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Check out the photos from Worcester and MSG below the review
Phish :: 12.31.10 :: Madison Square Garden :: New York, NY
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Getting to New York’s Madison Square Garden for Phish‘s New Year’s run was a
cakewalk compared to the blizzard
conditions that had universally complicated travel plans earlier in the week in Worcester. Outside the hallowed
venue, hundreds
of hopeful, ticketless souls wandered the tightly packed blocks of midtown Manhattan. Inside MSG, site of so many
notable moments in this band’s history, Phish closed the year in which they
truly
returned to form with three focused, sharp sets that were also not short on collective improvisation.
The first half of the first set was a perfectly paced party that also included its share of surprises. “Punch You in the
Eye” and “AC/DC Bag”, despite being two of the oldest and most frequently played staples in the Phish repertoire,
were played with real commitment by the whole band. Trey particularly zeroed in on the climax of the
latter
tune. As “AC/DC Bag” concluded with its upwardly spiraling fade out, the mid tempo funk of “Moma Dance”
emerged and quickly became the song when the band and audience truly relaxed into the set, the evening, and
perhaps the reality of another passing year. The clip of the infrequently played “Scent of a Mule” took the energy up
a notch, and was spot on throughout, including the tricky to navigate transitions from the klezmer jam back to the
bluegrass outro. And, as someone who won’t shy away from saying that Phish sometimes has an uphill climb with
accurate vocal harmonies, “Mule” was quite well sung.
The rest of the first set was a pleasantly mixed bag of debuts (the instantly likable shuffle of Phish’s next FM chance,
“Burn that Bridge”), classic staples from the near-yet-far era of the mid nighties (“Weigh” and “Beauty of my
Dreams”) and the downright unfamiliar (“Gone”, the obscure track from Party Time, that in my opinion may
have
been this set’s only misstep, inserting a pensive, tentative note into an otherwise celebratory collection of tunes).
“Rock n’ Roll” closed out the early set with a textbook jam that demonstrated Trey’s newfound climax-building
concision, a distillation of years of experience in the rarified field of jam artistry.
After a relatively short break, the band returned and burned through a non-stop second set that never let up in
intensity. Trey’s recent, more aggressive distortion tone led the charge on “Wilson” and a searing, Zappa-
fied “46
Days”. The whole band appeared recharged for this set and ready to lay down some serious psychedelic prog-funk.
As “Sand” opened up into a weave of pointed staccato accents, the room exploded and the evening’s promise began
to truly come to fruition. In a year of many versions of “Down with Disease”, this outing delivered with both heroic,
major key riffage and twisted excursions into darkness. “Ghost” was also well balanced between its creepy funk
verses and a long, lighthearted major I-IV section. On a dime, the band collectively began to slow down until Trey
counted off a wonderfully executed “You Enjoy Myself” that included full blown “Manteca” choruses interspersed in
the jam, the bass solo, and in the final vocal improv that closed out the set. I think it’s safe to say the folks who
have dutifully carried around that “Manteca” banner all year were feeling pretty good right about now.
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“Meatstick” ambled to life to open the New Year’s set and at first didn’t even hint at the 19 minute spectacle that was
to follow. After the Japanese lyrics, a quartet of men dressed in traditional African garb entered stage right and sang
a few choruses, followed by a Mariachi band stage left, followed by an increasingly diverse collection of cultural
representatives all dressed in traditional outfits. Around this time, either a pre-recorded version of “Meatstick”
began playing or the front of house engineer had live-looped eight bars of the tune. Either way, the band was
subtley ushered off stage while the 50+ ensemble of dancers and singers went through a tightly choreographed
Broadway-style routine in the front of the stage and on risers behind the amps. Then the loop stopped, and the
company sang “Meatstick” in a chromatically ascending pattern until Phish emerged in the Hot Dog from New Year’s
past! Thousands of hot dog colored (and shaped) balloons began falling as the band, all smiles, traversed the
rooftop of the arena tossing foam wieners down on the crowd. Eventually landing on the stage, the band seamlessly
continued the tune until the countdown. A brief but incendiary “After Midnight” followed and served as the bridge
into the rest of the first set of 2011.
The whole band outdid themselves on the version of “Backwards Down the Number Line” that followed. This was a
valentine to the crowd, managing to simultaneously channel both a heart-tugging poignancy and a ferocious energy.
The same could be said of “Waste”, which induced memories of the many years and hundreds of shows many in
attendance had experienced together. Trey wove knots of Leslie-drenched notes at the song’s conclusion, and
eventually fell into a long, patient “Slave to the Traffic Light”. The band gathered at the front of the stage for the
absurd barbershop of “Grind”, and closed out a well considered and appropriately high energy show with “First
Tube”. Though for the first time in the band’s history they and many in the room would be returning the following
night for another show, this set felt like the exclamation point it was meant to be — to a remarkable year for a band
whose diverse history is already marked with many.
