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SETLIST: Umphrey’s McGee Celebrates 15 Years in Brooklyn, NY (1/20/13)
Photo by Chad Smith Photography Although the band's actual anniversary is on January 21st (1/21/98), Umphrey's McGee celebrated 15 years together a day early on Sunday at New York's intimate Brooklyn Bowl. Check out the setlist and a video of "Bob" (UM's first song) which ironically had to be aborted... more
Mick Jagger says The Rolling Stones Won’t Play Coachella
In the most recent issue of NME (on Newstands 1/23), Mick Jagger addresses the rumors that the band would be headlining Coachella (April 12-14 & April 19-21) this year. "We're not gonna do Coachella, 'cos it's too early. There was a rumor we were gonna do that one, but it's... more
VIDEO: The Lumineers Shine On Saturday Night Live
The Lumineers were the musical guest on last night's Saturday Night Live with Jennifer Lawrence as host and played their mega-hit "Ho Hey" as well as "Stubborn Love." The band kicks off a series of sold-out dates in the states starting in Washington, D.C. on January 30th. Read... more
PHISH FRIDAY: 2012 Awards Edition
Phish began a signature 2012 concert season in June in Worcester, MA (BOOGIE), took their halftime show to Dicks in Colorado (LIGHT) and closed up shop with a successful Garden Party (CARINI) in the Big Apple. Although the band didn't offer a new original this year, they offered new... more
Nels Cline and Mike Watt join Eric McFadden and Melt the Mint – 1/16/13
Words by Aaron Fortin and Wesley Hodges *Download or stream the show courtesy of MacDaddy at Archive.org. Thank you tapers! Last night as part of Eric McFadden's month-long, five-show Wednesday Residency @MintLA, Guitar God Nels Cline (Wilco) and bassist Mike Watt (Banyan/Minutemen/Stooges) joined in alongside Seth Ford-Young (bassist - Edward Sharpe... more
JAZZ FEST 2013 – Fleetwood Mac, Billy Joel, Dave Matthews Band, Black Keys, Hall and Oates and more
The lineup for this year's New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival has been released. Topping the lineup this year is Fleetwood Mac, Billy Joel, Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Dave Matthews, Maroon 5, John Mayer, The Black Keys, Willie Nelson, Daryl Hall and John Oates, Widespread Panic, Dr. John, Frank... more
Mountain Jam IX: Widespread Panic, Primus, Gov’t Mule, Avett Bros and more
The Mountain Jam Festival will return for its 9th straight year at Hunter Mountain in Hunter, NY for a weekend of music and camping June 6-9. The initial lineup was just announced. It includes Gov't Mule, Phil Lesh & Friends, The Avett Brothers, Rubblebucket, Primus, Dispatch, Widespread Panic,... more
Thom Yorke Releases A-Thomic mix – including Radiohead Remixes
Dazed Digital February Cover, 2013 In advance of the new Atoms for Peace record, Amok (Due February 26th), Thom Yorke has just released this awesome collection, including unreleased songs and a few Radiohead remixes. Dazed and Confused asked Yorke to put together some of his favorite tunes. What the... more
Live Webcasts of Furthur’s Sweetwater Shows (1/16-1/19)
The band's gear has landed in Mill Valley, CA for the four night stand. In addition to the already announced Yahoo Music Webcast on Friday night (1/18), Furthur and @TRI_Studios will offer the other three gigs beginning Wednesday at 7:30 PST / 10:30 EST for the price of free.... more
Jim James Announces First Shows on 2013 Solo Tour
Jim James announced last year that he'd be releasing a solo album early this year, a highly anticipated piece of music called Regions Of Light And Sound Of God that's due out on February 5. We're pretty sure he'll be all over the place the year touring in support,... more
Phish Announces Sandy Relief Release, 5/3/93
Leaked last month and finally made official today, Phish have released the soundboard from their New Brunswick, NJ show on 5/3/93. The show is available now (MP3/FLAC) on LivePhish.com with all proceeds going to the American Red Cross for Hurricane Sandy Relief. The band also posted a sample... more
David Bowie May Play One Show in Support of New Album
Rolling Stone just posted a lengthy Q&A with Producer Tony Visconti where he talks in depth about David Bowie's recently announced new album "The Next Day" (Available March 12th) and offers some insight on Bowie's plans for the future. “I spoke to him two days ago and he said, "I'm really... more
REVIEW / PHOTOS: Gregg Allman @ Royce Hall, Los Angeles, CA 1/11/13
Gregg Allman’s life is a road well traveled for sure. As much thrive-r as survivor, his blues have the resume to match (40+ years on the road and hard knocks you wouldn’t wish on anyone). Last year’s T-Bone Burnett produced “Low Country Blues” is a seminal record that embodies the... more
PHOTO RECAP: Jam Cruise XI
I've been beaming for days and I've got a serious case of sea legs, which can only mean one thing: Jam Cruise was last week. I'll have a full recap in a few days once I've been able to fully digest everything I witnessed, but for now I wanted... more
Black Sabbath Announce New Album, 13, Brad Wilk of RATM on drums
