Just as the internet was responsible for helping to foster the early career of our favorite post-collegiate, polo shirt wearing, Graceland-loving act Vampire Weekend, the band has turned to using
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The fall always seems to be a great time of year for tour, and this holds especially true for the Disco Biscuits. In 2008, however, the band did not embark on an autumn tour, and this, coupled with a stellar 2009, led to some serious anticipation for this year’s Planet Anthem Fall Tour.
Songs from the highly anticipated new album are slowly but surely being worked into the catalog. While some of them are still met with mixed emotions, it is pretty clear that it will not be long before they lead to some truly inspired improvisation. On September 24th and 26th, the Biscuits stopped through Nashville and Knoxville, Tennessee, and both shows lived up to the anticipation.
The Cannery Ballroom is located in downtown Nashville, in what used to be a flour mill built in 1883. The Cannery building was converted into a venue in the ’70s, yet still maintains the look of an old factory. The look, while charming in a sense, has the downside of obstructed views and average sound. You wouldn’t find many people complaining about the venue tonight however, as the show, from start to finish, was a high energy dance party.
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Considering my leanings over the last few years towards roots and Americana, it’s a curious wonder that I had never caught Lucinda Williams live before last night. Ms. Williams, who
For a band to last the better part of a decade represents a momentous feat. To put it in perspective, think about where you were in your life about eight years ago. Unless you are Wooderson from Dazed and Confused, odds are things looked a lot different back then than they do today.
For a band like Hot Buttered Rum to push on through for eight more years, it is only natural that they would feel the need to shift things up to keep it fresh. With the release of their new album, Limbs Akimbo,
In chatting with Erik Yates, the man behind the barn-burning banjo and guitar picking as well as those signature HBR woodwind accents, he made it clear that this is simply to be considered an “evolution” rather than a true change in direction. Still, there is certainly a lot to take note of and good reason to renew interest in what Hot Buttered Rum is doing.
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