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TWoL 120: Unicorns Eating Tacos

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This week on the program, Steve, Danmar and I were excited to talk about Joe Russo’s Almost Dead, which all three of us attended at Brooklyn Bowl. We (along with the rest of NYC it seems) were stoked about some of our favorite musicians playing some awesome Dead covers. So if you weren’t there, give the show a spin and see what you missed. ;)

We also quickly ran through this week’s announcement of UMBowl IV, which will return to Chicago on April 26th. Good luck during the ticket on-sale being held this Friday at noon CST! Next we looked at a handful of upcoming festivals: Rock N Roll Resort, Some Kind of Jam 8, Sasquatch!, Mountain Jam, and Electric Forest.

And finally, we revisited DanMar’s fashion corner with an update on everyone’s favorite clothier, Esther’s Attic, and premiered a new segment called “What were you Googling, brah?”. During this segment we examined puzzling/funny Google searches that led people to our humble website. Listen in for details but let me just say it involved wooks, spunions, flat brims, dicks, mustaches and unicorns eating tacos (aka all the finer things in life).

Unfortunately we had no voice mails this week. I am starting to feel very neglected! Please call in your lot reports to 419.NO.WOOKS. Our episodes are way better when you guys are involved! Speaking of listener participation though, thanks to everyone in the chat room last night and to Ian for throwing us a donation this week!

Until next time, stay warm and eat tacos!

~Katie


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Special Report: Jam Cruise 11

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This week on the podcast we are reviewing Jam Cruise, which has become the favorite annual event for many music lovers. While none of your hosts were on the boat this year due to a detour, we have all the details thanks to a couple special TWoL correspondents. Joining me are long time guest of the show, Pete “Phanart” Mason, and listener turned photog for hire, “Fee the Prodigy.” This was Pete’s first time on the boat and he was simply blown away, which is no easy feat since he is writing the book on festivals (literally). It was Fee’s second year on the boat, having bunked with the TWoL crew on JC10. In this forty minute long episode the three of us hit you with all you need to know about life on the boat.  And just like on the boat, there isn’t a dull moment. We promise.

Thanks for listening and stay tuned next week when we will be back with a regular episode and a new host.

- Steve

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TWoL 117: Breaking News

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This episode will be the gang’s last regular episode of 2012. Steve, Toonces and I recorded on a Tuesday night just like we used to. We discussed YEMSG, of course. We talked after parties, tweet-ups, the state of public trasportation post-Sandy, and the MSG renovations/death of MSG as we knew and loved it.

Toonces also ran through the Heavy Pets tour dates for the rest of the year. And if you are too busy Christmas shopping to hit up any more shows make sure you check out PhanArt’s Holiday Gift Guide. Finally we did a quick run through of what shows we have all seen recently.

Steve and I will be coming to you next with Special Reports from Mayan Holidaze. And check us out during YEMSG for Special Reports featuring us, Toonces, and special guests. We’ve been light on lot reports lately. Don’t forget to call and leave us a message at 419.NO.WOOKS.

Until next time, stay warm everyone!

Katie


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TWoL 112: Better Bring a Buddy to Snuggle With.

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This week on lot, Nick returned for a second consecutive show. And he even saw some Phish!  He recapped his experiences at Long Beach and nights one and two of Bill Graham just for you guys. We also tackled the webcast drama and the drama about phish editorials before we ran a quick ticket check for the rest of tour. Stay tuned to our twitter page for coverage of Alabama, Atlanta, Charlotte and Denver from Toonces and friends of the show @DanMar85 and @_Carini_.

The last few weeks also saw a number of Phish side projects announcements for the fall. Trey announced a short tour in support of his new album, which will be released on October 16th. Page will be playing two Halloween shows with the Meter Men right here in NYC. And Fishman will be playing three shows, also in the Big Apple, with Everyone Orchestra. Your move Cactus…

Steve and I were also excited about the just released Catskill Chill schedule, since we will both be hitting up that festival in Hancock, NY from September 7-9.  And we rounded out the show by looking at the recently announced Panic en la Playa which goes on sale tomorrow.

On a personal note, I would like to say Congrats to our two remaining OG TWoL hosts and founders, Steve and Nick (and all past and present TWoLers) as we celebrate our three year anniversary this week. Thanks to all of you who have listened, called in and raged with us at shows. Please call or email us your favorite TWoL memories, or suggestions for the future, or whatever you damn well feel like at 419.NO.WOOKS or info@thisweekonlot.com. And please stick around with us for the next three years!

