By now you’ve probably caught wind of Fox’s plans to air an animated version of the cult classic Napoleon Dynamite, which will include original voice-overs from Napoleon, Kip, Uncle Rico,
There was a time in the early ’00s when Minnesota-based jamband The Big Wu were filling small clubs throughout the Midwest and seemed poised for big things. After a couple
U2 playing in Denver at Invesco Field on May 21st, 2011.
Another Planet Entertainment, Superfly Presents and Starr Hill Presents, in a partnership with the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department, have announced lineup additions for the fourth annual Outside Lands
Ollabelle, a band beloved for "breathing new life into old sounds" (NPR), has emerged from a five year period of personal change – including marriages, births, tours and other projects-
Acony Records is proud to announce that on June 28, 2011 they will release The Harrow & The Harvest, the new album by Gillian Welch, featuring ten new songs recorded
Low’s ninth album C’Mon, released in April on Sub Pop Records, in no way diminishes their catalogue or reduces them from the fantastic slowcore indie band they’ve known to be, but at the same time it never quite reaches its full potential.
Jolie Holland will head out on a North American headlining tour in support of her upcoming album PINT OF BLOOD, out June 28th on Anti- Records. Kicking off in New
One of the busiest bands this festival season has to be Ohio jammers The Werks who are set to perform at North Coast, Wakarusa, All Good, Summer Camp and at least 11 other festivals over the next four months. The Werks will also throw a festival of their own, the Werk Out Festival, on September 8 – 11 at Zane Shawnee Caverns in Bellefontaine, OH. Dark Star Orchestra, EOTO, Kyle Hollingsworth Band, Donna Jean Godchaux Band, Johnny Neel, The Floorwalkers and the Family Groove Company are among the groups scheduled to perform at Werk Out with DSO set to play a historical Jerry Garcia Band show, for the first time, along with vocalist Donna Godchaux.
One of the best parts of Jam Cruise is the Jam Room where the boat’s musicians come to improv late at night. While there’s some wankery to be had, you’ll find plenty of magical moments on the newly circulated recordings from Jam Cruise 9’s Jam Room sessions. Wally Ingram hosted the action on January 5 [FLAC, MP3, STREAM], George Porter Jr. led the jams on January 6 [FLAC, MP3, STREAM], Big Sam tackled hosting duties on January 7 [FLAC, MP3, STREAM] and Steve Kimock was in charge on January 8 [FLAC, MP3, STREAM]. Jam Cruise’s 10th voyage will leave Port Everglades in Florida on January 9 for five days of music from the likes of Umphrey’s McGee, Galactic, 7 Walkers, Bruce Hornsby & the Noisemakers and The New Mastersounds. After what event promoters described as “the strongest pre-sale” to date, JC10 cabins are now on sale to the general public.
READ ON to see which Summer Camp main stagers will sit in with up-and-coming groups this weekend and for a list of Outside Lands additions…
We keep our eyes peeled for new tour dates announcements each week and compile them on Tuesdays for this handy column… Back in 2005, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah were
