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SETLIST: Trey Anastasio & Atlanta Symphony Orchestra @ Atlanta Symphony Hall, 2/9/12
While Phish fans are eagerly awaiting the news of new summer tour dates (including a very likely slot at this year's Bonnaroo Music Festival), frontman Trey Anastasio is busy performing with symphonies on his first ever orchestral tour. The intrepid team at Phish.net followed along with the setlist and... more
VIDEO: Jay-Z & Kanye West – “Niggas in Paris”
The powerhouse duo of Jay-Z and Kanye West came out so huge in 2011 with the release of the Watch The Throne, an arena rap epic album with Kanye's production value and Jay-Z's smooth flow (along with a rad Beyonce cameo on the second track). Then they did a... more
HEADY LINKS: Umphrey’s McGee Download, Sigur Rós @ Bestival, Luscious Jackson is back & more…
Because they love their fans so much (heh), Umphrey's McGee put up their Super Bowl Village set as a free download on their blog. I'm downloading this right away; I haven't dove into any live UM in a while. It looks like Sigur Rós will be returning to the stage... more
Bonnaroo 2012 Roo-mors: Fake lineup poster incites the masses!
February is always an exciting time of year to plan ahead for music festival season and this week has been a busy one around these parts. Everyone else is getting busy, too; it looks like the Bonnaroo website was just relaunched with a new set of 2012 graphics and... more
Beach Boys will appear on the Grammys with Foster The People and Maroon 5
The Beach Boys will be showing off their newly reunited selves at this year's Grammy Awards this Sunday night. Joining them for the performance will be Foster The People and Maroon 5. Sigh. The surviving members of The Beach Boys will perform together for the first time in more... more
TOUR DATES: Yonder Mountain String Band Cabin Fever Tour
Yonder Mountain String Band hits the road for their Cabin Fever tour starting in Fayetteville, AR tonight and playing Baton Rouge tomorrow (where Wes will be). Yonder Mountain String Band Tour Dates February 8, 2012 @ George's Majestic in Fayetteville, AR February 9, 2012 @ Varsity Theatre ... more
Red Hot Chili Peppers added to Hangout Music Fest
The lineup for this year's Hangout Music Fest was released earlier this week and they had promised us one more headliner that will join Dave Matthews Band, Jack White and Skrillex for the top honors at the beach side party. Consequence of Sound just dropped the news that Red... more
ROUNDUP: Jay-Z @ Carnegie Hall, NYC 2/7/12
Jay-Z played Carnegie Hall last night to rave reviews. http://youtu.be/zV7srDBE4pM http://youtu.be/zAk7Sl1gfMU Stereogum has photos up from the show along with some videos. Billboard has the setlist. He also performed "Glory" and showed the true emotion of the song to the entire audience: "I didn't think I was going to make it through that one,"... more
Deadmau5 @ The Grammys with Foo Fighters, David Guetta, Chris Brown & Lil Wayne
This has some serious face-melt potential written all over it: The Recording Academy has announced today electronic music producer deadmau5 will perform on the 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards telecast this Sunday, February 12 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on CBS. He will join Foo Fighters, David Guetta, Chris Brown and... more
REVIEW / VIDEO: Reggie Watts @ The Mezzanine, SF 2/1/12
While it could be old news to other folks who've followed his work for years, last Wednesday night was my first exposure to the comedian / musician / actor known as Reggie Watts. As part of San Francisco's annual SketchFest, Reggie Watts was in town to do a Reggiedency,... more
Metallica announces Orion Music & More Festival
brooklynvegan was the first to report that the rumored Metallica festival set for Atlantic City is indeed true. The band just announced the Orion Music and More Festival in Atlantic City on June 23rd-24th, which will feature unique sets from the band and a full runthrough of The Black... more
HEADY LINKS: Rubblebucket, Metallica, Dr. Dog, AURA & more…
nyctaper has a recording from the Rubblebucket show we posted about yesterday. Carly and Nick did some great work capturing the energy of the show and now I can hear it for myself. Thanks, nyctaper! Maybe it shouldn’t be a novelty that Rubblebucket are distinguished by their... more
TOUR DATES: Madonna announces massive World Tour
Madonna's big Super Bowl halftime show was just the precursor to her return to the music business this year with a huge world tour. Late yesterday the news hit the wire that a full world tour was being planned, with Tel Aviv getting the "opener" honors before the show... more
Hangout Music Fest: DMB, SCI, Wilco, Jack White, Shpongle & more…
The lineup for this year's Hangout Music Fest is starting to be released via the official Facebook page. So far on the lineup announcement (along with the Jack White news coming late last week) we can see that String Cheese Incident has been booked for two sets one of... more
HEADY LINKS: Hangout Fest, Bon Iver, Bowlive III & more…
Don't forget that the lineup for Hangout Music Fest is coming out tomorrow. We're hearing that Wilco is going to be on the lineup, too, along with Jack White who was announced late last week. Bon Iver is following up their weekend performance on SNL by announcing a set of... more
VIDEO: Bon Iver on Saturday Night Live
Bon Iver was the musical guest on this weekend's Saturday Night Live, which also featured a funny Lana Del Rey cameo (done by Kristin Wiig) on Weekend Update. Mr. Vernon performed "Holoscene" and "Beth/Rest." Bonus clip: that funny Lana Del Rey bit...
