Nov 1, 2012
Contributed By: Dave WecksteinWith Halloween upon us, Kasey Foster (local actress and vocalist in This Must Be The Band) thought it appropriate to dress up as her favorite band a week prior to the holiday. The occasion was her first dance tribute to the experimental California band Mr Bungle. Truth be told, I was a...
Oct 31, 2012
We're putting Umphrey's Visual Setlists and on temporary hold until we can process the awesome amount of new and refined data contained at allthings.umphreys.com, but we'll but we'll continue to post setlists here for convenience until we get it straightened out. Umphrey's McGeeThe Fillmore - Silver Springs, MDOctober 31, 2012 Set 1:Gurgle>Puppet String,...
Oct 30, 2012
We are grateful to have this incredible photo set and a few thoughts contributed by Adam Miszewski Photography, expanding our reach just slightly north to Wisconsin. Here's what Adam had to say about the show...Moe at the Pabst Theater was great. It was the first time they have played the Pabst and the sound...
Oct 30, 2012
Any day with great music is like a holiday, but there are certain days on the calendar that make the live music experience even more celebratory. Even without music, the transformation that occurs in late autumn takes on a surreal, ominous tone, it's no wonder that ancient societies create myth and ritual that mirrored the...
Oct 30, 2012
Watch this ensemble take on "Living For The City", "I Wish", "Tell Me Something Good", and "Signed Sealed Delivered, I'm Yours" at their blowout set Saturday night at the Abbey Pub. Some nice work all around. That's The Right Now's Stefanie Berecz and Jaik Willis nailing the vocals and the Genome horns for extra funk....
Oct 29, 2012
White Denim returned to Chicago's Lincoln Hall for the second time in 2012, attempting to impress as they did in April. This time, they were backed by the corporate sponsored Bonnaroo 365 Tour, with openers Team Spirit and Maps and Atlases along with comedian Sasheer Zamata acting as emcee between sets. As they did in April, they...
Oct 28, 2012
Video has emerged for some of the UM mashups over Halloweekend...Life During Exodus - Life During Wartime (Talking Heads) + Exodus (Bob Marley) + City of Tiny Lites (Frank Zappa) mash-up; with Charlie Otto (This Must Be the Band) on vocalsFrankie Zombie - Thunder Kiss '65 (White Zombie) + Relax (Frankie Goes to Hollywood) + Have a Cigar (...
Oct 27, 2012
We're putting Umphrey's Visual Setlists and on temporary hold until we can process the awesome amount of new and refined data contained at allthings.umphreys.com, but we'll but we'll continue to post setlists here for convenience until we get it straightened out.Umphrey's McGeeRiverside Theater; Milwaukee, WIOctober 26, 201210.26.2012 Riverside Theater, Milwaukee, WI, USASet 1: Flamethrower >...
Oct 26, 2012
Where was this guy in 1995 when everybody was trying to figure out who'd be the next Dead? Apparently his answer was hiding in plane sight. Rush.I couldn't imagine this Neil Young twitter session using the #askneil hashtag going any better than this. If you can distill what makes Neil's music so ingenious into a...
Oct 26, 2012
Low Times recently held a contest to see who could make the worst band shirt and received over 1000 submissions. Through the miracle technology at CustomInk.com, one just needs to select a font, text, shirt color and then choose from the worst set of public domain art imaginable. I wanted to offer a challenge to...