Former Band drummer Levon Helm performed Tennessee Jed off his new album, Electric Dirt, on The Late Show last night… Levon Helm – Tennessee Jed
The pride of New England, Ray LaMontagne, makes his first visit to Conan O’Brien’s Tonight Show this evening on NBC. Ray will be in Los Angeles for a concert at
Ziggy Marley performing at the House of Blues in Chicago, IL on June 14th, 2009.
For more than a decade, as keyboardist for Colorado’s beloved String Cheese Incident, Kyle Hollingsworth has consistently proven one of the most innovative and virtuosic musicians on the American jamband
Fronted by David Nelson on guitar and vocals with Buddy Cage on pedal steel, the chemistry of the current NRPS goes further than just the band personnel. Robert Hunter collaborates with Nelson on a half dozen cuts and the long-time Grateful Dead lyricist demonstrates an elegant command of language on the title song, while the band's playing on a close to eight minute track is articulate in its own way
So the title is throwing you off huh? This is not a greatest hits package, it is a scrapbook of the first 16 years (all ready?!!?) that the Donnas have been together. It gathers unreleased B-sides, live cuts of their better tunes, remix’s, 2009 versions of older jams, and even new material; it is a hodgepodge effort all around.
Dolores O’Riordan, lead singer and songwriter of The Cranberries, will release the solo album, No Baggage on August 25th via Zoë/Rounder Records. With No Baggage, O’Riordan’s unforgettable, distinguished voice is
Paul McCartney will conclude his upcoming tour with two new dates that have been dubbed his "final" US performances of the summer. McCartney, who is preparing to launch his 10
Rather than continuing his musical journey through all 50 states, Sufjan Stevens is reworking some old material, and re-releasing it as an upcoming LP. Run Rabbit Run is a re-imagination
Pitchfork’s annual music festival returns to Union Park in Chicago on July 17 – 19 for three full days of eclectic bands (and presumably lots of tight jeans and small pins). Hidden Track will be there covering the good, the bad and the ugly with a full review to follow the fest. In the meantime, we’ve put together a list of the top five bands we’re most excited to catch. From the genius soundscapes of Tortoise on Friday through the closing circus of the Flaming Lips on Sunday, this promises to be a great event.
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1. Tortoise [Friday 5PM @ the Connector Stage]
Any day I can see Tortoise is a great day. Their set next Friday night is part of the “Write the Night” series where fans vote for what songs the bands playing that night will tackle. For a band whose catalogue runs as deep as Tortoise’s this is quite an exciting prospect. Personally, I’m hoping for gems – tunes such as Gamera, Djed and Onions Wrapped in Rubber. I’m also quite interested to see if any tunes off of their recently-released Beacons Of Ancestorship
READ ON for four more bands to catch at the Pitchfork Festival…
