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...

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...

Congrats to Chris Thile, who though fans had known it for a while, is officially a genius (and the youngest ever at that)They've got their own beer -- and are seeking fans input on the recipe. Next stop, Grateful Dead branded medicinal marijuana.The long lost Neil Young album -- Homegrown (reconstructed for your...

When my favorite cranky old rock stars release new albums, they often give cranky interviews. Here'a a few:Bob Dylan just comes right out and calls his critics pussies (and wussies)Not gonna lie, I'm very much looking forward to reading Waging Heavy Peace -- here's a nice long form New York Times interview of...

I'll start with the standard plea for you to purchase this very reasonably priced download so that we can enjoy archival releases of "all time best" shows like this going forward.With that out of the way, you can click below to see what happens when pristine audio gets synced with the type of grainy,...

Update 9/25: Includes data through end of Summer TourIn 2011, The Barn introduced Visual Song Charts and the Rotation Graph as ways to conceptualize all of the songs in the rotation over the course of a Phish tour. I've combined the best elements of these into the 2012 version.View 2012 Phish Rotation Graph HereFor every song played, we...

Following up on his statement regarding the 2011 tour, our 43rd president has come forward to explain his recent whereabouts and contribute some thoughts on the "state of the union". [Sorry, you need a browser running Flash to view...make sure volume is on and refresh to view again]Look for more tour recap posts from...

[flbike]Okay, I like some of these bands -- some an awful lot -- but it is nice to see critic's darlings get raked over the coals a bit in LA Weekly's list of worst "hipster bands"Disappointment department. Pearl Jam is playing a corporate event in October and this guy is pissed about it....

For a write-up on how to read and interpret visual setlists, click on over here.View Current RotationView All Summer Tour Visual Setlists

For a write-up on how to read and interpret visual setlists, click on over here.View Current RotationView All Summer Tour Visual Setlists