It Takes Two To Make It Out Of Sight…

Mmoss: Only Children

In a year rife with amazing psych-rock albums, perhaps the lava lamp gods have saved the best for last with Mmoss’s debut album. This one is for the jam-lovers, with lots of drawn out passages that bristle with out-of-body energy. These moments have a just-let-the-tape-roll feel, like a bunch of guys turned in towards each other zoned in on the droning groove. Can only imagine what they’re like live… looking forward to finding out someday.

Spotify: Mmoss – Only Children
MOG: https://mog.com/m#album/75182399
Amazon: http://amzn.com/B009PU2W2U
Rhapsody: http://www.rhapsody.com/artist/mmoss/album/only-children

El Ten Eleven: Transitions

We all have our favorites, and El Ten Eleven have been one of mine for a while now. I don’t waste an opportunity to try and sell this amazing guitar/bass-and-drums duo, and their new LP is a perfect place to start. Through a dizzying array of loops and live sampling, these two guys construct some of the most beautiful, awe-inspiring instrumental music. Half Sudoku puzzle, half picturesque vista, this album finds El Ten Eleven at the top of their game.

Spotify: El Ten Eleven – Transitions
MOG: https://mog.com/m#album/74299527
Amazon: http://amzn.com/B009G8JEGS
Rhapsody: http://www.rhapsody.com/artist/el-ten-eleven/album/transitions

Next week, from Monday to Thursday, each episode of Comedy Central’s The Colbert Report will find the show’s host, Stephen Colbert, dueting on a holiday song with a number of noteworthy performers.

On Monday, Colbert will sing with Diana Krall. Tuesday finds the comedian performing with Audra McDonald, while Wednesday’s episode features R.E.M. front man Michael Stipe. The duet action finishes on Friday when Colbert will sing with Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy, legendary singer Mavis Staples and Sean Lennon. For those who don’t mind spoilers, here’s the songs they’ll sing…

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“Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” (Monday) / “Baby It’s Cold Outside” (Tuesday) / “Good King Wenceslas” (Wednesday) / “Happy x-Mas- War Is Over” (Thursday)

[Hat Tip - Television Without Pity]

Over the past few months Bonnaroo has been rolling out videos from their Hay Bale Sessions series of performances on the Bonnaroo365 YouTube channel. The series is described as “Tucked away backstage at Bonnaroo, buried beneath a stack of hay bales, is a room where artists duck out of the weekend’s madness to play stripped-down versions of their songs. The Hay Bale Sessions will lead you through a secret doorway where you can join artists to watch these pure and intimate performances.” The latest set of videos from the Hay Bale Sessions features San Diego’s Delta Spirit.

Delta Spirit’s Hay Bale Sessions contains three tunes – California, Tear It Up and Empty House. We’ve put the three clips into one handy playlist for your viewing pleasure…

Delta Spirit – Hey Bale Sessions

Look for more Hay Bale Sessions from some of our favorite bands soon.

In just one week, on December 12th, an impressive array of music superstars including Eric Clapton, The Who, Paul McCartney, Alicia Keys, Dave Grohl, Roger Waters, Eddie Vedder, Billy Joel and Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band will take the stage at Madison Square Garden for 12-12-12: The Concert For Sandy Relief. There are plenty of options for those who want to watch from home, but today promoters have also revealed another way you can watch – at select movie theaters.

Free tickets are available now at the theatre box offices of those New York, New Jersey and Connecticut theaters showing the event on a first-come, first-serve basis. Doors at the theaters will open at 7:30 PM local time for the simulcasts and are scheduled to run until about 11:30PM ET.

Here’s a full list of theaters showing the live 12-12-12 simulcast…

New York Locations
Clearview’s Grand Avenue Cinemas,1849 Grand Avenue, Baldwin, NY
Clearview’s Franklin Square Cinemas, 989 Hempstead Turnpike, Franklin Square, NY
Clearview’s Babylon Cinemas, 34 Main Street, Babylon, NY
Clearview’s Bedford Playhouse, 633 Old Post Road, Bedford, NY
Clearview’s Central Plaza Cinemas, 2630 Central Park Ave.,Yonkers, NY
Clearview’s New City, 202 S. Main St., New City, NY
Clearview’s Port Washington Cinemas, 114 Main St., Port Washington, NY
Clearview’s Squire Cinemas, 115 Middle Neck Road, Great Neck, NY
Clearview’s Chelsea Cinemas, 260 West 23rd Street, New York, NY
National Amusements’ Linden Boulevard Multiplex, 2784 Linden Blvd., Brooklyn, NY
National Amusements’ Island 16 Cinema de Lux, Exit 62 & Route 97, Holtsville, NY
National Amusements’ Farmingdale Multiplex, 1001 Highway 110, Farmingdale, NY

New Jersey Locations
Clearview’s Middlebrook Galleria Cin.10, 1502 Rte 35 South, Ocean, NJ
Clearview’s Closter Cinema, 130 Closter Plaza, Closter, NJ
Clearview’s Kinnelon, 25 Kinnelon Rd., Kinnelon, NJ
Clearview’s Parsippany Cinema 12, 3165 Rte 46, Parsippany, NJ
Clearview’s South Orange 5, 1 Trenchard Place, South Orange, NJ
Clearview’s Succasunna Cinema 10, 21 Sunset Strip, Succasunna, NJ
Clearview’s Warner Quad-Ridgewood, 190 E. Ridgewood Ave., Ridgewood, NJ
Clearview’s Wayne Preakness Cinemas, 1220 Hamburg Tpk, Wayne, NJ
Frank Theatres Towne Stadium 16, 6733 Black Horse Pike, Egg Harbor Twp, NJ
Frank Theatres South Cove Stadium 12, 191 Lefante Way, Bayonne, NJ
Marquee Cinemas, Orchard 10, 1311 Route 37 West, Toms River, NJ
National Amusements’ Edgewater Multiplex, 339 River Rd, Edgewater, NJ
Rave Cinemas Hazlet Multiplex, 2821 State Route 35, Hazlet, NJ

Connecticut Locations
Bow Tie Cinemas Regent 8, 64 North Main Street, South Norwalk, CT

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band’s Wrecking Ball Tour continued last night at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif., where The Boss and his band welcomed old friends Tom Morello (Rage Against The Machine) and Mike Ness (Social Distortion) to help out at points during the show.

