I tried my best to attend my college classes as frequently as possible. Far too often, however, those efforts suffered drastically from a lethal combination of Chicago’s notorious inclement weather,
In one of the first big shocks of 2008, French house duo Justice will be headlining a gig at MSG on March 11th. Can somebody explain to us how a band [not named Hannah Montana] with one album under its belt expects to fill the Garden? Justice’s show is part of the MySpace Music tour, with Chromeo, Busy P. and Fancy supporting the duo; in other words, the opening acts can’t be counted on to sell tickets. You can buy your tickets now using the password edbanger.
Let’s start off the week by seeing what’s goin’ on around the nets:
Finally, for our friends in New York, watch out for the striking Ninja Bandit.
Bi-coastal Danish transplants The Raveonettes will embark on a North American tour (dates below) in Februrary in support of their VICE Records debut, Lust Lust Lust. The jaunt will be
Japan’s legendary underground group Boredoms are returning to the US in 2008 for a rare and very special series of dates this Spring. More relevant now than ever, Boredoms have
omprised of approximately ninety minutes of rare concert recordings on two CDs, Live at The Avalon Ballroom 1969 is a formidable set of recordings documenting an ever so fleeting phase of Gram Parsons’ career.
Gov’t Mule began their annual New Year's run at the Beacon Theater on Friday December, 28th. Opening with “Brighter Days,” one of their High & Mighty tunes that usually appears much later in the show, they immediately threw their fans an even bigger curveball with Robert Johnson's “32/20 Blues.”
Mick Jones, former Clash lead guitarist and vocalist, would never have imagined that he would be considered a punk icon, no less a major part of a legendary band. The whole concept is overwhelming as he says, “I try to ignore all of that otherwise my head will explode.” Almost six years ago, Jones teamed up with his old bandmate and fellow punk legend, Tony James (Sigue Sigue Sputnik/Generation X) to create Carbon/Silicon. These days, Jones seems fulfilled to the point where just making music is enough. Getting there though, has been a trip and a half…
Marty Crandall, keyboardist with The Shins has been arrested in California following a violent incident involving his girlfriend. Crandall (pictured far left) was taken into police custody in Sacramento, CA
Stephen Malkmus and his band, The Jicks, have mapped out the first leg of a spring headlining tour in support of their forthcoming new LP, "Real Emotional Trash." The former
For the first time in their 18-year career, THE BLACK CROWES will perform an album of theirs in its entirety. On a special run of "One Night Only" shows beginning
