Stormy Mondays: End of the Philathon
We’re truly in the Philathon homestretch, with only tomorrow’s finale to go, and so this week’s Stormy Mondays is a mix drawing from a few different incarnations of Phil and Friends (loosely interpreted). The first is actually from The Dead’s 2004 summer tour, which was essentially Phil, Warren and Jimmy enhanced by the other GD […]
Scream Hello: Everything is Always Still Happening
So, what do you expect from a band called Scream Hello? I mean if it was Say Hello or Scream I Hate You, it'd be easy to form some preconception, but Scream Hello? Who knows. As it turns out, the name fits the band perfectly.
Black Keys’ Dan Auerbach Plots Solo Debut
Black Keys vocalist/guitarist Dan Auerbach will take time off from his primary band to release his solo debut early next year and will also tour in support of the project.The 14-track "Keep It Hid" is due Feb. 10 via Nonesuch. Auerbach will hit the road for an 11-date solo tour beginning Feb. 28 in Washington, […]
Crowded House’s Neil Finn Recording With Radiohead, Wilco Members
Neil Finn has drafted Radiohead’s Ed O’Brien and Phil Selway, Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy, John Stirrat, Glenn Kotche and Pat Sansone, Smiths/Modest Mouse guitarist Johnny Marr, Soul Coughing bassist Sebastian Steinberg, singer/songwriter Lisa Germano and his son Liam for a sequel of sorts to his 2002 live album "Seven Worlds Collide."The as-yet-untitled studio project will be […]
Femi Kuti Confirms U.S. Tour
On the eve the release of his first studio album in seven years, Femi Kuti has confirmed a U.S. tour that will see the Afrobeat legend play venues from coast to coast in January 2009. Femi’s forthcoming album, Day By Day, is set for release November 18 and will be the first release from the […]
HT Giveaway: Strange Design @ Sullivan Hall
Current go-to Phish tribute act Strange Design returns to Sullivan Hall in New York City on Thanksgiving Weekend and we’ve got one pair of tickets to give away to each show. Strange Design follows in the footsteps of the Dark Star Orchestra – who will also be performing in the city that weekend – by […]
Freaks Ball IX: NYC-Freaks Logo Contest
Now a word from our friend JR @ NYC-Freaks about a special contest… Freaks Flag Flies @ Jazz Fest Word is out, the kick-ass celebration that is Freaks Ball IX is just around the corner (Jan. 10, 2009)! Our current NYC-Freaks banner—the classic metrocard theme—has been around longer than the last administration and it’s not […]
Televised Tune: On The Tube This Week
Oregon rockers Blitzen Trapper return to NYC this evening to open for Iron & Wine at Terminal 5. While they’re in New York, the Portland-based sextet stops by Rockefeller Center to perform on Late Night with Conan O’Brien. Rapper Snoop Dogg also joins Conan for tonight’s show. Monday [all times Eastern]: The O.C.: Death Cab […]
Pullin’ ‘Tubes: Ghosts In The Machine
Several years ago, the three piece Brooklyn-via-Dallas psychedelic hard rock act The Secret Machines seemed poised for big things after having released two well received albums, playing an incendiary late-night set at Bonnaroo, completing a co-headlining tour with KoL and an inventive in-the-round tour of their own. A funny thing happened though amongst all the […]
Review: Mason Jennings / Zach Gill
Mason Jennings and Animal Liberation Orchestra front man Zach Gill took to the stage last week at San Francisco’s legendary Fillmore Theater. Gill, on apparent hiatus from both ALO, and his duties on the keys as part of Jack Johnson’s band, started the night off with a full set of original solo material. His onstage […]