SETLIST: Widespread Panic @ The Woods Amphitheater at Fontanel, Nashville, TN 5/4/13
Widespread Panic closed the spring leg of their 2013 tour on Saturday night at The Woods at Fontanel venue in Nashville, TN with a blistering second set and encore that was one of the better ones we've heard (via Mixlr stream) all tour. The "Pusherman > Driving Song >... more
PHOTOS: Jazz Fest 2013 (Phoenix, Frank Ocean, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Galactic and More)
After a soggy Thursday and Friday, Saturday marked a long overdue clearing of the skies and (slight) drying of muddy conditions that persisted at the track on days four and five (not dissimilar from what you saw yesterday at the Kentucky Derby, Go Orb Go!). Our man Jim Brock was... more
PHOTOS: Jazz Fest 2013 (Willie Nelson, Jerry Douglas, Papa Grows Funk and More)
Jim Brock continued his extensive coverage of the Fairgrounds action at Jazz Fest 2013 on Friday, capturing sets by the incomparable Willie Nelson, the world's greatest dobro player Jerry Douglas, the soon-to-be defunct Papa Grows Funk and more. Continue back for continuous coverage from the Big Easy throughout the weekend... more
SETLIST: Widespread Panic @ The Woods Amphitheater at Fontanel, Nashville, TN 5/3/13
Widespread Panic closes the spring leg of their 2013 tour tonight at The Woods at Fontanel venue in Nashville, TN. On Friday, the band settled in for a two-night stint at the venue with an early start time (6:30) show to kick things off in Music City, notably opening with... more
SETLIST / VIDEO: Rolling Stones @ Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA 5/3/13
The Rolling Stones "officially" kicked off their '50 and Counting' Tour last night at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA, welcoming a few friends (UCLA's Marching Band, Gwen Stefani & Keith Urban) to the party. Reports from pals in attendance said that despite the early trouble getting in... more
LIVE VEGAS BLOG: REHAB’s 10th Anniversary Weekend (featuring PRINCE & JUSTICE)
I’m just now kind of re-gaining the ability to even begin to digest, recall, recount and recap everything some notable things a few of the big highlights from my: (1) First trip to Las Vegas; and (2) First time seeing Prince First off, we must say that The Hard Rock folks... more
Jonathan Wilson to open for Tame Impala out West
Jonathan Wilson had a message for those following on Facebook this afternoon. He and his band will be opening for Tame Impala on their upcoming run of west coast shows (May 26th - May 31st.) If you weren't going to these gigs before we'd suggest snatching up the... more
PHOTOS: Jazz Fest 2013 (Widespread Panic, Patti Smith and More)
Our intrepid photographer Jim Brock continues covering the Grounds at Jazz Fest 2013 managed to truck through the rainy and muddy conditions yesterday to capture some of the action yesterday. Continue below for shots from sets by the headlining Widespread Panic (setlist here), the legendary Patti Smith, Henry Butler, Glen... more
Jazz Fest TV Schedule: DMB, Gary Clark Jr., The Meter Men (+Page), WSP & More
The second week of Jazzfest is well underway with rainy weather dominating Thursday headlines (despite some stellar performances.) Things are looking dry for the rest of the weekend but attendees should bundle up because a cold front is moving in that could bring record low temps. Those of... more
Sigur Rós Will Appear on The Simpsons and Contribute New Music
On May 19th for the two-part season finale, The Simpsons family are returning to Iceland and the welcome mat to the country will be rolled out by none other than Sigur Rós, who will also contribute new music to the episode! According to the Icelandic site MBL (you will... more
WATCH: Tame Impala Covers Outkast’s “Prototype”
You wouldn't immediately expect Aussie psych-rockers Tame Impala to take a liking to Outkast B-Sides, but the band proved us wrong recently with a cover of Andre 3000's The Love Below burner "Prototype" on Triple J's "Like A Version" program. A band like Outkast borders on untouchable but Tame Impala... more
PHOTOS: Eddie Roberts’ West Coast Sounds @ One Eyed Jacks NOLA 4/27/13
Eddie Roberts' West Coast Sounds is The New Mastersounds guitarist's new side project and we were honored to present the first weekend late night show (Roberts and Co. didn't take the stage 'til around 3 am) in the French Quarter. Continue below to check out Marc Pagani's amazing shots from... more
SETLIST / TWEETS: Widespread Panic @ Jazz Fest 2013
Photo by Grant Thomas Widespread Panic returned to New Orleans on the generally less-crowded fourth day of Jazz Fest to headline the Acura Stage. Today marked Panic's eighth appearance at the Fest (almost sixteen years to the day after first appearing back in 1997) and 52nd overall performance in New Orleans.... more
Jazz Fest Halftime Report (Weekend One Highlights and This Week’s Picks)
Food, drinks, and nonstop dancing. Here’s the best of what I saw last weekend for Round 1 of Jazz Fest 2013. John Michael Rouchell @ Jazz Fest NOLA’s own John Michael Rouchell opened the Acura Stage around noon on Saturday with a high energy set that certainly deserved to be... more
Bill Frisell Announces ‘Big Sur’ Release on June 18th
Some unexpectedly awesome news hit our inbox this morning -- Guitarist-composer, Bill Frisell will release an album of new material on June 18th appropriately titled Big Sur. Big Sur is a region in California, one of it's most beautiful, with almost 90 miles of scenic coastline from Santa Cruz... more
North Coast Music Festival 2013 Lineup: Wu-Tang, Bisco, Big Gigantic, Paper Diamond and more
The lineup for this year's North Coast Music Festival was dropped last night on the interwebs, and headlining this year is a solid set of hip-hop, electronic and livetronica artists that will undoubtably be something worth seeing over Labor Day weekend (Aug. 30th-Sept. 1st) in Chicago. First up of... more
Electric Daisy Carnival 2013 Lineup Announced
Insomniac has announced its full lineup for the 17th annual Electric Daisy Carnival (EDC) at the Vegas Motor Speedway. The lengthy slate includes such acts as Avicii, Boyz Noise, Major Lazer, Zeds Dead, A-Trak, 12th Planet and more. Check out the list and poster below. ELECTRIC DAISY CARNIVAL 2013 LINEUP ... more
JAM CRUISE 12: Thievery Corporation, Galactic, Les Claypool, Bootsy Collins, Lotus & More
Jam Cruise 12 will set sail from Miami on January 4th to the 9th on a brand new ship (MSC Divina, which looks amazing), with a boat-load (pun-intended) of talent. Set for 2014 is Thievery Corporation, Les Claypool's Duo de Twang, Galactic, Robert Randolph, Bootsy Collins, George Porter Jr.,... more
Seven Must-See Sets on Bonnaroo’s Newly Released Schedule
A day after announcing who would be playing late nights on The Which Stage and in This, That and The Other Tents, the festival has announced the schedule for the 12th Annual round-the-clock music, comedy and arts festival in Manchester, TN. As with any of these mega fests, fans will... more
HIGH SIERRA 2013: Late Nights Announced
The 23rd edition of the High Sierra Music Festival is just over two months away (63 days, 8 hours...) and today the organizers rolled out their always-important late night schedule to go along with the impressive headliners (Robert Plant, Thievery Corporation, Primus) slated for July 4th weekend. Late night... more
CONCERT RECAP / PHOTOS: Akron/Family @ Spaceland Ballroom, Hamden CT 4/22/2013
I don’t think it would come as a shock to anyone that follows my stories to know that live music is one of my most favorite forms of art. Unlike a painting, a photograph, a written work or even a studio album, it is a form that you really need... more
