Thanks to our friend Ammuse, we now have a bunch of videos from The Felice Brothers performance at the Rosendale Cafe this past June. If you have any photos or videos from any live shows and want to contribute them to this page you can e-mail here or fill out the contact form. Click the image below to go to the video gallery.
Bonnaroo 2009 was a great time this year……..one of our friends, danbird, posted up a detailed review with many awesome photos and videos from his experience on his blog. He had a press pass and got the chance to interview an up and coming band, Portugal. The Man. This band put on an amazing show on the first night of the festival and have a new album coming out soon. Anyway be sure to check out the review and interview:
So it’s been a little over a week since I left Bonnaroo, or what I affectionately call The Farm. This was my fourth Bonnaroo and it ranks up there with 2006 as the best I’ve been to, so far. Such an eclectic line-up, with one of my favorite bands (Phish) getting two sets on Friday and Sunday nights. I was also blessed with a media pass this year, for the first time. It was great to see the artist press conferences and to stumble upon many artists back in the press area. It’s nice back there with plenty of shade and picnic tables and AC and water to go around. It was a great place to go to escape the maddening masses. Anyhow, here’s the rundown.
THURSDAY
After a long and wet trek to set up camp in tent only, and after a bit of relaxing, I headed into Centeroo for the first time. The first artist I was blessed to see was Janelle Monae. I’ve never heard her before Bonnaroo, and I was pleasantly surprised to stumble across her show in The Other Tent. She’s a mix of R&B, funk, punk, sci-fi and good old rock n’ roll. The crowd seemed very excited to have such a wildly entertaining performer kicking off theirs and my Bonnaroo. It was a bit on the stormy side of things all day on Thursday and most everyone was trying to dodge the downpours as much as possible.Next up was Alberta Cross. I caught the end of their set in That Tent. They were good, but I wasn’t really there for them. I was waiting for what I thought was Delta Spirit, up next, but they were delayed and their set was pushed back. The next band was Portugal. The Man. These guys, let me tell you, they’re going places. They have a new album out next month and I’m sure, much more touring ahead. If you get a chance to see these guys, don’t hesitate. Their show was one of the best of the weekend for me. The crowd was pumped, the band was pumped, it was just all around enjoyable.
Click here to head to read the rest of the review (and check out awesome photos/videos)
Portugal. The Man interview:
Quick post here……today the Dead Weather’s first album Horehound was released. You can buy it in many different formats from thedeadweather.com. If you want to try out the album….listen to it for free below. (Note: Click “Songs” to see the tracklisting)
Really good work from Jack White. Can’t wait to see them live.
After an amazing show at the Surf Lodge in Montauk NY, we’re proud to have a bunch of photos and videos to share with you all that couldn’t make it. Click here to view the photo gallery and click the image below for the videos page.
The Friday Five -- five awesome songs by five amazing artists. Solo artist edition!
Beck -- Modern Guilt
Bob Dylan -- Only A Pawn in Their Game
Jim James -- Steam Engine
Jeff Tweedy -- Jesus, Etc.
John Lennon -- Working Class Hero
Beck.com has been going under some unique changes lately….all of which are more than welcome by me. In case you haven’t read about some of the recent additions to Beck’s website, here’s an excerpt from a Jambase.com ariticle:
Beck.com will be undergoing an extensive overhaul in the next month. It will feature several new sections, including Record Club -- a regular meeting of various musicians to record an entire album in one day. Due to the time constraints involved in recording a record in a day, an album will be chosen to be covered and used as a framework for the proceedings. Nothing will be rehearsed or arranged ahead of time. A track from these sessions will be uploaded once a week on Beck.com, as well as through the web sites of those involved in the project.
The Record Club is an amazing idea. So far Beck and company (Participants included in the first album covered are Nigel Godrich, Joey Waronker, Brian Lebarton, Bram Inscore, Yo, Giovanni Ribisi, Chris Holmes, and from Iceland, special guest Thorunn Magnusdottir) have put up a few songs from The Velvet Underground & Nico, the classic debut album from The Velvet Underground. As of now there are 3 songs (Sunday Morning, Waiting on my man, and Femme Fatale) that can all be viewed/listened to by heading over to Beck.com.
The Record Club -- Sunday Morning
The second new addition to Beck.dom is called Planned Obsolescence, which is a free weekly stream of a DJ set. The music included in these mixes are from songs Beck and others are listening to. The first edition, titled Autobahn Hologram may sound like random noise at first, but it soon descends into quite a nice mix of tunes. You can listen to it here:
And if these new creative outlets weren’t enough for fans of Beck, there is another section that looks to be a type of informal interview section. Beck.com states, “We are launching another section featuring extended informal conversations with musicians, artists, filmmakers, and other various personages called Irrelevant Topics. The first one up, which took place early last month, is with Tom Waits.” Getting to read what Beck and Tom Waits, a musical genius, just casually discuss is such a treat. Be sure to read the first part of the interview and check back to the site for more installments. Hopefully Beck keeps up the great work and adds more sections to the site.
Many thanks to Chuck Smith and his beautiful videos we have just received. Click the image below to go to the newest addition to our video section – The Duke & the King. These few videos take place in Woodstock NY, and give us a glimpse behind the curtain into some rehearsals. Please do yourself a favor and check out these videos….Simone Felice is a true artist and The Duke & The King are a wonderful group. Nothing Gold Can Stay the debut album for The Duke and the King will be available in the U.S. on August 4th.
