WHAT UP TWOL NATION!!!!
We have a fun episode this week featuring Toonces, PhanArt, and myself running through the following stories:
- Pete’s review of Summer Camp
- Toonces’ review of Moe. at the Pocahontas State Park
- My review of Dirty Dozen at Brooklyn Bowl and Newton Crosby at Sullivan Hall
- Thoughts on Guns and Roses tour
- AND MUCH MUCH MORE!
Thanks for listening,
- Steve
Cast: Steve, Toonces, and Danmar
Brahdown:
- Danmar fills us in on the happenings at Coachella last week during which she got the hispter flu.
- Review of the Blockley in Philly and the Marco / Everyone Orchestra show that took place there.
- Details on current and future Bob Dylan shows drop.
- Preliminary review of antidote for sweaty balls.
- UM #couchtour, Holidaze tokens, and voicemails.
Plan: TWoL will be back in two weeks with the latest and greatest from all over the live music scene.
The Cast: Steve, Toonces and Danmar
The Guest: Josh Korin
The Title: You had to have tuned in live.
The Brahdown:
- Phish Ticket Check: How we did on mail order, ticketbastard on-sale, and whats on the grey market now.
- Googa Mooga line-up, tickets and other such related information has dropped.
- Rock and Roll Resort has announced the schedule. We will be there, and so should you.
- Everyone Orchestra will land at the Blockley in Philly on 4/19. The line up looks ill, another must see.
The Plan: We will be reporting live from R&R Resort, starting Friday evening. Special Report to be recorded on location Sunday with Phanart.
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
This week on the podcast Toonces and I welcome new host Danmar. She has guested and manned our twitter account a few times over the last year and always to critical acclaim. So we spend a few minutes getting to know her better and then move on to discuss some of the recent updates to the website and the show’s syndication on the Stitcher app. At the end of the day, this should make the show easier for everyone to consume. For the second half of this week’s program, we give some quick updates on Trey and UM tour before sharing our thoughts on some Festie line-ups that dropped. Last but not least, we hit the voice mailbox and look ahead to what’s on our music calendars for the upcoming weeks.
See you guys in few,
- Steve
PS: Here is the link to the ETSY shop Danmar mentioned, and this is the outro “music”.
Listen to Special Report Jam Cruise 11
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
Photo Gallery courtesy of Fee / MatthewHebert.com
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
It’s been a few weeks but I’m back on TWoL again! Nick here, I took a little bit of a hiatus as I was traveling a lot for work and then went on vacation but I’m happy to be back!
This week Steve, Toonces, and I discuss all things festival and Phish. As the title eludes too, Toonces has been a traveling man too but alas he was going to see music and parties while I was going to see conference rooms and all inclusive resorts.
Toonces made his 7th year in a row at Gathering of the Vibes! This marks his 6th year in a row working ticketing and while the crowd seemed down slightly the process to get in went much smoother than last year. With the exception of some rain on Friday the weather was nice, cars were easily flowing in and people seemed pretty relaxed. Rosanne Bar took the opportunity to turn the festival into her place to announce she’s running for President, if wooks know how to vote you can bet she just earned a few votes. Toonces also had the opportunity to meet a rare breed of “mama bird” wookette, listen to the podcast for details on that.
The very next weekend Toonces was off to Floyd Fest for his second year in a row! This festival is super super green, to the point that they don’t even sell beers in plastic cups and you have to use reusable “canteen” style cups. This festival was complete with fire breathing dragon car, and wooks trying to sling h3tty crystals to little kids.
Steve is heading to a festival soon as well called Catskill Chill in NY. If you’re in the area TWoL recommends you check it out, details can be found at http://www.catskillchill.com/. The lineup looks pretty good with YMSB headlining and some other mixes of genres.
