All Night Wrong: Umphrey’s Cover Show
Last night Chicago-based sextet Umphrey’s McGee kicked off their first full tour of 2012 with not one but two performances. In addition to a full two-set show at First Avenue in Minneapolis, the band...
View ArticleSasquatch! 2012 Lineup: Beck, Jack White, Bon Iver
The organizers of the 2012 Sasquatch! Music Festival announced the lineup for the event, which will be held at The Gorge in George, Wash. over Memorial Day Weekend (May 25-28). We get two Jacks, as...
View ArticleTelevised Tune: On The Tube This Weekend
Saturday sees two HT faves appear nationwide as Wilco make their triumphant return to Austin City Limits and Bon Iver make their Saturday Night Live debut. Channing Tatum is set to host Saturday Night...
View ArticleVideo: Nada Surf – When I Was Young
Despite being written off as a one-hit wonder in the late-’90s, Nada Surf have quietly been putting out a steady stream of fantastic studio albums full of their brand of instantly catchy indie-pop...
View ArticleBriefly: Chamber Sextet yMusic Recorded w/ Trey
In a profile of the chamber sextet yMusic that was published in today’s New York Times, it’s revealed that the group participated in a recording session with Trey Anastasio. Trey’s new solo album,...
View ArticleFriday Mix Tape: Big Changes
Life is funny. Every day can be an adventure. You work hard all day and then you spend your nights and weekends pursuing your hobbies and passions. And it all seems to be pretty much the same ol’...
View ArticleLeftovers: Jack White to Headline Hangout Festival 2012
Shortly after Sasquatch! organizers announced the 2012 lineup, which has Jack White at the top of the bill, Jack’s publicist put out a press release that mentions the new solo artist will also headline...
View ArticleUMBowl III: April 27 @ Park West
HT faves Umphrey’s McGee used halftime of the biggest football game of the year, Super Bowl XLVI, to announce the return of their football-themed UMBowl concert. UMBowl III is set for April 27 at Park...
View ArticleTelevised Tune: On the Tube This Week
Bret McKenzie, best known for his role as a New Zealand folkster on the beyond awesome HBO series Flight of the Concordes, will pay a visit to Conan tonight. McKenzie is nominated for a Grammy for the...
View ArticleVideo: M. Ward – The First Time I Ran Away
Four years may seem like a lot of time between records, but since the release of Hold Time in 2009, M. Ward hasn’t been a stranger to the recording studio choosing to spend his time on collaborative...
View ArticleTransaction Report: YES Replaces Replacement Singer
Back in 2008 prog-rock legends YES parted ways with singer Jon Anderson rather than wait for their lead vocalist to recover from acute respiratory failure and signed YES tribute band singer Benoit...
View ArticleBon Iver Announces West Coast Tour / Plays SNL
If you’re like us, this was the weekend your family asked you “who is this Bon Iver guy?” after Justin Vernon’s band made their Saturday Night Live debut. Considering Bon Iver is up for four Grammys,...
View ArticleBriefly: Roger Waters The Wall @ Fenway Park
The last TBA date on Roger Waters’ The Wall initial 2012 North American Tour docket has been announced as the bassist will bring his massive production to Boston’s Fenway Park on July 1. A pre-sale...
View ArticlePicture Show: Mayan Holidaze – STS9 / UM / tDB
Mayan Holidaze @ Now Sapphire Resort, Jan. 26 – 30 Photos: Tammy Wetzel From January 26 – 30 music fans from around the globe gathered at the Now Sapphire resort on Mexico’s Mayan Riviera for the...
View ArticleHangout Music Fest Lineup 2012: Jack White / Dave Matthews Band / String...
The initial lineup for the 2012 Hangout Music Fest, which will be held on the sandy beaches of Gulf Shores, Alabama from May 18 – 20, was announced via the festival’s Facebook page in the middle of the...
View ArticleVideo: Keller Williams w/ Al Schnier – Birds of a Feather
One-man-band Keller Williams opened for jam stalwarts moe. last Saturday night at Club Nokia in Los Angeles. Guitarist Al Schnier of moe. emerged during Keller’s set to help out with a cover of Birds...
View ArticleTour Dates: Justin Townes Earle Heads Out
With all the accolades and critical acclaim that came with the release of his 2010 record Harlem River Blues, such as taking home the Americana Music Award for Song Of The Year for the album’s title...
View ArticleHT Interview: Jenny Scheinman’s Mischief & Mayhem
Those of us who live in the New York area are lucky for many reasons, musical and non, and one is our proximity to the great Jenny Scheinman, who over the past decade and a half has become one of the...
View ArticleMetallica’s Orion Festival @ Bader Field – June 23 & 24
Legendary metal act Metallica are headlining a new festival called Orion at Atlantic City’s Bader Field on June 23 and 24 according to an announcement on the band’s website. Metallica will play both...
View ArticleTechnology Tuesday: DropBox Automator
DropBox is awesome. We told you some cool things you can do with it last year. One of my favorites was the uTorrent automation. Being able to automate tasks to make life easier is pretty compelling....
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