With Easter approaching, here's a third mix of songs that relate in some way or another to the Christian faith, following the Saved! 1 and Saved! 2 mixes. The first drew from verious ages and genres of music, the second comprised soul musicians doing God music. This lot comes from rock, folk, country and indie backgrounds. Some artists featured here are devout believers, some are sceptics, some are people one wouldn't necessarily have down as being even remotely religious (Cave, Waits). Most are original songs, a few are covers (for example, Wilco covers Woody [...]
Del McCoury Band: 1952 Vincent Black Lightning [ purchase ] Here we are again, at the "1952 Vincent Black Lightning." J. David wrote a great essay about the song earlier this year. But it wouldn't be right to let a week of Richard Thompson music going by without including the quintessential song about "an object that's British and romantic and mythological," as Thompson described it. By virtue of composing "1952 Vincent Black Lightning," Thompson has been called "the man who wrote the best song about [...]
For the 6 million-plus folks living in South Florida, finding a music festival to call one's own has been a losing proposition. The ill-fated Langerado bounced around to several locations before succumbing to the Great Recession . Repeated attempts to bring Langerado back have languished . However, a new festival is making a strong bid to correct all that. The Virginia Key Grassroots Festival features an eclectic, foot-stomping lineup for February 9th through [...]
In the next few days, when I gather up too many $100 dollar bills, I will spend them all on a fucking ticket. A ticket, my friends, to a motherfucking festival. Pardon the language but I tell you what, my ass is jazzed. After a 2011 spent purchasing tickets (Cotton Jones, The Sheepdogs, Iron & Wine, and GAYNGS) and then realizing as dates approached that holy shit dude, I'm a single mom with a job, there's NO WAY I'm making that gig, I had to bail. All that money down the drain, all those good times enjoyed by [...]
The second round of artists have been announced for Wakarusa 2012. Joining Pretty Lights on the headliner slot will be Primus as they're gearing up for tons of dates still supporting their last effort, Green Naugahyde, and Umphrey's McGee, Girl Talk, Big Gigantic and more have all been added as support. This will be a [...]
Happy 2012 live music freaks! Hope you all had a killer 2011 and finished it off with a bang and some good shows! Last week was obviously a busy week for live music fans in the New York metro area, so naturally, the concert calendar slows down a bit this week as we start the new year. But that's not to say there aren't some great shows to hit...
Jazz music originating from New Orleans, Louisiana is revered the world over, and one of the city's most iconic institutions is about to celebrate 50 years of stompin' and blowin' the distinctly American style. The legendary Preservation Hall Jazz Band will perform a special 50th anniversary event at Carnegie Hall on January 7th, and they won't be doing it alone. PHJB is known for keeping the early spirit of jazz while mixing with the modern musical experience, garnering them a wide variety of performer friends. For this celebratory concert, they'll be calling [...]
Dave Carter and Tracy Grammer : The Mountain [ purchase ] Steve Earle with The Del McCoury Band : The Mountain [ purchase ] A mountain is the product of geological upheaval, but it represents solidity. Dave Carter, in his song The Mountain, finds a symbol of spiritual truth here. Carter referred to many different spiritual traditions in his writing; I don't think divisions between them were important to him. The Mountain refers to Native American beliefs with [...]
The Voodoo Experience is now in the rearview and the relentless fall concert schedule is starting to slow down (although one could easily keep themselves busy on the live circuit until NYE) and therefore it's time to start speculating about the 2012 Jazz Fest lineup. Hard to say who will be at the top of [...]
With most of the HT Staff being based in the Northeast we have often gushed about the amazing experience of attending a Midnight Ramble at Levon Helm's barn. Well we're not the only part of the country that has a special spot to attend a concert, as those in and around McMinnville, Tennessee can justly boast about the awesomeness of Bluegrass Underground , a regular series of concerts that take place at the Volcano Room in Cumberland Caverns. The shows, which take place in a cave 333 feet below ground, have featured a mix of contemporary and legendary performers, from Ralph Stanley [...]
MyNameIsJohnMichael + The Preservation Hall Jazz Band w/ The Del McCoury Band + Dr. John and the Lower 911 + Morning 40 Federation + Odd Future + Portugal. The Man + TV On The Radio + The Meters + The Raconteurs + Fatboy Slim performing at City Park on October 30, 2011 for the Voodoo Music Experience Tweet
As authentic as you can get, a true tribute by a man who deserves one of his own. If Bill Monroe were still alive to record, his albums would sound just like this one. Such is the influence he had on Del McCoury - both as a player and as a former bandmate. McCoury, who played in Monroe's band for a single, yet undeniably inspirational year from 1963 through 1964, has put together a collection of Monroe tunes that extends far beyond the term tribute. In essence, it is a true, respectful, and...
Yesterday was a fantastic day down in Golden Gate Park for the first official day at the 2011 Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival, and I got to take in a ton of music that I hadn't ever seen before while enjoying a sunny day in the park. All for FREE. Side note: I love living in San Francisco. My musical day started off with a run by the Banjo Stage for a quick gander at the David Bromberg Quartet before meeting with friends at the Rooster Stage to see Woods . [...]
Today marked the unofficial beginning to the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival, the annual (and free) festival that brings thousands of people to Golden Gate Park each and every fall with tarps in tow and whiskey drinking on the brain. I saw unofficial because really only MC Hammer played today as part of an educational outreach program, so tomorrow is really when the action begins. The Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival has become a cultural institution in the city and something that we music fans hardly take for granted (LULZ SEE WHAT I DID THERE) . [...]
Lovin' Spoonful : Nashville Cats [ purchase ] The Del McCoury Band : Nashville Cats (Lovin' Spoonful cover) [ purchase ] I always heard a short lick of tongue-in-cheek in the original slinky, funky take on this mid-sixties tune from Lovin' Spoonful, though I don't think it was purposeful: it's a wry tune to begin with, but Darius wasn't wrong way back in 2008 when he described the song as an honest homage from lead songwriter John [...]
Check out The Del McCoury Band with the Preservation Hall Jazz Band on Late Night with David Letterman last night. They rocked a cut from the album, American Legacies , released earlier this year...
The Del McCoury Band & Preservation Hall Jazz Band performed "I'll Fly Away" on the Late Show with David Letterman . Watch the video below and pick up the album American Legacies on iTunes , Amazon MP3 , CD Social Bookmarking
Ever wonder what will happen during the last five minutes of late-night TV talk shows? Here are tonight's notable performers: The Late Show With David Letterman (CBS): Preservation Hall Jazz Band & Del McCoury Band The Preservation Hall Jazz Band and Del McCoury Band are promoting joint album American Legacies. The Tonight Show With Jay Leno [...]
Two musical styles come together to give us the best of both worlds.
Preservation Jazz Band Album Review: Preservation Jazz Band and Del McCoury Band - American Legacies by Lance Burson July 10, 2011 The banjo makes me want to punch people. Jazz music makes me angry and quite nonplussed too. Yet, somewhere around track five of the new collaboration between the Preservation Jazz Band and The Del McCoury Band, I was happy and dancing in my living room with my wife. I grew up around bluegrass music and Dixieland/southern jazz music. My [...]
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