Archive: 2009

January may be a slow month for seeing shows, but it’s a time when festival announcements get released at a furious pace. Warren Haynes’ Mountain Jam is next on the agenda with the news that the Allman Brothers Band will headline the fifth annual shindig at Hunter Mountain on May 29 – 31. Considering the […]

We’d like to extend a hearty welcome to Noah Perabo. Noah, our newest contributor, loves a wide range of music and he’ll be writing reviews and features for us once in a while. Welcome aboard, Noah! With message boards buzzing for months prior to its release, listening parties at record stores nationwide, a full page […]

While ABC News’ 20/20 might pass on the Disco Biscuits return to picturesque Indian Lookout Country Club for Camp Bisco VIII this year, nearly all of our friends who love the jamtronica stylings of the quartet will make the scene on July 16-18. In this age of uninspired festival lineups, you can always count on […]

Metallica performing at the Verizon Center in Washington DC on January 15th, 2009.

Phish have just announced that they are adding an eleventh date to their “summer tour.” The band will perform at the 24,535 capacity Thompson-Boling Arena at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville on June 10. This marks another “summer tour” date that falls during spring. We’re pleased to announce an additional date to Phish’s 2009 […]

Thin Lizzy will release their live album Still Dangerous; out March 3rd on VH-1 Classics Records… Still Dangerous is the raw, unadulterated, untouched sound of Thin Lizzy at the absolute height of its powers. Recorded on the band’s sold-out 1977 "Bad Reputation" tour, Still Dangerous captures the classic quartet of Lynott, Downey, Gorham and Robertson […]

With their fourth album LOST CHANNELS set for release on March 31st, Toronto folk rock favorites are taking to the road to showcase their outstanding new batch of songs. The US tour will kick off on the west coast in Seattle on March 31st and includes marquee dates at Spaceland in Los Angeles and The […]

The Disco Biscuits will continue the tradition of bringing cutting edge acts to Mariaville, New York, when Camp Bisco VIII, the eighth annual three-day music and arts festival, returns this July 16-18, 2009. As hosts of Camp Bisco, one of the country’s largest and longest running electronic/rock music festivals, the Disco Biscuits have continued to […]

Dave Matthews Band, Wilco and Widespread Panic will headline the seventh 10,000 Lakes Festival, to be held July 22-25 at Soo Pass Ranch in Detroit Lakes, Minn. Also on the bill are Umphrey’s McGee, Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings, Railroad Earth, Tea Leaf Green, Junior Brown, WookieFoot, Trampled By Turtles, Cloud Cult, Everyone Orchestra, […]

After the quiet conclusion of Grandaddy’s extraordinary decade-plus run in 2006, fans were left wondering what would become of one of indie rock’s most affecting personalities, Grandaddy singer and songwriter Jason Lytle.  With the release of Yours Truly, the Commuter on May 19th that question will be answered, for Jason Lytle is back with a […]

As we mentioned earlier this week DJ JD Farmhound is once again dropping clues to about this year’s Bonnaroo line up via Radio Bonnaroo and his Twitter page. Farmhound just unleashed a couple new  brain teasers for you to decipher. Let’s take a look… Sun Ra said space is the place. Subtract Mr. Ra, the […]

In our never-ending quest to dig up some great bands that cost less than a corned beef sandwich at Katz’s Deli, we bring you another round of Blips. Blips highlights some great bands that are largely still in their larvae stage, but will soon morph into their beautiful butterfly. In this edition, we have some really cool new music, so take a sec, poke around their various websites, and see what you think of these four under the radar musical groups…

Will McCranie

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On one of the coldest days in recent memory, Will McCranie couldn’t stop sweating. When Will takes the stage – as he did on that bitterly cold evening for a record release party at Banjo Jim’s – he puts every ounce of energy into performing his heartfelt songs often leaving him in a pool of sweat. This two-time winner of the Lokal Loudness Award for Favorite Solo Act in Augusta, GA moved to New York City last year with eyes on furthering his musical journey in the big city.

