This edition of W+TWP comes from a genre near and dear to my heart…Ambient music. But this is no e-tard ramble through a Triton’s pad section. This is a bonafide
Phish performing at the Comcast Theater in Hartford, CT on August 14th, 2009.
…And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead announce a North American headlining tour and tap fellow Texans The Secret Machines to join them on the road as
Billy Corgan has announced that Mike Byrne has joined The Smashing Pumpkins as their new drummer. The 19-year-old Portland, OR native will make his debut with the band on the
Longtime HT contributor Wade “Wyllys” Wilby will team up with Umphrey’s drummer Kris Myers for the debut of their Audio Depth Device project tomorrow night at the Tonic Room in
Lost somewhere between the mud of Woodstock and the tragedy of Altamont, came the much more intimate Big Sur Folk Festival – which took place in mid-September of that mythic
I walked out of Phish’s Hartford show thinking, “I’m glad I don’t have to write a review of THAT one.” But summing up the following night at Merriweather Post Pavilion isn’t much easier of a task.
[All Photos by Adam Kaufman]
Part of me wants to write a fairly negative review because for the most part, the song selection and placement were pretty bad. But the songs they did choose to play were played very well and there were some highlights.
I was in the pavilion and where I stood, the sound was good. But I’ve heard from numerous friends who were in good positions on the lawn that said they couldn’t hear much. I’ve been on the Merriweather lawn enough times to know I didn’t want to be there for Phish so I’m not surprised the sound on the grass was subpar.
READ ON for more of Luke’s thoughts and Adam’s photos…
The Quireboys – Town & Country Club 12/03/1990 [zip file] The Quireboys (or as they were known in the US, The London Quireboys) seemed to take the UK by storm
If you aren’t all Woodstocked out by now, check out VH1’s Then and Now for a look at the historical festival on Wed. at Midnight. This special covers not only
Phish – I Kissed A Girl
