I’ve got a saying that I tend to live by: If “Phat” Freddie Stubbs loves a band, then I too must love that band. That’s right, folks, everything I’ve ever learned
Will the third time be a charm for the Van Halen reunion tour? Please? We started to get excited in 1996 after the original members of Van Halen appeared at
Travel budgets at major music publications must be hurting today after four major festivals went down at locations across the globe this weekend. Pearl Jam brought the house down at Lollapalooza. The Allman Brothers, Assembly of Dust and John Butler Trio added a hippie-rock tinge to the Newport Folk Festival. The Smashing Pumpkins stole the show at the Virgin Festival down in Balt’more, and the Fuji Rock Festival went off without a hitch over in Japan.
But the festivals were the only thing goin’ down in the rock world. Check out these links to see what else was happening this weekend:
And as always on Mondays, read on after the jump for a full slate of setlists from the weekend, including but not limited to the Allmans, the Crowes, the Rush, the Party, the House, the Giants, the Joel, the Green and many many more…
Not satisfied with merely watching the Lollapalooza webcast this weekend? Set your DVR to record the following fantastic show-grams: Friday [all times Eastern]: Chris and Rich Robinson will be appearing on The
We do our best to bring you shit from all corners of the live music scene, just in case our precious jambands become extinct. But one week ago at a raucous gig at Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel, Umphrey’s McGee and Yonder Mountain String Band proved the death of the jamband has been greatly exaggerated.
The Friday night Lupo’s show started off with a brief set by UM’s Brendan Bayliss and YMSB’s Jeff Austin. About 30 minutes elapsed before the remaining members of Yonder Mountain String Band took the stage and got the audience hooting and hollering. YMSB played a smoldering set of bluegrass with some much needed edge. During Steep Grade Sharp Curves, one member of Yonder would leave the stage to be replaced by a member of Umphrey’s. One by one, YMSB gave way to Umphrey’s without any break in the music. The crowd roared when Bayliss took the stage completing the full band segue.
Read on after the jump for more of Scotty’s review and Adam’s great shots…
Armed with an amazing lineup that features bands from nearly every genre within rock and/or roll, Lollapalooza begins this morning at 11:15 am local time. If you aren’t in Chicago, you can still
Over the past few weeks I’ve been mentally preparing myself to write a bad review of The Police at Madison Square Garden. Every critic and blogger was all over these guys for changing the sound of a few tunes and playing the same songs every night. The first shows of the tour sounded mediocre at best and had me doubting their reunion. But I’m glad to report that last night The Police showed the sold-out crowd why they were once the greatest band in the world.
All of the anxiety and musical flubs present in those first shows have been completely worked out. After two months on the road, The Police have regained its swagger, playing with each other instead of against each other. Each member of the band had his own moments of brilliance, and it was difficult to tell these guys are all over 55.
The show started with Marley’s Get Up, Stand Up playing over the PA, a subtle reminder from The Police that this wasn’t going to be a sit down affair. Everyone rose to their feet as the lights dimmed and Andy Summers started up Message In A Bottle. I should have known right from the start, that this was their night. As soon as the band hit the first break in the song the crowd erupted. Sting said “Hello,” which brought the place to a frenzy. It was amazing that The Police could wrap a crowd around their fingers more than 25 years after their last appearance at the Garden (1/22/82). Read on for more of Scotty’s MSG review…
Most reports have praised this past weekend’s Crossroads Festival as a successful event complete with many once-in-a-lifetime sit-ins. The good folks at Blog Stoned has ponied up the majority of the performances for
Over the past few weeks I’ve been mentally preparing myself to write a bad review of The Police at Madison Square Garden. Every critic and blogger was all over these guys for changing the sound of a few tunes and playing the same songs every night. The first shows of the tour sounded mediocre at best and had me doubting their reunion. But I’m glad to report that last night The Police showed the sold-out crowd why they were once the greatest band in the world.
We’re smack dab in the middle of the summer concert season, and recordings are being uploaded to the world wide superweb at a fast and furious pace. This week’s Grousing The Aisles looks at three terrific concerts from this past week alone. As an introductory bonus, we just had to tell you about an incredible Roger Waters DVD that just might be the best-looking video torrented this year…
Roger Waters 3/18/2007 PRO-SHOT (DVD):
Roger Waters has been touring the world with an incredible ensemble this year. I got my first chance to see his band during their show-stealing set at Live Earth. Waters played picture perfect versions of nearly every classic Floyd tune. Sadly the band had already played their local gigs, so I didn’t have a chance to catch any of his shows after I realized how epic his concerts have become. For now I’ll have to be satisfied by this top-shelf, two-DVD set from Waters’ Buenos Aires gig in March.
Many times in the past I’ve downloaded DVDs that turned out to look and sound shitty. That wasn’t the case this time, as the quality on this video is so good that you would have thought this was an official release. The first disc of the set is chock full of Floyd classics, with an occasional new tune thrown in. Shine On You Crazy Diamond is visually stunning, while Have A Cigar features all the little guitar and synth licks that give the song its moxie.
The second DVD begins with Waters playing Dark Side of the Moon in its entirety and finishes with a beautiful version of Comfortably Numb. Hopefully Waters will release an official DVD of his tour, but for now we’ll take this magnificent footage.
Read on after the jump for three more great downloads…
