May 2010

Irving Plaza Gets Renamed Back to Irving Plaza

by Justin Ward on May 31, 10

Remember when they renamed Irving Plaza in New York City? Bad idea jeans.

Rethinking, Irving Plaza Keeps Its Maiden Name [NYTimes.com] [via brooklynvegan]

To build a replica of the old marquee, Live Nation hired Ken Lubin, a graphic designer who specializes in signs for Broadway theaters. (He removed the original Irving Plaza marquee in 2007 when he installed the new one for the Fillmore, which he made.) It wasn’t easy, Mr. Lubin said, because the old one had been left in an alley behind the club, with chunks of it missing. But there was just enough to serve as a model for its stainless-steel letters and red neon lighting.

Gleaming the Cube, Bonnaroo Style

by Justin Ward on May 31, 10

in News

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Skateboarding to Bonnaroo [WRCBtv.com]

One Florida man is making his way to the annual Bonnaroo Festival on an unusual set of wheels.

Dale Louttit is making the trip on his skateboard. He started the nearly 750 mile trip in Punta Gorda, Florida.

In case you’re curious, the longest journey ever documented via skateboard is close to 4,400 miles.

Tour Dates: Arcade Fire Return with The Suburbs, Spoon Opening

by Justin Ward on May 31, 10

in Tour Dates

I’m pretty excited to see the Arcade Fire news these days surrounding their upcoming release on August 3rd of their third studio album, The Suburbs. I like the first two tracks that surfaced and I’m eager to hear more, but really I’m excited most to see them on the road and playing festivals here in the good ‘ol U S of A. I wasn’t fully sold on this band until I got to see their live show, and ever since I’ve been a silent fan hoping for more shows and less hype surrounding this highly influential Canadian powerhouse of a band.

More show are coming…well, for the Canadians, at least. The Montreal Gazette is reporting that the band will be returning to the city, Sherbrooke, for two shows a week from now, way ahead of any of their numerous music festival appearances this summer (including a heavily rumored slot at Outside Lands). Let’s hope a few bloggers bring back their thoughts on that one. READ MORE

Download the Phish Covers Compilation, Hook, Line and Sinker

by Justin Ward on May 31, 10

in Links

Phish Covers Compilation: Hook, Line and Sinker [Coventry Music]

Updated in May 2010 (I originally posted this a few years ago. This is a new version, including 3 new cover tunes after Phish’s 2009 shows.)

This is a compilation of the most Phishy of Phish covers. Whenever possible, the original versions of the songs by the original artists were used, or the versions of the songs that Phish covered (such as Palmer’s Sneaking Sally). In the case of many older and traditional songs, such as Amazing Grace, I included a well known or traditional version, preferably from the era of the song.

This is so sick. Read on for the track list, and download here: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3.

BuzzMedia Adds The Hype Machine, PureVolume, PopMatter, Gorilla vs. Bear, Concrete Loop and RCRD LBL to Portfolio

by Justin Ward on May 31, 10

in News

UPDATE: whereas we listed these as “six” acquisitions before, it’s really more of an advertising partnership with The Hype Machine. Go here for the TechCrunch story.

I know this isn’t live music related, but I’ve been a long-time fan of The Hype Machine and use it regularly to sample new music. I wonder what changes we’ll see (if any).

BuzzMedia Adds 6 Major Music Blogs: The Hype Machine, PureVolume, PopMatters Gorilla vs. Bear, Concrete Loop and RCRD LBL [Hypebot]

UPDATE 2) BuzzMedia has added today 6 major music blogs. PureVolume, PopMatters, Gorilla vs. Bear, The Hype Machine, Concrete Loop and RCRD LBL join Stereogum, Buzznet, Idolator and Absolute Punk in the web entertainment publisher’s music portfolio.

UPDATE: BuzzMedia tells Hypebot that HypeM, RCRDLBL and Pop Matters are partnerships. “All sites will retain their own editorial control.”

(Updated with TechCrunch confirmations and Hypebot corrections).

Outside Lands 2010: Updated (Rumored) Lineup, Official Lineup Drops Tomorrow

by Justin Ward on May 31, 10

in Festivals

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The lineup for Outside Lands is expected to drop first thing tomorrow morning with a video by Eclectic Method that will air on SFWeekly.com, but ahead of that, we’ve got the latest and greatest list of rumored performers that will be making an appearance in Golden Gate Park this year for the fest. The top of the lineup will feature Furthur, My Morning Jacket, Phoenix, and potentially Arcade Fire, all of which seem perfectly suited for this year’s condensed version of the festival. That’s a decent amount of bang for the buck if you snatch up tickets right away…

The lineup has hardly been kept a secret so far, especially with the Ranger Dave clues that were solved via the community of followers on their Twitter account.

