Archive: 2009

Love both bands, love one & hate the other, tolerate one & swear by the other, regardless of your allegiances there’s no denying the long history that Phish and the Dave Matthews Band share. Clearly the band members enjoy playing together as displayed by Dave’s choice of words and delivery of this quote that my friend Chris and I have always been huge fans of…

“It’s always a massive honor to come and share the stage with Trey Anastasio”. – Dave Matthews, 2/28/2001.

[Photo from Phish.com’s TMIPH]

The history between the two bands continues this weekend when DMB takes the stage for two shows at Fenway Park with Willie Nelson opening up both performances before Phish plays a Fenway show of their own on Sunday. Then, both bands head to the Big Apple early next week for Phish’s three shows at Jones Beach and DMB’s special intimate show at the Beacon Theatre on Monday celebrating the release of their new album Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King.

With that in mind, we’re taking this opportunity to look back with a special audio history detailing the numerous collaborations there have been between the two bands over the years…

1994-04-20 Virginia Horse Center, Lexington VA (Phish)
You Enjoy Myself (w/Dave Matthews Band)
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READ ON to hear the rest of the DMB/Phish collaborations…

Who is Mandy Moore the musician? Is she the teen who sang silly and sweet pop tunes 10 years ago?  Is she a secret fan of Werewolph and death metal? Or, is she the artist who is credited as a co-writer for all of the songs on Amanda Leigh, an album she recorded with Mike Viola and Ducky Carlisle using vintage equipment?  Glide recently had a chance to talk with Moore about the making of Amanda Leigh, her influences, and expectations.

Calexico –  Stockholm  04/25/2003 [MP3] [Stream] Formed in 1990 around the core of guitarist/singer/songwriter Joey Burns and drummer John Convertino, Calexico has been delivering their own brand of eclectic music starting with their debut album Spoke in 1996. Acting more so as a collective, besides Joey & John, the band’s revolving door of musicians over […]

After shelling out money for all those shed shows this summer, money is probably tight for hitting your local record shop for some new tunes. Well luckily the folks over at Sub Pop have got you covered as the seminal indie label are offering up their free Cyber Sex Digital Sampler. The 14 track download […]

With more and more jobs from an ever-growing number of industries being outsourced to India – and other countries where the labor is cheap and the girls are pretty –  one day in the future you might point your browser towards our slice of the web to find a new, cheaper set of contributors in […]

It’s not often we point you to shows on the Open Source Archive, but our friends from Chicago – Van Ghost – recorded their set opening for the Derek Trucks Band back in April, mixed and mastered it in protools and uploaded the files to the aforementioned Open Source Archive for our listening pleasure. Van […]

Frank Zappa – Flakes (Live 1981)

The 2009 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival – all photos by Susan Weiand

Days after playing the Bonnaroo festival in The Mars Volta alongside his brother Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, multi-instrumentalist Marcel Rodriguez-Lopez will hit the road once again. This time he joins another of his siblings, bassist Marfred Rodriguez-Lopez in their prog-rock groove outfit Zechs Marquise. While sharing The Mars Volta’s penchant for expansive passages, Zechs Marquise takes a […]

Hopeless Records is proud to announce that All Time Low has just confirmed a string of dates on the Main Stage of this summer’s Vans Warped Tour. The band will be touring in support of their highly anticipated forthcoming release, Nothing Personal, in stores July 7th. Having just recently finished a tour with Fall Out […]

The second annual ROTHBURY Festival at the Double JJ Ranch in Michigan has announced a handful of new artists just added to the lineup. Umphrey’s McGee, Keller Williams, The White Buffalo, The Parlor Mob, Reed, Thomas Lawrence, Wendy Darling, Big Gigantic and LYNX & Janover join the already stellar lineup of musical acts including The […]

The 39th annual Bumbershoot: Seattle’s Music & Arts Festival, Presented by Samsung Mobile announces additions to the 2009 lineup. The 3-day urban event takes place Labor Day Weekend (September 5 – 7). The Festival stretches across the 74-acre Seattle Center, located beneath the city’s iconic Space Needle, and programs 20 indoor and unique outdoor venues. […]

