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Happy 4th of July: Celebrate Independence…and the 10-Year Anniversary of Phish’s 7-4-99

July 4, 2009
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Happy Independence Day from Live Music Blog!
I thought I’d drop a quick post to commemorate the holiday while Justin’s off gallivanting at the High Sierra Music Festival. I got a brief text from him saying he’s not getting great mobile service and trying to conserve cell juice, so I think we’ll just wait [...]

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Rothbury Webcast Schedule, Plus Updates from High Sierra

July 2, 2009
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Justin’s currently on his way to High Sierra for the weekend festivities in Northern Cali, so he’s left me in charge of the reigns here at LMB. Uh oh! That means it’s time for a never-ending stream of workout mixes and long essays on the concert industry.
Kidding aside, hopefully Justin won’t be completely off the [...]

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Live Music 3.0: Interview with Nate Parienti of iClips.net

June 27, 2009
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iClips.net has been webcasting and streaming live events for several years now, but it seems like the site has begun to really pick up steam in the last few years, particularly with its heavy focus on the music festival scene in the U.S. As the live music streaming space continues to grow and evolve, we thought it [...]

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Disco Biscuits: New Summer Tour Dates and Podcast

May 15, 2009
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Mas Bisco? Si, por favor!
We posted an update on a bunch of Disco Biscuits news the other day, but the band has since announced a number of additional summer dates in the lead-up to Camp Bisco.  The tour, aptly titled “The Road to Camp Bisco Tour,” includes dates in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and a two-night run [...]

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Disco Biscuits: Camp Bisco VIII, Bisco Inferno and Side Project Dates

May 12, 2009
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The Disco Biscuits just capped off a Winter/Spring Tour that many fans feel was one of their strongest and most consistent tours in the last few years. The band also finalized plans for the eighth incarnation of their signature music festival, Camp Bisco, which takes place July 16-18, returning again to the Indian Lookout Country [...]

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I Heart NYC: Celebrate Brooklyn! 2009 Concerts at Prospect Park

May 5, 2009
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I recently finalized plans to make a big move up to New York City later on in 2009 and I couldn’t be more excited. I have a ton of reasons to be stoked, of course, but for music blogging purposes, this means I will suddenly have a huge set of options for great live music [...]

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Jazz Fest Webcasts from Tipitina’s, Steve Kimock’s Crazy Engine Tonight

April 30, 2009

If, like many of us at LMB, you’re unable to enjoy the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival in person this year, you are in luck. Tipitinas.com will be webcasting a number of shows from the classic NOLA venue, including Steve Kimock’s Crazy Engine, which kicks off tonight at 2AM CT. The rest of the [...]

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Tour Dates: Future Rock (w/ Shout Out Out Out Out, Lotus)

April 24, 2009

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As a Chicago native, I’m always proud to give a shout-out to Chi-town bands. I lived in Chicago for about four years and was able to catch Future Rock rock out the local club circuit a number of times with their unique brand of live electronic rock. In my opinion, this trio doesn’t [...]

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Lollapalooza 2009 Lineup Announced

April 21, 2009

And there we have it, folks. The lineup for Lollapalooza 2009 is out:
* Depeche Mode
* Tool
* The Killers
* Jane’s Addiction
* Beastie Boys
* Kings of Leon
* Lou [...]

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Podcast #064 | Hippie Workout Mix, Vol. 4

April 18, 2009

Back in December, I was lucky enough to catch a reunited Brothers Past play a killer NYE show outside of Philly. With their original drummer, Rick Lowenberg, back in the mix, BP reminded me why I became such a fan of their unique brand of live electronic dance music.
As I’ve been getting back into working [...]

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Tunes: 10-Year Anniversary of Bisco 4.9.99

April 9, 2009

Greetings LMB readers! Whit here…good to be back!
It’s going to take me a little more time to fully work my way back into the LMB fold, but I thought I’d better go ahead and drop my initial post so that I can get back into the swing of things.  As I get warmed up, I’ll [...]

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Podcast #063 | Hippie Workout Mix, Vol. 3

October 17, 2008

With all the excitement of the recent announcement of Phish’s reunion, it may seem a bit odd that our Phish Friday posts have calmed down a bit here on the site. Although Justin and I have definitely been a bit nuts in our day jobs, to be frank, we have also gotten a bit burnt [...]

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My Morning Jacket @ Charlottesville Pavilion, 9/4/08

September 12, 2008
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Phish Reunites at Tour Manager’s Wedding

September 7, 2008

Phish reunited on Saturday at the wedding of former tour manager, Brad Sands. The band played a short set: “Suzy Greenberg,” “Julius,” and “Waste.” Jeff Kravitz was able to capture a bit of Julius:

Phish – “Julius” Solo [YouTube]
I guess it’s only a matter of time before they officially reunite for a full tour. Maybe [...]

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The Dead Planning Obama Concert, Tour for Spring 2009

September 5, 2008

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Relix is confirming a Spring 2009 tour by all of the surviving members of The Dead:
Sources confirm that the surviving members of the Grateful Dead — guitarist Bob Weir, bassist Phil Lesh,and drummers Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann — are planning to tour in April and May of 2009. There’s no word [...]

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Tonight: My Morning Jacket @ Charlottesville Pavillion

September 4, 2008
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