Bon Iver Wants to Meet You at the Cemetary Gates On Sunday So much to do, so little time.... Monday 9/21/09 [Pick of the Night] Ross Flournoy of the Broken West @ Largo Little Room ($10) – I'm excited to see Ross play a solo show. The Little Room has a liquor license too. [Recommended] David Cross / Todd Glass @ the Wiltern ($36) – One of my favorite stand-ups [Recommended] Leslie and the [...]
At the end of the month my sister will take part in the 2009 Cork City Women's Mini-Marathon , a mini-marathon for women that will take place this year in Cork city. I believe this is her first mini-marathon, though she did complete a lenghty bike trip a few years ago. I don't know where she finds all the time as she also has to take care of one big fellow and two small fellas every day. She's also going to college and, I think, is doing a night course. It's hard to keep up with her. Her are [...]
As we've previously reported, Gov't Mule will be spending Halloween at Philly's Tower Theater where all signs - and posters - point to a night of Rolling Stone covers. The Southern jam-titans have also added a handful of other October dates leading up to their All Hallows Eve performance in the City of Brotherly Love, with roots-blues-rocker Jackie Greene providing support for most of the brief run. While Jackie won't be opening for Mule on the 31st, he'll sit-in with the band throughout the night. In [...]
Some time ago, I mentioned Roxy Music to a couple of co-workers, both older than me, one of them having spent ten years in the music industry. That remark was met with a blank stare. After spending ten minutes giving a rough history of the band, offering examples of their influence, and explaining their place in rock music, I realized my audience was unimpressed. (with both Roxy Music and me) There was a time when pretty much everyone in my orbit would have known of Roxy Music – whether they were fans [...]
Online shopping for CD's, downloading, eBay surfing, it's all well and good but there's no substitute for hands on - spending some quality time browsing vinyl, you never know what you can turn up, sometimes you hit pay dirt and this weekend I dropped on 3 quality finds while thumbing through the stock at a local second hand vinyl market stall, now some of my family and friends find it hard to rationalize my delight and the grin on my face that follows buying a second hand piece of plastic in a cardboard sleeve, but hey what else can you [...]
[Apologies for the server problems that befuddled Buzz Bands all morning. Back to disseminating:] Big doings all over town — under the stars, there is Jackson Browne at the Greek Theatre; Buddy Guy, Dr. John and the Lower 911 and James Cotton at the Hollywood Bowl; and, on a smaller scale but no less enjoyable, Olin and the Moon's free early show at downtown's Pershing Square. ... ... N.A.S.A. [pictured] brings its Intergalactic Circus to the El Rey [...]
I was fighting a cold last week, so I didn't make it out at all. Hopefully this week is different. Some cool stuff going on in town.... Monday 8/10/09 [Pick of the Night] Local Natives / Red Cortez / Swim Party / Rademacher @ Spaceland (Free) – The first night of the residency was packed last Monday. [Recommended] Lower Heaven / The Moon Upstairs / Hi Hos / Shine Brothers @ Silverlake Lounge (Free) – The Moon Upstairs [...]
Filed under: Concerts and Tours , Guest Blogger , Road Report U.K. rockers Maximo Park are hitting festivals around the world this summer and are keeping a diary for Spinner. In the fourth entry, frontman Paul Smith falls in but recovers to play Fuji Rock and experience all Japan has to offer. I've spent the best part of the last two weeks in the wonderful world of Japan, battling illness and humidity to not only play the Fuji Rock festival, but to try [...]
Singer-songwriter Jackson Browne wrote and recorded a brand new original song for the upcoming Lionsgate film "Shrink," and you can hear a bit about the song (and listen to it) in the studio video. Check it out below. Watch Jackson Browne "Here" - Shrink video : Jackson Browne is regularly cited as contemporary music's quintessential confessional singer-songwriter, making his contribution to "Shrink" an ideal fit. Talking about "Here," Browne said, "The song is really about trying to be here in [...]
The long fight between Jackson Browne and the McCain presidential campaign is at an end, with the Republicans writing cheques and issuing apologies : Singer/songwriter Jackson Browne has resolved his lawsuit against the Ohio Republican Party ("ORP"), the Republican National Committee ("RNC") and Senator John McCain. The lawsuit arose from a web campaign video produced by the ORP in support of Senator McCain's campaign for President of the United States which incorporated portions of the song Running On Empty, a song written and recorded by Mr. Browne. The lawsuit, filed in August, 2008 in the United States [...]
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MUSIC NEWS - Arizona Senator John McCain and the Republican Party have issued an apology to singer/songwriter/musician Jackson Browne for the the use of Browne's classic rock tune, " RUNNING ON EMPTY " in a campaign web "attack" ad against Barack Obama during the 2008 presidential campaign. " Running on Empty " is one of Browne's signature songs and was released back in 1977 on an album of the same name and, according to the lawsuit filed, the album's sold more than 7 million copies . Mr Browne sued McCain and [...]
MUSIC NEWS - We're pleased to offer up the music video for the new Kevin Spacey film, SHRINK (only in theatres, July 24 from Roadside Attractions & Lionsgate Films). The clip features footage from the film in addition to footage of Jackson Browne performing his song, " Here ", from the motion picture soundtrack. More at ShrinktheMovie , and news here on Jackson Browne's World Tour !
Click here to view the embedded video. Jackson Browne - Late For The Sky
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This is Jackson Browne live in concert a year before he released his debut solo album. Prior to this Jackson Browne had already written songs for, (and recorded by) Nico, The Byrds, Bonnie Raitt, and The Eagles (with whom he later co-wrote 'Desperado' and 'Doolin' Dalton'). Tracing the roots of Jackson Browne's career leads back to the mid 1960's and Los Angeles and Orange County folk clubs. Born in Germany to American parents, Jackson's family returned to Los Angeles when he was three. Except for a brief period in NYC in the [...]
Scientists in Australia have been putting liquified freebase cocaine on the backs of bees in order to study the biochemistry of addiction. Interesting . Noah Baumbach recently wrote a piece for The New Yorker about one of those bees: Oh, my God, get over here . . . hurry . . . come on come on come on . Taste this nectar, taste it, taste it. . . . Slurp. . . . Is that [...]
In the early 1970's, the term "singer/songwriter" became synonymous with artists like Joni Mitchell , James Taylor , Jackson Browne and Carly Simon , among others, all of whom just happened to reside in Southern California's Laurel Canyon. Along with soft-rockers like The Eagles and Fleetwood Mac , these artists were writing intensely personal and lyrically strong pop containing shades of folk, rock, and sometimes jazz and country. Their records were meticulously produced to sound very polished, listener friendly, earthy, and acoustic, and the musicianship was always top [...]
There's undoubtedly something romantic about hitting the road with your band, crisscrossing the country in a tour bus or van, performing night after night for adoring fans, not to mention groupies, booze and adoration galore - which is no doubt why the topic has been such an enduring theme in rock & roll. From country to punk, the tour song remains a popular topic for troubadours of any generation, and the ninth edition of the YuppiePunk podcast focuses on 11 of our favorites. As always, the songs are available ala carte until they expire or forever as part of the [...]
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