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Black Sabbath Adds First North American Show of Summer Tour
In support of their forthcoming LP 13 (produced by Rick Rubin), their first with Ozzy Osborne in 35 years, Black Sabbath is getting set for a world tour kicking off in New Zealand on April 20th. Late last week, Sabbath added their first North American date to the tour, announcing... more
PhishTracks Offers Live Shows in Streamable / Mobile Format
A new website just popped up and is already taking the online Phish community by storm. Thanks to Jeff Lang's PhishTracks, you now have a copy of every known Phish recording in easy-to-stream, clickable, show-by-show or song-by-song format available at your finger tips and on all iPhone/Android mobile devices. The... more
Atoms for Peace announce U.S. Tour Dates
Thom Yorke's Atoms for Peace have announced a handful of North American tour dates in support of their latest release AMOK. The short Fall tour begins September 24th in Philly, then stops in Brooklyn, Virginia, Chicago, Los Angeles' Hollywood Bowl and wraps up October 17th in Santa Barbara. ... more
WATCH: Afghan Whigs Perform at SXSW 2013 with Usher
This year's South-By-Southwest appears to have been more jam-packed with big ticket collaborations and ginormous mainstream acts than ever. At Friday night's annual Fader Fort event, 90's post-punk stalwarts Afghan Whigs brought out none other than Usher midway through “Climax” followed by the Whigs’ “Somethin’ Hot.” Easily one of the... more
FESTIVAL RECAP: 2013 BUKU Music + Art Project
Words by Grant Thomas and Shane Colman | Photos by Shane Colman The second installment of the BUKU Music and Arts Festival proved, once again, that New Orleans knows how to throw a great party. The prime location along the mighty Mississippi provided a unique backdrop of passing barges, not... more
FEATURE: Bonnaroo’s Collaborative Nature
The Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival, especially in its early years, was in large part all about the unknown collaborations and Superjams that were to unfold once you crossed the Centeroo arch threshold into the venue area of the magical 700-acre Tennessee farm. In recent years, the Superjams have been... more
WATCH: Jim James plays “AEIOU” at late night SXSW set
We just came across this clip on MTV.com from Jim James' late night set last night in Austin as part of SXSW 2013, continue below for an excerpt of MTV.com's review and a clip from the set. The music portion of SXSW 2013 helped kick off Tuesday night with Jim... more
CONCERT RECAP: Tame Impala Tour Closer @ House of Blues Boston 3/12/13
Review by @AdamIcculus Last night Tame Impala ended their North American tour in style with a sold out show at Boston’s House of Blues. To say that Tame Impala is on an upward trajectory is an understatement. In just under two years these Australian psych-rockers have played Boston three times,... more
TOUR DATES: Phish Announce Summer 2013
Phish, now in their 30th year as a band (unless you subtract those pesky hiatus years) just dropped the dates for their 2013 Summer Tour. The band announced the 25-date tour (EAST to WEST) with their traditional announcement video. The eery "Apocalyptic" video and it's soundtrack are reminiscent... more
High Sierra 2013: Thievery Corporation, Primus, moe., Leftover Salmon, Barr Brothers & More
We here at LMB aren't shy about calling the High Sierra Music Festival our favorite gathering of the year. We consider it an annual pilgrimage to Northern California on July 4th weekend and at least one member of our team has been present at the event since 2006! ... more
JamBase Live: Inaugural Lineup includes Robert Plant, STS9, Rodrigo y Gabriela & More
JamBase.com has been the online leader for the jam-genre, now they've entered the festival game, branding an event at the iconic Gorge Ampitheatre in George, Washington for July 5th and 6th. They've just announced their lineup which includes Robert Plant & Sensational Space Shifters, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Slightly Stoopid,... more
Daft Punk SXSW 2013 Rumor Mill Buzzing Away
We'll-Believe-It-When-We-See-It The Daft Punk rumor mill is an active hotbed of activity whenever any glimmer of hope is provided that the duo may re-appear from relative obscurity. As it's been proven over the last half-decade since the French powerhouse went into hibernation, the Internet loves going batshit over these sorts of... more
WATCH: moe. “Meat > The Other One > Meat” in Hollywood (3/8/13)
moe. just capped off a stellar two-night run at Hollywood's Henry Fonda Theatre and you can watch one of the unquestionable highlights of the weekend below. To kick off the second set, the veteran quintet ripped through a notably well-received and nicely segued meat > The Other One > meat... more
VIDEO: CBS Sunday Morning Profiles Trey Anastasio
Earlier today the CBS Sunday Morning show ran a profile on Trey Anastasio and his upcoming Broadway debut with the music in Hands on a Hardbody. Here's the official video from CBS: Trey Anastasio on his Broadway debut [CBSNews.com]
PHOTOS / RECAP: Bob Weir (w/ Jonathan Wilson) @ The Pearl @ Palms, Las Vegas 3/1/13
Like a old soul reborn, Bob Weir brought his rhythm and rhyme to the Pearl at the Palms in Las Vegas last Friday night. Opening the show was Jonathan Wilson, who brought some familiar Dead tunes and was a nice filler. The show got into hyper drive when Weir suddenly... more
Wilco to Perform All Fan-Request Set @ Solid Sound Festival, 6/21
Wilco, who began curating their own music & arts festival in 2010 are gearing up to headline the third edition on June 21st at Mass MOCA in North Adams, MA. This morning, Wilco added even more intrigue and excitement to their sets with this unique announcement: Wilco’s Friday night set... more
