Scents & Subtle Sounds

Scents & Subtle Sounds Has a New Address

2010-08-18T07:02:00.004-05:00

Today, Scents & Subtle Sounds celebrates it's first birthday! In celebration of my blogs birthday, I gave it a much needed face lift and a change of address. Check out a link to the new site below!

Scents & Subtle Sounds 2.0

Lollapalooza 2010: Day Three in Review

2010-08-18T06:52:00.002-05:00

Justin, over at Live Music Blog has posted my day three review of Lollapalooza. Check it out!

Lollapalooza 2010: Day Three in Review

Lollapalooza 2010: Day Two in Review

2010-08-12T23:29:00.002-05:00

Justin, over at Live Music Blog has posted my day two review of Lollapalooza. Check it out!

Lollapalooza 2010: Day Two in Review

Lollapalooza 2010: Day One in Review

2010-08-10T22:08:00.003-05:00

I have been very absent from my blog lately, which I am not happy about, but I have something up my sleeve, so stayed tuned for some news.

This weekend I took in all three days of Lollapalooza and had a killer time. The reason I didn't post anything on my site is because I went on behalf of Live Music Blog. It was my first time covering a festival and it was definitely a very cool experience. With that said, check out my review of day one of Lollapalooza.

Lollapalooza 2010: Day One in Review

Phish @ Greek Theatre, Berkeley, CA, 8-6-10

2010-08-07T10:20:00.003-05:00

Set I: Chalk Dust Torture, Guyute, Ocelot, It's Ice, Cities > The Moma Dance > Bathtub Gin > Stealing Time From the Faulty Plan
Set II: Rock and Roll, Ghost > Mike's Song > Simple > Backwards Down the Number Line, Show of Life, Seven Below -> Weekapaug Groove, You Enjoy Myself
Encore: Good Times Bad Times

[Setlist via Phish.net]

Reviews:

Download the show:

Phish @ Greek Theatre, Berkeley, CA, 8-5-10

2010-08-06T07:50:00.005-05:00

Phish returned to the Greek Theatre for the first time since 1993 to kick off the second leg of their summer tour. The show didn't feature any bustouts or notable covers that we became accustomed to during the first leg, but nonetheless it looks like a classic Phish setlist. Phish will return to the Greek this evening.

Set I: Possum, Wolfman's Brother, The Divided Sky, Funky Bitch, Kill Devil Falls, Halley's Comet > Sample in a Jar, NICU, Bouncing Around the Room, Run Like an Antelope
Set II: Down with Disease > Free, Alaska, Back on the Train, Maze, Joy, Tweezer -> Fluffhead
Encore: Loving Cup, Tweezer Reprise

[Setlist via Phish.net]

Reviews:

Photos:

Live Music Blog

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Scents & Subtle Sounds @ Lollapalooza

2010-08-05T23:20:00.003-05:00

This weekend I will heading down to Grant Park to check out this years Lollapalooza. The lineup for this year is very solid and I plan on discovering some new music. I will be guest blogging for Live Music Blog, and will be tweeting from the show. Check back for updates.

Jimmy's Weekly Phish Fry

2010-08-05T22:00:00.004-05:00

In honor of Phish starting the second leg of their summer tour tonight in Berkeley, I have decided to showcase the last and only time Phish played the Greek. Check out the setlist and don't forget to download the show.

Download the show here. [Courtesy of the Phish Google Speadsheet]

Phish
Saturday, August 28, 1993
Greek Theatre
Berkeley, CA

Set I: Llama, Bouncing Around the Room, Foam, Ginseng Sullivan, Maze, Fluffhead, Stash, The Squirming Coil, Crimes of the Mind
Set II: Also Sprach Zarathustra > Rift, Run Like an Antelope, The Horse > Silent in the Morning, Sparkle, It's Ice> Big Ball Jam, Purple Rain > Hold Your Head Up, You Enjoy Myself -> Oye Como Va Jam -> You Enjoy Myself -> Contact, Chalk Dust Torture
Encore: Daniel Saw the Stone, Amazing Grace

Notes: Crimes featured the Dude of Life on vocals. Antelope included Brady Bunch theme teases and a Simpsons signal, while It’s Ice featured Random Note, All Fall Down, and Oom Pa Pa signals. Amazing Grace was performed without microphones. Also, while several versions of YEM have teased Oye Como Va, this version featured an all-out jam of the song. Contact segued out of the YEM vocal jam. During Daniel Saw the Stone, the band introduced and thanked each member of the crew. J.J. Cale was the opening act.

