. Enjoy!

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Dave Matthews Band - Ants Marching

2007-08-02T06:08:00.000-04:00

The Dave Matthews Band as they were called back in 1993 used to play the Ivory Tusk bar in Tuscaloosa, AL. The first time I saw them at the Tusk is still one of the best performances I have ever been to. They were a great college jam band to see live.

This song, Ants Marching, was the first song on their independently released album, Remember Two Things. It was later re-released in 1994 when the band hit it big with their major label release of Under the Table and Dreaming album. The first video is the official music video, and the second is a live performance of the song. Enjoy!

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Sister Hazel - Leaving On A Jetplane and All For You

2007-07-29T11:15:00.000-04:00

Sister Hazel started out, and in my opinion, are still, a college jam band. They crossed over into pop music with the major hit, All For You, but they'll always be a college band from Gainesville, FL to me. Here's a live performance from Indianapolis in 2006. Enjoy!

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The Nadas - Goodnight Girl

2007-07-28T16:00:00.001-04:00

Des Moines, Iowa based The Nadas were heralded by Playboy magazine in 2001 as "The Best College Rock Band You've Never Heard Of." I was not familiar with them, but after watching this video, and visiting their myspace page, I've already downloaded some of their tunes, and I'll definitely try and catch them live sometime in the near future. Enjoy!

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Freddy Jones Band - In A Daydream

2007-07-26T06:10:00.000-04:00

The Freddy Jones band was formed in 1992 by Wayne Healy and Marty Lloyd, two Loyola University dropouts. Their first album was self-released, and it featured this song, In A Daydream, which has become their signature song and in my opinion their best song. This is an acoustic version from a radio gig in Des Moines, IA. Enjoy!

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Drive-By Truckers - Gravity's Gone Acoustic Version

2007-07-23T21:35:00.000-04:00

Here's another band from Athens, GA. It's the Drive-By Truckers performing Gravity's Gone at Grimey's Preloved Music in Nashville, TN back in 2006. Enjoy!

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Violent Femmes - Blister In The Sun

2007-07-22T12:36:00.000-04:00

I was first introduced to the Violent Femmes way back in 1984 when I started high school. They were one of those bands that didn't get much mainstream attention, but they had a huge cult following, and they got their start playing clubs and parties in the Milwaukee area back in 1981. Here's the band performing Blister in the Sun live. Enjoy!

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Hoodoo Gurus - Bittersweet

2007-07-20T22:24:00.000-04:00

Here's the Hoodoo Gurus video for Bittersweet, which was their first track off their second album, Mars Need Guitars. Enjoy!

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Blues Traveler - But Anyway

2007-07-19T06:55:00.000-04:00

But Anyway was the first track off Blues Traveler's debut album. I saw them play many times back in the early 90's, and they were always awesome especially when they played on the original H.O.R.D.E. concert lineups. This video footage is from the Lollapalooza Festival at Grant Park in Chicago on Sunday, August 6, 2006. I still can't get used to a skinny John Popper though. Enjoy!

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Michael Houser and John Bell From Widespread Panic Jamming Out On The Porch - Driving Song

2007-07-18T07:30:00.000-04:00

Panic's concerts' were the most fun I've ever had at any concerts. I've seen them play live more than I've seen any other band, and they never disappoint. This is a great video. It's footage of Michael Houser and John Bell from the band just jamming out on the front porch of a house. The song they are playing is Driving Song. Enjoy!

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Hootie And The Blowfish - Hold My Hand

2007-07-18T06:21:00.000-04:00

Hootie and the Blowfish was formed in 1989 at the University of South Carolina. The band features Darius Rucker, Dean Felber, Jim "Soni" Sonefeld and Mark Bryan. They got their start playing clubs and frat houses around the Southeast, and got their big break when they released Hold My Hand as a single off their 1994 album, Cracked Rear View, which became the biggest selling album of 1995. Enjoy!

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R.E.M. - Radio Free Europe on David Letterman Show

2007-07-17T21:45:00.000-04:00

R.E.M. is arguably the most famous college jam band in the world. They may be world famous now, but back in the early 80's, they were playing in college bars and frat houses in Athens, GA, Tuscaloosa, AL and other college towns around the south. Here's a great video of them from back in 1983 on the David Letterman Show. It was their national television debut. Enjoy!

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Freddy Jones Band - Live Performance of One World

2007-07-16T17:03:00.000-04:00

The Freddy Jones Band is one of those bands that I love to listen to when you want to mellow out and just chill. This is a live performance from Chicago of the band performing their song, One World. I saw them perform back in the mid-90's at the City Stages Music Festival in Birmingham, AL, and they were awesome. This video is just a taste of a Freddy Jones concert. Enjoy!

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Solar Circus Jams With Bruce Springsteen

2007-07-15T23:11:00.000-04:00

Back when I was in college at the University of Alabama, Solar Circus played many times at our fraternity house and in the bars in Tuscaloosa. They were one of my favorite bands to listen to live. Here's a great video featuring the band playing at a small bar called The Metro in Long Branch, NJ the day after Jerry Garcia's passing... Bruce had no idea a band was playing and wound up doing a set of music with Solar Circus - only 2 songs made it on tape - Brighter Things and Mustang Sally. Enjoy the video!

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The Samples - Weight of the World Official Music Video

2007-07-14T22:28:00.000-04:00

When I think of great college bands, one band comes to mind immediately for me...The Samples. I first heard The Samples when I moved to Dillon, CO to work at Keystone Resort during my junior year in college back in 1991. A couple of college friends of mine, who were already out there working, were playing The Samples' first CD the night we arrived in Colorado. I remember listening to the CD over and over again and couldn't believe how great they sounded. I was hooked. Over the next few years, I saw them live as many times as I could. They were awesome to watch live. Jeep (their original drummer) was incredible to watch during their live shows.

This video for Weight of the World is from their AutoPilot CD and is one of the few professional music videos the band ever made. With this song from The Samples, I welcome you to College Jam Bands. I'm glad you're here. Enjoy the video!

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