Jam fans are pretty lucky in that their favorite bands change up the setlist from night to night. AC/DC fans aren’t so lucky. The Australian natives’ Black Ice tour has gone around the world and back with the band playing the same exact set night in and night out to the dismay of their hardcore fans.A group of AC/DC fans want them to bust out some rarities & have issued a formal complaint agai
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On an evening when the attention of an entire city - and most of the Northeast - was turned to a small baseball game in the Bronx, jamband veterans Blues Traveler returned home to The Filmore New York at Irving Plaza for the first time in over a year. For over two hours, the band treated the packed house to classic covers, special guests, and their own hit singles.Mixing Sublime’s, What I’ve
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Being the live music junkie that I am, I have been subjected to some surprises over the years. Some were more than welcomed surprises, like this one time back in ‘77 or ‘78. I had to meet some guy named Boris (don’t ask) at a bar in Manhattan called Traxx. There was a trio playing on a small stage, killer rockabilly. Skinny, no shirts, a guitar bigger than the player. Upright bass and stand
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The Pixies kicked off another reunion tour in Hollywood on Wednesday night and will be Conan O’Brien’s musical guest this evening on The Tonight Show. The seminal band has dusted off a number of b-sides for their current tour and will perform 1989’s Doolittle in its entirety at each show.Friday, November 6 [all times Eastern]:David Letterman: Ralph Stanley [CBS 11:35PM]Conan O’Brien: The P
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More than Zappa’s Joe’s Garage. More than Centerfield. More than the Indiana Jones Theme Song. More than AC/DC’s Thunderstruck. More than even Glen Miller’s In the Mood. If I ever got the once in a lifetime chance to request a single song for Phish to cover, there currently exists one song that I would rather hear over any other song. It’s called Indoda Yejazi Elimnyama by Amaswazi Emvel
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Now that concertgoers who attended Phish’s Festival 8 in Indio this past weekend are home, a slew of amazing clips have been uploaded to the major video sites. Head over to YEMblog for a complete accounting of the better Festival 8 videos, but we just had to share a few more clips of the sign language interpreter we told you about on Sunday, a “Team Hood” vid and a few epic playlists of the
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Words: Tim HaraImages: Matt SpeckEveryone inside the Auditorium Theatre knew that they were in for a special night. It was the first time that Philadelphia’s Disco Biscuits were playing a Halloween show in Chicago. This was a big deal.The venue was absolutely stunning - an old opera house that has been open for almost 120 years. Huge murals are painted on the walls that are surrounded by intr.
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There hasn’t been much to cheer for if you’ve been a fan of the New York Knickerbockers over the last decade or so. While the once mighty franchise has struggled, there is now a reason to watch them - for the beginning of their on Friday night games on MSG at least - as they will feature a new song and video from Robert Randolph & The Family Band. The song, called Get There, features personali
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One Fast Move Or I’m Gone is a wonderful collection of songs from Death Cab for Cutie frontman Ben Gibbard and Son Volt/Uncle Tupelo’s Jay Farrar. The material, crafted together using words from Jack Kerouac’s Big Sur novel, invokes the same optimism, longing, and playfully deep introspection that has made millions of readers identify with Kerouac’s work.Last monday, Gibard and Farrar brou
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While I couldn’t make it out to Indio this past weekend for Phish’s Festival 8, a friend brought me copies of the festival’s official newspaper - Festival 8 Express. So far I’ve gotten Saturday and Sunday’s papers.Luckily, most of the articles are available online including interviews with lyricist Tom Marshall and artist Jim Pollock, show reviews and even a crossword puzzle. Kudos to th
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Last week, alt.pop-rock act Weezer declared their love for everyone’s favorite blanket with sleeves the Snuggie, by donning them for the second of their two-night stand on the Late Show. The band has taken things a step further by introducing their very own line of Snuggies.Check out their infomercial for it…Weezer - Snuggie Infomercial
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Last Week’s Sauce is a recurring column featuring recordings of shows from the previous week. Thanks to JBanyai97 for this week’s photo.Artist & Title: The Brew - Total Eclipse Of The HeartDate & Venue: 2009-10-31 Center For The Performing Arts, Unity METaper & Show Download: Mike SalvoAs the show began, The Brew introduced themselves as Sofia & The Sofia 4 and played a lot of girl tunes throu
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That it’s been a heady year for John Kadlecik is a safe bet: it’s not often that your main band consistently knocks it out of the park, you get a chance to play in a brand new ensemble with the heroes that inspired that main band, and well, you court a little controversy along the way.[All photos by Adam Kaufman]Earlier this year, Kadlecik was invited to take part in a new Phil Lesh/Bob Weir p
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With the MSC Poesia scheduled to set sail from Fort Lauderdale two months from today, there’s been plenty of news about Jam Cruise 8 to share. First off, the schedule for all five jam-packed days was just released.[Photo of Toubab Krewe on JC6 by Dave Vann]As a Jam Cruise virgin, I was warned that there wouldn’t be much sleep involved the trip and after a look at the schedule I can see why - t
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Earlier this year Chali 2na, the former front man for the much beloved - but now defunct - hip hop act Jurassic 5, released his long awaited solo debut, Fish Outta Water. The baritone-voiced MC has lined up a 14-date run through the West Coast dubbed the Deadliest Catch Tour, recruiting a handful of friends to bring out on the road. Joining 2na will be Gift of Gab from Blackalicious, Mr. Lif an...
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Umphrey’s, the little band that could from the Midwest, is still out 100 plus days a year throwing rock shows peppered with excellent covers and chops galore. This is how its always been. But this fall when the band traveled to the Mishawaka Amphitheater something special happened underneath that Colorado moon and it has kept on happening all over the country.[Photo by Adam Kaufman]The band has.
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Mule and Phish weren’t the only bands performing on Halloween as there was plenty of action all over the country from our favorite bands. We’ll have extended takes on most of these shows over the next few days, but for now let’s take a look at what went down on October 31st…Umphrey’s McGeeDay of the Dead IV, Las TortugasSet I: JaJunk* > 2 × 2 > Q*bert > 2 × 2, Cemetery Walk, Padgett’
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With The Strokes on hiatus over the last few years - though the group is rumored to be currently working on a new album despite recent reports of creative differences - the members of the downtown rock act have kept busy with their new found free time forming side-projects and putting out a number of excellent albums on their own. We’re particularly fond of Little Joy’s self-titled effort. W
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