Modest Mouse Rocks Seattle

Modest Mouse played a private party to a small crowd in their hometown of Seattle. They played for several hours and sounded fantastic. This is one hell of a live band!

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Sister Sparrow and the Dirty Birds

Sister Sparrow and the Dirty Birds put on another great performance at The Taft Theater last Thursday night. This Brooklyn based band is super tight and blends a mix of soul, funk, rock and overall great music. Arleigh literally has one of the strongest voices on tour these days. Check them out on tour as this band is only getting better and better.

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Death Cab for Cutie

Death Cab for Cutie and Twin Shadow played Riverbend this weekend to closeout the 2015 concert season at Riverbend. The band played a few of their best songs off of every album to date. Ben Gibbard and the band sounded good and played for almost two hours. Check out tour info at deathcabforcutie.com..

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Blues Traveler & Motherfolk at Bogart's

Blues Traveler and Motherfolk played at Bogart's last week. Blues Traveler played old school songs off of the first album and Travelers and Thieves, and several covers that the audience have never heard them perform, as the covers are exclusive to this tour and are on their new album, Blow Up the Moon. It was a nostalgic evening for most of us in the crowd and I forgot how good Blue Traveler is live. The last time I saw Traveler at Bogart's was in 1992 with the Spin Doctors and The Aquarium Rescue Unit...(Lighting was quite dark w lots of red/blue at this show)

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Warren Haynes with Railroad Earth at PNC Pavilion

Warren Haynes is currently touring with Railroad Earth. Railroad played their own set and then stayed on stage to play an entire set with Warren Haynes. They played a number of originals and covers on a balmy August night at PNC Pavilion.

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Incubus & Deftones At Riverbend Music Center

I haven't seen Incubus in 15 years but they sounded as good as they did back in the day. Both bands played full sets of all of their classics. Brandon Boyd and Chino Moreno still have the energy that it takes to front a band and perform well in front of 10,000 people. Check their tour dates at Incubushq.com..

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Widespread Panic and My Morning Jacket Close Out Nights Two and Three at Forecastle Festival

It was another great year of music in Louisville at the Forecastle Festival. Just starting to sort through thousands of photos from this year's festival and am working backwards, putting Widespread Panic and MMJ as the first bands edited. More to come from Forecastle 2015.

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The Music Never Stopped...Thievery Corporation & Beats Antique At Grateful Dead's 50th Anniversary-Fare Thee Well Extravaganza

Thievery Corporation & Beats Antique played for a full house at the Aragon Theater in downtown Chicago for the Grateful Dead's Fare Thee Well weekend. They played several originals and mixed in about 20 Grateful Dead songs including The Other One, China Cat, Eyes of the World, Scarlet, Fire, etc. There were musician and celebrity sightings at this performance and the crowd was in the groove all night. This weekend was the most fun we have had in a long time and will be ingrained into our souls forever. We got the chance to catch all the Soldier Field Dead shows with Trey Anastasio. More photos to come of this spectacular weekend.

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Gogol Bordello with Flogging Molly at PNC Pavillion

Gogol Bordello and Flogging Molly know how to throw one hell of an energetic show. Both bands played hour and a half sets to a dedicated crowd of loyal followers. Check them out on their world tour.

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The 11th Annual Nelsonville Music Festival

The 11th Annual Nelsonville Music Festival was a great success last weekend. This festival was very intimate compared to some of the larger music festivals I have covered over the years. Located in the scenic Hocking Hills of Southeast Ohio near Athens, the festival had it all; a river running trough it, great camping location, a great recycling program, local vendors, local beer (Jackie O's), a mellow-respectful crowd, kid friendly, great bands, yoga events, daily nature hikes, fun late night dj tent, and an overall great experience. Some of the bands on the lineup included The Flaming Lips, Merle Haggard, St. Vincent, Brandi Carlisle, Trampled by Turtles, Built to Spill, Mavis Staples, The Black Lips, Lucero, Hurray for the Riff Raff, The Budos Band, Natural Child, Bummer, Moon Hooch, Oblivians, San Fermin, Sarah Neufeld (Arcade Fire), Good English, Ben Sollee, and many more. I didn't get to cover the entire festival due to previous engagements but will make sure to next year. Please check out Nelsonvillefest.org for more information on the festival.

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Galactic with Erica Falls and The Record Company at 20th Century Theater

Galactic just keeps outdoing themselves in bringing the best New Orleans funk experience to the masses. Galactic is featuring Erica Falls as their current vocalist and this girl has "it." As a backup vocalist for Sting, John Fogerty, and several other international touring artists, it's great to hear her in the spotlight and out in front. When she is in New Orleans, she also fronts for the legendary Allen Toussaint. As a not so distant relative of Fats Domino, Erica has what is takes to do whatever she wants in the music industry. Galactic is of course the perfect band to back this rising talent as they played all their classics and some NOLA standards. Galactic is on tour all over the U.S. and will be performing several sets at Jazz Fest in a few weeks. Also check out The Record Company out of Los Angeles for some great garage filled blues.

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Keb Mo Performs at The Taft Theater

Keb Mo (Kevin Moore) performed at The Taft Theater on 1/29/15. The band started with an acoustic set and then went electric to finish out the show. Keb Mo is out on tour promoting his new album, BLUES Americana. Check out the grammy winner's website KebMo(dot)com for more tour information.

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