Band Weblogs

While most kids his age study for midterms, singer-songwriter Jer Coons studies pop. While most twenty-year-old guys attend shows to sneak drinks and hit on girls, Jer Coons watches from the back, observing the guitarist’s pedal board and the singer’s in-ear monitors (the girls then approach him – an old trick).

Phish will extend its summer tour with 12 additional dates, including a four-night stand at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Colorado, marking its first shows at the legendary venue in more than 13 years …

Phish will launch its first summer tour in five years with a two-night stand at the Nikon Theatre at Jones Beach in Wantagh, NY on June 4th and 5th. Yesterday the band resumed rehearsals, which began in November, in preparation for the upcoming shows …

Trey Anastasio from Phish is set to release his live album, ‘Original Boardwalk Style’ on June 10th, 2008 …

‘Original Boardwalk Style’, a live album from Trey Anastasio and the Undectet, will be released on June 10th, 2008 by Anastasio’s Rubber Jungle Records …

There’s a great blog entry over at Create Digital Music regarding the infamous Shure SM58 microphone. It’s so refreshing seeing this kind of information getting spread around the internet. There’s a hilarious video that shows the SM58 going through some vigorous “torture” testing [...]

For all you Simpsons fans getting ready to watch The Simpsons Movie, which opens in theaters on July 27th 2007, don’t forget – there’s a soundtrack too. A very special, The Simpsons Movie: Limited Edition Soundtrack with donut packaging! …

What a whirlwind it’s been the last couple of weeks. Dave and I just got back from spending time in the states and we were so busy running around that now that we’re back in the UK it almost seems like it didn’t happen. I’ve been living in Oxford, England for four years and this [...]

Mixing is in progress on 10 tracks for chilled jazz flugelhorn artist Jeff Oster’s new CD, to be called “TRUE”.
Jeff’s debut CD – RELEASED – was voted the 2005 Album of the Year and Best Contemporary Instrumental Album by broadcasters worldwide who compile the charts at New Age Reporter.
Jeff is mixing (in 5.1 surround and [...]

Greyspoke is a Jam Band from Burlington, Vermont who I first heard on the Heavy Syrup podcast. Listening to them makes me homesick and missing all that is good in Vermont bands. I know one thing-if I was in Vermont I would be attending one of their gigs.
Now I’m not saying they’re the next Phish [...]

I just listened to a great podcast today called Heavy Syrup which podcasts from Vermont – my old stomping ground.
James Sharp is the podcaster and he’s located in Montpelier playing a variety of bands from Vermont as well as other locations, ranging from grass rootsy sounds to reggae, rock and more! Quite an eclectic mix, [...]