Over the last couple of weeks, there has been a lot of news swirling in regards to the lineup for the ninth annual Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival. All the
On Monday night, the Dave Matthews Band were in New York City to kick off their monster 63-date North American tour at Madison Square Garden – the band’s first extended
North Carolina based indie-label Merge Records has a big 2009 planned to celebrate their 20th anniversary. The label, which is home to acts like Neutral Milk Hotel, She & Him,
On May 17, Sub Pop will release a 2 disc/3 LP collection of rarities, including out-of-print and unreleased tracks from Iron & Wine called Around The Well. In conjunction with
When I first heard that Kings of Leon were headlining the worlds most famous arena, I have to confess I did a double take. Was this not the same band that only a few months ago were playing Webster Hall to an eager-but-miniscule crowd? Well, the pretty boys pulled it off and rocked out last night while having a sold out fan base in its grips. Caleb Followill remarked that KoL “have one of the last true fan bases in Rock and Roll.” While that rather lofty declaration is up for debate, what is indisputable is the crowd’s reaction: pure adulation. Playing through their entire catalog from Holy Roller Novocain to the arena rock tribute album Only by the Night, KoL ran through their catalog. Highlights were “Milk”, “Sex on Fire”, “Revelry” and “Black Thumbnail” during the main set and, as a shout out to the island hosting them; they cut into “Manhattan” in the encore. Removed from the music, one of the more interesting aspects to the Kings’ set had to be the spotlights, highlighting the brothers-Followill on drums, bass and lead vocals/guitar, while their cousin Matthew, on lead guitar, remained in the shadows. A strange setup that was made even stranger when, post-encore, the three bowed on stage while Matthew left….your humble reviewer is not trying to start drama, but it was a weird sight. All in all, while they could certainly fill MSG, the room may have been too big for them as the sound seemed to dissipate as the set progressed; “Cold Desert” and “Trani” were a bit weak and didn’t work as closers. Kings of Leon are a big time rock band that will hopefully feel more at home when they play here next tour. Setlist: Crawl My Party Molly’s Chambers Closer Revelry Fans Milk Four Kicks Wasted Time Sex on Fire Slow Light So Long The bucket Notion Black Thumbnail On Call Use Somebody Cold Desert Trani Encore: Knocked Up Manhattan Charmer
In a few short days 60,000+ people are set to descend on the small southwestern Tennessee town of Manchester for the seventh installment of the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival.
With any luck, Because of the Times will eventually become the litmus test for other bands that, hopefully, will be given the same opportunity to naturally grow without the pretense of music as a disposable commodity. The album is a brash and unrelenting effort that remains humanely articulate to the very end.
Kings of Leon have confirmed the first leg of a nationwide US tour. The tour is in support of the new record, "Because Of The Times," to be released on
The stoic crowd stood transfixed as The Like’s dream pop, as they stood not knowing whether to dance, pound drinks or holler. On the other hand, the evening
Kings of Leon prove that the garages of Southern America are filled with more than leather skinned young men without pupils, cranking out batches of crystal methamphetamine between frustrating sessions carving out the perfect soap box derby car for his sister
