Archive: 2009

Martin Scorsese is set to direct a biopic based on the life of Frank Sinatra, it was announced today (May 13). This will be the first feature-length film about the legendary crooner, who starred in several films himself during his lifetime. Universal Pictures and Manadaly Pictures have been developing the project since they secured the […]

Sorry for veering off topic this morning but last night I came across a fun 10 minute documentary about baseball card collecting that brought me back to my youth. Did you collect cards as a kid? If so, be sure to check out this video of Joe Rock conducting business at his Baseball Card Dugout […]

Joe Russo, John Popper and Mike Gordon Jammed With Chris Barron

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

Artist & Title: Gene Ween – Birthday Boy, Baby Bitch
Date & Venue: 2009-05-09 – The Walnut Room, Denver CO
Taper & Show Download: Eric Foelske

Last week, I let you in on my goal of using unique artists for as long as I can with this piece. Well, I’m already stretching things a little bit, but I think it’s OK. I have previously used the Gene Ween Band, but this is Gener solo – TOTALLY different. Anyway, I really like this 1-2 combo of songs as they are both well constructed tunes and have similar subject matter. There is a line in Baby Bitch, “Wrote Birthday Boy for you babe”. He’s got two more solo gigs on the books in June.

READ ON for four more tracks from the likes of McLovins and Little Feat…

I started posting God Street Wednesday columns back in January with the hopes of rekindling some interest in one of my favorite bands of all-time. Since that time I’ve had the pleasure of meeting with or talking to a few of the band members, some of their crew and plenty of other Winos.

[Photo of Nick Setteducato and Lo Faber by Jeremy Gordon]

These are exciting times for the GSW community as a mini-run of Wine-related shows kicked off last Saturday in Morrisville, PA at the Awesometown Festival where the Lo Faber Band performed.

On May 23, GSW guitar heroes Lo Faber and Aaron Maxwell will team up for the first time in years to play a few tunes both by themselves and with Echofission at Mexicali Live in Teaneck, NJ.

But it all started Last Saturday as I headed across New Jersey – God’s Country – on I-195 to make my way to the little festival that could called Awesometown. From the minute I arrived on site until the minute I left I had as good a time as one could have legally in this country. Not only was the Lo Faber Band set off-the-hook but the other bands, vibe and surroundings were all amazing. I can’t speak highly enough of the job the promoters of this event did, but I’ll certainly try.

READ ON for more about my experience at Awesometown…

Wilco Offers a Stream of Wilco (The Album) at WilcoWorld

If you grew up as a rock fan in the New York City area then you’ve probably heard the voice of legendary DJ Dennis Elsas during his 25 year stint on WNEW or from his continuing work on both WFUV and XM/Sirius over the past few years. Elsas has seen and heard it all since […]

Lonely Island – I’m On A Boat

With three days to go before Zappa Plays Zappa starts a three month tour that will take them to Europe and back they have finally settled on a new lead singer to replace the flaky Ray White. Dweezil Zappa shares the amusing story of how Ben Thomas won the gig on the ZPZ Tour Blog. […]

Chris and Rich Robinson revitalized the Black Crowes in 2008 by en-listing two new members who then participated in the recording of inspired original material on the band’s first studio set in seven years Warpaint. The extensive touring that followed, from which this double live CD is taken, finds the quintet even further invigorated…and invigorating to hear.

JAY Z ANNOUNCES SPECIAL PERFORMANCES  JAY-Z officially announced today that he will headline a series of intimate performances to connect with fans as he takes a break from putting the finishing touches on his upcoming album, The Blueprint 3. Backed by his full band, the exclusive engagements begin July 3rd at the Pearl in the […]

The Flaming Lips are set to release their first-ever double album, and it is tentatively scheduled to be released late this summer. Speaking about the album, Wayne Coyne said the decision to make it a double LP was inspired by jam sessions the band had drummer Steven Drozd’s house: "I think with this there was […]

Frightened Rabbit will emerge from their Scottish burrow for a handful of shows this summer, including Village Voice’s Siren Festival in New York, July 18 and the Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago, July 19. The band is currently back home writing the follow-up to their highly lauded sophomore LP, The Midnight Organ Fight, but will […]

In case you haven’t heard ‘em yet, Rubblebucket Orchestra aren’t the straight-forward funk ensemble that their name might suggest. Instead they are a vivid ten-piece afrobeat/rock band led by trumpeter Alex Toth and fronted by the alluring vocals of Kalmia Traver; both members of reggae band John Brown's Body.

While Luther Dickinson has been spending his off time from the NMAS as a member of the Black Crowes, his band mates brother Cody and Chris Chew have a side-project of their own – the Southern blues and boogie-rock band Hill Country Revue, that also features Ed “Hot” Cleveland (drums), Daniel Coburn (vocals/harp) and Kirk […]

Thanks to NPR you can stream a crispy recording of last night’s Animal Collective show which took place at the 9:30 Club in Washington D.C.

Can’t You Hear Me Knocking is a bangin’ tune off of the 1971 album Sticky Fingers. The song didn’t really get into the live rotation until the Forty Licks tour. Check out this excerpt from According To The Rolling Stones about the song selection process for that tour and how Keith supposedly thought a previous live attempt at the song was a total trainwreck. The middle Santana-flavored-section just begs for jambands to cover this song.

Checking in on last week’s Ballad Of Curtis Loew edition, Phish has emerged victorious. Hopefully this means it comes off the shelf. Hey, it could happen, it worked for A Day In The Life.

moe.: moe. has played this 21 times but it has not hit the live stage since June of 2007. This is a great sounding tape from moe. down V in Turin NY. Source: 9-4-2004

READ ON for more of this week’s contestants…

Last week, Wilco revealed the cover art for their latest album, Wilco (The Album). Let’s take a look at 10 images that didn’t make the cut…

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READ ON for eight more rejected Wilco (The Album) covers…

After playing two special one-off shows in Nashville and NYC, it seemed only a matter of time before Jack White’s latest band The Dead Weather would announce their first full-blown tour. The band – which is made up of White on drums, along with bassist Jack Lawrence (The Greenhornes / Raconteurs), singer Alison Mosshart (The […]

The National – Far Around The Bend