August 2010

08.06.2010

Photos: Phish @ Greek Theatre, Berkeley, CA 8/5/10 (Night One)

I was fortunate enough to have a photopass for the first night of Phish in Berkeley at the Greek Theatre, and I’m rushing out the door to get to the next show in time to line up for a Pollock again like I was able on night one. All in all, I felt like night [...]

08.05.2010

Phish @ Greek Theatre, Berkeley, CA 8/5/10

Setlists

Phish returns to the road tonight with the first of three nights here in the Bay Area. The historic Greek Theatre in Berkeley will play host, and we’ll be tweeting updates at @LiveMusicBlog and following along with all of our friends that are in town. For the rest of the action, make sure you follow [...]

08.04.2010

Lollapalooza 2010: Webcast Schedule

Festivals

Lollapalooza is partnering with iClips and AOL Music for the official webcast, and they dropped the schedule yesterday showing that they’ll be broadcasting sets from DEVO, Hot Chip, Drive-By Truckers, Gogol Bordello, Metric, Spoon, MGMT, Yeasayer and Green Day (4 songs only). Tune into iClips.net or Lollapalooza.com starting on Friday, 2pm CDT to get a [...]

08.04.2010

Phish @ Greek Theatre: Predictions from Phish.net

Links

Phish.net reviews the first night of Phish at the Greek… The set opened with a siiiiiick “Timber Ho” -> “California Uber Alles” > “Tweezer” -> “Starship Trooper Jam,” which featured some spine-tinglingly funky Moog-work from Page and wook-cooking bass-bombs from Mike. There was heavy “Dave’s Energy Guide” and “Mind Left Body Jam” teasing in “Tweezer” [...]

08.03.2010

Giveaway: MGMT with Francis and the Lights, AWOLNATION in Chicago

08.03.2010

Outside Lands 2010: Schedule Posted

Festivals

The schedule for Outside Lands was just posted. I need to digest this a bit but I’m most excited to see the Gogol Bordello > My Morning Jacket > Furthur combo on the main stage. But on Sunday, I’ll have to miss part of Al Green’s set to catch Garage a Trois on the other [...]

08.03.2010

SXSW 2011: Let the Planning Begin!

Festivals

Sadly I’ve had to miss the last two years of South by Southwest and I don’t plan on doing that again. I’ll be booking a hotel and hope to finally put together a showcase like I’ve been telling myself we’d be doing for years now. If you’re a blogger, band or friend that wants to [...]

08.03.2010

Farm Aid: 25th Anniversary Set for 10/2 in Milwaukee

Links

Farm Aid to Mark 25th Anniversary in Milwaukee [FarmAid.org] Farm Aid took to the field today to reveal details about its 25th anniversary benefit concert, scheduled for Oct. 2 at Miller Park in Milwaukee. Farm Aid founders Willie Nelson and John Mellencamp joined executive director Carolyn Mugar by webcast at an on-field news conference at [...]

08.03.2010

Photos: Arcade Fire @ Mann Center for the Performing Arts, Philly 8/2/10

Photo Galleries

I was interested to see how Arcade Fire would perform in the arena-sized venue and this being their last big show before their webcast planned during their Madison Square Garden show. But pretty soon after they took the stage a few things were rather evident. First, they seemed rested and ready to perform and tour [...]

08.02.2010

Video: What Phish Sounds Like to People That Don’t Like Phish

Videos

I had to pause this video I was laughing so hard. (via @YEMblog)

08.02.2010

From Phish Novice to Expert: A Four-Show Progress Report

Download This

Long-time readers of the site might have noticed that we have brought back one of our favorite columns, Phish Friday, with a renewed vigor and a set of contributors that clearly possess more knowledge on those nerdy cats from Vermont than I ever could given that I saw my first show in 1999. My buddies [...]

08.02.2010

Pretty Lights: New EP, New Drummer, Sell-Out at Red Rocks

News

Happy Monday, folks. I’m excitedly catching up on news today after an amazing weekend here in SF, and one of the first things I’m checking on is how the Wanderlust Festival went down in Squaw Valley here in Northern Cali. I wouldn’t normally get too amped about that festival but I saw news before the [...]

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