April 2013

Stormy Mondays: Grateful Dead – Spring Tour 1981

Dan Alford April 29, 2013 No Comments

Download a fantastic first set from the Grateful Dead’s Spring Tour ’81

Video: Iron & Wine – Grace For Saints And Ramblers

Jeffrey Greenblatt April 29, 2013 No Comments

Watch the Iron & Wine big band perform Grace For Saints And Ramblers on Fallon

Beastie Boys Ad-Rock and Mike D Sign Book Deal

Scott Bernstein April 29, 2013 1 Comment

The two surviving members of the Beastie Boys are putting together a book on their history and more

Televised Tune: Phoenix Stays Hot

Luke Sacks April 29, 2013 No Comments

Old Crow Medicine Show on Conan, Iggy Pop & The Stooges on Colbert, Phoenix on Letterman and more music on TV this week

The Uncluded (Aesop Rock and Kimya Dawson) Unveil Tour Details

April 29, 2013 No Comments

The Uncluded (Aesop Rock and Kimya Dawson) are excited to unveil the details of their upcoming US tour which will begin on May 28 in Washington DC and will find

Umphrey’s McGee, STS9 Announce Co-Headlining Tour

April 29, 2013 No Comments

Umphrey’s McGee,i s joining forces with STS9 for a 14-date co-headlining tour this summer, kicking off Thursday, August 15 at the Louisville Palace Theater in Louisville, KY. The two groups,

Steve Earle: The Low Highway

Patrick Flanary April 29, 2013 No Comments

While four-letter words like “road” and “town” have never strayed far from Steve Earle’s songbook, his latest trip veers from the familiar to the expected. On The Low Highway, Earle sounds strained, even gruffer than usual, on predictable travel themes that otherwise serve up welcome surprises from his wife Allison Moorer and longtime live band, The Dukes.

Frank Zappa’s Freak Out! and Over-Nite Sensation Headed For Vinyl Re-Mastering

April 29, 2013 No Comments

Last week (4/16), The Zappa Family Trust released a vinyl version of Frank Zappa’s Finer Moments, which was recorded in the early 1970s, but not released until 2012. In June,

Sum 41: Mill City Nights, Minneapolis, MN 3/30/13

Jeff Mozey April 29, 2013 No Comments

Following a disappointing cancellation during the 2010 Vans Warmed Tour stop in Minnesota, Sum 41 had finally found its way back to The North Star State, performing at Mill City Nights amidst an ongoing tour to commemorate the 10th anniversary of their 2012 album Does This Look Infected?

Tift Merritt: Traveling Alone, But Better Than Ever

Peter Zimmerman April 29, 2013 No Comments

One of the beacons of heart-warming, soul-searching and downright beautiful musicianship continues to be Tift Merritt, whose writing has never shied away from approaching difficult subjects with honesty and willingness to engage, but never has she been so vulnerable and calm than on her new record Traveling Alone.