Posts Tagged ‘Galactic’
High Sierra 2012 Lineup: STS9, Galactic, Built to Spill, Lotus, Soulive & more…
The lineup for High Sierra Music Festival was just announced and it's absolutely a fantastic day for all my friends (based on my chat windows and the status updates I'm reading). We wait all year for this announcement locally because we know that High Sierra is one of the... more
CONCERT RECAP: Galactic Mardi Gras 2012 Run at Tipitina’s Uptown
The Lundi Gras show, in keeping with tradition, didn’t get under way until 1:30 a.m. as the drum-heavy samba funk of “Magalenha” introduced a new facet of Galactic right out the gate. Three joy-filled sets would follow, going until the break of a sun-filled Mardi Gras Day until the appropriate... more
Forecastle Festival 2012 Lineup: MMJ, Wilco, Andrew Bird, Bassnectar, Girl Talk, Flying Lotus
As we previously reported, My Morning Jacket will serve as both curator and headliner of the 10th annual Forecastle Festival, which takes place July 13-15th at Waterfront Park in Louisville, Kentucky. Per this morning's fresh announcement, MMJ will now be officially joined by Wilco, Andrew Bird, Bassnectar, Dr. Dog, Girl... more
All Good Music Festival Announces 2012 Lineup: ABB, Phil Lesh, Flaming Lips, Lotus & more…
The lineup for this year's All Good Music Festival was just announced and will feature headlining sets from The Allman Brothers Band, Phil Lesh and Friends, and the Flaming Lips. Joining them near the top of the lineup is the duo of Bob Weir and Bruce Hornsby (featuring Branford... more
LMB NYC: This Week’s Concert Calendar (Feb 20-26)
This week in NYC Live Music, Galactic and Big Sam bring the NOLA funk to NYC to help us get in the Mardi Gras mood. Plus, we've got a few other interesting shows including Small Black, Superhuman Happiness, Railroad Earth w/ Cornmeal, Heartless Bastards and more. Read on for my... more
Mardi Gras 2012 Celebration @ Tipitina’s with Galactic, Shorty, funky METERS and More
The yearly Tipitina’s Mardi Gras calendar kicks off today with Bunny Matthews’ Birthday Party featuring Jean-Eric and will roll until Galactic’s annual sunrise set on Tuesday morning reaches it’s completion and Mardi Gras revelers are released into the wild to march in celebration of the culmination of Carnival Season. For... more
Tipitina’s Announces 2012 Fess Jazztival, Instruments A Comin’ Details
Tipitina’s announced their 11-night Fess Jazztival lineup this morning, and the annual late night-during-Jazz Fest run starts on Thursday, April 26th this year and runs ’til Sunday, May 6th. Dirty Dozen Brass Band will kick it off on the 26th and Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk will close it down once again... more
PHOTOS: Luther Dickinson and Friends @ Maple Leaf Bar 2/10/12
The term "Superjam" can get thrown around a bit around here, but the minute I glanced at the listing of local players gathering around Luther Dickinson's 3-Night residency at the Maple Leaf Bar, it was apparent that some Jazz Fest After Dark-quality improvisational jam sessions were going to transpire in... more
Galactic Releases Carnival Time Cover, Set For Annual Mardi Gras Shows
Safe to say that February 2012 is quite a big month for New Orleans’ finest overgrown rhythm section, as Galactic is set to release their latest LP Carnivale Electros on Mardi Gras Day (February 21) on Anti- Records. Their rework of the Al “Carnival Time” Johnson’s iconic Mardi Gras tune... more
NOLA 2012: Recent Live and Studio Recordings From Local Artists
We’re already a month into 2012 and therefore it’s time to take a quick look back at what local artists were up to in January. With such big events as Jam Cruise, Preservation Hall Jazz Band’s 50th Anniversary blowout at Carnegie Hall, the Best of the Beat Awards last weekend,... more
Carnival Time: Mardi Gras 2012 Music and Parades Calendar
As always, the Winter/Spring concert calendars will heat up in a big way as the parade krewes begin to roll. Here’s a listing of concerts to pair with your 2012 parade schedule. Get out there, catch some beads and then go see some ♫♫live music♫♫! Continue on for the schedule... more
Galactic Sets Out on Carnivale Electros Tour
Galactic is set to kick off their 2012 campaign tonight in Jacksonville, FL with a show in the intimate confines of the Freebird Live in Jacksonville Beach, the first of a mini-tour leading to their week aboard Jam Cruise 10. After a month off, the proper tour in support of... more
