Archive: 2009

 As the drummer for New Jersey’s grit-punkers The Gaslight Anthem, you might suspect that Benny Horowitz might have developed a bit of an ego, considering that The ’59 Sound, the Gaslight Anthem’s second LP has been making the rounds on every critic’s “Best of…” lists. It’s chugging, relentless, fist-in-the-air anthems even garnered the attention of Bruce Springsteen. The ’59 Sound has garnered heaps of comparisons to The Boss’s immortal sound, and he even graced them with his presence during their encore at Glastonbury this year.

One of the scene's most visible bands has a certain void, now that word's out that John Kadlecik will exit Dark Star Orchestra early next month.But in an exclusive interview with Glide, DSO drummer Rob Koritz reminds us not to worry — Jeff Mattson's aboard (at least for now) and Dark Star has big things ahead in 2010.

The music of prog-rockers The Hue will be featured on WXRT’s Local Anesthetic tonight at 7:30 PM CST. Each week on Local Anesthetic, Chicago music guru Richard Milne looks at the Windy City’s top musicians and the music they are making. This week’s show explores the best of Chicago’s instrumental rock scene, so we’re not […]

The curse of Friday the 13th struck Bruce Springsteen in a most unusual way: it made the 60-year-old rock legend forget where he was. The Boss bellowed "Hello, Ohio!" to his fans at the Auburn Hills Palace in Michigan. Springsteen referred to the neighboring state several times in the following 30 minutes until E Street […]

Buddy Holly was only 23 when his life was tragically taken – along with Richie Valens and The Big Bopper – in a plane crash. Holly’s brief recording career lasted only a year and a half, but his influence on early rock ‘n roll and beyond was profound. Let’s check out what they could do […]

Prog-jammers Umphrey’s McGee kicked off a four-show, three-night run at the Higher Ground outside of Burlington, VT last night with a rare songlist show. The Chicago-based sextet generally assembles a setlist for each show before heading out on stage. While they rarely stick to the gameplan, the pre-planned setlist does give a good indication of […]

Austin City Limits veterans Willie Nelson and Asleep at the Wheel team up for this week’s episode of the legendary PBS program. The two acts collaborated for the recently released Willie and the Wheel LP which features classic songs hand picked by famed producer Jerry Wexler. Friday, November 13 [all times Eastern] Jay Leno: Sheryl […]

Railroad Earth has confirmed to Hidden Track that bassist Johnny Grubb will leave the band at the end of the year. According to a spokesperson, Grubb’s last shows with the band will be its New Year’s Run concerts in San Francisco, CA (Dec. 27, 28) and Portland, OR (Dec. 30, 31).

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Grubb first indicated he would leave Railroad Earth in a post to his personal blog on Wednesday. According to the bassist, the decision was one borne of a “medium-range plan that had me exiting RRE at the end of [2010]” and continuing into a career in production and computer programming.

“About a year and a half ago (as regular readers know), the flame of my creativity began lighting a different path than the one I was on with RRE,” Grubb wrote. “I’d always been pretty good with computers. I only recently realized that the main reason that I like recording and production so much was mainly because it involves using and being good with computers. It took an iPhone to spark the idea that I should take matters into my own hands and start learning how to program myself.”

Grubb writes that he accelerated his plans depart once it became apparent that Railroad Earth was about to sign a new record deal. The deal was hinted at by RRE’s Todd Sheaffer in an interview with Hidden Track earlier this week. READ ON for more on Johnny Grubb leaving RRE…

Nick Cave and Warren Ellis have been creating music together for more than fifteen years with The Bad Seeds, Grinderman and The Dirty Three. More recently, the duo have collaborated on soundtracks for The Proposition (2005) and The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007), and released White Lunar, a two CD […]

Peter Gabriel has confirmed the tracklisting for his forthcoming covers album, ‘Scratch My Back’. The 12-track album is released on January 25, and is the first in a number of planned releases that will see Gabriel and other artists reinterpret each others’ songs. Among the songs covered on ‘Scratch My Back’ are Radiohead‘s ‘Street Spirit’, […]