In case you haven't heard by now, The Roots and Leonard "Hub" Hubbard have parted ways after 17 long years of service.  Hub has been a staple of The Roots for as far back as most can remember, with his distinct chewstick and sleeveless shirt, he will be greatly missed.  Check out this video or listen to The Roots toast and thank Hub at his emotional final performance at moedown earlier this year.  Hub, TheRootsLive.com team wishes you only the best in your future endeavors and we thank you for the wonderful music over the years.  Be sure to say your goodbyes and share your memories with The Roots community here.  Now, what better way to celebrate Hub's tenure than to listen to him and his bandmates at these amazing shows we have for you this month.

We're back in Montreux again, only this time its 1999 as a more mature Roots crew returns to the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland.  A personal favorite show of mine, the band is in rare form and features special guest appearances from the lovely Jill Scott and Craig Harris (did somebody say diggery-doo?).  Audiophiles will be thrilled to learn that this show is soundboard sourced and is also being offered in the glorious lossless FLAC format over on Etree.

During the Phrenology tour, The Roots made a visit to Creekside Jamboree in Forksville, PA to rock a killer set.  The highlight of the show for me is their unexpected cover of Sister Nancy's reggae staple, Bam Bam, in the middle of a jammed out rendition of You Got Me.  Solid show all around by the hardest working band on the planet.

As promised, the final installment of The Legendary’s AOL Broadband Concert  from May 2004 in Los Angeles has been added.  Video of the entire performance can now be downloaded in 3 parts and we will continue to supply video from other Roots concerts in future updates.

We are still trying to hammer out some technical issues with our server, but we hope to launch some new features and sections of the site in the near future.

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