Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News Among the songs performed Tuesday night as part of 'The Music of the Who ,' a two-hour charity tribute concert staged at New York City's Carnegie Hall, were two versions of the classic 'My Generation.' The first was a pleasantly offbeat a cappella blues rendition, complements of Bobby McFerrin . The second, a scorching punk take, ended with special guest Patti Smith ripping the strings from her guitar, urging, "Rise up and create a new f---ing world!" As [...]
Jason Isbell played a new song from his upcoming 400 Unit album last night in Fairfield, CT. He read from lyrics sheets as he was playing it, but luckily it was recorded in full. Hear it and have a watch below. Setlist: The Blue Streetlights Try Goddamn Lonely Love We've Met Rachel's Song (James McMurty cover) The Magician In a Razor Town When the Well Runs Dry Dress Blues Soldiers Get Strange TVA --> Outfit Danko/Manuel Unknown Will Johnson cover Decoration Day Watch Jason Isbell - 'We've Met':
Day 2-Voodoo Experience Festival, New Orleans, LA (10-31-09)-2511 , originally uploaded by BetweenLoveandLike . New Orleans has been having one ginormous party with Mardi Gras this past week, made even crazier I hear with the Saints winning the Superbowl. Fat Tuesday is always the pinnacle of this throwdown. I was slated to ride a float this past Saturday with the Krewe of Tucks but due to scheduling conflicts, I had to bow out (but next year baby, let me tell you what! I'll be there with bells on), so, [...]
It's Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday for you non-French speakers and if you're looking to get into the New Orleans spirit look no further than the Preservation the new album released today from the Big Easy's own Preservation Hall Jazz Band . Andrew Bird , who's among over 20 diverse artists recorded on the album, appears on the opening track "Shake It and Break It." With roots going back to the 1800's Preservation Hall has long been home to some of the finest [...]
Since leaving the Drive-By Truckers to pursue a solo career, Alabaman Jason Isbell has gone from strength to strength. His debut album, Sirens of the Ditch is a fantastic alt.country record, and one of the best albums of the 00s. Follow-up Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit is just as good, and 2010 should see the release of his third album (his second with the 400 Unit). He took the time out of his heavy touring schedule to answer a few questions for yours truly. Here's what he had to say... Your [...]
Muscle Shoals, Alabama singer/songwriter/guitarist Jason Isbell is currently recording demos for a new album that is scheduled to be released sometime during 2010. In a tweet on his twitter page yesterday Isbell said that he "cut some demos today" and that the next record would "certainly" be released during this year. He also said that it wasn't going to be as mellow as last year's Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit . Isbell started his career by joining alt. country/rock band Drive-By Truckers in 2001 and left in 2007, performing on Decoration Day , [...]
2009 — what a crapsuck of a year. Without overstating or getting into it, it was easily the worst since, well, high school at least and I am not sorry that it is over. If I ever needed an object lesson in saving power of music, this was it. Music was one of the few things that keep the year from being a complete personal disaster. I've read others claim that 2009 wasn't a great year for music. In one sense I agree: there were few great albums — albums good enough to be considered for regular rotation [...]
Enjoy his fabulous take on 'The Last Song I Will Write' in the feature below. MP3: Jason Isbell - Seven Mile Island
Yo sé que muchos lectores de Cuchara Sónica son adictos a Twitter, aunque lo nieguen. Por mi parte, confieso que me gusta mucho, sobre todo porque me sirve para enterarme de algunas noticias o aprender un poco de la vida de mis artistas, escritores y gente favorita. Por supuesto no soy la única, pues muchos músicos, especialmente los independientes, han aprovechado este medio para estar en contacto con sus fans. Y aunque no todos son divertidos, hay algunos que vale mucho la pena seguir, o al menos eso cree la gente de Switched [...]
MUSIC NEWS - Michael Dorf Productions today announced that soul diva Bettye LaVette and roots-rocker Jason Isbell were added to the line-up of performers who will pay tribute to the rock legend, The Who at a benefit concert at Carnegie Hall in NYC on March 2, 2010. Other artists already scheduled to honor The Who and their classic rock tunes include Bobby McFerrin, Bob Mould (of Husker Du), Gaslight Anthem, Matt Nathanson, Sondre Lerche, The Postelles, Warren Haynes Govt. Mule, Living Colour, Robyn Hitchcock, The Smithereens and Mose [...]
