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Judy Collins Brings Her Farewell Tour to the State Theatre October 9

The folk singer's Sweet Judy Blue Eyes farewell tour reaches Ithaca on October 9, the first of three New York dates on a run that continues into 2027.

Trey Anastasio and Billy Strings Set Two Divided Sky Benefits

The pair play the DCU Center in Worcester on November 20 and 21 for Anastasio's addiction recovery foundation, the first of the annual benefits held outside New York.

Interview: Jeb Puryear, Donna the Buffalo Co-Founder

In an hour-long Pulse of Ithaca Podcast episode recorded at festival headquarters, the Donna the Buffalo co-founder walks back through the fiddle scene, the mispronounced band name and the $78,000 first festival budget.

Ithaca Porchfest 2026 Details, Performers, Schedule and Map

Ithaca's 18th annual Porchfest runs noon to 6 p.m. on Sunday, September 20, with 174 acts booked across 109 porches in Fall Creek and Northside. Admission is free.

Dark Star Orchestra Book Eight New York Shows, Including Utica and Binghamton

The Grateful Dead tribute band plays eight New York shows at five venues between September and January, opening at Saranac Brewery in Utica on September 15.

Umphrey's McGee Head to UMBowl XII as a Five-Piece

Guitarist Jake Cinninger left the band in July after 26 years, the second lineup change in 15 months, and no replacement has been named.

New Planets Bring The BBQ VIII to Stone Bend Farm

The eighth annual festival returns August 28-29 with more than 30 musical acts, three stages, camping, healing arts and family-friendly activities in Newfield.

Billy Strings Releases 'So Much for Goodbyes' and Fills the Ionia Fairgrounds

The 16-track fifth album arrived August 28 on Reprise Records, and Strings marked it with the first Ionia Freak Fair in his home state of Michigan.

Fall at the State: Marcus King, Trampled by Turtles, Punch Brothers, Béla Fleck

Six shows fill the State Theatre calendar from September through December, closing with Béla Fleck on the 98th anniversary of the theatre's opening night.

UMBowl XII Is Headed to Milwaukee's Pabst Theatre

Umphrey's McGee will play three sets a night on October 9 and 10 at the 1895 Pabst Theatre, with ticket holders voting on what the sets contain.

Phish Announce an Eight-Show Fall Tour, Including a 32-Year Return to Richmond

Three nights at Boardwalk Hall open a run that reaches Richmond for the first time since 1994 and Florida for the first time since 2016.

Gov't Mule Bring the Summer Run Back to Artpark

The band co-headlines the Artpark Amphitheater with JJ Grey & Mofro on August 6, their seventh appearance at the Lewiston park by setlist.fm's count.

Billy Strings Announces 'So Much for Goodbyes,' With Cover Art by His Late Mother

The fifth studio album arrives August 28 on Reprise Records with 16 tracks produced by T Bone Burnett and Strings, and cover art painted by his mother, Debra Apostol.

Phish Are Releasing the 2025 SPAC Run as a 55-Track Box Set

All three nights from Saratoga Springs last July arrive June 26, including the show that closed with the first Tweezer encore the band has ever played.

GrassRoots Announces Its 34th Year: Rhiannon Giddens, Taj Mahal, Del McCoury Band

Four days and four stages return to the Trumansburg Fairgrounds July 16-19, with more than 80 artists and all-fees-included ticket pricing held flat from last year.

New Planets Follow 'Blood Diamonds' With Ten-Track 'Guillotine'

The Ithaca band's second album arrives on Angry Mom Records with ten tracks, ten credited players and two drummers, recorded and mixed by Angelo Paradiso at Black Bear Recording.

Ithaca Reggae Fest Returns to Stewart Park With Third World and The Skatalites

The 8th annual festival runs June 26-28 at Stewart Park, with a free Friday welcome party, morning yoga both weekend days, and proceeds going to Cayuga Lake protection.

Gov't Mule Announce the Kicking In Your Stall Summer Tour

Twenty-two dates from July 22 to August 23 mix headline shows with co-headlining runs alongside Joe Bonamassa, JJ Grey & Mofro and Larkin Poe, including Artpark on August 6.

Gov't Mule Map Out 2026, Starting With a Holiday Run Through Schenectady

The band opens its holiday run at Proctors in Schenectady before two nights at the Beacon, then returns in March for a Mile High Mule show in Denver.

Phish Are Going Back to the Sphere for Nine Nights

Three weekends in April and May 2026, more than twice the four-night run the band played in 2024 as only the second band to perform in the Las Vegas room.

The Disco Biscuits Part Ways With Drummer Allen Aucoin After 20 Years

The band confirmed on October 26 that Allen Aucoin, who had played more than 1,000 shows since winning the seat in a 2005 drum off, is out, with Marlon B. Lewis taking over.

John Brown's Body Mark 30 Years With a State Theatre Homecoming

The Ithaca reggae band plays the State Theatre on October 25 with founding members back in the lineup and its first new music since 2016 released across the anniversary year.

Umphrey's McGee Line Up Sky's The Limit, With Buffalo and Albany Stops

A 22-date winter run from January 13 to February 15 reaches Upstate New York twice, at the Town Ballroom in Buffalo and in Albany, before finishing with two nights in Washington.

Umphrey's McGee Build a Record Out of Their Own Jams on 'Blueprints'

The band's 15th studio album takes six chosen improvisations from UMBowl and finishes them into songs, recorded before 90 people a night on the fourth floor of Chicago's Metro.

Adirondack Independence Turns 10 With moe. Back on Top of the Bill

The Lake George festival's 10th anniversary edition runs August 29-31 at Charles R. Wood Park, with moe. headlining for a fifth straight year alongside Pigeons Playing Ping Pong and Robert Randolph.

Interview: Tara Nevins, Donna the Buffalo Co-Founder

Recorded at GrassRoots headquarters in Trumansburg, the Donna the Buffalo co-founder walks through the camp's Miami origins, the 1990 benefit that became the festival, and the Louisiana parish hall that changed both.

Joe Russo's Almost Dead Add Two August Nights Outside Rochester

The band announced three late-summer shows on May 8, anchored by a two-night stand at the Perinton Center Park Amphitheater in Fairport before a Vermont date at Jay Peak.

Goose Cut 'Everything Must Go' at Dreamland Studios in Hurley

The band's first album in three years arrived April 25 on No Coincidence Records, recorded partly in the Hudson Valley and marking the studio debut of drummer Cotter Ellis.

Interview: Russ Friedell, Ithaca Reggae Fest Talent Buyer

Talent buyer Russ Friedell explains how a Sunday got added to the seventh Ithaca Reggae Fest, why the festival sells no VIP tier, and how a 180-seat room on Green Street seeded Ithaca's reggae history.

GrassRoots Reveals a 33rd Lineup Led by Lukas Nelson and Lucius

The Finger Lakes GrassRoots Festival of Music & Dance returns to the Trumansburg Fairgrounds July 17-20 with Lukas Nelson, Lucius, Cimafunk, Sierra Hull and more than 80 additional bands.

My Morning Jacket Hand the Controls to an Outside Producer on 'is'

The Louisville band's 10th studio album arrived March 21 on ATO Records, produced by Brendan O'Brien and marking the first time frontman Jim James has not self-produced a My Morning Jacket record.

moe. Opens Its 35th Anniversary Year With 'Circle of Giants'

The Buffalo-born band's 14th studio album is its first full-length since 2020 and the first to feature keyboardist Nate Wilson, arriving as a year-long 35th anniversary tour gets underway.

Dave Matthews Band Book Two Nights at SPAC on a 35-Date 2025 Tour

The band's spring and summer routing, announced January 28, carries four New York State dates including a two-night stand at Saratoga Performing Arts Center on July 18 and 19.

Dogs In A Pile Gather 22 Live Tracks From 2024 for a Second 'Doggie Bag'

The Asbury Park quintet released a 22-track live compilation on November 18, 2024, drawn entirely from its own shows played between January and June of that year.

Eggy Release Sophomore Album 'Waiting Game' With White Denim's James Petralli

The New Haven quartet's second studio album arrived September 6, 2024, a 10-song set co-produced by James Petralli of White Denim and recorded at his Pasadena home studio in three weeks.

Jimkata Pair Five New Songs With Three Live Cuts on 'Running in Place'

The Ithaca electro-rock band released its seventh studio album on September 4, 2024, pairing five new studio songs with three live recordings, among them a 12-minute reading of 'Mind Crossing.'

Karina Rykman Turns Her Sold-Out Racket NYC Headliner Into a 15-Track Live Album

The bassist released 'Live At Racket NYC 2024' on August 10, documenting the May 18 hometown show that drew the biggest headline crowd of her career to that point.

moe. Takes Four Sets as Adirondack Independence Reveals Its 2024 Lineup

The ninth Adirondack Independence Music Festival announced a Labor Day weekend bill for Lake George, with moe. headlining four sets over two nights and nearly two dozen bands on two stages.

Interview: Chris O'Brian, Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad Drummer

In the Pulse of Ithaca Podcast's first guest interview, the Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad drummer traces the band from a Rochester apartment above a bar to Red Rocks, and does the arithmetic on a week in the van.

Interview: Max Childs, Ithaca Singer-Songwriter

The Ithaca songwriter walks the Pulse of Ithaca Podcast through 300 voice memos, a writer's block trick built on book titles, a live album cut at Deep Dive and the summer he started playing keys with Giant Panda.

Interview: Michael Mazza, Ithaca Reggae Fest Co-Founder

The Ithaca Reggae Fest co-founder traces the festival to reggae nights at the old Haunt, explains the letter that came with the first sponsorship check, and details a sixth year headlined by John Brown's Body and Sister Nancy.

Interview: TJ Schaper, Talent Buyer and Trombonist

The talent buyer for Deep Dive, Lincoln Hill Farms and three other rooms explains the arithmetic behind a booking, the ska band that duct-taped him to a tree, and the day he quit teaching to join a reggae band.

Interview: Matt O'Brian, Flying Object Songwriter

In an hour-long Pulse of Ithaca Podcast episode recorded the night before a Deep Dive show, the Rochester songwriter walks through the reggae years, the abrupt exit, eight years as a singing drummer and a new record called Homesick.

GrassRoots Sets Its 32nd Lineup With Old Crow Medicine Show and Mavis Staples

The 32nd Finger Lakes GrassRoots Festival announced a July 18 to 21 bill of more than 80 bands in Trumansburg, led by host band Donna the Buffalo, Old Crow Medicine Show and Mavis Staples.

Daniel Donato's Cosmic Country Joins moe. for the 12-Date Best.Summer.Ever Tour

moe. announced a July run with Daniel Donato's Cosmic Country in direct support, built around four New York State shows including two nights at Wonderland Forest in Lafayette.

Big Something Bring Back The Big What? for a Tenth Edition at Shakori Hills

The band's own festival returns August 22 to 24, 2024 at a new North Carolina site after taking 2023 off, marking the tenth iteration of an event that began in 2012.

John Brown's Body Reveal a Seven-Piece Lineup for Select 2024 Dates

The Ithaca reggae band named a seven-piece lineup on January 18, 2024, with three original members aboard and a set list drawn from its 1995 to 2006 catalog.

Neighbor Books a Five-Week Tuesday Residency at Soundcheck Studios

The Boston quartet marks its fifth anniversary with five consecutive Tuesday nights in Pembroke, Massachusetts, one for each year as a band, and the closing show is set to be its 250th.

Kitchen Dwellers Build 'Seven Devils' Around Dante and the Seven Deadly Sins

The Bozeman band's fourth studio album, due March 1, 2024, gives each of the seven deadly sins a song across 12 tracks cut in Michigan with producer Glenn Brown.

Neal Francis Cuts His First Live Album Straight to Tape at Thalia Hall

'Francis Comes Alive' arrives November 3, 2023 on ATO Records: eleven players in costume, a sold-out Chicago room, one-inch analog tape, twelve songs, and no edits or overdubs anywhere on it.

Gov't Mule Release 'Peace... Like A River' Ahead of a Three-Night Upstate Run

The band's 12th studio album lands June 16, 2023 on Fantasy Records with guests from Billy F Gibbons to Billy Bob Thornton, and the tour behind it takes in SPAC, Bethel Woods and Darien Lake in one week.

King Gizzard Return to Metal on 'PetroDragonic Apocalypse'

The Australian band's 24th studio album arrives June 16, 2023 on their own KGLW label: eight tracks written a song a day, their second metal record, landing as a residency tour reaches Washington.

Summer Jam 50 Opens a New LaFayette Venue on the Watkins Glen Anniversary

Wonderland Forest stages its first event ever on July 28 and 29, 2023, fifty years to the day after the Watkins Glen Summer Jam, with Dark Star Orchestra recreating the Grateful Dead's set from that afternoon.

GrassRoots Announces a 31st Festival Led by Watchhouse and The Mavericks

More than 80 acts across five stages come to the Trumansburg Fairgrounds July 20 through 23, with Watchhouse, Sona Jobarteh, The Mavericks, Kabaka Pyramid and DakhaBrakha at the top of the bill.

Pigeons Playing Ping Pong Book Twiddle and TAUK for Domefest 2023

The band's own festival returns to Legend Valley on May 19 and 20 with five Pigeons sets, a Twiddle booking that is their first at the site since 2014, three Domefest debuts and a pre-party in Columbus.

Tedeschi Trucks Band Retire Wheels of Soul for a Single Opener Summer

Seventeen new summer 2023 dates end the package-tour format the 12-piece band had run every summer since 2015, with stops in Saratoga Springs on July 1 and Canandaigua on July 11.

Bob Weir Turns Up Unannounced at Joe Russo's Almost Dead's 10th Anniversary Show

Joe Russo's Almost Dead marked ten years to the day at Brooklyn Bowl, and Bob Weir walked out late in the first set to sing 'Jack Straw' and 'The Music Never Stopped.'

