Brothers Past @ Brooklyn Bowl, January 13

HT’s Jeremy Gordon caught one of Brothers Past’s first shows of 2012 on Friday night at Brooklyn Bowl. We wanted to share his snaps from the jamtronica act’s two-set performance.

[All Photos by Jeremy Gordon]

Setlist…

Set One: Celebrity>Getaway Somehow>Can You Keep a Secret, Dressed Uo Worn Down>Charity Starts at Home>Boy

Set Two: Astphadel, Dead Clowns>The Mirror>Dead Clowns, Whos Gonna Love Me Now

Encore: Leave the Light On

[via Brothers Past Facebook Page]

Here’s a full gallery of Jeremy’s fantastic photos…

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Brothers Past @ Music Hall of Williamsburg, February 5

Words: Carla Danca
Images: Jeremy Gordon

Despite an intimate start to the show, the diehards all came out to support Brothers Past at Williamsburg’s Hall of Music this past Saturday. From the bros in the front row who embodied the “dance like no one is watching” mantra to the Funtown dancers on the stage, the floor kept moving all night long in Brooklyn. While it may have been cold and raining outside,  inside things got so hot that there was more than one shirt removed.

[All photos by Jeremy Gordon]

The show began with a set from New Jersey’s own FiKus who were crowded together among the equipment of BP. The tight set up seemed the aid the band as their playing intermixed seamlessly.  By adding additional electronic layers on top of the already rich sound provided, the five members of the band dominated the room.  Things heated up when DJ Nutritious spun while his two dancers roamed the stage with painted body art that accentuated every curve. Though it seemed a bit risqué, they didn’t quite know what to do when a dollar was thrown on stage… apparently it wasn’t that kind of party after all.

READ ON for more from Brothers Past in Williamsburg…

Back on December 2, 1983, Phish played their first gig for an unappreciative crowd at the Harris-Millis Cafeteria on the campus of the University of Vermont. Tonight, the band celebrates their 26th anniversary at Madison Square Garden. A few intrepid fans on Phantasy Tour are asking fans to sing Happy Birthday to the band as soon as the lights go down.

Here’s a quick look at what else is happening this week…

• Bruce Springsteen chats with Billboard about his recent tour
• Check out Tom Petty rockin’ Learning to Fly at Bonnaroo
• Liam Gallagher may piss off Noel by calling his new band Oasis
• The Big House, an Allman Brothers museum, is about to open
• Joe Perry is accepting submissions for a new Aerosmith singer
• Spiral Stairs talks to The Age about the Pavement reunion

Finally, Aron Magner of the Disco Biscuits and Tom Hamilton of Brother’s Past/American Babies are resurrecting an old traditional in which they dig through each other’s catalogs – as well as a few fun covers -  for a night of acoustic entertainment. This year’s Holiday Special takes place at Johnny Brenda’s in Philadelphia on December 23. Tickets are available now for $15.

Everybody Wants To Rule The World was a chart-topping single off the 1985 Tears For Fears album Songs From The Big Chair.

According to Roland Orzabal, Everybody Wants To Rule The World was written and recorded in two weeks and was the last cut to make the album. Good thing they got it in there.

The Contestants:

The Bad Plus: The Bad Plus show up a lot on Cover Wars, often leading off (because we use alphabetical order) and easing us in with instrumental renditions. This is the second song to be included in a Cover Wars from their 2007 album Prog (see also Life On Mars Cover Wars) Source: Prog

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Words: Carla Danca
Images: Jeremy Gordon

It’s summer time and most bands are hitting up outdoor sheds and festivals, but the Disco Biscuits have always done things a little different. Just a few weeks before the start of Camp Bisco VIII, the boys did a quick “dirty beach” run, up the coast of Delaware and into Atlantic City for a 2 night run at the House of Blues.While Bisco kidz always seem to be the butt of jokes in the scene, AC didn’t even flinch at the invasion of the raging flat brims.

Brothers Past kicked off both nights at the HOB, at least for those of us who were able to pull away from the casino floor. As someone who has really enjoyed BP before, I was a little disappointed with the room sound’s effect on the experience; the sound mix was really heavy on the bass and a bit muddy near the front of the stage.

The HOB has a large floor downstairs that is almost entirely covered by a seated area. Fortunately, night 2 is already posted on the LMA and the recording sounds great! It is a lot clearer than it sounded at the show, and you can actually hear the vocals. My highlights were the cover of Radiohead’s National Anthem and their own Simple Gift of Man to close the set. I think that these guys have so much potential, as they are definitely breaking out of the jam band and livetronic mold.