Phish tour leg 2 is about a week away from kicking off! I’m heading on “California Tour” to hit up the Long Beach show and the first 2 nights at Bill Graham in San Francisco. I’m hosting a “tweetup” at Whiskey Thieves to RSVP or for details on the event, sign up here. These tickets are tough to get so if you weren’t lucky enough to score some you can hit up couch tour. LivePhish.com has announced a webcast for all three nights. You can watch a individual night for $15 a show or get all 3 for $39, there’s even a package where you can buy the tour tee. On a related note we saw some folks arguing on twitter, etc. about the webcast and whether it’s a good or bad thing because of the supposed “curse” when a webcast occurs. Feel free to leave us a voicemail with your opinion, 419-NO-WOOKS is the number to dial.
Speaking of voicemails, thanks to those who left one, we appreciate you taking the time! Thank you to everyone for your support, we’ll see you on lot!
Nick
Hey everyone, TWoL is back and we have a lot of ground to cover for this episode. We last checked in at the First Tube Poster Show, which was a lot of fun. Since then, we hit up nTelos and had a correspondent for the Ohio >PA >Ohio run. Big ups to our buddy Carini for covering that weekend for us. TWoL proper will be back for Jones Beach, but in the meantime we will have you covered for Deer Creek and Alpine Valley. Our buddys Ali and Erica will be taking the controls, so be sure to keep us locked on your twitter. We have some good voicemails this week. Be sure to hit us up at 419-NO-WOOKS to keep us up to date on your travels. Finally, we run through some of TWoLs destinations in the near future. Give this episode a listen and get the full scoop.
Take care everyone. And remember: Lushington signs at Jones Beach 7/4 will be appreciated.
- Steve
via @thatssopage
Hey Everyone,
Since there is no show this week I wanted to kick down a quick update to the TWoL Nation.
Phish tour is just two days away and we will be on the scene reporting from Worcester. Look to us for colorful commentary on the scene outside and any major highlights from inside. Keep our Twitter & Facebook feeds handy for said updates. I won’t be bringing the studio with me, so no live streams on this outing (sad face).
Mr. Miner posted this morning about a mobile app called CrowdsEye. It appears to be a scavenger hunt based, social network type game. A Phish tour themed hunt begins tomorrow and runs through September 16th. Prizes include free tix, posters and copy of Miner’s book. I’ll be sure to download the app and see how it works. Expect a review on the next episode.
None of the #TWoL crew will be at Bonnaroo this year, so be sure to send us in a lot report (419-NO-WOOKS) and we will play it on the air. Next stop for us is Bader Field in Atlantic City, which is where our first tour broadcast will be. We are pleased to announce that we will be streaming live from the First Tube Poster Show at Trump Plaza on June 16th, around noon. We hope all of you will stop by, check out some art, and say hello. For those tuning in live, we will be in video and hope to bring you some artist interviews as well as the usual TWoL shenanigans and insight.
That’s all for now. Safe travels, be good, and thanks for listening.
- Steve
This week, Steve and I were joined by a special guest from the Midwest, Josh Korin. After some brief housekeeping news (hint: keep your eyes peeled for more blog posts and written content from TWoL in the upcoming months), we dove right into the breaking news of the day. The initial artist announcement for Jamcruise 11 was announced today and features moe., MMS&W, and funk galore.
Next, Josh filled us in on UMbowl III, which happened last Friday night in Chicago. He was in attendance and gave a glowing review of the event. Check out his official review here. There’s also some great audio and video floating around for those who missed the show.
Next we did a quick ticket check for Phish tour legs 1 & 2. If you need tickets for nTelos, Jones Beach, or Bill Graham, hit up cashortrade.org, otherwise regular old Ticketmaster will do you. We also got a nice voicemail from the Wanee Festival, with a rave review of Buddy Guy. Now that festie season is starting add our number to your phone: 419.NO.WOOKS. We wanna hear from you!
We also gave you a rundown of upcoming festivals that we haven’t covered yet:
And finally we left you with a quick rundown of our recent EOTO and Punch Brothers live experiences. As always, thanks for tuning in everyone!
Rage on!
Katie
Show Review
4/20/2012
Words: Katie
Pics: Steve O.
