Graham Parker & The Goldtops: Quality Footwear - Live At The Brook

On September 30, 2023 English soulful garage rocker Graham Parker played at The Brook in Southampton with his band The Goldtops, plus a few guest spots from The Ladybugs on backing vocals. Tapes were rolling with the prospect of releasing an "in concert" album in mind.

Fast forward to 2026 and it is finally here. Quality Footwear: Live At The Brook does not capture the full show - it would have been a double album then - but it will do as a summation of his career, with tracks from his first two records, a highlight from the overlooked Steady Nerves album (Black Lincoln Continental), plus four songs from his latest studio album Last Chance To Learn The Twist, which were received with the same amount of enthousiasm as for his signature hit single Hey Lord, Don't Ask Me Questions (oddly enough listed as "Don't Ask Me Questions").

Quality Footwear, named after an off the cuff remark between his cover of KC and the Sunshine Band's Boogie Shoes and Soul Shoes, before introducing his band mate Brinsley Schwarz from The Rumour to play lead guitar, is brimming with life. At 75 Parker shoes no signs of slowing down. Side note: the album's cover is rather nasty. An artist of his stature should not have to put up with that.

Stick Men: free download of 2026/04/03 Elkton Music Hall, Elkton, MD

Avant-prog improv trio Stick Men have posted a recording of their show @ Elkton Music Hall, Elkton, MD on April 3, 2026 on Bandcamp. Pay-what-you-want for this board mix made by F.O.H. engineer Robert Frazza, so it sounds rather splendid. As per usual there are plenty of King Crimson tunes - check their treatment of Red - carefully arranged for this power trio format, as well as some stuff from the upcoming new studio album. Dive into The Well to get an idea what they have in store.

Laurie Anderson: Tiny Desk Concert

Watch Laurie Anderson perform five songs, including a slowed down cover of Dirty Blvd. by her late husband Lou Reed, for a NPR Tiny Desk Concert. She played electronics and violin, with Martha Mooke (viola, electronics) and Doug Wieselman (guitar, clarinet).

Setlist:

1. Let X=X
2. The Letter
3. Dirty Blvd.
4. The Reason I Love the Stars (excerpt from "Another Day in America")
5. Dog Show"

» laurieanderson.com

Phish: Live Bait Vol. 24

Another episode has been added to the Phish Live Bait series. All tracks on Vol. 24 are from the 1.0 era, including fan favourites Run Like An Antelope (aka "Roll Like A Cantaloupe" - 11/14/91 Cat's Cradle – Chapel Hill, NC) and Frankie Says > David Bowie (11/4/98 McNichols Arena – Denver, CO).

Tracks:

1. Split Open And Melt
   (11/6/98 Kohl Center, University of Wisconsin – Madison, WI) 14:51
2. Limb By Limb
   8/3/98 Deer Creek Music Center – Noblesville, IN) 11:38
3. Mike's Song > Simple > The Mango Song > Weekapaug Groove
   (10/25/94 Atlantic Civic Center – Atlanta, GA) 31:41
4. Run Like An Antelope (aka "Roll Like A Cantaloupe")
   (11/14/91 Cat's Cradle – Chapel Hill, NC) 12:16
5. Free > Llama
   (11/22/95 USAir Arena – Landover, MD) 37:33
6. Stash
   (7/15/93 Cayuga County Fairgrounds – Weedsport, NY) 11:03
7. You Enjoy Myself
   (12/30/94 Madison Square Garden – New York, NY) 23:01
8. Tweezer
   (12/30/96 FleetCenter – Boston, MA) 15:05
9. Frankie Says > David Bowie
   (11/4/98 McNichols Arena – Denver, CO) 24:53

Live Bait Vol. 24 is a free download compiled by the band's archivist Kevin Shapiro.

» phish.com

Graham Parker & The Goldtops: Black Lincoln Continental (live)

English soulful garage rocker Graham Parker leads his band The Goldtops through a rollicking version of Black Lincoln Continental, recorded at The Brook in Southampton on 30th September 2023. Originally released on his Steady Nerves album in 1985, it soon became a fan favourite. It is a taste from his forthcoming new live album.

Foo Fighters: Tiny Desk Concert

Watch the Foo Fighters perform five songs for a NPR Tiny Desk Concert. They kept simple, with only one song - Spit Shine - from their latest album Your Favorite Toy, before switching to four popular favourites from their back catalogue.

Setlist:

1. Spit Shine
2. Learn to Fly
3. Child Actor
4. My Hero
5. Everlong

» foofighters.com

The Shirts: Live At Paradise 1979

As a follow-up for their Live feat. Annie Golden album Brooklyn's power pop meets New Wave band The Shirts look back at their first act again with another rambunctious in concert release. Live At Paradise 1979. The show was recorded for a radio broadcast by local station WBCN at Boston's Paradise Rock Club on August 27, 1979, shortly after their second album Street Light Shine. The tapes were digitized by Wout de Kruif (Dutch Tape Transfers) and demixed/remastered by retired sound engineer Prof Stoned.

It was a weird time for the band. Lead singer Annie Golden had a part in the movie adaptation of Hair and was under pressure to leave the band and become a full-time actress. She turned it down, but in hindsight this period was the high mark of the band's popularity in the States. In 1980 their label would fuck things up promoting the next album, Inner Sleeve, and the band folded soon afterwards.