READ ON for more on Will and three other Blips-worthy bands…

London’s Mirror revealed that Rod Stewart and Ron Wood spent Christmas and New Year touring Costa Rica, Bermuda and Miami to write the new Faces album. The article goes on to mention that the first new Faces album in over 30 years was recorded in just three days. Look for a tour announcement – with […]

Tonight, tenor saxophonist extraordinaire Joshua Redman takes the stage with two of the best drummers I’ve ever had the pleasure of seeing: Gregory Hutchinson and Brian Blade. Also joining Redman for the second of two nights at the Highline are bassists Reuben Rogers and Larry Grenadier. Here’s a taste of Redman with Blade on Drums and Sam Yahel on Keys:

Redman blogged, with a heavy dose of humility, about the upcoming gigs on his website:

On the plane to New York and getting pretty psyched up for these upcoming double trio shows with Reuben, Greg, Larry and Brian. Two phenomenal bassists, two masterful drummers, and one, lone overmatched and under-skilled saxophonist: could ket kinda ugly! We recorded together last March, but this will be the first time for any of us playing live in this sort of configuration. Should be a lot of fun, and pretty wild. Honestly, I have no idea what to expect. But isn’t that what jazz is all about?

READ ON for more on Joshua Redman’s double trio shows…

The surviving original members of the Grateful Dead teamed up with Warren Haynes and Jeff Chimenti last night to treat the crowd at the Mid-Atlantic Inaugural Ball to a tasty set of their greatest hits. The mini-set started off with the apropos Dancin’ In The Streets which The Dead jammed into Uncle John’s Band and […]

Deaths always come in threes, don’t they? This was certainly the case with three of the most prominent blues-rock artists of the ’60s. Janis Joplin, 27, had just been found in her hotel room at the Landmark Motor Hotel; her Southern Comfort-soaked voice silenced. Jimi Hendrix – also 27 – whose timeless electro-blues licks were already legendary, had suspiciously choked to death two weeks prior. Sadly, beating both to the great beyond was another 27-year-old blues-rock musician, Alan “The Blind Owl” Wilson of the band Canned Heat who died exactly two weeks before Jimi on September 3.

You may ask, who is the this person I deign categorize with these two legends? “The Blind Owl” was a different breed altogether. He wasn’t the showman that the other two were, nor did he strive to be, but his dedication, love and commitment to the blues was every bit as strong. Time hasn’t been as kind to him as it has been to others of the era who passed before their time. In this day and age he’s largely forgotten.

READ ON to find out more about “The Blind Owl”…

For the past few weeks 10KLF.com has been teasing the “biggest announcement ever” for this year’s 10KLF festival which goes down on July 22-25 in Detroit Lakes, MI. Music fans aren’t exactly known for their patience, so it’s no surprise that most of the lineup has leaked before today’s 10AM announcement. It appears that the […]

Singer/songwriter Pete Francis is kicking off 2009 with a full slate of late winter and early spring dates throughout the Northeast and Midwest. Blending an energetic and uplifting live experience with sincere and heartfelt songwriting, Francis has showcased his signature style in sold out auditoriums and intimate clubs across the country. For this tour, Francis […]

 Animal Collective will be embarking on a month long tour this spring in support of Merriweather Post Pavilion.  The album, available now on Domino Records, is Animal Collective’s ninth studio album and was recorded with Ben Allen in Oxford, Mississippi. After listening to this record, however, it’s clear that Animal Collective have transcended the everyday […]

Rush’s third volume in its "Retrospective" compilation series is set for a March 3 release. "Retrospective III (1989-2008)" features songs from the trio’s 20 years with Atlantic Records. It also includes the previously unreleased live version of "Ghost of a Chance," and two tunes remixed by guitarist Alex Lifeson and master mixer Richard Chycki, according […]