It’s not often that a concert occurs exactly where and when you want it to. This past Friday, 04.20.12, at the Roseland Ballroom, however, the EOTO show did just that for me. On this hippie holiday, one of the biggest party nights of the year for some, the super dark, packed dance floor was the perfect atmosphere for EOTO’s intricate beats and state of the art light show.
Hey, kids! This week yields a h3tty dose of bro with Steve squared going all Type II, nailing the transitions, and bringing you the news you need.
Both hosts had a healthy dose of music this past weekend, with UNO at EOTO/Shpongle and Toonces checking out PGroove. The shows were h3tty and the crowds were young. Way young. EOTO and Shpongle are touring pretty heavily right now, with dates together and also doing they own thang. PGroove has a few shows left before they hit festival season. All and all, we had a good time at both shows and got pretty in depth with the reviews. Don’t miss out.
Next we transition to some of our favorite, and what should be your favorite, things. Here’s the rundown:
-Our friends at GlowStickWars are having a bitchin’ Back to Tour Sale, with 20% off everything. That includes a few brand new, reusable items. Save money, save the earth, make it rain. And enter to win a 3-Day pass to Summer Camp while you’re at it.
-Umphreaks with tickets will be elated to hear that the UMBowl III ballots have been unveiled. Go on and get your vote on for your favorite 1st Quarter All Request Set songs and the 4th Quarter Raw Stewage Set jams. Check out the ballots this way.
-Have you ever seen a documentary for Phish heads by Phish heads? Maybe So, Maybe Not. That’s the title of a forthcoming movie by filmmaker Noah Wilderman. It’s about who Phish phans really are. We can’t really recall a movie about Phans before, so let us know if we’re mistaken. It could be memory loss due to our old age. You can check out the trailer here and we’ll have a review once the film is released.
-On Monday, Gathering of the Vibes released their initial lineup. Holy guacamole it looks sick! Dead rumors are sure to abound with all members in attendance and there’s plenty of great bands packed on to the bill. Toonces will be there, will you?
We all know UNO loves a ticket check, even a half of a ticket check. That’s what you get this week because nothing has changed since last week. NOTHING. Leg 2, anyone?
Lastly, Steve and Steve breeze through a couple of quick notes on festivals down south. Way down south. TWoL is happy to announce they will be at Mayan Holidaze. UNO is dedicated to bring you the live coverage you crave and promises the most epic end of the world face time convo ever. Mentally prepare yourselves. Jam Cruise has begun the prebooking for next year’s floating festie. We recommend you get on it. At the very least, throw your hat in the ring for four free passes courtesy of Magic Hat. Or don’t … this way we have better chances of winning
That’s all for this week. If anyone knows how to play Zombie/Wook/Alien please let us know. We just can’t remember. Must be the old age.
-Toonces.
This week’s episode is jam packed with information about this summer’s happenings. First, we bring you a ticket check on all the leg 1 summer Phish dates. Basically, nTelos and Jones Beach are sold out but everything else is still up for grabs.
Next, we tackle all the Festie updates from the last few weeks. Check out the full episode for details and our take on the following festivals:
We also had three great lot reports this week. Thanks as always for calling in. The number is 419.NO.WOOKS. We wanna hear about your shows!
Finally, we discussed our weekend in Richmond with co-host Toonces where we saw Railroad Earth and Sons of Bill. And check back next week for reviews of Strangefolk at Brooklyn Bowl and Shpongle and EOTO at the E Factory.
Until then, rage on everyone! Peace.
Katie
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!
Steve, Katie and Steve discussed the brah who got beat down on lot in Colorado for simply selling his wares. The Denver Westword wrote a long piece detailing the facts, laws, etc. Do you have a good Phish lot confiscation story? Leave us a voicemail: 419-NO-WOOKS.
Next up: All Trey all the time! TAB tour began this week with a benefit at Higher Ground for Hurricane Irene victims. They debuted two new songs and the show is available on LivePhish for all those who can’t wait for AUDs. This week Trey hits the Carolinas and Maryland. Check out the Ticket Rundown for prices near you.
