Archive for April 12, 2009

The Dead Tour Kick Off – 4/12/09 Greensboro, NC

{ April 12, 2009 @ 7:25 pm } · { Dead Tour 09', Grateful Dead }
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The Dead’s spring tour kicks off today in Greensboro, NC, we’ll be bringing you LOTS of coverage here on Welcome To Now including live setlist and picture updates, videos, downloads, and more. Also, look out for 2 personal show reviews of the MSG show and 2nd night Spectrum. Let’s kick things off right and enjoy these live setlist updates and pictures from tonight’s show:

The Dead - 4/12/09

The Dead - 4/12/09

The Dead – Greensboro, NC 4/12/2009

Set I
Jam ->
Music Never Stopped ->
Jack Straw
Estimated Prophet ->
He’s Gone
Touch of Grey
I Need a Miracle ->
Truckin’

Set II
Jam ->
Shakedown Street ->
All Along the Watchtower ->
Caution ->
Drums ->
Space ->
Cosmic Charlie
New Potato Caboose ->
Help on the Way ->
Slipknot ->
Franklin’s Tower

Encore: Samson and Delilah

Stream/Download the show here!

Stage Set-Up at Greensboro - 7:00 PM

Stage Set-Up at Greensboro - 7:00 PM

Music Never Stopped

Music Never Stopped

Estimated Prophet

Estimated Prophet

The Light Rig

The Light Rig

Caution

Caution

Awesome Lightning Bolt Lights

Awesome Lightning Bolt Lights

Big Shout-Out to TaperRob over at the Zone for the updates.

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A Taste of Hampton

{ April 12, 2009 @ 5:37 pm } · { Hampton, Phish, Show Reviews }
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For those of you that weren’t fortunate enough to catch any of the Phish reunion shows at Hampton Coliseum on March 6th, 7th, and 8th, enjoy these HD/SBD clips of some highlights from the historic run. I’ve sampled some of the best vids out there from each day of the run.

Fluffhead -3/6/09 Set I Opener
The Hampton Fluffhead opener will go down in phans record books as one of, if not the most historic moment in the band’s 25 year career. While I could write an essay on this, I’ll just let you decide what you think and enjoy the song’s “FLUFFHEAD!” peak and ensuing jam:

David Bowie – 3/6/09 Set I Closer
The climax of the David Bowie jam is one of the most sought after musical segments in Phish’s repertoire. This fan favorite from the band’s first studio album – 1988’s Junta – David Bowie is funky number with extremely complex composed segments. The composed section leads into a dark and building jam all leading up to the Bowie ‘peak’, exhibit A:

YEM Vocal Jam – 3/6/09 Set II Closer
Having witnessed this vocal jam personally, all I can say is ‘Wow’. Kuroda’s lights and the band are so synced, it’s downright scary:

Ghost Jam Segment – 3/7/09 Set II
Many fans point to the Ghost jam as the most experimental jamming of the weekend and taste of what’s in store for Phish 3.0. This starts out dark and slow and builds into a fantastic jam up around the 5 minute mark, enjoy:

Tweezer Reprise – 3/8/09 Encore (last song of the run)
The band decided to save the Tweezer Reprise (Tweezer was played on night 1, set 2) to close out the run at the end of the encore on the 8th. This vid is shot from the middle of the pit and really gives you a feeling of the insane energy abound in the Coliseum this weekend. If this vid doesn’t make you want to quit your job and go on summer tour, check your pulse:

Check out more videos here

Buy the SBD from livephish.com here

Download some nice sounding AUDs from our friends over PhishThoughts here

Orchard Lounge and The Indobox – 4/11/09 @ Sullivan Hall

{ April 12, 2009 @ 3:18 pm } · { Indobox, Orchard Lounge, Show Reviews }
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Last night’s late night party at Sullivan Hall saw the Indobox and Orchard Lounge each lay img_326751_primary1down extended
sets to a happy, dancey, and no doubt twisted crowd at the Greenwich Village jam hot-spot – Sullivan Hall.

Indobox played an intense and energetic 2 hour set with face-melting jams from the quartet flowing until 2:30. While it’s hard to deny this band is a Bisco rip-off, they do it well and definitely have their own unique style to add to the mix as well. This was my first Indobox show and I’d have to say I’d definitely catch these guys again:

The Indobox – Setlist

Gz and Hustlas ->
Graffiti ->
The Right Time
Huntington
Shanghai Baby
Ming Ming
Catch Her in the Red ->
Lighthouse (ending)

The headlining act – Orchard Lounge – emerged after a short break around 300 Am and delivered a jaw-dropping dance fest of music (complete with live on-stage painting) that raged past 4 in the morning. While I don’t have the setlist, the whole idea of a ‘song’ isn’t really that relevant when you’re talking about the interwoven electro-jam segments the band dabbles in. Let me just say the crowd was loving every minute, spirits were high, smiles all around, and feet were moving. What a great way to close out an amazing weekend of music here in the greatest city in the world!

Rage the Scene!

Rage the Scene!