This week’s Stormy Monday is a mix of music suitable for the season: warm, with a large dash of moody. Hendrix opens with The New Rising Sun, an unreleased track
A new week brings a new contributor. Please welcome Daniel Schneier to the team. Dan recently caught two HT favorites and filed this report…
When Catskills natives, Simone, Ian and James Felice left home to a peddle music for pocket change on the New York City subways, they banded with some dicey local musicians and honed their craft hustling cross-town commuters by the thousands. A group of modern day fly-by-night grifters with a taste for big-band style country-rock and electric circus-folk, The Felice Brothers have surfaced from Manhattan’s underbelly to become a bonafide hot-ticket touring act, easily selling out the house at Maxwell’s in Hoboken, NJ on Saturday September 13.
[All Photos By Jennifer Kirk]
Idling in the crowd and chatting with friends before the show, the hometown Felices have a distinctively laid-back-country demeanor, sporting dusty denims and flannels and growing out just about all the facial hair they can muster. The crowd barely takes notice to the equally unassuming musicians in the audience however, as the opening act, singer-songwriter AA Bondy commands the stage.
The Alabama-born Bondy looks road weary with sunken eyes and a scraggly black beard, though his attitude is as upbeat as it is informal, and he laughs and banters with cat-callers in the crowd in between songs. Strapped with acoustic guitar and harmonica, the throaty folk singer hushed the room as he plucked and crooned on original tunes like Witness Blues, while a gutsy rendition of Springsteen’s I’m on Fire had the crowd hollering, up in arms with applause (no small feat in the Boss’ home state). Bondy holds a branch on the Felice Family Tree (married to sister Clare), and he’d later reemerge to collaborate with his in-laws on a number of songs throughout the headlining set.
READ ON for more about the Felice Brothers’ performance at Maxwell’s…
There’s a good chance that you’ve probably heard the music of folk-popster Brett Dennen and didn’t even know it. Several of the California born and bred singer-songwriter’s tunes have been
As the lucrative holiday season approaches, many gift-worthy reissue and archival releases are starting to be announced. Ween revealed the details of At The Cat’s Cradle, 1992, the band’s first
This weekend brings us three must-see documentaries on the ol’ telly. First up, Dean Budnick’s fascinating Wetlands Preserved returns to Sundance this evening at 9PM. At 11PM don’t miss the
I’m not big on writing reviews of concerts or albums. I’m more of a compile information compare/contrast kind of guy, that’s why I like writing Cover Wars every week. But
In what’s become a regular occurrence in the weeks leading up to this year’s election you can pencil in another rally, this time in the potential swing state of Pennsylvania.
I hardly even know where to begin this week. The financial crisis is just plain crazy — but expected. Phish has come back which is just plain crazy — but expected. Last week, I went on a mini-rant on artists coming out to show their support for a particular presidential candidate and I’d like to stick with that theme this week. It all started from a quote I found on my daily tear away calendar aptly titled “Stupid Things People Say”:
“I’m not very politically involved. And I don’t like to talk about it. I mean, if you say you’re a Democrat, that’ll turn off Republicans and that’s half your fan base.”
The quote comes from Lindsey Lohan, which I still have hanging on my office wall next to my George W. Bush quote of “The great thing about America is everybody should vote.” You know what though? She’s actually correct in my opinion. Granted, she has since decided to turn into a lesbian so I can only assume that’s turned off half of her fan base anyway.
READ ON for more of this special bonus edition of LoC…
A couple of months back we offered a up a mix tape dedicated some great stand-up comedy. We thought we’d once again take a break from the norm this week
No, we’re not gonna take it, we’re not going to take it ANYMOREEEEEE!
Finally, I get to use the Twisted Sister song! I really wanted to find a clip from the movie PCU when the “We’re not going to protest” protest occurred, but I couldn’t find any clips from that speech. Relax though, Jeremy Piven is still a genius.
On a serious note related to protests I’d like to introduce you to War Child.
War Child’s mission is the following:
War Child International is a network of independent organisations, working across the world to help children affected by war.
War Child was founded upon a fundamental goal: to advance the cause of peace through investing hope in the lives of children caught up in the horrors of war.
War Child works in many different conflict areas around the world, helping hundreds of thousands of children every year.
Under the Radar Magazine has teamed up with several musicians to make their own protest signs, have the artist autograph them and then auction off said signs for funds to go directly to the War Child organization.
READ ON to check out some of Jennifer’s favorite protest signs…