Jam Cruise announced its Theme Nights: Mothership Masquerade, Go Green and Yacht Club. Get your creative costume juices flowing! And for those of you still on the fence, only 35 cabins left.
Next up TWoL’s shows for the week. Toonces hit WSP, with an unsurprisingly questionable crowd. Of course, he fit right in. He also hit PGroove with listener @RickRoth3. And finally, Dayglow – body paint, neon lights and DJs. What else could you ask for?
In the meantime, Steve and Katie hit Conspirator at Brooklyn Bowl. Steve says it was his favorite Conspirator show – The Wall/Shakedown mash-up was a highlight! Katie followed that up the next night by a show by the London Souls at Brooklyn Bowl, a NYC band who has a modern take on the 70’s – if you like Hendrix or Zeppelin, check them out.
And finally, just ‘cause the Phish isn’t touring doesn’t mean there isn’t fall music. Check out Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings, Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, Railroad Earth and the Cactus himself.
That’s it for this TWoL. Looking forward to Emily’s return next week and hoping that Nick doesn’t get seduced by Wooks with crystals and promises of free heady grilled cheese for life…
Peace!
Katie
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
For the first time ever, we have Steve squared + Emilie all on the correct coast and all on the show together. To kick things off, Emilie settles in to eastern standard time and tells about her last hurrah on the left coast at Outside Lands. Long short, Phish is back! You heard it here first.
Chitown is throwing down this week, and we take a brief moment to discuss it. Breaking news: Phish is back!
A Colobrahdo ticket check shows tix going for less than face. Trey shows, however, are on the high side with a few of them sold out. Is an all southeast/midatlantic Trey tour a bit odd? One host might think so, but Toonces says don’t sleep on the south. With the addition of two more show in the SE, we have to wonder if there’s something planned for the open Halloween weekend…
…how about Moog Fest in Ashvegas? Whether or not something Phishy gets added, this lineup looks pretty freaking sweet. We just might have to hit this one up.
Thanks for the voicemails this week! We love hearing from the field. Not only did we get a vm that was left a mere hour before the show, we also had an intrepid reporter that sent an email report when his phone went down. Way to think outside the dial tone!
Lastly, Toonces gives a quick recap Floyd Fest. Basically, don’t sleep on the south. Look for Uno to be tweeting from Colobrahdo this weekend, while Emilie gets herself in the swing up in Beantown.
This just in: Phish is back! You heard it right here, pholks.
- Stephen T. (aka Toonces)
(Note: please excuse the low end hum that is present on the audio. I apologize in advance, and will work on fixing for next week. Thanks - Steve)
Lot’s of topics were covered this week including the surprising news that Yasgur’s Farm is no longer an option for folks camping on Memorial Day Weekend. Yasgur’s farm was set to hold late night concerts and camping after the near by Bethel Phish shows. Those plans have been dashed as the owners of Yasgur’s Farm now face a $25k fine for violating a 2006 agreement to not mass gatherings on their property. You can read more about this news here.
We run through a quick Phish ticket check. Looks like nearly all tickets can be found for below face. Not a shocker considering the amount of shows being played and the size of the venues.
After we beat the Phish news to death we talk about bugs. Small, slimy, ugly, creepy, crawly bugs. The 13 year cicadas are going to be out in full force a few weeks before the Bonnaroo music festival. Fear not though if you are attending. Cicadas are harmless and they should be mostly gone…well except for a few straggler cicadas that decided to wook out and totally spaced when they were supposed to arrive.
In one more bit of Bonnaroo news regular tickets have sold out! If you’re planning on attending this year you better get a VIP ticket or you’re going to be stuck out front with a finger in the air.
The Austin City Limits lineup has leaked and this year looks pretty good! Presale tickets sold out weeks in advance before this leak, however you can still get single day tickets for $90. Single day tickets are expected to run out faster than a one for $3 two for $5 sale on Sammy Smith bombers so get yours while you can.
As always we run through the voicemails we received, thank you to everyone who left us a report. We can’t be everywhere at once so make sure while you’re out on the lot you give us an update! 419-NO-WOOKS is the number to call!
