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Televised Tune: On The Tube This Weekend
A new episode of Austin City Limits airs this weekend featuring Jack White and both of his solo touring bands. White gets the whole hour-long episode to his lonesome and performs a mix of songs from...
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Audio: Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell – Hanging Up My Heart
Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell have a long professional history together that dates all the way back to 1975, when Crowell joined Harris’ Hot Band as a guitarist and harmony singer. On February 26,...
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Full Show Friday: Talking Heads – Germany 1980
[Originally Published: September 14, 2012] If we had the power to go back to see a show from any tour that took place in the past, checking out Talking Heads’ landmark Remain In Light Tour would be...
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Roots Tapped As House Band For Prince Tribute @ Carnegie Hall – Batch of...
In what should come as a surprise to no one considering Questlove’s well-known love for The Purple One, The Roots have signed on as the house band for the Prince Tribute that will be held at Carnegie...
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Picture Show: Umphrey’s McGee – New Year’s Eve
Chicago’s Umphrey’s McGee rang in the New Year at The Tabernacle in Atlanta, where they played their first-ever four-night New Year’s Run. Our friend Tammy Wetzel attended the run and has contributed a...
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20 Years Later: Grateful Dead – Whiskey In The Jar
Nearly twenty years ago Grateful Dead front man Jerry Garcia re-encountered the song Whiskey In The Jar when he recorded the Irish traditional song with David Grisman for their studio album Shady...
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The Lumineers To Appear On Saturday Night Live
Thanks in part to their ubiquitous catchy shout-along, foot-stomping single, Hey Ho, The Lumineers emerged as arguably the biggest break-out act of 2012. The Denver-based band’s music was seemingly...
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Review: Phish NYE Run – The Age Of Sound
Phish @ Madison Square Garden, December 28 – 31 Words: Adam Schon This being the third consecutive New Year’s Run of shows at Madison Square Garden, and after last year’s generally poorly perceived...
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Technology Tuesday: AudioQuest DragonFly USB DAC
It is extraordinary what a small stick the size of a USB thumb drive can do for your computer audio. The AudioQuest DragonFly simply plugs into an available USB port on your PC or Mac and literally...
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Jam Cruise Journal: A Funky First Night
It’s time once again for me to try to describe the indescribable: Jam Cruise. For those unfamiliar, Cloud 9 Adventures charters a cruise ship each January, fills it with outstanding musicians and the...
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Weekly RecommNeds: Goat / Debo Band
He’s got the whole world in his hands… Goat: World Music Late in the fall I got turned on to this album and it hasn’t left the rotation yet. Goat is a sort of music collective from Northern Sweden,...
View ArticleVideo: Ava Luna – Ice Level
Ava Luna, a soulful indie big band from Brooklyn, popped up on our radar this past year when they landed the cover of the print edition of Deli Magazine here in New York. After what sounds like a bit...
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Postcards From Page Side: Phish – 2012 In Review
Happy New Year’s, everyone! I know it’s been a little bit since I’ve graced you with my Postcards From Page Side column, but wanted to start fresh here in ’13 with a recap of what was certainly the...
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Widespread Panic Returns To The Road
When it was revealed that Widespread Panic would be one of the headlining acts at the 10th installment of the Wakarusa Music Festival this spring, it seemed like only a matter of time before the...
View ArticleHT’s Most Anticipated Albums of 2013
In recent years, as “Best Of” lists have proliferated and inched ever earlier into the fall, fourth quarter album output has borne little fruit. This year in particular, it felt like the music...
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Jam Cruise Journal: An All-You-Can-Hear Buffet of Music
The second day of Jam Cruise is a day spent at sea steaming towards our first port. The schedule of music and activities starts at noon, just a few hours after the last notes had been played the...
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Hitting The Trunk Road: The Sad Domestication of Kid Rock
Since going platinum eleven times over with Devil Without A Cause, Kid Rock has adopted the not-so-variegated guises of the Bullgod, Rock & Roll Jesus, the early morning stoned pimp and Detroit’s...
View ArticleVideo: Django Django – Hand of Man
Earlier this week, Edinburg’s Django Django released yet another video from their brilliant 2012 self-titled debut LP – this time for the track Hand of Man. In case you missed it, Django Django pulled...
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The B List: Ten Tips for Live Concert Tweeting
Live tweeting a concert is one of the great functions of Twitter. For those not in attendance, following along on Twitter is, short of a webcast, the next best thing to being there. I’ve live tweeted...
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Briefly: Wakarusa Announces 2nd Round of Artists
The Wakarusa festival, which is celebrating its 10th year has announced its second round of artists including Dispatch, Amon Tobin, Umphrey’s McGee, Soja, and many more. The third round of artists is...
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