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this song lasts forever NEWS - 3.3.10 HeadCount and NRDC Action Fund are giving away a “Best of Bonnaroo” download compilation to drive action on climate change.  The compilation features 17 different live performances from the festival, including Wilco, Pearl Jam, Jack Johnson, Dave Matthews Band, Death Cab For Cutie, Ani Difranco, Phish, Gov’t Mule, O.A.R., moe., Raphael Saadiq, Bob Weir & Ratdog, The Disco Biscuits, The Decemberists, My Morning Jacket, Guster and Phil Lesh & Friends.  To download, simply send an original or pre-written email to your Senator, President Obama or your local newspaper. While All Points West’s future is not looking too bright (this year at least), there are a couple new festies on the radar for this summer.  Nateva Music & Camping Festival will be held July 2 - 4 at the beautiful 100-acre Oxford Fairgrounds, 45 minutes from Portland, Maine.  Artists include Furthur, The Flaming Lips. Lotus, Zappa Plays Zappa, Keller Williams The Derek Trucks & Susan Tedeschi Band, Moonalice and more additions coming soon. Hangout Fest Next up is the North Coast Music Festival to be held Labor Day weekend, September 3 - 5, in Chicago’s Union Park.  No artists have been announced yet, but the organizers say the fest will feature “the world’s greatest electronic and rock & roll artists. Chicago-based prog rock jamband Umphrey’s McGee covered Phoenix’s “Lisztomania” at their February 25 show at Nokia Theatre in New York.  Thomas Mars’ vocal prowess is quite evident, but it was a good effort overall. The Disco Biscuits had a little fun with the pre-order of their forthcoming album, Planet Anthem, due out on 3/16.  Fans could order signed copies of the album, along with 32 combo options that included tickets to their CD release party at Theatre of the Living Arts in Philly, guitar/bass/drum/keyboard lessons with a band member, shots of Jameson with Magner, tennis vs. Barber, writing the band’s setlist for a night, party at your house featuring the Biscuits (for a mere $25k)…and we even got an indirect shout out with one of the options - interviewing Magner on your dorm room toilet for your school newspaper ($1k).  Ha, happy we got that one for free!  Be sure to check out the album next month. SXSW is right around the corner…stay up-to-date on your RSVP’s with the Austinist’s list of day shows, after parties and more!  Roxwel’s day parties will be announced very soon! Outside of SXSW, there are several good shows coming up this week and next here in Austin.  Check out Dark Star Orchestra at Stubb’s on 3/6, Brothers Past at The Parish on 3/11 and Tea Leaf Green at Stubb’s (indoors) after the Citizen Cope show on 3/12. Furthur, comprised of Phil Lesh, Bob Weir, Jeff Chimenti (RatDog, The Dead), John Kadlecick (DSO), Jay Lane (RatDog) and Joe Russo (The Duo, Bustle In Your Hedgerow), have announced their summer tour dates: •    2/26/10 Fri Mohegan Sun Casino Uncasville, CT •    2/27/10 Sat Mark G Etess Arena Atlantic City, NJ •    3/02/10 Tue Auditorium Theatre Chicago, IL •    3/03/10 Wed Auditorium Theatre Chicago, IL •    3/05/10 Fri 1st Bank Center (Formerly The Odeum) Broomfield, CO •    3/06/10 Sat 1st Bank Center (Formerly The Odeum) Broomfield, CO •    3/08/10 Mon Portland Memorial Coliseum Portland, OR •    3/12/10 Fri Bill Graham Civic Auditorium San Francisco, CA •    6/25/10 Fri Highland Bowl Rochester, NY •    6/26/10 Sat MCU Park Brooklyn, NY •    6/27/10 Sun MCU Park Brooklyn, NY •    6/29/10 Tue Penn’s Peak Jim Thorpe, PA •    6/30/10 Wed LeLacheur Park Lowell, MA •    7/03/10 Sat Gelston Castle Estate Mohawk, NY •    7/04/10 Sun Nateva Music & Camping Festival Oxford, ME •    7/05/10 Mon The Green at Shelburne Museum Shelburne, VT •    7/08/10 Thu Artpark Lewiston, NY •    7/09/10 Fri All Good Festival @ Marvin’s Mountaintop Masontown, WV •    7/10/10 Sat Mann Center for the Performing Arts Philadelphia, PA

