At roughly three o'clock Central Time this afternoon, HT faves Nikki Bluhm & The Gramblers will have the distinction of officially kicking off the the 12th installment of the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival , when they take to the stage at That Tent. For those of us that were unable to make the trip to Manchester this year, there is no need to fret. As has become the norm, we will be able to experience the sights and sounds of the fest from the comfort of just about anywhere you can find a wi-fi connection thanks to the folks [...]
"The more you drink, the better you're gonna like us," Roger McGuinn tells the crowd of Angelenos early on during this set. "And the more we drink, the better we're gonna like you..." And indeed, this is a well-lubricated performance, teetering occasionally on the edge of disaster, but generally keeping it together. Barely. If you're [...]
As a 17-band menu of bands gathered for the three-day Holland Pop Festival in June 1970 outside of Rotterdam, Bob Hite of Canned Heat summed things up perfectly: "I feel less uptight here than I ever have anywhere." It was that kind of show, as an overstuffed crowd of some 100,000 in Kralingse Forest took in something that came to [...]
A few of you probably remember the Pop Art Toasters, the one-off project where Martin Phillips and David Kilgour made an EP that showcased the brilliance of the Dovers , West Coast Experimental Pop Art Band , the Who and the Squires . Paul Messis is an obvious fan of these bands, but instead of doing covers, he's creating his own future classics. Mr. Messis hails from Billingshurst, West Sussex, 2013 but he sounds like he's from some time-warped 602s town. Back then guitars jangled more brightly, harmonies mattered and a [...]
Visit Indie Shuffle to download. Sounds like: The Byrds, Nirvana, Real Estate Song: Mikal Cronin - Am I Wrong [download here ] What's so good? Mikal [...]
Back at the beginning of April we briefly covered neo-psychedelic rockers Temples and their rather magnificent single Shelter Song. Martin wrote, "The songs are louder, clearer and chocked full of instantly catchy hooks; unashamedly pulling in retro influences from acid era Byrds to (dare ... Continue reading
The 1970 festival Stamping Ground was also called the "Dutch Woodstock". It that took place in Rotterdam, with attendance estimated at 350,000. 01 - Santana - Gumbo 02 - Al Stewart - Zero She Flies 03 - Canned Heat - Human Condition 04 - Canned Heat - So Sad 05 - T-Rex - Pavillions Of Sun 06 - Jefferson Airplane - Saturday Afternoon 07 - It’s A Beautiful Day - Wasted Union Blues 08 [...]
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LA from The Byrds to The Eagles This is a great BBC documentary that makes a nice companion piece for our Southern California series from last year. Here is what the BBC website has to say about it.... Documentary looking at the music and mythology of a golden era in Californian culture, and telling the story of how Los Angeles changed from a kooky backwater in the early 1960s to become the artistic and industrial hub of the American music industry by the end of the 1970s. Alongside extensive and never before [...]
Gene Clark was ever restless, the constant traveler, from his sudden departure after a stirring two-year tenure with the Byrds into solo career that careened from one style to another, to his untimely alcohol-fueled end at just 46. That's why the just-released Here Tonight: The White Light Demos - filled, as they are, with an abiding sense of faith, and [...]
I’m a great fan of new takes on older music styles; recently I've been enjoying the resurgence in popularity of the neo-psychedelic sound, spearheaded by the success of groups like Tame Impala and The Amorphous Androgynous. Temples are a band ... Continue reading
A release of demos from a country-rock legend's most fruitful period, but is it necessary? Omnivore Recordings, 2013 9.0 / 10.0 Gene Clark is one of the most important figures in the development...
They're cast in a pretty cruel media lighting, are Mormons, or members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, or what have ye: widely disregarded as an illogical cult first formed to go some way to satiating Joseph Smith, Jr.'s insatiably polygamist ways, it's rarely afforded the rub of any which green. That Brandon Flowers should have allowed the faith to publicly blossom within his lithesome figure likely does the sect few favours, though the way in which adherents to the cause have often been ostracised in mainstream culture is somewhat befuddling to say the least. [...]
The Byrds : Full Circle Song [Purchase] Only Gene Clark shines in this half hearted reunion album released on March 7, 1973. That's perhaps because the band ( last together in their original line-up in 1966) didn't reunite out of a strong desire to start up the band again. As Roger McGuinn told Creem Magazine 's Cameron Crowe, it all started off kind of half-assed. Nobody really pushed for it very hard, which is partly why it happened. It was sorta “how’d ya [...]
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Presenting an in your face ten pack in orbit for your listening pleasure. "Gonna ride gonna ride gonna ride with you..." Luna - Lost In Space Sun City Girls - Space Prophet Dogon Robert Pollard - Subspace Biographies 3Ds - Outer Space The Langley Schools Music Project - Space Oddity Jah Wobble - Tales From Outer Space The Mekons - Space In Your Face Soul Hooligan - Space Travel [...]
Tiger Waves , the Austin-born band, is made up of Reid Comstock, James Marshall, Joshua Kerl, Tyler Wharen and Nick Volpe. Reid and James started the band in 2011, working from two different cities: Austin and Chicago. It wasn’t until Reid relocated to Austin that the band gained its three other members. I was lucky enough to see them perform at The Empty Bottle in Chicago on February 10, 2013 and speak with them afterward. You can tell the band is close-knit and all of their touring only served to bring them closer together. Read below as [...]
As the opening track to the Byrds' 1968 album Sweetheart of the Rodeo, "You Ain't Going Nowhere" made it clear to listeners that the band's folk rock roots were being abandoned in favor of a purely country rock sound. Influenced by the addition of new member Gram Parsons, this Dylan cover is chock-full of country-western staples like twangy guitar and a gentle walking bass line. What truly makes the song, however, is the expert pedal steel playing that takes the place of a lead guitar and weaves a tapestry of sound throughout the [...]
It was love at first listen when we heard Cleveland one-man (Gabriel Fulvimar) band Gap Dream's cover of this 1966 Byrdsian B-side by Bristol, CT five-man band The Squires. We sent you to Rollo & Grady to check it out and have been hugely enjoying it ever since. You can hear/buy the self-titled LP on which it plays at Bandcamp. (Warning: It's the most visually revolting Bandcamp page we've
Taken from the excellent Earl Scruggs: The Bluegrass Legend: Family and Friends -- the 1972 flick that captures Scruggs and his two sons playing with the Byrds and Dylan, then taking a pilgrimage to Joan Baez's Laurel Canyon home. Get your mind off the wintertime. words/ m garner
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