VIDEO: Madonna Halftime Show with LMFAO, Nicki Minaj, M.I.A. & Cee Lo
There was obviously a ridiculous amount of hype surrounding this year's Super Bowl Halftime show with Madonna, but I think she came out and totally slayed the show last night. The performance started with some old-school gladiator shit thrown on the top of "Vogue," which medleyed itself into "Music"... more
LMB SF: Preservation Hall West Coming Soon!
It's been just a little over eight months since I took my first trip ever to New Orleans for Jazz Fest 2011, and I'm definitely planning on making a return trek this year to see this year's festival as well. The lineup is too good (always), and the possibility... more
WillCall: Last-Minute Concert Deals in SF
WillCall is new app launching today in San Francisco which tag-lines itself as: Catch a Live Show. At the Last Minute. At Exclusive Prices.. To which I would probably add...(If It's Not Sold Out Already). It's a very cool idea, though; sort of like the concert ticket daily... more
TOUR DATES: Spiritualized announce US tour for May
Spiritualized have announced a set of tour dates in May that will take them across our fair states; the tour will set down in Minneapolis on May 2 and will weave its way East, South and then West to finally end up in Vancouver on 5/26. I still to... more
VIDEO: Florence + the Machine / Lykke Li on Austin City Limits
The latest episode of Austin City Limits featuring Florence + the Machine and Lykke Li has been posted online. Don't miss it. Thanks, KLRU! Watch Florence + The Machine / Lykke Li on PBS. See more from Austin City Limits.
Snowball Music Festival: Snoop Dogg, Bassnectar, Rusko & more…
In case you missed it, the lineup for this year's Snowball Music Festival was announced recently and it's totally nuts. Any festival set in Vail, Colorado would be something to pay attention to regardless, and this year the promoters went all-out on the talent by snagging Snoop Dogg, Bassnectar,... more
Mountain Jam 2012: Steve Winwood, Mule, Franti, The Roots & more…
The lineup for this year's Mountain Jam was just released. Steve Winwood and Gov't Mule will be headlining, with Michael Franti & Spearhead, The Roots, Ben Folds Five, The Word, Trombone Shorty and tons others joining them for the weekend of May 31-June 3 (right after Memorial Day) back... more
TOUR DATES: EOTO playing the LA Cannabis Cup, SF, Tahoe, Wanee, Summer Camp & Wakarusa
EOTO has announced a set of West Coast tour dates starting in a few weeks in LA and then moving up to Northern Cali to play SF and Tahoe. EOTO Early 2012 Tour Dates 2/4/2012 Winter Warpdrive- Family Arena St. Louis, MO 2/11/2012 LA Center Studios Los Angeles, CA 2/17/2012 The Fillmore ... more
Phish approved for Atlantic City in June?
You've probably been following at least an inkling or rumor through Twitter that Phish is basically good-to-go for a multi-night run in Atlantic City some time in June. The local press has been leaking all they can to get the word out and tons of folks have already booked... more
VIDEO: Watch Wilco on Conan
Wilco is in the midst of a West Coast tour and they stopped by the TBS studios last night to play Conan. Head over to http://teamcoco.com/wilco for both of the videos of "Whole Love" and "Dawned On Me" or read on for both of the clips embedded here:
New interview on Kickshuffle.com: Andy Gadiel (JamBase)
Andy Gadiel just did an interview with the team over at Kickshuffle.com (great new blog, by the way!), and in it he talks about how digital media is obviously changing the live music experience quite a bit. I've been fortunate enough to have shared a few conversations with the... more
Phish tops Hot Tours List with NYE 2012 Run
Hot Tours: Phish, Elton John, Bob Seger [Billboard.com] Legendary jam band Phish tops Hot Tours with ticket sales totals reported from its traditional year ending run of concerts at the partially refurbished Madison Square Garden in New York City. The band played the arena to close out 2011 with sellout shows... more
Wakarusa 2012: Full Lineup Announced (Pretty Lights, Avett Bros, Primus & more)
In case you missed it, the lineup for this year's Wakarusa Music Festival was finalized late last week. Topping the bill is a solid eclectic mix with Pretty Lights, The Avett Brothers and Primus all set to headline the festival, with LMB favorites Umphrey's Mcgee, Girl Talk, Ghostland Observatory,... more
TOUR DATES: Eddie Vedder adds spring dates, Jazz Fest 2012
Eddie Vedder just announced a set of spring tour dates with an appearance at Jazz Fest 2012 part of the highlights! He slayed it on the last Portlandia, too... Eddie Vedder Spring 2012 Tour Dates April 11: Las Vegas (The Pearl) April 13: Phoenix, Ariz. (Comerica Theater) April 16: Albuquerque, N.M.... more
Wanee Festival 2012 Lineup Announced
The annual Wanee Festival announced their initial set of artists today with the old-school heavy hitters of Allman Brothers Band and Furthur taking lead on the lineup this year. Both bands will be performing two nights so the sit-in potential on this festival is absolutely insane. That's obviously... more