[Setlist via Phish.net]

Video: Never Before Seen Phish Footage From IT

2010-08-02T22:59:00.006-05:00

Thanks to @yemblog for making my night!!!!

Phish Destroys It

Your Late Local News

2010-08-02T12:41:00.006-05:00

I had a great weekend and I am "finally" settled in my new place. On Friday, I made the short trek to South Bend to catch Wilco, and they didn't disappoint as usual. On Saturday, I had a really great meal in Chinatown at a restaurant called Hing Kee. Yesterday, I went down to Wicker Park fest and checked out Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey. I hadn't seen them before, but it's safe to say the next time they are in Chicago I will be there. I hope everyone had a great weekend!

Farm Aid will celebrate the 25th anniversary at Miller Park in Milwaukee
Forget Vegas! Get married at Ozzfest
Brian Eno to release new album this fall
U2 debut new song in Torino, Italy during tour rehearsals
Pitchfork gives with Beck a call to see what he's been up to
Weezer covered Lady Gaga & MGMT at Osheaga

The Avett Brothers - Head Full of Doubt/Road Full of Promise

2010 Wicker Park Fest Sunday Schedule

2010-08-01T09:56:00.004-05:00

It's gonna be another beautiful day in Chicago, so if you don't have anything going on, head on over to Wicker Park fest, which takes place on Milwaukee Ave. between North Ave. & Wood St.

South Stage
9:00 PM >> Fun.
7:30 PM >> Plants & Animals
6:10 PM >> Van Ghost
5:10 PM >> Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey
4:10 PM >> Jonathan Tyler & The Northern Lights
3:10 PM >> J.C. Brooks & The Uptown Sound
2:10 PM >> B.S. Brass Band
1:10 PM >> Save the Clocktower
Tweener Set >> DJ Lou Dooben

North Stage
9:00 PM >> Baroness
7:30 PM >> Torche
6:00 PM >> Yakuza Arkestra
5:00 PM >> Gringo Star
4:00 PM >> The Scotland Yard Gospel Choir
3:00 PM >> Happy Birthday
2:15 PM >> Residual Echoes
1:30 PM >> Beings

Center Stage
8:30 PM >> Local H
7:00 PM >> The Hood Internet
6:15 PM >> The Hard Lessons
5:15 PM >> Zebo
4:30 PM >> Oh My God
3:45 PM >> Matt Roan
3:00 PM >> Shapers
2:00 PM >> John Simmons
1:00 PM >> California Wives

NPR Webcast Schedule For Newport Folk Festival (Sunday)

2010-08-01T09:06:00.003-05:00

NPR will be offering a webcast of the final day of the Newport Folk Festival. You can check out today's schedule below. The final slot is TBD, but I am hoping that they will add Levon Helm's Ramble on the Road with special guests!, but we will see. If you are just hanging around your place and want to hear some great music, tune in. In case you missed yesterday's coverage, NPR has you covered.

To listen to Sunday's webcast, click here.

SUNDAY, AUG. 1, 2010
11:40 a.m. ET - Cory Chisel
12:35 p.m. ET - Sharon Jones And The Dap-Kings
1:35 p.m. ET - A.A. Bondy
2:05 p.m. ET - Preservation Hall Jazz Band
3:10 p.m. ET - Punch Brothers, featuring Chris Thile
3:45 p.m. ET - The Avett Brothers
4:25 p.m. ET - Horse Feathers
4:55 p.m. ET - Edward Sharpe And The Magnetic Zeros
6:00 p.m. ET - TBD

Jimmy's Weekly Phish Fry

2010-07-31T17:46:00.006-05:00

Lately, I have been listening to a lot of Phish compliments of the Phish Google Spreadsheet. I figured since I don't have a weekly Phish post, why not start one. I will be posting some of my favorite shows with a link to download the show. I am not sure if I will have a set day for the post, so check back throughout the week for my pick.

Download the show here.

