Category: Concerts
Phish Announce Fall Tour 2014
From Phish
“There’s a reason Phish’s Summer trek only takes the band as far west as Commerce City, CO (where Phish will wrap things up with a trio of Labor Day weekend shows). The band will kick off a 12-date Fall tour that will take them to seven cities in the west beginning October 17 with its first-ever show at Matthew Knight Arena in Eugene, OR. Phish will play two consecutive nights at Santa Barbara Bowl (October 21 & 22), a venue Phish first played supporting Santana in 1992, and its first show at Los Angeles’ Forum since Valentine’s Day 2003. The tour will conclude with Phish’s first shows at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. The three-night stand begins on Halloween night.
An online ticket request period for the Fall Tour is currently underway at http://tickets.phish.com/ and will end Sunday, August 3 at midnight ET. Tickets will go on sale to the general public beginning August 7. For complete ticketing details, please visit phish.com.”
Tour Dates
10/17 Matthew Knight Arena, Eugene, OR
10/18 Key Arena, Seattle, WA
10/21 Santa Barbara Bowl, Santa Barbara, CA
10/22 Santa Barbara Bowl, Santa Barbara, CA
10/24 The Forum, Los Angeles, CA
10/25 Sleep Train Amphitheatre, San Diego, CA
10/27 Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, CA
10/28 Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, CA
10/29 Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, CA
10/31 MGM Grand, Las Vegas, NV
11/01 MGM Grand, Las Vegas, NV
11/02 MGM Grand, Las Vegas, NV
Websites & Links: Phish.com | Facebook | Twitter | YouTube | LivePhish
Umphrey’s McGee Announce the 2014 “Monster Mash Halloween Bash”
From Umphreys.com
Umphrey’s McGee is thrilled to announce the seventh annual Monster Mash Halloween Bash in historic Boston, Massachusetts at the House of Blues on Friday, October 31st with special guests Dopapod and on Saturday, November 1st (no opener).
Continuing the tradition of mixing live band mash-ups into the Umphrey’s rock-show to create a Halloween experience like none other. This year they will introduce a unique umVIP experience that is guaranteed to make your trip to Beantown complete. They’ve arranged for you and the band to take a private tour of historic Fenway Park and walk the Green Monster, followed up with a group photo before getting ready to rock.
Pre-sale tickets have sold out. umVIP enhanced experience and travel packages are now on sale. Public on-sale of single show and 2-show tickets via LiveNation begins Friday, July 18th at 10:00 am ET.
Websites & Links: SimilarSkin.com | Umphreys.com | UMLive.com | UMVideo
Video ~ “Soulshine Festival” Coming Your Way
Websites & Links: MichaelFranti.com | BrettDennen.net | SOJAMusic.com
Video ~ Head for the Hills – “Never Does” Official Music Video
From Telluride Bluegrass Festival to SxSW and all points beyond – Head for the Hills creates a sound based in bluegrass that reaches into indie rock, jazz, hip hop, world and folk to stitch together fresh songs that bridge the divide between past and future acoustic music. Bluegrass Today said they are “On top of modern string music.”
Head for the Hills is Adam Kinghorn (Guitar), Michael Chappell (Mandolin), Joe Lessard (Fiddle), and Matt Loewen (Bass). The quartet recently released their third studio album, Blue Ruin, of which CMT’s Edge said it “effortlessly matches integrity against innovation.” The album also charted in the CMJ Top 200.
Today, they are thrilled to announce the premier of their newest music video for the song “Never Does” from Blue Ruin. Written by Joe Lessard, “Never Does” is a driving pop infused song about love and loss. It is a pulsing, minor-key tale about a lack of fulfillment and closure told with a rapid-fire vocal delivery. Subtle audio effects and haunting background vocals add to the unceasing and urgent sense of anxiety within the track. They are also offering the song as a free download at: http://bit.ly/H4TH_NeverDoes.
Head for the Hills will also be on the road this summer beginning with an appearance at Pickin’ on the Poudre at the Mishawaka Amphitheatre on May 17th. The end of May brings them to Illinois for Summer Camp Music Festival, The Revival Festival in Minnesota, and the Campout for the Cause in Bond CO. They pick back up in mid-June with Vaudeville Mews (IA), Love Fest in the Midwest (NE), Fly Me to the Moon Saloon (in Telluride and featuring special guest Anders Beck from Greensky Bluegrass), and Clear Creek RapidGrass in Idaho Springs. In July they are set to play Camp Euforia (IA), Dawg Daze of Summer (MO), and a co-bill with The Steep Canyon Rangers at the Denver Botanic Gardens. August has them at the Mohawk Valley Music Fest (OR) and supporting Nickel Creek at the Festival at Sandpoint. They will also be at Yonder Mountain String Band’s Kinfolk celebration in Lyons this September and the Boats and Bluegrass Festival (MN). More tour dates will be announced as the season progresses, so please stay tuned to headforthehillsmusic.com.
