Video: Aaron Freeman & Friends – Happy Xmas (War Is Over)
Here’s another cover of John Lennon’s Happy Xmas (War Is Over), this one features our pal Aaron Freeman, formerly Gene Ween, along with Gregg Cagno and Maggie Anderson and comes courtesy of Punk Rock...
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Unofficial 31 Days of Dead – 2012 Edition: Day Twenty
December 20 Black-Throated Wind 2/21/95 Delta Center, Salt Lake City, UT Being a Deadhead in the 1990′s was similar in many ways to being a New York Mets fan. Since I am a fan of both I feel uniquely...
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Prince Tribute @ Carnegie Hall: March 7th
Early each year impresario Michael Dorf puts together an impressive lineup of acts to pay tribute to a legendary rocker or rock band for a benefit concert held at NYC’s iconic Carnegie Hall. Joni...
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Daft Punk’d: Songkick Coachella Info = “Bad Data”
Back on Tuesday, while the rest of the blogosphere was pimping the Daft Punk, Phoenix and Yeah Yeah Yeahs at Coachella story, we explained the problem with the source of the story – a Songkick email....
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Keep Your Cell Phone In Your Pocket at Neil Young Shows
Earlier this month Neil Young and Crazy Horse’s Alchemy Tour visited Bridgeport, Connecticut where according to our friends at Thrasher’s Wheat the legendary rockers took offense to a member of the...
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Bloggy Goodness: Jim James & tUnE-yArDs – Tibet House Benefit
The 23rd annual Tibet House Benefit Concert will take place at Carnegie Hall on Feb. 21st featuring HT faves Jim James and tUnE-yArDs along with Rahzel, Patti Smith with Jessie Smith and Philip Glass....
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Briefly: Jam_ON To Broadcast Widespread Panic NYE
Later this month Widespread Panic will end their not-even-a-year-long hiatus with a pair of shows in Charlotte, North Carolina on Dec. 30th and 31st. SiriusXM’s Jam_ON station will broadcast the band’s...
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The B List: Top Ten Music DVDs / Videos of 2012
I love watching great performances or well-made documentaries featuring my favorite artists from the comfort of my couch. At the end of each year since we started Hidden Track in 2006, I devote a B...
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Unofficial 31 Days of Dead – 2012 Edition: Day 21
December 21 Help On The Way > Slipknot! > Franklin’s Tower 5/9/77 Buffalo Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, NY On the day after Cornell there was still musical brilliance in the Grateful Dead. Last...
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Just when you thought that Zooey Deschanel couldn’t be anymore adorable, they went ahead and turned her into a cartoon in order to create a music video for She & Him’s take on the holiday classic...
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Faux The Archives Vol. 3 – A Phish Compilation
One of my favorite parts of Phish festivals are the From The Archives shows broadcast over each event’s radio station that feature amazing segments from the band’s archive. These programs, hosted by...
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Umphrey’s McGee Debut Covers @ Mayan Holidaze
Mayan Holidaze came to a close early this morning in Tulum, Mexico after four days of performances from Umphrey’s McGee, the Disco Biscuits, STS9 and more. Each of the headlining acts played at three...
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Televised Tune: Darlene Love on Letterman
For the 19th year in a row, soul singer Darlene Love will visit The Late Show with David Letterman tonight to sing Christmas (Baby Please Come Home). Along with that tradition, Letterman will also...
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Full Show Friday: Frank Zappa – Stockholm 1973
Since today marks what would’ve been Frank Zappa’s 72nd birthday, we’re devoting this week’s Full Show Friday column to the legendary composer/performer. Just like Dead fans and Phish fans, Zappaphiles...
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Video: Bob Weir + Mike Campbell + Jonathan Wilson – Dark Star
Last night HT fave Jonathan Wilson brought together an impressive array of his talented friends to L.A.’s Troubadour to participate in what we hope will be the first of many Merry Minstrel Musical...
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Unofficial 31 Days of Dead – 2012 Edition: Day 22
December 22 Weather Report Suite > Let It Grow > Spanish Jam 7/19/74 Selland Arena, Fresno, CA I first heard this version of Weather Report Suite on the Grateful Dead Hour radio program sometime...
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Unofficial 31 Days of Dead – 2012 Edition: Day 23
December 23 Eyes of the World 6/10/73 R.F.K. Stadium, Washington D.C. I reviewed the Here Comes Sunshine from this incredible three-set show at RFK Stadium in my 2010 edition of the Unofficial 31 Days...
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Winter Wine: God Street Wine @ Terrapin Crossroads
On January 24th – 26th, Phil Lesh’s Terrapin Crossroads venue in San Rafael, Calif. will host the first West Coast Rambles of the year. Lesh will team up with Furthur cohorts John Kadlecik and Jeff...
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Unofficial 31 Days of Dead – 2012 Edition: Day 24
December 24 Crazy Fingers > Stella Blue 6/26/76 Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, IL Performing two ballads in a row to a live audience is risky. But when did the Grateful Dead ever follow the rules of...
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Video: Yo La Tengo – Ohm
With the dust barely settled on another triumphant eight-night Hanukkah run at Maxwell’s, Yo La Tengo won’t have much time to sit back and reflect back on what went down, as now the Hoboken-based band...
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