Spafford Map a Spring 2023 Tour With an Ithaca Stop

Spafford announced a month-long eastern run spanning March 23 through April 24, opening in Richmond, Virginia and reaching Deep Dive in Ithaca on March 26 with new keyboardist Cory Schechtman.

Chuck Garvey Will Sit In With moe. on New Year's Eve

Al Schnier read a note from the guitarist onstage in Boulder, one year to the day after Garvey's stroke, announcing that he will join part of the band's New Year's Eve show in Philadelphia.

Umphrey's McGee Release Fourteenth Album 'Asking For A Friend'

The 14-track record, written and recorded across the pandemic shutdown, arrives on the band's own Nothing Too Fancy Music, with the tour resuming a week later outside Syracuse.

Goose Cut 'Dripfield' at The ISOKON in Woodstock

The band's third studio album, produced and engineered by D. James Goodwin at his Woodstock studio in the Catskills, is its first full-length completed exclusively with an outside producer.

Four moe. Sets Anchor the 2022 Adirondack Independence Lineup

The Labor Day weekend festival returns to Charles R. Wood Park in Lake George with moe. playing four sets across two nights and Pigeons Playing Ping Pong booked for a two-set headline show.

John Brown's Body Lands on the GrassRoots 30th Anniversary Bill

The Ithaca reggae band appears on the Finger Lakes GrassRoots Festival lineup announced April 10, its name back on a Trumansburg bill after an indefinite touring hiatus declared in early 2018.

String Cheese Incident Book Three Red Rocks Nights, One With Phil Lesh

Five July dates in Colorado open with two nights in Dillon and close with a three-night Red Rocks stand featuring Yonder Mountain String Band, Leftover Salmon and a billed Phil Lesh Incident.

The Disco Biscuits End Ten Years Away From the Studio With 'Lake Shore Drive'

The instrumental single, produced by Cloudchord, is the band's first original studio recording in over a decade and the first in a planned monthly series leading to a new album.

Grey Fox Returns to a Live Format at Oak Hill With More Than 40 Bands

The Greene County bluegrass festival announced a July lineup led by Béla Fleck's My Bluegrass Heart, Del McCoury Band and Sam Bush Band, with Jerry Douglas as artist-in-residence.

Dave Matthews Band Put Two Nights Back on the SPAC Calendar

A 46-date North American summer tour across 34 cities restores the band's two-night Saratoga Performing Arts Center stand in July and adds a Bethel Woods date in the Catskills.

Greensky Bluegrass Release 'Stress Dreams' a Night After Opening in Albany

The band's eighth studio album and first in three years arrives on Thirty Tigers, one day after a 19-date winter tour with The Infamous Stringdusters launched in Albany.

Gov't Mule Cut a Straight Blues Record With Heavy Load Blues

The band's first blues album lands November 12 on Fantasy Records, thirteen tracks cut live to analog tape at The Power Station New England in Waterford, Connecticut.

My Morning Jacket Put Their Name on Their Ninth Album

The self-titled ninth studio album arrives October 22 on ATO Records, eleven tracks cut at 64 Sound in Los Angeles with Jim James producing and engineering, the band's first all-new material in six years.

Circles Around the Sun Hand the Guitar Chair to John Lee Shannon

Scott Metzger is out of the band, announced July 31, and John Lee Shannon takes over on guitar six weeks before an eleven-date Western run that ends at Red Rocks, the latest change in a group rebuilding since 2019.

Jimkata Finish the Singles Rollout With Bonfires

The Ithaca trio's first album in five years arrives July 9, ten tracks recorded and mixed at MoreSound Studios in Syracuse and released one single at a time since the fall of 2020.

Adirondack Independence Returns to Lake George With moe. and Twiddle

The 2021 lineup lands September 3 to 5 at the Charles R. Wood Festival Commons, with moe. playing two nights, Twiddle playing two sets and a Prince and David Bowie tribute filling out the weekend.

Borderland Comes Back to Knox Farm With Jason Isbell on the Bill

The East Aurora festival returns September 18 and 19 after a 2020 cancellation, with Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, The Revivalists and more than 20 bands across three stages at Knox Farm State Park.

Goose Release Shenanigans Nite Club, Their First Full-Length in Five Years

The band's second studio LP arrives June 4 on Coincidence Records, nine tracks deep, ahead of a summer run that includes two nights at the Silver Lake Drive In in Perry.

Donna the Buffalo Headline a Limited-Capacity GrassRoots Weekend in Trumansburg

The band is headlining Friday and Saturday at the Trumansburg Fairgrounds over a July 23 to 25 weekend, part of a limited-capacity concert series standing in for the cancelled 2021 GrassRoots Festival.

Widespread Panic Book Five Nights at the Beacon Theatre

The band's second-half 2021 schedule puts five nights at the Beacon Theatre in September alongside runs in Napa, Milwaukee, Chicago and Atlanta, with tickets on sale April 9 and April 16.

Billy Strings Wins His First Grammy for Home

Best Bluegrass Album goes to Home at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards, the first win and the first nomination of the guitarist's career, accepted by video call from a room with a Grateful Dead poster on the wall.

Phish to Return to Watkins Glen, NY for 3 Day Festival August 17-19, 2018

WATKINS GLEN, NY – Phish will return to Watkins Glen International in upstate NY for their 11th festival August 17-19, 2018. Our independent sources in Watkins Glen have confirmed that the long rum...

Dead & Company Fall Tour 2017

GrassRoots Culture Camp at Trumansburg Fairgrounds on July 16-19, 2017

TRUMANSBURG, NY — Over the past few decades, the Finger Lakes GrassRoots Festival of Music and Dance has grown to be more than just a single event in Trumansburg, NY and this year the latest additi...

The Accidentals @ Safety Harbor Songfest

(Safety Harbor, Florida) Safety Harbor Songfest 2017 gave the chance to support an amazing art community at a local venue. A friend from Michigan met us with a wild spark in his eyes said, “The Acc...

Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival 2017

A Nine Day Event with 325+ Shows at 19 Venues, including 95 Free Shows and Events The Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival producers John Nugent and Marc Iacona are going into the Festival’s...

Dead and Company Summer Tour 2017

Get ready to shake and rattle those ole’ bones boys and girls because Dead and Company will hitting the rode for a 20 day run. The trek will have them starting out May 27th at the Las Vegas MGM Gra...

Finger Lakes GrassRoots Festival 2017 Lineup Announced

Gallery: Magic Giant @ Safety Harbor Song Fest

Nothing like breaking the fourth wall to show your love for the fans. The raw emotion here was tenable. Bravo, gentlemen.

Magic Giant Closes Out Safety Harbor Song Fest in the Crowd

Nothing like breaking the fourth wall to show your love for the fans. The raw emotion here was tenable. Bravo, gentlemen.

Blues Music Legend James Cotton Passes Away at 81

A sad day for those who rejoice in the Blues. Another legend has left the building and now rejoins some of the other greats with whom he performed with during his time. James Cotton, Grammy Award-w...

Photo Gallery: What You Missed at Hulaween 2016

Thanks to contributor Yvonne Gougelet, who submitted these photos to us from this year’s Hulaween Festival at the Spirit of Suwannee Music Park in Live Oak, Florida. Judging by the photos, we shoul...

Everyone Orchestra @ Summer Camp Music Festival

From the BTJ Archives: The Everyone Orchestra Plays at SCMF.

JJ Grey & Mofro Winter Haven, Florida

Keller Williams: Broken Convertible (Exclusive)

From the BTJ Archives, Keller Williams plays “Broken Convertible” for BTJ.

Catskill Chill Daily Schedule

The Catskill Chill Music Festival has released the performance schedule for their seventh annual event taking place September 23rd – 25th, 2016 at New Minglewood, a private summer camp in Lakewood,...

Buffalove Music Festival | 7/28 – 7/31 2016 | Westfield, NY

BUFFALO, NY – Buffalo’s best music festival in back for a 4th year at a new location at the OXBO Campgrounds in Westfield, NY. The new location is just a 1 hour drive from the city of Buffalo and a...

Gallery: Umphrey’s McGee | Rapids Theatre | 06.03.16

Catskill Chill 2016 Full Lineup

Reminisce by reading stories of Catskill Chill from the family that makes it so special, in our “Goodbye Minglewood” special from last year.

Catskill Chill 2016- Initial Lineup

Catskill Chill, one of BTJ’s all time favorite festivals, has made the jump to Lakewood, PA from Hancock NY for 2016. The annual power-house festival will be held September 23-25, and will feature ...

MAYfest 2016 Full Lineup

Our friends at Catskill Chill are at it again! Not your average stage centered show, MAYfest is a weekend experience that brings together all the best aspects and values that have come to define th...

Farm to Family Full Moon Festival

The wait is finally over! Farm To Family’s Full Moon Festival returns April 22-24th at their new venue, the All Tech Raceway in Lake City, Florida. If you’ve never attended this festival, here’s 5 ...

Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad :: April 2016 Tour Dates

Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad has announced 7 tour dates in upstate NY, MA, & CT. The mini tour kicks off in Ithaca, NY on April 14th and finishes up on April 23rd in Albany NY. The roots reggae r...

Great Blue Heron Music Festival Lineup 2016 :: Donna The Buffalo :: New Riders Of The Purple Sage

SHERMAN, NY – The artist lineup for the 25th annual Great Blue Heron Music Festival has been announced! Headliners include New Riders of The Purple Sage, Donna The Buffalo, Jim Lauderdale, and The ...

Donna The Buffalo Teams Up With Ben Cohen for “The Stampede Tour”

ASHEVILLE, NC — American roots music troubadours, Donna the Buffalo and Peter Rowan, are teaming up with Ben Cohen, Co-Founder of Ben Jerry’s, for a unique tour called “The Stampede.” It is a tour ...

Goodbye Minglewood: Thoughts on 6 years of Catskill Chill

To celebrate Catskill Chill 2015, and the end to a glorious run at Hancock NY’s “Camp Minglewood” here is a series of personal retrospectives. Each contributor has been in and around chill, and eac...

Catskill Chill 2015 Daily Schedule

The kind people at Catskill Chill have released the daily schedule for the 5th annual event, and the last at Camp Minglewood. Look for out for our Best of Chill preview sometime next week, and in t...

Album Review: ShwizZ- My Good Side/My Bad Side

The New York band, Shwizz is making bold decisions. Not only a concept album of the highest degree with their new release, My Good Side/My Bad Side, but a double album of seventeen songs at that. P...

Aerial Photos: Great Blue Heron Music Festival

Aqueous | 4.18.2015 | Buffalo Iron Works

Review by R Loiacano & D Lucken BUFFALO, NY – Last Saturday, Aqueous played to a sold out crowd at Buffalo Iron Works as part of their spring tour. They’re on the road supporting their newest CD “C...

Interview: Rebirth Brass Band.

Rebirth Brass Band is a New Orleans institution. Their Tuesday night shows at the Maple Leaf Bar are sweaty, wild and legendary. Rebirth Brass Band are playing Jazz Fest 2015, on April 26th. Band f...

Interview: Sonny Landreth.

Sonny Landreth is one of the world’s best slide guitarists. He is playing the 2015 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival on April 25th. Sonny discussed his creative process and favorite Jazz Fest ...

Interview: The Brothers Comatose

The Brothers Comatose is an up-and-coming San Francisco-based band. Guitarist and band cofounder Ben Morrison recently discussed how he became interested in music, the formation of the Brothers Com...

Riding the Rail: Wynonna & Friends Niagara Falls, NY

Wynonna & Friends rolled into Niagara Falls, NY on March 7th for their performance at the Seneca Niagara Casino’s Seneca Events Center. The 50-year-old vocalist’s current tour is billed as an eveni...

Phish Announces Summer 2015 Tour & 10th Festival “Magnaball” in Watkins Glen, NY

Phish has announced their Summer Tour for 2015 including a 3 night festival in upstate NY at Watkins Glen International Race Track called “Magnaball”

Interview: Chuck Morris of Lotus

Lotus is an Indiana and Denver-based band. They put on an energetic, ever-shifting live show. Percussionist Chuck Morris recently discussed the formation of Lotus, their creative process and his fa...

Festival Announcement: Catskill Chill Sep 18th – 20th 2015

Catskill Chill Music Festival has announced dates for the sixth annual event, which will take place September 18-20, 2015, one week later than is tradition for the three-day music celebration. The ...

Umphrey’s McGee | Rapids Theatre | 10.23.2014

10.23.2014 The Rapids Theatre, Niagara Falls, NY, USA

Interview: Jaimoe

Jai Johanny “Jaimoe” Johanson is a legendary drummer. He is a founding member of the Allman Brothers Band and also leads his own band, Jaimoe’s Jasssz Band. The Allman Brothers Band recently wrappe...

Interview: Alvin Lee of The Lee Boys

Florida-based sacred steel group The Lee Boys create joyous music and are known for their electrifying live performances. They are playing Magnolia Fest 2014. Guitarist Alvin Lee recently discussed...

Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad CD Release Parties : Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse : October 2014

Natalie Cressman Interview.

Review: Greensky Bluegrass at the Town Ballroom

BUFFALO, NY – September is a wonderful time of the year here in WNY. As fall descends upon us, Buffalo Bills fans suit up for another football season and a shot a the playoffs. Universities and col...

Phish Announces 4 Night NYE Run in Miami

Phish will celebrate New Year’s Eve at AmericanAirlines Arena in Miami, FL. The December 31 show will be the first of a four-night stand in Miami that will run through Saturday, January 3. This wil...

Aura Festival Adds moe. To Stacked Line-up

AURA Music & Arts Festival has announced the addition of iconic jamband moe. to the already impressive 2015 line-up making this the biggest year yet for the homegrown music festival. Taking place a...

