August 13, 2010

Phish @ Deer Creek – Night Two: Setlist

Scott Bernstein August 13, 2010 5 Comments

Phish returned to Deer Creek for the second of two shows at the site of many special evenings in Phish history. Night two was a much more cohesive affair featuring two sets filled with numerous highlights.

The Chalk Dust opener gave the band a chance to find their footing early. Instead of guitarist Trey Anastasio ripping through a solo the jam was more of a conversation with Mike, Page and Fish each adding interesting accents. Guelah Papyrus made its 2010 debut and was nailed unlike many of the songs in the previous night’s opening stanza. My Sweet One, Axilla and I Didn’t Know found their way to the stage for the first time this tour before Walls of the Cave returned after being shelved since Coventry.

Phish: Deer Creek Night One

Walls of the Cave didn’t get much of a reaction from the crowd on a night when the audience gave the band lots of love. Phish clearly practiced the complex tune and did a good job moving through each of the parts. Stash seemed shorter than usual and didn’t get too far out there. A pretty Train Song followed and perfunctory versions of Backwards Down the Number Kine and Ocelot came next. Lynyrd Skynyrd’s The Ballad of Curtis Loew continues its comeback and might now be a full fledged “once a tour” part of the repertoire. I can’t imagine ever getting sick of hearing Page sing the tune and Trey rip up the solo. Wilson and Possum ended a solid set and both whipped the crowd into a frenzy.

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Review: PetZoo 2010 @ Predaine

Jeremy Gordon August 13, 2010 No Comments

For a first time festival site, Predaine in Freehold, NJ was a welcome oasis for the fans at PetZoo Festival 2010. From easy entry allowing cars to drop off their camping gear – though they couldn’t car camp – to a cheap air-conditioned bar on site and a grassy amphitheater, it seemed that festival goers comfort was given the utmost attention. And with many having taken the long drive up from Florida to join the Heavy Pets at their annual party, it’s easy to understand why!

[All Photos by Jeremy Gordon]

PetZoo rewarded fans, from near and far with a few special treats. Starting with Zac Lasher of U-Melt sitting in with Newton Crosby for a full set on Hammond B3 organ (if you missed this set you can check them out at The Gig in the Sky) . Later in the evening The Brew kept things going with covers of Zepplin’s No Quarter with Dave Drouin on vocals and the Allman Brothers’ Blue Sky. U-Melt showed renewed energy and excitement in one of their final New Jersey appearances with blistering guitar solos on Clear Light and a wink to the neighborhood with Bruce Springsteen’s, Atlantic City. Friday evening was closed by none other than The Heavy Pets who showed everyone exactly whose festival it was, coming out hard and strong.

Saturday was just as exciting with the day starting out with an adorable performance by a local children’s dance squad. Local favorites, Bearin’ Peace’s set was perfect for waking up the crowd with an Island feel to it and Spontaneous Underground still managed to sneak in a great cover of The Beatles’ Tomorrow Never Knows into their short set. As the afternoon continued, The Heavy Pets surprised the 21+ crowd with an impromptu set in the bar between Long Miles and Cabinet. Toubab Krewe’s two hour set was welcomed by the fans and the amazing Funtown hoopers and fire dancers who used the African beats to entrance the crowd. As The Heavy Pets took the stage for the final set however, a bit of trouble ensued as the main stage was temporarily shut down due to noise complaints but luckily with organizers to the rescue, things were settled quickly and the show went on into the early morning hours without a hitch.

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Briefly: Furthur Announces Fall Dates

Scott Bernstein August 13, 2010 No Comments

After releasing a few sets of dates for fall tour in the past few weeks, Furthur has finally announced details on the entire run. The tour starts on November 8

Friday Mix Tape: Kind Of Blue

Jeffrey Greenblatt August 13, 2010 No Comments

We talk a lot about jam, indie, folk, funk, etc. around these parts, but rarely do we get to pay homage to the genre that essentially birthed all these style

Review: Wednesday in the Park w/ Mule

Chad Berndtson August 13, 2010 3 Comments

Gov’t Mule @ Summerstage, August 11

Take a good look at the extended Allman Brothers family and you see the winds of change blowing insistently: the mothership band has begun its slow fade to black, and Derek Trucks has put his former focus (temporarily?) on ice in favor of an encouraging, if not yet fully baked supergroup with the missus.

Gov’t Mule, however, is bucking that trend: go to a Mule show in 2010 and you’ll see a band that hasn’t been this comfortable with itself in years, and possibly since the Allen Woody days. Yes, Mule shows have always had a certain intensity – they remain, to me, the closest thing the jam scene has to a fail-safe concert – but you get the sense that Warren Haynes and his (new and old) brothers of the road have finally cohered. They’re a quartet with lots of meat on its bones and a well-stocked idea cellar, one that can execute all the major moves in the Mule playbook, as well as add some new ones, and, finally, with By a Thread, promote new material worthy of its concert bravado.

I reference that comfort level because Mule’s return to Central Park had, despite its unorthodox, one-set/double-encore structure and parade of guests, all the hallmarks of a terrific Mule show circa 2010, and a few of the most common problems. And that’s “problems” relatively speaking; the Mule is wonderfully consistent, it would just be a shame to see them get a little too comfortable.

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Televised Tune: On The Tube This Weekend

Scott Bernstein August 13, 2010 No Comments

Fuse brings us a one-hour program featuring highlights from last weekend’s Lollapalooza festival at 8PM this evening with repeats throughout the weekend. Performers include Green Day, Soundgarden and Lady Gaga.

Video: of Montreal – Sex Karma

Jeffrey Greenblatt August 13, 2010 1 Comment

While their new album False Priest doesn’t hit stores until September 14, psychedelic-pop act of Montreal decided to build some advance buzz with a recent appearance on Late Night With

Justin Vernon of Bon Iver Collaborates With Kanye West

August 13, 2010 No Comments

Beyonce and Jay-Z aren’t Kanye West’s only collaborators on West’s new album See Me Now, due Nov. 16. Justin Vernon of Bon Iver appears on "Lost in the World." West

The Black Crowes: Croweology

Jason Rooks August 13, 2010 No Comments

With their long hair, beards and edgy blues sound, The Black Crowes have epitomized what a rock-n-roll band sounds and looks like. With a pending indefinite hiatus looming, the band recently decided to record a double album’s worth of acoustic rearrangements from their catalog. Croweology is an exquisite slice of Americana complete with acoustic bottleneck slide, mandolin, and fiddles all done Crowe-style that never loses its swagger.

Caribou Extends Massive Tour

August 13, 2010 No Comments

Synth-poppers Caribou has decided to add a slew of new tour dates to his already impressive regiment. Today Dan Snaith announced a new leg of North American tour dates with

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