Posts Tagged ‘Galactic’
WEBCAST: Hangout Music Fest 2013 on MTV.com
For the masses stuck in cubicles today and not partying on the beach for this year's Hangout Music Fest down in Gulf Shores, AL, MTV has you covered on all the action coming in from the festival. Yes, you read that right -- MTV seems to be actually running... 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
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: Galactic, Toots & the Maytals @ House of Blues, Boston 4/12/13
After last week's bombing at the Boston Marathon and subsequent week of anxiety and rage that followed, we decided to hold onto this photo gallery and wait for the right time when everyone felt like they were putting the pieces back together. The event and media fury were a... more
JamBase Live: Inaugural Lineup includes Robert Plant, STS9, Rodrigo y Gabriela & More
JamBase.com has been the online leader for the jam-genre, now they've entered the festival game, branding an event at the iconic Gorge Ampitheatre in George, Washington for July 5th and 6th. They've just announced their lineup which includes Robert Plant & Sensational Space Shifters, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Slightly Stoopid,... more
PHOTOS: Galactic @ El Rey Theatre, LA, CA 2/28/13
NOLA funktet Galactic toured up the west coast last week, making a stop at Los Angeles' El Rey Theatre for a show in front of a notably lively and packed out El Rey Theatre. Special guests included Lyrics Born, Lateef The Truth Speaker, Corey Glover, Latyrx and Corey Henry. Jim... more
JAZZ FEST 2013 – Fleetwood Mac, Billy Joel, Dave Matthews Band, Black Keys, Hall and Oates and more
The lineup for this year's New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival has been released. Topping the lineup this year is Fleetwood Mac, Billy Joel, Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Dave Matthews, Maroon 5, John Mayer, The Black Keys, Willie Nelson, Daryl Hall and John Oates, Widespread Panic, Dr. John, Frank... more
CONCERT RECAP: Galactic @ Tipitina’s Uptown, NOLA 12/31/12
Photos by John Stephens / LMB NOLA To close out a monster year, Galactic rang in 2013 in the familiar, friendly and legendary confines of Tipitina's Uptown with a covers-heavy marathon show that took the packed house deep into the New Year after the ceremonial balloon drop. Right out of the... more
TICKET GIVEAWAY: Galactic @ El Rey Theatre, LA, CA 2/28/13
WHO: Goldenvoice and Wagtail present Galactic feat. Corey Glover (of Living Colour) with LATYRX feat. Lyrics Born & Lateef the Truthspeaker WHEN: Thursday, February 28th, 2013 WHERE: El Rey Theatre @ 5515 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA EVENT LINK THIS CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED! THANKS FOR VISITING. HOW TO ENTER FOR A CHANCE... more
CONCERT RECAP: Dragon Smoke @ The Mint LA 12/12/12
Certain celestial alignments skip decades, if not lifetimes, or at a minimum, involve covering great distances at greater expense. Think solar eclipses, Comet Hale-Bopp or if you get around, the aurora. Even then, there is the unexpected cloud cover that can scotch the most anticipated and well-planned events. While the... more
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
BONNAROO 2013: Lineup Speculation and Educated Guesses
UPDATE: the official lineup has been announced! Earlier today, the 12th Annual Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival announced that ticket pre-sales will begin on Monday, November 26th (known to some as Cyber Monday). Fans can check out the promo video for the pre-sale way down at the bottom. While I'm just... more
ROUNDUP: What Five Bands Should Be Bigger Than They Are (Part Three)
PART ONE (MONDAY) || PART TWO (TUESDAY) > For Day Three of this week's What Five Bands Should Be Bigger Than They Are feature in response to NPR's All Songs Considered buzz-generating article, we're featuring three different responses (Monday and Tuesday were two). People are champing at the bit to voice... more
SETLIST / VIDEO: Galactic @ Tipitina’s Uptown, New Orleans, LA 10/31/12
The number of holiday shows Galactic has played at Tipitina's Uptown is too many to recall - their annual Mardi Gras epics (Saturday and Lundi Gras sunrise show), Jazz Fest late night appearances, Halloween (although they played The Howlin' Wolf in 2011) and New Years Eve have all been constant... more
FESTIVAL RECAP / PHOTOS: moe.down 13
Words by Senor Martin, Photos by Nick Irving Veteran jamband moe. hosted its annual three day music festival dubbed moe.down over the weekend of August 10th through 12th, with this year's fest scheduled earlier in the summer than in previous years and returning to its long-time home at the Snow Ridge... more
RECAP / PHOTOS: Equifunk 2012, The All-Inclusive Music Festival
