Initial announcements and headliners for the Interlocken Music Festival have been made. Set to take place from September 5-8 at Oak Ridge Farm at the foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Arrington, VA, headliners include Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Furthur, Zac Brown Band, The String Cheese Incident, and the Black Crowes. Now, the [...]
Brooklyn Bowl had a bizarre vibe Friday night as I entered the venue with ease…too much ease. There was no line at all; it most certainly did not feel like the weekend. Even the lobby led me to believe the place was empty until I rounded the corner and saw the overwhelmingly packed bar. Groups [...]
Dark Star Orchestra at Brooklyn Bowl – Monday, May 13th, 2013 For decades the adage went, “There is nothing like a Grateful Dead Concert.” Today, with the magical jam act long defunct, there is nothing that comes closer to that euphoric and unique experience than a Dark Star Orchestra concert. The energy, the emulation and [...]
Goldroom played their final East coast stop of their first tour as a live band Saturday night at Brooklyn Bowl. Rather than Josh Legg’s typical Goldroom DJ set, he was joined by female front-woman Mereki Beach and drummer Nick Sandler (formally of Chasing Kings) for an intimate yet brief late night. From 1 AM to [...]
The line was wrapped around the block to get into Brooklyn Bowl Saturday night to catch Dumpstaphunk, one of the funkiest funk bands straight from New Orleans. Coat check was full before opener The London Souls even left the stage. Fans packed the dance floor as the five members of Dumpstaphunk graced us with their [...]
Live for Live Music spoke with Micky Dolenz the other day about his recent album REMEMBER, his upcoming reunion tour with The Monkees, and some of the memories he was generous enough to share. Micky began his career in the television show “Circus Boy” using the name Mickey Braddock, an orphaned water boy who fed [...]
In this week’s dumbest things I’ve ever heard- over the top hip hop star Tyler The Creator had one of his new advertisements, created for Mountain Dew, pulled from the air due to complaints of racism. It was all started by author Dr. Boyce Watkins, who took to his blog to call the commercial “arguably the [...]
Up and coming producer Seven Lions has been making waves with his unique style blending trance and dubstep. After breaking through by winning a Beatport remix contest, Seven Lions is ready to take his career to the next level with an alliance with Skrillex’s OSWLA label. We got a chance to sit down and chat [...]
France’s Dirtyphonics are one of the most exciting acts to emerge from the drum and bass and dubstep scene. Their top notch productions and remixes have already made them a Beatport favorite, but their live show is a whole different monster, where each of the four musicians man a set of turntables and create a [...]
