My Morning Jacket @ Centennial Park – Atlanta: Setlist
HT faves My Morning Jacket returned tonight to play a set at Centennial Park in Atlanta, their first gig since January. MMJ’s set was part of the Big Dance festivities to celebrate the NCAA Men’s...
View ArticlePro-Shot Official Video: Paul Simon Pays Tribute To Phil Ramone
It would be hard to find an obituary of Phil Ramome, the famed producer who passed away last weekend, without the name Paul Simon turning up. Ramone helped define Simon’s sound as a solo artist having...
View ArticleStormy Mondays: The Mother Hips
While Tim Bluhm may be getting more nationwide face time lately as one of his wife Nicki Bluhm’s Gramblers, thanks to that band’s constant touring schedule and sensational YouTube Van Sessions...
View ArticlePullin’ ‘Tubes: Phoenix Rises Again
Prior to 2009 if you had asked most music fans if they had heard of Phoenix, they’d likely have thought that you were talking about Arizona’s capital city and not the Parisian act. That all changed...
View ArticleCover Alert: Brock Butler – Back In The High Life (Steve Winwood)
A few weeks back Brock Butler played a solo acoustic show at Pawley’s Island Tavern in South Carolina, where he offered his usual mix of covers from the ’60s through today, sung and performed as only...
View ArticleHands Off: Axe Falls On Hands On A Hardbody
After years of hard work and many re-writes and rejiggering, Hands On A Hardbody finally debuted on Broadway last month. Sadly, it’s run won’t last too long as the producers of the musical, which...
View ArticleTour Dates: What The Brothers Sang
It’s unfortunate that The Everly Brothers aren’t as fawned upon by the current generation of music fans as the acts that were heavily influenced by them. The duo, who are arguably the most successful...
View ArticleBeck, Avett Brothers, Feist Among Newport Folk Headliners
The longest festival lineup announcement in history has continued over the past week as Newport Folk Festival organizers are starting to reveal the headliners for this year’s fest. Beck will finally...
View ArticleTech Tuesday: Streaming the Grateful Dead With ListenToTheDead.com
The Grateful Dead and their fans have long been pioneers in technology. Among other things, the Dead helped spawn the popularity of internet communities with the WELL, was the first act to have a song...
View Article80/35 Fest: David Byrne & St. Vincent, TLG, Umphrey’s
The sixth annual 80/35 music festival will take place on July 5th and 6th in downtown Des Moines, Iowa boasting a lineup that includes hip-hop legends Wu-Tang Clan, the killer pairing of David Byrne...
View ArticleTrailer: Jeff Waful + 1 – Jam Cruise 11
Over the past four years I’ve spent the first or second week of January trying to explain the unexplainable in my dispatches from Jam Cruise. On this year’s Jam Cruise 11, our pal Jefferson Waful came...
View ArticleM&M’s: John Medeski, Papa Mali, Stanton Moore & Rob Mercurio
The folks behind the Equifunk Festival and the Nolafunk team have just announced a “Summer Kick-Off Event” featuring the debut of a supergroup that has caught our attention. Dubbed “The M&Ms,” the...
View ArticleCatskill Chill 2013: Page McConnell and The Meter Men, Lotus, Galactic,...
Organizers of the Catskill Chill Music Festival have just announced the initial lineup for the fourth installment of the event. HT faves Page McConnell and The Meter Men, Lotus, Galactic, Conspirator,...
View ArticleFlorida’s Cope To Make Northeast Debut Tomorrow & Thursday
After years of regional gigging, Florida’s Cope is finally heading to the Northeast for a pair of shows tomorrow and Thursday in Philadelphia and New York City respectively. The quartet has gained a...
View ArticlePicture Show: Conspirator @ the Gramercy Theatre
Conspirator @ the Gramercy Theatre, April 8th Photos: Jeremy Gordon Watching Conspirator at the Gramercy Theatre in New York City, I was reminded of one of the finest TractorBeam shows on the same...
View ArticleTea Leaf Green Premieres New Single – Give Me One More Chance
HT faves Tea Leaf Green are gearing up for the release of a long-in-the-making new album, In The Wake, due on May 14th. Today, the band gave us our first taste of In The Wake by debuting the LP’s lead...
View ArticleBear Creek 2013: The Roots, Bootsy Collins, KDTU, Lettuce, Antibalas, The New...
It’s hard to find anybody with a bad word to say about the Bear Creek Music & Art Festival. The event’s organizers treat performers and visitors as family and you can always count on the acts they...
View ArticleWatch Widespread Panic’s Spring Tour Opener
Widespread Panic kicked off their Spring Tour last night at the Peabody Opera House in St. Louis, Missouri; where they treated fans to a vast array of material from throughout their lengthy career. The...
View ArticleVideo: Night Beds – Dancing On My Own (Robyn)
The AV Club’s AV Undercover series never seems to get old. The latest song that gets the treatment comes from a woman whom I consider the single most entertaining pop star in the business, Robyn. You...
View ArticlePhil Lesh Jams With Dark Star Orchestra @ Terrapin Crossroads
There was once a time when Phil Lesh and Dark Star Orchestra weren’t on good terms. It was said Lesh didn’t appreciate DSO’s concept and that DSO wasn’t thrilled that Phil recruited John Kadlecik for...
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