READ ON for more of Carla’s words and Jeremy’s photos…

Brother’s Past – The Note – West Chester, PA

The Setlist:

Set 1: Crutch*, Dead Clowns, One Rabbit Race > fykm > ORR

Set 2: Big Blue Apples > countdown > everything must go > secret > BBA, Charity, State Police > Machine> Gangs > machine, TLTC > Squeeze
Encore: LTLO

* w/ gonzo ending teases [via PT Bisco]

U-Melt – Wonder Bar – Asbury Park, NJ

The Setlist:

Set 1: Reelin’ in the Years > A Robbins Tale (Parts 1 & 2), Red Star -> Schizophrenia -> Red Star > Auld Lang Syne > Danncin’ Fool* -> Schizophrenia

Set 2: Missed -> Carne, Pura Vida, Late July’s Lament, Elysian Fields > Red Star
Encore: Tomorrow My Friend** [via U-Melt.com]

Perpetual Groove – Georgia Theater – Athens, GA

The Audio: Archive.Org

The Videos: TSMM, At the Screen, Speed Queen, Macumba, Three Weeks

The Setlist:

Set 1: No Decorations, All My Friends, Space Paranoids, Three Weeks, At the Screen

Set 2: Robot Waltz-> 2009 Countdown-> Auld Lang Syne-> Robot Waltz, Speed Queen*-> Tom Sawyer*^-> Speed Queen*, The Noise, Teakwood Betz->  Macumba->  Teakwood Betz

Encore:Fame^

Encore 2: It Starts Where it Ends [via TIP]

* w/ Damien Perry-Guitar
^ First Time Played

STS9 – The Tabernacle – Atlanta, GA

The Setlist:

Set 1: Twilight, Really Wut?, Beyond Right Now, Bigs> Metameme, The Rabble, Looking Back On Earth, Orbital

Set 2: HHHF,  Peaceblaster 68>08 , TUSON, Evasive>Surreality, Mali Fedora, Hubble, EHM

Encore: What Is Love?, WMIOD>Circus>WMIOD [via The Lowdown]

Over the past few months we’ve had some annoying hiccups with the server that hosts Hidden Track leading to slow load times and connection issues. We’re happy to report that any issues you’ve had accessing the page should be a thing of the past ::knock on wood::, as we’ve moved the site onto a dedicated server. Thanks for continuing to visit HT in record numbers.

Let’s see what else is happening around the ‘nets…

• Bruce Springsteen to perform at the 2009 Super Bowl in Tampa
• Mr. Miner reviews Trey Anastasio’s Time Turns Elastic debut
• Brothers Past returns for a New Year’s Eve gig in West Chester
• The Webcaster Settlement Act of 2008 passes the House of Representatives, allowing internet radio to live another day
• New Dylan album to stream on NPR starting Tuesday at 12:01AM
• Dave Matthews helped produce the new Chuck Palahniuk film
• TV On The Radio rocked out Dancing Choose on Letterman

Finally, just a note that You Enjoy Myblog has a brand-new home. Head to YEMblog.com for a daily dose of Phish-related news, audio, videos and auctions. Thanks to Todd Levy of Jamtopia for the kickass design.

Checking on last week’s edition, we had two popular choices for covers of Bell Bottom Blues. Once the votes were counted, Trey Anastasio had a slight edge over Umphrey’s McGee – so Trey takes home his first Cover Wars trophy sans Phish.

This week we’re taking on one of the most ambitious Cover Wars to date. We’ve compiled the most entries we’ve ever had as we take a look at covers of Radiohead’s catalog. Musicians in the 21st century seem to be more reluctant to cover other modern artists than bands were say 30-50 years ago. However, a few artists can be influential enough that bands just can’t help themselves. We saw a little bit of this in the Nirvana Cover Wars as jambands, jazz acts and pop artists paid tribute to the grunge era. We have a similar cross-section of artists this week as well, the contemporary jazz guys love Radiohead.

As always, be sure to register/login to IMEEM so the playlist below loads full-length tracks.

Be sure to READ ON after the jump as some of the best covers this week are embedded via video clips and are not included in the playlist above.

I’m not sure how the Mr. Blotto fans get the word around, but they sure know how to dominate some Cover Wars and they are the winner of last week’s Pinball Wizard edition.

After ten weeks of writing Cover Wars, I think it is time for a change in format. Previously, we’ve been putting up multiple versions of the same song for comparison. What I’m going to do for the next ten weeks is pick an album and select different artists for each track. This week’s selection will be Led Zeppelin’s 5th album, Houses of The Holy.

You will need to register/login to Imeem to hear these tracks in their entirety:

The Song Remains The Same (Umphrey’s McGee): Since UM first performed this in 2002, it has been a staple in their extensive cover repertoire. Check out the whole show on The Archive.

READ ON for more on this week’s contestants…