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White Stripes – We’re Going To Be Friends (Conan’s Last Show)

Last week, Umphrey’s McGee announced that they will be making webcasts of five upcoming shows available at iClips.net for $5 per show or $20 for the whole series. This comes on the heels of the Allman Brothers’ working with drummer Butch Trucks’ Moogis company to offer webcasts of every note the legendary Southern rockers play during the fifteen shows on their 40th Anniversary run at the Beacon Theatre starting March 9. Webcasts create a win-win situation where fans get to experience shows they can’t attend in person live as they happen and bands get a new income stream.

I’ve reached the point in my life where my time off is limited and I can’t travel to see as many shows as I used to. If I can’t travel to see my favorite band play, I’d be happy to pay for the ability to follow the action on my computer. In the case of the Allmans, it’s not a traveling issue as much as ticket availability and the cost of the tickets. As usual, tickets to the Beacon run are sold out. but for the first time ABB fans can experience all of the March Madness live as it happens from the comfort of their homes. Sign me up!

READ ON for more on webcasts and to leave your opinion on ’em…

After a successful run of shows celebrating the release of Moodoo last September, Page McConnell will team up once again with funksters PBS for “The Return of Moodoo” at Tipitina’s

Welcome to the final edition of our series titled Coventry To Hampton filling you in on the four members of Phish and what they’ve been up to these past five years. Part one featuring bassist Mike Gordon debuted on Monday, Part two featuring keyboardist Page McConnell was posted on Tuesday, Part three featuring Trey Anastasio was posted Wednesday, Part four featuring drummer Jon Fishman was posted yesterday.

Sure, Phish hasn’t played a live concert since Coventry, but there has been a whole bunch of Phish material performed and archival releases over the past four and a half years. In fact, there have been five official CD releases, four DVD releases and even more online audio and video downloads.

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A compilation of SOME of the Phish material played by the members since Coventry.

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The realization that a Phish reunion was imminent came when the band joined together publicly for the first time since Coventry. On May 7, 2008, the four members of Phish reunited onstage at the 7th annual Jammy Awards at the WaMu Theater at Madison Square Garden to accept a lifetime achievement award. The band didn’t perform together at the ceremony, although Trey sat-in with the Fab Faux and Page played as part of a jazz supergroup put together by the event’s organizers. Phish also won the Download of the Year award for their release of The Headphones Jam.

READ ON for more on the events leading up to Phish’s return as well as a full list of all archival audio and video releases since Coventry…

If you’re ever in need of a good gift idea, this random assortment of music for this week’s Friday Mix Tape comes from my little brother’s Christmas gift this past

With the square footage at about 1/3 of that of the big brother version in Cleveland and a hefty price tag of around $30 a head ($26.55 in person, $29.55 online), skepticism is taking its toll on the New York City Annex of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

While there has been plenty of publicity and marketing, the place probably opened at the worst possible time: right in the headwinds of a big ass recession. I admit, I was one of these folks who had been dying to check it out since the opening back in December, but kept getting deterred by the price tag. Well, it’s worth the $30. In fact, the price tag helps the experience, because it’s not the least bit crowded. You pretty much get free reign over the place, which really heightens the experience.

In simply looking at pictures and reading reviews of the new digs, you miss two key elements of the Annex. The first is that the technology is jaw-droppingly high quality and really creates more of an experience than simply a memorabilia museum. For starters, the entire tour is guided by a headset provided by high-end audio company, Sennheiser, which automatically senses exactly which exhibit you are near and plays the corresponding music. So, in essence the entire visit is complemented by excellent music selections. You will definitely get goosebumps and very possibly tear up at times.

READ ON for more of Ryan’s review of the R&RHOF Annex…

Tonight’s a big night both for Conan O’Brien and White Stripes fans. Jack and Meg White will perform together this evening for the first time since 2007 as the last

Finding new Phish soundboard recordings has proved as elusive as finding weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. The Phish organization has done too good of a job locking their vault