Everybody loves this little purple man. He can sling a riff smoother than silk. Call him whatever you like Artist, Maven or a pompous Perfectionist he kows how to write a song so if you make it sound like shit it's because you suck. Little Red Corvette MP3 by Montagna & The Mouth to Mouth from their CD L'avenir . First time I heard this it took me totally by surprise. I mean what's not to like about a really well done Prince cover right? [...]
Bobby Albert - Serving Hub City Rock from 1981-2012 Nobody knows the answer Why Bobby Albert Jr would one day wake-up on a cold January and decide The Court Tavern (124 Church St) would close it's doors forever. Maybe he got an offer he could not refuse - but I doubt it. Maybe the burden of a looming $60 thousand dollar bar license was just too huge an amount of hard swet and pride he was not willing to cough up one more time. The hole was just to big so he folded his hand. [...]
For the past 25+ years, Gene Ween has been one of the "brothers" making up experimental eccentrics Ween . Now, for the first time, he's dropping the pseudonym and going solo. Though his new album is being released under his given name, Aaron Freeman, the music's not actually his. Instead, the 13-track Marvelous Clouds features Freeman paying tribute to the songs of poet/songwriter Rod McKuen . McKuen was a part of the 1950's beat poet scene in San Francisco. From there, he rose to become an accomplished singer, poet, and songwriter, crafting songs [...]
The name Aaron Freeman may not be immediately familiar, but his pseudonym Gene Ween , should ring some bells. On April 10th Freeman will be releasing his debut solo album, Marvelous Clouds , under his own name. The album is interpretations of songs written by Pulitzer-nominated poet Rod McKuen. Hear a sample of the record here . Here's the track list for the album: As I Love My Own Jean [...]
Aaron Freeman will step out from behind the Gene Ween moniker to release Marvelous Clouds , a 13-song tribute to the poet and songwriter Rod McKuen, under his own name later this spring. A prolific writer, McKuen wrote songs for the likes of Perry Como and Frank Sinatra while compiling volumes of poetry, some of which earned a good deal of success in the late '60s. Hear a teaser of album cut "Jane" down below. Read More...
Ween @ Fillmore Auditorium, December 29 - 31 It's a long drive from Chicago to Denver, about 16 hours. The payoff for avoiding car madness from mundane scenery? A New Year's Eve celebration featuring three nights of Ween at the Fillmore Auditorium in Denver. For a Ween fanatic it doesn't get much better than that. Ween transformed the Fillmore into brown town on December 29-31. Fan anticipation for the shows was off the charts for the band had not performed a New Year's show since 1998. [...]
Halloween and New Year's Eve are traditionally the two biggest nights of the year in the jam world as each band within the scene gathers their devoted fans from across the country for a musical celebration. We've rounded up setlists from around the country in one handy post. Widespread Panic Set 1: Chilly Water > JAM > Imitation Leather Shoes > Mr Soul, Cotton Was King, Shut Up and Drive, Walkin' (For Your Love), Saint Ex > Slippin' Into Darkness*^> Bust It Big* > Chest Fever*# [...]
Chrystal's Picks - Top 10 Concerts of 2011 Chrystal's Picks - Top 10 Concerts of 2011 Happy New Year's Eve, everybody! I'm sure you all have amazing plans for this evening and are anxious to get out and party. YTC Nashville will be ringing in the New Year with Bassnectar at the Bridgestone Arena, so we know how you feel. Kill some time and look over my favorite concerts of the year. Be sure to comment with the shows that made [...]
It has been a colorful year of highs and lows for eclectic rockers Ween . The band entered 2011 on a low note with co-frontman Gene Ween's January meltdown onstage in Vancouver. Luckily Ween bounced back with a string of fiery festival sets, an acoustic tour featuring Gene and bassist Dave Dreiwitz, the release of the Caesar Demos and a sold-out Halloween show at the Hammerstein Ballroom in Manhattan . To end the year right Ween is invading Denver's Fillmore Auditorium for a three-night New Year's [...]
