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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
VIDEO: Lana Del Rey on Saturday Night Live
Lana Del Rey was this weekend's musical guest on Saturday Night Live and I can't say with any certainty that this performance was good. Was she nervous? Is she ready for all of this attention? Watch the videos and let me know what you think.
Coachella 2012 is now sold out!
Wow, that was fast. Coachella 2012 has officially sold-out for both weekends that the festival was planned for. What was that, three hours of official on-sale and then they were gone? Incredible.
Wakarusa 2012 Lineup Additions: UM, Girl Talk, Big Gigantic & more…
The second round of artists have been announced for Wakarusa 2012. Joining Pretty Lights on the headliner slot will be Primus as they're gearing up for tons of dates still supporting their last effort, Green Naugahyde, and Umphrey's McGee, Girl Talk, Big Gigantic and more have all been added... more
LIFT Festival: Ghostland, Paper Diamond, McLovins & more…
The all-new LIFT Festival, aka The Elevated Music Experience, has announced the initial lineup for the fest's debut. Set for the weekend of March 16-17th up on Whaleback Mountain in New Hampshire, they've got a pretty eclectic lineup booked with Ghostland Observatory, Conspirator, Paper Diamond, Orchard Lounge, Break Science,... more
VIDEO: Phish – “Fluffhead” (Live @ MSG, NYE 2012)
Even though I do now remember seeing quite a bit of chatter on this version of "Fluffhead" that ended the first set on the Phish New Year's Eve show, it was one of the moments I skipped over when I rounded up 10 other rad moments from the NYE run... more
TOUR DATES: Radiohead adds dates around Coachella
With the news yesterday that Radiohead would be one of the two-weekend headliners at Coachella 2012, it was only fitting that the other West Coast dates finally started to get announced. They've added dates all over the world, actually, but the West Coast dates are the ones I care... more
Coachella 2012 Lineup Announced
The lineup for Coachella 2012 has been posted! This year's festival will be bringing headliners The Black Keys, Radiohead, and Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg to the two-weekend affair down in Indio, CA. Other LMB favorites on the lineup are Refused, M83, Flying Lotus, SBTRKT, Bon Iver, Girl... more
PHISH FRIDAY: 10 Video Highlights from NYE 2012 Run
Everyone's had a full week to digest the Phish New Year's Eve run, arguably a "standard" Phish affair with no major surprises but an undeniably fun four-nights in NYC for a ton of lucky music fans. That's a great way to kick off a new year no matter what,... more
VIDEO: The Barr Brothers – “Beggar in the Morning” (Live on Letterman)
http://youtu.be/boHhpY4_SEs
VIDEO: Umphrey’s McGee – “Ocean Billy” (12/31/11)
It's been a while since I've dug into the output coming from the Umphrey's McGee crew, but wow-wee on this video clip of "Ocean Billy" that the band posted on their YouTube channel after New Year's Eve. This has been making the rounds and for good reason. Waful cam, FTW!... more
TOUR DATES: The Barr Brothers to play Letterman, World Cafe
I love seeing the news that that The Barr Brothers are making their TV debut (in the US) tomorrow with a stop by Ed Sullivan Studios to play "Beggar In the Morning" for David Letterman... The Barr Brothers kick off 2012 with their national TV debut, performing "Beggar In The Morning"... more
SETLIST / VIDEO: Phish @ Madison Square Garden, NYC 12/31/11
So, despite every awesome thing happening in San Francisco and Phish Couch Tour calling my name, I ended up disconnected a bit on New Year's Eve night and ended up spending my time with friends in the redwoods in Northern California. Life is good. In case you haven't found your... more
SETLIST: Phish @ Madison Square Garden, NYC 12/29/11
Phish played a rager of a show last night and the second night of NYE Run 2011 is in the books. Here's the setlist via Phish.net: Set I: The Sloth, You Enjoy Myself, Back on the Train, The Moma Dance, Funky Bitch, Maze, Roses Are Free, Halley's Comet > Run... more
PHOTOS / VIDEOS: Phish @ Madison Square Garden, NYC 12/28/11
Phish is about to begin night two down at MSG but we've got our shots from night one courtesy of our good buddy Nick Irving. You've seen his work here plenty of times and he's given us a huge set from last night; I love how this gives that... more
SETLIST: Phish @ Madison Square Garden, NYC 12/28/11
Phish played their first of four nights at Madison Square Garden last night as part of their New Year's Eve run, and I was there rocking some of set one on Couch Tour while my crew of buddies was raging hard at the arena. Here's the setlist from Phish.net: Set I: Free,... more
