August 4, 2010

Willie Nelson/Levon Helm: Radio City Music Hall, New York, NY 7/28/10

Shawn Donohue August 4, 2010 No Comments

Two living American treasures played one of America’s greatest concert venues on a humid summer night to the sold out house of all ages. Both Willie Nelson and Levon Helm have lived through over 70+ years of success and tribulations, that they are still performing such passionate shows nightly is a testament to their impact on popular music and their burning desire as artists.

Los Lobos: Tin Can Trust

Doug Collette August 4, 2010 No Comments

Without any overtly topical songs within these eleven tracks, Los Lobos manage to capture the precarious tenor of our times and their cover of the Grateful Dead’s “West LA Fadeway” is particularly resonant in that regard. Like the iconic San Francisco institution, his band from East LA offers respite that’s as self-renewing as their own creativity and the music that arises from it.

Jerry Castle, Growing, Toadies

Eric Saeger August 4, 2010 No Comments

The Shotgun in a monthly column of "Shotgun" CD reviews by Glide's Eric Saeger.

Gov’t Mule: Raleigh Ampitheater, Raleigh, NC 7/26/10

Bryan Rodgers August 4, 2010 No Comments

When Gov't Mule took the stage for their first show at Raleigh's new downtown amphitheatre on July 16, the audience's Friday night fun came to a wet, electrical end after only 4 songs. Returning to the venue for the make-up show on July 26, I wondered if the atmosphere of a muggy Monday could match the energy and anticipation that existed, albeit briefly, during the band's first attempt.