ATO Records recording artist Gomez has announced a national tour with dates confirmed throughout the Spring and Summer of 2009. The band will be touring in support of its just-released
Steve Earle is set to release Townes, his highly anticipated follow up to the Grammy Award winning album Washington Square Serenade, on May 12th via New West Records. The 15-song
Legendary musician and rock icon, Levon Helm will be releasing his second solo recording June 30th entitled, Electric Dirt on Dirt Farmer Music/Vanguard Records. As with, Dirt Farmer, Multi-instrumentalist Larry
If The Knife were described as the sounds of thunder and lightning, then Karin Dreijer Andersson must be the commanding eclipse that carries Olof Dreijer’s flashes of electricity. While The Knife are on hiatus, sister Karin Dreijer Andersson has focused on the slower, darker side of the duo’s distinct sound to release a self-titled album under the name Fever Ray.
Over the last few months George McConnell has been going back to the glory days of rock and roll releasing “Virtual 45’s” complete with B-Side’s. Come to think of it, that is pretty close to the glory days of today an I-tunes, but either which way McConnell decided to combine all his individual tunes into this full length titled, appropriately enough, Singles Only
After touring one part of the United States in Phase 1 of The "A Short Phased Hovel" tour, The Decemberists have announced dates for Phase 2 of The "A Short
With The Dead having played their tour opener last night, and by all accounts hitting some serious high notes alongside the rough spots, I thought it might be fun to
HT contributor Mike Sherry alerted us that the concert schedule for The Mountain Winery, high above the Silicon Valley, has been released and of particular note is a listing for
We’d like to welcome journalist John Coleman to Hidden Track for a report on a very special night for Umphrey’s McGee and two of their fans…
It wasn’t Fan Appreciation Night when Umphrey’s McGee played the Calvin Theatre in the quaint college town of Northampton, Massachusetts on April 8; but given that two of Umphrey’s biggest fans had their wishes granted and with fan favorites abound, one might get that impression.
[All photos by Sean Culligan]
As for the aforementioned fans: The first was Make-A-Wish recipient Derrick Meade. Meade, 18, was diagnosed with level-four lymphoma at age 17 but has been in remission for four months, according to a video interview with Meade posted on the band’s blog The Floor (which was posted here on Hidden Track earlier this week).
Meade said he rushed to get his Make-A-Wish paperwork in before his 18th birthday so the powers that be would allow him a day with his favorite band. His wish was granted.
READ ON for more from John on Umphrey’s at the Calvin…
Despite the long-time urging of a good friend, it really wasn’t until the last few years that I discovered the music of UK indie-rockers Gomez. Everything about these guys should
