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TWoL 99: 99 Episodes of TWoL on the Blog

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Four hosts, Steve, Emilie, Toonces and Katie, came out to celebrate our 99th Episode tonight.  In case you missed his awesome special report from the boat Steve gave us a quick rundown of his Jamcruise experience.  Dressing up at shows people, it’s the new black.

We quickly moved on to Emilie so she could run out and catch the superfly Rick James & the Name Changers.  Stay tuned to Twitter and Facebook to hear updates from all her upcoming New England area shows.

Next Steve and I talked about the Umphrey’s McGee 14th Anniversary run last week in NYC.  Umphrey’s is on fire right now, if the scarcity of tickets outside was any indication.  Toonces also reported what sounds like a fantastic Railroad Earth show down in Virginia last weekend.

We had one voicemail this week, discussing a rather unfortunate experience in NYC following the YEMSG run.  We wanna hear about your 2012 shows!  Call us anytime at 419.NO.WOOKS.

Finally, of course, we discussed Phish rumors.  With so many floating around right now (Bethel, Atlantic City, Vegas…) who knows what is true.  But it is probably time to start booking refundable hotel rooms!  Also, it’s time to start planning your summer festival schedule.  On the TWoL radar:  Camp Bisco, Summer Camp, Gathering of the Vibes and Floyd Fest.  Finally, we look ahead to 2013. These kids wanna go to Mayan Holidaze and need an in!  Let’s make a deal…

‘Til next week, rage on!

Katie


TWoL 98: Phish at MSG, the Rainbow Unicorn Army, brought to you by Train Tacos.

Published January 5, 2012 Episode 1 Comment
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And just like that, YEMSG is over.  But we still wanna talk about it.  This week, Steve, Katie and Toonces tackle some hard hitting news topics:  the ticket situation, the rainbow unicorn army, new MSG layout and security, train tacos, and other stuff that also happened.  Musically this may have not been the best run of the year, but the MSG party never disappoints.

Thanks to the listeners who called in from Phish, moe., and STS9.  We still wanna hear about all the other NYE shows across the land.  It’s never to late to call in a lot report at 419.NO.WOOKS.

In other news, Phil Lesh finally found a home for his ramble style Terrapin Crossroads.  The first performances are scheduled for March 2012.  Road trip anyone??

Led Zeppelin cover band extraordinaire Bustle in Your Hedgerow returns to Brooklyn Bowl on January 26th and 27th.  Featuring Marco Benevento, Dave Dreiwitz, Scott Metzger and Joe Russo, this is a Brooklyn tradition not to be missed!

And finally, Jam Cruise anticipation has reached fever pitch!  Steve and Noob Laura sail this Monday so stay tuned for updates and special reports from the boat.

Happy 2012 everyone!  Here’s to a ragin’ and music filled year!

Peace!

Katie

Phish - Stephen Olker

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Rainbow Unicorn Army

Phish - Stephen Olker

TWoL 97: Emilie’s Pink Jingle Balls

Published December 21, 2011 Episode Leave a Comment
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New Years is right around on the corner and another year of TWoL is nearly under our belts. Thank you so much to those that have supported us and continue to support us, we appreciate you one and all!

This weeks’ episode we recap the upcoming New Years shows, specifically the Phish MSG run. So far there have been multiple rereleases of tickets for the sold out shows and unlike previous rerelease the announcements for them came from the official Phish twitter account. What does this mean? Is the Phish organization holding back more tickets for rereleases to prevent scalping? Did they simply hold back too many tickets on accident? All we know for sure is that more tickets are getting into fans hands and staying out of the scalpers and that’s a good thing.

The next few weeks full TWoL episodes will be on hiatus as we attend the Phish MSG shows, Disco Biscuits, and Jam Cruise. That doesn’t mean there won’t be updates though. We plan on tweeting from all shows and releasing special update reports so make sure to keep it locked on the TWoL twitter account, iTunes subscriptions, and the TWoL blog.

Make sure to leave us your lot reports from all the NYE shows you attend, we’ll play all of them once we get back to a full episode mid January. Hope everyone has a Happy Hanukkah, Merry Xmas, and Crazy Kwanza! We’ll see you in a few weeks!

PS: Here are the links for the Jamcruise tips and Jazz Fest Lineup with Travel Packages.

Episode 96: Get in da Choppa!

