Disco Biscuits Archives
Apr 9, 2008
Disco Biscuits Get Jammy Nomination, Release Nominated Show
photo by headylife The Disco Biscuits recently got a Jammy Award nomination for their all-instrumental performance as "Tractorbeam" at Lancaster, PA’s Chameleon Club on 6/26/07. As a result, they decided to release a free soundboard recording of the show......
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Mar 25, 2008
Camp Bisco VII | Disco Biscuits Get Snoop, DJ Shadow
After finishing up their first European tour and showing up as headliners in some recent festival announcements, the Disco Biscuits continue to flesh out an impressive 2008 tour schedule. We recently came across some rather defensive Bisco fanatics, but......
Mar 19, 2008
Philly's Jam on the River 2008 | Flaming Lips, Disco Biscuits Headline
Philadelphia's annual 'Jam on the River' has announced its 2008 lineup. Once again, local electronic rockers, the Disco Biscuits, will return for their 6th year to headline the two-day mini-festival. This year, they'll be balanced out by the Flaming......
Mar 18, 2008
Starscape Festival 2008 | Initial Artist Announcement
The Baltimore-based Starscape Festival has announced its preliminary list of artists for the annual all-night dance party, set for June 7th. As they did last year, the Disco Biscuits will be headlining the festival. After last year's throwdown, I......
May 22, 2007
Philly's 'Jam on the River' Adds Apollo Sunshine, Lotus, and Cypress Hill
A few weeks ago, we reported on Philadelphia's annual 'Jam on the River', which takes place this Saturday and Sunday at Penn's Panding. JOTR recently made some changes and additions to its initial lineup, adding sets by Apollo Sunshine, Lotus, Hoots & Hellmouth, and Cypress Hill (taking the place of Common, who cancelled). ...
May 12, 2007
Umphrey's and Bisco in Jamaica | Caribbean Holidaze Lineup and Details
A few weeks back, Justin dropped the news that Umphrey's McGee and the Disco Biscuits had announced a festival-type excursion down in Jamaica, called "Caribbean Holidaze," but had yet to finalize the details. We've now got those details......
Apr 25, 2007
Camp Bisco 2007 | Initial Lineup Announced
After briefly announcing on Sunday the date and location for their annual Camp Bisco extravaganza, the Biscuits have officially released the festival's initial lineup. Camp Bisco VI will take place August 16th - 18th at the Indian Lookout Country Club in Pattersonville, NY....
Apr 23, 2007
Umphrey's McGee and the Disco Biscuits | Playin' at the Zoo for Mother Earth
The Chicago portion of the Green Apple Music festival came to a close Sunday with a free show at Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo. The weather and mellow vibe was perfect for a Sunday afternoon in the zoo....Luckily, we made it just in time to catch music by the Disco Biscuits' and Umphrey's McGee, the event's headliners. ...
Apr 14, 2007
Umphrey's McGee and the Disco Biscuits Join Forces | 2007 Summer Tour Dates
Umphrey's McGee and the Disco Biscuits continue to find ways to collaborate, forming clever little acronyms and titles along the way. The bands recently announced their "Trancegression" festival and are now doing some joint tour dates this summer and dubbing it D.U.M.B....
Apr 12, 2007
Starscape Festival 2007 | Disco Biscuits, RJD2, Brazilian Girls, and More
The full Starscape lineup has now been officially announced and includes a slew of DJs and bands that run the gamut from electronic rock to hip-hop and dance. Headliners include the Disco Biscuits, RJD2, Brazilian Girls, the Beatnuts, and a ton of DJs I have no business trying to describe....
Apr 9, 2007
High-Energy Moments in Disco Biscuits History | 4/9/99
In case you haven't noticed, I've been on a bit of a Disco Biscuits kick lately. With all this new Bisco news on the mind, I've been re-visiting some of my old favorites from the archives. And because it's April 9th, I thought I'd honor the date of a concert that is consistently cited by fans as a key show in 'Bisco' History: 4/9/99 at the Trocadero in Philadelphia, PA....
Apr 7, 2007
The Disco Biscuits | 2007 Spring and Summer Tour Dates
photo by headylife (updated on 4/9/99 for Starscape) The Disco Biscuits -- whose dub-style jams we featured in our most recent podcast -- continue to flesh out their Spring and Summer tour dates at a rapid pace. In addition......
