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Stormy Mondays: Grateful Dead – Spring Tour 1981
It’s time to celebrate spring by turning our attention to the music of the good old Grateful Dead, specifically the 1981 spring tour. Early ’80s shows can be hit and miss, but when the band was on, it...
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Tour Dates: Beck Adds Northeast Dates
HT fave Beck had already been announced as one of the headliners for this year’s Newport Folk Festival, but that won’t be the only gig he plays in the Northeast this summer. Beck has just revealed...
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Videos: Les Claypool Duo De Twang w/ Dean Ween
Primus front man Les Claypool brought his Duo De Twang acoustic duo to New York City last night for a gig at the Gramercy Theatre. Claypool welcomed his friend and reality TV show co-star Mickey “Dean...
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Trey Anastasio Up For Multiple Drama Desk Awards
While Broadway musical Hands On A Hardbody didn’t last long on the Great White Way, the show has been holding its own in award season. Following a number of nominations for the Outer Circle Awards,...
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Picture Show: ALO, Ryan Montbleau Band & American Babies
American Babies, ALO & Ryan Montbleau Band @ Highline Balllroom – April 24 Words and Photos: Andrew Blackstein The Ryan Montbleau Band, ALO and American Babies entered the Highline Ballroom on...
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Pullin’ ‘Tubes: The National – Mistaken For Strangers
In the decade-plus since the release of their self-titled debut in 2001, The National have become the model of what it means to be a successful indie-rock band. The Brooklyn-based act have slowly grown...
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Umphrey’s McGee Shares Forrest gUMph Parody
As they’ve done in previous years, HT faves Umphrey’s McGee interspersed parodies of a famous movie among four sets of music at their annual UMBowl concert on Friday night. This year the band offered...
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LouFest: Wilco, Jim James, The National, The Killers
Our St. Louis readers are in for a treat this September, when HT faves Wilco, Jim James, The National and Alabama Shakes head up the lineup for this year’s LouFest. The event takes place in St. Louis’s...
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Gathering Of The Vibes Announces Lineup Additions
Last month the initial lineup for this year’s Gathering Of The Vibes festival came out with Phil Lesh and Friends and The Black Crowes a top the bill. Today, Vibes organizers have announced additions...
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Fleetwood Mac: New EP & Full Show Video
Early in Fleetwood Mac’s current tour Lindsey Buckingham broke the news that the band would soon be releasing a new EP. That EP, titled “Extended Play,” was released today on iTunes marking the first...
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A Buck Dancer’s Choice: New Compilation Benefits Rex Foundation – Bob Weir,...
Back on Dec. 1st the Rex Foundation threw a benefit at The Fillmore in San Francisco to honor the memory of former Grateful Dead manager Jon McIntire. Members of ALO kicked off the memorable night of...
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Cover Alert: Bluegrass Baba O’Riley (The Who) @ MerleFest
The annual MerleFest bluegrass-heavy music festival took place this past weekend in Wilkesboro, North Carolina. This was the first installment of the prestigious event since the passing of founder Doc...
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Technology Tuesday: Power! + More Cool Mobile Gadgets
This week, I have a handful of great gadgets to review that I have been using over the last several weeks. If you’ve ever run out of power on a mobile device – then you’ll definitely want to read on....
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Tour Dates: Polyphonic Spree’s Summer Plans
Over the last couple of years when we’ve written about The Polyphonic Spree it mostly focused around their enthusiasm for holiday music. On August 6, the choral-rock ensemble will release their...
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Picture Show: New Orleans Jazz Fest – Day Three
The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival finished its first weekend of action on Sunday at the Fairgrounds in the Crescent City. Sunday saw performances from the likes of the Dave Matthews Band,...
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RecommNeds: Kiki Pau / Bombino / Ngoni Ba
Don’t know when I’ll be back again… Kiki Pau: Pines Tell me what it is you like about music. Because I’m pretty sure Kiki Pau does it on this album. It takes this Finnish band four tracks to cover 45...
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Funk Legend Larry Graham Sits In With Prince On Sly and the Family Stone...
Thanks to his work laying down the grooves in Sly and the Family Stone, bassist Larry Graham influenced generations of musicians who followed in his footsteps. Graham has a long history of performing...
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Addison Groove Project To Play Brooklyn Bowl
Last year neo-groove act Addison Groove Project made their long-awaited return for a one-off gig in Boston nearly five years after the band parted ways. At the time, band members said they’d be open to...
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Video: Jeff Mangum – In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
Fresh off the exciting news that Neutral Milk Hotel will reunite for a small handful of shows next October, here’s a look at In the Aeroplane Over the Sea from Jeff Mangum’s intimate solo show at MASS...
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Flashback: Benevento-Russo Duo + Mike Gordon Deliver 54-Minute Foam @ Athens’...
It’s hard to believe it’s been eight years since the Benevento-Russo Duo and Mike Gordon collaborated on a wonderful 54-minute version of Foam that got the Phish community talking about just how good...
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