Until next time, be well.

~Katie

 


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TWoL 100: Rumor has it

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TWoL turns a century today, that’s right we’ve done ONE HUNDRED episodes and that doesn’t count the twenty or so special reports! For our big episode we decided to gather the whole crew together, from the OG crew of Steve and myself to Noob Laura, Emilie, Toonces, and now Katie. We’d also like to mention that providing TWoL for the past 2.5 years has been a ton of fun but it also comes at a cost. We would like to thank Heady Things Inc. for donating to us this week, we appreciate the kick down. If anyone else wants to throw a few bucks our way you can use this link to donate or if you would like to be a sponsor for an episode(s), email us.

It was a bit crowded both with people and with news to talk about, so let’s dive right in! As the title eludes to this week is all about the rumor mill and first up on this list is Phish in Vegas. Nick has a “sourcey source” that has kangfirmed Vegas was originally booked but has since been cancelled. While this source did not provide a reason it’s safe to say that today is Feb 7th and for the sake of planning and selling tickets an April Fools Vegas weekend run is not going to happen.

As it stands today there are two festivals with Phish rumors surrounding them. The first, and most likely of the two, is Atlantic City in June. Some city council members have already spilled the beans and mentioned that Phish would play at a 2 day concert there this summer and the rumor only seems to get stronger as time goes on. The newest point of contention seems not to be if this festival is happening but if camping will be an option. Personally for my tastes you couldn’t pay me enough money to sleep in an Atlantic City field, but to each brah their own.

The 2nd festival that has been thrown around is Bonnaroo and now there is even a rumor about Phish playing a sunrise set. Basically the whole TWoL crew is not convinced that Bonnaroo is going to happen but if it does Nick will be flying solo and staying in a VIP RV. So there’s that…

Bethel, Portsmouth, and Deer Creek are also heavily rumored venues for Phish this summer. While Bethel and Portsmouth are likely, Deer Creek is the only that is pretty much kangfirmed. The official twitter account for the venue tweeted that Phish would be playing 2 nights this Summer but didn’t say which ones. Deer Creek has some serious history with Phish and they almost always seem to bring their A game so it’s good to see they will return.

In untz, bluegrass, dance, improv news EOTO has announced a new tour that kicks off in Boston, MA. Apparently there is also going to be a h3tty 3D mapped screen setup, see the tour link for more details on what will actually happen. If you’re on the east coast this weekend make sure to check this show out!

The Hang Out Festival kicks off in May down in Alabama and the lineup looks pretty solid. Also you get to party right on the beach and who doesn’t want to do that? The Electric Forest Festival has also been announced and the VIP sounds uber h3tty, you can actually stay in an air conditioned cabin. Forget renting and driving an RV, now you can stay in a hotel like atmosphere right on site.

The Earwolf guys have been doing a few podcasts about Phish, mainly Harris trying to get Scott to experience a show and come to like them. So far they’ve done 4 episodes you can find the latest one on their site. It doesn’t exactly paint Phish (and their fans) in the best light but take it for what it’s worth.

Thank you to everyone who has left us voicemails, both this week and throughout the past 2.5 years. We couldn’t do the episodes without the support from our fans and we appreciate you taking the time to leave a lot report. We look forward to bringing you 100 more episodes!

-Nick


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Episode 94: A Canadian, A Chick, and a Wife-Beater

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This week on lot, the podcast moved into the future and used our video capabilities during the show.  Much to our dismay, this means we learned that Nick’s lucky show attire is a “wife-beater.”  An American choice for sure, but now I have that image forever burned into my brain.

Excitingly, we also had a special guest this week:  Andrew (aka “the Canadian”) from Glow Stick Wars!  For those of you who have been living under a rock, Glow Stick Wars has one Phish NYE ticket that they are giving away.  Check out the contest rules here.  Andrew also weighed on more general issues surrounding glow sticks, including the plan to have a Pre-Show Glow Stick War on the 28th as the boys hit the stage and the debate over the environmental side effects of glow stick wars.

Moving right along to Steve’s favorite topic:  Jamcruise.  The schedule is up!  Check out the themes, special events, activities, workshops and more.

