It’s mid-April and we’re already starting to see a slow-down in terms of music festival announcements, so I imagine that most everyone is beginning to plan their Summer fun. That’s always good.
As for myself, I’m throwing my hands completely up in the air in terms of my plans — I’m not sure I’m going to be hitting *any* music festivals this year except for those close to my Chicago home. Also, my musical taste has been all over the board lately — Battles, STS9, Menomena, The Bad Plus — and it’s really opened me up to some new bands that I wouldn’t have otherwise thought to listen to (except for STS9, maybe).
At any rate, maybe I’m looking too far ahead because there’s plenty of stuff going on right now. The festivities for Green Apple Music Festival begin this Friday in Chicago, New York City, and San Francisco — and I’ll be hitting as much in Chitown as time and energy allow. How about you guys?
Given that it’s hump day, I thought I’d give us some heady links to chew on for the day. Have a good one, folks…
Page McConnell talks to NPR’s Weekend Edition about his new self-titled album and life after Phish. And speaking of Page, Scotty from Hidden Track just interviewed him.
Want to sample a track from the new Grace Potter & the Nocturnals release, This is Somewhere? Good — because here it is.
The Free Yr Radio tour just got announced and features select dates in select cities with Dinosaur Jr., the Rapture, Long Winters, Tapes ‘N Tapes, the Ponys, Rogue Wave, the Klaxons and Voxtrot. Sweet.
Spoon is going out on tour soon and they’re planning on playing some stealth shows in between the announced dates.
Brooklynvegan interviews Bjork.
Future tour plans?
I’m going to try a new thing i have never tried before , 1 month gigs one month off and so on for 18 months . Then perhaps i can do other stuff in between .
Supposedly, the demand for tickets to Live Earth UK is “overwhelming.”
Confirmed: I can be influential if I try hard enough. My friend John is a new fan of Apostle of Hustle.
The My Morning Jacket special prom show is now available on iTunes exclusively from The Athens Music Foundation and My Morning Jacket. If you want to grab it outside of iTunes, click here.
Make sure you watch the new episode of Lost tonight, because that’s what I’ll be doing. That is all.