2009

Vote to the Boat: Jam Cruise 8

In what’s sure to be an interesting competition, the folks at JamCruise have teamed up with our friends at Relix to offer fans a chance to get their favorite group

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iClips’ All Good Webcast Starts Soonish

When iClips announced their “Couch Tour” we were bummed to see All Good wasn’t on the list of festivals the company would be webcasting. This week, the iClips crew turned

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New Riders of the Purple Sage: Where I Come From

Fronted by David Nelson on guitar and vocals with Buddy Cage on pedal steel, the chemistry of the current NRPS goes further than just the band personnel. Robert Hunter collaborates with Nelson on a half dozen cuts and the long-time Grateful Dead lyricist demonstrates an elegant command of language on the title song, while the band's playing on a close to eight minute track is articulate in its own way

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The Donnas : Greatest Hits Volume 16

So the title is throwing you off huh?  This is not a greatest hits package, it is a scrapbook of the first 16 years (all ready?!!?) that the Donnas have been together.  It gathers unreleased B-sides, live cuts of their better tunes, remix’s, 2009 versions of older jams, and even new material; it is a hodgepodge effort all around.

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The B List: Pitchfork Festival Preview – Five Bands To Look Out For Next Weekend

Pitchfork’s annual music festival returns to Union Park in Chicago on July 17 – 19 for three full days of eclectic bands (and presumably lots of tight jeans and small pins). Hidden Track will be there covering the good, the bad and the ugly with a full review to follow the fest. In the meantime, we’ve put together a list of the top five bands we’re most excited to catch. From the genius soundscapes of Tortoise on Friday through the closing circus of the Flaming Lips on Sunday, this promises to be a great event.

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1. Tortoise [Friday 5PM @ the Connector Stage]

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Any day I can see Tortoise is a great day. Their set next Friday night is part of the “Write the Night” series where fans vote for what songs the bands playing that night will tackle. For a band whose catalogue runs as deep as Tortoise’s this is quite an exciting prospect. Personally, I’m hoping for gems – tunes such as Gamera, Djed and Onions Wrapped in Rubber. I’m also quite interested to see if any tunes off of their recently-released Beacons Of Ancestorship will make it into the set. Prepare Your Coffin would make a particularly nice addition to a set of classics and rarities.

READ ON for four more bands to catch at the Pitchfork Festival…

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Camp Bisco VIII Schedule Released

The promoters of Camp Bisco VIII have just unveiled the schedule for each of the three stages. CBVIII kicks off on July 16 and runs through the 18th at the

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Bloggy Goodness: Badass Brew

A few months back we mentioned that former Phish collaborator Kid Rock was throwing his hat in the craft beer business ring. The Detroit native will debut the new brew

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