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REVIEW: Jam On The River

by Benjy Eisen, Mon Jun 5, 2006

By Benjy Eisen

At 21 years of age, Philadelphia’s annual Jam on the River is old enough to drink liquor. Which is good, because if there’s one message the event would like to leave you with, it is this: “Drink lots of Captain Morgan.” And while rum is still a great drink for beginners, the Bahamas, and beach parties (hey, I’d like to thank the Captain for introducing me to my girlfriend), when you come home from a music festival, it’s music and memories — not promotional koozies and keychains — that you want to stick with you.

And yet, didn’t I enthusiastically down those free samples of new Captain Morgan products? Didn’t I smile and shake the mascot’s hand as he walked through the crowd? Did I not enjoy being able to drink delicious rum on Philadelphia’s waterfront, on the banks of the Delaware River, with the Disco Biscuits and an order of fried Oreos? Of course I did. I …READ MORE

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LIVE REVIEW: THE DISCO BISCUITS

by Benjy Eisen, Wed Mar 30, 2005

By Benjy Eisen

The Starland Ballroom in Sayreville, NJ has suddenly become hallowed ground for the Disco Biscuits. Ever since a two-night stand there last fall, the venue has taken on added significance to the "Bisco" world. It’s just a fun place to see the Disco Biscuits.

Straight from a hectic and high—very high—three-day Amsterjam festival in Amsterdam, the Disco Biscuits returned to their home turf slightly worn, but spiritually charged. The New Jersey run (Mar. 24-26) kicked off, appropriately, with "Voices Insane," and then segued from the tight, energetic opener into the softer, reflective "Eulogy." The sequence was lifted directly from the Hot Air Balloon rock opera and, contextually, is about the struggle to overcome enormous adversity—to achieve freedom and escape death. It's a convenient metaphor for the current state of Bisco and it foreshadowed additional moments throughout the run.

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