Benevento Russo Duo

LIVEDOWNLOADS.COM AND THE DUO TEAM UP FOR FLAC AND MP3 DOWNLOAD SITE

We have been hinting at it, and it has officially gone live...the IT being the portal for Duo shows on livedownloads.com. We are very excited to announce that we have released the following performances on FLAC and mp3 formats for you to download today:

5/11/05 "Raw Horse" - previously available as an import only (unless you live in Japan), "Raw Horse" captured the Duo at the early stages of the "Best Reason to Buy the Sun" tour when they touched down at the Fox Theatre in Boulder. Highlights include an other-worldly "Three Question Marks" as well as a stunning version of "My Pet Goat". The entire release is available in FLAC format for $9.95 and mp3 format for $7.95. Download this show!

3/19/06 - Amsterdam, HOLLAND, The Melkweg - This was the opening set of the opening night of "Jam in the Dam 2." The Duo warmed the crowd up for a phenomenal three-night journey that included a variety of collaborations and experiments. This particular night found Marco calling out for good friend and long-time collaborator, Brian Haas (of the Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey) to join him during "Mephisto." While Haas was "indisposed" at the time, he did find his way up on stage for some beautiful interplay during the Duo's version of "Paranoid Android" to close out the night (and then came back the next night with his bandmates in JFJO as well as Charlie Hunter and Bobby Previte ... who knows, maybe you'll get that show down the line). This performance is available in FLAC format for $12.95 and mp3 format for $9.95. Download this show!

7/19/06 - Nashville, TN, Ryman Auditorium - In the midst of their summer tour with Trey Anastasio and Mike Gordon, the Duo touched down in the famed halls of the Grand Ole Opry and lit the place ablaze. Augmented on this night by the infamous Lighting Designer, Chris Kuroda, Marco and Joe delivered what is still to this day, one of Marco's favorite Duo sets ever. Short but sweet, the set highlights the interplay between the two musicians in one of the best-sounding rooms in the country. The guys nod to the state of their location with a lilting version of "Memphis" that is followed by a downright scary version of "Myxamytosis" before closing things out with the ethereal beauty of "Sunny's Song." This show is available in FLAC format for $9.95 and mp3 format for $7.95. Download this show!

DUO AND SNOCAP TEAM UP TO RELEASE LIVE SHOWS - FAN FAVORITE FROM BALTIMORE, 2005, STARTS THE SERIES OFF

We are proud to be offering shows in mp3 format through SNOCAP on our yspace page. We are working closely with the SNOCAP folks to offer full live downloads of a variety of performances, past, present and future and we've decided to start things off with an oft-requested uncirculated performance by the Benevento/Russo Duo at the 8x10 Club in Baltimore on November 19th, 2005.

Y'all have been writing in and requesting for this show for sometime, and while we prep a site that will also offer FLAC files (for the audiophiles out there) we didn't want to delay in the release of some great music. You have the choice of purchasing individual tracks from our Myspace store for $.99 or purchasing the entire show at the discounted cost of $11.98. The mp3 tracks are encoded at 192kbps and this is a soundboard recording.

Head on over to myspace.com/beneventorussoduocom now and start downloading this classic Duo performance that closed out a three-month tour in support of "Best Reason to Buy the Sun" and captured Marco and Joe lighting Baltimore up.

The setlist includes 17 tracks, featuring early renditions of Play Pause Stop and Soba, as well as an immaculate "My Pet Goat" and a tantalizing "The Three Question Marks."

split sides vol. 1 - limited edition live ep

A limited-edition EP, entitled "Split Sides, Vol. 1" will feature five live tracks from "Pause," the recently completed Midwest leg of the big Fall Tour. In addition to five tracks from the Duo's last two albums, fans will be treated to two live tracks by our good friends and tourmates, American Babies. Track listings and additional information can be found at the DuoStore. Grab yours quickly as only 500 copies will be available ...

