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Lil Wayne Announces North American Tour

January 25th, 2011 | No Comments

FEATURING NICKI MINAJ, RICK ROSS, TRAVIS BARKER,
MIXMASTER MIKE; TICKETS ON SALE
WEEKEND OF FEBRUARY 4

Lil Wayne

Lil
Wayne has announced details and dates for his 2011 North American
tour, the “I Am Music II Tour.” He will be joined by protege Nicki Minaj and hip-hop heavyweight Rick Ross. Rounding out the stellar line
up are Travis Barker and
Mix Master Mike, will open all dates with a DJ/Drummer set.

Lil Wayne’s I Am Music II tour will make stops at arenas throughout
North America this March and April, beginning with a show in Buffalo, NY on March 18, 2011 at the HSBC Arena,
concluding on April 29, 2011 at the Rogers Arena in Vancouver with additional dates being announced soon.
Tickets for the I AM Music II Tour will be available through Live Nation.com starting the weekend of February 4,
2011.

TOUR DATES

3/18/11 Buffalo, NY HSBC Arena
3/19/11 Columbus, OH Nationwide Arena

3/20/11 Baltimore, MD 1st Mariner Arena

3/23/11 Hampton, VA Hampton Coliseum

3/24/11 Cleveland, OH Quicken Loans Arena
3/26/11 Philadelphia, PA Wells Fargo Center

3/27/11 Long Island, NY Nassau Coliseum
3/30/11 University Park, PA Bryce Jordan Center
4/1/11 Chicago, IL United Center

4/2/11 Detroit, MI The Palace of Auburn Hills
4/3/11 Washington, D.C. Verizon Center

4/6/11 Miami, FL Bank Atlantic Center

4/8/11 Greensboro, NC Greensboro Coliseum

4/9/11 Atlanta, GA Philips Arena
4/10/11 St. Louis, MO Scottrade Center

4/14/11 New Orleans Arena New Orleans, LA

4/15/11 American Airlines Arena Dallas, TX
4/16/11 Houston, TX Toyota Center
4/19/11 Phoenix, AZ US Airways Arena

4/23/11 Anaheim, CA Honda Center

4/24/11 Oakland, CA Oracle Arena

4/26/11 Sacramento, CA ARCO Arena
4/28/11 Edmonton, Canada Rexall Place
4/29/11 Vancouver, Canada Rogers Arena
*5/01/11 *East Rutherford, NJ *Bamboozle Festival @ Meadowlands Arena

*Independent of tour

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Furthur: Winter/Spring Tour

December 13th, 2010 | No Comments

MULTI-NIGHT STANDS IN BROOMFIELD, BOSTON, NEW YORK, UPPER DARBY

Furthur

Furthur have lined up a
slew of tour dates in 2011, featuring several multiple-night stands at venues like the 1st Bank Center in
Broomfield, CO, the Oprpheum Theatre in Boston, MA, the Best Buy Theater in New York, Radio City Music Hall and
the Tower Theater in Upper Darby, PA. All confirmed dates are listed below.

TOUR DATES

12/30/10 Thu Bill Graham Civic Auditorium San Francisco, CA
12/31/10 Fri Bill Graham Civic Auditorium San Francisco, CA

02/11/11 Fri 1st Bank Center (Formerly The Odeum) Broomfield, CO

02/12/11 Sat 1st Bank Center (Formerly The Odeum) Broomfield, CO

02/13/11 Sun 1st Bank Center (Formerly The Odeum) Broomfield, CO

03/04/11 Fri Orpheum Theatre Boston, MA
03/05/11 Sat Orpheum Theatre Boston, MA
03/06/11 Sun Orpheum Theatre Boston, MA
03/08/11 Tue Toyota Presents Oakdale Theatre Wallingford, CT
03/10/11 Thu Best Buy Theater New York, NY
03/11/11 Fri Best Buy Theater New York, NY
03/12/11 Sat Best Buy Theater New York, NY
03/13/11 Sun Best Buy Theater New York, NY
03/15/11 Tue Best Buy Theater New York, NY

03/17/11 Thu Patriot Center Fairfax, VA

03/18/11 Fri Tower Theater Upper Darby, PA
03/19/11 Sat Tower Theater Upper Darby, PA
03/20/11 Sun Tower Theater Upper Darby, PA

03/22/11 Tue Tower Theater Upper Darby, PA
03/23/11 Wed Tower Theater Upper Darby, PA
03/25/11 Fri Radio City Music Hall New York, NY
03/26/11 Sat Radio City Music Hall New York, NY

03/27/11 Sun Radio City Music Hall New York, NY
03/29/11 Tue Broome County Arena Binghamton, NY
03/30/11 Wed Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
04/01/11 Fri Hampton Coliseum Hampton, VA
04/02/11 Sat North Charleston Coliseum Charleston, SC
04/03/11 Sun Fox Theatre Atlanta, GA

04/05/11 Tue UCF Arena Orlando, FL

04/06/11 Wed Mizner Park Amphitheatre Boca Raton, FL

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Kyle Hollingsworth: Yo Gabba Gabba! Show & Hoppy Holidays

November 3rd, 2010 | No Comments

CELEBRATE THE HOLIDAYS AT
CERVANTES’ MASTERPIECE BALROOM DEC. 10-
12

Kyle Hollingsworth

Following The String Cheese Incident‘s
Hulaween shows at the famed Hampton Coliseum in Hampton, VA, keyboardist Kyle Hollingsworth is right back at
it one week later. Sunday, November 7, Kyle joins television’s hit children’s show Yo Gabba Gabba, live at
1st Bank Center in Broomfield, CO, bringing his own brand new children’s tunes with him. The following week, Kyle
Hollingsworth Band travels to the Midwest with St. Louis’ Messy Jiverson supporting all dates before heading to the East Coast to perform with Bonerama, Steve Kimock and Terrence Higgins (Dirty Dozen Brass
Band) for three nights as a special guest.

To wrap up 2010, Kyle will host Hoppy Holidays, a unique brew tour experience and blowout run with Kyle
Hollingsworth Band. DJ Logic and Liza Oxnard lend a hand to the party,
jumping on board with KHB at both Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom in Denver, CO, and Hodi’s Half Note in Fort
Collins, CO. Once again, Kyle has teamed up with renowned local breweries to craft two signature beers – this time
with Boulder Beer and Avery Brewing – that will be available at each show. Hoppy Holidays will culminate in an
intimate finale charity evening at Avery Brewing in Boulder, CO to benefit Conscious Alliance – feeding people in
need and providing toys to underprivileged children. Avery Brewing tickets are extremely limited and all-inclusive,
featuring a Kyle Hollingsworth Band set, several Avery pints of beer, a collector’s custom pint glass, food provided
by Cheba Hut, access to an exclusive silent auction, and a toy drive for Conscious Alliance Hoppy Holidays
posters.

Tickets for all shows are currently on sale at www.kylehollingsworth.com and all venue outlets.

Kyle Hollingsworth with Yo Gabba Gabba! Live!

November 7 1st Bank Center Broomfield, CO

Kyle Hollingsworth Band

November 10 Miramar Theatre Milwaukee, WI
November 11 Martyrs’ Chicago, IL

November 12 Old Rock House St. Louis, MO
November 13 Iowa City Yacht Club Iowa City, IA

Kyle Hollingsworth with Bonerama

November 19 Sullivan Hall New York, NY – w/ Steve Kimock & Terrence Higgins
November 20 North Star Bar Philadelphia, PA – w/ Steve Kimock & Terrence Higgins
November 21 The 8×10 Baltimore, MD – w/ Terrence Higgins

Kyle Hollingsworth Band: Hoppy Holidays

December 10 Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom Denver, CO – w/ DJ Logic & Liza Oxnard
December 11 Hodi’s Half Note Fort Collins, CO – w/ DJ Logic & Liza Oxnard
December 12 Avery Brewing Boulder, CO

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The String Cheese Incident: Halloween Thoughts

October 20th, 2010 | No Comments

By: Dennis Cook

Tickets for SCI’s October 29th are still available but Ticketmaster currently experiencing problems with date. Tickets for the October 30th show can be purchased here.

Moseley as SRV :: Halloween ’02
By Todd Radunsky

The String Cheese Incident hasn’t played a Halloween run since 2006 in Las Vegas. Hunger for a fresh All Hallows’ Eve Incident amongst their faithful, ever-colorful flock has been strong for years, and the band will soon feed that appetite on October 29-30 at the fabled Hampton Coliseum in Hampton, VA.

We snagged bassist-singer Keith Moseley to discuss the upcoming show, what the holiday means to SCI, the band’s new archival Rhythm of the Road series, and the group’s future plans.

JamBase: When did Halloween become such a big deal with you guys?

Keith: I think probably from the beginning we’ve always tried to make Halloween something special with the idea of being costumed and throwing in a bunch of fun cover tunes we don’t ordinarily do. We’ve often run with a theme and had special guests, but it’s always been about getting a little wacky and doing something special for the fans on Halloween.

JamBase: Is it fun for you to get into costume? It’s not something one does at most gigs.

Keith: We love it! It’s a chance to get silly and break from the norm. I’m thinking back to the year we did the Shrine in L.A. and did the dead rock star theme. I did Stevie Ray Vaughan and Kang did Hendrix and Travis was Freddie Mercury. When else do you get Travis up front with fake buck teeth and tights singing Freddie Mercury? It’s always a blast to do that kind of thing.

Travis as Freddie :: Halloween ’02
By Todd Radunsky

Has it become a challenge at this point to keep coming up with new angles for Halloween?

A little bit but there’s a huge library of fun tunes to cover and we’re pulling in some fun ones this time for sure. It’s always fun to prepare a special event and we don’t seem to have run out of creative ideas yet. We still have some fresh ones this year!

What is it like to preside over a giant size event like this, with enormous balloons and acrobats and so on? What is it like to be onstage making music while all this wildness goes off around you?

It’s super cool. We get to be the party hosts for the coolest gig in town, wherever we are, be it a Halloween show at Hampton or a New Year’s event. It’s pretty amazing to get to host that sort of event and know we’re blowing peoples’ minds over & over again with a fantastic show.

What’s the level of fan involvement in these sorts of shows? There’s no question that String Cheese has one of the most loyal, engaged fan bases out there.

We do, and Halloween, as far as fan involvement, has traditionally been that they come dressed. Put on your funnest costume and be ready to have a good time. A huge majority of the fans in attendance are in costume, so it becomes a larger than life event. At Hampton to have 10-12 thousand people in costume plus what the band throws out there, well, you can’t go wrong. It’s a guaranteed good time.