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This week on lot Steve, Katie and Toonces learned that Phish is not the only band playing on NYE.  Who knew?  We discuss Hidden Track’s extensive run down of NYE shows across the land.  And remember, TWoL wants to hear about all of your NYE shenanigans so leave us a lot report at 419.NO.WOOKS in all of your tipsy NYE glory.  If you are in NYC for Phish, Mule or AoD don’t forget about the variety of Phish after parties going on around the city.

During ticket check we were left speechless when we learned that YEMSG tickets are going for as much as $250,000.  Since this is clearly not an option, don’t forget that you can enter to win NYE tickets from both Cash or Trade and Magic Hat.  Toonces also brought a listener question to the table about how to tell if you are being scammed in secondary market ticket sales.

Next, we discussed some 2012 festival news.  It’s never to early to start planning your summer festie season kids.  One of the earliest festivals of the year is Some Kind of Jam 7, held in late April in PA.  Wakarusa tickets went on sale last weekend.  Check out that one, scheduled for May 31-June 3 in AR.  Also, Summer Camp, returning to IL on Memorial Day weekend, will begin announcing its line up this week.

We had fantastic lot reports this week from SCI, Cornmeal, and Skydog.   And we of course talked about our recent shows:  moe., SCI, 311 and Big Gigantic.

Also, check out the Kickstarter fundraiser to get the Everyone Orchestra album made.  The album features a ton of our favorite musicians and promises to be a great example of true improvisation.

Finally, a big shout out to our our patron this week, Stuart, for his generous donation.  Always appreciated!

‘Til next time, rage on!

Katie

TWoL 95: Chicken Waaaaangs!

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We have Steve, Nick, and Emilie this week. Emilie is back on the carnivore side and has kicked the veggie lifestyle to the curb, hence our episode title for the week. Chicken waaangs are an amazing thing in everyday life but after you haven’t had them for a year? You better believe they are amazing.

But I digress, on to this weeks news. Let’s start with Trey news as there was a few things this week. Trey has announced an Orchestra Tour with three dates in Feb and one in March spread across the country. He’s also  recording a new solo album with the members of TAB and has noted he will be “taking a whole new direction” for this album, whatever that means. The TWoL crew is divided on whether or not this will be a good album. Personally I think it will work out in the end but only time will tell.

Moving along to Phish news, Watkins Glen track official Ryan Lake has announced that the venue will focus on racing events for 2012 so no return for a festival this year. While not shocking that Phish is not playing there again so soon, it doesn’t mean they won’t return in the future. The majority of TWoL attend Superball so we’re really hoping for a return sometime in the future. In our last bit of Phish news we would like to point out the many after-shows for each night of the MSG run. If you managed not to wook-out at the main event we hope to see you late night!

Even though it’s nearly winter there is still some festival news this week. All Good has announced they will move from their WV location to Legend Valley in Ohio. Legend Valley (formerly Buckeye Lake) has hosted many amazing bands, festivals, and concerts over the years. In a period where most festivals only last a short time TWoL gives kudos to All Good for 16 years of jamband love.

As of right now Jam Cruise 10 takes off in 39 days and if you don’t have your tickets well you’re pretty screwed cause it’s sold out. But…not to fret! Jam Cruise 11 prebooking starts Dec 1st so you can always go next time!

We received a few voicemails this week, thanks to all who took the time to leave one. Don’t forget the number is 419-NO-WOOKS program it in your phone!

Thank you to everyone that supports us and we’ll see you next week on lot!

Episode 93: And Nick just saw this video…

Published November 2, 2011 Episode Leave a Comment
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Had a few technical difficulties this week and started a little late, thanks to those that waited in the chat room. This week we talk Roger Waters, Phish, and Toonces’ pink flamingo.

Roger Waters has announced that we will bring the Pink Floyd classic The Wall to the United States as part of his world tour. He will be hitting west coast and east coast alike so if you have a chance to see this we highly recommend it. Also tickets go on sale Nov 14th and will most likely sell out very quickly.

Now for your weekly dose of Phish news! The long awaited Hampton 97 Box Set is on presale right now, hit up Phish Dry Goods to preorder. Trey talks about his upcoming musical that will debut  California next year. Mr. Miner will be having a book signing in NYC for the Phish New Years Run. Last but not least Nick gives a rant about how there’s no need to freak out about getting shut out for Phish tickets 10 minutes after the onsale.

In non Phish news, The Disco Biscuits are releasing an oldie but goodie show from Princeton in 2000. This show is a fan favorite and even if you aren’t a fan of Bisco this show might change your mind.

We received a lot of great voicemails this week, thank you to everyone who took the time. The number is 419-NO-WOOKS for those who don’t know!

