Archive for February, 2012
DeLuna Fest Early Bird Tickets On Sale Tomorrow AM
Fans in the South should not dilly dally tomorrow morning if you're thinking about hitting up the 2012 DeLuna Fest set for September 21-23 in Pensacola Beach. Last year's lineup had the likes of The Shins, Weezer, Cake, Jane’s Addiction, Cut Copy, Big Boi, Matt & Kim, Girl Talk,... more
TOUR DATES: Phish releases official 2012 Summer Dates
In case for some crazy Godforsaken reason you haven't already seen the news, Phish officially announced their summer tour this morning. Some sleuthing hacking on the internet brought us the same dates yesterday via the PT Gestapo, and today we have it on official from the band. Fishman... more
Forecastle Festival 2012 Lineup: MMJ, Wilco, Andrew Bird, Bassnectar, Girl Talk, Flying Lotus
As we previously reported, My Morning Jacket will serve as both curator and headliner of the 10th annual Forecastle Festival, which takes place July 13-15th at Waterfront Park in Louisville, Kentucky. Per this morning's fresh announcement, MMJ will now be officially joined by Wilco, Andrew Bird, Bassnectar, Dr. Dog, Girl... more
PHOTOS / REVIEW: Dopapod @ Acoustic Cafe, Bridgeport, CT 2/22/12
It had been a long and tiring day, but not for a moment did I hesitate to venture down to Bridgeport to check out some good music. High five to Mother Nature! It was a beautiful and warm winter evening and I was able to leave my jacket in the... more
Secret Organization “Phishileaks” Hacks Phish.com, Releases Summer Tour Dates
For now we've got to wait and call these dates a rumor, but it looks as though the anonymous hacker, a conspiracist organization we're conspicuously dubbing "Phishileaks," has rocked their way into the summer tour dates over at Phish.com. We knew some website changes were made recently when fans... more
PHOTOS: Rubber Soulive @ Fox Theatre, Boulder 2/19/12
Soulive has been on a tear this month with Snowlive runs in Colorado and Tahoe and they're in NYC this week for their annual Bowlive run at the Brooklyn Bowl. The action begins tonight and you can order the whole run through iClips, but ahead of that we've got... more
Pitchfork Music Festival: Final Lineup Posted!
The lineup for the Pitchfork Music Festival was just announced with dates confirmed for the weekend of July 13-15, 2012 at Chicago's Union Park. Headlining this year's festival will be Vampire Weekend and Feist with more to be announced in that department, and joining them are the likes of... more
SETLIST/VIDEOS: Radiohead Opens Tour with Three Live Debuts
Radiohead kicked off their 2012 tour last night in Miami and debuted two new tunes -- "Identikit" and "Cut A Hole" -- along with the live debut of "Meeting in the Aisle," a b-side off their Airbag/How Am I Driving? EP, from the OK Computer days. Check out the rest of... more
WEBCAST: iClips to Stream Soulive’s Full “Bowlive” Residency
We've already covered Soulive's NYC residency at Brooklyn Bowl for all the NY-area locals looking for some great shows this week (and next). But if you won't be able to make it out to any (or all) of the Bowlive shows, then iClips has you covered. They've just announced... more
LMB NYC: This Week’s Concert Calendar (Feb 27 – March 4)
This week in NYC live music marks the return of Bowlive, Soulive's annual multi-night residency at Brooklyn Bowl which usually involves a slew of great special guests, cover sets, and interesting surprises. Also this week, we've got Craig Finn's solo project, Leo Kottke, Cults, Van Halen's triumphant reunion shows at... more
Ticketmaster releases iOS App
Psyched to see this news via our friends at Hidden Track: Ticketmaster just recently released an iOS app now available for free through the App Store, which is definitely big news for live music fans that lean towards the Apple fanboy side of things. I'll be downloading this right... more
The Kraftwerk Ticket Debacle (aka High-Demand Ticketing is Hard)
Yesterday, I was one of many NY'ers trying to grab a pair of tickets to Kraftwerk's eight-night residency at the MoMa. Given the intimate and special performances, it was understandable that ticket demand was going to be very high, so I noted with interest that MoMa/Kraftwerk decided to go with... more
TONIGHT: The Budos Band @ The Independent, SF
I'm psyched to be hitting The Budos Band tonight at the Independent; it's been a while since I last saw them and I was told their last show at the Mezzanine was a little lackluster. But, in their defense, they did challenge their fans to a pub crawl before... more
PHOTOS / REVIEW: The Lemonheads @ One Eyed Jacks 2/15/12
It’s hard to believe that 20 years ago It’s A Shame about Ray was released. In celebration of this anniversary, Evan Dando’s latest incarnation of The Lemonheads is on tour playing the LP in its entirety. The current band includes Devon Ashley on drums and Vess Ruhtenburg on bass. Vess... more
Buku Project Finalizes Lineup, Announces Official Late-Night Experience
The Buku Music + Art Project has finalized their lineup (see below) and announced the Bassik at BUKU: The Official Late-Night Experience, on March 17, 2012, featuring Wolfgang Gartner. Also on the bill are Archnemesis, Plastic Plates, Salva, and Nguzunguzu.
