Phish @ Festival 8, 10/31/09

Happy Monday morning, dudes. I thought I’d start the week with a roundup of the Phish setlists that were thrown down this weekend:

November 22, 2009
Syracuse War Memorial
Syracuse, NY

Set 1: David Bowie, Julius, Sparkle, Kill Devil Falls, Lawn Boy, Heavy Things, Funky Bitch, Sample In A Jar, Boogie On Reggae Woman, Let Me Lie, Beauty of a Broken Heart, Stash
Set 2: Drowned > Twist, Piper > Big Black Furry Creatures From Mars, Tube, Theme From The Bottom, Maze, The Horse > Silent In The Morning, Character Zero, First Tube
Encore: Good Times Bad Times

November 21, 2009
U.S. Bank Arena
Cincinnati, OH

Set 1: Wilson, NICU, Wolfman’s Brother, Ocelot, Torn and Frayed, Strange Design, Ginseng Sullivan, Albuquerque, Split Open and Melt, Dirt, Limb by Limb, Run Like An Antelope
Set 2: Rock and Roll > Ghost, If I Could, Backwards Down The Number Line, Prince Caspian, Suzy Greenberg, 2001, Squirming Coil
E: Sleeping Monkey, Axilla I

November 20, 2009
U.S. Bank Arena
Cincinnati, OH

Set 1: Chalkdust Torture, The Moma Dance, The Divided Sky, Alaska, Water in the Sky, Fast Enough For You, Time Turns Elastic, Gotta Jibboo, Fluffhead
Set 2: Punch You In The Eye, Tweezer -> Light > Back On The Train -> Possum, Slave to the Traffic Light, You Enjoy Myself
Encore: Joy, Golgi Apparatus > Tweezer Reprise

[setlists via Hidden Track]

Not too surprising for the Phish 3.0 that we all know and love, it seems that every night that the tour progresses we get to see our favorite band stretch out a bit on stage and play more comfortably with experimenting and improvising. Every set that they played at Festival 8 seemed to build on the one previous, and the tour so far looks to have that same progression. “David Bowie” opener last night? THAT’S what I’m talking about…

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Like New Year’s Eve, Halloween is another holiday that a lot of bands choose to celebrate in style. There’s just something about mixing the live concert experience with all the fun and choas of Halloween that really brings out the freaks. While most bands typically play into the Halloween vibe in some way, touring bands often approach Halloween as an opportunity to really create a unique live music event. Just as we did with our New Year’s Eve concert round-up, we’ve compiled a list of Halloween concerts that will be going on this weekend (see below for the long list).

We have also noticed a few bands that are taking a similar approach to Halloween as Phish by doing some sort of “musical costume” and either covering another band’s music or playing a full show of thematic covers. Here are a few of the more interesting “musical costumes” we’ve seen announced this year:

1) Phish Festival 8 @ Empire Polo Club, Indio, CA: Festival 8 Musical Costume TBD
Although we’ve been covering this since it was announced, we still had to include it here. As Phish has done for past Halloween shows, they will cover a classic album in its entirety at their upcoming three-day Halloween extravaganza out in Indio, CA. However, this time around they’ve been giving fans a preview of all the possible cover selections over at Phish.com. At the time of this posting, the current contenders include: 1) David Bowie – Hunky Dory 2) David Bowie – Ziggy Stardust 3) Frank Zappa – Apostrophe 4) Genesis – The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway 5) Jimi Hendrix – Electric Ladyland 6) King Crimson – Larks’ Tongues In Aspic 7) Led Zeppelin – Zeppelin I 8) MGMT – Oracular Spectacular 9) Michael Jackson – Thriller 10) Pink Floyd – The Wall 11) Prince – Purple Rain 12) Radiohead – Kid A 13) Rolling Stones – Exile on Main Street 14) Van Morrison – Astral Weeks)

For an up-to-date list of the possible cover albums, head on over to Jamtopia where they’re keeping track of the daily changes.

