Video ~ Lotus Announce Winter Tour 2013
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Umphrey’s McGee 2013 Tour Dates – Celebrating 15 Years of Facemelting
Umphrey’s McGee 2013 Tour Dates:
1/16/13 Wed – The Town Ballroom in Buffalo, NY
1/17/13 Thu – Landmark Theatre in Syracuse, NY
1/18/13 Fri – Beacon Theatre in New York, NY
1/19/13 Sat – Fete Ballroom in Providence, RI
1/23/13 Wed – Ziggy’s in Winston-Salem, NC
1/24/13 Thu – The Fillmore in Charlotte, NC
1/25/13 Fri – Ritz Theatre in Raleigh, NC
1/26/13 Sat – The National in Richmond, VA
1/30/13 Wed – Tennessee Theatre in Knoxville, TN
1/31/13 Thu – Buster’s Billiards and Backroom in Lexington, KY
2/01/13 Fri – Orbit Room in Grand Rapids, MI
2/02/13 Sat – The Fillmore Detroit (State Theatre) in Detroit, MI
2/08/13 Fri – The Pageant in St. Louis, MO
2/09/13 Sat – The Pageant in St. Louis, MO
2/10/13 Sun – Bluebird in Bloomington, IN
2/15/13 Fri – LC Pavilion in Columbus, OH
Websites & Links: Umphreys.com | TourGigs.com | UMVideo
Video ~ Envision Festival 2012 by Smash LeFunk
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Video ~ STS9 Announces “Time Within Evolving Living Vehicle Earth” NYE 2012
From STS9
“STS9 presents the conclusion of 2012 with a three day celebration of “Time Within Evolving Living Vehicle Earth” to take place December 29, 30 & 31 at the Fillmore Auditorium in Denver, Colorado.
Fan club tickets go on-sale this THIS FRIDAY September 21st at 10am MDT exclusively through STS9 Ticketing. After that, remaining public on-sale tickets go live Friday September 28th at 10am MDT via Ticketmaster. We can’t wait to come full cycle with y’all right where we started 2012.”
Websites & Links: STS9.com | Facebook | YouTube
Available: Umphrey’s McGee Live from the Tabernacle NYE 2012
From Umphreys.com
“The eagle has landed. Blu-rays, DVDs and 1080p ultra HD downloads of our four night Tabernacle run are making their way into the hands of UM fans across the country. Clocking in at over 18 hours of pure video pleasure, this is some of the best live Umph released to date. Go big and grab the bundle—you won’t regret it.”
Websites & Links: Umphreys.com | UMLive.com | UMVideo
Leftover Salmon Announces 2012 4-Night NYE Run
From Leftover Salmon
“The New Years shows are going to be a blast and even more so with the news that The Lee Boys will be opening up for Leftover Salmon on ALL 4 NIGHTS of this run! The Lee Boys will be touring behind their new release ‘Testify’ on Evil Teen Records co-owned by Warren Haynes. Guests on the record include Warren & Jimmy Herring, amongst others. This New Years Run is sure to be one full of energy!”
Websites & Links: LeftoverSalmon.com | Facebook | Twitter | YouTube
Show Review ~ Phish NYC Review 2012 by Matt Heredos
Whenever you go to a city like New York, NY for New Year’s Eve, you’re going to run into a wide variety of people. Some of these people will tell you all you want to hear if you let them. This past New Years I ran into a guy that told me about his journey to live the high life. He told me that nothing, no sporting event, Las Vegas gambling adventure, no Rocky Mountain climb, no cruise of the Caribbean could compare to ending his year with 20,000 of his closest friends and his favorite band, in New York City.
This was the third consecutive year Phish ended their year in New York at Madison Square Garden. After a widely regarded subpar 2011 performance at MSG, hopes were high for a redemption run this year at the Garden. Fans were riding high after a terrific run over Labor Day weekend in Colorado to close out the 2012 summer tour. With expectations higher than they have been in years, this year’s run at MSG did not disappoint and reaffirmed that this band has plenty left in the tank for their 30th year in 2013.
The four night run began on Friday the 28th with an incredibly eager crowd packing MSG. Of all the shows I have seen of numerous bands, these four shows easily contained the most energetic and positively vibed crowd I’ve been a part of, whatever that means.
The nights first set began with the Joy tune Stealing Time from the Faulty Plan. The majority of the set stays in “safe”, but well played, territory, until the monster Wolfman’s Brother to close the set, filled with a brief section of The Little Drummer Boy.
