Philadelphia has been pounded by snow for the past week, but the show goes on for Trey Anastasio and Classic TAB. Trey grew up nearby in Princeton, so this is
Back in 2004, VH1 aired a program called Bands Reunited in which producers would attempt to reunite a band that had broken up under bad terms. In most cases, the
For Wilco’s third show of their Winter Tour last night at the Paramount Theatre in Seattle, WA; the HT faves welcomed local boys done good Bill Frisell and Scott McCaughey
When uber-producer Rick Rubin first started working with Johnny Cash in the mid-’90s the country legend’s career was in a bit of a lull. The pair’s first album together, American
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Making a list of the Best Concert DVDs of 2008 was a struggle, because there weren’t many quality releases to choose from. This year, we have the opposite problem as there were tons of terrific Concert DVD releases.
Without further ado, let’s take a look at the Best Concert DVDs of 2009…
Arcade Fire fans were thrilled when the band announced they would be releasing a concert film chronicling the recording of Neon Bible and the subsequent tour. Unfortunately, director Vincent Morisset works so hard at not being a typical concert film that the documentary, which appears to be shot by cell phone cameras at points, isn’t all that entertaining. The bonus material makes Miroir Noir worth owning and earns it a spot on this list.
9. Return to Forever – Live at Montreux 2008
Legendary jazz fusion supergroup Return to Forever reunited in 2008 and this DVD gives a good illustration of how good this group of musicians continues to be. Filmed in Montreux, Return to Forever Returns contains a nice of mix of tunes from all of their albums played with passion and verve.
READ ON for the rest of our list of Best Concert DVDs of 2009…
For the first two shows of Wilco’s Winter Tour, the Chicago-based band has started the encore with a cover of Buffalo Springfield’s Broken Arrow. Wilco first covered the tune on
There’s nothing like summer in Chicago, especially when it comes to the weather and live concerts. The Summer of 2010 is already off to a good start with the announcement
Having such a foundation as New Orleans has given Galactic access to so many great musical resources over the years. The band, set to release its 6th studio album titled, Ya-Ka-May, brought in a wide range of fantastic artists to collaborate with and has built a record that depicts a new sound coming from “The Big Easy.”
When Stefon Harris joined Imani Wnds on the Mainstage of the Flynn February 5, he helped crystallize the intensity of their playing and at the same time, elicited a greater level of improvisation from their playing.The effect of the collaboration might well have been even greater had Harris' own band been present, but even so, the performance was impressive.
There’s been plenty of chatter around the HT Headquarters about yesterday’s Bonnaroo 2010 lineup reveal. We wanted to share a few members of our staff’s thoughts about this year’s bill and then we’d love to hear your take, so please leave a comment after the post.
Kind of an odd mix, at first glance, but makes sense when you consider Bonnaroo’s more recent push to make everybody happy and expand its audience demographics. You have baby boomer appeal with sizable reach (Stevie Wonder), an anchor jamband that has no problem with large crowds (DMB) and the most bankable rapper on the planet (Jay-Z). Not bad, but it’s nothing that’s going to get me to Tennessee as an automatic.
The Lips playing Dark Side will be fun, but boots of their New Year’s performance circulate and they’ll probably repeat the feat at other festivals. It’ll be cool to see Tenacious D back in action, the Avett Brothers and Zac Brown Band are riding a wave of acclaim and excitement, the Kings of Leon are a force to be reckoned with, Phoenix, The National and LCD Soundsystem are your indie attention-grabbers, and whoa, hey, there’s Steve Martin and he’s going to do his bluegrass thing. Throw in Tori Amos and Norah Jones and you really do have something for everyone.
The most intriguing listing, for me, is Jimmy Cliff, who’s said to have a full-blown return tour in the works. Can’t think of a better festival than Bonnaroo to re-introduce the man. Here’s hoping for lots and lots of collaboration, too, though I can’t see anything so far that would rival Springsteen’s Phish sit-in from last year.
I kind of miss the ‘Roo’s jamband/jam-friendly indie roots: it’s always been eclectic, but I feel like it used to have more of a personality all its own (i.e. it looks like Coachella now, whereas Coachella, despite its own continued boomer-baiting, hasn’t gone all hippie or anything). – Chad Berndtson
READ ON for the thoughts of a few other HT Staffers on this year’s bill…
