In one of the better pairings since cookies met cream, HT faves Perpetual Groove will bring DJ/HT contributor Wyllys on the road with them for a southern run that hits the Orange Peel in Asheville (10/21), The National in Richmond (10/22), the Music Farm in Charleston (10/23), the Lincoln Theatre in Raleigh (10/29) as well as the band’s official Halloween show on October 30th at the Jefferson Theater in Charlottesville.
[Photo by Jeremy Gordon]
Look for Wyllys and PGroove to offer interlocking sets at each stop. Both Wyllys and Perpetual Groove guitarist Brock Butler will perform on Jam Cruise 9 in January and aim to use this time together to rehearse for the cruise.
Here’s a quick look at some other stories of note this week…
- McLovins unveil a new tune written with Tom Marshall
- Weezer performed a couple of classics on Carson Daly
- Sean Lennon talks about his pops and more with Spinner
- Drive-By Truckers will join Yo Gabba Gabba in Atlanta
Finally, as Phish prepares to return to the road the band has offered a free taste of their last tour via a compilation archivist Kevin Shapiro has put together called Live Bait, Vol. 2. This free-to-distribute set features the brilliant Down With Disease -> What’s The Use? from Alpine, as well as the Wilson > Light > 20 Years Later sequence from the Greek, Possum from Jones Beach, N02 > Kung from Deer Creek and Bug from Alpine.