Kung Fu Announces Fall 2014 Tour

Yonder Mountain String Band’s Harvest Music Festival Announces Daily Lineup Schedule

With only six weeks to go before the ninth annual Harvest Music Festival, organizers just announced the daily music lineup schedule for the 2014 festival. Harvest Music Festival will take place on ...

Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad New Album “Steady” + West Coast Tour Dates 2014

Gov’t Mule Honors Long Time Crew Member Brian Farmer in Letter to Fans

The following is a letter Gov’t Mule sent out to their fans earlier this week in honor of long time crew member Brian Farmer. He passed away this past Sunday at the young age of 53.

CashorTrade.org launches iPhone app for revolutionary concert ticket trading platform

The grassroots face value movement now has an iPhone App. Started in 2009 as a way for fans to buy, sell, and trade concert tickets for “face value” while avoiding online scalpers, Cash or Trade ha...

Night Lights Music Festival Lineup | Sherman, NY | Sept 12-13 2014

We are excited for the 2014 Night Lights Music Festival- Sept 12th & 13th, 2014 at the legendary Great Blue Heron grounds in Sherman, NY. Set to the backdrop of a visceral lights display, Night Lig...

Rubblebucket New Album | Fall Tour Dates 2014

Rubblebucket has just released their brand new studio album titled “Survival Sounds” on Communion Records. The album is available now on iTunes, Spotify, and Google Music All Access. You can stream...

Jeff Austin Band Fall 2014 Tour Dates

ASHEVILLE, NC – Jeff Austin is on tour with Danny Barnes (banjo and vocals), Eric Thorin (bass and vocals), and Ross Martin (guitar and vocals) as the newly formed Jeff Austin Band.

Catskill Chill 2014 Daily Schedule Announced

We are quickly approaching BTJ Favorite Catskill Chill Music Festival, 9/5 – 9/7, and they have released the 2014 schedule. Featuring a monster lineup, and headlining sets from Yonder Mountain Stri...

Marco Benevento Announces New Album “Swift” + Fall 2014 Tour Dates

Marco Benevento is used to doing things for himself. Since launching his solo career six years ago, Benevento has co-founded the label that releases his music, The Royal Potato Family, and built th...

Interview: Col. Bruce Hampton (Ret.).

Interview: Bill Payne

Finger Lakes GrassRoots Festival 2014 Lineup

TRUMANSBURG, NY – The Finger Lakes GrassRoots Festival has just announced their 2014 lineup.

Catskill Chill’s Killer 2014 Line-up

Lansing Microbrew & Music Festival

Interview: Jeff Austin

Photos: Trey Anastasio Band, January 31st, 2014, Uptown Theater

Set I: Cayman Review, Magilla, Alaska, Valentine, Dark & Down, Pulsing Days, Gotta Jibboo, Frost, Burlap Sack and Pumps, Silver Smoke, 1977, Money, Love and Change

Photos: Deep Banana Blackout/ Kung Fu at The Capitol Theatre

Photos: Deep Banana Blackout/ Kung Fu at The Capitol Theatre

Port Chester NY 3.15.14- Patrick Hughes shares his extensive, vibrant gallery from a funk filled evening at The Capitol Theatre. The show featured Connecticut’s Deep Banana Blackout and Kung Fu, an...

Kung Fu – New Album and Winter/Spring Tour Dates

Kung Fu has released their highly anticipated sophomore album, Tsar Bomba, featuring 12 original songs including fan favorites “Do The Right Thing,” “Hollywood Kisses,” and “Snaggle.” Unlike many i...

Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad April 2014 Tour Dates

Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad has announced 5 show mini tour with stops in Buffalo, Syracuse, Cambridge, Philly, and Brooklyn.

Phish Announces Summer Tour 2014

Phish has just announced 2014 summer tour dates! Last year the band alluded to fewer dates and that certainly seems to be the case this summer. The band announced there won’t be any other dates bes...

Gallery : Consider The Source Brooklyn Bowl

Brooklyn NY- 1.30.2014 Photographer Shane Weber was in the alley on Thursday 1/30 for an early show featuring Pigeons Playing Ping Pong, and Consider The Source. We’re happy to share his action pac...

Interview: Chad Staehly.

Chad Staehly is the keyboardist for the Hard Working Americans and Great American Taxi. He recently wrote in to discuss how the Hard Working Americans got started, recording the band’s debut album ...

Yonder Mountain String Band & The Travelin’ McCourys

(St. Petersburg, FL) Just some photos for now, a few people contact me at the show and said they’d be writing pieces. We’ll update this post when that happens!

March Fourth Marching Band in Tampa

Free Download: Gramatik – The Age Of Reason

Inteview: Chicago Funk Mafia

I’ve recently noticed how funk music has taken over my life. Then just when I can’t seem to get enough, Snarky Puppy wins a flipping Grammy! What a fascinating time for funk musicians everywhere. C...

Wanee Festival Lineup Announcement

(Live Oak, Florida) The lineup has been announced for the 10th Annual Wanee Festival, and it’s official: The Allman Brothers Band will headline. I got to catch Greg Allman on New Year’s eve in Jack...

Photos: Jamcruise 2014 by Jake Plimack

Jamcruise certainly is as wonderful as it sounds, and we were delighted to feature the imagery of photographer Jake Plimack. Check out more of his work on his Facebook page Jake Plimack Photography.

Interview: Jimmy Herring

Jimmy Herring is a legend. He is the guitarist for Widespread Panic and has also released several solo albums. His latest project is the Ringers, who are touring this winter. Jimmy recently wrote i...

Interview: Tim Reynolds

Tim Reynolds is an accomplished guitarist and songwriter. He is a member of the Dave Matthews Band and leads his own group, TR3. Reynolds is performing two acoustic shows with Dave Matthews in New ...

Marc Broussard Interview

Marc Broussard is a soulful, Carencro, Louisiana-based singer-songwriter. He is the son of guitarist Russ Broussard. Marc Broussard will be headlining the Southern Soul Assembly Tour, along with JJ...

Gallery: Mayan Holidaze 2013 Instagrams

Want your photos to show up here? Tag your photos with #mayanholidaze !

JJ Grey & Mofro: Jannus Live St. Petersburg

(Saint Petersburg, Florida) I love to shoot live music, and I’d like to share a little story with you today about how I got started shooting over ten years ago. I had a friend who loved this band c...

Video: Rubble Bucket – Save Charlie EP

Music Video for Rubblebucket’s “Save Charlie” Off the ‘Save Charlie’ EP, out now on Communion

Video: Donna the Buffalo “Working On That”

Donna The Buffalo has just premiered a brand new video of “Working On That” off the bands new album Tonight, Tomorrow and Yesterday.

Album: Umphrey’s McGee “Hall of Fame 2012″

GENRE: PROGROCK STYLE: IMPROG YEAR: 2013 LABEL: Hanging Brains Music

Review: Dopapod & Tauk Brooklyn 9.28.13

Brooklyn NY -Music Hall of Williamsburg 9/28/2013 Words: John William Mabery

Preview: Soulgrass + Umphrey’s McGee

(Chicago, Illinois) Have you ever considered what would happen if a banjo and a saxophone went head to head? Well Bill Evans has and he’s been exploring this type of hybrid sound over the past few ...

Greensky Bluegrass + Umphrey’s McGee in Detroit

Michigan favorites Greensky Blugrass opened for Umphrey’s McGee two for the second night in a row. Photos by Erin Slayter.

Interview: Butch Trucks.

Butch Trucks is a legend. He is a founding member of the Allman Brothers Band. He will be teaching and performing at the Roots Rock Revival in upstate New York, along with Luther and Cody Dickinson...

Interview: Femi Kuti.

Femi Kuti is a creative force unlike anyone else in music today. The eldest son of Fela Kuti pays homage to his father’s legacy while innovating new sounds within Afrobeat. Femi recently called in ...

Marco Benevento “Limbs of Pine” at Night Lights Fall Music Festival 9.14.2013

Marco Benevento played for 500 people in upstate NY at third annual Night Lights Fall Music Festival.

Envision Festival Gallery

We’re helping seed a gallery on instagram with #envisionfest photos. Here are the most recent 80:

Summer Camp Music Festival’s Camp Counselor Program

(Chillicothe, IL) This video by my friend Nick Stock was a trip down memory lane. It was the year I sunk my brother-in-law’s RV up to its axles in mud. I also ripped off the entire awning in a 100 ...

Leftover Salmon @ Great American Music Hall

(San Francisco, California) Photographer Brian Spady sent in this gallery from the 2/20 show at the Great American Music Hall. Check out more of his work on Facebook.

Peter Frampton’s Guitar Circus Preview.

Peter Frampton’s Guitar Circus is coming to Kansas City August 18th. BandsThatJam.com will be there to cover the show.

Umphrey’s McGee at Peoria Riverfront 7.7.13

There just so happens to be another young but very talented girl, Sabrina Palmer who asked if we would be interested in showcasing some of her photos. I said of course, and here are her images. You...

Phish Fall Tour Dates 2013

Phish will head back on the road this fall beginning with three consecutive nights at Hampton Coliseum in Hampton, VA (October 18, 19 and 20). The East Coast run will also take the band to Rocheste...

Q&A with Tom Constanten :: Former Keyboardist of the Grateful Dead

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Photo-recap:My Morning Jacket, 12.28.12

Port Chester NY – Better late than never, some problems on our side prevented these from going live at the time… My Morning Jacket did a 3 night run at The Capitol Theater before closing out 2012 a...

Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad | Brooklyn Bowl | 12.7.2012

Grace Potter & The Nocturnals | 9:30 Club | 12.6.2012

WASHINGTON, DC – Night one of a four night SOLD OUT Grace Potter run was nothing less than spectacular. It’s always a bit jarring when any bands sells out 4 nights at the same venue, and with this ...

Interview: TAUK – Coming to a Festival Near You

Instagram Gallery: Catskill Chill Festival

Enjoy this gallery of Instagram photos from the fans at the 2012 Catskills Chill Festival in Hancock, NY.

Instagram Gallery: Electric Forest Festival

We’ve enjoyed seeing these public images from Instagram from Electric Forest and thought you would too! Want to see yours here? Tag it electricforest.

North Coast Music Festival 2012 Preview

Labor Day Weekend marks a last hurrah for music lovers in the Windy City and the crew running North Coast Music Festival has made sure there is a “little something for everybody” in this years line...

Review: Catskill Chill 2012

Words:Tom Clancey

Videos: Finger Lakes GrassRoots Festival 2012

Ben Folds 5 at The Capitol Theater

(Photos and Review by Joe Madonna)

Blog: Nicki Bluhm & The Gramblers

Three days ago, Nicki Bluhm & The Gramblers released their twenty-third “Van Session” taking me back to middle school with “Let’s Hear it For the Boy” from Footloose.

Interview: Royal Teeth

Royal Teeth is a Lafayette, Louisiana-based rock band. They are playing Austin City Limits 2012 and the Voodoo Music Experience Royal Teeth tour constantly and are known for their joyous, energetic...

Photo Essay: Umphrey’s McGee in Louisville

Sometimes, when your friends call and say “want to go to Umphrey’s in Louisville?” you just have to say yes. I usually get three or four UM shows a year, but this has been a busy one, and I hadn’t ...

Umphrey’s McGee @ Red Rocks & Boulder Theatre 2012

Words: Max Filter Pics: Jake Plmack

Umphrey’s McGee Fall Tour Opener @ The Capitol Theatre

PORT CHESTER, NY- Last Wednesday, road warriors Umphrey’s McGee opened their fall tour at the recently reopened and refurbished Capitol Theater in Port Chester, NY. The Legendary Westchester County...

Review: Citizen Cope @ Crossroads KC 10.6.2012

Cope’s voice was strong and soulful all night, and his tight band added a heaviness to his sound. A crowd of around 1,500 showed up to groove to his message-based music.

Gallery: Umphrey’s McGee “Milwaukee’s Beast” Halloween 2012

The Riverside Theater :: Photos by Abby Fox :: http://abbyfoxphotography.com :: Click photos for slideshow

Instagram Gallery: Burning Man 2012

Enjoy this gallery of Instagram photos from the fans at the 2012 Burning Man Festival in Black Rock City, Nevada.

John Brown’s Body New Album & Fall Tour Dates

Phish Review From Starlight In Kansas City

Donna The Buffalo Fall & Winter Tour 2012 + NYE

Donna The Buffalo hosted the the 22nd annual Finger Lakes GrassRoots Festival in July of 2012.

Photos: God Street Wine, 8.17.12

New York (NY)-

Instagram Gallery: Stereoterra

We’ll be tagging our images #stereoterra, join us.

Quixotic Fusion @ Electric Forest

Part of our coverage of this year’s Electric Forest Festival in Rothbury, Michigan was working with Mike Silberman of A Sustainable Reality: Redefining Roots, a Chicago-based film & production comp...

Photos: Umphrey’s 6.29.12 Philly

Thanks to Bud Fulginiti for the gallery.

Photos: Summer Camp Music Festival – Day Three

Saturday at Summer Camp Music Festival in Chillicothe, IL – Three Sisters Park

Steve Kimock Gallery & Review

Please help us in welcoming Lewis Tezak, Jr. a freelance photographer from Niagara Falls, NY and the review writer, Tyler Hypnarowski. -ed.

The Kids are Alright

e.Tree Photography The crowds are a bit more “youthful” this year, to put it lightly. Not in the sense that their energy and style are “youthful” but these kids are actually young! Last year’s crow...

Day Three – Electric Forest

It seems as if everyone and their mother went a little too hard on Friday night because everything seemed to run a bit slower come Saturday afternoon. Of course that is to be expected when Steve Ao...

Day Two – Electric Forest

Most of yesterday afternoon was spent running around, catching day shows and trying to find a break from the heat. A lot of good music came out of the day shows, including Big Gigantics’ saxophonis...