I’ve talked to a lot of musicians about this and the consensus is that there’s something different about playing to a costumed crowd. You can’t do your normal show when there are ghouls and devils and fairies riding the rail.

It just ups the fun factor. The crowd gets into a headspace where they want the band to be different and take chances. At least for us, they definitely expect something different and maybe silly or risky from the band. And we won’t disappoint. We’re not afraid to laugh at ourselves on Halloween. We’re all about high entertainment value.

Is it freeing as a musician to have a space like this, where you can think, “Well, I might fall on my face but I’ve always wanted to try this musical idea.”

Sure. For us, on Halloween anything goes. We’ve covered Nirvana to Queen to Phish to The Doors. It definitely ups the fun for everyone.

SCI Halloween Show :: Vegas ’05 :: by John Smirtic

How is it playing as String Cheese now that you’re only performing together a handful of times each year as compared to years & years of being road dogs?

It’s kind of fresh and exciting to have taken a break from the Cheese and then come back to prepare for Red Rocks and the Horning’s run. And we’ve been in rehearsal for a couple weeks now for the Halloween run. It feels great because nobody’s burnt out. At this point, we’ve reestablished a large part of our catalog from the tunes we played this summer and we’re reeling in even more of the tunes for this Halloween run, which will feature even more tunes we didn’t this past summer. So, it’s been great to feel we have a handle back on a lot of the catalog. And that coupled with the new tunes for Halloween, it just feels really fresh and exciting.

From what footage I’ve seen of the Cheese’s recent performances, I’ve picked up on a palpable sense of brotherhood onstage when you’re together now. There’s something going on in the way you look at each other, and you all seem very grateful that this experiment you started a long time ago is still going.

Absolutely. There’s nothing like taking some time off to give you some perspective on what you have. We’ve gotten out of the grind of being out on the road and playing a 100-plus shows a year and being away from our families. Now we’re at a really unique place where we’re able to just do select events with lots of prep time for the shows. I think we do look at each other onstage like, “Wow, I’m really excited to be part of this, to be part of such a great scene and great band.” Since December ’93 when we first started doing this, we do look back and think, “Wow, look how far we’ve come. Isn’t a treat to still be together and hosting events like this.”

It’s gotta be a kick in the ass to think you’re staring down 20 years of this thing.

It really is cool. In the beginning we only dreamed it would be something like this, that it’d be a career that would span this many years, this many shows and so many friendships along the way and incredible memories. It’s something you dream for and to realize it makes us feel super thankful and appreciative of what we’ve got.

The flipside of that is we absolutely know we have to come out and deliver now. There’s absolutely no room to play a bad show or have an off night. We know that by only doing select dates we have to come out and hit it out of the park every night. So, we’re trying our best to do that.

Kang Halloween Show :: Vegas ’05
By John Smirtic

This situation also provides the band a chance to reflect on what’s come before. I just listened to the first installment of the new Rhythm of the Road series. It’s gotta be fun to look back and decide what shows you want to represent you as a band.

Right, right. That one’s the Tabernacle from Atlanta in 2000, and that was has always been a fan favorite in terms of older shows. I had heard that and when I went back and listened to it as we mixed and mastered it, I realized there was a LOT of energy in that show. I can see why it is a fan favorite and I’m proud to put it out. That was 2000 and we were breaking into some bigger venues. My wife Kristen and I had just had our first kid, and that was her first show coming back after retiring from being the merch lady. So, I was really excited to see her again. We had our buddy Tony Furtado sitting in. We’ve been friends with Tony forever and he can really bring it! I think there’s a lot of obvious enthusiasm and energy to that show and I think people are gonna love having a chance to revisit it.

What do you see as the studio future for the band? I think the past couple studio albums by the Cheese are easily your best thus far.

I do, too. I think we’re all just maturing as musicians and songwriters, so the last couple albums have been really satisfying for us. I’m hopeful we’ll be able to get into the studio in 2011 and do a release. We do have new material. We featured a couple new songs this summer and we’ll continue to work new material into the repertoire. We’re all excited about bringing in new material and working it up.

You guys have a real nose for good material lately, the kind of tunes you’ll be able to play with and evolve over a long period of time.

That’s just part of the maturation process. When you’ve been doing it as long as we have you naturally begin to filter things out and you learn what you like and don’t like and maybe get more of an ear for a crafty pop hook or what’s likely to make a great jam. It’s exciting to bring new stuff in and see what the band do with it.

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The String Cheese Incident: Halloween Thoughts

October 20th, 2010 | No Comments

By: Dennis Cook

Tickets for SCI’s October 29th are available here. Tickets for the October 30th show can be purchased here.

Moseley as SRV :: Halloween ’02
By Todd Radunsky

We snagged bassist-singer Keith Moseley to discuss the upcoming show, what the holiday means to SCI, the band’s new archival Rhythm of the Road series, and the group’s future plans.

JamBase: When did Halloween become such a big deal with you guys?

JamBase: Is it fun for you to get into costume? It’s not something one does at most gigs.

Travis as Freddie :: Halloween ’02
By Todd Radunsky

Has it become a challenge at this point to keep coming up with new angles for Halloween?

What’s the level of fan involvement in these sorts of shows? There’s no question that String Cheese has one of the most loyal, engaged fan bases out there.

Is it freeing as a musician to have a space like this, where you can think, “Well, I might fall on my face but I’ve always wanted to try this musical idea.”

Sure. For us, on Halloween anything goes. We’ve covered Nirvana to Queen to Phish to The Doors. It definitely ups the fun for everyone.

SCI Halloween Show :: Vegas ’05 :: by John Smirtic

How is it playing as String Cheese now that you’re only performing together a handful of times each year as compared to years & years of being road dogs?

It’s gotta be a kick in the ass to think you’re staring down 20 years of this thing.

Kang Halloween Show :: Vegas ’05
By John Smirtic

What do you see as the studio future for the band? I think the past couple studio albums by the Cheese are easily your best thus far.

You guys have a real nose for good material lately, the kind of tunes you’ll be able to play with and evolve over a long period of time.

The String Cheese Incident Tour Dates :: The String Cheese Incident News :: The String Cheese Incident Concert Reviews

JamBase | Creepin’ ‘Round
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The String Cheese Incident: Halloween Thoughts

October 20th, 2010 | No Comments

By: Dennis Cook

Tickets for SCI’s October 29th are still available but Ticketmaster currently experiencing problems with date. Tickets for the October 30th show can be purchased here.

Moseley as SRV :: Halloween ’02
By Todd Radunsky

We snagged bassist-singer Keith Moseley to discuss the upcoming show, what the holiday means to SCI, the band’s new archival Rhythm of the Road series, and the group’s future plans.

JamBase: When did Halloween become such a big deal with you guys?

JamBase: Is it fun for you to get into costume? It’s not something one does at most gigs.

Travis as Freddie :: Halloween ’02
By Todd Radunsky

Has it become a challenge at this point to keep coming up with new angles for Halloween?

What’s the level of fan involvement in these sorts of shows? There’s no question that String Cheese has one of the most loyal, engaged fan bases out there.

Is it freeing as a musician to have a space like this, where you can think, “Well, I might fall on my face but I’ve always wanted to try this musical idea.”

Sure. For us, on Halloween anything goes. We’ve covered Nirvana to Queen to Phish to The Doors. It definitely ups the fun for everyone.

SCI Halloween Show :: Vegas ’05 :: by John Smirtic

How is it playing as String Cheese now that you’re only performing together a handful of times each year as compared to years & years of being road dogs?

It’s gotta be a kick in the ass to think you’re staring down 20 years of this thing.

Kang Halloween Show :: Vegas ’05
By John Smirtic

What do you see as the studio future for the band? I think the past couple studio albums by the Cheese are easily your best thus far.

You guys have a real nose for good material lately, the kind of tunes you’ll be able to play with and evolve over a long period of time.

The String Cheese Incident Tour Dates :: The String Cheese Incident News :: The String Cheese Incident Concert Reviews

JamBase | Creepin’ ‘Round
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Slayer, Megadeth & Anthrax: North American Tour

August 18th, 2010 | No Comments

REUNION OF THE 1991 “CLASH OF THE TITANS” LINEUP

Slayer

The 2010 Fall Jagermeister Music Tour is North America’s biggest thrash tour in
20
years with the 1991 original “Clash of the Titans” lineup – Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax. The brand’s 17th Music
Tour will bring three of the hardest hitting metal bands in the world to one stage and will feature complete
performances of Slayer’s much lauded Seasons In The Abyss album from 1990, Megadeth’s landmark 1990
album Rust In Peace, and the return of Anthrax’s singer Joey Belladonna. The tour kicks off
September 24 and will play 20 venues across the nation.

“I’ve been working with Jagermeister since 2004 to try to make the first Jagermeister Music Tour Trifecta happen,”
said guitarist Kerry King of Slayer. “I always have such a killer time on the Jagermeister Music Tour, and
this time we’re coming through with Megadeth and Anthrax so you know everyone will be on the top of their game
for these shows.” Megadeth’s Dave Mustaine adds, “It is a rush to finally be a part of the Jagermeister Music Tour!”

SEPTEMBER

24 Superpages.com Center, Dallas, TX

25 AT&T Center, San Antonio, TX

26 Verizon Wireless Theatre, Houston, TX

28 Lakefront Arena, New Orleans, LA

30 Civic Coliseum, Knoxville, TN

OCTOBER

1 The Arena at Gwinnett Center, Atlanta, GA

2 Hard Rock Live, Orlando, FL

3 Bayfront Park Amphitheatre, Miami, FL

5 Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, VA

6 1st Mariner Arena, Baltimore, MD

8 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, Long Island, NY

9 Toyota Pavilion @ Montage Mountain, Scranton, PA

10 LC Pavilion, Columbus, OH

12 Freedom Hall, Louisville, KY

14 War Memorial Coliseum, Ft. Wayne, IN

15 DeltaPlex, Grand Rapids, MI

16 Eagles Ballroom, Milwaukee, WI

19 Maverik Center, Salt Lake City, UT

20 The Pearl, Las Vegas, NV

21 Gibson Amphitheatre, Hollywood, CA

American Carnage Tour 2nd Leg Anthrax, Megadeth, Slayer

July 12th, 2010 | No Comments

CLASSIC 1991 METAL TRIO REUNITES

Anthrax

1991′s original American “Clash of the Titans” lineup – Megadeth, Slayer and Anthrax – will tour together once again on Leg Two of the American Carnage Tour. This trek kicks off September 24 at Verizon Wireless Theatre in Dallas, TX and will play 20 dates, including New York’s Nassau Coliseum, concluding at Gibson Amphitheatre in Los Angeles on October 21.

