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Outside Lands 2012 Lineup Announced: Stevie Wonder, Metallica, Neil Young, Beck and more
The lineup for this year's Outside Lands Music Festival has been announced. Once again the festival returns to Golden Gate Park the weekend of August 10-12, 2012 and this year the lineup is stacked with LMB favorites that we will be undoubtably upset about missing due to all the... more
Coachella 2012 Webcast Schedule
Everyone is arriving down in Indio, CA today for the first weekend of Coachella 2012, the annual indie rock mecca spread evenly over two weekends this year. But for those not attending Coachella, we're fortunate enough to get some couch tour action via YouTube for a ton of the... more
LMB NOLA presents Garage A Trois @ One Eyed Jack’s 5/4/12 EARLY SHOW
We're psyched to announce that our little LMB NOLA is all grown up and presenting their own show this year at Jazz Fest! Come to One Eyed Jack's for the Garage A Trois early show and you'll be hanging with the elite crew from the site. I'll be... more
LAST NIGHT: Kraftwerk @ MoMA, NYC
Last night was the first night of the big Kraftwerk retrorespective at the Museum of Modern Art in NYC. There's already a good set of links and photos popping up online and we can't wait to keep reading on about this week's set of shhows. The first album... more
Lollapalooza 2012 Lineup Announced: Red Hot Chili Peppers, Black Keys, Black Sabbath, Jack White and more…
The lineup for this year's Lollapalooza Music Festival was released late last night and people are buzzing this morning around the internets psyched on the heavy hitters at the top of the bill. Headlining this year will be Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Black Keys, Black Sabbath and Jack... more
TOUR DATES: Wilco adds more summer dates
Wilco added a few more dates to their summer tour yesterday and they're making their way around the country and hitting some interesting venues along the way. Tons of my friends got in on that Geneva, IL show (obviously) and I'm jealous I won't be there. Read on... more
RECAP: Thursday night in SF with The Barr Brothers and Rubblebucket
Last Thursday night I got to get out in my neighborhood to see two amazing bands that have been on constant rotation in my Spotify playlists lately: The Barr Brothers and Rubblebucket. The Barr Brothers is a band that we have been hammering on for a while and they... more
WEBCAST: Watch SBTRKT live from NYC right now
MTV Hive is hosting a live webcast right now from the SBTRKT show at Webster Hall n NYC. Tune in here or press play on the video above...
TOUR DATES: Gramatik offers new FREE EP #digitalfreedom
Gramatik just released a new EP called #digitalfreedom. Download it here and catch him tonight in Baltimore at Soundstage with Pretty Lights Music label mates Break Science. Gramatik Tour Dates (w/ Break Science) 3/31/12 Charlottesville, VA Jefferson Theater 4/03/12 Baltimore, MD Soundstage 4/04/12 Philadelphia, PA Blockley 4/05/12 Boston, MA Paradise 4/06/12 Burlington, VT VT Higher Ground 4/07/12 New York, NY Irving Plaza 4/09/12 Pittsburgh, PA Rex Theater 4/10/12 Pontiac, MI Crofoot 4/11/12 Urbana,... more
Wilco, Andrew Bird to play Geneva, IL (my hometown) on July 8th
At first I thought this news was a joke considering that Wilco HQ chose to announce it first thing in the morning yesterday on April Fool's Day, but this turned one turned out to be true (unlike that silly jokester that said Deadmau5 and Daft Punk would be playing Red... more
TOUR DATES: Santigold announces ‘Master of My Make-Believe’ dates
Santigold announced a spring / summer tour today in support of her new album, Master of My Make-Believe, which is due out May 1st. I was thoroughly blown away by the set I caught at last year's ACL Fest so I'll definitely be trying to catch a show or... more
Gathering of the Vibes 2012 Lineup: Primus, Phil Lesh, Bob Weir, Hornsy, STS9 and more
The lineup for this year's Gathering of the Vibes Music Festival has been announced. No surprise that the top of the lineup will feature a very Dead-heavy set of artists -- Phil Lesh & Friends, Bob Weir with Bruce Hornsby and Branford Marsalis, Mickey Hart Band, 7 Walkers and... more
Bonnaroo 2012 Comedy Lineup Announced
The comedy lineup for Bonnaroo 2012 was announced earlier today and will be featuring a few huge names in the scene right now, namely LMB faves Aziz Ansari and Reggie Watts (among many others). They join Phish, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Radiohead and a bazillion other bands at this... more
TOUR DATES: Paul Simon adds dates to Graceland 25th Anniversary Shows
Paul Simon just announced a new set of tour dates with Ladysmith Black Mambazo to celebrate this year's 25th Anniversary of the Graceland album. The announcement just went live a half hour ago or so... Each will be a night of songs spanning Paul's entire career, including a very special... more
Re:Generation Adds UM, Ghostland Observatory, Big Gigantic, MiM0SA, more…
In case you missed it, there were also a few lineup additions yesterday on the RE:GENERATION Music Festival that STS9 is putting on up at Horning's Hideout in June. Umphrey's McGee will be playing two sets at the festival, and they also added Ghostland Observatory, Big Gigantic, MiM0SA, Midnight,... more
