Archive for September, 2012
SETLIST / TWEETS: My Morning Jacket @ The Knitting Factory, Boise, ID 9/9/12
The Spontaneous Curation Series Tour made its third stop of leg two on Sunday night at the Knitting Factory in Boise, Idaho with Shabazz Palaces opening the show. A portion of ticket proceeds from the show will go to the Boise Urban Garden School. Continue below for the setlist and... more
Led Zeppelin Releases the Number Four, Internet Responds Tepidly
On Friday, Led Zeppelin released a simple "Hello." greeting on their official Facebook page, enough to pique the interest of their 6.5 million followers, especially in light of the fact that it was the first update on the page in nearly 6 months. Yesterday, when the number 'five' popped up,... more
SETLIST / TWEETS: My Morning Jacket @ Edgefield, Troutdale, OR 9/8/12
Leg two of My Morning Jacket's Spontaneous Curation Series kicked off last night up in Washington state and resumes this evening in Oregon. Before taking the stage tonight at Edgefield, the band played an afternoon (1 p.m.) show for kids at You Who in Portland to benefit The Children's Cancer... more
Led Zeppelin Posts Photo of the Number Five, Internet Explodes
File this under "Rumors," but anytime the Led Zeppelin camp does anything that could even remotely be construed as maybe-just-maybe-possibly-potentially getting back together, it is newsworthy. So when earlier today Led Zeppelin (a band that got pretty famous in the '70s) used Facebook of all things to stir the pot... more
SETLIST / TWEETS: My Morning Jacket @ Marymoor Park, Redwood, WA 9/7/12
My Morning Jacket's Spontaneous Curation Series Tour resumed after a brief week-and-a-half breather to kick off leg two of their U.S. Tour last night at Marymoor Park in Redmond, WA. The set included the rare "Old Sept Blues," "War Begun," "Masterplan" and an extra special encore set with former MMJ... more
Jack White, Guns N’ Roses and More to Play 2012 Bridge School Benefit
The lineup has just been announced for the 26th annual Bridge School Benefit concert. The cast includes Neil Young and Crazy Horse, Jack White, Guns N' Roses (?!!??), the Flaming Lips, Sarah McLachlan, Foster the People, Lucinda Williams, Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers, k.d. lang and the one of... more
SoundLand Festival Announces 2012 Lineup (MMJ, Divine Fits and More)
Nashville's fall season of big ticket outdoor events just got even better with the addition of the SoundLand Festival (formerly Next Big Nashville), a re-branding and relocation of the burgeoning local showcase to the Lawn at the Nashville Riverfront touting an impressive lineup. Two LMB favorites: My Morning Jacket (9/2012... more
JUST POSTED: My Morning Jacket to do three-night run @ new Capitol Theatre
My Morning Jacket haven't officially announced any of these shows on their page, but with a heavily-rumored New Years Eve run in Boston still TBA, it makes perfect sense to see the news that according to the new venue's ticket provider page, the band will be doing 3-nights at the... more
PHISH FRIDAY: Dick’s Delivers for 2nd Straight Year
Is Phish in the modern era finally ascending musically to where they were in the late 90's? Are we back to staking claims to the best jam band on the planet? Phish returned to the stage in Hampton, VA just over three and a half years ago, albeit... more
Trey Anastasio to Join The Roots, Bob Weir, and Warren Haynes @ Capitol Theatre Tonight
A few hours ago, Questlove of The Roots confirmed some Phishy news via his twitter account that Trey Anastasio will be joining him and the rest of the Roots with Bob Weir for the HeadCount benefit show tonight at the newly remodeled Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, NY. https://twitter.com/questlove/status/244078213150670848 (We'll... more
Disco Biscuits announce NYE Plans, presale now!