The second set of 12/28 left me extremely excited for what was to come for the rest of the weekend as it is arguably the best set of the entire run. The set begins with a Tweezer stretching over twenty minutes that is engaging from start to finish. Don’t miss this one. The Maze and Twist that follow are both very well played and we have more of Fish Ba rum pum pum pumming on his drum. Two very well played versions of Fluffhead and David Bowie close out this six song set. A short but sweet encore of Bouncing Around the Room and Zeppelin’s Good Times Bad Times close out night one at MSG, with Tweeprise interestingly enough still on the table.
Night two at MSG opened with an appropriate Crowd Control. After night ones amazing second set, hopes were high for more of the same. This night’s first set was fairly “par” for the course, (awful pun intended) with huge ovations during Reba that would put even the most jaded fan in good spirits. A Bathtub Gin with “Suzy Q” quotes from Fishman and great playing from Trey closes out the set.
One of the summer’s go to jam heavy openers, T.V. on the Radio’s Golden Age, opened up set two. This version is extremely well-played and moves into dark and funky jam territory before transitioning into Waves. These two songs provide the jam craving fan with plenty to mull over. The rest of the set focuses on short but sweet rockers with Bug sandwiched nicely in the middle. A pair of high energy tunes, Cavern and 46 Days close out a set that is anything but “par.” An encore of The Squirming Coil, Grind, and First Tube put the exclamation point on another great night in NYC.
The 30th of December has long been viewed as the night for the fans. Phish has had numerous great performances on this date aside from 2011’s less than inspired performance. Two great nights were in the books already, and on the 30th this time around, they did not disappoint. Nearly every song from the first set is exceptionally played including a well-placed Divided Sky, and a standout version of Ya Mar with Mike showing us some fantastic playing in the outro of the song. The heavy hitters My Friend, My Friend, and Run Like an Antelope close out “the fans” first set.
Set two. Woah. Along with set two of 12/28, set two of the 30th is easily one of the best sets of Phish I have ever seen, let alone this New Year’s run. Down with Disease opening a second set is always a good thing. And when it is followed up by an even more impressive jam filled Carini, thirty five minutes of Woah. To put it simply and immaturely, this Carini is super tits…. A personal favorite, Slave to the Traffic Light, closes another terrific set at the Garden. An encore I’ll take any show, Harry Hood, closes out the 30th, along with Show of Life, sweet. Now it’s on to the best night of the year.
One of the big reasons I love this band is their humor. Ricky Nelson’s Garden Party starts things off in the most hilariously fitting way possible; a song about Nelson playing his new material at the Garden only to be booed off stage. Perfect. The first set doesn’t venture too far off the beaten path, but stays the course of the previous three nights as everything is well played.
Set two starts off strong with perhaps a tease as to what is to come in set three, Birds of a Feather. Next, and for the third straight year in set two of 12/31, is Ghost. While this version doesn’t quite reach the levels of 12/31/10’s, it warrants a re-listen or two. The Piper that follows is the jam of the night by far; another moment of WOAH. Set two closes with a fairly standard, but highly entertaining nonetheless, You Enjoy Myself. Set two, Fin.
Well, it’s here. Time for what makes this band, this band: weird, goofy, funny, and creative hilariousness, on New Year’s Eve. It’s Party Time!! Or, in this case perhaps, it’s “Par-Tee” time. Then, it’s time to get weird. Kung creeps its way in and for most fans, the cat is out of the bag, time to stage a runaway golf cart marathon!! STAND UP! The music behind this marathon? A very well placed, and played, Chalk Dust Torture. Once the marathon is over, so is 2012, Cheers. After a nice take on Auld Lang Syne by Trey, we hear the loudest thing I have ever heard. Videos online do not do it justice, this Tweezer Reprise, complete with VERY loud backup singers, is off the charts, and the energy is through the roof. Happy 2013, hope your ears still work.
The next FOUR!! songs after Tweeprise are all very well played golfed theme songs, including the band’s first take on Fly like an Eagle and an extended version of The Wedge. After the brakes were pumped post-midnight at last year’s MSG run, it was great to see the band push on late into the night. A barbershop rendition of Lawn Boy ends set three of New Year’s Eve, hugs and smiles all around.
After a brief break, the band closes the book on 2012 with two more golf themed songs in Driver and the band’s first full rendition of Black Sabbath’s Iron Man with The Chairman of the Boards on vocals. The Chairman informed us that we had just begun Phish’s 30th year of existence, the crowd responded with the second loudest thing I’ve ever heard. Here’s to another thirty years.
