Keller Williams has announced plans for a set of very special East Coast New Year’s Eve concerts. Starting on December 29 in Virginia and concluding on NYE in North Carolina
The Hold Steady have expanded their tour of North America. Currently playing throughout North America, the group have added a series of dates in October and November. Their next show
“We’re going to rip this place!” announced a smiling Dave Pirner and he wasn’t kidding. The Minneapolis quintet kicked off their show in a rainy Biloxi with an energetic “Somebody To Shove” and never thought about letting up. Fans braving the nasty weather were treated to a band not exactly on the Billboard radar anymore, but you wouldn’t have been able to tell as Soul Asylum were, as lead vocalist Dave Pirner said, still ripping it up.
Upon first listen to The Red River’s Little Songs About The Big Picture, I was grabbed by its nods to Iron and Wine, Sufjan Stevens, the Cave Singers, and Animal Collective (and even occasional hints of early Bright Eyes, as on “Grand Fasse”). However, it’s got something more… it feels like something one could listen to on one’s porch, happily sipping some summery drink while rocking back and forth. It carries a melancholic joie de vivre, if that’s possible – a sense of awareness of things beyond one’s vision, carried all the while on a melody that reminds one of life’s short, bittersweet nature.
The first Life Is Good Festival held September 11 and 12 in Canton Mass, promises to be another premier stop on the summer circuit. Put on by the Life Is Good Company, it drew over 30,000 over 2 days according to the organizers. The non-profit event raised over $600,000 for the Life Is Good Foundation, devoted to helping kids overcoming obstacles and challenges in their lives.
We’re quickly approaching the end of the year which means it’s time to start thinking about Warren Haynes’ annual Christmas Jam. According to the Asheville Citizen-Times, this year’s event will
Want to make your own mix of the tracks from Phoenix’s breakthrough LP Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix? Want to make Phoenix your backing band for some homemade karaoke? Or perhaps you’re a bass player who wants to try playing the bass part to 1901 while the rest of Phoenix performs their parts. All of these things are now possible thanks to Phoenix sharing the complete multitrack recordings of WAP at wearephoenix.com.
[A Letter From Phoenix About “Present #1”]
Now out for over 16 months, Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix has propelled the band to stardom and as they prepare to close out the WAP Tour, including a stop at Madison Square Garden on October 20th, the Frenchmen wanted to give thanks. “Present #1” are these stems which feature all of the parts that make up the songs on the album zipped up in 256kbps MP3 format for you to use however you’d like.
Phoenix visited ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live last night, where they played two songs. READ ON for video of their performances of Lasso and 1901…
Photos: Rob Chapman
The first annual Catskill Chill Festival took place at Camp Minglewood in Hancock, NY on September 10th and 11th boasting a lineup that included Soulive, Keller Williams, U-Melt and the Heavy Pets. Catskill Chill was held on a gorgeous piece of property that is used as a performing arts camp during the summer giving attendees the option to sleep in a cabin instead of in a tent.
[All photos by Rob Chapman]
According to reports over 1,000 music fans turned out for Catskill Chill which isn’t so bad for a first-time event. The music started early in the afternoon and continued until the morning hours with American Babies, U-Melt and Heavy Pets playing until the break of dawn. Photographer Rob Chapman was on hand to document the action and we wanted to share his pictures of this newcomer to the scene. READ ON for more of Rob Chapman’s photos…
In 2003 power-pop act Fountains Of Wayne became household names behind their seemingly ubiquitous hit Stacy’s Mom from their highly recommended album Welcome Interstate Managers. The New York-based quartet, whose
Baltimore honored Frank Zappa on Sunday by placing and dedicating a bust of the legendary guitarist at an area library. A few miles away jam rockers Widespread Panic paid tribute