On Leg Two of American Carnage, Megadeth will continue to roar through its landmark 1990 album Rust in Peace from front to back, while Slayer will perform their Seasons in the Abyss album, which was also released in 1990. Anthrax recently welcomed back singer Joey Belladonna, who defined the band during their heyday, and now permanently back in the band, will be front & center.

A special presale will launch this Wednesday, July 14, and fans should log onto to www.slayer.net – www.megadeth.com or www.anthrax.com to obtain the special code needed for the presale, and then go to www.ticketmaster.com (http://knoxvilletickets.com/ for the Knoxville date) to purchase tickets. The public on sale date will begin July 23 in most markets. In the spirit of beating the recession, there will be special pre-sale discounts on all tickets in most markets, and, a limited amount of $10 tickets will be available in many cities.

American Carnage Leg Two Dates

SEPTEMBER
24 Verizon Wireless Theatre, Dallas, TX*
25 AT&T Center, San Antonio, TX*
26 Verizon Wireless Theatre, Houston, TX*
28 Lakefront Arena, New Orleans, LA*
30 Civic Coliseum, Knoxville, TN

OCTOBER
1 The Arena at Gwinnett Center, Atlanta, GA*
2 Hard Rock Live, Orlando, FL
3 Bayfront Park Amphitheatre, Miami, FL*
5 Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, VA
6 Mariner Arena, Baltimore, MD*
8 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, Long Island, NY*
9 Toyota Pavilion @ Montage Mountain, Scranton, PA*
10 LC Pavilion, Columbus, OH**
12 Freedom Hall, Louisville, KY
14 War Memorial Coliseum, Ft. Wayne, IN*
15 DeltaPlex, Grand Rapids, MI*
16 Eagles Ballroom, Milwaukee, WI**
19 E Center, Salt Lake City, UT
20 The Pearl, Las Vegas, NV
21 Gibson Amphitheatre, Hollywood, CA*

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* $10 discount for tickets purchased during pre-sale (excluding the special $10 tickets)
** $5 discount for tickets purchased during pre-sale

May 27, 1931: Wind Tunnel Lets Airplanes â€˜Flyâ€™ on Ground

May 27th, 2010 | No Comments

1931: The world’s first full-scale wind tunnel opens at Langley Field near Hampton, Virginia. With a test area 60 feet wide and 30 feet high, aerodynamic testing is performed on everything from World War II fighters and space capsules to submarines and modern jets.
Since the beginning of powered flight, wind tunnels have proven to be [...]

Wanee Festival | 04.15-04.17 | Florida

April 21st, 2010 | No Comments

Words by: Frank Etheridge | Images by: Ian Rawn

Wanee Festival :: 04.15.10-04.17.10 :: Spirit of the Suwanee Music Park :: Live Oak, FL

Herring & Bell – Widespread Panic at Wanee 2010

The instantaneous and non-sourced information available to us in our constantly chattering culture should, of course, be taken with a grain of salt.

Just one week ago, in the more hysterical corners of social-media networks, Wanee 2010 was deemed a disaster in the making. Anonymous histrionics and hypochondriacs matter-of-factly declared that the addition of Widespread Panic and the aggressive marketing of promoter Live Nation had bludgeoned this once sere scene into an oversold clusterfuck of brown-acid-at-Woodstock proportion.

In reality, Wanee 2010 was far removed from these dire predictions. Yes, this year was bigger, no doubt; younger and rowdier, too. Feeling the shoulder-to-shoulder squeeze at George Clinton and Parliament-Funkadelic Thursday night at the Mushroom Stage, or a simple glance at the sprawling crowd covering the entire Peach Stage field, was proof enough that the crowd was roughly double the size of last year.

Yet, blessed with beautiful spring weather, graced with an incredible lineup and handled with superb logistical skill that kept big-crowd headaches and hassles to a minimum, Wanee 2010 was a success on all fronts. Inseparable from the festival experience was a long weekend of camping in one of the most beautiful places on Earth and partying with the festival circuit’s most eclectic mix of like-minds, a crazed commune that is equal parts biker rally and magic carpet ride, camo and tie-dye, Bud tall boy and heady green tea.

So, if you don’t have fun at Wanee, you just ain’t doing it right.

Wanee 2010

In light of all the superlatives that could apply, this year’s festival will be summed up by a “Best of Wanee” approach, and we encourage you to post your own favorites!

Best Surprise Shredding: Godfather to the Southern jam scene, Col. Bruce Hampton fittingly held court Thursday afternoon on the Mushroom Stage as Wanee kicked into high gear. Yet, Quark Alliance guitarist Perry Osborn stole the show, ripping his way through the improvised madness typical of a Hampton show, shining especially brightly on “I’m So Glad.”

Best Reason to Put a Moratorium on Grateful Dead Covers: Though this is clearly an Allman Brothers festival, the Grateful Dead’s spirit and music permeated everything, and covers of the band were performed by seemingly every act. But, is this a good thing? Anyone that endured the cringe-inducing vocals of Papa Mali on “Wharf Rat” would argue it is not.

Best Way to Shake a Hangover: Jumping in the beautiful, brisk black water of the Suwanee River mid-morning will take one’s headache – and breath! – away.

Best Song Sandwich: Gov’t Mule‘s late night set closing sequence of “Mule” > “Whole Lotta Love” > “Mule” was a thrill, and Panic‘s flawless segues in “Chilly” > “Pleas” > “Chilly” were pure sickness, but when considering that the Allman Brothers opened their festival with “Mountain Jam” Friday AND finished the classic marathon instrumental on Saturday night, we have to give top honors to the Brothers.

Ivan Neville & JoJo Hermann at Wanee 2010

Best Black Crowe Sighting: Has Luther Dickinson morphed into Chris Robinson?

Best Tease: The aforementioned Mule medley also included a deft touch of “Loser,” but this Wanee award goes to ABB/Rolling Stones/Sea Level alum Chuck Leavell, a Southern gentleman and leading conservationist to boot. In a rollicking set featuring Randall Bramblett on horns, Leavell moved his band through “Dead Flowers,” “Rip This Joint” and “Here Comes the Sun” (dedicated to “Brother George”) before sailing into “Southbound,” where he worked the 88s for a few rolls of the Allmans’ instrumental “Jessica.”

Best Buckeye Shout-Out: Seemingly lost in a land of Gators, ‘Noles and Bulldawgs, a pasty fellow in an Ohio State cap, fists raised, shouted, “Akron, Ohio, baby!” during The Black Keys‘ set. While the connotation (and location) of Akron was unclear to most in attendance, and despite the fact that the town’s best-known musical act plays a hyper-modern blend of the blues that is a bit jolting contrasted to the Allmans’ innate grace, these Wanee newcomers delivered a well-received set, closing with a blistering “Till I Get My Way.”

Best Sit-In: Stiff competition in this category included WSP’s JoJo Hermann (keys) and NMA‘s Cody Dickinson (washboard) joining The Funky Meters for Professor Longhair’s “Red Beans” and Warren Haynes manhandling “North” during Panic’s Saturday set closer. But, sentimentality and craftsmanship win out in a nod to blues legend and longtime Allmans runnin’ partner Johnny Winter, who joined the ABB Saturday night for a haunting take on Elmore James’ “The Sky Is Crying.”

Gregg Allman – The Allman Brothers at Wanee 2010

Best Vocal Harmonies: Performing a set of hits by Sly and the Family Stone, one of their primary influences, Dumpstaphunk‘s Ivan Neville and Tony Hall became perfectly in sync as they nailed the vocal bass rhythm that is the defining groove on the classic Sly hit “Dance to the Music.”

Best Jam: Coming out of “Black Hearted Woman” on Friday night, the Allmans wove in the Dead’s “The Other One” jam. Building on the primal, driving rhythms of Jaimoe and Butch Trucks, the scream, wail and twirl of Haynes and Derek Trucks‘ guitars created an epic crescendo to close this set.

Best Moment: Trading verses with Haynes, WSP frontman John Bell sweetly sang of a scene sketched by one of his heroes, Van Morrison, during “And It Stoned Me” on Saturday night during ABB’s set. With imagery evocative of rainstorms, pickup trucks and fishin’ poles, the verse was perfectly set against Wanee’s magical backdrop. Add in the lines, “There were bottles, too/ One for me and you/ And he said, ‘Hey, there you are!’” and there’s no denying the soul-stirring feeling of good friends sharing great times. And for fans of Panic and the Allmans, there’s an element of unrestrained bliss that only music can create in knowing that the union between these two cherished bands is now sealed forever.

Best Performance: The Allman Brothers on Saturday night. The music was superb, from Gregg‘s powerful pipes on “Ain’t My Cross To Bear” to the frenzied guitar jams of “Nobody Left To Run With Anymore” to the surreal spaces created in “Dreams.” Yet, this set encapsulated so much more. Taking the stage twice after Widespread Panic, a headlining act that most bands would never follow, the Allmans firmly planted their flag in the quasi-terra firma of the Spirit of the Suwanee Music Park, staking their claim to a growing festival they fathered, a scene they created and a legacy they have earned. Truly, the land and the kings are one.

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String Cheese Incident: Hulaween at Hampton w/ Biscuits

April 9th, 2010 | No Comments

THE STRING CHEESE INCIDENT ANNOUNCE “HULAWEEN 2010″

BRINGING THEIR FAMED HALLOWEEN INCIDENT TO THE HAMPTON COLISEUM ON OCTOBER 29 AND 30

WITH SPECIAL GUESTS THE DISCO BISCUITS ON OCTOBER 29

AND A 3-SET EVENING WITH THE STRING CHEESE INCIDENT ON OCTOBER 30

The String Cheese Incident

The String Cheese Incident announce the final stop on their 2010 calendar: an epic “Hulaween” weekend of Incidents on Friday, October 29, with The Disco Biscuits, and Saturday, October 30 at the famed Hampton Coliseum in Hampton, Virginia.

Tickets for the Hampton shows go on sale April 20 at www.stringcheeseincident.com. .25 cents from every ticket sold to these shows will go to support three not-for-profit organizations close to the SCI community: HeadCount, Rex Foundation, and Conscious Alliance.

In the tradition of a decade of legendary SCI Halloween Incidents, and at a venue that holds its own as an East Coast favorite, The String Cheese Incident’s 2010 Hulaween weekend at Hampton Coliseum promises to be an over-the-top event that only SCI could invent.