Thank you to everyone that supports us, we’ll see you next week on lot!
Thanks to Rick R. for the pics of River Rock Music Fest.
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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Steve and Emilie
11/09/10
The TWoL Studio
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Set I:
Intro >
No Nick (1) >
Lamp *
Dr. Dog >
Girl Talk –>
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Set II:
Ticket Check
Voice Mails >
No Nick >
Voice Mails >
Outro *
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1: “Don’t tell Robin” tease
2: H3tty crystal reference
*with pimping of TWoL products.
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Show Notes: Nick was sick with the wook flu from AC, so Steve and Emilie trucked on. This episode is full of banter, often of the explicit type. Secret language signals are plentiful since the live show was done in video. One major flub occurred when both hosts forget to mention who won the Touropoly contest. Congratulations to “Underground Villain” and “Yaga Dave” who won the board game, and should be in the mail to them by the weekend.
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Audio Notes: Lots of noticeable level changes throughout, we can only imagine some of Nick’s wook flu hit the interwebs and messed with the equipment here in the studio.
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Other: This is not an episode for a #TWoL noob. Take caution when listening.
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!
Happy happy oh my friend! TWoL is one year old! Thank you to everyone for your continued support and encouragement, it means more than you know!
This week we have some old friends back to discuss the wrap up of leg 2 of Phish Summer Tour and the upcoming Fall 2010 Tour. Our guests are Scotty who runs YEMblog and also does work for Hidden Track on Glide Magazine, and an old favorite…Noob Laura! Although she might not be a Noob anymore, you’ll have to listen to find out the details.
Bringing some positivity to the Phish scene there was an announcement today that the Mockingbird Foundation and The Mimi Fishman Foundation has raised over $1 million dollars! Glad to see things like that a making some “mainstream” news instead of the JB jumper.
Also hot off the press are the results of the Phish Summer Tour Survey that our friend Parker (the same Parker of the now infamous SKYGATE2010 TWoL debate) created. We all agreed and were glad to see that Deer Creek was the winner for the best lot.
Next up we decide to open up the closet and listen to the very first pilot episode of TWoL, it’s only 2 minutes long but it brings back many a memory. We also discuss what are our favorite moments on TWoL during a recap of the previous years episodes.
Finally as always we listen to your voicemails and check out a photo submission we received from one fan. Thank you everyone for listening and submitting your voicemails, photo’s, and comments, we really appreciate it.
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Lot Report from from Bisco/STS9
We really want to take TWoL to the next level and provide live streams and interviews broadcasting from the lot. If anyone enjoys what we’re doing and wants to donate toward the cost of equipment so we’re able to make this dream come true please visit our donation page.
We are planning BIG things for TWoL over the next 365 days so keep tuning in to see what we do next!
*During our live broadcast one of the chat room attendees brought to our attention a phan that was injured in a car wreck around the time of the Telluride shows, if you’re interested in donating to help him out click here.
As usual, the “tronz” messed with us again, and we had to call an audible at the last minute. Nick couldn’t stay online, so this week you got Emilie, Noob Laura and myself. At the top of the hour, we talk all things Greek and Phish tour. Mostly, we want everyone in a toga for Saturday. But beyond that, we kick down some tricks to make sure everyone has a good time.
Next, we talk about some recent Jam Cruise artist additions. Emilie wants on like you wouldn’t believe. Apparently, I have no idea who Taylor Hicks is. And Noob Laura realizes that you can get snacks all the time on a cruise ship. All in all, we definitely would like to see TWoL get on the boat. (Did someone say first podcast in international waters?
Last but not least, we have some great lot reports this week. Everything from DMB to Glitter Fest 2010 (aka SCI). Keep the reports coming. Keep the glowstickwars.com photos coming (see here for info). And check us out on lot in a few days.
Be good,
Steve
PS. I think we mentioned Snooki too, but I’m not sure why.