2) Lotus w/ Big In Japan & The Egg @ Sonar Main Stage, Baltimore, MD: “Protein Pills in the Labyrinth”
Lotus is doing Halloween at Sonar and has billed the event as “Protein Pills in the Labyrinth.” Although the band originally meant to keep the actual theme of the show a secret, Billboard recently did a feature on them and accidentally let the news slip…the event will feature the music of David Bowie (and we can only assume it will be all-instrumental, per the band’s standard approach)

3) Deer Tick w/ special guest TBA @ Brooklyn Bowl, Brooklyn, NY: The Music of the Sex Pistols
Deer Tick will be taking on the music of the Sex Pistols at their Halloween show at Brooklyn Bowl. The show will also include a special guest (still TBA) covering the music of Sonic Youth. Admission will be $5 or free with a Halloween costume!
(via Hidden Track)

4) Leroy Justice featuring Scott Metzger @ The Bitter End, New York, NY: The Music of Steve Miller Band
Scott Metzger will sit in with Leroy Justice at Manhattan’s Bitter End for two sets of music that will include a cover of Steve Miller Band’s Greatest Hits and some originals.
(via Jambands.com)

Read on for our full list of 2009 Halloween concerts….

ALABAMA
Zac Brown Band @ Talladega Superspeedway, Talledega, AL
Galactic w/ Corey Henry, and Mike Dillon’s Go-Go Jungle @ Soul Kitchen, Mobile, AL

ARKANSAS
Future Rock w/ DJ Thibault, Montu, Jason Sterling @ The Armory, Fayetteville, AR

CALIFORNIA
Dirty Projectors @ Jensen RecCenter Studio, Echo Park, CA
Las Tortugas Dance of the Dead @ Evergreen Lodge, Groveland, CA
w/ Umphrey’s McGee, The Mother Hips, Tea Leaf Green, Papa Mali, New Monsoon, Hot Buttered Rum and many more
Phish Festival 8 @ Empire Polo Club, Indio, CA
Ozomatli w/ Lateef the Truthspeaker @ Mateel Community Center, Redway, CA
Built to Spill @ The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA
Marco Benevento Trio @ Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA), San Francisco, CA

COLORADO
Bassnectar w/ RJD2, Heavyweight Dub Champion, & Jillian Ann @ The Fillmore Auditorium, Denver, CO
Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit @ The Larimer Lounge, Denver, CO
Devotchka w/ QuiXotiC @ Boulder Theater Boulder, CO
Ghostface Killah w/ Fashawn @ Fox Theatre Boulder, CO
The Motet @ Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom Denver, CO

CONNECTICUT
The Derek Trucks Band @The Palace Theater Stamford, CT

FLORIDA
The Lee Boys @ Will’s Pub, Orlando, FL

GEORGIA
Islands, Why?, Au, Jemina Pearl @ Lenny’s, Atlanta, GA

HAWAII
Blitzen Trapper @ Hallowbaloo, Honolulu, HI

ILLINOIS
Backyard Tire Fire @ Coconut Louie’s, Bloomington, IL
Bob Dylan @ Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, IL
The Disco Biscuits, w/ The Glitch Mob, Holy Fuck & Orchard Lounge @ Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, IL

KANSAS
EOTO w/ E.Z. Brothers @ Granada Theater Lawrence, KS
Yonder Mountain String Band w/ Danny Barnes @ Liberty Hall Lawrence, KS

KENTUCKY
Monsters of Folk, feat. Conor Oberst, M. Ward, Jim James, & Mike Mogis @ The Louisville Palace, Louisville, KY

LOUISIANA
Rebirth Brass Band @ Chelsea’s, Baton Rouge, LA
Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk w/ Johnny Sketch and the Dirty Notes @ Howlin’ Wolf, New Orleans, LA
The Dirty Dozen Brass Band @ Tipitina’s French Quarter, New Orleans, LA
Voodoo Music Festival @ City Park, New Orleans, LA
w/ KISS, Gogol Bordello, Wolfmother, Drive-By Truckers, Robert Randolph & The Family Band MuteMath, George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic, The Black Lips, Jane’s Addiction, Q-Tip & many more

MASSACHUSSETTS
Guster @ Orpheum Theatre, Boston, MA
Max Creek @ Pearl Street Nightclub, Northampton, MA
State Radio @ Calvin Theater, Northampton, MA

MARYLAND
Lotus w/ Big In Japan & The Egg @ Sonar Main Stage, Baltimore, MD

MINNESOTA
The Radiators @ Fine Line Music Cafe, Minneapolis, MN

MISSOURI
Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey @ Jardine’s, Kansas City, MO

