If you thought Johnny Colt joining Train was bad, don’t read any further. Rock Star Supernova has drafted the former Black Crowes member to replace bassist Jason Newsted, who is
Since the dawn of rock and/or roll, bands have circled Halloween on their calendars as one of those special occasions. From the Grateful Dead routinely breaking out Werewolves of London to Zappa playing New York City to the popular rock band Phish covering a historical album for its second of three sets, Halloween traditions and enthusiasm can be found all over the scene.
That tradition continued last night and this past weekend, as many artists and groups played those special kinds of shows all across these United States. We’ll begin here with Widespread Panic, and read on after the jump for 11 more reports from around the country. And now, little man, we present this round-up to you…
Widespread Panic – MGM Grand, Las Vegas NV
One of the longest and strongest Halloween resumes belongs to Widespread Panic. The band gave some love to their fallen brother (Airplane), JerryBear (Morning Dew), and fellow Athens band REM (Can’t Get Here From There). I’m sure many Spreadnecks passed out at their computers when this setlist came rolling in.
Here’s your one reminder, then you’re on your own forever: Every Wednesday I scour the world wide web to bring you some of the best circulating torrents — both audio and video — that you may not have noticed floating around the information superhighway. Away we go with Vol. II:
The Breakfast – October 27th, 2006
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New Haven’s famed Toad’s Place on Friday hosted the 8th Annual Fonghoulish Freakout. Recently The Breakfast parted ways with their keyboard player and became a trio, and at this show the band celebrated the great rock trios that came before them. Throughout the night they played Working Man (Rush), Angel (Hendrix), Welcome To This World (Primus), I Feel Free (Cream), We’re An American Band (Grand Funk Railroad), Synchronicity II (The Police), and Lithium (Nirvana). Stand-out originals include Gladys Pimp and Kangaroo With Me, as well as Taboo or Not Taboot.
My night unofficially ended at 2:40 am, when I stood outside my Bleecker Street apartment wondering if the spins would ever stop. At that moment, an Eastern European man in his late 20s approached me and said, “Excuse me, sir. You have toilet?” He held out two dollars, his face looked pained and he was definitely not in costume or character. “No. Dude, just no,” I managed to blurt out, and I headed upstairs to crash harder than Billy Joel. Ho, snap, girlfriend, a Billy Joel joke! I’m so fresh. What’s next, something about Paris Hilton?
My night officially began before 8 pm, when I stood bare-chested inside my Bleecker Street apartment wondering how drunk I could possibly get on a weeknight and still wake up in time for work. Kenny Alias was the first to arrive, “fresh from Deer Creek.” He had just wandered the West Village streets whispering “doses” and looking for a sixer of “phatty Sammy Smiths,” making his way up to my place early to tell me what a disaster the current crop of Tweezers have been. “Things were way better before the hiatus,” he lamented, never breaking his jaded vet character once.
The party had yet to start in earnest, but guests began to trickle in. “Hey, you wanna hit a bowl before more people get here?” I offered Kenny.
Without missing a beat, Kenny responded, “Nah, I’ve gotta work on an insane Motion for Reconsideration tomorrow.” You can take the wook out of the federal judge clerkship, but you can’t take the federal judge clerkship out of the wook.
Before most people ever heard of Pete Yorn there was one single drumbeat and one quirky movie, Me, Myself and Irene. The drumbeat evolved into an opener for the track, “Strange Condition” and as for the drummer…six years later and a full trilogy released, this singer-songwriter continues to hold listeners captive.
The 19-day tour will kick off January 4th at Toronto's Danforth Music Hall and wraps up January 23rd at the El Rey in Los Angeles.
We don’t have any poisoned Three Musketeers or Syphilis-infested Twix bars, but we are doling out a heaping handful of old Halloween shows today. Enjoy the free streams, and remember
It’s Tuesday, time for another exciting edition of Pullin’ ‘Tubes. Now if you would please, let’s all turn to the music section of your hymnals, and let’s begin on three
Our man on the inside of Sunday night’s much-discussed, oft-Googled Rolling Stones concert bartered Injun-style with a member of Scorsese’s thugs for this copy of an annotated setlist. Interestingly enough, Brown Sugar is listed on this dually notarized document, but the band omitted it from the actual performance. Racism? I sure as shit wouldn’t rule it out.
Anyway, Hal Hansen’s a Friend of the Program here, and he so graciously offered to submit us a full review of the evening’s festivities. What follows is probably the most comprehensive review of anything ever, but it’ll also serve as the best eyewitness recap from the perspective of That Random Guy Just Like You that you’ll find anywhere on the information superhighway. So read on after the jump, or else Hal will surely cut you…job well done, sir.
Umphrey’s McGee played the first night of a two-show quasi-homestand at Chicago’s Aragon Ballroom on December 30th, 2005, and that evening Brett Saul captured a great picture from the stage that has made it all around the world wide web.
Judging from the front rail alone, you can probably guess that this particular UM concert was an all ages show. We know, that’s not new, you’ve seen this photo before. But there’s plenty more to the story…
