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The best way to describe Saturday night’s Ariel Pink show at Tipitina’s would be to say that it was analagous to a musical gumbo. You take all the odds and ends left over from the week and throw them in a pot, and surprisingly enough when the water starts to simmer you have something amazing. There were three rather unique bands in the pot that night. Read more…
PHOTOS / RECAP: Parquet Courts, Naomi Punk @ Neumos, Seattle, WA 6/12/13
Brooklyn’s Parquet Courts brought their late 70s/early 80s style punk to Neumos last night. They use the loud, repetitive jangle of punk as an engaging foundation for thoughtful social commentary. Their debut release from last year, Light Up Gold, includes 15 tightly packed tracks that power onward from start to... more
PHOTOS / RECAP: Dave Matthews Band, The Head and the Heart @ Comcast Theatre, Hartford CT, 6/7-6/8/13
This past weekend was the annual Dave Matthews Band two-night run in Hartford, and this year they came with support from The Head and the Heart. My brothers and I were not going to let ugly clouds and nonstop rain keep us from a good time. Pizzas were purchased, beers... more
EPIC FESTIVAL RECAP: Sasquatch! 2013 (Part Two)
Words by Pete Merriman | Photos by Victoria Holt Part Two of our epic photo gallery and recap from this year's Sasquatch Music Festival continues below, and in case you missed it, start with Part One here... DAY 3: SUNDAY, MAY 26TH: Between Earl Sweatshirt, Killer Mike, El-P, Shad, and Danny Brown, Day... more
PHOTOS / RECAP: Dispatch @ Ryman Auditorium, Nashville 5/29/13
A few weeks back I was fortunate enough to get to experience the indie-reggae band whose CD I’d always use to start my Spring Break. The same band that every indie jam band in the past decade loves to name as an influence. I saw Dispatch, and it was at... more
PHOTOS: Soundgarden @ 1stBank Center, Denver, CO 5/28/13
It's a big tour year for Soundgarden and we've been pleased to be able to feature their concert in photography before, but our friend Josh Lowe just couldn't stay away either and he shot the show in Colorado at 1stBank Center a few weeks back. Read on for his... more
CONCERT RECAP: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers @ Fonda Theatre, LA, CA 6/9/13
NOTE: See the photo gallery, setlist and videos at the bottom. Coming off a Saturday show that had to be one of the more frustrating and disappointing night's of the band's storied career (being forced to cut the show short by fire marshal), Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers came roaring back... more
PHOTOS: Governor’s Ball 2013 (Kanye West, Animal Collective, Grizzly Bear, Cut Copy, Foals & more)
Governor's Ball got hit with the rain on Friday making photos almost impossible to get and the headliners (Kings of Leon and Pretty Lights) both got cancelled which meant big bummers for concert goers, but we had our man Kenny Sun on the scene for Saturday and Sunday to cover... more
PHOTOS / RECAP: moe. @ Ives Concert Park, Danbury, CT 6/1/13
"With a ron ron here, and a ron ron there...here a ron, there a ron, everywhere a moe-ron..." Well that's what their fans call themselves at least...moe-rons. With that title, flattering or not, those moe-rons were having the time of their lives on a nice, warm Saturday night at Ives Concert... more
EPIC FESTIVAL RECAP: Sasquatch! 2013 (Part One)
Words by Pete Merriman | Photos by Victoria Holt When it comes to Memorial Day weekend, one music festival reigns supreme over all others in terms of size, vibe, curation, and booking the hottest up and comers in the music scene: Sasquatch!. Over its 12 years, the Sasquatch! Festival over... more
PHOTOS: Free Press Summer Festival 2013
Photos by Alison Moon Music fans embraced the Texas heat Saturday as the sold-out crowd gathered in Eleanor Tinsley Park in downtown Houston for the first day of the fifth annual Free Press Summer Festival. On the opening day, the large crowd swarmed the park in particular during sets by Iggy... more
MOVING PORTRAITS: Summer Camp 2013 (+ Full Gallery w/ Umphreys, moe., Future Rock & more)
Summer Camp Music Festival has become a staple of the Midwest music festival scene and one that the jamband scene can't seem to stop loving. moe., Umphrey's McGee, and Keller Williams all put this at the top of their priorities early in their careers and it continues to pay... more
10 Amazing Photos from Sasquatch! 2013
Sasquatch 2013 came and went this weekend up at the Gorge Amphitheatre and we were lucky enough to have a team up at the festival to cover the happenings. We'll have a full writeup and recap coming soon enough, but ahead of that enjoy our Top 10 shots from... more
PHOTOS / VIDEOS: Colin Stetson @ Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 5/9/13
The word "gifted" does not even begin to scratch the surface of how well Colin Stetson can play the bass saxophone. He has mastered the art of circular breathing allowing him to consistently exhale and defy the very mechanics of the human respiratory system. He is currently touring with violinist... more
PHOTOS / RECAP: Devendra Banhart @ Regency Ballroom, SF 5/21/13
What happens when every guy at your coffee shop starts rocking long hair and a beard? If you're Devendra Banhart, you ditch the hippie costume, start playing around with a synthesizer, and release a new album. Earlier this year the Texas born, Venezuela raised musician released his eighth solo album,... more
CONCERT RECAP: The Black Angels & Hanni El Khatib @ The Mayan LA 5/21/13
Over the past couple of weeks, Austin, TX modern psych phenoms The Black Angels and Hanni El Khatib paired up for a May tour that wrapped up in downtown Los Angeles on Tuesday night. The venue of choice was the exotic confines of The Mayan, a revival-style theater of the... more
CONCERT RECAP: Moon Taxi @ Tipitina’s Uptown, New Orleans, LA 5/16/13
Let me be the first to say, I am by no means a jam band connoisseur or even a casual fan at best. Bands like Umphrey's McGee, Widespread Panic, Phish, or even the Grateful Dead aren’t remotely part of my personal musical lexicon. To give you the extent... more
PHOTOS / RECAP: Soundgarden @ The Oakdale Theatre, Wallingford, CT 5/17/13
What a show! Pure Rock & Roll played to its finest and sung by Chris Cornell, a man with the voice of a God and a vocal range like no other. I've had the pleasure of catching a solo acoustic Chris Cornell show a couple of years back but that... more
PHOTOS: Kurt Vile & the Violators @ Bowery Ballroom, NYC 5/16/13
Our bromance for all things Kurt Vile continues with this photo set from his show last night at the Bowery Ballroom in NYC courtesy of our friend Kenny Sun. --Editor
CONCERT RECAP: Toad The Wet Sprocket @ House of Blues NOLA 5/13/13
It’s hard to believe that Toad the Wet Sprocket have been in existence in some form since 1986, even harder to believe they haven’t put out any new material since Coil in 1997. Luckily for fans, that’s about to change. Glen and the gang are currently testing out new... more
PHOTOS / RECAP: Kurt Vile & The Violators, Fresh & Onlys, & Steve Gunn @ Neumos, Seattle, WA 5/12/13
“Play ‘Too Hard!’” a fan yelled out last night during Kurt Vile and The Violator’s set at Neumos. The Philadelphia band is on tour in support of their April 9th release, Wakin on a Pretty Daze. The new record features longer songs than before, delving deep into private lyrical substance.... more