A Stroll Through The Electric Forest Festival

ROTHBURY, MI – Steven, a Detroit-based photographer, looked over and asked me if I was about to cry. I wasn’t really sure what was going on, I was happy and curious, wanting to explore and touch ev...

A Big Gigantic Forest Finale

Basnectar rowdies up the crowd with "Vava Voom" on Sunday night at Electric Forest Festival. Campgrounds have been torn down, traces of life have been left scattered across the field at Double JJ R...

Countdown to Electric Forest 2012

360 Panorama of the Electric Forest at the Double JJ Ranch in Rothbury, Michigan Just days remain until the gates open for the 2012 Electric Forest Music Festival. EFF makes its second appearance a...

Photos: Summer Camp Music Festival – Day Four

Sunday at Summer Camp Music Festival in Chillicothe, IL – Three Sisters Park

Photos: Summer Camp Music Festival – Day One

Thursday at Summer Camp Music Festival in Chillicothe, IL – Three Sisters Park

Photos: Summer Camp Music Festival – Day Two

Friday at Summer Camp Music Festival in Chillicothe, IL – Three Sisters Park

Looking Back: Summer Camp 2012

Words & Videos by Jay Kopelman, HearSeeFeel ProductionsPhotos by Jake Plimack, Jake Plimack Photography

Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad | Buffalo, NY | 4.27.2012

BUFFALO, NY – Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad threw down last Friday night in Buffalo. The band is currently on tour in support of their latest release “In These Times” on Controlled Substance Sound...

Gallery: Kung Fu-The Bowl Sessions #2

Photos by Shane Weber

Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad at Mexicalli Live

(Teaneck NJ) – Rochester NY’s GPGDS Turned out a long single set show at Mexicali Live in Teaneck NJ on Thursday March 8th 2012, and I was there to take a few pictures. I will definitely be going o...

@yemblog i’ve got your sidebar…

@yemblog i’ve got your sidebar here > http://tr.im/PQQa @umelt

Galactic at the Park West

The funk rolled through Chicago this past Friday when the New Orleans powerhouse Galactic played the Park West. Galactic’s just starting a massive country wide tour supporting their latest release ...

String Cheese Incident Summer Tour 2012

String Cheese Incident has just announced a string of summer dates on their website. In addition to the tour dates the band is also announcing they will have a 100% fee free ticketing from SCI Tick...

Gallery & Review: Marco Benevento at The Blockley

(Philadelphia, PA) Marco Benevento trekked through a snowstorm to perform at The Blockley, in the middle of a five show jaunt through the Northeast. Occupying the space formerly home to the venerab...

IndigoSun: “Behind Closed Eyes”

IndigoSun @ Bottom Lounge (Photo by e.Tree Photography) (Article syndicated from GaianEye.com) IndigoSun is a 4 piece jazz-funk-tronica 4 piece band out of Chicago comprised of Kyle Liss (Keys/Synt...

Gallery & Review: Lotus @ The Intersection

Words and Photos by Emily Stout

Interview: Tommy Stinson

Photo Source: tommystinson.com Tommy Stinson is a rock legend. He was a member of famed Minnesota-based rock group the Replacements. Since 1998, he has been the bassist for Guns N’ Roses and Soul A...

Gallery & Review: JJ Grey & Mofro

Images by Erin and Benjamin Slayter

Gallery: Umphrey’s McGee NYE

(Editor’s Note): Photographer Abby (Fox) Matthews of Abby Fox Photography is a true Umphrey’s Fan with a talented eye, and her photos of this spectacular run are the next best thing to being there....

G.P.G.D.S To Release New Roots Americana Album

New York Road Warriors’ Sophomore Album Explores New Territory

Beats Antique @ Aragon Ballroom Chicago 2011.11.25

Some images from Friday’s Umphrey’s Mcgee show at the Aragon Ballroom in Chicago, Illinois. Look for a mini-review shortly!

Umphrey’s McGee at the Aragon Ballroom 2011.11.25

Thanks to Umphrey’s McGee for a great night in Chicago. A few pics in the gallery here, and a short review coming up soon.

Photo Blog: Toubab Krewe at the Blind Pig in Ann Arbor

(Photos by Erin Slayter, Text by Benjamin Slayter) E and I caught up with Toubab Krewe on a cold, dark night in Ann Arbor where we arrived early enough to snag a stage-side seat in the classic Mich...

Gallery: String Cheese Incident in Chicago

Photos by Erin and Ben Slayter.

John Brown’s Body December ’10 Colorado Tour

Three Legged Fox Live @ Grape Street 06.07 MP3

Three Legged Fox is an up and coming roots reggae quartet from Philadelphia. Their new album “Not As Far” comes out March 17th and is the bands second release. Produced by Chris DiBeneditto (G Love...

Jah Works Live @ Champions Billards on 03.04.2006 SBD MP3

This is an excellent SBD recording of a band that I’ve been listening to for a while. I was first turned on to them by doing a search for Kevin Kinsella (former front man for John Brown’s Body) on ...

Live iClips Webcast STS9 at the Classic Center in Athens Georgia

iClips.net is very excited to announce the LIVE broadcasts of STS9′s return to the stage at the Classic Center in Athens, GA on April 20th and 21st.

Toubab Krewe | MP3′s SBD Summer Camp 05.26.07

Keller Williams | 08.09.07 | Buffalo

Keller Williams - Thursday at the Square

On The Rise: The HUE *SBD* MP3

The Hue hailing from Chicago Illinois is expecting great things in 2009. As their blistering sound continues to evolve, the band constantly finds new ways to create action-packed songs that tell a ...

Kevin Kinsella | 2 New Records In ’09

I had a chance to catch up with Kevin Kinsella recently and he has some great news. First he has just announced dates in California with John Browns Body. This will be Kevin’s first appearance with...

A Night In Treme – and You’re Invited.

YMSB @ The Landing 8.16.11

I had the privilege of seeing Yonder Mountain String Band, one of my favorites, on August 16th in Peoria on the banks of the Illinois River. Before arriving at the venue, Jay Miller (photographer) ...

Umphrey’s McGee | 11.3.11 | Toronto

Review: The Brew @ Nieztches 04.30.08 | SBD MP3 FLAC PICS

Last month we cruised The Archive and discovered The Brew a band that jams from Boston. A few weeks after featuring them here on bandsthatjam.net they were nominated for a Jammy for “Best New Artis...

The Brew Live @ Club Metronome on 02.23.2008 SBD

Carribean Holidaze 2009 Announced

Along with the Disco Biscuits & Umphrey’s McGee, Cloud 9 Adventures is proud to announce the complete artist line-up joining us in Jamaica for Caribbean Holidaze. December 10th to the 14th. Rumor h...

The Brew Tour 2009

The Brew are an aptly named quartet from Amesbury, a town in northeastern Massachusetts, cooking up a musical melting pot on their newly, self-released album, Back to the Woods, that combines their...

New Official Video | Xavier Rudd “Time to Smile”

Win 2 FREE Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad Tickets – Buffalo 12.11.2010

Matisyahu Live @ Revolution on 07.12.08 SBD MP3 + New EP

Matisyahu

“The Dead” Now Available on The Live Music Archive

After being offline all weekend I woke up this morning to find that the Live Music Archive had received permission from ‘The Dead” to open a section on The Archive to host ALL the Audience recordin...

Hangout Festival Live Webcast 2011

FREE LIVE WEBCAST :: Hosted by Spin.com & iClips.net

The Dead | Buffalo, NY | 04.21.09 | PICS MP3

The Dead played their 7th show of their spring tour this past Tuesday in Buffalo. I wasn’t able to make it as my son was born in the wee hours on 4/21. My friends said it was great show although th...

FREE LIVE WEBCAST :: Kevin Kinsella + Mike Pinto Band

As we recently reported Kevin Kinsella is on tour on the West Coast. Tonight his show with Mike Pinto Band will be broadcast live by ResinMusic.com

Gallery: Pimps of Joytime at Wicker Park Fest

Many thanks to Chicago-based Chris Monaghan for capturing the essence of the phenomenal conjurers of shivers as they played at Chicago’s Wicker Park Festival last weekend. Looks like a great time!

Gallery & Review: Umphrey’s McGee @ Orbit Room | 2011

(Please allow us to introduce a new contributing member of the BTJ team, Victoria Zegler. Zegler is a student at CMU and recently worked with us documenting the Electric Forest Festival for Docufes...

Phil Lesh & Friends | MP3′s Live @ Redrocks

Phil Lesh & Friends put on an excellent show last weekend at the famed Red Rocks Amphitheater in Morris Colorado. The Dead Heads descended on arguably one of best outdoor venue’s in the world for t...

Hear The Dead Perform Live On Sirius XM

The Dead is going on tour and The Grateful Dead Channel on Sirius XM will be broadcasting some of the shows. If you can’t get a ticket, you’ll be able to catch some of the shows on Sirius XM’s Grat...

Austin City Limits Festival ’09 | Pearl Jam, Ben Harper, The Dead Weather

Austin City Limits Music Festival returns to Zilker Park October 2nd to 4th. The festival in it’s 8th year has become one of the top festival in the nation. This years lineup includes headliners Pe...

Kevin Kinsella Live @ Great Blue Heron Music Festival 07.04.2008

If you love John Brown’s Body and 10. Foot Ganja Plant your going to dig what we’re bringing you today. We’ve saved the best of 2008 for last.

Finger Lakes Grassroots Festival 2011 Lineup

The Grassroots Festival Lineup has been announced and we’re looking at another great festival with some of the best world music to ever land in upstate NY. Host & headliners of the festival Donna T...

Giveaway : Phish Live In Utica DVD

In celebration of today’s release of Phish Live in Utica DOUBLE DVD + CD box set we’re giving a copy away to one lucky phan.

Rubblebucket | Brooklyn Bowl | 8.19.11

Words by Frankie Coda

Review: Donna The Buffalo at The Tralf 11.19.2010

The Herd was out in force on friday night as Donna The Buffalo was in town to play the Tralf. The 5 piece band from Ithaca did not disappoint their fans. Led by Jeb (guitar and vocals) and Tara (ac...

Orlando Calling: New Music Festival Gains Ground.

Since early spring, speculation has run rampant through the city of Orlando as to just what “Orlando Calling” (Scheduled for November 11-13th) might become. In its inaugural year, details were spar...

24 Hours Until I Interview Keller Williams at the Blind Pig

There’s no one quite like Keller, with his bare feet, jumping around the stage playing one instrument and making it sound like a dozen.

U-Melt Spring Tour 2009

With the southeastern leg of their Winter Tour 2009 coming to a close, NYC road warriors U-Melt have solidified plans for their Spring Tour 2009 kicking off at the end of March. Featuring several d...

Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad Fall Tour 2011

New York’s Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad kick off a massive U.S. tour this weekend at The Festy in Nelson County, VA. The quintet plays Chicago and Madison early next week, followed by a Colorado ...

U-Melt | SBD MP3′s Live 11.24.07 Ashbury Park, NJ

U-melt threw down a killer set at Stone Pony last week and NJFunk uploaded a great soundboard matrix recording of the show to the archive.

Picture Show | Umphrey’s McGee @ HOB | 10.21.11

Cleveland, OH

Review/Pictures-STS9 Times Square10-22-2011

New York, New York |

Phish to Release Hampton/Winston-Salem ’97 Box Set

Phish has just announced the long awaited 7 CD Box Set showcasing three complete shows from 1997.

BEAR CREEK MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL SCHEDULE

Electric Forest Festival Announces 2012 Dates

Photo by Adam Zareczny

Interview: Mason Jennings

Toubab Krewe and Zongo Junction | NYC | 10.15.11

On a last minute photo call this Wednesday 10/5, I went down to (le) Poisson Rouge on Bleeker Street and here is a sample of what went down! There were more musicians, and even more instruments tha...

Interview: Victor Wooten, Bassist

Victor Wooten, Press Photo

Interview: Mike Doughty

Mike Doughty is one of the best, most creative singer-songwriters out today. He has a skill for writing memorable hooks, and writes intriguing, oddball, poetic lyrics. His latest album, Yes and Als...

Docufest arrives at Hoxeyville Music Festival

The Docufest crew is in Wellston, MI to cover the 9th annual Hoxeyville Music Festival. The festival grounds are located in northwestern Michigan in the middle of beautiful Manistee National Forest...

Festival Preview: North Coast Music Festival

Chicago may be the Second City, but with a diverse selection of food, music and art, the culture is never second rate. It is the home to countless music and art festivals spread throughout the stre...

Gallery: Gathering of the Vibes

This past weekend nearly 25,000 eager festival goers descended on Seaside Park in Bridgeport CT for Gathering of the Vibes. Despite record heat in the 100′s for the first of the festival’s four day...

Hoxeyville Day One

Docufest is on the scene at the 9th annual Hoxeyville in Wellston, Michigan. Day one is officially behind us, and we’ve got the on-the-scene footage you’re looking for! People continued to trickle ...

Interview: Bruce Hornsby

Bruce Hornsby is a piano player/singer-songwriter who works in many different styles and with a wide range of other artists. His latest release is the live album, Bride of the Noisemakers. He recen...

Review: North Coast Music Festival 2011

Words by Erica Treais, Photos by Erica Treais, Eric Rademacher & Chris Monaghan

UM @ Brooklyn Bowl 09.08.11

Words by Nicole Perskie, Photos by Nick Irving

Greensky Bluegrass rock hometown “Handguns” CD Release party

Event: Greensky Bluegrass “Handguns” CD Release Party Venue: Bell’s Brewery, Kalamazoo, Michigan Audio: bt.etree.org / archive.org / stream (will be updated when they hit, check back!) Videos: Yout...

Five Must See Shows @ North Coast

Thievery Corporation

Particle and Shwizz @ Mexicali Live – 9/22/2011

Mexicali Live – Teaneck NJ

Picture Show: Umphrey’s McGee | Rochester | 9.13.11

ROCHESTER, NY – Last Tuesday Umphrey’s McGee celebrated the release day of their new album “Death By Stereo” with two performances in Rochester, NY. In the late afternoon they played an acoustic sh...