All setlist information from Phish.net
Monday :: 12.27.2010 :: DCU Center :: Worcester, MA
I: Sample in a Jar, Funky Bitch, Cool It Down, Roggae, Heavy Things, What Things Seem, Roses Are Free >
It’s Ice, Mountains in the Mist, Julius
II: Mike’s Song > Mound, Weekapaug Groove, Farmhouse, Seven Below > What’s the Use? > Twenty Years
Later, Wading in the Velvet Sea, Possum > Cavern > David Bowie
E: Loving Cup
Notes: The end of Cavern was changed to “take care of your boots.”
Live Phish Download
Tuesday :: 12.28.2010 :: DCU Center :: Worcester, MA
I: Kill Devil Falls, My Mind’s Got a Mind of its Own, Alaska, She Caught the Katy and Left Me a Mule to Ride,
Wolfman’s Brother, Pigtail, Stash, Bouncing Around the Room > Rift, Stealing Time From the Faulty Plan, The
Birdwatcher
II: Carini > Backwards Down the Number Line > Back on the Train -> Limb By Limb > The Wedge >
Frankie Says > Albuquerque, Harry Hood > Bug
E: Shine a Light
Notes: She Caught the Katy was last performed on July 21, 1998 (323 shows). Trey used a device that
played Sarah Palin quotes during Alaska and after the debut of Pigtail. This show also featured the Phish debut of
Birdwatcher. Back on the Train featured a Streets of Cairo tease from Trey.
Live Phish Download
Thursday :: 12.30.2010 :: Madison Square Garden :: New York, NY
I: Cities, Chalk Dust Torture, Gumbo > Quinn the Eskimo, Halley’s Comet > Camel Walk, Maze, Driver,
Bathtub Gin, Fat Man in the Bathtub, Timber (Jerry) > Golgi Apparatus, Character Zero
II: Tweezer > Light > Theme From the Bottom -> My Friend, My Friend > Axilla, Fluffhead, Boogie On
Reggae Woman -> Also Sprach Zarathustra > Suzy Greenberg
E: Run Like an Antelope > Tweezer Reprise
Notes: The P.A. cut out during Camel Walk. My Friend did not contain the “Myfe” ending.
Live Phish Download
Friday :: 12.31.2010 :: Madison Square Garden :: New York, NY
I: Punch You In the Eye > AC/DC Bag > The Moma Dance > Scent of a Mule, Burn that Bridge, Weigh >
Ocelot, Beauty of My Dreams, Gone, Rock and Roll
II: Wilson > 46 Days, Sand, NICU > Down with Disease > Ghost, You Enjoy Myself -> Manteca -> You
Enjoy Myself
III: Meatstick, Auld Lang Syne, After Midnight, Backwards Down the Number Line > Piper > Free, Waste >
Slave to the Traffic Light, Grind
E: First Tube
Notes: This show featured the Phish debut of Burn That Bridge. Ocelot, NICU and First Tube contained
Auld Lang Syne teases. Beauty of My Dreams was played for the first time since July 22, 2003 (133 shows). Manteca
was played for the first time since October 30, 1998 (301 shows) and the ensuing YEM vocal jam contained Manteca
quotes. Before midnight, several groups of multiethnic dancers appeared on stage and sang the Meatstick lyrics in
their respective languages. The band joined the dancers and then stealthily disappeared from the stage, only to
reappear at the other side of the arena in the giant hotdog from past NYE shows (’94 and ’99). As a result, portions
of the Meatstick were pre-recorded. Appropriately, the post-show music was Captain Beefheart’s Tropical Hot Dog
Night.
Live Phish Download
Saturday :: 01.01.2011 :: Madison Square Garden :: New York, NY
I: My Soul, Tube > Runaway Jim > Foam, Guelah Papyrus > The Divided Sky, Round Room > Walk Away >
Gotta Jibboo > Reba, Walls of the Cave
II: Crosseyed and Painless > Twist > Simple, Sneakin’ Sally through the Alley > Makisupa Policeman ->
David Bowie
E: Fee, Frankenstein
Notes: Round Room was played for the first time since July 13, 2003 (140 shows). Twist contained
Manteca quotes from Trey. Makispua included the lyrics “I went home late last night after doing the New Year’s
stunt, I laid back on my couch and rolled myself a blunt” and also featured a “kick drum solo.” Frankenstein featured
Page on keytar.
Live Phish Download
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Happy New Year!
Here are a smattering of setlists to ring in 2011 from around our musical universe. If you know of a setlists that isn’t
here but should be, please add it to the comments and we’ll add it to the list!
