Written by : Eric Deysher Photos by : Mike Geller Starting back in mid-August Umphrey's McGee and STS9 embarked on a fourteen-date, multi-city tour. The bands, each with their own large following, teamed up to attack some larger venues that they typically couldn't fill on their own. On Friday, August 30 at The Mann Center in Philadelphia , STS9 warmed up the evening, while Umphrey's brought it home with an epic performance. Sound Tribe Sector Nine hit the stage shortly after 7:30pm and got things going with a pumped up and well known trune, “Metameme”. With their groovy, yet in your face brand of tunes, they kept the energy of the evening pushing in the RAGE direction! After the first well crafted segment, the band led themselves into an all-time fan favorite tune “Breathe In” that really whipped the crowd into a frenzy. The intellectual, electronic musicians from Atlanta closed the marathon set out with a smooth version of “Wika Chikana”. Umphrey's Mcgee took to the stage just around 10pm and quickly found their footing with a fairly new yet beloved track “Gurgle” that crashed into the deadbeat anthem “Slacker”. This was just the beginning of a completely hard rock, raging and especially dancy collection of tunes that began with a slick and funky “Ocean Billy” and rocked all the way through to perhaps the most famous and hallowed UMPH anthem “All in Time”! A beautifully crafted rendition of Pink Floyds' “Shine On You Crazy Diamond” led into a excited version of “Wappy Sprayberry” which saw the evenings first sit ins. STS9s' Dave Murphy hopped on bass and Jeffree Lerner went behind the percussion rig. Umphrey's set ended with an old standby favorite “JaJunk”. The band came back after about five minutes with STS9s' drummer Zach Velmer sitting in for the usual Kris Meyers on the kit for a cool and rare Fugazi cover “Waiting Room”. Zach left the stage and Meyers retook his thrown for a final bouncy and demanding tune “Pay the Snucka” which came complete with a “Bulls on Parade” jam to end the evening on an extremely high note! Our good friends, Cocktail Party Phenomenon hosted a stellar After Party at nearby music venue, The Blockley. The high-energy set was highlighted by a 22-minute rendition of the hard-hitting "Rumblestilskin". CPP really impressed with their ability to improv and really control the energy of the show. "That was some of the craziest improv shit we've ever done!" said a very excited and enthusiastic Max young, drummer of the band. "It was a crazy show." SETLISTS STS9 Setlist ~ Metameme, Vapors, What Is Love?, Really What? > 4 Year Puma, Scheme, Vibyl, .F Word, Golden Gate, 20-12, Move My Peeps, MOD, Awesome feat. Cool Kids (STS9 Remix) > Unquestionable Supremacy of Nature, Breathe In, Wika Chikana Umphrey's McGee Setlist ~ Gurgle > Slacker > Ocean Billy > Day Nurse > Ocean Billy, All In Time, Shine On You Crazy Diamond > Wappy Sprayberry[#], JaJunk One Set: Waiting Room[+], Pay the Snucka[%] [#] with David Murphy on bass and Jeffree Lerner on percussion [+] with Zach Velmer replacing Kris on drums [%] with Bulls On Parade (Rage Against the Machine) jam Cocktail Party Phenomenon Setlist ~ Thriller / Another Brick in the Wall, Last Stand > Rumblestilskin, The Bad Touch, Batterjeeznuts COCKTAIL PARTY PHENOMENON AFTER PARTY AT THE BLOCKLEY
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Wrapping up a busy summer with sets at Summer Camp, Gathering of the Vibes, Rootwire and the approaching Catskill Chill Music Festival, Jimkata announces the release of their first official live album, 10 More Songs!, due out in October. This fall the Ithaca based four-piece will also head back to the studio with Die Digital producer Jocko Randall to record the follow-up EP while embarking on the following national tour: Ten More Songs! Fall Tour
Our good friend, Cosmal, is bringing his show back to Olive's in Nyack on Saturday, August 31 with Looping, Funk duo The Hornitz. We know you've seen the name (the dude is everywhere!) but if you haven't experienced the show, don't miss this one.
COSMAL is a one man LIVE music performance involving the layering and looping of different instruments, progressive build ups, and rampant improv. Cosmal is able to create the energy of a full band or DJ, improvising and swaying between genres. A combination of the cool, experimental work of Beck meets the tasty licks of David Gilmour, Cosmal takes you on a mystical journey through space, time and music! Performances always feature Live Painter Ali Laz, who's is one of the coolest people around! All information can be foudn on the Facebook Event Page.
The results are in! Our very own Mother's Wine, and New Jersey's Fish House Road have won Equifunk's contest for the last remaining slots!
"With so many great submissions, it was no easy task choosing just 1 winner... And with that, we'd like to announce BOTH of our WINNERS..." read Equifunk's Facebook Page this afternoon. It really is a great opportunity for both bands. Equifunk prides itself on being an All-Inclusive Music Festival. It lives up to that. Featuring some of the best Funk acts on this planet, it truly is one of the best Summer Music Festivals of the summer. Conceived in 2008, Equifunk has grown tremendously in just a few short years. The intimate music festival is held annually in late August at Camps Equinunk and Blue Ridge in Pennsylvania's Pocono Mountains. Bands and DJs play at the lakeside pool party during the day and perform throughout the night at the camp's state of the art "E-rena." The all-inclusive weekend event pass guarantees access to all live music, meals, drinks, use of all facilities and comfortable lodging accommodations in the camp's newly renovated cabins or camping fields. Yes...a Pool Party, Live Music and Drinks...You know what to do. Good Love UPSTATE PRODUCTIONS LLC ANNOUNCES MUSICAL LINEUP FOR FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION MUSIC AND ARTS FESTIVAL, (F.O.E. FEST 3): A THREE DAY CAMPING EVENT HELD AT SKI WEST MOUNTAIN, SEPTEMBER 20-22, 2013.
