Author: Amy Sheridan

  • The Nth Power, paris_monster, Chris Bullock Band & more Throw Down Sunday Night at Drom in NYC

    The Nth Power, paris_monster, Chris Bullock Band & more Throw Down Sunday Night at Drom in NYC

    On Sunday night, I went to DROM in the East Village for APAP’s Royal Artist Group Showcase. The eight-hour musical extravaganza included indy acts such as Nick Cassarino (solo), Natalie Cressman and Ian Faquini, Chris Bullock Band, Bob Lanzetti, Muscle Tough, John “Papa” Gros, Nth Power and paris_monster. The night started off with a Nick Cassarino solo…

  • 6th Tree of Life Benefit featuring Luther Dickinson, Cody Dickinson & Scott Metzger in NYC

    6th Tree of Life Benefit featuring Luther Dickinson, Cody Dickinson & Scott Metzger in NYC

    Mark your calendar for February 23rd and head into NYC to join us at the world famous SOB’s to enjoy the 6th Tree of Life benefit. As we anticipate over 400 people in attendance, the show will feature the “Brothers Band” and the “Tree of Life Band” in addition to exciting solo sets brought to…

  • Fangeist to Stream Freaks Action Network Holiday Jam & Auction with Items From Phish, Phil Lesh, & More

    Fangeist to Stream Freaks Action Network Holiday Jam & Auction with Items From Phish, Phil Lesh, & More

    Fangeist is set to live stream the 2nd annual Freaks Action Network Holiday Jam, tomorrow, December 20th from Littlefield in Brooklyn, NY. This perennial holiday event will feature performances from Chris Harford and the Band of Changes featuring Dave Dreiwitz, Scott Metzger & Joe Russo, in addition to Agents of Mayhem and BFAJRAD. Additionally, Bill…

  • Lettuce Announces 4th Annual Rage Rocks 2019 Featuring JGB Tribute Set, TAUK & The Soul Rebels

    Lettuce Announces 4th Annual Rage Rocks 2019 Featuring JGB Tribute Set, TAUK & The Soul Rebels

    ​Rage Rocks 2019 to Feature Two Full Sets Including a Jerry Garcia Band Cover Set Plus Support from TAUK and The Soul Rebels Lettuce has announced their 2019 appearance at Red Rocks Amphitheatre set for Saturday, June 15th. The 4th annual Rage Rocks show will feature two full sets from Lettuce, one of which will be a Jerry…

  • Adam Deitch Featured on the Cover of Drum! Magazine

    Adam Deitch Featured on the Cover of Drum! Magazine

    Today the Winter 2018 edition of Drum! Magazine came out and we are so proud that one of our favorite drummers, Adam Deitch of Lettuce and Break Science, landed on the cover, The Funk Issue, of course.There are a few articles in Drum! Magazine about cover boy Adam Deitch. There is an article detailing Adam’s…

  • In Memoriam: Bill Graham January 8, 1931 – October 25, 1991

    In Memoriam: Bill Graham January 8, 1931 – October 25, 1991

    Bill Graham (born Wulf Wolodia Grajonca; January 8, 1931 – October 25, 1991) was a German-American impresario and rock concert promoter from the 1960s until his death in 1991 in a helicopter crash. On July 4, 1939, he was sent from Germany to France to escape the Holocaust after his entire family was killed by the Nazi’s.…

  • Phish Anounce Fall Tour Webcasts

    Phish Anounce Fall Tour Webcasts

    To the delight of Phish phans everywhere, Phish’s fall tour starts tomorrow night!  The first two shows will take place in Albany, NY at The Times Union Center.  While these first two shows of Phish’s fall tour will not be streamed for fans unable to make the show, today, the band announced today that they will be offering webcasts of 10…

  • A Jean-Michel Basquiat Broadway Musical Is in Development

    A Jean-Michel Basquiat Broadway Musical Is in Development

    The life and career of artist Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960–1988) will soon be immortalized in song.  Basquiat, one of the most influential artists of the late 20th century, will be the subject of a new Broadway-bound musical composed by Jon Batiste, bandleader and musical director of CBS’ The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.

  • Post Malone Announces Movie Role & 1st European Tour

    Post Malone Announces Movie Role & 1st European Tour

    Post Malone has announced details of his first UK and European arena tour, which kicks off early next year. See full dates and ticket details below. The ‘Beerbongs & Bentleys‘ star will begin the first leg of the tour in Ireland at Dublin’s 3Arena on Valentine’s Day, Thursday, February 14. Three dates in England include Birmingham, Glasgow and Manchester…

  • LL Cool J, Stevie Nicks, the Cure, Rage, Janet Jackson Nominated for Rock Hall of Fame 2019

    LL Cool J, Stevie Nicks, the Cure, Rage, Janet Jackson Nominated for Rock Hall of Fame 2019