Phish – Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
I: Punch You In the Eye, AC/DC Bag, The Moma Dance > Scent of a Mule, Burn that Bridge[1], Weigh, Ocelot[2], Beauty
of My Dreams, Gone, Rock and Roll
II: Wilson > 46 Days, Sand, NICU[2] > Down with Disease > Ghost, You Enjoy Myself -> Manteca -> You Enjoy
Myself[3]
III: Meatstick[4], Auld Lang Syne[5], After Midnight, Backwards Down the Number Line, Piper > Free, Waste, Slave to
the Traffic Light, Grind
Encore: First Tube[2]
[1] Phish debut
[2] with Auld Lang Syne tease
[3] with “crab in my shoe mouth” vocal jam
[4] with mass choreographed dance of multiethnic dancers doing the Meatstick, while Phish flew across the arena
aboard their giant hot dog
[5] a cappella at midnight, with Meatstick singers
Source: Phish.net
Gov’t Mule – Beacon Theatre, New York, NY
I: Mule with Kirk West Introduction, Painted Silver Light, Gameface, Blind Man In The Dark, Bad Little Doggie, No Need
To Suffer, Beautifully Broken, Banks Of The Deep End, Trying Not To Fall, Time To Confess with Get Up, Stand Up
Tease, Thorazine Shuffle
II: Slackjaw Jezebel, Brand New Angel, Steppin’ Lightly, Broke Down On The Brazos, New Years Countdown, Achilles
Last Stand * , Bridge Of Sighs * , Nantucket Sleighride * with Corky Laing, Bad Company * , Yer Blues *
Shakedown Street *, Sugaree with Jon Herington & Bill Evans, Sco-Mule with Jon Herington & Bill Evans, Oye Como Va
Tease & Dance To The Music Lyrics, Afro Blue with Bill Evans & Oz Noy, Norwegian Wood Tease
* First Time Played
Source: mule.net & nokin in the comments
The Disco Biscuits – Tower Theatre, Upper Darby, PA
I: Mirrors*, Strobelights & Martinis*-> Pimp Blue Rikkis*-> Strobelights & Martinis*-> Orch Theme*-> Portal To An
Empty Head*^.
II: Vassillios-> Little Shimmy In A Conga Line&. Nughuffer%#-> “Biscuits Are Coming Home”-> Helicopters**->
Bernstein & Chasnoff(> Helicopters**.
III: III: Mindless Dribble-> Crickets@%-> House Dog Party Favor!$
E: Hope
*-w/ Johnny Raab
^-w/ Chris Michett
i
&-ending only
%-unfinished
#-with countdown
**-with “Happy New Year” lyrics
@-inverted
!-w/ Barber on Midi for 2nd jam
$-preceded by ‘Story Of The World’ fake-out
Source: Phantasy Bisco
moe. – House of Blues, Boston, MA
I: akimbo > paper dragon, the faker > the road, water, happy hour hero*
II: puebla > lazarus, nebraska*, celebration^, wind it up > george
E: down boy, rebubula
* w/ dirty dozen brass band
^ (kool & the gang) w/ ddbb & moe. children & vinny on vocals
Source: Rick Brownell
Umphrey’s McGee – Riviera Theatre, Chicago, IL
I: Nothing Too Fancy > In the Kitchen, Rocker (part II), Nemo, Bright Lights^, new song* > Nothing Too Fancy
II: Wellwishers^^, The Payback$ > Get Up$ > unknown$, Andy’s Last Beer^^, All In Time, Ringo, Demolition Man**^^
> 1348^^
III: Hajimemashite, Sex Laws$$^^ > Auld Lang Syne^^, Partyin’ Peeps, Miss Tinkle’s Overture^^, Higgins, Slacker&,
Booth Love^^ > National Anthem&&^^ . . .
^ with Jeff Coffin on saxophone
* first time played, original
^^ with horns
$ first time played, James Brown; Kris on vocals, Jake on drums, with horns and backup singers
** first time played, The Police
$$ first time played, Beck
& with Cody Dickinson on washboard and guitar, and Brendan on percussion
&& first time played, Radiohead
Source: Phantasy Umphreys
Widespread Panic – Pepsi Arena, Denver, CO
I: Ribs & Whiskey, Don’t Be Denied > Wonderin’, When You Coming Home , Driving Song > Who Do You Belong To?
II: Holden Oversoul, North > Blackout Blues^, Blight > Bust It Big > Jam > Pleas > Mr Soul
III: Disco, Tall Boy, Sharon*, Tongue (Shuffle In A)*%, Imitation Leather Shoes > Love Tractor , Postcard, Pilgrims > Tie
Your Shoes > Jam > End of the Show^^ > Ain’t Life Grand^^
E: Blue Indian, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Action Man
Notes: [JB Acoustic 1st set]
^ w/ G love on harmonica
^^ w/ JB on tiny guitar
* w/ David Bromberg on vocals & guitar
% 1st time played
Source: Phantasy Panic
Sound Tribe Sector 9 – Fillmore Auditorium, Denver, CO
I: Equinox, Inspire Strikes Back, Really Wut?, Abcees, What is Love?, EHM, When The Dust Settles
II: New New 4 U U, Uptight (Everything’s Alright), +++ COUNTDOWN +++ -> Uptight (Everything’s Alright), F-Word,
Unquestionable Supremacy of Nature, Instantly, Evasive Manuevers, Rent
E: Hi-Key, Oil & Water, Baraka
Source: @sts9
Furthur – Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, CA
I: Alligator, Big Bad Blues, Caution, Wharf Rat, Sittin on Top of the World, High on a Mountain, Cumberland Blues
II: Cassidy, Mountain Song, I Know You Rider, The Other One, Let It Grow, Stella Blue, Viola Lee Blues, The Golden
Road
III: We Love You, Sugar Magnolia, The Wheel, Uncle John’s Band, Unbroken Chain, Terrapin, Help on the Way >
Slipnot! > Franklin’s Tower, Truckin
E: One More Saturday Night
Source: tokezilla in the comments
Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi Band – Florida Theater, Jacksonville, FL
Dont Let Me Slide, Midnight in Harlem, Tell Mama, Anyday, Love Has Something Else to Say, Prescence of the Lord,
Leavin’ Trunk, That did It, Standing on the edge of Love, Garveys Ghost, Space Captain, Coming Home, -NEW YEARS-
, Night Time is the Right Time, Bound for Glory
E: Spirit in the Dark-
*** Kebbi Williams on saxophone, Saunders Sermons on trombone, and Maurice Brown on trumpet
Source: KoolKyle in the comments
If you know of a setlists that isn’t here but should be, please add it to the comments and we’ll add it to the list!
