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2012 Summer Camp Music Festival: moe., UM, Primus, Gogol & more…

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Earlier yesterday fans of the Summer Camp Music Festival on Facebook and Twitter started to get treated to the official lineup announcement slowly but surely leaking out over the interwebs. I was busy so didn’t really have time to digest it, but waking up this morning to the official announcement and seeing that moe., Umphrey’s McGee, and Primus are all at the top of the lineup is a nice treat for any fans in Illinois that regularly make this festival. I used to attend this back in my formidable years in the Midwest and have nothing but fond memories and continued respect for the lineups that these guys have been putting together. READ MORE

VIDEO / PREVIEW: A Few Must-See Bands @ moe.down XII

by Justin Ward on Aug 30, 11

in Epic Previews,Videos

moe.down XII

Sept 2-4, 2011
Gelston Castle Estate, Mohawk, NY

While we’ve obviously been covering the hell out of the Phish Summer Tour, we’re also hella excited about this weekend’s annual moe.down Festival in Mohawk, NY. Our friend Nick Irving is going to be on-site shooting photos for the site (as best he can; we were too late to get a photo pass for the pit) and we’ll hope to have some coverage up after the fact. This lineup is eclectic as hell and the announcement is something I love to see year after year. While it’s definitely stacked with heavy hitters that you’d know and love already — moe., Bob Weir with Levon Helm Band, TV on the Radio, etc. — I’d take a look at the following artists on the lineup and make sure they get your full attention as well. READ MORE

2011 Voodoo Experience Lineup

by Justin Ward on Jul 21, 11

in Festivals

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The lineup for this year’s Voodoo Experience music festival in New Orleans has been something we’re covering a bit better over at our sister site, LMB NOLA, but if you’ve been paying attention you know that it’s a blast from the past, 1990′s style. Headlining this year’s festival will be Soundgarden, who’ve returned to the stage with a reunion this year and nailing the nostalgia thing big-time for our friends over at Coventry Music. Along with that major reunion, this year’s festival will welcome Snoop Dogg and a return to form by Blink-182 as the big names on the lineup. Plus LMB faves Major Lazer & Girl Talk and relative newcomers Givers would get all the attention from us they rightfully deserve. Past that, I’m not sure who I’d be excited to see… read on for the full lineup…

LMB NYC: This Week’s Concert Calendar

by whitperson on Jun 21, 11

in Concert Calendar

Summer in NYC is now in full swing and we’ve got a busy week of local shows already upon us. I’m getting stoked for two shows this weekend, which should both be stellar. Friday night I’ll be heading out on the Hudson to join Brothers Past on “the Big F-ing Boat” (aka the Rocks Off Concert Cruise). Saturday is all about catching White Denim rock out at the Bowery Ballroom, which is why I posted the video above from one of their Austin shows in march. I’m really digging their new album D and can’t wait to see them bring their dual-guitar madness to the Bowery this weekend.

Also, we just got word that Flying Lotus will be doing a free, “secret show” at LPR tonight at midnight…which is pretty rad if you can pull off the late-night midweek show. Read on for shows we recommend this week…

This week’s must-see shows in NYC:

Tuesday, 6/21/11
Alberta Cross w/ Ed Vallance, The Roof Walkers@ The Rock Shop (Brooklyn)
Eddie Vedder, Glen Hansard @ Beacon Theatre
Flying Lotus @ LPR (secret/free Show @ midnight)
Galactic w/ Corey Glover, Corey Henry @ Brooklyn Bowl (Brooklyn)
Ivan & Alyosha @ One New York Plaza

Wednesday, 6/22/11
Alberta Cross w/ My Gold Mask, Smoke Fairies, Livestock Prospectors @ The Rock Shop (Brooklyn) Galactic w/ Dinosaur Jr., Fucked Up, OFF!, Henry Rollins @ Terminal 5
Eddie Vedder w/ Glen Hansard @ Beacon Theatre
Flying Lotus @ Music Hall Of Williamsburg (Brooklyn)
Galactic, Corey Glover, Corey Henry, & The Jamie McLean Band @ Brooklyn Bowl (Brooklyn)
Ozomatli @ Red Hook Park (Brooklyn)
Yellowbirds, Thieving Irons, Chairlift, Telepathe, Tearist @ Glasslands (Brooklyn)

Thursday, 6/23/11
Ivan & Alyosha @ World Financial Center

Friday, 6/24/11
Brothers Past @ The Rocks Off, Concert Cruise
Galactic w/ Corey Glover, Rich Medina, Corey Henry, & High And Mighty Brass Band @ Brooklyn Bowl
Sade & John Legend @ IZOD Center (Rutherford, NJ)
Thievery Corporation, Raphael Saadiq, Dam-Funk @ East River State Park (Williamsburg Waterfront, Brooklyn)

Saturday, 6/25/11
White Denim @ Bowery Ballroom

Note about Concert Listings:
For this week’s post, I used my “old standby” for concert listings, Jambase.

