Alright, so we’re going to keep harping on this. We broke this story last August and while some people were appreciative of the news, we took a lot of crap here and elsewhere for posting all the way back in Summer of 2008 the news that Phish would tour in the Summer of 2009.
Today, finally, officially, we have our news confirmed. The Phish summer tour dates are posted at phish.com. Local dates include two at Jones Beach and one show in Camden. No NYC shows announced…yet.
We have read elsewhere and been told in emails that KEXP, a Seattle-based radio station that broadcasts locally in NYC on 91.5 FM has been reporting that the Sunday night show at Piano’s with Victor Krummenacher and Jonathan Segel of Camper Van Beethoven is actually a CVB secret show. As far as we know, this is not actually correct. Victor and Jonathan are each performing full band solo sets, and while we are told that all the members of CVB will be in attendance, there is currently no scheduled full band performance.
Rumors aside, this does however promise to be an outstanding night of music. Sharon Van Etten, who as our readers know is one of our favorite performers, is doing us a solid by agreeing to open this night at Pianos — a venue where she has headlined at least twice (here and here). Sharon begins her set at 9 p.m. Thereafter, Jonathan performs at 10 p.m., and his band includes Victor, Eszter Balint, Michael DuClos and Brian Geltner. The same band will play during Victor’s set, which is scheduled for 11 p.m.
Listen to streaming audio of a recent Victor Krummenacher set in the player below:
[photo by Impose Magazine]
When Blank Dogs were announced for No Fun Fest a few weeks ago, they were also set for ToddP shows on February 6 and February 7 with venues TBA. Today Todd posted the venues — the Blank Dogs show on February 6 will be at the Market Hotel and February 7 is tentatively (now confirmed) for Less Artists More Condos. These shows will be recorded by nyctaper.
Both the dates include Woods on the bill. Our one experience with Woods was our positive impression of the opening set at Monster Island with Love Is All. Woods are also scheduled to play Bard College and Vassar College in early February.
This was just announced this morning, that “The Dead”, which includes original Grateful Dead members Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, Bill Kreutzmann, and longtime member Mickey Hart, will tour the East coast in April and May. The band also includes Warren Haynes and Jeff Chimenti.
The local dates include one MSG date, two shows in the Meadowlands, and one at Nassau. The presale date is January 13, and the regular onsale date is January 23.
April 12 Greensboro NC Greensboro Coliseum
April 14 Washington DC Verizon Center
April 15 Charlottville VA John Paul Jones Arena
April 17 Albany NY Times Union Center
April 18 Worcester MA DCU Center
April 19 Worcester MA DCU Center
April 21 Buffalo NY HSBC Arena
April 22 WilkesBarre PA Wachovia Arena
April 24 Uniondale NY Nassau Coliseum
April 25 New York NY Madison Square Garden
April 26 Hartford CT XL Center
April 28 E. Ruther NJ IZOD Center
April 29 E. Ruther NJ IZOD Center
May 1 Philadphia PA Wachovia Spectrum
May 2 Philadphia PA Wachovia Spectrum
May 5 Chicago IL All State Arena
May 7 Denver CO Pepsi Center
May 9 Los Angel CA The Forum
May 10 MountView CA Shoreline Amphitheater
It has been two and half years since Camper Van Beethoven performed live in NYC. We were there to record that Irving Plaza performance (listen below) and we will be there when they return to NYC for two nights at Bowery Ballroom on Friday January 9 and Saturday January 10.
The shows are being billed as a 25th Anniversary celebration, although the actual 25th anniversary show took place last February at the Fillmore in San Francisco. CVB bassist Victor Krummenacher is performing the opening set at the Friday show.
NYCTaper Presents Show:
[Victor Krummenacher and Jonathan Segel of Camper Van Beethoven]
On January 11, NYCTaper presents Victor Krummenacher and Jonathan Segel from Camper Van Beethoven as each perform solo sets at Pianos. The evening begins with a set by the incomparable Sharon Van Etten at 9 p.m. Special guests are expected for this Sunday evening show.
When: Sunday, January 11, 2009
Where: Pianos 158 Ludlow
Sets:
9 p.m. Sharon Van Etten
10 p.m. Jonathan Segel
11 p.m. Victor Krummenacher
Tickets: $10 at door
Listen to the NYCTaper recording of the last Camper show in NYC:
The Loom / Secret Garden, part 2 from hoovesontheturf on Vimeo.
As they move on fresh from a very big 2008, The Loom begin 2009 with a series of January gigs, highlighted by three-gig residency at Pianos. The dates for the Pianos shows are January 6, January 13, and January 27. We are particularly excited about the show on the 13th, which also features Treasure — a band that so impressed us at Glasslands in November.