Year’s past have offered a “Joan Shivers’” Red Carpet welcome at Hollywood’s Shrine Auditorium, an ode to Michael Jackson’s Thriller in Las Vegas, and many more memorable events.

The String Cheese Incident’s recent live release, Trick or Treat (SCI Fidelity Records / October 2009), best tells the potent musical history of SCI’s “Hulaween” Incidents. Known to perform special concerts comprised heavily of cover tunes each Halloween, Trick or Treat offers selections from SCI performances recorded at Atlanta’s Variety Playhouse (1998), Philadelphia’s Electric Factory (1999), Portland’s State Theatre (2000), New York City (2001), Los Angeles’ Shrine Auditorium (2002), Sin City’s Cox Pavilion (2003), and Madison Alliant Energy Center (2005). The two-disc release is available now on CD, vinyl, and digitally at www.stringcheeseincident.com.

2010 Show details are as follows:

July 23, 24, and 25, 2010

Red Rocks Amphitheatre – Morrison, Colorado

SOLD OUT

July 29 – August 1, 2010

Horning’s Hideout – North Plains, OR

SOLD OUT

October 29 – 30, 2010

Hampton Coliseum – Hampton, VA

www.hamptoncoliseum.org

Friday, October 29 with special guests The Disco Biscuits

Saturday, October 30 A 3-Set Evening with The String Cheese Incident

Tickets Prices: 10/29 – $49.50 10/30 – $49.50 Two Day Ticket – $94.00

Travel Packages will be available beginning April 20 at www.stringcheeseincident.com

Hampton Coliseum On Sale Information:

Fan Club pre-sale begins Tuesday, April 20 at 12:00 pm EDT at www.stringcheeseincident.com

General Public on sale begins Friday, April 23 at 12:00 pm EDT at www.ticketmaster.com

.25 cents from each ticket will go to benefit HeadCount, Rex Foundation, and Conscious Alliance.

Every ticket order placed at www.stringcheeseincident.com will receive a download code to LiveCheese.com for a FREE Best of SCI sampler – “Hulaween Cheese.” This download features over 75 minutes of memorable Hulaween moments to get you ready for this fall’s Hampton Incidents!

In addition, every fan club ticket buyer will be automatically entered to win a limited edition Trick or Treat Box Set, signed by the members of SCI! Visit www.stringcheeseincident.com for all the details.

February’s announcement that The String Cheese Incident would perform select summer dates ended a three-year break from touring. Anticipation for these summer plays is high, as demonstrated when tickets to The String Cheese Incident’s Red Rocks and Horning’s Hideout shows sold out just minutes after they went on sale.

For this next era in the band’s career, SCI stays true to its roots by nurturing their community and creating live musical experiences rather than just concerts. In 2010, look for SCI to continue to think out-of-the-box about their musical journey – hosting special events instead of the typical tour-routing, exploring new ways of releasing recordings, and building on their reputation as innovators of fan participation.

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Best of 2009 JamBase Staff List

December 25th, 2009 | No Comments

Kayceman’s Cuts of 2009

Kayceman

Aaron Kayce (Kayceman) – Editor-in-Chief

Albums

1. Alberta Cross – Broken Side of Time

2. Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse – Dark Night of the Soul

3. Built to Spill – There Is No Enemy

4. Mastodon – Crack The Skye

5. Elliott Brood – Mountain Meadows

Shows

1. Them Crooked Vultures | 11/19/09 | Fox Theater Oakland, CA

2. Widespread Panic | 11/13/09 | Fox Theater Oakland, CA (review)

3. The Mars Volta | 08/29/09 | Outside Lands Festival, San Francisco, CA (review)

Dennis Cook

Dennis Cook – Associate Editor

Albums (no particular order)
1. Mastodon – Crack The Skye
2. Akron/Family – Set ‘Em Wild, Set ‘Em Free
3. Todd Snider – The Excitement Plan
4. Grizzly Bear – Veckatimest
5. The Black Crowes – Before The Frost…After The Freeze

Close runners-up: Bruce Springsteen at HP Pavilion (04.01), Mastodon at San Jose Events Center (11.21), Flowmotion at Summer Meltdown (08.15), Tom Jones at Outside Lands (08.28), and Bon Iver/Megafaun at Fillmore (09.22).

Andy Gadiel

Andy Gadiel – JamBase Founder & President

Albums (no particular order)
1. Fun – Aim & Ignite
2. The Avett Brothers – I and Love and You
3. Jerry Garcia Band – Let It Rock – Keystone ’75
4. Nathan Moore – Folk Singer
5. Corinne West – The Promise

David Rosenheim

David Rosenheim – CEO

Albums
1. Polvo – In Prism
2. The Avett Brothers – I and Love and You
3. Neko Case – Middle Cyclone
4. The Mother Hips – Pacific Dust
5. Bat for Lashes – Two Suns

Tanner Wyer

Tanner Wyer – Sales Associate

Albums
1. Phoenix – Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
2. Grizzly Bear – Veckatimest
3. Miike Snow – self-titled
4. Mother Hips – Pacific Dust
5. Portugal. The Man – Satanic Satanist

Mason Blake

Mason Blake – Lead Engineer

Albums
1. The Mother Hips – Pacific Dust
2. Phoenix – Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
3. Alberta Cross – Broken Side of Time
4. Passion Pit – Manners
5. Animal Collective – Merriweather Post Pavillion

Patty Kaufman

Patty Kaufman – Information Coordinator

Albums
1. Alberta Cross – Broken Side of Time
2. The Avett Brothers – I and Love and You
3. Phoenix – Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
4. Animal Collective – Merriweather Post Pavilion
5. Iron and Wine – Around the Well

SuperDee

Deanne Herman – Web Producer & Designer

Albums
1. The Avett Brothers – I And Love And You
2. Phish – Joy
3. Wilco – Wilco (The Album)
4. The Lonely Island – Incredibad
5. Nathan Moore - Folk Singer

Runners-up: Umphrey’s McGee’s Mantis and Lily Allen’s It’s Not Me, It’s You

Geoff Harrison

Geoff Harrison – Sales Director and Biz Dev

Albums
1. Erin McKeown – Hundreds of Lions
2. Marco Benevento – Me Not Me
3. Cracker – Sunrise in the Land of Milk and Honey
4. Band of Skulls – Baby Darling Doll Face Honey
5. Brendan Benson – My Old, Familiar Friend

Leah Elton

Leah Elton – Accounting Manager

Albums
1. IAMX – Kingdom of Welcome Addiction
2. Manic Street Preachers – Journal for Plague Lovers
3. John Vanderslice – Romanian Names
4. The Horrors – Primary Colours
5. Bat for Lashes – Two Suns

Matt Tice

Matt Tice – Sales

Albums
1. Dirty Projectors – Bitte Orca
2. Phoenix – Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
3. Grizzly Bear – Veckatimest
4. Elbow & The BBC Concert Orchestra – The Seldom Seen Kid
5. Fever Ray – self-titled

Jennifer Zeghibe

Jennifer Zeghibe – Sales

Albums
1. Levon Helm – Electric Dirt
2. Dan Auerbach – Keep It Hid
3. J.J. Cale – Roll On

Honorable Mention:
Greensky Bluegrass | 11.05.09 | Mission Rock | San Francisco, CA

Jamie Piazza – JamBase Web Producer & Designer

Albums
1. Passion Pit – Manners
2. Grizzly Bear – Veckatimest
3. The Avett Brothers – I and Love and You
4. Animal Collective – Merriweather Post Pavillion
5. Dirty Projectors – Bitte Orca

Crystal Carlson – JamBase Information Coordinator

Albums (no particular order)
1. Monsters of Folk – self-titled
2. The Avett Brothers – I and Love and You
3. The Decemberists – The Hazards of Love
4. Umphrey’s McGee – Mantis
5. The XX – self-titled

Shows

1. Phish | 03.06.09 | Hampton Coliseum
2. Bon Iver | 09.22.09 | The Fillmore
3. Ween | 08.30.09 | Outside Lands

Continue reading for Best of 2009 lists from JamBase Writers, Friends and Associates…

Brian Bavosa – JamBase Contributor

Albums
1. Brock Butler – Lately Here Though
2. Jay-Z – The Blueprint 3
3. Phish – Joy
4. Monsters of Folk – self-titled
5. The Flaming Lips – Embryonic

Shows

Basically, Phish is back!!!

Sarah Hagerman – JamBase Contributor

Albums
1. Danny Barnes – Pizza Box
2. Elliott BROOD – Mountain Meadows
3. Sometymes Why – Your Heart is a Glorious Machine
4. Akron/Family – Set ‘Em Wild, Set ‘Em Free
5. The Felice Brothers – Yonder is the Clock

Jake Krolick – JamBase Contributor

Albums
1. Dan Auerbach – Keep It Hid
2. The Heavy – The House That Dirt Built
3. The Mother Hips – Pacific Dust
4. Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros – Up From Below
5. Floating Action – Floating Action

Susan J. Weiand – Photographer, JamBase Contributor

Albums
1. Phish – Joy
2. Umphrey’s McGee – Mantis
3. The Derek Trucks Band – Already Free
4. Chick Corea & John McLaughlin Five Peace Band – Five Peace Band, Live
5. Jimmy Herring Band – Lifeboat

Josh Miller – Photographer, JamBase Contributor

Albums
1. The Mother Hips – Pacific Dust
2. Phoenix – Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
3. The Black Crowes – Before The FrostÂ…
4. The Dead Weather – Horehound
5. The Flaming Lips – Embryonic

Ron Hart – JamBase Contributor

Albums
1. Raekwon – Only Built 4 Cuban Linx Part II
2. Elvis Costello – Secret, Profane and Sugarcane
3. Iggy Pop – Preliminaires
4. Flaming Lips – Embryonic
5. Dam-Funk – Toeachizown

Steven Walter – Photographer, JamBase Contributor

Albums
1. Grizzly Bear – Veckatimest
2. Phoenix – Wolfgang Amadeus
3. The Felice Brothers – Yonder is the Clock
4. Animal Collective – Merriweather Post Pavilion
5. J. Tillman – Year in the Kingdom

Andrew Bruss – JamBase Contributor

Albums
1. Animal Collective – Merriweather Post Pavilion

2. Mastodon – Crack The Skye

3. Raekwon – Only Built For Cuban Linx Pt. II

Shows
1. My Morning Jacket At Madison Square Garden on NYE 2008.

Technically the second set was this year and it was the best musical performance I saw this year.

