Artist: booker t jones

The Quebec City Summer Festival has revealed its 2013 lineup. This year marks the festival's 46th anniversary, with over 100 performances scheduled between July 4th and 14th. The lineup includes The Black Keys, Wu-Tang Clan, Rush, Passion Pit, MGMT, Belle & Sebastian, Weezer, Bassnectar, Ellie Goulding, Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, Father John Misty, Amadou & Mariam, Solange, The Joy Formidable, Mac DeMarco, Diamond Rings, Austra, Lunice, Justin Townes Earle, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, The Besnard Lakes, and Doldrums. Also playing are Dr. John, Tiësto, Bruno Mars, Def Leppard, Wiz Khalifa, Femi Kuti & The [...]

Hace unas semanas les contamos sobre el el evento llamado  In Performance at the White House , el cual rindió honores a la música  soul  de  Memphis  de la mando del presidente  Barack Obama  y su esposa  Michelle Obama. Ahí, además de Justin Timberlake , se presentaron Alabama Shakes , Mavis Staples , Booker T. Jones ,  Booker T. Jones ,  Charlie Musselwhite ,   Sam Morre , entre otros. Den play en el video y vean una parte de esta presentación.

Tweet Follow @acidjacknyc [Photos by Jill Harrison at For the Love of Brooklyn ] The look of pure joy on the face of Booker T. Jones on this night said everything that needs to be said about why a person becomes a musician.  As he sat at the organ, settling into the upbeat groove of "Hip Hug-Her" from the Booker T & the M.G.' s album of the same name, Jones beamed. And the Brooklyn Bowl crowd - most [...]

Happy Mid-Autumn Moon: ► Returning for another highly anticipated LA date , Britain's Alt-J will have fans piling into the Bootleg Bar. Wildcat! Wildcat! and Cayucas also round out the bill for a solid night. ► In tour in support of their "Forward/Return" EP, the Album Leaf headlines the Satellite. [ Check out "Descent." ] Drew Andrews supports. ► Hip-hop hero GZA (of the Wu-Tang Clan), Killer Mike , Sweet Valley and Bear Hands all hold down the fort [...]

In the difficult weeks between Summer music festivals, we have a pretty epic week of shows coming up. I can guarantee you that you will find at least two acts on this list that you thought would never tour again! Thursday, July 12th Cody ChestnuTT at Yoshi's - SF In 2002, Cody ChesnuTT released The [...]

For the middle day of your long weekend: ► The Roots (pictured), Booker T. Jones and Gary Clark Jr. highlight the lineup for the 26th annual UCLA Jazz Reggae Festival at Drake Stadium. ► Day 2 of the third annual Silver Lake Jubilee comes loaded with Aloe Blacc and the Soft Pack headlining the two main stages, respectively, and support sets from the likes of Abe Vigoda, NO, Eastern Conference Champions, Chasing Kings and Princeton. Full Jubilee set times after the jump. Also: [...]

It's that time of year again! JazzReggae Fest is upon us and, as usual, UCLA Radio is hooking you up with the tickets to be there! This year's line up is crazy so you're not going to want to miss ... Continued

Booker T. & the M.G.’s : Green Onions (Live) [ purchase ] I woke up early this morning to two pieces of news—first, that our theme for the week was “The Plant Kingdom,” and second, that Donald “Duck” Dunn, the bass player who was a member of Booker T. & the M.G.’s, had died. I naturally thought of posting “Green Onions.” Then, I found out that Dunn joined the band after the song was released. On the other hand, having been a member since 1964, I have [...]

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Celebrate Brooklyn's series of free, live music dances parties returns to Brooklyn Bridge Park this month, or tonight (5/10) to be specific. Starting at 7PM, tonight's show features DJ Rich Medina followed by a performance by Booker T Jones . Full schedule below... Continue reading "free Brooklyn Bridge Park dance parties this month (Booker T Jones tonight)" at brooklynvegan

Sometimes you need to chill Popmatters ..... This is the guy who helped write such classics as “Green Onions” and “Time Is Tight” after all. Still—to think the 66-year-old can continue to produce such unparalleled authentic, indescribably funky and unprecedented soulful rhythm and blues music in such a fashion is nothing short of astonishing. All told, The Road From Memphis is enough to make Jim Stewart, Estelle Axton, Duck Dunn, Rufus Thomas, Eddie Floyd, Johnnie Taylor, Isaac Hayes and any other member of the Stax family smile wherever they are. BBC As [...]