this song lasts forever NEWS - 3.3.10

HeadCount and NRDC Action Fund are giving away a “Best of Bonnaroo” download compilation to drive action on climate change.  The compilation features 17 different live performances from the festival, including Wilco, Pearl Jam, Jack Johnson, Dave Matthews Band, Death Cab For Cutie, Ani Difranco, Phish, Gov’t Mule, O.A.R., moe., Raphael Saadiq, Bob Weir & Ratdog, The Disco Biscuits, The Decemberists, My Morning Jacket, Guster and Phil Lesh & Friends.  To download, simply send an original or pre-written email to your Senator, President Obama or your local newspaper.

While All Points West’s future is not looking too bright (this year at least), there are a couple new festies on the radar for this summer.  Nateva Music & Camping Festival will be held July 2 - 4 at the beautiful 100-acre Oxford Fairgrounds, 45 minutes from Portland, Maine.  Artists include Furthur, The Flaming Lips. Lotus, Zappa Plays Zappa, Keller Williams The Derek Trucks & Susan Tedeschi Band, Moonalice and more additions coming soon.
Hangout Fest

Next up is the North Coast Music Festival to be held Labor Day weekend, September 3 - 5, in Chicago’s Union Park.  No artists have been announced yet, but the organizers say the fest will feature “the world’s greatest electronic and rock & roll artists.

Chicago-based prog rock jamband Umphrey’s McGee covered Phoenix’s “Lisztomania” at their February 25 show at Nokia Theatre in New York.  Thomas Mars’ vocal prowess is quite evident, but it was a good effort overall.

The Disco Biscuits had a little fun with the pre-order of their forthcoming album, Planet Anthem, due out on 3/16.  Fans could order signed copies of the album, along with 32 combo options that included tickets to their CD release party at Theatre of the Living Arts in Philly, guitar/bass/drum/keyboard lessons with a band member, shots of Jameson with Magner, tennis vs. Barber, writing the band’s setlist for a night, party at your house featuring the Biscuits (for a mere $25k)…and we even got an indirect shout out with one of the options - interviewing Magner on your dorm room toilet for your school newspaper ($1k).  Ha, happy we got that one for free!  Be sure to check out the album next month.

SXSW is right around the corner…stay up-to-date on your RSVP’s with the Austinist’s list of day shows, after parties and more!  Roxwel’s day parties will be announced very soon!

Outside of SXSW, there are several good shows coming up this week and next here in Austin.  Check out Dark Star Orchestra at Stubb’s on 3/6, Brothers Past at The Parish on 3/11 and Tea Leaf Green at Stubb’s (indoors) after the Citizen Cope show on 3/12.

Furthur, comprised of Phil Lesh, Bob Weir, Jeff Chimenti (RatDog, The Dead), John Kadlecick (DSO), Jay Lane (RatDog) and Joe Russo (The Duo, Bustle In Your Hedgerow), have announced their summer tour dates:


•    2/26/10 Fri Mohegan Sun Casino Uncasville, CT
•    2/27/10 Sat Mark G Etess Arena Atlantic City, NJ
•    3/02/10 Tue Auditorium Theatre Chicago, IL
•    3/03/10 Wed Auditorium Theatre Chicago, IL
•    3/05/10 Fri 1st Bank Center (Formerly The Odeum) Broomfield, CO
•    3/06/10 Sat 1st Bank Center (Formerly The Odeum) Broomfield, CO
•    3/08/10 Mon Portland Memorial Coliseum Portland, OR
•    3/12/10 Fri Bill Graham Civic Auditorium San Francisco, CA
•    6/25/10 Fri Highland Bowl Rochester, NY
•    6/26/10 Sat MCU Park Brooklyn, NY
•    6/27/10 Sun MCU Park Brooklyn, NY
•    6/29/10 Tue Penn’s Peak Jim Thorpe, PA
•    6/30/10 Wed LeLacheur Park Lowell, MA
•    7/03/10 Sat Gelston Castle Estate Mohawk, NY
•    7/04/10 Sun Nateva Music & Camping Festival Oxford, ME
•    7/05/10 Mon The Green at Shelburne Museum Shelburne, VT
•    7/08/10 Thu Artpark Lewiston, NY
•    7/09/10 Fri All Good Festival @ Marvin’s Mountaintop Masontown, WV
•    7/10/10 Sat Mann Center for the Performing Arts Philadelphia, PA

