Former Soul Coughing front-man Mike Doughty has announced spring tour dates behind his latest studio LP, the forthcoming "Golden Delicious,’ due Feb. 19. The tour kicks off nearly a month
The Police have announced summer tour dates for what they’re saying will be their last-ever round of shows together, and have placed Elvis Costello & The Imposters to occupy the
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss teamed up to record the incredible Raising Sand last year. Now the two legendary artists are taking the show on the road. CMT’s Crossroads series
Southern rockers Drive-By Truckers kicked off a tour earlier this week in support of their latest effort Brighter Than Creations Dark – their first album after the departure of Jason
Shot over the course of 11 years Dream Of Life is a brand new documentary about “Punk’s Poet Laureate” Patti Smith. The film provides an intimate portrait into the singer/poet/artist’s
A few months ago The Who’s website started a rumor that Pete Townshend would be performing in some capacity at the upcoming Steve Winwood/Eric Clapton at MSG. The ever-reliable Where’s Eric website clues us in on Eric and Steve’s lineup, also stating strongly that Townshend will not appear at the Garden. I guess we’ll see who’s right in just a few short weeks.
Let’s end the week with a piping hot batch of links, fresh from the oven:
R.E.M. just released the Vincent Moon-directed video for their new single, Supernatural Superserious, and we kinda like the direction they seem to be taking on Accelerate. I first saw R.E.M. at MSG in 1988 (gold clap), so I love hearing the jingle-jangle of Peter Buck’s guitar, Mike Mills’ high harmonies and Michael Stipe’s straight forward lyrics. All of the sudden, I’m getting really excited to see the band at Langerado. Check out the video after the jump…
The first CD of the collaboration between Donna Jean Godchaux-Mackay and The Zen Tricksters is greater by far than the sum of its parts. Rather than merely an alliance of a former Grateful Dead vocalist and a once and future Grateful Dead cover band, Donna Jean & the Tricksters is a logical extension of the former's main influences and the band’s natural inclination to improvise.
Radio Woodstock and Warren Haynes (Gov’t Mule, The Allman Brothers Band, The Dead) have confirmed that Bob Weir & RatDog, Umphrey’s McGee, Dr. Dog, Pete Francis (of Dispatch) and Larry
Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder will embark on his first solo tour this spring, in support of his Monkeywrench/J soundtrack to the acclaimed film "Into the Wild." Dates begin April
With his fourth LP and second release on Sub Pop, Kelley Stoltz is often surrounded by the “fi” words: low, mid and hi His latest Circular Sounds is a departure from the lo and mid-fi’s of his first three releases and explores the sonic rich production of hi-fi.
