Archive: 2009

Following in a long line of melancholic singer-songwriters from Canada, Matthew Barber does his fellow countrymen proud with the recent release of an honest album of rootsy rock songs entitled Ghost Notes. Barber stands out from the glut of singer/songwriters currently making the rounds thanks to the passionate yet gentle tone of his voice and […]

Following a blockbuster Spring Tour that saw The Disco Biscuits in the midst of their best year of shows in a decade, the band looks forward to a summer of confirmed festival appearances and side project dates. Marc and Aron return with DJ Omen and Conspirator on June 16th at the Orpheum Theater in St. […]

I guess it’s Ween day around here as we’re gonna follow up on our previous post with news that Gener’s main band will bring their brown sound to the Northeast in July. Ween kicks off the run at Lupo’s in Providence on July 9 before heading to the Port City Music Hall in Portland on […]

If you missed the Gene Ween Band the first few times they came towards New York City, you’ll get another chance on May 21 when the ensemble performs at PS 29 Auditorium in Brooklyn as part of a benefit for the arts. Tickets are currently available through this website for $15. Gotta love the advisory […]

March was the tenth anniversary of Soulive – stunning how time flies – and so to celebrate that noteworthy occasion, this edition of Stormy Mondays features a killer dose of Live Soul Groove. I was a huge fan of the trio back in the day, and while I don’t see them nearly as often nowadays, […]

When you name your band White Rabbits you’re bound to inadvertently confuse some into thinking you’re a not so cleverly named Jefferson Airplane tribute band and not an up and coming indie-rock band that is on the verge of breaking out. This Brooklyn-based six-piece, that uniquely utilizes the services of two drummers, though is in […]

Steve Klise has contributed these amazing shots of Mastodon live in action at the House of Blues in Boston on May 7. The prog-metallers are currently on the road for an extensive world tour supporting Crack the Skye CLICK HERE TO VIEW ALL OF STEVE’S MASTODON PHOTOS

The Dirty Guv’nahs – Loving Cup (Live)

The artist formerly known as Cat Stevens makes the rounds this week as Yusuf Islam supports his new album, Roadsinger, with appearances on The Tonight Show (Wednesday) and Jimmy Fallon (Friday). Unlike most of Yusuf’s last discs, Roadsinger marks a return to form for the former pop star. Monday, May 11 [All times ET] Scissor […]

Following the iTunes exclusive Live from Las Vegas – Exclusively at The Palms; Celebración De La Ciudad Natal is the second live EP My Morning Jacket's released just this year. Recorded in Louisville, Kentucky, at their hometown record emporium Ear X-tacy and Waterfront Park (the dual reference to the meaning of the title), this approximately forty-seven minute release is available only at indie record stores, whose customers no doubt form the source of the band’s greatest loyalty.

Thanks to the good guys at Wespac, they have given the Valley two days of much needed roots music. The past six years of the festival have attracted The Black Crowes, Ratdog, Bruce Hornsby, Solomon Burke, Gov’t Mule and Los Lobos to the mainstage.  Let us hope they keep attracting this kind of low-key talent  to safeguard the McDowell Mountain Music Festival as one of the better kept secrets on the festival scene.

After scoring one of the biggest viral video hits of all-time with Dick In A Box in 2006, Justin Timberlake and Andy Samberg didn’t let us down when they teamed up again last night for another Saturday Night Live Digital Short…

[Click Here to View Mother Lover When YouTube Pulls This Clip]

How long until the first movie featuring these characters comes out?

• Previously on HT: Dick In A Box

READ ON for the lyrics to Mother Lover courtesy of Zuum…

The Pitchfork Music Festival and the Flaming Lips are pleased to announce new details about the band’s very special festival performance. As previously reported, the veteran psychedelic rockers will close out the 2009 Pitchfork Music Festival on the evening of Sunday, July 19 at Chicago’s Union Park. However, due to popular demand, The Flaming Lips […]

Fever Ray (aka Karin Dreijer Andersson of The Knife) will bring her highly anticipated live show to North America this Fall. The tour begins with two performances at NYC’s Webster Hall, a fitting venue for the launch of Andersson’s return to the North American stage. In 2006 Andersson and brother Olof Dreijer – performing together […]

The Virgin Music Festival will hit five Canadian cities this summer, including Montreal, the event’s organizers announced today. The festival, which launched in 2006, is sponsored by Virgin Mobile Canada, which was fully acquired by Canadian telecommunications giant Bell Canada today. Event organizers didn’t disclose which cities the festival would be hitting, naming only Ontario, […]

The Fiery Furnaces have invited its fans to send in descriptions of the band’s newest album. Here’s the catch – nobody knows what it sounds like because the indie rock band’s 8th album, “I’m Going Away,” hasn’t been released yet. On Monday the band posted a MySpace blog titled “DESCRIBE THE NEW FIERY FURNACES’ ALBUM–WITHOUT […]

Nearly 17 years after the release of Break Like the Wind, Spinal Tap is set to release a new album entitled Back From The Dead on June 16. The first single shares the same name as the album and you can stream it now at Billboard.com. We’re glad to see a number of Tap classics […]

Wilco unveils the album art for Wilco (The Album)… We’re counting the minutes until this disc comes out on June 30.

For some families Mother’s Day isn’t a big deal, but in my family it’s the most important holiday of the year. That’s because my mother rocks and she spends the other 364 days of the year worrying about us, so devoting a day to her is the least we can do. I’d like to speak […]

Well my friends, I am leaving today to head to Paris, France for a much deserved and long overdue vacation. It is a foodie trip all the way. I am meeting up with some old friends and generally just checking out all of the cool foodie stuff to see, taste and explore in Paris. When I knew I was definitely taking this trip, I emailed a few chefs I know and said “I am heading to Paris for the first time since I lived there 17 years ago, where do all of the chefs go nowadays when they visit Paris?” One of the places that came up repeatedly in replies from my chef friends was E Dehillerin.

What I was told is that this place is the real deal! Not some fancy shmancy cookware store. E Dehillerin has been serving chefs from France and around the world since 1820. READ ON for this week’s links…