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Hors d’Oeuvres: Trey Tour Begins

Trey Anastasio and his Classic TAB ensemble take the stage at the Jefferson Theatre in Charlottesville, VA shortly for the first of 16 shows on this tour. Tonight’s show is

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Furthur Kicks Off Tour in Florida

Phil Lesh and Bob Weir’s Furthur project kicked off their first lengthy tour on Friday night in Miami and continued on to Orlando on Saturday reaching deep into the Dead’s

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Video: Cold War Kids – Audience Of One

As a teaser between albums, Cold War Kids released Behave Yourself – a digital-only EP late last year. The soul-rock band, who recently wrapped up a mini-tour, head into the

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Televised Tune: On the Tube This Week

Shot during his first-ever tour of Europe, Marvin Gaye’s Greatest Hits Live in ’76 (Wednesday, 11PM – Ovation) features some of the R&B legend’s greatest songs including Ain’t No Mountain High Enough, I Heard

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If Filmmakers Directed The Super Bowl

Before we take off for the weekend, we wanted to share a video put together by Slate that ponders the question – “what if famous filmmakers directed the Super Bowl?”

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Ween Gets Ready to Hit The Road

Freak-rock faves Ween took an extended hiatus from Late Summer 2008 to Late Summer 2009 and then didn’t play all that many shows upon their return. This year looks to

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Major Label Douchebaggery From The ’50s

Fifty-one years ago this past Wednesday, a plane carrying rock legends Buddy Holly, J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson and Ritchie Valens crashed near Clear Lake, Iowa killing all three musicians

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Review: Evan Dando @ Maxwell’s

Phish became my favorite band in 1994 and since that time they’ve remained my favorite band, but just before I got into the world of jam my favorite band was The Lemonheads. Evan Dando’s power-pop outfit captured my attention with their quick and catchy tunes that resonated with this young kid from the Jersey suburbs. Last Friday night, I relived my youth when I caught Evan Dando at Maxwell’s in Hoboken, NJ.

Evan Dando @ Maxwell’s – Hannah and Gabi

My older sister got me into The Lemonheads and it was a thrill for me to take her to this concert the way she took me to Roseland in 1993 to see the band in their glory days. We got to the grungy club at 10:30 giving us a chance to see three songs by the opening band, The Candles. Led by lead singer Josh Lattanzi, The Candles seem to have picked up when The Lemonheads left off with jangly rock tunes that would be more radio-friendly if it was 1994. The Candles’ last tune, Here or Gone, was the best of the bunch and reminded me of The Strokes musically and Buffalo Tom lyrically.

Shortly after 11PM, Evan Dando took the stage wearing a construction helmet and a bulky winter coat. Mr. Dando hasn’t exactly aged well as you could see each of the past seventeen years on his face. What didn’t change was the music. Evan ran through many Lemonheads classics, a few solo numbers and a couple of fantastic covers over the course of the 70-minute set. As a jam fan, it was refreshing to see a bunch of three-minute tunes back-to-back; there were no seven-minute noodle jams at Maxwell’s.

READ ON for more from Scotty on Evan Dando @ Maxwell’s…

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Video: Nada Surf – Blizzard Of ’77

With the Mid-Atlantic and parts of the Northeast about to get slammed with a massive snowstorm this weekend, I thought we’d turn to indie-pop act Nada Surf for the lead

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