Jam Cruise 10 Lineup Announced!

by Justin Ward on May 3, 11

in Festivals

The lineup for Jam Cruise was announced first thing this morning here on the West Coast, and I couldn’t be happier that I’ve already taken the plunge and pre-booked a cabin for the 10th anniversary of the floating festival that everybody has been raving about for years. This will be my first year on the boat, so I’ll be seeing plenty of unbelievably great music all while sailing the seas and partying with my fellow like-minded fans. Can’t wait.

One of the bigger reveals of the lineup has been the port destinations that the cruise is choosing, and this time the festival is setting sail a full week after New Year’s Eve with a January 9th departure n Ft. Lauderdale to make stops in Labadee, Haiti and then onto Falmouth, Jamaica. The whole thing winds back down on January 14th, 2012. Umphrey’s McGee, Surprise Me Mr. Davis, Galactic, The New Deal, Shpongle, New Mastersounds, EOTO, and Orgone are just some of the artists I’m excited to get a crack at seeing this year, and there’s tons more talent rounding out the lineup this year.

As hedonistic as the whole vacation is, I’m actually proud that the organizers thought to bring a stop by Haiti into the equation. More about those efforts were detailed in today’s press release… READ MORE

LMB NYC: This Week’s Concert Calendar

by whitperson on Feb 1, 11

in Concert Calendar

Brothers Past | Photo by whitperson

Justin and I have talked about doing an “upcoming shows” list like this for a while. Rather than continuing to just talk about doing it, I figured why the hell not just start posting something and worry about all the details at a later date. So, here you go.

This week’s must-see shows in NYC:

WED 2/2
Best Coast & Wavves w/ No Joy @ Webster Hall
(two of 2010′s hottest indie rock darlings on tour together)

Carolina Chocolate Drops @ The Allen Room
(rootsy, old-timey goodness; for the NPR set)

Holy Ghost! @ Mercury Lounge
(for the groove-minded)

THURS 2/3
Best Coast & Wavves w/ No Joy @ Music Hall Of Williamsburg
(same as above, but this time @ Brooklyn’s hipster mecca)

Ozomatli @ Irving Plaza

Lotus, D.V.S* @ Mercury Lounge
(for the groove-minded w/ a jammy twist)

FRIDAY 2/4
Chromeo, The Suzan, MNDR @ Terminal 5

Freaks Ball XI featuring….El Ten Eleven, Some Cat from Japan, Wolf! @ Brooklyn Bowl
(a little eclectic, a little electronic; read more about the Freaks Ball over at HT)

Lotus w/ D.V.S* @ Mercury Lounge
(for the groove-minded w/ a jammy twist)

Tapes ‘n Tapes @ Music Hall Of Williamsburg
(something more for the indie kids)

SATURDAY 2/5
Brothers Past @ Music Hall Of Williamsburg
(for the groove-minded w/ an eye towards songcraft; I’ll definitely be at this one, so swing & buy me a $7 Music Hall beer…or just say hi)

Girl Talk w/ Penguin Prison @ The Wellmont Theatre Montclair, NJ
(the mash-up master returns w/ a bigger show/production)

Lotus w/ Daedelus, Tobacco @ Terminal 5
(Lotus’s bigger NYC show w/ some help from a NinjaTune powerhouse)

SUNDAY 2/6
Neko Case, Lost in the Trees @ The Bell House
(the angelic female voice from the New Pornos doing her solo thing)

Life is good Festival 2010 Lineup Announced

by Justin Ward on Jun 8, 10

in Festivals

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Superfly has just confirmed the lineup for the first Life is good Festival, set for Sept 11th-12th in the Boston area. READ MORE

Bumbershoot 2010 Lineup Announced: Bob Dylan, Mary J. Blige, Weezer, Hole and more

by Justin Ward on Jun 1, 10

in Festivals

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The lineup for Bumbershoot 2010 in Seattle was just announced, too. They’ve tapped Bob Dylan, Mary J. Blige, Weezer, Hole and more for this year’s festival set for Labor Day weekend, which is marking the 40th year that the event has been taking place. Our buddy Kane will likely be there covering the event for us, and he already pinged me and said he’s looking forward to the event.

Read on for the full lineup… READ MORE

04.05.2010

2010 Mile High Music Festival Lineup Announced

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This year’s lineup for the Mile High Music Festival was just dropped in our inbox, and it’s looking like a pretty solid, mainstream festival for the Colorado fans. The celebration returns to the lawns at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park in Denver, CO for the weekend of August 14-15, 2010. You’ve got Jack Johnson topping the [...]

Bonnaroo Adds “Latino Alternativo” Tent: Ozomatli, Los Amigo Invisibles, Aterciopelados

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Playing off of the last year’s “Africa!” tent, Bonnaroo has announced the “Latino Alternativo” Tent, with Ozomatli and a number of other Latin American bands and DJs playing throughout the day on Saturday, including: Los Amigo Invisibles (Venezuela), the Nortec Collective present: Bostich + Fussible (Mexico), Aterciopelados (Colombia), the Mexican Institute of Sound (Mexico), and [...]