These aren't just words from Charles Mingus. He didn't always manage to make things simple, but one of the many amazing things about Mingus Ah Um is that he took this incredibly challenging jazz, in perhaps its creative heyday, and made it as easy as pop music
Ben Lee dedicates his seventh studio recording to Venus, the Goddess of Love and Beauty. A bold move for a man, but Ben recognizes that the strongest feminine qualities “such
Andrew Bird will support his forthcoming new album, "Noble Beast," with a headlining tour over the first two weeks of 2009. Tour Dates January 200928 – New York, NY –
Snow Patrol have announced that they will play three free shows on the US West Coast in December. The band are set to play shows in Tempe, Arizona, Las Vegas
Lucinda Williams originally came as a recommendation to me as a country artist. That always scares me, only because it seems that country music these days can mean so many things. Is it Hank Williams country? Garth Brooks country? You really don’t know.
Saturday marks the 40th Anniversary of the release of The Beatles’ White Album, so I thought I’d grouse around YouTube looking for a cool clip for today’s Pullin’ ‘Tubes. Yet,
Let’s face it, every single person in this “room” has air guitared a Trey solo or attempted to play their own vacuum like Fishman at some point along the way. But not too many people out there ever get the opportunity to take a real live stab at covering ’em. So today, we’ll take a look at some nods to the popular rock band as we highlight some truly stellar Phish covers.
Listening to bands cover Phish is entertaining, because generally speaking, you can really sense a sincerity by all of the band members to a) get it right and b) nail it. Plus, you know what they say: if you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em.
Benevento/Russo Duo: YEM -> Mike’s Song -> Freedom of Choice -> Mike’s Song 12/27/05
Considering Marco Benevento closed out this Duo show with Mike Gordon by saying it’s the best they have ever played, it’s pretty clear that this one is special. The highlight of this phenomenal run has to be Marco’s ambient improvisation in the early segment of You Enjoy Myself and the subsequent interplay with Mike on the big build up, but just listening to Marco cover both the duties of Page and Trey with his arsenal of effects is jaw-dropping. If for some terrible reason you don’t already have this entire show, go get it, son.
READ ON for more Phish-y bustouts by the likes of moe., Phix and others…
Nominations are currently underway for the 2008 Weblog Awards and your old pals at Hidden Track are up for this year’s Best Music Blog prize. If you like what we
My Morning Jacket, Blonde Redhead and Patti Smith are among the acts who will perform shows in New York City on New Year’s Eve this year. A Place To Bury
Shotgun CD Reviews by Glide columnist Eric Saeger
