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Tourbox by Songkick, a tool for musicians to publish tour dates
Songkick announced today that they've created a tool for allowing musicians to publish their tour dates across a myriad of online networks, much like the ArtistData tool that was bought by Sonicbids a few years back. They're calling this tool Tourbox; read more from their founder Ian here via... more
Should “brands” sponsor music festivals?!
Brands improve festival experience, say music fans [Event Magazine] "The best strategy for brands looking to sponsor a festival is to create exciting, unexpected experiences for fans that have a ‘wow’ factor. Festival goers are passionate about music but they go to festivals first and foremost to live an incredible moment... more
VIDEO: Radiohead – “The Gloaming” (Live in Mansfield, MA 5/29/12)
We're hoping to get some folks into the shows in Newark this weekend to cover for the site; the light show this tour is pretty epic...
Ween Call It Quits
Bummer. So does that mean the end for Ween, the band that Freeman formed with high school friend Mickey Melchiondo (a.k.a. Dean Ween) in New Hope, Pennsylvania, in the mid-Eighties? "Pretty much, yeah," says Freeman. "It's been a long time, 25 years. It was a good run." Freeman, who released his solo debut... more
FREE DOWNLOAD: LivePhish.com releases Live Bait Vol. 07
In case you missed it earlier this week, Phish released another free set of MP3's through LivePhish.com called Live Bait Vol. 07. Live Bait Vol. 07 compiled by Phish Archivist Kevin Shapiro, May 2012 Track Details: 1. Wilson > Buried Alive > Tweezer (12/28/95 Worcester Centrum Centre - Worcester, MA) ... more
PREVIEW: Marco Benevento Trio @ Yoshi’s, Oakland 5/24/12
WHO: Marco Benevento Trio (Marco Benevento, Reed Mathis, Matt Chamberlain) WHERE: Yoshi's, Oakland WHEN: Thursday, May 24th HOW: Buy tickets here Marco Benevento is coming to the Bay Area this Thursday night and we've got a considerable crew planning to attend with a reserved seating section and everything. In fact, none of us... more
Summer Set Music Festival: Pretty Lights, Umphrey’s, Big Gigantic and more
Summer Set Music & Camping Festival was just announced and will be a welcome new addition to the summer music festivals we've seen over the past few years. Set for Somerset, Wisconsin the weekend of August 24-26, 2012, Pretty Lights, Umphrey's McGee, Big Gigantic, Nas and more will be... more
ACL Fest 2012 Lineup: RHCP, Neil Young, Black Keys, Jack White and more
The lineup for ACL Fest just dropped officially after a few days of leaking out a few of the artists all around Austin via scratch off clue cards. This year's fest will be headlined by Red Hot Chili Peppers, Neil Young and Crazy Horse, The Black Keys, Jack White,... more
HEADY LINKS: Ride Festival, Mint Green Music Festival, tUnE-yArDs on ACL and more
The Ride Festival was announced today for August 25-26, 2013 in Telluride. The lineup features Big Head Todd & The Monsters, Ben Harper (his only Colorado appearance this year), Los Lobos, JJ Grey & Mofro, The Lumineers North Mississippi Allstars, The Wood Brothers, James McCurtry, David Lindley, Nathaniel Rateliff,... more
Made in America Festival: Jay-Z, Pearl Jam, Passion Pit, D’Angelo, Skrillex and more
We just learned last week that Jay-Z was setting up to stage a music festival in Philadelphia over the Saturday and Sunday of Labor Day weekend, and all we knew was that we could expect the lineup today. But ahead of anything officially confirmed at madeinamericafest.com, Pearl Jam confirmed... more
Holy Ship!! 2013 Lineup: Justice, Major Lazer, Big Gigantic & more…
The lineup for the Holy Ship!! was just announced and will feature a Justice DJ set, Boys Noize, Major Lazer and Diplo and tons more great untz music for you to enjoy right after the turn of the new year. This is on the same boat (MSC Poesia) as... more
PHOTO ARCHIVE: Hangout Music Festival 2011
Today is the kick off party for this weekend's return of the Hangout Music Festival down in Gulf Shores, AL and we were hoping to have someone on hand to cover the festival. Unfortunately that didn't work out as planned, so get in touch if you are at the... more
Bonnaroo 2012: Schedule Released, New YouTube Channel, Phish ’09 Highlights
The music festival cycle is really heating up now that we're halfway through May and the team on the farm in Manchester, TN has been staying busy ahead of this year's Bonnaroo. Yesterday the schedule for the 2012 festival was released and gave everyone the first glimpse at the... more
Disco Biscuits announce City Bisco
The Disco Biscuits just announced City Bisco, a big two-night run set for October 5-6, 2012 in Philadelphia at the Mann. Full lineup and additional details to come...
Coachella 2013: Dates Announced, Advance Sale Details
The dates for next year's Coachella Music Festival have been announced. It will be held over two consecutive weekends just like this year and is scheduled for April 12-14 and April 19-21, 2013 back at the same Polo Fields in Indio, CA where it's always been held. Advance... more
VIDEO: Reggie Watts – “Diametrical Oppositionalism” (Live on Conan, 5/9/12)
Must-see TV, folks... maybe the best live musical performance in the history of all television that I've seen so far this morning.
