The Roots not only demonstrated a dominance over the field of artistically innovative hip-hoppers, but stand as a living testament to why Hip-Hop is seen by many to be the “new rock n’ roll.”
While the Bottle Rockets’ last studio album, Blue Sky, might have crept up on you like a bunt single, Zoysia keeps growing until you
With only a few weeks left till Camp Bisco V, we spoke with The Disco Biscuits’ Jon Gutwillig and Marc Brownstein while practicing in their Philadelphia studio. With newcomers The Roots, Thievery Corporation, RJD2 onboard and old friends The New Deal and Benevento Russo Duo coming to camp, this year’s event should not be missed.
The initial lineup for VEGOOSE 2006 has been announced and will take place over the course of Halloween Weekend on October 28 & 29 at Las Vegas’ Sam Boyd Stadium. The Vegoose at Night Concert Series will be announed shortly, along with a number of other bands who will be playing at the festival.
VEGOOSE 2006 Lineup
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Widespread Panic
The Killers
The Mars Volta
The Keller Williams Incident
The Black Crowes
Fiona Apple
The Raconteurs
Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley
Medeski Martin & Wood
The Roots
The Rhythm Devils feat. Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzman, Mike Gordon & Steve Kimock
G. Love & Special Sauce
Jurassic 5
Galactic
Praxis
Yonder Mountain String Band
Gomez
Built To Spill
Guster
Jim James of My Morning Jacket
Dr. Octagon aka Kool Keith
Band of Horses
Jamie Lidell
The Zutons
For more info see: vegoose.com
Dave Chapelle has quietly scheduled a cross-country tour that will keep him on the road for most of August.
The comedian will wrap his sold-out 15-show residency at San Francisco’s Punch Line August 9, then hightail it to Norfolk, Va., two days later to launch a road trip that will take him through a dozen cities.
He’ll take almost no days off during the next couple of weeks, hitting Pittsburgh, Detroit, Boston and more.
Two shows are booked for Toronto’s Massey Hall, and he’ll wrap the run with another pair of gigs at the Borgata Hotel / Casino in Atlantic City, N.J., August 25-26.
Chappelle toured briefly in February with Mos Def and Erykah Badu opening, and hosted a series of sold-out gigs in Florida this June.
The hit Comedy Central series “Chappelle’s Show” has been on indefinite hiatus since Chappelle left abruptly in April 2005. In an appearance on the Bravo channel’s “Inside The Actors Studio” earlier this year, the comedian said he’s been enjoying getting back to live performance.
“When I’m on stage, I get real happy there,” Chappelle told host James Lipton. “Maybe that’s the only time in my adult life I feel like myself.”
Source pollstar.com.
Wilco percussionist Glenn Kotche and guitarist Nels Cline will hit the road together for a handful of dates this fall, beginning Sept. 18 at Lincoln Center in New York. Kotche will be supporting his most recent release, “Mobile” (Nonesuch), which was released in March. Cline will be supporting material from his last two Cryptogramophone sets, “Instrumentals” and “The Giant Pin” (which featured Jon Brion and Deerhoof drummer Greg Saunier).
Kotche will also be featured at the Modern Drummer Festival Weekend 2006 on Sept. 16. Other artists set to perform at the event include Death Cab For Cutie’s Jason McGerr, the Police’s Stewart Copeland, Mastodon’s Brann Dailor and Danny Seraphine.
Meanwhile, work continues on Wilco’s new album. Having just played Lollapalooza in Chicago, Wilco will regroup for three shows in early October; frontman Jeff Tweedy will play solo on Aug. 16 at the North Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh and at the Folks Festival in Lyons, Colo., on Aug. 18.
Source billboard.com.