ITUNES EXCLUSIVE - ACL FESTIVAL LIVE

Benevento/Russo Duo's Austin City Limits Music Festival recordings are now available on iTunes. Download exclusive versions of "Echo Park, "Welcome Red," "Soba," and a scorching "Best Reason to Buy the Sun" from the Duo's festival-opening set at the Heineken Stage this past September. The ACL Music Festival was Pollstar's "2005 Festival of the Year" and has been nominated for Billboard's "2006 Festival of the Year." Get your recordings HERE now!

early releases available on itunes now

You can now download our first two releases on Itunes. These albums were recorded in 2003 and feature many tunes that shaped our early days fermenting in the nyc underground. While we still sell "Darts" through our webstore, "Benevento/Russo Duo" has not been in print in over two years. Check out the roots of the band right here and here.

While you are over there, you can also still pick up Play Pause Stop and "Best Reason to Buy the Sun" too.

fall tour downloads

We wanted to let y'all hear some of the newer material as we prepare to head into the studio in February, so we've added two of the newer compositions from a really fun stretch this fall with Something for Rockets in the Pacific Northwest. Play, Pause, Stop opens up a raucous evening in Bozeman that saw Marco nearly get chased out of town for interesting comments about the surroundings. Soba is smack dab in the middle of a steamy show at the Triple Door in Seattle. There is a minute of tweaking before the song propels into motion, so be patient. This stretch also so stunning version after stunning version of Mephisto, with multiple nods to musical heroes (including a verse of "Haiti" in the Bozeman version). Here is a 25-minute stretch of music from Becky through Mephisto from the Independent on October 6th. And that's Rami from SFR on vocals during this particular Mephisto.

Spring and summer '05 additions

We've been slow to update the music section of the site, as everybody has been so busy propelling forward that we haven't had much time to look back. But with a recent performance at the Allgood Festival in Masontown, WV, and looking back to April, a stellar show in the Parish Room at HOB in New Orleans, we wanted to give you a taster of what we've been up to over the past couple of months...so without further adieu, look over to your right and click the links to download mp3 versions of our newest tracks, including "Hate Frame" and "Best Reason to Buy the Sun", among other treats. Special thanks to Leif, Ed and the Soy Bomb crewfor taping these performances (maybe we will be able to offer the complete shows up in lossless formats in the coming months ... you just never know). Enjoy!

DUO/GORDON SHOWS GO LIVE ON LIVE PHISH

Head on over to LivePhish.com immediately and download yourself a copy of one of four available performances from our previous performanceswith Mike Gordon from Phish holding down the low-end. We had a great time on the road with Mike and we are pleased to make the following four shows available: Burlington (12/30/04), NYC (12/31/04), Athens (4/27/05) and New Orleans (4/30/05). These shows are available in both mp3 and FLAC formats ($9.95 and $12.95 respectively) and feature Benevento/Russo Duo material, Mike Gordon and Phish material, as well as an assortment of cover tunes. The December 30th show at the Higher Ground in Burlington features a guest spot by Page McConnell and the New Years Eve show at BB King's includes an appearance by our very good friend, Scott Metzger of Rana. The Athens show has already been heralded by many, as it includes a 56 minute version of the Phish classic, "Foam".

The Disclogic Shows

Be sure to keep checking back at disclogic.com for our most recent live downloads available every month.

The Latest

Benevento & Russo w/ Mike Gordon 09/04/04 moe.down, Snow Ridge Ski Area, Turin, NY

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live mp3 downloads

"Becky" and "Mephisto" in San Francisco mp3 Oct 6 2005 (recorded and mixed by Colin Cargile)

"Play, Pause, Stop" in Bozeman mp3 Sept 27 2005 (recorded and mixed by Colin Cargile)

"Soba"in Seattle mp3 September 30 2005 (recorded and mixed by Colin Cargile)

"Best Reason to Buy the Sun" mp3 July 2005

"Hate Frame" mp3 March 2005

"Sunny's Song" mp3 March 2005

2004 Performances

Benevento & Russo w/ Mike Gordon 09/04/04 moe.down, Snow Ridge Ski Area, Turin, NY (available for download at disclogic.com, along with other select live performances)

Skerik and Friends 8/7/04 Latenight Telluride, CO with special guests Mike Dillon, Chris Wood, Chris Potter, John Medeski, Billy Martin and Larry Coryell.

Duo Buggin' 08/08/2004 Fly Me to the Moon Saloon, Telluride, CO. (Benevento, Russo, Skerik and Mike Dillon)

the most recent live shows are available on e-tree.

listen to Marco and Joe on Jambase Rhapsody (the duo is under the letter "M")