We’ve got some exciting news from our friends at SiriusXM’s Jam_ON channel as they’ve just revealed that they will air live broadcasts of two concerts this weekend.

On Saturday night starting at 10PM ET, Jam_ON will simulcast the Bowlive IV finale live from Brooklyn Bowl. For this show, Soulive will be joined by Alecia Chakour, George Porter Jr.  and The Shady Horns. Plus, you never know who will turn up. Hidden Track editor-in-chief Scott Bernstein will be a guest on Jam_ON’s broadcast.

Then, on Sunday, starting at 11PM ET, Jam_ON will simulcast Yonder Mountain String Band’s show live from The Belly Up in Aspen, Colorado. SiriusXM subscribers can listen to Jam_ON on Channel 29.

Over the past few months Bonnaroo has been rolling out videos from their Hay Bale Sessions series of performances on the Bonnaroo365 YouTube channel. The series is described as “Tucked away backstage at Bonnaroo, buried beneath a stack of hay bales, is a room where artists duck out of the weekend’s madness to play stripped-down versions of their songs. The Hay Bale Sessions will lead you through a secret doorway where you can join artists to watch these pure and intimate performances.” The latest set of videos from the Hay Bale Sessions features HT faves Umphrey’s McGee.

On Wednesday, UM’s Hay Bale Sessions performance of the funky Comma Later debuted on Bonnaroo365 followed by Domino Theory yesterday. Today, we’re pleased to help premiere Umphrey’s take on the soul-laden Booth Love that the sextet laid down for the Hay Bale Sessions. Here’s a playlist containing all three songs as well as other Hay Bale Sessions performances…

Bonnaroo365 Hay Bale Sessions

In other UM-related news, SiriusXM’s Jam_ON channel will broadcast the band’s sold-out anniversary show live from Brooklyn Bowl this Sunday. Tune in starting at 8PM ET for a special pre-show that will be hosted by Jam_ON’s Ari Fink and UM LD Jefferson Waful. I’ll be a guest on the broadcast as will our friend Mike Greenhaus of Relix/Jambands.com, with other surprises in store.

Later this month Widespread Panic will end their not-even-a-year-long hiatus with a pair of shows in Charlotte, North Carolina on Dec. 30th and 31st. SiriusXM’s Jam_ON station will broadcast the band’s New Year’s Eve performance live from Charlotte starting at 9PM ET on December 31st.

You can catch the rebroadcasts on Tuesday, January 1st at 2PM ET, Wednesday, January 2nd at 7AM ET and Friday, January 4th at Midnight ET.

This weekend jamtronica pioneers the Disco Biscuits will headline and curate the first-ever City Bisco festival at Mann Music Center in their hometown of Philadelphia. For those who can’t attend the two-day event, SiriusXM’s Jam_ON radio will broadcast the Biscuits’ headlining performances from Friday and Saturday on Saturday (Oct. 6) and Sunday (Oct. 7) respectively starting at 8PM ET on those nights.

SiriusXM satellite radio’s E Street Radio will broadcast last weekend’s instant classic Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band performances which took place at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey on Friday and Saturday. The channel will air last Friday’s show, a fan-favorite affair which featured five tour debuts tonight at 8PM ET. Tomorrow, the channel will air last Saturday’s memorable birthday show which started at 10:30PM and went until 2AM.

Soundboards from this year’s Wrecking Ball Tour have been few and far between, so Springsteen fans will eat up these broadcasts. You can find E Street Radio on Channel 20.

SiriusXM continues their strategy of branding artist-specific channels with the launch of the limited-run Dave Matthews Band Radio on September 1st. Set to last one month, Dave Matthews Band Radio will be available as a 24/7 channel online on channel 714 and through the SiriusXM Internet Radio App for smartphones and mobile devices. It’s set to feature exclusive broadcasts, interviews and music from Dave Matthews’ side projects.

The channel will launch with an exclusive live broadcast of the band’s Sept. 1 show at The Gorge at 11PM ET which will be rebroadcast throughout the month. DMB Radio will also present music from the group’s new album, Away From The World, with the band members personally introducing each song on the new album and sharing their stories about the songs, each other and their 21-year career on the road. You can hear Dave Matthews Band Radio on Sirius channel 142 and XM channel 43.

We’ve been incredibly proud to watch the growth of Hidden Track founder Slade Sohmer’s HyperVocal Network over the past few years and wanted to hip our readers to Slade’s new project – a SiriusXM radio show. Starting next Monday, July 30, Sohmer will team up with HyperVocal co-founder Lee Brenner to host an innovative program called Politics Powered By Twitter on SiriusXM’s P.O.T.U.S. channel (channel 124).

Each day from Monday through Friday at 6PM ET (replay at 9) Politics Powered By Twitter will report to listeners what politics are being talked about on Twitter, including trends and Tweets from politicians, journalists and celebrities who have active voices on the key political issues, electoral races and breaking news. You can even participate by sending tweets to @politicsradio.