For all the January gig information, visit The Loom’s MySpace page.
The video embedded above was produced by the excellent Hooves on the Turf blog, and features The Loom performing “Patience for Books” inside the many rooms of Retro Fret, an old Brooklyn specialty music store — a neat conceptual video.
[photo by nyctaper]
I love this picture. Its the dreidel / disco ball that came down from the ceiling at the Matisyahu show at Webster Hall tonight. It looks like its about the come down onto my microphones, but the dreidel was really about 20 feet in front of me.
We recorded Matisyahu tonight. The performance lasted over two hours. That recording will be up on the site in about two days. He will play 6 more shows this week, at Webster and then at Music Hall of Williamsburg.
We will be at Yo La Tengo tomorrow night and then again on Saturday. We received a blackberry message when Magnetic Fields showed up as the opening act at Maxwell’s for YLT’s show tonight.
As we announced/leaked all the way back in October two weeks before the official announcement, Yo La Tengo is set to perform their eight nights of Hanukkah at Maxwell’s with special unannounced opening bands and comedy.
We will be present on Tuesday December 23 and Saturday December 27. Our recording of the December 6 show last year was not only our 2007 Concert of the Year (see 2008 list here), but also one of the most requested recordings at this site. We expect that the two shows from 2008 will be equally excellent.
A very short while ago, one of the opening bands leaked their participation. Oneida will open the show on December 21, which also happens to be the first night. We are scouring the rumor mills and some of our knowledgeable connections for more information on openers. Check back to this topic for more info!
Yo La Tengo is offering their limited edition t-shirts online this year. In previous years the shirts were only available at the shows.
[image by Songbirdnest]
Its getting late, less than 2 weeks left in the year. So we feel like we left our yearly Top Concerts post until as late as we can, with all due respect to the rest of the shows we will see this year — Matisyahu (Dec 22) and Yo La Tengo (Dec 23 and Dec 27 — they won last year) and possibly others.
NYCTaper saw something like 100 concerts this year, and recorded upwards of 150 different sets. This list represents our totally subjective ten favorite show for a variety of reasons.
NYCTaper Top Ten Concerts of 2008:
1. Sigur Ros: June 16, 2008 Grand Ballroom
This two-hour set of majestic brilliance was the clear winner of the best concert of 2008 — and perhaps the greatest show we have ever seen.
2. Of Montreal: October 10, 2008 Roseland
This show is almost legend by now — almost more an artistic theatrical event than simply a concert. The horse, the noose, the stage antics all ultimately paled to the two hours of intense music.
3. Deerhunter: November 7, 2008 Music Hall
A band at its creative peak performed a flawless set primarily consisting of its new CD — perhaps the best album released in all of 2008.
4. Love Is All: June 12, 2008 Cake Shop (NYC Popfest)
A packed sweaty room literally swaying with uncontrollable joy as the Swedish punk-pop masters perform in the most intimate venue they will ever play in NYC.
5. Wilco: August 13, 2008 McCarren Pool
Perhaps the strongest Wilco show we have ever seen, the eleven encores at this show exceed in number and length the entire sets they are performing opening for Neil Young this month.
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7. Sharon Van Etten: October 23, 2008 Cake Shop (NYCTaper CMJ Show)
Admittedly, a personal and sentimental favorite. Sharon delivered a breathtakingly beautiful set as the ultimate finish to an outstanding day of music and musical camaraderie.
8. The Mountain Goats: November 9, 2008 Webster Hall
At the tour-closing night, John Darnielle pulled out all the stops. As he revealed early in the night that he had considered retiring from touring and that the current tour rejuvenated his love for live performance, this show took on a celebratory air.
9. Ponytail: June 21, 2008 After the Jump Fest (Music Hall)
This thoroughly original set literally took my breath away with its unrestrained energy and musicianship. It was the final performance of the day session of the outstanding After The Jump Fest — an amazing day of music.
10. Natalie Merchant: January 8, 2008 Hiro Ballroom
A triumphant return to performance. Natalie sang and performed beautifully for nearly two and half hours. This is ironically the only recording ever removed from the site at an artist’s request.
I just got back from the Knitting Factory, where I saw a little of Pylon‘s soundcheck — basically Michael playing the bass line from “Volume” to get the levels right. The chalkboard at the Knit lists Pylon’s set time as 11 p.m. Grouper is playing in the Tap Room at 10:15.
The Village Voice did an interview with Pylon (actually just Randy and Michael) and they are also offering a free mp3 download of “Cool” [here].
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