With a dreaded “indefinite hiatus” looming around the corner, jam titans Widespread Panic will continue celebrating their 25th anniversary with a lengthy fall tour that hits the Northeast, Midwest and the
Counterculture has always fed off of community. It’s the reason why nine-year-olds in California can attempt surfing maneuvers on skateboards and unwittingly start a revolution. A group of people that somehow understands each other amidst the commotion of survival is a rare and powerful thing.
Music is especially responsive to a certain community’s energy. A “scene” develops and musicians are challenged. What you may not know is, a scene is developing among the Pocono Mountains of northeastern PA at a gathering called Equifunk, but this time the musicians won’t be the ones that benefit. This scene is for us, the listeners, and it may just change how we view music festivals.
The community I’m talking about is a summer camp, of all places. Equifunk 2011 will be held August 19-20 on the grounds of Camp Equinunk, and is likely the most intimate musical weekend any fan could dream up. The organizers – who are all former Equinunk campers – have managed to create an all-inclusive weekend of amazing talent, while still capping ticket sales at less than 600. That’s 0.6% of Bonnaroo’s average annual attendance.
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[Originally Published: 7/1/08] In celebration of our Independence Day I have selected the Star Spangled Banner as our cover of choice this week. Those not familiar with the history of our nation’s National Anthem should click the link above and learn how a poem from 1814 was set to the tune of a popular drinking song and became our Nation’s #1 theme song.
I’m not going to have a vote this week (wouldn’t everyone vote for Hendrix?), so I guess this is more of a B List than a Cover Wars. There have been a lot of amazing performances of the Star Spangled Banner and I have compiled a variety of videos selecting some of my favorites (while giving preferential treatment to the artists most frequently covered here on Hidden Track) but also including a few mainstream artists as well.
Marvin Gaye (1983 NBA All Star Game):
READ ON after the jump for many more performances of the Anthem….
We keep our eyes peeled for new tour dates announcements each week and compile them on Tuesdays for this handy column… For the last seven years, including 2011, influential music
The Electric Forest festival debuted this past weekend at the Double JJ Ranch in Rothbury, MI with performances by the likes of headliners the String Cheese Incident, Railroad Earth, Skrillex,
Photographer Andy Hill was on site at Watkins Glen race track to cover Phish’s Super Ball IX. Here’s a look at his shots from Day Three…
[All photos by Andy Hill]
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Few artists have achieved the type of glowing recognition in such a short period of time as has Justin Vernon over the past three years. By now, his back story
The Pixies have extended their worldwide tour celebrating the 20th anniversary of their 1989 classic second album, "Doolittle" — which is now, er, 22 — to include cities they’ve never
Matisyahu, the Hassidic singer and rapper, who released "Live at Stubb’s, Vol. 2" in February, is taking "two very different directions" on two new albums due out.. One, which he’s
From iconic album covers, short form videos, full length concert films, video directorial/production, live concert photography and a plethora of musical portrait photography, Jay Blakesberg finds himself in the top percentile of rock music’s most renowned photographers. Glide recently had a chance to find out about his beginnings, photographing from the “pit,” and what it takes to make it as a music photographer.