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Hey everyone! Check out our latest show live from the south lot in Merriweather Post Pavilion. Steve and Emilie bring you a recap of the last week on Phish tour, plus special guests. We chat with Jessica, the runner up in our Alpine Valley contest. We talk the business of lot with our buddies Tyler and Thomas. Finally, we sit down with our sponsor for the month, Pete Mason, aka PhanArt.
The Summer Tour giveaway continues. Hit us up with your Lot Reports to 419-NO-WOOKS (419-669-6657). Reports can be about anything; the shows, your hotel, a chick you hooked up with in the lawn, drunk dials…. it’s all good. 4 winners will be randomly picked and given a poster courtesy of PhanArt.
Photos by Emilie G.
This is an interesting episode kids.
We start off with Nick, Emilie, and myself “rabbling” about phish summer tour.
Then Andy from Jambase joins us to talk about SXSW, and some more Phish tour.
At this point, the whole podcast shit the bed, so we hit the abort button and finished up a few days later.
In the last 10 minutes, we touch on Phish tickets by mail and the upcoming public on-sale. Be sure to check out our handy guide.
I give a quick rundown of the Bisco Power Mission at the Brooklyn Bowl.
Finally, We give the inside scoop on the Auction.
Hope you enjoy and hang in there till our next episode when we will analyze the ticket situation for summer tour.
Be good,
Olker
This week our guest is Vortman, an old of friend of Steve’s. He’s spent 50 days traveling to each of the 50 states and creating artworks in each. He mainly creates paintings at music shows and festivals so you may be familiar with some of his groups work already. To find out how it’s possible to travel to all 50 states in 50 days take a listen and see how he did, the route he took is not actually that conventional. You can check out his art as well as a link to purchase artwork here.
In the event that you’ve been without the internet or living in a cave this week let us be the first to tell you that Phish announced their summer 2010 tour. They’re playing some of their typical spots and a few ones that they haven’t played in a long time are on the list this time. The much anticipated Telluride shows were confirmed as well as a three nights at the Greek in Berkeley California. Other than that if you live in the western part of the country you’re going to have to take a road trip to see them. Our friends at Hidden Track from Glide Magazine have a good rundown on all the shows here.
In other news it seems that Barber from The Disco Biscuits managed to mess himself up again, whether it was another drunken accident we can’t say. Rumors are swirling about how it happened, it seems fishy that they don’t say any specifics on how he broke his wrist. They canceled the show in Montclair, NJ which Steve is very upset about considering he could walk to the show. They did continue with a free Boston show with guest guitarist from RAQ but had to cancel the show after first set due to rumors of police and fire marshals unhappy about backstage activities. Coventry Music blog has a good write-up on the whole situation.
So I heard… Steve saw the The Disco Biscuits, Tea Leaf Green, and Galactic. He gives a rundown of the scene and the lot for each.
Turns out so I heard there’s a lot of rumors flying around about Phish tour for Summer and beyond. There’s still talk of a Euro or even Japan tour, and of course there’s also the American cities being named. The only one that holds an “announced” possibility right now is Telluride. It’s listed here in the Denver Post. They admit they’re still working on a deal but it may be possible.
Also apparently if you didn’t know The Disco Biscuits are selling themselves out for unspeakable pleasures and mindless activities. See all that they have to offer here. Nothing says I love you like Barber sleeping under your bed.
One more thing; so I heard that UM is having a UMBowl2010 where you can vote for the first acoustic songs to be played in the first quarter. After that it’s still up in the air.
First up Laura and Steve give a review of the Further lot and what turns out to be in inexpensive but swanky hotel. We even find out that there’s some h3tty couch space up for grabs in the lobby.
Steve recently spent some time checking out all the Phish iphone apps that are available and gives a review on each. Find out which ones are worth it and which ones leave you wondering WTF were they thinking? Phanatic, I Didn’t Know, Phish Quiz.
We asked some of our loyal followers on twitter what they would like us to discuss in this weeks episode. Out of all the submissions we received we decided to go with 3. First is the importance, or lack thereof, of your personal music stats. Such as number of shows seen, bust-outs you were present for etc. Then we talk about the ever important topic of how seeing shows can affect your relationships both the good and the bad. Finally we discuss some budgeting strategies and tips to make it to that next show.
