2011

F4tF: Los Angeles, the Return

Jon Hochstat April 1, 2011 No Comments

For those of you who are longtime readers of Friday for the Foodies, you will recall that last August I took a trip out west to spend a week in Los Angeles. The food from that trip was covered in the the postings F4tF: Los Angeles Adventure, Pt. 1 – The Neville Brothers @ Hollywood Bowl, F4tF: Los Angeles Adventure, Pt. 2 – The Santa Monica Farmer’s Market and F4tF: Los Angeles Adventure, Pt. 3. Well the time has come again for me to take a well deserved vacation and I have decided to make a return trip to L.A. once again.

Last August’s trip included visits to Pizzeria Mozza, Fatburger, The LA Food Trucks, The Griddle Cafe, Santa Monica Farmer’s Market, LA Farmer’s Market, Animal, In-N-Out Burger, Neptune’s Net, La Salsa and more.

This year’s trip promises to be even better with meals planned at Son of a Gun (new seafood place from the guys who own Animal), Comme Ça, Sushi Zo, Totoraku (not yet confirmed, but very close), Pizzeria Mozza (again) and a few surprises that my L.A. Chef friends say they have cooked up for me. If you want to keep up with my daily dining exploits on this trip, follow me on Twitter.

I told a friend the other day, the only way I survive eating my way through Los Angeles is by doing 5 mile hikes of Runyon Canyon every morning (first hike is tomorrow, April 2nd) followed by Yoga in the Park at Runyon Canyon Park (which is free btw). During last year’s trip, I emailed a non-L.A. based Chef friend daily about my eating exploits and told him about the canyon hikes. After a few days of dining updates, I got the following message : “I can understand the Hill Climbing better with each email!”

READ ON for more of this week’s Friday For The Foodies…

Introducing: @Hidden_Track

Andy Kahn April 1, 2011 1 Comment

It’s here. At long last we launched Hidden Track’s very own Twitter account, cleverly named @Hidden_Track so now we can share our thoughts, links and pics with you, all in

Video: Shit Robot – Tuff Enuff

Jeffrey Greenblatt April 1, 2011 3 Comments

We’ve been having a bit of fun around HT HQ this week at the expense of Marcus Lambkin, who goes by the pseudonym Shit Robot. The electronic musician and DJ,

Televised Tune: On The Tube This Weekend

Scott Bernstein April 1, 2011 1 Comment

Artists Den returns this weekend to PBS for a third season of concerts filmed at intimate venues that don’t usually hold rock shows. The first episode of the season features

Suzanne Vega: Palace of Fine Arts San Francisco, CA 01/27/2011

Peter Zimmerman April 1, 2011 No Comments

There was a surprisingly wide spread of ages at Suzanne Vega's recent San Francisco show at the Palace of the Fine Arts, from children to seniors enjoying the two hour-long concert. She split the show into two main sets, followed by a three song encore. She covered the breadth of her catalogue, while also playing two songs from the forthcoming musical Carson McCullers Talks About Love, which she co-wrote with Spring Awakening sensation Duncan Sheik. Sadly, though, she omitted songs from her insanely undervalued third album Days of Open Hand. But, with a collection of songs so rich and compelling, it’s understandable.

Marc Brownstein – Inspired and Expanding

Chris Calarco April 1, 2011 No Comments

Glide's Chris Calarco was able to catch up with Marc Brownstein, bass player for The Disco Biscuits and Conspirator when Conspirator played Portland, Oregon on Wednesday February 9th. After some BBQ Korean Tacos Calarco sat down with Marc, one of the most enthusiastic and accessible musicians you will ever meet.

B List: Best 10 Allmans Beacon Guest Spots

Scott Bernstein March 31, 2011 7 Comments

After 13 shows from March 10 to 26, the Allman Brothers Band’s Beacon run came to a close last Saturday night in New York City. Each and every performance featured at least one guest with many featuring multiple sit-ins.

For this week’s B List, I compiled a list of what I thought were the ten best guest spots of the run. Take a look and let us know if you felt differently.

10. Col. Bruce Hampton and Duane Trucks on Turn On Your Lovelight – March 25

Jam scene fixture Col. Bruce Hampton and ABB guitarist Derek Trucks’ younger brother Duane joined the band for a rollicking version of Turn On Your Lovelight at the Allmans’ penultimate Beacon run show. Hampton hammed up his vocal delivery leading to killer solos by the guitarists.

READ ON for the top nine ABB Beacon run guest spots…

Fuji Rock 2011: Widespread Panic, New Mastersounds, Wilco, Avetts and More

Scott Bernstein March 31, 2011 No Comments

If there was one festival I could go to this summer regardless of my finances or accrued vacation time, I’d be hopping a plane to Japan for the Fuji Rock

Phish @ Watkins Glen – Super Ball IX

Scott Bernstein March 31, 2011 6 Comments

Nearly six months after rumors started circulating that Phish would throw a festival at Watkins Glen International race track over the Fourth of July Weekend, we finally have an announcement. The festival will be called Super Ball IX and will take place from July 1 – 3 in Watkins Glen, NY.

This marks the first music festival at Watkins Glen since the legendary Summer Jam from 1973 that featured The Band, the Grateful Dead and the Allman Brothers Band.

Last month Phish announced the first leg of a summer tour that includes four shows in New York State. We thought perhaps the festival wasn’t going to happen since the band scheduled so many performances within striking distance of the Finger Lakes region. Guess we’ll see how the previous announcement effects attendance at Watkins Glen.

Tickets go on sale this coming Monday, April 4, through Phish’s MusicToday ticketing site. Travel packages are available through CID Entertainment and camping information – including a “tental rental” option – is laid out on the SBIX site.

READ ON for a timeline of the events leading up to today’s announcement…

Briefly: All Good Festival Adds – Warren Haynes Band, SOJA, Greensky Bluegrass

Scott Bernstein March 31, 2011 No Comments

The Warren Haynes Band is among six groups that have been added to the lineup for the 2011 edition of the All Good Music Festival. Other acts scheduled to join

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