Archive for December, 2012
My Morning Jacket and Preservation Hall Jazz Band Headline Sandy Benefit Concert on 1/2/13
My Morning Jacket and Preservation Hall Jazz Band have just announced plans to contribute to the ongoing Sandy relief efforts with a benefit show on January 2nd, 2013, see the press release for information on the event below. Tickets on Sale December 14 at Noon EST Greetings from Asbury Park….. It's never... more
Paul McCartney-Led Nirvana Reunion at Tonight’s 12/12/12 Sandy Benefit Concert?!
UPDATE / SPOILER ALERT: 1:10 pm PST 12/12/12: See the minute-by-minute schedule breakdown of the event here, no "Nirvana Reunion, but a collab between McCartney and Grohl on tap. Tonight's 12/12/12 Sandy Benefit concert at Madison Square Garden continues to attract global attention and organizers are now projecting two billion viewers... more
Dave Grohl’s film, Sound City out Feb. 1st, Trailer Released
The Foo Fighters are taking an indefinite hiatus but front man Dave Grohl is sure keeping busy. His latest project, one he calls, "My Life’s Most Important Work" is a film he directed and produced called Sound City. It's a documentary on the now-closed but famous music studio in... more
Ravi Shankar passes at the age of 92
Sitar master Ravi Shankar died yesterday at the age of 92. The man who brought Indian music to the West passed away on Tuesday at a hospital in San Diego, CA with family by his side. Besides multiple Grammy Awards, Shankar is also known for teaching the Beatles'... more
PHOTOS / SETLIST: Japandroids @ Webster Hall, NYC 12/9/12
Canadian indie rock duo Japandroids are currently wrapping up a breakout 2012 in support of their critically-acclaimed new record Celebration Rock. See Stephen Atkinson's photos from Sunday night's show in New York City at Webster Hall below the setlist. SETLIST: Japandroids @ Webster Hall, New York City, NY || Sunday,... more
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2013 Inductees: Public Enemy, Rush and Randy Newman
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2013 is out and includes the long-overdue induction of progressive rockers Rush, Public Enemy, singer-songwriter Randy Newman, and the late, great Disco Queen herself, Donna Summer. Unfortunately, The Meters didn't make the cut this year, hopefully the powers-that-be and fan voters... more
Sufjan Stevens Releases Free Christmas Rap Mixtape
Sufjan Stevens keeps his love for Christmas going with the gift of a rap-themed mix tape. The indie star is following the release of Silver & Gold (his second Christmas album) with a free download of some RAP re-interpretations titled Chopped and Scrooged. Das Racist, Busdriver, Kitty Pryde,... more
CONCERT RECAP: Ryan Montbleau Band @ Arch Street Tavern, Hartford CT 12/1/12
Ryan Montbleau began a solo career back in '99 performing in and around the New England area. In 2006 the aptly named Ryan Montbleau Band was born and they started spreading their sound not only throughout New England, but all over the country. When I think back to some of... more
Man Man Announces 2013 Spring Tour Dates
The brilliantly unconventional rock outfit Man Man are set to embark on a co-headlining North American tour early 2013. The band will be joined by Indiana-based alt-rock/indie band Murder By Death. Man Man will be taking their wonderfully riotous live show on the road in support of their acclaimed album... more
PHOTOS: Bill Carter & The LA Blame with Johnny Depp @ The Mint LA 12/7/12
Friday night's Bill Carter & The L.A. Blame show at The Mint was filmed for the highly anticipated music documentary That's What I'm Doing Here. For the third consecutive time at a Carter appearance at The Mint, actor / musician Johnny Depp (Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Edward Scissorhands,... more
Rolling Stones to be joined by Springsteen, Black Keys and Lady Gaga on 12/15 PPV
More guests to report regarding the Rolling Stones and their 50th anniversary tour. The tour finale on December 15th will include Bruce Springsteen, The Black Keys and Lady Gaga. The band said in a statement: “We’re excited these extraordinary artists, Bruce Springsteen, Lady Gaga and The Black... more
PHOTOS: Simian Mobile Disco @ Webster Hall, NYC 12/6/12
Simian Mobile Disco played New York City's Webster Hall on Thursday night in support of their latest record Unpatterns and Kenny Sun captured several photos of the show. Continue below for the gallery. - EDITOR
The Colbert Report Presents Holiday-Themed Music Week
The Colbert Report presents a holiday-themed music week starting tonight with guest appearances by Diana Krall and Elvis Costello and running through Thursday. The show's humble host will be joined by musicians on Christmas classics (and a deeper cut with Michael Stipe, how very fitting) throughout the week). The show... more
VIDEO ROUNDUP: The Rolling Stones 50 and Counting Tour
The Rolling Stones returned to the stage recently for a number of special guest-filled gigs in London and arrived stateside over the weekend for a show at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. The '50 and Counting' golden Anniversary tour has seen guest appearances by Eric Clapton, Florence Welch, Jeff Beck,... more
Beale Street Music Festival 2013 Expected Lineup (via Festival Outlook)
Consequence of Sound's sleuthing Festival Outlook section is on the beat for the 2013 Beale Street Music Festival with some rumored and expected hints as to who will be appearing at the music-centric portion of the Memphis in May International Festival. Last year's lineup (included Jane's Addiction, My Morning Jacket,... more
VIDEO: Phish’s “You Enjoy Myself” from 12/9/95
We'll never pass up an opportunity to highlight one of the best jams of Phish's storied career. Here's the live video from 17 years ago today of the most famous "YEM" of them all -- 12/9/95 from the Knickerbocker Arena in Albany, NY. Even the Beavis & Butthead... more
SETLIST / TWEETS: The Rolling Stones @ Barclay’s Center, Brooklyn, NY 12/8/12
The Rolling Stones made their first U.S. stop on their 50 and Counting tour on Saturday night at the Barclay's Center in BK. The show included special guest appearances by Gary Clark Jr. and Mary J. Blige. The Stones will appear at the 12/12/12 Hurricane Sandy Benefit at Madison Square... more
New Wu-Tang Clan LP Announced
Wu-Tang Clan's proper return to action (album/tour/festivals) has been a hot topic in U.S. festival rumor mills this fall and the band just reported on their social pages that a new LP is coming. Time will tell when it arrives and if it drops this winter/spring, the rumored appearances at... more
The Sigur Rós Valtari Film Experiment Offers Public Screenings on all Seven Continents
From the Valtari site: Join Sigur Rós fans from around the world for a unique program of short films. The weekend of December 7 – 9, a valtari film experiment program collects at least 17 commissioned “official” and fan-created short films created to coincide with the album Valtari. The program will... more
CONCERT RECAP: Dark Star Orchestra @ The Dome at Oakdale Theater, Wallingford, CT 12/7/12
Photos and Words by Craig Sandor Ahhh some good ol’ Grateful Dead music always played to its finest! This ensemble as most fans know has been around for 15 years plus now and they keep growing stronger and stronger. They aren’t a cover band; they are the exclusive Grateful Dead tribute band... more
VIDEO: moe. pays tribute to Dave Brubeck with “Take Five”
Legendary jazz pioneer Dave Brubeck passed away at the age of 91 on Wednesday morning and last night moe. paid tribute with a cover of Brubeck's classic tune "Take Five" at The Independent in San Francisco. For those looking for a SBD copy of the cover, the rendition should be... more
