Archive: 2007

In re-reading a bunch of my previous columns, I’ve noticed the ladies haven’t gotten enough love (yes, an intentional double entendre). I certainly didn’t intend for the oversight, seeing as women fucking rock. So this edition of Grousing The Aisles focuses on five acts that are led by women. Long live Vagina!

Bonnie Raitt 09/14/85 SBD (FLAC):

Every note Bonnie Raitt sings or plays has an incredibly sexy yet raw tone. She is an intense performer who empties the tank at every gig. Before Raitt hit the big time with the success of Nick of Time, the Queen of Blues headed out on tour with an incredible backing band featuring Ivan Neville in 1985. This show from the Santa Cruz County Fair sounds incredible and features scorching renditions of Tell Me Something Good, Lively Up Yourself and Love Me Like A Man. Oh the things I’d do to Bonnie Raitt, the sexiest 57-year-old alive.

Read on for more GTA from Joplin, Krauss, Norah and Donna the Buffalo…

moe. is sponsoring a girls’ basketball team, according to this blog entry from the band’s guitarist Al Schnier. Like any good sponsor, moe. has picked up the costs for a team of 4th to 6th graders from the Wood Road Elementary School in Ballston Spa, NY. Drummer Vinnie Amico’s daughter Marley is a member of the […]

It’s the middle of another long week and there’s more news to be digested. And don’t forget the glorious stuff we posted yesterday: Levon comes drawling back to NYC and Ozzfest may be free of charge. Onto today… There’s a soon-to-be-confirmed rumor that The Police plays Fenway Park on 7/28-29; we’re hearing Madison Square Garden will be the first weekend in […]

Tickets to the 2007 edition of Ozzfest will be free, organizers said today (Feb. 6). The 25-date tour will begin July 7 in Los Angeles; details have yet to be announced regarding distribution of tickets. The event, which will be headlined by Ozzy Osbourne, will be underwritten by a host of sponsorship deals. "For the […]

Jazz artists Pat Metheny and Brad Mehldau have expanded into a quartet for their second album together, apply dubbed "Quartet." Due March 13 via Nonesuch, the 11-track project finds them joined by bassist Larry Grenadier and drummer Jeff Ballard from Mehldau’s trio. Those musicians played on two tracks from last year’s "Metheny/Mehldau" album. "Quartet" was […]

“It’s been a long time coming” coos Nellie McKay on double album Pretty Little Head and you have to admire her honesty. Let’s face facts: after three release dates for this follow up to 2004’s Get Away From Me had come and gone, you’d have been forgiven for giving up on her.

Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne yesterday announced their plans for the 2007 edition of Ozzfest. And so it is decreed: This year’s festival will be free of charge. “Ozzy’s been touring for 30 odd years and he’s done very well, and just wanted to give something back,” Sharon said. What’s the hustle, the con, the ruse? […]

New Yorkers now have a full slate of options on St. Patrick’s Day: Either drink ’til you shit at one of the city’s suddenly green bars, hit up Bustle In Your Hedgerow at Mexicali Blues or ingest an adult dose of the Levon Helm Band. That’s right, Levon Fucking Helm is heading back to Manhattan — and that’s clearly the […]

The lovely SuperDee reminds us that The Slip played Children of December on Conan O’Brien’s show last night, a big step in the natural progression of any band: [youtube]-hFE5izTGeQ[/youtube] Between their opening for My Morning Jacket’s last tour and this appearance on Conan, whomever’s pulling the Slip strings is doing a damn fine job.

I’m gonna be a little mean again, like the time I made fun of the girl that looked like Ron Jeremy in that picture with Trey and the two blonde chicks. Sorry. By the time I graduated college we had about six or seven separate, unaffiliated A cappella bands operating on campus. The school was […]

RANDOM STABBINGS & ARTLESS CRITIQUE Torpedo Boyz, “Headache Music" (Sounds From the Roof Records) Funky, kinda crunky Europeans with refreshingly major attitudes (all the funnier given their Ahnold accents), Torpedo Boyz are a lot like 70s funkadelica as seen through a Felix Da Housecat prism.  There are plenty of layers going on, which gives weight […]

Just when you thought there was no way to become more addicted to guitar-controlled video games, Destructoid is reporting a hip new rumor about Red Octane’s ingenious plans to attack to your anti-procrastinatory impulses. According to the gamer culture website’s weekend scoop: Marcus and Red Octane appear to have another plan. He told us that they […]

I’m only at about 40 percent today following a fun weekend in Boston and my watching the Super Bowl last night. The first set was fun, but the real highlight was Prince’s guitar playing on a terrific medley that finished with a rousing performance of Purple Rain during a downpour. I wish today was a national holiday, but at […]

Nobody symobolizes the testosterone-laced force and all-out aggression of football quite like Prince. But, seriously, what the man lacks in masculine facial hair and body type, he more than makes up for with sheer fucking incredible talent. Did you see him rip that shit up last night? Did you see that? In the driving rain of Miami, in a […]

Take a bow, Scotty, you’ve just done a week of yeoman’s work. Yes, whatever they do or whatever they did, you’ve just worked like a yeoman: Many thanks for a full half-fortnight of solid posting while your ol’ pal Ace embarked on a trip of a lifetime to football fantasy camp, my first ever trans-Atlantic […]

Folk-rockin’ singer-songwriter Matt Costa is one of those musicians who just seem like they should “make it” (and indeed, he already almost has – but in a different role, as a pro skateboarder).

Concerted Comic – week of 2.4.07

The SLIP will be playing on Late Night with Conan O’Brien this Monday, February 5th. Tune in at 12:35am (technically Tuesday) for the show. They will play around 1:20am or so. Set your tivos and dvrs. Two weeks ago the band had the closing song on a two-part episode of Grey’s Anatomy, you can watch […]

Did this week seem twice as long as usual to anyone? I honestly thought it would never end. Friday has finally arrived, and you will all be pleased to know Ace Cowboy will soon be back from his trip to jolly ol’ England. To keep you occupied, here are Friday’s Leftovers: Trey Anastasio has been […]

Endless Highway pays great respect to one of the greatest songwriting groups of all time, and serves as an even better introduction to those otherwise unfamiliar with The Band's legendary songbook.