photos by Dana (distortion) Yavin Willie Nelson & fan @ Wellmont Theater, Montclair, NJ Willie Nelson , who recently collaborated with Snoop Dogg and got a statue of his likeness unveiled in Austin on 4/20 , came to NJ last week for two shows at the Wellmont Theater with fellow Texas singer-songwriter Robert Ellis . We have pictures from one of those shows, and there [...]
photos by Chris La Putt Corndawg & Ellis @ Mercury Lounge Of all the unique characters at the South by Southwest Music Conference last week, few stood out like Jonny Corndawg. A twangy song picker from rural Virginia -- "I never really quite fit in there, which explains a lot," he says -- the real-life Jonny Fritz made a striking figure physically in Austin, with his rail-thin frame under a wide-brimmed cowboy hat. He was conspicuous musically, too, with [...]
Robert Ellis - What's In It For Me Shovels & Rope - Boxcar Jonny Corndawg - Shut Up To be completely honest, when last nights show was announced a few months ago, and I saw what day the show was on (4/1) I thought it was either a very early April Fools joke, or a show that was booked entirely just for me. Three of my absolute favorite acts all on one stage, in a small venue one that I really enjoy. Excitedly, I scooped up tickets and [...]
Jonny Corndawg poses with fans @ SXSW 2012 ( photo by zavertnik ) Alt-country, singer-songwriter associates Jonny Corndawg and Robert Ellis are out on the road with "sloppy tonk" band Shovels + Rope . That tour brings the party to Mercury Lounge in NYC tonight (4/2) for a show that begins with with a set by Colin Langenus (USAISAMONSTER). Tickets are still on sale (for those who didn't win tix in our [...]
What kind of sick April Fool's joke is it to have two killer concerts in that same city on the same night? While I am at the Revival Tour tonight at the Middle East, which I believe is sold out, I want you to check out Jonny Corndawg with Shovels & Rope and Robert Ellis at the Great Scott. Here's our main man Jonny Corndawg with his Couch by Couchwest performance (more on Couch by Couchwest later). He may be [...]
App loading... Please enable javascript. I'm putting another quick sweepstakes offer to win 2 tickets to see Jonny Corndawg this Sunday night at Great Scott in Boston. Its practically the show of the decade for me here, he'll be backed up by Shovels and Rope and Robert Ellis , two acts that I never shut up about. I'll pick the winner randomly on Saturday and see you there on Sunday night. Enter and win.
Rocks Off thought we had written everything about Robert Ellis & the Boys' Whiskey Wednesday shows there was to say. After all, the weekly beer-soaked no-cover night of Texas-heavy vintage honk... Continue reading "Robert Ellis' Whiskey Wednesdays Returning... In Austin" >
This week's edition for #ff is all about some of the artists playing Newport Folk that you might not know yet, but need to. Joe Fletcher & The Wrong Reasons Spirit Family Reunion Charles Bradley & His Extraordinaires [...]
The Newport Folk Festival has announced their 2012 lineup, with My Morning Jacket and Jackson Browne heading up the top of the two-day lineup, along with Iron & Wine, Conor Oberst, Arlo Guthrie, Deer Tick, Dawes, tUnE-yArDs, The Head and the Heart, The Tallest Man on Earth, Tom Morello, Sharon Van Etten, and New Multitudes, a new group consisting of Yim Yames (My Morning Jacket), Jay Farrar (Son Volt), Will Johnson (Centro-matic), and Anders Parker (Varnaline).
The iconic Newport Folk Festival returns July 28-29th at Fort Adams State Park in Newport, Rhode Island. This year's bill is topped by My Morning Jacket and Jackson Browne, and they'll be joined by Conor Oberst, Iron & Wine, Arlo Guthrie, The Tallest Man on Earth, tUnE-yArDs, The Head and the Heart, Tom Morello, Deer Tick, Dawes, Sharon Van Etten, and New Multitudes, which features My Morning Jacket's Yim Yames, Son Volt's Jay Farrar, Centro-matic's Will Johnson, and Varnaline's Anders Parker. Also playing are Alabama Shakes, First Aid Kit, Gary Clark, Jr., Trampled By Turtles, City & Colour, [...]
This Friday night set effectively set the tone for my New Year's weekend. It was raucous, relaxing, and poignant, shoving us into the new year with a bit of twang and grit - as if I didn't alre... Continue reading "Friday Night: Hayes Carll, Robert Ellis, and Shovels & Rope At House Of Blues" >
We all love lists, and we all love sarcasm. Though, I think its important to reflect upon the last year of music, I'm going to do so through the use of a list. It was a fantastic year full of awesome albums, and I'm going to count down a bunch of my favorites, and give you something to listen to while reading. Welcome to the top 10, albums that to be quite honest, could all be number ones, but hey it wouldn't be a list without some order. These are the thoroughbreds. I'm sure [...]
If one understands the historical depth and context of the singer-songwriter tradition in Houston -- and it was flourishing here long before it migrated to Austin or before a few (mostly Texan) ... Continue reading "Robert Ellis, Hayes Carll Honored by American Songwriter Magazine" >
Dawes at Rolling Stone Day Party at SXSW 2011 (03/18/11) Dawes kick off their run of local shows tonight (Dec 5) with a big holiday gig at the Beacon Theatre with Mavis Staples and The Head and The Heart . Then, on Tuesday afternoon, they'll be playing a free show at The RS Fest at the Openhouse Gallery on Mulberry St. Later that same day, they'll head across the river to headline the first of two sold out shows (Dec 6 and 7) at Maxwell's [...]
Levon Helm at Summerstage in Central Park ( more by Chris La Putt ) The Band's Levon Helm will step outside of his weekly Midnight Ramble for a show at Wellmont Theatre on February 10th with Peter Wolf . Tickets are currently on AMEX presale and go on regular sale Friday 11/18 at noon. The show, along with a pair of dates that he has lined up at Ulster Performing Arts Center in Kingston, NY (11/18 and [...]
"94.5 Buzzfestivus" With Chevelle: Tue., Dec. 6. Verizon Wireless Theater. Defending the Kingdom, The Linus Pauling Quartet, Dead Mineral: Sat., Dec. 3. Rudyard's. Designer Drugs: Fri., Dec. 16... Continue reading "Upcoming: Radiohead, In Flames, Man Or Astro-Man?, Wu-Tang Clan, Robert Ellis" >
Something has aged Robert Ellis , in his early twenties he sings like he's already lived through it, his hands are calloused from years of working with his hands and he's got a love he refers most affectionately to as "little lady". His full length debut "Photographs" examines love, the land and leaving- with that Hank Williams kind of country twang. He's courageously revived classic country and brought it into the realm of indie rock, welcomed by outlets like Paste ( who is streaming his record ) A lot of the tracks are almost comical- [...]
Tristen [" Baby Drugs "]: To be honest, we thought we had a fairly good idea of what we were going to get when we went to see Tristen play twice last week. We've seen a lot of Tristen shows, but were not ready for the next level of musicianship and songwriting that Tristen and her band The Ringers brought, especially at the Flower Booking showcase Friday. With new drummer Sam Smith, and classic Ringers, Buddy and Jordan - Tristen pulled out three new songs from the follow up to Charlatans at the Garden Gate (out now [...]
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photos by Tim Griffin Robert Ellis @ ACL Live Jay Farrar plays his third NYC show in a row at City Winery on Sunday night (10/16). Laura Cantrell opens and tickets are still on sale. Check out a picture of the setlist from Saturday's show below. More Jay dates HERE . The alt-country at City Winery continues when labelmates [...]
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