Ultra Music Festival XIV Lineup Announced
The lineup for one of the nation's biggest electronic music festival, Miami's annual Ultra Music Festival, was just announced late last week right before Christmas. This is an absolutely stacked affair and I don't recommend anyone skip on this if they like the untz. The fest returns to... more
Phish will definitely be touring in 2012
Although we did expect some sort of news on this after the New Year rolls around, Hidden Track is on it early with the sleuthing that uncovered the news Phish will definitely be touring next year. A talent buyer in Atlantic City is trying to get them booked as... more
Lana Del Rey to play SNL on Jan. 14th
Holy shit. Lana Del Rey will make her U.S. TV debut on Saturday Night Live January 14 in advance of her new album Born to Die (January 31 / Interscope). I'm impressed, if that's even the right word. Not sure I would put this vixen up in front of a national... more
R.I.P. Warren Hellman (Hardly Strictly Bluegrass)
Bay Area music fans got some sad news last night when it was confirmed that Warren Hellman, the philanthropist who throws the annual Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival in Golden Gate Park, passed away after battling leukemia. Warren Hellman, the San Francisco financier whose willingness to fund an unlikely range of passions... more
Watch Phish NYE at MSG on Couch Tour
Phish doesn't often let "news" slip without its best attempt to keep it under wraps, but plenty of folks have caught on to the LivePhish.com pre-order page for the New Year's Eve shows at Madison Square Garden and the fact that fans can pre-oder a HD video stream version of... more
PHOTOS: Futurebirds @ The Southern, Charlottesville, VA 12/8/11
Our buddy Brent Cebul caught the Futurebirds last Thursday night in Charlottesville and took some amazing photos from the show. Check out his photo gallery after the jump. The band is in NYC tonight and set to play Brooklyn Bowl around 9pm. Get on it.
New Trey Anastasio album with members of The National, Mates of States
Woah. Since winding up his fall tour, the Phish guitarist has been making a daily commute from his New York City home to Bridgeport, Connecticut's Tarquin Studios, recording with his band and members of the National and Mates of State for the last month. Peter Katis, who owns the suburban studio... more
2012 Summer Camp Music Festival: moe., UM, Primus, Gogol and more
Earlier yesterday fans of the Summer Camp Music Festival on Facebook and Twitter started to get treated to the official lineup announcement slowly but surely leaking out over the interwebs. I was busy so didn't really have time to digest it, but waking up this morning to the official... more
PHOTOS / WORDS: Marco Benevento Trio @ The Independent, SF 12/4/11
Marco Benevento did his best to keep a San Francisco audience perfectly satisfied last night as he brought his trio into town (this time with Reed Mathis on bass and Andy Borger on drums), but it was clear from the energy in the room that everyone had spent themselves out... more
Jam Cruise for UNTZ: Holy Ship! 2012
Woah, sorry for the silence around here, folks. Life has been wonderfully busy in my world, and I've had no time to digest all the awesome year-end stuff that's coming out now. But more important to me looking back on 2011, I need to get on previewing the... more
Sasquatch 2012: Tickets on sale this Friday
Make your Black Friday shopping legit this year by buying in on tickets for Sasquatch Music Festival's return to the Gorge on Memorial Day weekend next year. Given how fast the festival sold out last year, you should not wait on this one at all if you suspect you've... more
TOUR DATES: Radiohead Adds Summer 2012 European Dates
It's always exciting news here when we see that Radiohead has expanded their 2012 tour dates to now include some summer dates in Europe. There's still room for the band on that Coachella lineup(s) as well as the clear gap in the beginning of June when the band will... more
Preservation Hall Jazz Band: 50th Anniversary @ Carnegie Hall
New Orleans jazz legends Preservation Hall Jazz Band are celebrating their 50th anniversary by performing with some of their musical friends at one of the most legendary venues in the world. On January 7th they will grace the Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall, with special guests to... more
PARTY TIME: The Budos Band Pub Crawl in SF This Saturday
Even though I'm booked for the night already with The Autumnal Gathering event for the Black Rock Arts Foundation, a ton of my friends are heading to the other side of town to catch The Budos Band play at the Mezzanine. While this band playing here in San Francisco... more
