Brian Bavosa shares his take and Jeremy Gordon shares his photos from String Cheese Incident in NYC.
Laurel Canyon descended upon Wall Street this afternoon.
Crosby and Nash perform for Occupy Wall Street protesters at Zuccotti Park.
Back on January 19, Rolling Stone broke the news that Rhino Records would be putting out every note the Grateful Dead played on their landmark tour of Europe in 1972 as part of a limited-edition box set. The limited-edition set sold out quicker than anyone imagine and now, a mere seven months later, these Europe ’72 box sets have started arriving.
[All photos via Sunshine Daydream FB Page]
All in all, Europe ’72 wound up as 22 digi-packs featuring three or four discs for most shows giving purchasers a grand total of 73 discs worth of music. The digi-packs and two accompanying books are all included in a replica steamer trunk with a latch and a handle. Early reviews of the remastered music are glowing with most complaints focusing on the flimsy cardboard sleeves that protect the discs themselves.
Chicago’s Sunshine Daydream Hippie Shop has shared some photos of the Europe ’72 box, so READ ON to view ’em all…
Chicago, Chicago that toddlin’ town.
Frank Sinatra certainly sang it straight up about The Windy City.
Words cannot express how thrilled Chris and I were when our favorite band Phish announced they were playing three nights at the famous UIC Pavilion in Chicago, Illinois, this year. We have friends in Chicago that we don’t see nearly enough and the prospect of Chicago eats for a week had us salivating. We had many fun culinary experiences during our stay, but three restaurants topped the pack. I will tell you about our adventures in eating at Hot Doug’s and The Purple Pig this week. Stay tuned for next week’s article about our fantastic meal at Girl and the Goat.
HOT DOUG’S
While planning for the Phish run, one theme came up repeatedly: SAUSAGE! Chicago is well known for its tubular meat—whether it be in the form of the famed Chicago hot dog, Polish sausages or the more creative gourmet sausage sandwiches—and we were determined to try them all. Chris insisted that we spend at least one lunch at Hot Doug’s – otherwise known as “The Sausage Superstore and Encased Meat Emporium.”
Hot Doug’s is a bit of an enigma. It is a tiny space by Chicago standards, and their hours are 10:30am – 4:00pm six days a week. You are almost always guaranteed to wait in line—sometimes for hours—while you drool at the thought of eating these encased masterpieces. Doug Sohn creates all of his sausages in-house, and each sandwich receives careful consideration in pairing the ingredients.
- Previously: Jon Hochstat’s Chicago Hot Dog Trip
READ ON for more on Hot Doug’s and The Purple Pig…
Photographer Andy Hill was on site at Watkins Glen race track to cover Phish’s Super Ball IX. Here’s a look at his shots from Day Three…
[All photos by Andy Hill]
READ ON for a full gallery of Andy’s fantastic photos…
Photographer Andy Hill was on site at Watkins Glen race track to cover the second day of Phish’s Super Ball IX. Here’s a look at what he came up with…
[All photos by Andy Hill]
READ ON for a full gallery of Andy’s fantastic photos…
Photographer Andy Hill was on site at Watkins Glen race track to cover the first day of Phish’s Super Ball IX. Here’s a look at what he came up with…
READ ON for a full gallery of Andy’s fantastic photos…
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…
Governor’s Ball Music Festival @ Governor’s Island, June 18
Words: Carla Danca
Photos: Jeremy Gordon
The inaugural Governor’s Ball Music Festival was held on Governor’s Island this past weekend, proving that NYC can still move with the best of them. The first time festival took advantage of the beautiful grounds and isolated location to call out all the alternative people of the city dressed in their finest freaky gear. From bikini tops to rainbow socks, it seemed that all of Brooklyn traded in their skinny jeans for a day in the sun. Governor’s Ball treated show-goers to amazing sights and sounds from a wide variety of electronic inspired artists.
[All photos by Jeremy Gordon]
With all the necessary items for a party it’s no surprise that acts like People Under the Stairs gave it up for marijuana and beer drawing huge crowds that were happy to sing along with them “If you don’t like it then get the fuck outta here.” Big Boi followed, giving the crowd the hits they craved like Ms. Jackson. The song drew more than just applause from the crowd as hot pink bras found their way onto the stage! But it was Empire of the Sun that won most outrageous act of the night with multiple costume changes and a troupe of dancers that made it hard to take your eyes off the stage for even a minute.
READ ON for more about the Governor’s Ball Festival…
