Posts Tagged ‘Disco Biscuits’
Jam in the ‘Dam 2008
The first three artists (of five) have been announced for Jam in the 'Dam 2008. Or Jamsterdam as robotic and I like to call it. The three-day music festival at the Melkweg (Milky Way) in the heart of Amsterdam's Leidseplain (Lively Square) has returned for another year by adding another... more
Weekly Roundup | BBQ’ing in Chicago Edition
It's insanely nice in Chicago today so I'm not going to spending too much time on the site or thinking about live music or wishing that I had attended Coachella this year (for the first time). No no no, I'll be spending some time enjoying this weather and gearing... more
10,000 Lakes Festival | Artist Additions, Round 3
The 10,000 Lakes Festival -- which takes place July 18 - 21 in Detroit Lakes, MN -- has announced another round of artist additions including the following: Galactic Jon Cleary & The Absolute Monster Gentlemen Toubab Krewe Dubconscious Kaki King Green Lemon New Primitives Plus, the winners of the SonicBids Cosmic Break Tour contest: Family Groove Company Home Polydypsia WBPN Absent Sound The Grasshoppers Shoeless... more
Heady Links | Festival Updates Edition
There have been a bunch of small festival announcements and updates this week, so what better way to lump them all together than in one big humpday 'heady links' post? The Coachella Music Festival kicks off this weekeend in Indio, California. There are a ton of great bands to check... more
Umphrey’s Mcgee | Vic Theater, Chicago, 4/21/07
Umphrey's McGee was an easy prediction as the Chicago anchor for Green Apple Music Festival, not too surprising considering it's their hometown. And not to mention the fact that the band's management helped to bring the festival to the city -- above and beyond last year's inaugural festival in... more
Camp Bisco 2007 | Initial Lineup Announced
So I was planning on taking a little break from posting about the Disco Biscuits, but this band just keeps on announcing new tourdates and festivals! After briefly announcing on Sunday the date and location for their annual Camp Bisco extravaganza, the Biscuits have officially released the festival's initial lineup. Camp... more
Umphrey’s McGee and the Disco Biscuits | Playin’ at the Zoo for Mother Earth
...or some sort of Earthly cause. The Chicago portion of the Green Apple Music Festival came to a close yesterday with a free show at Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo. The event was set up to celebrate Earth Day and raise awareness for climate change and other key environmental causes. With... more
Caribbean Holidaze | Jamaica Jammy Jam ’07
I'm just finishing my photo upload from last night's Umphrey's McGee show at the Vic, which was incredible in case you're curious. It had been way too long since I saw the band, and they really brought some power to their hometown last night. We had a blast. On... more
Green Apple Festival Begins Tonight | Dave Matthews, Ozomatli, and Willie Nelson Shows Added
As we previously reported, the Green Apple Music & Arts Festival kicks off tonight, starting a long weekend of concerts and events in Chicago, New York , and San Francisco. The events are designed to raise awareness about climate change and celebrate Earth Day (on Sunday, 4/22). Some additional shows were... more
Weekly Roundup | Lollapalooza Lineup Leak Week
Yesterday morning, I was lucky enough to snag the last Nintendo Wii from the local Kmart. I spent most of the day getting the unit setup and learning how to play through the Wii Sports disc, and I had an absolute blast doing so. This system rules...expect a... more
Umphrey’s McGee and the Disco Biscuits Join Forces | 2007 Summer Tour Dates
photo by LeBlog Who you callin' D.U.M.B? Apparently, Umphrey's McGee & The Disco Biscuits = D.U.M.B. Umphrey's McGee and the Disco Biscuits continue to find ways to collaborate, forming clever little acronyms and titles along the way. The bands recently announced their "Trancegression" festival (a cute little marriage of UM's prog rock label... more
Starscape Festival 2007 | Disco Biscuits, RJD2, Brazilian Girls, and More
I previously mentioned that the Disco Biscuits would be headlining the Starscape Festival, a dance-oriented music event that takes place Saturday, June 9th, (from 2PM until 6AM!) in Ft. Armistead Park, Baltimore. The full Starscape lineup has now been officially announced and includes a slew of DJs and bands that... more
High-Energy Moments in Disco Biscuits History | 4/9/99
aka the “Song Segment That Got Me Hooked…” In case you haven't noticed, I’ve been on a bit of a Disco Biscuits kick lately. The band was featured in our latest podcast, they just announced a bunch of Spring/Summer tour dates, and today, they added a headlining slot at the Starscape... more
Weekly Roundup
'Morning, ya'll... Last week was a pretty standard week here in the live music world, with the real big news being that EMI and Apple announced that they were partnering together to bring non-DRM tracks to iTunes for the first time. Finally. We had a slew of festival lineups... more
The Disco Biscuits | 2007 Spring and Summer Tour Dates
photo by headylife (updated on 4/9/99 for Starscape) The Disco Biscuits -- whose dub-style jams we featured in our most recent podcast -- continue to flesh out their Spring and Summer tour dates at a rapid pace. In addition to the band's recent announcements -- about its Trancegression festival (with Umphrey's McGee) and... more
Philly’s ‘Jam on the River’ 2007 | Disco Biscuits, Common, STS9 and More