Pop singer Neil Diamond will enter the US Rock and Roll Hall of Fame next year. The ‘Sweet Caroline’ singer will be inducted alongside Alice Cooper and singer-songwriter Tom Waits. Diamond said he had thought in the past that he may be nominated “but I kind of figured they”d get around to me at some [...]
STILL NO RUSH, KISS, DEEP PURPLE, CHICAGO, CHEAP TRICK
 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame |
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has announced their list of
2011
inductees. Tom Waits,
Alice Cooper, Dr. John, Neil Diamond, and Darlene Love will join the hallowed
halls as performers. Leon
Russell will receive an award for musical excellence. Elektra Records founder Jac Holzman and
Specialty Records’ own Art Rupe will receive the Ahmet Ertegun Award, given to music industry
executives.
The nominees not being inducted include the Beastie Boys, Bon Jovi, Chic, Donna Summer, J Geils Band,
Donovan, LL Cool J, Laura Nyro, Joe Tex, and Chuck Willis.
The 26th induction ceremony is scheduled for March 14 at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York City.
SOPHOMORE ALBUM OUT JAN. 18 ON FAT POSSUM RECORDS
 Smith Westerns |
Chicago’s Smith Westerns
will release its sophomore LP, Dye It Blonde, on Fat Possum on Jan. 18. The first single from the
record is “Weekend” which fans can listen to here.
The record was produced by Chris Coady (Yeah Yeah Yeahs, !!!, TVOTR, Beach House, etc.) in New York
City. The
band is currently in Europe on tour with MGMT, and today announced a slew of early 2011 dates, including two NYC
dates in Jan and later dates with the UK band and Fat Possum labelmates Yuck.
SMITH WESTERNS
Tue-Dec 14: Lyon, France – Le Transbordeur ^
Wed-Dec 15: Bordeaux, France – Saint EX
Thu-Dec 16: Barcelona, Spain – Razzmatazz ^
Fri-Dec 17: Madrid, Spain – La Riviera ^
Sat-Dec 18: Lisbon, Portugal – Campo Pequeno ^
Tue-Jan 18: Brooklyn, NY – Glasslands
Wed-Jan 19: New York, NY – Pianos
Fri-Jan 28: Nashville, TN – The End*
Sat-Jan 29: Knoxville, TN – Pilot Light*
Sun-Jan 30: Chapel Hill, NC – Local 506*
Mon-Jan 31: Athens, GA – 40 Watt Club*
Tue-Feb 1: Atlanta, GA – Drunken Unicorn*
Thu-Feb 3: Orlando, FL – Backbooth*
Fri-Feb 4: Tallahassee, FL – Club Downunder*
Sun-Feb 6: Houston, TX – Fitzgeralds*
Mon-Feb 7: Austin, TX – Emos*
Tue-Feb 8: Dallas, TX – The Loft*
Thu-Feb 10: Phoenix, AZ – Rhythm Room*
Fri-Feb 11: Los Angeles, CA – Echo*
Sat-Feb 12: Costa Mesa, CA – Detroit Bar*
Sun-Feb 13: San Francisco, CA – Bottom of the Hill*
Tue-Feb 15: Portland, OR – Doug Fir Lounge
Wed-Feb 16: Vancouver, BC – Biltmore Cabaret
Thu-Feb 17: Seattle, WA – Crocodile Cafe
Fri-Feb 18: Boise, ID – Neurolux
Sat-Feb 19: Salt Lake City, UT – Kilby Court
Mon-Feb 21: Denver, CO – Larimer Lounge
Tue-Feb 22: Kansas City, MO – The Record Bar
Wed-Feb 23: Omaha, NE – Waiting Room
Thu-Feb 24: Minneapolis, MN – Triple Rock Social Club
Fri-Feb 25: Madison, WI – The Frequency
Sat-Feb 26: Chicago, IL – Empty Bottle
Mon-Feb 28: Toronto, ON – Legendary Horseshoe Tavern
Tue-Mar 1: Montreal, PQ – La Sala Rossa
Wed-Mar 2: Boston, MA – Great Scott
Fri-Mar 4: Washington, DC – Rock and Roll Hotel
^ = w/ MGMT
* = w/ Yuck
Smith Westerns
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Smith Westerns News
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Smith Westerns
Concert
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Neil Diamond along with the Alice Cooper Band, Dr John, Darlene Love, and Tom Waits have made the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s 2011 list of inductees. Diamond had been eligible for contention in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame for several years but never got a nomination. As it turns out, he [...]