[Photo by @strulin]

Morello emerged at the start of the show for the Land of Hopes and Dreams opener and then returned for versions of Death To My Hometown, This Depression, Ghost of Tom Joad, Badlands and Tenth Avenue Freeze-out. Meanwhile, Social Distortion front man Mike Ness came out in the middle of the show for a rollicking take on his band’s 1992 classic Bad Luck. Springsteen has long been a Social Distortion fan and collaborated with Ness on Misery Loves Company from his 1999 solo album. Ness first sat in with the E Street Band in 2009 during a run where Morello guested as well.

The 2009 Performance of Bad Luck

The Wrecking Ball Tour continues tomorrow night in Glendale, Arizona.

Here’s the complete setlist from last night’s Springsteen show…

Setlist:

Land of Hope and Dreams (with Tom Morello)
Adam Raised a Cain
Streets of Fire
Hungry Heart
We Take Care of Our Own
Wrecking Ball
Death to My Hometown (with Tom Morello)
My City of Ruins
Spirit in the Night
The E Street Shuffle
Long Time Coming (solo acoustic)
Reason to Believe
This Depression (with Tom Morello)
Darkness on the Edge of Town
Bad Luck (with Mike Ness)
Because the Night
Darlington County
Shackled and Drawn
Waitin’ on a Sunny Day
Raise Your Hand
The Ghost of Tom Joad (with Tom Morello)
Badlands (with Tom Morello)
Thunder Road
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Jungleland
Born to Run
Dancing in the Dark
Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town
Tenth Avenue Freeze-out (with Tom Morello)

[via Backstreets]

Welcome back to the third installment of “The Unofficial 31 Days of Dead.” The past two years were so much fun that I decided to do it again. The idea for these compilations came about after dead.net ran its “30 Days of Dead” in November 2010. While the Deadhead community at large was no doubt thrilled to receive previously unreleased tracks from the band’s vast archives, many of us were hoping for just a bit…more.  Hey, we are Deadheads – we are always hoping for more! Therefore, I thought it might be fun to keep the music flowing by selecting my own daily picks. The month of December seemed more than appropriate since New Year’s Eve celebrations were such a big part of the Grateful Dead. Let’s think of these daily picks as an advent calendar leading up to New Year’s Eve. Unlike the “Official 30 Days of Dead,” there is no contest here. Instead, the prize is the music and the winner is the listener.

[Artwork by Brian Levine]

 December 6

Space > Estimated Prophet > The Other One
7/1/78 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, KS

Talk about a strange and obscure show. The Dead played a single-set show at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City as the opening act for Willie Nelson’s annual Fourth of July picnic. There is no soundboard in the vault. In fact, there is only one known audience recording to document this concert courtesy of legendary taper Dr. Bob Wagner. But, there is just as much magic here – if not more – than there was at Red Rocks later in the week. Judas! Say it ain’t so! The song combo here is identical to Red Rocks (i.e., Estimated > Other One) but in my opinion this version easily surpasses Red Rocks. If this show was available on soundboard it would rank high on everybody’s Best of 1978 list.

“If you are driving a car while listening to this combo of tunes I challenge you to drive slowly.” – Ed Martin

Today’s selection begins with Jerry noodling over Drums. His tone and style sound similar to his “Close Encounters Space” from the epic show in Eugene on 1/22/78 (see 2010 “31 Days”). This kind of weirdness always provides a clue that good things are to come. Eventually, he dials up the Mutron signaling the start of Estimated Prophet. This version is incredible. The buoyant “California” jam is huge but the outro jam is even better. Similar to the Red Rocks version, it starts out quiet, dark and smokey. Garcia patiently crafts a stunning jam that gradually builds – his playing becoming more urgent. The band is right there with him. Game on! A groove is found and the band is swinging! The notes soar higher and the music gets more intense. The climax is reached when Jerry suddenly takes off into a sustained trill. I’m guessing that the poor fans who came to get mellow at a Willie Nelson concert didn’t know what hit’em!

With nary a moment to catch your breath, the band drops right into The Other One. This driven version comes dangerously close to dethroning the epic versions in 1978 from the Uni-Dome (2/5/78) and Winterland (10/21/78). Unlike those versions which shone brightly at the end, this one has a real edge to it throughout the entire song. The momentum builds quickly. The sheer power and energy is simply breathtaking. If you are driving a car while listening to this combo of tunes I challenge you to drive slowly. Actually, don’t bother. I have tried. It’s an act of futility. Jerry is shredding everything in sight. His guitar licks are too vicious and nasty. Energy of this magnitude can not be sustained for very long. So, all too soon the band must put it back into the bottle. At a little more than five minutes this is probably one of the shortest versions of The Other One but what a ride! Now go listen to it.