Thank you everyone for your support thus far, this will be our last podcast until we get together in Miami for NYE. Have a great holiday and we’ll see you on lot!
Brahs and Sisbrahs! 4 out of 5 Naked Guys agree, This Week on Lot Phall Tour wrap up is just about as exciting as hugging Trey.
It’s over, kids. Phish Fall Tour came and went and in it’s wake, it left a few balloons and a half eaten container of ganja icing. To recap the three amazing nights at the legendary Madison Square Garden, we’re joined by our contest winner Chris! He celebrated his 20th Phish show in style by walking into MSG with his buddy and their free tickets…right past Steve and Laura who has their fingers in the air. We all discuss the scene outside of MSG this year, making comparisons to NYE 2002 and pointing out that non-heads really have no idea what to make of it when Phans invade their sidewalks. Maybe all the business men are just thankful the nitrous tanks came back!
We ponder the question of whether MSG really has a lot. Does a “lot” need to have cars? Or can it just be a bunch of heads standing around waiting for a show to start? The hosts are divided on our opinions, so what do you think?
After the break, we follow the lines going South to Charlottesville. The snow let up just in time for everyone to arrive at JPJ and rage the lot proper. There was a healthy shakedown with some of our favorite vendors, including our good friend Jiggs. He was selling his “A Laser Pointer Doesn’t Make You Chris Kuroda” stickers…right across the way from a guy with a laser pointer. You can support Jiggs and his insanely truthy sticker by buying one and slapping it directly on Green Laser Pointer Guy’s forehead next time you see him.
After a quick ticket price check on Miami Phish NYE, we actually talk about another band! Wow! Steve and Laura are heading down to check out Further this weekend and are thrilled to see another lot. We’re looking for lot reports from those shows and are hoping to make some ticket money with the mobile wine bar. If you’ve been to a Further show this tour, let us know what you think!
Thanks to Chris for joining us on this episode of This Week on Lot! We’re glad to hear that he had a great time at MSG and we hope to hear from him again as he rages more lots in the future.
Be Good!
P.S. Make sure you listen to the very end.
Ok, kids…we’re back and we’re in the midst of Phall Ter! What better time to join us on lot?
We’re joined by our very special ginger friend Kat. She’s here to share all her great stories about the Work Exchange Program at Fest8 and who she got to meet before the festival began.
With some more current Phish lot news, we turn to Steve and Kat who were holding it down in Syracuse on Sunday night. Great lot, great vibe, great Mexican Grilled Cheese. Listen to hear what Steve rates this lot…although since when do we have a rating system? “This lot gets 6 out of 10 Brahs.”
Nick, Steve, Laura, and Kat discuss fluctuating ticket prices along tour and how phans all live by different moral codes when it comes to paying face or not. Is it a shady move to try to profit off tickets? Would you buy from someone on lot even if the show isn’t sold out? Tell us your Ticket Moral Code!
After the break, which features our great sponsor, Olker’s Wine Bar: Supporting his Phish Habit Since Syracuse, we have a little bit of news for you! The Bridge, an up and coming (not really…) jam band from Baltimore is playing free shows every Monday in December in NYC. Also, free beer and vodka. Nick is right when he laments “Well, if that’s not an open invitation to wooks…!”
Last but not least, we have a winner!! Listen to the podcast to hear if you won the MSG ticket give away. Thanks to everyone that entered.
Now…who has MSG tickets for Kat and Laura? We’ll wear glitter and fairy wings!
As we gear up to hit as many lots as possible on Phish Fall Tour, we’re coming at you with some random news from across the jam band scenes.
We just can’t seem to shake Fest 8, it’s haunting us like any good Halloween show should! Hidden Track published Best Costumes at Festival 8 and we just cannot disagree with the profoundly impeccable taste of one Mr. Scott Bernstein. Be sure to check out #6 and put some faces to the voices you hear every week!
