Archive for April, 2012
JAZZ FEST 2012: PHOTOS / RECAP from Saturday, 4/28 (Wetlands Allstars, Tom Petty, Greyboy Allstars)
After a fantastic touch down here in New Orleans last Friday night, I was pretty amped up on adrenaline the next morning in anticipation of getting down to the Jazz Fest fairgrounds. So much of the amazing music of the city gets celebrated every year and the way this... more
WATCH: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers @ Jazz Fest 2012
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuZkidPqeAE Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers closed down the main Acura Stage on Day 2 at Jazz Fest 2012. Check out this video of Petty and Co. covering J.J. Cale’s “Travelin’ Light” and also check out “Learning To Fly” and a rendition of the classic Traveling Wilburys tune “Handle With Care”... more
Jazz Fest Night Shows: Videos from Weekend 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itsck33-IdU Grateful Feat @ Republic New Orleans - 4/27/12 || Photo by Jimmy GrottingWeekend 1 has been amazing thus far and perhaps even more jam-packed with late night goodness than ever with the addition of the Nolafunk Jazzfest Series and an embarrassment of live music riches on Friday and Saturday night.... more
LMB NYC: Concert Calendar (April 30-May 6) – Andrew Bird, Feist, Crossing Brooklyn Ferry, The Shins, Toubab Krewe
We've got another big week of live music in the Big Apple, including some indie rock heavy-hitters like Andrew Bird, The Shins w/ Real Estate, and Feist, along with a three-night indie showcase taking over the stage at Brooklyn Academy of Music, entitled "Crossing Brooklyn Ferry." Headliners for the three-night... more
LMB CO: This Week’s Concert Calendar
This week we've got another big week for live music all over the Denver/Boulder area. Along with the weekend's full on Cinco De Mayo set of shows there's tons more to talk about. M83's show tonight is long SOLD OUT but luckily our Colorado crew will be there snappin photos... more
Royal Potato Family Jazz Fest Artist Schedule
The Royal Potato Family imprint is always well-represented on the Jazz Fest late night scene and this year is certainly no exception. With artists like Marco Benevento, Garage A Trois, Grayson Capps, Neal Casal and Dead Kenny G’s on the roster and a pervasive tendency towards improvisation and collaboration, this... more
Concert Recap: Mickey Hart Band @ Tipitina’s French Quarter – 4/27/12
Review by John Stephens The night began an anxious mystery, with the Mickey Hart Band coming on a bit later than planned (in grand NOLA style), leaving us patrons of Tipitina’s French Quarter to wonder how on earth the multitude of strange electronics, wires and boxes and amps, would be tamed... more
Tour Dates | Wilco’s Summer Keeps Getting Better
The always impressive rock band Wilco has really kept fans on their toes this year adding new gigs weekly to their already busy summer. Five more shows round out the 42-stint marathon in support of their latest achievement, The Whole Love. The new dates include a two-night run... more
JAZZ FEST 2012: PHOTOS / RECAP from Friday, 4/27 (Revivalists, STS9, Le Bon Temps)
In case you've been living under a rock or perhaps have missed all of our awesome coverage at LMB NOLA, Jazz Fest has officially begun and gone two days deep into the New Orleans swampy vibes. Today is one of those days that people will be talking about for... more
PHOTOS and VIDEOS: Grateful Feat @ Republic New Orleans – 4/27/12
To kick off Nolafunk’s inaugural Jazzfest concert series, a group of big-time players descended on Republic New Orleans for a Dead-heavy superjam to get the Jazz Fest night scene in proper motion. In a reprise of last year’s highly-touted night show, Anders Osborne, Bill Kreutzmann (Grateful Dead), Paul Barrere &... more
CONCERT RECAP: STS9′s Sector 9 Show @ Mardi Gras World 4/27/12
Last night, in continuation of a huge 2012 for STS9, the jam powerhouse threw an old school late night Jazz Fest party in the less-than-friendly confines of the Mardi Gras World River City Ballroom. Despite a restrictive, Big Brother-esque security/cops vibe and logistical difficulties entering the venue (it honestly started... more
Greensky brought their own brand of bluegrass to Hermosa, CA
Last night in front of a packed house at The Saint Rocke club in Hermosa, California, Greensky Bluegrass continued to put a footprint on bluegrass in 2012. Some have dubbed it newgrass in the same company as the talented Punch Brothers and Cornmeal but I just dub it some... more
Ticket Alert: Matt Chamberlain Residency at the Mint Los Angeles in May
The month of May is going to be a real treat for those living in or near Los Angeles. The small club, The Mint will be hosting a residency by studio drumming extraordinaire Matt Chamberlain. Every Wednesday will feature a different lineup stacked with talent. Some know... more
PHOTOS: Miike Snow @ Terminal 5, NYC 4/26/12
Last night Miike Snow played their third consecutive show at Terminal 5 in NYC. In a thick haze of fog and smoke, the Swedish electro-pop group played an energetic set for the sold-out crowd. Read on for my photos...