Download Link:  http://www.mediafire.com/?dur633es28xcai0
LMA Link: http://archive.org/details/gd1978-07-01.flac16
Review of show at deadlistening.com blog:  http://www.deadlistening.com/2008/07/1978-july-1-arrowhead-stadium.html

• Unofficial 31 Days of Dead: 2010 Edition, 2011 Edition, Dec. 1st, Dec. 2nd, Dec. 3, Dec. 4 and Dec. 5

Each December for the past 24 years Warren Haynes has assembled impressive lineups featuring his talented friends to perform in his hometown of Asheville, North Carolina in an effort to raise money for charity. For this year’s Christmas Jam, Haynes has enlisted the Blind Boys of Alabama, String Cheese Incident, Sheryl Crow, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue as well as his own Warren Haynes Band as the main acts with Anders Osborne, Karl Denson, Kevn Kinney and Mike Barnes aboard as guests.

Unlike the 23 prior Christmas Jams, the 2012 edition of the event will be broadcast live on cable network AXS TV. Tune in to AXS TV on Saturday, December 15th at 6:30PM ET to watch…

Post-production proceeds from the Christmas Jam benefit Habitat for Humanity.

Titus Andronicus @ Webster Hall, December 2nd

Titus Andronicus closed their tour in style at Webster Hall this past Sunday. Although they couldn’t match the craziness of the mosh pit that occurred during Ceremony’s opening set, they made their fans scream along, leap from the stage and crowd surf on the arms of their brethren at the sold-out show.

[All Photos by Jeremy Gordon]

Mixing tunes off the recently released Local Business with classics such as Titus Andronicus, To Old Friends And New and A More Perfect Union, the band expertly weaved punk, indie and classic rock stylings to create their own signature sound. Throughout the evening, the New Jersey natives showed why they were honored as one of Paste Magazine’s Best Live Acts of 2012 and are darlings of (Grantland) writers everywhere.

Happy to finish the exhaustive tour in front of their hometown fans, the band tore through The Contours’ 1962 hit Do You Love Me as vocalist Patrick Stickles was literally carried off by the crowd. When the group returned for the encore Stickles remarked, “One more I guess. We don’t usually do this, but if you insist,” before starting a cover of The Rolling Stones’ Brown Sugar that brought the night to a close. Here’s a full gallery of photos from Titus Andronicus at Webster Hall…

“I hate New Year’s Eve, it’s always so anticlimactic.” – Your friends who don’t see live music every year.

Perhaps you’ve already got a show picked out for New Year’s Eve 2012-2013. Maybe you lucked out and it’s local or maybe you’re traveling 3,000 miles or even crossing an ocean to get there. Regardless, it’s always fun to know what else is going on at that exact moment all over the country.

Alaska:

DeVotchKa at Bear Tooth Theatre in Anchorage, AK

Arizona:

Sugarland at Ashley Furniture Homestore Pavilion in Phoenix, AZ

British Columbia:

Doobie Brothers at River Rock Casino in Richmond, BC

California:

The English Beat at The Canyon in Agoura Hills, CA

Psychedelic Furs with Dramarama at House of Blues in Anaheim, CA

The It’s An ’80s New Year’s Award: What a lineup this would be if this was 1986. Regardless, the Furs put on a good show and we loved the Bands Reunited episode that brought New Jersey’s Dramarama back together.

The Mother Hips with Nicki Bluhm & The Gramblers at El Rey Theatre in Chico, CA

The Monophonics at 19 Broadway in Fairfax, CA

Fishbone at The Date Shed in Indio, CA

Big Bad Voodoo Daddy at Jackson Rancheria Casino & Hotel in Jackson, CA

Tower of Power at Thunder Valley Casino in Lincoln, CA

Cubensis – Grateful Dead tribute at Golden Sails Hotel – PCH Club in Long Beach, CA

Idina Menzel at Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles, CA

Rebelution with The Expendables, and Khris Royal at Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles, CA

The Melvins with Redd Kross at The Alexandria in Los Angeles, CA

Cake at The Wiltern in Los Angeles, CA

New Monsoon at Sweetwater Music Hall in Mill Valley, CA

Erykah Badu with The Coup at Fox Theater in Oakland, CA

Furthur at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco, CA

The We Really Love This Place Award: Furthur returns to the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium for the fourth New Year’s Eve in a row. For Furthur bassist Phil Lesh this marks his fifth NYE in a row at BGCA as he played the venue with Phil and Friends on Dec. 31st, 2008.

Hot Buttered Rum with Ten Mile Tide at Brick and Mortar Music Hall in San Francisco, CA

Vetiver with Howlin Rain at Cafe du Nord in San Francisco, CA

Sea of Dreams NYE: Gogol Bordello, Sphongle’s Quixotic Masquerade, The Glitch Mob (Exclusive DJ Set), Trentemoller (Exclusive DJ Set), Diego’s Umbrella, Realistic Orchestra, Vau de Vire Society, Quixotic, Pumpkin, Robert DeLong, Christian Martin, Worthy, Mozaic, Little John, Digital Honey, Dax, Plaza De Funk, Syd Gris, Motion Potion, Dex Stakker, Dulce Vita, Cosmic Selector, DJ Brian Williams and more at Concourse Exhibition Center in San Francisco, CA

Mark Farina with Miguel Migs at Mezzanine in San Francisco, CA

The Fresh & Onlys with Sonny and The Sunsets, Extra Classic, and Kelley Stoltz  at Preservation Hall West at The Chapel in San Francisco, CA

Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue at The Fillmore in San Francisco, CA

