Archive: 2007

This ain’t no party…this ain’t no disco…this ain’t no crap filler post… I can’t get enough Talking Heads. And if you’re like me, you’ll enjoy this brand new-to-YouTube clip of Byrne & Co. rocking British television on The Old Grey Whistle Test in 1978. Take a look at Tina Weymouth laying it down and tell me […]

There’s one absolute in music: When something’s free, it’s usually pretty good. Last night’s gratis performance at the Knitting Factory, however, would have been worth whatever price of admission management attached to the ticket. A little bit of Joe Russo and a lot of Scott Metzger goes a long way, especially with a full slate of ironic alt-country songs about drinking, fighting and fucking.

Armed with a brand new guitar, his octopus-like house band and a captive room full of musicians, bloggers and old standbys, Metzger set up shop in the Knit’s Old Office for a glorious evening of solo material and Danjaboots tracks. Their first show of the new year, the lowercase duo provided the same creative musical tomfoolery that which fans have grown accustomed since the band’s debut. Read on below for a full taste of the New York night, the intensity and the wholesome fun…

While Martin Dosh has been called a one-man band for his looping techniques and versatile musicianship, his latest disc The Lost Take has an extended family of collaborators.

Everyone Orchestra will bring their infectiously entertaining brand of improvisational jams to the Southeast next month.  The shows will feature group founder and conductor Matt Butler, as well as  Steve Kimock,  Jeff Coffin, Jeff Sipe, and soulful chanteuse Tanya Shylock. The impetus for this tour evolved out of Everyone Orchestra’s performance at Smilefest XII in […]

he members of Rose Hill Drive are young, but don’t let their age fool you. This power trio of throwback rock and roll has enough rock star experience to fill four trips to Europe, while opening for Van Halen, the Black Crowes, and Queens of the Stone Age. The trio will embark soon on their sophomore stint of opening for legendary rockers The Who, traipsing from the west coast to the East, after headlining their own tour in the UK and Amsterdam.

The Ronnie James Dio-led version of Black Sabbath has recorded an album and will embark on a world tour as Heaven and Hell. It’s a different type of H & H. The newly named band today announced the first 12 dates of the tour: Ronnie, Tony, Vinny and Geezer will play 11 Canadian dates before […]

We linked this morning to the New York Times’ review of the first performance of the two-night American Beauty Project. But we like to do things a bit differently than the Gray Lady, so we sent HT reporter Specs Toporczer down to the World Financial Center for a first-hand account of the latest Grateful Dead tribute.

Who schedules anything during the middle of the AFC championship game?

I had to put the Brady-Manning Bowl on pause to hit the second night of the American Beauty Project — a cover tribute to the Grateful Dead’s album of the same name — in the Winter Garden of the World Financial Center. The trip down to Battery Park City was extremely strange; the streets were empty, save for neglected women, Asian delivery boys and the handfuls of frozen old hippies scurrying across the West Side Highway. Everyone else was watching the NFL.

Read on for more of Specs’ review and a few photos snapped from the event…

Everyone’s favorite glorified cover band is back…for a few shows, at least. Bustle In Your Hedgerow returns for a four-night engagement in late February and March, stopping in three states to fuck your face Led Zeppelin style. The rock quartet may only play together sporadically, but every time they hit the stage they’re ready to tear […]

I sure was getting used to all those three-day weekends. This weekend just flew by, so let’s get back into the workday groove with the following tasty stories: The Police Reunion Watch: Andy Summers made a rare appearance at the NAMM 2007 trade show to perform Message In A Bottle Rage Against The Machine gets in […]

Who says God is dead? The Canadian indie rock outfit followed up its recent announcement of five February dates at Manhattan’s Judson Memorial Church by playing a semi-secret show last night at St. Michel Church in Montreal. Thanks to a miracle from the Lord and an invention by Al Gore, you can already download the […]

Concerted Comic – week of 1.21.07

As good years go, 2006 was a particularly good one forThe Decemberists. Their Capitol Records debut, The Crane Wife, arrivedto great acclaim, landing on numerous year-end "best of" lists including#1 slots at NPR, Paste and others; a U.S. tour went over likegangbusters from coast-to-coast; and a much-publicized guitar showdownwith Stephen Colbert resulted in Dr. Henry […]

Billboard.com has revealed a reunited Rage Against The Machine, Bjork and the Red Hot Chili Peppers will lead the lineup for the 2007 Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival, to be held April 27-29 in Indio, Calif. The event will also feature a reunion gig from Crowded House as well as the Arcade Fire, Sonic […]

Bjork has worked with a typically eclectic crew of collaborators on her next album, due in late spring via Atlantic. According to a post on the artist’s Web site, the as-yet-untitled album features two tracks produced by Timbaland and another two featuring vocals by Antony Hegarty of Antony and the Johnsons. Additional guest appearances have […]

Unassuming, modest, radiant, warm; and with a stage presence that hasn’t been seen in awhile are words to describe one of the hottest acts to come into the fold in recent memory.  This quartet based in San Francisco calls themselves Tea Leaf Green.

Guitarist Tom Morello takes the mic for the first time on "One Man Revolution," his debut album as the Nightwatchman. Due April 24 via Epic, the 13-track set was produced by Brendan O’Brien and sports acoustic-based compositions that are a far cry from the heavy guitar rock Morello has purveyed in Rage Against The Machine […]

Madeleine Peyroux will form songs from her latest album on a 17-city U.S. tour this spring. The jazz vocalist will focus on the West Coast, Southwest and South, hitting many markets that she did not cover on her largely sold-out tour in late 2006. The trek will begin February 16 at the Wells Fargo Center […]

Welcome to the end of another working week. As usual on Fridays we try to keep you entertained with the following links: Apple Computers and The Beatles’ Apple Corps may finally put their long standing differences aside and do some business together The Live Music Blog has a nice review and great pictures from U2’s […]

Wilco’s new album, "Sky Blue Sky," will arrive May 15 via Nonesuch, frontman Jeff Tweedy said on stage last night (Jan. 17) during a solo show in Nashville. Among the new songs Tweedy has been playing are the title track and "We Can Make It Better." As a full band, Wilco has also previewed the […]

Indie rockers The Hold Steady, who have been busily touring behind their latest album since last September, have added a fresh leg of headlining dates to their schedule. The band will kick off its upcoming slate March 6 in Baltimore following a round of February shows in Europe. The full European itinerary can be found […]