2008

Day two at the Newport Folk Festival couldn’t have been more different than the first day. The crowd seemed much bigger, and when I arrived at Fort Adams around 1PM every single inch of grass in front of the Main Stage was already claimed. Not only were there more people, but there were hundreds of boats in the harbor surrounding the stage filled with Buffett-loving sailors.

[Photos by Drew Granchelli]

Everything was different on the second day including the vibe, which was much more festive and lively. I’m sure the marvelous weather also helped. Upon arriving, I ran to the Main Stage to check out the pride of Tucson, Arizona: Calexico. From the moment I told all of my friends that I was heading to Newport for the folk festival they all told me not to miss Calexico, and I’m glad I didn’t. The sextet delivered a eclectic blend of indie rock, folk and tejano music that sounded like a mix of Los Lobos and Arcade Fire. READ ON for more from the Newport Folk fest…

Former Troop Beverly Hills star and Rilo Kiley front women Jenny Lewis is set to release her second solo effort Acid Tongue on September 23. As a possible sly tongue

A business trip kept me from my writing duties this week, so Scotty has punished me by making me wrap up the week with Leftovers. Ok truth be told I

It didn’t take very long for audio of last night’s Trey show to surface. [Photo by Adam Kaufman] CLICK HERE FOR THE FLAC FILES RECORDED BY JON MERIN CLICK HERE

We’ve got a number of videos and photos coming in from longtime HT associate Adam Kaufman, but we just couldn’t wait to get up this incredible clip of Sand: Check

It struck me the other day at the Vibes just how young Jerry Garcia was when he died, just how much music his band mates have made since his passing,

Future Phish 2.0 lead singer Trey Anastasio shocked the unwashed masses when he reversed an earlier position and made the outrageous claim that he’d give his left nut to play You Enjoy Myself five times in a row every day until he dies.

[No Dogs Were Harmed In The Making of This Post]

Our anonymous friend consequently shocked the unwashed masses yesterday when he made an even more outrageous claim that he’d give his Black Labrador for a ticket to last night’s Classic TAB show at the Music Hall of Williamsburg.

Said friend couldn’t garner entry to the show, but it wasn’t for lack of trying. And his last ditch effort manifested itself in the form of the PETA-fucking Craigslist attempt that Scotty posted here yesterday. Of course it wasn’t serious, but since on the whole Disco Biscuits fans don’t exactly have a good credibility score, plenty of people wrote in to chide him for selling his Bisco lot dog Caterpillar for some unobtainable ducats.

The number of serious e-mailed responses to our friend overwhelmed the number of people that offered congratulations on a hoax well done, we thought we’d share our favorites with youse. So without further (Freddy) ado, here are the 10 best from some mindless folks with limited sense of humor:

HI…JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW WHAT A COMPLETE FUCKING SCUMBAG YOU ARE. ITS COOL…IT TAKES A LONG TIME TO BECOME COOL AND KNOW WHAT TO DO..AND WHEN I WAS 21, I GUESS I WAS AS DUMB AS YOU. TREYS A CRACKHEAD…THE TICKET IS OVERPRICED AND YOU CLEARLY THINK ITS COOL TO TRADE A LIVING ITEM FOR A CONCERT THAT WILL COME AND GO. YEAH YOU WILL HEAR A PHISH SONG….BUT I HOPE ITS THE LAST MUSIC YOU HEAR AS YOU WILL BE KILLED ON THE WAY HOME BY THE KARMA POLICE. I HOPE YOU DIE AND YOUR ANIMAL FINDS A BETTER HOME

READ ON for more of the responses our friend got about Caterpillar…

Sometime around 1 PM today the initial installment of the All Points West gets underway in Jersey City, NJ. It’s the first major music festival here in the Northeast, and

Welcome to the first-ever Hidden Track live blog, where we’ll be providing the setlist, commentary and hopefully some photos from tonight’s Classic TAB Warmup concert at Brooklyn’s Music Hall of Williamsburg.

[Photo by Adam Kaufman]

Classic TAB
August 7, 2008
The Music Hall of Williamsburg
Brooklyn, NY

Set I: Alaska, Gotta Jibboo, Peggy, Sweet Dreams Melinda, Sand, Cayman Review, Gone*, Windora Bug, Night Speaks To a Woman

Set II: Tuesday, Drifting, Backwards Down The Number Line, Spin, Valentine*, Greyhound Rising*, The Way I Feel, Mr. Completely> Light*, First Tube

E: Heavy Things, Bug

* First Time Played (Original)

4:00 PM: Only 60 more minutes before I blow this Popsicle stand to make the forty-minute commute down to Williamsburg. Meanwhile, have you seen the latest batch of Craig’s List ads? Not exactly as brilliant as the tour dog trade, but certainly some interesting offers…

Will blow you for a Trey ticket
Will sell my testicles for Trey
Trey tickets gets you a serious lickin’

READ ON for the full live blog…