Photos by Norman Sands of Summer Camp, held in Three Sisters Park in Chillichote, IL May 26-28, 2006. Artists included moe., Umphrey’s McGee, RAQ, Zilla and New Monsoon.
Now in its fifth year, Bonnaroo has hit an unparalled stride. With stellar performances, numerous sit-ins and a festival setting unlike anywhere else, the annual trek to Manchester, Tennesee has become an essential summer roadtrip.
Will Oldham is eyeing a Sept. 19 release for his next Drag City album as Bonnie “Prince” Billy, “The Letting Go.” The set will be preceded July 25 by the single “Cursed Sleep,” which also features album track “God’s Small Song” and the bonus cut “The Signifying Wolf,” which will not appear on “The Letting Go.”
The album was recorded in Iceland with producer Valgier Sigurdsson, best known for his work on recent Bjork projects. Among the contributors are Faun Fables vocalist Dawn McCarthy, guitarist Emmett Kelly, Dirty Three drummer Jim White and Oldham’s brother Paul on bass.
Prior to the album’s release, Oldham is plotting an 11-date tour of free performances at U.S. record stores, beginning Aug. 10 at Milwaukee’s Atomic Records. He is also staging a “paletas social” on July 21 at Nashville’s Grimey’s, where the imported frozen fruit bars will be served in lieu of the usual ice cream.
The artist is also confirmed for two shows on Aug. 5 at New York’s Joe’s Pub alongside 71-year-old singer/songwriter Hazel Dickens.
Here are Bonnie “Prince” Billy’s free performance dates:
Aug. 10: Milwaukee (Atomic Records)
Aug. 11: Madison, Wis. (Madcity Music Exchange)
Aug. 12: Minneapolis (Roadrunner)
Aug. 13: Iowa City, Iowa (Record Collector)
Aug. 14: Lawrence, Kan. (Love Garden)
Aug. 15: St. Louis (Vintage Vinyl)
Aug. 17: Grand Rapids, Mich. (Vertigo)
Aug. 18: Detroit (Stormy Records)
Aug. 19: Toronto (Rotate This)
Aug. 20: Buffalo, N.Y. (New World Record)
Aug. 21: Cleveland (Bent Crayon)
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The 1980 film starring the Clash, “Rude Boy,” will make its DVD debut Aug. 1 via Epic/Legacy, Billboard.com has learned. The fictional documentary centers around a disillusioned sex shop worker (Ray Gange) who quits his job to roadie for the Clash in 1978. The musical footage was filmed during the band’s Clash on Patrol and Sort It Out tours of the United Kingdom.
The DVD rounds up performances of “English Civil War” and “White Riot” that never made the original film, plus versions of “Clash City Rockers” and “Tommy Gun” recorded on the BBC’s “Something Else” show.
Other special features include interviews with Gange, filmmakers Jack Hazan and David Mingay and Clash road manager Johnny Green, four deleted scenes, the original theatrical trailer and a photo gallery.
As previously reported, director Julian Temple is at work on a documentary about late Clash vocalist/guitarist Joe Strummer, which will be “narrated” by Strummer via scores of interviews and archival recordings.
Source billboard.com.
