Prefix calls it the best way to go deaf this year at the beach. Right on. Better than Beyond . Mascis still rocks, and Lou too. Melody: present. Old sound newly found. Middle-agers at their peak. Rock out to "Pieces." Download: Dinosaur Jr. - "Pieces"
As long as we're lifting stories from elsewhere, check out the Trib: Harlan Twins quintet has one-of-a-kind sound And as Speed of the Pittsburgh Sound points out, Big Hurry (who will be opening for Harlan Twins) have a new video out:
As long as we're lifting stories from elsewhere... Trib: Harlan Twins quintet has one-of-a-kind sound And as Speed of the Pittsburgh Sound points out, Big Hurry (who will be opening for Harlan Twins) have a new video out:
The USA Today: Disgruntled United flier gets hit song on Web with revenge video
Pittsburgh is becoming more bike-able, bike-conscious and biked. Cyclists, pedestrians and drivers can't help but notice the prevalence of bikers on the streets these days. bike pittsburgh's influence and membership continue to grow. (check out bikefest 8/14-23) Biking has found government favor; nearly all of the riverfront within 7 miles of downtown will soon be seamlessly bike-able. 450 peddlers turned out for the launch of this spring's East End Brewery "peddle pale ride" from the East End to the South Side. And pittsburgh's own deeplocal and standard robot are making international Tour de France [...]
Folk Alley recently polled its listeners to compile a list of the top 100 folk songs, the top ten of which are: 1. "This Land Is Your Land" - Woody Guthrie 2. "Blowin' in the Wind" - Bob Dylan 3. "City of New Orleans" - Steve Goodman 4. "If I Had a Hammer" - Pete Seeger 5. "Where Have All the Flowers Gone" - The Kingston Trio 6. "Early Morning Rain" - Gordon Lightfoot 7. "Suzanne" - Leonard Cohen 8. "We Shall Overcome" - Pete Seeger 9. "Four Strong Winds" - Ian and Sylvia 10. "Last Thing on [...]
Between traveling for work and recreation these past few weeks, I've been slacking on the posts here. Obviously, so has Henry. However, we are still updating the concert calendar regularly as we become aware of new shows. So know that not all is lost, and take a look at the right sidebar for help planning your summer. There are several great shows this week in particular (which I'll unfortunately miss due to traveling), and many more throughout July . Downloads: Camera Obscura - "Country Mile" [...]
Per TMZ (reliable if nothing else) Jacko's been taken to the hospital following a heart attack . Here's hoping he hangs on. UPDATE: We spoke too soon . RIP, Michael.
Per TMZ (reliable if nothing else) Jacko's been taken to the hospital following a heart attack . Here's hoping he hangs on.
The new album is out next week, though it's been streaming on the web for about a month or more. No stops in Pittsburgh on this tour. Here's "You Never Know" (and some sweet western suits) from last night:
Elvis Costello's newest record, Secret, Profane & Sugarcane , is an interesting foray into bluegrass instrumentation over non-standard arrangements and Costello's masterful wit and delivery. While I'm not going to say it keeps me enthralled the whole way through, I'll say that more than half the songs are great enough to merit its purchase. I'll also say it was a perfect soundtrack for a drive through the mountains of Virginia. He performed my favorite track from the album, "Sulphur to Sugarcane," on Conan last night. Unfortunatley, he seems to have left out one of my favorite lyrics [...]
Elvis Costello's newest record, Secret, Profane & Sugarcane , is an interesting foray into bluegrass instrumentation over non-standard arrangements and Costello's masterful wit and delivery. While I'm not going to say it keeps me enthralled the whole way through, I'll say that more than half the songs are great enough to merit its purchase. I'll also say it was a perfect soundtrack for a drive through the mountains of Virginia. He performed my favorite, "Sulphur to Sugarcane," on Conan last night. Note the poetic 'Burgh shoutout near the end, one of my favorite lyrics so far [...]
I haven't been shy about my dislike of the Amphitheatre at Station Square as a place to hear live music, but PGH is a City offers some interesting points for non-musical consideration on the newly reopened ASS vs. the still-under-development North Shore complex. Be sure to read through the comments.
It gets worse. As I was cruising through Homestead this weekend, breeze through the sunroof and the breezy vocals of Jason Lytle swirling around the car, I was confident I'd made the right decision about the goings-on of my July 31 (though not altogether over the bitterness of having to make a decision at all ( shaking fist at Opus One )). Then came this news: Girl Talk will be joined by Wiz Khalifa , Donora , Grand Buffet and more. Well, damn you all. Me [...]
Should I buy a baker's bread or re-write words that Witkó said? I could make the dough myself or stack old tomes upon a shelf or plant some trees across the land with seeds thrown from my leftern hand while waving with my right appendage to folks from Folsom up to Grenwich. Or maybe I could build some desks for men who like to produce texts of legalese and legal lies on furniture mahogonized. I'll chop the trees I've sown and soaked and saw down cherries, maples, oaks, and sycamores, but not the pears, [...]
It would be nice to control the storms overhead right now and clear out the skies as Booker T. prepares to take the stage at Point Park. But that's not where I intended to go with this. If Toubab Krewe (who were absolutely awesome last night) didn't give you your fill of jam for the week, Controlled Storms will roll into the Christmas-lighted darkness of Club Café on Saturday to finish the job. Hailing from across the Commonwealth, their tunes are more ambient-based than others in the jamband community, and they probably shouldn't even be lumped [...]
dj Pete Spynda , the man behind the wheel(s) for Pittsburgh's premier world dance crew, Pandemic , will hit the TRAF Mainstage at 6pm to open up for Toubab Crewe tonight. The man has more overseas tracks than EuroRail in his crates. He and the Pandemic posse are always doing something fresh and lively at local hotspots like Brillobox and the Shadow Lounge and you've got to figure Spynda will dust off some rough rarities and gooey grooves for tonight's city-wide outdoor show. Download: "No Sikiriki" by edo maajke It's a [...]
dj Pete Spynda , the man behind the wheel(s) for Pittsburgh's premier world dance crew, Pandemic , will hit the TRAF Mainstage at 6pm to open up for Toubab Crewe tonight. The man has more overseas tracks than EuroRail in his crates. He and the Pandemic posse are always doing something fresh and lively at local hotspots like Brillobox and the Shadow Lounge and you've got to figure Spynda will dust off some rough rarities and gooey grooves for tonight's city-wide outdoor show. Download: "No Sikiriki" by edo maajke It's a [...]
We may be in for a rainy few days of Arts Fest. Should that be the case, take a stroll up Liberty to the Harris Theatre. Tonight at 8:00 and Saturday at 4:00, Pittsburgh Filmmakers will be showing Stacey Goldschmidt's 2006 documentary on local lo-fi songsmith Weird Paul Petroskey . Having amassed a catalogue of almost 600 songs, and despite releasing only one "major" full-length over two decades, Petroskey's gained fans the likes of Lou Barlow, and that's good company. Whether or not you count yourself among his admirers, local music fans will surely leave [...]
Songs in the Key of Touche
No Church In The Wild
Nas - Daughters
The Rains of Castamere by The National
CHROMATICS "THESE STREETS WILL NEVER LOOK THE SAME"
DIIV "How Long Have You Known?" (OFFICIAL VIDEO)
Avicii – Two Million
Beck – I Just Started Hating Some People Today
iamamiwhoami: kin - Teaser
