Lawsuits and rock music have gone hand in hand since the genre started in the mid ’50s. The most recent big lawsuit in the music world comes courtesy of the
MGMT continues to make the rounds on the Late Night TV circuit as the psych-poppers visit The Late Show with Craig Ferguson this evening. This marks MGMT’s second appearance on
Last month Sir Paul McCartney added another trophy to the mantle piece when he was honored at the White House with a The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular
Most of the time when I am thinking what to put together for a Friday for the Foodies posting, the one question I ask myself is “What information can I share with the people who read my column that they can find useful?” Well this week I am turning the tables and requesting information.
Here is the information I am looking for. In the middle of August I am spending a week in Los Angeles. It is my first trip to LA (and California for that matter). I have reached out to Chef and food industry people I know for tips on food places to check out. I also wanted to put it out there to the Hidden Track community as many of you live, have lived, have been to, grown up in or happened to play a gig or two in Los Angeles.
I am looking for suggestions that are off the beaten path a little bit but that are worth taking the time to find and check out. Some of the suggestions I have received so far from my food industry friends are: Animal, Pizzeria Mozza, King Taco, In-N-Out Burger and The Original Pantry for breakfast. I have detailed lists from a few different chefs I know with some great suggestions of places that are either run or owned by people they know. What does the music crowd have to say about LA eats? I hope some of you can provide me (and other readers) with some of your personal favorites. If I can take enough pictures and write enough stuff down, I will try to do a LA food posting when I return.
On the music front for the LA trip I am hoping to catch The Neville Brothers, Preservation Hall Jazz Band and The Dirty Dozen Brass Ban at the Hollywood Bowl on Wednesday August 18th. Also looking for some pre-game suggestions for the show that night in the area near the Hollywood Bowl.
Thanks in advance for any and all LA food recommendations!
In other news, this week Scotty and I decided this week to start up a Hidden Track Foodie Twitter Account.
READ ON for more of this week’s F4tF…
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Next weekend the granddaddy of all music fests – the Newport Folk Festival – will kick off with three days of roots, folk and Americana music that this year will open on Friday night with a night of “banjo and bluegrass” at the International Tennis Hall Of Fame, before moving to the festival grounds at the historic Fort Adams State Park for two days full of music.
Founded in 1959 by George Wein as an offshoot of his already highly successful and well-established Jazz Festival, and possibly most famous as the site that saw Bob Dylan shun the folk world when he went electric in 1965, the fest fell on hard times and was forced into taking a 14 year hiatus starting in 1971 before it was revived in 1985 – and has been thriving ever since with its diverse lineups.
Over the years the iconic fest has hosted a veritable who’s who of musicians from Joan Baez to Johnny Cash to Muddy Waters in its classic years, and more recently has seen the likes of Iron & Wine, Fleet Foxes, Neko Case and even Trey Anastasio log time at the tents and stages.
This year’s lineup is no slouch either. A quick glance reads like my iPod on shuffle on any given day featuring HT faves like Levon Helm, The Felice Brothers, Dawes, The Low Anthem, The Avett Brothers and Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings. With so many bands that I’m genuinely excited about seeing over the course of the weekend, I thought I’d focus on six, three from each day and each stage, that I’ve got my eye on…
Day One
A.A. Bondy (Quad Stage, 12:50 PM)
I can’t think of a better way to ease into Newport than with a an early afternoon set from folkie A.A. Bondy. Armed with an acoustic guitar, harmonica and endearingly crackling vocals, the singer-songwriter just seems to evoke the spirit of the festival both past and present with his slow paced meandering folk songs. Bondy, who has two excellent albums to his name, may not be the sexy pick with his set scheduled against Blitzen Trapper and local heroes The Low Anthem – but you should carve some time out to stop by even just for a song or two.
READ ON for more of my picks for this year’s Newport Folk Fest…
As if I wasn’t kicking myself enough for missing Crowded House’s three-night stand at the Bowery Ballroom in New York City, I will now start punching myself in the face.
Gorillaz’s latest album, Plastic Beach, has been getting plenty of spins at HT headquarters, so we’ve been waiting to see how the disc translates live. We’ll finally get our chance
