Archive: 2009

We’re saddened this Christmas Day by the news that singer Vic Chesnutt passed away at the age of 45 in Athens. For more on Chesnutt’s life and legacy, be sure to read the New York Times’ obit. We’d like to pay tribute to Vic by posting this video of Independence Day that Chesnutt and his […]

The New York Times confirmed on Friday that singer-songwriter Vic Chesnutt has indeed passed away at the age of 45, following a brief coma that was the result of an overdose on muscle relaxers earlier this week. Family spokesperson, Jem Cohen, did not specify if the overdose was intentional but Chesnutt, a paraplegic who often […]

December 21th – Sugar Hill Records announces the signing of the Portland, OR based group Black Prairie.  The band is comprised of three moonlighting members of The Decemberists – Chris Funk (Dobro, Weissenborn, bazouki, vocals), Jenny Conlee (accordion/vocals) and Nate Query (bass/cello), plus Portland acoustic music mavens Analisa Tornfelt on fiddle/vocals and John Neufeld on […]

As anticipation builds for their Epitaph Records/Heart & Skull debut, seminal punk rockers Alkaline Trio have announced plans for a US headlining tour with indie rock band Cursive, in support of their forthcoming studio album, This Addiction, which is due out February 23. Alkaline Trio Tour Dates: Feb 16 – Pomona, CA – Glass House (Ticketmaster.com) […]

This week’s episode of Spectacle with Elvis Costello features legendary performers Nick Lowe, Levon Helm, Richard Thompson and Allen Toussaint participating in an all-star jam for the ages. You can catch an airing at 9PM on Sundance this Sunday. [Photo via Bumpershine] Friday, December 25 [all times Eastern] Jimmy Kimmel: Band of Skulls [ABC Midnight] […]

With everyone probably counting down the minutes till the long weekend which will either include opening some Christmas presents or chowing down on some Chinese food followed by at least one movie this weekend, we wanted to wish everyone Happy Holidays from all of us here at Hidden Track.

To keep everyone in the holiday spirit I’ve pulled together a batch of Christmas related links that would even get Santa to bring something to this Jew on Christmas, enjoy…

• List Time: Best Hip Hop Christmas Songs
• Check out BRCM’s month-long celebration of vintage Xmas tunes
• Cover Alert: Neko Case tackles Tom Waits
• Soundtrack Saturday features the music of Scrooged
• Free Download: Jason Lytle’s instrumental Christmas album
• Fuel Friends kicks down their annual Christmas Mix
• Rage Against The Machine claims the Xmas #1 in the UK
• No surprise – Kayne West voted 2009’s Scrooge
• Popdose has been celebrating the 25 Days Of Mellowmas

Finally, Christmas came a bit early for those who bought Julian Casablancas solo debut Phrazes For The Young when it hit stores in late October as The Strokes front man included a cover of the SNL song I Wish It Was Christmas Today as a bonus track on the album. During his recent appearance on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, Casablancas was backed by not only The Roots, but Fallon and Horatio Sanz – who both sang on the original version. Check out the video of the performance after the jump…

Our friends The Hue will be celebrating the New Year’s by opening three shows in the Midwest for Zappa tribute band Project/Object on January 1-3. To make it an even sweeter deal, former Zappa band members Ray White and Ike Willis will be fronting Project/Object at each show. The run starts in Chicago on January […]

The pride of Buffalo, moe., released a fine Christmas album in 2002 called Seasons Greetings From moe. that still gets play on my trusty iPod. moe. recently busted out Together at Christmas for Warren Haynes’ Xmas Jam… moe. – Together at Christmas

Before Beatlemania grabbed hold of Europe followed by America, The Beatles honed their skills in small clubs around the German city of Hamburg in the early ’60s. Blog Stoned has shared a reel-to-reel recording of The Beatles’ Hamburg Days from New Year’s Eve 1962 that previously made the rounds under “The Star Club” name. The […]

Driving home from college Friday night my mind was fixed on one thing: making it to Matisyahu’s Festival of Light concert that was taking place in Brooklyn, New York on Saturday night.  Bad weather was surging throughout the east coast and emergency snow reports were forcing people to run for cover.  After waiting several months and enduring a long final exams week, the weekend finally came to go see Matisyahu at the Music Hall of Williamsburg in New York City.  Once I departed 30th Street Station, the only thing standing in the path was Mother Nature.