Philly's 'Jam on the River' 2007 | Disco Biscuits, Common, STS9 and More
photo by headylife (updated here with schedule and lineup additions) Philadelphia's annual 'Jam on the River' has announced its 2007 lineup. Philly's own Disco Biscuits will return for their 5th year to headline on Saturday, May 26th, while STS9......
Apr 1, 2007
Podcast #056 - Bisco in Dub
photo by WHITperson For our 56th podcast, I went with another thematic mix, but this time with an old stand-by: the Disco Biscuits. I've always been big fan of the Biscuits' "dub" style of improvisation. While their take on......
First Annual Trancegression Festival
Trancegression Festival http://www.trancegressionfest.com/ July 13-15, 2007 Copper Mountain, Colorado It looks like there's a whole lot more than Brain Damaged Eggmen in that friendship between the guys in Umphrey's McGee and the guys in the Disco Biscuits -- they're......
Mar 15, 2007
The Disco Biscuits - World is Spinning [video]
This video just popped in the old inbox, and to my surprise, it's pretty solid. The Disco Biscuits really tore things up down in Florida this past weekend, so I figured why the hell not.... This band has had a......
Feb 24, 2007
Heady Links | Live Electronic Dance Music Edition
(updated on 2.25.07) Live Electronic Dance Music? Electronic rock? "jamtronica?" -- call it what you will, but there are a bunch of bands that are pushing the live EDM enevlope these days, continually creating new dance-party vibes and wowing audiences......
Jan 16, 2007
New Year's Eve Shenanigans: Fun Covers and Big Bust-outs
Photo © UM.com In addition to the new posts last week, we've got some new posts this week from a writer you might be newly familiar with. WHITperson, the man behind the curtain over at Live Music Musings, brings......
Oct 2, 2006
Disco Biscuits Announce New Live CD, 'Rocket 3'
The Disco Biscuits have announced a follow-up live disc to their latest live full-release, The Wind at Four to Fly. The Disco Biscuits and Diamond Riggs Records newest live release, Rocket 3, is the entire third set of the Biscuits......
Aug 8, 2006
the Disco Biscuits | Stolen Tracks 2
During Umphrey's McGee's set at Lollapalooza, some dude walked over near our blanket and sat down for a second to fiddle with his backpack. He grabbed a large handful of discs and threw one over by us. Our first reaction:......
May 19, 2006
Camp Bisco V | Lineup, Info
Another year, another Camp Bisco announcement... They're looking for street team members to help spread the word, so I figured I'd help to do my part. If you're going to the festival, shoot me an email if you'd be interested......
Mar 28, 2006
Some Proof that Bisco Lives!
Dark. Scary. Trance-y. the Disco Biscuits.......
Feb 8, 2006
moe. Disco Biscuits, Please...
moe. Disco Biscuits February 3, 2006 Aragon Ballroom Chicago, IL We all know how exciting weekend concerts can be, especially for all working-class professionals that put in 40 hours a week. All the rest of us bums, well, Friday night......
Feb 7, 2006
Jamcast #033 - Bisco/moe. in Chicago
On today's podcast, I'm featuring my personal highlights from the moe. / Disco Biscuits show I saw last Friday night (my review to follow). I had a blast at the show even though the sound was terrible, and these sources......
Jan 27, 2006
Disco Biscuits Live Album Release Parties Announced
The Disco Biscuits have announced that they're playing their record-release parties for The Wind at Four to Fly in Vermont. I simply love the way they write their press releases... The first of such venues to be leveled by the......
Jan 23, 2006
The Disco Biscuits Releasing Double Live Album
From discobiscuits.com... The Disco Biscuits new Double Live album, The Wind at Four to Fly, will be released by Diamond Riggs Records through SCI FI on April 18th, 2006!!! This very special relationship will allow TDB to retain all of......
Dec 30, 2005
Disco Biscuits Langerado Late-Night
I believe this is the first announcement to come out regarding the Langerado late-night shows, so correct me if I'm wrong... From DiscoBiscuits.com... We are excited to announce that the Biscuits will be playing an outdoor show on the Friday......
Dec 15, 2005
Disco Biscuits Announce New Drummer
Earlier this week, the Disco Biscuits announced that they had ended their search for a new drummer, and that they had finally chosen a replacement for Sammy. From discobiscuits.com... It is with great pleasure and excitement that we would like......
Dec 8, 2005
Disco Biscuits Rage (in a good way)
So, I'm driving out to the suburbs for work today and I'm trying to race like crazy to get back home before the first, major snow event hits Chicago right in time for rush hour. (Tom Skilling, the nation's highest-paid......