YEMSG after parties are being announced almost daily at this point but make sure to check out Dog Gone Blog’s after party with Superhuman Happiness at the Cakeshop on December 30th.

In Umphrey’s news, the band announced a string of 2012 tour dates across the country for February and March as well as a sUMmer school event in August.  This camping event, aimed at aspiring musicians, will feature workshops with the band as well as performances by them.

Surrender to the Flow will be hosting Phish Yoga in NYC this Thursday, November 17th.  Get your mind and body right for YEMSG for just $20.

Rounding out the episode we learned that all our hosts have been lame for the last few weeks but you guys have not.  Thanks as always for the great voicemails!  Remember kids, the number is 419.NO.WOOKS.  Keep us posted!

‘Til next week, peace!

Katie


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TWoL 92: We Kinda Regret to Inform You . . .

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This week, Steve, Emilie and Katie tackled the big news of the day:  YEMSG lottery emails have arrived!!  Of course we were all big losers.  But someone out there must have gotten tickets right?  Congrats to the winners and please share the wealth!  And don’t forget about public on sale Saturday October 29th at noon.

If you were a winner or a loser in the lottery you should still check out the great after shows happening NYE weekend.  Bisco announced that they are playing December 28th late night so that they wouldn’t conflict with Phish.  Check out the details for that and the rest of their NYE run here.  Also for all you late night folks, Wyllys will be bringing his NY Hustler Ensemble (featuring the lovely and talented Jennifer Hartswick and Natalie Cressman) to Sullivan Hall for an after show on the 31st.  We also discussed a rumor about a possible Marco Benevento after show on December 29th.  Keep your eyes peeled for an official announcement kids!

Next, Steve filled us in on TAB’s October 12th show at the Wellmont.  He found it to be a great show for a $20 ticket with straightforward Trey rock.  And in the Ticket Check we learned that you can still see them at the Tabernacle on November 11th for cheap!  Also in Ticket Check, scalpers and crazy people are already posting YEMSG tickets for sale despite the fact that lottery announcements just started rolling in.  At least wait for public onsale people…  And finally, Jamcruise is sold out, sorry folks!  But give a shout out to Steve and Noob Laura on the boat!

Looking ahead we checked out Mr. Miner’s long awaited book release.  Railroad Earth is also doing a sweet Thanksgiving weekend in Stroudsburg, PA full of bluegrass, art, poetry and food.

Emilie has been a busy girl up in Boston and gave us recaps on Little Dragon at the Royale and The Low Anthem at the Somerville Theater.  She’s looking forward to Blizten Trapper, Dawes, and Dark Star Orchestra.  Steve and Katie will be hitting up the Lawn Boys this weekend in NYC for some epic Halloween show action.

That’s all she wrote this week.  Go catch some shows and leave us lot reports:  419-NO-WOOKS.  ‘Til next time, peace!

- Katie


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TWoL 81: Something Witty

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This week it’s guys night out on TWoL! Noob Laura and Emilie had prior engagements so Steve, Nick, and Toonces are your hosts.

Toonces just got back from Gathering of the Vibes and he runs through the whole experience from ticket taking, to the scene, to what not to do if you’re a ticketless wook. Apparently GOTV does not put up with any wookery when it comes to tickets which makes me pretty happy!

Steve and Noob Laura are heading to The Big Up festival this weekend in Ghent, NY. If you’re a fan of the untz this is the place to be. This festival is not all music either. There is a whole list of activities going on, from yoga to a talent contest, there’s always something to do. If you’re in the east coast area make sure you head to The Big Up!

Umphrey’s McGee is coming to a TWoL favorite venue for a four night stand. That’s right, UM is hitting up the Brooklyn Bowl for four nights in September. Tickets for the Friday night show is already sold out so make sure you grab some for the other nights while you can. Speaking of UM, if you haven’t checked out an UM based podcast yet?  Give this a listen >  UmpLove.

A mini TAB tour has been announced and wouldn’t you know it they are coming to the Wellmont Theater, another TWoL favorite venue. Trey hits the east coast in October for a few shows and then heads down to GA and FL for some November shows.

Thank you to everyone that left us a voice message, make sure to keep them coming! 419-NO-WOOKS is the number! Make sure to give us an update no matter what lot you’re on.

As always we appreciate all the support, make sure to listen to this weeks episode to get full details on everything listed here in the blog. We’ll see you next week on lot!