MISSISSIPPI
Doobie Brothers @ IP Casino Resort and Spa, Biloxi, MS

NORTHA CAROLINA
Toubab Krewe w/ Floating Action @ Cat’s Cradle, Carrboro, NC
Soulive w/ Bubonik Funk @ Neighborhood Theatre, Charlotte, NC

NEW JERSEY
Snoop Dogg w/ Method Man @ House of Blues, Atlantic City, NJ
Stevie Wonder @ The Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa, Atlantic City, NJ

NEW YORK
moe. @ The Washington Avenue Armory, Albany, NY
Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe @ Bowery Ballroom, New York, NY
Mike Doughty @ Le Poisson Rouge, New York, NY
Thievery Corporation w/ Ocote Soul Sounds @ Terminal 5, New York, NY
Weezer w/ Matt & Kim @ Hammerstein Ballroom, New York, NY
Leroy Justice featuring Scott Metzger @ The Bitter End, New York, NY
Deer Tick w/ special guest TBA @ Brooklyn Bowl, Brooklyn, NY
Elvis Perkins in Dearland @ Midnight Ramble – Levon Helm Studios, Woodstock, NY

OREGON
Steve Kimock Crazy Engine @ Aladdin Theater, Portland, OR

PENNSEYLVANIA
Simian Mobile Disco @ Starlight Ballroom, Philadelphia, PA
Pearl Jam w/ Bad Religion @ Wachovia Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA
Gov’t Mule w/ Jackie Greene @ Tower Theater, Upper Darby, PA

SOUTH CAROLINA
The Roots @ The Handlebar, Greenville, SC

TENNESSEE
The Avett Brothers @ Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, TN
Sound Tribe Sector 9 w/ Maserati @ War Memorial Auditorium Nashville, TN

TEXAS
Widespread Panic @ Austin Music Hall, Austin, TX
White Denim & Neon Indian @ Granada Theater, Dallas, TX
They Might Be Giants @ House Of Blues, Dallas, TX
Robert Randolph & The Family Band @ House Of Blues, Dallas, TX
Ghostland Observatory @ Palladium Ballroom/Loft, Dallas, TX

VIRGINIA
Perpetual Groove @ The National, Richmond, VA
Brian Wilson @ Sandler Center, Virginia Beach, VA

WISCONSIN
Leo Kottke @ Schauer Center, Hartford, WI
Los Lobos w/ The Duhks @ Northern Lights Theater, Milwaukee, WI
Matisyahu w/ Trevor Hall @ Pabst Theater, Milwaukee, WI

CANADA
Metric @ Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium, Edmonton, AB
Metallica w/ Lamb of God @Colisee Pepsi Arena, Quebec City, QC
Jay-Z w/ N.E.R.D., Wale, & J. Cole @ Air Canada Centre, Toronto, ON

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Updated on Wed, Nov. 4

For live/touring bands, New Year’s Eve is a key night of the year to really bring out the big guns and party down with hardcore fans. As such, we tend to see lots of bands playing bigger shows to hometown crowds, often mixing in some fun/silly covers and party-time antics, or generally getting a bit crazy for the NYE celebrations. For fans, it’s a great time to catch your favorite band and let it all out in one big end-of-the-year catharsis.

We’ve started to see a number of bands announce plans for their New Year’s Eve celebrations — and in some cases, a multi-night run of shows — so I thought I’d compile a roundup of some NYE shows that were recently announced. Although this isn’t really meant to be a comprehensive list, definitely let us know if you think we’re missing any noteworthy NYE celebrations.

