Vegoose Archives


Oct 31, 2006

Vegoose 2006 | Downloads & Torrents

Vegoose 2006 might have been a little undersold...but the music will still live on... Here's a list of downloads from the music festival. Most of the links will be to torrent files, which you learn more about here if you're......

Oct 30, 2006

Vegoose 2006 | Roundup

It's the Monday following a busy festival weekend -- Vegoose and Voodoo were both this past weekend -- and early reports are streaming in from Vegoose.........

Oct 24, 2006

Vegoose Teams with HeadCount

At Summer Camp 2006, HeadCount -- the jamband scene's answer to Rock the Vote -- setup a table near one of the stages and allowed fans to signup and register to vote in the midterm elections coming up in the......

Oct 20, 2006

Vegoose 2006 | Webcast Announced

Vegoose 2006 will be getting the AT&T Blueroom Webcast treatment, much the same as their webcast of Bonnaroo, Austin City Limits, Lollapalooza, etc. VEGOOSE WEBCAST AND CONTENT IN THE AT&T BLUE ROOMIf you miss any of this year's festival, make......

Oct 18, 2006

Vegoose 2006 | Schedule Posted

The schedule for Vegoose 2006 has been posted, and it's powered by a nifty little generator-app put together by JamBase. Very cool. Head on over to Vegoose.com and click on "Artist Lineup" to start customizing your schedule... If you're going......

Oct 13, 2006

Vegoose 2006 | Lineup Additions #3

Superfly has announced a few artist additions to Vegoose 2006. - Money Mark - Matt Costa - Toubab Krewe - The Coup Two weeks from now, the hippies and hipsters will converge!......

Sep 25, 2006

Get Yo Vegoose Late Nights Today

The "At Night" concerts at Vegoose are going on sale to the general public today at 12pm CST. Don't get shut out. VEGOOSE AT NIGHT CONCERT SERIES TICKETINGGENERAL PUBLIC ON-SALEThe general public on sale for the Vegoose At Night......

Sep 23, 2006

Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds to play California

I'm not a huge Dave Matthews fan anymore but I used to enjoy his music (and his band) a whole lot some years back... Him and long-time collaborator Tim Reynolds will be doing a couple California shows after their Vegoose......

Sep 16, 2006

The Rhythm Devils (Hart, Kreutzmann, Cactus, Kimock, others) Hit the Road

If you're a raving, blood-thirsty jamband fan, I'm pretty sure you're into this one... The Rhythm Devils Featuring Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann, Mike Gordon, Steve Kimock, Sikiru Adepoju Plus Special Guest Goapele (say that three times fast) Tour Dates 10/17/06......

Sep 13, 2006

Win a Lifetime Bonnaroo and Vegoose Pass

The guys are Superfly have just announced an interesting contest... If you're a music festival fan, you've now got a chance to win lifetime passes to both Bonnaroo and Vegoose simply by acting the fool like someone else --......

Sep 6, 2006

Vegoose 2006 | Lineup Additions #2

Superfly has added a few artists to the Vegoose 2006 lineup. VEGOOSE AT NIGHT UPDATE The Meters will perform with Widespread Panic on Monday, October 30th at the MGM Grand Garden. Widespread Panic w/ The Meters Monday Oct. 30th, 2006......

Aug 24, 2006

Vegoose 2006 | Late Night Shows Announced

The late night shows for Vegoose 2006 have been announced, definitely the more interesting and anticipated sets of the weekend... Vegoose At Night 2006 Schedule Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds Friday Oct. 27th, 2006 MGM Grand Garden Doors TBD......

Aug 17, 2006

Vegoose 2006 Lineup Additions

Some more artists to revel at (or complain about) have been added to Vegoose 2006... Vegoose 2006 Lineup Additions Phil & Trey... Ben Folds Mike Patton's Peeping Tom Black Rebel Motorcycle Club The Yard Dogs Road Show These artist join......

Aug 9, 2006

Vegoose 2006 | Lineup Announced

The initial lineup for Vegoose 2006 has been announced. Vegoose 2006 Halloween Weekend Las Vegas, NV Lineup: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Widespread Panic The Killers The Mars Volta The Keller Williams Incident The Black Crowes Fiona Apple The Raconteurs......