TONIGHT: WU LYF @ Bowery Ballroom 4/27/12
Straight from Manchester, England, the band WU LYF (World Unite Lucifer Youth Foundation) landed in the states earlier this month and opened their US Tour with a spot at Coachella. They made their stops in California, Washington DC and Philly. And last night they started a two night run in... more
PGA TOUR Zurich Classic Golfers Talk Music
Starting on Thursday, music fanatics and NOLA-philes from around the world will once again converge on the Crescent City to partake in the yearly cultural feast that is the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. After drawing an estimated 400,000 fans to the Fairgrounds last year, the Fest and its... more
Preview: Mickey Hart Band @ Tipitina’s French Quarter – 4/27/12
WHO: Mickey Hart Band WHEN: Friday April 27th @ 10 pm (doors at 9pm) WHERE: Tipitina’s French Quarter TICKETS: $25 Advance || $30 Day of Show (PURCHASE) Words by John Stephens Imagine if Carl Sagan assembled a rocket ship, installed a tape deck, ate a bag of magical mushrooms, sailed towards the ether whilst... more
Concert Recap: The Boxer Rebellion @ House of Blues Parish Room – 4/13/12
There’s always a bit of hesitation on my part to see a show up in the House of Blues Parish Room. No, it’s not the venue itself, but the emotional bias I have for it. You see, I was actually married on that stage, on which I had seen so... more
PHOTOS / RECAP: Gotye (with Kimbra) @ Showbox SoDo, Seattle 4/10/12
Gotye headlined a packed Showbox SODO a few weeks back with Kimbra opening. Here are a few thoughts I had from the show and read on for my full photo gallery... Kimbra came out in an Alice in Wonderland style blue dress with a long train and bows, bouncing... more
Tipitina’s Fess Jazztival First Weekend Schedule
Alas, Jazz Fest week is upon us and we’re planning to have coverage on the back end of the Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears/Big Freedia bonanza, Greyboy All-Stars Play Michael Jackson late night and The Revivalists’ opening set for JJ Grey & Mofro (a first opportunity to hear the... more
Beach Boys Unveil New Single, Set to Headline Jazz Fest Friday
Today, The Beach Boys announced their first new single in ages with “That’s Why God Made The Radio”. In a little over 48 hours Jazz Fest, the legendary California band is set for their first major festival appearance and 2nd stop of their lengthy 50th Anniversary Reunion Tour (The Beach... more
VIDEO: Dragon Smoke “Injuns, Here Dey Come” @ Tipitina’s – 4/21/12
The rare Dragon Smoke headlined Tipitina’s Uptown on Saturday night (after opening band Sol Driven Train with George Porter Jr.), making their 2nd appearance since Jazz Fest last year (the band also played in mid-December). All involved players happened to be giggin’ on Saturday afternoon at Tulane’s annual Crawfest (Eric... more
PREVIEW: STS9 and Friends @ Mardi Gras World on April 27th
WHO: Insomniac, Soul’d Out Productions, Dead Nation & Ampersand Present STS9 (in “Sector 9″ form) Emancipator & SOJA WHEN: Friday, April 27th @ 10 p.m. WHERE: Blaine Kern’s Mardi Gras World WHY: Fans of the band’s pre-Mac days and instrumental funk and jazz groove style shouldn’t miss this opportunity to see the Sector... more
A Closer Look at the 1st Annual Nolafunk Jazzfest Series
As one of the newcomers to the late night scene (helping fill a void left by Superfly Presents’ reduced presence on the late night scene in 2012 (only 2 shows this year)), the First Annual Nolafunk Jazzfest Series 2012 lineup is now complete with the addition of Daptone Records’ Afro-Cuban... more
LMB CO: This Week’s Concert Calendar (Nero, Altitude, Sonic Bloom Pre-Party)
We've got a good lineup of shows to hit up this week starting with the SOLD OUT Nero show with Dillon Francis at the Ogden Theater. Nero, as usual will have Alana bringing those banging vocals to the stage. And as we posted earlier, Altitude Festival is this week on... more
Sonic Bloom 2012: Lineup Announced with Artist Additions
With the second wave of artist announcements last Thursday, the Sonic Bloom Festival in Georgetown, Colorado has us beside ourselves with excitement. With other local festivals like Monolith and Mile High on indefinite hiatus, and Sonic Bloom coming up on seven years, it seems that this festival has found the... more
PHOTOS: Levitate Festival @ 1STBank Center, CO 4/20/12
4/20's Levitate Festival outdid itself this year booking one of the biggest venues in the Denver/Boulder area. The place didn't fill up but regardless, it was damn good rager. Paper Diamond and Rusko came out with a lot of new shit they've been working on. And DJ Shadow of course... more
LMB NYC: Concert Calendar (April 23-29) – Conspirator, Death Cab for Cutie, Jack White, Miike Snow, The Shins, Washed Out
Although this week isn't quite as bumpin' for NYC concerts as the last two weeks, there are still plenty of great shows happening around town. Washed Out is back in NYC with a full touring band at Music Hall, Here We Go Magic hits the Knit, fun. rides their new-found... more
TONIGHT: Lotus with NVO @ The Fillmore, SF 4/21/12
Friends, family, music nerds, frenemies... I want everyone out tonight at the Lotus / NVO show if you live anywhere in California or anywhere close to San Francisco. Tonight is the night. My band NVO goes on stage at the Fillmore at 9pm sharp. More on this momentous occasion... more
Happy Record Store Day 2012
One of our favorite days of the year has arrived, today is Record Store Day. Whether you're in Nashville and waiting to line up at Grimey's, in San Francisco queing at Amoeba Music, or down here in New Orleans hoping to snag some rare vinyl at Euclid Records, today is... more
