2008

Allman Brothers Band, Ratdog: Jones Beach Ampitheater, Wantagh, NY 8/13/08

Chad Berndtson August 24, 2008 No Comments

It's uncomfortable to say so—given all the other variables and the fact that they still bring the heat with such regular intensity—but five years removed from the last, and one of its best, original albums (2003's Hittin the Note) the Allman Brothers Band is in a holding pattern. A new year and another batch of covers—however excitingly rendered–just isn't going to hold the critics back any longer. We need some new tunes, boys—some new fire in the blues-rockin' belly.

Televised Tune: On The Tube This Weekend

Scott Bernstein August 22, 2008 No Comments

We Jam Econo tells the inside story of punk legends The Minutemen from the band’s formation in San Pedro, California in 1980 to their hasty split in 1985 after tragedy

Pullin’ ‘Tubes: Goin’ Out West, Pt. 5

Jeffrey Greenblatt August 22, 2008 3 Comments

Well, we’ve reached the end of my Outside Lands preview. As you’re reading this, I’ll already be taking in the sights of San Francisco to kill some time until the

WXRT To Broadcast MMJ’s Radio City Concert

Scott Bernstein August 22, 2008 1 Comment

My Morning Jacket’s awe-inspiring performance at Radio City Music Hall in June was clearly one of the best concerts we’ve seen so far this year. Now we’ll get a chance

Friday’s Leftovers: ABB Plotting 40th Anniversary

Scott Bernstein August 22, 2008 1 Comment

One of the best benefits of living in Manhattan’s Upper West Side has to be the ability to walk over to the Beacon Theater for the Allman Brothers’ annual mega-run

Friday Mix Tape: Outside Looking In

Jeffrey Greenblatt August 22, 2008 No Comments

In and around 5 PM (PST), the initial edition of the Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival gets underway in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park. While the historic park has

Up North Festival – Hiram, ME 8.8-10.08

Glide August 22, 2008 No Comments

The Up North Festival held in Hiram, ME the weekend of August 8th – 10th, 2008. Artists included Soulive, Ratdog, The Wailers, Assembly Of Dust and more. All photos by David Bann

Son Of Dave: 03

Bob Lange August 22, 2008 No Comments

In a world that is so often style over substance, it's easy to get caught up in something clever only to find that there's no substance under the covers. Having been bit more than a few times, it's also easy to go to the other extreme and forget there are artists out there like Beck and They Might Be Giants and the late (and sadly underknown) Logan Whitehurst…and now, Son of Dave.