Archive for March, 2012
INTERVIEW: Break Science @ SnowBall 2012
Along with chatting with MiM0SA and Gramatik at SnowBall 2012, we also sat down and chatted with Adam Deitch and Borahm Lee, otherwise known as Break Science... LMB: So you guys met in New York City on the underground hip-hop scene. What triggered your transition into working with guys like Derek... more
Concert Recap: Greensky Bluegrass @ Chickie Wah Wah 3/20/12
Check out 5 Greensky Bluegrass tunes here The hard-touring Kalamazoo Greensky Bluegrass quintet made their long overdue initial appearance in the New Orleans on Tuesday night at Chickie Wah Wah, kicking off a busy two-week run through the south. Early in the show, GSBG described The Big Easy as “the world’s... more
Catalpa NYC Festival Initial Lineup: Black Keys, Snoop, TVOTR, Umphrey’s McGee
It looks like we've got yet another summer festival on our hands here in NYC. The inaugural Catalpa Festival is set to take place July 28-29 on Randall's Island and they've announced their initial lineup, including The Black Keys, Snoop Dogg, TV on the Radio, and Umphrey's McGee in the... more
RECAP: Jake Shimabukuro @ SF Int’l Film Festival, Castro Theatre, 3.14.12
Our friend Cassidy Blackwell from Natural Selection went and saw the Jake Shumabukuro performance last week at the Castro Theatre here in SF. Here's her photos and review from the show and documentary screening... This past Wednesday, Jake Shimabukuro, the world-renowned ukelele virtuoso debuted his new yet-to-be-titled tour documentary at... more
Camp Bisco 2012 Lineup: Bisco, Skrillex, Bassnectar and more…
Camp Bisco -- the Disco Biscuits' annual music festival now in its 11th year -- has released their initial 2012 lineup via RollingStone.com, with The Disco Biscuits sharing headlining duties with dubstep powerhouses Bassnectar and Skrillex. Rounding out the rest of the lineup is a nice mix of DJs (Amon... more
Herbie Hancock Launches International Jazz Day with Sunrise Show in Congo Square
Herbie Hancock Launches International Jazz Day Herbie Hancock has announced plans for the launch of an International celebration of jazz, and has announced plans to center the diplomatic worldwide event around the 1st weekend of this year’s New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. The official kick-off will be on April 27... more
INTERVIEW: MiMOSA @ SnowBall 2012
Continuing on with our recap and coverage of this year's excellent SnowBall Music Festival in Vail, here's my interview with Tigran Mimosa (aka MiM0SA) sometime before his set at the Groove Tent at 7:45pm on the first day... LMB: It's good to have you in Colorado. Are you excited... more
VIDEO: Rubblebucket – “Breatherz” (from their ‘Live in Chicago’ release)
Rubblebucket is a band I've been obsessed with lately and I was psyched to see the news last month that they're releasing a live CD and DVD called Live in Chicago. It's out now and fans can head over to their site to purchase a few different iterations of the... more
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Bassnectar @ Red Rocks Sells Out; 2nd Show Added [UPDATED]
As we all know Bassnectar is playing a show at Red Rocks on June 2nd. As we all expected, tickets would sell out fast. And they did. So, Bassnectar has just unofficially announced through Facebook that he will add another night at Red Rocks on June 1st. It's not... more
PHOTOS: Saul Williams @ Neumos, Seattle 3.13.12
Our friend Victoria Holt went and shot the Saul Williams show at Neumos in Seattle a week ago and got these amazing photos and had this to say about the show Saul Williams rapped, sang, danced, and rocked at the Neumos Crystal Ball Reading Room in Seattle this past Tuesday. He... more
Mayan Holidaze 2012: STS9, Umphrey’s McGee, Bisco celebrate Mayan Calendar reset
The folks over at Cloud 9 have just announced this year's lineup and timing for Mayan Holidaze. This time around they're welcoming back STS9, Umphrey's McGee and the Disco Biscuits and they're moving it to a new location to coincide with the December 21, 2012 Mayan Calendar resetting. ... more
INTERVIEW: Gramatik @ SnowBall 2012
In case you missed some of our coverage from SnowBall Music Festival, we got some great photos and some great thoughts from the three-day festival set in Vail a few weeks ago. And I've finally gotten around to getting some of my interviews posted that I did when I... more
STREAM: Marco Benevento @ The Main Pub, Manchester, CT 2.23.12
Remember that Marco Benevento show that we posted photos and a review from? Turns out that the folks at TELEFUNKEN dropped the entire show on their SoundCloud account a few weeks ago. Thanks to @PeteLikesMusic for shooting it my way... Notes: Marco Benevento - piano, synth, keys, circuits Andy Borger - drumset,... more
Heady Links: YouTube Festival Couch Tour, SXSW Finishes Up, Paul Simon and more…
Happy Monday, folks. Here are some links and news items and random other things to get you through the rest of your day... Late last week, Dell and YouTube sent out a press release announcing that they're partnering up to offer free, live webcasts from Jazz Fest, Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza and Austin... more
VIDEOS: Sunday @ The 2012 Buku Music and Arts Project
We’ve got a whole lot more photos and thoughts to share from a rather glorious Sunday at the 2012 BUKU Music & Arts Project. For now, check out some videos from Gravity A, G-Eazy, A-Trak, SBTRKT, Big Gigantic and SKRILLEX. Stay tuned and enjoy. Gravity A G-Eazy G-Eazy – Make... more
LMB NYC Concert Calendar (March 19-25): Allman Brothers, Black Keys, Dr. Dog and Perpetual Groove Ticket Giveaway
We've got another big week in NYC live music on our hands. The Allman Brothers head into the final week of their annual Beacon run, the Black Keys head back to MSG for round II, Dr. Dog hits the stage at Terminal 5, and we're celebrating Perpetual Groove's return to... more
LMB 5000! What the Hell Do We Do Now?!
It's my esteemed pleasure and honor to welcome you to the 5000th post ever published on Live Music Blog. It's only taken us 2,806 days to accomplish this small feat, and looking back over the time spent on this site has been quite the nostalgia trip for me in... more
VIDEO RECAP: Lotus @ The Fillmore Auditorium, Denver, CO 2.4.12
Check out our very first original video production courtesy of Andrei Molchanov and our talented LMB CO team! Many more of these to come in the future, but today's post takes us back to the sold-out Lotus show earlier this year at The Fillmore Auditorium in Denver, CO. ... more
