Archive: 2009

Last year, Jay Farrar (of Son Volt/Uncle Tupelo fame) and Ben Gibbard (of Death Cab for Cutie/Postal Service/Zooey Deschanel fiancé fame) collaborated on the soundtrack for One Fast Move or I’m Gone, a documentary about Jack Kerouac (of On The Road fame) and his quasi-autobiographical novel Big Sur. Recently Farrar revealed that the collaboration grew […]

Soulsavers will follow the August 18 release of their third full-length album, Broken, with a headlining North American tour that kicks off September 6 in Portland, OR.  Broken features the return of Mark Lanegan [Queens of the Stone Age, Screaming Trees] on vocals and includes duets with Spiritualized’s Jason Pierce (“Pharaoh’s Chariot”), Faith No More […]

Guitarist extraordinaire Kaki King is proud to announce The Exhibition, an art project that involves 16 artists and random King fans taking an actual guitar and creating original visual pieces inspired by one of her songs. The project, which began this past spring, culminates on August 7th at Littlefield Gallery in Brooklyn, NY, at 7pm. […]

Modest Mouse has announced they will release No One’s First, And You’re Next on August 4th. This new EP contains eight songs,six of which were recently released as limited edition 7" vinyl singles. Also included on the EP is ‘King Rat’ which was a limited promo-only 7" single free with the purchase of We Were […]

Los Angeles indie rock wunderkinds THE AIRBORNE TOXIC EVENT announce a very special performance at The Walt Disney Concert Hall on December 4th, 2009, presented by the LA Philharmonic.  The band will be accompanied by special guest, the award-winning Calder Quartet, as well as other surprise guests to be announced.  The show is part of […]

Having performed for over a decade with the increasingly popular Celtic folk/punk act Flogging Molly, Nathen Maxwell is faced with the double challenge of living up to yet not rehashing his band's strong body of work. On his solo debut, White Rabbit, Maxwell brings songs that have been simmering inside of him, some for over a decade, and prepares to meet these challenges involved in stepping outside of his established work.

New Jersey-based Yo La Tengo returns once again with their new studio album, Popular Songs, out September 8 on Matador Records. In addition to the new release, the band will embark on a two-month long international tour, beginning September 15th in Burlington, VT and concluding November 30th in Paris. Although openers and guest appearances have […]

Alt-pop supergroup Monsters of Folk tickets –featuring M. Ward and members of Bright Eyes and My Morning Jacket–has lined up a headlining tour this fall in support of the group’s self-titled debut album. The foursome, which consists of singer/songwriter Ward with Conor Oberst and Mike Mogis of Bright Eyes, and Jim James of My Morning […]

New Riders of the Purple Sage co-founder John “Marmaduke” Dawson died July 21 in Mexico after suffering from stomach cancer. He was 64. Dawson, along with the Grateful Dead’s Jerry Garcia, founded The New Riders of the Purple Sage in 1969 when Garcia was looking for a band in which to play peddle steel guitar. […]

Most of our readers will probably be in Indio on October 29th and 30th, but if you won’t be seeing Phish at their first festival since Coventry, you should think about heading to the Big Apple for one of the most ridiculous lineups ever assembled. Rock and Roll Hall of Famers Bruce Springsteen & the […]

While we all know God Street Wine guitarist Lo Faber is fluent in a number of musical styles, did you know he’s got some  bossa nova chops in his arsenal? In this clip from 1993 in Telluride, Colorado; Faber shows off his bossa nova skills during a flawless cover of Antonio Carlos Jobim’s The Girl […]

Last Week’s Sauce is a recurring column featuring recordings of shows that took place the previous week. Thanks to spreetaper for the photo.

Artist & Title: BBVD – You & Me & The Bottle Makes 3 Tonight (Baby)
Date & Venue: 2009-07-15 Wednesday in the Gorge, Lewiston ME
Taper & Show Download: Adam Hudson

BBVD, that’s – yep, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy. I know what you’re thinking, what year is it? Well you’re safe and sound here in 2009 and we are well over ten years removed from the swing revival (a movement that was accelerated by a GAP commercial of all things). According to the taper, the band just recently allowed audience taping. The band plays tonight at Lincoln Center in New York.

