Depending on where you’re living, the leaves are turning, falling or fallen; it’s getting dark early and Thanksgiving is just around the corner, and that means it’s time for another
Earlier today, we told you about the somewhat surprising news that John Kadlecik has resigned from his position as Jerry Garcia in the Dark Star Orchestra. We say “somewhat” because
Over the summer, we revealed the details surrounding Norah Jones’ fourth studio album The Fall. For her latest record, Jones has traded the piano for electric guitar – an instrument
Dark Star Orchestra on Monday confirmed that guitarist/singer John Kadlecik is leaving the band. The official word on Kadlecik, who has played “Jerry” in the well-traveled, well-oiled Grateful Dead tribute since its 1997 inception, is that he has officially resigned.
[Photo of Jeff Mattson and John Kadlecik by David Gans]
According to a statement from the band, Kadlecik’s last show with Dark Star Orchestra will be its Dec. 5 date in Buffalo, NY. Kadlecik has in recent months been playing with Furthur, the Bob Weir/Phil Lesh project that has New York, New Jersey and Connecticut dates scheduled in early December and will ring in the New Year in San Francisco.
Kadlecik will be replaced on a temporary basis by Zen Tricksters frontman Jeff Mattson, who was already announced as a fill-in guest for several of the band’s upcoming dates, and will be with the band for its New Year’s run, its upcoming spot on Jam Cruise and a Winter Tour that will kick off in February.
Dark Star Orchestra publicist Dave Weissman tells Hidden Track that Mattson’s assignment will be temporary, and that DSO has begun a search for a permanent replacement.
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After The Fiery Furnaces left the stage on Veteran’s Day, I couldn’t help but think that their live show wasn’t what I had imagined going in, only slightly familiar with their catalog. With their latest studio work featuring rollicking keyboard-laden, post-modern soundscapes that allow singer Eleanor Friedberger to be the group’s centerpiece, I assumed there would be someone behind the ivories at some point. However, as The Fiery Furnaces took the stage at The Magic Bag on November 11th, their set up was noticeably stripped down. Not to say this is a bad thing.
The duo of siblings Matthew and Eleanor Friedberger, were joined by bassist Jason Lowenstein and drummer Bob D’Amico. Signature keyboard lines were taken by Matthew on guitar, who was armed with merely one effect pedal to add select noise to his vintage telecaster. Eleanor’s voice, which laid so heavily over the layers of sound on the last record I’m Going Away,
The choice to replace studio keyboard work with guitar made for some unique and different interpretations. The opening Rub-Alcohol Blues replaced the calming, smooth keyboard backing with prickly guitar pings from Matthew. On other songs, Matthew’s guitar added some extra speed as he punched out riffs on songs like Keep Me In The Dark, which was given a shot of energy. The trio of instruments stripped the songs down to their bare bones, and on occasion it caused a few of them to blend together, sounding very similar. D’Amico and Lowenstein created a throttling rhythm section for Matthew to accent. The short set was complete with an encore featuring a few crowd requests as Eleanor sheepishly said, “We’ve got a lot of songs under our belt, so hopefully we can make someone happy…” as a fan screamed for “Japanese Slippers.”
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As we previously reported, during their swing through California earlier this summer Wilco stopped by Beck’s recording studio to lend a hand to his Record Club project – which has
Kinks founder Ray Davies, one of the most underrated rock and rollers around, will visit The Late Show with David Letterman on CBS this Wednesday. Davies, who recently appeared with
MuteMath performing at Amos Southend in Charlotte, NC on November 7th, 2009.
Dan Deacon has had to cancel the remainder of his US tour after being hospitalised with back problems. The Maryland musician who as been touring in support of his latest
Carbon/Silicon have announced they are giving away their latest album. Called ‘The Carbon Bubble’, the album was made available after midnight (November 14), with the cover artwork and booklet also