Even with some of the most critical fans in music, or any form of art for that matter, Phish continues to bring nothing but great times for anyone willing to share in the groove. After a week of thought, I think it’s safe to say this redemption run at Madison Square Garden was just that, and I can’t wait for the next garden party.
Show Highlights:
Set I: Wolfman’s Brother -> The Little Drummer Boy-> Wolfman’s Brother
Set II: Listen to the whole damn set, dozens of times
Set I: Bathtub Gin
Set II: Down with Disease, Carini
Set I: Garden Party, purely because it is so fitting
Websites & Links: Phish.com | Facebook | Twitter | YouTube | LivePhish.com
Video: Umphrey’s McGee NYE 2012 – Ring In 2013 In Atlanta
Umphrey’s McGee will be at the Tabernacle in Atlanta, GA for a four night run, January 28th-31st, 2012. Tickets go on sale July 20th, 2012 at 12pm CT and can be purchased at UMTicketing.com.
Websites & Links: Umphreys.com | UMLive.com | UMVideo
Video ~ Big Gigantic: NYE at the Aragon Ballroom and Winter Tour 2013 Dates
Announced Tour Dates
Jan. 4th-7th – Holy Ship!
Jan. 29th – Birmingham, Ala., WorkPlay Soundstage
Jan. 30th – Charleston, S.C., Music Farm
Feb. 1st – Atlanta, Ga., The Tabernacle
Feb. 2nd – Asheville, N.C., The Orange Peel
Feb. 5th – Louisville, Ky., Headliners Music Hall
Feb. 6th – Columbus, Ohio, Newport Music Hall
Feb. 7th – Madison, Wis., Orpheum Theater
Feb. 8th – Grand Rapids, Mich., Orbit Room
Feb. 9th – Royal Oak, Mich., Royal Oak Music Theatre
Feb. 12th – Clifton Park, N.Y., Upstate Concert Hall
Feb. 13th – South Burlington, Vt., Higher Ground – Ballroom
Feb. 14th – Portland, Maine, State Theatre
Feb. 15th – Boston, Maine., House Of Blues Boston
Feb. 16th – New York, N.Y., Terminal 5
Feb. 17th – Rochester, N.Y., Water Street Music Hall / Club @ Water Street
Feb. 20th – New Haven, Conn., Toad’s Place
Feb. 21st – Silver Spring, Md., The Fillmore Silver Spring
Feb. 22nd – Philadelphia, Pa., Electric Factory
Feb. 24th – Morgantown, W.Va., Metropolitan Theatre
Feb. 28th – Austin, Texas, Stubb’s Bar-B-Q / Waller Creek Amph.
Mar. 1st – Houston, Texas, House Of Blues
Mar. 2nd – Dallas, Texas, House Of Blues
Mar. 3rd – Oklahoma City, Okla., Farmer’s Market
Websites & Links: BigGigantic.net | Facebook | Archive.org
Brendan Bayliss and Jake Cinninger to Play Acoustic Show at Shedd Aquarium 12.11.12
From Priceless.com
“MasterCard® Priceless® Chicago is bringing families together this holiday season for priceless nights of music and fun at Shedd Aquarium! On Tuesday, December 11, Priceless Chicago will host an unforgettable concert experience featuring Brendan Bayliss and Jake Cinninger of American progressive rock super band, Umphrey’s Mcgee.”
“The holiday fun will begin at 6:00pm where families will be greeted with a delicious Holiday feast and drinks. After fueling up, parents and kids will be able to meet and interact with some special Shedd residents, as well as enjoy a guided tour of the must-see Jellies Exhibit.”
“At 7:30pm, families will gather at the Shedd’s Oceanarium to enjoy the acoustic sounds, of Brendan Bayliss and Jake Cinninger of Umphrey’s Mcgee. The band will play an array of their hits along with some holiday classics. Come and join us at Shedd Aquarium on December 11. Puchase your tickets now! This experience is recommended for children ages 6 and up. Children under 6 can attend free of cost.”
Websites & Links: Umphreys.com | UMLive.com | UMVideo
Leftover Salmon Announces 2012 Thanksgiving Shows at the Boulder Theater
From LeftoverSalmon.com
“Leftover Salmon is happy to announce a two night run at the Boulder Theater on Friday and Saturday, November 23rd-24th to celebrate Thanksgiving weekend! NPR’s Mountain Stage heralded Colorado’s Leftover Salmon as “one of the most beloved acts on America’s summer-festival circuit” as they’ve returned from an eight year hiatus touring with their new album Aquatic Hitchhiker (released May 22nd on LoS Records). Exploring new new sonic territory, AOL’s The Boot listed Aquatic Hitchhiker as one of the best Americana albums of this year.
