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PHOTOS: Lotus @ The Fillmore, Denver 2/2/12

Andrei Molchanov — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:28:22 +0000

Anticipation has been high for Lotus to return to Colorado since their memorable Fourth of July show at Red Rocks. The band came back with a bang, bringing a stellar performance to one of downtown Denver’s largest indoor venues, The Fillmore. With a big crowd came a lot of energy that the five part ensemble [...]

VIDEO: Primus Played Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

whitperson — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:07:54 +0000

Primus dropped into Late Night w/ Jimmy Fallon last night and tore through their classic "Jerry was a Race Car Driver" off 1991's Sailing the Seas of Cheese. They also played "Lee Van Cleef" off of their new album, Green Naugahyde...

SETLIST: Trey Anastasio & Atlanta Symphony Orchestra @ Atlanta Symphony Hall, 2/9/12

Justin Ward — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:24:03 +0000

While Phish fans are eagerly awaiting the news of new summer tour dates (including a very likely slot at this year’s Bonnaroo Music Festival), frontman Trey Anastasio is busy performing with symphonies on his first ever orchestral tour. The intrepid team at Phish.net followed along with the setlist and photos quickly popped up via the [...]

Thrillcall Announces Mobile App for Last-minute Ticket Offers

whitperson — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:27:03 +0000

Thrillcall has been in the concert listings game for a few years now with a site that’s similar to the likes of Songkick, Bandsintown, and JamBase. But today, they’ve announced a new mobile app that will offer a twist on the concert listings game — exclusive ticket offers via mobile to live music fans in [...]

Rock ‘n ‘Roll Resort: Shpongle, Conspirator, Hallucinogen, OTT, Brothers Past

whitperson — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:03:27 +0000

Anyone check out this lineup at the Rock'n'Roll Resort this spring? They're calling it the Rock'n'Roll Resort: A Psybient Soiree. I'm not so sure I dig the name, bu if you're into EDM and live electro, this one looks pretty interesting, with headliners like Shpongle, Conspirator (two sets), Hallucinogen LIVE, and OTT, along with one of my personal favs, Brothers Past (also doing two sets)...

VIDEO: Jay-Z & Kanye West – “Niggas in Paris”

Justin Ward — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:33:06 +0000

The powerhouse duo of Jay-Z and Kanye West came out so huge in 2011 with the release of the Watch The Throne, an arena rap epic album with Kanye’s production value and Jay-Z’s smooth flow (along with a rad Beyonce cameo on the second track). Then they did a huge tour, and the live videos [...]

HEADY LINKS: Umphrey’s McGee Download, Sigur Rós @ Bestival, Luscious Jackson is back & more…

Justin Ward — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:07:17 +0000

Because they love their fans so much (heh), Umphrey’s McGee put up their Super Bowl Village set as a free download on their blog. I’m downloading this right away; I haven’t dove into any live UM in a while. It looks like Sigur Rós will be returning to the stage with a new album and [...]

House of Blues NOLA Jazz Fest 2012 Late Nights Announced

Wesley Hodges — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:20:41 +0000

House of Blues just unveiled their annual late night Jazz Fest schedule and once again it is slam-packed with familiar festival favorites, a few newcomers, and a couple of spectacular second weekend Superjams up in the friendlier, darker and tinier confines of the Parish Room. Last year’s George Porter Jr./Marco Benevento/Brian Stoltz/Adam Deitch 2 a.m. [...]

Bonnaroo 2012 Roo-mors: Fake lineup poster incites the masses!

Justin Ward — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:57:10 +0000

February is always an exciting time of year to plan ahead for music festival season and this week has been a busy one around these parts. Everyone else is getting busy, too; it looks like the Bonnaroo website was just relaunched with a new set of 2012 graphics and a promise of an artist announcement [...]

Mardi Gras Guitar Marshal: An Interview with Leo Nocentelli

Wesley Hodges — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:28:20 +0000

“As long as we stay positive and stick together, we’ll probably be doing some more shows, I don’t think The Meters will ever stop playing together. The response to that show at The Howlin’ Wolf says it all about what people think about The Meters in New Orleans.” Yesterday, LMB NOLA got the opportunity to [...]