- Nick


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TWoL 68: “Super Ball Icks”

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This week TWoL calls an audible play at the last minute and recruited Amy Fisher to guest host. She joins the two Steve’s as Nick was away on work, Emilie was MIA, and Noob Laura flat out said no. But it’s all good, as Amy will be going to Superball IX, so she was ready to wax poetic about our main topic. And while the details are still pretty sparse, we discuss what is known about Phish’s 3 day festival in Watkins Glen NY. Of course, there is much debate about the 2 ticket options and the “uber tent”, but at least we all like the payment plan that is available.

As has been the trend lately, there is more festival news to discuss. Rock and Roll Resort saw a lot report from a listener. Nateva has been cancelled. And Phil is setting up a “home base” in California.

We had another great week of voicemails from you guys, keep them coming. We’ll see everyone on lot next week.


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TWoL 67: The Notorious PBR

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Is the highly anticipated 9th Phish festival about to be announced? Hell we don’t know, there’ s been so much speculation at this point anything is possible. Speaking of anything being possible, the name of the Watkins Glen festival is rumored to be SuperBall 9. Online Phish Tour broke the news after some serious internet sleuthing about who owns the web domain. Read all the details here.

The schedule for the Rock and Roll Resort Festival has been released! Each night has a party theme and suggestion of what to wear. Make sure if you haven’t yet to get your tickets for this exclusive party!

We run through most of the voicemails we received but had to leave out a few. Thank you to everyone who left us a lot report! If we missed yours we’ll get to it next week! Don’t forget to program us in your phone 419-NO-WOOKS is the number!

Ever brought a parent to a jamband show? And said parent wasn’t exactly a fan? Or even remotely into the scene? Leave us a  comment on the blog and tell us about it. Steve will be taking his mom to PNC for Phish and wants to know about your experiences.

Thanks again for the support everyone, we’ll see you next week on lot!


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TWoL 64: Fat Tuesday!

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Happy Fat Tuesday everyone, hope you all are listening to some New Orleans style jazz today!

We’re switching up the format on TWoL and going in more of a rotation format for hosts similar to what we’re doing for type ii cast. This weeks episode brings a long time lot reporter and former guest Stephen aka Toonces to TWoL. Steve and Nick will remain constants while Toonces, Emilie, and Noob Laura will be guest hosts from time to time.

Not too much going in the jamband community news this week unless you’re living in or near Florida. FL had two festival announcements, first the Wanee Festival has been revealed. The Wanee festival looks like a lot of rock n’ roll with some funk and a dash of untz sprinkled in. It’s being held April 14-16th so if you’re in Florida we suggest you go and celebrate tax day weekend by blowing some money on some music!

Florida also is hosting the Langerado Festival again this year. Some of you may remember this festival from years past. It’s had an up and down history with the most recent version of the festival in 2009 being canceled due to poor ticket sales. It’s back again this year and we wish them the best of luck. The interesting thing about this festival is that early-bird tickets go on sale tomorrow (March 9th) for $75 but no bands have been announced yet. The festival isn’t until Oct. 8-9 and regular price tickets go on sale June 1st with the price doubling to $150. TWoL recommends if you even think you are going to this festival, buy the early-bird tickets, it’s a great deal.

Summing up this weeks jamband news is The Disco Biscuits “Camp Bisco Badge Program” announcement.  Basically this fan fueled contest is designed as a modern-day street team using social media as the street corner and bar room poster board. Any fans that link their twitter and Facebook accounts to Camp Bisco will receive special notices about contests that can earn you points that can be used for prizes, even the possibility of VIP tickets. Well played Bisco, this is a very “hip” promotion and is using modern-day tools in a fun and interactive way.

As always we run through listener voicemails. Thank you to everyone who left us a lot report, remember we can’t be everywhere at once so please keep them coming!

In other news the Phish lottery has ended and the word on the street is that if you put in a for a lottery request you got tickets. TWoL is getting reports that nearly everyone had their lottery request filled and with mostly pavilion tickets. If you put in for the lottery please let us know how you did by leaving us a comment on the blog or leaving us a voicemail, 419-NO-WOOKS is the number.

