Archive: 2010

Fifty-one years ago this past Wednesday, a plane carrying rock legends Buddy Holly, J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson and Ritchie Valens crashed near Clear Lake, Iowa killing all three musicians and the pilot. Not only did we lose three incredible artists, but we also lost a shrewd businessman in the form of Buddy Holly. The […]

Phish became my favorite band in 1994 and since that time they’ve remained my favorite band, but just before I got into the world of jam my favorite band was The Lemonheads. Evan Dando’s power-pop outfit captured my attention with their quick and catchy tunes that resonated with this young kid from the Jersey suburbs. Last Friday night, I relived my youth when I caught Evan Dando at Maxwell’s in Hoboken, NJ.

Evan Dando @ Maxwell’s – Hannah and Gabi

My older sister got me into The Lemonheads and it was a thrill for me to take her to this concert the way she took me to Roseland in 1993 to see the band in their glory days. We got to the grungy club at 10:30 giving us a chance to see three songs by the opening band, The Candles. Led by lead singer Josh Lattanzi, The Candles seem to have picked up when The Lemonheads left off with jangly rock tunes that would be more radio-friendly if it was 1994. The Candles’ last tune, Here or Gone, was the best of the bunch and reminded me of The Strokes musically and Buffalo Tom lyrically.

Shortly after 11PM, Evan Dando took the stage wearing a construction helmet and a bulky winter coat. Mr. Dando hasn’t exactly aged well as you could see each of the past seventeen years on his face. What didn’t change was the music. Evan ran through many Lemonheads classics, a few solo numbers and a couple of fantastic covers over the course of the 70-minute set. As a jam fan, it was refreshing to see a bunch of three-minute tunes back-to-back; there were no seven-minute noodle jams at Maxwell’s.

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With the Mid-Atlantic and parts of the Northeast about to get slammed with a massive snowstorm this weekend, I thought we’d turn to indie-pop act Nada Surf for the lead track from their must have album Let Go for this unplugged performance of Blizzard Of ’77… Nada Surf – Blizzard Of ’77 Nada Surf will […]

Rock supergroup Them Crooked Vultures make their Saturday Night Live debut this weekend on NBC, but Dave Grohl is no stranger to the long-running show. In fact, after Saturday night’s show, Grohl ties Paul Simon’s record for most SNL musical appearances. Dave appeared twice with Nirvana (1992, 1993), five times with the Foo Fighters (1995, […]

Legendary for pioneering the Third Wave of US Ska/Rock fusion, FISHBONE are set to embark on their 25th Career Anniversary marked by the release of their 1985 self-titled EP that included the classic single “Party At Ground Zero”. In celebration of this landmark career milestone, FISHBONE will release their FIRST EVER full-length live concert film, […]

Fresh out of the studio with their new album, Travellers in Space and Time, The Apples in stereo are proud to announce upcoming tour dates in support of the album‘s release on April 20 via Yep Roc / Simian / Elephant 6. Continuing the tradition of curating support acts on their tours, The Apples in […]

The gypsy punk band Gogol Bordello will headline an international mini-festival of their own, the Casa Gogol Tour, an evening’s worth of insurgence from the multi kulti revolution, launching April 18 in Montreal (please see Casa Gogol Tour itinerary following). The North American leg of the Casa Gogol Tour follows Gogol Bordello’s appearance at the 2010 […]

Owen Pallett is pleased to announce a North American tour in support of Heartland, his third full-length and first for Domino Records.   OWEN PALLETT TOUR DATES Apr 08 – Toronto, Ontario – Queen Elizabeth Theatre Apr 10 – Chicago, IL – Lincoln Hall Apr 11 – Minneapolis, MN – Varsity Theater Apr 12 – […]

This Fourth of July weekend, music fans will have something new to sing about when the inaugural Nateva Music & Camping Festival takes over the Oxford Fairgrounds in Oxford, Maine – forever changing New England’s summer entertainment landscape. On July 2, 3, and 4, the scenic, 100+ acre site will play host to the ultimate […]

Steve Drizos may not be a household name but once he gets behind the drumkit for Jerry Joseph and the Jackmormons, he's easily identifiable You may also remember him as the drummer for 1700 gigs in ten years with Charlie Orlando as Dexter Grove, where their stripped down sound and Drizo’s conga carried them across the United States back forth more times than they probably care to remember.  Times have certainly changed for Drizos.