Can't decide between Yeasayer and Divine Fits tonight? Or either already sold out? Or just want something more rootsy than indie rock? Head over to Nectar in Fremont this evening to catch the banjo-weilding Danny Barnes pick his way through his new album, Rocket . The Austinite turned Seattlite is a veteran if not pioneer of the country punk scene - check out Bad Livers' albums dating back to their 1994 debut, Delusions of Banjer , produced by the Butthole Surfers' Paul Leary - and since his move to the NW over a decade ago, he's [...]
Allen Stone performs for free this week / photo by Dave Lictherman Another fantastic week of live music lies ahead. On Monday night, we warm up with Three Mile Pilot and Dramady at the Tractor. Wednesday night, the super talented Allen Stone plays a free in-store at Easy Street Records in Queen Anne, while The Very Best and Seye are at the Crocodile, and Brown Bird and Spoonshine play the Tractor. On Thursday, Peter Case is at the Rendezvous, Orca Team, Bandolier, Still Caves, [...]
I had hoped to spend Sunday bringing you news of YouTube ukelele sensation Sophie Madeleine's cover-a-day-for-a-month promotion , and of the new 34-song Herohill tribute to Gordon Lightfoot - a pair of recent projects which transcend the usual scope of tributary. Instead, I found myself drowning in the depths of scholarship, studying frantically for a state teaching license test in English next Saturday, the results of which could make or break my employment next year. Good thing other bloggers got to the aforementioned mega-compilations instead. [...]
Can you smell it? It's the smell of sweaty, hairy armpits, unwashed hair, and weed.
The lineup for High Sierra 2011 was just announced, nearly a full day early here on the West Coast and the same day that Electric Forest announced their lineup. Some fans may consider a tough choice between the two festivals, but not me and about 50 other friends out here in California. High Sierra is an obvious choice as it is, but with My Morning Jacket headlining the 21st annual festival and Ween , Neko Case , Warren Haynes , Yonder Mountain String Band , [...]
Wow, I can't believe we've made almost three-quarters of the way through the year and we've haven't had the time to get the HT Crew together for a solid hang to talk music, while chowing down on a tasty spread of burgers, dogs, kebabs and whatnot. With summer officially coming to an end yesterday, we thought we'd invite the gang over to HT Headquarters to enjoy the quickly disappearing last warm days of the year, throw some large hunks of meat on the grill and crack open a few Long Trail Harvest Ales for another rousing edition of [...]
Words and Images : Allison Taich Northwest String Summit @ Horning's Hideout, July 16-18 The Northwest String Summit (NWSS) celebrated its ninth anniversary July 16-18, 2010 at Horning’s Hideout in North Plains, Oregon. The three day music festival hosted by Yonder Mountain String Band (YMSB) included a cumulative nine hours worth of live YMSB, plus an outstanding roundup of string musicians including: Danny Barnes , Darol Anger and Great American Taxi . The Rhythm Devils [...]
There's little a humble folkblogger could add to the cultural conversation about the Rolling Stones . Heck, without a quick glance at Wikipedia, I can't even name all the players, though after three and a half decades of modern radio culture, I can certainly hum along with their radio hits. There's certainly no dearth of Stones covers out there, either. Yet interestingly, though the songs of Jagger and Richards seem to lend themselves to soul, heavy metal, and both mainstream and alt-country wonderfully, I find few covers from the folkworld in my [...]
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With MGMT's much buzzed about sophomore album Congratulations hitting stores today, the Brooklyn-based act has revealed their summer touring plans. Andrew VanWyngarden & Ben Goldwasser , who kicked off a sold out two-night stand at the legendary Fillmore in San Francisco last night, will mix headlining shows with a handful of festival appearances including scheduled stops at Coachella, Bamboozle & Lollapalooza. If you're not into a night with a psych-rock act, than maybe you'll be interested in hitting one of these [...]
As a teacher, I'm used to waking in the dark, like a sneak thief rising in the night, stealing time from sleep while the spouse and children slumber. Past open doors and tiny sighs I go silently, to navigate the narrow stairs, start the coffee in the stove's tiny flourescent overhead, check morning email at the kitchen counter with nothing but the laptop glow to illuminate the keys. These days, by the time I come up again, fully dressed, to kiss them each in turn on my way out the door, their [...]
Filed under: News , New Music , Exclusive Having Dave Matthews in your corner is always an asset, but when you're an independent artist trying to put out a record in today's climate, it's also advantageous. For banjo rocker Danny Barnes , it's proven to be both of those things and more. Barnes counts Matthews as one of his friends and has always enjoyed jamming with him, but Matthews may enjoy it even more. At his insistence, he brought Barnes into the DMB front office, [...]
Pizza Box This song is about all those weird artifacts that make up our lives and how, as you get older especially, they take on meanings of their own. Intertextuality. Like when you see an object and it reminds you of an experience. The character in this story let one get away from him. He sees something and it reminds him of her. The orchestration is very simple. Sleep This song is about a guy in the joint looking back on his life. You know how some folks [...]
Champion of the banjo and preacher of the Good News of music Danny Barnes has a new record out on ATO Records called Pizza Box . Stream it all here, then go to dannybarnes.com to download "Caveman" for free. And while you're at it, read what this man has to say! He's incredibly warm and astute, knows tons and tons of stuff about music and making a living as a musician , and he's been freely sharing his knowledge on dannybarnes.com since before you knew [...]
Dave Matthews Signs Danny Barnes to ATO Records Danny Barnes to open on Yonder Mountain String Band's Fall Tour, Commencing October 6th Barnes' Pizza Box, Produced By John Alagia, Set For October 20th Digital Release and Physical Pre-Order Lead Single "Overdue," Featuring Dave Matthews On Background Vocals, Goes To Radio Danny Barnes , banjo pioneer and a founding member of the Bad Livers , a seminal Austin alternative country [...]
Danny Barnes - Loser [Beck]
Our popular (Re)Covered series, wherein we recover songs that dropped through the cracks too late to make it into the posts where they belonged, generally provides an opportunity to check in on previously featured artists, songs and themes. Today, I've also included an omnibus reminder to enter our Contest Week contests before entries close on Monday at midnight. But first, thanks to other blogs, artists and label notices, fan submissions, and other agents of serendipitous universe, here's the scoop on some new songs, new takes, and new discoveries. [...]
"The only way to write is well," A.J. Liebling says, "and how you do it is your own damn business." Okay, A.J., fair enough. But how do you account for Jana Pruden 's column in the Leader-Post ? I knew Jana when I was at the L-P, and I've known her husband Evan since I was in high school. They are both smart, hip, funny, even sassy. They are both very nice people. So why does Jana's column in general, and her most recent one specifically , bug me so much? Because it's [...]
I'm gazing out the window across the street at my neighbors' windows, which are displaying an Obama poster and a scary bat cut-out, and wondering what kind of song I could post that could express my Election Day confusion at having to decide which four people deserve my vote for Community College Board. I know it's important! That's the problem! But I can't find a song that fits, so I'm going to go with an platitude that is appropriate every dang day. Chilluns, you gotta get it while you can. [...]
Primus: The Devil Went Down To Georgia [ purchase ] Danny Barnes: Sympathy For the Devil [ purchase ] Dick Dale and his Del-Tones : Ring of Fire [ purchase ] Hayseed Dixie: Hells Bells Hayseed Dixie: Highway to Hell [...]
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