Gallery: Summer Camp 2009 Photos by T. Wetzel!

Great collection of photos by our favorite concert photographer. Summer Camp 2009 in Chillicolte, IL.

Exclusive: O’death Live @ Mohawk Place 05.18.2008

O’death brought their Appalachian bluegrass to the Mohawk Place in Buffalo this past Sunday. This quintet from NYC was rockin the place with it’s own version of bluegrass that’s meant to be moshed ...

Thursday At The Square 2008

This is what you’re looking for click here for 2009 Thursday At The Square Schedule !

Mountain Jam IV 2008 | iClips Stream & Sirius Play 5/30 to 6/1

The Black Keys Live @ 930 Club 05.13.2008

Video: Zach Deputy Acoustic After-show

DETROIT, MI – On August 2, Zach Deputy made his first trip ever to Detroit, and threw down a great show at the Magic Stick. Highlights included Rootstand’s opener with a sit-in from the Macpodz’ Br...

Video: Zach Deputy Acoustic After-show

DETROIT, MI – On August 2, Zach Deputy made his first trip ever to Detroit, and threw down a great show at the Magic Stick. Highlights included Rootstand’s opener with a sit-in from the Macpodz’ Br...

A Thank You to the BTJ Fans & Contributors

Bands That Jam was recently acquired by a team of new media specialists, photographers and scene contributors that includes photographer and DocuFest co-founder Benjamin Slayter, his wife photograp...

Picture Show: Umphrey’s McGee @ Artpark 2011

June 29th 2011 :: Lewiston, NY :: Artpark Outdoor Stage

Widespread Panic | Boston | 7.24.10

BandsThatJam.com Continues to Grow Under New Creative Direction

Bands That Jam Official Press Release

Interview: Horace Moore WSP Archivist

Horace Moore

Buffalo Rocks The Harbor 2011 Lineup

Buffalo Place Rocks The Harbor

Teal Leaf Green | Buffalo | 1.30.2011

The Tralf :: Buffalo, NY

Gallery: Phish @ Super Ball IX

Watkins Glen, NY Setlist via phish.net

Phish | Clarkston, MI | 6.3.2011

Photos by Abby Fox

Phish Super Ball IX Map

Photos | Equinunk Express Festival | 2011

Sharing in the Groove with Phish at Bethel Woods

Picture Show: Edward Sharpe & Magnetic Zeros

Thursday At The Square Buffalo, NY 6.2.11

Interview: Tara Nevins

Tara Nevins

Phish | Camden | 6.10.2011

Review: Phish @ PNC 5.31.2011

Photos by Brian Ferguson

Phish | Darien Lake | 6.8.2011

Stream 2001 from last night’s show:

Phish | Blossom | 6.4.2011

CLEVELAND, OH – Phish continued it’s 2011 Summer Tour this past weekend with a 3 night run across the midwest. We had a chance to catch up with the band at Blossom Music Center in Cuyahoga Falls St...

Phish | Riverbend | 6.5.2011

photos by Abby Fox

Phish To Reunite In March 2009

After a 4 and half year break Mike Gordon, Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell and John Fishman will be reunited.

Flickr Gallery: Summer Camp Music Festival 2011

Review: Tara Nevins “Wood and Stone”

ITHACA, NY – To say Tara Nevins second solo release “Wood and Stone” is catchy would be a gross understatement. The Donna the Buffalo co-founder has long made bluegrass/roots-rock fans revel in har...

Video : Cake Artpark – NY 5.20.2011

Summer Camp 2011 Lineup

Summer Camp 2011

The New Deal | Terminal 5 | 5.11.2011

photos by : Nick Irving

Xavier Rudd | The Rapids Theatre | 5.14.2011

NIAGARA FALLS, NY – Ever since I first saw Xavier Rudd on a live webcast of Bonnaroo in 2007 I’ve been hoping he would book a show upstate NY. It took 4 years but that time finally came. Back in Fe...

Interview: JJ Grey

photo by McClain Johnson

Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad | 2 Nights in Buffalo

Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad

Jakob Dylan Takes The Torch Live @ Thursday At The Square – Buffalo, NY 07.03.2008

Umphrey’s McGee | Live in Buffalo 5/31/07 MP3′s

Picture Show | Stereopticon | Nyack, NY 4.23.2011

NYACK, NY - Stereopticon is a 4 man funk based jam band from Elmira New York that specializes in improvisation and original songwriting. The band includes Jonny Peris (guitar, vocals), Kevin Fitch ...

John Brown’s Body | Buffalo, NY | 4.23.2011

photo by Adam Hudson

JAM-BOREE 2011 Lineup

JAM-BOREE 2011

Thursday At The Square Buffalo 2011 Lineup

Thursday At The Square - Buffalo, NY

Artpark Free Concert Series 2011 Lineup

Artpark

A Day In The Life: Jefferson W…

A Day In The Life: Jefferson Waful http://bit.ly/7bPCss #umphreys /via @umphreysmcgee

Video: Trey Anastasio’s 8 Fo…

Video: Trey Anastasio’s 8 Foot Fluorescent Tubes Debut “First Tube”: I http://bit.ly/6faMv4 /via @livemusicblog

Thursday At The Square & Buffalo Rocks The Harbor 2009 Lineup

Buffalo Place continues it’s streak and again brings the nations best nationally touring bands to Buffalo. Less free shows at Thursday At The Square this year but some outstanding mini festival wee...

Buffalo Rocks The Harbor 2011 Lineup

Buffalo Place Rocks The Harbor

Phish Releases Live 7.31.99 @ Fuji Rock Festival to Benefit Japan

Phish - 7/31/99 - Fuji Rock Festival

Super Ball IX Official FAQ Released

The official FAQ for Superball IX has been published along with rules & guidelines. Notable topics include no fires, one case of beer per person, and many more camping details.

Coachella Live Webcast

INDIO, CA – Coachella has announced a free live webcast starting today of select performances from the festival. The shows will be broadcast for free on the Coachella YouTube channel.

Phish NYE 2011 | Meatstick Video | Setlist

Full Video of Meatstick

Disco Biscuits | Town Ballroom | Buffalo 9.8.2010

[Photos by Tammy Wetzel]

Super Ball IX Official FAQ Released

The official FAQ for Superball IX has been published along with rules & guidelines. Notable topics include no fires, one case of beer per person, and many more camping details.

Phish Announces More Summer Tour Dates

Phish just announced additional dates to their 2011 Summer Tour, including their first show ever at the Hollywood Bowl (and their first Los Angeles appearance since 2003), and their first shows in ...

Buffalo Place Announces DSO & Elvis Costello

Buffalo Place Rocks The Harbor

Outside Lands Festival Lineup

Furthur Summer Tour Dates 2011

Fresh off completing their spring tour Furthur has announced new tour dates. Three NY shows kick off the tour followed by a few stops in the northeast before heading south with shows in NC, FL, and...

Umphrey’s McGee | UMBOWL II | 4.2.2011

photo by Erin Slayter

New Video from Toubab Krewe – Cluck Old Hen

Aqueous New Album & Interview

Aqueous

Interview: Bill Kreutzmann

Photo by Lewis J. Tezak Jr.

Further & Primus to Headline All Good Festival 2011

All Good Festival 2011 has just announced their initial lineup for 2011. The 15th annual festival will take place July 14th-17 2011 in Masontown, West Virginia. Early bird tickets are now available.

Jimkata Spring Tour

Jimkata

John Brown’s Body Tour Dates

Progressive reggae band John Brown’s Body kicks off a west coast tour with Galactic this Friday in Seattle, WA. The run concludes with a two-night stint at The Fillmore in San Francisco, CA.

Kevin Kinsella Tour & Album

Kevin Kinsella

Interview: @TheGlenPrez – Michael Printup

Michael Printup

Phish Announces Festival in Watkins Glen NY

Phish Super Ball 9

YMSB Live @ Lincoln Theatre 02.17.2008 SBD

Under the Covers with Yonder – A YMSB compilation

Interview Hangout Fest Co-Founder AJ Niland

AJ Niland is the co-founder of the Hangout Music Festival. This year’s festival will be held May 20th-22nd in Gulf Shores, Alabama. Artists playing this year include Paul Simon, Widespread Panic, M...

Umphrey’s McGee | Fillmore Detroit | 2.5.11

Umphrey’s McGee Brings Real Rock Back to the Motor City

String Cheese Incident to Headline Electric Forest Festival Rothburry Michigan

SCI will play three nights at Electric Forest Festival in Rothbury Michigan. The event produced by Madison House and Insomniac Events will take place July 30th to July 3rd 2011. Other BTJ favorites...

Future Rock Announces First Leg of Spring Tour 2011

For those who raged Future Rock’s sold-out debut in Buffalo at Soundlab last October, you’ve probably been wondering when the Future would be here and now again.

Interview: Brendan Bayliss of Umphrey’s McGee

Brendan Bayliss

BTJ Interview: Mike Gordon

photo by Pete Stergion

Review | 7 Walkers @ Tupelo Music Hall | 12.28.2010

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Bonnaroo 2011 Lineup | June 9-12th 2011

MANCHESTER, TN – Bonnaroo is celebrating it’s 10 year anniversary this year and has just announced their 2011 lineup.

Live Phish Remasters | Twitter Giveaway | 3 CDs

Xavier Rudd Spring 2011 Tour Dates

photo by Amy Skinder

Picture Show: Mayan Holidaze 2011

Photos by Tammy Wetzel Mayan Riviera, Mexico January 20th to January 24th, 2011

Podcast: Bands That Jam talks Phish at Watkins Glen with This Week On Lot.

From This Week On Lot Podcast #59 at http://thisweekonlot.com

Paul Simon to Headline Hangout Festival 2011

After a successful inaugural year in 2010 Hangout Festival is back and has just announced their new 2011 lineup. The festival is held on the beaches of Gulf Shores, Alabama just north of the Florid...

Top Ten Moments of UM’s 2010 NYE Show at the Riviera

Phish to host Festival in Watkins Glen July 4th 2011 Weekend

Ever since the Indy races were cancelled at Watkins Glen International for the 4th of July weekend rumors have been flying that Phish is looking to book a festival at the race track in upstate NY.

Phish Watkins Glen 2011

Watkins Glen International Raceway, NY

Phish Watkins Glen 2011

Watkins Glen International Raceway, NY

Phish Releases 3 Live Remastered Shows from 2010 | CD’s + iTunes

As announced last week Phish has released 3 shows from leg one of their Summer 2010 tour on JEMP Records. These three shows are all fully remastered by Fred Kevorkian from Jon Altschiller’s origina...

Mike Gordon March 2011 Tour Dates

Mike Gordon has announced a 17 date club tour on Phish.com. The band will feature Scott Murawski on guitar, Vermonters Craig Myers on percussion and Tom Cleary on keyboards and Brooklyn drummer Tod...

Picture Show: Summer Jam 1973

Little Feat | Niagara Falls NY | 1.1.11

Photos & Review by Lewis J. Tezak Jr.

Mountain Jam 2011 Lineup | June 2-5

Umphrey’s McGee | 12.31.2010 | Riviera Theatre

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Introducing: Thunder Body – More Roots Reggae from Upstate NY | Free Download

Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad Closes Out 2010 @ Club Infinity in Buffalo 12.11.2010 FREE MP3

Chris O'Brian - GPGDS

Further 2011 Spring Tour Dates

Further has a just announced a slew of spring 2011 tour dates. Lots of love for big cities on the East Coast. Furthur is Phil Lesh and Bob Weir from The Grateful Dead along with Jeff Chimenti, John...

Gallery: Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad @ Mercury Lounge NYC

Photography by Benjamin Lozovsky We’ve just come across these great photos of Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad’s sold out NYC show last Saturday, November 20 at Mercury Lounge. GPGDS just announced a...

Umphrey’s McGee Winter 2011 Tour Dates

Umphrey’s McGee | Bear Creek | 11.11.2010

LIVE OAK, Florida – Special thanks to my wife Erin Slayter, The Sweaty Mouse, for her coverage of the festival so far. She’s been on a year-long adventure documenting festival greening & sustainabi...

Umphrey’s McGee Halloween 2010

The Pageant St. Louis – Missouri.

String Cheese Incident | Hampton Coliseum | 10.30.2010

Phish | Atlantic City | 10.31.2010

Lotus | Buffalo | 10.15.2010

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Ever wished you could jam with Mike Gordon? Here’s your chance!

Realtime ACL Festival Photos

Enjoy these realtime photos as they are posted by the fans at Austin City Limits Music Festival.

Further Fall Tour 2010

The legacy of the Grateful Dead continues on with Further’s fall tour. Tonight the band will kick off their fall tour with a 3 night run at Red Rocks. What shows will you be hitting up?

Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad Fall Tour & Free Live Download

As you may have heard last week on our twitter feed New York’s Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad just launched their own live music website www.livepanda.com on September 2nd.

The Machine | Artpark Lewiston, NY | 08.31.2010

[Photos by Matt Buckley]

The Black Keys | Buffalo, NY | 9.2.2010

Town Ballroom

Jimkata | Grassroots Festival | 7.22.2010

Tom Petty | Boston | 8.19.10

Setlist:

Free Download: “Phish: Live Bait Vol. 01″

Phish is pleased to offer “Phish: Live Bait Vol. 01″, a ten-track Phish Summer sampler, available now for free at LivePhish.com. They’re giving away “Phish: Live Bait Vol. 01″ as a thank you to the...