Head for the Hills Summer 2014 Tour
05.17 | Mishawaka Amphitheatre – Pickin’ on the Poudre – Bellvue, CO
05.23 | Summer Camp Music Festival – Chillicothe, IL
05.24 | Revival Festival at Harmony Park Music Garden – Clarks Grove, MN
05.25 | Campout For The Cause – Bond, CO
06.13 | Vaudeville Mews – Des Moines, IA
06.14 | Love Fest in the Midwest – Bellevue, NE
06.18 | Fly Me to the Moon Saloon – Telluride, CO +
06.28 | Clear Creek RapidGrass Music Festival- Idaho Springs, CO
07.11 | Camp Euforia – Lone Tree, IA
07.12 | Dawg Daze of Summer Festival – Savannah, MO
07.27 | Denver Botanic Gardens – Denver, CO #
08.08 | Mohawk Valley Music Festival – Marcola, OR
08.09 | Festival at Sandpoint – Sandpoint, ID *
09.19 | Kinfolk Celebration at Planet Bluegrass – Lyons, CO ~
09.27 | Boats and Bluegrass Festival – Winona, MN
+ with special guest Anders Beck (of Greensky Bluegrass)
# co-bill with Steep Canyon Rangers
* supporting Nickel Creek
~ with Yonder Mountain String Band, John Bell (of Widespread Panic), The Travelin’ McCourys, The Milk Carton Kids and more
Websites & Links: HeadForTheHillsMusic.com | Facebook | Twitter
Video ~ Umphrey’s McGee: “Peg” 04/05/14
Setlist:
1ST SET – Gurgle, Der Bluten Kat, No Diablo, 2×2, 1348, Peg
2ND SET – Puppet String, #5, Wappy Sprayberry, Phil’s Farm, Bad Poker, Phil’s Farm, August, Hurt Bird Bath
ENCORE – Deeper, Puppet String
Websites & Links: SimilarSkin.com | Umphreys.com | UMLive.net | UMVideo
The Purple Hatter’s Ball Releases 2014 Dates and Initial Lineup: Beats Antique, Emancipator & More
“Purple Hat Productions has unveiled the initial line-up for the seventh annual Purple Hatter’s Ball at the famed Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park in Live Oak, Florida. Taking place May 9 – 11, 2014, the three-day music festival honors the memory of longtime friend of SOSMP and music festival lover Rachel Morningstar Hoffman.
The 2014 event features a diverse line-up of artists including: experimental world fusion performers Beats Antique; Emancipator Ensemble, a four-piece live band that builds on Emancipator’s original trip-hop downtempo production; England’s funky four-piece The New Mastersounds; dynamic genre-bending rock band The Heavy Pets; soul-music super group The Nth Power; the conscious world-reggae of DubConscious; Space Capone’s retro disco-funk; multi-instrumentalist sisters Rising Appalachia; bass-driven live electronic trio Greenhouse Lounge, and more.
For the first time, Purple Hatter’s Ball will also offer more scheduled activities including healing and arts workshops, yoga, massage, hula hooping, painting and more, as well as a Silent Disco. Taking place during the springtime, the venue itself is a virtual playground with endless fun and activities such as swimming, canoeing, kayaking, disc golf and biking. The park also offers guest comforts including cabins, general store, full service restaurant, showers and water stations.
Advance tickets are currently available for $65 at www.PurpleHattersBall.com and include three days of music, primitive camping and all taxes and fees. The Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park is also generously offering a deeply discounted cabin and golf cart rental package to Purple Hatter’s guests. Cabins are limited, so jump on this deal quickly by calling 386.364.1683. Stayed tuned for additional artist announcements.”
Websites & Links: PurpleHattersBall.com | Facebook
Video ~ Umphrey’s McGee Live from Aspen 3.18.14
Websites & Links: Umphreys.com | UMLive.com | UMVideo
Umphrey’s McGee Announce New Record Label “Nothing Too Fancy Music” and Concert at The Brooklyn Bowl
From Umphreys.com
“We are elated to announce an evening at the Brooklyn Bowl to officially kick off our new record label, Nothing Too Fancy Music, on Sunday, May 4th (following UMBowl V) for an intimate night of unbridled revelry. In the spirit of our previous Bill GrahUM events, we’re going all-in with Blue-Ribbon grub, a stellar bar (tab is on us), free bowling and more. How about we set up a bunch of Headphones & Snowcones stations to give you an advance taste of Similar Skin too?
To maintain ample space and intimacy, we are only offering 400 invites to this affair (room capacity is 600). Every ticket will also include a copy of the Deluxe Edition of Similar Skin (image below), N2F Music T-shirt, limited edition event pin, MP3 download + more surprises inside the Bowl!
Tickets go on sale April 8th at 10:00 am CT at via the Similar Skin Pre-Order. Full album pre-order details coming April 7th. Full details, HERE.”
Websites & Links: SimilarSkin.com | Umphreys.com | UMLive.com | UMVideo | BrooklynBowl.com
