Archive for August, 2012
RECAP: Terence Blanchard Quintet @ Catalina Jazz Club, Hollywood 8/17/12
Photos and Review by Jim Brock There are few musicians I can point to who are more visually evocative than Terence Blanchard (and I’m not just talking about his 20+ year filmography). Blanchard paints fully expressed textures with sound, creating jazz that is emotive, vibrant and at times, startlingly beautiful. I... more
Love for Levon Benefit Features Star-Studded Lineup
Update (9/20): Roger Waters was added to the lineup! Don’t miss this once-in-a-lifetime live concert celebration on October 3, 2012, 8:00pm EST, at the Izod Center in East Rutherford, New Jersey featuring a diverse and star-studded lineup of artists and bands who've all been influenced in one way or another by... more
FESTIVAL RECAP / PHOTOS: moe.down 13
Words by Senor Martin, Photos by Nick Irving Veteran jamband moe. hosted its annual three day music festival dubbed moe.down over the weekend of August 10th through 12th, with this year's fest scheduled earlier in the summer than in previous years and returning to its long-time home at the Snow Ridge... more
SETLIST / TWEETS: Phish @ Starlight Theatre, Kansas City, MO 8/22/12
Phish continued on their summer tour tonight with a stop at Starlight Theatre in Kansas City, MO. We've been watching the setlist and the tweets as they roll in... Phish @ Starlight Theatre, Kansas City, MO 8/22/12 Set I: Chalk Dust Torture, Skin It Back, The Moma Dance, Rift, Bathtub Gin,... more
CMJ Music Marathon 2012 Announces Initial Lineup
CMJ Music Marathon announced its first round of artists for this year's event earlier today, and the festival will take over the Big Apple from October 16-20. CMJ 2012 includes a broad-spanning line-up, drawing on acts from a global spectrum and array of musical genres as always. Last year's breakout... more
VIDEO: Phish – “Tweezer > Twist > Wading in the Velvet Sea” @ Bill Graham, SF 8/17/12
Phish just released their official video from the first night of their Bill Graham Civic Auditorium run; the "Tweezer > Twist > Wading in the Velvet Sea" combo gives you a full range of the Phish experience I had this weekend. Amazing run of shows and the band returns... more
“Why don’t they do this every night?”
San Francisco proves to me that they can still bring the heat, push jams out to the farthest edges of the universe, and put a wicked smile on the melted faces of every jaded vet in the room. But therein lies the conundrum.
SETLIST / TWEETS: My Morning Jacket @ Stage AE, Pittsburgh 8/21/12
My Morning Jacket's Spontaneous Curation Series Tour continued tonight in Pittsburgh at Stage AE. Continue below for the setlist and fan tweets from The Steel City. Also, be sure to check out our photos galleries from the MMJ shows on Saturday in Maryland and Sunday in Brooklyn. On a personal... more
RECAP / PHOTOS: Equifunk 2012, The All-Inclusive Music Festival
Equifunk was a funkin' blast! What a way to design a music festival! From the moment of arrival people settled in to their sleep-away/summercamp style bunks and began to get funky, this festival was so well set up! You had beer/drinks when you wanted it, music all the time, great... more
CONCERT RECAP / PHOTOS: Honey Island Swamp Band @ The Mint LA 8/14/12
Review and Photos by Jim Brock / Jim Brock Photography It’s apropos that the Honey Island Swamp Band would return for a summer gig at The Mint following an appearance at Outside Lands the weekend before. After all, the Bay Area figures so prominently in this NOLA band’s origin story: Stranded... more
LivePhish.com to Offer Webcast From Sold-Out Show @ Oak Mountain Fri. 8/24
Coming off a stunning show on Sunday night to close their three-night run here in SF, Phish has already announced plans for their next webcast and it's this Friday's sold-out show at Oak Mountain Amphitheatre in Birmingham, AL. You can pre-order the webcast via LivePhish.com and expect to tune... more
PHOTOS: My Morning Jacket @ Williamsburg Park, Brooklyn 8/19/12
My Morning Jacket ended their week with a Sunday night show in Brooklyn's Williamsburg Park and Kevin Fuller was there to capture some stunning images. Continue below to for Kevin's gallery and check out the setlist, tweets and videos from the BK waterfront here. Finally, stay tuned as we'll continue... more
EPIC PHOTO GALLERY: Outside Lands 2012
LMB had three photographers on the ground (Katie Davies, Joseph Smith and Jimmy Grotting) and around town for this year's Outside Lands festival in Golden Gate Park and we've got a giant treasure trove of shots from the weekend to share with you. We've already posted a big festival recap... more
