Kyle Hollingsworth, the keyboard player for the String Cheese Incident, was out on a short, three show run with his own band, the Kyle Hollingsworth Band. Their stops were New Orleans at the Howlin’ Wolf, Houston at the Last Concert Café and the Art Outside festival in Rockdale, TX. I caught ...view article
The Summer Camp Pre-Party kicked off yesterday with a bang, definitely not a wimper. The weather was nice, a little cool and no rain. However, there was a little evidence of previous showers; small puddles and a little mud. Checking in at the festival was super easy, and very well organized. ...view article
LivePhishRadio will broadcast Phish's 10/21/95 performance (recently added to the LivePhish.com catalog for download and also available on CD) beginning at 2:00PM EST tomorrow, Thursday, September 6th. Tune in at LivePhish.com or Phish.com.
The last four archive releases (08/13/93, 11/14/95, 12/1/95, ...view article
On a summer night in mid June with temperatures in the upper 70’s the weather set the mood for the perfect evening. Ravinia, a venue just outside of Chicago in the upscale Illinois suburb of Highland Park, hosted a diverse crowd ranging from young to old. Who had all gathered in for the performances ...view article
Led by drummer José Medeles (Breeders, 1939 Ensemble, Revival Drum Shop), Railroad Cadences & Melancholic Anthems is a drummer’s tribute to guitarist and DIY iconoclast John Fahey. Joined for a series of guitar and drum duets with M. Ward, experimental guitarist Marisa Anderson, and Chris Funk (Decemberists, ...view article
Get it while it’s hot people! Yep, Umphrey’s McGee is as fiery as ever, and was hot as blazes in the ragin’ cajun and cool as a cucumber House of Blues in New Orleans. After a wild day and a half of Bourbon Street seafood, cover band, stripper and overdosed slushy shenanigans (I’m talking ...view article
Fourteen months ago, on Halloween, Umphrey's McGee played one of the most impressive shows I'd ever seen. The buzz surrounding the event was undeniable and the actual show was religious. At the time the band was on the precipice of some major changes. Light design artist Jefferson Waful was ...view article
With the epidemic-like spread of the Guitar Hero and Rock Band video games, Rock and Roll music has been packaged neatly into five little buttons as mind numbing, modified studio versions of classic hits are practically put on repeat in households throughout the world. Perhaps to counterbalance this ...view article
.jpg "Umphrey's McGee - 6/2/2010: House of Blues; New Orleans, LA")
.jpg "Umphrey's McGee - 01/16/2010: The Regency Ballroom; San Francisco, CA")
