Flashback Filler: Fantastic 4’s Fire Eater
Seriously, where was I when the Fantastic 4 formed and decided to melt faces on a temporary but supernaturally unbelievable basis? Although it’s a recently established league of musical justice, I have no recollection of these guys even existing. I guess they properly practiced Rule #1 of being superheroic in public: be neither seen, nor heard. Or does that […]
The Week That Was
Tiger loses wearing Championship Red, A-Rod’s the paragon of clutch and Bernie Williams jams with the Allmans. Wait, that all sounds wrong. But that’s what really happened on the weekend was that, and five nights after I stood second row, the Beacon got a shot of #51. Trucks to Haynes to Chance. Let’s take a […]
From One Awesome Derek To Another
Johnny Damon’s been out with a strained right calf. Hideki Matsui pulled his hammy trying to beat out a grounder. Chris Ray plunked Bobby Abreu in the knee before A-Rod’s mammoth walk-off grand slam into the Stadium’s famed black seats (sorry, African-American seats). So the crowd couldn’t help but chant when it saw Miguel Cairo […]
Phil Now Eyeing Larry Dallas on Drums
We reported the credible rumor yesterday that Larry McCray will step in as one of Phil Lesh’s Friends at the super-stealth SOBs shows in New York this coming Monday and Tuesday. Well, it’s time to make room for more Larrys: Campbell appears to be re-joining the band. So much for Trey and Warren, eh? Campbell’s […]
Phil Making New Friends?
Rumors have been flying fast and furious about which musicians will round out Phil Lesh’s lineup of Friends at the two stealth SOBs shows in New York next week. Trey Anstasio back-up singer Christina Durfee posted on her MySpace page that she’ll be in the house that night, though she’s since yanked down the entry. That […]
Where’s Cactus on Good Friday?
Mike Gordon is still missing. Ever since his buddy Trey informed us of Gordo’s supposed one-year hiatus from playing during his interview at the Y, Cactus has been noticebaly incommunicado. Yet we haven’t heard anything from Mike himself, so HT opened the case to find our favorite afromulletted bassist. Maybe Gordo’s hangin’ with the apostles on this Good […]
On The Way Out…
I’m leaving the office in about five minutes, so I thought I’d throw up some filler for no good reason. I mean, does a man need a reason to post some filler? Let’s take a listen to the Tennessee Jed from the 4/16/99 Phil & Friends show at the Warfield back with those two guys […]
Tonic Closure Ousts The Duo
It’s a strange time for New York music fans. While new rooms like the Gramercy Theater, Highline Ballroom and Fontana’s are sprouting up, legendary havens like Tonic, Sin-E and possibly the Knitting Factory are shutting down as rising real estate prices and property taxes combine to squeeze out “the little guy.”
I’m all for new venues, but this “out with the old” shit is garbage. It’s Roberto Garbaggio. Tonic is one of the best dressed-down rooms in the country with some of the best acoustics taboot. Everyone that’s been there has a great story they can one day tell their illegitimate kids. But such is life, such is gentrification.
Tonic’s April 13th closure comes six days before the Benevento/Russo Duo was slated to kick off the Green Apple Music & Arts Festival with two acoustic performances. Rest assured, the shows will still go off as planned, only they’ve moved to the Knitting Factory, which remains open for at least the foreseeable future (or until the building is actually sold and it predictably gets kicked to the curb, despite the current lease). Apparently neither rain, nor sleet, nor snow, nor club closures will stop the best duo in music history from melting faces.
Read on for the full press release about The Duo’s new GAMF spot…
Doherty’s Nuts: Grab ‘Em
Keith Richards ain’t the only drugged-out rocker in the news this week… Top-form junkie Pete Doherty posted a clip of his new tune online yesterday, and the reaction to KP Nuts has been mixed. But I think it’s a cool tune, and I’m always up for some underproduced, underground shit, especially when it involves Kate Moss. […]
Where’s Cactus?
Mike Gordon is still missing. Ever since his buddy Trey informed us of Gordo’s supposed one-year hiatus from playing during his interview at the Y, Cactus has been noticebaly incommunicado. Yet we haven’t heard anything from Cactus himself, so HT opened the case to find our favorite afromulletted bassist. We spotted may have spotted Cactus […]
Pullin’ ‘Tubes: Trippy Shit Edition
Jo Jo left his home in Tucson, Arizona for some California grass This clip from the Sgt. Pepper’s movie has been floating around the intertubes for quite a while, and nobody’s ever taken the time to truly sync the audio with the video. But it’s still a trip to watch, a trip to see Frampton […]
The Allmans Beat Out the Gators
Last night marked the first time in my nearly 28 years of earthly cognizance that I elected to attend a concert over a big-time sporting event. And given Florida’s early lead and subsequent coasting in the NCAA Final over Ohio State, and given my glorified side-stage perspective of a hot-as-fuck band from the right side of the second row, I’m confident I made the fine choice to head up to the Beacon.
I had the opposite experience as Scotty two weeks back, when my partner in this online endeavor caught a fairly shitty opening night of the 73-show Beacon run. We labeled it a “Spring Training” affair, and if last night was any indication of how they’ve been playing since the early shows, the Allman Brothers Band is now in top mid-season form. They filled that place with a dynamic, powerful sound.