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

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TWoL 91: Nothing but the preshow!

Published October 14, 2011 Episode Leave a Comment
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This week Steve decided to pull a fast one the rest of the TWoL crew and record the preshow.  Things were going to plan until the rest of the crew knew the jig was up but alas it was still a good episode. Nick talks about Furthur and the crusty wooks that come along with their traveling circus, Steve needs a ticket to TAB tomorrow, Emilie is going to some bands no one has ever heard of, and Katie…well Katie is having a birthday next Tuesday. We also talked about the Phish NYE 2012 MSG announcement, pretty much every member of TWoL will be there.

We received several voicemails, a few from some new callers, thank you to everyone who left a message! We’ll see everyone next week on lot!

TWoL 88: Ginger Coventry

Published September 21, 2011 Episode Leave a Comment
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There once was a band that quit then came back then quit then…well you get the picture. Sadly this is also a podcast that is having the same thing happen. Our own Noob Laura is calling it “quits” again, until the next time she comes back. The over/under on her return is 2 months. I’m personally going with the under, I don’t think she can stay away.

Firs thing on the agenda is an abandoned ginger seal. This poor bastard was left by his family in Russia. This has nothing to do with jambands other than I personally think it look a little bit like Trey from Phish. Just look at his eyes, looks like he is ready to bust out ASIHTOS at any moment.

Like jello shots? If so here’s 10 jello shot versions that are sure to turn heads if you sell them on lot. The best thing is that you will completely price the riff-raff and wooks out with these fancy versions.

Steve and Laura are planning on hitting up the Stir Fry Music Festival in PA next weekend. If you’re in the area it’s a good festival to check out before it gets too cold!

Don’t forget to leave us voicemails about what’s going in your lot! 419-NO-WOOKS is the number, make sure to program it in your phone.

Thank you to everyone who supports us, we’ll see you next week on lot!

TWoL 86: Jesus Rap!

Published August 31, 2011 Episode 2 Comments
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This week we had one-half of the duo who are responsible for CashorTrade.org and LiveMusicMatch.com, welcome Brando! Make sure to check out Cash or Trade if you need/have a ticket for face or want to sell, that’s the place to go. If you’re interesting in meet a love interest or just making friends that are into the jamband scene then check out Live Music Match.

Big news of the week is that Ticketmaster and Facebook struck a deal. They are now offering a social experience where you can see what tickets your friends have already purchased. If the show isn’t sold out this could be kind of cool, the TWoL crew is on the fence on this one.

In untz news The Disco Biscuits are hitting up Vegas after the Identity festival. Will Nick go and get his untz on? Will he finally accept the flatbrims for who they are? Only time will tell.

moe. announced a few shows in New York near Thanksgiving. They will be throwing down with Dumpstahphunk opening up for them. Should be a great time!

To end our Phish coverage for the 3rd leg ( and maybe for the year) there will be a webcast this weekend of the Colorado shows. You can buy each night individually or a 3 night package. Kind of interesting that they are offering this webcast, it’s the first time they’ve done so for shows that aren’t sold out.

We’re a little sad here at TWoL, we didn’t receive any voicemails this week. What’s with that??? Make sure if you’re out and about this weekend at the Colorado Phish shows or any show in general you leave us a lot report.

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

- Nick

TWoL 85: Not a Podcast

Published August 25, 2011 Episode Leave a Comment
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Well, there wasn’t too much going on this week but we did manage to cover a few stories. Check out the links below and give the episode a listen to hear the details.

String Cheese Incident (SCI) is having a mini run over Thanksgiving and the first few days of December. It’s all on the East coast though so it should be interesting to see the turn out. The tour schedule is only 9 days, so their keeping it short and sweet.

Jam Cruise is having a theme night, a poker tournament, and a pool party! Sounds like you won’t get bored on this boat cruise. A few rooms are still available for those of you who might want to make a last minute trip.

Looks like Firestone don’t take no crap from no one when it comes to their logo usage or the likes of it. A Phan is getting sued for using a parody on some merchandise.

Our buddies Steve and Jared from GroupMe have made a deal with Skype and will be partnering with them to take things to the next level. Congratulations guys! TWoL has been a big supporter of GroupMe and we use it at nearly every show and festival we attend.

There is an essay contest to win some free tickets to the upcoming Phish shows in Colorado. If you still need tickets give it a shot!

Thank you everyone who left us a voicemail this week, keep them coming! We’ll see you next week on lot!

- Nick

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