Interview: Horace Moore WSP Archivist

Horace Moore is the archivist for Widespread Panic. He heads up the band’s archival multitrack releases, Porch Songs releases and podcasts. McClain Johnson: When did you first become interested in tape trading? Horace Moore: It was kind of interesting, because I grew up in southeast Georgia. All I had growing up was the radio and 8-tracks and just one record store. It was kind of Top 40 oriented. I can remember back in grade school, high school, just getting worn out on the same version of a song. So when I got introduced to the Grateful Dead, once I got to college, that was one thing that I really picked up on immediately. This is…

Widespread Panic | Boston | 7.24.10

Bank of America Pavilion Boston 7.24.10 by Michael Spencer Widespread Perfection It was just one of those nights. Weather as if you’d called god and ordered it, exuberant dancing fans unrivaled in energy by any “scene,” and oh yeah…a near perfect set list from one of the best bands currently working. The show kicked off about 20 mins late as the slow to fill pavilion crowd must have struggled a bit to separate themselves from the waterfront bars that line the walk to the venue. And although it never quite filled to capacity, the band played just as hard as they did for multiple nights of 70+K when I first saw them live in 2001…