THREE DECADES OF THE CHURCH IN THREE CLASSIC ALBUMS
 The Church |
The Church will return to
select U.S. cities to perform their three classic albums Untitled #23, Priest=Aura and Starfish in one
night.
The band, recently inducted into the Australian Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame, will begin the night in the present,
covering the last decade with the critically acclaimed Untitled #23. Proceeding backwards into the ‘90s the
band will then perform perennial fan favourite, Priest=Aura (an album not supported by a tour when
originally released in the USA). The band will conclude the evening with a performance of the all-time classic album,
Starfish.
Reissues of the band’s early albums will also finally be available in the USA alongside contemporary releases, all on
the Second Motion Entertainment label. The reissues will come in luxurious digi-packs with rare photos and
exhaustive sleeve notes written by Marty Willson-Piper.
THE CHURCH U.S. TOUR DATES
Feb. 2 – Los Angeles, CA. – El Rey Theatre
Feb. 4 – San Francisco, CA. – Great American Music Hall
Feb. 7 – Seattle, WA. – Triple DoorB
Feb. 8 – Seattle, WA. – Triple Door
Feb. 11 – Chicago, IL. – Park West
Feb. 13 – Alexandria, VA. – The Birchmere
Feb. 15 – Philadelphia, PA. – The Trocadero
Feb. 16 – New York, NY. – Highline Ballroom
Feb. 17 – New York, NY. – B.B. King’s
Feb. 18 – Foxboro, MA. – Showcase Live
The Church
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The Church News
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The Church
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Reviews
EUREKA OUT NOW
 Rooney |
Rooney, who remain road
warriors in support of their most recent release, Eureka, announce a February headlining tour
that sees them taking out Eisley and
The Chapin Sisters (through 2/14) as
support. The tour kicks off February 2 in Albuquerque, NM and wraps up in Salt Lake City on Feb 26. Starting today
at 9am PST, fans can buy tickets at www.rooneytix.com and
each purchase will be accompanied by a a free, exclusive, digital only, Christmas EP of three cover songs: “Merry
Christmas (War is Over),” “Last Christmas” and “Little Saint Nick.”
Upcoming Holiday Shows:
12/11/10 Anaheim CA Chain Reaction
February Tour Dates:
w/Eisley & The Chapin Sisters
2/2/11 Albuquerque NM Launchpad
2/4/11 Tulsa OK Caine’s Second Stage
2/5/11 Kansas City MO The Beaumont Club
2/6/11 St Paul MN Station 4
2/7/11 Milwaukee WI Mad Planet
2/8/11 Grand Rapids MI The Intersection
2/9/11 Pontiac MI The Crofoot Ballroom
2/10/11 Chicago IL Lincoln Hall
2/11/11 Columbus OH The Basement
2/12/11 Cleveland Heights OH Grog Shop
2/13/11 Pittsburgh PA Alter Bar
2/14/11 Newport KY The Historic Southgate House
w/Eisley
2/16/11 Cambridge MA The Middle East
2/17/11 Philadelphia PA Theatre Of Living Arts
2/18/11 Washington DC Rock and Roll Hotel
2/19/11 Carrboro NC Cat’s Cradle
2/20/11 Asheville NC The Grey Eagle
2/21/11 Nashville TN Exit/In
2/22/11 Memphis TN The Hi-Tone
2/23/11 St Louis MO Firebird
2/25/11 Denver CO The Marquis Theatre
2/26/11 Salt Lake City UT Kilby Court
Rooney
Tour Dates
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Rooney News
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Rooney
Concert
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Rocker Billy Joel is spending the holiday weekend recuperating in his Long Island home after undergoing surgery on both hips earlier this month. Joel spokeswoman Claire Mercuri tell PEOPLE that the 61-year-old long Islander had both hips replaced last week to correct a congenital condition. In news that will be Rock and Roll Hall of [...]
ADDITIONAL CLASSES SET WITH CHART-TOPPING SONGWRITER BRYAN WHITE, AND LIVIA
TORTELLA, CO-PRESIDENT/COO OF WARNER BROS. RECORDS
 Jackson Browne |
The Academy of Contemporary Music at the University of Central
Oklahoma (ACM@UCO) has confirmed a stellar
lineup for master classes this fall, with guests including Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Jackson Browne on Nov 22, Co-
President/COO of Warner Bros. Records Livia Tortella on Nov 17 and chart-topping country songwriter
Bryan White on Dec 6. ACM@UCO Master classes, moderated by the school’s CEO and Flaming Lips
manager Scott Booker, offer students intimate access to some of the music industry’s most successful and innovative
figures. Past classes have featured The Who’s Roger Daltrey, The Mountain Goats, Local
Natives and Steven Drozd of The Flaming Lips.
