Thank Boosh It's Friday!

I finally made it to Charlotte and I am about to grab a bite to eat before heading to the show. This morning I made a stop at Sunrise Biscuit Kitchen in Chapel Hill for some biscuits and they did not disappoint. The BBQ yesterday at Bullock's in Durham was excellent as well. I hope everyone has a safe holiday weekend.

• Check out Billboard's top 30 Summer songs of all time
  
• Trent Reznor scores movie about Facebook
• MMJ's Carl Broemel to release debut solo album in August
• Mumford & Sons reveal tracklist for EP recorded in India
• Check out this piece from a newcomer to Phish
• It's been a rough go for this summers Lilith Fair

Phish - I Am The Walrus

Monday Morning Coffee Break

I had a pretty chill weekend, but managed to catch MGMT at The Riv this weekend. I enjoyed the show, but the owners of the Riv need to find a way to cool that place down. It was hot as shit! I must say that the crowd was really annoying. They stood for the older stuff and sat for the new material for the most part. I love it that they played "Siberian Breaks", the 12 minute opus from Congratulations. You can check out the reviews from the Chicago Tribune & Sun Times. Anyways.... less than one week until I hit the road for my Phish road trip! First stop, Merriweather Post Pavilion on Sunday! Here's some news and a video to get your Monday moving.

• Green Day played a massive show at London's Wembley Stadium
• Canadian legend Leonard Cohen will release a new album
• Local Natives announce North American fall tour
• My Morning Jacket to headline Voodoo Experience
• We might get a new Radiohead album "sometime this year"
• Jambase recalls Bonnaroo with Words & Photos

Primus - Wynona's Big Brown Beaver

My Morning Jacket Announce Epic Run Of NYC Shows

Epic.Confirmed.

New York City's Terminal 5 will be presenting a historic five night run of shows in which My Morning Jacket will perform one of their full-length albums in its entirety each night, along with additional songs and covers from each album's time period. The stint will kick off on Monday, October 18th, with a performance of the 1999 debut The Tennessee Fire, and will be followed chronologically by their next four full length albums, ending with 2008's Evil Urges. on Saturday, October 23rd.

Tickets for the shows go on pre-sale on June 14th, with 5-show ticket packages available to fans. The individual shows will go on sale to the public on Friday, June 18th. For ticket and show information, click here.

My Morning Jacket NYC Run
10/18 @ Terminal 5 - New York City, NY
10/19 @ Terminal 5 - New York City, NY
10/21 @ Terminal 5 - New York City, NY
10/22 @ Terminal 5 - New York City, NY
10/23 @ Terminal 5 - New York City, NY

My Morning Jacket Announces Additional Summer Shows

My Morning Jacket have beefed up their summer tour schedule. In addition to their previously announced shows with Tom Petty, MMJ will play mostly East Coast shows, with a handful of West Coast dates. The band is also heavily rumored to be appearing at this years Outside Lands Music Festival. That lineup won't be announced until June 1.

Once again the band will be donating $1 from every ticket sold to a local charity. See below for the full list of organizations along with links to their websites for more information. Tickets for the shows will go on sale beginning this coming Friday, May 21st.

My Morning Jacket Tour Dates
Aug. 11 @ SDSU Outdoor Theater - San Diego, CA#
Charity: San Diego Coast Keeper
Aug. 12 @ The Greek Theater - Los Angeles, CA#
Charity: School On Wheels
Aug. 15 @ Mile High Festival - Denver, CO
Aug. 17 @ Charter One Pavilion - Chicago, IL
Charity: Mercy Home
Aug. 19 @ Comcast Center - Mansfield, MA*
Aug. 20 @ Champlain Valley Lawn - Burlington, VT
Charity: Combat Paper Project
Aug. 21 @ Comcast Center - Mansfield, MA*
Aug. 24 @ IZOD Center - East Rutherford, NJ*
Aug. 25 @ Mountain Park - Holyoke, MA
Charity: Womanshelter
Aug. 27 @ Station Square Amphitheater - Pittsburgh, PA
Charity: Just Harvest
Aug. 28 @ CMAC - Canandaigua, NY
Charity: Finger Lakes Land Trust
Aug. 29 @ Great Plaza - Philadelphia, PA
Charity: Greensgrow Philadelphia Project

# - With Avi Buffalo
* - With Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

Monday Morning Coffee Break

I finally made it back home from my extended weekend trip to Las Vegas. Vegas isn't my favorite place in the world, but we had a great time! Jazzfest finished up this weekend and you can check out a complete roundup here. It also appears that we will be getting more dates for Tool's highly anticipated summer tour. Here is some news and video of my favorite MMJ song to get your Monday moving.

• Eminem rips Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger in new song
• John Lennon's "A Day In The Life" lyrics to hit the auction block
• Members of Keane, Mumford & Sons & The Killers climb Mt. Desolation
• Ozzfest returns with Motley Crue, Black Label Society, Rob Halford & more
• Max Weinberg & Conan O'Brien are parting ways
• Watch The National perform "Terrible Love" in a castle

My Morning Jacket - One Big Holiday

Monday Morning Coffee Break

I had a great extended weekend. I must say that I wasn't that impressed with my trip to Hot Doug's. We waited about an hour in line and left a little disappointed, but I will give it another chance sometime. On the other hand, I enjoyed Great Lake Pizza much more. We arrived a little before five and there was already a line. The place is really really small and has room for 10 people. We ordered two of the three pizzas that they make. It was definitely on the expensive side, but I would back for sure.

I also made my first trip to Half Acre Brewing where I picked up a four pack (16oz cans) of their Gossamer Golden Ale. I am not a big fan of golden ales, but this beer is very refreshing and tastes great. It's back to the grind, but another short week awaits me. I hope everyone had a great weekend and happy Monday!

• The Gorillaz performed on "The Colbert Report"
• MMJ played a very intimate gig at NOLA's Preservation Hall
• Further to cover six Grateful Dead albums at Further Festival
• Mr. Miner gives a Phish history lesson on Deer Creek & Alpine Valley
• Phish will plant a tree for every order during their green sale
• Thurston Moore to release Yoko Ono book that actually flies

Jeff Beck - Definitely Maybe

Monday Morning Coffee Break

• The Fiery Furnaces take shots at Radiohead and Beck
• Beatles songs pulled from Bluebeat.com
• Aquarium Drunkard takes a look back at My Morning Jackets' At Dawn
• Stevie Wonder & Aretha Franklin will help celebrate Motown's 50th anniversary in Detroit
• Check out this interview with Phish poster artist Jim Pollock
• No Doubt is suing Activision over Band Hero Avatars

It's hard to believe, but Santana released Supernatural 10 years ago. Not only did the album go platinum 15 times in the US, but it sold 25 millions copies worldwide and won nine Grammy Awards. The album featured guest spots from Rob Thomas, Eric Clapton, Dave Matthews, and Cee-lo to name a few. The Onion recently ran a great piece about the song "Smooth", which appeared on the album and featured Rob Thomas of Matchbox Twenty.