Was there ever a more polarizing figure in the history of Phish special guests than The Dude of Life? The man born into the world Steve Pollak, a childhood friend
Everyone who attended Marco Benevento’s January residency at Sullivan Hall came back raving about most of the five shows he played. And according to Neddy last Thursday’s closing gig was
Last Wednesday night The North Mississippi Allstars played like they had nothing to prove but a whole lot to say. In fact, this non-stop two-hour set suggested the trio is entering the prime of their collective career right now in the wake of their January studio release of Hernando.
Few Widespread Panic fans are likely to pick their last two studio albums (Ball or Earth to America) are their favorite release, and even fewer Spreadheads would probably suggest their tenth studio album, Free Somehow, as a top pick (those nods are usually reserved for Everyday or 'Til the Medicine Takes). Give or take a few songs, Free Somehow is a surprisingly bold departure from anything the Georgia rockers have previously recorded.
Most of the Grousing The Aisles columns I’ve written for this rag have had unifying themes that tie together the featured shows. This week I’m struggling to figure out what these bands have in common, besides the ability to drive their audiences crazy. So I’m copping out and calling this a Variety Pack edition of GTA. Don’t let that stop you from downloading any of these amazing recordings of Los Lobos, The Clash, moe., Ryan Adams, Uncle Tupelo and more…
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East L.A. rockers Los Lobos surprised the crowd at the recent Voices of Latin Rock benefit show in San Francisco by performing an unannounced closing set. As if that weren’t enough, they also invited some legendary rock stars to the stage. George Clinton and Sly Stone joined the band for rough but ready versions of Thank You Fallentime Be Mice Elf Agin and I Want To Take You Higher. On the other hand, we’re sure the crowd wasn’t surprised when Stone quickly left the stage after banging out a few chords and singing a few lines. You can’t have it all.
Los Lobos, who has just embarked on a two-month tour, started their set with a batch of their greatest hits. For Mas Y Mas, the band invited Jackie Greene, Mic Gillette and Karl Perazzo to sit-in on what turned out to be a blistering version of the aggressively percussive tune. The highlight of the night came towards the end of the show when Mario Valenzuela, Richie Valens’ brother, came out for an energetic La Bamba > Good Lovin’ > La Bamba sequence. Over 30 years after releasing their first record, Los Lobos is still killin’ it on a nightly basis. Read on…
I’m not gonna sit here and tell you The Special is the second coming of Bitches Brew, but I have no qualms declaring it the best new jazz album in
We’re just waking up after a long night of watching the results from Super Tuesday roll in. Barack Obama may have split delegates with Hillary Clinton, but he clearly has
Six years after sprouting as some hippie jam fest, Bonnaroo has blossomed into the best festival this country has to offer. Despite the barrage of new festivals threatening their market share, AC Entertainment and Superfly Productions continue to put together the best lineups.
Where else can you see such a diverse lineup of the best artists from music’s past, present and future. This year we have Levon Helm, Phil Lesh and Robert Plant representing Team Fiesty Vet; The Raconteurs, Kanye West and My Morning Jacket as the current purveyors of the good stuff; while The Felice Brothers, Vampire Weekend, MGMT, !!! and Back Door Slam offer a taste of where we’re going.
(NME and the Associated Press both reported Led Zeppelin will headline the event, but the Bonnaroo site doesn’t have them on the bill. Yikes, sweet work there, fellas. That “d” is a “z” — Lez Zeppelin will be in Tennessee.)
The one thing that sticks out from looking at this year’s lineup is just how many acts they’ve booked. Where else can you see so many of the top touring acts in the country at one location? The 2008 Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival takes place in Manchester, Tennessee on June 12 – 15. Tickets go on sale soon, and if you’re expecting to go, we’d buy ’em early this year.
Enough of the prelims, read on after the jump for the full lineup…
On the full mend from shredded vocal chords following six months of tours in the U.S. and Europe with Blonde Redhead, Modest Mouse, Kings of Leon, and Secret Machines, Brandon Summers had the chance to chat with Glide about their latest record.
E has said that some of his best songs sometimes don't make that final cut for LP's. This collection not only proves him right but leaves hope there are still some more trinkets lying around waiting to be discovered.
