Archive: 2011

Nathan Moore will support ALO on ten West Coast dates during their 5th annual Tour d’Amour in February. The tour will begin on February 9 in San Luis Obispo, include a headline appearance on February 16 in Arcata, CA and conclude on February 20 in Crystal Bay, NV. Moore has also left a week open […]

During the past decade or so, JJ Grey and Mofro have ventured to Charleston 2-3 times each year. By now, fans know what to expect: sweaty, down-home, funky rock and roll, punctuated by the in-the-pocket meter of drummer Anthony Cole, a wall of horns and the formidable pipes of band leader JJ—and the band’s packed show at the Music Farm provided more of the same.

 Chris Robinson hasy booked the first tour for his new project The Chris Robinson Brotherhood will spend the spring touring California with several residencies throughout the state. The trek begins in late March and wraps in late May, featuring 33 tour dates at 13 venues.  Not too much is known about the new band other […]

    The groundbreaking rock duo The White Stripes announced Wednesday they are splitting up and "will make no further new recordings or perform live."   Jack White and Meg White say there are a "myriad of reasons" for the breakup, but the main reason is to "preserve what is beautiful and special about the […]

With the Black Crowes once again on an extended hiatus, minus the handful of European dates the band scheduled this summer, Chris Robinson isn’t wasting anytime in getting back on the road with a new band for an exclusive tour up and down California. The mysterious new act called Chris Robinson Brotherhood, that according to […]

Row Jimmy was released on the 1973 Grateful Dead album Wake Of The Flood. Over at one of my favorite GD online sites, The Annotated Grateful Dead Lyrics, they point out…

First performance: February 9, 1973 at Rose Maples Pavilion, Stanford University. “Row Jimmy” was in the second slot in the first set. Other firsts at this show included “China Doll,” “Eyes of the World,” “Here Comes Sunshine,” “Loose Lucy,” “They Love Each Other,” and “Wave That Flag.”

That’s quite a batch of tunes.

The Contestants:

In this unsourced blog posting, Colin Meloy of The Decemberists discusses how his views of the Grateful Dead evolved over the years. It’s a highly recommended read and I like the fact that he addresses the facts that he blew some of the lyrics, that way I don’t have to call him out on it.

READ ON for three more covers of Row Jimmy…

While the snow may be causing havoc for many of our readers this afternoon, let’s turn our thoughts to visions of dancing on the beach to some of our favorite bands as the lineup for this year’s Hangout Music Festival has finally been announced. Headliners for the event, which takes place in Gulf Shores, AL […]

One of the nation’s premier electronic music festivals, the Ultra Music Fest, has added a slew of performers to its bill including HT faves the Disco Biscuits along with Duran Duran, will.i.am and Moby. Also performing at Miami’s Bicentennial Park on March 25-27 are Tiësto, deadmau5, The Chemical Brothers, David Guetta, Carl Cox and Empire of the Sun.

An interesting note on the Ultra lineup as currently listed – STS9 has not canceled their appearance at the fest. Let’s hope Murph is healthy enough to make his triumphant return to the stage after recently undergoing cancer surgery. READ ON for the complete lineup and ticket information…

Funny or Die have really outdone themselves with their latest video starring actors Jason Segel and Paul Rudd as “the biggest Rush fans in the history of the planet earth.” Segel and Rudd’s characters invade Rush’s green room and when the legendary prog-rock trio returns to the room hilarity ensues… Slappa da bass!!!

Upstate jammers moe. are knee deep in middle of a West Coast swing that took them to California last weekend. Sunday found the quintet at the Belly Up Tavern in Solana Beach, CA for a rare acoustic show to benefit Help The Homeless. moe. busted out a cover of Dead Flowers by The Rolling Stones […]

Over the years, the Newport Folk Festival has had its share of memorable moments and success stories that have helped propel little known bands into the national spotlight. Adding to that growing list that in recent years has included the likes of the Felice Brothers, Deer Tick and The Low Anthem is David Wax Museum. […]

Since the release of his highly acclaimed 2005 album, Live at Stubb’s, Matisyahu has grown as a singer, songwriter, artist and beat box virtuoso.  So when Matisyahu returned to Austin, Texas last August it was somewhat of a homecoming.  Stubb’s [Volume I] was a defining album that separated critics and identified his voice in a music community that, at the time, did not have a Hasidic reggae rapper-singer-songwriter present.

The Black Angels will be heading out on a headlining tour this spring in support of their latest release, Phosphene Dream. The tour will kick off at One Eyed Jacks in New Orleans, LA, on March 31st and conclude with a home state stop in Dallas, TX, at The Loft on May 21st.  In between […]

Claiming that she tends to always have some unrequited love, Delaney Gibson’s song material focuses on a girl who vows to remain hopeful.  Although her previous record was focused on one particular person, Gibson isn’t losing sight on releasing new material.  Her heartbreak can be transformed into songs that effortlessly progress from soft moments to loud exclamations.  She is simply being a woman telling stories and pouring her heart out to strangers who care to listen. 