In more Phish news all hotels within a 40 minute radius of the tour opening Bethel shows are sold out completely. But not to fear TWoL has got your back! We were able to find several  camping locations that as of today still have spots available. We highly recommend you contact them yourselves to confirm and reserve availability. The last thing you want to be doing is wooking it up and asking to crash on someones h3tty floorspace. The campgrounds are listed below:

Kittatinny Northeast Campsites

Lander’s River Trips (this site actually list multiple campgrounds)

Upper Delaware Campgrounds (this site actually list multiple campgrounds)

Next week we will be reviewing PNC, the lot, hotels, what to do and not to do, so stay tuned for that!

Before we leave you we also wanted to pose a question to our listeners. As it’s currently Lent right now, have you ever given up anything Jamband related for Lent? If so please leave us a comment on the blog or a voicemail and let us know.

Thank you again to all our listeners we appreciate your support! We’ll see you next week on lot!


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TWoL 56: 2010 into the Eleven

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This weeks episode of TWoL is a special one! We take a dip from our normal routine and have a run-through of 2010 to point out our favorite shows, venues, lots, and festivals. Also last but certainly not least we pick a winner of our Phish NYE hotdog giveaway!

Let’s get started with our favorite shows for 2010. It was tough to pick but below are our favorite shows/band for 2010.

Steve – Phish at MSG night 1, Disco Biscuits

Emilie - Phish at Camden night 2, Dr. Dog

Nick – Phish Atlantic City night 2, Moksha

Honorable mention: Trey in Princeton

Next we run through our favorite venues. For those of us that saw a lot of shows this year it was  tough choice but we had to choose.

Steve – Brooklyn Bowl, Jones Beach

Emilie – The Independent (SF), MPP

Nick – The Greek (Berkeley), Blakes on Telegraph

Honorable mention: nTelos Pavilion

We also do a recap of our favorite festivals from 2010 as well as some upcoming festivals  we are looking forward to for 2011.

2010 – Camp Bisco 9, High Sierra Music Festival

2011 – Camp Bisco 10, Bonnaroo, Gathering of the Vibes, Phish Watkins Glen (Rumored)

Honorable mention: Jamcruise (any year!)

Most used smart phone apps: Jambase, Phanatic

Sadly we only had a few voice mails to play this episode. Don’t forget when you’re on lot, on your way to the lot, or even the day after the lot to leave us a report of the show! (419-669-6657)

Finally it was a really tough choice but we picked a winner for the Phish Meatstick giveaway. It was so tough in fact that we actually had to do an on air coin flip…drum roll…the winner is…Woot! Thank you to everyone who left a comment, better luck next time.

Thank you again to all our supporters, we’ll see you next week on lot!


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TWoL 51: Baby Monkey!

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For those of you who stuck with us in the chat room this week, we appreciate your dedication!

Once we did get rolling the first thing on the agenda this week was the hilarious video/music of the Baby Monkey video. If you haven’t seen this gem yet check out this link. You can also pick up the song that plays during the video for free until Nov 22nd on itunes. All we’ve got to say is you’ve got to keep on keeping on and get on that pig and hold on tight!

Our guest this week is no stranger to TWoL, it’s Phan Art Pete. He has been pretty busy lately with the release of the PhanFood book that’s upcoming and a contest he’s hosting to win free Phan Art. Check out his blog with all the details for your chance to win.

Trey from Phish has an upcoming acoustic show in a few days. Our very own Steve from TWoL will be in attendance and get this…he actually purchased his tickets for full price before the show! It better be worth it or expect an epic meltdown on TWoL in the upcoming weeks.

In other jamband news, Umphrey’s McGee is hitting the road with a vengeance January through March. Their tour dates include such h3tty places as Fargo, ND and Billings, MT. While often neglected, these beautiful cities are sure to inspire some great music. If you live anywhere near I suggest you check out the shows, because honestly you never know when/if a jamband will return to your town.

We’ve got another Phish ticket check for you this week and it looks like prices are holding steady. We all take wagers on where the final prices will end up. For the most part the consensus is everything will continue to drop except for NYE. But only time will tell.

Last but not least we run through the voicemails we received. Thank you to everyone who left us a message! Remember we can’t be everywhere and at every show, leave us a voicemail at 419-NO-WOOKS.

Thanks again, and we’ll see you next week on lot!


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TWoL 47: Stuff White People Like

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We’ve got a very special episode of TWoL for you! Our guest this week is Caroline McCarthy from CNET. She comes to us to “defend” her comments on the 404 podcast episode where OkCupid reveals what white people like or at least they post on their dating page they like. Turns out what white guys over 30 like is Phish. It could be because many of them missed out on chasing girls in their 20′s because they were too busy chasing Phish around the country. You be the judge!

