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Umphrey’s McGee | Fillmore Detroit | 2.5.11
Umphrey’s McGee Brings Real Rock Back to the Motor City DETROIT, MI – Expectations were high for the return of UM to Detroit, and a sold-out crowd at the Fillmore found their dancing shoes were a necessity for the non-stop onslaught that faced them. The venue filled slowly due to a late-winter snow storm that left many motorists stranded on local roads. Chicago-based Orchard Lounge (downtempo DJ) opened the show and was a great improvement over basic house music, but their position stage right next to Myers’ drum kit left them fairly hidden. Enjoyable beats, but the party didn’t start until six grown men came on stage, hands above their heads, horns held high, and…
Review | 7 Walkers @ Tupelo Music Hall | 12.28.2010
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, VT – As the Year 2010 was coming to a close on a wintery night in the Green Mountain State. There was something hot happening at The Tupelo Music Hall located in White River Junction Vermont on December 28th, The 7 Walkers were in town to promote their self-titled album The 7 Walkers. Despite the cold snowy weather that was hitting the east coast hard, I decide to make a run for the 7 Walkers show. This was my first time to this venue so I wasn’t sure what to expect. When I pulled up I noticed several people were carrying coolers. Come to find…
Umphrey’s McGee Halloween 2010
The Pageant St. Louis – Missouri. Photos by Tammy Wetzel Umphrey’s McGee has done it again. For the 3rd year in a row Umphrey’s McGee has a delivered their Halloween “Mashup” costume party. Stream the 1901 (Phoenix) + Jump (Van Halen) + EFF You (Cee Lo) mash-up The band dressed up as well with their own mashup costumes. Brendan Bayliss as Yoko Bono Jake Cinninger as Paul Stanley Cup Joel Cummins as Pope John Paul Shaffer Andy Farag as G.I. Joakim Noah Ryan Stasik as Dr. Evil Knievel (with a Mini-Me on bass for “The Triple Wide”) Kris Myers as Larry David Letterman In addition to their costume…
String Cheese Incident | Hampton Coliseum | 10.30.2010
String Cheese Incident Hampton Coliseum 10/29/10 & 10/30/10 Stream & download Saturday nights show from The Live Music Archive. Setlist: Saturday, October 30, Hampton Coliseum – Hampton, VA Set I: Come As You Are, Restless Wind, Rain, Pack It Up, Turn This Around > Breathe > Turn This Around, Rivertrance, Las Vegas Set II: It’s The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)*, Fly Like an Eagle > Born On The Wrong Planet, Motheship Connection^, Space Cowboy*, Groove Is In The Heart^, 21st Century Schizoid Man, Major Tom (Coming Home)*, Planet Claire* > Major Tom (Coming Home) > It’s The End Of The…
Disco Biscuits | Town Ballroom | Buffalo 9.8.2010
Purchase the soundboard from LiveDownloads.com Set 1: Neck Romancer, Astronaut > And the Ladies Were the Rest of the Night 1 > Astronaut, Mindless Dribble 2 > Floes 3 Set 2: Basis For A Day > Story of the World 1 > Tempest > Bombs > The Great Abyss > Basis For A Day E: Rockafella 1 Inverted 2 unfinshed 3 ending only The Glitch Mob and MiM0SA opened
Tom Petty | Boston | 8.19.10
Setlist: Listen to Her Heart You Don’t Know How It Feels I Won’t Back Down Free Fallin’ Oh Well Mary Jane’s Last Dance Carole Breakdown First Flash of Freedom Running Man’s Bible Good Enough I Should Have Known It Learning to Fly Don’t Come Around Here No More Refugee Runnin’ Down a Dream Mystic Eyes American Girl Snuggling up in my big boston hotel room after Tom Petty– a lovely summer evening with my favorite boys.less than a minute ago via Echofongreige greige_blog Recap via TomPetty.com Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers returned to Boston on Thursday night, one of the towns that…
Phish | Alpine Valley | 8.14.2010
East Troy Wisconsin :: Photos by Abby Fox SETLIST Set One: Tube, The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > Suzy Greenberf, Funky Bitch, Reba, Fuck Your Face, Alaska, Back on the Train, Taste, When the Circus Comes, Lawn Boy, Sparkle, Gumbo, Run Like an Antelope Set Two: The Sloth, Down with Disease -> What’s The Use?, Scent of a Mule, Mike’s Song > Dirt, Sneakin’ Sally through the Alley > Weekapaug Groove, Bug Encore: Quinn the Eskimo 8/14/2010 Alpine Valley is now available for download: http://bit.ly/cIyjWuless than a minute ago via webPhish phish
Photo Gallery: The String Cheese Incident at Horning’s Hideout
Photos by Slayter Creative.
Picture Show: The Rhythm Devils at the Ogden Theater
Can’t wait to see these guys headline Hoxeyville in August. Keller’s Friend of the Devil was an inspired, respectful, and oh so Keller. Mickey and Bill got their groove on and made me remember the drums at Rothbury. Enjoy!