Dawes with Blake Mills at The Independent in San Francisco, CA

Primus at The Warfield in San Francisco, CA

Maceo Parker at Yoshi’s SF in San Francisco, CA

Donavon Frankenreiter at The Coach House in San Juan Capistrano, CA

Joan Osborne with Mark Karan at Grate Room @ Terrapin Crossroads in San Rafael, CA

ALO at SOHO Restaurant and Music Club in Santa Barbara, CA

Snowglobe Music Festival: Deadmau5, Wiz Khalifa, Chromeo, Beats Antique, Big Gigantic,Laidback Luke, MiM0SA, Madeon, Gramatik, Polica, Flosstradamus, Poolside, Baauer, BoomBox, Break Science, ClockWork, Minnesota, Dam-Funk, and more at Lake Tahoe Community College in South Lake Tahoe, CA

Colorado:

Yonder Mountain String Band at Boulder Theater in Boulder, CO

The Motet at Fox Theatre in Boulder, CO

The String Cheese Incident at 1stBank Center in Broomfield, CO

The Where Have You Been? Award: SCI will play a NYE gig for the first time since 2006 and first home state New Year’s gig since 1996.

Chris Robinson Brotherhood at Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom in Denver, CO

Amon Tobin at City Hall Events Center in Denver, CO

Decadence New Year’s Eve: ATB, MiM0SA, Zeds Dead, Paul Basic, Wolfgang Gartner, Krewella, and Flosstradamus at Colorado Convention Center in Denver, CO

The Samples at Herman’s Hideaway in Denver, CO

The Lumineers at Ogden Theatre in Denver, CO

STS9 (Sound Tribe Sector 9) at The Fillmore Auditorium in Denver, CO

Cracker at The Soiled Dove Underground in Denver, CO

Thievery Corporation with DJ Logic at Dobson Ice Arena in Vail, CO

Connecticut:

Ryan Montbleau Band with Jesse Dee at Fairfield Theatre StageOne in Fairfield, CT

Max Creek at The Great Hall in Union Station in Hartford, CT

Most Interesting Venue Award: Max Creek’s Scott Murawski told us this NYE show will take place in a railroad station and that the band has treats in store.

Marshall Tucker Band with Jeff Pevar at Infinity Hall in Norfolk, CT

Cyndi Lauper at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT

Delaware:

Rusted Root at World Cafe Live at the Queen in Wilmington, DE

District of Columbia: 

Drive-By Truckers with North Mississippi Allstars Duo at 9:30 Club in Washington, DC

Little Feat at The Hamilton in Washington, DC

Florida:

Kool & The Gang at Seminole Casino Coconut Creek in Coconut Creek, FL

B.B. King at Broward Center for the Performing Arts in Fort Lauderdale, FL

Kid Rock at Hard Rock Live in Hollywood, FL

Pitbull at AmericanAirlines Arena in Miami, FL

The Revivalists with Stokeswood at The Stage in Miami, FL

SOJA at House of Blues in Orlando, FL

Donna The Buffalo at Skipper’s Smokehouse in Tampa, FL

The Bright Light Social Hour at The Ritz Ybor in Tampa, FL

Lady Antebellum at Cruzan Amphitheatre in West Palm Beach, FL

Georgia:

Perpetual Groove at Center Stage in Atlanta, GA

Umphrey’s McGee at The Tabernacle in Atlanta, GA

The Guaranteed Cover Debuts Award: It’s a New Year’s tradition, horn section and a half dozen new covers.

Col. Bruce Hampton at The Hummingbird Stage and Taproom in Macon, GA

Illinois:

Big Gigantic at Aragon Ballroom in Chicago, IL

The Movin’ On Up Award: Jamtronica duo Big Gigantic continue to climb to new heights as last year they played Chicago’s Riv and this year they move to the bigger Aragon.

Los Lobos at City Winery in Chicago, IL

Mat Zo with Porter Robinson, and The M Machine at Congress Theater in Chicago, IL

Wanda Jackson at Double Door in Chicago, IL

MuteMath with Third Eye Blind, and The Steepwater Band at House of Blues in Chicago, IL

JC Brooks & the Uptown Sound at Mayne Stage in Chicago, IL

The Airborne Toxic Event at Metro in Chicago, IL

Orchard Lounge at Smart Bar in Chicago, IL

Mr. Blotto at The Greenville Tavern in Chicago, IL

Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe with Robert Randolph & The Family Band at The Riviera Theatre in Chicago, IL

Leftover Salmon with The Lee Boys at The Vic Theatre in Chicago, IL

This Must be the Band: Talking Heads Tribute at Durty Nellie’s in Palatine, IL

Indiana:

Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band at Bluebird in Bloomington, IN

Trans-Siberian Orchestra at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN

Iowa:

Roster McCabe with Zeta June at Gabe’s in Iowa City, IA

Kentucky:

Le Castle Vania with ZOOGMA at Madison Theater in Covington, KY

Louisiana:

Jon Cleary at Chickie Wah Wah in New Orleans, LA

The Soul Rebels at DBA in New Orleans, LA

Gregg Allman with The Royal Southern Brotherhood at House of Blues in New Orleans, LA

Rebirth Brass Band with Papa Grows Funk at Howlin’ Wolf in New Orleans, LA

Galactic at Tipitina’s Uptown in New Orleans, LA

Maine:

Bernie Worrell Orchestra at Sunday River – Foggy Goggle in Bethel, ME

moe. at State Theatre in Portland, ME

The We Love Secondary Markets Award: Jam stalwarts moe. sure love playing secondary markets (ie. not the major markets) as they’ve played Asheville, Poughkeepsie, Atlantic City and Camden in the past. This year they return to Portland, Maine’s State Theatre for the second year in a row.

