As we reported, the latest Bonnaroo365 video features 85 minutes worth of fantastic footage from Phish’s performances at the 2009 edition of the festival. Phish had recently reunited after a five-year breakup and made their Bonnaroo debut (though all four members had played the festival previously) as part of the group’s first tour back.

On Friday night, June 12, Phish played a lengthy late night set and then closed out the festival two days later with two full sets and an encore. This clip below, which will only be available for one week, features repertoire staples Down With Disease, Wolfman’s Brother and Possum plus more.

6/12
Stealing Time from the Faulty Plan
Possum
Down With Disease
Wolfman’s Brother
Kill Devil Falls
Free

6/14
Manchester Jam
Light
46 Days

Click on the links above to go directly to the song of your choice and don’t sleep on one of the best versions of Kill Devil Falls to date.

As if we weren’t already pumped for Phish to hit the stage at Chicago’s Toyota Park on Friday for the Summer Tour opener, our friends at YEMblog have put the best recordings your ears have heard of some legendary moments in the band’s history into public circulation. Last June, Phish archivist Kevin Shapiro hosted two From The Archives broadcasts for Radio Bonnaroo. While a few intrepid fans recorded the stream, the Pre-FM source files have yet to make its way into mass circulation…until today.

This afternoon you’ll finally get to hear gems such as the famed Radio City Ghost, After Midnight from Big Cypress and the St. Louis ’94 Tweezer the way they were meant to be heard. These files are the real deal and while info on source is limited to “Pre-FM”, rest assured this is the definitive recording of the Bonnaroo FTA shows. Today, YEMblog has posted links to file sets featuring the V0 MP3s, AACs and FLACs of the June 12, 2009 From The Archives broadcast for your listening pleasure with a promise of the second broadcast to come later this week.

After listening to the Radio City Ghost six times we’re blown away by all the little details you pick up from this crisp recording as opposed to the other sources that have circulated in the past. The same can be said for the scorching After Midnight segment. It’s been quite some time since a recording of this nature has come down the pike, so be sure to download the files in your favorite format and clear your schedule for a bit because this is some “must-hear” goodness.

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Radio City Ghost – Bonnaroo From The Archives (Pre-FM Source)

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READ ON for more information on this recording, including the track listing…

[Originally Published: December 24, 2009]

Making a list of the Best Concert DVDs of 2008 was a struggle, because there weren’t many quality releases to choose from. This year, we have the opposite problem as there were tons of terrific Concert DVD releases.

Without further ado, let’s take a look at the Best Concert DVDs of 2009…

10. Arcade Fire – Miroir Noir

Arcade Fire fans were thrilled when the band announced they would be releasing a concert film chronicling the recording of Neon Bible and the subsequent tour. Unfortunately, director Vincent Morisset works so hard at not being a typical concert film that the documentary, which appears to be shot by cell phone cameras at points, isn’t all that entertaining. The bonus material makes Miroir Noir worth owning and earns it a spot on this list.

9. Return to Forever – Live at Montreux 2008

Legendary jazz fusion supergroup Return to Forever reunited in 2008 and this DVD gives a good illustration of how good this group of musicians continues to be. Filmed in Montreux, Return to Forever Returns contains a nice of mix of tunes from all of their albums played with passion and verve.

READ ON for the rest of our list of Best Concert DVDs of 2009…

Phish will return to the stage at the American Airlines Arena tonight for a special three-set New Year’s Eve show in Miami. I’ll be tweeting from the venue for @YEMblog. READ ON for the setlist once the show starts…

Missed last week’s Phish shows at MSG or just want to relive the action once again? You’re in luck as a YouTube user by the name of HarpuaFSB has uploaded some of the highest quality fan-shot video footage to the site as we’ve seen. The folks at YEMblog saved us some time and effort by organizing the clips into three separate playlists – one for each show.

Night One (12/2):

[via YEMblog]

READ ON for playlists of MSG Nights Two and Three…

After a little more than two fantastic weeks, Phish’s Fall Tour comes to a close this evening at the John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville, VA. DaveO will be reporting on the action tonight for @YEMblog. You can also keep tabs on the action using PhishTwit. READ ON for the setlist…

Phish returns to Madison Square Garden for the second of three shows this evening. I’ll be sharing my commentary live from The Garden @YEMblog.

READ ON for the setlist from tonight’s show [via PhishNet]

After a spectacular two-night stand in Albany, Phish returns to Madison Square Garden tonight for the first time since December 31, 2002. Our friend SuperDee will be tweeting about tonight’s show @YEMblog starting immediately. Other options for experiencing the concerts from home include Phishtwit and Hoodstream. We’ll have a full report tomorrow.

