After several years of playing occasional late-night shows around the country, to much acclaim, the electronic/rock/dance act Digital Tape Machine has released their first album, Be Here Now, on iTunes. The band consists of members from multiple Chicago groups including Umphrey’s McGee, Strange Arrangement, Liquid Soul, Land of Atlantis, and The Hue. This group features [...]
A big summer co-headlining tour from jam scene stalwarts STS9 & Umphrey’s McGee has just been announced today. After some hints and clues as to what cities both bands would play in via Twitter, the tour and scheduled stops were officially announced this afternoon. According to Umphrey’s McGee’s website: “Each band will perform a long-form [...]
Cloud 9 Adventures Proudly Presents MAYAN HOLIDAZE. A four night event at Now Sapphire Resort in Puerto Morelos, Mexico, December 16-20, 2013, featuring: THE DISCO BISCUITS, UMPHREY’S MCGEE AND STS9. Pre- Sales begin APRIL 23-24, 2013 and General sales begin APRIL 25. Located in the small fishing town of Puerto Morelos, 20 minutes south of Cancun in the Mayan [...]
Summer Camp Music Festival is returning to Chillicothe, IL on May 24-26, 2013 for another year of top notch music spanning a variety of genres. So far, only the headliners and a few other names have been announced, but Summer Camp has been slowly leaking the names of other artists. Headliners include 3 days of [...]
After rumors swirled briefly that Camp Bisco XII would cease to exist in 2013, the festival seems to be running on all cylinders, finally releasing the initial line-up for this year’s festival. In addition to three days of The Disco Biscuits , headliners this year include Bassnectar, STS9, Passion Pit, and Umphrey’s McGee. The electronic [...]
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 [...]
