Archive for March, 2012
VIDEOS: Andrew Bird drops by The Colbert Report
Andrew Bird made a stop on his tour yesterday to play the Colbert Report and promote his latest album, Break It Yourself. He played "Eyeoneye" on the show and also played "Dance Caribe" which was posted as a web exclusive. The Colbert Report Get More: Colbert Report Full... more
PHOTOS: Tennis, White Rabbits @ Union Transfer, Philly 3.6.12
The show started off with the hypnotic styling of Daughters and the crowds attention never wavered from there. The husband and wife duo known as Tennis took the stage next. They seemed to bring in a crowd equal to that of white rabbit, or at least a equally enthusiastic crowd.... more
Outside Lands 2012: Save the date!
The folks behind Outside Lands just updated the website to get people psyched up for the 2012 festival set again in Golden Gate Park for the weekend of August 10-12. Early-bird $165 tickets go on sale this Friday but they'll run out fast, so stay on sfoutsidelands.com for the... more
TOUR DATES: Here We Go Magic release “Make Up Your Mind” video…
Here We Go Magic is touring on a new album soon, and they've released a crazy new video for the single, "Make Up Your Mind." I listened to this track once and immediately restarted it, so take that for what it's worth and trust that they're an amazing band... more
RECAP: Built To Spill @ One Eyed Jacks, NOLA 3/9/12
The night concluded with an onslaught of indie-jam magic. Built to Spill are by no means a jam band though, but do enjoy the occasion to extend their tunes with severe pedal action. It seemed like there were over a dozen effect petals at foot, each having their own purpose,... more
Wild Magnolias Featuring Big Chief Bo Dollis and Big Chief Monk Boudreaux @ Tipitina’s 3/10/12
New Orleans is easily distracted. While eating at world-class restaurants, we talk about our next meal. During cherished celebrations like Jazz Fest and Mardi Gras, we continuously compare it to past years’ events to display our keen levels of appreciation. Yet on Saturday night at Tipitina’s, there was nothing but joy, gratitude... more
Lightning in a Bottle 2012: Bassnectar, Glitch Mob, Shpongle & more…
The lineup for this year's Lightning in a Bottle Festival down near LA was just announced. Set for Memorial Day weekend at Oak Canyon Ranch in Silverado, CA, the four-day weekend will be headlined by Bassnectar, The Glitch Mob, Shpongle and Tipper, with other LMB faves EOTO and Big... more
CONCERT RECAP: Trey Anastasio & LA Philharmonic @ Walt Disney Concert Hall 3.10.12
Magical. Breathtaking. Special. One-of-a-kind. Those were some of the adjectives to describe the evening most of us had Saturday in Los Angeles. The venue, as Giuseppe III would explain later was "the greatest sounding room I've ever been in." He meant it. Every facet of the Walt Disney... more
PHOTOS: Railroad Earth & Cornmeal @ Best Buy Theater, NYC 2/25/12
Our buddy Nick Irving went and shot the Railroad Earth and Cornmeal show a few weeks back in New York City. Read on for his photos and the setlist from Railroad Earth... SETLIST: Railroad Earth 02/25/12 (Sat) Best Buy Theater - New York City, NY Set 1: Mighty River, Saddle... more
LMB NYC Concert Calendar (March 12-18): Allman Brothers, Black Keys, New Multitudes and more
This week in NYC shows, we've got another big benefit at Carnegie Hall, the Allman Brothers continue their Beacon run, plus shows by The Black Keys, Megafaun, New Multitudes, and more. Read on for the weekly highlight reel... Another week, another big ass star-studded show at Carnegie Hall. This one... more
VIDEO: The Barr Brothers Live from the Grand Canyon
Per the now-standard band promo video, we've seen bands play in all sorts of random places...from the insides of cabs, in boiler rooms, on odd-colored couches, on the tops of buildings, and so on and so forth. But I've personally never seen a band play at the edge of... more
Concert Recap: George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic @ House of Blues 3/8/12
To kick off a rather huge weekend at the House of Blues (Snoop Dogg will grace the Decatur Street stage tonight), masters of otherworldly funk George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic toasted up a flavorful scene last night after local WWOZ DJ Soul Sister set the tone for the right on... more
Songkick Gets Sequoia Funding, NYT Interview
Man, the live music tech scene has really picked up over the last few weeks. First, Thrillcall launched a mobile app that adds last-minute ticketing offers to its concert database service. Next, Google added concert info to their artist search results. Then, Setlist.fm got bought by Live Nation. A day... more
High Sierra 2012 Lineup: STS9, Galactic, Built to Spill, Lotus, Soulive & more…
The lineup for High Sierra Music Festival was just announced and it's absolutely a fantastic day for all my friends (based on my chat windows and the status updates I'm reading). We wait all year for this announcement locally because we know that High Sierra is one of the... more
