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There are something like 20 guests on Marco Benevento's latest album, TigerFace . Among them are members of Phish, Ween, Tortoise and Antibalas.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]

Look up punk jazz in the dictionary and next to it you'll find a picture of its patron saint Mike Dillon . The vibraphonist/percussionist/voc alist/MC has been in perpetual motion for over 20 years now. From his time spent with the late '80s MTV buzz band Billy Goat to cult faves Hairy Apes BMX to his current role in the post-rock behemoth Garage A Trois , Dillon has amassed a diehard fan base that embraces his freewheeling mash up of sound and style. On one hand he exudes the musical chops [...]

This week in NYC shows , we've got another big benefit at Carnegie Hall, the Allman Brothers continue their Beacon run, plus shows by The Black Keys, Megafaun, New Multitudes, and more. Read on for the weekly highlight reel...

The lineup for High Sierra Music Festival was just announced and it's absolutely a fantastic day for all my friends (based on my chat windows and the status updates I'm reading). We wait all year for this announcement locally because we know that High Sierra is one of the best festivals that all of us [...]

Check out the accompanying LMB NOLA & Friends Year In Review post here It's always interesting to hear what artists have to say when recalling past concert experiences and in particular, which ones stick out in their mind as "memorable". After an evening up on-stage, musicians take home an entirely different recollection of their live [...]

The final additions and tweaks have been made to the JamCruise schedule, which means we're getting into the home stretch. Jamuary is right around the corner! One of the best things about the cruise is the interaction with the musicians on the boat, and getting to chill with them in close quarters. Whether it's the [...]

Dr. Dog, Tinariwen, and an extra special semi-Rads reunion on Friday night at Tipitina's highlights a busy week of shows in the Big Easy. Continue on below for this week's slate with a video from an artist playing each night of the week. Get out there. Monday, 11/7 Tinariwen @ House of Blues - 8 [...]

Garage A Trois took the stage at One Eyed Jacks last night rockin’ matching gray Puma track suits, setting the tone for the full-fledged weirdness that would ensue. One of the music universe’s more intriguing collaborations, Garage a Trois meshes the musical stylings of four immensely talented musicians into something altogether unique, disruptive, and powerful. During the show, my buddy and I joked over PBRs that it would be impossible to label Garage A Trois’ sound without throwing ‘fusion’ on at the end for good measure, and a day later I’ve accepted the fact that it would be a disservice [...]

I'm back, baby! Sorry for the silence around here as I'm still reeling from an amazing first-year Jazz Fest experience followed up by a week off at home hanging with family and staying disconnected from the internet for a while. It felt good, but I missed you sad sacks and I certainly feel like I miss these guys: Skerik and Mike Dillion. It's a toss up between Dillon and Marco Benevento on who I saw play the most music while I was in New Orleans , and they're all staying busy and heading [...]

Click here to view the embedded video. The Dead Kenny Gs . An attention-grabbing band name for a band I never thought I'd see. As a self-respecting jazz/music nerd, I of course honored the concept of a trio doing war with the smooth jazz master. But this was also a band I actually wanted to see, as it featured the saxophonics of Skerik and the crazed vibraphone and percussion of Mike Dillon. I heard about the Dead Kenny Gs (the trio is completed by bassist/saxophonist Brad [...]