Earlier this week we shared the news that Equifunk organizers added another full day worth of music to this year’s fest. At that time Pork Tornado featuring Jon Fishman was announced as the day’s headliner, with the promise of more acts to come. Today, we’ve found out who those acts are.

We’re particularly intrigued by the fest’s offer for attendees to give a name to a supergroup they’ve put together to play the “Sunday Sessions.” This supremely talented quintet features guitarist Eddie Roberts and bassist Pete Shand of The New Mastersounds as well as Galactic drummer Stanton Moore,  keyboardist Nigel Hall and Lettuce / TAB saxophonist James Casey. We suggest “Fucking Badasses On Parade,” but Equifunk probably won’t go for that.

Other Sunday Sessions acts include HT faves The London Souls, The Heavy Pets and The Main Squeeze. And why have one supergroup when you can have two as the M&Ms – a group made up of Moore, Marco Benevento, Robert Mercurio, Papa Mali and Maceo Parker are also on board for Sunday Sessions. Soulive and the Shady Horns with Maceo Parker, The New Mastersounds, JJ Grey with Mofro, Anders Osborne and Keller Williams with More Than A Little are among the acts set to play Equifunk 13′, which takes place at Camps Equinunk and Blue Ridge in Pennsylvania’s Poconos on Aug. 16 – 18.

UPDATE 1:30PM ET 5/18: Unfortunately MTV has revised the webcast schedule and many acts we were very much looking forward to have been removed. We’ve updated the schedule below. [Hat Tip - Ira Morris]

The Hangout Music Fest kicked off last night in Gulf Shores, AL and we thought we’d only get to hear second hand reports since no webcast had been announced. That changed this morning when MTV revealed they would be offering two feeds live from the fest featuring many of most anticipated performances. In addition, MTV Networks will provide television updates and highlights across MTV, VH1, CMT, MTV2, MTV Hits, MTV Jams, VH1 Classic, CMT Pure and Palladia.

The webcast begins at 12:30 ET this afternoon and will run through Sunday night. HT faves The Breeders, Toots And The Maytals, Jim James, Passion Pit, Nicki Bluhm & The Gramblers, Gov’t Mule, The Roots, The Black Crowes, Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers, The Trey Anastasio Band and Stevie Wonder will be among the acts broadcast. You can watch the broadcast HERE.

Here’s the full webcast schedule by feed (All Times ET)…

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The first lineup announcement from the Interlocken Festival has just been made by our friends at Relix. Put together by H.O.R.D.E. co-founder Dave Frey and Relix publisher Pete Shapiro, the event will take place from September 5 – 8 at Oak Ridge Farm in Arrington, Virginia. Today, we’ve found out that Furthur, Neil Young & Crazy Horse, The Black Crowes and String Cheese Incident will be among the bands performing at the first of what we hope will be many Interlocken’s. In addition, country-rocker Zac Brown will team up with The String Cheese Incident at the fest.

We’re already digging on the lineup which makes us think of what the top of a 2013 Bonnaroo lineup would look like if organizers kept the focus on jam acts. According to the Interlocken website, “Many of the artists will be performing at Interlocken over multiple days, and will be featured in unique and exciting artist pairings – with additional artists to be announced soon.” With guys like Shapiro and Frey in charge, we know we’re in good hands and can’t wait to see the rest of the lineup and these “exciting artist pairings.”

“Most festivals these days are trying to be everything to everyone — very eclectic with an emphasis on a large number of artists in various genres,” says Shapiro in a statement to Relix. “With Interlocken, we want to break away from that mold and create something more identifiable and distinct.”

Early-bird tickets go on sale May 23rd at 10AM ET.

[via Relix]

It’s been a month since the actual ceremony took place in Los Angeles, but on Saturday night we’ll finally get to see the 2013 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony on television. HBO will air 169 minutes worth of footage from last month’s event in which Rush, Donna Summer, Lou Adler, Randy Newman, Public Enemy, Albert King, Heart and Quincy Jones received their honors on Saturday night at 9PM ET/PT.

