June 27, 2011

All of These Dreams Come True for Phish Fan

Longtime Phish fan Kristen Goess spent her 31st birthday watching her favorite band in action at Portsmouth, VA’s nTelos Pavilion. Please welcome Kristen to tell the story of her truly incredible day…

When Phish announced their summer tour this year, there was no question that I would be seeing them play in Portsmouth, VA. Why Portsmouth? The band’s show at the nTelos Pavilion fell on the date of my 31st birthday.


As a Mother’s Day gift this year, I surprised my mom with tickets to see my favorite band on my birthday. Some may see that as a pretty selfish gift, and maybe in hindsight it was, however when she found out she was more than thrilled. After all, she has seen her daughter travel the country and even out of the country to see this band since 1997. When Phish quit in 2004, I was so bummed that I would never be able to share with my mom what had been such a significant part of my life. When they reunited in 2009, I vowed that as soon as I felt was the perfect opportunity, I would take my mom to a show. A Mother’s Day gift at a Father’s Day show felt quite appropriate in a not-so-appropriate way, if you know what I mean.

Around 6AM on Sunday, June 19, I boarded an airplane out of Denver, CO after not going to bed all night in anticipation for the following day’s events. I had a connecting flight in Washington, D.C. that I had to make otherwise I would never had gotten to experience what ensued later that evening. I jogged through the Dulles Airport with 10 minutes to spare. As I boarded that aircraft, I began to get butterflies. I was almost at my destination.

READ ON for the rest of Kristen’s take on quite the eventful day…

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Picture Show: Galactic @ Brooklyn Bowl

From June 21 – 24, New Orleans funksters Galactic took over Brooklyn Bowl for four guest-laden performances that featured old classics, a bevy of covers and plenty of material from the group’s last album, Ya-Ka-May.

[All photos by Rob Chapman]


Photographer Rob Chapman was on hand at all four shows and has filed an exceptional series of photos. Besides plenty of shots of the members of Galactic, he also caught most of the special guests in action including Warren Haynes, Scott Metzger, ?uestlove, Eric Krasno, Steven Bernstein, Chali 2na, Nigel Hall and Jamie McLean. READ ON for the full gallery and to watch some videos from the run taped by our pal Sunil

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The awesome Gillian Welch is heading out on a North American Tour  that begins at High Sierra over July 4th weekend and concludes at the Austin City Limits Festival in

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Rootdown: Tidal Wave

Rootdown’s latest CD is a bit of a departure from their previous releases—but only slightly—as the sound is more mature as is some of the content. This is after all the band who has sung about the beach, flip flops and their love of the Oregon Mexican food chain Burrito Boy on previous releases.

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Neon Trees

Provo Utah's alterna-rockers Neon Trees  hit number one on the Aaternative chart with "Animal"  from 2010's Habits, following opening several dates for The Killers. We recently talked to front-man Tyler Green about all things 80's, music, religion and Glee.

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Flaming Lips – The Soft Bulletin & Dark Side of the Moon: Hollywood Forever Cemetery 6/14/11, 6/15/11

In one word: eccentric. The Flaming Lips refuse to be confined within the norm, and instead, they propel themselves to a world far beyond. Even their venue shatters visions of the mundane. Famous guests such as Harry Truman, Carl “Alfalfa” Switzer, and Johnny and Dee Dee Ramone are all in attendance, because this is no ordinary venue. The Flaming Lips will be preforming The Soft Bulletin in its entirety in Hollywood Forever Cemetery.

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