Spring Awakening Festival: Skrillex, Afrojack, Moby (DJ set) & more…
Well, we don't see any mentions of Daft Punk on this here press release we just received about the Spring Awakening Festival, Chicago's first all-untz affair set for the field outside of Soldier Field on June 16th and 17th, but the rumor we had up about Skrillex, Laidback Luke and... more
TOUR DATES: Marco Benevento, Garage a Trois, & Bustle in Your Hedgerow
Make sure you're up to date on the new "Busiest Man in the Jamband Scene" and perennial favorite around these parts: Marco Benevento. Tonight he's playing in Cambridge, MA and while the show is sold out already, you're in luck if you didn't get tickets already. ConcertWindow.com looks... more
STREAM: White House tribute to the Blues
I didn't think I'd ever get to the day when I was embedding live concert webcasts coming straight to you from the White House, but sure enough, you can tune in right now and catch Mick Jagger rocking out with Jeff Beck on "Miss You" while Barack and Michelle Obama... more
TOUR DATES: Barr Brothers to play SXSW, Wanderlust VT & more…
The Barr Brothers are a band holding a very special place in my heart these days and I'm glad to see that they just announced a new set of tour dates keeping them well on the road through 2012. The band is booked for a show at the Montreal... more
All Good Music Festival Announces 2012 Lineup: ABB, Phil Lesh, Flaming Lips, Lotus & more…
The lineup for this year's All Good Music Festival was just announced and will feature headlining sets from The Allman Brothers Band, Phil Lesh and Friends, and the Flaming Lips. Joining them near the top of the lineup is the duo of Bob Weir and Bruce Hornsby (featuring Branford... more
Governors Ball Music Festival 2012 Lineup: Beck, Modest Mouse, Passion Pit
The Governors Ball Music Festival will return to New York City this June to a new location on Randall's Island and an expanded lineup that will span across two days (June 23-24). Headliners include Beck, Passion Pit, and Modest Mouse, who will also be joined by Explosions in the Sky,... more
LMB NYC: This Week’s Concert Calendar (Feb 20-26)
This week in NYC Live Music, Galactic and Big Sam bring the NOLA funk to NYC to help us get in the Mardi Gras mood. Plus, we've got a few other interesting shows including Small Black, Superhuman Happiness, Railroad Earth w/ Cornmeal, Heartless Bastards and more. Read on for my... more
TOUR DATES: Gramatik, Break Science & Paul Basic
Tickets went on sale earlier today for the Pretty Lights Music tour with Gramatik, Break Science and Paul Basic. Gramatik, Break Science & Paul Basic 3/23/12 Tampa, FL Crowbar 18 +$12 ADV / $15 DOS 3/24/12 Miami, FL MEKKA 21 +N/A 3/25/12 Jacksonville, FL Club TSI 18+ 21+ $15 / 18+ $17 3/27/12 Charleston, SC... more
PREVIEW: Snowlive Boulder Begins Today
Our friend Patrick Hagen will be hitting up night three of the upcoming Soulive run in Denver that they've dubbed as Snowlive; check out his preview of the weekend below... Coming off one of their most exciting years yet, Soulive kicks off their three night “Mini-Festival” dubbed Snowlive at... more
PHOTOS / REVIEW: Papadosio @ Arch Street Tavern, Hartford 2/8/12
Every time I seem to step into The Arch Street Tavern the music that Nectar's Presents puts on is always pretty damn good no matter to genre or the scene. pH Factor was on stage as I arrived to the club on Wednesday evening. They were laying down some pretty... more
Levitate Festival: 4/20 in Denver with Rusko, DJ Shadow & more
The second-ever Levitate Festival was just announced today; they put on the festival last year around the "high" holiday of April 20th (last year's date being 4/19) and ended up pulling a sell-out together on their first time at it. This year they're going a bit bigger and better... more
TOUR DATES: The Beach Boys Announce 50th Anniversary Tour
The Beach Boys have announced the dates for their 50th Anniversary Tour which will bring the reunited band all around the country around their previously announced headlining slots at Jazz Fest and Bonnaroo 2012. The band went live with a full announcement today on thebeachboys.com. The Beach Boys... more
Kraftwerk Announces April New York City Residency
File this under awesome. German electronic music pioneers, Kraftwerk, have announced that they'll set up shop at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City for an eight-night residency in April. Even better, they're planning to feature one of their studio albums during each night's performance, alongside plenty of... more
PHOTOS: Los Campesinos! & Parenthetical Girls @ Echoplex, LA 2/11/12
Our friend Matt LaRoche shot the Los Campesinos! show at the Echoplex this past Saturday night and got a great photo set from the band (as well as the "openers" Parenthetical Girls). Read on for the setlist and the snaps... Los Campesinos! have surely come a long way since I’ve... more