Here are some recently-announced NYE concerts and multi-night “Holiday runs” of note:

ALBANY
John Brown’s Body: 12/31 @ Revolution Hall, Troy, NY

ASHEVILLE
Toubabe Krewe: 12/31 @ The Orange Peel
The Avett Brothers: 12/31 @ Thomas Wolfe Auditorium

ATLANTA
Band of Horses: 12/30-12/31 @ The Tabernacle
Perpetual Groove: 12/30-12/31 @ Variety Playhouse
Widespread Panic: 12/30-12/31 @ Philips Arena

ATLANTIC CITY
O.A.R. (…Of A Revolution): 12/31 @ House of Blues, Atlantic City
Jimmy Eat World: 12/31 @ Harrah’s Atlantic City

BALTIMORE
Little Feat @ Recher Theatre, Towson, MD
Dark Star Orchestra 12/30 – 12/31 @ Rams Head Live! Baltimore, MD

BOSTON
The Indobox: 12/31 @ Middle East Upstairs (technically in Cambridge, MA)

BURLINGTON
Grace Potter and the Nocturnals: 12/31 @ Higher Ground Ballroom

CHARLOTTE
Keller Williams w/ The Added Bonus: 12/31 @ Neighborhood Theatre

CHICAGO
Big Head Todd and the Monsters: 12/31 @ House of Blues
The Black Keys: 12/31 @ The Riviera
Girl Talk: 12/31 @ Congress Theater
Umphrey’s McGee:
12/29 @ the Vic
12/30-12/31 @ the Aragon
The Infamous Stringdusters & Uncle Earl: 12/31 @ Old Town School of Folk Music , Chicago, IL

DENVER/BOULDER
Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe and Greyboy Allstars: 12/31 @ The Ogden Theatre, (Denver)
Leftover Salmon: 12/30-12/31 @ the Boulder Theater (Boulder)
Sound Tribe Sector 9: 12/30-12/31 @ Wells Fargo Theatre (Denver)
Yonder Mountain String Band:
12/29 @ the Boulder Theater (Boulder)
12/30 @ the Filmore (Denver) w/ Wood Brothers and Travelin’ McCourys
12/31 @ the Filmore (Denver) w/ the Lee Boys and Darol Anger

JACKSONVILLE
JJ Grey & Mofro w/ Snarky Puppy @ Freebird Live

LAS VEGAS
John Mayer: 12/31 @ The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel

LOS ANGELES
Chromeo, w/ Gaslamp Killer, Peanut Butter Wolf, and VEGA: 12/31 @ Club Nokia

MIAMI
Phish: 12/28-12/31 @ American Airlines Arena (still not officially announced, but basically confirmed)

MILWAUKEE
Spoon w/ Jay Reatard: 12/31 @ Riverside Theater

MINNEAPOLIS
Pnuma Triow/ Two Fresh and Mimosa: 12/31 @ The Loft at Barfly

NASHVILLE
Old Crow Medicine Show: 12/31 @ Ryman Auditorium

NEW ORLEANS
Galactic: 12/31 @ Tipitina’s Uptown, New Orleans, LA
Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk: 12/31 @ Howlin’ Wolf, New Orleans, LA

NEW YORK CITY
The Disco Biscuits: 12/27-12/31 @ The Nokia Theatre, Times Square
w/ special late-night show series:
Sunday, Dec. 27th – Big Gigantic and Bonobo (DJ Set)
Monday, Dec. 28th – Dub Doctor Conspiracy featuring Conspirator, M80 Dubstation and Dr. Fameus
Tuesday, Dec. 29th – Daedelus and Two Fresh
Wednesday, Dec 30th – Pnuma Trio and KJ Sawka

The Felice Brothers: 12/31 @ Southpaw (Brooklyn)
Gov’t Mule: 12/30-12/31 @ The Beacon Theatre
Los Lobos: 12/31 @ City Winey
Paul van Dyk: 12/31 @ Roseland Ballroom
The New Deal: 12/31 @ B.B. King Blues Club
Rebirth Brass Band: 12/31 @ Sullivan Hall
Soulive & Lettuce: 12/30- 12/31 @ Music Hall Of Williamsburg (Brooklyn)
The Word: 12/31 @ Terminal 5

PHILADELPHIA
Brothers Past w/ Orchard Lounge: 12/31 @ Theatre of Living Arts, Philadelphia
Lotus:
12/29 @ Mr. Smalls, Pittsburgh, PA
12/30 @ The Note, West Chester, PA
12/31 @ The Electric Factory, Philadelphia, PA w/ MSTRKRFT

PHOENIX
Tea Leaf Green: 12/31 @ The Compound

OAKLAND
Brett Dennen & ALO: 12/31 @ Fox Theater

OKLAHOMA CITY
The Flaming Lips, w/ Stardeath and White Dwarfs: 12/31 @ Cox Convention Center, Oklahoma City, OK

