August 2010

08.11.2010

Coachella 2011: Dates Announced

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It’s time to get planning for 2011! The first festival to stoke the news flame on that front is Coachella, with a quick update to their website last night to proclaim that the 2011 festival will be the weekend of April 15th-17th. We’ll hope to get a proper crew down there this year, but it’ll [...]

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08.11.2010

Couch Tour 2010: Primus @ Red Rocks, moe.down, ACL Fest and Hulaween

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The good folks over at iClips are staying busy with new Couch Tour announcements, including a FREE broadcast from the Primus and Gogol Bordello show at Red Rocks happening tomorrow night. The crew will also be at moe.down, Austin City Limits, and they’ll be providing a paid broadcast from the String Cheese Incident shows at [...]

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08.10.2010

Phish @ Telluride Town Park, CO 8/10/10

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Phish is about to hit the stage in Telluride and we’ll be following along with the setlist as it comes in. Phish @ Telluride Town Park, CO 8/10/10 Set I: The Squirming Coil, Stealing Time from The Faulty Plan, Yamar, Timber (Jerry), Let Me Lie, The Divided Sky, Walk Away, Roses Are Free, Limb by [...]

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08.10.2010

Video: Phish – “You Enjoy Myself” (Live in Charlotte 7/2/10)

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Phish will be hitting the stage in Telluride, Colorado in about an hour and a half, and their media team continues to stay busy with a new release on their official Vimeo channel of the “You Enjoy Myself” from the July 2nd show in Charlotte. The show was a scorcher, and this is a set-closer [...]

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08.10.2010

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass: 2010 Lineup Announced

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While we were rushing out the door every morning this weekend to catch the three-night run of Phish at the Greek Theatre and as we look ahead to this weekend’s Outside Lands music festival, there was a festival announcement for one of the best musical events I’ve had the pleasure to attend. I’m talking about [...]

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08.10.2010

Lady Gaga Stagedive @ Lollapalooza 2010 (i.e. The Reason We See Live Music)

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One of the best live music photos I’ve ever seen. (via brooklynvegan)

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08.10.2010

Lollapalooza 2010: Day One in Review

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We had our buddy Jimmy Coulas from Scents & Subtle Sounds on hand for Lollapalooza 2010 this year, and he gave us some thoughts each day as he got home. Here are his notes from day one… It has been a while since I have attended a music festival, but I was very excited for [...]

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08.10.2010

Jack White vs. the Audience @ the Dead Weather Invite-Only Show

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Reports are streaming out that Jack White had a little blow-up at the audience at his invite-only Dead Weather showcase late last week. Stereogum has the video clip… According to New York Daily News gossip columnist Frank DiGiacomo, Jack White berated the audience at the Dead Weather’s invite-only show on August 4. … He reportedly [...]

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08.10.2010

Lefsetz on Phish in Telluride and Merit Badges

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Uhm… Phish in Telluride-Night One [The Lefsetz Letter] I got my merit badge. For every gig of the summer tour, all eighteen of them, Phish sells a merit badge. Yup, just like the Boy Scouts…if you get ‘em all, you can buy a sash, sew ‘em on and show off. That’s what we used to [...]

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08.10.2010

Moogfest 2010: Final Lineup Announced

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Moogfest just announced their (mostly) final lineup for their keyboard-heavy jam festival set for Halloween weekend in Asheville, NC. They’ve added Panda Bear, Pretty Lights, Girl Talk and more to the lineup this year, a seriously awesome-looking festival based on the artist roster attached. Read on for the full details…

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08.10.2010

Tour Dates: Arcade Fire Book Fall Tour in Europe

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Arcade Fire is still at the beginning of their tour supporting their new release, The Suburbs, and already they’ve gotten rave reviews of their Madison Square Garden show as well as the other warm-ups in metros on the East Coast. I’m still waiting for some West Coast dates to be announced, but it looks like [...]

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08.09.2010

Phish @ Telluride Town Park, CO 8/9/10

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The craziness surrounding our favorite band of the moment has made its way to Telluride, Colorado for a two-night Phish party in the mountains. We’re a bit jealous of the fans that have made it out there and we’ll be hoping like hell for a stream tonight. We’ll round up some photos and have the [...]

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08.09.2010

Tour Dates: Sufjan Stevens Announces North American Tour

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Sufjan Stevens announced a tour today that’s taking him across the country this October and November with stops in New York City, Oakland, Boston, Philly and a few other major metros along the way. I’ve only gotten to catch his live show once in the past, but it literally left me in chills it was [...]

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08.09.2010

Lefsetz on Phish @ Telluride

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Tellurde [Lefsetz Letter] And from the time we turned off at Placerville, you could feel the Phish vibe. The liquor store in Sawpit had a banner imploring Phishheads to stock up. And then, at the edge of town, we saw the tents. The first gig isn’t for another day, but people are already here. Hell, [...]

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08.09.2010

Six Ways to Make Live Nation More Fan-Friendly

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Six Ways Live Nation Could Become More Fan Friendly [villagevoice.com] It’s time to admit that the policy of the endless upgrade chain isn’t working – especially given the high prices that people are already paying for tickets, not to mention the fees added on for things like the “convenience” of printing said tickets using their [...]

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08.09.2010

Phish – “Maze” (Live @ Greek)

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One of the musical highlights from Thursday night’s Phish show at the Greek was just released as one of the official live videos from the band. I always forget how amazing the light show is during “Maze.” Classic Kuroda. Plus, regarding the video crew, you could see these dudes running all around the stage with [...]

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08.08.2010

Phish @ Greek Theatre, Berkeley, CA 8/7/10

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The final night of Phish at the Greek was pretty epic. As usual, AT&T’s service in the area was nonexistent so I wasn’t able to post anything from the show. But I did manage to snag my third Pollock, and the show had an intense energy compared to the other nights that really felt like [...]

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08.07.2010

Phish @ Greek Theatre, Berkeley, CA 8/6/10

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The second night of Phish in Berkeley was absolutely off the hook. Phish @ Greek Theatre, Berkeley, CA 8/6/10 Set I: Chalk Dust Torture, Guyute, Ocelot, It’s Ice, Cities > The Moma Dance > Bathtub Gin > Stealing Time From the Faulty Plan Set II: Rock and Roll, Ghost > Mike’s Song > Simple > [...]

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