Archive for November, 2012
Jason Hann of The String Cheese Incident Shares Special Veterans Day Message
Today is Veterans Day, a day to honor our armed service veterans. Earlier today, Jason Hann (percussionist for The String Cheese Incident and EOTO) shared a special message about his service in the Navy through SCI's Facebook page. Check it out below and thanks to all who have and continue... more
CONCERT RECAP: Divine Fits and Cold Cave @ Fonda Theatre, Hollywood, CA 11/4/12
At the axis of cool and cooler, otherwise known as the Fonda Theatre this last Sunday, Divine Fits and Cold Cave closed out their US tour with a show in Hollywood. Both groups are second bands of their respective members (American Nightmare/Give up the Ghost, Spoon, and Wolf Parade/Atlas Strategic/Handsome... more
SETLIST / VIDEOS: Tame Impala @ Webster Hall, New York, NY 11/10/12
Tame Impala's sold out U.S. Tour continued last night in New York City at Webster Hall and Kenny Sun captured some killer video from the rail. Check out the five full song videos and setlist below. Also, you can see our coverage from Friday night's show in Boston here. SETLIST: Tame... more
SETLIST / VIDEO: Tame Impala @ Royale, Boston, MA 11/9/12
Australian psych rock phenoms Tame Impala are unquestionably one of hottest bands on the road right now. The youngster band is currently in the midst tearing through a sold out U.S. tour and luckily, last night's stop at Royale Boston was captured almost entirely in full on HD cam by... more
PHOTOS / RECAP: Ben Sollee @ Swedish American Music Hall, SF 11/8/12
There were a lot of elements of Ben Sollee’s show at the Swedish American Hall in San Francisco on Thursday night that were just plain right. The venue was an excellent fit for the band, providing the aural solemnity to showcase their strings and an appropriate size for the intimacy... more
CONCERT RECAP: Grace Potter and the Nocturnals & Nicki Bluhm and The Gramblers @ Wiltern LA 11/2/12
Grace Potter and the Nocturnals played to a packed Wiltern in the midst of her Fall “all request” tour. The generous set was in the audience’s sweet spot with many sing-alongs that had GP working the front of the pit to connect with as many fans as she could. Potter... more
SETLIST / VIDEOS: Radiohead @ Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisbane, AUS 11/9/12
Radiohead's 2012 Tour in support of The King of Limbs has gone down under and on Friday night in Brisbane, AUS, Thom & Co. finished things off with a triple encore, a feature that has become standard over the summer, capping off the show with "Idioteque" from Kid A. This... more
ROUNDUP: What Five Bands Should Be Bigger Than They Are (Part Five)
< PART ONE (MONDAY) || PART TWO (TUESDAY) || PART THREE (WEDNESDAY) || PART FOUR (THURSDAY) > Today marks the final day of this week's five-part feature, a project that has produced an interesting and broad-spanning array of passionate responses from contributors and friends of the site. Each day, we've asked... more
PHISH FRIDAY: A November (’95) to Remember
Last week we dedicated our Phish Friday to November '94. This week, we promised November '97 but contributor @PeteLikesMusic had other ideas and rightfully so. Before he scolded me for not including the acoustic version of "Foreplay -> Longtime" and the 11/16/94 "Simple" last week, he then listed... more
PHOTOS / RECAP: Crystal Castles @ Fox Theater, Oakland 10/22/12
Crystal Castles invaded Oakland’s Fox Theater a few weeks back with their arsenal of seizure inducing strobe lights, high-energy electro-punk beats, and moody experimental electronic. All this paired with pragmatic front-woman Alice Glass’ non-stop onslaught of crowd surfing and on-stage trance induced screaming made for one hell of a show.... more
CONCERT RECAP: Delta Spirit @ The Wiltern, Los Angeles, CA 11/8/12
As is often the case in this town at a weeknight show, the crowd in the pristine Wiltern seemed a tad reserved, subdued and depraved of energy for the first 1/3 of the 90-minute show. However, from the get go, any lack of energy on the floor or up in... more
TICKET GIVEAWAY: Zoos//Zoos Presents The Gaslamp Killer, MORRI$, Dam-Funk and Sun Araw @ Central SAPC, Santa Monica, CA 12/8/12
WHO: The Gaslamp Killer, MORRI$, Dam-Funk (DJ Set) and Sun Araw (DJ Set) WHEN: Saturday, December 8th, 2012 @ 9:00 p.m. WHERE: Central Social Aid and Pleasure Club @ 1348 14th Street Santa Monica, CA 90404 INFO / TICKET PAGE: SHOW LINK HOW TO WIN: Just post a YouTube link to one of... more
PHOTOS / SETLIST: Tame Impala and The Amazing @ Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY 11/7/12
Tame Impala is unquestionably one of the hottest acts of 2012 as evidenced by one quick look at their remaining U.S. tour dates (all nine left on the schedule are already marked SOLD OUT). Photographer Kenny Sun was in the house last night to capture some stellar shots of the... more
JUST ANNOUNCED: 12-12-12 (A Concert for Sandy Relief) at Madison Square Garden
The Weinstein Company, Clear Channel Media and Madison Square Garden will present “12-12-12” (A Concert For Sandy Relief) on December 12th at Madison Square Garden in New York City. This is the same team that produced a relief concert in NYC after the 9/11 attacks. The lineup... more
TOUR DATES: moe. Announces 2013 Dates
Photo by Marc Whitman Road warriors moe. have announced their plans for a quick Winter Tour starting on February 1st in New York City that's currently scheduled to end with a show in Lafayette, IN on February 10th. Continue below for the tour dates and look for more moe. coverage of... more
ROUNDUP: What Five Bands Should Be Bigger Than They Are? (Part Four)
