Archive: 2009

Following  Phish’s Saturday night Hampton Coliseum performance on March 7th Steve Kimock and Friends featuring Melvin Seals will be performing at The NorVa, Norfolk, VA." This show is being staged in celebrating Passion Presents 5th Anniversary. The Norva is just a short 20 minute drive from Hampton. Doors open @ 11:00, show starts at midnite […]

According to US/People/Sufjan Beat, Ben Gibbard, Death Cab For Cutie’s frontman proposed to Zooey Deschanel, the She half of She & Him before Christmas and she said yes.  No word on whether M.Ward or The Postal Service will play the wedding party. Source Stereogum

Spurred on by two reunions at benefits for President-elect Barack Obama, the surviving members of the Grateful Dead will embark on their first tour in five years this spring. The Dead will hit the road beginning April 12 in Greensboro, N.C., and will play 16 "evening with" shows in 19 cities through May 10 in […]

As posted on  Jefff Coffin’s website, the Bela Fleck and The Flecktones’ saxophonist, flutist and clarinetist will replace the late Leroi Moore, whom he filled in on for the 2008 summer tour. "There have been many people asking and, yes, I will be joining Dave Mattews Band starting in 2009. I am honored to be […]

Wilco will release its first concert DVD, "Ashes of American Flags," chronicling February 2008 visits to Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium and Tulsa, Okla.’s Cain Ballroom.The project is due in February or March from Nonesuch, just in advance of the next Wilco studio album, which the band is now recording."Ashes" was assembled by longtime collaborators Brendan Canty […]

After postponing the 2008 edition of its annual run of shows at New York’s Beacon Theatre due to health concerns for frontman Gregg Allman, the Allman Brothers Band will return to the venue this year.The group will play 10 shows there beginning March 9 and also including March 10, March 12-14, March 16-17 and March […]

The shitty state of our economy has hit many people differently, but Warren Haynes is one guy who isn’t hurting for work.  We’re not even 24 hours into 2009 and besides the Dead dates that we told you about the Allman Brothers Band have just announced the dates for their annual Beacon Theatre run in March. The […]

We hope that you rang in 2009 with style last night. I spent mine with My Morning Jacket as they ripped the roof off the Garden with a monster three and half hour show that included some fantastic covers. So, as you manage to shake off your first hangover of the year I figured we’d cut right to the chase and unload a batch of links to get you through the day…

• List Time: Best Album Cover Art Of ’08
• The Boss to release a Wal-Mart only Greatest Hits disc
• A cassette tape of a drunk John Lennon sells for $30 K
• Amander Palmer is pissed that her videos are gone from YouTube
• Cover Alert: Lykke Li tackles Kings Of Leon
• Paul’s Boutique will get reissued for its’ 20th anniversary
• An Apples In Stereo song is featured in a new Pepsi ad
• Zooey Deschanel and DC4C’ Ben Gibbard got engaged
• Give a listen to the demo that got Biggie Smalls signed
• AD kicks down a Jeff Magnum solo show from ’96
• Merl Saunders estate is suing Jerry Garcia’s over unpaid royalties

We here at HT want to wish you all a very Happy New Year and are looking forward to big 2009. READ ON for the full setlist and some videos from MMJ’s Monumental New Year’s show at the Garden…

On the heels of Phil & Bobby’s monster throw down last night in San Francisco, and as expected by anyone that got the latest issue of Relix in their mailbox over the last few days The Dead will in fact hit the road this Spring for a 19 date arena tour that will hit a […]