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this song lasts forever NEWS - 1.15.09 Wakarusa announced its initial artist lineup for the fest, to be held June 3 – 6 at Mulberry Mountain in Arkansas.  Artists include STS9, The Disco Biscuits, Slightly Stoopid, John Butler Trio, Blues Traveler and Zappa Plays Zappa among others.  Early bird tickets are available for $129. SXSW Music is continually adding to the list of bands that will be performing showcases at various venues in downtown Austin, TX during the March 17 – 21 fest.  Roxwel will be there in the thick of it all, bringing you coverage of the mass chaos! The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival has announced its lineup with Pearl Jam, Simon & Garfunkel, Aretha Franklin, Van Morrison, Lionel Richie, Anita Baker, The Neville Brothers, Allman Brothers Band, My Morning Jacket, Darius Rucker and Widespread Panic topping the bill.  Held April 23 – 25 and April 29 – May 2, single day tickets start at $40. Phish frontman Trey Anastasio will be hitting the road in February with Classic TAB.  The tour begins February 8 in Charlottesville, VA and ends February 28 in Knoxville, TN.  For all tour dates, check out his website. After a killer 5-night NYE run at NYC’s Nokia Theatre, The Disco Biscuits have announced their 2010 Winter/Spring tour that includes 26 dates thus far, including dates at the Ultra Music Festival in Miami, Red Rocks, and Wakarusa.  For a full listing, check out their website. Phoenix has added a few North American tour dates before they head to Japan, Australia and Europe: 01/22/10 Fri Orpheum Theatre Vancouver, BC 01/23/10 Sat Showbox SoDo Seattle, WA 01/24/10 Sun The Crystal Ballroom Portland, OR 01/26/10 Tue The Fillmore San Francisco, CA 01/27/10 Wed Knitting Factory Reno, NV 01/28/10 Thu The Joint @ Hard Rock Hotel Las Vegas, NV 02/01/10 Mon Marquee Theatre Tempe, AZ 02/03/10 Wed Estudio Cavaret Guadalajara, MX 02/04/10 Thu Escenica Monterrey, MX 02/05/10 Fri Jose Cuervo Salon Mexico City, MX Summer Camp Music Festival has also announced its initial artist lineup.  The fest will be held May 28 – 30 in Chillicothe, IL.  moe., Umphrey’s McGee and Yonder Mountain String Band are among the performers.  Tickets start at $120. Be sure to check out Austin City Limits first ever hip-hop hour on Saturday, January 16 – K’naan and Mos Def will be performing.  Check your local listings for the time.

this song lasts forever NEWS - 1.15.09

Wakarusa announced its initial artist lineup for the fest, to be held June 3 – 6 at Mulberry Mountain in Arkansas.  Artists include STS9, The Disco Biscuits, Slightly Stoopid, John Butler Trio, Blues Traveler and Zappa Plays Zappa among others.  Early bird tickets are available for $129.

SXSW Music is continually adding to the list of bands that will be performing showcases at various venues in downtown Austin, TX during the March 17 – 21 fest.  Roxwel will be there in the thick of it all, bringing you coverage of the mass chaos!

The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival has announced its lineup with Pearl Jam, Simon & Garfunkel, Aretha Franklin, Van Morrison, Lionel Richie, Anita Baker, The Neville Brothers, Allman Brothers Band, My Morning Jacket, Darius Rucker and Widespread Panic topping the bill.  Held April 23 – 25 and April 29 – May 2, single day tickets start at $40.

Phish frontman Trey Anastasio will be hitting the road in February with Classic TAB.  The tour begins February 8 in Charlottesville, VA and ends February 28 in Knoxville, TN.  For all tour dates, check out his website.

