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Video: Grizzly Bear – “Cheerleader” on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

June 30, 2009
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This video was too cool in too many ways to list, so it gets its own post today.

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Matt from You Ain’t No Picasso on Phish @ Bonnaroo

June 23, 2009
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I thought I’d post a link to something I just read and commented on and (naturally) feel quite passionate about, but I do this to explain a point and not bring any further unnecessary scrutiny on someone that wasn’t really, well, prepared for the experience of Phish headlining Bonnaroo.
I’ve been thoroughly enjoying all the Bonnaroo [...]

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Video: Triumph Takes on the Bonnaroo Crowd

June 22, 2009
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Happy Monday, dudes. I saw a fantastic show by Grizzly Bear at the Fillmore last night, so hope to post some thoughts on that shortly once I find some photos and video from the show.
In the meantime, we’ll start Monday out on a hilarious note. Triumph the Insult Comic Dog was listed on [...]

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Tonight: Grizzly Bear @ The Fillmore

June 21, 2009
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I’m going to see Grizzly Bear tonight at the Fillmore, and I can’t imagine a band I’d rather see on a Sunday night (well, besides Phish @ Alpine Valley tonight). I’ve been into the Grizzly Bear haunt for a little while now, even though I caught on much later than the rest of the [...]

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Tour Dates: The Slip and Surprise Me Mr. Davis East and West Coast Dates

June 21, 2009
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I’m booked for my first year at High Sierra and I’m super excited that I’ll be getting a chance to see both The Slip as well as Surprise Me Mr. Davis (The Slip with Nathan Moore) at the festival. The band is hanging out in California for a while surrounding the festival and playing [...]

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Video: Animal Collective Live in Oakland

June 19, 2009
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I only posted photos and didn’t write much about the Animal Collective show I saw last month here in Oakland, but it really was a magical event for me in many ways. The band has really been huge to me over the past year, and I just caught their set from Bonnaroo via the [...]

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Phish Friday: The Susquehanna Sand

June 19, 2009
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Now that we’re finally back up and running on a new host, I can finally blow the collective Phish load that I’ve been holding back on over the past few weeks. Pretty much every chat conversation I have these days seems to center around the band, and the discussions on the street seem to [...]

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Bonnaroo 2009 Ends with Phish and The Boss

June 15, 2009
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Happy Monday, folks. I had a blast watching the final set of Bonnaroo 2009 last night, thanks to the once-again trusty phishtube channel on USTREAM. It was amazing quality for most of the show, so it was no surprise to me to hear Trey start bantering a bit about childhood heroes and then [...]

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Sasquatch! 2009: Spontaneous Dance Party Anyone?

June 4, 2009
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Hey sorry for the blog silence, dudes. I accidentally got wrapped up in some family drama that won’t seem to ever resolve itself, so I needed to take the day off. I figured this video was a good way to get anyone up and moving after a day off like myself.

Sasquatch music festival [...]

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New Release: “Soundstage Presents: Umphrey’s McGee – Live”

June 2, 2009
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I’m psyched to see another DVD release by Umphrey’s McGee, because I have the other live DVD’s they released and I rarely think of them as disappointing in the slightest. Their first live DVD, Live at Lake Coast, captures the band at their peak with original drummer Mike Mirro — who went onto to [...]

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Video: Beastie Boys – “So What’cha Want” (with The Roots)

May 28, 2009
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I’ve heard a lot of people dish heaps of negative gripes on the new Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, but there’s one thing that nobody can deny — The Roots. Their power as a backing band may not be immediately obvious, but if you watch the show more than once you’ll see that this [...]

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Marco Benevento: Carnegie Hall, New Solo Dates and New Trio Dates

May 28, 2009
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When I think of favorite overall musician these days, the first person that comes to my mind is Marco Benevento. The residency I saw this February at the Yoshi’s in Oakland are easily four of the best concerts I’ve seen all year, all for completely different reasons. And I was just constantly blown [...]

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Flight of the Conchords > Google Layoff > LMB 4.0 > Animal Collective

May 26, 2009
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I know the title of this post probably makes absolutely no sense, so let me try to explain.
Today is kind of a crazy day for me in a few respects. It’s my last official day at Google as a full-time employee, which might seem like something that could put a damper on the rest [...]

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Beastie Boys, Elvis Costello, Norah Jones, Sheryl Crow and More Rock 30 Rock’s Season Finale

May 15, 2009
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If you missed 30 Rock last night like me, you missed a star-studded cast and a tribute song dedicated to all the extra kidneys out in the world that are just waiting to be donated to folks in need.

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The Lonely Island Rock “On A Boat” With The Roots

May 13, 2009
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Late Night with Jimmy Fallon – The Lonely Island (5/12/09) [NBC.com]
I really have been obsessed with the comedy of Andy Samberg and The Lonely Island over the past year or so. Check out their performance on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon last night, with The Roots as the aptly-costumed backing band.

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SNL Says Happy Mother’s Day With “Motherlover”

May 11, 2009
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Happy Monday, folks. As I wake up and get to some other posts I’ve had queued up, I wanted to make sure I sent out a hearty Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms that allowed all of us kids to go see live music and concerts when we were probably way too young [...]

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