Since its creation, The Academy of Contemporary Music at the University of Central Oklahoma has generated
worldwide buzz with its innovative, groundbreaking approach to music education – the first of its kind in the United
States. The school, which grants a two-year associate’s degree in music performance and production, is the U.S.
branch of Britain’s groundbreaking Academy of Contemporary Music, based in Guildford, England.
Jackson Browne
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Jackson Browne News
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Concert
Reviews
TRIBUTE CONCERT OUT ON DVD FEB. 22; TOUR STARTS MARCH 24; SPECIAL AIRS NOV.
27
 Jeff Beck |
Jeff Beck paid fitting
tribute to Les Paul last
summer, celebrating what would have been the pioneering guitarist’s 95th birthday
by playing his friend and mentor’s music, along with classic tunes from the era, in the same Times Square nightclub
that Paul played every Monday for 14 years before his death in August 2009.
Sponsored by Gibson Guitar and billed as “A Celebration of Les Paul,” Beck was joined by The Imelda May Band at the Iridium Jazz
Club in June 2010. The two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee mesmerized the star-studded audience with
a tour de force performance of classics Paul recorded with Mary Ford, “How High The Moon,” “Vaya Con Dios” and
“Mockin’ Bird Hill,” along with such rock and roll standards as “Twenty Flight Rock” and “Walking In The Sand.”
For those left off the guest list, Eagle Rock Entertainment and ATCO will offer this one of a kind performance to
purchase. Rock and Roll Party to Honor Les Paul will be available on DVD and CD February 22. A
PBS special of the event, Jeff Beck Honors Les Paul, is set to premiere on November 27 and air throughout
December. Check local listings for times.
Following these releases, Beck will take the “Rock And Roll Party” on the road for a short U.S. tour. Beck will once
again be backed by The Imelda May Band and its enchanting singer Imelda May, who joined Beck on stage
at the 2010 Grammy® Awards for a spot-on rendition of Paul’s “How High The Moon.” Further details about tickets
will be announced in the coming weeks.
March
24 9:30 Club Washington, D.C.
25 Keswick Theater Philadelphia, PA
26 The Wang Centre Boston, MA
28 Beacon Theatre New York, NY
29 State Theatre New Brunswick, NJ
31 Michigan Theatre Ann Arbor, MI
April
1 Cadillac Palace Theatre Chicago, IL
4 Verizon Theatre at Grand Prairie Grand Prairie, TX
5 Austin City Limits Live at Moody Theatre Austin, TX
8 Venue TBD Los Angeles, CA
9 The Fillmore San Francisco, CA
Jeff Beck
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Jeff Beck News
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Jeff Beck
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Reviews
TOUR DATES INCLUDE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME
AND BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF MUSIC
PERFORMANCES
 Dr. John |
Fresh off the release of his new album, Tribal, and his nomination to the Rock and Roll Hall of
Fame, Dr. John has
confirmed a string of fall tour dates.
Highlights include a Nov 13 performance at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland–a tribute honoring Fats Domino and Dave Bartholomew–
and a Dec 3 show at the Brooklyn Academy of Music for a New Orleans themed installment of the acclaimed “Red
Hot” series. See below for full dates.
Dr. John Fall Tour Dates
Nov 7 – Nelsonville, OH @ Stuarts Opera House
Nov 8 – Evanston, IL @ Space
Nov 9 – Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall Ballroom
Nov 13 – Cleveland, OH @ Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (Fats Domino Tribute)
Dec 3 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Academy of Music (Red Hot + New Orleans)
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 Ray LaMontagne and the Pariah Dogs |
It’s always heartening when an artist opens an album with something that feels new, even as it gives us that hit of the familiar. God Willin’ & The Creek Don’t Rise (released August 17 on RCA), the fourth long-player from Ray LaMontagne, begins with “Repo Man,” a bumptious rocker with tangible groove & growl. This is not the teary-eyed, sensitive singer-songwriter that’s sadly become LaMontagne’s soundbite, but it is part of a complex artist who keeps moving past preconceptions with each successive release.
“It’s funny how the initial round of press has such staying power. It’s maddening for me,” observes LaMontagne. “This whole impression that I’m introverted to level of autism is so completely untrue. Writers will come to shows and build on that constantly. It’s very frustrating. I guess if you’re not swinging a guitar over your back and pointing & smiling at people in the audience, then somehow you don’t want to be there. That’s just not the case. I immerse myself in the music and the musicians I’m playing with. Obviously, if I didn’t want to be doing this I wouldn’t. I love making records and playing live, and I feel really lucky to be able to do both. But those early impressions sure stick around.”
