The Elvis Costello-hosted Spectacle continues to impress with each successive episode. This week, Elvis and special guest Herbie Hancock tackle a song from River, the album of Joni Mitchell material
READ ON for details on the Southern-jam titans six date April run…
Tickets for most of Phish’s summer tour went onsale this weekend through livenation.com’s brand new ticketing system and by all accounts the process was a disaster. Many fans were able
When I first heard that Kings of Leon were headlining the worlds most famous arena, I have to confess I did a double take. Was this not the same band that only a few months ago were playing Webster Hall to an eager-but-miniscule crowd? Well, the pretty boys pulled it off and rocked out last night while having a sold out fan base in its grips. Caleb Followill remarked that KoL “have one of the last true fan bases in Rock and Roll.” While that rather lofty declaration is up for debate, what is indisputable is the crowd’s reaction: pure adulation. Playing through their entire catalog from Holy Roller Novocain to the arena rock tribute album Only by the Night, KoL ran through their catalog. Highlights were “Milk”, “Sex on Fire”, “Revelry” and “Black Thumbnail” during the main set and, as a shout out to the island hosting them; they cut into “Manhattan” in the encore. Removed from the music, one of the more interesting aspects to the Kings’ set had to be the spotlights, highlighting the brothers-Followill on drums, bass and lead vocals/guitar, while their cousin Matthew, on lead guitar, remained in the shadows. A strange setup that was made even stranger when, post-encore, the three bowed on stage while Matthew left….your humble reviewer is not trying to start drama, but it was a weird sight. All in all, while they could certainly fill MSG, the room may have been too big for them as the sound seemed to dissipate as the set progressed; “Cold Desert” and “Trani” were a bit weak and didn’t work as closers. Kings of Leon are a big time rock band that will hopefully feel more at home when they play here next tour. Setlist: Crawl My Party Molly’s Chambers Closer Revelry Fans Milk Four Kicks Wasted Time Sex on Fire Slow Light So Long The bucket Notion Black Thumbnail On Call Use Somebody Cold Desert Trani Encore: Knocked Up Manhattan Charmer
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tZtJIL5va4[/youtube] Traffic – Light Up or Leave Me Alone [Santa Monica ’72]
Bruce Springsteen has always been an advocate of the working man, so it was surprising to his fans that The Boss struck a deal with Wal-Mart to exclusively distribute his
The Band – Complete Last Waltz [FLAC, MP3]
Most folks don’t realize that the Capitol release of the Last Waltz isn’t an accurate representation of what went down at The Band’s last concert on November 25, 1976 at the Winterland Ballroom. Robbie Robertson took the tapes of the concert into the studio where most of the vocals and some of the music were overdubbed. Not only that, a number of tunes from the show – including a Richard Manuel-sung cover of Georgia On My Mind – were left on the cutting room floor.
Luckily, the master tapes have circulated completely unadulterated. What we’ve got for you today is the complete, dub-free, raw soundboard of the entire Thanksgiving evening show from 1976 at Winterland, running about 241 minutes. Robbie Robertson can save his version, this recording makes you feel as if you are at the show. We especially dig the urgent vocals on King Harvest and the powerful original take of Rag Mama Rag.
READ ON for a full list of the 17 tracks omitted from the official Capitol release, as found on The Trader’s Den website…
Tickets for most of Phish’s summer tour go onsale this morning and hopefully you’ve taken a few moments to familarize yourself with Live Nation’s ticketing system. Head to livenation.com at
[youtube]QdHhdpiGIas[/youtube] A Tribe Called Quest – Can I Kick It?
