Feb 3, 2015
By: Alex WoodPanda Bear- Panda Bear Meets The Grim Reaper[1/9]Animal Collectives Panda Bear has released a string of consistently quality solo records, and The Grim Reaper is no exception. Though the opening notes recall the slow, trippy harmonies of Person Pitch, the record becomes decidedly more upbeat than the 2007 release. Electronic noises form the...
Jan 30, 2015
More to come from this show, but first here's the setlist and song timings from opening night if the run...Outside & Inside (10:26)Best Feeling (18:31)White Freightliner Blues (4:48)Mouna Bowa (8:43)Barstool (5:56)Way That It Goes (8:11)Joyful Sound (11:55)Come As You Are (12:25)Colliding (13:09)Miss Browns Teahouse (14:12)Pygmy Pony (11:50)Black Clouds (11:30)Master Blaster (Jammin) 8:46 *Stevie Wonder coverImpressions (9:43)...
Jan 28, 2015
Let's talk about String Cheese Incident and the Midwest.During their hard touring days, you could count on several swings through the area per year. A Chicago Cheese fan could easily catch a multiple night run (or two) right in their home town, plus be on the lookout for a few driving stops around...
Jan 27, 2015
By Alex WoodKishi Bashi debuted his new string quartet at Athenaeum Theatre on Thursday as part of the Tomorrow Never Knows festival.The songwriter and violinist was joined by two violas, a cello and a violin, as well as his touring guitarist guesting on banjo when needed. In addition to vocals, Kishi Bashi conducted the...
Jan 27, 2015
It's hard to fathom exactly how incredible Panic en La Playa must be to WSP fans who are able to make the trip. Four nights. Stage right on the beach. Staying on site at an all-inclusive resort.After a blowout show on first night of the fourth edition of this destination festival, the band had...
Jan 26, 2015
It was one of the more exciting stories of 2014 for us. A new fall festival in Illinois featuring a lineup of rock, soul, roots and bluegrass with a heavy jam influence. And no EDM.When Phases of the Moon arrived in September, it was not without it's hiccups, but ultimately delivered a really interesting and...
Jan 23, 2015
By Brian Brinkman - @sufferingjukeIts been a weird year for me with music. Between traveling through SE Asia & India, throwing myself into a complete career shift, and ultimately moving to the East Coast for the first time in my life, I havent had a ton of time to sit and reflect on music like...
Jan 23, 2015
By: Steve Siegel (@thebarnpresents) & Brian Brinkman (@sufferingjuke)Photos: Phish From The Road (@Phish_FTR)Brian and I come from different perspectives in our respective Phish fandoms that roughly equate to when we saw our first shows. But we can both agree on one thing: we both want Phish to be the best possible version...
Jan 19, 2015
By: @WeirScrewedBy being both versatile and creative in a multitude of musical modalities, Jackie Greene is Americanas version of a Swiss army knife.Whether he is fronting a permutation of Phil and Friends, playing lead guitar for the recently defunct Black Crowes, or playing a subdued acoustic show, Greene can wear many different hats and...
Jan 16, 2015
The Leftover Salmon boys set up shop at Chicago's Vic Theater for two shows over New Year's Eve. There were plenty of reason to be excited with Keller Williams sharing the stage, but it it turned out the party planners had a big more up their sleeves....The NYE show also happened to coincide with...