2012

Interview: Dave Watts Takes The Motet’s Funk Is Dead East

Chad Berndtson April 19, 2012 1 Comment

The Motet’s Dave Watts talks to us about the group’s funkify-the-Grateful-Dead concept.

CounterPoint Festival Coming To Atlanta

Scott Bernstein April 19, 2012 1 Comment

C3 Presents and MCP are teaming up to throw a new festival near Atlanta.

Bloggy Goodness: Feistodon Record Store Day Single

Jeffrey Greenblatt April 19, 2012 No Comments

Feist and Mastodon team up for a split 7″ and Grateful Dead Night at the movies.

Video: Umphrey’s Crew = Finger Tight – Fearless

Scott Bernstein April 19, 2012 2 Comments

Those attending last night’s Umphrey’s show were treated to a crew performance at setbreak.

Rush Announces Clockwork Angels Tour

Scott Bernstein April 19, 2012 1 Comment

Rush has just announced a 33-date tour of North America set to kick off in September.

Never To Be Forgotten – The Flip Side of Stax 1968-1974

Jeff Wilson April 19, 2012 No Comments

There will be hundreds of records to choose from on Record Store Day, and hundreds of hands pawing through them. Over in the 45 bins you’ll run across a box set that soul, funk and 45 fans that might be a bit much to process during the feeding frenzy, so here’s a heads-up: Never to be Forgotten: The Flip Side of Stax 1968—1974 brings together ten Stax 45s that are both overlooked and memorable

Moonface: With Siinai: Heartbreaking Bravery

Jeff Strowe April 19, 2012 No Comments

Buried beneath the clunkiness of this project’s name is Spencer Krug, well-known as the noodling, keyboard-playing, co-leader of Wolf Parade. Yep, you remember them: the versatile Canadian indie-rock outfit who rocked hard over the course of a handful of solid albums and EP”s before taking an indefinite hiatus last spring.