2. Phish at Fenway Park

3. Animal Collective at the House Of Blues in Boston, MA 5/14

Wesley Hodges – JamBase Contributor

Albums
1. Passion Pit – Manners
2. Alberta Cross – Broken Side of Time
3. Phoenix – Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
4. Atlas Sound – Logos
5. Dinosaur Jr. – Farm

B Getz – JamBase Contributor

Albums
1. Jerry Garcia Band – Let It Rock – Keystone ’75
2. Mos Def – The Ecstatic
3. Jay-Z – The Blueprint 3
4. (tie) Raekwon – Only Built 4 Cuban Linx…Pt. II/Wu-Tang Clan – Chamber Music
5. (tie) Lil Wayne No Ceilings (official mixtape)/Clipse – Til the Casket Drops

Cal Roach – JamBase Contributor

Albums
1. Animal Collective – Merriweather Post Pavilion
2. Minsk – With Echoes In The Movement Of Stone
3. BLK JKS – After Robots
4. Themselves – CrownsDown
5. Krallice – Dimensional Bleedthrough

Casey Flanigan – Photographer, JamBase Contributor

Albums
1. Phish – Joy
2. Bassnectar – Cozza Frenzy
3. Jay-Z – Blueprint 3
4. Phoenix – Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
5. Green Day – 21st Century Breakdown

Court Scott – JamBase Contributor

Albums
1. Pearl Jam – Backspacer
2. The Black Crowes – Before the FrostÂ…Until the Freeze
3. N.A.S.A. – Spirit of Apollo
4. Them Crooked Vultures – self-titled

Eric Podolsky – JamBase Contributor

Albums
1. Monsters of Folk – self-titled
2. Return to Forever – Returns
3. Steve Martin – The Crow: New Songs For The 5-String Banjo
4. The Black Crowes – Before the Frost… After the Freeze
5. Vetiver – Tight Knit

JC Mcilwaine – JamBase Contributor

Albums
1. Pretty Lights – Passing By Behind Your Eyes
2. Blitzen Trapper – Black River Killer
3. White Rabbits – It’s Frightening
4. Phoenix – Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
5. Soulsavers – Broken

Kevin Schwartzbach – JamBase Contributor

Albums
1. Grizzly Bear – Veckatimest
2. Super Furry Animals -Dark Days/Light Years
3. Jim O’Rourke – The Visitor
4. Wilco – Wilco (the Album)
5. Rodrigo y Gabriela – 11:11

Zack Sampsel – Photographer, JamBase Contributor

Albums
Jay-Z – The Blueprint 3
DÃ¢m-Funk – Toeachizown
Pantyraid – The Sauce
Drake – So Far Gone
Neon Indian – Psychic Chasms

Ryan Dembinsky – JamBase Contributor

Albums
1. Fanfarlo – Reservoir
2. The Avett Bros – I and Love and You
3. Devendra Banhart – What We Will Be
4. Alec Ounsworth – Mo Beauty
5. Bela Fleck – Throwdown Your Heart

Norman Sands – Photographer, JamBase Contributor

Albums
1. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers – Anthology
2. AC/DC – Backtracks
3. Mark Karan – Walk through fire
4. Tea Leaf Green – Coffee Bean Brown Comes Alive
5. Cornmeal – Live

Andy Tennille – BLURT & JamBase Contributor

Albums
1. Dan Auerbach – Keep It Hid
2. Dave Rawlings Machine – Friend Of A Friend
3. Heartless Bastards – The Mountain
4. Monsters of Folk – self-titled
5. Alberta Cross – The Broken Side of Time

Fred Mills – BLURT Managing Editor & JamBase Contributor

Albums
1. Flaming Lips – Embryonic
2. Reigning Sound – Love & Curses
3. Doveman – The Conformist
4. Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit – self-titled
5. The Avett Brothers – I And Love And You

Justin Gillett – JamBase contributor

Albums
1. Pretty Lights – Passing Before Your Eyes
2. Grizzly Bear – Veckatimest
3. Big Gigantic – Fire it Up
4. Eliot Lipp – Peace Love Weed 3D
5. Neon Indian – Psychic Chasms

Lindsay Colip – JamBase contributor

1. Grizzly Bear – Veckatimest
2. Phoenix – Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
3. Vetiver – Tight Knit
4. White Lies – To Lose My Life
5. Animal Collective – Merriweather Post Pavilion

Alex Borsody – JamBase contributor

Albums
1. Gov’t Mule – By a Thread
2. Garage a Trois – Power Patriot
3. Math Head – Stab City
4. Mastodon – Crack The Skye
5. Greensky Bluegrass – Five Interstates

Mike Bookey – JamBase contributor

Albums
1. Monsters of Folk – self-titled
2. Pearl Jam – Backspacer
3. The Avett Brothers – I and Love and You
4. Dusty Rhodes and the River Band – Palace and Stage
5. The Decemberists – Hazards of Love

Jeff Terich – JamBase Contributor, Editor at www.treblezine.com

Albums
1. Grizzly Bear – Veckatimest
2. Animal Collective – Merriweather Post Pavilion
3. The Antlers – Hospice
4. Phoenix – Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
5. Baroness – Blue Record

Tim Dwenger – JamBase contributor

Albums
1. Smoove, Turrell – Antique Soul
2. M Ward – Hold Time
3. Everest – Ghost Notes
4. The Decemberists – The Hazards of Love
5. Animal Collective – Merriweather Post Pavilion

J Gibson – reapandsow

Albums
1. Flaming Lips – Embryonic
2. Alberta Cross – Broken Side of Time
3. Mastodon – Crack the Skye
4. Animal Collective – Merriweather Post Pavilion
5. Big Rock Candy Mountain – self titled

Top Tracks
1. “Here to Fall” by Yo La Tengo
2. “These are my twisted words” by Radiohead
3. “Broken Side of Time” by Alberta Cross

Best Music Industry Article
“Smashing the CD… to Bits” by Paul Resnikoff (Digital Music News)

Jonathan Zwickel – Music Writer At Large

Albums
1. The Dirty Projectors – Bitte Orca
2. The Yeah Yeah Yeahs – It’s Blitz!
3. Animal Collective – Merriweather Post Pavilion
4. The Avett Brothers – I and Love and You
5. The Heliocentrics with Mulatu Astatke – Information Inspiration Vol. II

Melissa Adair – Elevation Group

Albums
1. The Mother Hips – Pacific Dust
2. Monsters of Folk – self-titled
3. The Dead Weather – Horehound
4. The Avett Brothers – I and Love and You
5. Nicki Bluhm – Toby’s Song

Jonathan Fordin – Camp Bisco Promoter, MCP Management

Albums (in no order)

1. MGMT – Oracular Spectacular

2. Jay-Z – Blueprint 3

3. Kid Cudi – Man on the Moon

4. Muse – The Resistance

5. Kings of Leon – Only by Night (Technically 2008 but tour was 2009)

Shows

1. U2

2. Muse (Opening for U2)

3. Camp Bisco – Nas and Damian Marley

Mike Greenhaus – Relix

Albums
1. Levon Helm – Electric Dirt
2. Passion Pit – Manners
3. Phish – Joy/Party Time
4. The Pains of Being Pure at Heart – self-titled
5. The Black Crowes – Before the FrostÂ…
6. The Avett Brothers – I and Love and You

Ted Kartzman – IODA, reapandsow

Albums
1. Dawes – North Hills
2. The Mother Hips – Pacific Dust
3. Built To Spill – There Is No Enemy
4. Alberta Cross – Broken Side of Time
5. The XX – self-titled

Please use the Comments Section to tell the world what your top albums and shows are from 2009.

Continue reading for 2009 Stats!

Top Searched Bands of the Year

Phish

Pretty Lights

STS9 (Sound Tribe Sector 9)

The Disco Biscuits

Widespread Panic

The Dead

Umphrey’s McGee

Yonder Mountain String Band

moe.

Keller Williams

Radiohead

Dark Star Orchestra

EOTO

Lotus

The Allman Brothers Band

Railroad Earth

Bassnectar

Gov’t Mule

The New Deal

Furthur

Bands with the Most Shows

The World Famous Platters 436

Circle B Cowboy Supper Music 352

The Platters 307

Bill Medley 292

Roy Rogers Jr. 287

The Jim Stafford Show 260

Redhead Express 255

SIX 249

Fab Four Live 237

Baldknobbers Jamboree 235

The Marvelettes 234

Stacy Mitchhart 228

Zach Deputy 216

Joanna Connor 211

Passafire 204

Shinedown 203

Celtic Woman 198

Lightnin’ Malcolm & Cedric Burnside 198

A Skylit Drive 198

The Rankin Brothers 196

Venues with the Most Shows

Kingston Mines Chicago IL 627

Circle B Theater Branson MO 422

The Starlite Theatre Branson MO 414

B.B. King Blues Club New York NY 387

Jazz Alley Seattle WA 360

Le Poisson Rouge New York NY 345

Birchmere Alexandria VA 343

Mercury Lounge New York NY 329

9:30 Club Washington DC 323

The Jazz Standard New York NY 317

Highline Ballroom New York NY 313

The Masquerade Atlanta GA 310

Bowery Ballroom New York NY 309

Beachland Ballroom/Tavern Cleveland OH 309

Jim Stafford Theatre Branson MO 304

Iridium Jazz Club New York NY 300

The Independent San Francisco CA 300

Emo’s Alternative Lounge Austin TX 288

World Cafe Live Philadelphia PA 288

The Roy Rogers Theater Branson MO 287

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Furthur To Play Odeum CO Grand Opening on 03/05 & 03/06

December 3rd, 2009 | No Comments

FURTHUR WILL PLAY GRAND OPENING OF THE ODEUM COLORADO MARCH 5 & 6, 2010

Furthur

The Colorado metro area’s newest entertainment gem, The Odeum, was formally unveiled December 3. On grand opening weekend, March 5 & 6, 2010, Furthur featuring Phil Lesh and Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead will officially open the venue.

Tickets go on sale Saturday, December 10 and can be purchased here.

About The Odeum Colorado:
Odeum Colorado is a re-launch and remodel of the former Broomfield Event Center, right off Highway 36, just 15 minutes from both Denver and Boulder. Colorado is blessed with some wonderful venues; however, the metro area has needed a great mid-sized venue set up primarily for live music with the ability to host non-music events as well. The Odeum Colorado, scale-able from 3500 to 6500 attendees, configures for a myriad of different events. The Odeum Colorado is perfect for intimate performances by superstars and just as perfect for up and coming bands to take their next step as their careers grow. To create the venue Colorado deserves, we brought together the best and brightest minds to remodel the facility into a warm, inviting and fun venue.

