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Weekly Roundup | Festival Hangover Edition
There was quite a bunch going on last week that all culminated nicely with the Green Apple Music Festival. I myself got to hit some good music on both Friday and Saturday night, and it looks like Whit made it out to the Lincoln Park Zoo show yesterday while... more
Weekly Roundup | Lollapalooza Lineup Leak Week
Yesterday morning, I was lucky enough to snag the last Nintendo Wii from the local Kmart. I spent most of the day getting the unit setup and learning how to play through the Wii Sports disc, and I had an absolute blast doing so. This system rules...expect a... more
Weekly Roundup
'Morning, ya'll... Last week was a pretty standard week here in the live music world, with the real big news being that EMI and Apple announced that they were partnering together to bring non-DRM tracks to iTunes for the first time. Finally. We had a slew of festival lineups... more
Weekly Roundup | Festival Updates Galore
Happy Monday morning, folks. Another week gone by, another weekly roundup to be posted... Sip some coffee with me and catch up on the last week on Live Music Blog... 2007 High Line Festival | Lineup Announced Even though none of this looks fully official from the source yet, brooklynvegan has the... more
Weekly Roundup
It was a slower-than-average on Live Music Blog last week but it's still worth a Monday Morning quickie post rounding it all up... There's still a bunch of roundup stuff that I need to post from SXSW, even though I'm sure it's losing it's luster (even to myself). Rest assured... more
Live Music Photo Roundup | J. Nicholas Tolson
Try as I might, I really am not that good of a live music photographer. Back when this blog started and I was thinking about some of the stuff I wanted to start providing for the site, taking live music photos was a simple and logical progression. I always had... more
Weekly Roundup | SXSW & Langerado Leftovers
I'm back from SXSW 2007 after a fantastic week at both the Interactive and Music conferences, even if my feet and my liver are slightly mad at me after spending so much time down on 6th Street... We've got a bunch of stuff still planned for posting from the festival, and... more
Weekly Roundup | Pearl Jam at Lolla ’07, Langerado Preview and More
It's been a busy week here at LMB, especially with Justin out of town enjoying the Maui sun. Here's a run-down of what went down... Pearl Jam to Headline Lollapalooza 2007! Chicago Sun-Times' Pop Music Critic, Jim Derogatis, is today reporting that Pearl Jam will headline this year's Lollapalooza, which is set... more
Weekly Roundup | Maui Vacation Edition
It's Sunday night and I'm watching the weather like a hawk hoping that the Chicago snowstorm clears itself up. In the background I'm actually packing my bags (in between blog posts) for an upcoming week in Maui for vacation. Yes. Maui. In my absense, expect some posting as... more
Weekly Roundup
While we get started on tons of news to catch up on from last week, sit back, relax and enjoy the posts we did put up and stay tuned for more... Patti Smith: New Album and European Tour My phases may have come and gone, but Patti Smith is still out there... more
Weekly Roundup
'Twas a fun-ass week on this 'ol Live Music Blog so catch-up on our best posts from last week... Summer Camp 2007 | Lineup Updates Les Claypool, Medeski Martin & Wood, The Wailers, Tea Leaf Green, New Monsoon, Oteil and the Peacemakers, Groovatron, Assembly of Dust, Family Groove Company, Cornmeal, U-Melt, Rev... more
Weekly Roundup
I think that I would usually wish everyone a happy Monday right about now, but it's hard to be happy after the Chicago Bears lost the Super Bowl to the Indianapolis Colts last night. Given the conditions and everything else, I'm surprised that the game didn't look nastier overall.... more
Weekly Roundup
Happy Monday, blipsters! Last week was another solid week of posting from this here music blog and we'd hope you'd take a second look at anything you might have missed... Seventh Annual Facedown Fest All right, so I’m the first to admit that I’m neither an ardent fan of hardcore/metalcore bands nor a... more
Weekly Roundup & Open Thread
We're all returning back to work today so here's to helping your thwart off your case of the Mondays... Catch up with the archives from last week at Live Music Blog, and definitely continue to welcome our new contributors, Kathryn and Whitperson, to the site. They're going to be ... more
News Shorts from the Internet Ether | Coachella, Radiohead, and Pitchfork Fest
Planning on hitting the Coachella Music Festival this year and have faith that it’ll be another stellar line-up? Well, looks like they’ve already begun a $199 pre-sale for the three-day festival, which is slated for 4/27-4/29 and takes place in Indio, CA. (Apparently, you’ve gotta sign-in/register and use the password... more
New Year’s Eve Shenanigans: Fun Covers and Big Bust-outs
