What do you get when you combine large doses of jam, untz and prog with a dash of Broadway? Look no further than U-Melt’s latest album – and first for Harmonized Records – Perfect World. The group’s third studio album shows off the strong songwriting, unorthodox harmonies and instrumental prowess that are the hallmark of U-Melt’s sound.
Jeff Beck stole the show from Eric Clapton at Madison Square Garden February 19th. Or he would have if Slowhand had deigned to compete with him for the spotlight. But in a magnanimous gesture of generosity, similar to that which EC tender Steve Winwood two years ago around this time, the archetypal guitar hero preferred to let his successor in The Yardbirds take front and center the second of their two NY shows together. And to his tremendous credit, Jeff Beck made the most of his opportunity.
Each year, David Gans puts together a 16-hour music marathon featuring tons of killer Grateful Dead and Dead-related recordings for KPFA as a benefit for the listener-sponsored radio station in
The Trey Anastasio and Classic TAB continued tonight in Chicago. Once again, the first set ended with Trey strapping on the acoustic for a few Phish tunes without the rest
As DaveO mentioned in Last Week’s Sauce, Chicago natives Wilco will offer a free webcast of tomorrow night’s sold-out show from Madison, WI through their website. The action starts at
Let’s take a look at four recent tweets of interest… Pearl Jam announced they will return to NBC’s Saturday Night Live to perform a couple of songs from last year’s
It’s been a while since I did a round up of food events taking place in New York City so I thought I’d take a break from the travel postings and let our New York readers know what is going on and worth checking out.
FRI 19 FRIED CHICKEN NIGHT
Harlem soul-food ace Charles Gabriel brings his act to midtown for this weekly special. Twenty-five bucks buys three pieces of fried chicken, two sides, corn bread and banana pudding. Music from honky-tonk piano player Benjamin Healy sweetens the deal. Aretsky’s Patroon, 160 E 46th St between Lexington and Third Aves (212-883-7373). 5–11pm, $25.
SUN 21 HUNGRY IN AMERICA
Join Top Chef’s Tom Colicchio at a star-studded fund-raiser for the Hungry in America Project, a multimedia campaign (including a forthcoming documentary produced by Colicchio) to raise awareness of the 49 million Americans who must struggle to get food. Rub shoulders with Natalie Portman and Julianne Moore as you munch on canapés and small plates from the Colicchio & Sons kitchen. Tickets are available at thefeedfoundation.org; if you shell out a grand, you’ll be invited to an exlusive Colicchio-cooked meal at the restaurant from 6 to 7pm. Colicchio & Sons, 85 Tenth Ave between 15th and 16th Sts (212-400-6699). 7–9pm, $250–$1,000. READ ON for more happenings for foodies in NYC…
Last night, Trey Anastasio and TAB rocked the historic Pabst Theatre in Milwaukee. For the ensemble’s first Midwest gig, they dusted off one of the gems from the Voltz days, Spin, complete with its heady, ambient jam.
[All photos by Matt Edlhuber]
Also, just as with the group’s previous show at Terminal 5, Big Red ended the first set by donning an acoustic for a selection of Phish songs including the first-ever unplugged performance of Stealing Time From the Faulty Plan and the first acoustic Backwards Down The Number Line since 2008.
Our new pal Matt Edlhuber shot the show for us and sent back a number of fantastic photos. READ ON to check out the complete set of photos…
You know what they say; you can’t keep a good blog down. After suffering a near death experience on account of the demise of Imeem and its subsequent sale to
A few weeks back, news surfaced that the Northeast would be getting a new “jam-friendly” music summer festival dubbed the Nateva Music & Camping Festival. Set to take place over
