Umphrey’s McGee And TAUK Join Forces As TAUKing McGee In Asheville – Gallery/Setlist
Setlist: TAUKing McGee at New Mountain AVL Theater, Asheville, NC – 2/19/16Setlist: The Drop, Carpentinos Rebirth, Sweet Revenge, High Times> Hang Up Your Hang Ups, Human Nature> National Anthem, Cirrus, Mindshift Load remaining images With Umphrey’s McGee and TAUK on the road together for the majority of the last month, it’s no surprise that the top-caliber musicians that comprise each group would team up and throw down. After a slammin’ TAUKing McGee event in New York, NY in January, the groups merged forces for another edition of the exciting collaboration in Asheville, NC last Friday, February 19th. The band featured all of TAUK, as well as Ryan Stasik and Joel Cummins of UM, for a great night of music.The show mostly featured TAUK originals, including “The Drop” and “Sweet Revenge,” but also included a cover of Herbie Hancock’s “Hang Up Your Hang Ups,” Michael Jackson’s “Human Nature” and so many more. Check out photos from the event, courtesy of Phierce Photography, with the show setlist below:
Back in 2008, the beloved artist formerly and currently known as Prince graced the main stage of Coachella for a headlining performance. Easily one of the best sets in the history of Coachella, Prince played a career-spanning show that included a number of his biggest hits and some fun covers throughout.The famed concert recently made headlines, as Radiohead’s Thom Yorke asked Prince to “unblock” the video of his performance of their song “Creep.” The video of Prince’s “Creep” at Coachella was truly something to behold, and you can watch it below:In honor of The Purple One’s lifelong legacy, we wanted to share full audio from his incredible set. Listen in and experience the magic; try not to get too choked up when you hear him sing “Angel” by Sarah McLachlan… RIP Prince. The full setlist can be seen below:Edit this setlist | More Prince setlists
Just last week, Widespread Panic hit the Starlight Amphitheatre in Kansas City, MO. Surrounding that performance, however, two of the band’s longest tenured members – John Bell and Sunny Ortiz – stopped by local radio station KCPT 90.9 The Bridge for a unique studio session. The Bridge is one of the largest listener-supported public radio stations in the KC area, and their “909 In Studio” program regularly brings great musicians to the people. The WSP duo certainly made their appearance a memorable one!Together, Bell and Ortiz played a three song set that included “Blue Indian,” “Old Joe,” and “Radio Child.” With the two musicians playing acoustically, the stripped-down arrangements on these songs really give them a new life. Watch the three videos posted by “909 In Studio” below.Blue IndianOld JoeRadio ChildYou can also listen in on the full interview with Bell and Ortiz, where they speak about hippie days at baseball stadiums, the process of recording and their musical influences. That audio can be found here.
After a much-hyped spring tour that saw Pearl Jam play a handful of their albums and tons of great performances, the rock and roll band hit the road again last night with a performance at the Ride Festival in Telluride, CO. Their headlining set was something to behold, chock full of amazing highlights throughout the performance.Among said highlights was the first performance of their song “Angel,” which had not been played since March of 1994. The band shouted out to former drummer Dave Abbruzzese, who wrote the song “Angel.” The show also saw the band debut “Society,” a track from Eddie Vedder’s Into The Wild album, after mentioning that a fan requested it just before they performed. How’s that for a band who loves their fans?Watch “Angel” below, courtesy of YouTube user rb1229.The band had some fun in their set, bringing out Pearl Jam karaoke contest winners to sing “Daughter” and concluding their main set with the hit “Better Man.” The bust outs were far from over, however, as they played their second-ever rendition of “Santa Cruz,” and the first since 2010. After bringing out Tom Petty and Pink Floyd covers in the encore, the band closed it out with two familiar rockers, “Alive” and “Yellow Ledbetter.”What a show! Check out the full setlist below.Edit this setlist | More Pearl Jam setlists
