Bruce Springsteen performed with the E Street Band last night for the first time since November 22, 2009 in front of about 60 audience members picked from his fan club
For the past six months there’s been lots of rumors floating around about a potential Phish festival at Watkins Glen over the Fourth of July Weekend. Today, the print edition
PBS, a band formed by bassist George Porter Jr., drummer Russell Batiste and guitarist Brian Stoltz, broke up late in 2009 after what Porter described as un-music-related bullshit. Back in
Furthur bassist Phil Lesh is no stranger to the world of internet message boards. He’s posted on the PhilZone.org message board in the past including a visit in March, where he told fans about the circumstances behind Jay Lane’s departure from Furthur. This past Saturday night, Phil and his wife Jill headed to the less friendly confines of the RatDog.org message board and had an interesting three-hour visit, in which they posted 32 posts at that forum for the seemingly defunct Bob Weir-led band.
Phil and Jill started off by announcing that Furthur.net will host a message board of its own and took a shot at a few RatDog.org community members who have bashed Furthur and Phil in the past…
Hey, gang;
It’s a slow Saturday here, so we thought we’d log on and let you know that in the coming weeks, Furthur will be inaugurating our new community message board soon, and we’d like to invite the Ratdog community to join us there. Some of Furthur’s team will be available online to answer questions and discuss any issues that may arise in the community. furthur.net will have details soon.
This music can only exist in a harmonious balance between the energies of the band and the audience. Negative energy clogs the channels of communication, unbalancing the energy. We really want to keep a positive tone at our shows and on this new board, so we’d appreciate it if any negative sentiments or issues could be dealt with face to face. We travel constantly, and would be very happy to meet with anyone who wants to man or woman up and trash us to our faces.
Wheelman?
Rutil8ed?
You game?Phil and Jill
After going back and forth with “Wheelman” for a bit, Phil and Jill took turns answering some questions from a few of the community members. READ ON for a summary of their responses from the lengthy thread…
Yesterday, Daft Punk revealed their official video for Derezzed (via MTV), the most quintessentially “Daft Punk” song on the soundtrack for the upcoming movie sequel, Tron: Legacy. Fans of the
Umphrey’s McGee guitarists Jake Cinninger and Brendan Bayliss treated Chicago fans to a set filled with interesting covers, holiday songs and originals from UM’s repertoire at Park West for their
Southern living is good living. Backyard barbecues, little league baseball, red clay dirt, and porch swings. The days are warm, the nights are warmer, and good vibes abound. Such is the mood conjured by Athens, Georgia-based singer-songwriter Adam Klein on his latest release, Wounded Electric Youth.
AC/DC: High-Voltage Rock 'n' Roll: The Ultimate Illustrated History by Phil Sutcliffe is all that you want out of a hardcover/coffee table book: pictures galore. And like AC/DC’s power chord repetitive formula, this illustrated history is quite simple to read: big letters, big pictures and big pages.
Oftentimes bands lose steam after a year of promoting an album, tapering off at the end from the weariness of touring and media appearances, but this was not the case as Stars winded up their last tour to support Ghosts in November. Instead, they burst with energy and ended the era on a serious high note.
Sister Sparrow and The Dirty Birds, a two year old, nine piece big band chock full of sultry soul, funk, reggae, lounge, and rock grooves has released their self titled debut album on Modern Vintage Recordings. “Modern Vintage” is a fairly apt descriptor for this band at whose core sits 22-year-old singer Arleigh Kincheloe and her brother Jackson on harmonica.
