Bootsy Collins Funks the Halls

Legendary bass-man Bootsy Collins brought the funk to California this December for a week that went down in the books. Bootsy Collins is the Cincinnati funk master associated with James Brown, Parliament-Funkadelic, George Clinton, Dee-Lite and many other acts. Collins is a member of the Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame and has been regarded as the Jimi Hendrix of the Bass Guitar. Collins is a pleasure to photograph as his outfits change every couple songs. Bootzilla played all the classics and one of the best versions of "Cosmic Slop" and "I'd Rather Be With You" that I have ever heard in all my years of lovin' the funk. "Everyone have a good New Year, baby."

Images by Doug Siegel

PHISH at Madison Square Garden - 12.28.12

Images and article by Bill Kelly

Kicking off their “almost” annual New Years run at Madison Square Garden, Phish appeared for their 24th show at the venerated arena on December 28th.  From the first notes of opener Stealing Time From The Faulty Plan through to the closing cover of Zepplin’s Good Times Bad Times, Anastiasio and band mates delighted fans with a strong, rousing night of music.  People familiar with MSG know that the structure is actually a suspended bowl, and at several points during the night the arena could be felt literally “jumping” to the music.

12-12-12 At Music City Roots you got what you needed

                                       12-12-12 At Music City Roots you got what you needed

 By Butch Worrell,
       Nashville, TN

 Music City Roots, live on Wednesday night from the world famous Loveless Café, is a combined Radio/live internet show that showcases diverse musical genres.

Hosted by Jim Lauderdale, it features 5 segments of artists, with a “Loveless” super jam for a finale. This show featured Bill Mize, Annabelle’s Curse, Michael Super Granda (think Ozark Mountain Daredevils), Langhorne Slim, and Paul McDonald. Everyone of these Artists rocked the crowd with their unique musical talents. And the finale was an incredible cover of “You can’t always get what you want” capping off a night of music that gave you just what you needed. Jim Lauderdale and Keith Bilbrey

Warren Haynes Christmas Jam Pre-Jam

Gregg Allman and Warren Haynes

Each year around Christmas time, Warren Haynes organized a benefit concert in his hometown of Asheville, North Carolina.  The Warren Haynes Christmas Jam benefits Habitat for Humanity.  This year's performers include, Sheryl Crow, String Cheese Incident, Blind Boys of Alabama, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue and Warren Haynes Band.


Tune in now to hear the live stream from the private Pre-Jam.

http://wncw.org/listen-live

Contribute to Habitat for Humanity via the Warren Haynes Christmas Jam

12-12-12 The Concert for Sandy Relief

Bruce Springsteen

Tonight, nearly 2 billion people are tuning in around the world to watch and listen to one of the most epic concerts in the history of the United States.  The lineup of performers include some of the best performers of our time.  Tune in live now!  Do not forget to contribute to the Robin Hood Fund which is the benefactor of tonight's concert to help victims of Hurricane Sandy.  Performers of tonight's concert include Bon Jovi, Eric Clapton, Dave Grohl, Billy Joel, Alicia Keys, Chris Martin, Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band, Taylor Swift, Eddie Vedder, Roger Waters, Kanye West, The Who, Paul McCartney and The Rolling Stones.

Snoop Dogg Performs at Belly Up in San Diego

Snoop with DJ Artistic performed for a small crowd (600 capacity) at The Belly Up in Solana Beach, California. Both nights sold out in under 5 minutes and everyone in San Diego was scrambling to see the show. Snoop dropped all the classics and also played some Snoop Lion tracks off the new album Reincarnated. The green room was fittingly named on this particular occasion. The lighting wasn't great at the show due to Snoops request to "dim it izup." Check Snoop out at selected small venue locations throughout the U.S before he goes back to the arena/festival tour.

Images by Doug Siegel

The Allman Brothers Band at All Good Festival

Happy Birthday Gregg Allman!

Gregg Allman

Yesterday Gregg Allman turned 65 yesterday.  To begin Concert Photos Magazine's release of galleries from the 2012 All Good Festival, we are starting with The Allman Brothers Band July 21, 2012 performance.