In a classic Bros vs. Brahs showdown we also discuss the difference in the female presence between a DMB show and a Phish show. Honestly way more females are at DMB shows then a Phish show, I don’t think it’s really an argument there. The point of discussion may be more around why? Leave us a voicemail and let us know your opinion on why such diversity between females at a DMB and females at Phish. 419-NO-WOOKS is the number to call!

Technology has brought the world together and information at your finger tips. People are more active and connected then ever, point in case Facebook and twitter. With the availability and connections you can create so easily, practical uses are exploding. If you’re an iPhone user there are now two Phish apps available, Live Phish and iTour.phish. If you’re an Android user there is only one Phish related app at this time, you can find it here.

Don’t forget there’s still time to sign up for the Atlantic City, NJ Phish tweetup. You don’t have to be on twitter to RSVP, come join us! You can RSVP at this link.

Last but not least we run through some voicemails. This week is a little interesting, we received all different kinds of voicemails. One of which appears to have been someones one phone call from jail. Thanks for providing a lot update even though you were locked up! For more details you’ll have to listen to the podcast. Don’t forget everyone that leaves us a voicemail during this Fall Tour will be eligible to win a Touropoly set from this month’s sponsor Touropoly.com.

Thank you everyone for the support, and we’ll see you next week on lot!


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TWoL 45: Kamikaze Bunnies!

If you drive through the desert long enough you’re bound to see kamikaze bunnies…trust us.

But I digress…this week we are sans Emilie but we do have a female presence on the show in the form of this month’s sponsor, Amy from Touropoly. Touropoly is a game based on things and venues that are popular amongst the jamband scene. We are having a contest all month-long to give away a few of the Touropoly games. Just leave a lot report from whatever show you are at, Phish, WSP, UM, Tony Bennett, Paul Anka, it don’t matter! We will randomly select a few winners at the end of the month. Make sure you tune in to find out if you won!

Not too much going this week  but we find a few things to ramble about. Just as we predicted our ticket check confirms that every ticket on Phish Fall Tour 2010 continues to drop in price. The Halloween show is still topping the price list at $250 but hang tight phanners, you might be able to get into the show for face.

The New Years Eve run lottery emails went out today. Seems like most people hit the 30th show, a few hit the 31st show, and we’ve yet to hear of anyone who hit a ticket for the 1/1/11 show…Gamehenge perhaps? Leave us a voicemail if you or anyone you know actually hit something for the January 1st show.

In other jamband related news, Umphrey’s McGee had a contest to redesign their logo. Turns out they ended up with a UM in front of a rhino. Yep a rhino. I think Marc Ecko might have something to say about that if he had actually ever heard of UM.

Don’t forget about the Halloween Tweetup at the Atlantic City Phish show. Anyone is welcome, you can find details here. We swear we chose this location because the “wings” are so good!

Last but not least as always we run through your voicemails. Thank you to everyone who left a voicemail and thank you to everyone who joined the live chat this week. Every week we broadcast the show live on our Ustream TWoL account as well as record it for others to enjoy later. If you want to enjoy the live chat shows are broadcasted on Tuesday nights starting at around 9:30 pm EST. Come hide with herd and float with the flock!

Thank you again everyone, and we’ll see you next week on lot!

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Note: Be kind on the audio, still working out the new setup. – Steve


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TWoL 43: Glitter Reprise

We’ve got a lot going on this episode, so let’s dive right in! Jed Luckless is our guest this week. Jed is a jamband fan living in New York and performs a live stream on Wednesday’s that you can find here. He play’s jamband music and also performs some of his original tunes, one of which he debuts at the end of this podcast so make sure to stay to the finish.

Big news this week was the announcement and onsale of the Four Mile Canyon Revival Benefit show. This show is set to provide funding for the Boulder Mountain Fire Relief Fund after the devastating fire in Boulder, CO. Artists to perform include, The String Cheese Incident, Big Head Todd & The Monsters, Yonder Mountain String Band, and the members of Phish. Funny enough the members of Phish are not “billed” as Phish, but rather just their names which leads us to believe they will come out and jam separately but not actually perform as Phish. Tickets went onsale through Ticket Horse and it seems a lot of tickets were held back as the sellout was instantaneous. Score one for the promoters to keep these benefit tickets out of the hands of scalpers.

