Archive for June, 2012
PHOTOS / VIDEOS: The Flaming Lips Breaking World Records @ House of Blues NOLA – 6/28/12
The Flaming Lips chose right, ending their epic world-breaking jaunt across the Southland by bus on Decatur Street in New Orleans with a show at the House of Blues (their 8th in 23 1/2 Hours, eclipsing Jay-Z’s prior record). It was The Flaming Lips first time playing NOLA since their... more
SETLIST / PHOTOS / VIDEOS / TWEETS: Phish @ Alpine Valley – East Troy, WI 6/30/12
Phish is about to take the stage at Alpine Valley in East Troy, WI, a venue that the band knows well and loves to play. After the two night scorchers in Deer Creek, we expect nothing but another two nights full of fun and surprises... Phish @ Alpine Valley -... more
SETLIST / TWEETS: Phish @ Deer Creek, Night Two 6/29/12
The weather gods in Indiana have been less than kind to the Phish fans that have descended on Deer Creek for the band's two night run. Yesterday's oppressive heat gave way to crazy storms today that knocked out tons of camps and delayed the start of the show. ... more
CONCERT RECAP: Phish @ Deer Creek, Indianapolis Night One 6/28/12
I'm sitting here in our hotel room keeping cool with the AC blasting, resting up before what looks to be another scorcher in Deer Creek, and no, I'm not just talking about the weather: Phish is on fire right now, make no bones about it. Last night was my first... more
FESTIVAL RECAP: SONIC BLOOM 2012
The ninth installment of the Sonic Bloom Music and Arts Festival overran the Shadows Ranch in Georgetown Colorado last weekend and for me, it could not have gone any better. This festival may be small (selling out at roughly 2,500 tickets) but it packs a punch that is unrivaled by... more
PREVIEW: Sweet and Sweaty Saturdays at Tipitina’s – Win Tickets!
Ladies and gentlemen, get your ears, faces, mouths, throats, minds and souls ready and pumped up for LMB’s weekly ticket giveaways for Saturday shows at Tipitina’s Uptown this summer. That’s right, we’re going to be giving away two pairs of tickets each week for the following shows, so stay... more
RECAP / PHOTOS: Aaron Neville @ House of Blues – 6/27/12
It was a fine, fine, super-fine Wednesday night in the New Orleans French Quarter this week, with the sun beneath it’s godly fence and the city crawlers out on their partying prowl. But what made it so nice wasn’t the moon nor the typical Bourbon street visitors, what brought... more
SETLIST / VIDEOS / TWEETS: Phish @ Deer Creek, Night One 6/28/12
Phish is just about to take the stage at Deer Creek in 100 degree weather, and we'll be following along with the setlist and tweets as they come in... Phish @ Deer Creek, Night One 6/28/12 Set I: Birdwatcher, The Curtain With, Fuck Your Face, The Old Home Place, Pebbles and Marbles,... more
TOUR DATES: Rubblebucket plays High Sierra, Camp Bisco and then tour with Reptar
Make sure you calendar your city for the upcoming Rubblebucket tour; they're playing two days next week at High Sierra Music Festival and I'll be front row for both. They'll also be making their first network television debut on Jimmy Kimmel Live on July 18th... After a set of dates... more
INTERVIEW / RECAP / PHOTOS: Big Gigantic @ Governors Ball 2012
Big Gigantic played The Governors Ball on Saturday just after 2pm. They are out in full force on festival-tour this summer and are in support of their latest release Nocturnal. As they took stage, Dominic (production/sax) welcomed everyone..."Thank you all for coming! We are happy to be here and are... more
The Return of the Deer Creek to Alpine Valley Run
"You've never really experienced a Phish summer tour until you've done the Deer Creek > Alpine Valley run. It's a Phishy journey that you have to do at least once in your life. I've done the run through the heart of the Midwest a couple times and always had a... more
VIDEO FEATURE: Tal Wilkenfeld, A Goddess of Bass
