Caravan of Thieves – FTC, Fairfield, CT 10.31.09
Caravan of Thieves performing their Halloween show in Fairfield, CT.
Monday’s Hors d’Oeuvres: Furthur More
As we mentioned on Friday, the members of Furthur played a warm-up gig at the tiny 19 Broadway nightclub in Fairfax, CA. The ensemble tackled an array of Dead classics, a cover of The Beatles’ Hey Jude and the second-ever performance of a new song by Phil Lesh – Welcome to the Dance. Let’s take […]
Sonic Youth Hits West Coast In January
While currently on a run of East Coast dates, legendary rockers, Sonic Youth, have announced a handful of West Coast stops this January. Hitting the road with art rockers, Sic Alps, the tour kicks off on the 4th in Tucson. Sonic Youth’s latest, The Eternal, is out now courtesy of Matador. Sonic Youth Tour Dates: […]
Spoon Dropping Transference January 19
Austin/Portland-based indie rockers, Spoon, have announced that their upcoming LP, Transference, will be now be released January 19th. The Merge release was originally due on the 26th. The quartet have also announced that the record’s debut single, "Written in Reverse", will digitally arrive on December 1st. Transference Tracklist Before Destruction Is Love Forever? The Mystery […]
GOTV Returns To Bridgeport July 29 – Aug 1
The Gathering of the Vibes music and camping festival will return to Bridgeport’s 370-acre Seaside Park in 2010 to celebrate its fifteenth anniversary. The four-day event is slated to run July 29 through August 1. This marks the sixth time the festival will be held at Seaside Park – and the fourth consecutive year here […]
Pullin’ ‘Tubes: Running On Empty
It had been about a year and a half since I first caught former Blips act White Denim opening for the one-time blog buzz band Tapes N Tapes at Irving Plaza. At the time, the Austin-based trio had barely an EP to their name and while a bit sloppy showed a lot of potential for […]
Briefly: Acoustic Panic Tomorrow
Widespread Panic, who just completed a fantastic three-show run in Milwaukee, will play a rare acoustic performance at Goodnite Gracie in Royal Oak, MI tomorrow at 4PM as part of 93.9’s Free River Sessions. You must be over 21 to attend this free show which precedes Panic’s regularly-scheduled show at the Royal Oak Music Theatre […]
Review: Umphrey’s @ Northern Lights
Words: John Coleman
Images: Tammy Wetzel (from the Rochester UM show)
Northern Lights, in Clifton Park, is an awkward little rock club located in a roadside plaza, squeezed between a Dollar General store and some kind of church. I have to admit, it’s kind of hard to get excited for a show that’s next to a church on a cold Tuesday night. But I had just seen an historic Umphrey’s show at Higher Ground in Burlington four nights before, complete with a Mike Gordon sit-in, and was ready for more Umph. And they delivered.
[All photos by Tammy Wetzel]
I knew things would get loud, it’s always loud at Northern Lights, almost obnoxiously so. The way the bar is laid out, with a horseshoe bar in the center and stage crammed into one small corner, the crowd is packed like sardines into the irregularly shaped room. But it seems like some of Umphrey’s most creative playing is produced in close quarters clubs, where ease of communication takes their improv to another level.
The band eased into the first set with 2×2, but things quickly warmed up with the intro to Robot World. It’s not often a concert is physical, but you could feel Ryan Stasik’s bass and Jake Cinninger’s crunchy metal chops. The set cooled off a bit after a haunting #5. Safety in Numbers was well-represented with versions of Anchor Drops and Passing. Bright Lights fell short, but set one ended in a blaze, with Glory.
READ ON for more from Umphrey’s in Clifton Park…
Televised Tune: On the Tube This Week
The Pixies will visit The Late Show with Jimmy Fallon on Tuesday to perform the song Debaser from their 1989 classic Doolittle. The group also will perform a second song from Doolittle, chosen by fans. you can tweet your Doolittle song choice directly to Fallon @JimmyFallon. Monday, November 23 [All times ET] Rush: R30 [Palladia […]
Video: Vampire Weekend – Cousins
Last month we got our first taste of Vampire Weekend’s sophomore effort, Contra, via a free download of the album’s opening track, Horchata. VW gives us another taste of the forthcoming record, which hits stores on Jan. 12, by releasing the video for the another Contra track. Here’s Cousins… Vampire Weekend – Cousins