READ ON for the setlist once the show starts [via Phish.net]

It seems rather hard to believe, but 2010 marks the 20th anniversary for venerable jam-act moe. The band will mark the occasion starting with a short Northeast tour that kicks offs with a two shows at New York’s Roseland Ballroom on January 22 & 23. The show on the 22nd will serve as a special guest-laden benefit show for WHY (World Hunger Year).

[Photo by Jeremy Gordon]

In other moe. news, the group will host another installment of their winter sports and music fest snoe.down in Southern Vermont on March 26-28. The busy band also announced the first annual tropical throe.down – which will take place at Paradisus Punta Cana Resort in the Dominican Republic.

If you’re not into a night with the indie-jam-rockers, than maybe you’ll be interested hitting one of these recently announced tours…

• Galactic recruit TLG, ALO & Karl D. to open on their winter run
• Justin Townes Earle takes his honky-tonk country music on the road
• State Radio bring their politically charged rock to a town near you
• John Mayer lines up a massive 41-date, North American tour
• Gov’t Mule reveal the second leg of their By A Thread winter trek
• SXSW unveils its initial list of showcase bands for next year’s fest

Finally, as we previously reported, the recently reunited Iggy & The Stooges are set to perform their punk classic Raw Power at next fall’s installment of All Tomorrow’s Parties New York. Organizers have revealed the rest of the line up for their Friday night Don’t Look Back performances – which feature bands performing full albums sets. Joining the Stooges will be Sleep, Mudhoney and The Scientists, who will perform Holy Mountain, Superfuzz Bigmuff and Blood Red River respectively. Tickets are currently on-sale for the three-day fest which is set to take place from September 3-5, 2010 at Kutcher’s Country Club in Monticello, NY.

For The Avett Brothers, 2009 could easily be considered their “break out” year – releasing their highly acclaimed major label debut I And Love And You and playing to larger and larger audiences. The band is already preparing for an even bigger 2010 as they will kick off the new decade with a pair of shows, before embarking on a lengthy 20-city, 21-date Midwest and West Coast theater run that starts in late February at the Memorial Auditorium in Athens, OH and runs into the first few days of May.

If you’re not into a night of bluegrass and punk infused roots rock, than maybe you’ll be interested in hitting one these recently announced tours…

• Pysch-rockers Akron/Family line up a 12-date Southern swing
• Antibalas and The Bridge both have New York City residencies
• Metal giants Slayer and Megadeath team up for a co-headlining run
• The Magnetic Fields put together a cross-country theater tour
• Hot Chip bring their electro-dance-rock to select cities
• Stoner comedy duo Cheech & Chong continue their tour

Finally, a veritable who’s who of the jam scene’s funk and groove-based acts will descend on the Hudson Valley Resort and Spa in Kerhonkson, NY for the first annual Rock The Resort Festival set to take place from December 4-6. The festie, which is about a 90-minute drive from Manhattan, will feature the likes of Lettuce, Dumpstaphunk, DJ Logic, Break Science, Rubblebucket Orchestra, Melvin Seals & JGB, Zach Deputy and many more.

Phish drummer Jon Fishman came home tonight as Phish rocked the War Memorial in Syracuse for the first time since November 4, 1994. In a show that was high-energy from the first note to the last, Phish fed off the crowd at the intimate gym and even busted out Mike Gordon’s frenetic metal tune Big Black Furry Creatures From Mars for the first time since reuniting.

[Picture Tweeted by @UNOlker]

The leader of punk-pop band Gym Class Heroes – and one-time Katy Perry beau – Travis McCoy attended his first Phish show tonight and tweeted about it @Travismtv. McCoy seemed to “get it” as he tweeted “These dudes are BEASTS! Such a dick for never giving this band an honest chance. Such a great show,Trey is a shredder,” and “most devoted fans Ive ever seen,not a single soul standig (sic) still in the entire place. My hat is off to these guys yo.” Phish have the day off tomorrow before resuming their Fall Tour at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia on Tuesday night.

