Longtime HT readers and contributors Ginz and Mel will be sending us texts with the setlist from tonight’s Trey Anastasio and Classic TAB show at the Electric Factory in Philadelphia.
Earlier this week we busted out our first weekday edition of Televised Tune and today we unveil the second part of our TT restructuring. We’re going to post Televised Tune
It’s been a while since we last told you about Sly Stone acting batshit, but we’re gonna make up for lost time with this one. Last Friday, the 65-year-old Stone
We’re extremely saddened to report that Merl Saunders passed away this morning at the age of 74 in San Francisco. Saunders’ B-3 playing broke new ground and has influenced many
For those of you looking for an alternative to the hipster Hanukkah shows from veteran indie-rockers Yo La Tengo, look no further than across the river where Matisyahu will host
Here we are, finally, less than two weeks away from the ‘big day.’ Judging by the numbers across the country for early voting, I think it’s fair to say that this election will be one for the history books. While I’m excited that so many people are participating, I’m also starting to get sick of it. I’m sick of the hate that we have on each opposing side. I’m sick of the ignorance on either side. I’m sick of receiving stupid, untrue forwards from family members and friends telling me why Obama is either the Messiah or The Beast.
Earlier this week, I drove through the local town square. It’s your typical southern town square complete with court house, law offices, local coffee shop, and did I mention that it’s actually located on Main Street? On this particular morning something struck me as out of the ordinary. You see, the GOP county office is located on the square and I noticed something particularly odd very early in the morning. Some jerks took it upon themselves to throw a brick through the window of their office. The funny thing was, I happened upon it before the police had even responded.
On a morning where I witnessed one of the most beautiful sunrises I’ve seen in a while — I also witnessed hatred and disrespect in its most idiotic form. Why is this? Why does something need to be vandalized to make a point? Why do people have to disrespect each other to try and anger the ‘other side’? I don’t get it. What happened to civilized discussion and debate? Hell, even the candidates crossed that line a long time ago. It seems that they are both banking on fear. Obama’s fear tactic is that we’ll have four more years of the same, McCain’s fear tactic is that we’ll move closer to socialism through Obama’s health care plan, among other things. Is this really what our fore fathers envisioned? Fear breeding hate breeding fear breeding hate.
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We had so much going on last week that we took a week off from the Friday Mix Tape. But fear not loyal readers, we’re back with another edition of
We’ve got Bizarro Jerry on the scene at the Orpheum Theater in Boston sending us texts with tonight’s Trey Anastasio and TAB setlist. [Photo by Jeremy Gordon] Trey Anastasio and
Fifteen years ago, when Phish completed their epic three-night stand at the Roxy in Atlanta the shows were instantly thrust into the limelight as among the greatest ever. Apparently the
In our never-ending quest to dig up some great bands that cost less than a corned beef sandwich at Katz’s Deli, we bring you another round of Blips. Blips highlights some great bands that are largely still in their larvae stage, but will soon morph into their beautiful butterfly. In this edition, we have some really cool new music, so take a sec, poke around their various websites, and see what you think of these four up-and-coming musical groups…
Boris Garcia
For me, most bands that have found themselves categorized as jamgrass just don’t do it for me. I like my jam music to rock and show some edge. When Boris Garcia came on the scene as the latest jamgrass sensation I was skeptical that we needed another band in that genre. Then I finally heard there music and I’m having a hard time turning it off. These guys combine the bluegrass stylings of Yonder and Railroad Earth with the hearty rock of folks like Tom Petty and David Lowery of Cracker to create a unique urgent sound that stands out from their peers.
Earlier this month Boris Garcia released a terrific collection of tunes entitled Once More into the Bliss
READ ON for three more under the radar bands you need to hear…