Maryland:

Lotus with Moon Hooch at Rams Head Live in Baltimore, MD

The Roots at The Fillmore Silver Spring in Silver Spring, MD

Massachusetts:

My Morning Jacket with Preservation Hall Jazz Band at Agganis Arena in Boston, MA

The Mighty Mighty Bosstones at House of Blues in Boston, MA

Lee Fields & the Expressions at Jordan Hall in Boston, MA

Soulive at Paradise Rock Club in Boston, MA

The Magnetic Fields at Symphony Hall in Boston, MA

What A Difference A Year Makes Award: Last year we awarded Boston the “Surprisingly Few Options Award” due to…you guessed it – the lack of NYE options in Beantown. This year the situation is much different with fans able to choose between MMJ, Soulive, The Bosstones and more.

Deer Tick with Two Gallants at The Sinclair in Cambridge, MA

Zach Deputy with The Alchemists at Pearl Street Nightclub (Ballroom) in Northampton, MA

Entrain at Blue Ocean Music Hall in Salisbury, MA

Shemekia Copeland at Bull Run in Shirley, MA

Michigan:

Skrillex with Boys Noize, Flosstradamus, Alvin Risk, D.I.M., and Destructo at The Palace of Auburn Hills in Auburn Hills, MI

Zac Brown Band at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, MI

Greensky Bluegrass with Frontier Ruckus at Majestic Theatre in Detroit, MI

UltraViolet Hippopotamus at Bell’s Brewery in Kalamazoo, MI

Minnesota:

The Big Wu with God Johnson at Fine Line Music Cafe in Minneapolis, MN

Big Head Todd and The Monsters at Mill City Nights in Minneapolis, MN

Brandi Carlile with Filligar at Varsity Theatre in Minneapolis, MN

The Beach Boys (led by Mike Love & Bruce Johnston) at Mystic Lake Casino in Prior Lake, MN

Missouri:

Cornmeal at 2720 Cherokee in St. Louis, MO

Orgone at Old Rock House in St. Louis, MO

JJ Grey & Mofro with Speakeasy at The Pageant in St. Louis, MO

Nevada:

The Pimps Of Joytime at Cal Neva Resort in Crystal Bay, NV

Jackie Greene at Crown Room at Crystal Bay Club in Crystal Bay, NV

Celine Dion at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, NV

Red Hot Chili Peppers at Chelsea Ballroom in Las Vegas, NV

The Australian Bee Gees at Excalibur Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, NV

The Black Keys with Divine Fits at The Joint @ Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas, NV

Dead Winter Carpenters with Moondog Matinee at Great Basin Brewing Company in Sparks, NV

New Hampshire:

Rustic Overtones at Dover Brick House in Dover, NH

Spiritual Rez with Superfrog at The Stone Church in Newmarket, NH

New Jersey:

Jane’s Addiction at House of Blues in Atlantic City, NJ

Grand Funk Railroad at Resorts Atlantic City in Atlantic City, NJ

Tiesto at Revel Ovation Hall in Atlantic City, NJ

Village People at Tropicana Showroom in Atlantic City, NJ

The Hold Steady at The Wellmont Theatre in Montclair, NJ

Project/Object at Mexicali Live in Teaneck, NJ

New York:

Consider The Source at Red Square in Albany, NY

Jay-Z with Coldplay at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY

The Odd Couple Award: We can only imagine the scene when gentle, adult-contemporary loving Coldplay fans meet Jay-Z fans at the new venue in Hova’s home borough of Brooklyn.

They Might Be Giants at Music Hall Of Williamsburg in Brooklyn, NY

Average White Band at Tralf Music Hall in Buffalo, NY

Dark Star Orchestra at Paramount Theatre in Huntington, NY

Jimkata at The Haunt in Ithaca, NY

Gov’t Mule at Beacon Theatre in New York, NY

Punch Brothers at Bowery Ballroom in New York, NY

Dead Sessions at Highline Ballroom in New York, NY

Mike Stern at Iridium Jazz Club in New York, NY

Touchpants featuring Jon Fishman at Iridium Jazz Club in New York, NY

Phish at Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

The Hidden Track Contingent Award: We know our readers, a lot of you live in the NYC area and a lot of you don’t mind getting on a plane for New Year’s.

The Felice Brothers at Mercury Lounge in New York, NY

Nas with Elle Varner at Radio City Music Hall in New York, NY

Pretty Lights at Roseland Ballroom in New York, NY

Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk with Jennifer Hartswick Band at Stage 48 in New York, NY

Amanda Palmer at Terminal 5 in New York, NY

Best NYE “Gimmick” Award: Palmer and her Grand Theft Orchestra will cover Prince’s Purple Rain in its entirety at T5 on New Year’s.

RJD2 with Com Truise at The Gramercy Theatre in New York, NY

The Mingus Big Band at The Jazz Standard in New York, NY

The Disco Biscuits at Theater At Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

2 Jambands 1 Building Award: Both tDB and Phish will play the Garden this year for NYE as the Biscuits will rock the smaller Theatre at MSG while Phish delivers three sets in the main arena. Due to staggered start times, it’s possible to see most of both shows if you’re sick in the head willing.