Photo © UM.com In addition to the new posts last week, we've got some new posts this week from a writer you might be newly familiar with. WHITperson, the man behind the curtain over at Live Music Musings, brings us his first post for the site with a major roundup... more
Weekly Roundup
It was decently active week on Live Music Blog, most notably due to the addition of one of our newest writers, Kathryn Vercillo. There's more to come on this in the next few weeks, but I'm adding some new writers to the site that you'll start to see more... more
Hump Day Tour Dates Roundup
It's Hump Day, folks! Take today to jump and get ahead on your live music calendar...here are a bunch of good bands that have recently announced some tour dates. !!! (chk chk chk) is a band that I'm entirely new to, and I'm finding a lot of their music to be really... more
Weekly Roundup
We'll be back on a normal posting schedule come Monday morning, but until in the meantime enjoy the past week on Live Music Blog... Wakarusa Music Festival 2007 Widespread Panic, Tea Leaf Green, The Slip, and many other greats on the lineup. First Official Bonnaroo Lineup Confirmations Cold War Kids and John Butler Trio... more
Tour Dates Roundup
Plenty of really good bands are getting out on the road in the near future, many of which I haven't actually ever seen live... TV on the Radio is headed out for a massive US tour very shortly. Notable stops include a bunch of dates in Canada, two-night runs in... more
New Year’s Eve Downloads & Torrents
New Year's Eve is probably the best night to see a concert, especially in the jamband world. Bands go balls out. Audiences go balls out. Bands bring out lasers and quadrophonic sound systems and we all lap it up (very happily, I might add). This usually means that... more
Weekly Roundup & Open Thread
'Twas a busy week in my neck of the woods and I didn't get enough time for hitting the blog like the readers might like. Rest assured -- more updates are coming... In the meantime, catch up with last week's posts, featuring a few festival lineups, a few mp3's, and... more
MP3 Roundup
Catch up on the past week of music at Live Music Blog: Sugarcubes - 20th Anniversary MP3'sWilco - "Shake It Off"Phish SaturdayDub is a Weapon | Upcoming Shows Or, catch up at The Hype Machine. Either one works for me...
Weekly Roundup
Live Music Blog was totally kick-ass this past week if I must say so myself... Oh yeah, and if you haven't noticed, I started swearing just a little bit more in this blog. I think it needed a bit more spice. So, while I work to be a better,... more
Weekly Roundup
Hope everyone's having a great weekend. Catch up on the posts from this week and please join me in a loud and boisterous "DA Bears!" Phish Friday | on SundayPhil Lesh Diagnosed with Prostate Cancer2007 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Ballot SetVegoose 2006 | RoundupFlash Concerts 2006Vegoose 2006 |... more
Vegoose 2006 | Roundup
It's the Monday following a busy festival weekend -- Vegoose and Voodoo were both this past weekend -- and early reports are streaming in from Vegoose... Spin is covering Vegoose extensively -- more so than any other site that I've found -- so head on over to their Vegoose 2006 page... more
Live Music Video Roundup
I've found a couple cool videos lately so I thought I'd give them their own roundup treatment. Jeff Tweedy - "The Thanks I Get" (from Sunken Treasure) [YouTube]The Raconteurs - "Level" [theraconteurs.com]The Secret Machines - "Lightning Blue Eyes" (from Late Late Show) [YouTube]Tea Leaf Green - One Reason (from... more
Weekly Roundup
Hope everyone had a killer weekend! Download RoundupPodcast #046 - Lake Trout (12/05)Beck Fall 2006 Tour DatesWillie Nelson Gets Narc'd OutKeller Williams Fall 2006 Tour Dates2007 Langerado Music Festival | Dates AnnouncedSugarcubes to Reunite for One-Off Show in IcelandHagar Watch BeginsFarm Aid 2006 WebcastJam in the 'Dam 2006 vs. 2007 ThoughtsPhish... more
Weekly Roundup
Expect the updates to keep comin', bitches!From the InboxWidespread Panic - Aug. 11-13, 2006, Chicago TheatreOf Montreal MP3's Make Me DanceTexas is the Reason to Reunite for One-off NYC "Final" Show2006 Austin City Limits Festival Webcast | Schedule ReleasedWin a Lifetime Bonnaroo and Vegoose PassPhish Friday | Best Dog Log... more
Weekly Roundup
Last night at Ravinia, Hootie and the Blowfish rocked more (sub)urban yuppies than you can shake a stick at. And their new t-shirt design is actually damn clever if you ask me... Podcast #045 - MMW @ Long Island Jazz Festival (2/2)Snack on this... | New Live Music Blog MP3... more
Weekly Roundup
Hope everyone's having a killer Labor Day weekend...2006 Pygmalion Music Festival | Sep. 20-23, Champaign, ILMute Math is Christian rock? Crap!Trey Anastasio | 2006 Fall Tour DatesTouch & Go 25th Anniversary Party | Schedule ReleasedRANA Web Love5th Annual 10KLF Dates AnnouncedLive Music Blog podcasts on iTunes, 100 Subscriber Mark!Halloween Concerts... more
