The '59 Sound, Gaslight Anthem's 2008 release, got a lot of comparisons to Springsteen. That was fair enough as there is no doubt that the band's sound was influenced by the godfather of their home state's rock and roll scene. However, what seemed to get lost in those comparisons, was that weren't simply Springsteen imitators even as his mark on them was clearly heard.
My Morning Jacket have announced details of a 5-night New York residency. Playing at the city’s Terminal 5 venue, the group will perform a different album in full each night,
Furthur has announed even more summer shows that extend to the west coast. The tour begins in Eugene, Oregon at the Cuthbert Ampitheater September 15th for 2 nights and then
Lauryn Hill, Snoop Dogg, A Tribe Called Quest, and DJ Premier have been added to the already impressive 2010 lineup for the annual Rock the Bells rap festival in. After speculation, Lauryn Hill
Before STS9 announced the first Axe The Cables show last December the last thing you’d expect from that band was an acoustic performance.
We’re talking about a group that has continually integrated more electronic aspects into its music with each passing year of the last decade. Yet, that first Axe The Cables show was so good and well-received by the fanbase that STS9 re-mixed and re-mastered material from that night to create the Axe The Cables album which comes out on June 29 via 1320 Records.
There’s also HD video footage of the first Axe The Cables show that STS9 is working with iClips to release. The jamtronica act also has two upcoming Axe The Cables shows on the docket – August 11th at the Gramercy Theatre in NYC and August 22nd at Old Town School of Folk Music in Chicago. READ ON for a full list of STS9 Summer Tour dates…
In June 2000, Phish played their only headlining tour through Japan. A few dozen American travelers joined several hundred newly initiated Japanese phans on a phenomenal seven-night run of intimate venues, resulting in a series of fiery shows, unique cultural exchanges and the birth of the Japanese Meatstick. Longtime fan Stanch had been living and teaching English in Japan for a year when Phish arrived. In honor of the 10-year anniversary of the tour, and with help from a detailed journal and inputs from his traveling companions, he recounts his memories of the tour’s first four shows.
06/09/00 On Air East, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Nestled in the heart of Tokyo, Shibuya personifies Japan’s neon lit glow and lightning-speed pace, and is the heart of its vibrant youth culture. It is literally a place where you are apt to see just about anything on its streets – from magic mushroom vendors to transgendered vampire unicyclists, but even still, I was not possibly ready for what we encountered as we turned up the alley toward one of Tokyo’s hippest small music venues. Moving closer, we saw what you do outside every Phish show in America – fans, scalpers and vendors swarming outside the club, buying and selling wares and tickets, and reuniting with friends. But that is where the similarities ended.
[Photo via FrankZappa.org]
Approaching from the rear, I heard what I thought was Phish playing on a stereo. But then I realized – no, that was live: Phish was still soundchecking, and the doors at the back the venue were open, with music spilling out into the boiling summer afternoon. As I advanced, I saw no security: who has heavy security at a club that holds 500 people? While most fans milled around in the front of the club or waited for the doors to open, a handful twirled and danced in the back outside the wide-open double doors, getting a head start to the evening. Next to them stood Phish LD Chris Kuroda. I thought, why not?
I introduced myself and asked Chris about their experience so far. He very graciously filled me in: the band had been in town for a few days and was having a great time. He mentioned how outrageously expensive it was to lug Phish’s equipment across the globe, and even said the band was blown away at what a hard ticket that night’s show had turned out to be. Even more, they were really excited that most of the crowd seemed to be Japanese. He then motioned over to a Japanese language Phish promotional poster and said he wished he knew what it all said.
READ ON for more from Stanch about Phishing in Japan…
Yesterday, the handsome devil who runs YEMblog posted the definitive recording of the first Phish From The Archives broadcast that was aired on Radio Bonnaroo last summer. Today, as promised, comes FLACs, MP3s and AAC files of the second Phish From The Archives broadcast that aired on June 14, 2009, in the same quality as the file set that was posted yesterday.
The second Bonnaroo From The Archives broadcast featured a wealth of gems that span from 1985 to 1999 including an exploratory version of 2001 from September 29, 1999, a rare Mike Gordon demo from 1993 and a wild Run Like An Antelope from October 24, 1995. All tracks come from a source marked as “Pre-FM” meaning that the broadcast was recorded before the signal went out over the air as opposed to the webcast-rips that previously circulated. In other words, it doesn’t get higher quality than these files.
- More Uncirculated Phish: Another SBD Surfaces
- Previously on YEMblog: ‘Roo From The Archives #1
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2001 – 09/29/1999 @ The Pyramid, Memphis, TN
READ ON for the tracklist of this outstanding recording and for a poll of which tunes you’d like to see Phish bust out this summmer…
Last week we alerted our readers about a post on MGMT’s website detailing the band’s new taping policy which established a Taper’s Section and opened up the recording of MGMT
Apparel company Life is good has teamed up with Superfly Presents to put together a fairly diverse lineup for The 2010 Life is good Festival which is set for September
Crimson and Clover is the title track from a 1968 album by Tommy James & the Shondells. Most interesting in this week’s covers is how the artists tackle the outro section, which on the original recording features vocals run through a guitar amplifier with a heavy dose of tremolo. Also of note, the album version of Crimson & Clover clocks in at almost five and a half minutes. Somewhat surprisingly, only one of the covers surpasses that length.
The Contestants:
Broken Bells, which features James Mercer of The Shins on Guitar & Vocals and Dangermouse on Drums, is on tour supporting their self-titled album and are working in a couple of well-selected covers. In addition to Crimson and Clover, which they do a great job with, they are also playing the 1962 hit by The Miracles You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me.
READ ON for the scoop on the rest of this week’s contestants…