Phish Fall Tour 2010

New Studio Album from Toubab Krewe “TK2″

Listen to “Holy Grail” off the new album while you read:

Robert Randolph & The Family Band Fall Tour

Phish | Alpine Valley | 8.14.2010

East Troy Wisconsin :: Photos by Abby Fox

Photo Gallery: The String Cheese Incident at Horning’s Hideout

NORTH PLAINS, OREGON – Words can’t describe the feeling at Horning’s Hideout – it’s best experienced in person. The closest I’ve seen to someone capturing it was a comment on the review on Jambase,...

Gov’t Mule: New Live Album 1999 NYE 3-Disc ‘Mulennium’

The new album released today features Original Mule Lineup, Blues Legend Little Milton And The Black Crowes’ Audley Freed.

O.A.R | Buffalo, NY | 7.31.10

FREE Download SCI Fidelity 2010 Sampler – Umphrey’s McGee, Lotus, EOTO, String Cheese

Check out the latest releases from SCI Fidelity Records on their brand new 2010 Sampler. You’ll get 14 tracks – over 70 minutes of music – from the String Cheese Incident, Umphrey’s McGee, Keller &...

Picture Show | Robert Randolph | Buffalo | 7.20.10

Photos by Adam Hudson :: Thursday At The Square :: Buffalo, NY

Video: Double Rainbow by Neil Young from Jimmy Fallon

Double Rainbow Guy Paul Vasquez has caused quite a buzz recently with his sensational video capturing a double arcing rainbow at Yosemite National Park.

Finger Lakes Grassroots Festival Celebrates 20th Anniversary

Tara & Jeb of Donna The Buffalo.

Picture Show: The Rhythm Devils at the Ogden Theater

Can’t wait to see these guys headline Hoxeyville in August. Keller’s Friend of the Devil was an inspired, respectful, and oh so Keller. Mickey and Bill got their groove on and made me remember the ...

Umphrey’s Mcgee | 7.16.2010 | Meijer Gardens

Setlist: Derek Trucks & Susan Tedeschi | Artpark | 07.13.10

Photo by Matt Buckley

Picture Show | Umphrey’s Mcgee | Rochester 7.8.2010

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Umphrey’s McGee | 7.15.2010 | Buffalo NY

Picture Show: Nateva 2010

15,000 fans descended on Oxford Maine this past 4th of July weekend for the inaugural Nateva Festival. The 3 day festival had performances by Umphrey’s McGee, Further, The Flaming Lips, moe, G.P.G....

Rebelution | Buffalo, NY | 7.8.2010

Northcoast Music Festival

Each summer, Chicago festivals offer iconic settings, and undeniable mainstream, alternative, and indie acts. But Midwest’s most fervent and insatiable music fans beg for a blend of the flavors off...

moe. | 6.26.10 | Buffalo, NY

Photos & Free Download.

Picture Show | Donna The Buffalo | Buffalo, NY

Event: Buffalo Rocks The Harbor @ Erie Harbor Marina Date: Saturday June 26th, 2010 Opened for moe. Photos by: Tammy Wetzel

Phish Photos Setlist | 6.29.10 | Canandaigua, NY

Gallery: Dweezil Zappa Plays Zappa at Summer Camp 2010

I hadn’t seen ZPZ since Rothbury, and I think they’ve been taking vitamins. This show gave me goosebumps, and not just for the helicopter-ing, horns, and stage presence. These guys know how to perf...

Photos: Papadosio, live at the Loft in Lansing, Michigan

The most I had heard of Papadosio was during my sprint past the Campfire stage at last weekend’s Summer Camp Festival. I’m thrilled to have fixed that situation last night, when they came to Lansin...

Summer Camp: ALO (Animal Liberation Orchestra)

With a name like Animal Liberation Orchestra you know these are some crazy cats. Zach Gill (Keyboards, Vocals) went to High School with Jack Johnson, who helped produce the band’s first album. They...

Summer Camp: Keller Williams

Keller’s just so damn cute you want to take him home and make him a peanut butter sammich, watch cartoons and chill. Would have loved to see the new “Keller & the Keels” but alas this was a solo pe...

Yonder Mountain String Band at Summer Camp 2010

Yonder is always a treat in any festival lineup and their performance Saturday was no exception.

The Macpodz at Summer Camp 2010

The Macpodz are a tried and tested band from Ann Arbor Michigan that bring a lot to the table for a jam band. And they don’t have a guitar player, either.

STS9 Late-night set at the Barn – Summer Camp 2010

STS9’s inclusion in Summer Camp may have been due to the fact that these old guys create soundscapes on a grand scale.

Gallery: 30db at Summer Camp 2010

I have to say I’ve waited for months to see this amazing duo, and as Rach likes to call it, they’re both the “Softer Side of Sears” when it comes to having the raw emotion available to pull off a f...

Summer Camp 2010: The Scene

Since arriving yesterday we’re constantly and consistently impressed with the level of though and detail that went into the planning and production. The grounds are clean – although the portable to...

Jake Cinninger sits in with Dumpstaphunk at Summer Camp Festival

Dumpstaphunk blew out the barn last night and by the time I could get to the stage I found Jake Cinninger from Umphrey’s sitting in and shredding.

Summer Camp 2010 Coverage Begins

(Elkhart, IN) Let’s just say how good it feels to be back out on tour this summer, representing the amazing Bands That Jam.

Cornmeal at Summer Camp 2010

Cornmeal sure was a great way to start out Summer Camp for me, can’t wait for 30db tonight at the Campfire Jam.

Jamboozle Fest | Umphrey’s McGee, Donna The Buffalo, Dark Star Orchestra | Upstate NY

One of our favorite bands Umphrey’s McGee is playing just outside my home town in Big Flats NY at Tag’s.

Album Review | Keller & The Keels | Thief

Keller & The Keels: Thief Review by Tim Hurley

Vote For The New Bands That Jam Logo

Tammy Wetzel has been kind enough to give us a few logo options to choose from. We’re so impressed it’s hard to decide.

BandsThatJam + iPad

I thought I’d share with you all what BTJ as well as a few other sites look like on an iPad. Are you curious what your favorite site looks like? Leave a comment or contact us and we’ll send you a s...

Umphrey’s McGee Delivers Unique Experience at UMBOWL 2010

Lincoln Theater, Chicago - April 24

Umphrey’s McGee 2010 Summer Tour

The masters of improvisational progressive rock have just announced their summer tour. We’re stoked to the Chicago natives return to Buffalo’s free concert series at Thursday at The Square.

Nateva Adds More Than 30 Bands

Music & Camping Festival in Oxford, Maine

Interview: Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad

Thursday At The Square & Buffalo Rocks The Harbor 2010 Schedule | Buffalo, NY

Stay tuned to Bands That Jam for complete details on the 2010 Buffalo Place Summer Concert Series lineup.

Fingerlakes Grassroots Festival 2010 Lineup

Disco Biscuits | Town Ballroom | 3.17.2010

Here’s a nice little St. Patty’s Day Bisco collage by our favorite photographer Tammy Wetzel.

Phish Summer Tour 2010 Dates

Phish returns to the stage this June for an extensive two-leg Summer Tour, kicking off June 11th in Chicago and wrapping with a two-night stand at Jones Beach in Wantagh, NY in August. Stops along ...

Review & Photos: Umphrey’s McGee | 3.4.2010 | Buffalo

Umphrey’s McGee continued a white-hot East Coast run Thursday night at the Town Ballroom, a spot that’s become a regular stop for this prog-rock machine. They brought an opening act with them this ...

Picture Show: Lotus | 2.26.2010 | Water Street Music Halll

Rochester, NY

Further Summer Tour 2010

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UMBOWL 2010 Details

Umprey’s McGee is psyched to announce the inaugural UMBowl!

Bonnaroo 2010 Lineup

String Cheese Incident Back On The Road in 2010

String Cheese Incident has announced that they will be back on the road in 2010. The Colorado based band will be doing a 3 night run at Redrocks starting July 23rd, 2010 as well as a festival at Ho...

YMSB Spring Tour

Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad Kicks Off 2010 Winter Tour In Buffalo

Photos & review by Buffalo native and new BTJ contributer Matthew Buckley.

The Best iPhone App Yet – The Live Music Archive

I woke up this morning and was pleasantly surprised to see a great new iPhone app in the iTunes store. For $1.99 you get access to over 70,000 live concerts from over 2,800 bands hosted by the Live...

Toubab Krewe & John Brown’s Body Announce National Tour

Photo credit: David Suskind

Mountain Jam 2010 Lineup

Gallery: Umphrey’s McGee NYE @ The Aragon 12.31.09

Set One: Cemetery Walk > The Triple Wide, Divisions, Red Tape^, Headphones & Snocones^^, Mulche’s Odyssey

Picture Show: Umphrey’s Mcgee at the Aragon Chicago. 10.30.2009

Umphrey’s Mcgee at the Aragon Chicago. 10.30.2009

Gallery Umphrey’s McGee | NYE Run 2009 Night 1

The Vic Theatre – Chicago, Illinois

New Album: Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad “Live UP”

One of our favorite bands G.P.G.D.S. has just released their 2nd album. This “best of” live album from select shows in 2008 and 2009 features original songs that fans from Maine to California have ...

Trey | February Tour 2010

Breaking news just in from Phish!

Umphrey’s Mcgee | 11.18.09 | Rochester

Umphrey’s McGee continues it’s jaw dropping fall tour with the best improvisational progressive rock of the 21st century. These guys never fail to impress.

Phish | 11.18.09 | Detroit

Phish kicked off their 2009 Fall Tour in Detroit this past Wednesday.Check out these stunning photos by Abby Fox.

Disco Biscuits | 10.31.09 | Chicago

Tammy Wetzel recently flew out to Chicago to throw down with Disco Biscuits for a psychedelic Halloween dance party. Stream a few songs from this show and check out these amazing photos.

Phish Returns to Miami for New Years Run ‘09

Andrew Bird Live at Asbury Hall at Babeville on 10.21.2009

Andrew Bird is in the middle of a Church tour across the US that sees him playing some great venue’s including the famed Asbury Hall at Babeville in Buffalo, NY. Many thanks to the guys at the Calc...

The Goods: Lotus Live @ The Town Ballroom on 10.30.09

Buffalo continues to have one of it’s best fall lineups in years. Just over the past few weeks we’ve seen, moe., Mike Gordon, STS9, and now the electronic, progressive, instrumental sensation Lotus...

STS9 Live @ The Town Ballroom 10.17.09 | MP3

STS9 is lighting up clubs across the east coast this fall with it’s unique blend of funk, jazz, drum and bass, instrumental rock, and electronic music.

The Goods: Phish Festival 8

Over the weekend Phish played 8 sets over 3 days at Phish Festival 8 in Indio California. For those lucky enough to make the trek to the west coast they have been treated to one of the most epic fe...

Review: Built To Spill – There is No Enemy

Built to Spill There Is No Enemy Warner Bros Released: October 6, 2009

The Goods: moe. Live @ Town Ballroom 10.09.2009

This past Thursday night moe. was inducted into the Buffalo Hall of Fame. The band who hails from upstate NY considers Buffalo a 2nd home and was delighted to return to their old stomping grounds f...

Umphrey’s Mcgee 10.09.09 Orbit Room Grand Rapids

Sometimes the best part of seeing a band twice in a week is having a recent show to compare it too. Umphrey’s McGee’s jam-packed performance Friday at the Orbit room was a night & day comparison to...

Phish Fall Tour 2009

Phish has just announced their Fall tour dates. In addition to the Festival 8 shows in Encino California for Haloween the band will play a slew of dates starting with a show at Cobo Arena in Michigan.

Umphrey’s McGee 10.02.09 Michigan Theater Ann Arbor

Caught an amazing show in Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday night as Umphrey’s McGee kicked off their Michigan tour at the Michigan Theater. Opening band was Ann Arbor’s own The Macpodz throwing down thei...

Austin City Limits Festival Li…

Austin City Limits Festival Live Stream on Hulu This Weekend! MMW, Andrew Bird & More! http://bit.ly/FnYU9 (via @livemusicblog)

Bob Weir, Phil Lesh plot new F…

Bob Weir, Phil Lesh plot new Furthur shows http://snipr.com/s7rc1 (via @thedeadblog)

Free 16-track Austin City Limi…

Free 16-track Austin City Limits Music Festival sampler at iTunes http://bit.ly/3ETxe (via @largeheartedboy)

Listen to last night’s #Metall…

Listen to last night’s #Metallica show here http://bit.ly/3Yfz3j (via @nugsnet)

Photo From The Road: Michael F…

Photo From The Road: Michael Franti http://twitpic.com/jo2tn – Last night in Ames, Iowa. (via @vaborcherdt)

The Reggae Review interview wi…

The Reggae Review interview with Rebelution’s Eric Rachmany http://bit.ly/mQYPA (via @CSSoundLabs)

UCSC gets $615k to digitize Gr…

UCSC gets $615k to digitize Grateful Dead Archive http://bit.ly/46BjXZ (via @thedeadblog)

Video: Flaming Lips – I Can Be…

Video: Flaming Lips – I Can Be A Frog http://bit.ly/BTkBv (via @glidemag)

YouTube: Funky Tonight – http:…

YouTube: Funky Tonight – http://iLike.com/t/GGcR (via @JohnButlerTrio)

Gordon Stone Band Live @ Nectars 08.01.08 | SBD MP3

For over 30 years, on banjo and pedal steel guitar, Gordon Stone has been writing his genre-crossing music, and now attracts international attention with his latest configuration of musicians inclu...

