2009

Stormy Mondays: Jerry Garcia Band

This year’s Garcia Birthday Edition of Stormy Mondays is the tail end of a widely circulated JGB late show from March of 1978 – a real classic. We pick up

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Pullin’ ‘Tubes: Free Falling

It seems sort of easy to take indie-rock Godfathers Yo La Tengo for granted when you live in and around the band’s home base of Hoboken, NJ. The husband and

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Pretty Lights Announce Fall Dates

Pretty Lights knows how to tour.  Having just finished the summer tour which included stops at Electric Daisy Carnival, Bonnaroo, High Sierra Music Festival, Rothbury Music Festival, Forecastle Festival, Camp

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Picture Show: Phish @ Red Rocks – Night 2

Dave Vann shot last night’s Phish show at Red Rocks and shared his amazing shots with us, so we thought we’d share them with you. Take a look…

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[All Photos by Dave Vann]

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READ ON for the rest of Mr. Vann’s amazing photos…

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Pullin’ ‘Tubes: Simone Goes Solo

A few months back we reported on the rather sad circumstance surrounding Simone Felice’s departure from HT faves The Felice Brothers (read his open letter for more details). The move

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Phish Takes Aim At Red Rocks: Setlist and Recap – Night One: July 31, 2009

The members of Phish kicked off the second leg of their Summer Tour last night at the famed Red Rocks amphitheater in Morrison, CO; playing their first show at the legendary venue in 13 years. While the show won’t be remembered as one of the best they ever played it certainly showed flashes of brilliance and set a good base for the beginning of a four night stand.

Thursday’s concert featured a number of songs that mentioned the surroundings in which the band was performing. Opening with Divided Sky – a staple of the band’s previous performances at the venue – the quartet also threw down The Wedge, Loving Cup and Possum, all with lyrics about mountains. From the moment they took the stage it was clear the band had been practicing. Sure, there was a flub here and there, but for the most part they tore through some of the more complex material.

The highlight of the first set came in the form of the exploratory jam in Stash. Bassist Mike Gordon kept pushing and prodding the improv into new, exciting territory with guitarist Trey Anastasio following Mike and inserting some smart ideas of his own into the jam. If there’s one song to check out from last night’s show, it’s Stash.

READ ON for more from Scotty on night one of Red Rocks…

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