In 4 short days, Phish will settle in at Madison Square Garden for their traditional end-of-the-year run. Phish is no stranger to the Garden, having now played the famed venue in the heart of New York City 35 times over the course of their career. From their MSG debut in 1994 to their most recent appearances at the very beginning of 2016, the storied room has played host to some of the most treasured shows in the band’s history. As we inch closer to this year’s New Year’s Run, we will be bringing you our 12 Days Of Phishmas series, highlighting a different milestone MSG Phish show each day until we all head back to the Garden on the 28th. It wasn’t easy narrowing 35 down to 12, but we think you’ll be pleased with these classics from the Phish catalog. Enjoy!On the ninth day of Phishmas, we look at the band’s New Year’s gag from 2010, when they turned the “Meatstick” into a hilarious, multi-cultural song-and-dance spectacular!To say that Phish fans were excited to get back to Madison Square Garden for New Year’s Eve in 2010 is an understatement. While the band performed a three-night run at the beloved venue in December 2009, nothing can compare to the raw energy of “The World’s Most Famous Arena” on New Year’s Eve. Of course, once Phish fans got over their excitement for a grand return to MSG, their attention quickly turned to the NYE gag. What would Phish do to mark this exciting occasion?In the days leading up to the New Year’s run, word got out that Phish’s infamous giant hot dog, used in two separate pranks of New Year’s past in 1994 and 1999, was curiously missing from its home at the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame. Speculation was rampant that the hot dog would be making another appearance, and the excitement surely mounted from there.When the night finally came, the band harnessed all the energy in the room with an opening “Punch You In The Eye”, before hitting a number of reliable favorites like “AC/DC Bag”, “The Moma Dance” and “Scent of a Mule”. “Weigh” also made a rare appearance in the first set, which concluded with a with an energetic romp through “Rock & Roll”.Set two saw the band firing on all cylinders. “Wilson” kicked things off, with “46 Days”, “Sand”, and “NICU” to follow. The improvisational highlight of the evening came next, as “Down With Disease” flowed into “Ghost”, before the set closed with a classic run through “You Enjoy Myself”, which featured a brief take on “Manteca”, played for the first time since 1998.As the lights went down for the third set, fans knew what time it was. It was NYE gag time. When the band started up their funky joke tune “Meatstick”, fans knew that that infamous hot dog was going to show up at some point. However, no one could’ve expected what happened next. The band was joined by a huge collection of performers, all singing “Meatstick” in different languages. First it was a quartet of performers dressed in African garb, then a group dressed as Mexican mariachis, then performers dressed as Hasidic Jewish rabbis, and then a group sining in German wearing lederhosen. The song was performed in the round, with all of the languages blending together before everyone linked up in English to sing a show-tuney style of the song, complete with choreographed dance moves.The crowd absolutely ate it up, entranced by the multitude of performers on the stage. What many didn’t realize was that the members of Phish had disappeared from the stage, and the music that was playing was actually a recording. All of a sudden, the band emerged at the back of the room, riding inside of that famous hot dog while throwing down miniature foam hot dogs/meatsticks into the crowd. Appropriately, hot dog shaped balloons fell from the sky as the band rode towards the stage. The band joined the singers and dancers once more to do their off-time meatstick dance, before getting back on to their instruments to complete the jam.As the clock struck midnight, the performers remained on stage to sing “Auld Lang Syne”, with Trey Anastasio playing the song on guitar behind them. As balloons and confetti fell from the ceiling of MSG, the band kept the energy high with a bust out of JJ Cale’s “After Midnight”. If the roar of approval from the crowd shows anything, it’s that this was truly one of the most joyous moments in Phish history.Watch a full video of this incredible New Year’s gag below, as well as a behind-the-scenes making-of video that the band released shortly after, giving a sneak peak into all the hard work that went into making this all happen.“Meatstick” New Year’s Eve Making of the “Meatstick”Full Show VideoSetlist: Phish | Madison Square Garden | New York, NY | 12/31/2010SET 1: Punch You In the Eye > AC/DC Bag > The Moma Dance > Scent of a Mule, Burn That Bridge[1], Weigh > Ocelot, Beauty of My Dreams, Gone, Rock and RollSET 2: Wilson > 46 Days, Sand, NICU > Down with Disease[2] > Ghost , You Enjoy Myself -> Manteca -> You Enjoy MyselfSET 3: Meatstick[3], Auld Lang Syne[4], After Midnight, Backwards Down the Number Line > Piper > Free, Waste >Slave to the Traffic Light, GrindENCORE: First Tube[1] Phish debut.[2] Unfinished.[3] Portions pre-recorded; Lyrics sung in multiple languages.[4] Sung with Meatstick singers while Trey played guitar.This show was webcast via LivePhish. 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). Disease was unfinished. 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. Auld Lang Syne was sung with the Meatstick singers while Trey played guitar. Appropriately, the post-show music was Captain Beefheart’s Tropical Hot Dog Night.Stay tuned over the coming days for more Phishmas! ‘Tis the season!On the ninth day of Phishmas, a Phish phan played for me…Nine Ladies Dancing (to Meatstick) (12/31/10)Eight No Men Landing (12/31/15)Seven Jams A-Steamin’ (12/31/11)Six Walls a-Cavin’ (12/31/02)Five Song Second Set (12/29/97)Four Light Year Jams (12/29/98)Three Phishy Decades (12/31/13)Two Sitting Legends (10/22/96)and The Gamehendge Time Factory (12/31/95)!If you’re attending the run, there are plenty of things to do in between shows. For fans of the jam, head to any of these concerts in the area for a guaranteed good time!12/28: Aqueous + Mungion @ DROM (Phish After-Party) – tickets12/30: Phan Art w/ Formula 5 @ American Beauty (Phish Pre-Party) – FREE SHOW12/30-31: Spafford & Magic Beans @ American Beauty (Phish After-Party) – tickets