Picture Show | Umphrey’s Mcgee | Rochester 7.8.2010
Listen to the encore from this free out door show in Rochester. Cemetery Walk: The Archive. Photos by Tammy Wetzel Party in the Park. Free Show. new TWTR.Widget({ version: 2, type: ‘search’, search: ‘umphrey\’s mcgee rochester’, interval: 6000, title: ‘The latest buzz’, subject: ‘Umphrey\’s McGee Rochester’, width: ‘auto’, height: 300, theme: { shell: { background: ‘#ffffff’, color: ‘#19181f’ }, tweets: { background: ‘#ffffff’, color: ‘#444444′, links: ‘#1985b5′ } }, features: { scrollbar: true, loop: true, live: true, hashtags: true, timestamp: true, avatars: true, toptweets: true, behavior: ‘default’ } }).render().start();
Picture Show | Donna The Buffalo | Buffalo, NY
Event: Buffalo Rocks The Harbor @ Erie Harbor Marina Date: Saturday June 26th, 2010 Opened for moe. Photos by: Tammy Wetzel Upstate, NY will be getting a good dose of Donna The Buffalo this summer. Last Friday the band opened for moe. at the Erie Harbor Marina in Buffalo. This weekend for the 4th of July Donna will be hosting the Great Blue Heron Music Festival in Sherman, NY. Two weeks later they will be hosting the Finger Lakes Grassroots Festival just outside of Ithaca, NY. If you haven’t had a chance to see these veteran touring old time musicians check out their tour page to find out when they are playing near you. http://www.donnathebuffalo.com/…
Phish Photos Setlist | 6.29.10 | Canandaigua, NY
Phish played last night in Canandaigua at CMAC a gem of a venue in one of the most beautiful parts of upstate NY. The region long known for one of the best places in the northeast for boating, wine tasting, and perfect summers wheather is now getting a reputation for having one of the best outdoor amphitheaters in the area. Phish is in the first month of their summer tour. The foursome from Vermont is playing some of their best music of their 20+ year career. Highlights of this show for the first set were Reba & David Bowie. The second set was one of the best of the summer with a great cover of The Beatles “I Am The Walrus.”…
Gallery: Dweezil Zappa Plays Zappa at Summer Camp 2010
I hadn’t seen ZPZ since Rothbury, and I think they’ve been taking vitamins. This show gave me goosebumps, and not just for the helicopter-ing, horns, and stage presence. These guys know how to perform and put on what I thought was a SCAMP2010 top-10.
Gallery: Rare daytime pics of EOTO from Summer Camp 2010
Just as good in the daytime.
Photos: Papadosio, live at the Loft in Lansing, Michigan
The most I had heard of Papadosio was during my sprint past the Campfire stage at last weekend’s Summer Camp Festival. I’m thrilled to have fixed that situation last night, when they came to Lansing and threw down at the Loft. After an inspiring opening set by the Macpodz, I found myself in for a treat. I truly feel that these types of musicians are the future of music. No longer content to play one instrument, these musicians drop into and out of percussion roles, guitar playing, keyboards, and vocals, weaving a dance of improvisational and downright provoking music. I found myself hanging on each note, wondering where they’d take each fantastical voyage. From psychadelic…
Summer Camp: Keller Williams
Keller’s just so damn cute you want to take him home and make him a peanut butter sammich, watch cartoons and chill. Would have loved to see the new “Keller & the Keels” but alas this was a solo performance. One of the biggest issues I had with Summer Camp is that Keller supposedly “gave away his shoes”. This is an issue because every time I’ve seen the guy (even in northern michigan in the 40′s) he doesn’t wear shoes. Keep it casual, Keller. Great show, happy dancing music on a late afternoon / early evening set.
Summer Camp: ALO (Animal Liberation Orchestra)
With a name like Animal Liberation Orchestra you know these are some crazy cats. Zach Gill (Keyboards, Vocals) went to High School with Jack Johnson, who helped produce the band’s first album. They put on a great show at Summer Camp, and I loved the slide guitar.
Summercamp: Cirque du Womp
This year was all about the WOMP and late-nights outside the Soulshine tent were filled with beautiful performances of fire-breathing, poi, and juggling. Shout-outs to my friend Majik from East Lansing, MI for putting on quite the show (the blonde with awesome dreads). Music was a womptastic mix by Seek Selekta.
The Macpodz at Summer Camp 2010
The Macpodz are a tried and tested band from Ann Arbor Michigan that bring a lot to the table for a jam band. And they don’t have a guitar player, either. Brennan explained in an exclusive interview with BTJ that this puts them in a great position to be able to jam with some of the best guitar players around. This time it was Jake Cinninger from Umphrey’s Mcgee joining them on stage to jam. Video from the interview posted soon. The heat was sweltering – the barricades too hot to touch. These guys drew a moderate crowd of people who all seemed to completely love their unique blend. We’re sure to see more collaboration, touring…
STS9 Late-night set at the Barn – Summer Camp 2010
STS9′s inclusion in Summer Camp may have been due to the fact that these old guys create soundscapes on a grand scale. Traditional late-night fare, STS9′s blend of electronica with live instruments makes them doubly enjoyable. They rocked the house past 3AM and even did an encore. The room was a bit too full for my tastes, and the way that this venue handles photo passes meant that there were none – STS9 forbid any media from accessing “the pit” at the front of the stage. I’m not sure why artists/management/show staff do this thing other than for a power trip. It’s not like the drunk girlfriends/jail bait that you miracle’d with passes are worth…