Our ticket check this week reveals that the Broomfield shows in CO are actually leading the way for the most expensive secondary market ticket. Kind of a shock seeing as all the buzz is around the Halloween weekend in Atlantic City but then again they are basically the only “west coast” shows.

Next up we discuss the ability for people to connect with each other with ease thanks to technology. It’s funny when you think back a few years when twitter and Facebook didn’t really exist how easy it is to connect with other people, especially famous people and musicians now, it’s like day and night. Case in point, Furthur has started tweeting out pictures of their set lists after their shows so fans can take a look at what they were thinking before the show started. Pretty cool if you ask us.

It’s not too often that something good comes from the message boards on PT but this weekend there was a thread that was pure gold. It’s all about a parody on the Bud Light commercials “Real Men of Genius”, except this version is all about wooks. Check it out and also take a listen as Steve tries his best to recreate one of these commercials on air.

We also have a tweetup planned for the Atlantic City shows, you don’t have to be on twitter to sign up. Check out the details here, it’s being held at a super classy joint.  ; )

As always we run through your voicemails, thank you everyone who left us a lot report, keep them coming! We’ll see you next week on lot!

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TWoL 37: Poop and the Scoop

This weeks episode was a whirlwind of good times and technical difficulties. We apologize for the mishaps, our internets were getting wook’d this week. Even though the interwooks tried to take us down we pressed on and managed to finish the episode. Props to the chat room folks who stayed with us through the mayhem!

This week is a Phish ticket check, and low and behold tickets for the Greek and Telluride are holding steady at well above face. With the first leg of tour having some major bustouts, no official Fall Tour announcement yet, these being the only shows on or near the West Coast, demand is through the roof! Speaking of the Greek, Nick is holding a Tweetup at the 5 Restaurant inside of Hotel Shattuck in Berkeley, CA. To RSVP and get more details click here.

Remember we still have our photo contest going on courtesy of our sponsor for Phish Summer Tour part II, Glowstickwars.com.  Check out the pictures below and congratulations to this weeks winner! Don’t forgot to bring your camera and send your photo submissions to info@thisweekonlot.com and each week we will pick a winner and Glowstickwars.com will ship you some uber h3tty glowsticks for free!

As always don’t forget to hit us up with your voicemails, we expect to have a full mailbox of lot reports with all the shows going on these next few weeks!

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This weeks photo entries. Thanks for all the submissions. Keep them coming.

And the winner is . . .


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Special Report: Camp Bisco 9, “The Silent Podcast”

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Hey guys, this week we have a special report for ya, live from Camp Bisco 2010. This is a unique episode, as it will bring some firsts to the program. As usual, we hit you up with an episode discussing the scene. This week, the players are “Noob” Laura, PhanArt Pete, and myself (Steve). We review the camp grounds, our favorite sets of music, and all the “WHOMP” we ran in too (WHOMP is the new UNTZ). Next, I hit shakedown and scored interviews with vendors and artists. Finally, we add some updates during the rain delay that occurred on Saturday night, delaying the Biscuits final throw down.

In addition to the episode, I also have put together some photos and videos of the weekend. There is so much to do at Camp Bisco, it would be impossible to do it justice in the half hour broadcast. True to our mission, we are bringing you a snap shot of “the lot”, but I couldn’t help but throw in some band photos and coverage. This was my 5th Camp Bisco, and without hesitation, I can say it was for reals the best one. If you have never been, you have to go next year. I know I will be going.

Finally, I would like to apologize for the crappy audio on my mic during the first half of the episode. Laura and Pete sound good, but I had some weird shit going on. I hope this isn’t a deal breaker, the rest of the audio is great, but I wanted to acknowledge it. Also, big ups to Laura and Pete for joining in this episode. Thanks to the carenwest pr for having TWoL on the scene.  Finally thanks to the Disco Biscuits for putting on one hell of a good time!

“It wouldn’t be Camp Bisco if it wasn’t Camp Bisco” – Marc Brownstein.

Photos of Camp Bisco 9 (TWoL will begin to use Picasa to host extra photos so be sure to bookmark us)

Videos of Camp Bisco 9 (Check back or subscribe to the You Tube channel as more videos will be added.)