PORTLAND, OR
Railroad Earth: 12/31 @ The Aladdin Theater

SAN FRANCISCO
Furthur: 12/30-12/31 @ Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
featuring. Bob Weir, Jay Lane, Joe Russo, John Kadlecik, Phil Lesh, Jeff Chimenti
Jackie Greene: 12/30-12/31 @ Great American Music Hall
Les Claypool: 12/31 @ The Fillmore
Sea of Dreams NYE 2010: 12/31 @ Concourse Exhibition Center
featuring: Ozomatli, Bassnectar, Ghostland Observatory, Yard Dogs Road Show, The Glitch Mob, Marty Party, Random Rab, Motion Potion, an-ten-nae

SEATTLE
Cake: 12/31 @ The Moore Theatre

VANCOUVER, BC
Garaj Mahal: 12/31 @ The Vogue Theater

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Since it’s only the end of September, many bands are still putting together their plans for NYE. There are a number of big touring bands that usually celebrate NYE in style but have yet to announce their end-of-year plans (Phish, Widespread Panic, moe., My Morning Jacket, Medeski, Martin & Wood, just to name a few).

According to Jambands.com, moe. will be taking NYE off.

We’ll keep an eye out for new announcements, but if you think we overlooked a good one, drop us a note/link in the comments.

So what show are you hitting on NYE?

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Man we were light on posting last week. I’ve been totally out of loop since moving into a new apartment, but now that I’m settled in and mostly unpacked I’ll have some more time to devote to this here website. Sorry for the lack of updates from my side. I always apologize, I know — and that really doesn’t do much, I know — but just understand that I have really been trying hard to keep up as the site is still something I very much love to do and I love that people still come hang out with us online.

Here’s a bunch of other stuff that was going on while we weren’t posting too many articles.

• Marco Benevento is being joined by Reed Mathis and Jon Fishman (!) for four dates in the Northeast in early November. That, my friends, is insane. Someone remind me to download those shows. [Hidden Track]
• Ryan posted the latest Live Music Podcast, an Arcade Fire set from Vegoose 2005. [The Live Music Podcast]
• Built to Spill covered “Paper Planes” live in Italy and it sounds really amazing. Anyone know where to find a full version? [Stereogum]
• LL Cool J just played House of Blues in Chicago and liveDaily was there to take photos. I wonder if it was any good. [liveDaily]
• Ticketmaster just bought a talent agency. I thought that was the only thing they did not have power over already, the talent side of the equation. [liveDaily]

More good stuff to come, folks. I missed you guys.

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Summer is definitely wrapping up here at LMB and we’ve got a lot of stuff to get posted! We’ve all seen a tremendous amount of music! And there’s plenty more to come! Yay!

Okay, so maybe this past week was a little slow around here. Sigh.

But, “Justin,” you say, “Phish did reunite for three songs at their friends’ wedding. That’s pretty gnarly, brosef.” And I completely agree with you. I know they’ve been throwing the rumors around for a while and they just have to know that this is turning their fans crazy. Crazier. Again. I really think we’re going to keep feeling this buildup until they actual announce a tour, which supposedly will be sometime during 2009. I can’t wait.

Trust me when I say that we’ve got a bunch of cool stuff to get posted. Also, we’ve got something good planned for this week’s Phish Friday so make sure you stop by for that later in the week. For now here’s our headlines from last week:

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This weekend I spent Saturday and Sunday in the photo pit for the Slow Food Rocks music festival, an inaugural event at Fort Mason here in San Francisco set atop a hill overlooking Golden Gate Bridge and the mouth of the Bay. What a view. The festival went off without a hitch at all to be found, and both days featured an eclectic mix of music and food vendors and it was a great, relaxing way to spend the weekend. I chose an extra day off from the blog, too. So just think of yesterday as my blog “labor” day. Hopefully the rest of you slackers found quality time to chillax, also.

We’ve got some great updates lined up for the week and we hope to have a podcast or two to share this weekend — we’ve been way too quiet in that department — so stay tuned to the site and check out our headlines from last week in case you missed them.