< PART ONE (MONDAY) || PART TWO (TUESDAY) || PART THREE (WEDNESDAY) > Today marks the fourth day of this week's What Five Bands Should Be Bigger Than They Are feature in response to the chatter-inducing All Songs Considered article that surfaced last week. We keep asking the same question and,... more
CONCERT RECAP: Lord Huron & The Lonely Wild @ The Echo, Los Angeles, CA 11/2/12
Words & Photos by Joe Szopa After a grinding five week nationwide tour, Lord Huron returned to Los Angeles with a warm welcome and the newly released debut album, Lonesome Dreams. The sold-out audience of cooing females, couples, and enough bearded flannels to make an elephant's pajamas, jostled and rocked... more
LISTEN: The Rolling Stones New Tune “One More Shot”
Today's release of “One More Shot” follows last month’s “Doom and Gloom” as the second new song to appear on The Rolling Stones’ career-spanning compilation GRRR!. Some good ole fashioned struttin' Stones panache on this one and for what it's worth, it's just great to hear new music by The... more
CONCERT RECAP: Andrew W.K. and Skrillex Party Together @ Echoplex LA 11/6/12
Rumors that The King of Partying Andrew W.K. would be bringing out an extra special guest for his Election Night show at L.A.'s Echoplex were swirling all day yesterday. The inspirational shaman of partying (one of the better follows on Facebook and Twitter we might add) confirmed a few hours... more
PREVIEW: White Denim @ One Eyed Jacks, NOLA 11/7/12
Ladies and gents, this is something that we here at the LMB Nola think-tank have been anticipating ever since we heard the glorious announcement that White Denim would be gracing the New Orleans rock-faithful with their presence at One Eyed Jacks. This Austin-based (now) four piece is truly something to... more
ROUNDUP: What Five Bands Should Be Bigger Than They Are (Part Three)
PART ONE (MONDAY) || PART TWO (TUESDAY) > For Day Three of this week's What Five Bands Should Be Bigger Than They Are feature in response to NPR's All Songs Considered buzz-generating article, we're featuring three different responses (Monday and Tuesday were two). People are champing at the bit to voice... more
The Civil Wars Cancel Tour
The Civil Wars just posted this message on their Facebook profile: We sincerely apologize for the canceling of all of our tour dates. It is something we deeply regret. However, due to internal discord and irreconcilable differences of ambition we are unable to continue as a touring entity at this time.... more
QUOTED: Kal from Rubblebucket on Global Warming
Kalmia Traver of Rubblebucket: Earlier this year when Bill McKibben's Rolling Stone article "Global Warming's Terrifying New Math" came out, we decided to post it on our band's Facebook page. We'd always been fans of Bill, and his clear determination that we finally know who's to blame for climate change felt... more
CONCERT RECAP: HeadCount Sandy Benefit @ Highline Ballroom 11/5/12
Photo Credit: Shirzad Khusrokhan Half way through shaking my money maker on stage with Dumpstaphunk last night, I had two epiphanies. The first was that I should really hit the gym more, because dancing that hard for more than two minutes is a workout. The second was that these dudes rock.... more
CONCERT RECAP: Umphrey’s McGee @ The Calvin, Northampton MA 11/1/2012
One of the most powerful forces next to the music at a live show is the energy emitted by the fans. On this crisp fall Thursday in Northampton MA, simply walking around on the streets one could feel the presence of good vibes in the air. It seemed easy to... more
PHOTOS: Gary Clark Jr. with ZZ Ward @ Bowery Ballroom, NYC 11/5/12
Gary Clark Jr. and ZZ Ward played the Bowery Ballroom last night and I was able to get some shots from the show; read on for my full gallery...
WATCH: Father John Misty on CONAN
It's hard to believe it's still the first year of existence for J. Tillman's new band Father John Misty, given the widespread adoration the group's debut LP Fear Fun has received. However, Tillman's commanding vocal and physical presence as a front man isn't conveyed until you see these guys live.... more
ROUNDUP: What Five Bands Should Be Bigger Than They Are (Part Two)
PART ONE (MONDAY) Yesterday, we kicked off a five-day feature in response to the NPR Music What Bands Should be Bigger Than They Are article, with ten different acts (including BATTLES, Anders Osborne and Garage Trois among others) selected by two LMB editors. Today, there are nine different responses because notably,... more
CONCERT RECAP: Delta Spirit w/ Fidlar @ House of Blues, NOLA – Halloween 10/31/12
Halloween night is something to worship here in New Orleans, as you all probably know, and this past Wednesday the local clergy and ghoulish patrons of the Crescent City Church were out with praise and glory in the forefront of their minds. The House of Blues was certainly no exception,... more
PHOTOS: STS9 @ Tower Theater, Philadelphia – Halloween 10/31/12
STS9 hit Philly hard for Halloween bringing the spooky vibes to the Tower Theater. They opened the show with Michael Jackson's "Thriller" setting the mood extra right for the occasion. Shortly after they surprised the crowd with "2001 Space Odyssey" theme jam. What an incredible night; check out my photos... more
Animal Collective Debuts New Song “Crimson” on BBC Radio 1
As a follow-up to the release of their latest LP Centipede Hz, Animal Collective are getting set to release “Crimson” will be as the B-Side to the band’s next single, “Applesauce”, which will be made available digitally and on 12″ vinyl beginning November 11th via Domino. The band previously... more