Thomas Myrmel: shows in Amsterdam w/ Sealf & Fishes, Swords and Trombones

Amsterdam based experimental composer and electronic musician Thomas Myrmel is busy with two of his projects. With Sealf he performs as a duo with bassist and soundsmith Jonathan Nagel - their latest is called Ballad of Minnehaha, inspired by the horrors that swept over Myrmel's former hometown Minneapolis. He is also a member of Fishes, Swords and Trombones, with Anat Spiegel (vocals), Omer Sigler (guitar), Antonis Pratsinakis (vocals) and Wytze Minne de Swart (sax). That band is described as "an emergency blanket, grasping at futility, absurdity and joy", a meeting of neo-classical, free jazz and synth textures.

Both bands have a couple of shows lined up, offering an opportunity to enjoy the vibrant underground in the nation's capital up close.

Fischer-Z: live @ Ancienne Belgique in Brussels

Watch English New Wave band Fischer-Z perform @ Ancienne Belgique in Brussels om May 3, as part of their 50th anniversary tour.

Setlist:

1. Pretty Paracetamol
2. Wax Dolls
3. Remember Russia
4. The Worker
5. Angel of Gardenia
6. Marguerite
7. Well Meaning Ghost
8. So Long (ballad version)
9. The Perfect Day
10. Tightrope
11. Choose
12. Red Skies Over Paradise
13. Cruise Missiles
14. Battalions of Strangers
15. Damascus Disco
16. When Love Goes Wrong
17. One Voice
18. Head On

Encore:

1. Marliese
2. So Long (normal version)

» fischer-z.com

Phish: Las Vegas run SBD + torrents: 2026/05/02

Official Las Vegas 2026 poster by Rob Corradetti (@killeracid)

Phish
2026/05/02
Sphere, Las Vegas, NV

Set 1:

1. Farmhouse[1]
2. Undermind
3. Ocelot
4. Back on the Train
5. Ether Edge >
6. Llama
7. The Horse >
8. Silent in the Morning
9. Taste
10. Julius

Phish: Las Vegas run SBD + torrents: 2026/05/01

Official Las Vegas 2026 poster by David Welker

Phish
2026/05/01
Sphere, Las Vegas, NV

Set 1:

1. Sample in a Jar
2. Boogie On Reggae Woman
3. Heavy Things
4. Bouncing Around the Room
5. Mound
6. Mountains in the Mist
7. Stealing Time From the Faulty Plan
8. Tela
9. McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters
10. Wingsuit
11. David Bowie

Steven Wilson: "The Overview in India" documentary

Steven Wilson has published the mini documentary The Overview in India, filmed in November 2025. Features live footage from the shows and interviews with him and the band.

» stevenwilsonhq.com

Phish: Las Vegas run SBD + torrents: 2026/04/30

Official Las Vegas 2026 poster by Jim Pollock

Phish
2026/04/30
Sphere, Las Vegas, NV

Set 1:

1. The Wedge
2. NICU
3. Halfway to the Moon
4. Leaves
5. 555
6. Dirt
7. Punch You in the Eye
8. Golgi Apparatus

Phish: Las Vegas run SBD + torrents: 2026/04/25

Official Las Vegas 2026 poster by Graham Yarrington

Phish
2026/04/25
Sphere, Las Vegas, NV

Set 1:

1. Timber (Jerry the Mule)
2. The Moma Dance
3. The Final Hurrah
4. Axilla (Part II) >
5. Cities
6. Horn
7. The Well
8. My Soul

Phish: Las Vegas run SBD + torrents: 2026/04/24

Official Las Vegas 2026 poster by Raf Banzuela

Phish
2026/04/24
Sphere, Las Vegas, NV

Set 1:

1. The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday >
2. The Lizards
3. Set Your Soul Free
4. Roggae
5. Ya Mar
6. The Dogs
7. Billy Breathes
8. It's Ice
9. Walls of the Cave

Phish: Las Vegas run SBD + torrents: 2026/04/23

Official Las Vegas 2026 poster by Jim Pollock

Phish
2026/04/23
Sphere, Las Vegas, NV

Set 1:

1. 46 Days
2. Guyute
3. Maze
4. Esther
5. Gumbo
6. Brian and Robert[1]
7. Stash
8. Moonage Daydream

Graham Parker & The Goldtops: Soul Shoes (live)

English soulful garage rocker Graham Parker released his first album 50 years ago, which will be celebrated with a live LP recorded at the Brook in Southampton later this year. He leads his current band The Goldtops through on point rendition of Soul Shoes, with his long time collaborator Brinsley Schwarz acing the lead guitar part.

Phish: Las Vegas run SBD + torrents: 2026/04/18

Official Las Vegas 2026 poster by Drew Millward

Phish
2026/04/18
Sphere, Las Vegas, NV

Set 1:

1. Buried Alive
2. AC/DC Bag
3. Reba
4. Colonel Forbin's Ascent >
5. Fly Famous Mockingbird
6. Sigma Oasis
7. Walk Away
8. Bathtub Gin

Phish: Las Vegas run SBD + torrents: 2026/04/17

Official Las Vegas 2026 poster by Jessica Seamans + Dan Black

Phish
2026/04/17
Sphere, Las Vegas, NV

Set 1:

1. Free
2. Birds of a Feather
3. Martian Monster
4. Guelah Papyrus
5. Divided Sky
6. Hey Stranger
7. Mull
8. Limb By Limb
9. Suzy Greenberg

Colonel Les Claypool's Fearless Flying Frog Brigade: "Return of the Live Frogs: Volume 1" EP in May

Colonel Les Claypool's Fearless Flying Frog Brigade will release a new live EP Return of the Live Frogs: Volume 1 on May 22. The four tracks were recorded during the Hunt For Green October Tour in 2023.