[Dave Grohl and Taylor Hawkins Induct Rush Into Rock Hall]

If you miss Saturday’s telecast, don’t fret. HBO will make the broadcast available on-demand starting on Sunday. We can’t wait to see the Foo Fighters’ kimonos.

Friday, May 17 [All Times ET]

• Talib Kweli on Tavis Smiley [PBS - Check Local Listings]
• Kurt Vile on David Letterman [CBS 11:35PM]
• Bad Rabbits on Jimmy Kimmel Live [ABC 11:35PM]
• De La Soul on Jimmy Fallon [NBC 12:35AM]

Saturday, May 18

• Arcade Fire on Austin City Limits [PBS]
• Heart, Rush, Public Enemy – 2013 Rock Hall Induction [HBO 9PM]
• Neil Young, Foo Fighters – Global Citizen Festival [Palladia 9PM]
• Kanye West on Saturday Night Live [NBC 11:30PM]

Sunday, May 19

• Bad Company - Hard Rock Live [VH1 Classic 3:30PM]
• Phish, Flaming Lips - Austin City Limits Festival 2010 [Palladia 7PM]
• Lamb Of God – Live At The Electric Factory [AXS TV 8PM]
• Iron Maiden – En Vivo! Live [AXS TV 11PM]

The always innovative Beck added an old spin to new music last December when he released a book of sheet music containing new original tunes called Song Reader. Since Song Reader came out, its songs have been interpreted by a who’s who of musicians, but not by Beck himself. According to Spin, that will change on July 4.

Beck will team will an all-star cast that includes Pulp’s Jarvis Cocker, Franz Ferdinand, the Staves, the Guillemots, Michael Kiwanuka, James Yorkston, Beth Orton, Charlotte Gainsbourg and the Pictish Trail to perform tracks from Song Reader at London’s The Barbican on July 4. Spin reports that more acts will be announced later. The house band backing these wonderful musicians will be made up of drummer Seb Rochford, bassist Tom Herbert, and guitarist Dave Okumu under the musical direction of Ed Harcourt and David Coulter.

As we reported earlier, Beck will perform a handful of shows in the Northeast this summer.

[via Spin]

Last night at Terrapin Crossroads, Furthur members Phil Lesh, John Kadlecik, Joe Russo and Jeff Chimenti teamed up with guitarist Anders Osborne for a West Coast Ramble. Osborne had already made his mark at last month’s Spring Rambles with Luther Dickinson, but seemed to have picked up where he left off from those memorable shows.

The first set was filled with treats such as Anders-sung covers of Ramblin’ Man by the Allman Brothers Band, Neil Young’s Heart Of Gold and Bob Marley’s I Shot The Sheriff as well as Grateful Dead rarity Reuben and Cerise. In addition to Reuben and Cerise, John Kadlecik handled vocals on Grateful Dead staples Deal, Ramble On Rose and They Love Each Other.

Set One: Deal (jk), Ramblin’ Man (ao), Reuben And Cerise (jk) > Sugaree (ao), Ramble On Rose (jk), Heart Of Gold (ao), They Love Each Other (jk), I Shot The Sheriff (ao)

Set Two: Jam > Scarlet (jk,ao) > The Harder They Come (ao) > Fire On The Mountain (ao), Small Spacey Jam > Dark Star v1 (all) > The Other One (pl) > Dark Star v2 (all) > St. Stephen (all) > Midnight Hour (ao)

Encore: Burning on the Inside (ao)

[Setlist via PhilZone.org]

The second set opened with an interesting segment that saw the ensemble insert a cover of The Harder They Come into the usual Scarlet > Fire pairing. Then, the band went into Primal Dead mode for a Dark Star > The Other One > Dark Star > St. Stephen sequence before ending the set with the Anders-sung Midnight Hour. Osborne had a chance to show off one of his originals as Burning On The Inside served as the encore.