Jul 27, 2006

Vegoose 2006 | Artists on Aug. 9, MySpace Contest

Coming at ya straight from my inbox... VEGOOSE 2006 INITIAL ARTIST ANNOUNCEMENT ON WED, AUGUST 2ND 9th! Also, rather unsurprisingly, they're using MySpace as their chosen catalyst for getting the word out and getting people interested in the festival.........

Jun 7, 2006

Vegoose 2006 | Dates Announced

No, I'm the king... Vegoose Music Festival October 27-31, 2006 If you even need any sort of explanation for why this is cool, you are uncool. I'm sorry -- I didn't want to be the one to tell you......

Feb 13, 2006

Monday Links

How's everybody doing this Monday? If you're in NYC or anywhere on the East coast, I definitely am not feeling your pain. Sorry about that two feet of snow in Central Park... If you're not buried and snow and you......

Feb 12, 2006

Weekend Links

Download a gem of a White Stripes performance from The Big O. (via BO) Jambands.com published their 2005 Year in Review: Encore the other day. Dave Vann: Name one band you discovered (or rediscovered) in the past year? The Secret......

Jan 3, 2006

Heady Links

Stereogum readers think that Sufjan Stevens should hit up California for the next in his 50 States project. For those not keeping track, he's done Michigan and Illinois thus far. Good stuff... Check out this video of Sleater-Kinney doing Wilderness......

Dec 17, 2005

Heady Links

Don't forget about the Warren Haynes X-Mas Jam tonight in Asheville, NC. Rolling Stone has redesigned their main page (I just noticed this the other day--I'm not sure if they did this a while ago or not...). I think it......

Dec 8, 2005

Heady Links

Check out this great video of Sleater-Kinney at Vegoose. I'm not familiar with their material too much but I'm really enjoying their latest album. Anyone know this tune? In case you're interested, Muzzle of Bees has begun a nice feature......

Nov 29, 2005

Heady Links

now playing: Sleater-Kinney - Entertain [mp3] Get your tickets for the Warren Haynes Christmas Jam now--there's only 700 remaining. Trey was spotted sharing a really expensive bottle of wine with some mystery brunette in NYC. [New York Post, reg. req.)......

Nov 17, 2005

More Vegoose Webcast Goodness

For those of us that don't have much to do today but slack, there's going to be a Vegoose Gov't Mule re-webcast today at 4:00 p.m. EST. This is the full set, and this will be the only time they......

Nov 16, 2005

Heady Links

Glide reviews Vegoose. Dan Greenhaus (Jambands.com) has a great article up about the Trey Utica show and what it means and such. I enjoyed this, especially the great reminder of the trail of events that lead up to Phish's breakup.......

Nov 12, 2005

Heady Links

My Vegoose Downloads and Torrents page has been updated with Michael Franti & Spearhead and ALO. Email me if you find any others. Tea Leaf Green is not opening for Trey on Monday night. Spread the word. Vegoose Photo Gallery......

Nov 8, 2005

Widespread Panic's Epicly Epic Halloween

Following up on his jealousy-inducing Vegoose review from last week, Teddy decided to write a completely separate account of Widespread Panic's fantastic Halloween show. We'd like to thank Teddy for his efforts...hopefully you've all been enjoying his content. When a......

Heady Links

Watch some video of String Cheese Incident doing Get Down Tonight from their Vegoose late-night. It was shot by Tom Rowles--thanks for the headsup. Mike Greenhaus reviews Vegoose for Spin. Download This Bird Has Flown, the Rubber Soul tribute album.......

Nov 7, 2005

Heady Links

Jack White changes his UK stage name. WTF. [via INDIEBLOGHEAVEN] Not only were fans selling homemade products outside NIU's Convocation Center on Friday's Trey Anastasio show, but fans were actually bored to tears, as well. This quote was just priceless..."It’s......

Nov 6, 2005

Heady Links

Check out some photos from Broken Social Scene's show in Dallas the other night. I just missed them in Chicago and I'm wondering if I'm going to regret it. These guys look crazy. [via INDIEBLOGHEAVEN] The American Chronicle interviews Ashley......