[Photo: Phierce Photo] The Peach Festival did not disappoint this year, with the festival tapping some of the biggest names in the scene for the gathering of Allman Brothers Band extended family and friends in Scranton, Pennsylvania. While Saturday hosted an all-star tribute to Butch Trucks and Gregg Allman, which has now become one of the focal points of the weekend, the four-day festival was jam packed with unreal musical moments that will be remembered by attendees for years to come. One such performance was the funk gurus of Lettuce’s collaboration with the legendary Chaka Khan, which closed out the festival’s main stage on Friday night.Peach Festival Sees MMJ Cover ABB, Lettuce With Chaka Khan, And More [Video/Audio/Photo]Dubbed the “ChakaLett” set, the prolific singer and funk icon, Chaka Khan, and her back-up singers joined the Brooklyn-born funk act for the middle portion of Lettuce’s set. Together, the two prominent funk acts teamed for five songs—”I’m A Woman,” “Tell Me Something Good,” “Love The One You’re With,” “Sweet Thing,” and “Ain’t Nobody”—with the band expressing their love for the singer during her introduction and outro. Chaka’s appearance during the Lettuce set was sandwiched in between two smaller solo segments from the band, which saw Lettuce pulling numbers from their more traditional catalog. Ranging from the set-opener, “Mt. Crushmore,” which is the title track off the group’s latest release, to songs pulled from ten years ago and beyond, such as “By Any Shmeeans Necessary” and “Last Suppit” off of 2008’s Rage!, the band was fully dialed into their set in its entirety, with the collaboration with Chaka Khan helping fuel the high-energy performance.You can listen to the full audio from Lettuce’s Friday set at The Peach Festival featuring Chaka Khan below, courtesy of Ted Gakidis.Setlist: Lettuce & Chaka Khan | The Peach Festival | Montage Mountain | Scranton, PA | 8/11/2017Set: Mt. Crushmore, Get Greazy, Chief It Up, 116th, Force, Phyllis, I’m A Woman*, Tell Me Something Good*, Love The One You’re With*, Sweet Thing*, Ain’t Nobody*, Gogo, Suppit, Do It like You Do, By Any Shmeeans, Lettsanity, Silverdome* with Chaka Khan
The Prince Estate, alongside Pantone Color Institute™, the global color authority, announced today the creation of a standardized custom color to represent and honor international icon, Prince. The (naturally) purple hue, represented by his “Love Symbol #2” was inspired by his custom-made Yamaha purple piano, which was originally scheduled to go on tour with the performer before his untimely passing at the age of 57. According to the announcement, the color pays tribute to Prince’s indelible mark on music, art, fashion and culture.Prince’s association with the color purple was galvanized in 1984 with the release of the film Purple Rain, along with its Academy Award-winning soundtrack featuring the eponymous song. While the spectrum of the color purple will still be used in respect to the “Purple One,” Love Symbol #2 will be the official color across the brand he left behind.“The color purple was synonymous with who Prince was and will always be. This is an incredible way for his legacy to live on forever,” said Troy Carter, Entertainment Advisor to Prince’s Estate.The ‘Purple One’ made a statement and challenged cultural norms through both his well-known music and personal style. In addition to the Oscar, Prince won seven Grammy Awards and a Golden Globe Award for Purple Rain. Both “Purple Rain” and “1999” were entered into the Grammy Hall of Fame, and Prince was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004, the very first year he was eligible.Laurie Pressman, Vice President of the Pantone Color Institute said in the press release: “We are honored to have worked on the development of Love Symbol #2, a distinctive new purple shade created in memory of Prince, ‘the purple one.’ A musical icon known for his artistic brilliance, Love Symbol #2 is emblematic of Prince’s distinctive style. Long associated with the purple family, Love Symbol #2 enables Prince’s unique purple shade to be consistently replicated and maintain the same iconic status as the man himself.”The Estate is in conversation with various partners about collaboration on products that incorporate the custom color.
