We’re not usually ones to pimp other people’s contests, but when the folks at U.S. Cellular and Blackberry put together a giveaway for The Ultimate Bonnaroo Experience, they weren’t messing
Hello Interweb, So sorry for the long Wyllys and the World Party drought. I have been extremely busy planning my own DJ tour that I have neglected my column here
The future of the indie-rock super group Monsters Of Folk might be in doubt as the members are off working on their various other projects – M. Ward with She
One of our Top 10 Music DVDs of 2008, Wetlands Preserved returns to the Sundance Channel on Sunday morning at 11. The engaging Wetlands Preserved tells the story of New
Bad Religion performing at the House of Blues in Hollywood on April 3rd, 2010.
To say an artist has hit his stride is to hint that the road ahead is an easy, straight path, but maybe Ted Leo is due a little comfort. With all its dollar-loaf white bread sandwiches and fitful couch sleep, Leo’s road has allowed him to grow gracefully. His sound has always been his own, but since Shake the Sheets in 2004, his hardcore roots have branched to a complete musical tree, and The Brutalist Bricks brings Leo’s pop and soul buds to full flower.
When a band is on hiatus, you get times where the high level of intensity stays moderately average, and then you get those shows where the immeasurable musical magic occurs, and causes you to wonder when this band will reach its best moments… I hope we haven’t seen it yet, although this show could qualify very much so, with this being the fourth out of the five shows Railroad Earth has played with new bass player Andrew Altman.
California quartet ALO head out on the road this summer to promote their new album Man of the World. The band will headline clubs throughout the east coast in May
Wilco @ the Orpheum Theatre – Boston, MA – April 6
I think Wilco just outdid itself. No, in fact, I’m certain of it. The band’s current tour, dubbed An Evening With Wilco, is one of the boldest and bravest artistic statements the band has made since Yankee Hotel Foxtrot subverted big-wig record moguls at the beginning of the ’00s.
On Tuesday night in Boston, Wilco played just shy of 40 songs during a non-stop three-hour set. Twenty minutes later than anticipated, the band walked on stage as a computer-generated voice announced Wilco’s policies. The band slammed right into Wilco (The Song), bringing the voice back to introduce the band members in response to the chorus of “Wilco”s. The stage was much more decorated than previous Wilco tours, and the elaborate light display was synced to the music. With lights to set the mood of each piece and just a breath between songs to change guitars, Wilco was running an extremely professional tight ship.
The first half-hour included newer songs and the classic I Am Trying To Break Your Heart. The song ended in chaotic noise (not to mention a dizzying light spell), that drifted into frontman Jeff Tweedy’s casual strumming on One Wing, a track from Wilco’s latest self-titled album. Lead guitarist Nels Cline’s lightning strumming during solos garnered the room’s attention and propelled songs such as Impossible Germany. Bassist John Stirratt traded places with Tweedy for the lilting and folksy It’s Just That Simple, a song that showed Wilco’s roots and its softer side.
READ ON for more of Balaji’s thoughts and photos from Wilco…
When the String Cheese Incident announced their comeback earlier this year, they mentioned they’d be shying away from typical tours to focus on special events. For SCI’s final shows of
