May 2008

McDowell Mountain Music Festival: Scottsdale, AZ 4/25-26/08

What is it about festivals these days? How come every-time I visit a music related blog that’s not hyping Vampire Weekend, they are announcing another festival whose lineup card is bragging “my lineup can kick your lineup’s ass.” And more likely than a $5 bottle of Aquafina, that lineup will include Flaming Lips, NIN and Wilco.

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Glen Phillips: The Secrets of the New Explorers (EP)

Catching up with Glen Phillips, ex-member of Toad the Wet Sprocket, might surprise you with what he has to offer on his new EP, The Secrets of the New Explorers. He and friend John Askew decided to record six songs about a random subject that actually meant something to both of them: space travel.  The result is a nice collection of songs, all with a “back to the future” feel to them.  I can’t tell if it’s a sound that Phillips will continue to pursue, but the EP’s standout, “Solar Flare,” was worth the effort. Travel on.

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Vegoose Is Cooked

According to the Las Vegas Sun, The co-producers of the annual Vegoose Music Festival confirmed today that the two-day show will not go on this year, as reported in the

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