Ozomatli will be taking their pioneering mash-up of hip hop, salsa, cumbia, and dub on the road this fall, with dates running from late October through Christmas ’08. Ozo will
Kicking off in Athens GA on October 8th, Galactic’s Brass Tacks Tour will be turning up the heat just in time to warm up cooling US cities this fall. Honing
The POP MONTREAL 2008 final lineup has been announced. The confirmed artists for this years festivities to be held in Montreal Oct. 1-5, 008 include: Burt Bacharach, Ratatat, Nick Cave
On November 4th, 2008, Travis will release their sixth studio album, Ode to J Smith, on Fontana International under their own recently reignited label imprint, Red Telephone Box. Red Telephone
Zoë Vision/Anthem Entertainment is pleased to announce the release of the Snakes & Arrows Live DVD on November 25 from the legendary rock trio RUSH. This 3 disc DVD set,
This fall, STS9 hits premier indoor theatres coast to coast from Los Angeles to Washington D.C., and points in between. The 22 night tour wraps up a huge year for
his seven song EP from Brooklyn by way of a Connecticut duo is something fierce. Their sound is rooted in the blues while coming blistering alive in the vein of DIY garage rock, from the gut wrenching “Wayward Son” to the funky-strumming-intro of “51 Weeks and 7 Days,” until they kick down the barn door lighting the place afire with crashing cymbals and broken strings during “These Bones.”
“Shitty day, people. It’s been a shitty day.” So spoke Fareed Haque to open the first set from Garaj Mahal at the Fez Ballroom on Thursday. He went on to explain that a certain unnamed airline had lost his six thousand dollar jazz guitar earlier that day. What did he get in return for his six thousand dollar guitar, you might ask? “Three hundred dollars and a phone number,” he said. “That’s all I got from them, and that is what makes it a shitty day!”
Of course, that meant Haque had to play his Moog guitar, the only other guitar he had brought with him. The Moog is a beautiful instrument that doubles as one of the most versatile guitars in the world. In the hands of one of the most versatile guitarists in the land, it seemed a win-win situation. That seemed okay with the rest of the band as well. They proceeded to tear the Fez to pieces and the next few hours flew by.
Garaj Mahal hits the stage with no set list. They play a game of round robin, songs are chosen by each member of the band when it’s their turn. They will call it out or start the song and the rest join in. Everyone in the room sits back and enjoys the vibe. Well, not exactly sitting back. In fact, the dance floor was awash with an audience that truly danced like no one was watching, lost in the jamming excellence in front of them.
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For those of you who missed WXRT’s broadcast of a portion of My Morning Jacket’s mind-blowing performance at Radio City Music Hall from June, you’ve got another chance to catch
Over the last few years, the Southern-fried soul, rock and blues outfit MOFRO has given Wilco a run for its money in the lineup change department. With the 2007 release