Equifunk was a funkin' blast! What a way to design a music festival! From the moment of arrival people settled in to their sleep-away/summercamp style bunks and began to get funky, this festival was so well set up! You had beer/drinks when you wanted it, music all the time, great... more
LMB LA: Stanton Moore July Residency @ The Mint
WHO: Stanton Moore Residency WHEN: Every Wednesday in July (except July 4th) WHERE: The Mint LA @ 6010 West Pico Blvd. TICKETS: $18 Presale $20 Door As a part of The Mint's new improv Wednesday nights (most recently featuring four amazing, unique shows led by Robert Walter in June), starting on July 11th,... more
TICKET GIVEAWAY: Robert Walter, Stanton Moore and Jonathan Freilich @ The Mint LA – 6/27/12
WHO: Robert Walter, Stanton Moore (Galactic) and Jonathan Freilich WHEN: Wednesday, June 27th, 2012 WHERE: The Mint LA, 6010 West Pico Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90035 TICKETS: $15 (PURCHASE) TICKET GIVEAWAY: LEAVE A COMMENT BELOW WITH YOUR FAVORITE GALACTIC SONG FOR A CHANCE TO WIN A PAIR! On Wednesday night, to close out... more
PREVIEW: Galactic featuring Corey Glover @ Tipitina’s Uptown – 9/8/12
Okay, so we know this show announcement is WAY EARLY, but such declarations are necessary when a band like Galactic rolls into town, especially when there’s no special occasion besides a good, old-fashioned FUNK THROW DOWN. Landing on the hallowed stage of Tipitina’s Uptown, the celebrated brainchild of New Orleans... more
LMB LA: Robert Walter Settles in for June Residency @ The Mint
WHO: Robert Walter and Special Guests WHAT: Four-Week Residency WHEN: Every Wednesday in June WHERE: The Mint LA, 6010 West Pico Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90035 TICKETS: 4 Night Pass (PURCHASE) On a personal level, this is about as good of a musical introduction to my new life in LA as I could ask... more
LMB NYC: Concert Calendar (May 28-June 3) – Bela Fleck, Galactic, Radiohead and more
Happy Memorial Day, concert freaks! Since you're all probably heading out to enjoy the last day of a nice long weekend, let's get right down to business with this week's NYC shows listings. Galactic are back in NYC for a four-night NOLA funk throwdown at Brooklyn Bowl with Corey Henry... more
MUSIC VIDEO: Galactic “Move Fast” featuring Mystikal and Mannie Fresh
I slapped the alligator and bit that shark! On their special-guest heavy new record Carnivale Electricos, Galactic invited a couple familiar faces from the local rap scene to bring their A-game on a the hot new track “Move Fast”. Check. it. out. From FADER: Recently re-jailed Mystikal and Mannie Fresh vibe... more
PHOTOS: Treme v. The Wire Benefit Concert @ Tipitina’s Foundation – 5/11/12
Lafayette Gilchrist @ Tipitina's Uptown - 5/11/12 || Photo by Wesley Hodges On Friday night, Tipitina’s Uptown played host to a special benefit for the Tipitina’s Foundation featuring bands and performers from New Orleans and the Baltimore / D.C. for a Treme v. The Wire Battle of the Bands show. For... more
Jam Cruise 11 Lineup Announced: moe., MMW & Scofield, Galactic and more
The lineup and locations for Jam Cruise 11 have been announced. This year the annual cruise will make stops in Grand Turk, Turks & Caicos and Coco Cay, Bahamas and the top of the bill will feature moe., Medeski, Martin, Scofield & Wood, funky METERS, Galactic, Karl Denson's Tiny... more
Tipitina’s Fess Jazztival First Weekend Schedule
Alas, Jazz Fest week is upon us and we’re planning to have coverage on the back end of the Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears/Big Freedia bonanza, Greyboy All-Stars Play Michael Jackson late night and The Revivalists’ opening set for JJ Grey & Mofro (a first opportunity to hear the... more
Louisiana Music Factory Releases Jazz Fest In-Store Performance Schedule
The full slate is out and things kick off on Thursday with a high noon lunchtime set by Glen David Andrews and the series runs until the evening of Monday, May 7th after the Fest. Be sure to make a point in your Jazz Fest escapades to head down to... more
Jazz Fest 2012 Releases Schedule Cubes, Pres Hall to Close Gentilly on May 6th
Check out the 2012 Jazz Fest Cubes HERE This morning, the 2012 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival unveiled the schedule cubes at the annual “Month-Out” Press Party held at the Fairgrounds, signifying that Fest is only a month away. After a brief performance by the Preservation Hall Jazz Band in... more
Galactic and The Soul Rebels to play CONAN Thursday
This Thursday night at 10 p.m. CST, be sure to tune into TBS to catch Galactic and The Soul Rebels performing together on CONAN, marking The Soul Rebels’ debut appearance on national television. Galactic and Living Colour’s Corey Glover will be performing “Hey Na Na,” a track from Galactic’s latest... more
