Woodstock 2011?
OK, not really. But I am going to be spending this Memorial Day weekend at the site of the original 1969 Woodstock Music and Art Fair. Phish is playing 3 nights at the Bethel Woods Center for the Arts....
View ArticleJourney to the Holy Land
and by “Holy Land”, I mean Bethel, NY. This past Memorial Day weekend, I traveled to Bethel, NY to see Phish play three nights at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts. Bethel Woods is located on the...
View ArticleI’ve been a bad blogger…
So I know I just posted my thoughts on Bethel. Most of it was already written, I just had to finish it up. Really, I should add some pics, but you can check my Flickr stream for the pics. Anyway… next...
View ArticleSuper Ball IX
So as I mentioned in my last post, I attended Super Ball IX last weekend. It was Phish’s ninth festival and held at Watkins Glen International, the famous auto race track in Watkins Glen, NY that last...
View ArticleConcerts, Original Setlists, and Phish…
There has been a lot of discussion recently about Phish and their recent performance at Bonnaroo. The complaint I’ve heard is that the music wasn’t very original, the guest performer sucked, and there...
View ArticleFix It, Maybe?
So… at work we (and by “we” I mean my student employees) made a pretty sweet video promoting the Helpdesk.
View ArticleWe’re Back!
It’s been WAY WAY WAY too long since I last wrote something to put up here. After some malware infections and a really long hiatus, my site is back and you can expect some posts from me in the coming...
View ArticleArtists Must Innovate (a response to David Byrne)
David Byrne posted an article today about his thoughts on the current state of music consumption and what that means for artists. In it, he talks about how music consumption is changing from a model...
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Review: Rebirth Brass Band with Background Orcs and The Electric Church
Last night I had the pleasure of checking out the Rebirth Brass Band, a New Orleans funk/jazz/fusion brass band, for the second time. I had caught them at a Phish after-show in New York during the 2012...
View ArticleTauk, The Jauntee, and Formula 5 Go Furthur in Providence
On Saturday, September 25, the bus stopped in Providence, RI at The Spot Underground. To celebrate, The Spot had a planned mini festival outside. Unfortunately, likely rain showers forced them to move...
View ArticleReviewing Music for UpstateLive
For anyone who actually follows my blog, you’re going to see a bunch of links to UpstateLive, a live music publication based in upstate New York. I’m writing for them as a live music reviewer. You’ll...
View ArticlePink Talking Fish: Triple Bill from a Single Band
Tribute bands tend to fall into one of two extremes. They are either really impressive and give you an experience reminiscent of the band they’re covering or they fall flat and just play a bunch of...
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