TOUR DATES: Reggie Watts announces headlining dates
Reggie Watts just announced that he's going out on a headlining tour in the very near future. YES. After a couple one-off gigs in April in Vegas and Denver, he starts in Chicago in May and goes on to his 13 different major metros along his trek out... more
All Good Music Festival Adds DSO, Rubblebucket, Devil Makes Three, more…
The folks behind All Good Music Festival just announced a great set of artists have been added to this year's festival: Dark Star Orchestra, Larry Keel & Natural Bridge, Jerry Joseph & The Jackmormons, Passafire, The Devil Makes Three, Corey Harris & The Rasta Blues Experience, Rubblebucket, The Pimps of... more
Pitchfork Music Festival adds Sleigh Bells, FlyLo, more…
The Pitchfork Music Festival easily sold-out of their three-day passes, and they just added a huge slew of artists to the already-announced group earlier last month -- this time get excited about Sleigh Bells, Dirty Projectors, Flying Lotus, the Olivia Tremor Control and many more... Here's the news from Pfork themselves: Pitchfork... more
Pretty Lights Announces Red Rocks Run
Very excited to see the news of Pretty Lights returning to Red Rocks for a two-night run this August 17-18, 2012; here's the info from his team... Derek Vincent Smith aka Pretty Lights is bringing his banging, soulful beats and mind blowing visual experience to Red Rocks Amphitheatre Friday, August 17... more
Stage Right?! Where It Begins
Welcome to a new column on Live Music Blog called Stage Right?!, a new look at what it's like to actually be a performer in today's music industry. This column is going to attempt to digest all that goes into making a successful show, a successful touring band, a... more
PHOTOS: EOTO @ Boulder Theater, CO 3/16/12
Our friends Patrick Hagan and Grayson Simon went and caught the EOTO show last week at the Boulder Theater and got some amazing photos, including some shots of the Dominic Lalli (of Big Gigantic) sit-in...
VIDEO: Rubblebucket – “Breatherz” (from their ‘Live in Chicago’ release)
Rubblebucket is a band I've been obsessed with lately and I was psyched to see the news last month that they're releasing a live CD and DVD called Live in Chicago. It's out now and fans can head over to their site to purchase a few different iterations of the... more
Mayan Holidaze 2012: STS9, Umphrey’s McGee, Bisco celebrate Mayan Calendar reset
The folks over at Cloud 9 have just announced this year's lineup and timing for Mayan Holidaze. This time around they're welcoming back STS9, Umphrey's McGee and the Disco Biscuits and they're moving it to a new location to coincide with the December 21, 2012 Mayan Calendar resetting. ... more
STREAM: Marco Benevento @ The Main Pub, Manchester, CT 2.23.12
Remember that Marco Benevento show that we posted photos and a review from? Turns out that the folks at TELEFUNKEN dropped the entire show on their SoundCloud account a few weeks ago. Thanks to @PeteLikesMusic for shooting it my way... Notes: Marco Benevento - piano, synth, keys, circuits Andy Borger - drumset,... more
Heady Links: YouTube Festival Couch Tour, SXSW Finishes Up, Paul Simon and more…
Happy Monday, folks. Here are some links and news items and random other things to get you through the rest of your day... Late last week, Dell and YouTube sent out a press release announcing that they're partnering up to offer free, live webcasts from Jazz Fest, Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza and Austin... more
LMB 5000! What the Hell Do We Do Now?!
It's my esteemed pleasure and honor to welcome you to the 5000th post ever published on Live Music Blog. It's only taken us 2,806 days to accomplish this small feat, and looking back over the time spent on this site has been quite the nostalgia trip for me in... more
TOUR DATES: EOTO Bass Invaders Tour Starts Tonight
EOTO recently announced their Bass Invaders tour dates which keeps them busy all spring with shows booked with the likes of Shpongle, Kraddy, Jantsen, Bluetech and Pumpkin. And speaking of the date with Jantsen, we'll have some folks on hand at the EOTO show in Boulder tomorrow night, but... more
VIDEO: Shit Phish Phans Say
HAH! So legit. Good work by @PhanArt Pete Mason on this and the others that I wasn't familiar with... Shit Phish Phans Say: Credits Directed by: Jen Morgan and Pete Mason Filmed & Edited: Jen Morgan www.jenniferbmorgan.com Produced by: Pete Mason Starring: Kyle E. AFF Chris De Cotis Erika Fallon Pete Mason and featuring: Halley Written by Pete Mason and... more
VIDEO: STS9 – “Great Cycle Spectacles” @ Congress Theater, Chicago Jan 2012
STS9 is a band always known for keeping things fresh and their Great Cycle Spectacles shows across the country this year have been huge successes. So far they've done versions in Colorado and Chicago, and they plan on bringing the spectacle to the Bay Area for two shows on... more
VIDEOS: Andrew Bird drops by The Colbert Report
Andrew Bird made a stop on his tour yesterday to play the Colbert Report and promote his latest album, Break It Yourself. He played "Eyeoneye" on the show and also played "Dance Caribe" which was posted as a web exclusive. The Colbert Report Get More: Colbert Report Full... more