Pitchfork @ Primavera Sound Festival, Day Three

by Justin Ward on May 31, 10

in Links

Pitchfork continues its coverage of the Primavera Sound Festival in Barcelona with Day 3 reviews and photos; Grizzly Bear apparently got a weak reaction…

Primavera Sound Festival [Saturday] [Pitchfork]

But after “Two Weeks”, which surprisingly came in the middle of the set, the pace dwindled, and audience members began filing out early. On quieter numbers like “Ready, Able”, it became frustratingly difficult to hear the music over the chattering crowd, and I began to wish I were in a smaller club a little more suited to Grizzly Bear’s intimate baroque style.

I wonder how the crowd at Nateva is going to react.

Bisco Inferno 2010: Setlists, Photos, and Videos

by Justin Ward on May 31, 10

in Photo Galleries,Setlists,Videos

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Our friend The Joker over at Coventry Blog took in the weekend of the Disco Biscuits in Colorado and was pretty psyched on what he’s been witnessing. On Thursday night’s show in Boulder that took place after “the flash mob” incident… READ MORE

05.30.2010

Epic Fail: Gorge View Now Obstructed by Weather-Proofing Tarp

News

For music fans arriving at Sasquatch Music Festival yesterday as the festival began, it may have been a huge surprise to see that the owners of the venue had installed a huge black tarp behind the stage now preventing any view through the stage and into the beautiful highpoint of the Gorge in general. Part [...]

05.30.2010

Sasquatch 2010: Photo Gallery from seattlepi.com

News

The coverage from day one at Sasquatch 2010 has just started to trickle in. Check out this photo gallery over at seattlepi.com, featuring Laura Marling, Fool’s Gold, Nurses, Portugal. The Man, Patrick Watson, The Posies, Broken Social Scene, The Lonely Forest, and Miike Snow.

05.29.2010

Tour Dates: Janelle Monáe Releases The ArchAndroid

Tour Dates

I’ve been obsessed with Janelle Monáe since I finally caught her live show last time she played San Francisco. She’s got a busy summer with dates with N.E.R.D., Erykah Badu, Questlove, Lupe Fiasco and Lilith Fair (for realz?).

05.29.2010

Pitchfork @ Primavera Sound Festival, Day Two

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Primavera Sound Festival [Friday] [Pitchfork] Whenever I see a guy starting his set like Panda Bear did tonight, stepping out with a guitar around his neck and making his way to a bank of electronic gear and a single microphone, ready to do a show all by himself, I think: This dude has too much [...]

05.29.2010

Furthur, Ratdog and Phil & Friends Play Warmup Set @ Furthur Fest

Setlists

The party got started early last night at Furthur Festival with the Open Aire Soundcheck turning into a family affair of sorts, with warm-up portions of the show featuring Ratdog, Phil & Friends and Hot Tuna along with the core Furthur lineup. The festival officially starts today.

05.29.2010

North Coast Music Festival: Chemical Brothers, Umphreys, Bisco, Flying Lotus and more…

Festivals

Last night during the second set of Umphrey’s McGee on Couch Tour, we got an announcement from keyboardist Joel Cummins regarding a festival that the band was going to be a part of in Chicago on Labor Day weekend. The festival is called the North Coast Music Festival and it’s going to be some serious heat for live music that weekend in the city. To get a lineup like this in Chicago starts to provides options to people besides the behemoth that is Lollapalooza, and the smaller and more eclectic and banging mix for your buck seriously puts this in good contention to be a standout festival of the year. Let’s hope for some bomb collaborations.

05.29.2010

Bands That Jam @ Summer Camp 2010

Links

Bands That Jam has already posted a bunch of coverage from Summer Camp 2010. Summer Camp 2010: The Scene [Bands That Jam] Since arriving yesterday we’re constantly and consistently impressed with the level of though and detail that went into the planning and production. The grounds are clean – although the portable toilets aren’t. Evidently [...]

05.29.2010

Pitchfork @ Primavera Sound Festival, Day One

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Primavera Sound Festival [Thursday] [Pitchfork.com] Primavera is where you almost get stuck in a shady elevator with Stephen Malkmus. It’s where the Barcelona indie kids look like the Brooklyn indie kids but with better tans and shinier leather jackets. It’s also where Broken Social Scene played to a stadium-seated bowl mere feet away from the [...]

05.29.2010

Summer Camp 2010: Early Photos, Links, Videos

Festivals

I was following along with a lot of the action yesterday at the Summer Camp Music Festival currently rocking it’s way through the Memorial Day weekend in Central Illinois. This festival has a special place in my heart given the few times I got to attend and how much fun I had with friends, and [...]

05.28.2010

Disco Biscuits: Bisco Inferno Tomorrow, Barber is Back, Boulder Flash Mob, 2010 Tour Dates

News

For fans of the Disco Biscuits, Memorial Day Weekend means that you’re hanging out in Colorado taking in the festivities surrounding the annual Bisco Inferno celebration. The official party is at Red Rocks tomorrow, with Booka Shade, Aeroplane, The Glitch Mob and Pnuma Trio helping out the band with an all-day affair at the famous [...]

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