*Be sure to watch the last 2 mins of the Girl Talk video. IT IS THE H3TTY.

Interviews with:

http://jumbieart.com/

http://www.brainquility.com/

Cabin Fever Hula Hoops

http://www.thebigupfestival.com/

http://www.staythirstymedia.com/

http://www.headcount.org/

http://www.consciousalliance.org/


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Special Report – Hartford 2010

Hey guys, here is a special lot report, recorded in front of a live studio audience on the Hartford VIP lot, 6/18/2010. We talk all things lot, what was happening at Hartford, and what we suspect in SPAC. It’s funny, it’s informative, it’s TWoL.

Keep us locked in iTunes as we will drop more reports as tour continues. And hit us up with all your lot reports, 419-NO-WOOKS.

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TWoL 33: Let’s get this show on the road!

After last weeks long but worthwhile episode we thought we would keep it short and sweet this week. We welcome back Pete from PhanArt to discuss an upcoming art show and also to mention that he will be our sponsor for the first leg of tour. Listen to the episode to find out details on how you can win some uber h3tty posters and t-shirts from PhanArt.

First leg of Phish tour is right around the corner and we want to make sure that you are aware of ticket prices. We run through a quick ticket check of the first part of tour and let you know where prices stand. Surprisingly one of the smallest venues might not be as hard a ticket as previously thought.

Once again we want to say congratulations to Mr. Chris for winning the Alpine travel package from CID Entertainment. Keep those lot stories coming in people, we want to hear about anything and everything during this first leg of tour!

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Sponsor: PhanArt


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TWoL 32.5 Update: And the winner is. . .

Congratulations to Mr. Chris who took 1st place and won the Alpine Valley travel package plus guest spot. Congrats to Jessica F. who took 2nd place and wins a guest spot on TWoL plus a beer on lot.  Thanks to everyone who submitted a story. We truly appreciated your participation and enjoyed reading all your stories. Thanks for listening. (note: I edited out voicemail entries so the iTunes feed would post correctly.)

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TWoL 32: After Midnight

After a brief BBQ hiatus Nick returns and when we listen to the voicemails we find out that he has either a fan or a stalker. You’ll have to listen for yourself and decide which on it is.

This week we have Danny as our guest from The Digital Buddhas which is an organization for The Disco Biscuits fans who like to see their shows while remaining drug and alcohol free. He also recently attended Bisco Inferno and gives a great review of the shows and the lot scene in general. Turns out he saw our good friend Neil from the Coventry Music blog, it really is a small world after all.

The clock is ticking as I type this blog post. Right now there is only 1.5 hours left to submit your lot stories to win the Alpine travel package for the Phish shows. So if you’ve been waiting till the last-minute now is the time to get your entry in.

We received over 20 voicemails this weekend from our listeners, thank you everyone who left a message. Due to time restrictions we could only play 1o of them but thank you again to everyone who took the time to leave us a message, keep them coming!

Thank you to CID Entertainment who was our sponsor for this month and is the reason we’re able to give away the Alpine travel package. We’re currently looking for other sponsors, if you’re interested please contact at info@thisweekonlot.com and we’ll be sure to get back to you right away.

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TWoL 29: Spring Cleaning…

Nick is on hiatus this week, but Steve and Emilie kill it with the first ever TWoL live video stream episode packed full of rumors, updates, and voicemails – oh my!

Phish in Vegas is the big rumor this week with dates being October 14-16, fitting well with the Austin City Limits rumor of the weekend before. This also flows well with the possibility of Phish heading back to Indio for Fest9 again this Halloween.

Also in Phish news, earlier today they recorded their take on a Rolling Stone’s: Exile on Mainstreet song for the Jimmy Fallon show that airs tonight. We’re all waiting patiently to see what they’ll play!

Then the spring cleaning begins and we bring you all the latest TWoL updates including links to “kick down some donations brah“, sponsorship opportunities, CID – Alpine Valley Travel Package contest, our Jambase page which tracks all the shows we are going to, and last but certainly not least our new Facebook page!  Become a fan today and we’ll love you forever.

Lastly we listen to some great voicemails and all get a good laugh. Again, thank you to everyone who calls in with reports – keep the drunk dials coming! It’s also not too late to partake in our poll from last week, let us know if you danced (or didn’t dance) at Phish3D.

Next week the band will be back together.

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Sponsor for this episode: CID Entertainment