Archive: 2007

The White Stripes have teamed up with Beck for new material. The old pals got together to work on B-sides for the Stripes‘ new single ‘Conquest’. Writing on their official site they said: "Jack and Meg recently recorded the new tracks with Beck, who co-produced all three tracks during a recording session in his living […]

Warning: the following post contains more Phish geekery than journalistic integrity…but, really, who cares what you think? Ten years ago today the popular rock band Phish set off for a 21-date fall tour that is arguably the best run they ever played. Fall ’97 saw the band finally embracing their success and adding elements of […]

Add Langerado to the growing list of festivals remaking themselves so as to benefit from economies of scale. Or something. We don’t know really know what that means.

For better or worse, the big outdoor festival scene continues to diversify from what were typically jamband-dominated affairs to more varied lineups capable of drawing both hippies and hipsters. We’re slowly phasing out free hugs, nitrous tanks and grilled cheese while simultaneously ushering in silent contempt, post-ironic T-shirts and [something hipsters eat].

This one’s a bit more curious, but for the most part the trend continues: Five days after missing the initial artist deadline, Langerado promoters finally confirmed REM, the Beastie Boys and Phil Lesh will headline the 2008 Langerado Festival alongside 311, The Roots, Ani DiFranco, Thievery Corp. and more. Now settled at Big Cypress on March 6th – 9th, Langerado aims to double the size of last year’s crowd at Markham Park in Sunrise, which hosted the festival for the last three years.

Tickets go onsale this Friday at 12pm and include camping as well as late night shows on site. Read on for the full lineup, and look for more artists to be added soon:

Col. Bruce Hampton & the Quark Alliance release their debut album Give Thanks To Chank today featuring all new originals songs written by the esteemed Colonel and Jeff Caldwell. The Quark Alliance consists of Col. Bruce, Caldwell, bassist Kris Dale and drummer Matt Letalien. The band celebrates with an album release party in Atlanta on […]

Photos by Jill Norath of the Brandi Carlile performance at The Pageant in St. Louis, MO on October 16th, 2007.

The Marquee Theater has that effect of making a Friday night seem like a Tuesday for most bands, but Art Brut and The Hold Steady knew they have a job to do. As Finn said at the end of the show, “there is so much joy in doing what we do,” – you almost had to believe him.

Dane Cook is everywhere these days. If you haven’t caught him on HBO during his “Tourgasm” episodes or concert in the round, then it’s likely you’ve seen him on the big screen, smooching it up with Jessica Alba or Jessica Simpson. Come on, you know him…remember “There’s only one October!” during this past baseball season? Yeah, that guy. And now we're going to tell you a little bit more about him.

The Who are working on their second new album in three years. The rock legends are writing material for the follow-up to 2006’s ‘Endless Wire’, which was the rock legends’ first studio LP in 24 years. Singer Roger Daltrey said that guitarist and songwriter Pete Townshend is preparing songs for the new record. He told […]

Xavier Rudd  is coming to North America next year for a tour of nearly 30 cities in the US and Canada. The multi-instrumentalist, who is currently touring his homeland, will launch his US run Jan. 8 in Santa Cruz, CA, and visit clubs and theaters from coast to coast before heading to the Great White […]

Norah Jones will make her crossover to film in 2008 as the star of Chinese director Wong Kar Wai’s new film, "My Blueberry Nights." Jones will also contribute the opening number to the film, "The Story," which will be featured on the Blue Note soundtrack, due Feb. 5. Arriving Feb. 13 in U.S. theaters, Kar […]