The debut album from Sea Wolf, Leaves in the River (Dangerbird Records), introduced the world to Alex Brown Church’s enchanting tales, calling to mind a novel, much like the one whose name he shares. The press praised his storytelling as cinematic, his music as "a blend of swirling melodies, literary balladry, and damaged art-rock composition," […]

Spoon, Jenny Lewis, Girl Talk and Broken Social Scene are among the artists set to headline the very first Wanderlust festival in Northern California this summer. The three-day event, which takes place July 24-26 in at Squaw Valley in Lake Tahoe, combines music and yoga in an outdoor setting. Festival-goers can spend their mornings taking […]

GSW guitarists Lo Faber & Aaron Maxwell teamed up to play a few songs at Mexicali this past Saturday night and our friend Michael Weiss was in attendance. He shot this quick clip of Lo & Aaron rocking Mile By Mile… Also, in keeping with last week’s theme of International God Street Wine, we wanted […]

We’d like to welcome Charlie Wheeler aboard as an occasional HT contributor. Charlie is a guitarist, band leader and you can check out more about the Charlie and his band, the Charlie Wheeler Band at charliewheelerband.com.

Let’s face it, rock ‘n roll is finishing a distant 6th in the race for popular music. The popularity of pop, country, new R&B, Hip-Hop and Punk has elbowed rock music back to the middle of the pack, alongside of late ’60’s Brazilian jazz and western Pensylvanian polka.

As a true blue, dyed in the wool rocker, I naturally lean towards the classic blues influenced rock music. My emotions are stirred easily by the raw power of Stevie Ray’s strat, the time tested despair of Gregg Allman’s vocals, the meaty phatness of Billy Preston’s keys. So what in the heck happened to our beloved rock ‘n roll?

I submit that there were a few contributing factors to this “rock ‘n roll recession.” First and foremost, DUI laws have absolutely pounded the live music scene. Rock is far and away the most prevalent genre played in the bar circuit. Over the course of a rock show, we can feel harmony, be fraught with emotion, become agitated, experience elation and then usually, in the end, be brought down emotionally by the artist to a servicable state of mind. It’s tough to get that type of remedial treatment from a psychotherapist, trust me I know. This soul food is a lot like Lobster; it’s available, but you can’t have it as much as you deserve… primarily because no one wants to have their buzz killed by some badge wearing mustachio who’s sniffing your breath while you’re handing him your license and registration.

READ ON for the rest of Charlie Wheeler’s lament…

Last Week’s Sauce is a recurring column featuring recordings of shows that took place the previous week. Thanks to ScottT for this week’s photo.

Artist & Title: The Decemberists – The Wanting Comes In Waves / Repaid
Date & Venue: 2009-05-20 – Fox Theatre, Oakland CA
Taper & Show Download: Mike Vernal

The Decemberists are out on tour and playing their new album Hazards Of Love in its entirety. This track is, of course, off of that album. They are in the middle of a tour and they play tonight in Kansas City.

READ ON for more entries from the likes of Mogwai and Railroad Earth…

If you’re name happens be Ad-Rock, MCA or Mike D – 2009 is shaping up to be quite the year. The trio otherwise known as the Beastie Boys have already reissued two of their classic albums – Paul’s Boutique and Check Your Head – with Ill Communication to receive similar treatment later this summer. The […]

A few weeks back we told you about Steely Dan’s upcoming Rent Party tour, which will include multi-night stands of special setlist shows in New York, Boston, Los Angeles, and Chicago but we didn’t have the actual tour dates… until now. For each multi-night run, Steely Dan will play Aja in its entirety along with a number of other Dan classics at the first show, Gaucho plus more at the second show, The Royal Scam plus more at the third show while the setlist of the final show will be selected by the fans via the interwebs.

The Boston run will only be three shows, so they won’t cover The Royal Scam at the Wang Theatre. Tickets for most of the shows go onsale May 30 via a special AmEx pre-order with the general onsales following on June 6. Multi-night ticket packs will be available as well. VIP packages will be available through iloveallaccess.com. Madison Square Garden Entertainment (MSGE) is hosting the residencies in New York, Boston, and Chicago, so watch for special footage and interviews coming soon to the MSG Network.

READ ON for the full list of tour dates and on sales…

George Harrison & Paul Simon – Here Comes The Sun