The Funky Meters and Dumpstaphunk at The Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, NY

Earth Wind and Fire at Turning Stone Casino in Verona, NY

North Carolina:

The Hackensaw Boys with Danny Barnes at Grey Eagle in Asheville, NC

Emancipator at Orange Peel in Asheville, NC

Widespread Panic at Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte, NC

We’re Baaaaa-aaaack Award: After nearly a year off the road, Widespread Panic returns with a two-night New Year’s run in Charlotte.

The Avett Brothers with Amos Lee at Greensboro Coliseum Complex in Greensboro, NC

The Mantras with Yo Mama’s Big Fat Booty Band at The Blind Tiger in Greensboro, NC

Tim Reynolds and TR3 with Formula at Port O’ Call in Kill Devil Hills, NC

Ohio:

The Afghan Whigs at Bogart’s in Cincinnati, OH

ekoostik hookah with Rumpke Mountain Boys at Agora Theatre in Cleveland, OH

The Werks at Newport Music Hall in Columbus, OH

Oregon:

David Grisman Bluegrass Experience with Shook Twins at Alberta Rose Theatre in Portland, OR

Jerry Joseph and The Jackmormons at Bagdad Theater in Portland, OR

Paper Diamond with Nero, and Kill The Noise at Oregon Convention Center in Portland, OR

Railroad Earth at The Crystal Ballroom in Portland, OR

Pennsylvania:

Backstreet Boys at Sands Bethlehem Event Center in Bethlehem, PA

New Riders of The Purple Sage with Mysterytrain, ScareKrow & DeLacey, MiZ, and Pan at Kempton Community Recreation Center in Kempton, PA

The War On Drugs at Johnny Brenda’s in Philadelphia, PA

Brothers Past with The Heavy Pets at The Trocadero in Philadelphia, PA

The Devil Makes Three with Brown Bird at Theatre of Living Arts (TLA) in Philadelphia, PA

Rhode Island:

Kung Fu at The Spot Underground in Providence, RI

Tennessee: 

The Dirty Guv’nahs at Tennessee Theatre in Knoxville, TN

Todd Snider at New Daisy Theatre in Memphis, TN

Moon Taxi at 3rd & Lindsley in Nashville, TN

Bassnectar at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, TN

Keller Williams with Del McCoury Band, and The Travelin’ McCourys at Marathon Music Works in Nashville, TN

Old Crow Medicine Show with Pokey LaFarge and the South City Three at Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, TN

Texas:

Willie Nelson at Austin City Limits Live @ Moody Theater in Austin, TX

A Live One with Deadeye at Stateside at The Paramount in Austin, TX

Lights All Night 2012: Axwell, Ghostland Observatory, Diplo, Sander Van Doorn, Break Science, Nero, 12th Planet, 3LAU, Figure, Grizzly, Minnesota, Archnemesis, Abakus, MartyParty, Crizzly and more at Fair Park in Dallas, TX

Most Bang For Your Buck Award: If you’re into electronic music, a $89 (cheap seats) ticket gets you in to see a whopping 40+ acts.

Vermont:

Rubblebucket with Marco Benevento at Higher Ground (Ballroom) in Burlington, VT

The Best Co-Bill Award: You can take Rubblebucket out of Vermont, but you can’t take the Vermont out of Rubblebucket. The freak-rockers team up with frequent collaborator Marco Benevento for what’s sure to be a fantastic night of music in Burliworld.

Virginia:

The Infamous Stringdusters with Lake Street Dive at Jefferson Theater in Charlottesville, VA

Dopapod with Papadosio at The National in Richmond, VA

The Jamie McLean Band at Blue 5 in Roanoke, VA

Washington:

Beats Antique at Paramount Theatre in Seattle, WA

Rusko at WaMu Theatre in Seattle, WA

When the initial schedule for the first few months of concerts at the newly-reopened Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, New York was announced the Steve Miller Band was set to play there on New Year’s Eve. Apparently there’s been a change in plans as that show has been cancelled and been replaced by a funkier option. The Funky Meters will headline The Cap on New Year’s Eve with Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk set to open. Tickets will run $90 and $45 and will go on sale soon. And of course this news comes out just minutes after we posted our 2012-2013 New Year’s Eve Concert Guide.

• List Time: 10 Rock Operas That Deserve Stage Adaptations
• Vice offers up a lengthy interview with the King of Surf Rock – Dick Dale
• Cover Alert: Elliot Smith tackles The Beatles
• Ken Burns next documentary will likely be about the history of Country Music
• Download This: Ryan Adams – Boulder Theater – 2012-10-29
• A clothing line inspired by Jimi Hendrix to be sold at Bloomingdale’s

When your band already has a channel solely dedicated to them on SiriusXM it’s probably easy to arrange hosting your own show on it. Yesterday on Pearl Jam Radio, PJ lead singer Eddie Vedder did just that, when he premiered the very appropriately titled The Eddie Vedder Radio Show. The limited run show will feature Vedder’s “favorite songs, from early punk rock influences to unreleased material from his personal archives,” as well as “personal stories about his career in rock music.”

As we reported back in October, The Rolling Stones‘ final 50 & Counting run show, which takes place at Newark’s Prudential Center on December 15th, will be broadcast live as a Pay-Per-View special. The Stones have teamed up with the WWE to distribute the live special. Today, the full list of cable providers offering the $40 special has been posted along with ordering details. It has also been revealed that fans can watch the show over the web via Yahoo! Music.

We’ll be interested to see how many potential viewers pony up the $40 fee to watch online. While $40 is in line with other Pay-Per-View specials, it’s way more than our readers are used to spending on live music webcasts. Just ask Butch Trucks about how Moogis and its high prices worked out for him. Purchasers will be able to watch the show on-demand for up to 30 days after the event.