photo by headylife (updated here with schedule and lineup additions) Philadelphia's annual 'Jam on the River' has announced its 2007 lineup. Philly's own Disco Biscuits will return for their 5th year to headline on Saturday, May 26th, while STS9 has the top slot on Sunday, May 27th. The band will also trade... more
Weekly Roundup | Festival Updates Galore
Happy Monday morning, folks. Another week gone by, another weekly roundup to be posted... Sip some coffee with me and catch up on the last week on Live Music Blog... 2007 High Line Festival | Lineup Announced Even though none of this looks fully official from the source yet, brooklynvegan has the... more
Podcast #056 – Bisco in Dub
photo by WHITperson For our 56th podcast, I went with another thematic mix, but this time with an old stand-by: the Disco Biscuits. I've always been big fan of the Biscuits' "dub" style of improvisation. While their take on Dub isn't really the real-deal, classic style of Dub Reggae (by the likes... more
First Annual Trancegression Festival
Trancegression Festival http://www.trancegressionfest.com/ July 13-15, 2007 Copper Mountain, Colorado It looks like there's a whole lot more than Brain Damaged Eggmen in that friendship between the guys in Umphrey's McGee and the guys in the Disco Biscuits -- they're putting on their own festival this summer in Colorado. The first annual Trancegression Festival... more
High Sierra Music Festival 2007 | Artist Additions
Just a couple weeks back, we reported the initial artist lineup for the 2007 High Sierra Music Festival, which takes place July 5-8th in Quincy, CA . Well, the High Sierra folks have announced some additions to that original lineup: The Disco Biscuits Drive-By Truckers Martin Sexton Vetiver The Everyone Orchestra Papa Mali The Budos Band Reeble Jar Now... more
From snoe.down to moe.down | moe. Announces Initial Festvial Lineup
As previously mentioned, moe. pulled off its annual snoe.down festival up in Lake Placid, NY, this past weekend. The festival included some 'winter' activities, a bunch of sets by moe., and plenty of help (and sit-ins) from various bands like the Disco Biscuits, Tea Leaf Green, the Slip, Brothers Past,... more
Green Apple Festival 2007 Continues to Expand
The Green Apple Music & Arts Festival continues to grow. As we previously reported, the Green Apple Music & Arts Festival has expanded to three cities for 2007, and will take place April 20-22 in Chicago, New York , and San Francisco. Some additional shows have been announced, including several add-ons... more
Langerado 2007 | Final Thoughts
So it's been over a week since the last sets of Langerado 2007, and I thought I'd wrap up my coverage with a few final thoughts and thanks. If you missed any of my prior posts, you can catch up here: Langerado Day One | Greetings from Sunny Florida!Langerado Day Two... more
Weekly Roundup | SXSW & Langerado Leftovers
I'm back from SXSW 2007 after a fantastic week at both the Interactive and Music conferences, even if my feet and my liver are slightly mad at me after spending so much time down on 6th Street... We've got a bunch of stuff still planned for posting from the festival, and... more
Langerado 2007 | Media Round-Up: Downloads, Photos, and Videos, Oh My!
(updated again on 3/27/07) Although it's been a few days since I returned from Langerado, and I'm still letting all of what happened there truly sink in. Unfortunately, I'm also paying a "little extra" for my good times, as I'm fighting a nasty bug of some sort that I'm sure I... more
The Disco Biscuits – World is Spinning [video]
This video just popped in the old inbox, and to my surprise, it's pretty solid. The Disco Biscuits really tore things up down in Florida this past weekend, so I figured why the hell not.... This band has had a knack for attempting videos and other productions that frequently flop (NYE... more
Langerado Day Three | Lazy Sunday Can Rock
The third and final day of the Langerado Music Festival was a mix of mellow good times, even sunnier weather, and some rockin' evening sets. Photo round-up after the jump... The name of the game for us today was checking out the new stuff. Unfortunately, one of the groups I was super... more
Langerado Day Two | The Swamp Tent Rules
A big "hola" from day two of the Langerado Music Festival, where the sun continued to shine, the beer kept flowin' like water, and the music got funky, jazzy, trancey, and definitely rocked. One thing's for sure, the late PM sets in the Swamp Tent continue to turn the volume... more
Green Apple Music Festival | 2007 Line-up Announced!
(updated again on 3/7/07) The intitial line-up for the 2007 Green Apple Music Festival -- which takes place this April 20th-22nd in New York, Chicago, and San Francisco -- has been announced...well, sort of.. The full -line-up is now available at the main Green Apple site, but it looks as though... more
Podcast #054 – The Best of the Bays
Last week, I wrote a little round-up of some of the key bands that play some form of live, electronic dance music. But I realized that I neglected to mention a band that I really should have discussed: The Bays While the Bays definitely share similarities with bands like STS9, Lotus, and... more
Heady Links | Live Electronic Dance Music Edition
(updated on 2.25.07) Live Electronic Dance Music? Electronic rock? "jamtronica?" -- call it what you will, but there are a bunch of bands that are pushing the live EDM enevlope these days, continually creating new dance-party vibes and wowing audiences in the process. A bunch of these groups recently announced or... more
