2006

The Who : Madison Square Garden, NY, NY 9/18/2006

Shawn Donohue September 21, 2006 No Comments

New and old (well, except for the crowd who were just old), the two Who’s rocked the worlds most famous arena with a collection of “oldies,” but primarily relied on the rather younger songs. After putting out a “mini-opera” back in July, Townshend and Daltrey have begun to march forward, with plans to release a new album in the next month, offering the bands first serious output since 1982.

10,000 Lakes Festival: Detroit Lakes, MN 7/18-21/06

Randi Whitehead September 21, 2006 No Comments

Arguably the best festival of the summer, almost 20,000 people descended on the small Minnesota town of Detroit Lakes, for 10,000 Lakes Festival on July 19-22, 2006. The fourth year of this festival featured more of a jamband scene than previously, and included many top favorite acts and many regional artists, on the permanent fairground facilities that hosts the very large country music festival, We Fest.

Awesome!, Halou & Cloud Cult at Bumbershoot 2006: Seattle Center, Seattle, WA

Gabriel Scheer September 21, 2006 No Comments

To attend Bumbershoot, Seattle’s annual Labor Day orgy of the arts, is to understand all that is good about the Seattle music and cultural scene: the vivacity and seemingly boundless creative energy, the true breadth of artistic offerings, and the wide-ranging musical tastes of the audiences that support this incredible scene.

Honkytonk Homeslice: Honkytonk Homeslice

Jason Rooks September 20, 2006 No Comments

Honkytonk Homeslice is the acoustic trio consisting of String Cheese Incident

Ben Harper : Bank of America Pavillion, Boston, MA 9/09/2006

Andrew Bruss September 20, 2006 No Comments

Ben Harper gave his heart and soul to a sold out crowd at Boston’s Bank of America Pavilion, with a set-list full of established fan favorites, and newer material that is gradually working its way into the former category.

The Black Keys : Marquee Theater, Tempe, AZ 9/16/2006

Shane Handler September 19, 2006 No Comments

Following an opening stint for Radiohead on the American leg of their summer tour, along with the past week’s release of Magic Potion, their debut on Nonesuch Records, the Black Keys have grown up from from their blue collar Akron roots.

DJ Shadow: The Outsider

Jack Spilberg September 19, 2006 No Comments

Toss out all your expectations of what a DJ Shadow album should sound like, as this latest effort is like nothing he has come through with before. With a mix of songs from all ends of the musical spectrum; including hardcore rap, blues guitar, psychedelic folk, Coldplay-tinged ballads, and experimental atmospheric soundscapes, this schizophrenic collage of an album is overwhelmingly eclectic to say the least.

Bumbershoot 2006- Seattle Center, Seattle WA 9/2-9/4/2006

Timothy Stout September 18, 2006 No Comments

At Bumbershoot, as is the case with all the good festivals, many dilemmas arise when it comes to choosing which bands to see and which bands to skip. With no fewer than nine stages to see music (and another two for comedy and still a few other platforms for poets and performance artists), naturally one must make choices, such as between the upbeat rhymes of megastar Kanye West and the swampy New Orleans funk of Ivan Neville

Everyone Orchestra: Activism & Improvisation (Matt Butler Interview)

Chris Nelder September 18, 2006 No Comments

The Everyone Orchestra hits the road this fall for a tour featuring Jon Fishman, Jamie Masefield, Peter Apfelbaum, Jeff Coffin, Steve Kimock andmore. A Conscious Alliance food drive will take place at each stop of the tour, fulfilling the project’s mission of activism and improvisation.