Foo Fighters, MMJ, Tom Petty and Herbie Hancock To Headline Jazz Fest 2012
Alas, the wait is over and the 2012 Jazz Fest lineup is here. Thrilled to see the return of My Morning Jacket (played Jazz Fest and Voodoo in 2010) and Al Green (Jazz Fest ’08), as well as the incomparable Herbie Hancock, Foo Fighters, Givers, a special performance by Levon... 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
Bear Creek 2011 Schedule Posted
I am very excited to be making my first trek down to Live Oak Florida in less than 3 weeks for the Bear Creek Music Festival, and the anticipation has only increased now that the schedule dropped last week. It's my first time ever flying to a festival, so it'll... more
PREVIEW: Galactic / Earphunk @ Varsity Theatre (Baton Rouge) 10/20/11
Galactic heads down to the Capital City tomorrow for their annual fall blowout at the Varsity Theatre in Baton Rouge. Not sure if the veteran rhythm section will be joined on the road with any of the usual suspects of the past few years (Corey Henry, Cyril Neville, Corey Glover,... more
2011 Voodoo Experience Late Nights Schedule
For all of your Voodoo Thursday night pre-parties and after hours needs, check out the schedule below and get to finalizing your weekend plans if you haven’t already. For more info on the shows, click the venue links on the right side of the page. Continue on below for a... more
VIDEO: Bonobo @ The Hookah, NOLA 10/6/11
Last night, internationally-acclaimed groove doctor Simon Green brought his Bonobo DJ show to The Hookah, a trendy French Quarter spot down on Decatur Street. It was a cool scene in there and the downtempo, post-party chill mode of Green’s music set a certain unmistakable vibe in the room, as his... more
Bear Creek 2011 Update: Schedule Posted, Pre-Parties, Costume Theme Nights
The Bear Creek Music & Arts Festival held this November 10 - 13, 2011 at Suwannee Music Park in Live Oak, FL has just released the daily performance schedule as well as additional details about pre-parties, costume theme nights, ticket prices and more. The festival lineup includes Trey Anastasio Band... more
DRAGON SMOKE: December Shows Announced, Jazz Fest 2011 SBD
The all-New Orleans collaboration known as Dragon Smoke (Robert Mercurio, Stanton Moore, Ivan Neville & Eric Lindell) announced this week a December West Coast tour of a few of California’s NOLA music hotspots. But before they set out on the run, they will be hunkering down in Tipitina’s for a... more
PREVIEW @LMBNOLA: The 2011 Gretna Heritage Festival – Oct. 7th-9th
Full schedule and set times can be found here. A great weekend of music on the Westbank is now only a couple weeks away. Gretna Fest has long flown under the radar of New Orleans’ bigger festivals, but they continue to book great local acts year after year. Tickets... more
@LMBNOLA: Galactic & Mofro HOWLOWEEN @ The Howlin’ Wolf
This morning, Galactic unveiled their plans for this year’s Halloween festivities. On a Monday filled with post-Voodoo grog, ghouls, and general downtown weirdness, the best rhythm section in the city are planning what is sure to be an blockbuster night in the Warehouse District. To top it off, none other... more
Couch Tour: All Good 2011 Webcast
iClips.net will be broadcasting their highlights from this year's All Good Music Festival starting tomorrow at 2pm CST with The Werks. For the fifth year in a row, iClips.net will be on site at All Good to document a handful of the many guaranteed unforgettable performances in their entirety, in addition... more
@LMBNOLA: Pro-shot Video from Galactic @ Headliner’s Louisville, KY 6/17/11
Galactic was the band everyone came to see and the room was expectedly packed with people. I was lucky enough to have my buddy Brent in attendance, and he brought his audio recording equipment. We used my new clamp to mount his video camera to his mic stand, allowing us... more
LMB NYC: This Week’s Concert Calendar
http://vimeo.com/21078081 Summer in NYC is now in full swing and we've got a busy week of local shows already upon us. I'm getting stoked for two shows this weekend, which should both be stellar. Friday night I'll be heading out on the Hudson to join Brothers Past on "the Big F-ing... more
Bonnaroo 2011 Webcast Schedule
If you're not lucky enough to be heading down to Manchester, TN for this weekend's festivities, you'll once again have a chance to catch a slew of live sets through the official Bonnaroo webcast. The B'roo folks have teamed up with Vevo for this year's broadcast, which will feature sets... more