As we prepare to feast today I thought I'd post some songs about love and giving a big thanks to the Review Stalker readers, Twitter Followers, music fans and bands. All 3 of you know who you are so a sincere thank you! Finding good songs that are a true thank you was hard. Anyway, It was little over a year ago we went big time with the official RS blog domain. Everybody wants to own their own brand. Right? The unofficial one lived for many years on blogger. Not a huge leap really just more control on [...]
Neil Young's Ohio, made famous by Crosby Stills Nash & Young, is a protest song referencing the horrible events at Kent State University on May 4th, 1970 that left four dead and nine injured. Recorded just three weeks after the fact, it was pressed to single and rushed to radio stations with the B-Side Find The Cost of Freedom. The Contestants: Artist : Anders Osborne & Big Chief Monk Boudreaux Album : Bury the Hatchet [...]
Watch Ween, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Widespread Panic and others perform live covers on Halloween.
Once again we've got an all-video edition of Intermezzo as we highlight some of the memorable moments that took place both on Halloween and over this past weekend. Let's start with Z-Man's video of Widespread Panic covering Outta Mind (Outta Sight) from the encore of the jam titan's Halloween show along with Postcard, Porch Song and a fun version of Werewolves of London featuring the entire crew... Widespread Panic - Outta Mind (Outta Sight), Postcard, Porch Song, Werewolves of London [...]
Considering the inauspicious start Ween got off to this year in Vancouver , we didn't have high hopes for our favorite purveyors of brown in 2011. Yet the New Hope natives have persevered and continue to string together outstanding performances. The group's latest show took place at the Hammerstein Ballroom last night where all the members besides drummer Claude Coleman dressed as sailors. Claude apparently wasn't having any of that and dressed as Rick James. [Photo by Spoonman462 ] Ween pulled from every era of their lengthy career [...]
We just got hit with the first snowfall of the season here in NYC. Even though the weather's starting to chill out, the live shows are keeping up the heat. Check out my preview of the week's shows with some videos of my top picks, including Ween, Battles, and Steve Kimock & Friends. Monday's all [...]
Anybody dressing up as an NPS ranger today? Didn't think so. Have a happy and safe Halloween and enjoy all the Fun Size candy you get to eat (or have already eaten) this week. Save me the Krackel. MP3: Ween - Help Me Scrape the Mucus Off My Brain
Halloween weekend has finally graced us with her presence and there is clearly no shortage of festivities taking place throughout the next 72 hours. If you find yourself in a bind and unable to make a decision, let us take the pressure off and recommend a few to you. Happy Halloween!! FRIDAY Boys & Girls Presents: Porter Robinson and Madeon at Webster Hall Click here for advance tickets. Webster Hall: [...]
As Rocktober draws to a close, there's little left to do but get all dressed up in Drive jackets and Kahl Drogo / Khaleesi from Game of Thrones and host a fun little party. The question arises: Do we get this party started or do we stick with the spookiness of Halloween? We decided to go with the latter and make a playlist (via Spotify ) of some of our favorite, scary, messed up, shifty, and uncomfortable songs to guarantee to to anything but get the party started. Well, it depends [...]
Ween at Central Park ( more by Andrew St. Clair ) If you planned on spending Halloween with Deaner and Gener this year but didn't get tickets, sorry ladies & gentlemen but you are officially S.O.L. ; Hammerstein is sold-out. Fortunately, you can still spend a night with Gene Ween on December 3rd , when Gene Ween and Dave Dreiwitz hit Brooklyn Bowl . Tickets are still on sale. They also play [...]
We keep our eyes peeled for new tour dates announcements each week and compile them on Tuesdays for this handy column… Last year, former Pink Floyd bassist Roger Waters celebrated the 30th anniversary of The Wall by mounting an extensive world tour, that was touted for its updated multi-media presentation of the iconic album. Last week, Waters revealed to Rolling Stone , whose latest issue features a cover story on the legendary psychedelic rock band, that he would be bringing the tour back to the United States next [...]
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