The patron experience starts with the environment and our mission for the Odeum is to create the best environment for a mid-sized hall in America. The venue expects to host between 50 and 100 events per year and continue to grow every year. Attractions will include other non-musical events like one-off sporting events, family entertainment shows, non-profit and charitable events as well as some events hosted by the city and people of Broomfield.

About Furthur:
Grateful Dead members Phil Lesh and Bob Weir are embarking on a musical adventure with their new band Furthur. The 24 date tour begins February 5 in Miami, Florida and will find Lesh and Weir revisiting some of the same historic venues where the Grateful Dead performed back in those thrilling days of yesteryear: Hampton Coliseum in Hampton, VA, Barton Hall at Cornell University, Shea’s Performing Arts Center in Buffalo, NY, Auditorium Theater in Chicago, and Radio City Music Hall in New Your City.

Fans can expect Lesh and Weir to push the musical envelope with jaw-dropping improvisations and loving renditions of Grateful Dead classics, with an all star band that includes keyboardist Jeff Chimenti, percussionist Jay Lane (RatDog), drummer Joe Russo (Benevento/Russo Duo, Trey Anastasio), and guitarist John Kadlecik (Dark Star Orchestra). New and old fans of the Grateful Dead will be entranced as Phil and Bob take the musical journey “furthur,” exploring some of the Grateful Dead’s most beloved songs in a tour that promises to keep the feet stomping and the bodies shaking.

Complete Furthur tour dates available here.

Furthur: Massive Tour Announced

November 23rd, 2009 | No Comments

Furthur: Massive Tour Announced

Furthur – Phil Lesh, Bob Weir , Jeff Chimenti (RatDog, The Dead), John Kadlecik (DSO), Jay Lane (RatDog) and Joe Russo (The Duo, Bustle In Your Hedgerow) – has announced a new set of tour dates kicking off February 5, 2010 in Miami, FL and concluding March 8 in Portland, OR. And as previously announced, the band will celebrate NYE with two shows at San Francisco’s Bill Graham Civic Auditorium on December 30 and 31. Details below.

In other Further news, the band played a surprise mini-gig last Friday night (November 20) at the intimate 19 Broadway in Fairfax, CA. Here’s the setlist from that show:

Bob Talks About “Standing Waves,” Hey Jude, Terrapin Station, Help On The Way > Slipknot! > Franklin’s Tower

E: Good Lovin’

Setlist from: philzone.com

Further Tour Dates

Furthur :: 09.20.09 :: Oakland, CA by Weiand

12/08/09 Tue Hammerstein Ballroom New York, NY

12/09/09 Wed Hammerstein Ballroom New York, NY

12/11/09 Fri Oakdale Theatre (Formerly Chevrolet Theatre) Wallingford, CT

12/12/09 Sat Convention Hall Asbury Park, NJ

12/13/09 Sun Convention Hall Asbury Park, NJ

12/30/09 Wed Bill Graham Civic Auditorium San Francisco, CA

12/31/09 Thu Bill Graham Civic Auditorium San Francisco, CA

02/05/10 Fri Bayfront Park Amphitheatre Miami, FL

02/06/10 Sat Hard Rock Live Orlando, FL

02/08/10 Mon The Tabernacle Atlanta, GA

02/09/10 Tue Thomas Wolfe Auditorium Asheville, NC

02/10/10 Wed Bojangles’ Coliseum (Formerly Cricket Arena) Charlotte, NC

02/12/10 Fri Hampton Coliseum Hampton, VA

02/13/10 Sat Patriot Center Fairfax, VA

02/14/10 Sun Barton Hall Ithaca, NY

02/15/10 Mon Stabler Arena Bethlehem, PA

02/17/10 Wed Sheas Performing Arts Center Buffalo, NY

02/18/10 Thu Verizon Wireless Arena Manchester, NH

02/19/10 Fri Mullins Center Amherst, MA

02/20/10 Sat Utica College Utica, NY

02/22/10 Mon Bob Carpenter Center Newark, DE

02/23/10 Tue Radio City Music Hall New York, NY

02/24/10 Wed Radio City Music Hall New York, NY

02/26/10 Fri Mohegan Sun Casino Uncasville, CT

02/27/10 Sat Trump Taj Mahal Atlantic City, NJ

03/02/10 Tue Auditorium Theatre Chicago, IL

03/03/10 Wed Auditorium Theatre Chicago, IL

03/08/10 Mon Portland Memorial Coliseum Portland, OR

FAA Flight-Plan System Crashes Again, Delays Hundreds of U.S. Flights

November 19th, 2009 | No Comments

A software configuration problem in one of the routers within the FAA’s telecommunications infrastructure system in Salt Lake City shut down its flight-plan and traffic-flow system Nov. 19 for about 4 hours all over the United States, the FAA says. The routing problem also shut down the system’s second node in Hampton, Ga.
– IT problems are still affecting the Federal Aviation Administration’s
flight-plan system even after its multimillion-dollar system upgrade went
online earlier in 2009.

A software configuration problem on a card in one of the routers within the
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Guthrie Family Rides Again

October 22nd, 2009 | No Comments

ARLO AND KIN SET OUT ON MASSIVE TOUR INTO 2010

Arlo Guthrie

“The Guthries are the first family of American folk. They practice what Woody preached.” -Vanity Fair

“[Woody] Guthrie music is alive and well, and that the legacy is in good hands.” -Robert Price, New Jersey Herald

This month, folk music icon Arlo Guthrie will begin his trek across North America with three generations of Guthries for “Guthrie Family Rides Again.”

The concerts on the upcoming “Guthrie Family Rides Again” tour will feature Arlo’s standards as well as a selection of unpublished Woody Guthrie lyrics recently put to music by such distinguished artists as Billy Bragg, Wilco, Eliza Gilkyson, Janis Ian, Wenzel, The Klezmatics, and others. With many notable musicians from around the world contributing to keep the work of Woody Guthrie alive and well, the Guthrie Family will pay tribute to these artists as they perform some of the newly composed tunes.

“Guthrie Family Rides Again” spotlights three generations of Guthries including Arlo’s son Abe, who has contributed keyboards and backing vocals to his father’s live shows since the ’80s. His daughters Cathy, Annie and Sarah Lee Guthrie, all of who have their own bustling music careers, will support by singing songs and accompanying on acoustic guitars. Sarah Lee’s musical partner and husband Johnny Irion (a JamBase faveÂ…learn more here) will lead songs and lend his stalwart guitar playing. The youngest generation of Guthrie kids will join in the fun on select songs.

In celebration of the 40th Anniversary of Woodstock, Arlo’s family-run label Rising Son Records released Arlo Guthrie: Tales of ’69 (Release Date: August 18, 2009). Recorded just prior to Woodstock, the recently discovered lost tape highlights Arlo live in concert in Long Island, NY and features nine tracks including an epic 28-minute talking blues tale as well as three previously unrecorded songs.

Also coming up on Tuesday, October 27, 2009, Smithsonian Folkways will release Go Waggaloo, a 13-track disc of children’s music from Sarah Lee Guthrie & Family, featuring her husband Johnny Irion, their two daughters, and a host of other family and friends including her father Arlo Guthrie, Pete Seeger, and Pete’s grandson Tao Rodriguez Seeger. Guthrie presents thoughtful yet playful recordings of traditional songs and new compositions, including three songs featuring lyrics by her grandfather Woody Guthrie from the Smithsonian Folkways archives never before put to music and eight songs written by Sarah Lee and family. This is Sarah Lee Guthrie’s first children’s recording and her first recording for Smithsonian Folkways, home of 42 albums featuring Woody Guthrie and more than 200 children’s recordings by Pete Seeger, Ella Jenkins, Lead Belly and many others.

Guthrie Family Rides Again Tour Dates

Friday, October 23, 2009: McAninch Arts Center at College of Dupage in Glen Ellyn, IL
Saturday, October 24, 2009: Genesee Theatre in Waukegan, IL
Tuesday, October 27, 2009: Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts in Oakville, Ontario, Canada
Wednesday, October 28, 2009: Dominion Chalmers United Church in Ottawa, Canada
Thursday, October 29, 2009: Theatre Outremont in Montreal, Canada
Sunday, November 1, 2009: Homer Center for the Arts in Homer, NY
Friday, November 13, 2009: The Egg in Albany, NY
Sunday, November 15, 2009: Sunoco Theater in Harrisburg, PA
Tuesday, November 17, 2009: State Theater in State College, PA
Thursday, November 19, 2009: The Flynn Centre in Burlington, VT
Friday, November 20, 2009: Merrill Auditorium in Portland, ME
Saturday, November 21, 2009: Maine Center for the Arts in Orono, ME
Saturday, November 28, 2009: Carnegie Hall in New York, NY
Sunday, November 29, 2009: New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark, NJ
Friday, February 19, 2010: The Birchmere in Alexandria, VA
Saturday, February 20, 2010: McCarter Theatre in Princeton, NJ
Sunday, February 21, 2010: Patchogue Theatre in Patchogue, NY
Tuesday, February 23, 2010: Grand Opera House in Wilmington, DE
Thursday, February 25, 2010: The American Theatre in Hampton, VA
Friday, February 26, 2010: The American Theatre in Hampton, VA
Saturday, February 27, 2010: Paramount Theatre in Charlottesville, VA
Monday, March 1, 2010: Newberry Opera House in Newberry, SC
Wednesday, March 3, 2010: Diana Wortham Theatre at Pack Place in Asheville, NC
Thursday, March 4, 2010: Diana Wortham Theatre at Pack Place in Asheville, NC
Friday, March 5, 2010: Ferst Center for the Arts in Atlanta, GA
Monday, March 15, 2010: The Lyric Theatre in Stuart, FL
Tuesday, March 16, 2010: The Lyric Theatre in Stuart, FL
Saturday, March 20, 2010: Bartlett Performing Arts Center in Bartlett, TN
Tuesday, March 23, 2010: Miller Outdoor Theater in Houston, TX
Friday, March 26, 2010: Sheldon Concert Hall in St. Louis, MO
Saturday, March 27, 2010: Carlsen Center-Yardley Hall in Overland Park, KS
Wednesday, March 31, 2010: Long Center for the Performing Arts in Austin, TX
Saturday, April 3, 2010: Journal Theatre, National Hispanic Cultural Center in Albuquerque, NM
Thursday, April 8, 2010: Del E. Webb Center for the Performing Arts in Wickenburg, AZ
Friday, April 9, 2010: Centennial Hall in Tucson, AZ
Saturday, April 10, 2010: Mesa Arts Center in Mesa, AZ
Friday, April 16, 2010: Royce Hall in Los Angeles, CA
Saturday, April 17, 2010: Barclay Theatre in Irvine, CA
Tuesday, April 20, 2010: Clark Center in Arroyo Grande, CA
Wednesday, April 21, 2010: University of CA at Davis in Sacramento, CA
Thursday, April 22, 2010: University of CA at Davis in Sacramento, CA
Friday, April 23, 2010: Zellerbach Hall in Berkeley, CA
Saturday, April 24, 2010: Gallo Center for the Arts in Modesto, CA
Thursday, April 29, 2010: La Sells Center in Corvallis, OR
Saturday, May 1, 2010: Kentwood High School Auditorium in Kent, WA
Sunday, May 2, 2010: Mount Baker Theatre in Bellingham, WA

*Additional dates TBA*

Jackie Greene NYE in SF

October 21st, 2009 | No Comments

Jackie Greene New Year’s Eve in San Francisco

Jackie Greene will be celebrating New Year’s Eve with two shows, December 30 & 31, at San Francisco’s Great American Music Hall. Greene is also working with producer and Mother Hips frontman Tim Bluhm (who Greene plays with in Skinny Singers) on a new studio album.

