2009

Green Day – Verizon Center, Washington, D.C. 7.29.09

Glide August 11, 2009 No Comments

green Day performing in Washington DC.

Pullin’ ‘Tubes: Jump Into Sleater-Kinney

Jeffrey Greenblatt August 10, 2009 1 Comment

Last month, former Sleater-Kinney guitarist turned NPR blogger Carrie Brownstein dedicated a week’s worth of posts on Monitor Mix to discovering the music of Phish. Brownstein dove right into the

Stormy Mondays: Some Vibes ’09 Highlights

Dan Alford August 10, 2009 1 Comment

The 2009 installment of Gathering of the Vibes at Seaside Park in Bridgeport, CT was marred by the death of a concert goer under suspicious circumstances – what many see

Video: Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings – 100 Days 100 Nights [Live on Craig Ferguson]

Scott Bernstein August 10, 2009 No Comments

Daptone artist Sharon Jones sang 100 Days 100 Nights along with the Dap-Kings on The Late Late Show this past Friday night. Here’s the clip… Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings

Televised Tune: On the Tube This Week

Luke Sacks August 10, 2009 No Comments

VH1 Classic airs the Janis Joplin documentary JANIS on Tuesday at 9PM. The film looks at Joplin on and off stage and features footage from throughout her career, including the 1967

Medeski, Martin & Wood : Radiolarians III

Doug Collette August 10, 2009 No Comments

Never let it be said that Medeski Martin and Wood repeat themselves but the trio's Radiolarians Series, in its ingenious concept of writing touring then recording all new material in quick succession, represents a willful effort to avoid the predictable.

Cheap Trick, Def Leppard, Poison: Nissan Pavilion, Bristow, VA 7/12/09

Bob Lange August 10, 2009 No Comments

Cheap Trick. Poison. Def Leppard. It's an odd billing to be sure. Poison and Def Leppard seem reasonable enough, with careers that rode the hair metal explosion of the 80s to multi-platinum success, but Cheap Trick, an 80s power ballad aside, were churning out power pop gems (that continue to influence bands today) five to ten years earlier than their tour mates. Oddly enough, the tour's oldest band chronologically is its youngest spiritually and that is part of the magic that still makes Cheap Trick matter.