2008

Wetlands Preserve DVD Due April 22

Wetlands. For many the name evokes a spirit, a community, an ethos. People still rave about the time they first encountered The Dave Matthews Band, Blues Traveler, Phish or Pearl

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Murder By Death/O’Death: Middle East, Cambridge, MA 4/5/08

Hearing the two play back-to-back one hour sets of Murder by Death and O'Death in the murky lair of the Middle East, well… all that was missing were seance candles and two men with handlebar moustaches declaring a duel after too much whiskey down the gullet.

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The Clash: Live Revolution Rock

What’s it say about the legacy of The Clash that a truncated version of Revolution Rock was broadcast on public television prior to the release of the DVD? Somehow it makes the English quartet seem less insidious in their influence than they would want their legacy to be.

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Widespread Panic To Close Out Bonnaroo

The Bonnaroo Music And Arts Festival has announced that Widespread Panic will now close the 2008 festival, headlining the main stage on Sunday evening, June 15. Jack Johnson has chosen

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Blips: Two Under The Radar Bands

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.


Boombox


Website / MySpace

Last week I headed down to the Knitting Factory’s Tap Bar to check out Boombox, a band fronted by guitarist Zion Rock Godchaux. Yes, he’s Keith and Donna’s son; but don’t go in expecting to hear Dead tunes. A Boombox concert is a nonstop dance party filled to the brim with lush soundscapes, groovy beats and Godchaux’s smooth lyrics and fretwork. Here’s how the duo’s music works: Producer/DJ Russ Randolph lays down the basic structure of a song for his partner to solo and sing over. The end result kept everyone at the bar on their feet from the moment Boombox took the stage until they finished 90 minutes later.

Read on for more about Boombox and Austin’s White Denim…

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Wednesday Intermezzo: Here Comes The ACL

We’ve finally reached the point of no return. That’s right, we’ve completely run out of jokes about the obscene amount of festival lineups that have been announced recently. So let’s

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Briefly: Macca Fall Tour

High on my list of living legends that I’ve yet to see in concert is most certainly Paul McCartney (I smell a future At The BBQ with that topic). The

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