Archive for Features
VIDEO: Thom Yorke Solo Acoustic Set at 2002 Bridge School Benefit
A Thom Yorke solo set is an all too rare occurrence, so when he played at Neil Young's annual Bridge School Benefit in 2002, Radiohead fans all over the world took notice. I vividly remember my excitement when a stealth audience recording of the two sets popped up on the... more
Hangout Festival Announces ’13 Lineup – Tom Petty, Trey Anastasio Band, Kings of Leon, Jim James, Moe. & more
The Hangout Festival just announced the initial lineup for their now annual event on the Gulf Shore. The three festival headliners are Tom Petty, Kings of Leon and a mystery band TBA soon. The band/artist's name is blurred out on the official poster. The event takes place... more
GOLDEN TICKET / RECAP: Gary Clark Jr. @ Roxy Theatre, Hollywood, CA 2/9/13
Grammy weekend in LA is always filled with secret shows...surprise shows...shows you couldn't get on the guest list even if you were sleeping with the doorman. 2013 was no exception: Muse @ the Grammy Museum. Frank Ocean @ the Ace. Deadmau5 @ House of Blues on... more
Marco Benevento Tigerfaces San Francisco, Mentions New Album in the Works
San Francisco got Tiger Face'd last weekend with a double dose of Marco Benevento's first shows in the city proper since December 2011. Anyone who has seen him knows that Marco always puts on a clinic of infectious grooves, top notch musicianship, and circuit bent wizardy, all while maintaining... more
Trey Anastasio will join the National Symphony Orchestra on May 22nd in Washington, DC
Trey Anastasio's interest in performing with orchestras around the country continues and we should all be thankful for it. On May 22nd he will join the National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) at the Kennedy Center Concert Hall in Washington, DC for a special performance of solo and Phish material. ... more
WATCH: Jim James Premieres “A New Life” Video
A week after releasing his solo debut LP Regions of Light and Sound of God to the public, Jim James of My Morning Jacket has just released the new video for "A New Life", the album's 2nd single. Check out the video, tour dates and song lyrics below.... more
PHOTOS / RECAP: Cosmic Love Ball w/ Rubblebucket and Materialized @ The Fillmore, SF 2/9/13
The Cosmic Love Ball was billed as San Francisco’s annual celebration of life, love, and music. More so than many of the shows I attend, it was apparent to me that the crowd was there to fully experience all three. From the space suits to the horns to the dance... more
Fans Getting Antsy, Fake Hangout Fest Posters Begin Flooding In
This lineup looks more expensive than your average Glastonbury. If you're going to make a fake festival poster, you can't have five headliners (especially when one of them is a Beatle). Real or not, these are always fun to look at. It's like SIM City for an amateur festival talent... more
Fans Getting Antsy, Fake Bonnaroo Posters Begin Flooding In
Underwhelmed by Coachella's headliners? Perplexed by Pitchfork Fest's oddball selections? Confused as to why Maroon 5 is playing at Jazz Fest? Don't worry because (a) there's always plenty to enjoy in the smaller print at the aforementioned festivals (for P4K, we assume) and (b) there are still plenty of big... more
PHOTOS / RECAP: Big Freedia / Don’t Talk to the Cops / Radjaw @ Neumos, Seattle 2/5/13
“This is the first national bounce tour ever,” Big Freedia (pronounced “Freeda”) declared at Neumos on Tuesday night. Outside the South, the New Orleans native is the best known “sissy” bounce artist, referring to the overtly queer themes of her raps. The genre is characterized by intense bass beats, repetitive... more
PHOTOS / RECAP: Lotus @ Best Buy Theater, NYC 1/26/13, Knitting Factory, Brooklyn 1/27/13
Writer: Steve Ledgers / Photographer: Ross Citrin "Full speed ahead," as the saying goes. Lotus kicked off their winter tour with explosions in the sky (not the band), and many tricks up their sleeves. It’s hard for me to conceptualize how a band can take a small vacation and then... more
RECAP: Stevie Wonder, Gary Clark Jr, and Janelle Monae @ The Bud Light Hotel, New Orleans, LA 2/2/13
When Rolling Stone and Bud Light join forces to throw a Super Bowl party, you can expect it to be a little more exciting than the usual chips and salsa affair at your neighbor’s house. What you don’t expect is the chance to see three top notch performers keep... more
PHOTOS / RECAP: Great American Taxi @ Aggie Theatre, Fort Collins, CO 1/31/13
“Americana without borders” is how the band describes their music and the lyrics say it all. It’s always best to see a band in their neck of the woods and judging by the performance Thursday night the band was in top form. Teetering somewhere between jam, bluegrass and folk rock, Great... more
Sasquatch 2013 Lineup Announced: Mumford & Sons, Postal Service, Sigur Rós, Primus 3D and more
The lineup for this year's Sasquatch Music Festival has been released! Topping this year's massive lineup will be Mumford & Sons, The Postal Service, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Sigur Rós, Vampire Weekend, and The XX -- definitely an impressive set and that's just the first six artists. LMB... more
PHOTOS: Local Natives @ Bowery Ballroom, NYC 2/2/13
Local Natives are in the midst of touring in support of their recent release, Hummingbird, and the band just did a few shows on the West Coast before flying back to New York City for three sold-out shows. Kenny Sun was at the Bowery Ballroom on Saturday night for... more
Download the New LP from My Bloody Valentine
