Archive: 2010

Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy kicks off a brief solo tour on Saturday night at the Bowery Ballroom in New York City with The Autumn Defense opening. To get you ready for the run, here’s a clip of Tweedy performing Theologians at a session for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation… Jeff Tweedy – Theologians

Back in 2005, the members of influential alt.country act The Jayhawks decided to go on an extended hiatus after touring behind their seventh studio album, Rainy Day Music. In the subsequent years, the band’s founding members and principal songwriters, Gary Louris and Marc Olsen, reconnected, and began to make music together – recording an album, […]

his year’s fourth annual Bear Creek Music and Arts Festival might well be remembered as Brrrrrr Creek. There were beautiful daytime temperatures in the low to mid 70’s, but once the sun began to fall into the western sky, so did the temps, with lows in the mid to high 30’s.  As always, though, the hosts, the Suwannee Music Park and festival promoter, Paul Levine, know how to put on a festival. The Suwannee folks get lots of practice though, now hosting multiple festivals throughout the year, including the Allman’s Wanee Festival, Suwannee Springfest,  Magnolia Fest and this year’s new Blackwater Festival.

To those who get a glimpse of Hollywood and some of its residents through reality shows and supermarket tabloids, the place must seem like a bottomless pit of shallowness. While there is plenty to validate such thoughts, it’s a big town that also caters to those looking for something with substance. Many of these types could be found at the Music Box on November 5th, where Gov’t Mule brought their annual west coast run to a spectacular close.

On November 19th in Portland, Dawes shook down the Doug Fir Lounge.  es plays with a hauntingly precious blend of Laurel CanyonIf you don’t know Dawes, get on it.  A four-piece band of young whippersnappers from Los Angeles, none older than 23; Daw harmonies, Americana soul, and dash of rock n’ roll.  

G. Love’s new album, Fixin’ To Die, is set for release on February 22nd on Brushfire Records. Recorded at  Echo Mountain Studios in Asheville, NC, and produced by Scott and Seth Avett (The Avett Brothers), this new body of work is arguably G. Love’s most sincere and candid work to date. After a chance meeting in […]

For better or worse, Apple has changed how we access and interact with music.  Almost everyone has an opinion on the relative good or evil involved…but the indelible fact is that when molds are broken, experiments begin and new ideas take shape.

Aside from the rising popularity of vinyl records, one of the finest by-products to emerge from Apple’s digital conquest is the podcast.

Kevin Smallwood on Truth & Soul Radio

Since their inception, I’ve privately refused to enjoy “podcasts”. Now that I’m writing this, let me state as a matter of fact: I privately refuse to enjoy podcasts. Call me a hater – but personally, the art is too difficult to access. First, the single track format kills the listening experience. I suppose that statement makes me product of my generation but lets face it, there’s a lot of crap out there and the fast-forward button is an extremely undervalued commodity.

The second characteristic I have a tough time with is the “DJ” that walks me through the music. By loose definition, this nuance destroys the concept of discovery, doesn’t it? It has always reminded me of being on a road trip with a guy (or girl) interjecting their personal narrative between the tracks of their Awesome Mix – Vol. 6. It’s not like a radio DJ who serves more as a customer service representative. These Pod-J’s(?) essentially make you hear songs their way and there’s a bit of guilt trip if you want to fast forward, as if you’d miss full enlightenment by skipping tracks.

READ ON for more from Three Grown Men on podcasts…

The latest edition of the Phish Live Bait series focuses on the band’s previous appearances in Worcester as the quartet prepares to return to the city for a pair of shows on December 27th and 28th at the venue formerly known as The Centrum. Phish archivist Kevin Shapiro has selected five tracks including the near […]

The 30 Days of Dead program wrapped up recently at Dead.net and if you missed out on downloading any of the 30 tracks from the Grateful Dead vault that were shared, we’ve got good news for you. From now until December 8th, you can download any or all of the MP3s from this project through […]

Earlier this week, we ran HT Photo Editor Jeremy Gordon’s recap and photos from what were thought to be The Radiators’ last performances in New York City. Turns out the New Orleans-based band has one final throwdown in store for the Big Apple. The Rads’ last NYC gig will take place at the Best Buy […]