With no new album to support and after a year of shows under their belts, Phish has been letting it all hang out on Summer Tour 2010. The craziness continued
Friday for the Foodies is taking a long weekend for the 4th of July. I will be unplugged, at the beach and manning the grill for most of the weekend.
I thought I’d share some fun (and educational) videos that highlight foods that we all eat on the 4th of July and the best way to prepare (and eat) them.
Enjoy the videos and I hope you all have as relaxing a weekend as I plan to.
Cooking with Johan – Grilled Potato Salad
READ ON for more instructional videos about grilling…
Dan Alford has presented two separate mixes of The Band covers for his Stormy Mondays columns over the past few years, but that won’t stop me from putting a mix
Tickets to God Street Wine’s reunion shows at the Gramercy Theatre in New York City sold out within minutes. Now that we’re only a week from the concerts – which
By: Allison Taich
The 9th Annual Northwest String Summit (NWSS) returns to North Plains, Oregon for three days of music and camping July 16 – 18. Set at the scenic Horning’s Hideout, just 35 minutes west of Portland, the festival features some of the best and brightest acts in acoustic-jam music. Kick off your shoes, tune up your strings and get ready for the ultimate hootenanny, featuring three nights of Yonder Mountain String Band, plus sets by Rhythm Devils, moe., Danny Barnes, Darol Anger and more. Here is a glimpse of what to expect at the NWSS in order of appearance.
Darol Anger’s Republic of Strings :: Friday, July 16 :: 6:00-7:15pm
Darol Anger’s name is synonymous with contemporary fiddling. His music draws influence from the traditional improvisational forms of bluegrass and jazz, while incorporating themes of classical, folk, pop and world flavors. Anger’s current development, The Republic of Strings, acts as an inter-generational exploration of string music. Their genre melding approach is bound to sweep one away with the celestial sounds of the traditional string quartet.
READ ON for more on the upcoming Northwest String Summit…
This weekend’s episode of Austin City Limits features Grammy winners Gnarls Barkley & underground DJ/production duo Thievery Corporation. Check your local listings to find out what time this repeat airs
While this weekend we here in the US will mark our independence from British rule with fireworks, backyard BBQs and cold beverages, yesterday our neighbors to the north celebrated Canada
With Expo 86, Montreal’s Wolf Parade has expanded their electro-pop indie rock in size and scope while delivering danceable efforts that their fans will devour. Guitars and keyboards sound grandiose over wordless choruses; large enough to fill up some arenas that band is on the road to headlining. Dan Boeckner and Spencer Krug are the most cohesive as song writers they have been in this bands career, coalescing easily throughout and making it more difficult to recognize who wrote which song.
Further proof that the 2010 summer concert season is taking a beating came late Thursday afternoon when the Nettwerk Music Group announced the cancellation of 10 upcoming Lilith concerts in
New Orleans was lit up recently by a full moon hovering over the city, creating an enchanting ambience to an evening filled with music from one of today’s biggest stars. Backed by the divine Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra, former Police front man Sting cradled and released compositions from his vast oeuvre of songwriting accomplishments.
