I thought that I had cemented my list of favorite albums of the year about a month or so ago, but after listening to All Songs Considered’s Year In Music
On Saturday afternoon, I had a pang to listen to my favorite tune written by a member of Phish since the band broke up, Suskind Hotel. After rockin’ the YouTube
Warren Haynes and Gov’t Mule kicked off their two-venue New Year’s run with a couple of killer shows at the gorgeous Angel Orensanz Center in New York City on Saturday
Besides singer/guitarist Jim James falling off a stage, 2008 couldn’t have treated My Morning Jacket any better. The boys roll into New York City for the biggest gig of their career headlining Madison Square Garden on New Year’s Eve on top of the world. Their latest release, Evil Urges,
[Photo by likethetwilight]
New York Magazine spoke with James and drummer Patrick Hallahan about MMJ’s epic rise, James’ epic fall and what we can expect for at Wednesday night’s New Year’s show…
“After this huge election, and such a big, crazy year that had so much to do with New York for me, to be tying things to a close at the Garden is such a big deal,” says James, who admits to being nervous about his injury while still promising the usual marathon performance, special guests, and new covers. “It’s one of those transformative nights, because no matter how bad the year has been, I feel like I’ve got a new chance.”
Marathon performance, special guests and new covers are the key words we’ve been hoping for and expecting. We already know that Sex Mob slide trumpet great Steven Bernstein and sax star Jeff Coffin will join the band and that we’re in for some Zeppelin covers, but we’re sure MMJ has plenty of tricks up their sleeves. Tickets for Wednesday night’s show are still available.
READ ON for setlists from MMJ’s rescheduled shows in Chicago…
The Disco Biscuits’ five-show run at the Nokia Theater in New York City kicked off with a heady mix of new tunes, old classics and the debut of a cover of P-Funk’s Standing On The Verge of Getting It On complete with bassist Marc Brownstein in pimp gear. Let’s take a look at the setlists from Friday, Saturday and Sunday’s shows, some videos as well as a few pictures from Jeremy Gordon and a recording of Saturday night’s show…
[All Photos by Jeremy Gordon]
12/26/08 Nokia Theatre, New York, NY
Dub War NYC opened
Set I: Floodlights1> Shem-Rah Boo1> Little Betty Boop2> Svenghali3> Kitchen Mitts, Save The Robots
Set II: M80, Munchkin Invasion> Liquid Handcuffs> Story Of The World
Encore: The Autumn Breeze4
1 unfinished
2 middle section only
3 ending only
4 1st time played
[All Setlists via PT-Bisco]
READ ON for Saturday and Sunday’s setlists as well as videos and a stream…
One of our Top 10 Music DVDs of 2008, Wetlands Preserved returns to the Sundance Channel this afternoon at 1:15PM. The engaging Wetlands Preserved tells the story of New York
For writer and teacher Jenny Lumet, this has been a long time coming. Her first screenplay to be made into a film, the Jonathan Demme-directed Rachel Getting Married, has made waves in the movie world, something that Lumet, daughter of Academy Award-winning director Sidney Lumet, didn’t necessarily see coming, but has enjoyed.
