The Belleville Outfit: Wanderin'

You have six musicians and very, very little time before your first live appearance. Cram everything in two marathon practice session and hit the MerleFest stage. Sextet The Belle Outfit did exactly and stunned the audience. Their debut album hits the shelves of your trusty record store February 5. Wanderin' is a great collection of jazzy tinged Americana - imagine dipping an Over The Rhine album in a country sauce and stirring it with the bow of a fiddle.

Naming your group after a Django Reinhardt song sets the standard very high and The Belleville Outfit live up to the expectations. Wanderin' is an album full of bravado. It's the sheer joy of a sextet playing together with a tightness like they have been in a band together for years.

The Belleville Outfit:
Rob Teter: guitar, vocals
Connor Forsyth: pianor
Jonathan Konya: drums, vocals
Jeff Brown: bass
Marshall Hood: guitar, vocals
Phoebe Hunt: violin, vocals

» bellevilleoutfit
» myspace.com/thebellevilleoutfit

Mountain Jam IV: line-up

Uncle Warren is doing it again. The Gov't Mule main man announces the fourth installment of the Mountain Jam, a three day music festival in Upstate New York.

Mountain Jam IV
Hunter Mountain, NY
May 30th – June 1st

Tickets go on sale February 1st, 2008.

• Gov't Mule (both nights)
• Levon Helm Band
• Michael Franti & Spearhead
• Medeski, Scofield, Martin & Wood
• Citizen Cope
• Drive By Truckers
• Dark Star Orchestra
• Galactic
• Grace Potter & The Nocturnals
• Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings
• Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk
• JJ Grey & Mofro
• Jackie Greene
• Lotus
• Greencards
• Felice Brothers
• Jim Weider’s Projectt Percolatot with special guest Lucy Bo
• Pnuma Trio
• Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad
• Buzz Universe
• Phonograph
• RatBoy

» mountainjam.com

DeVotchKa: "Transliterator" MP3

A taste from the new DeVotchKa album A Mad and Faithful Telling Release date: March 11..

» devotchka.net
» myspace.com/devotchkamusic

HCTF review of How It Ends.

FestivaLink.net: pro recorded live shows in three formats

Taperfriendly artists are cool, right? And so you want support them by buying their album and live recordings. Take a look at FestivalNet which serves as a portal for a nice selection of bluegrass and country festivals. Shows are offered in three popular formats: protection-free MP3s and CD-quality FLAC downloads compatible with your iPod or other MP3 player, as well as on CD, sent to you by mail.

Doing live music right means teaming top-flight musicians with an all-pro recording and post-production team to create a live music release that stands the test of repeated listening. It means working closely with the artists to be sure that the download you buy is one they are proud of, and that it presents them at their live best. It means paying everyone involved - the festival, the artist and the composer - a fair royalty from every sale. And it means giving you the best possible listening experience at a fair price.

MP3: Leftover Salmon - Down in the Hole
(live at Red Rocks, CO, USA - 2007/07/28)

Go buy live music!

» FestivaLink.net

The Lonely H: Hair

O so young, so goddamn young ... Port Angeles, Washington quartet The Lonely H have an album out. They called it Hair. Which gives a pretty good idea what they sound like. They need to invest a to bit more in their equipment to play as loud as they want, though. Buy them a drink after the gig.

Live dates:

