WATCH: The Stepkids Re-Work Justin Timberlake’s “Suit & Tie”
You can watch the lounge-ready jazz cover of JT's monster single below and check out our Stepkids feature from last year right here. Those hoping to see the uber-talented Bridgeport/BK-bred trio on festival circuit this summer can check out their sets at Bonnaroo, All Good and Electric Forest. http://youtu.be/yacvARTtXlk * Also,... more
PREVIEW: Five Must-See Sets at Hangout Music Fest 2013
The Hangout Music Fest returns for its 4th edition next weekend in Gulf Shores, AL and will feature such headliners as Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Kings of Leon, Stevie Wonder, The Shins and Trey Anastasio Band. Shane Colman of the LMB NOLA team shares some of his picks for... more
CONCERT RECAP: Foals, Surfer Blood & Blondfire @ House of Blues NOLA 4/28/13
That funny band expression, “they’re big in Europe” was the precursor to the Foals show Sunday night at the House of Blues New Orleans. While the show wasn’t sold out, it was packed and pleasantly comfortable. Supporting act Blondfire was a victim of rain, Jazz Fest, and the... more
PHOTOS / RECAP: Everyone Orchestra w/ Marco Benevento & more @ The Blockley, Philly 4/19/13
Photos / Words by Matthew Hebert Marco Benevento and Matt Butler arrived at The Blockley on the eve of the hippy pseudo-holiday with a star studded cast in tow. Marco Benevento got the intimate 700 capacity crowd moving with his unique brand melodic piano rock. In addition to being... more
LISTEN: Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings’ new song, “Retreat!”
The funk/soul throwback of Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings just announced the release date of their upcoming fifth album, Give the People What They Want, due August 6th on Daptone Records, and a new song "Retreat" to go with the announcement. We highly recommend you take a few minutes... more
WATCH: Iron & Wine played Conan last night
Iron & Wine stopped by Conan O'Brien's studio last night and played a few tracks off their latest album, Ghost on Ghost. It's always great to see artists bring out their full arsenal and performance on the late night shows, and the choice of a 13-piece band really came... more
RECAP: Jam In The Van & Supergoodmusic’s El Dia De La Heady 2013
Our friends at Jam In The Van + SUPERGOODMUSIC are heady dudes who record hi-quality jam sessions with select, up-and-coming bands in their technicolor RV and throw pretty #turntup parties every once in awhile in LA. Straight up, every time they throw together a backyard shindig or transform a shady... more
PHOTOS: Sunday Gospel and Jazz @ Jazz Fest 2013 (John Boutté & Leo Jackson)
The Gospel and Jazz Tents at Jazz Fest are the spiritual and musical epicenters of The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, and, as the last few years have proven, the final day of the seven-day mega fest is always a special day, no matter where you land. Continue below... more
The ‘State of the Listen’ @ Jazz Fest 2013
Summary The 44th Annual New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival drew sizeable crowds this year, despite the rain that kept less ardent fans away. Featuring music, food, crafts, and culture, Jazz Fest falls on the last weekend of April and the first weekend of May each year. The following data reflects... more
PHOTOS / VIDEOS: The Meter Men with Page McConnell @ Jazz Fest 2013
Much like last year's first Meters club show in NOLA in decades, a highly-anticipated late night show with The Meter Men (George Porter Jr., Leo Nocentelli and Zigaboo Modeliste) with Page McConnell was one of the toughest tickets of this year's entire Jazz Fest run. Luckily for those in the... more
Neutral Milk Hotel Announce More Reunion Tour Dates
In addition to the five dates initially announced, Neutral Milk Hotel appear to be poised for a much more extensive reunion run in 2013-14, having just announced additional US dates on the world tour kicking off this fall. Additionally, the Neutral Milk Hotel site says, "More East and Midwest dates... more
Deerhunter Announces North American ‘Monomania’ Tour
Deerhunter's hard-driving and punk-leaning new record Monomania hits shelves today and the band has just announced a full North American tour. Check out the slate below. Deerhunter 2013 Tour Dates May 18 - Utrecht, Netherlands @ Ekko Le Guess Who Festival May 20 - Groningen, Netherlands @ Vera May 21 - Brussels, Belgium... more
WATCH: DJ Falcon on how NASA helped Daft Punk
Daft Punk's countdown to their fourth, Random Access Memories is at ten days now (with buzz at record levels) and today, the Creators Project continued the push with the latest episode in their awesome series. This one features DJ Falcon who appears on the album's final track, "Contact." ... more
Summer Set Music & Camping Festival: Passion Pit, STS9, Big Boi, Big Gigantic, Girl Talk and more
Last year's festival newcomer Summer Set Music & Camping Festival was one that came and went with relatively little fanfare, even though the lineup last year was insane. This year it's back with a new lineup that easily rivals last year's solid first year to market and the Midwest heads... more
Austin City Limits 2013: The Cure, Depeche Mode, KoL, Atoms for Peace, Muse and More
On Monday night, The Austin City Limits Music Festival announced its 2013 lineup and its definitely one of the strongest major festival lineups of the year marked by LMB favorites like Atoms for Peace, Wilco, The National, Queens of the Stone Age, Tame Impala, Phosphorescent, Portugal. The Man, Toro y... more
UK’s Treetop Flyers Appear on World Cafe, US Dates Set for June Around Debut LP Release
London's Treetop Flyers are an audible doppelganger for the vintage California folk bands of the '60s like Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young and America ("Things Will Change" is a near dead ringer for "Ventura Highway", check it out below). The similarities are quite prevalent on their recent World Cafe appearance... more
Terrapin Crossroads Spring Fling Party Will Feature Phil Lesh, Anders, Joe Russo and More
A week from today, Terrapin Crossroads will be hosting the "Spring Fling House Party" featuring the impressive lineup of Phil Lesh, John Kadlecik, Joe Russo, Jeff Chimenti and Anders Osborne along with The Terrapin Family Band. Tickets will be $100 (Buffet dinner included), are available at the Terrapin Crossroads Box... more
PHOTOS: Final Day @ Jazz Fest 2013 (Trombone Shorty, Black Keys, Meter Men with Page & More)
The final Sunday at Jazz Fest is always, without fail, an extra magical day at the Fairgrounds and yesterday's sunny and cool ending to the annual Fest provided an exclamation point on another year for the event. For the seventh and final day, Jim Brock captured the action from... more
WATCH: Bibio – “À tout à l’heure”
We don't highlight Bibio enough around these parts, most likely due to the fact that there are no current tour dates on the horizon for the Warp Records breakout set to release a new album Silver Wilkinson on May 14th. But the new video for "À tout à l'heure"... more
CONCERT RECAP: Bonobo w/ DJ Lo Down Loretta Brown (aka Erykah Badu) @ The Warfield, SF 5/3/13
This past Friday night I was lucky enough to pull a last-minute ticket to the sold-out Bonobo show here in San Francisco at the Warfield Theatre, and it was so last-minute that I unfortunately had to miss the opener El Ten Eleven, a band I've been hearing a lot of... more
CONCERT RECAP: Dopapod, DrFameus @ Pearl Street Nightclub, Northampton, MA 4/20/2013
It was June of 2010 and I had made my way up to Burlington VT to clear my head and spend some time with an old friend. I walked into his apartment and there was a guy just chillin' out on his couch. What I didn’t know at the time... more
