In one of the closest votes since the 2000 Presidental Election, the Ryan Montbleau Band has eeked out a victory in the Vote For The Boat contest. The win gains
When Tea Leaf Green guitarist Josh Clark isn’t shredding on stage with his band or getting into it with his fans, he’s been known to draw a picture or two.
Last Week’s Sauce is a recurring column featuring recordings of shows that took place the previous week. Thanks to jimna for the photo.
Artist & Title: the Disco Biscuits – Donde?
Date & Venue: 2009-09-12 Starland Ballroom, Sayreville NJ
Taper & Show Download: Jesse Hurlburt
the Disco Biscuits didn’t hit their goal of releasing their next studio album before Chinese Democracy, but Planet Anthem IS slated for a January 2010 release. The Biscuits also have announced they will be issuing three EP’s leading up to January, the first of which is due this month. There is no tracklist available, so I can’t tell you if Donde? is on the album, but it was debuted at this September 12th show. tDB have just started an extended fall tour, they’ve got today off and play tomorrow in Fayetteville, AR.
[audio:https://glidemag.wpengine.com/hiddentrack/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/biscosauce.mp3]READ ON to hear tracks from Mike Gordon, Trey Anastasio and others…
The end of summer doesn’t mean the end of festival season as we’ve got two upcoming festies to tell you about. First, a reminder that the Let It Roll Festival
Peter Rowan – Midnight Moonlight (Live)
Music fan Jimmy Coulas loves to attend concerts from a wide variety of bands and write about them for his Chicago-based blog, Scents & Subtle Sounds. On Sunday night he saw U2 at Soldier Field and tells us all about it…
[All Photos Via U2.com]
Music has always served as my escape from the every day hustle and bustle of life. The economic crisis that has gripped this country has affected the way that people live and has inevitably changed the way that people spend their money. To most people, concert tickets would be on top of the list of items to cut out of their budget. It seems as if U2 serves as the exception to the rule.
When the house lights cut out on Sunday night at Chicago’s Soldier Field the crowd erupted. You could tell the audience was ready for any and everything the band had in store for them. U2 could have easily rolled out their greatest hits and pleased the crowd, but they held back and played a career-spanning set. READ ON for the rest of Jimmy’s take on U2 in Chicago…
When a band has survived for 25 years, they have free reign to call their own creative shots. In that case, give Yo La Tengo all the artillery they need. Aside from their guitar freak-outs they’ve always won a heart with the twee crowd , courtesy of “autumn sweater,” and their “Sonic Youth Lite hush hush” songs.
But, for Son Volt fans, last night was a positive glimpse into a focused and hungry band, one that was in danger of getting bogged down by a distant and studio-sounding live show. Jay Farrar’s songs have never suffered for lyrical grace and insight; it’s the presentation that sometimes lacked vigor. James Walbourne added a much needed dose of rock and roll swagger to Farrar’s meditations of the American Dream.
Jay Farrar and Benjamin Gibbard will do four special concerts performing their collaborative work honoring Beat Generation pioneer Jack Kerouac. Farrar and Gibbard’s album – One Fast Move Or I’m
