loudQUIETloud tells the story of what went out behind the scenes during The Pixies’ triumphant reunion tour in 2006. You’ll laugh, cry and feel uncomfortable as these former friends do
It’s been awhile since we’ve given you a festival announcement around these parts, but old habits die hard and we thought the inaugural New American Music Union Festival was worth
It’s been a slow news week around these parts outside of the tremendous Phil and Friends shows goin’ down in San Francisco. Just in case you’ve been living under a
Last year the Superfly folks one upped themselves with the addition of an additional tent at Bonnaroo called Somethin’ Else which brought a “downtown New York City jazz club” to
“Built to last till time itself falls tumbling from the wall”
So here we are once again. The democratic race rolls on, inflation continues to rise and natural disasters occur all over the world. Myanmar gets devastated by a cyclone, China gets destroyed by an earthquake, tornadoes rip through the south, and someone decided to start a bunch of fires in Florida. What the hell is going on?
Myanmar’s government is having problems accepting disaster relief. China’s death toll continues to rise. And we still have New Orleans.
New Orleans and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina is an interesting tale. Unlike Myanmar, our government did respond. Efforts to rebuild and restore have been hit or miss. Albeit disheveled, highly criticized and costly – New Orleans DID get relief. As evidenced by the recent natural disasters and using a little common sense, we will never be able to defeat Mother Nature and her awesome power. What we can do is prepare for the inevitable (unlike duct tape terrorist prevention). This leads me to the levees. READ ON for more of LoC…
After recently releasing their best album in years, Pearl Jam has started work on the follow-up. Guitarist Mike McCready broke the surprising news during a conference call promoting Bonnaroo. According
Photos by Eric Townsend of the 7th Annual Jammy Awards held at the Theater at MSG in New York City on May 7th, 2008.
On tunes like “Other Side” and “Water Vein,” featuring vocals from keyboardist Phil Ferlino, the bright, mostly major-key improvisation explored interesting territory without falling off the rails.
One of the most moving and politically charged writers, Michael Franti and his band Spearhead, return with their eagerly-awaited album, All Rebel Rockers, on September 9, via Anti-Records. Recorded in
Thievery Corporation will headline and curate the Outernational Music Tour; comprised of six select live dates across the United States beginning June 20th in San Francisco and ending in their