Thanks to all who entered our giveaway for two pairs of tickets to Perpetual Groove’s annual Amberland festival at Cherokee Farms in La Fayette, GA. We asked our readers to
Vampire Weekend have announced details of an upcoming summer tour of North America. Playing in support of their second album, ‘Contra’, which was released earlier this year, the New York
According to a tweet from ?uestlove, the eleventh LP from Philly hip hop collective (and Late Night With Jimmy Fallon house band), The Roots is due for a June 22nd
Paul McCartney has revealed a couple of dates for his upcoming tour as the former Beatle targets San Francisco and Salt Lake City for July gigs. The two dates are
Although Jones’ music catalog leans towards the soft-rock side, she’s a Loretta Lynn in disguise, with a deep love and respect for country music, which she showed off on a cover Johnny Cash's "Cry Cry Cry," before closing the set with her country-jazz ballad "Lonestar.” That would soon be followed by unplugged version of the bluegrass composition "Creepin’ In,” which was originally recorded with Dolly Parton. Guys and girls might have been at the show for different reasons, but there’s no mistaking that the jazzy voice of Norah Jones is undoubtedly a guilty pleasure, and for that reason, her live shows fill a void, whether you care to admit it or not.
When you listen to old-school soul singer Sharon Jones and her brassy Dap Kings, you get the sense that if you dropped your iPod the recording might begin skipping like a vinyl release. Such is the case with I Learned The Hard Way, her latest collection of retro R&B which hits all the right notes Jones nailed on her prior release 100 Days, 100 Nights.
Before jaunting across the pond, Dr. Dog brought their rambling road show to Terminal 5 in NYC, making it the largest venue they have yet to headline in this town, and by the packed house of chanting fans, bigger things may be in their near future.
Ryan Adams has released "his first fully-realized Sci-Fi metal concept album". Entitled ‘ORION’, the limited edition vinyl-only release is Adams‘ first since splitting with The Cardinals in 2009. Recorded in
Chuck. Chuck. It’s Marvin – your cousin, Marvin BERRY. You know that new sound you’re looking for? Well, listen to this… As a special treat exclusive to Hidden Track, former
KINK.FM Earth Day Concert, April 22 @ Aladdin in Portland, OR
There’s this radio station in Portland, Oregon that has as their catch phrase “True to the music”, and that station is KINK.FM. Our wonderful little secret, music-wise, until the internet made radio accessible to the world. The folks at KINK have always kept true to form, letting the quality of music determine playlists. Well that, and surveys of their listeners. I’ve never listened to this station and heard anything I couldn’t appreciate. They, like their listening faithful, genuinely love music.
KINK.FM has always been active in the community and puts on a yearly Earth Day Benefit show at the Aladdin Theater in Portland. They always include stellar entertainers (In the past John Hiatt, Dr. John and The Neville Brothers have headlined) and almost always sell out. This year was no exception, with One Eskimo opening for Jackie Greene.
The line to enter the venue stretched around the block, with 15 minutes until the doors opened. The crowd was about evenly split for which performer they were more anxious to see. Portland has always had a warm spot in its heart for Greene and he makes the journey up from his bay area home pretty regularly. But One Eskimo had been through town only once before, opening for Tori Amos and there were plenty of folks from that show in line tonight. I have to admit, I was curious to see how their clever self-titled CD would translate onstage.
READ ON for more from AJ on KINK’s Earth Day show…
