A collection of old rhythm & blues and rockabilly tunes lovingly re-made by the likes of Wyman, Charlie Watts, Andy Fairweather-Low, Kenney Jones, Jimmy Page, Paul Rodgers and others, it was warmly received at the time of its release and holds up surprisingly well to this day.
Phair's new Funstyle CD is a weird accomplishment. It’s pure fluff. But because it comes from our darling Liz I wonder if we don’t reflexively apply an extra measure of serious scrutiny to it than we might for a new record by Christina Aguilera or Kylie Minogue
On a recent stop in Cincinnati, Jeff Beck and his band blazed through a mostly instrumental performance that alternated mind-numbing rockers with glistening ballads. This career retrospective crash course at times seemed like it was maybe a little too heavy on the sweet ballads. But honestly the rockers were so intense that these softer tunes may have been placed strategically throughout the set just to allow the stunned audience to catch their breath.
After having played two smokin’ sets at Bonnaroo for their record-breaking sixth appearance. Glide recently caught up with Umphrey’s singer-guitarist Brendan Bayliss right before he and Jeff Austin (band mate in side project 30db) had the honor of singing the National Anthem at Wrigley Field.
In the music world it seems the younger artists always get the lion’s share of attention on the summer festival circuit. So it’s nice to see a few of the older acts at this year’s Bonnaroo get some well-deserved attention: John Fogerty, Jeff Beck, John Prine, Kris Kristofferson, Jimmy Cliff and Stevie Wonder
It was around 2pm last Friday when a huge crowd began to gather around Bonnaroo’s Other Tent. As the happy mob swelled and overflowed onto the grassy hillside surrounding the stage it became irrefutably clear that Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros were on a lot of people’s must-see list at this year’s Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival. At 2:30 the enthusiastic crowd welcomed the group to the stage, saving the largest measure of their applause for the appearance of singer Alex Ebert.
