The Like has grown up. After the release of their first studio album in 2005, original members Z Berg and Tennessee Thomas went through a couple of line-up changes and reemerged with Release Me. Joined by newcomers Annie Monroe and Laena Geronimo, The Like returned with 60’s inspired pop and a very mod fashion sense.
Phish headed back to Merriweather Post Pavilion tonight for the second of two shows at the Frank Gehry-designed venue in Columbia, MD. Once again, the quartet caught everyone’s attention with an opener bust out as they switched instruments to tackle Walfredo for the first time since September 30, 2000. Gordon handled guitar, Fish played bass, Trey hopped on keys and Page kept the beat on drums for Walfredo.
Sunday night shows always bring out the best in Phish and that trend continued tonight through set one as the group followed the Walfredo bust out with their first cover of Bob Marley’s Mellow since It back in 2003. While Trey, Mike, Page and Fish may have dusted off Tela down in Miami and December 30, 2009, many fans weren’t able to make the trip down south, so we suspect there were quite a few folks who went nuts when Phish performed the Gamehendge rarity tonight in the middle of the first set.
Walfredo, Mellow Mood and Tela were just three of the six tour debuts Phish performed in set one alone. Digging deep into the depths of their repertoire, the popular rock band also busted out My Soul, Ginseng Sullivan and Brian and Robert for the first time in 2010 over the course of the opening stanza.
READ ON for tonight’s setlist and more of our recap…
Last summer’s Phish concert at Merriweather Post Pavilion on August 15, 2009, was greeted with lukewarm response at best from the group’s fanbase. While I did enjoy the controversial show,
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On Wednesday, Abita Beer out of Abita Springs, Louisiana announced that they were going to be selling a special brew to raise money for people in Louisiana that were and are still being affected by the disastrous BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. They are calling the new brew Save Our Shore or S.O.S. (as in help!) for short.
Here is part of the article published on WDSU Online about the new brew:
“We just thought that hit home more than anything. Cause what it is, is a distress call. And we’re in distress,” said David Blossman of Abita. Abita and the Louisiana Seafood Marketing Board are combining their local flavors to spearhead the campaign, with the 22 ounce specialty pilsner as the top fundraising item. It’s available in 41 states nationwide. “After the cameras are gone and the limelights are no longer here, it will be on the shelves and grocery stores and liquor stores and in bars and restaurants. You can’t miss it when you look at it,” Blossman said. Seventy-five cents of each beer sold and 100 percent of merchandise sales go directly to the charity, which will then be managed by the Northshore Foundation.
The Abita S.O.S. will hit the market in mid-July.
Here are some other stories you may not be aware of from Louisiana based food companies that are trying their best to continue to do business in the face of this horrific disaster:
Louisiana Seafood News shared the story of Shrimpers Using the Internet to Sell Direct to Public. Below is a video from a shrimper named Jimmy Dupre who took his message straight to youtube to speak directly to the public about his situation, the quality of his product and what people can do to help.
READ ON for more on the situation in the gulf…
VH1 Rock Docs presents the television premiere of Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage tonight at 9PM on VH1, VH1 Classic and Palladia. This documentary, which won the 2010 Tribeca Film
Barely 24 hours before they were set to kick off the Northeast leg of their summer tour, Bob Weir and Phil Lesh’s latest project, Furthur, has been forced to cancel
After years of toiling in semi-obscurity singer Bettye Lavette finally got her due, with her 2005 “comeback” album I’ve Got My Own Hell to Raise. Ms. Lavette recently released her latest
