March 21, 2011

Picture Show: Umphrey’s @ The Fillmore

DaveO March 21, 2011 1 Comment

Umphrey’s McGee returned to San Francisco’s Fillmore on March 12 and 13 for a pair of performances that saw Colorado upstarts Big Gigantic open.

[All photos by Dave Vann]

Saturday night’s show featured a jam-heavy first set including extended takes on one of the newer songs in the UM repertoire Conduit, as well as Red Tape, a song from 2009’s Mantis that the band frequently showcases a middle section of improvisation. Before closing the first set with a mashup of Everybody Wants To Rule The World and The Way You Make Me Feel, guitarist Brendan Bayliss had the honor of helping a fan propose to his girlfriend from the stage, and she of course said “yes.”

Sunday’s show was easier to move around in compared to the sellout the previous night and the band paid tribute to the late Owsley ”Bear” Stanley by performing a partial instrumental rendition of Steely Dan’s Kid Charlemagne, a song written about Owsley’s influence on the 1960’s Bay Area LSD scene. Night two also saw Dominic Lalli of Big Gigantic lend his saxophone skills to The Rollin Stones’ vamp Can’t You Hear Me Knockin.’

The next show for UM is UMBowl II at Park West in Chicago on April 2. Previously sold out, the band is releasing a limited number of general admission tickets tomorrow, March 22, at 12PM Central Daylight Time.

READ ON for more of Dave Vann’s shots from UM in SF…

Pullin’ ‘Tubes: Jack’s SXSW Pop Up

Jeffrey Greenblatt March 21, 2011 No Comments

As the last of the empty bottles of Shiner Bock are cleaned up and the dust begins to settle on SXSW 2011, we can start to take a look back

Mason Open To Pink Floyd Reunion

Scott Bernstein March 21, 2011 No Comments

When Roger Waters and David Gilmour reunited for a one-off charity gig, thoughts of hopeful music fans turned to the possibility of a more substantial Pink Floyd reunion since the

Stormy Mondays: Rhythm & Soul Review

Dan Alford March 21, 2011 No Comments

The Stormy Monday Rhythm and Soul Review opens with James Brown from 1971, Brother Rap > Ain’t It Funky Now, including a great solo from Fred Wesley. Next up is

Review: The Bluegrass Ball

Hidden Track Staff March 21, 2011 No Comments

The Bluegrass Ball @ The Old Rock House, March 12-13

Fellow music junkie Rex Thomson, a photographer and journalist, has made quite a name for himself over the past few years shooting and writing about bands from the jam, bluegrass, Americana and rock scenes for various publications and his own Rex-A-Vision Facebook page. We’re honored to welcome Rex to the HT Team for the occasional review and photo set starting with this piece on The Bluegrass Ball…

We can all use a little help from our friends from time to time, and when you’ve been in the music business from birth, as Ronnie and Robbie McCoury have been, you make some fairly interesting friends. So when the brothers and the rest of their band, along with guest guitarist Cody Kilby, alongside Travelin’ regulars fiddler Jason Carter and bassist Alan Bartram decided to do a four-night, two-city barn storm run, they went thru their phone lists and called the finest players they could think of to help make it a special weekend for all lucky enough to witness the collection of talent on the stage.

[All photos by Rex Thomson]

Multiple award winning mandolin player Ronnie McCoury was joined on his beloved instrument by fellow wizards of the mando Drew Emmitt, of Leftover Salmon and The Emmitt-Nershi Band, and Jeff Austin of the Yonder Mountain String Band took the stage alongside Robbie McCoury and his five-string banjo. To help keep Jason Carter from feeling left out on the far side of the stage, fiery fiddler Allie Kral, of the band Cornmeal, was brought in to bring an element of grandeur and the lineup for the run was complete.

After two nights in the windy city of Chicago, the ensemble took to the road for a two night stand at the Old Rock House in St. Louis, a beautifully restored room with a variety of tiers to watch the action from, including a well situated U-Shaped balcony/second floor. The multiple vantage points gave viewers excellent angles to see the impressive light rigging in use. In fact, the clubs presentation reminds one of something far more like a concert hall than the classic façade would lead you to believe.

READ ON for more on The Bluegrass Ball…

Vid: The Low Anthem – Hey All You Hippies

Jeffrey Greenblatt March 21, 2011 No Comments

If you haven’t picked up Smart Flesh, the latest album from The Low Anthem, then maybe today’s video post will help convince you that you need it in your collection.

Televised Tune: On the Tube This Week

Luke Sacks March 21, 2011 No Comments

The Strokes will release their new album Angles on March 22 and the following night will visit David Letterman. The band also will appear at Madison Square Garden on April 1 and

Grace Potter and The Nocturnals: Theatre of Living Arts, Philadelphia, PA 3/11/11

Nick Gunther March 21, 2011 No Comments

“We finally did it, we finally sold out the TLA!,” Potter said as she thanked fans for spending the evening and staying up late with her and the Nocturnals. The energy that Grace put forth throughout the entire show was incredible and her passion for music and making music with her friends is a great chemistry to experience live.

The Low Anthem – Found Instruments, Found Venues, Found Music

Gerry Hardy March 21, 2011 No Comments

Do you know of an old building, abandoned church, warehouse, a cave in the mountains? An old tool from the barn, a saw perhaps? If so, contact The Low Anthem right away, they’ll be coming through your town soon and they are the clearinghouse for such things. This is, after all, the band that scoured dumpster for cereal boxes to fashion the jackets for their first CD.

A Perfect Circle Announces U.S. Tour

March 21, 2011 No Comments

A Perfect Circle will tour North America for the first time in six years, kicking off their 2011 tour dates with a headlining performance at Rock on the Range in

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