2011

The B List: 10 Best Live Archival Releases of 2011

Scott Bernstein December 8, 2011 3 Comments

What artists put out our favorite live archival releases of 2011?

Allman Brothers Band Orpheum Shows in Review: Pt. 4

Stuart Raper December 8, 2011 No Comments

Our look at the ABB’s four-night stand in Boston concludes with a recap of the finale.

Bloggy Goodness: Return of Awesometown?

Scott Bernstein December 8, 2011 No Comments

We roundup a few stories that hit the blogs this week.

HT Interview: The War on Drugs, Peeling Back the Layers of Slave Ambient

Ryan Dembinsky December 8, 2011 1 Comment

Our chat with Adam Granduciel of The War On Drugs.

Audio: Will McCranie Trio (WM3) – Never Again

Scott Bernstein December 8, 2011 No Comments

Sample a track from WM3’s self-titled EP, which comes out today.

Nneka Slated To Drop Soul Is Heavy in 2012

December 8, 2011 No Comments

Soul is Heavy is the new album from the award winning Nigerian songwriter, Nneka. An effortlessly balanced combination of hip hop beats, reggae grooves, brass riffs and African-pop are the

Amos Lee Releasing B Sides EP

December 8, 2011 No Comments

Blue Note recording artist Amos Lee will release a six-song collection of previously unheard songs as a CD, digital, and 10”-vinyl EP, entitled As The Crow Flies, on February 14th,

Noise Pop Festival Announces 2012 Lineup

December 8, 2011 No Comments

Noise Pop Festival turns 20 this year. Where did the time go? We can hardly believe it ourselves. We are thrilled to be able to celebrate in style and as

Jonathan Wilson: Gentle Spirit

Doug Collette December 8, 2011 No Comments

Known less as a musician and more for his role as producer (Dawes among other collaborations) as well as avatar for the (re-) burgeoning Laurel Canyon music scene in California, Jonathan Wilson aims to equalize the balance with Gentle Spirit, his second full length (and first widely-distributed) solo album. The beauty of the work is that it captures rather than contrives the tranquility implied in its title, not surprisingly with most of the musicianship supplied by Wilson himself

Buzzy Martin – Author of Don’t Shoot! I’m the Guitar Man

Melissa Brodeur December 8, 2011 No Comments

There aren't many musicians using their talents quite like Buzzy Martin. After years of working in juvenile halls, teaching music and spreading his message of "Education not Incarceration," word spread that the classes were changing kids' lives and Buzzy was asked to teach a twelve-week music program at San Quentin State Prison. Three years and five months later, Buzzy finished his final class at the "Q.” As the author of Don't Shoot I'm The Guitar Man, Marting gives us an depth, truthful and inside scoop of what it was like teaching music inside one of America's top security prisons. Look for the motion picture Don't Shoot I'm The Guitar Man in late 2012