Phish
Wednesday, June 14, 1995
Mud City Amphitheater
Memphis, TN

Set 1: Don't You Wanna Go, Gumbo, NICU, Mound, Cavern, Possum, All Things Reconsidered, Amazing Grace, The Horse > Silent in the Morning, Spock's Brain, Split Open and Melt
Set 2: Also Sprach Zarathustra > Poor Heart > Tweezer, Acoustic Army, While My Guitar Gently Weeps
Encore: Simple, Rocky Top > Tweezer Reprise

Notes: Don’t You Wanna Go was preceded by a Stairway to Heaven tease. This 50+ minute Tweezer included a brief Gypsy Queen Jam, a 2001 tease, a Slave-like jam, and a Digital Delay Loop Jam with whistling. Simple was performed with an a cappella ending instead of a jam, akin to the ALO version from December 8, 1994. Amazing Grace was performed without microphones.

[Setlist via Phish.net]

Wilco @ Coveleski Field, South Bend, IN 7-30-10

2010-07-31T16:29:00.006-05:00

Last night, Wilco made their final Midwest appearance of the year at Coveleski Field in South Bend, IN. The show, which wasn't very crowded carried a very chill vibe and it felt like Wilco was playing someone's backyard. Jeff Tweedy was particularly chatty and touched a number of subjects including the futility of the Cubs, Glenn Kotche's broken toe, Kings of Leon, and his admittance of him trying zumba. The boys will curate their inaugural Solid Sound Festival in August before heading to Europe in the fall. Wilco will begin recording their new record in October. Thanks to my friends Jessica & Michael for making last nights show a blast! You can check out the setlist below.

Wilco
Friday, July 30, 2010
Coveleski Field
South Bend, IN

Set:Sunken Treasure, Ashes of American Flags, Either Way, IATTBYH, Bull Black Nova, You Are My Face, One Wing, Company In My Back, A Shot in the Arm, Side With The Seeds, She's A Jar, Say You Miss Me, Impossible Germany, Forget The Flowers, I'll Fight, Box Full of Letters, Handshake Drugs, Jesus, Etc., Can't Stand It, You Never Know, Heavy Metal Drummer, Walken, I'm The Man Who Loves You
Encore 1: Broken Arrow#, Airline To Heaven, The Late Greats, Red-Eyed and Blue> I Got You (At The End of the Century)
Encore 2:Thank You Friends*^

Notes: # Buffalo Springfield cover, *^ Big Star cover w/ Yo La Tengo

NPR Webcast Schedule For Newport Folk Festival (Saturday)

2010-07-31T10:37:00.005-05:00

NPR will be offering a webcast of this weekends Newport Folk Festival. You can check out today's schedule below. The festival boasts a really solid lineup, so if you are just hanging around your place and want to hear some great music, tune in.

To listen to the webcast, click here.

SATURDAY, JULY 31, 2010
11:40 a.m. ET - Sarah Jarosz
12:35 p.m. ET - The Low Anthem
1:30 p.m. ET - Nneka
2:20 p.m. ET - Blitzen Trapper
3:25 p.m. ET - Yim Yames (Jim James of My Morning Jacket)
4:30 p.m. ET - Andrew Bird
5:45 p.m. ET - O'Death
6:05 p.m. ET - John Prine

Video: Wilco - Ripple w/ Phil Lesh

2010-07-31T10:34:00.001-05:00

Wilco - Ripple w/Phil Lesh

NPR First Listen: Los Lobos - 'Tin Can Trust'

2010-07-27T12:47:00.000-05:00

Jonsi Returns To North America This Fall To Blow Peoples Minds....Again

2010-07-26T23:23:00.008-05:00

If you live anywhere remotely close to any of the cities on Jonsi's upcoming fall tour, I implore you to go. The show will absolutely blow your mind!!!!

jónsi tour trailer from Jónsi on Vimeo.

Jonsi 2010 North American Fall Tour Dates

Oct. 15 @ 4th & B - San Diego, CA
Oct. 17 @ The Wiltern - Los Angeles, CA
Oct. 19 @ Fox Theater - Oakland, CA
Oct. 21 @ House of Blues - Las Vegas, NV
Oct. 22 @ The Complex - Salt Lake City, UT
Oct. 23 @ The Marquee - Tempe, AZ
Oct. 25 @ Verizon Theatre - Grand Prairie, TX
Oct. 26 @ Austin Music Hall - Austin, TX
Oct. 27 @ Verizon Music Theater - Houston, TX
Oct. 29 @ Voodoo Festival - New Orleans, LA
Oct. 30 @ Moogfest - Asheville, NC
Oct. 31 @ The Tabernacle - Atlanta, GA
Nov. 2 @ The Pageant - St. Louis, MO
Nov. 2 @ Vic Theatre - Chicago, IL
Nov. 5 @ The Fillmore - Detroit, MI
Nov. 6 @ Newport Music Hall - Columbus, OH
Nov. 8 @ 9:30 Club - Washington, D.C.
Nov. 10 @ Hammerstein Ballroom - New York, NY