Members of the Leftover Salmon fan-club can purchase advance tickets for the Thanksgiving shows on Friday, September 7, 2012 at 10am MST through Leftover Tickets. Tickets will go on sale to the general public on Saturday, September 14th at 10am MST through BoulderTheater.com and at the Boulder Theater box office.
There ain’t no place they’d rather be letting loose for Thanksgiving weekend than with friends, fans, and family right back where it all started back in 1989 when they emerged on the scene as one of the first bluegrass bands to add drums and tour rock & roll bars, helping Salmon become a pillar of the jam band scene and unwitting architects of the jam grass genre.”
Websites & Links: LeftoverSalmon.com | Facebook | Twitter | YouTube
Disco Biscuits Announce Bisco Inferno Winter Edition 2012
From Disco Biscuits
“We’ve had our ears to the ground and it sounds like Colorado is overdue for some Biscuits! Well, we have just the remedy for that!
We are proud to announce the first Winter Edition of Bisco Inferno! Fresh off of eight shows to close out 2012, we will get right back into it in 2013 with a three-show Colorado run, starting off January 24-25 at the Boulder Theater and Ogden Theater. It will culminate on January 26 in a two-set mega-show at the 1STBANK Center in Broomfield!
Two- and three-day packages will be available THIS THURSDAY November 8 at Noon MT on Ticketfly – these passes will be the only way in the door for the Boulder and Ogden shows. Single-day tickets to 1STBANK will be available in an AEG presale at Tickethorse.com on Friday November 9 at 10 AM MT, and in a public onsale Saturday November 10, also at 10 AM. Keep an eye on our Facebook page on Friday for the AEG presale password!
We are equally hyped to have two of Colorado’s hottest producers joining us at the Winter Inferno, GRiZ and Micheal Menert. So let’s get after it, cause we are bringing the heat to the 1STBANK.
Colorado, we miss you and can’t wait to get back at ya!”
Websites & Links BiscoInferno.com | DiscoBiscuits.com | Facebook
Umphrey’s McGee to Broadcast “All Night Wrong” 10.31.12
“Umphrey’s McGee has announced that they will be broadcasting their October 31st, 2012 show at the Fillmore in Silver Spring, MD. The “All Night Wrong” performance will be another unique experience for fans by allowing attendees and viewers to vote for the second set of the show. Fans are able to vote from a list of 40 cover songs, and can participate by visiting AXStv’s Facebook page: VOTE NOW.”
The live concert event will air at 9pm ET on AXStv.com, and on the following TV channels:
- Dish – 131
- Directv – 306
- AT&T – 1106
- Verizon – 569
- Check your local listings
Websites & Links: AXStv.com | Umphreys.com | UMLive.com | UMVideo
Magnolia Fest at Spirit of the Suwannee Announces 2012 Lineup
Magnolia Fest will take place October 18th-21st at the beautiful Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park. The 2012 lineup has been released and tickets are on sale now for $165 (camping included).
From MagnoliaFest.com
“Spirit of the Suwannee lies on 580 beautifully-wooded acres down along the banks of Old Florida’s Suwannee River. Along with the camping, there are nearly 12 miles of trails suitable for hiking, biking, horseback riding and nature exploring. Bring along a fishing pole and wet a line from the dock on Rees Lake. Canoe and bike rentals are available at the on-site canoe outpost. Or take a dip in the nearby Suwannee Springs.”
Announced Lineup: Bonnie Raitt • Del McCoury Band • Emmylou Harris • JJ Grey & Mofro • Mickey Hart Band • Chris Robinson Brotherhood • Donna The Buffalo • Paul Barrere and Fred Tackett (Of Little Feat) • Jimmy Herring Band • Jim Lauderdale • Anders Osborne • The Lee Boys • New Orleans Suspects • Col. Bruce Hampton • The Mosier Brothers • Tornado Rider • Honey Island Swamp Band • Sloppy Joe • Grandpa’s Cough Medicine • Quartermoon • Cathy Lee • Big Cosmo and Friends • Steve Pruett’s Back From the Brink • Jon Stickley Trio with Lyndsay Pruett • Canary In The Coalmine • Saltwater Grass • Jacksonvegas • Sentropolis • Jason Lama • Oscar Mike • Acoustic Ensemble • Farther Along: The Music & Life of Gram Parsons
Websites & Links: MagnoliaFest.com | MusicLivesHere.com