In other Phish news, we have the most recent ticket prices for shows on Fall tour. From the absurdly cheap ($10?!?!) to the not so absurdly cheap, ticket prices are looking much different as Phish 3.0 rolls on.
We here at This Week on Lot are all about expanding our musical horizons. We’re always happy to hear new bands and pass the good ones your way. This week, we have the band Must Stash Hat for you to sample and explore. Check ‘em out!
As if Umphrey’s McGee didn’t have enough members in their band, their 3 day run at the Higher Ground in Burlington showcased 4 guest musicians. The most prominent guest, Mr. Micheal Gordon of the Phish from Vermont, sat in for a 16+ minute jam at his alleged favorite venue.
Update: Our friend and yours, Willie Pritts of the Church of Universal Love and Music is officially shut down in Fayette County, Pennsylvania. Granted, we didn’t get the name of the establishment right in the podcast (we’re tired and Steve’s drinking vodka…give us a break!), we LOVE this place and wish Mr. Pritts the best of luck in finding a new venue for his congregation.
And last but not least, we need to start making our NYE plans. Will we have TWoL: Fiji? TWoL: Miami? TWoL: NYC? Well, we don’t have $4200 each so there goes Fiji. But maybe if we start saving now….?
Don’t forget to enter our MSG Phish ticket giveaway! We’ll see you on lot!
Sponsor for this this week is PhanArt.net. Be sure to stop by and tell them we sent you.
Our “Musical Shout Out” this week was Must Stash Hat. Check em out, they are from Canada, friend.
Is MySpace the wook of the internet? You be the judge. There’s some good points…and some bad points. In this episode we discuss the stream of Phish’s new album Joy released on MySpace before you can buy it. We talk around all aspects of this with our guest host Neil “The Joker” from CoventryMusic blog.
We also discuss the NPR radio interview of Trey and Page, specifically their comments on how they realize the hardcore fan base doesn’t fully support the albums. They (Trey & Page) also make comments about how you have to see Phish live to really “get” their music.
Next up we discuss the “Guilty Pleasures” NCAA bracket style music show run by Entertainment Weekly. Phish is currently up against Mariah Carey, it should be noted that PT (Phantasy Tour) is largely responsible for their first victory taking out a #1 seed Nickelback.
We encourage and love feedback so of course we listen to and respond to the messages we received. There’s a visit from Stephen Hawking, the broseph discussing wook hate, the Joy leak, and a guy just looking for a ride to the next show.
Here are the you tube videos we mentioned.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mK762mNh1k8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPblm9D7iIs
Come join us next week as we leave the open question to you the listener. What’s your favorite lot? Tell us the what/where/why of your favorite lot and we’ll discuss next week. Also our friend Tij will be the guest host next week so look forward to a fresh face.
One more thing, we’re going to start randomly putting out WookWednesday podcasts, just little tidbits of how a wook/wookette can ultimately ruin a random day.
Thank you for listening.
This week, Nick and Steve are joined by the Resident Noob, Laura. Starting off the show, we address the age old debate: is it ON lot or IN lot? Hell, it could even be AT lot or UNDER lot…right? The general consensus is that ON lot is the proper terminology. Thoughts?
Once we have that settled, it’s time to discuss the real news. PHISH! It was only a matter of time before Joy was leaked onto the interwebs and it dropped today. Steve, Nick, and Noob Laura discuss the ethics of pirating music, especially from our beloved boys from VT.
Next up, we’re looking ahead to New Years Eve. What’s a jam band fan to do when there are 5 nights of Bisco in Times Square or (presumably) 3 nights of Phish in sunny Miami. Are Umphrey’s or moe. playing? What’s a fan to do?
Moving on to our voicemails, we learn a valuable lesson about going to a second location with a wook. The Joker from Coventry Music Blog is also kind enough to educate us about “The Triple Play”, something which all three of us are more than happy to claim noob status on.
Wrapping it up with The Noob Corner, bringing back the discussion…When is a noob not a noob? Why is there so much to say about noobiness?
Hope you enjoy our first episode. Let us know what you think and we’ll see you on lot next week.
