Archive: 2008

The inaugural Vineland Festival, originally scheduled for Aug. 8-10 in Vineland, N.J., has been moved to early summer 2009. Producers C3 Presents and Festival Republic made the change in response to the overall festival traffic in the Northeast and major bands touring through this area at the same time. "We had to get our egos […]

My Morning Jacket has christened its fifth studio album "Evil Urges." The set is due June 10 via ATO and was recorded in New York late last year with co-producer Joe Chiccarelli. Meanwhile, the band’s first career show at Radio City Music Hall in New York, set for June 20, sold out in 22 minutes, […]

Bob Marley & The Wailers’ Exodus has previously been afforded the Deluxe Edition treatment. With a previously-released two disc set including extra studio tracks and live recordings from the original release period of 1977, the real necessity of an ‘Anniversary Edition’ comes into question since this latest release adds no new music and only little except in terms of its packaging: a faux grain slip-sleeve and slightly more ornate jewel case.

Roots rockers from upstate Vermont must have felt quite at home landing a gig in a Flagstaff, Arizona brewery in late January: laid back town, snowy mountains, pony tails and appreciative music fans. After all it was just a little over three years ago Grace Potter and the Nocturnals were regulars at cozy dining/drinking holes like Halvorsons and Nectars in their hometown of Burlington.

 Kaki King has announced a headlining tour for her anticipated fourth album,  "Dreaming Of Revenge." Following several  appearances  at the  SXSW  Festival, the 12-day tour will kick off March 21st at  Seattle’s  Tractor  Tavern, and will wrap  up  April  12th   at  Washington,   D.C.’s    Nightclub 9:30. Due out March 11th and produced  by  Grammy  Award-winning  musician […]

Another year, another new twist in the saga of Neil Young’s long-in-the-works "Archives" series. The multi-disc first volume of the project, which has shifted release dates countless times in the past two years, was most recently scheduled to arrive Feb. 19. But Young told Billboard last week that a new technological twist is responsible for […]

Don’t expect to see Led Zeppelin on the road near you this summer. The current incarnation of the veteran rock act, which reunited for a triumphant Dec. 10 concert at London’s 02 Arena, has no plans to play live — until at least after September, says guitarist Jimmy Page. Speaking in Tokyo today (Jan. 28), […]

Modest Mouse and The National will open for REM on their forthcoming US tour. Although the dates have not yet been announced, Billboard reported and Modest Mouse‘s publicist confirmed that the two bands will join them on their jaunt. REM hand-selected the bands to open for them on the tour to support their forthcoming album […]

Ringo Starr recently kicked off his hometown Liverpool’s year as the European Capital of Culture with a live performance of Liverpool 8 in front of 20,000 people. Coincidentally, this week I booked a nine-day trip to England and Amsterdam for next month that’ll take me to the Capital to see Liverpool host Inter Milan in […]

Widespread Panic will be back home on the road in Spring 2008 with nationwide dates supporting their 10th studio album, Free Somehow. Out February 12 on their own Widespread Records, Free Somehow is the first Widespread Panic album where many of the new songs have yet to be “road-tested,” making this tour the live debut […]

New York Doll brilliantly tells the story of legendary New York Dolls bass player Arthur “Killer” Kane from his days as a genre-bending rocker to his conversion to Mormonism to his unlikely return to the stage in 2004. There are many twists and turns along the way that make Kane’s story interesting as fuck. So […]

We’ve been closely following the New Jersey Festival Turf War between the promoters of Coachella (All Points West) and ACL/Lollapalooza (Vineland). Well, it appears Vineland folks have blinked. Our favorite scenesterscribe Mike Greenhaus reports that “co-producers Festival Republic and C3 Presents have decided to step back and launch Vineland in 2009.” We guess they ain’t […]

We just came across possibly the best thing on the Internet this year: an isolated vocal track of David Lee Roth screeching, yelling and singing Runnin’ With The Devil. You just gotta love his falsetto riffs and heady kazoo playing. But don’t take our word for it, listen for yourselves (that means you Sammy Hagar):

Seriously, if you don’t enjoy this week’s installment of the Friday Mix Tape, I’ll be reporting you to the authorities on suspicion of Communism and/or terrorism. Just try me, motherbitches. Try to stream this 46-minute masterpiece and not enjoy it. Like my failing English, it’s just unpossible. We start you off with the unheralded geniuses […]

We didn’t take Tom Petty seriously in 2006 when he announced that he was done touring. Petty proved us (and virtually everyone else) right yesterday when he announced a major summer tour with Steve Winwood as the opening act. Petty also swears that he and the Heartbreakers won’t do a medley at the Super Bowl […]

Good humored, self-effacing and articulate in his music and personal demeanor, Jason Moran is one of the most challenging artists of contemporary jazz. The presentation of the concept piece co-authored with Alicia Hall Moran,  “Milestone,” on January 19th at the Flynn Mainstage wasn’t exactly a high-tech multimedia production but it was provocative nonetheless, underpinned by musicianship equally passionate and complex.

The final song, Joni Mitchell’s “Blue” captures the essence of Jukebox: sultry, soft and emotionally fatigued. But predictable is one thing this record is not, as Marshall has made this “covers” Jukebox her very own.

Stevie Wonder, Billy Joel and Jimmy Buffett are among the dozens of acts set to appear at New Orleans’ annual Jazz & Heritage Festival this spring. The Shell-sponsored event will be held April 25-27 and May 1-4 at the city’s Fair Grounds Race Course. Also confirmed for Jazz Fest are the Neville Brothers, Tim McGraw, […]

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers have announced a summer tour kicking off May 30 in Grand Rapids, MI. As previously reported, Petty is set to perform at the halftime show of the Superbowl next week, taking place in Glendale, AZ. Prior to the announcement Petty reportedly suggested that last year’s tour in support of his […]

One of the more unusual albums to be conceived in recent years, actress Scarlett Johansson’s interpretations of Tom Waits songs, will hit stores this spring. "Anywhere I Lay My Head" will be released May 20 via Rhino Entertainment’s Atco imprint. Johansson collaborated on the album with Yeah Yeah Yeahs guitarist Nick Zinner, Celebration’s Sean Antanaitis […]