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My Weekend Plans
Tonight...I'm headed to The Empty Bottle to see Parish School / Euphone / Chin Up Chin Up. Show at 10:00 p.m. Live Music Blog represent? 10:45 p.m. at the earliest. Tomorrow...The Duo and Mofro are playing at the Wicker Park Festival, along with many others. This is... more
Reggae Muzak, Now!
While on hold yesterday, I was suddenly feeling less overwhelmed with the ways of the world. Bob Marley's Is This Love, the muzak version, was being pumped through my phone with just the right amount of cheesiness. I mean, anything muzak is certainly cheesy, right? This is easily the... more
A Decade of Live Phish: 6/28/1995-2005
About a month after my 14th birthday, in the summer of 1993, I heard Contact for the first time. What the hell is this? Who are these guys? This is hilarious! Then someone played Weigh and Bouncin' for me, and Sparkle soon followed. It's like, they're like They Might Be Giants,... more
How to Describe Kraftwerk to Your Friends
While there might be few on this blog that know Kraftwerk, I'm hoping on explaining it in a way that would make sense to everyone... Ever seen The Big Lebowski? You know the group of nihilists chasing after The Dude? They have a "german techno-pop" LP called Autobahn that... more
Electric Apricot…What the Hell
Update: Electric Apricot Slideshow (thanks Tony) I guess I thought that Ace Cowboy might have even been joking about this until you follow the link right to Les Claypool himself. But this is just getting weird... If you read the following thread on Phantasy Phish, you'll begin to understand that... more
ISO: Keller Williams, March 5, 2005 at The Riveria, Chicago, IL
Does anyone know where I can find this show for download? I've exhausted every site that I know to hit up, and the closest show I've found is two nights before from Minneapolis. Any tapes that have this show and maybe need somewhere to host the download, let me know.... more
Tough Decisions
I'm really having a hard time deciding if I want to go see Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers at Deer Creek in July. On one of his last tours, we saw him at Deer Creek and it was a very incredible concert. He's still pretty damn true to... more
Relix and AOL in Bed Together?
I just got my new Relix in the mail today. I was super excited for this issue specifically, as this issue focuses on all the hot jamband electronica acts out there right now--The Disco Biscuits on the cover, STS9, Signal Path, the New Deal, etc. I was so... more
Let’s Keep It Simple, People
As I walked home from the EL last night with no coat on, I had Keller Williams Stage blasting. I think it helped to keep me warm, because Chicago just got cold again. Regardless, I still love this CD. Cover to cover. Well last night, something... more
Music That Sends Chills Down Your Spine
There have been many instances in my life where music has actually sent chills down my spine. Deep chills. Wonderful chills. When was the last time this happened to you? The first time? Maybe the first time while drinking? etc. etc.
Guilty Musical Pleasures
Now playing: 311 - Amber I've seen this posted on other blogs before, but I guess I'm slightly curious as to what jamband fans listen to as a "guilty pleasure", musically speaking of course. Mine, without a doubt, is 311. I loved them when I was in high school. ... more
Festival A Go Go
So, I'm trying to decide if we want to go to the 10,000 Lakes Music Festival in Minnesota; they've recently announced that Widespread Panic and Trey Anastasio will be the headliners. It'll be a pretty decent drive from Chicago. It would be worth it though; supposedly this place has permanent... more
How to Have a Successful Music Blog
Based on the Yahoo! Buzz Meter, I think I need to start writing about one of the Simpson sisters, Nelly, or Beyonce. I don't think so. Yahoo! Buzz Leaders: Music
311 Studio vs. 311 Live
Is it just me, or is 311 a very strange band to listen to sometimes? To switch from rap to reggae to dub to rock just usually doesn't make sense, but they can usually pull it off. I used to love 311 in high school. LOVE. Their drummer,... more
The Southern Jamband Relix Issue
I've always wondered why magazines did this. When you're trying to attract new readers, especially music fans, I see this new Relix issue as a bad idea all across the board. If I see Gov't Mule on the cover with text strewn about mentioning every other Southern jamband together right... more
Jambands have Horrible Names
Honestly, I never wanted to reduce myself to this level. But, I believe that this is something that the live music blog should be all about. I believe that a few of the jambands we all know and love have extremely horrible names. Now, some of them are horrible... more
jambands must be getting old
Lately, it has completely seemed like a lot of the jamband scene has gotten stale. It doesn't seem like anyone is really trying to blow the roof off and create that something that's completely different yet so undeniably a sweet jamband. I have to say that I worry slightly for... more
live music blog weekend guide
What is there to do tonight if you want to catch some sweet bands? You can find me at Griffin's Public House in Chicago seeing Cody Diekhoff. Check this dude out if you have the chance. Keller Williams is playing at the Orpheum Theater in Boston, MA.... more
weekend guide
Now playing: Keller Williams - Bob Rules > Run Like an Antelope > Runaway Jim > ... I'm thinking about starting a minor weekend guide featuring the best in what's going on in live music and the jamband community for the upcoming weekends. I think I'll call it my... more
perpetual groove is blowing up
Jambase has posted a tasty article on Perpetual Groove, one of my favorite new bands. I just bought All This Everything and I've been loving it since. The album just flows nicely, and I definitely think that they will become one of the new jambands that helps keep... more
Glowsticks Played Out?
umphrey's mcgee has to bring the point home that many heady fans have been trying to make for years; glowsticks at jamband shows, while used to be cool in the early 90's, are completely played out and not clever anymore. what do you think?