A few days ago a friend told me to check out a YouTube video of a bass player and all he said was, "wait til you see this girl prodigy play." That's not something you hear everyday so I paid attention and watched the video below. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qQvNhvAByM After the impressive... more
Treasure Island Music Festival announces 2012 lineup
The lineup for the Treasure Island Music Festival was announced today. Set for the weekend of October 13-14th on the island smack dab in the middle of the bay between San Francisco and Oakland, Treasure Island will be hosting this year's sixth festival with Saturday headliners Girl Talk and... more
TOUR DATES: White Denim to play two nights @ Brooklyn Bowl w/ Relix
Psyched to see the news today that Relix is going to be hosting a two-night run for White Denim at the Brooklyn Bowl the weekend of August 13-14, 2012... The band is already set for a few festival slots and a few random dates in the middle of the country before... more
WATCH: COYOTES Live @ House of Blues NOLA – 6/2/12
When I hear the word “COYOTES”, Coach Bud Kilmer’s West Kanaan Chi-Yotes pronunciation from the ’99 classic Varsity Blues is the inescapable way it sounds in my brain. Therefore, I’ll forever hear this band’s name skewed-a-little-sideways with a slight Texas twang accompanied by nostalgia of Billy Bob, his pig Bacon,... more
RECAP: Lower Dens and No Joy @ One Eyed Jacks – 6/23/12
If you ever want to emphasize the musical integrity of a live performance, it’s a great idea to hire someone like Alan Resnick to render a bizarre, green-screen-avatar-“comedy”-act before the music starts. This way, after leaving everyone doused with an inexplicably awkward humor routine by the young Billy Mays type... more
LivePhish.com announces Jones Beach Webcasts
In case you missed the news yesterday, Phish announced that they'll be doing a paid LivePhish.com webcast for the two-night run at Jones Beach coming up next week for Fourth of July. Fans who pre-order the webcast will get a commemorative t-shirt celebrating the shows... On July 3rd and 4th,... more
Mr. Miner on Sunday night’s show…
"It’s 2012, and this is the Phish for which we’ve all been waiting. They have arrived, and the summer isn’t even halfway over."
TICKET GIVEAWAY: Robert Walter, Stanton Moore and Jonathan Freilich @ The Mint LA – 6/27/12
WHO: Robert Walter, Stanton Moore (Galactic) and Jonathan Freilich WHEN: Wednesday, June 27th, 2012 WHERE: The Mint LA, 6010 West Pico Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90035 TICKETS: $15 (PURCHASE) TICKET GIVEAWAY: LEAVE A COMMENT BELOW WITH YOUR FAVORITE GALACTIC SONG FOR A CHANCE TO WIN A PAIR! On Wednesday night, to close out... more
deadmau5 on “Live” Performance of EDM
The post titled, "we all hit play," is scorching up the internet this morning... its no secret. when it comes to “live” performance of EDM… that’s about the most it seems you can do anyway. It’s not about performance art, its not about talent either (really its not)... more
SETLIST / TWEETS: Phish @ Blossom Music Center, Cuyahoga Falls OH, 6/24/12
Phish is playing tonight at Blossom Music Center in Cuyahoga Falls, OH... Phish @ Blossom Music Center, Cuyahoga Falls OH, 6/24/12 Set I: Sample in a Jar, Tube, Axilla, Bathtub Gin, Roses Are Free > Limb By Limb, Free, NICU, Possum, The Wedge, Corrina, Meatstick Set II: Golden Age > Ghost > Sweet... more
SETLIST / TWEETS: Phish @ First Niagara Pavilion, Burgettstown PA, 6/23/12
Phish just took the stage in Burgettstown, PA and we'll be following along with the setlist as it rolls in. This is the 10th show of an already impressive tour, and the first show at Starlake since 2009. Starlake has seen many a fine Phish show including 7/29/2003... more
SETLIST / VIDEO: Wilco @ Red Rocks 6/22/12
Wilco began a two-night run at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, CO yesterday and they invited some awesome openers with them for the affair. Last night featured openers The Punch Brothers, and Wilco invited the full band out for a stirring rendition of "California Stars" as part of the... more
