The Week That Was: I Wish I Wasn’t There

I’d call this a full weekend, with bright spots abound. I watched two friends enter the eternal bond of matrimony then walk back down the aisle to the sounds of Uncle Pen. I sat mesmerized as Andrew Bird tore up the Beacon with one of the best performances of the year (review forthcoming). I enjoyed a rare Sunday victory for the New York Jets over a sorry, sorry rival and applauded continued success from a Liverpool club firing on all cylinders.

The only down moments came during my Saturday screening of Todd Haynes’ I’m Not There, a film that had no business being billed as “a Bob Dylan biopic,” and not even adding a “quasi” before the last word could have sufficed. It certainly had its moments, the soundtrack rocks and either Jim James or Hillbilly Jim has a great cameo, but I thought it was more profoundly confusing than profound and more overthought than overly clever. I’d recommend seeing it, but only when it hits your local cable provider. But let’s now take a look back at the week that was at Hidden Track…

• A big-time festival lands in Jersey: Springsteen/Bon Jovi on hold
• No longer the slow season, winter tour dates are quickly emerging
• The Black Crowes recruit N. Mississippi Allstar Luther Dickinson
• He Shall Be Levon: Helm’s band heads back to the Beacon
• The B List highlights the 10 Least Dangerous Rock Stars
• CurrentTV airs a piece on NOLA’s Rotary Downs surviving Katrina
• Sharon Jones may just be the biggest breath of fresh air
• The Jackson 5 reunion reminds me of something…like the Hindenburg
• Sweet Saranac: moe.’s not kidding about the jingle-writing
• Danfun provides some sweet shots of The Hold Steady at Terminal 5
• And make your iPod wanna lick you up and down with these downloads: Grousing The Aisles, MP3 Boot Camp and the Friday Mix Tape