A view from the grounds at Zil…

A view from the grounds at Zilker Park – your pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.. http://twitpic.com/jm9xz (via @aclmusicfest)

Free SBD Download: Gordon Ston…

Free SBD Download: Gordon Stone Band Live @ Nectars 08.01.08 http://bandsthatjam.com/fzy @gordonstone #phish (via @BandsThatJam)

Listen to Frozen Fear a new so…

Listen to Frozen Fear a new song by Warren & Gov’t Mule http://bit.ly/Y5p4m (via @warrenhaynes)

Video: Lotus – Through The Mir…

Video: Lotus – Through The Mirror http://bit.ly/3xETHj (via @glidemag)

YouTube: The unveiling of Phis…

YouTube: The unveiling of Phish’s “JOY BOX” bandsthatjam.com/mvs (via @phish) #phish

Gov’t Mule closes By A Thread …

Gov’t Mule closes By A Thread Tour w/a slew of guests: http://tinyurl.com/yecsy9v (via @RelixMag)

On Letterman Tonight 9/28. Don…

On Letterman Tonight 9/28. Don’t forget to tune in. #Avett (via @theavettbros)

Phish Halloween Flash game – h…

Phish Halloween Flash game – http://bit.ly/4anPIv (via @adam42)

Review: Marco Benevento Trio @…

Review: Marco Benevento Trio @ 92Y Tribeca, 9.25.09 http://bit.ly/Vhs0W (via @livemusicblog)

Show Review: The Black Crowes …

Show Review: The Black Crowes – Higher Ground, South Burlington, VT 9/17/09 http://bit.ly/41W22E (via @glidemag)

Umpreys McGee Podcast 85 part…

Umpreys McGee Podcast 85 part 1 – http://bit.ly/DblTy – Bottom Half > Walletsworth > Bottom Half, Resolution > Wormbog, Utopian > Mulche’s

Video: “Shakedown Street” Gian…

Video: “Shakedown Street” Giants Stadium ’89 vid from upcoming #GratefulDead Scrapbook http://www.dead.net/Shakedown (via @thedeadblog)

www.hoodstream.com is Now Play…

http://www.hoodstream.com is Now Playing: #Phish 10-31-98 Set III Las Vegas, Nv (via @hoodstream)

Austin 2-day passes are sold o…

Austin 2-day passes are sold out. Limited advance tickets for individual shows on Oct. 2 and Oct. 3 are still… http://bit.ly/4UOMU

http://twitpic.com/j3fzo – pla…

http://twitpic.com/j3fzo – playing a Shofar at the Western Wall in Jerusalem (via @matisyahu)

JamBase #iPhone App is here! &…

JamBase #iPhone App is here! > http://jambase.com/iphone/app

McLovins Take Manhattan and Bo…

McLovins Take Manhattan and Boston http://bit.ly/1wwx3E (via @glidemag)

MOE. SLATED FOR INDUCTION INTO…

MOE. SLATED FOR INDUCTION INTO THE #BUFFALO MUSIC HALL OF FAME http://ff.im/-8JEmc (via @moelinks)

#Phish www.Hoodstream.com An A…

#Phish http://www.Hoodstream.com An All Phish All The Time Video/Radio Station!!! (via @hoodstream)

Check out Rebelution’s new web…

Check out Rebelution’s new website. http://www.rebelutionmusic.com (via @RebelutionMusic)

Phish To Play Acoustic Set At Festival 8

Phish just announced the performance schedule for Festival 8, which will include Phish’s first full-length un-plugged acoustic set. The set will take place at the crack of noon on Sunday morning. C...

#Avett Brothers Music Video Pr…

#Avett Brothers Music Video Premiere: http://bandsthatjam.com/jfa “I and Love and You” (via @theavettbros)

Buffalo Music Hall of Fame to …

Buffalo Music Hall of Fame to Induct moe. 2009 http://bit.ly/B8rFc (via @glidemag) #buffalo

EOTO 33 Shows In a Row! http:/…

EOTO 33 Shows In a Row! http://bandsthatjam.com/9gv #sci #buffalo

Phish Announce Acoustic Set at…

Phish Announce Acoustic Set at Festival 8 http://bit.ly/mCwNM (via @glidemag) #phish

Review: “It Might Get Loud” h…

Review: “It Might Get Loud” http://alturl.com/gk2u (via @JeffMiers) Starring Jimmy Page, The Edge, Jack White

Review: Umphrey’s McGee in G…

Review: Umphrey’s McGee in Grand Junction http://bit.ly/3Oulj (via @glidemag)

Review: Trey w/ NY Philharmonic @ Carnegie Hall

My apologies to the readers of BTJ for not getting to this sooner. Today, I was prompted by @stringcheesemom who asked me, “What was it like to see Trey fulfill one of his dreams?”

Interview with Keller WIlliams…

Interview with Keller WIlliams http://bit.ly/13ASFx His new album “Odd” is available here: http://bit.ly/l13VE (via @MadisonHouseInc)

#Phish www.Hoodstream.com An A…

#Phish http://www.Hoodstream.com An All Phish All The Time Video/Radio Station!! (via @hoodstream)

Sights & Sounds: The Flaming L…

Sights & Sounds: The Flaming Lips – “I Can Be A Frog” (from Embryonic due 10/13 http://bit.ly/3R4iC7 (via @glidemag)

Tara Nevins and Guthrie Trapp …

Tara Nevins and Guthrie Trapp joined @Mike_Gordon and his band last night: http://btj.cc/1pj (via @RelixMag) @DonnaTheBuffalo

YouTube: Widespread Panic perf…

YouTube: Widespread Panic performs “Pilgrims” in Sirius XM studio http://bandsthatjam.com/mcf @widespreadpanic

Free SBD Download: The Brew @ Sunnview Farm 09.18.09

The Brew from Amesbury, MA are maturing before our very eyes. We first covered this up and coming jam band a yeah and half ago when they first started playing in Buffalo, NY. Since then the band ha...

Marco Benevento Trio :: Septem…

Marco Benevento Trio :: September Tour Dates http://bit.ly/18hjOG (via @MarcoBenevento)

EOTO 33 Shows In A Row | 2009 Fall Tour

Be sure to check out this live looping project from Jason and Travis of S.C.I.

CD Giveaway! Enter to win a co…

CD Giveaway! Enter to win a copy of my new “Rhythmic Ear Training” audio tool.. http://thejimdonovanblog.blogspot.com (via @JimDonovanDrums)

Pavement Reunion Confirmed for…

Pavement Reunion Confirmed for 2010: “It Happened Naturally” Says Kannberg in Exclusive Interview with RS. http://bit.ly/15qvxs

Video: Phish w/ Phil Lesh: YEM…

Video: Phish w/ Phil Lesh: YEM http://bit.ly/vHwCo (via @glidemag)

Charlie Hunter – photos by Ric…

Charlie Hunter – photos by Richard Gastwirt http://bit.ly/i9XPc (via @StateofMindMag)

Gov’t Mule’s traditional NYC N…

Gov’t Mule’s traditional NYC New Year’s shows will return to the friendly confines of The Beacon Theatre on Dec 30/31st. (via @wheresmymule)

Tour News: GOV’T MULE returns …

Tour News: GOV’T MULE returns to EUROPE for 11 dates supporting new CD “By A Thread” due 10.26.09 http://btj.cc/n1k (via @warrenhaynes)

Youtube: The Avett Brothers De…

Youtube: The Avett Brothers Deluxe Boxset Unboxing http://bandsthatjam.com/j15 @avettbros

moe.down 10 photos by Andrew H…

moe.down 10 photos by Andrew Hill – awesome sauce! http://bit.ly/Y6xIE (via @StateofMindMag)

Mike Gordon 2009 Fall Tour & CD Giveaway

Mike Gordon has announced that him and his band will embark on a 20-plus date Fall Tour beginning just after Labor Day in Brooklyn, NY and winding down at the beginning of October in Burlington, VT.

Caribbean Holidaze 2009 Schedule | $100 Off Promo Code

Caribbean Holidaze (Dec 10-14th 2009) returns to what is rumored to be the last daze festival in Jamaica. Join Umphrey’s Mcgee, The Disco Biscuits and others for 4 days of bliss in Runaway Bay JAMA...

Phish 2009 Darien Lake 08.13.2009 | Setlist, Photos, Downloads

This was my first Phish show and I was completely blown away. Being in the 3rd row for the first set was simply amazing. Now I see why people just drop everything and follow the band from city to c...

The Machine: Artpark Lewiston NY 08.11.2009

The Machine a Pink Floyd cover band took stage about 7:15, with a full crowd in attendance Tuesday Night @ Artpark The Machine started the first set with “The Wall” and work their way through many ...

The Avett Brothers Live | Buffalo NY 07.30.2009

Thursday At The Square closed out the season with it’s best show of the summer. The Avett Brothers played 90 minutes of intense folk rock on a warm humid night in downtown Buffalo.

Phish: Festival 8 Announced 10.31.2009 CA

Phish is thrilled to announce Festival 8, a three-day Phish festival which will take place on October 30th, 31st and November 1st at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California. With lush green field...

John Brown’s Body Artistfund International Tour

Ever wanted to mix your own song with John Brown’s Body? This could be your chance. Fresh off their hometown show at Grassroots Festival in Ithaca NY JBB is ready to tour the world – Australia, New...

Gallery: All Good Festival 2009 | Photos by T. Wetzel

Just returned from 4 blissful days capturing the sights at All Good Festival 2009. Check out this slideshow that features some great photos of the bands, the freaks, and an amazing panorama from th...

Gallery: Umphrey’s McGee Rocks The Harbor 06.26.2009

An amazing show last Friday night in Buffalo. MMW kicked off the Buffalo Rocks The Harbor concert series at 6pm with a funked out improvisational jazz set. Umphrey’s McGee took the stage at 8:45 an...

YMSB Live @ Buffalo Rocks The Harbor 06.27.09

YMSB has done it again. Another incredible set of intense jam grass in Buffalo. For the 4th year in a row the boys from Colorado were delighted to play for this intimate Buffalo crowd.

moe. Live @ Bonnaroo 2009 | SBD MP3

Check out this amazing recording 4+ hours of non stop music featuring moe. and Grace Potter & The Noctournals Bonnaroo 2009.

Tea Leaf Green Summer Tour 2009

While veering through some of the Summer’s hottest festivals, Tea Leaf Green has picked some spots to bring their jam-rock prowess during their ”Round the Bend Tour.’ With stops in all corners of t...

Festivus For The Restivus: July 17-19 | Toubab Krewe, Midnite

After seeing Toubab Krewe play at Rothbury Festival last weekend we wish we could make the trip up to their next festival in the northeast. The band is currently on route to Vermont to play at bass...

Gallery: Bonnaroo ‘09 by Backstage Photos

Backstage Photos has done it again with some great photos from Bonnaroo 2009. This gallery has some high quality photos of Erykah Badu, Elvis Perkins, Dirty Gunvahs, Band of Horses, Citizen Cope, A...

Gallery: Bonnaroo 2009 Day 2

More photos are coming from the fans at the festival. For those of you who aren’t at the festival you can still see what’s going thanks to a FREE AT&T Stream of select shows from the event.

Dub Trio Free Download & Tour Info w/ Matisyahu

Dub and noise metal are usually not two musical genres that go hand in hand. But then again, Dub Trio is not your ordinary band.

Gallery: Buckethead @ Summer Camp ‘09 | Photos by T. Wetzel

Buckethead & That One Guy 05.22.2009 Chillicothe, Illinois. Click HERE for hi-rez slide show.

Rebelution’s New Album Drops 08.2009

Award winning Santa Barbara-based reggae band Rebelution announces their long awaited full-length album “Bright Side of Life” will be released on August 4, 2009.

Gov’t Mule: Studio Album “By A Thread” Due 10.27

Gov’t Mule — the wildly creative and fearsomely talented rock band has completed work on ‘By A Thread’. Their first studio album in three years, it is slated for release in October with a special p...

Gallery: Lotus @ The Tralf 04.07.09 | Photos by T. Wetzel!

Lotus @ The Tralf 04.07.09, Buffalo, NY

Thursday At The Square, Rocks The Harbor 2009 | Umph, Black Crowes, MMW, Gov’t Mule, TLG, Bisco

Buffalo Place continues it’s streak and again brings the nations best nationally touring bands to Buffalo. Less free shows at Thursday At The Square this year but some outstanding mini festival wee...

Gallery: Umphrey’s Mcgee Live NOLA 05.01.09 | Photos by T. Wetzel!

Art Park 2009 Lineup | Free Concert Series NY

35th anniversary season this summer in Lewiston, NY. Free concerts start at 6pm. One of the best venue’s in WNY. Looking forward to seeing Blue Oyster Cult, The Machine, Railroad Earth, and Galactic.

Yonder Mountain String Band | Summer Tour ‘09

YMSB has just announced their summer tour with appearances at festivals across the country. The band will start out Thursday in Tulsa, OK and work their west where they will be playing at Wakarusa ...

Rebelution | Town Ballroom 03.22.2009 | MP3 *SBD*

While cruising Giant Panda Guerila Dub Squad’s website a few months ago we saw they were touring with a band from California called Rebelution. We checked out their website and were immediately imp...

Grassroots Festival 2009 | Donna The Buffalo, Bela, Toots & Maytals, G.P.G.D.S.

*** Click HERE for 2009 band schedule ***

The Band 1973 Roosevelt Stadium Jersey City, NJ | MP3

One of the most influencial bands of all time. The Band has influenced countless bands, songwriters, and performers, from the Grateful Dead and Beatles to Eric Clapton and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Yo...

Video Stream: Phish - Clifford Ball Saturday Night Set 2

Citizen Cope | Tour Dates | Album News

After listening to some Citizen Cope over the weekend I was stoked to find out this morning he is currently in the studio working on his forthcoming album titled ‘The Rainwater LP’.

Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad | 04.09.09 | MP3 *SBD*

G.P.G.D.S is defining east coast reggae every night out with its intense dubs, melodic guitar play, and amazing improv. The band finally had a chance to play the “Pirate Ship” aka Nietzsche’s in Bu...

311 Unity Tour ‘09 + New Album June 2nd

The multidimensional sounds of 311 will be coming to amphitheaters near you this summer in support of their 9th studio album titled Uplifter due out June 2nd. The band’s new album is an uplifting c...

