Archive for June, 2012
HIGHLIGHTS: Phish Summer Tour Opener @ DCU Center, Worcester MA 6/7/12
If I were to take this "Phish as a baseball team" metaphor into context for last night's summer tour opener in Woosta, I would have called it a solid lead-off home run.... It looks and sounds like the four members of Phish are doing exactly what the community already has: they... more
Concert Recap: Orgone @ One Eyed Jacks, NOLA 6/5/12
"It took them about 5 seconds to launch into their razor-sharp afrobeat-meets-P-Funk grooves and start swinging bodies around the room. Their sound is a potent layering of aggressive harpsichord swells and fiery horn runs, throw in explosive percussion fireworks of Stewart Killen and you have the backbone of one of... more
SETLIST: Phish @ DCU Center, Worcester MA 6/7/12
Phish kicked off their summer tour tonight in Worcester, MA at the DCU Center. Here is the setlist: Phish @ DCU Center, Worcester MA 6/7/12 Set I: Buried Alive > Runaway Jim, Torn & Frayed, Funky Bitch, Moma Dance, Rift, Nothing, Ocelot, Beauty of a Broken Heart, Possum, Rocky Top Set II:... more
Life is Good 2012 Festival Lineup Announced
The lineup for the annual Life is Good festival dropped today! Set on Prowse Farm in Canton, MA on the weekend of September 22-23, 2012, the annual fundraiser for their nonprofit arm helping kids overcome poverty is welcoming another year of top tier talent. Topping this year's lineup... more
Where To Look For Phish Summer Tour Coverage
They forgot to include us!
A Bucket Full of Thoughts on Phish in 2012
We are literally just hours away from the start of another season of Phish. Rehearsals have started and opening day at the DCU Center (The Centrum) in Worcester, MA comes Thursday . I'll be there to soak in the first sounds of summer along with a few others from... more
Don’t miss these 10 artists at Bonnaroo.
Check out John's epic preview of Bonnaroo and 10 bands you shouldn't miss if you're there.
Bonnaroo 2012 Webcast Schedule Posted
The webcast schedule for this year's Bonnaroo Music Festival has been announced and posted on YouTube. It's effing stacked, too. For those of us enjoying this year's festival from the comfort of our own Couch Tour parties, we're in for a treat with webcast sets planned for tUnE-yArDs,... more
TOUR DATES: My Morning Jacket announce West Coast Dates
My Morning Jacket announced a set of West Coast tour dates in September earlier this week, which will be taking them to Seattle, Portland, Boise and then down to LA and then back up to the Bay Area. Read on for the details... My Morning Jacket West Coast Tour Dates http://www.mymorningjacket.com/ 09/07:... more
WATCH: Hurray for the Riff Raff Jam in the Van @ SXSW
At this year’s South-By-Southwest Music / Film / Interactive / Media / Twitter et al. extravaganza, New Orleans folk rockers Hurray for the Riff Raff linked up with our heady friends at Jam in the Van, enjoy the awesome fruits of this link-up below. This week, Hurray for the Riff... more
PHOTOS / VIDEOS: LMB NOLA presents Garage A Trois @ One Eyed Jacks, 5/4/12
We were fortunate enough here at LMB NOLA during this year’s Jazz Fest, as we made new friends, wished old friends goodbye, and generally had way too much fun and saw way too much good music. If you’re reading this site there’s a good chance you did the same... more
A great story from the Hype Hotel parties at this year’s SXSW
"This is why we make the Hype Machine. Thanks for joining us."
TOUR DATES: Grizzly Bear announce new album, world tour
Grizzly Bear just uploaded a new track to their YouTube page and announced a world tour. Sick, right? I was just wondering what these guys were up to... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hk3tURx8a2Q Loving the tones coming out of that one; it's a track with a rocking, almost math rock aesthetic and feel... more
PHOTOS / RECAP: Bassnectar @ Red Rocks, CO 6/2/12
Bassnectar came back to Morrison, CO last Saturday for the second night of his SOLD OUT two-night Red Rocks run. Between nights, there was a vicious wind storm that caused his insane lighting and sound setup to collapse. As a result all of the attendees were called or e-mailed and... more
PHOTOS: Summer Camp 2012 (Umphrey’s McGee, Yonder, Weir and more)
Our friend Sean Delaney went and shot this year's Summer Camp festival down in Chilicothe, IL and was able to turn in about 80 solid photos from his adventures. We've got some great shots in here from Umphrey's McGee, Cornmeal, Keller Williams, Bob Weir with Chris Robinson and Jackie... more
Melvins are going to do 51 shows in 51 days…. all 50 states plus D.C.
Guinness World Record style...
WEBCAST: The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down @ Brooklyn Bowl
It's been a tough year for losing great musicians, but we are lucky to still be here to get to celebrate their music in whatever ways our human ears will allow us to. And tonight a few of our favorites here at LMB are getting together at Brooklyn Bowl... more
TOUR DATES: Girl Talk played Sasquatch, Wakarusa
Girl Talk is staying on the road this summer following his recent festival appearances at Sasquatch and Wakarusa; read on for the tour dates... 06-08 Columbus, OH - Lifestyle Communities Pavilion 06-09 Pittsburgh, PA - Stage AE 06-15 Columbia, MO - 9th Street Summerfest 06-16 Kansas City, MO - Power & Light District 06-21 Salt... more
Phish: A Guide for Beginners
"Phish is like a baseball team. And like a baseball team, the average fan can find reasonable enjoyment viewing the one-off or odd game simply by understanding the rules and way in which the game is played. However, as any real baseball fan will tell you, there is so much... more
EPIC PREVIEW: 10 Must See Artists @ Bonnaroo 2012
Check out Live Music Blog's 2012 Bonnaroo Playlist (5 HOURS!) It's that time of year when my heart starts to race during random intervals throughout the day and night, propelled by my childishly-expectant subconscious, the season when my adrenal glands swell up like pregnant dinosaurs in humming anticipation for one of... more
LMB LA: Robert Walter Settles in for June Residency @ The Mint
WHO: Robert Walter and Special Guests WHAT: Four-Week Residency WHEN: Every Wednesday in June WHERE: The Mint LA, 6010 West Pico Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90035 TICKETS: 4 Night Pass (PURCHASE) On a personal level, this is about as good of a musical introduction to my new life in LA as I could ask... more
PHOTOS / RECAP: Radiohead @ Prudential Center, Newark NJ, 6/1/2012
Radiohead completed their two evening run at the Prudential Center in New Jersey this past Friday evening. For me, it was a first. I had grown up only knowing a small bit of what they were all about through some friends and from what was aired on the radio but... more
EDITORIAL: Why I Love Skrillex vs. Why This New Funny or Die Reggie Watts Video is Hilarious and True
Here I am at my new-ish standup desk this afternoon, drinking a large cup of coffee from the local coffee shop down the street (Bean There is my jam), and somehow feeling ambitious. Inspired if you will. A few recent events in my pop culture consuming social life... more
RECAP: Reggie Watts @ The Independent, SF 6/1/12
"Where My Scarecrows At?" Through the ages we've always enjoyed to laugh at entertainers. From court jesters to Vaudeville acts; from one-man bands to radio personalities, we've eagerly fed on the spontaneous charm and wit of a true performer. A real ham. A lion of industry. A... more