PHOTOS / RECAP: Morrissey @ The Moore Theater, Seattle, WA 3/6/13
Morrissey is a man who likes to start fights. The former vocalist for 80’s legends, The Smiths ripped off his shirt halfway through “Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want,” sending those who had abandoned their theater seats for the front row into a tizzy. They salivated as he... more
According to Kasabian, The Rolling Stones Confirmed for Glastonbury 2013
Via NME Kasabian's Serge Pizzorno has confirmed that The Rolling Stones will be playing this summer's Glastonbury Festival. Speaking to MTV News, the band's chief songwriter was talking about Kasabian's headline slot at Hard Rock Calling, which takes place the same June weekend as Glastonbury. He said: I hope ours is the... more
PHOTOS / SETLIST: Deep Banana Blackout & Kung Fu @ The Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, NY 3/2/13
Nick Irving's weekend involved The Capitol Theatre, Deep Banana Blackout and Kung Fu. A pretty awesome New York combination especially when both bands share the stage as they did on Saturday night. Check out Nick's always-impressive photo gallery, the setlists, and a few @mkdevo videos from the show! LMB ProTip:... more
Justin Timberlake Will Host and Perform on SNL This Week
Image via Justin Timberlake Instagram Justin Timberlake, who's set to release his first full-length album The 20/20 Experience on March 19th, will serve as the host and musical guest on this week's episode of Saturday Night Live. With plans to host a private party at this year's SXSW, the expectedly massive... more
PHOTOS: Galactic @ El Rey Theatre, LA, CA 2/28/13
NOLA funktet Galactic toured up the west coast last week, making a stop at Los Angeles' El Rey Theatre for a show in front of a notably lively and packed out El Rey Theatre. Special guests included Lyrics Born, Lateef The Truth Speaker, Corey Glover, Latyrx and Corey Henry. Jim... more
TOUR DATES: MGMT announce spring dates
In case you missed the news yesterday, the dudes in MGMT have announced some spring tour dates ahead of a planned release for 2013 some time this year. I hadn't heard anything about it yet but it looks like the Guardian has caught up with the band, and the... more
CONCERT RECAP: The Punch Brothers @ The Calvin Theatre, Northampton, MA 2/15/2013
When I became interested in covering Punch Brothers performance, it wasn't because I was in love with their music. In fact, I hadn't even heard much of it. Based solely on the fact that it was a string quintet, there was really no way I wouldn't fall hard and fast... more
RECAP / PHOTOS: STS9 @ Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles, CA 3/2/13
STS9 capped their west coast run of shows on Saturday night at the 4,000-capacity Palladium in Hollywood, CA with a dance-heavy second set. The venue wasn't full (thankfully) so for those in attendance it was perfect -- ample room which everyone seemed to be utilizing for dancing, and no... more
PHOTOS / RECAP: Why? / Astronautalis / Dream Tiger @ Neumos, Seattle 3/1/13
Screams reverberated through the room as Yoni Wolf of Why? took to the stage at Neumos. A young girl reached up to hand him a yellow daffodil, a simple and touching gesture. A long way from his beginnings co-founding the hip-hop underground Anticon collective of Berkeley, CA, Yoni has reached... more
Record Store Day 2013: Releases by The Black Keys, The Flaming Lips, Punch Brothers and More Announced
Earlier today, Warner Bros. Records announced a series of vinyl albums and singles available on Saturday April 20th exclusively in honor of everyone's favorite holiday: National Global Record Store Day - a celebration of the unique culture surrounding over 1,000 independently owned record stores in the U.S., and hundreds of... more
PHOTOS: Unknown Mortal Orchestra @ Bowery Ballroom, NYC 2/28/13
Kenny Sun went and caught Unknown Mortal Orchestra last night at the Bowery Ballroom and brought back this photo gallery. -Editor "If Unknown Mortal Orchestra's second album II is a wholly solid (if a bit uneven) record, last night's show reflected that sentiment. Juxtaposed against the eat-some-acid energy of Foxygen, UMO's... more
FEED THE ROCKS: Disco Biscuits, Shpongle, and RJD2 @ Red Rocks, April 27th
A week ago, a brand new website popped up at www.feedtherocks.com, promising an Earth Day Event at Red Rocks Amphitheater on April 27th. More info was just released and the all-day show will be headlined by The Disco Biscuits, Shpongle and RJD2. Tickets go on sale for the... more
Beale Street Lineup 2013: Black Keys, Bassnectar, Flaming Lips, Black Crowes, Gary Clark Jr. & More
The Beale Street Music Festival released the complete lineup for their three-day event (May 3-5) at Tom Lee Park in Memphis, TN earlier today. The Black Keys, Alice in Chains, Bassnectar and The Flaming Lips are at the top along with Daryl Hall & John Oates, Phoenix, The Smashing... more
Yellowbirds Announce New Album, First Single, “Young Men of Promise”
The Yellowbirds first album The Color was a 2011 favorite. Now, two years removed Sam Cohen is ready to release their sophomore effort, Songs From The Vanished Frontier on Royal Potato Family Records, May 28th. And to preview the album, they've already released it's first single, "Young Men... more
PHISH: ‘Step Into the’ Ten-Year Anniversary of 2/28/03
We decided to roll out this week's Phish Friday a day early in honor of today's ten-year anniversary for a show that has gained a reputation over the years for better (Best Show in 2.0) or worse (Most Overrated Ever) -- February 28, 2003 at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale,... more