For the first time on an album, LaMontagne shares top billing with his band, a stunning, critic sanctioned ensemble which includes top-gun guitar/stringed-things players Eric Heywood and Greg Leisz, as well as touring keyboardist Patrick Warren, an under-sung ace who’s worked with Michael Penn & Aimee Mann for years. The name of LaMontagne’s band, The Pariah Dogs, conveys a lot in a few words – a sense of foreboding, perhaps something apocalyptic – and finds its origins in India, where it refers to packs of feral hounds. “I just liked the sound of it,” says LaMontagne. “It rolls off the tongue.”
The core of the band has played together for years, but very rarely all together at once. The rhythm section of Jay Bellerose (drums) and Jennifer Condos (bass) have been with LaMontagne off & on since his second album, Till The Sun Turns Black.
“We’re all really close as friends but also I think we just communicate really well,” offers LaMontagne. “They’re all so great just as human beings, and as musicians they all have such unique voices. No one plays like Greg and the same goes for Jen and Jay. They all have such beautiful, individual voices. For people that really listen, these guys are insane. It’s a dream for me to play with these guys and get them on the record.”
LaMontagne’s music lends itself to this sort of empathetic, aware musicianship, where the subtlety of various components matters, small, intelligent choices adding the necessary texture and wow to his carefully honed compositions and thoughtful vocal style. And the shared intuition of this group also filters into their renditions of LaMontagne’s earlier catalog, which continues to evolve in their care as they’ve toured worldwide this year.
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“I kind of live it and breath it, so I can’t really see the changes. It just happens naturally. I don’t consciously think about it. We just play the songs,” says LaMontagne. “Dylan, I guess, is kind of a grotesque extreme to this idea [of song evolution]. If you see him now, the melodies to the early songs have just sort of disappeared. It’s really bizarre. That’s just drastic and not enjoyable for the listener. You have to remember there’s a listener on the other side, and they want to hear something familiar, a melody that’s familiar. As a vocalist, I want it to be fresh for myself. I try to approach it and sing it effectively every night. You don’t want to change it up so much that people don’t recognize it or enjoy it anymore.”
Melody is central to LaMontagne’s work, something evident in the more meditative pieces on God Willin’ & The Creek Don’t Rise. His songs linger, even the sad ones, because they provide a tuneful companion. Where some songs bum-rush one, LaMontagne’s saunter in and take a seat nearby and wait for us to join them.
“That’s what I love about songs, and I’m always trying to get better at it. I’m always trying to open myself up more when a song comes knocking, to be patient with it and allow the melody to reveal itself. And even in the revision process, I strive to be open to hearing what it wants to be,” says LaMontagne. “Songs reveal themselves to you. You can’t sit down and make a song happen. If you do that, the song is going to suck.”
“I have good instincts about, well, everything, I think, just in life. I’m not saying that in an egotistical way. I’ve just found that to be the case in my life,” says LaMontagne, whose music requires listeners to focus and open up if they’re to fully experience it. Sure, his music could be background noise at a Starbuck’s but that’s not why it was created. “I’m proud of that. That’s what I love about music. That’s what the albums that mean the most to me, and most great albums, are about – listening. You’ve got to spend time with them and get to know them if you want to hear the nuances.”
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“To take my own stuff, on my new record there’s a song called ‘New York City’s Killing Me,’ and you can hear Eric working out his part. He did it so quick, and the whole record was done so quickly. What you’re hearing are really instantaneous responses to the material, which the band hadn’t heard prior to the sessions. We recorded it in five days, which meant two tracks per day,” says LaMontagne. “It made me realize just how amazing these guys are. I always knew they were incredible but then when I listened to the album, knowing they’d just heard these songs, maybe in the car about an hour and a half before the take, it’s pretty astounding. By the last chorus of ‘New York City’s Killing Me,’ he gets a little melodic hook he plays on pedal steel. If there were a quote/unquote producer in the room besides me, they would have undoubtedly made us do it again and had Eric play that hook throughout the song. What I love about it is how you can hear him finding that hook.”
Moments like this – which can’t be premeditated but are happily captured for perpetuity – are often the cores of great albums. Happenstance and lightning inspiration should never be discounted, something LaMontagne understands full well.
“For the near future at least, it’s how I plan to make albums,” says LaMontagne. “The control freak in me likes to be in control [laughs]. I certainly wouldn’t rule out working with a producer, but it would have to be an inspired thing. I’d have to go in feeling it was gonna work. Like I said, I have good instincts and I trust myself. Right now, [self-producing my latest album] was an important step for me, to make a record in my own space. I don’t really have a studio. I just have a big, beautiful room that’s just amazing. And Ryan Freeland (Aimee Mann, Crowded House, Son Volt) brought his remote gear in and expertly engineered the sessions. He’s got this great rig with all these tube amps. All he’d seen was some photographs of the space and he just rolled in and made it look really effortless. He was set up in a few hours and immediately started getting beautiful sounds.”