The Allmans have been the first dominant band of the post-Curt Flood era of free agency. Gregg may not have the same chops as he used to, but his skills as a general manager are unparalleled: I make that remark to myself every time I see this band, and it’s important to note. Between Warren Haynes, Derek Trucks, Oteil Burbridge and Marc Quinones, Gregg has recruited like Western U’s Pete Bell and put together a lineup of constants that leaves me with the same question after every show: When people talk about the best bands in America, how the hell do the Allmans get left off the list? Read on for much more from the show…
Widespread Panic Localizes in Cleveland
Our friend Neddy earlier today pimped out a typically wordy and awesome review of Widespread Panic’s April Fool’s show at the Palace Theater in Albany. And since we’re showing off some words about that 4/1 concert, we might as well go all out and present some pictures from the night before in Cleveland.
Our friend Christian James took in the 3/31 show at the Playhouse Square Center State Theatre in Cleveland. And, as they say, Cleveland rocks.
Read on for 15 more of Chris’ amazing shots from Saturday’s WSP show…
The Week That Was
The Final Four match-ups predictably blew goats (I have proof). But the end of week became a little brighter when our friend Pipe showed us this lovely music video for Face Omelette by Master Shake & Nashville Pussy, part of the shenanigans surrounding the new Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film For Theaters. Now […]
Page: Back at the Piano, Lookin’ Sharp
“Not only am I going back on tour, but we’re going to Massachusetts and Rhode Island and Pennsylvania and North Carolina and Indiana, and then we’re going to Michigan and Illinois and Minnesota…and then we’re going back to Vermont to re-form the popular rock band Phish! Byaaah!!!” –Page McConnell, 3/30/07
The Chairman of the Boards has announced a full set of tour dates, piggybacking on today’s streaming show on NPR for WXPN’s World Cafe Series and next week’s Gramercy Theater show that Scotty and I will be reviewing for the blog (an HT interview with Leo has also been penciled into Page’s schedule).
Here’s the full set of tour dates from Page’s new website (it’s so nice):
05/30 – Higher Ground, Burlington, VT
05/31 – Avalon, Boston, MA
06/01 – Lupos, Providence, RI
06/02 – Theatre of Living Arts, Philadelphia, PA
06/04 – Irving Plaza, New York, NY
06/05 – 9:30 Club, Washington, DC
06/07 – Variety Playhouse, Atlanta, GA
06/08 – The Orange Peel, Asheville, NC
06/09 – Bogarts, Cincinnati, OH
06/10 – The Vogue Theatre, Indianapolis, IN
06/12 – Majestic, Detroit, MI
06/13 – The Vic Theatre, Chicago, IL
06/14 – Pantages Theatre, Minneapolis, MNPage’s band includes Adam Zimmon, Jared Slomoff, Rob O’Dea, and Gabe Jarrett. Tickets will be available through a real time presale beginning Friday, March 30th at 5:00pm (EST) and ending Friday, April 13th at noon (EST) at http://pagetickets.rlc.net./. The presale ends on April 12th for a select number of shows, so please check each date’s individual ticketing info.
Damn, this guy Page is really gettin’ himself back into the news cycle after one of the more extensive hibernations outside of the mouse lemur and European hedgehog families. Way to get back out there, buddy.
Warren’s All-Star Jam Emerges
I missed it. We all missed it. Unless you were there. In that case, you didn’t miss it, and from all accounts, you may not have a face anymore.
Thanks to this entity called “work,” I was stuck in our nation’s capital as Warren Haynes trotted out a smorgasbord of talent at Irving Plaza for his special Evil Teen Re-launch all-star jam last night. As we had hoped, and as we had feared (because, again, we missed it), the Allman Brothers played two songs on their off night from the Beacon, and Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi, Edwin McCain and the remainder of Gov’t Mule all showed up to rock the smallish house.
Our friend Jon Hochstat says it was so hot he’s “at a loss for words,” and he was kind enough to pass along the already uploaded torrent. Click here to download this memorable and obviously epic show that I fucking missed.
And read on for the full setlist from the evening…
Trey To Be Phil’s Friend Again?
Earlier this week we announced the return of music’s biggest dork: Phil Lesh has been nursed back to health and he’ll play two shows at SOB’s in New York. But who will be Phil’s friends for this homestand? We got a clue today: It may be Big Red. One of Trey Anastasio’s backup singers announced […]
10KLF Makes Some Additions, Eh?
Want some Canadian lovin’ in your Minnesota summer? The 10,000 Lakes Festival today announced the addition of some more bands to the lineup, including our northern neighbor’s heroes, The Tragically Hip. Hosers. I led with that because I’m a raving Canadaphile, but perhaps the biggest addition of the day, sure to please all the yanks […]
Bored? In NYC? Ride the Synth New Wave
I must admit up top, Jupiter One doesn’t exactly jive with the rest of the music we regularly feature on this here blog. Nonetheless, tonight at the Mercury Lounge this five-piece “well-designed rock” band with a bunch of catchy tunes will, as they like to say, “hit hard enough to move asses on the dance […]
Beasties Release a Sick Communication
You like lists? Here’s a some sick news from the Beastie Boys: 1. we have a new record coming out 2. it’s gonna be sick 3. we’re playing a bunch of shows this summer (see below) 4. they’re gonna be sick 5. we’re gonna play some instrumental only shows also… (you know..drums..bass..guitar..keyboard..percussion..) 6. better call […]