Listen to Anders, Phil, John, Joe and Jeff cover Ramblin’ Man…

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Back in February we shared the news that Trent Reznor was reforming his Nine Inch Nails project. We were particularly excited to see guitarist Adrian Belew and former Jane’s Addiction bassist Eric Avery would be aboard for this new version of NIN. While Nine Inch Nails has two months before the new band makes their debut, today they lost a member as Avery has called it quits.

Avery has decided to focus on his musical life in L.A. and felt “overwhelmed” by what’s planned for NIN. According to a note on the bassist’s Facebook Page, Trent was understanding of Eric’s decision.

Here’s Eric Avery’s statement via his Facebook Page…

its with very mixed emotions i tell you all that im pulling out of NIN. i know. its been a tough call and i don’t know if its the right one. but i really want to focus on my musical life here in la, on film work in particular. as the tour dates kept growing… i just got overwhelmed. i just got home from a year of heavy travel with garbage, the idea of leaving town for another year and a half, and with all the intensity that nails demands… fortunately my friend Trent understands all this and appreciated my pulling the plug now instead of deep into 2013 and 14. go get em gentlemen.

Nine Inch Nails will play their first gig at Japan’s Fuji Rock Festival on July 26. The group’s first U.S. performance will be as a headliner of Lollapalooza. No word yet on Avery’s replacement.

Starting tomorrow, Reid Genauer and Friends will kick off a three-night stand at Garcia’s within The Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, New York. For these shows, Genauer will be backed by his Assembly Of Dust bandmates Adam Terrell, John Leccese, Dave “Sweet Caroline” Diamond and Jason Crosby.

In addition to the previously mentioned performers, Genauer has revealed the guests for each night of the run. Tomorrow, Reid will be joined by saxophonist Kenny Brooks of RatDog as well as Pete Levin (keys) and Joey Williams (guitar) of The Blind Boys Of Alabama. On Friday, God Street Wine’s Aaron Maxwell (guitar) and Dan Pifer (bass) will sit-in along with Ryan Montbleau Band percussionist Yahuba Garcia. Finally, on Saturday, Genauer and Friends will be joined by Yahuba, Lucy Chapin, guitarist Scott Metzger, Steven Bernstein (The Levon Helm Band, Sex Mob) and Tom Arey (The J. Geils Band, Ghosts of Jupiter). Tickets are currently available for $10 a show.

Late last year Umphrey’s McGee played their first-ever four-night New Year’s Run, which took place from Dec. 28 – 31 at The Tabernacle in Atlanta. The run saw cover debuts of Wang Chung’s Dance Hall Days and Nine Inch Nails’ Wish, an impressive Phil’s Farm > Puppet String > Phil’s Farm sequence, a ridiculous version of Higgins as well as rarities Sweetness, Bad Poker and Water. Today, the band has announced a massive 5+ hour video release culled from the four performances dubbed “Picking Up The Tab.” The set is available for pre-order in DVD, Blu-Ray and multiple digital download formats via TourGigs.com, with orders expected to begin shipping on May 31.

UM’s new video release was shot in Hi-Def and contains 5.1 surround sound audio. You can purchase video from each night individually or together as a bundle. Those pre-ordering via Umphrey’s online store will receive a free MP3 code for an audio download of the show of your choosing, while those pre-ordering any digital download package from TourGigs will get a free HD download of the Boulder Theater show from 09.15.12. Heading to Summer Camp? UM will have a limited number of copies available for sale at the merch booth.

Watch a jammed-out version of Plunger from Picking Up The Tab…

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The recently reunited Black Crowes have just been added to the lineup for this year’s Roots N Blues N BBQ Festival, which takes place at Stephens Lake Park in Columbia, Missouri on September 20 – 22. The Crowes are set to perform on Saturday, September 21.

