The Thermals Now We Can See Set For March 10th
We are thrilled to announce that Kill Rock Stars will be releasing the fourth full-length by The Thermals!! The album titled Now We Can See will drop on April 7th, 2009. The release of a 7" and digital single, "Now We Can See" on March 10th and a trip to SXSW will proceed the album. […]
Coheed and Cambria Release 9 Disc Box Set
Columbia Records is excited to announce that on March 17, 2009, Coheed and Cambria will release Neverender, The Children of the Fence boxset, a release that is possibly as ambitious as the event itself. Neverender marked the triumphant culmination of the band’s four-album album cycle. The historic four-night event featured the band performing each of […]
The Hold Steady Announce U.S. Spring Dates
The Hold Steady have announced a string of dates, kicking off March 31 in Albany, NY. The band will perform at the House Of Blues in Chicago in January at a Club Charities event, but that is the only US show on their schedule before the March 31 tour launch. They are continuing to support […]
Phish, Bruce Springsteen Rumored For Bonnaroo
Phish and Bruce Springsteen are rumoured to headline next year’s Bonnaroo Festival in Manchester, TN. The reunited Phish, who recently announced four gigs set to take place in March, are strongly tipped to headline two nights at the festival which takes place June 11-14. According to a report on rollingstone.com, Bruce Springsteen is on course […]
Pullin’ ‘Tubes: Bon’s Skinny Love
If you’ve been paying attention to the Best Of lists that have been rolling out these last couple of weeks the one album that seems to be floating near the top has been Bon Iver’s debut album – For Emma, Forever Ago. I previously drooled over this one when I put together my Top 6 […]
Christmas w/ Brushfire: Mason Jennings
Jack Johnson and an assortment of musicians on his Brushfire Records roster pitched in to create a debut holiday album called This Warm December.
One highlight of the holiday compilation is Mason Jennings’ interesting acoustic take on Santa Claus Is Coming To Town. With his original acoustic folk, rock, and country-influenced sound, and intellectually stimulating lyrics, Jennings has successfully cultivated an incredibly loyal base of dedicated and passionate fans over the course of his musical career. Below, Mason shares his thoughts about the holiday season.
Jack Spilberg: What’s better, naughty or nice?
Mason Jennings: I’ll take Nifty. Or Knopfler. Or Knuckley. Or Nascar.
JS: Which do you prefer, real or fake Christmas trees?
MJ: If you believe it is real, it’s real. I like our real tree, same one we’ve had for 10 years.
JS: Who personifies Scrooge the most in the world today?
MJ: I would have to say I do, at least the part about him being a man and changing his ways
READ ON for more of Jack’s interview with Mason Jennings…
Cover Wars: A Day In The Life Edition
The Dave Matthews Band continues to do well when included in Cover Wars as they have walked away the winner of last week’s edition when we looked at covers of Burning Down The House. DMB also announced their initial tour dates for 2009 yesterday to promote a new studio release. The tour begins at Madison Square Garden on April 14, which is also the release date of the as-of-now untitled album.
Moving on to this week’s edition, we’ve got the last track on The Beatles’ 1967 release, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.
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READ ON for the tale of the tape on this week’s contestants…
Briefly: Phish to Headline Bonnaroo
As we speculated two weeks ago, Rolling Stone’s sources tell the mag that Phish will headline two nights of Bonnaroo 2009 with Bruce Springsteen set to close the festival on Sunday night. What remains to be seen is whether the soon-to-be-reunited Dead join in on the fun. We can’t wait to see what Pitchfork and […]
Gene Ween Band Tour Canceled
We were looking forward to checking out the Gene Ween Band tour on Thursday night at the Highline Ballroom, but that show and the other remaining shows have been canceled due to Gener’s sudden illness. We’ve got no further details, but Ween’s manager tells us to hold tight for more info on refunds and rescheduling. […]
Tour Dates: TNV To Cover VU
Looks like the art of the cover song may not just be a jamband thing anymore. Come this Valentine’s Day, lo-fi indie rockers Times New Viking will honor the Velvet Underground with a special tribute show to the influential band. The show will serve as the closing party for the Wexner Center For The Arts’ […]