File this one under: stuff that snuck by me in 2011. Damn, I'm glad I found it though. If ever there has been a time to describe a song as cool , this is the one. This is an Oceans Eleven kinda song, full of character, swagger and confidence. The next time you're off robbing some joint with a smarmy smile, "Everything is Everything" better be blaring over your iPod. If there is a stand out player in this, the song's George Clooney if you will, its got to be Booker T.'s Hammond Organ. Acting [...]

• Booker T. Jones - Everything Is Everything

It's been a long year. Scratch that, it's been a veeerrrry long year. From social revolutions to the end of our occupation of Iraq, from the death of celebrities and dictators to a man who sneezes bullets and the mystery of planking, the world experienced a slew of emotions and all sorts of cultural and political upheaval in 2011. And that's not even counting the plethora of music news that had the blogosphere abuzz this year . So, as the question begs, what comes next? Well, 2012. If you were to believe certain [...]

As with last year's inaugural edition, The Official™ SomethingElse! year-ending Top 10 list requires two or more of us to be in agreement as we gathered around the watercooler at SER Towers. It's no easy task. In the end, we chucked a series of worthy entries - from Bill Frisell and Alice Cooper to The Low Anthem and Fountains of [...]

2011 brought its share of comebacks (Gregg Allman, the Meters' Zigaboo Modeliste, the Time) Stax-related joys (both Booker T. Jones and Steve Cropper issued solo sides) and out-of-nowhere delights (Big Head Todd does the blues?). But how did they rank on my list? Read on, as I count down my favorite blues and R&B finds - from Joe Bonamassa and [...]

Booker T Jones in the HOUSE! I only just heard about the live show this Thursday at the Metro Sydney presented by who else... Niche Productions. Niche Productions is ecstatic to present Booker T. Jones – live and direct from Memphis, Tennessee. From legendary Soul-Funk staples like ‘Green Onions’, ‘Time Is Tight’ and ‘Melting Pot’ [...]

Nestled along the river, in between a land of desolate factories, sits a little dive bar equipped with a simple wooden stage, complete with white Christmas lights twinkling overhead year round and an ever-present green sign over the stage. The Hideout Inn is a cozy institution of Chicago rock. Whether its seeing a friend's band, catching Iron & Wine play a secret show , or listening to Jeff Tweedy recite lyrics to Black Eyed Peas songs, the little venue is a music lover's mecca, and it seems everyone who visits comes away with lifelong memories. [...]

by Sebastian O'Dowd Thursday On arrival at Womad 2011 it was clear that they have stayed true to their original layout of the whole festival, with a world of well being and the main arena being calm, relaxing and an easy space to navigate around. In the evening on Thursday there was one main band who I was dying to see, the Easy Star all Stars who delivered a set replete with entertainment and talent. Their covers of 'Dark Side of the Moon and 'Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts [...]

170 Million Americans for Public Broadcasting is a terrible name for an activist group, but at least it's to the point. It also promotes a cause that's very dear to me. And, courtesy of ANTI- Records, they've assembled a great lineup for a compilation you can get free by signing up for the campaign with your e-mail address, which I encourage you to do.Raise Your Voice! features Tom Waits, Wilco,

A totally refreshing ear-fest from the god-head of the Hammond organ. ★★★★★ One of the original designers of funk-soul-Rhythm & Blues, Booker T. Jones (yep ...as in Booker T and the MGs ) proves to 2011 that he is very much alive and has lost NONE of his gift of musical prowess or creativity. He is still a valid visionary among who there are very, very few. A vibrant soul, hopelessly kind, musically warm, Booker has a thing or three for anyone [...]

• Booker T. Jones - Representing Memphis (feat. Matt Berninger and Sharon Jones)

It’s safe to say The Hideout , 1354 W. Wabansia, believes in the motto: Go big or go home. The revered music venue announced the lineup for its 15th anniversary block party on Tuesday evening. The event, scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 24, is packed with powerhouse names such as Mavis Staples, Andrew Bird, Big Freedia, White Mystery, Booker T Jones, Jon Langford, The Eternals, Opera-Matic and up-and-comers Kids These Days. The Hideout’s mega-watt block party goes on sale this Friday, July 22 at 10 a.m. Tickets are $25 . Of course, you don't have [...]