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Tuesday, July 8, 2025
Album Review: MonoNeon - You Had Your Chance... Bad Attitude!
Friday, May 2, 2025
Full Show Friday: George Porter Jr and Runnin' Pardners - 2024 XPoNential Music Festival
Wednesday, April 16, 2025
Album Review: Bootsy Collins - Album of the Year #1 Funkateer
Friday, November 29, 2024
Full Show Friday: Phil Lesh Quintet - Port Chester NY 3-6-24 @ Capitol Theater
Friday, November 1, 2024
Full Show Friday: Phil Lesh Quintet - 7/28/01 Camden, NJ
Tuesday, October 15, 2024
Album Review: MonoNeon - Quilted Stereo
Thursday, June 13, 2024
Live Stream: Emmet Cohen Trio feat. Ron Carter
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
Live Review: MonoNeon Live @ Blue Note NYC 4/11/24
Definitely check out MonoNeon live, read the review and peep some video below of a show later in the run. This was with Mike Stern sitting in, who RtBE also dig:
Friday, July 28, 2023
Full Show Friday: The Claypool Lennon Delirium — Live at House of Blues Boston, MA August 26, 2016
Setlist: 01:08 Cricket and the Genie (Movement I, The Delirium) 06:03 Cricket and the Genie (Movement II, Oratorio Di Cricket) 09:36 Breath of a Salesman 18:00 The Monolith of Phobos Thela Hun GinJeet (King Crimson cover) - http://bit.ly/2fvqc36 23:24 Boomerang Baby 31:49 Mr. Wright In the Court of the Crimson King (King Crimson) http://bit.ly/2gErkR2 38:46 Bubbles Burst 45:27 Ohmerica Astronomy Domine (Pink Floyd cover) - http://bit.ly/2kOePb7 52:40 Captain Lariat Tomorrow Never Knows (The Beatles cover) http://bit.ly/2dOpOyV (encore) 1:01:32 Too Many Puppies (Primus cover) 1:05:33 Southbound Pachyderm (Primus cover)
Monday, June 26, 2023
Live Review: Les Claypool's Fearless Flying Frog Brigade - 6/23/23 Capitol Theater, Port Chester, NY
Wednesday, March 15, 2023
Happy Birthday Phil Lesh!
Tuesday, February 7, 2023
Les Claypool Revives Fearless Flying Frog Brigade for Tour
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Friday, October 28, 2022
Happy 25th Anniversary to Phish's Slip Stitch and Pass
Thursday, October 27, 2022
Live Stream: Ron Carter Duo with Bill Charlap - Live from Birdland
We are now heading into the new normal with live music during the Covid-19 era. Live shows will need to be flexible and live streaming is a great way to keep music going. Streams have become essential for live music junkies like RtBE. Things are (hopefully) improving on the pandemic front but live streams will be an option for artists during the foreseeable future. We will highlight various shows/streams/virtual events for your viewing and listening pleasure and as a way to help out the artists. You can check out our weekly Full Show Friday series for concerts from the past and as always, please support the artists any which way you can.
Today we highlight: Ron Carter Duo with Bill Charlap - Live from Birdland
Don't miss this great jazz show from the world famous Birdland tonight as Ron Carter and Bill Charlap get after it on bass and piano respectively.
Grab tickets here as the set starts at 9:30 EST. To get in the mood here is some music from Carter:
Friday, October 21, 2022
Live Stream: Phil and Friends - Live From the Capitol Theatre
We are now heading into the new normal with live music during the Covid-19 era. Live shows will need to be flexible and live streaming is a great way to keep music going. Streams have become essential for live music junkies like RtBE. Things are (hopefully) improving on the pandemic front but live streams will be an option for artists during the foreseeable future. We will highlight various shows/streams/virtual events for your viewing and listening pleasure and as a way to help out the artists. You can check out our weekly Full Show Friday series for concerts from the past and as always, please support the artists any which way you can.
Today we highlight: Phil Friends Live from The Capitol Theatre
The second weekend of Phil Lesh's October run starts tonight. Stream it on Fans Live.
To get in the mood here is some video from Phil and friends from last weekend:
Friday, September 9, 2022
Live Streams: Victor Wooten & The Wooten Brothers from City Winery Atlanta, GA
We are now heading into the new normal with live music during the Covid-19 era. Live shows will need to be flexible and live streaming is a great way to keep music going. Streams have become essential for live music junkies like RtBE. Things are (hopefully) improving on the pandemic front but live streams will be an option for artists during the foreseeable future. We will highlight various shows/streams/virtual events for your viewing and listening pleasure and as a way to help out the artists. You can check out our weekly Full Show Friday series for concerts from the past and as always, please support the artists any which way you can.
Today we highlight: Victor Wooten & The Wooten Brothers
The amazing bassist Victor Wooten teams up his his brother for a live stream from City Winery in Atlanta, GA tonight. Catch it on Mandolin.
To get in the mood here is some live music from the family band:
Sunday, August 14, 2022
Live Stream: Stern Grove Festival: Phil Lesh + Friends & Midnight North
We are now heading into the new normal with live music during the Covid-19 era. Live shows will need to be flexible and live streaming is a great way to keep music going. Streams have become essential for live music junkies like RtBE. Things are (hopefully) improving on the pandemic front but live streams will be an option for artists during the foreseeable future. We will highlight various shows/streams/virtual events for your viewing and listening pleasure and as a way to help out the artists. You can check out our weekly Full Show Friday series for concerts from the past and as always, please support the artists any which way you can.
Today we highlight: Stern Grove Festival: Phil Lesh + Friends & Midnight North
A killer free live stream from out in California today as Midnight North open for Phil Lesh and Friends at the Stern Grove Festival in San Francisco.
Register over at Mandolin for this event. Below are tunes from both artists to get pumped for this show:
Tuesday, July 26, 2022
Album Review: Jack White - Entering Heaven Alive
Hey all, got a review up @glidemag which you can read Right C'here!
It is of Jack White's second release of 2022, Entering Heaven Alive
RtBE are huge fans of White an here are a few thoughts not in the review.
I mention this is one of White's best solo efforts, and that started a discussion with the RtBE site editor. I would rank it under Blunderbuss, which RtBE rates very highly and on par with Lazaretto as a complete record. Clearly above both Boarding House Reach and Fear of the Dawn.
The promo pic released for Jack White in early 2022 had him holding a bass.
Most people thought it was an homage to Bob Dylan's famous studio picture,
It probably is, but after hearing Entering Heaven Alive, it is clear that instrument also plays a huge part of White's current musical mind-state. The bass (played by White or Dominick Davis) rings so clearly throughout this album it is fantastic. As a major fan of the instrument, this is a welcome addition to Jack's song writing and recording.
Support the artist, buy the album, read the review and peep some video:
Wednesday, July 20, 2022
RIP Michael Henderson
Friday, July 1, 2022
Live Streams: Phil Lesh & Friends - Live from Hartford
We are now heading into the new normal with live music during the Covid-19 era. Live shows will need to be flexible and live streaming is a great way to keep music going. Streams have become essential for live music junkies like RtBE. Things are (hopefully) improving on the pandemic front but live streams will be an option for artists during the foreseeable future. We will highlight various shows/streams/virtual events for your viewing and listening pleasure and as a way to help out the artists. You can check out our weekly Full Show Friday series for concerts from the past and as always, please support the artists any which way you can.