Music for music's sake. This is the message behind the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival , one of San Francisco's most anticipated musical events of the year. Funded by 77-year-old investment banker and music fanatic Warren Hellman, the event is free for the public and usually boasts around 750,000 people in attendance. This year was no different. With one of the most decorated and diverse lineups in the festival's history, including performances by Robert Plant and the Band of Joy , Bright Eyes , Broken Social Scene , and DeVotchka , this three-day assemblage [...]
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Photos by Philip Cosores To generalise, Elbow deals in two types of songs: the anthems and the poignant. While people who love Elbow and go to see Elbow play live may want to hear more of the latter, their live shows consist almost entirely of the former. This could be disappointing for fans who want to see their favourite deep cuts reproduced live, but when you create grandiose music seemingly effortlessly, and glaze it with the honey-like vocals of Guy Garvey, there can be no complaints whatsoever that they decided to stick with the bigger numbers [...]
Picks for a super Saturday: ► The 13th annual Eagle Rock Music Festival goes off along Colorado Boulevard, highlighted by the Low End Theory Stage and its group of beat-scene all-stars (Flying Lotus, Gaslamp Killer, Nosaj Thing, Tokimonsta, Nobody and more) but also featuring some great indie artists, including Health, Rooney, Shadow Shadow Shade, Mia Doi Todd, Boom Bip, Barrio Tiger and Miracle Parade. Stages and set times after the jump . ► Mercury Prize-nominated Elbow , joined by DeVotchKa , holds forth at the Greek Theatre. That's Elbow's video [...]
Devotchka @ Bonnaroo 2011 ( more by Dana (Distortion) Yavin ) I was surprised to see that Devotchka were going to be in the area this weekend. The occasion is that they're opening for the Avett Brothers at PNC Bank Arts Center in NJ on Friday night (9/23). Tickets are still on sale. All dates for both bands are listed below. In related news, somebody in Devotchka also plays trumpet [...]
Win Tix To : Elbow and Devotchka @ Greek Theatre - Los Angeles, CA - 10/01/11 Win Tix To Elbow and Devotchka @ Greek Theatre Elbow is back in Los Angeles and this time around, there playing the Greek Theatre. For those of you that haven't heard of Elbow ,you are def missing out and those of you who have get it . Elbow 's music has a great style that I would expect to see in a slow [...]
I'm a hundred miles and running right now so I have no choice but to make this a quick one. Ryan sent me a brand spanking new mixtape over the weekend and talk about perfect timing! My BB won't stop buzzing with emails, I have music to produce, restaurants to curate, DJ sets to finish and all in the before Friday when I fly out to DR to spin at a beach party. Life is going fast right now and I have no intention on slowing up. Anyways, Ryan says this is a pensive tape but for those [...]
Κάποια άλμπουμ κολλημένα στο limbo μεταξύ των καλύτερων κυκλοφοριών και των αδιάφορων μας κοιτούν με βλέμμα προσμονής. Σε κανέναν από αυτούς τους δίσκους δεν αξίζει να πάει «αδιάβαστος» οπότε θα επιχειρήσουμε να πούμε δύο λόγια για τον καθένα. Δίσκοι σε καμία περίπτωση τέλειοι, που όμως διαθέτουν κάτι ο καθένας όπου μπορείς να σταθείς. Το 100 Lovers των Devotchka είναι βασισμένο σε αυτό το κλασσικό με έθνικ επιρροές ροκ τους που τόσο γλαφυρά σχεδιάζουν τα τελευταία δέκα χρόνια και έφτασε στο απόγειο της δόξας του με [...]
The first installment of SoundTown Music Festival in Somerset, WI, had a lot riding on the shoulders of 2,500 attendees. The new management of the former Float-Rite Park Amphitheater tried to revamp the arena's image after years of Ozzfest-induced damage to the grounds and its reputation in the town of Somerset. And what better way to do it than to bring in beloved local bands with a Flaming Lips cherry on top? Granted, it's not quite the same when a 40,000-person amphitheater is about five percent full, but who notices when you're in the front row reaching for [...]
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Hardly Strictly just announced their 2011 line up! Here it is, with tunes from some of our favorites: Jonathan Wilson A.A. Bondy - "When the Devil's Loose" Dive Bar Dukes Justin Townes Earle - "Harlem River Blues" Wendy Bird Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit Elbow - "With Love" Guy Clark & Verlon Thompson Thurston Moore - "Benediction" Cass McCombs Dark Star Orchestra South Memphis String Band Seamus Kennedy David Bromberg Quartet Kris Kristofferson & Merle Haggard Kieran Kane Kevin [...]
San Francisco's Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival will once again provide broke festival fanatics with one last chance for a weekend full of music before the harsh reality of winter sets in. Set for September 30 - October 2 at Golden Gate Park, this year's edition offers Robert Plant & the Band of Joy, Bright Eyes, Bob Mould, Broken Social Scene, and Buckethead for the price of your attendance - aka, it's free. Other notable acts include John Prine, Bill Kirchen, Gomez, DeVotchKa, Gillian Welch, Dr. John & the [...]
170 Million Americans.org is offering a 16 track compilation album for free download, and find the link here . Find the track listing after the jump. 1. Tom Waits - Make it Rain 2. Wilco - I Might 3. Lost in the Trees - Song for the Painter 4. Neko Case - Middle Cyclone 5. Marketa Irglova - Go Back 6. Booker T. Jones - Progress 7. Tinariwen - Tenere Taqqim Tossam 8. Man Man - Life Fantastic 9. Mavis Staples [...]
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Gomez Announce Additional Tour Dates + New "Options" Video Gomez have announced additional tour dates in support of their recent debut, Whatever's On Your Mind . Buy CDs, MP3s, more: Gomez on Amazon.com Gomez on Amazon.co.uk In addition to playing NYC's Terminal 5 [...]
2010 was a year filled with high-profile releases from the likes of Kanye West, LCD Soundsystem, The National and others. By contrast, 2011 has been a year of records flying under the radar. The only records backed by significant hype were GOBLIN , which received attention more for its subject matter than its musical content, and Bon Iver , which wouldn't have received half the pre-release attention it did without Justin Vernon's appearances on the previously referenced Kanye album. Of course, as a consequence of the toned-down hype, it's possible that [...]
The only way to understand Glastonbury properly is to take part in it. For three days, CoS Senior Staff Writer Tony Hardy breathed the Somerset air, battled rain, mud, and sun and managed to see the bands you can read about below. It's really a snapshot but one that we hope gives you a flavor of the richness of the place and might encourage you to make the trip when the festival returns in 2013. That's right, it's taking a break next year while the London Olympics take center stage and the Glastonbury pastures recover from this year's human invasion. [...]
Facebook Sometimes I wonder if Mates Of State get tired of being described with various synonyms for "adorable", but if so they've no one to blame but themselves. Rather than release the black metal opus we all know they have in them, the husband-and-wife duo of Kori Gardner and Jason Hammel continue releasing records of irresistibly sweet and catchy drum-and-organ power pop, a trend that seems set to continue with the September 13 release of Mountaintops , their first album of original material since 20082s Re-Arrange Us [...]
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