2011

Paul McCartney – Yankee Stadium 7.15.11

July 21, 2011 No Comments

Paul McCartney performing at Yankee Stadium on July 15th, 2011.

Nikka Costa: Pro*Whoa! EP

Ric Hickey July 21, 2011 No Comments

The first in a series of EP releases, Pro*Whoa! finds Nikka Costa cooing and screeching over six freaky funk tracks reminiscent of Prince and Stevie Wonder.

4 Knots Festival: The Black Angels, Titus Andronicus, Davila 666: South Street Seaport, NY, NY 7/16/11

Shawn Donohue July 21, 2011 No Comments

The Village Voice has annually crafted one of New York City’s premier summer concerts with their Siren Festival. Last year marked the 10th and final installment of that gathering though as the downtown free paper turned over a new leaf and started advertising their new 4 Knots Festival this summer. The obvious change was that no longer would the show take place out in Coney Island but downtown in the South Street Seaport.

Intermezzo: Phamily Poker Classic 2

Scott Bernstein July 20, 2011 No Comments

Phish rolls into Lake Tahoe for a pair of shows on August 9 and 10 adjacent to the Harvey’s Resort and Casino. Before the second show, on August 10, the

Genre Labeling and “Jambands” on Twitter

Andy Kahn July 20, 2011 4 Comments

That tweet by Pitchfork contributor Marc Masters (@marcissist) set off a couple of interesting discussions on Twitter yesterday and today. The tweet, which was a response to this New York Times review of the Pitchfork Music Festival, prompted a response from critic Chris Weingarten (@1000TimesYes) as well as from Rob Mitchum (@robmitchum) who also writes for Pitchfork. Masters, Weingarten and Mitchum’s tweets below capture what’s become an age-old discussion about music genres and how bands relate to being labeled, particularly that of “jamband.” Mitchum went so far as to write up a blog post about the discussion that unfolded.

READ ON to see the conversation that took place over Twitter…

All Good Diary: Sunday FestivaLog

Andrew Bender July 20, 2011 1 Comment

After a Saturday jam-packed with music at the 15th annual All Good Music Festival, I was looking forward to Sunday’s lighter lineup. One of the biggest challenges of open field tent camping at a music festival is partying into the wee hours and trying to get adequate sleep, without being cooked alive in your tent in the morning summer sun like broccoli in a bamboo steamer.

After waking up in my own personal sauna and cooling off in the West Virginia mountain air I headed up to the stage area where Sunday openers All Mighty Senators were already on the main Dragon Stage. The Baltimore-based funk-soul quintet was working hard to bring their P-Funkesque sound to the noontime set; unfortunately, their set was one of the less well attended of the weekend, probably because so many folks had taken full advantage of Saturday’s final All Good late night sets – or they were still in their tents, being braised in their own juices.

Following the Senators on the Dragon Stage were Michigan-based stringsters Greensky Bluegrass whose Saturday Rock n’ Roll in Disguise playshop set at the Grassroots Stage showed one reason why they continue to garner attention. Unlike the previous day that featured covers of songs by Talking Heads, Prince and Traffic, Sunday’s set featured mostly originals and roots covers. A sizeable audience was on hand to see GB play mostly older tunes like All Four, the Reverend and No Idea which were supplemented by a strong cover of Townes Van Zandt’s White Freightliner Blues. Closing our their hour long set mandolin player Paul Hoffman took lead vocals on a newer original tune Don’t Lie (not to be confused with the Black Eyed Peas song of the same name) that demonstrated even greater maturity in their consistently skillful songwriting.

All Good 2011: Preview, Thursday, Friday, Saturday

READ ON for more from Sunday at the All Good fest…

Review: DMB Caravan – Chicago

Allison Taich July 20, 2011 4 Comments

Dave Matthews Band Caravan @ Lakeside Chicago – July 8-10

The Dave Matthews Band’s roving music festival Caravan made its second stop at Chicago’s Lakeside on July 8 – 10. The festival featured 38 bands spread over three days and three stages, and the Dave Matthews Band (DMB) closed out each night with three-hour performances. For DMB fans I am sure the experience was heavenly; as for the rest of us Caravan was exhausting, yet it had its perks. I was drawn to Caravan for primarily two reasons: The Flaming Lips were performing The Dark Side of the Moon and the festival was at a new, never-before used site on the south side of the Windy City.

Chicago geography is strange in that one side of the city may as well be a different state from the other. Those who live anywhere north of the Loop, aka downtown, rarely venture south of the Loop and vice versa. Caravan was stationed at an old U.S. Steel Plant near 83rd street off Lake Michigan, roughly nine miles south of downtown. The festival’s location was a great tactic to draw life and money into the under served community.

Initially I was pumped about Caravan; Flaming Lips and a south side adventure! Being a Chicagoan I tend to travel by bus or train. The press release for the festival read “easily access Lakeside” by public transportation. Alright, sounded easy enough. The first red flag was when I Googled directions, the site did not register on the map. Weird, but no problem, I thought. I would just hop on the train and hope for the best. The second red flag raised when it took me two to three hours each way to get to and fro the grounds. I participated in a pilgrimage revolved around a band I did not necessarily care for.

READ ON for more of Allison’s take on DMB Caravan Chicago…

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