Archive for May, 2010
Bonnaroo Donates Money To Help Nashville Flood Victims
From the press release: Bonnaroo will donate up to $50,000 to aid the flood relief efforts for the Music City. Great Stage Park, the home of Bonnaroo, escaped flood damage but the cleanup efforts to help rebuild Nashville after one of the most devastating natural disasters in this city’s history have only just begun, and [...]
Damien Jurado: Saint Bartlett
Damien Jurado Saint Bartlett (SECRETLY CANADIAN) Rating: Saint Bartlett is singer-songwriter Damien Jurado’s latest album in a career that’s spanned 15 years. More robust than his previous efforts, Saint Bartlett , produced by Richard Swift, swells and soars above the listener in vaguely soundtrack-sounding choruses, almost as if one can imagine any of the tunes [...]
Dierks Bentley @ The Ryman Auditorium, Nashville 5/22/10
How many mainstream country artists would ditch their band to make an all-bluegrass album? And how many of them would cover songs by Pearl Jam, U2, and Bob Dylan during their sold-out show at the Ryman, the spiritual home of country music? There’s probably only one, and his name is Dierks Bentley. Bentley wrapped up [...]
News Roundup: Monsters Of Folk, Tom Waits, Pearl Jam
Are you hungry for more covers of classic hits from the ’90s? Then you need to check out this rendition of Temple Of The Dog’s “Hunger Strike,” as performed by former Temple member Eddie Vedder and Ben Bridwell of Band Of Horses at Madison Square Garden, during Pearl Jam’s epic set on Friday. After many [...]
Jay Bennett Foundation Launches
From the press release: On May 24, 2009, award-winning multi-instrumentalist and producer Jay Bennett passed away. Although Jay is probably best known for his work in Wilco, he was also a very sought-after producer, collaborator and solo artist, and was the owner of the Champaign, IL-based music studio, Pieholden Suite Sound. On the one-year anniversary [...]
Stream The True Blood Vol. 2 Soundtrack: With Beck, M. Ward and More
What’s up, vampire lover? Are you in the mood for some musical nourishment? EW.com is currently streaming the True Blood Vol. 2 soundtrack, featuring new songs from Elvis Costello and Lucinda Williams, Beck, and M. Ward, as well as songs by Bob Dylan, Robbie Robertson, and Judy and Buddy Miller. Who knew vampires listened to [...]
Toubab Krewe
If you were at last year’s Bonnaroo, or this year’s Hangout Festival, you might have run into Toubab Krewe. They were the white dudes creating flawless and funky West African-inspired music, and bringing down the house in the process. Their latest album, Live At The Orange Peel, finds them mining the same groove, to fantastic [...]
Simon and Garfunkel, “America”
“Let us be lovers we’ll marry our fortunes together.” “I’ve got some real estate here in my bag.” So we bought a pack of cigarettes and Mrs. Wagner pies And we walked off to look for America. “Kathy,” I said as we boarded a Greyhound in Pittsburgh “Michigan seems like a dream to me now [...]
Alex Chilton Tribute Raises Money For Nashville Flood Victims
Nashville musicians paid tribute to Big Star and Alex Chilton on May 21 at Mercy Lounge in Nashville. The show was a benefit for MusiCares, a foundation set up to aid musicians should they find themselves in need, which, in this case, meant those hurt by the Nashville flood. The tribute was put together on [...]
Great Quotations: Lily Allen
“I didn’t realize I was an exceptional songwriter. I still just kind of think my songs are like nursery rhymes – little ditties that I write for myself. I am overwhelmed. I’m still writing songs all the time and I won’t be writing just for myself anymore. I want to write for Lady Gaga.” – [...]
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