We love when a private show becomes open to the public and that’s the case for Alexandra Rosenstein’s 33rd Birthday Party at Sullivan Hall on October 8th. Why is this
Our friend Will McCranie caught a very special Dead Confederate show last night at the Music Hall of Williamsburg and has filed this report… Menacing as ever and wasting no
You wouldn’t think major news about a band’s future would break in a college paper, but that’s exactly what happened today as Vanderbilt’s student paper printed a Q & A
When we last checked in with Ben Kweller, the singer-songwriter had recently released his fourth studio album, the country-tinged Changing Horses. The ATO recording artist, whose next album – Go
If you’ve been nose-to-grindstone in the music industry for decades, you hope to stay busy. And now, more than ever, it seems, Jeff Mattson’s cup runneth over.
Although long considered a musician’s musician with wicked guitar chops and a lived-in voice, and best known for the Zen Tricksters and a stint with Phil Lesh & Friends in the late 1990s, some of Mattson’s biggest breaks have come only in the past few years. First came a partnership with Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay, with whom Mattson clicked instantly, going on to form what both musicians consider one of their most creative projects. And late last year, with John Kadlecik’s departure from Dark Star Orchestra imminent, Mattson stepped into the “Jerry” role in DSO so seamlessly that by the time he formally joined the band, in June 2010, it seemed just that: a formality. The role was his.
Hidden Track had a chance to visit with Mattson at his Long Island home a few weeks back, part of a rare break for the guitarist and singer between exhausting DSO tour legs. It was one of those conversations where 50 minutes flow by like five, with so much to touch upon, and Mattson was in a mood to expound.
HIDDEN TRACK: Watching you perform with DSO now, you’ve slipped into this role so easily. Obviously you’ve known these guys for a while but it’s a transition all the same. Going back, when did you first hook up with the DSO gang?
JEFF MATTSON: When did I first meet them?
HT: Right, you’ve known them for years and I can remember seeing the Zen Tricksters and DSO sharing bills some eight, nine years ago.
JM: Yeah, I think it was back about then, down south somewhere, where the Zen Tricksters opened for DSO. The first time we encountered each other there was, well, maybe a little gentle competition, but a good vibe between us, too. Then, in 2003, the Zen Tricksters went out as an acoustic trio, just Klyph (Black), Tommy (Circosta) and me, and did something like 10 shows opening for them. We got to know them better and there was mutual respect, and we both saw it as we’re on the same mission, instead of competing. And frankly, they’re a lot more successful than we ever were [laughs], and we weren’t much of a threat! But we had our niche.
READ ON for more of Chad’s chat with Jeff Mattson…
The nominees for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2011 were announced yesterday and once again the big story for us are the bands who didn’t
Reuben and David from Quintus stopped by the Big Ugly Yellow Couch, a domesticated Brooklyn blog that hosts acoustic sessions on their sofa and include quirky poetic writings about the
Our pal Ted Rockwell, of Everyday Companion fame, attended Saturday night’s Furthur show and enjoyed it so much he decided to submit a writeup on the evening urging our readers to check out the recordings…
So we’re all live music fans, right?
OK, now that we have that established, I will dispose of formalities like explaining what it feels like to go to a show at the legendary Red Rocks Amphitheater. And I will forego the description of the all-to-often occurrence of thoroughly enjoying a live performance, only to review the tapes and realize on second listen that the performance is full of flaws.
And I will skip right to the heart of the matter at hand.
[via @furthurband]
On Saturday September 25, 2010, Furthur played one of the best shows I have ever seen at Red Rocks. Period.
I realize that’s a big statement, but I can back it up. By anyone’s estimation I have seen my fair share of amazing shows at Red Rocks over the last 14 years; Neil Young in the rain, Radiohead, Bjork, Wilco, every single Widespread Panic show they’ve headlined, several incarnations of Phil Lesh and his friends, Gov’t Mule, Trey, The Arcade Fire, Sigur Ros… etc.
READ ON for more on Furthur on the Rocks…
Hopscotch Music Festival, held in Raleigh, NC 9/9-11/10.
Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion will release their second full-length album, Bright Examples, on Ninth Street Opus on Tuesday, February 22, 2011. Produced by Vetiver’s Andy Cabic and Thom
