The power of viral videos seem to have taken over concert announcements, as earlier today the folks behind Outside Lands revealed their initial lineup via a video from Ghost Robot
Tea Leaf Green has joined the rest of the jamband world in embracing Twitter and to help promote their feed the California boys have come up with an innovative contest.
I feel bad for the members of his band that have to deal with this douchebag on a daily basis. Billy Bob pulled a “Joaquin Phoenix” during a recent QTV
On Thursday at 6pm, Ovation will air the awesome documentary Grateful Dawg, which chronicles the musical and personal relationship between Jerry Garcia and David Grisman. The film includes plenty of
Thanks to TaperRob for the updates from The Dead’s opening show… The Dead Greensboro, NC 4/12/09 Set 1: Music Never Stopped, Jack Straw, Estimated Prophet > Jam > He’s Gone
Isobel Campbell and Mark Lanegan are set to perform live in the US together for the very first time, with three dates scheduled next month. The dates, which will take
As Wilco is just about finishing their forthcoming and still-untitled new Wilco album, they have just announced some new western U/S. dates. Already on sale are: Berkeley and Lake Tahoe
One day two winters ago, 14 musicians decided to leave their hectic lives for a little while and go to ‘Gilligans Island’ – only this island was Maui, Hawaii and instead of sleeping on hammocks beneath the palm trees they slept 500 feet above sea level in a compound of treehouses. Together they lived a minimalistic existence …no electricity, no running water, hardly a road to drive on and barely a roof over their heads. Yet, it was 30 blissful days of swimming, surfing, singing on the beach…inspiring and experimenting and most importantly, recording some very amazing music. The end result is Operation Aloha, a collection of songs that captures the tranquility, freedom and spirit of Hawaii – and it will be self-released on May 12th, 2009. It may sound like a great reality TV show, but it’s far from reality… about 2,500 miles (Los Angeles) to be exact…
Medeski Martin & Woods' Radiolarians II suggests that each of the three musicians are taking turns setting the tone for the respective installment of the series. John Medeski takes precedence here, but not to the detriment of his partners or the music they create together.
Hmmm, the cello, it’s such an under-rated instrument in rock circles these days. But for Other Lives, a quaint quintet from Stillwater, OK, the cello's sorrowful sound makes the band “complete.”
