HT faves My Morning Jacket’s final tour of 2011 is well underway and we’re glad to see they’ve been changing it up a bit this run. Tonight’s MMJ news doesn’t
On November 8, singer-songwriter Laura Veirs will release her first album of children’s music called Tumble Bee: Laura Veirs Sings Folk Songs For Children. Inspired by the birth of their
The Muppets show has left an indelible mark on arguably all of the HT Staff, as we all became attached to its mix of loveable characters, kitschy smart humor (much
A true sign of a band’s heart is how they react to adversity. On Saturday night at the Kahbang Festival in Bangor, Maine HT faves My Morning Jacket made lemonade
My Morning Jacket’s lengthy Circuital Tour rolled into Pittsburgh on Wednesday, where the group was joined by chanteuse Neko Case for a killer rendition of the Kenny Rogers / Dolly
As we mentioned earlier this week, the mighty My Morning Jacket dropped their new music video for Holdin On To Black Metal on Monday via the somewhat struggling new social
[Originally Published: April 14, 2011]
Back in 1989, when MTV was still living up to its Music Television title, the cable network debuted a show with a simple premise called Unplugged. Artists from a wide variety of genres would perform acoustic sets in front of a small audience. By 1992 the show had produced a #1 single (Mariah Carey’s I’ll Be There) and a #1 album (Eric Clapton’s Unplugged) and dozens of memorable performances.
MTV’s Unplugged is currently in its 21st season with Lykke Li, Train and Adam Lambert among the latest batch of underwhelming performers visiting the show. It’s been quite some time since an episode of Unplugged has generated lots of buzz and we’d like to see that change. For this week’s B List, I’ve put together a list of ten acts I think would kill on Unplugged…
10. Fleet Foxes
While appearing on Unplugged wouldn’t exactly take Fleet Foxes out of their comfort zone since frontman Robin Pecknold usually plays an acoustic, we would love the whole band eschew electricity for a set of pastoral folk-rock.
READ ON for nine more acts that would revitalize Unplugged…
Over the last few years, the legendary Booker T. Jones has experienced a bit of a career renaissance thanks in part to a couple of contemporary acts backing the influential
Back in November certified yoga instructor and longtime Phish fan Chris Calarco put together a workshop connecting his two passions. Calarco’s Phish Yoga classes were an instant hit and he
My Morning Jacket’s tour in support of Circuital hits Chicago tonight and those unable to attend can still listen in on the action thanks to a live simulcast from WXRT.
