Archive: 2012

A jam to start the second set of a Grateful Dead show? It happened.

San Francisco indie-rock trio Geographer will kick off the New Year with a 3-week headlining tour beginning January 12 in Portland, OR. With direct support from ON AN ON, the dates will take the band throughout the West Coast and Midwest, with stops in Denver, Austin, Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles and more. This tour […]

Yep Roc Records is excited to announce the March 5, 2013 release of the new Robyn Hitchcock album, Love From London. The record was produced and engineered by Paul Noble, and features Noble on bass, guitar, keyboards and vocals; Jenny Adejayan on cello and vocals; Lizzie Anstey on vocals and keyboards and Jenny Macro, Lucy […]

Grammy-winning alternative band Deftones will be kicking off a tour of North America on March 4, 2013. The headlining run begins in Rochester, NY and wraps March 30 in Houston, TX. Deftones have also rescheduled their New York City and Boston, MA show dates, which had previously been postponed due to Hurricane Sandy. Tickets go […]

Ready to do some more dates in support of her latest album Sun, Cat Power will be back on stage next month with a handful of gigs scheduled in California, Colorado, Texas, New York and Pennsylvania. Released in September on Matador, Sun is Cat Power’s first collection of original material in six years. The last […]

Credibility—the main product of Darnielle’s two decade plus year career with an instrument in hand and a song on his tongue, that originally sparked from urgency and was recorded onto cassettes, has now transformed The Mountain Goats into a legitimate musical identity. Their 14th studio album Transcendental Youth was released last October 14th and this Crescent performance witnessed a generous eight tracks from this latest recording, along with many other favorites.

“Joe Perry is in the house,” announced wiry frontman Steven Tyler after Aerosmith’s guitar slinger finished up a lead vocal and riff-laden “Combination” from the band’s powerful 1976 classic album Rocks. Perry wasn’t the only one burning down the soon to be Pelicans’ house on a humid Thursday night. Brad Whitford, Tom Hamilton, Joey Kramer and the other half of the infamous Toxic Twins were all ready to rock & roll, bluesy-Boston style.

Bloodkin is celebrating their silver anniversary with a five- disc anthology box set. One Long Hustle will be released January 29th, 2013 on Terminus Records. The compilation is comprised of previously unreleased material from 1998 – 2012 and was produced by David Barbe (Drive-By Truckers, Sugar) and Daniel Hutchens. Guests include JoJo Herman, Dave Schools, […]

After a two-year hiatus The Black Crowes will return in 2013.

Audioengine A2 desktop speakers produce brilliant sound and set the standard for computer or bookshelf speakers.

Foo Fighters / Nirvana front man Dave Grohl is directing a new Soundgarden video.

Don’t believe everything you read on the Internet.

StageIt will webcast all four Umphrey’s NYE Run shows from Atlanta.

You can now stream over 50 Frank Zappa albums on Spotify, Rdio and Rhapsody.

Josh Ritter hits the road hard to start 2013 plus more tour announcements from the past week.

Didn’t think handfarting was a skill worth sharing? Think again our friends.

Listen to audio from a special Grateful Dead-oriented performance at Princeton University.

Check out the “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde of Dark Stars.”

As the band evolves it will be interesting to see if they take a more standard “rock” road or move into the ether.  Either way An Aside is a firm first step. 

Warren Haynes Xmas Jam 2012.