8 PM Update: We just got the official press release, and everything you’ve heard today is correct. One thing we can add: The comedians are back, and Bonnaroo 2007 will
“Hey, you…get your damn hands off my Internet videos.” –George McFly, 1955 Some time during HT Weekend Posting Hours I salivated over the upcoming SXSW premiere of the new David
One of the most unique aspects of Umphrey’s McGee’s music is the near-nightly improvisational jam — known as “Jimmy Stewart” — the band inserts into its sets. Now thanks to UM Street Team Coordinator, Jon McLennand, the best improvisations from February through June 2006 have been compiled into two discs called “Jimmy Stewart” – The Second Album, available now.
Umphrey’s played more than 50 shows during that time period, and it wasn’t easy for McLennand to decide which jams made the cut. His process? “I go through all the shows (of a certain period) and collect all of the improvisation. Then I listen to everything, ad nauseum, until I’m able to whittle down the best pieces of improv. Then, I jigsaw everything together so that it fits, is listenable, and flows.”
The result is an album that shows off all the different sides of the band’s music that isn’t based around two verses and a chorus. Read on for further details on the second Jimmy Stewart album, a full tracklisting and much more…
As part of our continued effort to geek everyone up about underrated artists we can’t wait to see down at Langerado next month, today we’ll sneak a peek into the Apollo Sunshine archive and get
Tool, the White Stripes and Widespread Panic will join the reunited Policd at the 2007 Bonnaroo festival, to be held June 14-17 in Manchester, Tenn. An official announcement is expected tomorrow (Feb.
For moe., 2006 was a killer year. Sure, they played and ran their own festivals, including the annual moe.down and snoe.down, as well as the second sailing of the moe.cruise. And of course they took on their typically strong touring schedule, but all of that is normal for moe. No, it was a killer year because while it was full of accomplishments, it could have killed them in the process.
The cult of Claypool has worshipped for years at the alter of Primus’s unique sound but greatest hit packages are never for the die-hards, they serve as an intro or a recap of a band you may have missed over the years, in either of these roles …Zingers succeeds.
On the heels of the release of their two most recent albums, Jesse Sykes and Sparklehorse made it a lively Tuesday night at the Clubhouse.
Simultaneously psychedelic (“The Girl”) and soulful (“Worst Trip”)—We All Belong is seemingly the result of the Beatles spending spring break with The Allman Brothers Band and getting delirious with sunburn and their 24 track, 2 inch tape machine.
The Police are currently holding a press conference and live rehersal at The Whiskey as I type this, and it’s currently being webcast live (so get on over there and watch first-hand). Confirming one of the worst kept secrets of all-time, The Police will be heading out on an extensive world tour at the end of May:
NORTH AMERICAN TOUR ITINERARY 2007
“Additional North American concert dates in Chicago, Columbus, Detroit, Edmonton, Hartford, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, Philadelphia, Tampa, San Francisco’s Bay Area, Minneapolis/St. Paul and the Washington/Baltimore area will be announced in the next few weeks. Additional cities and venues to be announced soon.”
Read on for much more on this inevitable but still awesome announcement…