F.O.E. fest will return to Ski West Mountain this fall solstice on 59 West Mountain RD., Queensbury, NY 12804; 45 miles north of Albany. The third annual festival will feature a number of artists from a variety of genres: HEADLINERS FOR F.O.E. 3 INCLUDE: DESIGNER DRUGS, ETC! ETC!, HEROBUST, STYLES&COMPLETE, CONSIDER THE SOURCE, ALPHA DATA, THE MANHATTAN PROJECT, D.V.S* and ROOTS OF CREATION SECOND PHASE LINE UP INCLUDES: DESIGNER DRUGS, ETC! ETC!, STYLES&COMPLETE, THE MANHATTAN PROJECT, ROOTS OF CREATION, FIKUS, FORMULA 5, TWEED, THE BIG TAKEOVER, GROOVESTICK, DEEP CHEMESTRY, J.DEMONIC, TECHNICOLOR LENSES, JAY DANKO, AURAK MAURAK BOMB, FOOTWORK, SLIPCASE, LOPHI, PETER AMROD, FRENZ(Y), 222 OCEANS/CLOUD 11, DJ LADY VERSE, CONTRA, DJ PROPHET, KEN3TIK/ROME THRASHER, TIM DEYO, ROB FIELDS, ERIC DAVID, SPYDER, HUNTERZ, PIRATE DAVE, SVEVO, BIG ROB, BANDIKOOK, FOEX PHASE ONE LINEUP INCLUDED: HEROBUST, CONSIDER THE SOURCE, ALPHA DATA, D.V.S. MUN, TIMBRE COUP, CAPITAL ZEN, BUZZ TRILLINGTON, SHOOTER MCNAPPIN, PROSTECUTIONER, FUNDIMENSIONALS, DIGITAL DHARMA, ALGOREYTHM, LUZCID, COSMAL, SOLARIS, MISTER F., DIRTY DAN, TELL A TALL TALE, JUST THE TIP, DIGIMUN, DOOZY, ADAM AMROD, RISEN, EVSTGHXST, PURPLE DOLPHIN BANDITS, ARTS&CRAFTS, IRELL, UTR90, INTELLI-G, DANNY PENG, JACK TO THE FUTURE, PROJAHMBA, ABSOLUTE XERO, ROLLINGBASS. The event will be held on the grounds of Ski West Mountain, featuring a professional production, including quality sound, lighting, lasers and more visual displays, live art and installs, yoga workshops and more. Camping will be conveniently located close to stage, ski lodge and food/craft vendors. The lodge boasts two bars, a restaurant and two stages. Early bird tickets are available until 6/30/13 at http://www.foemusicfest.com/#!tickets/c1ic3 for the amount of $65.00+ tax. MUST BE 21+ WITH VALID ID TO POSESS ALCOHOL THIS IS AN ALL AGES EVENT! 17 AND UNDER MUS BE ACCOMPANIED BY AN ADULT! FOR MORE INFORMATON GO TO www.foemusicfest.com Contact: [email protected] F.O.E. IS PRODUCED BY UPSTATE PRODUCTIONS LLC www.upstateproductions.org The Blockley is Philly's Jam Band homeland. Saturday, June 20 will be a special one! Suckerpunch, featuring members of The Disco Biscuits, The New Deal and Lotus, will be rocking out the stage with our good friends Cartullus and BlendMode.
The livetronica supergroup SuckerPunch is Marc Brownstein and Aron Magner of the Disco Biscuits, Jamie Shields of the New Deal, and Mike Greenfield of Lotus. Brownstein is the bassist of the Disco Biscuits as well as several other side projects including Conspirator. Anyone who has ever attended a Biscuits show or other venture of Brownstein's knows that his live set is not something to be missed. Brownstein's partner-in-crime, Aron Magner, will also take the stage as keyboardist. Magner, like Brownstein, is a founding member of the Biscuits, Conspirator and many other musical endeavors. From Canadian band The New Deal we have Jamie Shields, also on the keyboard. This will be one of Shields' first live appearances since tND split up this past January. Shields and tND are well known in the live music community, and always guarantee a good time. Rounding out the SuckerPunch lineup, Mike Greenfield of Lotus will be joining on the drums. Music fans know Lotus and Greenfield kill it live--no further explanation necessary. - See more at: http://www.bbkingblues.com/bio.php?id=2739#sthash.Hdglzvwk.dpuf Catullus is an up and coming, genre defying band surfacing out of the Philadelphia music scene. Comprised of five talented musicians with a drive to create more than music, Catullus aims to ignite a vibe that makes each experience and show special. Each member brings something unique to the table resulting in the end product; an unparalleled sound. BlendMode fuses many genres of music, including everything from jamtronica, psychedelic funk, drum and bass, and dance rock, into their own unique musical sound. Their music incorporates high energy rifts and exploratory jams into modern dance beats that feed off the energy of their fans. This four-piece band was founded in 2012 by AJ Gillman (drums), Jamie Doyle (percussion), Joey Cohen (bass), and Robert Reynolds (guitar),w/ newest member Kevin Cooper, with the intention of combining electronic instrumental rock with live improvisational jams. Due to their eclectic range of musical influences, BlendMode creates a musical experience that can be appreciated by a large range of audiences. Both Catullus and BlendMode will be at Stir Fry Music Festival this year! TICKETS HERE: http://www.theblockley.com/event/240469-suckerpunch-brownie-magner-philadelphia/ |