Mason Jennings and Animal Liberation Orchestra front man Zach Gill took to the stage last week at San Francisco’s legendary Fillmore Theater. Gill, on apparent hiatus from both ALO, and
Our full team coverage of the Golden Shower Incident continues this afternoon as we’ve learned that Jersey City Councilman Fuck Stick’s best buddy, architect Dennis Devino, told the Jersey City
In 1998 Vermont rockers Phish decided to work a random cover from a wide range of artists into most of their concerts. This created a win-win situation for all involved.
For one of my first Friday Mix Tapes, I picked songs featuring names in the title. For this week’s Mix Tape, we’re doing another compilation of songs with names in
Today, we’ve got another video put together by our friend Jake Krolick. Jake shot Philadelphia natives The Brakes on the evening of the first game of the World Series at
Austin City Limits welcomes singer/songwriter Aimee Mann and folkie Iron & Wine to the program this weekend. Iron & Wine, aka Samuel Beam, filtering old-fashioned, song-based folk rock through an
One of the the things I miss most about Phish is summer tour. In addition to the music, summer tour always provided an opportunity to see parts of the country I never would have if not for the concerts. Just take a few days off from work, hop in the car and the hit the road. Next thing you know you are in the middle of nowhere with 15,000 other fans at 4 pm on a Wednesday drinking a Sierra Nevada.
For this week’s B List, I put together a quick list of four cities that I never would have stepped foot in if not for Phish Summer Tour. Let’s take a look…
George, WA
July 16, 17, 1998
July 12, 13, 2003
One of the most beautiful sights I ever witnessed on Phish tour was this incredible venue situated just above the Columbia River in Central Washington. Chances are if you’re in George, you’re there for a concert cause there ain’t a whole lot going on otherwise. The venue offers breathtaking views of the Columbia River, as well as the surrounding areas. Both sets of shows I saw at the Gorge were great, including being front row in front of Page for the 7-16-98 show, but the venue itself was the true star. On-site camping, soft grass, and plenty of fan vendors (who aren’t harrassed by security) made this one of the most desirable venues in the country. If you were willing to make the trek to the Gorge, you were not disappointed.
READ ON for more of Luke’s list of out the way locales…
The aughts have been quite the decade for New Jersey’s native son Bruce Springsteen. The Rumson resident is having one of the most creative and prolific periods of his career.
Having waited about 14 years since last seeing the Smashing Pumpkins live, my anticipation soared last Thursday night at the United Palace. See, Billy Corgan and crew played an integral role in my formative years. The Lollapalooza show a million years ago was my first concert and I effectively took guitar lessons from Billy Corgan, learning power chords from Today, neck chords from Disarm, and octaves from Cherub Rock. While most of my friends were deep into Pearl Jam or dipping their toes into the Dead and Phish, I roamed around record stores and sketchy bootleg swap meets at the local Howard Johnson digging up recordings of the Smashing Pumpkins.
Not long after, I realized that while the Pumpkins were a truly fantastic band with a sound all their own, they were not a very reliable live act for a deep dive. While they always maintained a deep repertoire, shifted the sets around and cranked out quality fuzz, the sound often sucked and Billy Corgan’s voice was roughly as reliable as Sex Panther Cologne.
Some things haven’t changed. The show Thursday night left me with horribly polarized feelings. As per the yoosh, Billy Corgan, Jimmy Chamberlain and the other “Smashing Pumpkins” sans original bassist D’arcy and guitarist James Iha cranked up the sound and put on a freaking rock show. Yet, the basis for the unsettling and unsatisfying sentiments was that Corgan was hell bent on raging on his guitar with a result that sounded more like a bad Guns N’ Roses set.
READ ON for the rest of Rupert’s Smashing Pumpkins review…
One of the most revolutionary drummers in the game, Mitch Mitchell, passed away yesterday at a hotel room in Portland, Oregon. The Jimi Hendrix Experience’s last surviving member blended jazz
