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As we do every year at Stormy Mondays, we celebrate the arrival of the new year with the music of John Coltrane. This time around we’re looking back to Trane’s collaborations with Miles Davis, and I use that word deliberately. It’s been said that Miles did three things for Trane: hired him, fired him and […]

As we shake off the last effects of our New Year’s Eve weekend hangovers, I thought we’d ease into the week with some hazy indie-pop from a band that you’ll be hearing a lot about in the coming weeks – Tennis. The husband and wife act, who were inspired to record an album after spending […]

NBC has a busy night on Thursday as Los Lobos plays The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Iron & Wine visits Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and Carson Daly features a repeat of She & Him’s performance from last year. Monday, January 3 [All Times Eastern] Hall & Oates: Behind the Music Remastered [VH1 Classic 6PM] […]

We’ve reached the end of the Phish New Year’s Run as the quartet returns to the MSG stage for the third of three shows at the venue.

Sam Davis of Dog Gone Blog and Relix fame will be reporting live from the show for @YEMblog. READ ON for tonight’s setlist…

Gov’t Mule @ Beacon Theatre, December 31

Last night was one of the wildest, weirdest Mule shows ever. On the one hand, they played with as much intensity and firepower as I’ve seen in the last five years. On the other, they played like a band definitely ready for a break — haphazard, slapdash at times, randomly explosive — and after the first set, pretty much threw any concept of show pacing out the window.

First set and the first part of the second set was greatest hits Mule: a combination of classic (and overplayed) Mule songs, I think about 2-3 from each of the studio albums, performed ably to extraordinarily. Highs were many, especially a ripsnorting Time to Confess, a wrenching, emotional No Need to Suffer, and a volcanic Game Face with a gooey, psychedelic middle, each tonal shift flavored with impressive work from Jorgen Carlsson.

Gov’t Mule – Beacon Theatre, New York, NY
I: Mule with Kirk West Introduction, Painted Silver Light, Gameface, Blind Man In The Dark, Bad Little Doggie, No Need To Suffer, Beautifully Broken, Banks Of The Deep End, Trying Not To Fall, Time To Confess with Get Up, Stand Up Tease, Thorazine Shuffle

II: Slackjaw Jezebel, Brand New Angel, Steppin’ Lightly, Broke Down On The Brazos, New Years Countdown, Achilles Last Stand * , Bridge Of Sighs * , Nantucket Sleighride * with Corky Laing, Bad Company * , Yer Blues *

Shakedown Street *, Sugaree with Jon Herington & Bill Evans, Sco-Mule with Jon Herington & Bill Evans, Oye Como Va Tease & Dance To The Music Lyrics, Afro Blue with Bill Evans & Oz Noy, Norwegian Wood Tease
* First Time Played

Source: JamBase via  mule.net & nokin in the comments

After the New Year’s Countdown came the fan-voted covers, and Warren said from the stage that Zeppelin’s Achilles Last Stand and Mountain’s Nantucket Sleighride were the No. 1 and No. 2 voted selections (really?). Achilles was a blast — a rip roaring, mindfucking blast — and the band then moved into slow-marinating, colder-toned territory with Bridge of Sighs. Mountain’s own Corky Laing did what basically amounted to a walk-on — Hi Corky, good to see you! — sitting in for that coursing Sleighride, and then the band summoned two more: a decent Bad Company, and then a nasty, nasty Yer Blues that found Warren howling at the top of his lungs and some guitar acrobatics from both the man himself and Dastardly Danny Louis.

READ ON for more of Chad’s thoughts from Mule NYE…

Last night at Madison Square Garden, Phish threw down for three magical sets in front of their fans both at the show and at home watching the webcast. This year’s New Year’s Stunt involved a Meatstick with a troupe of dancers representing a multitude of different ethnicities. Take a look… Happy New Year’s and thanks […]

After a high-energy performance filled with classic compositions and a permagroove-laden Tweezer, Phish returns to Madison Square Garden for the second of three shows at the venue.

[Photo by Andy Hill]

I’ll be tweeting live from MSG for @YEMblog. READ ON for tonight’s setlist…

I’m starting to get the feeling I sound like a broken record, but I’ve got another album for the “In Case You Missed It” pile for 2010 – Good Things, the sophomore release from Aloe Blacc. Filled with retro soul and R&B, Blacc channels the likes of Bill Withers, Otis Redding and Sam Cooke, on […]

Power-pop legends Cheap Trick are this weekend’s featured guests on Austin City Limits. Look for a mix of classic material including Dream Police and Surrender with a few songs of their latest album, The Latest. Friday, December 31 [All times EST] Pink Floyd – Which One’s Pink? [VH1C 3PM] Jay-Z on David Letterman [CBS 11:35PM] […]

Fresh off a two-night stand in Worcester, Phish pulls in to Madison Square Garden in NYC for the quartet’s 17th – 19th performances at the “World’s Most Famous Arena” tonight, tomorrow and on New Year’s Day.

[Limited Edition Subway Tokens via Phish Facebook]

Follow @YEMblog for live commentary from the show thanks to Josh Korin. If you don’t have tickets, you can stream the show live thanks to Phish’s official Pay-Per-View. READ ON for tonight’s setlist…