(photo by WaltherFamily)Happy Independence Day from Live Music Blog!I thought I’d drop a quick post to commemorate the holiday while Justin’s off gallivanting at the High Sierra Music Festival. I got a brief text from him saying he’s not getting great mobile service and trying to conserve cell juice, so I think we’ll just wait [...]Related posts:Phish Friday | Deer Creek ‘04Phish Friday | The 4...
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Happy 4th of July: Celebrate Independence…and the 10-Year Anniversary of Phish’s 7-4-99
Rothbury Webcast Schedule, Plus Updates from High Sierra
Justin’s currently on his way to High Sierra for the weekend festivities in Northern Cali, so he’s left me in charge of the reigns here at LMB. Uh oh! That means it’s time for a never-ending stream of workout mixes and long essays on the concert industry.Kidding aside, hopefully Justin won’t be completely off the [...]Related posts:Langerado 2008 Webcast ScheduleiClips to Webcast Mountain JamHi...
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Photos: Marco Benevento Trio and The Bad Plus @ Merkin Hall, NYC 5/14/09
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Our friend Josh Kuckens went to see the Marco Benevento Trio and The Bad Plus at Merkin Hall in NYC in the middle of May. Both of us got busy so the photos couldn’t get posted right away, but we’ve finally got the good ones up. Read on for the pics. I’m [...]Related posts:Marco Benevento: Carnegie Hall, New Solo Dates and New Trio DatesSights and Sounds: Marco Benevento Trio in Syracuse, 5/7...
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Phish Halloween Festival Update: Definitely Not Ohio or Nebraska
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On a whim I decided to check if Phish.com had any new reveals in the quest to get the to the final location state of the Phish Halloween Festival that I wrote about earlier today, and they've now updated the map to make it clear that the festival will not be held in Ohio or [...] Related posts:The New Phish Album, Plus a Halloween Festival?!? AYFKM?The Nebraska Project Roundup2006 Wakarusa M...
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Tour Dates: The Flaming Lips 2009 Tour, New Album Due in Sept.
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The Flaming Lips are going out on tour this summer starting at the Pitchfork Music Festival’s Write the Night awesomeness. They’re releasing their first double album ever called, Embryonic, which will be featuring members of MGMT and Karen O. from the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Not bad.Read on for the dates.The Flaming Lips 2009 [...]Related posts:Wakarusa Adds Flaming Lipsqueen mary to be mounted by t...
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High Sierra Roll Call?!?
In between posting tons of stuff before I worry about bathing or feeding myself, I thought I’d get a post going to get some excitement ready for High Sierra Music Festival this weekend. I’ll be there with a camera and a few bottles of sunblock, so I hope to have some updates from the [...]Related posts:2009 Sasquatch! Music Festival Roll Call!Tea Leaf Green @ Park West | Roll CallHigh Sierra M...
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Sights and Sounds: Wilco @ Greek Theatre, Berkeley 6/27/09
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Wilco just rolled through California and Saturday night brought them to the Greek Theatre in Berkeley. This was my first time at the storied venue and I was fortunate enough to score a photo pass from their PR company, so I brought my SLR and shot the show from the pit. Here’s some [...]Related posts:Wilco to Webcast Berkeley Show on SaturdaySights and Sounds: Marco Benevento Trio in Syracuse...
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iClips Announces The Couch Tour
In case you missed our recent interview with the CEO from iClips, we’ve learned that the company is taking the lead in trying to get quality live concert webcasts to the masses. And even though AT&T Music just did the webcast from Bonnaroo, it looks like they’re not going to be the preferred webcast [...]Related posts:Gathering of the Vibes 2008 Webcast on iClipsTour Date UpdatesTom Petty Anno...
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Video: Grizzly Bear – “Cheerleader” on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
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This video was too cool in too many ways to list, so it gets its own post today. Late Night with Jimmy Fallon: Friday, June 26, 2009 [Hulu]Updated post with proper copyrighted clipRelated posts:Tonight: Grizzly Bear @ The FillmoreDisco Biscuits Langerado Late-NightPhotos: Grizzly Bear, Here We Go Magic @ The Fillmore, San Francisco 6/21/09Related posts:Tonight: Grizzly Bear @ The FillmoreDisco...
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The New Phish Album, Plus a Halloween Festival?!? AYFKM?
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Some of you may have noticed that there are some stories that don’t always get the immediate news treatment here on the site, which I’m working to rectify a bit by building a bit more of a news aggregator on the site that will collect the best and brightest stories that you guys need to [...]Related posts:Phish Halloween Festival Update: Definitely Not Ohio or KansasPhish Release “Time Turns El...
