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Picture Show: Keller and the WMDs in NYC

Keller Williams finally brought his WMDs to New York City, where the band performed two well-played sets for the crowd at the Nokia Theater on February 21. The WMDs is one helluva all-star unit with Gibb Droll (Marc Broussard) on lead guitar, Keith Moseley (SCI) on bass and Jeff Sipe (ARU, Leftover Salmon, Trey Anastasio) keeping the beat. While Keller always puts on a good solo show, it was really nice to see him surrounded by three ridiculously good musicians.

All photos by Jeremy Gordon


Keller and the WMDs played a fun mix of covers, KW originals and even a String Cheese tune. The show started with Keller on his Gibson SG playing wirelessly from off-stage. As the band took the stage Keller led them through a few originals including the dynamic Juggler, which quickly segued into Dee Lite’s Groove Is In The Heart and back again. Read on for more of Jeremy’s photos…

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HT Review: John Zorn @ St. Ann’s Warehouse

We’re honored to run this John Zorn review written by Jeremy Welsh. Jeremy comes to NYC via Pittsburgh and South Bend, and we hope to run more of his in-depth reviews in the future…

Up until Friday night, I had never had the pleasure of seeing the legendary John Zorn, play or conduct. The debut of his upcoming album The Dreamers in at St. Ann’s Warehouse was well worth the wait.

Photo by Imaginary Jazz


I should start by admitting that I am not too familiar with Zorn’s music. I think I first heard of the saxophonist/composer while on the Medeski Martin and Wood listserv; and for whatever reason, I was prejudiced simply because of his associations with “noise” or “squonk.” These past few years, though, I have grown to enjoy Masada when I hear it. And just this past year, I have really appreciated his 2001 album The Gift, which I was first turned on to by WNYC’s John Schaefer late one night. The Gift is a gem of an album, combining world music with Marc Ribot-lead surf rock — with a bit of everything else mixed in. Quite melodic and even quiet. (I have never really delved into his soundtrack or more exotica music.) Read on for more of Jeremy’s review…

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Briefly: Scotty Hard Benefit Show

Check out this incredible lineup that’s been put together for an amazing cause: Music producer and good friend, Scott Harding, has recently been partly paralyzed in a car crash in

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Briefly: Van Halen and Led Zeppelin Go Bust

Two major nuggets of information were just called into the Hidden Track offices, so we figured we’d share immediately. First off is the Sunday Mirror’s report that Robert Plant has

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Quote of the Week: Deaner on New Zealand

“Other than that, I don’t know what else to say except I’ve never seen such a disproportionate amount of beautiful women with fucking loser boyfriends. There are so many smoking

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Representative of the Midwest: Van Ghost/TR3

On Saturday, Chicago promoters Triple Dot Mas will celebrate its sixth anniversary in style at the Double Door with performances from the Tim Reynolds Trio and powerhouse upstarts Van Ghost. You don’t want to miss this exciting pairing.


Widely known for his work with Dave Matthews, Tim Reynolds has recently embarked on his first tour with a full band in eight years. The Tim Reynolds band (or TR3) promises to bring “a mix of updated Tim classics to wild covers of everything from James Brown to Prince to Tim’s newest catalogue of material he is preparing just for this tour,” according to his website. Read on for more…

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