The over twenty year-wait hardcore fans of My Bloody Valentine have patiently endured for a new LP by the seminal UK band is now over, as recent promises by Kevin Shields have turned to a reality via a surprise midnight release announcement. On this Groundhog Day two thousand and... more
This Week’s Must Hear: Joe Russo’s Almost Dead
One of the best New York traditions over the last decade has been the Freaks Ball, which reached it's 13th incarnation last weekend at Brooklyn Bowl. Over the years, some impressive lineups have been put together by the NYC Freaks, and this year was no exception. Freaks Ball mainstay and... more
Pitchfork Music Festival: R. Kelly, Bjork and Belle and Sebastian to Headline 2013 Lineup
The Pitchfork Music Festival just announced their three top talents for this year's festival set once again in Union Park in Chicago on the weekend of July 19-21, and I had to read the release twice before I fully grasped how epic it is. Headlining this year's festival will... more
CONCERT RECAP: El Ten Eleven @ The Central S.A.P.C., LA 1/25/13
Without having to beat around the bush too hard with swirling adjectives, profound thoughts, or varied comparisons, the words "just check ‘em out" really comes to mind if I were ever asked about El Ten Eleven. Honestly, both shock and acceptance would sink in if I was told they had... more
PHOTOS / RECAP: Local Natives, Superhumanoids @ El Rey Theater, LA 1/29/13
Perhaps what stood out the most about the Local Natives' show on Tuesday night at the El Rey Theater in Los Angeles, was how personal and heartfelt their music was. In the middle of a crowd that cheered and screamed in a way that resembled "Beatle-mania," they delivered a powerful... more
Bottle Rock Napa Valley Festival: Black Keys, Alabama Shakes, Furthur, Flaming Lips & More
A brand new music and arts festival is in the works for the West Coast this May -- The Bottle Rock Napa Valley Music and Arts Festival. The three-day event will take place in Napa Valley, CA on May 10th-12th with tickets going on sale in early February. ... more
THIRTEEN FOR ’13: New Albums To Look Forward To
Here's a list of 13 albums we're looking forward to which have an expected release date sometime in the next eleven months (or so we hope). The list ranges from Jim James' first solo effort to Phish's twelfth, to the much-rumored but nothing-officially-announced-next albums from Tool and Daft Punk!... more
VIDEO: Tame Impala – “Mind Mischief”
Tame Impala partnered up with Urban Outfitters and their label to release their new video for "Mind Mischief" off Lonerism, easily one of my favorite tracks from the album and easily one of my favorite new music videos. Taking an adolescent fantasy and bonafied rock cliche - "Hot for... more
SETLIST: Widespread Panic @ Panic en la Playa Dos 1/27/13
After taking much of 2012 off (only doing the Wood Tour and a New Years run in Charlotte), Widespread Panic's return to the road for a full touring slate in 2013 kicked off on Sunday night in the Dominican Republic at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Punta Cana.... more
Daft Punk Signs to Columbia, New Album Coming Soon
Huge news dropped last night for fans of the ever elusive duo Daft Punk; it turns out the band has just signed with Columbia Records and numerous sources are reporting that their next album could be due out as early as this spring. Suddenly all of those notions of... more
PHOTOS / RECAP / SETLIST: Lotus @ House of Blues, Boston 1/25/13
Lotus stopped by the House of Blues in Boston on a cold and snowy Friday night to play the second show of their winter tour, and I was there to take it all in and grab some photos. After a sold out night in Burlington, they played to an equally... more
JamBase Live Festival: July 5th & 6th @ The Gorge
*UPDATE: The two-day lineup has been revealed. Yesterday we got the first word from the team at JamBase that they're planning something big for the weekend of July 4th, 2013. 2013... what a year. Yeah, we know. It's only just begun. But while everyone else was out worrying and living like the... more
Ultra Music Festival 2013 Announces Phase 2 Lineup
Ultra Music Festival just announced Phase 2 of their 15th anniversary and it is MASSIVE. So incredible that the Ultra Music Festival official website crashed as soon as it was released. Topping the list are electronic kings Alesso, Eric Prydz, Zedd, Pretty Lights and Steve Aoki while the live acts... more
Coachella Announces 2013 Lineup: Phoenix, Blur, RHCP, The Postal Service & More
Coachella just announced their much anticipated lineup for the TWO-weekend festival on April 12-14 and April 19-21 at the Empire Polo Fields in Indio, CA. Headlining and performing both weekends of the sold-out festival will be Blur, The Stone Roses, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Nick Cave and the Bad... more
TOUR DATES: Avett Brothers Announce Spring Tour Behind ‘The Carpenter’
The Avett Brothers just sent word of their first headlining tour of 2013. The band starts out February 9th at the sold out Orpheum Theatre in Madison, WI followed by stops across the U.S. in April, May and June. Check out the full list of dates (including some... more
VIDEO: Nicki Bluhm and The Gramblers Cover “Band On The Run” for Van Sessions 24
Nicki Bluhm & The Gramblers just uploaded the latest installment of their popular Van Sessions series. The 24th video in the series features a cover of Paul McCartney's "Band On The Run" as their van speeds between Tempe, AZ and San Diego, CA. Watch it now! They... more