    LL Cool J, Stevie Nicks, the Cure, Rage, Janet Jackson Nominated for Rock Hall of Fame 2019 Radiohead, Kraftwerk, Devo, Roxy Music, John Prine, MC5, Stevie Nicks, Rufus & Chaka Khan and Todd Rundgren also nominated Early Tuesday (Oct. 9) morning, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announced the nominees for induction into the…

  • Jam Cruise 17 Announces Official Theme Nights

    Jam Cruise 17 Announces Official Theme Nights

    ​Jam Cruise 17 will depart Miami aboard the Norwegian Jade on January 15, 2019. The cruise ship will make stops in Belize City, BZ, Cozumel, Mexico and Progreso, Mexico before returning to Miami on January 21st.  We found out this year that the cruise will be extended an additional day!   Umphrey’s McGee, Kamasi Washington, Turkuaz, Galactic, Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe, Melvin Seals & JGB, and boat virgins Khruangbin are just a few of the featured acts…

  • Margo Price Releases “Leftover” Music Video

    Margo Price Releases “Leftover” Music Video

    Amazon has recently launched a collaborative series “Produced By,” which matches up artists and producers to create exclusive content for their users.   Through this series, Margo Price has recently released a music video for “Leftovers,” a new song created in conjunction with producer Matt Ross-Spang. “I wrote ‘Leftovers’ based on the kinds of people that don’t have any…

  • John Prine Covers Stevie Wonder For ‘Spotify Singles’

    John Prine Covers Stevie Wonder For ‘Spotify Singles’

    Iconic singer-songwriter John Prine covered one of Stevie Wonder’s anthems “I Just Called To Say I Love You” during a live session recorded for the ongoing Spotify Singles series. The series typically sees musicians record one of their own songs as well as a cover of a song they love for a special release via the global streaming…

  • Brooklyn Comes Alive: “All Killer, No Filler”

    Brooklyn Comes Alive: “All Killer, No Filler”

    This past Saturday, in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, I can attest in fact that Brooklyn Came Alive. Allow me to explain, this year for the 4th year in a row Live For Live Music hosted this amazing single day event which sure felt a ton like Jam Cruise or New Orleans Jazz Fest. I say that because within about 8 square…

  • Phil Lesh Appears as Largest Donor to Dr. Christine Blasey Ford’s GoFundMe

    Phil Lesh Appears as Largest Donor to Dr. Christine Blasey Ford’s GoFundMe

    On Thursday, the nation was glued to Christine Blasey Ford’s powerful testimony in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee and many viewers who tuned in immediately showed their support by opening their wallets via GoFundMe. For those people who do not consume the news via the endless 24-hour news cycle, earlier this month, Stanford University…

  • Phish Returns to MSG for 2018 New Year’s Eve

    Phish Returns to MSG for 2018 New Year’s Eve

    Phish will return to their proverbial home to celebrate the end of 2018 and ring in 2019. Trey and Co. announced a four-night New Year’s Run at Madison Square Garden set to take place from Friday, December 28th through Monday, December 31st.   In 2017, Phish played a total of 17 concerts at MSG including a historic 13-show, no…

  • Interview with Kunj Shah: Brooklyn Comes Alive brings the late night vibe of JazzFest to BK

    Interview with Kunj Shah: Brooklyn Comes Alive brings the late night vibe of JazzFest to BK

    Brooklyn’s premier live music festival, Brooklyn Comes Alive will return for the 4th year on September 29th. Every year this festival is better and different from the previous year! The week Fangeist caught up with the founder of Brooklyn Comes Alive. This year the vibes is something akin to what happens late night at Jazz…

  • Ryley Walker reimagines Dave Matthews Band’s The Lillywhite Sessions

    Ryley Walker reimagines Dave Matthews Band’s The Lillywhite Sessions

    Ryley Walker, a Chicago-based experimentalist singer-songwriter has announced his next album, a cover of Dave Matthews Band’s fan favorite and the lost album The Lillywhite Sessions, will be released on November 16. Dave Matthew’s Band recorded these tracks between 1999 and 2000 and the sessions with producer Steve Lillywhite were intended to serve as DMB’s follow-up to…

  • John Mayer Scheduled To Perform Acoustic Set At Benefit Concert

    John Mayer Scheduled To Perform Acoustic Set At Benefit Concert

    Each year Paul Reed Smith Guitars hosts the One Night One Show One Cause benefit concert with proceeds going towards Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center. The 2018 benefit will feature an acoustic set by John Mayer. One Night One Show One Cause ’18 will take place at The Modell Lyric in Baltimore on October 7.…

  • Watch John Mayer Spread The Love of The Grateful Dead on Jimmy Kimmel

    Watch John Mayer Spread The Love of The Grateful Dead on Jimmy Kimmel

    John Mayer may not have any more dates on the books with Dead & Company for the year, yet the guitarist is out there being an evangelist about the iconic music of the Grateful Dead. Mayer stopped by Jimmy Kimmel Live yesterday to perform some songs for the live audience, including the Grateful Dead’s “Fire on the Mountain.” Mayer also…