With 2010 marking the 40th anniversary of Jimi Hendrix’s death, fans in the UK will be able to get a intimate glimpse of his life in swinging London as part
Van Ghost is a Chicago based outfit led by Michael Berg, who prior to forming the band, worked endlessly in a variety of different music industry gigs. After revisiting the acoustic guitar and building up a catalog of songs, Berg assembled a band of musicians, featuring exquisite pedal steel guitars and guy girl harmonies that reflect a Ryan Adams/Whiskeytown/early Wilco Americana vibe. Now in its second lineup version, Van Ghost is one of a number of stellar bands out of The Windy City, but one that catches your ear immediately with its gracious melodies and roots influences. Glide recently caught up with Berg as revealed more about Van Ghost.
Sometimes choosing where to spend your concert dollars can begin by going in the direction of who is performing on stage, not matter where it may take place. But for others, it’s all about the venue. In the first of a series of venue ratings, starting with the Big Apple, Hidden Track has revealed the best 15 music venues in New York City. Broken down by History, Comfort, Sound & Sightlines and Vibe – this reveling list has everything you need to know about the top music rooms in NYC.
The Allman Brothers Band widens the ol’ touring schedule, adding November shows in Philly, D.C., Atlantic City, Albany and Mashantucket. The band’s travel plans appeared to be in jeopardy a
Sufjan Stevens is set to release a new album, ‘The Age Of Adz’, on October 11. The album will be his first new full-length studio album since 2005’s critically acclaimed
Tom Petty & My Morning Jacket @ Izod Center, August 24
Every old generation likes to tell the new generation that things used to be better back in the day. This especially rings true in rock where many of those in their 50s and 60s like to tell me I totally missed out on the likes of Zeppelin, Hendrix and The Band and that no artist of the ’80s, ’90s and ’00s could ever compare. Last night at the Izod Center was the rare evening when the best of the old school and new school came together as current rockers My Morning Jacket and classic rockers Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers showed that rock music is in good hands over the course of three hit-heavy hours in East Rutherford, NJ.
My Morning Jacket came on exactly at the 7:30PM ticket time so that they could play for as long as possible before The Heartbreakers took the stage. The quartet opened with a little taste of Rollin’ Back before quickly segueing into The Way That He Sings. Despite only having an hour to perform, Jim James and his band mates made the most of each minute and packed the set with their best material. Near me, many of the patrons were clearly at the venue to see Petty and sat with arms folded through the first few songs. As MMJ tore through Off The Record and Gideon I could tell they were connecting with even the most jaded of Petty fans. Bopping heads turned into full body thrashing by the time One Big Holiday closed out the set. It’s always great to see people won over by good, honest music.
As the MMJ set progressed I started feeling bad for Petty. How do you follow one of the best bands in rock who is at its peak? James has great stage presence as displayed during his Wordless Chorus antics which included hiding underneath his cape while still singing loudly and proudly. The band’s newest song, Circuital, fit into the set nicely – quite the compliment considering the gems MMJ threw down on this night.
READ ON for more on Tom Petty & MMJ in New Jersey…
Popular kids TV show Yo Gabba Gabba!’s There’s A Party In My City tour kicks off on Friday night in Bethel, NY and DJ Lance Rock and the Gabba Gang
Last week Ropeadope Records reissued Antibalas’ landmark 2004 release Who Is This America? complete with a bonus track, Money Talks, produced by Scott Harding. The afrobeat collective’s LP was released
Once again, we’ve teamed up with Parker Harrington, aka @TMWSIY, who created a comprehensive survey asking fans for their thoughts about the recently completed second leg of Phish Summer Tour 2010. Parker’s poll includes questions about the scene, your reading habits, the venues and most importantly plenty of questions about the music from the leg.
[Photo by Adam Kaufman]
In other poll news, last week we asked our readers to grade the tour and with over 1,000 fans responding, the band earned a B or above from over 90% of those who participated. The results are down just a tad from the last leg in which 95% gave Phish a B+ or above. 5.4% graded the band a B- this time around, where is just about where I had ’em.
You can make your voice heard by completing the survey found at this link or by READING ON for an embed of the document holding the poll…
Brooklyn’s MGMT put out an official video for the title track of the group’s sophomore effort, Congratulations. The video finds Andrew VanWyngarden and Ben Goldwasser wandering through the desert and
