Archive for Podcasts
It’s been way too long since I posted a full-fledged Hippie Workout Mix, so what better day to post a new one than on the day of the NYC Marathon.
For Volume 5 in our Hippie Workout Mix series, I decided to go back to an old stand-by for workout tunes: Brothers Past. BP’s live shows always provide an intensity that’s just perfect for these mixes. Although they’ve only been gradually ramping up their touring schedule since reuniting a coupe years back, the limited shows they have played have been stellar. Here’s hoping they can expand to a denser touring schedule in 2012, because more people need to get a taste for this stuff in the live setting. Speaking of which, they just announced a decent-sized East Coast New Year’s run. Read more…
Podcast #70: Phish Summer Bliss Mix
In celebration of Phish kicking off their summer tour this weekend, it's time for another podcast. Although I certainly love the band's darker side, for me, I generally equate Phish and summer with the band's blissful and happy improvisational style. With that in mind, I decided to mimic the same... more
Podcast #069: Bisco Bliss Mix
Since I recently started posting again, it was only a matter of time before I had to post a new podcast. Although I definitely have some newer mixes in the works, I decided to finally put the finishing touches on a older mix that has literally been years in... more
Podcast #068: Phish @ The Greek
Phish finished up their summer tour last night at Jones Beach on Long Island, NY, and by now you've likely heard about the guy falling (jumping?) from the balcony during the setbreak. Hidden Track has the full report. I felt ill for the people that would have been... more
Podcast #067: Medeski, Martin & Wood @ The Fillmore
A few weeks back, I caught one of my favorite Medeski, Martin & Wood shows I've seen to date. These guys seem to be a point in their career where they can do no wrong, and the show I saw definitely did not disappoint. So I thought I'd... more
Podcast #066: Phish, Best of Big Cypress Improv
Our illustrious Mr. Whitperson was feeling a bit under the weather today, but he had some time to put together a rocking podcast to pay homage to the 10 year anniversary of Phish's Big Cypress NYE2000 celebration down in Florida, easily one of the most important concerts of the decade.... more
Podcast #065 | Best of Phish Summer ’09 Improv
Phew. I've had one crazy summer! My sincere apologies for the radio silence. Moving to a big city will do that to a guy. For those that don't know, I'm now officially a resident of Brooklyn and I couldn't be more excited. Although there are ton of reasons to... more
Podcast #064 | Hippie Workout Mix, Vol. 4
Back in December, I was lucky enough to catch a reunited Brothers Past play a killer NYE show outside of Philly. With their original drummer, Rick Lowenberg, back in the mix, BP reminded me why I became such a fan of their unique brand of live electronic dance music. As I've... more
Podcast #063 | Hippie Workout Mix, Vol. 3
With all the excitement of the recent announcement of Phish's reunion, it may seem a bit odd that our Phish Friday posts have calmed down a bit here on the site. Although Justin and I have definitely been a bit nuts in our day jobs, to be frank, we have... more
Podcast #062 | Keep On Votin’ in the Free World (Part 1)
Editor's note: in my haste in switching over the site to WordPress I forgot to make sure our podcast feed was rigged up correctly. I'm working on fixing it, but in the meantime you can come and stream the podcast on the site using the built in music player... more
Podcast #061 | Hippie Workout Mix, Vol. 2
photo by headylife A while back, I put together a little workout mix of some high-energy improv by the Disco Biscuits and added a tongue-in-cheek name just to have some fun. Although we knew it was a decent mix, Justin and I have been surprised at the warm reception we've gotten... more
Podcast #060 | Animal Collective
Even though it's been quite a while since we've done a podcast here for the site, I really don't feel any deep need to explain why we've been so silent in this category. The only thing I'm really compelled to add is that you can expect a lot more... more
Podcast #59 | Hippie Workout Mix, Vol. 1
photo by Karmalize As we're getting closer to the Spring season, I am trying to focus on getting back in better shape for soccer season. As a result, I've been piecing together some tracks from the archives, specifically creating mixes geared towards my workouts. I know I'm not the only one who... more
Podcast #058 – KVHW ‘Down in the Wetlands’
photo by Scarlet_Fyre I meet a lot of live music fanatics whose only exposure to Steve Kimock is his occasional affiliations with former members of the Grateful Dead in the late 90’s (Kimock played on the Further Tour with the Other Ones and occasionally with Phil Lesh and Friends). Other folks... more
Podcast #057 | Brothers Past’s Chicago Dance Party
Last weekend I saw Brothers Past at the Beat Kitchen in Chicago as part of the Green Apple Music Festival. This show was pretty much perfect for the late-night festival crowd: a total dance-party. Some hardcore fans have been a bit on the fence since BP picked up their new drummer.... more
Podcast #056 – Bisco in Dub
photo by WHITperson For our 56th podcast, I went with another thematic mix, but this time with an old stand-by: the Disco Biscuits. I've always been big fan of the Biscuits' "dub" style of improvisation. While their take on Dub isn't really the real-deal, classic style of Dub Reggae (by the likes... more
Podcast #055 – Apollo Sunshine @ Langerado 2007
Down at SXSW, one of the bands I saw more than once was Apollo Sunshine -- almost by accident on the second time but I would have wanted to see them again anyway. I had seen them on Thursday night at a small club that got relatively packed in... more
Podcast #054 – The Best of the Bays
Last week, I wrote a little round-up of some of the key bands that play some form of live, electronic dance music. But I realized that I neglected to mention a band that I really should have discussed: The Bays While the Bays definitely share similarities with bands like STS9, Lotus, and... more
Podcast #053 – New Slide Guitar ‘Masters’
For my second podcast, I decided to go with a slide guitar theme, piecing together a few live tracks featuring some of my favorite players of fretless slide guitars like the lap steel, Weissenborn, and straight-up 6-string electric guitar. Enjoy! Live Music Blog Podcast #053 [mp3] (51.3 MB) Subscribe via RSS or... more
Podcast #052 – When Indie Bands Kick Out the Jams
Show notes: Here at LMB we're obviously open to a band stretching a song beyond its normal studio length or otherwise changing it for the live setting…that's, in fact, one of the main reasons people dig live music. (Okay, duh, you can send my regards to Captain Obvious) But while a band... more
Podcast #051 – The Raconteurs at Vegoose ’06
I'm sitting on my couch catching up on some site admin and watching The Bears take an early lead against the Saints. It'd be great to see them make it to the Super Bowl... Here's a podcast for anyone sitting on their coach with me... Show notes: The Raconteurs @... more
