Equifunk All-Stars To Play Beekman Beer Garden on 10/27
The folks behind Equifunk are throwing another Halloween concert this year. They’ve put together a band dubbed The Equifunk All-Stars to play NYC’s Beekman Beer Garden on October 27th. The Equifunk...
View ArticleFull Show Friday: Rolling Stones – Cocksucker Blues
For today’s Full Show Friday video we’re posting a full documentary instead of a full show – The Rolling Stones: Cocksucker Blues. One of the most famous unreleased movies of all-time, Cocksucker Blues...
View ArticleWatch Neil Young Visit and Jimmy Fallon Impersonate Neil Young on Last...
As we mentioned, Neil Young made a rare non-musical appearance last night when he was one of David Letterman’s guests on The Late Show. Young discussed his just-released memoir as well as his plans for...
View ArticleVideo: The Promise Ring – Rumour Has It
Over the last few months The A.V. Club’s Undercover series has inspired many a video post around these parts. With its latest, and arguably its greatest, iteration winding down, we thought we’d go to...
View ArticleJon Fishman: Hug Your Farmer Tribute To The Stones
The third Hug Your Farmer benefit concert, which pays tribute to the Rolling Stones’ 50th Anniversary, will take place at Higher Ground on October 11th boasting a lineup filled with Vermont musicians...
View ArticleSiriusXM To Air Bruce Springsteen MetLife Stadium Shows
SiriusXM satellite radio’s E Street Radio will broadcast last weekend’s instant classic Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band performances which took place at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New...
View ArticleHoly Grail of Frank Zappa Releases Inches Closer to Fruition + Zappa Family...
Frank Zappa’s widow Gail Zappa has sent out a missive to the Zappa Family Trust mailing list that contains plenty of exciting news. Not only has she given an update on the status of the Roxy DVD and...
View ArticleWatch Global Citizen Festival Live From Central Park
The Global Citizen Festival is underway live from Central Park in New York City. K’Naan kicked off the action and will be followed by Band of Horses, The Black Keys (6PM ET), Foo Fighters (7PM ET) and...
View ArticleCheck This Out: Tauk Jams In The Van – Side Project
I had the pleasure of watching Tauk open for Perpetual Groove last Friday at Brooklyn Bowl and I haven’t stopped thinking about their inventive blend of avant-garde jazz, jam rock and soul with a...
View ArticleFoo Fighters Say Farewell For Now + Neil Young and Crazy Horse Welcome Guests...
In April of 2011 the Foo Fighters kicked off an extremely busy year and a half of promotional and touring appearances behind the Grammy-winning album Wasting Light. That touring cycle came to an end...
View ArticleTour Dates: Sufjan’s Christmas Sing-A-Long
There has been somewhat of a radical shift in holiday music over the last handful of years, as indie-acts have been putting their modern spin on what has traditionally been dominated by bland schmaltz....
View ArticleTechnology Tuesday: $7.11 For Stellar Earbuds? You Bet!
A couple of weeks ago, we looked at a pair of headphones (Sennheiser PX 100 II) that sounded impossibly good for their price. It’s always great finding these phenomenal bargains and being able to...
View ArticleRecommNeds: Jason Collett / Django Django
Nothing left to do but smile… Jason Collett: Reckon There are so many things to love about Jason Collett’s new album. Collett is another one of those Broken Social Sceners who’s going on to do his own...
View ArticleVideo: The Mountain Goats – Cry for Judas
The latest effort from the Mountain Goats takes an ambitious approach. It’s always amusing to see music videos that utilize actors and put together a narrative, but this coming-of-age story evokes some...
View ArticleGod Street Wednesdays: God Street Russo @ Vibes ’11
In between God Street Wine’s two reunions members of the band played a number of shows together with the exception of drummer Tom “Tomo” Osander who lives in Europe. Most performances featured...
View ArticleJam Cruise 11: Special Guests, Jam Room Hosts, Piano Sets
There’s news on the Jam Cruise front this morning as a number of additional special guests artists have been announced, along with the lists of those performing the famed solo piano sets in the atrium...
View ArticleInfamous Stringdusters Talk Fleet Fingers And Fast Rising
Our scene doesn’t exactly lack for ace bluegrass and bluegrass-inspired combos, that’s for sure. But you have to tip your hat to the Infamous Stringdusters: a combo of pickers skilled enough to earn...
View ArticleWatch Nirvana Debut Smells Like Teen Spirit
Little did the small crowd in attendance at Nirvana’s April 17th, 1991 show at the OK Hotel know that they were about to witness a historic moment when Kurt Cobain, Krist Novoselic and Dave Grohl...
View ArticleThis Weekend: Austin City Limits Festival Webcast – Black Keys, Alabama...
One of the final big festivals of 2012 takes place this weekend in Austin where 130-plus acts are set to play the eight stages of the Austin City Limits Festival Friday through Sunday. For those of us...
View ArticleAudio: Rolling Stones – Doom and Gloom
Earlier this year The Rolling Stones went into the studio with longtime producer Don Was to lay down some tracks that will be released on the greatest hits compilation GRRR! Today we get to hear the...
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