The Bridge Spring Tour Dates ‘09

Fresh off an 8 week tour from coast to coast THE BRIDGE has announced new tour dates that take to 26 different cities including a few stops of some great festivals such as All Good, Summer Camp, Tr...

Warren Haynes Announces Gov’t Mule Tour

I don’t know how he does it. In addition to touring with The Dead in 2009 as well as the Allman Brothers Band in August and October jam band icon Warren Haynes has announced another tour with his p...

Great Blue Heron Festival 2009 Lineup Announced

Our family looks forward to this festival every year. Probably one of the best kept festival secrets in north east. Donna The Buffalo who hosts the event is joined this year by Rusted Root, The Hor...

Mile High Festival 2009 Lineup

Presenting the second Mile High Music Festival. For two days, music superstars will descend upon the Denver area, blanketing the Rocky Mountain landscape with great music. Mark your calendars for J...

Slightly Stoopid Live @ Town Ballroom 03.22.2009 *SBD* MP3

Slightly Stoopid made a stop in Buffalo this past Sunday and gave their fans a show to remember. Even though it was a Sunday night you couldn’t tell from the screaming throngs of fans that packed t...

Umphrey’s McGee | iClips Tonight Buffalo NY !

UPDATE: This is the last night of the the 5 event run on iClips for Umphrey’s McGee. They’ve saved the best for last the roof is going to get blown off the place tonight…

Allman Brothers 2009 Beacon Theatre Run

The Allman Brothers are in the middle of their 12 day 40th Anniversary Beacon Theater run with many guest appearances. The band took Wednesday off and will be back Thursday night. Be sure to check ...

Wakarusa Festival 2009 Lineup

The Wakarusa Music and Camping Festival is a 4-day foot-stomping party in the heart of the Midwest. Born in 2004, Wakarusa burst onto the scene with a diverse and eclectic lineup featuring over 70 ...

Mountain Jam 2009 Lineup

Warren Haynes returns to Hunter Mountain for the 5th annual Mountain Jam Festival May 29th to May 31st. This years acts include a Sunday night headlining performance by The Allman Brothers Band and...

Phish Summer Tour 2009

After great success at Hampton Coliseum a few weeks ago Phish has announced their first tour in 4 years. We’re looking forward to the two stops near Buffalo NY – Darian Lake Performing Arts Center ...

Bonnaroo 2009 Lineup

* Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band * Phish (2 shows) * Beastie Boys * Nine Inch Nails * David Byrne * Wilco * Al Green * Snoop Dogg * Elvis Costello Solo * Erykah Badu * Paul Oakenfold * Ben...

Spearhead Live @ Grassroots Festival 07.21.2008 SBD MP3

I was at this show with about 10 friends in the summer of 2006. I had camped out two days on the side of the road to get a good spot and it was well worth it!

Phish Hampton’s 3.6.2009 Setlist Pics FREE SBD MP3

Official SBD Matrix in MP3 format for FREE (expired) at livephish.com photo’s courtesy of phishfromtheroad photostream on Flickr etree.org >> Full Show FLAC AUD Torrent Full Review of 3/6 show at P...

Video: UMPH’s New Light System & Jake’s Shred

Umphrey’s McGee is redefining the concert experience this year by being one of the first bands to take the Mac III light system on the road with them.

All Good Festival 2009 Initial Lineup - Ben Harper, Ratdog, moe.

Tickets are now on sale for 3 days of anything goes music, art, camping, & loving.

RollingStone Magazine’s Top 10 Jam Bands

Rolling Stones Magazine recently let its readers vote for best Jam Bands of all time. Surprisingly the Allman Brothers narrowly beat out the Grateful Dead.

The Dead Spring Tour ’09: Truckin To Buffalo

The surviving members of The Grateful Dead will be performing a series of shows this spring starting with an April 12th show in Greensborough, NC.

Tsunami Sound Waves – 11 Free Tracks Various Artists

The Tsunami Publicity is releasing 11 live tracks featuring original music from some of their best Artists including BoomBox, EOTO, Steve Kimock, Pete Francis and Blue Turtle Seduction.

Hill Country Revue Live @ The Pour House 08.28.2008 SBD MP3

North Mississippi All-Stars went on hiatus earlier this year when Lurher Dickinson went on to join The Black Crowes. Since then Cody Dickinson from the NMA, and fellow Allstar Chris Chew, joined up...

Jam Bands Featured On Debut Of MTVMUSIC.COM

I woke up this morning and discovered that MTV has reinvented itself with an online catalog of the networks best music videos. This is the ultimate time waster! If you’re at work consider yourself ...

Porter Batiste Stoltz Live @ Gathering of the Vibes 08.01.08 SBD Matrix

George Porter Jr., Russell Batiste Jr., and Brian Stoltz, are bringing New Orleans jazz/funk to the masses all across the U.S. This excellent SBD matrix of the band tearing it up at Gathering Of th...

Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad Live @ Club Infinity 09.13.2008 MP3

Donna The Buffalo Live @ Art Park NY 08.20.2008

JJ Grey & Mofro Live @ Lafayette Square - Thursday At The Square Buffalo, NY

JJ Grey & Mofro opened for Jimmy Vaughn and played an excellent set. The band sounded great and and the crowd turned out early to support these blues greats.

John Brown’s Body @ Grassroots Festival 07.18.2008 *SBD*

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRN-JJmqHsE[/youtube]

Little Mountain Band Live @ Club Infinity 06.24.2008

Sun Shines On Three-peat for YMSB at Lafayette Square Buffalo, NY SBD

Last year they predicted it, this year they delivered. YMSB became only the third band in the 22 year history of Thursday At The Square to do “an evening with” at Buffalo’s best outdoor venue. Afte...

Mountain Jam 2008 Torrents & MP3’s

Mountain Jam 2008 was another amazing weekend for the jam scene with mind blowing performances by the country’s best bands. I wasn’t able to make it this year but we still enjoyed the festival from...

Phil & Friends Jammin Out Full Albums Live @ Warfield

Phil Lesh & Friends are giving the Warfield a closing party that will go down as one of the best runs by any band at this famed venue. Last night featured Phil & Friends playing two Dead albums in ...

2008 Jammy’s | Setlist & Torrent

The 2008 Jammy’s were last week at MSG. Many thanks to Joe Beacon for taping and uploading the set to etree. As previously reported the Jammys featured an all star jam lineup with members from many...

2008 Jammys:And The Winners Are….

The 2008 Jammys were last night at MSG in NYC. The night featured performances by Gov’t Mule, Tea Leaf Green, Grace Potter, Trey Anastasio, Booker T. Jones, Galatic and many others. It also feature...

Artpark Lineup 2008

Album Review: Pete Francis – Iron Sea & The Calvary

In his fifth solo effort since leaving Dispatch, Pete Francis drives an eclectic ride thru 10 tracks on his newly released album Iron Sea & The Cavalry.

Jackie Greene Interview @ Glide Magazine

Glide Magazine has a great interview with guitar legend in the making Jackie Greene. For those of you who saw Phil Lesh & Friends last year or this year you’ll probably agree with this assessment.

Jack Johnson & Friends Live @ Kokua Festival 04.19.2008 AUD MP3 FLAC

Jack Johnson & Freinds returned to this annual festival in Hawaii for the 3rd year to raise Earth Day awareness. The festival features The Kokua Booth Village where festival goers can learn about a...

Cochella Streaming Live FRI 4.25 to SUN 4.27

Coachella is streaming select shows from the AT&T Blueroom all wekened starting at 6pm today.

Rain Washes Out Earth Day Festival @ DC National Mall 4.20

What a joke. First Green Apple Festival announces lineups in 8 cities. In Washington DC they never posted anything that resembled a schedule for the supposed festival from noon until midnight on 4/...

Umphrey’s McGee Live @ Egyption Theatre 04.08.2008

Umphrey’s McGee has made a soundboard recording of their recent show at NIU available for download on The Archive.

Mountain Jam 2008 Lineup

Mountain Jam returns to upstate NY for the 4th annual jam fest featuring 2 nights of Gov’t Mule performances by Bob Weir & Ratdog, Umphrey’s McGee, Pete Francis, Spearhead, MSMW, and many others. T...

Blue Turle Seduction @ Soho 02.15.2008 SBD MATRIX

Vote Now! 2008 Jammy’s

The 2008 Jammy Awards return to Madison Square Garden for their 7th year honoring jam bands from across the nation. This years show will be hosted by jam legend Warren Haynes as well as Grace Potter.

Umphrey’s McGee Summer Tour with ST9

Camp Bisco VII Lineup Announced

The Disco Biscuits have confirmed the list of performers slated for Camp Bisco VII, the seventh annual three-day music and arts festival in Mariaville, New York this July 17-19, 2008. The 20+ perfo...

Widespread Panic Announces Spring Tour & Free Download

Like you needed an excuse to get more excited about the recent release of Widespread Panic’s monster album, “Free Somehow”…

Umphreys McGee Live @ Winston’s 07.10.2001 SOUNDBOARD

moe. Live @ Radio City Music Hall SBD 12-31-2007

Zilla Live @ Zoe 05.28.2006

G. Love & Special Sauce Live @ Town Ballroom 01.23.2008

Last Wednesday was another great night for the Buffalo jam band scene. The Town Ballroom was jam packed for Philly’s own G Love and the Special Sauce. They played for more than two hours laying it ...

Brain Damaged Eggmen Live @ “Caribbean Holidaze” 12.16.2007

Say whaaaat?? Those of you in the know - know that this is a side project of Umphrey’s McGee and The Disco Biscuits where a few members from each band play some of the best Pink Floyd and Beatles c...

John Brown’s Body @ Grassroots Festival 11.26.06

Donna The Buffalo Live @ Shakori Hills 10.11.07 | SBD MP3’s

Exclusive: Gov’t Mule @ UB | Review, MP3’s & Pics 10.10.07

Gov’t Mule jammed on Monday night in Buffalo. It was a cool rainy night but we didn’t mind making the trip up to UB Performing Arts Center for one of the best bands currently on tour.

Animal Liberation Orchestra | SBD MP3’s 08.19.07

Benevento Russo Duo | 08.31.07 MP3’s & PICS

To grab this entire show in MP3 format click here.

Matisyahu | Live Soundboard MP3’s 12.25.04

New Monsoon | Live Soundboard MP3’s

(thanks to adub for the awesome photos)

Preview: Allman Brothers with Bob Weir & Ratdog

Yonder Mountain String Band | MP3’s 7/26/07 Live At Lafayette Square

Thanks for Seth Nochajski and Keith Januszak for taping and uploading the YMSB show in Buffalo last week. This is a good quality recording and was a great show to be at. If you like bluegrass you’l...

Vegoose 2007 Initial Lineup Announced

All Good Festival 2007 | Torrents and Downloads

The all good festival wrapped up three days of jamming on Sunday. As mentioned in a previous post many of the shows were broadcast live on the internet over the weekend. I will be posting links her...

moe. Monday | All Good Festival Video’s

moe. broke it down at the All Good Festival on Saturday, it’s third show in 3 days following shows in Buffalo and Utica, NY. Check out these jams from iclips.net who streamed the festival live all ...

moe. Lafayette Square 7.12.07 Review, Pics, & MP3’s

Thursday In The Square in Buffalo continued its best ever jam band lineup last night with “An Evening With moe.” moe. came on at 5:30 to delight of thousands of fans for a homecoming show. This Buf...

Grassroots Festival 2007 Schedule Annoucned

Great Blue Heron 2007 - Review, Video, & MP3’s

The weather was perfect with three days of sun, blugrass and zydeco music at The Great Blue Heron festival. The first day we saw a couple of great performances by Kelly and The Cowboys, Slo-mo, Joh...

Bela Fleck & the Flecktones – Syracuse Jazz Fest download

A friend of mine had the pleasure of attending the 25th annual Jazz Fest in Syracuse, NY over the weekend. He said it was an amazing weekend with an awesome performance by Bela Fleck and the Fleckt...

moe. Releases New Live Album – Warts & All, vol. 5

moe. has released it’s 5th installment of their live shows titled “Wart & All.” These live performances capture the raw energy of the band without any of the refinements and polishing of a studio a...

Preview: The Great Blue Heron Festival ’07

Just 4 more days untill I pack up the fam and we head down to the Great Blue Heron Music Festival in Sherman, NY. This is the 16th anual event hosted by jam band/old time music greats Donna The Buf...

New Monsoon Announces New Album

New Monsoon announced that they will be releasing their fith album in late August titled “New Monsoon V.” This San Francisco based Jam Band is currently out on the west coast in the middle of their...

Violent Femmes | 6/22/07 Review & Download

Last Thursday the music hungry faithful of Buffalo descended on the city for some true classic alternative rock and roll. Violent Femmes returned to Thursday In The Square in downtown Buffalo for t...

Allman Brothers Band | Tour Dates Announced

The Allman Brothers Band will be on the road again on July 31rst kicking off 25 shows in 5 weeks starting with a show in Rama, Canada and ending Sept. 8th at Piedmont Park, in Atlanta. Highlights o...

Trey Anastasio | To Release Instrumental Album

Umphrey’s McGee – 47th podcast now available

Umphrey’s McGee has released their 47th podcast. To subscribe to their free podcast make sure you have iTunes installed and click here

OAR – New DVD and Album | Live at Madison Square Garden

Back in January O.A.R. performed for a sold out crowd at Madison Square Garden. The band had so much fun they’ve released a DVD and Album titled “OAR Live at Madison Square Garden.” You can pick it...

Bonnaroo 2007 torrents & MP3’s

I will be updating this post as time goes on. Check back for updates.

Austin City Limits | Bob Dylan, Bjork, White Stripes to Headline

Austin City Limits returns to Zilker Park in Austin, Texas September 14th to 16th, 2007 with one of it’s best lineups yet. This event is 3 days with 8 stages and 130 bands.