In many respects, God Willin’ & The Creek Don’t Rise is Ray LaMontagne’s most unforced song cycle. This is simply the next chapter in the story of a serious singer, songwriter and musician smart enough to surround himself with the best players around and then let nature take its course. While the gentle sway of “Are We Really Through” and “For The Summer” will appeal to fans still hoping he’ll remake Trouble one day, but more open-minded ears will find a good deal of bounce in cuts like “Like Rock & Roll And Radio” and “Devil’s In The Jukebox.” LaMontagne’s empathy for his fellow humans remains strong, but it’s now joined by a sly caustic edge that’s terrific and just as human as all the sighs and handholding that’s made him so beloved. In short, today’s Ray LaMontagne is more well rounded than ever and the music’s nothing but better for it.
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Phish :: 10.22.09 :: Dunkin’ Donuts Center :: Providence, RI
Set I: Down with Disease, Funky Bitch, Fluffhead, Roses Are Free > Rift, The Moma Dance > Ocelot, NICU, Sample in a Jar, Julius
Set II: Rock and Roll > Carini > My Problem Right There, Mike’s Song > Sanity > Weekapaug Groove, Suzy Greenberg > Light > Character Zero > Also Sprach Zarathustra > Loving Cup
E: First Tube
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Phish performs tonight at the Verizon Wireless Arena in Manchester, NH. Find complete tour dates here. Check back for more of Dave Vann’s pics from the Fall Tour.
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FIRST COMPLETE ‘ILLUSTRATED RETROSPECTIVE’ BOOK ON
ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR BANDS
IN ROCK HISTORY
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Voyageur Press has joined forces with renowned rock journalist Phil Sutcliffe for the brand new book,
AC/DC – High-Voltage Rock ‘N’ Roll: The Ultimate Illustrated History. This lovingly assembled
tome, the first complete illustrated history published about this legendary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee,
arrives October 15, 2010 to celebrate four decades of ass-kicking rock n’ roll, perfectly mixing expertly researched
text and many never-before-seen photos.
Featuring over 400 illustrations (including handbills, posters, backstage passes, and vinyl from around the globe, as
well as rare candid and performance photography), and a special “spinner” cover image of Angus Young, AC/DC
- High-Voltage rock ‘N’ Roll: The Ultimate Illustrated History is sure to appeal to both the longtime fan and the
newcomer. Sidebars by rock’s finest journalists weighing in on various eras of the AC/DC are included throughout
the book, as well as an album-by-album analysis, and info on the guitar gear championed by the Young brothers.
While many AC/DC fans have heard and experienced the group live on stage numerous times over the years, there
has simply never been a book which has chronicled the group’s entire history as vividly as AC/DC – High-Voltage
Rock ‘N’ Roll: The Ultimate Illustrated History.
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KICKING OFF NATIONAL TOUR WITH FOXY SHAZAM SEPTEMBER 30
Having just wrapped up a successful tour with Titus Andronicus, Free Energy is thrilled to announce a national US tour with the fine men of Foxy Shazam which kicks off next
month. Prepare for high adventure, potential disaster, and heartbreaking romance as the “Foxy & Free Tour” comes
to your town.
To officially get this party started, the band has made available the first episode of “The Free Energy Power Hour,” a
new show the band is developing for Free Energy T.V. Internet. Check it out below.
Click here to read a review of Free Energy’s debut album
Stuck On Nothing
TOUR DATES
09/30: Las Vegas, NV @ Voodoo Beach Concert @ the Rio Hotel Pool, Free w/RSVP *
10/12: Portland, ME @ Space
10/13: Providence, RI @ Jerky’s
10/14: Burlington, VT @ Club Metronome
10/15: Montreal, QC @ The Juke Box
10/16: Toronto, ON @ The Horseshoe
10/18: Columbus, OH @ The Summit
10/19: Nashville, TN @ The End
10/20: St Louis, MO @ The Old Rock House
10/21: Kansas City, MO @ The Record Bar
10/22: Dallas, TX @ The Loft
10/23: Austin, TX @ The Mohawk
10/25: Phoenix, AZ @ Rhythm Room
10/26: San Diego, CA @ 710 Beach Club
10/28: Los Angeles, CA @ Troubadour
10/29: San Francisco, CA @ Slims
10/30: San Jose, CA @ The Blank Club
11/10: Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge
11/11: Seattle, WA @ Crocodile Cafe
11/12: Vancouver, BC @ Media Club
11/14: Edmonton, AB @ Pawn Shop
11/15: Calgary, AB @ The Republik
11/16: Saskatoon, SK @ Amigos
11/17: Winnipeg, MB @ The Pyramid
11/18: Minneapolis, MN @ 400 Bar
11/19: Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall
11/20: Indianapolis, IN @ Radio Radio
11/21: Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop
11/22: Albany, NY @ Valentines
11/23: Boston, MA @ Paradise
11/24: New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
11/26: Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
11/27: Philadelphia, PA @ Theater of Living Arts
12/01: Washington, DC @ Rock and Roll Hotel
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