The sort of plasmic, shape-shifting rock and roll spawned by The Southern Belles of Richmond, VA, has been released to humans everywhere for their listening and dancing pleasure on August 5. Their third album, In the Middle of the Night, is oddly akin to Willie Wonka’s three course dinner chewing gum, in that, through the consumption […]
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Boston Dream Pie: Phish’s Baker’s Dozen hits Night 12
With 11 nights down and only 4 sets left, Phish still had not repeated a song at their Baker’s Dozen run of 13 shows at Madison Square Garden. 198 songs in 11 nights is no small feat but Phish stepped up to the plate for the penultimate show of their residency. Saturday proved to […]
Lemon Yellow Fun: Night 11 of the Baker’s Dozen
The final weekend of Phish’s historic run of 13 shows at Madison Square Garden kicked off on Friday to much fanfare and a lot of fingers in the air, with Friday being lemon donut night. These shows sold out in advance and were a hot and dwindling commodity throughout the week. On Friday, Phish came […]
McLovins 2017 Fall Tour Stops in NYC, Rochester, Hannibal
The McLovins dropped some initial tour dates for this fall, including three stops in New York this month including a stop at New York City’s Mercury Lounge for a Phish Baker’s Dozen after party. Hailing from Hartford, Connecticut, the McLovins have been making waves since their start in 2009 playing alongside big names in music […]
Funk Night Returns to Albany August 17 at The Hollow
Albany is getting the funk back. On Aug. 17 at The Hollow Bar and Kitchen, NYS Music is proud to present the return of Funk Night in Albany, hosted by Justin Henricks. Wurliday guitarist and frontman Henricks is bringing out a crew of Worcester, MA and Hartford, CT Funk Night alumni to celebrate his birthday […]
The Hole-y Word: Night 10 of Phish at the Garden
With the last of the supposed “dark horse” weekday shows taking place on Wednesday, Phish has now completed 10 of its historic 13 show residency at Madison Square Garden. As the last mid-week show, Wednesday escalated the general malaise associated with the relatively mellow Tuesday show from the night before and served as a valid […]
Mountain Jamming: 2017 Peach Music Festival Preview
It is not unusual in this day and age for a band to have it’s own festival. It is however, unusual, for a band’s festival to outlast the band itself. The Peach Music Festival, this year running August 10-13, was started by the Allman Brothers Band back in 2012. The band broke up for good […]
Syrupy Jams Highlight Night 9 of Baker’s Dozen
On Night 9 of Phish’s Baker’s Dozen residency, Maple was the donut theme of the night and with that came jams that slowly dripped out from Phish’s tap, leaving 4 nights to go and not a single song repeated thus far. A tribute to our Maple loving neighbors to the north started the show, with […]
Formula 5 Hosts Phish After Party at B.B. Kings August 5
It’s finally underway. One of the most ambitious acts Phish has offered, the Baker’s Dozen, will bring their grand total of MSG performances to 53. Phish reached this point through hard work, dedication and support from their die hard fans and now it’s time now for fans of Formula 5 to come and support the […]
Editorial: Phish is in the Midst of an Historic Residency at Madison Square Garden
Phish is doing something unprecedented at Madison Square Garden. They’re in the midst of a 13 show residency that is more than your average run of shows. This isn’t just a residency: it’s a historic Rock ‘n’ Roll experience that is falling under the radar as Phish often does. But what they’re doing deserves attention […]