Claudio Sanchez, the mastermind behind the rock band Coheed and Cambria, has debuted a new comic strip, called KILL AUDIO, on Myspace. The first four mini-issues in the series will
Same Old Man may be the most accessible album of John Hiatt’s career. But it’s worth serious note that the rewards of hearing this album (repeatedly) far outweigh its simplicity and that’s due to the strength of the songs. Tunes such as “Cherry Red” and “Hurt My Baby” are just two instances in which the author turns the usual conceits of composition inside out.
I’m sorry for the lack of posts today, but I’ve been getting crushed lately at my real job. Hopefully we’ll return to a normal posting schedule next week. For now
We’ve just passed the four year anniversary of Trey Anastasio’s infamous letter to the fans declaring Phish was done, but according to a post on Rolling Stone’s blog this morning
Billy Corgan reformed the Smashing Pumpkins last year for an extremely successful album and tour, but didn’t invite original bass player D’arcy Wretzky or original six-stringer James “Don’t Call Me
Like their left coast cousins The Greyboy Allstars, Lettuce is something of a modern urban musical myth. Formed in the 90's out of common experience and taste, members of the band went out on individual projects—Soulive, Scofield and solo—before coalescing once again into a powerful funk collective.
Critically-acclaimed Blue Note artist Amos Lee has just confirmed a North American headlining tour. Beginning June 12, the dates kick off in Midland, MI, and finish in Los Angeles, CA,
Wilco, Black Crowes, Son Volt, have been tapped to headline the inaugural Jackson Hole Music Festival.The August 16-17 event will take place at a natural outdoor amphitheatre in the small
Playing to a sold out room that remained attentive and fun from the opening “Via Chicago” to the closing “The Late Greats,” Tweedy and his band mates were firing shots and killing moving targets all night long.
Last week I read in an interview where singer-songwriter Kathleen Edwards said she used to listen to music on the bus to school and wonder what others were thinking. Feeling so moved by what she was listening to, she “couldn’t understand how people weren’t as affected as [she] was.” Edwards went on to talk about the real music bug you eventually get when “you start discovering music on your own and not music that friends are telling you about.”