READ ON for more tracks from the likes of Mule and Son Volt…

In their third year back at Indian Lookout Country Club outside of Albany, Bisco fans were treated to 3+ stages, 50+ bands and countless hours of music that raged until almost the very end (seems the plug was finally pulled around 7AM on Sunday morning). With over 7,000 fans in attendance Camp Bisco showed the multifaceted side of its host and an inside look at some of the influences, interests, and good friends of the Disco Biscuits.

[All photos by Jeremy Gordon]

If you were dedicated enough to wait in line all night long and set up early you might have caught a taste of Beautiful Small Machines, who played the tent stage early on Thursday to a light but enthusiastic crowd. After a quick break for Mother Nature’s own light show and thunderstorms, Kid Cudi brought everyone back out of hiding with a positive message and talk of his new iTunes videos with Kanye West.

Asher Roth hit the main stage next and became the talk of the day – apparently his frat boy style raps didn’t mesh with the scene as well as hoped though he did try to work the crowd a bit and threw in some Bisco references during his hit I Love College as well as inviting quite a few scantily clad girls up on stage to dance along. Back at the tent stage Chronicle of the Land Squid went on, despite rumors that a band member missed his flight. Luckily things worked out and despite the river running through the center of the tent, the dance party had begun.

READ ON for more of Carla’s thoughts and Jeremy’s images from Camp…

Shortly before taking the stage at the State Theatre in Kalamazoo, Michigan on June 19, 1994, the four members of Phish sat for an interview that aired on a local cable access show in Michigan called The Big Daddy Show. Back in those days the guys would take great pleasure in screwing with interviewers and […]

For the past 13 years, music fans in the northeast have always looked forward to the one weekend of the year when they can totally let their freak flag fly. While other festivals have come and gone Gathering of the Vibes is still going strong and this year is no exception! Since 1996, Ken Hays has been working hard to get together the finest collection of bands keeping the spirit of the Grateful Dead alive. While times have changed and many attendees today never saw Jerry perform live (or Brent, or Keith, or Pigpen) this festival continues to bring out the best in attendees.

However, along with the typical jamband fare – Strangefolk, Deep Banana Blackout and Assembly of the Dust to name a few; GOTV always brings in one special act you may not see anywhere else. This year, the legendary Crosby Stills and Nash grace the stage on Sunday proving that you don’t need to wear tie-dye to have fun at the Vibes. With increasing attention on family, Vibes has an outstanding Kids’ Corner as well as separate Teen Scene for those who want to show their kids that mom and dad still know how to have some fun. Another new addition this year is the GreenVibes Stage which will run partially on solar power and “trash talkers” who will be helping attendees to recycle and properly dispose of waste.

On a personal note, I have been a GOTV attendee since the farm at Red Hook in 2001, in fact the Vibes was my very first festival! I was young and stupid and didn’t know anything about how to pack for a festival. I brought way too much stuff that I didn’t need and way too little of things that I did (duct tape and ponchos anyone?) I know lots of people out there have similar stories…so let’s hear them! What was your first Vibes experience and which bands are you excited to see this year? Take a look at our list below and offer your favorites! – Carla Danca

READ ON for a band to look out for each day of the Vibes…

Norwegian rock duo Kings Of Convenience will break a five-year silence this fall with its third studio album, "Declaration of Dependence," due Oct. 20 from Virgin. The 13-track set is led by the single "Mrs. Cold," which has been making the rounds on blogs in the past week. "Declaration of Dependence" is the follow-up to […]

In his mid-90s heyday, Tom Morello was a top guitarist, mixing skill, innovation and groove that was at the heart of Rage Against the Machine's hip-hop/hard rock hybrid. In fact, his sound was so successful that he rode it to mainstream success a second time with Audioslave during the first half of this decade. After an acoustic aside for the past couple years and reliving the RATM glory years, Morello is back for another shot, this time with Boots Riley of the Coup.

It may be no coincidence Ian Hunter’s newest solo album precedes a reunion of Mott the Hoople in autumn of 2009. The prospect of revisiting the most-high profile work of his career appears to have elevated him as a songwriter and performer on Man Overboard.

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, U2, Paul Simon, Metallica, Eric Clapton, Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Friends and Simon and Garfunkel are among the legendary artists confirmed for a landmarktwo-night concert event celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Sprawling across October 29th and 30th […]

After completing his first U.S. tour in 15 years, Leonard Cohen will trek across the States again this autumn as the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer has announced a second leg of shows, Billboard.biz reports. Cohen’s second U.S. jaunt in 2009 kicks off October 17th in Sunrise, Florida, and concludes nearly a month and […]