Archive: 2007

Rage Against The Machine will be one of the headliners at the third annual Vegoose Music Festival, Billboard.com has learned. The event is set for Oct. 27-28 at Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas. Vegoose is produced by Superfly Presents and A.C. Entertainment, the same team that produces the Bonnaroo Music Festival in Manchester, Tenn. […]

Whenever I imagine what Bob Marley’s hotel room must have looked like during one of his tours, all I can think about are wild parties with giant clouds of pot smoke everywhere. Thanks to YouTube we finally get a look inside one of Bob’s hotel rooms. While there aren’t bongs and naked women everywhere, you […]

Former 70 Volt Parade lead singer Trey Anastasio has confirmed he’ll be releasing a new album entitled the Horsehoe Curve on July 24th. As we previously reported, Horsehoe Curve is an all-instrumental album featuring Trey’s incredible dectet.

Those hoping to hear songs written post-rehab will be disappointed: Most of the material on the album was written in the early 2000s, and this album was planned for release long before Trey’s current legal difficulties. Those who pre-order Horseshoe Curve will receive the Lucius Beebe EP which will include three live versions of songs from the album and two live tracks from Seis De Mayo featuring John Medeski and Jon Fishman.

This year marks the first summer in 16 years that Big Red will not be touring, but hopefully Big Red will come out of hiding to promote the new album. Currently an appearance on NBC’s Live From The Peacock Room is the only gig we can find on Anastasio’s schedule.

The full press release for the album follows after the jump…

Turnout at this weekend’s School of Rock Festival in Asbury Park was a little less than stellar. But while the three-day event was short on people, it was the short people that stole the show. The kids really are alright.

Sure, the festival featured big-timers like Ween, the Benevento/Russo Duo, Sam Champion, a late-night Bustle In Your Hedgerow set and plenty of others, but the kids from Paul Green’s School of Rock that descended upon the Dirty Jerz blew everyone away. If only we were half as cool and half as talented as these kids at that age…

We drove down to the Land of Springsteen for a Saturday > Sunday boardwalk excursion, a taste of the rock with a hint of the beach. As with just about everything they promote, Rocks Off and Paul Green put together an incredibly memorable and special event for the kid rockers, the cool parents, and the non-aligned revelers. The quality and caliber of the entire, well-run festival experience was only matched by the quality and caliber of the musical experience.

We arrived on the grounds as the Benevento/Russo Duo hit the stage, the first time I’ve seen them play since their Fifth Anniversary show at the Knitting Factory days after Christmas. The Duo plays rarely these days, and just like any indulgence, it tastes so much better when you space things out. Benevento seems as inspired as I’ve seen him in some time, and it’s always a treat to see Russo at the kit playing Duo tunes. After watching him anchor a number of different (and fantastic) bands, you sometimes forget how truly amazing he is on his own fucking songs.

Read on after the jump for more of our fanboy rundown of Saturday’s festivities, as well as pictures and a few videos from the event…

Where most bands seem to hit a creative dead end after five albums, Era Vulgaris marks a creative high-point for Homme. Era Vulgaris isn’t thinking man’s rock ala Wilco or Radiohead, but it’s a ton of bad-ass riffs and melodies that makes for the perfect summer soundtrack.

 You’re staring at a record that has enough spit and polish to be mainstream; enough off-kilter punk blues for diehards; enough sonic experimentation to cover up the groups’ normal shortcomings (Meg’s elementary drumming); lyrics that come from the wise and fun loving ventricle of Jacks heart (“And lots of other situations where I don’t know what to do/at which time God screams to me/“There’s nothing left for me to tell you”)…and you’re staring at the album of the year.

Paul McCartney as announced that he will give a "surprise" performance at Amoeba Records in Hollywood on Wednesday (June 27). The former Beatle is supporting his new album, ‘Memory Almost Full’, which recently debuted at Number 3 on the US Billboard chart. McCartney is set to perform the free show at the record store beginning […]

The Cure, who are currently getting ready for a swing through Asia and Australia, have announced dates for a tour of North America. The band’s Asian tour kicks off July 27 with an appearance at the Fuji Rock Festival at the Naeba Ski Resort in Nigata, Japan, and includes dates in Hong Kong and Singapore. […]

On July 24, composer, bandleader and guitarist Trey Anastasio will release his new album The Horseshoe Curve via his own Rubber Jungle Records on both CD as well as a limited pressing of Vinyl. Instrumental from start to finish, The Horseshoe Curve showcases Trey’s Afro-Cuban-influenced compositions, replete with five-part horn arrangements, tight breaks, multiple percussionists […]