Here’s some more information from a press release…

“The 24-hour news cycle has transformed into a 140-character news cycle,” said Dick Costolo, CEO, Twitter. “During the election season, Twitter is a place where news breaks, candidates connect with constituents, and discussions flourish. Politics Powered by Twitter on SiriusXM is a great way to dive deeper into real-time election news and continue the conversations that begin on Twitter.”

“Twitter has provided experts, celebrities and people around the world the ability to react to, comment on and influence politics as never before. Our new radio show, Politics Powered by Twitter, captures that energy and excitement in a brand new radio format that will energize our audience,” said Scott Greenstein, President and Chief Content Officer, SiriusXM. “Politics Powered by Twitter is the latest innovation by SiriusXM to bring politics from every perspective to our more than twenty-two million subscribers across the country.”

Be sure to tune in on Monday, July 30, for the first episode.

Funny how we were just talking about the lack of Phish From The Archives broadcasts this summer as today SiriusXM’s Jam_On station has announced that it will air a special edition of the Kevin Shapiro-hosted show leading into a simulcast of Phish’s July 7 performance at SPAC.

Shapiro will select certain segments from the band’s past to air on this edition of FTA starting at 6PM ET on the 7th before the show itself begins around 8PM ET. Jam_ON will re-air the concert the following day at Noon ET as well as on the 10th at 4PM ET.

On Friday at noon, SiriusXM satellite radio will launch its newest artist-branded channel when The Pink Floyd Channel launches on Channel 27. The commercial-free Pink Floyd Channel will feature music, interviews and historic concert broadcasts from the Pink Floyd archives.

Channel 27 will host the Pink Floyd programming until Monday, May 28. Then, the channel will be available Friday, June 29 through Monday, July 9 on Sirius channel 142 and XM channel 43. Additionally, the Pink Floyd Channel will be available as a 24/7 channel online on channel 802 and through the SiriusXM Internet Radio App for smartphones and mobile devices beginning Friday, June 29 for an extended period.

In other Pink Floyd-related news, Roger Waters has announced that the final The Wall gig of 2012, and perhaps ever, will take place at Quebec City’s Fields of Abraham on July 21st. According to a report in Pollstar, “The Wall fans will see in Québec City at Fields Of Abraham July 21 will be more than two-times as large as the wall that’s been constructed before hundreds of thousands of fans since the tour launched in 2010.”  Waters’ latest video blog discusses The Wall finale…

Once again Sirius/XM radio will broadcast live concerts from across the country this New Year’s Eve. In a press release issued this morning, the satellite radio giants detailed their plans…

Furthur (featuring Phil Lesh and Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead) at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco, CA (Grateful Dead Channel, channel 23); Willie Nelson from the Moody Theater in Austin, TX (Willie’s Roadhouse, channel 56); Southside Johnny at Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank, NJ (E Street Radio, channel 20); Patti Smith at Bowery Ballroom in New York City, NY (The Loft, channel 30); Cheap Trick’s concert at Jannus Live in St. Petersburg, FL (Classic Rewind, channel 25); Widespread Panic at Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte, NC (Jam_On, channel 29); and Little Feat’s concert at The Fillmore in Silver Spring, MD (Radio Margaritaville, channel 24).

If you’re still looking for a concert to attend this New Year’s Eve, be sure to check out our NYE Concert Guide. Just over a week to go!

Those Phish fans who won’t be in attendance at this weekend’s Super Ball IX festival in Watkins Glen, NY will still be able to hear each of the band’s seven sets thanks to a Sirius/XM simulcast on Jam On as first reported by @OhKeePahBlog as well as over the air through WRCE 1490AM in the local area. While the official Super Ball IX FAQ mentioned there would be no webcast, it didn’t mention anything about a radio broadcast.

Not only will all of Phish’s music be broadcast but the festival’s own radio station, The Bunny, will be broadcast all weekend long. Head over to Phish.com’s Super Ball IX update to find out how you can help.

If you’re sticking close to home this New Year’s Eve, you’ll still have plenty of options to hear and see live music from a number of our favorite bands on the 31st. Not only can you watch webcasts from Phish and the Flaming Lips, but Sirius/XM satellite radio will provide live broadcasts from 11 different concerts on the final night of the year for subscribers.

Untz pioneers the Disco Biscuits, who currently feature Jon “The Barber” Gutwillig on guitar, return to the Tower Theater on NYE and you can listen to the whole show on Jam On [Channel 81]. The Avett Brothers’ NYE homecoming at the Asheville Civic Center can be heard via Spectrum [Channel 18]. Outlaw Country [Channel 63] will broadcast the Drive-By Truckers live from Terminal 5, the Grateful Dead Channel [Channel 32] will air Furthur’s show in San Francisco, while Radio Margaritaville [Channel 31] will allow fans to listen in on Little Feat’s performance at the Keswick.

DJ fans can hear Paul Oakenfold spin live from Rain in Las Vegas on Electric Area [Channel 38] and Swedish House Mafia’s Steve Angello will DJ live from Roseland in NYC on Electric Area [Channel 38] earlier in the night. Other live broadcasts include Southside Johnny from Asbury Park on E Street Radio [Channel 10], Patti Smith from the Bowery Ballroom on The Loft [Channel 29] and Phil Vassar from Nashville on The Highway [Channel 60].