TOUR DATES: Battles announce June dates
Good news for Battles fans; the band just recently announced a handful of dates around the center of the U.S. this June around their scheduled Bonnaroo appearance (which should be a late night but probably won't be). Read on for the dates and other details... Never ones to stay... more
Jazz Fest 2012: Four Hours of Sleep and 2500 Miles Ahead…
Today I begin my journey home from Jazz Fest 2012 looking ahead at about 2,500 miles of driving and only four hours sleep. But that's the perfect start to work through my own memories of both amazing weekends of music that were consumed while the Live Music Blog team... more
R.I.P. Adam ‘MCA’ Yauch, 1964-2012
TMZ has reported that Adam 'MCA' Yauch of the Beastie Boys has passed away after a struggle with cancer.
Jazz Fest 2012: YouTube Webcast Schedule
It's been about six full days for me at this year's Jazz Fest and I've still got tons of updates coming from our team here, including reviews of the Megalomaniac's Ball on Wednesday night and some video highlights from last night's Johnny Vidacovich trio show last night that sold out... more
JAZZ FEST 2012: PHOTOS / VIDEOS / RECAP from Sunday, 4/29 (Dr. John, Iron & Wine, The Boss, Worship My Organ)
After the insanely epic Saturday I had down at Jazz Fest, I was unsure of how well my stamina would keep with me at the hot and humid fairground day we had planned to see Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band close out the weekend on the main stage... more
Jam Cruise 11 Lineup Announced: moe., MMW & Scofield, Galactic and more
The lineup and locations for Jam Cruise 11 have been announced. This year the annual cruise will make stops in Grand Turk, Turks & Caicos and Coco Cay, Bahamas and the top of the bill will feature moe., Medeski, Martin, Scofield & Wood, funky METERS, Galactic, Karl Denson's Tiny... more
Concert Recap: The Greyboy Allstars 2 a.m. MJ Tribute @ Tipitina’s Uptown 4/28/12
Photos by Jimmy Grotting || Words by Justin Ward After a full day at Jazz Fest on Saturday and catching Gravity A’s first set at Le Bon Temps Roule, we regrouped one last time at home and strolled our way over to Tipitina’s to catch The Greyboy Allstars doing their MJ... more
JAZZ FEST 2012: PHOTOS / RECAP from Saturday, 4/28 (Wetlands Allstars, Tom Petty, Greyboy Allstars)
After a fantastic touch down here in New Orleans last Friday night, I was pretty amped up on adrenaline the next morning in anticipation of getting down to the Jazz Fest fairgrounds. So much of the amazing music of the city gets celebrated every year and the way this... more
JAZZ FEST 2012: PHOTOS / RECAP from Friday, 4/27 (Revivalists, STS9, Le Bon Temps)
In case you've been living under a rock or perhaps have missed all of our awesome coverage at LMB NOLA, Jazz Fest has officially begun and gone two days deep into the New Orleans swampy vibes. Today is one of those days that people will be talking about for... more
TONIGHT: Lotus with NVO @ The Fillmore, SF 4/21/12
Friends, family, music nerds, frenemies... I want everyone out tonight at the Lotus / NVO show if you live anywhere in California or anywhere close to San Francisco. Tonight is the night. My band NVO goes on stage at the Fillmore at 9pm sharp. More on this momentous occasion... more
Levon Helm, R.I.P. (1940-2012)
From LevonHelm.com... Levon Helm passed peacefully this afternoon. He was surrounded by family, friends and band mates and will be remembered by all he touched as a brilliant musician and a beautiful soul.
Tea Leaf Green played Jam in the Van @ SXSW; now the Van needs our help!
We've been admirers of the team over at Jam in the Van for quite some time now and we've often just missed opportunities to re-post their awesome content on our site simply because we get a little too busy around here and something else comes up. Finally I'm making... more
Catskill Chill Music Festival Lineup Announced: Yonder, Lotus, Conspirator, EOTO and more
The lineup for Catskill Chill Music Festival was announced today and will feature Yonder Mountain String Band, Lotus, Conspirator, Soulive, EOTO and tons more LMB favorites. It's set for the weekend of September 7-9, 2012 at Camp Minglewood in Hancock, NY and tickets are on sale now. Read... more
VIDEO: Gotye on Saturday Night Live
Gotye was the musical guest on this weekend's Saturday Night Live and there were definitely some LOL moments during the show, too. Don't miss "The Californians" skit... As for Gotye's performance, I'd say this was a solid introduction to his style for me and it's no wonder that he's been bumped... more
New Marco Benevento – “This Is How It Goes” (with Kalmia from Rubblebucket)
Marco Benevento is releasing a new single for this weekend's Record Store Day called "This Is How It Goes" and he's recruited Kalmia Traver from Rubblebucket to handle the lead vocals on the track. As always, we love just about everything and anything that Marco touches, and the fact... more