This Saturday, The Werks and Passafire are bringing their exciting co-headlining Firewerks Tour to Brooklyn’s The Knitting Factory for one jam-packed night. With extensive touring history and devout fan bases, this power combo is set to electrify the renowned NYC venue with high-octane back-to-back performances. In anticipation of this weekend’s throwdown, the bands got together to ask each other some hard-hitting questions, ranging from most memorable moments to salsa preference. See what they had to say below, and grab tickets for Saturday at the Knitting Factory here.Passafire’s Nick Kubley to The Werks’ Rob ChafinPassafire: How did you come up with the name The Werks?The Werks: When we first started, we were trying to come up with a name that was reflective of our eclectic influences. One day, when we were ordering some food and asked for them to add “the works,” Houser and I both looked at each other and knew it was the band name. We then made the spelling a little more unique to add some flavor.PF: If you could open for any band currently touring who would it be?TW: We have been lucky to open for a lot of our favorite acts like Umphrey’s McGee, Lotus, The Disco Biscuits, and STS9—but even though they never have openers, it would be amazing to open for Phish.PF: Will your fans like us?TW: Of course they will, you guys crush it! Our fans have historically been very embracing to every act we go on tour with.PF: What show are you most excited for on this tour?TW: All of them! Specifically stoked for NYC and Chicago.PF: What made you want to start your own festival?TW: We always wanted to throw a festival since we have been attending them. There is a magic behind the unique community every festival creates that is unlike anything else, and we wanted to start our own. When we first started, it was a party with all of our friends, and it has some grown into such an incredible community of music lovers.The Werks’ Jake Goldberg to Passafire’s Nick KubleyThe Werks: What have been some memorable moments in the band’s history?Passafire: Opening for Van Halen in Reno in 2008. No one believes us, but it’s true. Also, our 2015 European tour and playing on the main stage at CA Roots Festival in 2017.TW: How was the band first started? Is the band still comprised of its original members?PF: Ted and I started the band in Savannah in college. We are the only two original members. Will is our third bass player, and Mike is our second keyboard player.TW: What’s that cool octave up pedal the bass player uses?PF: I believe it’s a pitch shifter? I could be completely wrong about that. Let’s just call it the Face Melter 9000.TW: What’s it like being so tall?PF: It’s pretty great. I’m only 6’1″, so it’s not too crazy. Will is the tallest guy in our band. You should ask him.TW: What’s your favorite venue or area of the country to play?PF: My favorite area to play in is Colorado. All the venues are dope, and the drives are short.TW: Green or red salsa?PF: Red. But also green.Purchase tickets for The Werks & Passafire at the Knitting Factory Brooklyn on 9/16 here, or enter to win tix + a meet and greet with The Werks below!
You can also listen to the full show audio below, as recorded and mixed by Eric McRoberts:Setlist: George Porter Jr., Mike Dillon, Skerik | Brooklyn Comes Alive | 9/23/17Intro, Improv, Is It Nature’s Rock N’ Roll?, Ain’t No Sunshine@#, Improve#*@ w/ Maurice “Mobetta” Brown – Trumpet# w/ Wil Blades – Organ* w/ Monica Khot – GuitarIf you are in a mood to hear more of the fun from Brooklyn Comes Alive there are video highlights from the tributes to Herbie Hancock, Jamiroquai, and the Green Day Dookie album available as well with lots more to come. The BCA formula of recruiting artists to curate new bands and musical formations has yielded some truly amazing results. We can’t wait to see what comes next for this exciting new music concept! Brooklyn Comes Alive brought together an insane list of collaborations, including a Saturday set from New Orleans heavyweights George Porter Jr., Skerik and Mike Dillon. While the avante garde roots of sax demon Skerik made perfect sense against the percussive mayhem of Dillon, the inclusion of the legendary funk pioneer, The Meters bassist George Porter Jr., gave the band a perfect blend of styles and sensibilities. Though billed as a trio, the players welcomed organist Wil Blades, trumpeter Maurice “Mobetta” Brown and guitarist Monica Khot to join in and add to the swirling stew of funk, soul, and lunacy.You can throw buzz words and phrases like challenging, groovy, and awe-inspiring at the set and come nowhere near giving folks a real impression of the music these disparate performers came up with. It’s impossible to truly describe the free-flowing jams the artists put together, so instead we thought we would just share the sights and sounds of the magic that went down. See and hear for yourselves the special set the lucky ones in attendance got to enjoy in the videos and audio below. Blast off!
Trey Anastasio Trio will follow their first tour since 1999 with a pair of newly-announced summer shows in Virginia and New York. The group—which finds Anastasio joined by bassist Tony Markellis, and drummer Russ Lawton—will perform at Charlottesville, Virginia’s Sprint Pavilion on July 5th before heading to New York City’s Central Park SummerStage on July 6th.As previously reported, Trey Anastasio Trio announced their first shows in nearly two decades after Trey Anastasio Band keyboardist Ray Paczkowski underwent surgery for a brain tumor. Consequently, Anastasio decided to reconfigure the tour as a run with his classic trio. The outing got started earlier this month and will soon wrap up with a three-night stand in New Orleans during Jazz Fest that will be webcast and a benefit show in Atlanta. This past Saturday, the trio offered up a few debuts and Phish favorites during the second show of a two-night Chicago run.Tickets for Trey Anastasio Trio’s newly-announced dates will go on sale to the general public on Friday, April 27th. Pre-sale tickets will be available at noon ET on Wednesday, April 25th.