Phish have just announced that they are adding an eleventh date to their “summer tour.” The band will perform at the 24,535 capacity Thompson-Boling Arena at the University of Tennessee
As we mentioned earlier this week DJ JD Farmhound is once again dropping clues to about this year’s Bonnaroo line up via Radio Bonnaroo and his Twitter page. Farmhound just
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 of these four under the radar musical groups…
Will McCranie
On one of the coldest days in recent memory, Will McCranie couldn’t stop sweating. When Will takes the stage – as he did on that bitterly cold evening for a record release party at Banjo Jim’s – he puts every ounce of energy into performing his heartfelt songs often leaving him in a pool of sweat. This two-time winner of the Lokal Loudness Award for Favorite Solo Act in Augusta, GA moved to New York City last year with eyes on furthering his musical journey in the big city.
READ ON for more on Will and three other Blips-worthy bands…
London’s Mirror revealed that Rod Stewart and Ron Wood spent Christmas and New Year touring Costa Rica, Bermuda and Miami to write the new Faces album. The article goes on
Tonight, tenor saxophonist extraordinaire Joshua Redman takes the stage with two of the best drummers I’ve ever had the pleasure of seeing: Gregory Hutchinson and Brian Blade. Also joining Redman for the second of two nights at the Highline are bassists Reuben Rogers and Larry Grenadier. Here’s a taste of Redman with Blade on Drums and Sam Yahel on Keys:
Redman blogged, with a heavy dose of humility, about the upcoming gigs on his website:
On the plane to New York and getting pretty psyched up for these upcoming double trio shows with Reuben, Greg, Larry and Brian. Two phenomenal bassists, two masterful drummers, and one, lone overmatched and under-skilled saxophonist: could ket kinda ugly! We recorded together last March, but this will be the first time for any of us playing live in this sort of configuration. Should be a lot of fun, and pretty wild. Honestly, I have no idea what to expect. But isn’t that what jazz is all about?
READ ON for more on Joshua Redman’s double trio shows…
The surviving original members of the Grateful Dead teamed up with Warren Haynes and Jeff Chimenti last night to treat the crowd at the Mid-Atlantic Inaugural Ball to a tasty
Deaths always come in threes, don’t they? This was certainly the case with three of the most prominent blues-rock artists of the ’60s. Janis Joplin, 27, had just been found in her hotel room at the Landmark Motor Hotel; her Southern Comfort-soaked voice silenced. Jimi Hendrix – also 27 – whose timeless electro-blues licks were already legendary, had suspiciously choked to death two weeks prior. Sadly, beating both to the great beyond was another 27-year-old blues-rock musician, Alan “The Blind Owl” Wilson of the band Canned Heat who died exactly two weeks before Jimi on September 3.
You may ask, who is the this person I deign categorize with these two legends? “The Blind Owl” was a different breed altogether. He wasn’t the showman that the other two were, nor did he strive to be, but his dedication, love and commitment to the blues was every bit as strong. Time hasn’t been as kind to him as it has been to others of the era who passed before their time. In this day and age he’s largely forgotten.
READ ON to find out more about “The Blind Owl”…
For the past few weeks 10KLF.com has been teasing the “biggest announcement ever” for this year’s 10KLF festival which goes down on July 22-25 in Detroit Lakes, MI. Music fans
Singer/songwriter Pete Francis is kicking off 2009 with a full slate of late winter and early spring dates throughout the Northeast and Midwest. Blending an energetic and uplifting live experience
Animal Collective will be embarking on a month long tour this spring in support of Merriweather Post Pavilion. The album, available now on Domino Records, is Animal Collective’s ninth studio