Would you spend $40 to watch the Stones from Newark on the web or on TV?

Tonight Phish front man Trey Anastasio opened for one of his musical heroes, Neil Young, at the Borgata in Atlantic City, New Jersey by playing a rare solo acoustic set. Neil Young organized the show to raise funds for victims of SuperStorm Sandy and headlines the evening backed by Crazy Horse.

[Photo by @chriskel]

Trey stuck mainly to unplugged versions of Phish classics such as Sample In A Jar, Theme From The Bottom, Brian and Robert and Back On The Train. The guitarist did play both Architect and Let Me Lie off his latest album, Traveler, noting that the former was written recently with his friend Steve “The Dude of Life” Pollak. Anastasio, a New Jersey native, discussed his time spending summers on the Jersey Shore between Let Me Lie and Wolfman’s Brother and dedicated Water In The Sky to his wife Sue.

Before starting Chalk Dust, Big Red mentioned that he’d only seen Neil Young perform with Crazy Horse once and called it among the best musical experiences of his life. Anastasio has remained a huge fan of Young and even penned an essay about him for Rolling Stone’s 100 Greatest Guitarists List.

Setlist…

Soundcheck: Sample In A Jar, Character Zero, The Wedge

Set: Back On The Train, Let Me Lie, Wolfman’s Brother, Theme From The Bottom, Water In The Sky, Sample In A Jar, Brian and Robert, Architect, Chalk Dust Torture, Backwards Down The Number Line

[Soundcheck setlist via Phish.net]

Welcome back to the third installment of “The Unofficial 31 Days of Dead.” The past two years were so much fun that I decided to do it again. The idea for these compilations came about after dead.net ran its “30 Days of Dead” in November 2010. While the Deadhead community at large was no doubt thrilled to receive previously unreleased tracks from the band’s vast archives, many of us were hoping for just a bit…more.  Hey, we are Deadheads – we are always hoping for more! Therefore, I thought it might be fun to keep the music flowing by selecting my own daily picks. The month of December seemed more than appropriate since New Year’s Eve celebrations were such a big part of the Grateful Dead. Let’s think of these daily picks as an advent calendar leading up to New Year’s Eve. Unlike the “Official 30 Days of Dead,” there is no contest here. Instead, the prize is the music and the winner is the listener.

[Artwork by Brian Levine]

December 7

Box Of Rain
9/19/87 Madison Square Garden, New York, NY

Box of Rain is a special song. It is the first track on one of the band’s best albums ever, American Beauty, and is one of only a handful of songs that was composed and sung by bassist Phil Lesh. It has a beautiful melody despite being written during a dark period in Phil’s personal life when his father was dying of cancer. And, for a long while it was as rare as hen’s teeth making it one of the most coveted songs by Deadheads in the band’s catalog.

Outside of its debut on September 17, 1970, it was performed live on and off between Fall 1972 and Summer 1973 before being shelved for what most fans believed would be indefinitely. Therefore, it was a huge surprise when the Grateful Dead revived Box of Rain at Hampton Coliseum in 1986. The magnitude of that bust-out ranks up there with St. Stephen, Attics of My Life, Dark Star, Cosmic Charlie and of course, Unbroken Chain. Following the Hampton Box of Rain, chants for “Phil” became as common as the “Not Fade Away” chant. And Phil was only too happy to oblige.

Here is a great version from the end of the first set at Madison Square Garden on 9/19/87. I was fortunate enough to have been in attendance that evening (and the evening prior – what a Dew!). Phil was in great spirits and sings this version with lots of gusto. This was “the spacey show” from a five-night run at MSG and Garcia’s solo during Box of Rain has just the right amount of cosmic echo to clue the audience in that they should brace for space.

Download Link:  http://www.mediafire.com/?mv8nxri213l1m8j
LMA Link: http://archive.org/details/gd1987-09-19.sbd.painoman.76469.sbeok.flac16
YouTube Link for Set 2:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-Ov66IyitE

• Unofficial 31 Days of Dead: 2010 Edition, 2011 Edition, Dec. 1st, Dec. 2nd, Dec. 3, Dec. 4, Dec. 5 and Dec. 6

The “Q”, the longest-running version of Grateful Dead / Furthur bassist Phil Lesh’s Phil and Friends projects returned last night for the first of four shows at Lesh’s Terrapin Crossroads venue in San Rafael, Calif. The band, which features Jimmy Herring and Warren Haynes on guitars, Rob Barraco on keyboards, Phil on bass and John Molo on drums mixed classic rock covers with gems from the Grateful Dead songbook during the first two sets of the long-awaited four-night run.

Both Passenger and Doin’ That Rag, the first two songs played, were among the tunes that best showed the power of the ensemble during their early ’00s heyday. The group nodded to one of Haynes’ other bands, the Allman Brothers Band, by working Midnight Rider into the middle of China Cat Rider. Viola Lee Blues, another song that thrived in the “Q” era finished the first set.

The second set saw the quintet stretch their legs improvisationally, weaving Playing In The Band into Shakedown Street with a ferocious jam. Lesh and his band worked a cover of Blind Faith’s Can’t Find My Way Home out of Caution before settling into Southern Cross by Crosby, Stills and Nash. The typical China > Rider pairing was split up last night as China Cat came in the first set while I Know You Rider closed out set two.

