Posts by Ace Cowboy

Another gorgeous weekend’s in the works, a blast of breezy sunshine pushing out the stormclouds that threatened our Friday post-work jaunt to South Street Seaport for a date with Sam Champion (and, for others, Ra Ra Riot). The coolest venue in the city played host to one of the coolest bands in the area, and […]

We’ve written extensively on the upcoming 10,000 Lakes Festival, one of the few surviving jamband-centric music events left in the live music scene. Now, with an assist from our friend AJ at WFOV‘s Sharin’ In The Groove radio show (which airs every Wednesday night from 6-10 Eastern), we’re offering two lucky people the opportunity to each win a pair […]

Here’s a tip for bands that want my ticket money: If you’ve got a B3 in your band, I’ll probably love your shit. In fact, I tend to categorize those people that don’t enjoy a screaming organ in the mix as Communist sympathizers. I don’t profess to know much about the Big Organ Trio, but […]

In the interest of providing some quality filler for youse this morning, we’ve scoured the SugarMegs archive for as many shows celebrating anniversaries today as we could find. So check the list below (and, also, check yourself before you wreck yourself) and see what strikes your fancy, then go ahead and stream the ever-loving shit out […]

Scotty B took hold of the Pullin’ ‘Tubes reins yesterday and successfully steered us towards a brilliant clip of Bob Marley playing privately for some reporters in his hotel room. So I’ll piggyback that video with this one below of Jimmy Cliff belting out his signature hit live in 1975 — I defy anyone to watch […]

Everyone’s favorite brooding alt-country, not-really-alt-country rock band just finished a two-night run in two New York boroughs, playing before capacity crowds in Manhattan on Monday and Brooklyn on Tuesday. Reviews flew fast and furious into our inbox, with scores of our friends stepping all over each other to praise the name of Wilco best and brightest. People like ’em, apparently. Unfortunately we missed both […]

Turnout at this weekend’s School of Rock Festival in Asbury Park was a little less than stellar. But while the three-day event was short on people, it was the short people that stole the show. The kids really are alright.

Sure, the festival featured big-timers like Ween, the Benevento/Russo Duo, Sam Champion, a late-night Bustle In Your Hedgerow set and plenty of others, but the kids from Paul Green’s School of Rock that descended upon the Dirty Jerz blew everyone away. If only we were half as cool and half as talented as these kids at that age…

We drove down to the Land of Springsteen for a Saturday > Sunday boardwalk excursion, a taste of the rock with a hint of the beach. As with just about everything they promote, Rocks Off and Paul Green put together an incredibly memorable and special event for the kid rockers, the cool parents, and the non-aligned revelers. The quality and caliber of the entire, well-run festival experience was only matched by the quality and caliber of the musical experience.

We arrived on the grounds as the Benevento/Russo Duo hit the stage, the first time I’ve seen them play since their Fifth Anniversary show at the Knitting Factory days after Christmas. The Duo plays rarely these days, and just like any indulgence, it tastes so much better when you space things out. Benevento seems as inspired as I’ve seen him in some time, and it’s always a treat to see Russo at the kit playing Duo tunes. After watching him anchor a number of different (and fantastic) bands, you sometimes forget how truly amazing he is on his own fucking songs.

Read on after the jump for more of our fanboy rundown of Saturday’s festivities, as well as pictures and a few videos from the event…

Move over, Bustle In Your Hedgerow: The genuine article may be coming back. The three not-quite-dead-yet members of a little rock band called Led Zeppelin are reportedly talking about a reunion, at least for one show. Bob Page, Jim Plant and the SuperJammy Jam John Paul Jones have discussed plans to get together for a one-off […]

I’ve been called a manualist by several people, but that’s a thrice-daily habit I’d rather not discuss in a public forum such as this. The following video features another type of manualist altogether, a man who’s been probably waiting patiently for Web 2.0 to come along and blast his patented brand of sophomoric noise-making to the world at […]

Breaking out the oft-employed Cleveland Rocks Clause, allow us to produce some fantastic Forest City shots from our friends at Christian James Photos. A handful of quality shows have rolled through the House of Blues in C-Town (don’t ever call it that) lately, and our Midwest shutterbug Chris has been front and center waiting for close-ups of open pores and […]