Neil Young is one of those musicians, that ironically enough, I lump in the same category as Johnny Rotten (AKA John Lydon) of The Sex Pistols. Someone whom I have immense respect for as a musician and a cultural force, but try as I might, I honestly can't stand the sound of their voice. The dynamic is as such that I can only stomach his work when it is covered by someone else; The Pixies, Saint Etienne, whomever, just not him. Heart Of Gold , great example. Beautiful piece that, but I'd rather sit in [...]
Nelsonville Music Festival Friday May 18, 2012 Kurt Vile and the Violators Charles Bradley Iron and Wine Time & Temperature Those Darlins [...]
Charles Bradley ::: photo by Abbey Simmons Ah, camping at the Gorge. Where inevitably your tent is always placed next to the techno RV, the drunk Canadians or the angry suburban bros prone to exposing themselves (to list my most recent neighbors) ... Since you may not be getting much sleep at night, its easy to [...]
Click here to view the embedded video. What a weekend. We'll have some "official" recaps coming, and a whole bunch of photos from the 2012 Nelsonville Music Festival, but for now, here's Daptone's Charles Bradley and band doing "How Long" during their Friday night set, my favorite of the weekend. I've been flipping Bradley's No Time for Dreaming LP from side to side since the second I got home.
photos by Chris La Putt Hall & Oates / Peelander-Z Though I, unlike Chris who got there when it opened, didn't personally get there until 5pm, what I saw was consistent with all reports that the second day of GoogaMooga worked out a lot of the kinks from Saturday . Lines were shorter on Sunday, there was more food, there were maybe a few [...]
Charles Bradley: Soul of America , one a dozen great films in this year's Face the Music series The Seattle International Film Festival's Face The Music series is eagerly anticipated by music fans every year, and for extra flavor this season's line-up has been curated by music maven/legendary DJ Marco Collins. SIFF runs from May 17 to June 10, and the movies are screened at theaters all over the city, from Pacific Place to the Egyptian and many more, including theaters in Renton and now Everett. Types of movies [...]
There's less than one month until a myriad of musical monsters will emerge at the Gorge for the 2012 Sasquatch Music Festival. With so many beautiful bands to keep in mind and a number of schedule conflicts to sort out, LYFSTYL will feature an act each day to allow you to sample what is in store this summer at the Gorge. Charles Bradley Charles Bradley, The Screaming Eagle of Soul, is set to touch the Sasquatch faithful with his soulful sound [...]
Yes I realize that technically we're a week late on this mix, but we wanted to do the yearly Sasquatch! Music Festival edition mix early. In years past we've released these closer to the... Read the rest on Speakerboxxx.com
That's the trailer for the new Charles Bradley documentary that premiered at SXSW this year, and which I'm dying to see—if you've ever caught Bradley's live show, you'll know why. The man has an extraordinary backstory , which you can get a glimpse of in the trailer. BUT: Some unfortunate news. Bradley was scheduled to play the Aladdin Theater on May 25. That show has been postponed until December 5 , which is a bummer—but also an early Christmas present, if you look at it that way. All tickets will be honored, and refunds [...]
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There are many rags to riches stories in the world of music. There are none like this one. Charles Bradley is a 62 year old soul singer currently packing concert halls all around the globe after his critically acclaimed debut album No Time For Dreaming was released last year. Strickened by poverty and plagued by personal tragedies, The story of Charles Bradley is one that goes from heartbreaking to heartwarming. The film follows Charles for about half a year, starting with his birthday (where he performs as a James [...]
Last week we were treated to an impressive lineup on Jools Holland with Alabama Shakes , Jack White , and Grimes , and this week's episode was just as good. St. Vincent played "Cruel" from her latest album "Strange Mercy" , Damon Albarn dropped "Apple Carts" from his "Dr Dee" [...]
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Charles Bradley For most of his life, Charles Bradley was a talented but obscure performer who sang at small bars and clubs as a James Brown impersonator dressed in a wig and cape and doing his best primal soul scream. Then in his 60's he got a record deal, went on tour, landed a slot opening for Sharon Jones, another neo-soul late bloomer, and received international attention. This unlikely musical success story is the subject of the inspiring and heartwarming new documentary Soul of America , which premiered last month at South by Southwest and is now [...]
Blonde Redhead at Millennium Park | Photo by Audrey Leon The Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events has now released the full lineup for the Downtown Sound: New Music Mondays summer concert series held annually inside Millennium Park. The department previously announced that the concert returns this May 28 through July 30. Rounding out this year's lineup are folk rockers Scott Lucas and the Married Men (May 28), Dub-punks The Eternals (June 11), experimental rockers Cloud Cult (June 18) and indie rockers Joan of [...]
My last post I started with a pretty simple, _____ is happening often, and I would have it no other way. Lee Fields & The Expressions represents another wave of beauty that is really putting the cream in my twinkie these days: amazing quality, passionate, talented, contemporary soul and funk. This kind of music is just genuine . It's the kind of music that, no one that considers them a true music fan of all genres, can say "ya, that's not good". I could give this to truckers, underground-art hipsters, my local tamale delivery man, [...]
My Gold Mask | Photo by Audrey Leon Good news, Everyone! The Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events have announced a preliminary lineup for this summer's Downtown Sound: New Music Mondays concert series, which returns for ten shows a week beginning May 28 until July 30. After news broke that Michael Orlove - former senior program director at the Department of Cultural Affairs - had been hired away by The National Endowment for the Arts, many wondered whether the free live music programs at Millennium Park that [...]
Al Green at Outside Lands 2010 ( more by Vincent Cornelli ) Legendary soul crooner Al Green has a growing set of live shows laid out for him throughout 2012. Those now include a NYC show at Beacon Theater on August 22nd with Charles Bradley. Tickets go on sale Friday 3/30 at 9AM and will set you back anywhere from $55 to $135. All dates are listed below. Joining Al Green at Beacon will [...]
Neko Case in Long Island in 2011 ( more by Greg Cristman ) READS THE PRESS RELEASE: BUDDY GUY, NEKO CASE TO HEADLINE FREE OUTDOOR BLUES FESTIVAL ON HUDSON RIVER WATERFRONT, JULY 11-12 Second annual Lowdown Hudson Blues Festival, NYC's only free summer blues festival, returns with stellar lineup of living legends and groundbreaking new stars Brookfield Office Properties today announced that Chicago blues legend Buddy Guy , fresh from jamming [...]
This week's edition for #ff is all about some of the artists playing Newport Folk that you might not know yet, but need to. Joe Fletcher & The Wrong Reasons Spirit Family Reunion Charles Bradley & His Extraordinaires [...]
The Newport Folk Festival has announced their 2012 lineup, with My Morning Jacket and Jackson Browne heading up the top of the two-day lineup, along with Iron & Wine, Conor Oberst, Arlo Guthrie, Deer Tick, Dawes, tUnE-yArDs, The Head and the Heart, The Tallest Man on Earth, Tom Morello, Sharon Van Etten, and New Multitudes, a new group consisting of Yim Yames (My Morning Jacket), Jay Farrar (Son Volt), Will Johnson (Centro-matic), and Anders Parker (Varnaline).
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