Greene is currently on tour opening for Gov’t Mule.

Jackie Greene Tour Dates

Jackie Greene

10/23/09 Fri Murat Egyptian Room Indianapolis, IN (w/ Gov’t Mule)

10/24/09 Sat The Riviera Theatre Chicago, IL (w/ Gov’t Mule)

10/25/09 Sun Royal Oak Music Theatre Royal Oak, MI (w/ Gov’t Mule)

10/27/09 Tue Rex Theater Pittsburgh, PA

10/29/09 Thu The State Theater Ithaca, NY (w/ Gov’t Mule)

10/30/09 Fri Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom Hampton, NH (w/ Gov’t Mule)

10/31/09 Sat Tower Theater Upper Darby, PA (w/ Gov’t Mule)

11/07/09 Sat Compound Grill Phoenix, AZ

12/30/09 Wed Great American Music Hall San Francisco, CA

12/31/09 Thu Great American Music Hall San Francisco, CA

Gov’t Mule: NYE & Europe Dates

September 16th, 2009 | No Comments

Gov’t Mule: New Year’s Eve Dates & Europe Tour

Gov’t Mule

Gov’t Mule‘s traditional New York City New Year’s shows will return to the friendly confines of The Beacon Theatre on December 30 and 31. New Year’s Eve will, once again, feature three sets of The Mule. VIP Packages go on-sale this Friday September 18 at noon EDT here. The public on-sale will be Friday October 2 at 10 a.m.

There’s also good news for all of you over in Europe. Gov’t Mule’s By A Thread will be released on October 26 through Provogue Records. In honor of this wonderful news, Gov’t Mule has a handful of tour dates in Europe as well.

Gov’t Mule Tour Dates

09/17/09 Thu Hawkins Amphitheater Reno, NV (w/ Carney)

09/18/09 Fri House of Blues San Diego, CA (w/ Carney)

09/19/09 Sat Fox Theatre Bakersfield, CA

09/20/09 Sun House of Blues Anaheim, CA (w/ Carney)

09/23/09 Wed Club Nokia Los Angeles, CA (w/ Carney)

09/24/09 Thu Ventura Theater Ventura, CA (w/ Carney)

09/25/09 Fri The Warfield San Francisco, CA (w/ Jackie Greene & Carney)

09/26/09 Sat The Warfield San Francisco, CA (w/ Jackie Greene & Carney)

10/23/09 Fri Murat Egyptian Room Indianapolis, IN (w/ Jackie Greene)

10/24/09 Sat The Riviera Theatre Chicago, IL (w/ Jackie Greene)

10/25/09 Sun Royal Oak Music Theatre Royal Oak, MI (w/ Jackie Greene)

10/27/09 Tue Queen Elizabeth Theatre Toronto, ON

10/28/09 Wed Le National Montreal, QC

10/29/09 Thu The State Theater Ithaca, NY (w/ Jackie Greene)

10/30/09 Fri Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom Hampton, NH (w/ Jackie Greene)

10/31/09 Sat Tower Theater Upper Darby, PA (w/ Jackie Greene)

11/05/09 Thu Pumpehuset Copenhagen, DK

11/06/09 Fri Rollingstone Weekender Lubeck, GER

11/07/09 Sat Hof Ter Lo Antwerp, BEL

11/08/09 Sun Live Music Hall Cologne, GER

11/10/09 Tue Wuk Vienna, AUS

11/12/09 Thu Alcatraz Milan, IT

11/15/09 Sun Apolo Barcelona, ES

11/16/09 Mon Heineken Madrid, ES

11/18/09 Wed Melkweg Amsterdam, NL

11/21/09 Sat The Forum London, GB

12/30/09 Wed Beacon Theatre New York, NY

12/31/09 Thu Beacon Theatre New York, NY

01/15/10 Fri Grand Lido Negril Negril, JM

01/16/10 Sat Grand Lido Negril Negril, JM

01/17/10 Sun Grand Lido Negril Negril, JM

01/18/10 Mon Grand Lido Negril Negril, JM

01/19/10 Tue Grand Lido Negril Negril, JM

Subjective Reality

August 19th, 2009 | No Comments

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Then and Now

When I was a teenager I thoughtÂ thirty-somethings were dinosaurs. Fossils. Relics. Now I think theyâ€™reÂ teenagers. In theÂ eightiesÂ I wanted to be a hundred kilos of muscle and five percent body-fat. Now Iâ€™m more interested in finding the ultimate cheesecake. When I was a kid I worried aboutÂ my non-Catholic friendsÂ going to hell. TheÂ last time I went to mass was twenty eight years ago.Â I guess Iâ€™mÂ over that. Once upon a time I wanted to please everyone. Not any more.Â At one stage, I thought I had pretty muchÂ figured out the whole God thing.Â I now realise how arrogant thatÂ was and how little I know.Â There was a time whenÂ I pursued societyâ€™s version ofÂ success. These days Iâ€™m more interested in my version. For a long time I chased happiness. Now I gratefully accept it. At one stage my life was full of problems. Now itâ€™s full of lessons. For a while there I hated silence and solitude. Now I crave it. In my early twenties I thought that situations and other people created stress in my life. Now I know that I am the creator of stress. And calm.Â I once obsessed about what clothes I wore. Now I spend most of my lifeÂ in ten dollar flannel shirts and army shorts. At one point in time, standingÂ in front of an audience terrified me. Now it excites me. There was a phase when my body was my identity. Now itâ€™s just where I hang out. NotÂ long ago I had no idea whatÂ a blog was. Now itâ€™s the vehicle by which you and I connect. The meaningless has become meaningful. But only because I made it so.

Opening the DoorÂ to Subjective Reality

Itâ€™s true to say that the world I inhabited in the eighties and nineties is not the one I inhabit today. And when I say world I am not talking about some physical place or point in time. Neither am I talking about our culture. Or economic climate. Or our collective mindset. Or societal standards. Or fashion. Or technology. No, Iâ€™m talking about the ever-changing landscape that exists inside my head. The world I create and the world I inhabit day to day. As I sit here alone in my home office, it is silent. There are no people and no distractions. Just me and my thoughts. But where Iâ€™m sitting right now is not my world, itâ€™s my location; Craigâ€™s office in Hampton, Australia. As you may or may not know, your house number and street nameÂ have nothing to do with where you live. TheÂ message Iâ€™m now sharing with you is coming from my world. My world being the place from where my creativity arises. My world being the filter through which I observe humanity, process information, consider my observationsÂ and interpret the behaviour of others. Itâ€™s myÂ escape when the external noise is overwhelming. Itâ€™s the place where IÂ can explore, listen, consider, choose, feel and create.Â Itâ€™s a world nobody can visit unless I invite them. Itâ€™s where ideas are born and dreams are turned into plans.Â Itâ€™s the one place where my singing sounds good, my jokes are hilarious and my body doesnâ€™t ache.Â And while my world is the place where thinking happens, itâ€™s alsoÂ where I can escape thought and discover who I am beyondÂ the cerebral noise. Itâ€™s the place where I can overcome fear and the place where I canÂ transcend the sum of my life experiences in the physical world. In my world I have the capacity to overcome conventional wisdom and to explore who and what I might becomeÂ beyond the self-imposed limitations, beyond the group thinking and beyond the weight of expectation.

My world is unique. As is yours.Â My world is self-created. As is yours. Knowingly or not. Intentionally or not.

The Stories we Tell

While I am influenced and impacted by the three-dimensional world in which physical me resides, I am not determined by it. I will create and inhabit my own reality because I have that choice and that power. As we all do. Every dayÂ people tell themselves stories which help them deal with, process, react to and understand certain aspects of their life. In other words, they manipulate their internal reality in an effortÂ to help them manage their external reality more effectively. Kids alter their subjective reality when they create an imaginary friend. To the adult looking on, the imaginary friend is nothing more than a childhood fantasy butÂ to the child, the friend is a legitimate and very real part of their (self-created) world. So much so that the arrival of suchÂ a friendÂ often bringsÂ an observable positive change in the emotional state of the child. Without ever being taught the skill, kids somehow find a way to make themselves happier. Now that is clever. That is powerful.

The Last Bit

Coming to the realisation thatÂ youÂ have the ability to createÂ your own personal realityÂ - despite your situation, despite your circumstance, despite your historyÂ and despite your environment â€“ is one of the most important, liberating and empoweringÂ discoveries you will ever make. When you choose to create your own reality, the sky is the limit. And no, this is not some weird-ass, abstract philosophical concept but rather, an invaluable skill â€“ if you choose to make it that.Â On the other hand, if you decide that this message isÂ nothing more than self-help mumbo-jumbo-fluff, thatâ€™s exactly what it will be. For you. Can you imagine living in a place where there are no problems, only lessons? Or a place where every day is a good day because you make that decision?Â Or what about a place where the only approval you need is your own? I know that for some of you this concept of finding your way to happiness and calm by learning to manage your internal environment might seem like an improbable, overly simplistic and somewhat impractical solution to (what appears to be) a very complex problem or situation. For a long time I was of the same opinion.

Now I know better.

Craig Harper (B.Ex.Sci.) is a qualified exercise scientist, author, columnist, radio presenter, television host, motivational speaker and university lecturer. For the past 25 years he has been a leading presenter, educator, motivator and commentator in the areas of personal and professional development. You can visit Craig’s blog at Motivational Speaker.

