On the second Sunday of the outstanding Baker’s Dozen run at Madison Square Garden, Phish once again left its mark in the building and reminded us why we should never miss a Sunday show. When they opened with the classic, “The Curtain With,” the audience knew that they were in for an extra tasty treat. […]
Phish Puts the Power in Powder
On Wednesday July 26 at Madison Square Garden, Phish devised a plan to make hump day a great day. Keeping in form with the powdered donut theme, the foursome launched into an acappella version of Fleet Foxes’ “White Winter Hymnal” to get the party started. The “white snow red as strawberries” lyric reprised the Saturday […]
Glazed and Confused: Phish’s Baker’s Dozen Preview
It’s time to make the donuts. Whether you like your songs sprinkled with bluegrass or deep-fried in funk, the Baker’s Dozen run is sure to be filled with surprises and innovative decoration. The colossally ambitious 13 shows in 17 days will bring Phish back to the “World’s Most Famous Arena” for the first time this […]
Mountain of Youth: The 5th Annual Susquehanna Breakdown Recap
“And they’re off!” On Friday, May 19 the gates lifted in Scranton, Pennsylvania and campers raced to grab the flattest and grassiest space on the The Pavilion Lawn at Montage Mountain. They were not there for the 142nd Preakness Stakes, which traditionally takes place in Maryland every third Saturday in May, but instead were celebrating a […]
The 5th Annual Susquehanna Breakdown: Affordable Scranton Bluegrass
What can you do with $50 in Scranton, PA this weekend? How about two days of incredible bluegrass, folk, and funk? The 5th Annual Susquehanna Breakdown begins Friday, May 19 with local act, The Dishonest Fiddlers taking the stage at 6:30pm followed by most Deadhead’s favorite one-man band, Keller Williams, at 8pm. Members of Northeastern Pennsylvania’s […]
Searching for Sonic Spaces: An Interview with Morgan Bolender and Scott Ferreter
“Do you remember who you were before they told you who to be?” Morgan Bolender asks the world during her demo track “Mary Oliver.” She is a self-taught musician from the Empire State that has traveled the globe and currently calls Oakland, CA home. During her travels, she found her sacred path as an artist and […]
Hearing Aide: Big Mean Sound Machine ‘Runnin’ for the Ghost’
Big Mean Sound Machine is an instrumental funk group which has been evolving since the summer of 2009. The adjectives in the band’s name are normally used to describe a Godzilla-like monster and this 9-piece out of Ithaca, NY has a sound that is far from gorgeous. While members have come and gone to aid in […]
Hearing Aide: Evolfo ‘Last of the Acid Cowboys’
Raunchy, horny, raw and unfiltered. No, this isn’t an organic cocktail description from a Williamsburg bar, it’s Evolfo’s debut LP, Last of the Acid Cowboys. This Brooklyn-based 7-piece has been filling up clubs and basement dance parties since their infestation into the music scene in 2011. A mix of intelligent lyrical grittiness, swampy horns out […]
Foolin’ Around with moe. at The Paramount
On Saturday, April 1, at The Paramount, Buffalo-based moe. took April Fools’ Day to the next level by sonically messing with the minds of everyone in attendance. The die-hard moe.rons in the crowd knew that an inevitable prank was coming in some form, but the anticipation led to an even more exciting Saturday night show. […]
moe. Gets Meaty in Connecticut
On a rainy Friday night in New Haven, Connecticut on March 31, fans gathered at the College Street Music Hall to see the jam titans known as moe. The 5-piece appropriately opened the show with “Water” to a soaking wet crowd. The cleverly placed tune off the 2001 album, Dither, served as a welcoming “hello” as suggest in the […]