With a philosophy of “if you build it, they will come,” AC Entertainment and Superfly Presents launched the inaugural Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in June of 2002 with a
In the lead up to My Morning Jacket’s May 31 webcast as part of the American Express UNSTAGED series, the band’s official Vevo channel has been filling up with fun
The closing weekend of JazzFest 2011.
Singer-songwriter Kip Boardman is the type of singer-songwriter which sticks to the idea that less is much more, especially regarding bombastic flourishes compensating for any quality shortcomings. Here Boardman adheres to a bare-bones approach in the vein of Ray LaMontagne, Ryan Adams and a roots-y Jason Mraz on the sincere opener “All Fall Down,” the groovy “All That Bad” and the laidback toe-tapper “Mysterious Stranger.”
announces nearly three weeks of U.S. and Canadian dates starting on August 11th at Birmingham, Alabama’s Sirote Theatre. The dates follow an already busy summer touring schedule including performances at
TOMMY STINSON, founding member of the seminal Minneapolis-based rock group The Replacements, and current bass player for Guns N’ Roses and Soul Asylum will release his second solo effort, One
Luther Dickinson will take on new responsibilities in September when he steps into the role of artist-in-residence at ELLNORA ¦The Guitar Festival. Scheduled for Sept. 8-10 at the Krannert Center
Thanks to iTunes and its major #FAIL yesterday, today I’m #nowplaying Bon Iver’s (@boniver) new, self-titled album. You may be thinking, “Bon Iver’s new album doesn’t come out until June 21, what’s up with iTunes?” What’s up with iTunes is that the album, instead of being put up only for pre-order, instead went live on the online store and was quickly downloaded. It spread like wildfire on file sharing sites and a quick search on Twitter for “Bon Iver” indicates the album is #nowplaying on many an iPod. For those who are more ninja than pirate, the single Calgary is available for download at the Bon Iver website.
That’s what I’m #nowplaying today, READ ON to look at what our contributors @Hidden_Track have been listening to lately…
My friend Matt once announced to a group of rabid Phish fans that he had never heard the Bathtub Gin from The Great Went, a jam many consider to be in the running for best ever status. He then explained that it wasn’t just because he was lazy, but he was saving it for a rainy day. Your first-listen to such a widely talked about piece of music is something you can only experience once and he was utilizing a little delayed gratification. I took his lead on my listening experience to Phish’s much talked about show in Utica last fall. I had traveled to the Augusta show the night before and went to a couple of the shows afterward, but didn’t make it to Utica. When the reviews started coming in about the all the Guyute craziness I told myself I would employ this tactic and listen to this show when the time was right.
When the news broke that the show would be the next Phish DVD release, I figured actually getting to watch the show as my first listen was even better than I had originally imagined, so that’s what I did. Armed with only the setlist and a general idea of the teases in the first set, I sat down on my couch and watched the show.
When the DVD was announced the press release mentioned that, “A new camera mounted at the front-of-house position accentuated the light show in a way never before featured on a live, indoor Phish DVD.” The camera is showcased, but what seems to be a constant complaint of Phish fans on video releases, the camera shot of the lights rarely lasts for more than 10 seconds at a time, and often ever shorter. The shot looks great, but the viewer can’t truly appreciate what lighting designer Chris Kuroda does for the band in six-second bursts.
READ ON for more of Dave’s thoughts on Live in Utica…
In one of our favorite pairings of the summer, the latest Return To Forever lineup – billed as Return To Forever IV – featuring keyboardist Chick Corea, drummer Lenny White,