Set One: Jam > Passenger, Doin’ That Rag, China Cat Sunflower > Midnight Rider > China Cat Sunflower, Just Like Tom Thumbs Blues, Althea, Viola Lee Blues

Set Two: Playing In The Band > Jam > Shakedown Street > Can’t Find My Way Home > Caution > Southern Cross > Terrapin Station > I Know You Rider, Donor Rap

Encore: US Blues

[Setlist via PhilZone.org]

The “Q” plays Terrapin Crossroads tonight, tomorrow and Sunday. You can watch from home.

If you were to base your guess on what the music of Matthew E. White would sound like by solely looking at him, you’d likely peg him for being the front-man for a crunchy Southern-rock jamband. To the contrary, the bearded, long-haired singer-songwriter, who released his highly recommended debut album Big Inner back in August, has crafted a sound that’s drenched in the slow-burn, baby-making sounds of Stax funk and soul, mixed with elements of gospel, folk and rock.

White, who we’d like to anoint “The Barry White for the Pitchfork Generation,” is in the midst of run with The Mountain Goats that continues tonight at the Santa Fe Brewing Company in Santa Fe, New Mexico; and recently released the music video for the panty-dropping track Will You Love Me. Ladies be warned.

Matthew E. White – Will You Love Me

The big news in the blogosphere today is ArcadeFireTube finding confirmation that Arcade Fire and James Murphy are currently working on three new tracks that may appear on Arcade Fire’s new album. Scott Rodger, Arcade Fire’s manager, recently told Music Week, “They’re in with James Murphy on three or so songs, plus Markus Dravs who is a long-time collaborator. They write too many songs – that’s a good problem to have. There’s around 35 songs with Arcade Fire, two albums’-worth for sure.”

We can only image what a collaboration between the LCD Soundsystem mastermind and Arcade Fire would sound like. Hopefully we’ll find out soon. Count on ArcadeFireTube to have the latest.

Tune in to NBC’s Late Night with Jimmy Fallon this evening to watch Pearl Jam guitarist Mike McCready sit in with Fallon’s house band – The Roots. This isn’t McCready’s first Late Night rodeo as he guested with The Roots on the March 15th, 2010 episode and played the show with Pearl Jam a few times.

Friday, December 7 [All Times ET]

• Death Cab For Cutie on Storytellers [Palladia 7PM]
• Garbage on Jay Leno [NBC 11:35PM]
• Big Boi / Mike McCready on Jimmy Fallon [NBC 12:35AM]
• Divine Fits on Carson Daly [NBC 1:35AM]

Saturday, December 8

• Steve Martin / Sarah Jarosz on Austin City Limits [PBS]
• O.A.R. – Live at Red Rocks [AXS TV 1:30PM]
• Vampire Weekend on Unplugged [Palladia 2PM]
• Ne-Yo on Saturday Night Live [NBC 11:30PM]

Sunday, December 9

• Alison Krauss and Union Station – Live Special [AXS TV 5:05PM]
• Paul McCartney / Black Keys on Later With Jools Holland [Palladia 8PM]
• The Who – Quadrophenia – Can You See The Real Me? [Palladia 9PM]
• Zac Brown Band – Live at the Fox [AXS TV 11:15PM]

This afternoon organizers of next week’s 12-12-12: Concert For Sandy Relief benefit concert held a press conference at the Theater at MSG and revealed big news about the event. The Rolling Stones will indeed perform at the concert, making their return to Madison Square Garden.

12-12-12: The Concert for Sandy Relief is set to take place on December 12th, 2012 at Madison Square Garden with all proceeds to benefit the Robin Hood Relief Fund. Eric Clapton, The Who, Paul McCartney, Alicia Keys, Dave Grohl, Roger Waters, Eddie Vedder, Billy Joel and Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band are among the acts set to perform. Tickets are sold out, but There are plenty of options for those who want to watch from home.

On Wednesday morning we lost innovative jazz pianist Dave Brubeck when he passed away after suffering heart failure a day shy of his 92nd birthday. Last night two HT faves paid tribute to Brubeck by covering a song which he may not have written but has become attached to him – Take Five.

Check out moe.’s version from The Independent in San Francisco…

[Recording by marcus at Live Music Archive]

And a quick clip of Kimock, Ingram, Hess and Worrell’s take on the tune…

[via @williaj9]

Earlier this year iconic rockers Van Halen reunited with David Lee Roth for an album and a tour that helped us remember just how good the band was at the peak of their powers. For today’s Full Show Friday selection we’ve got 80 fabulous, professionally-shot minutes of live Van Halen from one of those peak power years – 1983 – recorded in Argentina.

When Van Halen pulled into Buenos Aires, Argentina on February 11th, 1983 they had been on the road for almost eight months straight. This would be the next to last gig of their “Hide Your Sheep Tour” and the band sounds tight as hell. Recorded a few months before Van Halen entered the studio to record 1984, this show saw the group pull from their first five studio albums with a focus on Diver Down. All the hits are here as well as covers of Dancing In The Street, Summertime Blues and (Oh) Pretty Woman. Check out this historic video of Van Halen kicking ass and taking names…

Van Halen – 02/11/83

01. Introduction 02. Romeo Delight 03. Unchained 04. Drum Solo 05. The Full Bug 06. Runnin’ With The Devil 07. Jamies’s Cryin’ 08. Little Guitars 09. Bass Solo 10. Where Have All The Good Times Gone 11. Dancing In The Streets 12. Little Dreamer 13. So This Is Love? 14. Summertime Blues 15. Cathedral 16. Secrets 17. Drum Solo 18. Ode To Argentina 19. Ice Cream Man 20. Intruder/ (Oh) Pretty Woman 21. Guitar Solo 22. Ain’t Talkin’ ‘Bout Love 23. You Really Got Me