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Friday Mix Tape: Happy 4:20
For this Friday playlist, we pay homage to the stoner holiday of April 20. 4/20 is a day widely associated with the wonders of weed, and I figured there’s no better way to celebrate that day than with...
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Love For Levon: Our Staff Weighs In On Helm, Pt. 1
We’re still shaken up over here at the loss of Levon Helm. As writers, we’re easing our pain by putting our thoughts and memories about The Band drummer and Midnight Ramble host down “on paper.” Last...
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Record Store Day: Checking in with the Stores
Tomorrow is Record Store Day, your chance to wait in line for the opportunity to buy some rare vinyl records. We’ve already given you the low down on the Phish Junta package, previewed some of the...
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Video: Bon Iver Pays Tribute to Levon Helm – Ophelia
Last night HT faves Bon Iver paid tribute to the late Levon Helm by debuting a cover of The Band’s Ophelia at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco. The ensemble shared vocal duties. Our...
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Love For Levon: Our Staff Weighs In On Helm, Pt. 2
We’re still shaken up over here at the loss of Levon Helm. As writers, we’re easing our pain by putting our thoughts and memories about The Band drummer and Midnight Ramble host down “on paper.” Last...
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Review and Photos: Wanee Festival 2012
Another installment of the Wanee Music Festival has come and gone, leaving the fortunate attendees with echoes and memories that will last a lifetime. The annual gathering hosted by the Allman Brothers...
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Music Midtown: Foo Fighters, Pearl Jam, Avett Brothers
As we mentioned last week, all signs pointed to legendary rockers Pearl Jam adding another U.S. festival date and today we received our confirmation. Seattle-originated stalwarts Foo Fighters and Pearl...
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Dave Matthews Debuts New Song For Jimmy Fallon
Dave Matthews visited the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill last night for a special episode of Late Night with Jimmy Fallon that also featured President Barack Obama. Matthews debuted a new...
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Video: King Creosote & Jon Hopkins – Third Swan
Turns out it only took a collaboration with British multi-instrumentalist composer, electronic music whiz, and Phillip Glass protege Jon Hopkins for King Creosote to reach a wide audience. You would...
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Telluride Blues & Brews Fest: Phil & Friends, Gov’t Mule
The initial lineup for the 19th annual Telluride Blues & Brews Fest has been announced and features HT faves Phil Lesh & Friends, Gov’t Mule and the Chris Robinson Brotherhood. The B-52s,...
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Postcards From Page Side: Luna
Going back to another idea I’ve toyed with here in past Postcards From Page Side columns, today I want to dig into the my past, and the world of now defunct bands that I grew up loving, and want to...
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Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers Cover Travelin’ Light
Last week iconic rockers Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers embarked on a lengthy world tour that will bring them across North America and Europe before it’s currently scheduled to finish in June. So...
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POP ETC and Listen Before You Buy Discuss Review Via Twitter
We recently reported on POP ETC (@popetcetera), the newly named band formerly known as The Morning Benders. Along with the name change, the band issued the POP ETC Mixtape for free download. The...
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Hoppus on Music: Fishing with Dean Ween
For the April 19th episode of the Fuse television show Hoppus on Music, comedian Christian Finnegan shared a five-minute clip of a fishing trip he took with noted fisherman Mickey “Dean Ween”...
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Bloggy Goodness: Bonnaroo Gets The Gambler
Each year we’re more and more impressed by Bonnaroo’s ability to mix both classic and contemporary acts from across multiple genres, but we also love when they seem to throw the proverbial curve ball....
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Video: The War On Drugs – Come To The City
HT faves and former Blips act The War On Drugs made their Letterman debut last night on The Late Show. The band sounded fantastic and delivered an impressive version of Come To The City… The War On...
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Listen To This: Umphrey’s McGee Teams With Buddy Guy and Chicago (The Band)...
Prog-jammers Umphrey’s McGee have always been proud of their hometown, so it’s no surprise they jumped at the opportunity to pen an ode to The Windy City. For a tune called Chicago, which debuted this...
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B List: 10 Talk Box Songs Not Performed By Frampton
[Originally Published: November 10, 2011] Thanks to our friend Ed Watts for contributing this week’s B List. In 1976 Peter Frampton made the “talk box” guitar effect famous with Frampton Comes Alive!,...
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Dr. John to Sit In w/ Warren Haynes Band @ Jazz Fest
As you may recall, the Warren Haynes Band was tapped by New Orleans Jazz Fest organizers to replace Levon Helm at the Fairgrounds on May 5. Today, Haynes’ Twitter account revealed that the WHB will be...
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Gregg Allman Calls Off Book Tour
Last weekend the Allman Brothers Band headlined the Wanee Festival and in his review, HT contributor Rex Thomson couldn’t help but notice that founding member Gregg Allman did not look well. Allman was...
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