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Phish 08.14.09 Hartford, CT

August 15th, 2009 | No Comments

Words by: Jesse Borrell | Images by: Adam McCullough

Phish :: 08.14.09 :: Comcast Theatre :: Hartford, CT

Trey – Phish :: 08.14.09 :: Hartford, CT

Textbook blue skies and a drawn-out sunset accompanied our walk towards the Comcast Theatre in Hartford, Connecticut. It is in fleeting moments like these, within both the waning humid days of summer and the near end of Phish‘s summer tour, which the mind tends to wander in and out of a reflective state. After a great run of performances that did not disappoint in the eyes of most, one can’t help but hope that Phish has a little something extra in the tank to raise even their own musical plateau steadily onward.

Over the past few shows, there has been an almost formulaic nature to the setlists; often large selections of succinct songs have dominated first sets. On this evening, however, we were greeted with a full ranged onslaught that surpassed expectation. After climbing the wide staircase towards the lawn, a collective sea of roars attempted to will an early commencement. Firecrackers soared from what looked to be an off limits area behind the upper green wall, and it was this and other random playful acts of mischief that allowed the time to go by until the band arrived on stage just before 8:45 p.m.

The opening licks of “Punch You In The Eye” set the tone for what would be a playful night. Moving intently through the structured portions, Trey Anastasio‘s guitar play gave and took subtly in coordination to his own dancing feet. The view from the lawn was interesting enough, but the sound space was heavily littered with distracting shouts and emphatic fan declarations. The song progressed into a patient funk, pulled further towards Jon Fishman‘s concluding hot-n-tot drum rolling. Where some recent takes of “PYITE” have ended abruptly, this version eased away from us like a wave pealing off a distant shore.

Mike – Phish :: 08.14.09 :: Hartford, CT

Making my way off the hill and under the pavilion, it was almost as if a whole other show was taking place during a short “NICU.” The beginning of “Colonel Forbin’s Ascent” took many by a pleasant surprise. White beams of accented light displayed Chris Kuroda‘s handiwork in almost unison to Trey’s lyric: “When the dust had cleared, the colonel lifted up his head, and was driven to his knees by a blazing beam of light.” As we all climbed towards acquiring the Friendly Book, the lyrically epic journey clashed in darker red and white washes. Meandering chord play by Anastasio paralleled an overall jam that was looking for cohesiveness. Eventually, this night’s battle for the Colonel’s ascent persevered towards the subsequent “Fly Famous Mockingbird,” and it was Fishman’s arrhythmic play that led the way towards one of the more cinematically unique rock opera jams I have heard Phish play this year.

Anastasio’s sustained guitar wails during the opening moments of “Birds of a Feather” pulled us into a more hard-edged groove. After a series of smaller peaks, the track could have taken a turn towards incoherent space, but this evening’s foray, while not really pushing any envelope, persisted with a mature and fun style. And throughout, it was Fishman’s energizing drum whacks that gave the song much integrity. All in stride, the familiar concluding theme for “Birds of a Feather” appeared. The flow didn’t cease until the very end, where Fishman’s staggered beat interrupted where the final chorus usually interjects, adding a couple extra measures in just for fun to finalize the musical treat.”

The casual nature of “Lawn Boy” allowed many of us a moment to cool off. Perched at the edge of the stage, Page McConnell seemed to beckon a sweeping breeze that flushed out the front concert space. Prompting the usual Mike Gordon bass solo, McConnell conversed with the fans in the back: “How about you in the lawn? Let’s hear it for Mike!”

Page – Phish :: 08.14.09 :: Hartford, CT

The previous interpretation of “Forbin” > “Mockingbird” added intrigue to what could occur during the ensuing “Stash.” What unfolded traveled around many different themes. One second we were enthralled in some sort of middle eastern spy mystery, the next excursion would captivate through darker spaced thrashings. At times it didn’t seem to be really occurring in front of us at all; through the meandering sound/image play various sonic voices were heard communicating in twirls. Eventually, similar motives collapsed and surfaced to a more distinct group discussion. The layered sludge subtly became confusion once again, only to reform towards what was left of the communal “Stash.” This one was a wild ride, and it was comforting to know they were seemingly “going for it” this entire evening.

“Ladies and gentleman, about to perform his first vacuum solo of the tour,” Trey comically announced during “I Didn’t Know” before sitting himself behind the drum kit, “a recent Juilliard Master’s Vacuum Program graduate, the one and only Jon Moses Quagmire Dewitt Hampton!” After the ensuing vacuum solo during “I Didn’t Know,” the newer Gordon track “Middle of The Road” was an upbeat number that efficiently bridged the time appropriately between two monster tracks. Although the vocal harmonies need some fine-tuning, the song shows potential even in its early stages.

The set one closer, “Character Zero,” has left many yearning for more in some of the recent attempts. A serious guitar-focused rock song at its core, “Character Zero” can almost be seen as a moment of truth whenever pulled out towards the end of a set. In the middle of a pocketed fury, Anastasio appeared to stretch his low-gauged guitar strings to the limit alongside Fishman’s fevered fills as tonight’s excursion was fun and aired out. By no means the pinnacle of the show thus far, this set ender did manage to leave us all with fists in the air looking forward to what they could possibly pull out for the rest of the evening.

Fishman – Phish :: 08.14.09 :: Hartford, CT

As set two opened with the familiar demonic bass warps of “Down With Disease,” the Hartford crowd erupted under the epic forward tumblings of light and sound. With a vast palette of inspiration before him, Kuroda kept up the pace in unison and we were once again flushed away by some ferociously progressive rocking and rolling. McConnell’s funky ivory work about ten minutes in broke the space continually wider in a form of transitory release. Eventually pure beauty emerged before us, and Anastasio’s solo sounded very similar to a “Reba” jam. If it weren’t for a somewhat harsh segue into “Wilson,” this night’s “Down With Disease” would have been seen as a flawless start to the killer second set.

While short, “Wilson” was compactly sweet. Anastasio exhibited a wrath that was consistent throughout the whole evening. There was a small pocket where the track could have broke past the five-minute mark, but eventually the band had its sights on the next track’s larger premise. One of those numbers that is so deeply rooted within the DNA of Phish, the often-contemplative meanderings of “Slave” encouraged both feelings of past reflection and forward evolution. The playing field for all band members felt even. Given this moment of restitution from the crowd’s perspective, it bent the imagination to think of what the view felt like from the artist’s perspective as the ten-minute take both soared and resolved with the grace of a gravity-stricken feather.

Page & Trey – Phish :: 08.14.09 :: Hartford, CT

After a number of recent epic road trips throughout the vistas of Colorado listening to Farmhouse, the adventurous beginnings of “Piper” brought a smile to my face. Inspired by the previous excursions of “Col. Forbin” and “Stash,” this polyrhythmic cut had much potential. Two minutes in, Trey blitzed his will and concentration towards the heavens; leading the pack with a playfully piercing tone. Throughout this entire evening, it was as if they had been continually searching for this type of ascension. The flow was collected and concise nearing the halfway mark, still searching for that aspiring groove. A small scuffle between security and a phan brought my attention back down towards the people around me. Their invigorated movements confirmed that they too were seriously enjoying the now cryptic sequences. The mood turned completely on its side during “Water In The Sky.” Even the security guards, who had been hard at work all evening repelling the riff-raff, were seen handing out glow sticks to lucky fans with a subtle generosity.

With the start of “Ghost,” one couldn’t help but feel content with tonight’s song selection. The effortless rock flow brought me back into introspective mode, and tonight’s excursion gave even more evidence that Phish 3.0 can offer inspirational muses. Some of the best moments with this band are the ones where they encourage you to go deeper within one’s own soul and psyche. During this short “Ghost,” the varied thought patterns scattering between each crowd member’s head could have been vast. If not for almost seizure inducing lights by Kuroda, many of us would have been too entranced to see grimaces upon the faces of the band members as the song transitioned into another of history’s gems.

Phish :: 08.14.09 :: Hartford, CT

The Talking Heads’ “Psycho Killer” came out of nowhere, almost as if a last minute decision by one of the band members. (On an interesting side note, a couple of Talking Heads songs, including “Psycho Killer,” were played over the PA before the show.) The track itself began in its usually stuttered fashion, but by the end only the repeated plick and plunk sounds by McConnell and Fishman remained as the quartet regrouped with intention towards the obscure “Catapult.” The ensuing robotic “dance contest” between Anastasio and the crowd over McConnell’s continued plicks and plunks kept the evening flowing and comedic.

“Does anyone else love this song as much as I do?” Anastasio asked. “I love this song. I’m waiting for the day until they play stuff like this on the radio,” he admitted while dancing over the sonic pulses. “Driving along, you know? Cranking it up?” Trey’s further ramblings about our most recent generation’s reliance of iPhones and DVD players over his elderly use of plain ole’ books made this ad-libbed version of “Icculus” very relevant, and shed our current time and place in a somewhat satirical light. With the stage soaked in a full range of reds after the structured portion, the set two closer of “You Enjoy Myself” sealed the deal. Although possibly cut short at the strike of midnight because of a late start, the tight improv section and ensuing beatbox-infused vocal jam left many of us fans in awe of what lay ahead for the evolution of Phish.

Existing almost as a large magnifying glass hovering above, the opinions and critiques surrounding this vast scene by both the greater media and the waves of adoring fans are definitely a dime a dozen. But walking away from the Comcast Theatre with the encore of “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” still lingering through my head, tonight’s shows did seem special. Although the curfew did seem to sneak up on us, we left the venue indeed resonating with that familiar and silently contagious buzz on a visibly very sleepy morning in Hartford. This feeling could not have been a fluke. And it will be further dissection and exploration of this emerging maturity of Phish that will keep many of us coming back for more.

8/14/09 :: Comcast Theatre :: Hartford, CT

Set I: Punch You in the Eye, AC/DC Bag, NICU, Colonel Forbin’s Ascent > Fly Famous Mockingbird, Birds Of A Feather, Lawn Boy, Stash, I Didn’t Know, Middle Of The Road, Character Zero

Set II: Down With Disease > Wilson > Slave To The Traffic Light, Piper > Water In The Sky, Ghost > Psycho Killer > Catapult > Icculus > You Enjoy Myself

E: While My Guitar Gently Weeps

For more images of this show, go here.

Phish perform next on Saturday, August 15 at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, MD. Check back for live Tweets, setlists, pics and full reviews. Complete Phish tour dates available href="http://www.jambase.com/Artists/2698/Phish/Shows">here.

Keep up to speed with all things Phish at jambase.com/phish.

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