Marshall Crenshaw, The Bottle Rockets Continental Club April 22, 2012 Sunday's Marshall Crenshaw/Bottle Rockets show again raised the question of whether Houston fans of intelligent, literate r... Continue reading "Last Night: Marshall Crenshaw & The Bottle Rockets At The Continental Club" >
Hopefully this list will inspire you to get off your couch and check out some of these bands live. We all need a little rock n' roll to make us feel good. If you have additions to the list please email me at amy(at)rockerzine(dot)com and I will be happy to include them in the next update. Click the band you want to see dates for below, or scroll to see em all! Adam Ant *~* Ryan Adams [...]
Hopefully this list will inspire you to get off your couch and check out some of these bands live. We all need a little rock n' roll to make us feel good. If you have additions to the list please email me at amy(at)rockerzine(dot)com and I will be happy to include them in the next update. Click the band you want to see dates for below, or scroll to see em all! Adam Ant *~* Ryan Adams [...]

Bowery Electric: CBGB's Exile X-Mas Jahn Xavier with Lenny Kaye, and Tish & Snooky Here's a very special Christmas Playlist treat straight from DJ Tone . Once upon a time there was a little club called CBGB's OMFUG which was owned and operated by Hilly Kristal. He developed a home where a legacy of bands that defined NYC's underground music from The Ramones, Blondie to the The Patti Smith Group could perform. Every month these wayard punks that defined an era of music get together once a month. Punks in Exile from that [...]
I almost cried Saturday when Saturday when Booker T. Jones caressed Otis Redding's "I've Been Loving You Too Long" with his organ, guitar and voice. I did cry when Mavis Staples sang "I'll Take You There for" 15 minutes at the Hideout Block Party, 2011. I've wanted to see Mavis Staples perform live since I [...]

As Teenage Kicks (quietly) celebrates our fifth birthday (stay tuned for a couple of contests next week), on Saturday we'll be hightailing it down to the new World Cafe in Wilmington, DE to catch Marshall Crenshaw celebrating the 30th anniversary of his stone classic debut album. A primer on creating the perfect pop song, Marshall Crenshaw has been a constant companion on every road trip for Mr. & Mrs. Teenage Kicks (speaking of Mrs. TK, happy anniversary baby!). And wait, it gets better! The Bottle Rockets, promoting their new acoustic [...]

Hans Burgkmair & Jost de Negker woodcut, c. 1510, cut by Jost de Negker Marshall Crenshaw Someday, Someway Terence Trent D'arby Sign Your Name Barbara Acklin Am I The Same Girl? (Soulful Strut)

" Three rocking 30th Anniversary shows , featuring a special live performance of Marshall 's critically acclaimed self-titled debut album " Marshall Crenshaw " performed in its entirety. Crenshaw will perform his debut single and his self-titled debut album in sequence, adding as many other hits and favorites as time permits. He will be joined by Yo La Tengo guitarist Ira Kaplan , longtime associate Graham Maby on bass, drummer Josh Dion , and on the 29th by original drummer (and brother) Robert Crenshaw . According [...]
Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News , Exclusive Taylor Hill, Getty Images Singer-songwriter Marshall Crenshaw can remember what the vibe was like in New York when he lived there 30 years ago. "It really opened my mind up," Crenshaw, who is from the Detroit region, tells Spinner. "The music scene in New York at that time was super vibrant. One of the first things I realized was that you could have a band and [...]
30 Day Song Challenge: Day One - My Favourite Song.

BKLYN ♥ Japan (04/05 and 04/15 at The Bell House) In the wake of the devastating Japanese earthquake, the NYC music and arts community has come together to put on a number of benefit concerts with proceeds going to earthquake relief. Here's a roundup of the benefit shows I know about so far: Upcoming Japan Benefit Concerts and Events 03/31 Bridge to Japan ft. Rachael Yamagata, Tift Merritt, Marshall Crenshaw, Lucy Wainwright Roche, Nicole Atkins, [...]
The Old Rock House just announced a slew of new shows for this spring. Up first is the return of elfin Norwegian musician Sondre Lerche, who was one of the first artists to perform when the Old ... Continue reading "Marshall Crenshaw, Freedy Johnston and Sondre Lerche Among Artists Returning to St. Louis" >
Getting ready to head out to the Dessa show tonight, thought I would put these up quick. I was able to record the Maria Isa show Friday night, and I'll be editing that sometime this week and be posting it here, so be on the look out for that. Who Killed Davey Moore?- Bob Dylan Stand By Me- Cassius Clay Barely Out Of Tuesday- Counting Crows Breath Away- Duffy [...]

Almost every artist in the history of mankind has at least one title in their catalog that is a compilation, a stopgap collection meant to maintain interest between releases (often to boost holiday sales) or to fulfill a contractual obligation. This is the former, a chance to make use, one more time, of a lot of wasted time over the past twelve months. Two years ago, I reflected on the annual, childhood tradition of spending New Year's Day with a half dozen blank cassettes as Q102 played back the Top 102 songs of the previous [...]

One of my favorite Christmas themes is homecoming. The concentrated call for togetherness, whether wistful or wanton, is tied tightly to the seasonal trend towards family and friends, the desire for closeness around hearth and heart, a ward against the chill and the commercialism. The intimacy that results - just us and the tree, or perhaps the crowd brought into the home - frames a set of a songs that celebrate being home, or express a longing for it, depending on the narrative stance. But in all cases, the motif [...]
Remember the joy of hanging out in record stores? With singer-songwriter Marshall Crenshaw, who knows what treasures you'll find?

From NY but named for a now-defunct fountain store in Wayne, NJ, Fountains of Wayne announced they'll be releasing the follow up to 2007's Traffic and Weather early next year. In the meantime, they're playing a few weeks of live shows starting September 30th, including a two night stand here at the Birchmere 10/4 and 10/5. Marshall Crenshaw and Jill Sobule will open on select dates. Fountains of Wayne Fall 2010 Tour Dates Sep 30: Cashah, San Diego, CA [...]
In the last four months alone, Big Star has lost two of its original members. Just in time for this year's SXSW, frontman Alex Chilton died of a heart attack . Then, just days ago, original bassist Andy Hummel succumbed to cancer . With legions of fans and countless musicians having been inspired by the work of the two men and their legendary indie band, New York-based City Winery is holding a special concert in honor of their legacy. According to L Magazine 's The Measure , the celebration [...]
Saturday Morning Flashback: 1982 I haven t been doing Saturday Morning Flashbacks for a while now and a few of you have told me how much you miss them so when this song came on my iPod yesterday, it was a sure sign it was time to bring it back! I wa ...