For some reason tons of electronic music takes its inspiration form science fiction. Blame Star trek, Star Wars, Dr. Who, Red Dwarf and Douglas Adams. EOTO the electronic progressive duo formed by Michael Travis and Jason Hann that rose from the ashes of the String Cheese Incident have made a concept album of sorts called Fire The Lazers!!! that paints space opera soundscapes based on loops and beats that are trippy and percussive. This is not the kind of music that would be recommended on a first date, unless [...]
Carly Simon was huge in the Seventies and the Eighties - a singer who could sing nasty lyrics over a lush mainstream pop backing. You're So Vain is one of the all time great put-down songs and Nobody Does It Better is pretty near the top of memorable James Bond songs. She fell off the radar in the Nineties, writing occasional film scores and came back to the spostlight when she wrote the theme songs for the Disney Winnie the Pooh films Piglet's Big Movie in 2003 and Pooh's Heffalump Movie [...]
NY trio Dead Leaf Echo employed the servces of John Fryer of 4AD fame to mix their new album Truth . Dark post-rock for lovesick people. MP3: Dead Leaf Echo - Half-Truth » deadleafechonyc.com » myspace.com/deadleafecho HCTF review of Pale Fire .
The release of the new Neil Young album Dreamin' Man has been pushed back to November 23rd. It is a complete live performance of his album Harvest Moon drawn from various solo acoustic shows in 1992. Tracks: Dreamin' Man Such A Woman Old King Rap Old King One Of These Days Harvest Moon You and Me From Hank To Hendrix Unknown Legend [...]
photo: Sherry Rubel Dirty rock 'n' roll. Really dirty rock 'n' roll. That is what the doctor ordered to get out of the gloom of a rainy November day. The self-titled debut by Steve Conte & The Crazy Truth is a sure fire cure. Previously only available at the merch tablle at New York Dolls gig, the album gets an proper release. No looking at the the inner self, getting in touch with your feelings and all that. No, it's about nightly cab rides, ugly truths, gambling and [...]
Three guitarists including one who used be in both New Order and Joy Division - that's Bad Lieutenant . Bernard Sumner (guitar, vocals) Phil Cunningham (guitar) and Jake Evans (guitar, vocals) have an album out called Never Cry Another Tear and fly across the Atlantic to teach the Americans a few lessons about modern dance rock. Live dates: 11/18 Park West, Chicago 11/19 Aragon Ballroom, Chicago (supporting The Pixies) 11/21 Webster Hall, New York [...]
photo: Jeremiah Satterthwaite Peter Miller Minneapolis, bases singer/songwriter, embarked on a musical journey after he graduated. He settled for a loose concept using the sounds of the city, creating "cityscapes" that sound otherworldly and down-home at the same time. With his countertenor adding a sense of loneliness to the sounds he recoded using a simple pocket recorder, his folkie musings are dreamlike. Using guitar plucking and the occasional ukulele strum A Collection Of Sounds And Something Like The Plague is an album that demands complete attention [...]
Gov't Mule 2009/11/07 Hof Ter Lo (TRIX Muziekcentrum) Antwerp, Belgium Disc 1 (set 1): Audience - Tuning Hammer & Nails Million Miles from Yesterday Rocking Horse Temporary Saint Soulshine Broke down on the Brazos Railroad Boy Monday Mourning Meltdown Sco-Mule > Outro 1st Set Disc 2 (Set 2): Audience [...]
photo: Ellie Bolton Richmond left field electronica band Hot Lava contrbute three tracks to a split album with Roanoke band The Sad Cobras . There is a hint of surf creeping in, best it is still definitely geeky. MP3: Hot Lava - Taskmaster » hotlavaownsyou.com » myspace.com/hotlavaep » myspace.com/thesadcobras HCTF review of Lavalogy .
photo: Sarah 'Sezza' Lillas >Andy Sharrocks & The Smokin' Jackets are a Americana blues band from the UK with an eye on the past. Dirt is adequate titlle for their new album , a collection of whiskey fueled songs carrying on the tradition of the Animals and John Mayall. Andy Sharrocks has the twang and the snarl to get the the attention of his audience. All songs were written by Andy Sharrocks and guitar player Paul Green - stories about the road, love [...]
Brooklyn duo Bottle Up & Go are into dirty blues rock. Keenan Mitchell and Fareed Sajan aim for the Black Keys niche with their new single Until the Day I Die . The vocals sound like they were recorded in a dingy basement on a tapedeck that was rescued from a moldy trash bin. Unique selling point: the wailing saxophone lines that are struggling to be heard above the din. MP3: Bottle Up & Go - Until the Day I Die Live dates: [...]
Photo: Jeff Fasano Singer-songwriter Caroline Herring has released a proper follow-up for her acclaimed Lantana album, and this time it's just her and an acoustic guitar and banjo, with producer and musician David Goodrich helping out guitar, piano, e-bow, diddley bo, ukulele, bass and percussion. Golden Apples of the Sun is the logical step after the stop gap EP Silver Apples of the Sun . The labum kick off with attribute to painter, writer, and naturalist [...]
Plunge (l. to r.) Mark McGrain, James Singleton, Tim Green photos: Cheryl Gerber Plunge , an experimental jazz trio from New Orleans, recorded their sophomore album Dancing On Thin Ice on April 14 and 15 this year. Trombonist Mark McGrain , saxophonist Tim Green , and bassist James Singleton all have impressive musical credentials (Herbie Hancock, Peter Gabriel, John Scofield, Medeski Martin & Wood to name a few). Plunge evolves around Mark McGrain - he recorded the debut album with [...]
Singer Bebel Gilberto hits the road promoting her All In One album, bringing a touch of Summer to the rainy days of Autumn. Check out her Mark Ronson produced version of The Real Thing , the Stevie Wonder song made famous by Sergio Mendes . MP3: Bebel Gilberto - The Real Thing Live dates: 11/18 Fillmore Miami Beach, Miami Beach, FL 11/20 The Loft, Atlanta, GA 11/22 The [...]
photo: Soul City Both Phish and Gov't Mule performed the Rolling Stones' classic Ventilator Blues at their Halloween shows. The Mule dedicated their first set to the Stones with a choice selection of songs, Phish performed the entire Exile On Main St. album (that's why the segue with I Just Want To See His Face is included here). MP3: Gov't Mule - Ventilator Blues ( 2009/10/31 - Tower Theatre, Philadelphia, PA) [...]
Chicago progressive jam band Umphrey's McGee return to the Aragon Ballroom for their New Year's Ever shows. It's the tent anniversary and the band have uploaded a SBD matrix to the Live Music Archive of a 2005 appearance at that venue as a free download. Umphrey's McGee is once again returning to the historic Aragon Ballroom to celebrate our 10th New Year's Eve in Chicago. It was an honor to share these two evenings with our fans and we look forward to sharing two more this year. As a thanks for your continued [...]
Phish 2009/11/01 Festival 8 Empire Polo Club Indio, CA Set 1 (acoustic): Water In The Sky Back On The Train Brian And Robert Invisible Strange Design Mountains in the Mist The Curtain With Army Of One Sleep Again My Sweet One Let Me Lie Note: the show isn't finished yet. [...]
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