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Photos from Glastonbury 2009
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Happy Monday, dudes. I just caught this amazing photo gallery on one of my favorite non-music blogs, The Big Picture, and I thought it was a good way to start out the week. The Glastonbury Festival just wrapped up yesterday and there’s a fantastic set of photos over at that said blog. [...]Related posts:Bonnaroo 2009 Ends with Phish and The BossHighlights from Bonnaroo 2009 on Fuse TV TodayT...
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Live Music 3.0: Interview with Nate Parienti of iClips.net
iClips.net has been webcasting and streaming live events for several years now, but it seems like the site has begun to really pick up steam in the last few years, particularly with its heavy focus on the music festival scene in the U.S. As the live music streaming space continues to grow and evolve, we thought it [...]Related posts:iClips Announces The Couch TourGreen Apple Music Festival Webc...
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R.I.P. Michael Jackson, 1958-2009
Right before my band and I got loaded up for a gig in Berkeley, we got the sad news that Michael Jackson had died at UCLA Medical Center in California after being rushed there following cardiac arrest. We got through the gig without any major mention of the event, and the second I got [...]Related posts:Michael Jackson: Next Stop, Live-8?Song of the Day: Halloween StyleJackson Hole Music Festi...
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Wilco to Webcast Berkeley Show on Saturday
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My tickets just came through for the Wilco show this Saturday at the Greek Theatre in Berkeley, which is killer because I thought I was going to have to watch it from home.From Wilco HQ:We’re webcasting this Saturday night’s show live from the sold-out Greek Theatre in Berkeley. It’ll be available in Quicktime on http://wilcoworld.net [...]Related posts:Wilco – “Shake It Off” [mp3]Wilco Residen...
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Stream the New Bjork Live Album on NPR
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Bjork recorded a live album back in 2007 titled Voltaic following up on the release of her album, Volta, and NPR is offering up a stream of the album a week before it’s released.Bjork, the 13-time Grammy nominee from Iceland, released her sixth album, Volta, in 2007. Before embarking on what would become a two-year-long [...]Related posts:Bjork Live from NYC on NPR, May 5Upcoming Live Concert W...
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Mountain Jam 2009: Silly Rabbit, Fests are for Kids
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After many festivals together, this year’s Mountain Jam was going to be different. This year my wife and I would have a six-month old child with us, our son Harry. As I discussed in an earlier post, we had no idea what to expect. A beautiful Saturday at Mountain JamWell, I am [...]Related posts:Mountain Jam 2008 | From the Mountain Recap and Photos, Day 2Mountain Jam 2009 Starts TodayFrom th...
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Tour Dates: Sunny Day Real Estate Announce 2009 Reunion
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For all the emo fans in the room, big news today going around that Sunny Day Real Estate has announced a reunion tour and reissues of the first releases from their catalog. I kind of came up into this scene with my high school friends, but this was around the time that the tides [...]Related posts:Sebadoh Reunion Tour DatesThe Shins Announce Early 2007 Tour DatesPinback Announce Fall 2009 Tour...
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Photos: Grizzly Bear, Here We Go Magic @ The Fillmore, San Francisco 6/21/09
On Sunday night I witnessed my first Grizzly Bear show besides seeing them briefly last year at Lollapalooza, which funny enough seemed like it was two to three years ago at this point even if it was last August. I have already digressed. Anyway, the opening band, Here We Go Magic, totally laid [...]Related posts:Tonight: Grizzly Bear @ The FillmoreTour Dates: Grizzly Bear Do Pitchfork, Japan...
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Rothbury 2009: Ticket Giveaway Imminent
You’ve got about 24 hours and counting before I pick a winner at random for our Rothbury 2009 ticket giveaway. Make sure you drop a comment or send us a Twitter message so we can add your name to the hat.Related posts:Rothbury 2009 Ticket GiveawayGomez ‘Five Men’ GiveawayTicket Giveaway: Jamie Lidell @ Metro 10/8/08Related posts:Rothbury 2009 Ticket GiveawayGomez ‘Five Men’ GiveawayTicket Give...
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Matt from You Ain’t No Picasso on Phish @ Bonnaroo
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I thought I’d post a link to something I just read and commented on and (naturally) feel quite passionate about, but I do this to explain a point and not bring any further unnecessary scrutiny on someone that wasn’t really, well, prepared for the experience of Phish headlining Bonnaroo.I’ve been thoroughly enjoying all the Bonnaroo [...]Related posts:Bonnaroo 2009 Ends with Phish and The BossPh...
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