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Yesterday was the third and final day of the inaugural Outside Lands music festival, and there were a lot of mixed reviews on how well the event went for those in attendance. Personally, I had a lot of fun and I felt that I got to see most everything I wanted to see on all three days. The question on whether or not I enjoyed everything I saw on Friday would be questionable, but only because the promoters seemed to put Beck on the wrong stage resulting in logistical issues and a host of agitated festival patrons. Other than that, I seriously loved every second of the fest, and I hope to see it return sometime next year.

More updates will be coming from me and sure to be coming from the Coventry and Hidden Track folks, who I got to meet up with and chat with while the festival was happening. Great great times.
Read on for a roundup of our posts from last week and stay tuned for tons more updates this week.

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The Octopus Project ala iPhone | Photo © Justin Ward

Holy cow. I swore to myself that more posts would be up on this here blog today, but the rather spiraly turn of events that would otherwise be referred to as “my day” got a bit out of hand and I’m just now settling down from it all. I don’t even really know what that means either.

SO YEAH, it’s time to round up the week and re-post the headlines from what we got posted on the site last week, all while I build a solid round of anticipation for a couple cool things I plan on getting posted over the next couple days. First, we’ve got Paul’s coverage from All Points West finally wrapped up and settled, and his photos look absolutely incredible. Second, yet another round of tour dates are flooding our inbox and we plan on dropping a couple posts highlighting our favorites. And finally, I’ll be putting up some reviews from the shows I saw this weekend (The Octopus Project and Benevento/Russo Duo). Oh yeah, Outside Lands starts this Friday, too. Man it’s a good time to be alive…

Lots more coming from us this week, so read on for the headlines and check back in early tomorrow (today) for some more updates from the crew. Holla.

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• Tonight: The Octopus Project in San Fran
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  Given the show I saw last night, I’m about ready to go on tour with this band. Imagine if Battles was a bit more accessible and little less math rock-y, and you’ve got yourself one tremendous band called The Octopus…
• Tonight: Benevento/Russo Duo Begin Mojito Residency
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I tried my best to keep up with the reports from All Points West this past weekend, but I also tried to get away from the computer to check the Everyone Orchestra here in SF. Unfortunately my press contact’s list must have been a bit borked because I was told my name wasn’t on the list (and also that I wasn’t the only one that thought my name would be). Craptacular.

We’ll have our update from APW day three up today (hopefully). Also I’ve been meaning to write up some words from the Special Disco Version show I saw last Thursday, so stay tuned to the site for updates…

• Widespread Panic | Fall 2008 Tour Dates
  Widespread Panic just announced a set of fall tour dates. With a solidly booked tour calendar in 2008, Widespread Panic will be taking their foot off the accelerator in 2009 so catch them at these shows to avoid disappointment. Widespread…
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• Special Disco Version | James Murphy, Pat Mahoney DJ Tour
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• Tonight: Special Disco Version in San Fran
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• All Points West 2008 | Day One in Brief
  On Friday it was pretty clear what the modus operandi of All Points West is: There is Radiohead and there is everybody else. By day, All Points West was a nice festival with some strong sets. Andrew Bird played to…
• Radiohead @ All Points West
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Lollapalooza wrapped up yesterday and the live music world is going to be a bit tired today processing all the great stuff that came out of Grant Park this year, and I can’t stop thinking about the Radiohead performance on Friday night. I caught a video of the highlight of the night for me, shot right as the fireworks began during “Everything in Its Right Place.”

Lollapalooza 2008: Radiohead (Everything-Fake Plastic Trees) [YouTube]

Make sure you watch that one in high quality, and read on for the roundup of all the stuff we’ve posted in the past couple weeks.

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• Pitchfork 2008 | Saturday in Photos
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• Pitchfork 2008 | Sunday in Photos
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• Gathering of the Vibes 2008 Webcast on iClips
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• Disco Biscuits Announce NYE Run in NYC
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• STS9 & Umphrey’s McGee @ Charter One Pavilion, Chicago 7/19/08
  Last Saturday was a full-on mind and body exercise, complete with bike-riding, dancing, photography, networking, and hours and hours of wonderful music. The climax of the day was definitely the dual-bill featuring a couple of leaders in the independent…
• The Secret Machines @ The Viper Room, Los Angeles 7/27/08
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• Lollapalooza 2008 Webcast Schedule
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• The Raconteurs Launch Live Website
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