After a killer 5-night NYE run at NYC’s Nokia Theatre, The Disco Biscuits have announced their 2010 Winter/Spring tour that includes 26 dates thus far, including dates at the Ultra Music Festival in Miami, Red Rocks, and Wakarusa.  For a full listing, check out their website.

Phoenix has added a few North American tour dates before they head to Japan, Australia and Europe:

01/22/10 Fri Orpheum Theatre Vancouver, BC
01/23/10 Sat Showbox SoDo Seattle, WA
01/24/10 Sun The Crystal Ballroom Portland, OR
01/26/10 Tue The Fillmore San Francisco, CA
01/27/10 Wed Knitting Factory Reno, NV
01/28/10 Thu The Joint @ Hard Rock Hotel Las Vegas, NV
02/01/10 Mon Marquee Theatre Tempe, AZ
02/03/10 Wed Estudio Cavaret Guadalajara, MX
02/04/10 Thu Escenica Monterrey, MX
02/05/10 Fri Jose Cuervo Salon Mexico City, MX

Summer Camp Music Festival has also announced its initial artist lineup.  The fest will be held May 28 – 30 in Chillicothe, IL.  moe., Umphrey’s McGee and Yonder Mountain String Band are among the performers.  Tickets start at $120.

Be sure to check out Austin City Limits first ever hip-hop hour on Saturday, January 16 – K’naan and Mos Def will be performing.  Check your local listings for the time.

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Top 10 Live Performances of 2009…That I Saw 1.  Phoenix @ La Zona Rosa, 12.17.09 – This is most definitely “the show of the year” for me.  I just can’t stop gushing about and crushing on these talented and humble musicians that make up Phoenix, hailing from France.  I got to meet them before this show too, which was pretty cool. 2.  The Disco Biscuits @ Crystal Bay Club, 4.4.09 – My favorite band playing my favorite venue in Tahoe (where I used to live for a couple ski seasons) that’s not only super intimate but is also a casino.  What’s not to like about that?  Oh yeah, and they encored with the song I was dying to hear that night.  Perfect. 3.  The Black Angels @ The Mohawk, 10.30.09 – I really can’t get enough of these local Austinites, and since no one else can either – evident from their constant national and international touring – I don’t get to see them all that much, unfortunately.  But this show was a blast.  If drony, psychedelic rock peaks your interest, check ‘em out! 4.  Ghostland Observatory @ ACL Music Festival, 10.3.09 – Having been in Austin for two solid years now, I somehow did not see Ghostland until ACL ’09.  After nearly a full day of rain, the gloom lifted right before this show.  The energy was just flat-out amazing, as was the light show. 5.  Nico Vega @ Emo’s, 5.13.09 – Aja Volkman has the most commanding stage presence of any female I’ve ever seen perform.  Explosive live performance, soulful vocals…just can’t get enough of her. 6.  The Disco Biscuits @ Stubb’s, 9.19.09 – My interview with the band that began in a port-a-pottie and ended right after the show is probably what made this night so special…and bizarre.  Of course, the fact that they killed it doesn’t hurt either. 7.  K’naan @ ACL Music Festival, 10.2.09 – I was surprised by several ACL performers, but this was the surprise highlight of ACL for me.  Having been completely unfamiliar with K’naan, I had the luck to happen upon this show and found his lyrics to be powerful and his background awe-inspiring. 8.  Lotus @ Ace’s Lounge (post ACL), 10.3.09 – This show was after my favorite day of ACL, which also happened to be the rainy one, and I definitely dried out at this show and then immediately worked up a sweat from all the dancing.  They had to shut down early (at about 3:15am versus 4), but the band did some crowd-surfing, and I scored the setlist. 9.  SOJA @ Flamingo Cantina, 10.14.09 – Another surprise here.  I really had no idea who these kids were but was feeling up for a Wednesday night reggae show at one of the chilliest venues in Austin.  Good thing because it was irie, mon. 10.  Eyedea & Abilities @ Habana, SXSW, 3.19.09 – Two white dudes from Minnesota aren’t what come to my mind when I think of hip-hop, at least until I saw these guys.  Think slam poetry combined with some sick nasty beats, and you get Eyedea & Abilities. I’ve got 6 videos in my Top 10 playlist since the bands I typically like don’t really do the whole music video thing.