Black Sabbath have announced a new album, 13, their first with Ozzy Osborne in 35 years. The album is due sometime in June, 2013. Because of complications in negotiating with drummer Bill Ward, the original trio (Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler) hired Brad Wilk, co-founder of... more
TOUR DATES: Animal Collective Announce 2013 Tour w/ Dan Deacon
Animal Collective have just announced a tour in support of their most recent album Centipede Hz. The tour kicks off March 7th at Boston’s House of Blues ending two weeks later in Boise, ID where they'll headline the 2nd Annual Treefort Music Festival. Tickets for the festival are... more
Ultra Music Festival 2013 Announces Lineup (Phase 1)
The first phase of 2013's Ultra Music Festival was released last week and it definitely did not disappoint. Highlighted by the Final Performances of the trio Swedish House Mafia, the return of deadmau5, and A State of Trance 600 Arena, the 15th Year Anniversary is gearing up to be possibly the... more
PHISH FRIDAY: Trey Anastasio & Mike Gordon’s Gear
During each setbreak of Phish's recent NYE Run, LivePhish debuted some excellent Couch Tour videos of Phish's Trey Anastasio and Mike Gordon giving a walk-through of their gear. We didn't want you to miss these rare behind the scenes videos, and thankfully Phish has uploaded the videos in HD... more
Wakarusa 2013: Phase Two Lineup Announced (Amon Tobin, UM, Dispatch and more)
The second phase of the Wakarusa Music Festival lineup was released this morning, and topping the list are three artists that together will make for one eclectic stew of music: Dispatch, Amon Tobin and Umphrey's McGee. Also added to the lineup this year: SOJA, Shpongle, Calexico, MUTEMATH, Karl Denson's... more
NYE ROUNDUP: MMJ, Umphrey’s McGee, Primus, Furthur, Avett Brothers, Disco Biscuits & More
Photo by Chad Smith Photography. NYE is one of the biggest music holidays of the year right alongside Halloween. For music junkies, if you told us we were doing anything besides seeing live music at the stroke of midnight, we wouldn't call you a friend. It's sacrilegious to miss... more
TOUR DATES: Widespread Panic Announce Spring 2013 Shows
Widespread Panic has just announced their first batch of dates for 2013. Having returned from the hiatus with a triumphant NYE run in Charlotte along with the already announced headlining slot at Wakarusa 2013, the band is poised to have a huge year returning to the road. On... more
NEW: Atoms for Peace – “Judge Jury and Executioner”
Atoms for Peace continues to stoke the fire of excitement surrounding their upcoming release, Amok. Yesterday the band put out "Judge Jury and Executioner" as a single. https://twitter.com/radiohead/status/288396297759768576 The album will be released February 26th on XL Recordings. In case you're forgetting who makes up this fantastic supergroup, the current make-up... more
Happy Birthday to David Bowie from David Bowie: New Album Announced, New Single Released
Music fans everywhere woke up to a treat this morning. In a bit of reverse gift-giving, David Bowie has announced a new album on his 66th birthday, his first in ten years, called The Next Day. The album will be available March 12th in the US. With... more
EPIC PREVIEW: Jam Cruise XI, January 7-12, 2013
As the dust settles from one of the biggest music holidays of the year, New Year's Eve, there are a few thousand people out there who have something else on the brain already: Jam Cruise 11. Now in it's 10th year, and embarking on its 11th voyage, Jam Cruise is the... more
PHISH FRIDAY: A NYE Runaway Golf-Cart Garden Party
Oh what a difference a year makes! Word spread of a photo leaked on the morning of 12/31 of Madison Square Garden's floor covered in fake grass. The rumors had some fans (including much of my crew) going on a social media blackout, worried they'd catch wind of what Phish... more
PHOTOS: Phish @ Madison Square Garden, NYE 12/31/12
Phish played their fourth night at Madison Square Garden for New Year's Eve and it's pretty fair to say they definitely upped their NYE antics this year compared to last year. We're glad we had our good friend Nick Irving in the pit to take photos from the show. Check... more
Coachella Posts Photo of a Rolling Stone
About an hour ago, Coachella's Facebook Page posted an interesting photo of a stone at the Empire Polo Grounds and with it a Happy New Year greeting. It shouldn't take much guess work to figure out what the photo represents for this year's event. The Rolling Stones... more
VIDEO: Phish Performs Carini on 12/30/12 at MSG
Easily my favorite jam from the weekend, Phish takes "Carini" for a psychedelic spin on 12/30/12 at the "World's Most Famous Arena" in New York City. Check out the official video below and stay tuned tomorrow for our Phish Friday New Year's Run Recap!
CONCERT RECAP: Galactic @ Tipitina’s Uptown, NOLA 12/31/12
Photos by John Stephens / LMB NOLA To close out a monster year, Galactic rang in 2013 in the familiar, friendly and legendary confines of Tipitina's Uptown with a covers-heavy marathon show that took the packed house deep into the New Year after the ceremonial balloon drop. Right out of the... more
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
