Archive: 2010

Horse Feathers will have a new album, titled ‘Thistled Spring’ out on Kill Rock Stars on Apr 20th, 2010. This will be their second full length for KRS after 2008’s ‘House With No Home,’ and their third overall. An appearance at SXSW in March will be followed by a US tour in Apr/May.   ‘House With No Home’ […]

Legendary hip-hop/rock group CYPRESS HILL have signed an exclusive worldwide deal with Priority/EMI and are gearing up for the April 6th release of RISE UP, their first new studio album in six years. The deal is the first artist signing by Priority Records Creative Chairman Snoop Dogg. "My role as Creative Chairman of Priority Records […]

On February 9th, Bama Rags/RCA Records will release Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds’ Live In Las Vegas, a 2-CD set capturing their December 12, 2009 show at the Theater for the Performing Arts at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, NV. The concert was the culmination of "An Acoustic Weekend with Dave Matthews […]

Sweet Release may be Velvet Truckstop’s debut album, but it sounds like the work of a band who’s comfortable in its own skin and knows what it wants to sound like. Constanten and Cage, being the pros that they are, step onboard only to serve the song; Sweet Release is a solid sample of Velvet Truckstop’s voice from beginning to end. They ain’t tryin’ to be nobody but themselves.

Charlie Hunter has certainly proved he's his own man during the course of a career that's found him working as parts of solos, duos, quartets, quintets and larger ensembles both as frontman/bandleader and collaborative participant. He is comfortable with himself to the extent his self-description as a 'boutique' artist sounds both pragmatic and proud.

Salvator Santana is proud to announce an exclusive run of shows in support of his long anticipated solo debut, Keyboard City, due 2/2/2010. The innovative keyboardist will be sharing the stage with UK funk transplants, The New Mastersounds, on tour along the west coast this Spring. The young Santana’s live band will feature a keyboard-centric […]

Tickets for Trey Anastasio’s tour with Classic TAB went onsale to the general public starting yesterday and within a few hours Red Bank, Washington D.C., Charlottesville, Milwaukee and Boston sold out. Count me among the people who didn’t think Phish fans would be ready to go back into their pockets so quick, but good for […]

There are some supergroup lineups that impress and some that blow you away. The lineup for Some Cat From Japan – Will Bernard, Nigel Hall, Scott Metzger, Ron Johnson & Eric Bolivar – is one of those mind-blowing lineups. Some Cat From Japan plays music inspired by Jimi Hendrix and the group comes to Sullivan […]

While there aren’t too many gigs played in January, you can always count on the first month of the year to be filled with festival announcements. Just this week alone we’ve had three major announcements. Let’s recap… The Spirit of Suwanee Park in Live Oak, FL hosts two major festivals, Wanee and Bear Creek, both […]

Hope everyone enjoyed part 1 of my Vancouver trip. The fish & chips and sushi covered in part 1 were a great introduction to Vancouver seafood. Things however we about to take a turn towards Pork Nirvana in a BIG way.

My friend took me to a very small meat store called J,N & Z Deli Smoked Meat located at 1729 Commercial Drive in Vancouver. Quite simply put, this small space is the best meat store I have ever been in anywhere, which includes Biltong stores in Cape Town, South Africa. The Viktualienmarkt in Munich and countless Boucheries in Paris and other parts of France.

I knew this place was gonna be cool when I caught Santa selling hand painted wooden eggs in front while smoking a hand rolled cigarette.

When you step into the store, it is like taking a step back in time. The staff is very friendly and extremely knowledgeable about everything in the store.

READ ON for more of this week’s Friday 4 the Foodies…

A Phantasy Tour user named Mod_Ov3rkill recently started a thread on PT to share rare tracks from the Trey.com A/V room. These tracks were posted for a short period of time and if you’re like me, you haven’t been collecting them. Other PT users have helped the cause by uploading the tracks that the original […]

Jam Cruise 8, which set sail January 3rd – 8th, 2010.

Ex-Vida Blue keyboardist Page McConnell sat in on keys for Spanish Moon > Skin It Back last night during Little Feat’s show at Higher Ground. McConnell shared Billy Payne’s keyboard setup for the two tunes. Page has plenty of experience playing Little Feat songs as Phish has performed Skin It Back, On Your Way Down […]

As we wait for the on-again, off-again, on-again Arrested Development movie to hit the big screens, one of the Bluth clan’s youngest members, Michael Cera, has been keeping busy recently starring in the new movie Youth In Revolt and appearing in Islands’ latest music video. Check out their trippy ode to making sure you know […]

British pop duo The Ting Tings, who are working on a new album, make their Saturday Night Live debut tomorrow night on NBC at 11:30PM. Actress Sigourney Weaver returns to the show for her second stint as host. Friday, January 15 [all times Eastern] Conan O’Brien: Lifehouse [NBC 11:35PM] Jimmy Fallon: the Hotrats [NBC 12:35AM] […]

Citizen Cope, aka Clarence Greenwood, is very excited to announce the release of his new record, The Rainwater LP, on March 2, 2010. The record will be released digitally on February 9th. As on his past two records, The Rainwater LP was produced by Greenwood himself. It is his first record in nearly four years […]

Gov't Mule extended their New Year's tradition to eight years December 30 and 31, 2009, returning to the Beacon Theatre in New York after a year's sabbatical at the Angel Orensanz and Hammerstein Ballroom in 2008 while the Broadway venue was being refurbished.

The final studio album by Johnny Cash is set to be released next month. Called ‘American VI: Ain’t No Grave’, the Rick Rubin produced album was recorded in 2002, a year before Cash died in 2003. Featuring covers of artists such as Sheryl Crow and Kris Kristofferson, the album will be released on February 22 […]

Sporting silly fur hats The Duchess and The Duke took the stage at Mercury Lounge in New York City Friday night with only their whiskey soaked voices and a pair of acoustic guitars.  While the large noggin adornments may have been needed in the single digit night air, they certainly weren’t necessary in the full house for the early show which the group headed lined.

A week ago today, I was just waking up on the MSC Poesia about to enjoy the final day of Jam Cruise 8. Over the course of the trip’s five days, I caught one outstanding musical performance after another. For this week’s B List I’ve put together my thoughts on my ten favorite sets of Jam Cruise 8.

Now, as a disclaimer, I didn’t see every set so I can only comment on what I saw. I’ve heard wonderful things about the Sexual Chocolate set and the STS9 theater set, but I wasn’t there. I tried to catch as much music as I could, but I couldn’t see it all. With that said, let’s get down to business…

10. Ryan Montbleau Band – Pool Deck [LiveDownloads]

[Photo by Jeffrey Dupuis]

HT faves the Ryan Montbleau Band got on the boat by the skin of their teeth after an extremely close “Vote to the Boat” competition. The Boston-based band made the most of the opportunity all week long, showing up at various events and in the Jam Room each night. Ryan and the boys kicked off the action on Monday morning with a fantastic set that included old favorites, a new tune and a couple of slamming covers. Watch out for these guys in 2010 as they are ready to take the scene by storm.

9. Dark Star Orchestra – Theater [LiveDownloads]

[Photo by Dave Vann]

Once the show started off with a mixed bag featuring Shakedown Street, Next Time You See Me and Stir It Up, it was pretty clear DSO was playing an original setlist for their theater set on Jam Cruise 8. While this is clearly a band in transition, the connection between former long-time band mates Jeff Mattson and Rob Barraco was clear throughout. There were a number of people I talked to who hadn’t given DSO much of a shot in the past, but enjoyed the hell out of themselves in the theater this night.

READ ON for Scotty’s favorite eight performances of Jam Cruise 8…