Decemberists Back On The Road This Spring
As good years go, 2006 was a particularly good one forThe Decemberists. Their Capitol Records debut, The Crane Wife, arrivedto great acclaim, landing on numerous year-end "best of" lists including#1 slots at NPR, Paste and others; a U.S. tour went over likegangbusters from coast-to-coast; and a much-publicized guitar showdownwith Stephen Colbert resulted in Dr. Henry […]
Coachella Tops Artist List With Rage, Bjork And Chili Peppers
Billboard.com has revealed a reunited Rage Against The Machine, Bjork and the Red Hot Chili Peppers will lead the lineup for the 2007 Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival, to be held April 27-29 in Indio, Calif. The event will also feature a reunion gig from Crowded House as well as the Arcade Fire, Sonic […]
Bjork Drafts Timbaland & Antony For New Album
Bjork has worked with a typically eclectic crew of collaborators on her next album, due in late spring via Atlantic. According to a post on the artist’s Web site, the as-yet-untitled album features two tracks produced by Timbaland and another two featuring vocals by Antony Hegarty of Antony and the Johnsons. Additional guest appearances have […]
Tom Morello Goes Solo as The Nightwatchman, Possible Rage Reunion at Coachella
Guitarist Tom Morello takes the mic for the first time on "One Man Revolution," his debut album as the Nightwatchman. Due April 24 via Epic, the 13-track set was produced by Brendan O’Brien and sports acoustic-based compositions that are a far cry from the heavy guitar rock Morello has purveyed in Rage Against The Machine […]
New Years Eve with Tea Leaf Green: Theater of Living Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Unassuming, modest, radiant, warm; and with a stage presence that hasn’t been seen in awhile are words to describe one of the hottest acts to come into the fold in recent memory. This quartet based in San Francisco calls themselves Tea Leaf Green.
Madeleine Peyroux Returns to the Stage
Madeleine Peyroux will form songs from her latest album on a 17-city U.S. tour this spring. The jazz vocalist will focus on the West Coast, Southwest and South, hitting many markets that she did not cover on her largely sold-out tour in late 2006. The trek will begin February 16 at the Wells Fargo Center […]
Friday’s Leftovers
Welcome to the end of another working week. As usual on Fridays we try to keep you entertained with the following links: Apple Computers and The Beatles’ Apple Corps may finally put their long standing differences aside and do some business together The Live Music Blog has a nice review and great pictures from U2’s […]
Wilco Releasing New Album – Sky Blue Sky – May 15th
Wilco’s new album, "Sky Blue Sky," will arrive May 15 via Nonesuch, frontman Jeff Tweedy said on stage last night (Jan. 17) during a solo show in Nashville. Among the new songs Tweedy has been playing are the title track and "We Can Make It Better." As a full band, Wilco has also previewed the […]
The Hold Steady Ad More Club Dates
Indie rockers The Hold Steady, who have been busily touring behind their latest album since last September, have added a fresh leg of headlining dates to their schedule. The band will kick off its upcoming slate March 6 in Baltimore following a round of February shows in Europe. The full European itinerary can be found […]