Bruce Springsteen and E Street Band Play First Show of 2013 – Tom Morello...
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band brought their Wrecking Ball Tour to Australia this evening for the group’s first performance of 2013. When the band took the stage at Brisbane Entertainment...
View ArticleSXSW Wednesday: Lone Bellow, Foxygen, Dawes
In years past, Wednesday’s unofficial day parties would, for most, officially start their SXSW. Six years ago, Jeff Davidson and I contributed to the festivities with Earvolution’s inaugural (and only)...
View ArticleVideo: Trey Anastasio Talks Phish and Phish Fans
This past Sunday CBS Sunday Morning aired a profile on Phish front man Trey Anastasio that focused on his participation in Hands On A Hard Body. The program just posted a web extra that features...
View ArticleTelevised Tune: Schnier, Sebastian Bach & Yukon Kornelius
There’s a supergroup named Yukon Kornelius that includes Ed Robertson of Barenaked Ladies, Stefan Lessard of Dave Matthews Band, Guster’s Adam Gardner and drummer Eric Fawcett. This Saturday, March...
View ArticleCover Alert: Newton Crosby – Weird Science
Back in 2010 we profiled up-and-coming jamtronica act Newton Crosby for our Blips column and since that time they’ve gone on to score impressive festival slots and have shared the stage with acts like...
View ArticleYoung Justin Timberlake & Jimmy Fallon Sing @ Summer Camp
Justin Timberlake has spent the week as a daily guest on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon. In addition to his riveting musical performances, JT appeared in a hilarious skit with Fallon in which the pair...
View ArticleReview and Photos: Yonder Mountain String Band in St. Louis
Yonder Mountain String Band @ The Pageant – March 8 and 9 Words and Photos: Rex Thomson Looking out on a capacity crowd at St.Louis’s venerable music hall The Pageant, the members of Yonder Mountain...
View ArticleBriefly: Furthur Adds Another Cap Show & Greek Run
Last month Furthur announced an eight-show residency that will take place at the Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, New York next month. The band quickly sold out all eight shows and have just added a...
View ArticleSXSW Thursday: Cloud Nothings, Houndmouth, Vintage Trouble
It seems somewhat strange that getting to downtown Austin shortly before 2 feels like running late and that opportunities are being missed. Will there only be 12 hours of music instead of 14? How...
View ArticleFull Show Friday: Phish Philly ’96 Video Upgrade Surfaces
For their New Year’s Run in 1996, Phish started off with a pair of shows at The Spectrum in Philadelphia on December 28th and 29th before celebrating the 30th and 31st at the Fleet Center in Boston....
View ArticleJustin Timberlake & Jimmy Fallon’s History of Rap Part IV
Justin Timberlake and Jimmy Fallon saved the best for last as JT’s week as a performer and guest on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon came to a close last night. Fallon and Timberlake had previously offered...
View ArticleSetlist and Recap: Jeff Tweedy @ The Vic Theatre
Jeff Tweedy @ The Vic Theatre – March 14 Words and Photos: Jimmy Coulas On Thursday night, Wilco front man Jeff Tweedy played his second and final benefit show of the month at the Vic Theatre in...
View ArticleCover Alert: Allman Brothers Band – Needle and the Damage Done
The Allman Brothers Band’s Beacon Run continued last night in New York City, where the band delivered their ninth of 11 shows that makes up this year’s residency. A number of guests joined in the...
View ArticleSXSW Friday: The Weekend, Wavves, The Zombies, Black Joe Lewis & The...
With many of the artists that make SXSW so appealing fleeing before the weekend, Friday usually provides one last chance to catch bands that you’ve missed so far on the theory that you’ll catch them...
View ArticleCol. Bruce, Nels Cline and Susan Tedeschi Among Allman Brothers Band Guests @...
UPDATE: We’ve Added Photos by Dino Perrucci We’ve reached the end of the Allman Brothers Band’s 2013 Beacon Theatre run which concludes later today. For the penultimate show of the residency, the...
View ArticleGeorge Porter Jr., The London Souls and The Shady Horns Help Soulive Close...
Soulive @ Brooklyn Bowl – March 16th Words: Scott Bernstein Photos: Andrew Blackstein Soulive closed out their fourth annual Bowlive residency at NYC’s Brooklyn Bowl last night with what was the band’s...
View ArticleJimmy Vivino, Oz Noy, Maurice Brown and Leo Nocentelli Among Guests @ Allman...
After 11 shows the Allman Brothers Band’s 2013 March Madness run at NYC’s Beacon Theatre came to a close on Sunday evening. This special St. Patrick’s Day show was added after the first 10 shows of the...
View ArticleCover Alert: Umphrey’s McGee – Hey Hey What Can I Do
HT faves Umphrey’s McGee continued a tour of the West Coast this weekend and as part of the run visited Oakland’s Fox Theater on Saturday night. UM guitarists Jake Cinninger and Brendan Bayliss...
View ArticleSXSW Saturday: Savages, Robyn Hitchcock, The Relatives, Bleached, Parquet...
Historically, Saturday, the last day of SXSW, tends to be the thinnest day of the week. Most of the bands and quite a large number of industry folk flee town before the weekend, smartly avoiding the...
View ArticleTour Dates: Atoms For Peace Announce U.S. Tour
Thom Yorke is taking his Atoms For Peace project on the road here in the states this fall. The group, which features Nigel Godrich, Flea, Joey Waronker and Mauro Refosco backing the Radiohead front...
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