Video: Oysterhead - Oz is Ever Floating

2010-07-26T23:14:00.002-05:00

Oysterhead - Oz is Ever Floating (Live on Conan)

Your Monday Evening News

2010-07-26T22:15:00.004-05:00

Looks like I might be changing my posts around here at Scents & Subtle Sounds, so stay tuned. I had a really good weekend and got to relax a bit. I did make it to Goose Island to try the Sai-Shan-Tea, but wasn't really impressed. They really need to get Fleur back in stock! I am really looking forward to this Friday as I will be heading to South Bend, IN after work to catch Wilco play their last Midwest performance of the year. I hope everyone had a great Monday!

Kings of Leon sure put on a shit show in St. Louis
Widespread Panic paid tribute to the pigeons of St. Louis
Expect to see some Gorillaz tour dates announced soon
U2 and Spiderman will join forces on Broadway
Consequence of Sound really like the new Arcade Fire record
Are The Cars the next band to jump on the reunion bandwagon?

Phish - 6/26/10 "Wolfman's Brother" from Phish on Vimeo.

Thank Boosh It's Friday!

2010-07-23T12:48:00.006-05:00

I am definitely ready for the weekend. I haven't decided, but I might make it over to Lincoln Hall tonight for the Langhorne Slim show. It's a scorcher here in Chicago today, but I think it's supposed to cool off over the weekend. I will also probably make it over to Goose Island to try the the Sai-Shan-Tea. I hope everyone has a great weekend!

U2 gig forces Juventus to move match against Shamrock Rovers
Check out some new Daft Punk music!!!!
Alex Chilton memorial concert lineup taking shape
Warren Haynes has found time for an iPhone app
Virgin Mobile Free Fest announces lineup
Listen to the first track of J. Tillman's forthcoming album Singing Ax

Fleet Foxes - Mykonos

Weezer To Give 'Pinkerton' Deluxe Treatment

2010-07-22T20:59:00.006-05:00

For me, Pinkerton is the essential Weezer album. I know that may sound crazy, but there isn't much to not like about this album. I know it doesn't have the catchy songs that Weezer (The Blue Album) had, but it just straight up rocks.

Anyways, I got very excited when I saw that Pinkerton was going to get re-released with a few extra goodies. Amazon has started a page for the upcoming release, which has an October 5th release date.

[via Consequence of Sound]

BrewDog Take Extreme ABV Brewing To Another Level

2010-07-22T20:35:00.004-05:00

I haven't had a chance to open my bottle of Sink the Bismarck (41% ABV), and the folks at BrewDog have once again brewed the world's strongest beer. The End of History is a mind numbing 55% ABV! Yes, 55% ABV! Not only is the beer pretty strong, but it comes presented in a stuffed stoat or grey squirrel! That is ridiculous, but pretty cool at the same time.

This blond Belgian ale is infused with nettles from the Scottish Highlands and Fresh juniper berries. Only 12 bottles have been made and each comes with its own certificate and is presented in a stuffed stoat or grey squirrel. The striking packaging was created by a very talented taxidermist and all the animals used were road kill. This release is a limited run of 11 bottles, 7 stoats and 4 grey squirrels. Each ones comes with its own certificate of authenticity.

You can read more about The End of History here.

The End of History from BrewDog on Vimeo.

NPR First Listen: Menomena - 'Mines'

2010-07-22T12:48:00.001-05:00

Hump Day Happenings

2010-07-21T08:57:00.004-05:00

It's been another busy week for me, but I am looking forward to my weekend, which should be uneventful. The next show I will be seeing is Wilco at Coveleski Field in South Bend, IN, but that's not until July 30. Tickets are still available and if you live within reasonable driving distance, I would recommend hitting up their last Midwest show of the year.

Arcade Fire to stream Aug. 5 MSG show online
The Smashing Pumpkins to play benefit show at Metro
Welcome to South Dakota! GN'R to play first US show in 4 years
Check out The Black Keys on The Tonight Show
Ozzy Osbourn & Tony Iommi settle Black Sabbath name dispute
Check out the Lollapalooza iPhone app

Weezer - El Scorcho