Jim Weider's ProJECT PERCoLAToR

Curby, thanks for checking out Jim Weider!  He has never reminded me of either of those Joes, or anybody else for that matter really, but he IS good.  I always want to put him in the "underrated guitarists" category, but it's actually more like "unknown"... once people hear him, they usually ackowledge his abilities.  No vocals on his ProJECT PERCoLAToR material... which usually isn't my thing, as I'm normally a lyric person... but I like playing it as background music when I'm concentrating on other things, or when I want to just relax or fall asleep.

My friend recently uploaded a 2007 show that DOES have vocals... it's labeled as a ProJECT PERCoLAToR show, but apparently it's actually a Jim Weider Band show, according to the comment section (Jerry C is a huge fan and should know) and also judging by the band line-up.  If you'd like to check out that band as a comparison, here ya go...
*link removed*

There's a bunch more ProJECT PERCoLAToR shows I could link you to, but here's one that stands out... it's shorter than some, being a fest, but they played their best "not to be missed" songs.  No soundboard on this one, but it's a 4-source matrix... sounds great!***  If you listen to the intro, it says Jim classifies the group as a "groove rock jam band"... I'd say that describes them pretty well.  A little funky.  A little jazzy too, but not too much for my taste... there's still always a steady beat there to groove to.  Anyway, check it out...
http://www.archive.org/details/jwpp2007 … rcemtx_905

--Vik

***Correction: There IS a soundboard feed on there, plus 3 different sets of mics.

Why thank you... and you are quite welcome!  I'm just happy someone is checking him out.  Has anyone else?  I bet Joe is familiar with him, especially since they're both from NY state.

After giving it another listen, I guess I'll have to agree that "No Exit Strategy" does have a bit of a JB flavor to it, kinda.  I'm not familiar with "Many Rivers To Cross" and couldn't find it after searching a bunch of shows on Archive... but interestingly enough, in my searching I discovered that ProJECT PERCoLAToR (with an old line-up) opened for The Machine (my favorite Pink Floyd tribute, of course) on NYE 2005 in Albany NY.  I also saw a glowing comment from a self-described Danny Gatton fan.

You're right, the rest of his band is very talented too.  I know that drummer Rodney Holmes and guitarist Mitch Stein both played in Steve Kimock's band at one time (another one to check out if you're not familiar).  Also Rodney Holmes toured with the Santana Band, and he was with them when they recorded their album Supernatural... think "Smooth" with Rob Thomas.

Here's Jim Weider's Wiki entry... pretty short and needs updating, but you might find something of interest there... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Weider

I'm waiting for Rocket to chime in here, as he's the one who originally brought him up in the Danny Gatton thread (thank you very much).

--Vik

I also just removed the link to the 2007 Jim Weider Band show, the one with vocals.  Even though it's my friend Keith's recording, I found out he is not the one who recently uploaded it to Archive, and in fact Jim had specifically asked him NOT to, for several reasons.  First of all, it wasn't a rehearsed gig... they all just kinda got together that night to play.  Second, the venue owner (he also sings The Weight at this show) wouldn't allow even Jim himself to record, so this was a stealth job from back by the bar (at Jim's request, hehe).  Keith says it doesn't matter anymore, as that venue is now out of business anyway, plus the show's been out there since it happened (just not on Archive til 2 weeks ago)... all the same, I figure I shouldn't encourage people to listen to a show that Jim himself didn't want uploaded.  It's still out there though, if anybody really wants to find it.

--Vik

Curby:  Partially at Vikki's urging, and partially because one of my singer's favorite vocalists was opening for him, I caught Jim's show at Ram's Head Tavern in Annapolis in July, and was impressed by the band in general, but Rodney Holmes was "da bomb".    My musical background is pretty varied and I spent a lot of the late 70's and early 80's listening to all sorts of progressive jazz-fusion and have seen some monster drummers but I left this show shaking my head at how amazing his playing was...and to top it off, he's a little scrappy dude, might be 125 pounds and 5'5.....wow...just wow.  Some of the polyrhythmic beats he was doing just blew my mind.

Definitely a show to see if you enjoy Satriani, Vai, and those types of instrumental virtuosos.  He tours pretty regularly so get out there and see them!  I chatted with Jim briefly after the show and he was very approachable.  For you gearheads (Justin?) he has a signature model Fargen amp that just kills.

CarljMD

Never heard of him so I checked him out. Wow!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkzYWV8HJTw

It's a little early yet, but Carl's posting about Rodney Holmes in the Drummer's Corner thread makes this the right time to bring this up.  PRoJECT PERCoLAToR will be playing Reading PA next month, and I'm trying to round up people to do the show with me.  Here are all the show details:

JIM WEIDER'S PRoJECT PERCoLAToR
featuring Jim Weider-guitar, Rodney Holmes-drums, Mitch Stein-guitar, and Steve Lucas-bass
will be performing the CD "PULSE" and more
Gerald Veasley's Jazz Base
Crowne Plaza Reading Hotel (formerly Sheraton Reading Hotel)
1741 Papermill Road
Wyomissing, PA  19610
Tel: 610.376.3811
http://www.geraldveasleysjazzbase.com/
Date: Thursday, September 30, 2010
Doors: 6:00 PM
Showtime: 7:00 PM
Tickets: $12 at the door or in advance

This is where I saw them before, and it's a great little venue, nice and intimate.  My first post in this thread includes a link to Keith's recording of that show, and his comments even say something about it being an incredible place to see a show (it was his first time there).  He may end up going and recording this time too, but he won't commit, and I really don't want to end up going alone, so I'm hoping I can lure a "local" (or two or three) from here.

There are currently a few other gigs on Jim's schedule, if anybody wants to check it out:
http://www.jimweider.com/events.asp
Not all Jim's gigs are with PRoJECT PERCoLAToR (such as that 9/4 show in NJ), as he's involved in various projects and he's a touring member of the Levon Helm Band.  I really love the PP lineup though, and even though he's based here in the Northeast, I find it's kinda rare to catch a show.  So if you have a chance to catch this Reading show (or any of them), don't miss it!  By the way, they do tour overseas too, so keep your eyes open over there! 

I will leave you all with the official "Squirrels In Paris" video (same one Carl posted)...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fGNnQDu … embedded#!
That uploader has some other good-quality Weider videos there too.

--Vik

So nobody wants to take this opportunity to see Jim Weider's PRoJECT PERCoLAToR tonight?  If so, see above for details.  Keith and I will be arriving early and having dinner there... the more the merrier! 

--Vik

it was a good show last night..

http://www.archive.org/details/jwpp2010 … sbd.flac16