Posts Tagged ‘Alabama Shakes’
PHOTOS: Free Press Summer Festival 2013
Photos by Alison Moon Music fans embraced the Texas heat Saturday as the sold-out crowd gathered in Eleanor Tinsley Park in downtown Houston for the first day of the fifth annual Free Press Summer Festival. On the opening day, the large crowd swarmed the park in particular during sets by Iggy... more
LouFest 2013: Wilco, The Killers, The National, Alabama Shakes, Jim James & More
St. Louis' LouFest has just announced the lineup for their annual music festival held at Forest Park's Central Field on September 7th & 8th, 2013. Headlining the festival are The Killers, Wilco and The National, along with an under-card of Alabama Shakes, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, Jim... more
CONCERT RECAP: Alabama Shakes @ The Sugar Mill, New Orleans, LA 3/15/13
After another sold out show in New Orleans, the mighty Alabama Shakes are nowhere near slowing down. The last time they were in town, riding high on the initial buzz of their debut EP, the Athens band packed the 500 person capacity confines of One Eyed Jacks (tickets were... more
Belgium’s Pukkelpop Festival 2013 to Include Eminem, Neil Young, Nine Inch Nails and More
Belgium's Pukkelpop Festival released its initial artist lineup yesterday and it's an eclectic beast featuring a stylistically broad array of headliners carrying a monster reputation for playing insane live shows including Eminem, Nine Inch Nails, Slayer, Neil Young & Crazy Horse and many more. Check out the lineup below and... more
Forecastle Festival 2013 Lineup: Black Keys, String Cheese Incident, Animal Collective and more
The lineup for the annual Forecastle Festival in Louisville was just announced! Holding down the top slots this year will be The Black Keys, String Cheese Incident, the Avett Brothers and the Flaming Lips. LMB faves like Alabama Shakes, Jim James, Bombino, Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, Big... more
Firefly Music Festival 2013: Red Hot Chili Peppers, Tom Petty, Vampire Weekend and more
Not to be outdown by the impending Bonnaroo lineup announcement, Firefly Music Festival decided to announce their 2013 lineup first thing this morning to be the media rush. Set for Dover, DE the weekend of June 21-23, this year's festival will be headlined by the Red Hot Chili Peppers,... more
VIDEO: Alabama Shakes make their SNL debut
Alabama Shakes, formed in 2009 in Athens, Alabama are certainly making 'the leap' into the mainstream rather quickly, performing on last night's Saturday Night Live as the musical guest. The band played their hit "Hold On" and the song "Always Alright" from the Oscar-nominated Silver Linings Playbook. Here are... 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
WATCH: Alabama Shakes @ Bonnaroo 2012 Hay Bale Sessions
The desitively happenin' Bonnaroo 365 YouTube channel rolled out more high-quality footage from their archives this morning. Today's videos feature Alabama Shakes, arguably the breakthrough band of both Bonnaroo and the entire 2012 major U.S. festival season. Check out a live video of "I Ain't The Same" from the backstage... more
Grammys 2013: Full List of Nominees
Nominations for the 2013 GRAMMY Awards were released tonight and Indie-rock trio Fun., breakout R&B/hip-hop star Frank Ocean, Kanye West, Jay-Z, Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys, and Mumford & Sons scored the most Grammy Award nominations, each getting six nods mostly in the top Grammy categories. In a change... more
Alabama Shakes Announce March Tour Dates
Another popular pick in our Best of 2012 Feature, the Alabama Shakes have just announced dates and pre-sale info for a Spring Tour that begins March 1st in Idaho and ends in Mississippi on March 16th. "We’re so happy to announce we’re heading back next year to some spots... more
Live Music Blog’s Best of 2012: Concerts, Albums, Artists and More (Part Two)
Last week, we rolled out Part One of LMB's Best of 2012 feature, highlighting this year's noteworthy albums (Tame Impala's Lonerism, Jack White's Blunderbuss and Alt-J's An Awesome Wave), artists (Alabama Shakes & Father John Misty) live moments (Phish Dick's 8/31/12, MMJ's 3-night LA "no repeats run" & Sigur Ros... more
Live Music Blog’s Best of 2012: Concerts, Albums, Artists and More (PART ONE)
While there's still plenty of live music magic yet to be made, the end is near and 2012 will be in the rear view in five short weeks. Furthermore, December is generally a skinny month for studio releases (although Big Boi's Vicious Lies & Dangerous Rumors drops on 12/11) so... more
VIDEO / STREAM: Alabama Shakes, “Always Alright,” Live from London on 11/17
Two news items from Alabama Shakes this week. This Saturday, November 17th at 1 PST / 4PM EST you can head to Spinner.com for an exclusive LIVE performance by the band from the Forum in London. Second, you can watch the video for their new song "Always Alright"... more
FESTIVAL RECAP: Austin City Limits Festival 2012
Review by Mark Wheeler || Photos by Michael Wren Like any of the behemoth American festivals dotting the calendar from April to October, the annual Austin City Limits Festival is a bear to take in, requiring a number of tough decisions to take in as much of the magic as possible.... more
FESTIVAL PREVIEW: Austin City Limits Music Festival 2012
Preview by Mark Wheeler LMB's ACL 2012 Playlist on Rdio The older one gets, the more shows one attends in proper venues, it gets easy to snob on festivals - no disrespect to the kiddies in their neon war paint and NBA jerseys. Festivals seem to recycle the same reshuffled lineup (yes,... more
Lollapalooza Chile and Brazil Lineups Announced: Pearl Jam, Black Keys, QOTSA, A Perfect Circle and More
The lineups for both Lollapalooza Chile and Lollapalooza Brazil have been announced. Pearl Jam, The Black Keys, Deadmau5, Queens of the Stone Age, A Perfect Circle, Franz Ferdinand, Puscifer (making two Maynard projects) Alabama Shakes, Hot Chip, NAS, Of Monsters and Men are some of the artists confirmed to play... more
EPIC PHOTO GALLERY: Outside Lands 2012
LMB had three photographers on the ground (Katie Davies, Joseph Smith and Jimmy Grotting) and around town for this year's Outside Lands festival in Golden Gate Park and we've got a giant treasure trove of shots from the weekend to share with you. We've already posted a big festival recap... more
This Weekend’s Outside Lands Festival Live on TuneIn
Good news for those who can't make it to San Francisco for the 5th Outside Lands Music Festival in Golden Gate Park. We'll be able to tune in (literally, on TuneIn) to selected acts through out the three-day event. Check the broadcast lineup after the jump for your... more
HIGHLIGHTS / PHOTOS: Newport Folk Fest 2012 Day Two (My Morning Jacket, Alabama Shakes and more)
Last weekend marked the 53rd Annual Newport Folk Festival and the unofficial 100th birthday party for Woody Guthrie. Newport for me is like Summer Camp and I'm not referring to that other music festival in Chillicothe, IL. I mean those memories of campfire sing-alongs with familiar faces and laying... more
LMB’s 2012 Outside Lands Festival Guide
Check out our 59-Song Outside Lands 2012 Playlist HERE If you are like us, you take one quick initial look at a festival schedule the day it comes out and immediately come down with a delusional case of Hungry Eyes, thinking you can lap up at least 22 hours of... more