If you walked out from inside a cave and straight to the Free Energy show at Portland’s Doug Fir Lounge last Wednesday night you sure as hell wouldn’t know the economy is in the shitter, unemployment is skyrocketing and our country is hanging on by the last vestiges of the fading American Dream.

Alabama's Hangout Music Festival is back this year, with Widespread Panic, Paul Simon and My Morning Jacket leading the bill.  As noted on the festival's official site:  Located in beautiful Gulf Shores, Alabama, Hangout features an eclectic musical lineup with stages located directly on white sandy beaches with ocean views. Hangout features today’s top rock […]

Welcome to another installment of A Memory of Music. Each month, we bring you the images of talented photographers across the land as selected by HT photo editor Jeremy Gordon. So join us for a trip down memory lane and remember to click on the photos for full resolution images…

[Jon Gutwillig, photo by Tim Hara]

While many in the Northeast were hit by record snow falls, some headed out of town and on to Jam Cruise or Mayan Holidaze. With sets on the beach by the Disco Biscuits, Umphrey’s McGee, STS9 and more, fans at Holidaze left the cold weather behind and enjoyed themselves in the sun – when they weren’t watching the Big Game on TV.

[Roger Daltrey, photo by Allison Murphy]

For those that stayed in town, many took their talents – and wallets – to Roger Daltrey’s Rock ‘n Roll Fantasy Camp.  After rehearsals and masterclasses with Simon Kirke of Bad Company and producer Phil Ramone, the final show at BB Kings in Times Square included a variety of campers and artists playing on such classics as Born To Run and Stand By Me.

READ ON for more of this month’s A Memory of Music…

Back in 2008, the Fleet Foxes helped usher in the “Beard Rock” movement with a pair of releases via venerable indie label Sub Pop, namely the five-song EP Sun Giant and their self-titled LP. After a long three-year wait the Seattle-based band will release their sophomore effort, Helplessness Blues, on May 8. Today, the group has given fans a taste of what’s to come by offering up the record’s title track as a free download, which you can also listen to in the widget below…

In other Fleet Foxes news, the pastoral folk-rock act has quietly announced dates for an early Spring tour in support of the record, which kicks off on April 30 at the Vogue Theatre in Vancouver, BC and includes a high profile stop at the United Palace Theatre on May 18 in NYC. The band will be offering a limited amount of pre-sale tickets via their website tomorrow (February 1) starting a 9 AM PST, which also includes the ability to bundle your ticket purchase with a copy of the new album.

READ ON for a full list of tour dates…

This week’s Stormy Mondays is a little something to get the blood going in these cold winter weeks: good old fashion guitar rock, starting out with Widespread Panic covering Travelin’ Light, followed by Neil Young and Crazy Horse doing C’mon Baby Let’s Go Down Town. Next up is Mr. Hendrix covering Mr. Dylan’s Positively Fourth […]

Big Boi @ Ogden Theater, January 28th

Words: Jonathan Kosakow
Images: Matthew Speck

Denver doesn’t get much of the good, large scale, live hip-hop.  Out in these here mountains, the more likely acts are the bluegrass, the jam and the indie rockers making a quick mid-country stop on their way to one of the distant coastlines. So when the calendar showed a single weekend that would feature Big Boi on Friday and Raekwon on Saturday, the kids jumped. The Ogden Theater was the site of Friday’s main event and outside the venue, on Colfax Avenue, a diverse crowd of mostly white people were milling around – hipsters, hippies and snowboarders – trying to scrounge some extra tickets. But this was a hot item, and not many were to be found.

[All photos by Matthew Speck]

At 9PM sharp, the evening got a jumpstart from the Denver-local group The Foodchain. Surprisingly for an opening act, the octet managed to hold some of the crowd’s attention as they tore through beats and got the audience participating in a bit of old-fashioned call and response. Playing middle-child for the evening were Eligh and Scarub of the Living Legends, whose 45-minute set showcased not only two ultimately humble performers, but also some serious talent.  Likely, few in attendance were familiar with Living Legends, but that didn’t seem to matter: just about everyone was enthralled.

A quick break in the entertainment was provided by some white dude in red pants who screamed too loudly into a microphone and threw free, useless swag at the crowd as he all-but-subtly promoted the sponsors of the evening. I am currently enjoying four coozies, two bottle openers, a t-shirt, a golf towel and a pair of pretty solid plastic sunglasses as I write this. At this point, my pockets weighed down by all these amazing Spyder products that I’m sure will last me for years to come, I was ready for the main event. But, I was surprisingly not restless, thanks to the booze provided by Tommyknocker Brewery. With Cutmaster Swiff on the turntables, accompanied by fellow MC Blackowned C Bone, Big Boi gave us some musical gifts to go along with the physical ones bestowed upon us by companies like Icelantic and Optic Nerve.

READ ON for more from Big Boi in Denver…