Phish
November 22, 2009
Syracuse War Memorial
Syracuse, NY

Set 1: David Bowie, Julius, Sparkle, Kill Devil Falls, Lawn Boy, Heavy Things, Funky Bitch, Sample In A Jar, Boogie On Reggae Woman, Let Me Lie, Beauty of a Broken Heart, Stash

Set 2: Drowned > Twist, Piper > Big Black Furry Creatures From Mars, Tube, Theme From The Bottom, Maze, The Horse > Silent In The Morning, Character Zero, First Tube

Encore: Good Times Bad Times,

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Singer-songwriters James Taylor and Carole King share a unique bond, as King made her first public performance with Taylor some 40 years ago at LA’s famed venue the Troubadour. The multi-platinum selling duo will share the stage once again as they will embark on a world tour dubbed the Troubadour Reunion which is set to kick off in Melbourne, Australia in late March 2010.

If your not into a night with these two singer-songwriters, than maybe you’ll be interested in hitting one of these recently announced tours…

• Dave Mason of Traffic fame heads out for a solo jaunt
• RJD2 begins 2010 with a two-month cross-country run
• North Mississippi Allstars put together an extended tour
• Legendary singer-songwriter Kris Kristofferson hits the road
• Yonder Mountain String Band revive their Cabin Fever Tour
• Jazz guitarist Pat Metheny lines up a busy Spring ’10 trek

Finally, several weeks back we gave you the skinny on a number of Post-MSG Phish shows going on around Manhattan. Well, we’d be remiss if we didn’t tell you about the ones going down just across the East River at Brooklyn Bowl. Over the course of the three night run the Everyone Orchestra will hold down the fort on December 2 and 3, while Motion Potion will keep you dancing into the wee hours on the night on 4th.

Over a week after publishing the David Bowie/UB40 ad in the Halloween Playbill that made it clear Phish will be returning for another New Year’s Run in Miami, the band has officially announced the shows at the American Airlines Arena. The quartet will play four shows between December 28 – 31  that continues a New Year’s Run tradition that started back in 1992.

Tickets for each of the first three shows will cost $50 while tickets for the New Year’s Eve finale will cost $60. The presale lottery for Miami tickets has just started and will run until Sunday, November 15 at 11:59PM EST.  The general onsale for the Miami shows takes place on November 21 at 10AM.

Even at the age of 84, blues legend B.B. King shows no signs of slowing down his tour schedule. The octogenarian, who kicks off a new round of tour dates tonight, will stay busy through the end of the year with a solo run that hits markets out West which culminates with a New Year’s Eve performance at Mabee Center Arena in Tulsa, OK.

If you’re not into a night of listening to the blues, than maybe you’ll be interested in hitting one of these recently announced tours…

• Motley Crue frontman Vince Neil heads out for a short solo run
• Bearded rockers ZZ Top head north of the border
• Butterfly & Doodlebug of Digable Planets hit the road
• Tea Leaf Green begin 2010 with a cross-country run
• Jay-Z adds even more dates to his lengthy Blueprint 3 tour
• Midlake return to the road with a short Southern swing

Finally, have you ever wanted play the role of talent booker to help pick the lineup for your favorite music festival? Well, you’re in luck as the folks behind Lollapalooza are soliciting your input to help select acts for 2010.

To make your voice heard, simply fill out this form by listing the top five artists that you’d like to see at next year’s event. The acts you pick can range from “monster headliners to bands we’ve never even heard of — from rock to avant-garde, indie to hip-hop, and all the sounds in between.” Act now as today is the last day for your voice to be heard. The now stationary festival will again take place in Chicago’s Grant Park from August 6-8 in 2010.

Earlier this year Chali 2na, the former front man for the much beloved – but now defunct – hip hop act Jurassic 5, released his long awaited solo debut, Fish Outta Water. The baritone-voiced MC has lined up a 14-date run through the West Coast dubbed the Deadliest Catch Tour, recruiting a handful of friends to bring out on the road. Joining 2na will be Gift of Gab from Blackalicious, Mr. Lif and Lyrics Born who will serve as host and MC.

If you’re not into a night of back-packer hip-hop than maybe you’ll be interested in hitting one of these recently announced tours…

• Classic rockers The Moody Blues schedule dates for March of ’10
• David Rawlings Machine heads out for a brief Midwest run
• Keller Williams brings his one-man-band act to a city near you
• Guitar virtuoso Leo Kottke stays busy into May of next year
• Lilith Fair organizers have confirmed its return for next year
• UK folk-rockers Fanfarlo lines up a 28-date, cross-country tour

Finally, taking a cue from the Monsters Of Folk, Jason Molina and Will Johnson – better known as the front men for the Magnolia Electric Co. and Centro-matic respectively – have teamed up to record an album under the simple moniker Molina & Johnson. The duo have lined up a lengthy world tour in support of their self-titled debut, which is in stores today.