Nov 5, 2005

Heady Links

It's a shit of a rainy day in Chicago right now, so it'll be a perfect day for me to catch up on my site redesign in the background. Ya'll betta be ready! Anyone see any good shows last night?......

Nov 4, 2005

Trey from Vegoose is Streaming on the Radio

Tonight's show will feature Trey live from Vegoose! Tune into 91.7fm WSUW (Whitewater, WI) or www.wsuw.org and click on "Listen Now". Take a listen, you may enjoy what you're listening to! I'm psyched to be listening to this right now......

Vegoose: Our First First-hand Review

The mainstream and amateur reviews have been out for a week, and I've heard from many friends who've come back from Vegas and said, "That kicked serious ass." Eloquent, really. But until now, we've had no legit, personal reflections on......

Nov 3, 2005

Heady Links

Muzzle of Bees has a great shot of the lead singer of The Shins during their Vegoose set. Uhm, there's like a buttload of Vegoose stuff floating around right now, and I'll try and get some of the real hightlights......

Nov 1, 2005

Heady Links

Medeski Martin and Wood announce some tour dates fresh off last night's Halloween performance and they're not coming to Chicago. Yeah, this just caught my attention. I haven't heard much from the MMW camp lately and I wonder how their......

Oct 31, 2005

Vegoose Photos

Right now I'm listening to the Lotus show that I saw a week ago and viewing some great Vegoose photos. And, blogging of course. Over on Bathtub Gin, there is a very long index page worth of shots straight from......

Vegoose Downloads and Torrents

With the Vegoose festival wrapping up nicely this past weekend, the downloads are pouring in. Leave a comment for us if you find other torrents that I'm not picking up. Vegoose Music Festival Downloads Arcade Fire [flac] @+ ALO [flac]......

Costume of the Year

I'm not sure who this wook is, but he clearly takes home the first-annual Live Music Blog Costume of the Year Award for 2005. This is just brilliant, especially the side effects (click to enlarge): The best part? Imagine if......

Oct 30, 2005

Vegoose for Us That Didn't Go #2

It's early Sunday morning and it's looking as though the reports coming through are still few and far between. I guess I don't know what I should be expecting--something crazier, I guess. This article highlights the crowd (not the music)......

Oct 29, 2005

Early Vegoose Photos

© Dave Vann 2005, Relix Yeah, this looks like a great time alright. Umphrey's McGee dressed up as cowboys with Mr. Warren Haynes himself. I can't wait until the shows start getting posted on the Archive. In the meantime......

New Vegoose Late Night Announced

If you're at Vegoose, there's a free late night show tonight. Steel Train is going to be rocking the Hard Rock Cafe tonight at midnight, so enjoy! From the Vegoose mailing list...FREE HALLOWEEN LATE NIGHT STEEL TRAIN SHOW AT THE......

Vegoose for Us That Didn't Go

Well, it's early as hell in Chicago and the first reports from Vegoose are already streaming in. Largehearted boy rounds up the SBC Blue Room performances that will be webcast today, so check that out if you have a chance.......

Oct 28, 2005

Vegoose Begins!

With the inaugural Vegoose festival beginning today (officially), we can't wait to see what happens. Keep us posted if you know before we do. Have fun and be safe!......

Oct 27, 2005

Vegoose Preview Roundup

For all the lucky souls that are heading to Vegoose this weekend, you are going to have a blast. We are jealous of you. Live Music Blog will not be there, but we will try and blog up some reports......

Rumor Confirmed: Ryan Adams Not At Vegoose

Straight from the Vegoose mailing list, it is confirmed that Ryan Adams will NOT be performing with Phil Lesh and Friends this weekend. Short notice? Yep. From Vegoose.com...(my emphasis added)MESSAGE FROM PHIL LESH ABOUT RYAN ADAMS We regretfully inform you......

Oct 23, 2005

Ryan Adams Pulls Out of Vegoose

From Muzzle of Bees...According to rumors, Ryan Adams will not be playing with Phil Lesh and Friends at the upcoming Vegoose music festival. Luckily, Joan Osbourne will act as the special guest.......

