John Medeski has contributed an original, jazz flavored score to Dr. Sax and the Great World Snake, a double-disc reading of a lost screenplay by legendary American writer Jack Kerouac. Graham Parker, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Jim Carroll, Robert Hunter, Kate Pierson and Robert Creely are the musicians and poets who have lent their voices to the project. The screenplay is based on Kerouac
Even before before the tragedy in West Warwick, RI, that left ninety-nine dead,-metal band Great White wasn’t everybody’s favorite band of the moment. However, The band has just announced they will jaunt out on a summer outing that will benefit the victim
Modest Mouse, Hot Hot Heat, Sahara Hotnights, !!!, the Kills, Radio 4, Ted Leo/Pharmacists, Northern State, and the Pattern have been tapped to perform at the Village Voice’s third annual Siren Music Festival, set for July 19 at Coney Island, N.Y.
As with last year’s edition, which played host to Sleater-Kinney, the Donnas, and the Shins, the free, all-ages festival will feature performers from noon to 9 p.m. on two outdoor stages at the Coney Island amusement park.
More acts are expected to be announced for the festival in the coming weeks, and local bands and DJs will be added to the lineup. Past editions of the festival have also featured art exhibits and multi-media installations as well as late-night burlesque shows and other special events.
For updates and more information, visit the event’s official Web site at Siren.com
Source Billboard.com.