New Multitudes Honor Woody Guthrie @ Mayan Theatre, LA 3/7/12
The busy music month of March in Los Angeles begins... Last night at the Mayan Theatre in downtown Los Angeles, the supergroup known as New Multitudes (Jay Farrar, Jim James, Anders Parker & Will Johnson) played for the second time ever together. The band was assembled this year to honor the... more
PHOTOS / REVIEW: The Indobox @ Brighton Music Hall, Boston 3/3/12
The Indobox threw another great party on their home turf of Allston last Saturday night. Sonic Spank opened the night with an energetic opening set that showcased the multi talents of all three artists. Followed by the entertaining and delicious sounds of Supersillyus complete with pancake station and live hand... more
REVIEW: The Band of Heathens @ Maple Leaf Bar 3/3/12
Melding country, rock, blues and soul with a rare found mix of deft musicianship, insightful lyrics and admirable, high-level professionalism, the five piece band played like their lives depended on it, running through 25 songs over 2 sets and three hours to a fairly scattered Saturday night crowd in the... more
Starscape Festival 2012 Lineup: Conspirator, Flux Pavilion, Mimosa, Wolfgang Gartner
Baltimore's untz-tastic electronic music fest, the Starscape Festival, just released their full 2012 lineup over on their Facebook page, This year's "Garden of Eden" event includes Conspirator, Flux Pavilion, Ghostland Observatory, Mimosa, Wolfgang Gartner, and Beats Antique, as well as a bunch of other DJs and bands playing live... more
Concert-focused Social Site Superglued Acquired by Complex Media
One day after we saw Live Nation buy setlist wiki site Setlist.fm, we've got another -- albeit smaller -- acquisition in the Live Music Tech space. Complex Media, an "online network for 20-something men," has acquired the concert-focused social site Superglued. Though decidedly smaller and scrappier than similar sites like... more
Live Nation Acquires Setlist Database Site Selist.fm
We've now got another interesting Live Nation acquisition The concert industry behemoth has just acquired the setlist wiki site Setlist.fm. Although most fans in the jam world have grown accustomed to being able to easily search and find a setlist for most of their favorite bands' shows, for other... more
Beale Street Music Festival 2012 Lineup: Jane’s Addiction, My Morning Jacket, Primus, Girl Talk
The Beale Street Music Festival returns to Memphis this May for its 36th annual run. This year's lineup is as eclectic as always, with headliners including Jane's Addiction, My Morning Jacket, Florence + The Machine, Wiz Khalifa, Evanescence, Primus, and Girl Talk, among many others across the genre spectrum. The... more
REVIEW / PHOTOS: Marco Benevento Trio @ Main Pub, CT 2/23/12
The Main Pub in Manchester Connecticut has one of the weirdest shaped bars and horrible stage lighting around. Though, despite what some could see as flaws, they make up for it by hosting some of the finest live music in state. It was a whiskey kind of evening, there... more
PHOTOS: Zoogma @ Fox Theatre, Boulder 2/23/12
Gaining popularity in the festival scene, electronic jam band Zoogma hit Boulder, CO a few weeks back for a stop on their, "WTF is Zoogma" tour. Self described as a combination of "the sonic diversity and precision of a DJ with the excitement and immediacy of a four piece rock... more
VIDEO ROUNDUP: Jazz Fest Fab Five Rookie Squad
After the lineup was unveiled, the first theme that struck us was the unprecedented caliber of the female artists in this year’s lineup. But also, a noteworthy attribute of the lineup that struck us was the admirable job festival organizers did tapping into not only (a) some great young artists... more
CONCERT RECAP: Galactic Mardi Gras 2012 Run at Tipitina’s Uptown
The Lundi Gras show, in keeping with tradition, didn’t get under way until 1:30 a.m. as the drum-heavy samba funk of “Magalenha” introduced a new facet of Galactic right out the gate. Three joy-filled sets would follow, going until the break of a sun-filled Mardi Gras Day until the appropriate... more
SnowBall 2012: PHOTOS (Big Boi, Rusko, Snoop Dogg, Bassnectar & more…) & VIDEOS
Our team in Colorado just wrapped up a fun weekend covering SnowBall Music Festival and we'll have a ton of coverage up in the next few days from the festival... keep checking back for new ish! DAY ONE PHOTOS: Big Boi, MiM0SA, and Rusko DAY TWO PHOTOS: Break Science, Dada... more
LMB NYC: This Week’s Concert Calendar (March 5 – 11)
This week in NYC Live Music, we've got a special all-star cast for the "Robert Johnson at 100" benefit at the Apollo, week II of Soulive's "Bowlive" residency at Brooklyn Bowl, and the start of another mega-residency, the Allman Brothers annual Beacon run. Read on for those and other NYC... more