Oct 19, 2005

Get Hitched at Vegoose

From the Vegoose mailing list...GET "HITCHED" AT VEGOOSE Dreaming of a wedding in Vegas? Have a wedding at Vegoose! We'll make it fun and easy for you and your honey to "tie the knot" right on our festival grounds. Walk......

Sep 28, 2005

Vegoose at Night

It looks as though the final lineup has been locked and loaded for the Vegoose at Night Series. If you're going, make sure you check out these shows. They will clearly hold the gems of the weekend, and I would......

Sep 27, 2005

Latest from Vegoose: WSP and The Crystal Method on 10/31

I've been slacking hard on the Vegoose news lately. I guess it's because I've realized I'm not going, and it's hard to be totally interested in Bonnaroo West Vegoose when I know it's going to be hard to make it......

Aug 26, 2005

More Vegoose Artist Additions

As news of the late-night shows broke yesterday, so did the following... We are pleased to announce the following additions to VEGOOSE: Beck Sleater-Kinney Devendra Banhart More artists to be announced. For complete lineup and more info, please check the......

Aug 11, 2005

Vegoose Gets More Artists and Travel Packages

Finally getting to my email tonight, I've got some updates in the inbox straight from Superfly... At Vegoose.com...We are pleased to announce the following additions to VEGOOSE: » The Arcade Fire » Talib Kweli » Umphrey's McGee » ALO More......

Aug 4, 2005

Vegoose Roundup

After all the hype, Vegoose gets announced with the full lineup and every other site and their brother got the info posted quickly. This is huge, people! Inaugural Vegoose Fest Solidifies Lineup | Billboard Vegoose Lines Up | Pollstar (warning:......

Aug 3, 2005

Vegoose Lineup: Your Thoughts?

Now that the initial lineup has been announced (which mostly confirms the original rumors), what is your take on the lineup? Was the hype worth it? Are you going? VIP, or dirty bathrooms? $442.50 for VIP, with only discounted beer?......

Jul 26, 2005

Vegoose Info: From the Horse's Mouth

Straight from the source for the first time...if you haven't signed up for the Vegoose mailing list, here's the e-mail we got today: "We're blown away by the buzz about Vegoose. We're working to make Halloween in Vegas a spectacular......

Jul 22, 2005

More Vegoose News

Here are some more tasty details for you from billboard.com. This mostly just re-affirms what we already knew, but it's still nice to see the rumors corroborated by a legit source: After months of speculation, the producers of the Bonnaroo......

Jul 19, 2005

Vegoose Gets Dates

Superfly has made a welcome addition to the Vegoose Site: dates! Under the roulette wheel, it now reads: Music. Masks. Madness. Vegoose. October 28-31, 2005 More to come. Stay Tuned. Ace Cowboy says: "Woo hoo!" Justin says: "Ye haw!@@#@" JamBase......

Jul 16, 2005

More Vegoose Hype For Ya

Update: Superfly is getting us really excited. They've announced the dates for Vegoose, and it's confirmed that it will be Halloween weekend in Las Vegas. Read more here. Superfly is continuing to tease all of us; they just updated their......

Jun 14, 2005

Expect Vegoose News in One Month

Update: Superfly is getting us really excited. They've announced the dates for Vegoose, and it's confirmed that it will be Halloween weekend in Las Vegas. Read more here. The101Report.com has the scoop; Superfly has announced that they will announce information......

Jun 10, 2005

Join the Vegoose Mailing List

Update: Superfly is getting us really excited. They've announced the dates for Vegoose, and it's confirmed that it will be Halloween weekend in Las Vegas. Read more here. Vegoose.com has been updated to include an opt-in form for their mailing......

Jun 8, 2005

Vegoose: Gettin' Closer to Reality

Update: Superfly is getting us really excited. They've announced the dates for Vegoose, and it's confirmed that it will be Halloween weekend in Las Vegas. Read more here. We've got a site and a logo! What are you doin' for......

May 20, 2005

Halloween in Vegas? Vegoose!

Update: Vegoose has put up a website with one cool and very animated looking logo. Comment here. "Now when the rumor comes to your town, It grows and grows, where it started no one knows" --The Band Hey, I'm new......