After more than a year’s worth of inactivity while frontman Rivers Cuomo finished an English degree at Harvard, Weezer has come back to life.The group "is just polishing up a batch of songs for a recording session that is going to start at the beginning of July," according to a post from Cuomo on the […]

The Beastie Boys have announced a few "intimate" shows in support of their new, instrumental-only album that hits stores today (6/26),   The "Gala Events," as the New York trio is calling them, will follow already scheduled shows in four cities, generally in nearby or neighboring locations. Three of the shows–in New York, Denver and San Francisco–will […]

The Verve are set to reunite for a winter tour. The original band of Richard Ashcroft, Nick McCabe,Simon Jones and Pete Sailsbury have got together for the first time in almost a decade. In a statement, the band have announced they were: "Getting back together for the joy of the music." It is believed they […]

Move over, Bustle In Your Hedgerow: The genuine article may be coming back. The three not-quite-dead-yet members of a little rock band called Led Zeppelin are reportedly talking about a reunion, at least for one show. Bob Page, Jim Plant and the SuperJammy Jam John Paul Jones have discussed plans to get together for a one-off […]

I’ve been called a manualist by several people, but that’s a thrice-daily habit I’d rather not discuss in a public forum such as this. The following video features another type of manualist altogether, a man who’s been probably waiting patiently for Web 2.0 to come along and blast his patented brand of sophomoric noise-making to the world at […]

Breaking out the oft-employed Cleveland Rocks Clause, allow us to produce some fantastic Forest City shots from our friends at Christian James Photos. A handful of quality shows have rolled through the House of Blues in C-Town (don’t ever call it that) lately, and our Midwest shutterbug Chris has been front and center waiting for close-ups of open pores and […]

No news is good news, they say. Only, when you’re trying to put together a link dump to start the week, it’s better to have some real, actual news. It seems our corner of the live music world rested this weekend, likely so the Hidden Track Birthday Boys could enjoy themselves without worry. (Ir)Regardless, the Internets have presented some interesting links for us, so let’s get our scroll on, baby…

• The Cure announces its first North American tour in three years
• Video surfaces of Lewis Black getting nailed in the head with a bottle during Gov’t Mule’s Bonnaroo set — where’s Akon when you need’m?
• Glide Magazine posts a sweet gallery of Bonnaroo photos
• The Clutch set from the ‘Roo has been the recipient of incredibly positive chatter — download it here from Traders Den (subscription)
• The Roots announce the coming of a new album
• Once again, the Grateful Dead Taper’s Section has another nice installment of goods for us this week
• Check out Mario & Luigi in The Lost Nintendo Sex Ed Tape
• Brooklyn Vegan’s featuring sweet pics from Glastonbury
• Neddy weighs in with his shows of the week list for NYC
• Congrats to Shaggenstein, the official winner of the Pearl Jam Giveaway

And as usual on Monday mornings, read on after the jump for a full list of the weekend’s setlists, including but not limited to the Lucious Bobby Dylan, Wilco, an Asia reunion, Bad Religion, Ween, Tortoise and a buncha hippie bands…

We saw the sun rising over this exact spot on the Atlantic last night/this morning, weary souls reviewing 10 straight hours of straight-up rock. We caught six bands yesterday at the School of Rock Festival in Asbury Park, New Jersey, just part of a day that began for me with the Benevento/Russo Duo and culminated […]

The Black Crowes have just been announced as the 2007 Telluride Blues & Brews Festival Sunday headliner.  The Black Crowes join Los Lonely Boys, Keb’ Mo’ Band, Robert Randolph & the Family Band, the Radiators with Bonerama, JJ Grey & Mofro, Joe Bonamassa, the Rhythm Council with Henry Butler, Papa Mali, Kirk Joseph and Robb […]

The perfectionist, Neil Young is taking yet more time to complete the first volume of his long-awaited "Archives" series. The Reprise project was originally expected in the fall but is now due to appear in early 2008, according to sources."Archives" is expected to feature eight audio CDs and four DVDs of unheard material, including material […]

U.K. indie-rockers have a North American tour lined up and a new album to go with it.The tour kicks off September 4 at the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C., and will make stops at clubs, theatres and festivals across the U.S. and Canada, including New York’s Webster Hall (September 7), Virgin Festival Canada at Island […]