Posts by Jeffrey Greenblatt

We keep our eyes peeled for new tour dates announcements each week and compile them on Tuesdays for this handy column.

NYC’s Cafe au Go Go, which hosted scores of memorable concerts, is the focus of a new documentary

Medeski, Martin and Wood give a look at their first full-length documentary.

Deer Tick performed Main Street on the Late Show with David Letterman.

Bloggy Goodness offers a quick look around the blogosphere each Thursday.

We keep our eyes peeled for new tour dates announcements each week and compile them on Tuesdays.

Over the last few years, the music world has been taken over by a new wave of “British Invasion” bands that have brought a diverse swath of styles and sounds across the Atlantic to captivate American audiences. Acts such as Adele, Mumford & Sons and Foals have all found big audiences in the U.S. Any […]

It’s been 40+ years since the heyday of San Francisco’s influential psychedelic rock scene, when bands like the Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane and Quicksilver Messenger Service provided the soundtrack. In the last handful of years, the City by the Bay has seen a new generation of bands embrace the acid-drenched sounds that it was once synonymous with. […]

No one would have faulted Feist if she had immediately gone back into the studio to capitalize on the breakout success of 2007’s The Reminder, which thanks to a placement of the adorably catchy tune 1234 in an iPod commercial made the Canadian singer-songwriter somewhat of a household name. Instead she took her time in crafting […]

Since 2007, Daryl Hall has been hosting jam sessions with a diverse mix of artists at his 200 year-old-plus house in Dutchess County, New York, and recording them for a monthly web series that’s been appropriately dubbed Live From Daryl’s House. The series, which is now 46 episodes strong, has seen the likes of everyone from […]

We keep our eyes peeled for new tour dates announcements each week and compile them on Tuesdays for this handy column… Last year, former Pink Floyd bassist Roger Waters celebrated the 30th anniversary of The Wall by mounting an extensive world tour, that was touted for its updated multi-media presentation of the iconic album. Last week, […]

Marketa Irglova storybook rise to fame began at the age of 17 with her starring role as “Girl”, alongside Glen Hansard, front man of Irish folk-rockers The Frames, in the 2007 musical-drama Once. The unexpected runaway success of the movie, which cost only $160,000 to make, and has grossed over $20 million world worldwide, garnered […]

The names Brad and Andrew Barr should be familiar to most that frequent this site, as the pair made up two-thirds of jam favorites The Slip, which over the last few years has seemingly become more of a side project than a full-time commitment. The duo’s latest musical endeavor comes in the way of the aptly named Barr […]

Back in early May, HT faves the Felice Brothers released their latest studio album, Celebration Florida, the group’s first LP for Fat Possum Records. The ramshackle folk-rockers aren’t wasting any time in getting fans even more new music, as they are offering up their new EP – Poughkeepsie Princess – which they recorded at home, for […]

It’s already been quite the year for the members of Deer Tick, as the band was part of a free-wheeling tour with lead singer John McCauley’s side-project Middle Brother. Throw in an acoustic duo tour, a handful of shows as Deervana, as well as a number of festival appearances and headlining gigs, and most bands might […]

Back in 1996, DJ Shadow dropped his groundbreaking, and critically acclaimed debut Endtroducing…. The album, made up entirely of  samples, featured snippets of everything from A Tribe Called Quest to Nirvana to Bjork to Kraftwerk, creating a heady, layered, mind bending and sonically diverse record that has has been named to just about every Best Of […]

While their hometown was in the midst of Irene-mania this past weekend, The Strokes were overseas, where they served as one of the headliners at the Reading Festival in England. During their Saturday night slot, Julian Casablancas & Co., used a part of their 18-song set to invite out Pulp front man Jarvis Cocker, whose […]

One of the biggest stories in the world of music this year is undeniably the public return of Jeff Mangum. The reclusive Neutral Milk Hotel front man, who has performed only a handful of times since the band went on permanent hiatus in 1998, is mounting somewhat of a full-scale comeback, as he will headline […]

On November 8, singer-songwriter Laura Veirs will release her first album of children’s music called Tumble Bee: Laura Veirs Sings Folk Songs For Children. Inspired by the birth of their son, Veirs and her longtime producer Tucker Martine dove head first into the history of children’s folk music to select songs for the 13-track album, […]

The Flaming Lips‘ 2009 album Embryonic signified a return to the band’s early acid-drenched days, trading in their pop hooks for a healthy dose of weird psychedelia. For their latest release, Wayne Coyne & Co. have teamed up with noise-rockers Lightning Bolt for a four-song EP that is fully bathed in day-glo and Syd Barrett-era […]