There’s HT faves a plenty on the Roots N Blues N BBQ Festival lineup including Blues Traveler, John Hiatt, Steve Earle, Mavis Staples, Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue, Keller Williams with The Travelin’ McCourys, Phosphorescent and Bela Fleck and Abigail Washburn. The festival was first launched in 2007 and includes BBQ from local and national vendors as well as plenty of music.

Single-Day and Multi-Day Passes are available now through the event’s website.

Two organizations close to our hearts, Phish’s WaterWheel Foundation and the Mimi Fishman Foundation, have teamed to offer ticket & CD packages for every show Phish will play this summer. All proceeds from the auctions will go towards a charity/organization picked by WaterWheel in each city Phish will visit on their 2013 Summer Tour.

You can check out the offerings via the Mimi Fishman Foundation auction page as each auction is now live. The bidding will come to a close on Wednesday, May 29.

If you’re a Phil Lesh fan who doesn’t live in the Bay Area, you can’t do much better than living in NYC. In addition to all the Phil & Friends shows he’s played in the NYC area and the recently-completed Capitol Theatre run, Phil has just announced four intimate shows with the house band of Phil’s Terrapin Crossroads venue – the Terrapin Family Band. These will be the group’s first East Coast gigs.

Lesh and the Terrapin Family Band will play the extremely small Sullivan Hall in New York City’s Greenwich Village on June 4 – 6. Then, on the 7th, the ensemble will set sail on the 210-foot Infinity Yacht, which departs Pier 40 on West Houston St. in NYC at 9PM.

The Terrapin Family Band features Brian James Lesh, Grahame Lesh, Ross James, Scott Padden, and Alex Koford. Phil is set to join them for all four shows. A limited amount of tickets are available via the Terrapin Crossroads Store. We’re sure they’ll go quick!

Equifunk was originally supposed to finish up after breakfast on Sunday morning, August 18. Today, Equifunk organizers have announced that instead they will offer a full day of music on the 18th. Jon Fishman and Pork Tornado have been tapped as headliners for Equifunk’s Sunday Series.

For those who already purchased Equifunk tickets, you’ll get the extra day of music for free. Note that the “all-inclusive” part of the fest does still end at breakfast on Sunday. Organizers do say they will have food and drink available for purchase throughout Sunday. The rest of the Sunday schedule will be announced soon.

Soulive and the Shady Horns with Maceo Parker, The New Mastersounds, JJ Grey with Mofro, Anders Osborne and Keller Williams with More Than A Little are among the acts set to play Equifunk 13′, which takes place at Camps Equinunk and Blue Ridge in Pennsylvania’s Poconos on Aug. 16 – 18.

Two of our favorite jam acts will team up this October for a pair of shows at Family Circle Stadium in Charleston, South Carolina on October 4 and 5. Jam titans Widespread Panic will headline with Chicago-based sextet Umphrey’s McGee on as support.

Panic and UM have crossed paths a number of times. Our favorite occurrence on July 13, 2010 when UM keyboardist Joel Cummins sat in with Widespread on Space Wrangler and No Sugar Tonight / New Mother Nature. We’d be very surprised if the two groups don’t collaborate in Charleston. Tickets go on sale this Friday, May 17, at 10AM ET via Ticketmaster and at the venue’s box office.

On August 24th and 25th, the FYF Fest will take over L.A. State Historic Park in Downtown L.A. Today, the lineup has come out and it’s quite impressive. Headliners include My Bloody Valentine, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, TV On The Radio and MGMT. Other acts of note on the bill are The Breeders performing Last Splash, Yo La Tengo, Roxy Erickson, Beach House The Melvins, Foxygen and !!!

General Admission tickets for FYF Fest run $99 and will be available starting on Thursday, May 16, at noon PT via FYF’s Front Gate Site. This fest marks the first U.S. show for My Bloody Valentine since 2009.

Here’s the full lineup for this year’s FYF Fest…

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