As a special year-end feature at Rollo & Grady, we have asked over 60 artists to list the music that they've most enjoyed listening to in 2009. Contributors include some of the most talented musicians in the business; they have made some excellent selections and we are thrilled with their participation. *DEAN WAREHAM - LUNA, GALAXIE 500, DEAN & BRITTA Papercuts - You Can Have What You Want Davy Graham - Definitive Anthology The Feelies - Crazy Rhythms [...]
This was really hard for me this year. Spending more time with this project (i.e., the blog), intentionally listening to more music, and talking to more people about music, exposed me to more music in the past twelve months than I think I have ever heard in that same period of time in my [...]
Andy Willsher Okay, most inconvenient tour ever is probably a bit of an overstatement. From a logistical/routing point of view, The Clientele's upcoming jaunt across the pond in support of Bonfires On The Heath makes perfect sense - fly into New York, head south, west through Texas to California, up the west coast and back east along the 49th, cross the border for a couple Canadian dates, back down to New York and then home. But for me - and really, isn't [...]
Drinking with Jason Isbell Madison Violet - The Ransom Old 97's - Satellite Rides Kitty, Daisy & Lewis - Daytrotter Session [...]
#18 - No Fool for Trying by Madison Violet Madison Violet was one of my favorite new discoveries of 2009. I was completely unaware of the duo from Canada when their No Fool for Trying album showed up on Reviewshine's website (another one of my favorite things of 2009). It was one of the first albums I received and reviewed through Reviewshine , and I'm glad I took the time to give this one a listen... it's easily one of my favorite folk records of the year. In fact, they were recently [...]
The final part of my countdown of the top 110 albums of the decade. Do you agree with some of the choices? Or do you think they stink to the high heavens? Please let me know, one way or another. You can find 110-101 here , 100-91 here , 90-81 here , 80-71 here , 70-61 here , 60-51 here , 50-41 here , 40-31 here , 30-21 here , and 20-11 here . Finally, here's the most important piece of the puzzle: 10. Joanna Newsom - [...]
The penultimate part of my countdown of the top 110 albums of the decade. You can find 110-101 here , 100-91 here , 90-81 here , 80-71 here , 70-61 here , 60-51 here , 50-41 here , 40-31 here , and 30-21 here . Now, here's 20-11... 20. Ryan Adams and the Cardinals - Cold Roses (2005) The first of Ryan Adams' albums in 2005, and also his [...]
Number 2 in my Best of 2009. Isbell could have got away with releasing his second album post DBT under his own name, but instead he chose to make a statement that this was more than a solo album and in subsequent interviews promoting the record Isbell was keen to make it clear that the 400 Unit, Jimbo Hart (bass, vocals), Browan Lollar (guitar, vocals) and Derry deBorja (keyboards) were more than a session band and although he had written all of [...]
( Photo by Jonathan Purvis ) As the end of the year/decade draws near, I've been pondering which items I want to include on my "Best of 2009" and "Best of the 2000s" lists. The Drive By Truckers will be on the decade list I'm sure, the question is which record to choose? I discovered them via a birthday present of A Blessing and A Curse a few years back but the true clincher was seeing lead singer Patterson Hood's passionate cover of Jim Carroll's "People Who Died" at [...]
Filed under: News , New Music , Exclusive Pete Seeger , Steve Earle , Merle Haggard , Tom Waits , Andrew Bird , My Morning Jacket 's Jim James , Jason Isbell and Paolo Nutini are only a handful of the acts that sat in with New Orleans' Preservation Hall Jazz Band over the past year. For those unfamiliar with Preservation Hall, the venue holds a total capacity of about 50 people on six wooden antique benches. [...]
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I’ll Just Leave This Here #161
BAND OF HORSES – The Funeral (Sound Remedy Remix)
Antony and the Johnsons - "Rise"
Santigold – The Keepers (Duke Dumont Remix)