TICKET GIVEAWAY: Erick “Jesus” Coomes (Lettuce) and Friends @ The Mint LA – 8/22/12
WHO: The Big Lil Baby Jesus Peasant Party featuring Erick "Jesus" Coomes (Lettuce) and Special Guests WHEN: Wednesday, August 22nd, 2012 @ 9:30 PM WHERE: The Mint / 6010 West Pico Boulevard / Los Angeles, CA 90035 (@MintLA) TICKETS: $12 (PURCHASE) Erick "Jesus" Coomes' Wednesday residency at The Mint continues this week and... more
SETLIST / VIDEOS / TWEETS: Phish @ Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, San Francisco 8/19/12
Phish's final show of a three-night run at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium (their first non-festival shows in SF in over a decade) is in the books and boymangodshit was it a monster. Check out the setlist and tweets from the Bay Area below and you can download the show... more
SETLIST / TWEETS: My Morning Jacket @ Brooklyn Williamsburg Park – 8/19/12
MMJ's Spontaneous Curation Series tour lands in Brooklyn's Williamsburg Park this evening after last night's incredible showing at Merriweather Post Pavilion. Continue below for tweets, photos and more media from the BK riverfront. My Morning Jacket @ Williamsburg Park, Brooklyn - August 19th, 2012 SETLIST The Dark, Outta My System, Circuital, Gideon,... more
SETLIST / TWEETS / PHOTOS: My Morning Jacket @ Merriweather Post Pavilion – 8/18/12
EDITOR'S NOTE: Thanks to Kevin Hill / ChunkyGlasses.com and Andrew Mecchi for sharing their amazing photos with us! My Morning Jacket's Spontaneous Curation Series tour continued last night at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, MD and the on paper, this looks to be one the strongest shows since the epic burners... more
SETLIST: Phish @ Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, San Francisco 8/18/12
I just got home from tonight's Phish show down at Bill Graham and wanted to toss up the setlist before I crash out... Here's the official rundown from Phish.net: Phish @ Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, San Francisco 8/18/12 Set I: Runaway Jim, Wolfman's Brother[1], Nellie Kane, Beauty of a Broken Heart, Ocelot,... more
SETLIST / PHOTOS / TWEETS: Phish @ Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, SF 8/17/12
Hot off a huge and colorful tour-opening night down in Long Beach (replete with Bieber and ILLUSION sightings), Phish Summer Tour Leg Two continues tonight with the first of three shows at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco. Continue below for setlist updates, photos and tweets from the... more
PHISH FRIDAY: Phishtradamus Gives His Setlist Prediction for the Oklahoma City Zoo Show
I, Phishtradamus, am going to make a bold setlist prediction... On August 29th, 2012, Phish will play an all animal-themed spectacle at the Oklahoma City Zoo that shall henceforth be known as #FARMHENDGE. Crazy, you might say? Let's take a look at the #facts... Last year at the first night of Dick's... more
Watch The ILLUSION Build a Spaceship, Review Phish LBC Show
I think it would be an understatement to say that we at Live Music Blog are big fans of the man/myth/legend Hamish Patterson, better known as The ILLUSION. Ever since seeing his epic 23+ minute video blog of last summer's Hollywood Bowl show, we/the Phish fan base has grown more... more
REVIEW / PHOTOS: Buddy Guy and Jonny Lang @ Grove of Anaheim – 8/10/12
Photos and Review by Jim Brock / Jim Brock Photography Into the blues or not, it was impossible not to look forward to the crossroads on the road summit of Buddy Guy and Jonny Lang - two giant slingers for the ages. Myself, I’ll get me some 8/12-bars all night long... more
REVIEW / PHOTOS: Phish @ Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, CA 8/15/12
Last night Phish kicked off the second part of their 2012 tour in front of a Southern California crowd that was anxious from the get go, and just like that another must-hear tour opener is in the books with yet another legendary second-leg-second-set "Rock and Roll" for the record books.... more
PHOTOS / VIDEOS / SETLIST / TWEETS: Phish @ Long Beach Arena, CA 8/15/12
Phish returns to the stage tonight as part of their summer tour second leg, and our intrepid LMB LA crew of Aaron Fortin (@Phortin) and Wesley Hodges (@BrahBrahBrah) are both taking in the show along with the usual friends and tweeters like @blancatron, @thisweekonlot and @bizarchive. We'll be following... more
RECAP / VIDEOS: Sigur Rós @ Outside Lands 2012
On Saturday night of Outside Lands, Sigur Ros provided the crowd with a musical experience of a lifetime. Tucked back in the corner of the grounds on the Twin Peaks stage amidst a beautifully lit forest blanketed in fog, the band played one of the truly special sets of the... more
