Archive for December, 2012
SETLIST / VIDEO: My Morning Jacket @ The Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, NY 12/28/12
Photo by Paul V. Kieu My Morning Jacket played their second of three shows at the newly refurbished Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, NY last night. You can see the setlist below and view night one's list here. https://twitter.com/mymorningjacket/status/285068116764028929 SETLIST: My Morning Jacket @ The Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, NY || FRIDAY,... more
PHOTOS / SETLIST: Phish @ Madison Square Garden NY, NY 12/28/12
Phish kicked off their final shows of 2012 and the first of a four-night run at Madison Square Garden in New York City last night. The band took the stage a little after 8:15pm and opened with 2009's "Stealing Time From the Faulty Plan." The band was in... more
PHOTOS: The Roots @ House of Blues, Boston 12/26/12
Before all of our NYE coverage starts rolling in, we've got this amazing gallery to publish from The Roots show that went down the night after Christmas... -Editor Philadelphia's Legendary Roots Crew took the stage at Boston's House of Blues for a performance that can only be described as sensory overload.... more
SETLIST / VIDEOS: My Morning Jacket @ Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, NY 12/27/12
My Morning Jacket fans have had a good year with this Spontaneous Curation Series, and last night it struck another nerve in our crew here as the band dusted off "Octoplasm" at the first night of their three night run at the Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, NY. The... more
The Black Crowes End Hiatus, 2013 Tour Dates, New Live Album
The Black Crowes have officially announced the end of their indefinite hiatus with a big 2013 tour, a new live album, and a new band member you may have heard of by the name of Jackie Greene. Starting in March next year in the UK and finishing off in... more
Season’s Greetings from Live Music Blog
Here's a stocking full of holiday songs we've hand picked from the past few years to keep your playlists a little more current than the same ole' offering of Bing Crosby and Nat King Cole. Our seasonal selections range from songs by LCD Soundsystem, My Morning Jacket, Woods, Sufjan... more
VIDEO: Yo La Tengo Release Tree Time-Lapse for “Ohm”
Yo La Tengo's new album Fade is out January 15th and the band has just released an impressive video for the opening track, "Ohm". The video by Josiah Marshall and Chris Cantino is done using a time lapse of a tree located within Overlook Park in Portland, Oregon. ... more
The Flaming Lips Offer Concert for Free for 24 Hours
The Flaming Lips are handing out gifts a few days early. Wayne Coyne has just announced via their official site that for 24 hours, today only (12/22) the band will offer a FREE online stream of their latest concert film, Freak Nights. You can watch it right now... more
40th Annual Telluride Bluegrass Festival Lineup
Sam Bush Band, Jackson Browne, Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell, Yonder Mountain String Band, Telluride House Band (Sam Bush, Bela Fleck, Jerry Douglas, Edgar Meyer, Bryan Sutton and Stuart Duncan), Feist, Punch Brothers, Trampled by Turtles, Leftover Salmon and more will play the 40th Annual Telluride Bluegrass Festival in Telluride,... more
PHISH FRIDAY: 2012-2013 New Year’s Run Preview
It's interesting how expectations around the December holidays have evolved as we get older yet the essence stays the same. At age ten we had visions of sugar plums (whatever the hell those are) dancing in our heads, wondering which gifts a man in a big red suit, St.... more
LISTEN: A Very Wick-it Christmas
Samples of Ralphie's classic "Oh Fudge" moment, Clark Griswold's wig-out on the boss, "You'll shoot your eye out" samples and DMX's version of "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" are all must-listen moments this Christmas season. The best way to describe this mix? Picture Ol' Dirty Bastard in a Santa Claus suit.... more
Suwannee Springfest 2013 Lineup
The 2013 Suwannee Springfest is has added the following bands to their lineup for this year's festival in Live Oak, FL taking place March 21-24. Jerry Douglas, Mike Marshall and Darol Anger, Cornmeal, Mamajowally featuring Joe Craven, Mamadou Sidibe and Walter Strauss, Tornado Rider, Larry Keel & Natural Bridge, Dread... more
Apocalypse Here? An End of the World Playlist (Just in Case)
Whether or not The Mayans Were Right and the world engulfs itself, a phantom comet appears out of nowhere on Friday and takes us down in a blaze of glory or life goes on as usual, the songs, literature and art about the imminent apocalypse (whether today, tomorrow, or five... more
VIDEO: Grizzly Bear Rearranges “Shields” for the Holidays
Yesterday via Ed Droste's Twitter page, Grizzly Bear released a video of re-arranged songs from their fourth studio album Shields edited alongside wacky stock holiday photos including dogs playing poker. Here's the video after the jump. Season's Greetings from Grizzly Bear: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsMWNRg2gCY https://twitter.com/edwarddroste/status/281124608386691073
CONCERT RECAP: Grace Potter and the Nocturnals @ 9:30 Club, Washington, DC 12/7/12
Review and photos by Traci Brooks / ChunkyGlasses Move over Cinderella – Disney has a new princess, and her name is Grace Potter. Bringing fierce vocals and sassy dance moves to the 9:30 club for a four-night stay, Potter had the venue swaying and screaming along to her smoky, energetic performance... more
SnowBall Music Festival 2013 Makes First Lineup Announcement
The Colorado-based SnowBall Music Festival has just made their initial artist announcement and it's quite the eclectic lot, as festival organizers dip into the EDM scene (Pretty Lights, Big Gigantic), indie rock realms (Portugal. The Man) and jam scene (Rubblebucket) to help shape up the lineup (thus far). A music... more
Woods Deliver Cover of “Christmas Time Is Here”
One of our favorite bands, Woods just re-gifted to Facebook, their awesome cover of Vincent Guaraldi's "Christmas Time is Here" made popular by the Charlie Brown special that's aired on TV since 1965. Woods recorded the cover in 2011 and with only a few days left until Christmas we... more
WATCH: Alabama Shakes @ Bonnaroo 2012 Hay Bale Sessions
The desitively happenin' Bonnaroo 365 YouTube channel rolled out more high-quality footage from their archives this morning. Today's videos feature Alabama Shakes, arguably the breakthrough band of both Bonnaroo and the entire 2012 major U.S. festival season. Check out a live video of "I Ain't The Same" from the backstage... more
TICKET GIVEAWAY: Galactic @ El Rey Theatre, LA, CA 2/28/13
WHO: Goldenvoice and Wagtail present Galactic feat. Corey Glover (of Living Colour) with LATYRX feat. Lyrics Born & Lateef the Truthspeaker WHEN: Thursday, February 28th, 2013 WHERE: El Rey Theatre @ 5515 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA EVENT LINK THIS CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED! THANKS FOR VISITING. HOW TO ENTER FOR A CHANCE... more
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Baroness Gives Update on Recovery, Play Together for First Time Since Bus Accident [VIDEO]
After Baroness' harrowing bus accident outside of Bath, ENGLAND on August 15th, it was initially somewhat questionable whether the band would ever be able to play together again. Reading the band's account of the terrifying brush with death leaves the reader with a sense of amazement that Baroness & Crew... more