Big news dropped a few days back from the Disco Biscuits camp -- they've firmed up their New Year's Eve run plans and will be doing at least five nights in New York City running up to the dropping of the ball in Times Square. The presale for tickets... more
TOUR ROUNDUP: Leg One of My Morning Jacket’s 2012 Spontaneous Curation Tour
Suffice it to say: it's an exceptionally great time to be a My Morning Jacket fan. What started with an epic 5-night run at NYC's Terminal 5 in 2010 (where the band played all five of their albums (now 6 with Circuital) over the course of the run), consequently sparked... more
TICKET GIVEAWAY: Animal Collective and Flying Lotus @ Hollywood Bowl 9/23/12
WHO: KCRW's World Festival featuring Animal Collective, Flying Lotus + Huun Huur Tu WHEN: Sunday, September 23rd @ 7:00 p.m. WHERE: Hollywood Bowl @ 2301 North Highland Avenue, Los Angeles, CA TICKET GIVEAWAY: Enter for a chance to win (2) tickets by leaving a comment below with your favorite Animal Collective album! In... more
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2012 Lineup Announced
The massive lineup for this year's Hardly Strictly Bluegrass was just announced and it's absolutely amazing this time around. With LMB regulars like Les Claypool, Rubblebucket, The Barr Brothers, Keller Williams and Steve Kimock with slots on the festival and more classic twangers than you can shake a stick... more
AURA Music Festival 2013: Papadosio, Conspirator, P-Groove and Heavy Pets to Headline
Big announcement came through yesterday in the festival world! The 4th Annual AURA Music Festival announced that they have changed dates to the third weekend in February 2013 and location of the happenings to The Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park! Their four headlining bands were released -- Papadosio, Conspirator,... more
Les Claypool Announces Duo de Twang Acoustic Shows
The Colonel is back, Les Claypool has announced that he will play two very special acoustic shows on Oct 4 at Terrapin Crossroads in San Rafael, CA and on Oct 6 at the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass festival in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park as Duo de Twang. Joining Claypool as... more
STREAM: Animal Collective played Morning Becomes Eclectic today
Animal Collective played KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic today and the stream has been posted online... Baltimore's Animal Collective has always been considered an experimental band, but they stretch even their own boundaries with their new release. The band stops by Morning Becomes Eclectic at 11:15am in advance of their appearance at... more
FESTIVAL RECAP: FYF Fest 2012
Words by Sam Nachbar || Photos by Joey Serxner Speaking to a markedly young and trendy group of twenty-somethings during his late-afternoon set at FYF Fest (a.k.a. Fuck Yeah Fest), Father John Misty used his time in between songs to relate to the crowd with humor. By impersonating an old man... more
A Closer Look at the 2012 Voodoo Experience Lineup
New Orleans' Voodoo Experience always has an off-the-wall lineup that you won't really find elsewhere and this year's edition is certainly no exception. Having Green Day, Skrillex, Jack White and Neil Young & Crazy Horse at the top says about all you need to know about this festival - but... more
Railroad Earth Announces NYE Run in Oregon
Railroad Earth have announced plans for a three night run, December 29-31, at the Crystal Ballroom in Portland, OR to close out 2012. A limited number of tickets will be made available tomorrow (9/5) through RRE Ticketing. Support for the shows is still TBA. The band kicks off their fall... more
TOUR DATES: John Cale 2012 Fall Tour
John Cale, songwriting legend and a primary creative force behind legendary rock band Velvet Underground, is about to embark on a fall tour of Europe and the UK after a one-off in Chicago. After the overseas run, Cale returns to the U.S. for three very special shows in early-2013 at... more
VIDEO: Jay-Z with Pearl Jam – “99 Problems” (Live @ Made in America Fest)
On Sunday night Jay-Z took an opportunity close out his Made in America Festival and one-up his arena rock sit-in with Phish back in 2004 by coming out during the Pearl Jam encore and doing "99 Problems" with oh-so-much swagger... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxLqR-2ElEk
TICKET GIVEAWAY: Passion Pit and Hot Chip @ Hollywood Bowl 9/9/12
WHO: KCRW'S World Festival 2 featuring Passion Pit, Hot Chip & Omar Souleyman WHEN: Sunday, September 9, 2012 @ 7:00 p.m. WHERE: Hollywood Bowl @ 2301 North Highland Avenue Los Angeles, CA TICKETS: Enter for a chance to win (2) tickets to the show below! UPDATE: THIS CONTEST IS CLOSED! BUT STAY... more
VIDEO: Phish – “Light” (Live @ Dick’s 9/1/12)
Phish just released the official video of the "Light" from the second night of the Dick's 2012 run, and it's an absolutely joyous representation of what this band is capable of these days...
SETLIST: Phish @ Dick’s Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City, CO 9/2/12
Phish finished off their summer tour last night at Dick's Sporting Goods Park in Denver and it's another show that will keep people talking for a while. The yearly three-night run was another capper on a great year for the band, and we here at LMB can't wait to... more
SETLIST: Phish @ Dick’s Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City, CO, 9/1/12
Phish played their second of three nights at Dick's Sporting Goods Park in Denver last night and played a "Light" that people are already talking about. In fact, @Phortin just texted me and told me to put up a post that just says LIGHT in all caps. Like... more
SETLIST / FYF / RECAP: Phish @ Dick’s Sporting Goods Park, Colorado 8/31/12
Phish just played a signature show, good for any era, last night at Dick's in Colorado. Opening with (F)irst Tube and proceeding to spell out "FUCK YOUR FACE" over the course of the night, then capping it off with the song itself and a "Grind", "Meatstick" encore. Read on... more
