2010

Clapton’s Crossroads On The Big Screen

Scott Bernstein June 29, 2010 No Comments

A star-studded lineup featuring many of the best guitarists in the world gathered at Toyota Park outside of Chicago this past Saturday for Eric Clapton’s third Crossroads Guitar Festival.

The marathon 11-hour concert included sets from Sonny Landreth, Robert Randolph, Robert Cray, Bert Jansch, Stefan Grossman, ZZ Top, Doyle Bramhall II joined by Gary Clark & Sheryl Crow, Vince Gill joined by Albert Lee, James Burton, & Keb’ Mo’, Citizen Cope, Earl Klugh, John Mayer, Buddy Guy with Johnny Lang, Derek Trucks & Susan Tedeschi Band joined by Warren Haynes, Sheryl Crow, David Hidalgo, Cesar Rojas, & Johnny Winter, Jeff Beck and Eric Clapton with Stevie Winwood and B.B. King.

If you didn’t make it out to Chicago for the festival, you can still watch a truncated version of the event at one of 475 theaters nationwide at 7:30PM on July 27th. Performances by Eric Clapton, ZZ Top, Steve Winwood, B.B. King, Jeff Beck, Vince Gill, Sheryl Crow, Buddy Guy, John Mayer, emcee Bill Murray and others will be part of the movie. Tickets are available at theater box offices and online at www.fathomevents.com. Rhino plans to release a DVD/Blu-Ray edition of the film on November 8.

For more on this year’s Crossroads event, be sure to check out Jon Pareles’ review for the New York Times or Greg Kot’s review for the Chicago Tribune. READ ON for Clapton’s setlist from the Crossroads Guitar Fest…

Tour Dates: Jenny & Johnny

Jeffrey Greenblatt June 29, 2010 1 Comment

Over the last few years Rilo Kiley has taken a backseat to front woman Jenny Lewis’ solo career. The ever adorable Lewis, who has put out two records on her

Grousing The Aisle: God Street Wine does Spinal Tap in Chicago – 10/31/1998

Don de Leaumont June 29, 2010 No Comments

God Street Wine: Spinal Tap Set – 10/31/1998 [stream] [download] God Street Wine turned it up to 11 on a Halloween night in 1998 when they took the stage of

Strange Brew: Harpoon IPA & Summer Beer

Jeffrey Greenblatt June 29, 2010 4 Comments

Welcome to back to Strange Brew our monthly column dedicated to – as you probably have already guessed – beer. Each month, we’ll take a close look at a new or notable brew, or just one we think you should be drinking.

When you think of Boston and craft beer the first name that probably pops into your head is the ubiquitous Beantown institution and craft beer pioneer Samuel Adams, who have been around since 1984 and are now the largest American-owned brewery.

Following not too far behind though were the folks at Harpoon, who have been at it since 1986 and at the time became the first company to obtain a permit to manufacture and sell alcohol in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in over 25 years. Starting out with its flagship Harpoon Ale, the brewery has offered up a variety of year-round, seasonals, an entire line of unfiltered beers, as well as their limited release 100 Barrel and Leviathan series.

Now for the first time in their 26 year history Harpoon has decided to enter the ever growing world of craft canned beers, by offering up two of their signature brews – their Summer Beer and IPA – in a limited run of 12-packs this summer. READ ON for more of this month’s Strange Brew…

Video: Furthur – Franklin’s Tower

Scott Bernstein June 29, 2010 No Comments

Furthur’s Summer Tour started last Friday night at the Highland Bowl Amphitheatre in Rochester, NY and continued with two shows in Coney Island on Saturday and Sunday. Sunday evening’s performance was heavy on tunes from the Grateful Dead’s eighth studio album, Blues For Allah, including Help On The Way > Slipknot! > Franklin’s Tower. Check out this clip featuring Slipknot! and Franklin’s that was shot by our friend LazyLightning55…

Phil, Bobby and the rest of the band head to Penn’s Peak in Jim Thorpe, PA tonight for a sold-out show that will be broadcast live on Sirius’ Grateful Dead radio. READ ON for each of the setlists from the first three gigs of Furthur Summer Tour 2010…

Storytellers: Since I Started Drinking Again

Wade Wilby June 29, 2010 3 Comments

Wade Ellis Wilby presents Hidden Track Storytellers. This is a creative writing workshop for fiction and nonfiction stories & poetry inspired by music. This second piece was inspired by Dwight

Hors d’Oeuvres: POP Rocks! in Baltimore

Scott Bernstein June 28, 2010 No Comments

Artist Jess Pfohl will exhibit her work in her hometown of Baltimore from Noon to 2AM on July 24th at the Hard Rock Cafe on 610 East Pratt Street. HT

Televised Tune: On The Tube This Week

Scott Bernstein June 28, 2010 1 Comment

Nonesuch recording artist Punch Brothers performed Rye Whiskey from their latest album, Antifogmatic, on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on June 17th. NBC airs a repeat broadcast of the

Review: Phish @ Camden, Night One

S. Balaji Mani June 28, 2010 1 Comment

Phish @ Susquehanna Bank Center, June 24

Phish, continuing its 2010 summer tour, spent the first of two nights in Camden, NJ in a laid-back & playful mood. Kicking things off with David Bowie, the fans were sure that Phish was going to have fun that night. Starting off with one of the more compositionally challenging songs of the Phish canon, Trey Anastasio spent the first couple minutes keeping to himself – luckily his deep concentration resulted in a near-flawless execution of the bouncy lines he’d written decades ago. A false vocal start during Water In The Sky had Trey & Page light-heartedly poking fun at themselves. A refreshing Uncle Pen showed Mike having a blast, especially during his bass solo.

Following a Boogie On Reggae Woman that was the first real dance breakdown number of the evening (including two foot-bell calls from Mike), were a whole slew of much anticipated songs. Of note were the concise Gumbo, the dark Timber, and a speedy Birds of a Feather. Welcoming the audience to the concert, Trey took an opportunity before Fishman stole the limelight in I Didn’t Know to discuss his prediction at last year’s Camden show that the Philadelphia Flyers would win the Stanley cup. Having not won this year, Trey let the audience knew that Fishman would play a “voodoo” solo to “summon the spirit of the beast” and “guarantee” a Flyers victory in the future.

An energized crowd started a “Let’s Go Flyers!” chant that led to an impromptu call-and-response with Fishman’s vacuum solo – a special treat indeed for Phish fans. A seemingly long first set (13 songs) featured an unexpected Reba and concluded with the classic Led Zeppelin tune, The Rover. As the band began the scorching classic-rock ode, confused fans turned to one another asking “Is this a Zeppelin song?” The song featured melodic riffs and multiple sections brimming with fluid chord changes. Page took the helm at lead vocals and pushed the top of his range in a stunning performance, pleading “If we could just join hands!” during the song’s chorus.

READ ON for more of Balaji’s photos and thoughts…

Stormy Mondays: Warren Tackles Led Zep

Dan Alford June 28, 2010 2 Comments

The Fourth of July is just days away so it’s time for the fourth annual Stormy Mondays’ Battle with the British, this time featuring Warren Haynes as he tackles the

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