Posts Tagged ‘Beck’
Live Music Blog’s Best of 2012: Concerts, Albums, Artists and More (Part Two)
Last week, we rolled out Part One of LMB's Best of 2012 feature, highlighting this year's noteworthy albums (Tame Impala's Lonerism, Jack White's Blunderbuss and Alt-J's An Awesome Wave), artists (Alabama Shakes & Father John Misty) live moments (Phish Dick's 8/31/12, MMJ's 3-night LA "no repeats run" & Sigur Ros... more
Live Music Blog’s Best of 2012: Concerts, Albums, Artists and More (PART ONE)
While there's still plenty of live music magic yet to be made, the end is near and 2012 will be in the rear view in five short weeks. Furthermore, December is generally a skinny month for studio releases (although Big Boi's Vicious Lies & Dangerous Rumors drops on 12/11) so... more
EPIC PHOTO GALLERY: Outside Lands 2012
LMB had three photographers on the ground (Katie Davies, Joseph Smith and Jimmy Grotting) and around town for this year's Outside Lands festival in Golden Gate Park and we've got a giant treasure trove of shots from the weekend to share with you. We've already posted a big festival recap... more
FESTIVAL RECAP: Outside Lands 2012
Still lots more coverage to come from Outside Lands 2012! From the first notes of FUTUREBIRDS' "Johnny Utah" at their set down in Hellman Hollow on Friday at high noon to the Stevie Wonder-led "My Girl" singalong closer on Sunday, Outside Lands 2012 was a resounding, across-the-board success. The peak-level quality... more
PHOTOS / REVIEW / SETLIST: Beck @ Bimbo’s 365, SF 8/9/12
Outside Lands Music Festival begins today in Golden Gate Park, but that didn't stop LMB fave Beck from throwing a pre-party last night at Bimbo's 365 as a bit of a warmup. It was the toughest ticket in town for about 36 hours, but now that the show has... more
Outside Lands 2012 Daily Lineups Announced
The daily lineups for this year's Outside Lands Music Festival have been announced and I couldn't be more excited for this festival now. Sure, it's so stacked that invariably I will suffer some consequences of choosing between the major headliners who are put on opposite ends of the park,... more
RECAP: Governors Ball Music Festival @ Randall’s Island NYC, Day Two 6/24/12
Turf War and Alberta Cross started day two of The Governors Ball off strong. And while my slacker-ass took a little longer to get to the island, Eric T arrived bright and early and was able to take in the sights and sounds of the mid-morning. When I arrived to... more
EPIC FESTIVAL RECAP: Sasquatch 2012 in Photos
Sasquatch 2012 is in the books and we've got a huge photo roundup here with all of my favorite shots from the weekend. In case you missed our previous coverage, here were my Top 10 shots when I first went through and edited everything and here is my recap... more
PHOTOS / RECAP: Top 10 Moments of Sasquatch 2012
1. Pickwick’s Soulful Harmonies during “Hacienda Motel” Seattle band Pickwick took to the main stage early Saturday morning, drawing a surprisingly strong yet sleepy crowd. The band was thrilled to be opening the day on such a majestic stage, and they only added to the glory of the scene. Frontman... more
10 Amazing Photos from Sasquatch 2012
Editor's Note: our very own Victoria Holt went and shot this year's Sasquatch Music Festival and came away exhausted and happy. She's working on editing through the rest of her shots but she sent in these ten photos to give a taste of the full sets she's got coming... more
Outside Lands 2012 Lineup Announced: Stevie Wonder, Metallica, Neil Young, Beck and more
The lineup for this year's Outside Lands Music Festival has been announced. Once again the festival returns to Golden Gate Park the weekend of August 10-12, 2012 and this year the lineup is stacked with LMB favorites that we will be undoubtably upset about missing due to all the... more
Governors Ball Music Festival 2012 Lineup: Beck, Modest Mouse, Passion Pit
The Governors Ball Music Festival will return to New York City this June to a new location on Randall's Island and an expanded lineup that will span across two days (June 23-24). Headliners include Beck, Passion Pit, and Modest Mouse, who will also be joined by Explosions in the Sky,... more
Sasquatch 2012 Lineup: Jack White, Beck, Bon Iver, The Shins, Pretty Lights, Tenacious D
The Sasquatch Music Festival has released their 2012 lineup, and as usual, it's a doozy. Headliners included Beck, Bon Iver, Jack White, Pretty Lights, Tenacious D and The Shins, all amongst a virtual who's who of the best independent artists playing today. Sasquatch takes place over Memorial Day Weekend (May... more
LMB SF: This Week’s Concert Calendar – Oct. 24-30
Happy Monday, folks. Everyone out here in the Bay Area is recovering emotionally after the transcendent experience that was this year's Bridge School Benefit concert down in Mountain View, CA. While I couldn't make it myself this year, most of my crew made it out for a day... more
Bridge School Benefit Webcast Today on YouTube, Facebook
In case you missed the news, today is the first day of the Bridge School Benefit Concert down in Mountain View and the entirety of tonight's performance will be webcast online via YouTube and Facebook. Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/SupportBridgeSchool YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/bridgebenefitconcert For the first-time ever, The Bridge School Concert will be webcast... more
Bridge School Benefit 2011 Lineup Announced
The lineup for this year's Bridge School Benefit was just announced (and promptly crashed their website). This year's event will be held once again at Shoreline Amphitheatre on the weekend of October 22nd-23rd, 2011. 2011 Bridge School Benefit Lineup (Updated) Neil Young Dave Matthews Arcade Fire Foo Fighters (Sunday only) Tony Bennett (Sunday only) Eddie Vedder Los... more
Video Goldmine: Nigel Godrich’s “From the Basement” Video Archive
Remember Radiohead's "From the Basement" videos? It turns out those weren't the only videos being captured by Nigel Godrich and crew. I'm not sure exactly when this new site launched, but FromtheBasement.tv is now a virtual treasure trove of amazing live (in studio) performances by a veritable who's who of... more
Outside Lands 2008: Beck
After Cold War Kids, it was clear that a mob was forming and was going to find their way into the Sutro Stage area to see Beck. I had a solid spot for Cold War Kids but decided to venture out and grab some food to charge up for... more
Bumbershoot 2008: Photos from Day One (!!!, Thao, The Staxx Brothers)
Thao at the Base of the Space Needle Hey guys, just a quick post on the first day of Bumbershoot. Great sets by The Staxx Brothers, Lucinda Williams, !!!, Beck, Wreckless Eric & Amy Rigby, and Thao with the Get Down Stay Down. For now check out some... more
Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival | Lineup Announced
The lineup just got announced for the inaugural Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival in San Francisco, CA. The festival will be August 22-24 at Golden Gate Park; tickets go on sale this Saturday. Beck and Wilco now round out the list of headliners that were announced when... more
Beck is a Scientologist?
I came across this little fact while watching last night's episode of The Daily Show (not surprising considering I get pretty much all of my news from watching The Daily Show. Jon Stewart was poking fun at celebrity Scientologists and Beck was on the list alongside crazies like Tom Cruise. As... more