Top 10 Live Performances of 2009
…That I Saw

1.  Phoenix @ La Zona Rosa, 12.17.09 – This is most definitely “the show of the year” for me.  I just can’t stop gushing about and crushing on these talented and humble musicians that make up Phoenix, hailing from France.  I got to meet them before this show too, which was pretty cool.

2.  The Disco Biscuits @ Crystal Bay Club, 4.4.09 – My favorite band playing my favorite venue in Tahoe (where I used to live for a couple ski seasons) that’s not only super intimate but is also a casino.  What’s not to like about that?  Oh yeah, and they encored with the song I was dying to hear that night.  Perfect.

3.  The Black Angels @ The Mohawk, 10.30.09 – I really can’t get enough of these local Austinites, and since no one else can either – evident from their constant national and international touring – I don’t get to see them all that much, unfortunately.  But this show was a blast.  If drony, psychedelic rock peaks your interest, check ‘em out!

4.  Ghostland Observatory @ ACL Music Festival, 10.3.09 – Having been in Austin for two solid years now, I somehow did not see Ghostland until ACL ’09.  After nearly a full day of rain, the gloom lifted right before this show.  The energy was just flat-out amazing, as was the light show.

5.  Nico Vega @ Emo’s, 5.13.09 – Aja Volkman has the most commanding stage presence of any female I’ve ever seen perform.  Explosive live performance, soulful vocals…just can’t get enough of her.

6.  The Disco Biscuits @ Stubb’s, 9.19.09 – My interview with the band that began in a port-a-pottie and ended right after the show is probably what made this night so special…and bizarre.  Of course, the fact that they killed it doesn’t hurt either.

7.  K’naan @ ACL Music Festival, 10.2.09 – I was surprised by several ACL performers, but this was the surprise highlight of ACL for me.  Having been completely unfamiliar with K’naan, I had the luck to happen upon this show and found his lyrics to be powerful and his background awe-inspiring.

8.  Lotus @ Ace’s Lounge (post ACL), 10.3.09 – This show was after my favorite day of ACL, which also happened to be the rainy one, and I definitely dried out at this show and then immediately worked up a sweat from all the dancing.  They had to shut down early (at about 3:15am versus 4), but the band did some crowd-surfing, and I scored the setlist.

9.  SOJA @ Flamingo Cantina, 10.14.09 – Another surprise here.  I really had no idea who these kids were but was feeling up for a Wednesday night reggae show at one of the chilliest venues in Austin.  Good thing because it was irie, mon.

10.  Eyedea & Abilities @ Habana, SXSW, 3.19.09 – Two white dudes from Minnesota aren’t what come to my mind when I think of hip-hop, at least until I saw these guys.  Think slam poetry combined with some sick nasty beats, and you get Eyedea & Abilities.

I’ve got 6 videos in my Top 10 playlist since the bands I typically like don’t really do the whole music video thing.

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phoenix @ la zona rosa, atx - 12.17.09

Phoenix closed out their fall tour with a killer show at Austin’s La Zona Rosa on December 17.  Before the show, Roxwel got the chance to shoot an acoustic version of “Lisztomania” at their special fan meet-and-greet and interview two members of the band, as well.  Recently nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Alternative Album (Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix), the talented guys in the band still radiate a humble and generous air.  When asked about the upcoming Grammys, they said it would be their dream to perform at the awards ceremony with Prince, doing a mashup of their “1901” and his “1999.”

Tune into the Grammy on January 31 to see if they get their wish, and in the meantime, check out some photos and videos from the Austin show!

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phoenix @ la zona rosa, atx - 1901 (encore) 12.17.09

check out thomas in the crowd & pulling fans up on stage

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phoenix @ la zona rosa, atx - rome>funky squaredance 12.17.09

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phoenix @ la zona rosa, atx - girlfriend 12.17.09

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phoenix @ la zona rosa, atx - laso 12.17.09

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