• 01/30 Kirby's Beer Store - Wichita, KS
• 01/31 Record Bar - Kansas City, MI
• 02/01 The Replay Lounge - Lawrence, KS
• 02/02 Vino's - Little Rock, AK
• 02/03 Hi Tone - Memphis, TN
• 02/04 Egan's - Tuscaloosa, AL
• 02/05 JJ's Bohemia - Chattanooga, TN
• 02/06 The Nick - Birmingham, AL
• 02/07 Smith's Olde Bar - Atlanta, GA
• 02/08 Slim's - Raleigh, NC
• 02/09 The Village Tavern - Mt. Pleasant, SC
• 02/11 Preservation Pub - Knoxville, TN
• 02/12 12th & Porter - Nashville, TN
• 02/13 Deadwood Saloon - Covington, KY
• 02/14 The Gypsy Hut - Cincinnati, OH
• 02/15 Lemmons - St. Louis, MI
• 02/21 The Fire - Philadelphia, PA
• 02/22 Club 19 York, PA
• 02/23 Asbury Lanes - Asbury Park, NJ
• 02/25 Daniel Street - Milford, CT
• 02/26 Cousin Larry's - Danbury, CT
• 02/27 Arlene's Grocery - New York, NY
• 02/28 Valentine's - Albany, NY
• 03/03 Jackrabbit's - Jacksonville, FL
• 03/08 The Jackrabbit Lounge - Shreveport, LA
• 03/12 SXSW - Austin, TX
• 03/13 SXSW - Austin, TX
• 03/14 SXSW - Austin, TX
• 03/15 SXSW - Austin, TX
• 03/21 Subterranean - Chicago, IL
• 03/22 The Belmont - Detroit, MI
• 03/23 Dino’s Coffee Lounge - Kalamazoo, MI
• 03/26 Dirty Jack’s - Cincinnati, OH
• 03/27 The Davenport - Cleveland, OH
• 03/28 The Anchor Inn - South Bend, IN
• 03/29 The Verve - Terre Haute, IN
• 03/30 Friends and Co. - Charleston, IL
• 03/31 Picador - Iowa City, IA
• 04/01 Vaudeville Mews - Des Moines, IA
• 04/10 Sean Kelly’s - Missoula, MT
• 05/14 Peninsula College - Port Angeles, WA
• 05/26 Juan de Fuca Festival - Port Angeles, WA

MP3: The Lonely H - For Barbara

» myspace.com/thelonelyh

Kaki King: Dreaming of Revenge

Kaki King is one hell of an acoustic guitar player. On her new album she ups the ante with deceptive soft spoken lyrics about lovers who pissed her off. Her forte are the instrumentals, like Bone Chaos in the Castle, the opening track of her forthcoming labum Dreaming of Revenge. This is the kind of music Mike Oldfield has been trying to come up with for the last twenty years or so.

Add pedal-steel and horns to the mix and you end up with a cognoscenti album that may ship lots of units.

Dreaming of Revenge is released on Velour Music. Release date: March 11.

European dates:

• 02/09 Rotown, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
• 02/10 Bitterzoet, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
• 02/12 Le Nouveau Casino, Paris, France
• 02/13 King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, Glasgow, UK
• 02/14 Glee Club, Birmingham, UK
• 02/15 The Roundhouse, London, UK

USA tour dates:

• 03/12 Austin, TX, SXSW – TBC
• 03/13 Austin, TX, SXSW – TBC
• 03/14 Austin, TX, SXSW – TBC
• 03/15 Austin, TX, SXSW – TBC
• 03/17 Boulder, CO, The Fox Theater
• 03/21 Seattle, WA, The Tractor
• 03/22 Portland, OR, Doug Fir Lounge
• 03/25 San Francisco, CA, GAMH
• 03/27 Los Angeles, CA, The Roxy
• 04/02 Newmarket, NH, Stone Church
• 04/03 Burlington, VT, Higher Ground
• 04/04 Troy, NY, Revolution Hall
• 04/05 Boston, MA, Paradise
• 04/06 Northampton, MA, Iron Horse
• 04/09 New York, NY, Bowery Ballroom
• 04/10 Philadelphia, PA, WCL
• 04/11 Baltimore, MD, 8 x 10
• 04/12 Washington, DC, 9:30 Club
• 04/13 Morgantown, WV, Mt. Stage

» kakiking.com
» myspace.com/kakiking

Introducing: The Station

The Station are a Springfield, Illinois, jam band that have been playing tons of shows for a couple of years slowly building up a fan base. What sets them aside from the plethora of progressive inclined outfits is the use of the saxophone. They have recorded a hometown show that shall be released as a live album in the near future. If you like Umphrey's McGee, check them out.

The Station:
Dave Littrell: sax, guitar, vocals
Kevin Lemen: stunt guitar
Josh Kerska: bass
Dave Carter: drums, percussion, vocals

» thestationmusic.com
» myspace.com/thestationmusic
» archive.org/details/TheStation

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: European tour dates

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds are touring in Europe, promoting Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!

Live dates:

• 04/21 Lisbon, Coliseum, Portugal
• 04/22 Porto, Coliseum, Portugal
• 04/24 San Sebastián, Polideportivo Anoeta, Spain
• 04/25 Barcelona, Razzmatazz, Spain
• 04/26 Marseilles, Docks Du Suds, France
• 04/28 Amsterdam, Music Hall, The Netherlands
• 04/29 Paris, Casino Du Paris, France
• 05/01 Brussels, Vorst Nationaal, Belgium
• 05/03 Dublin, Castle, Ireland
• 05/04 Glasgow, Academy, UK
• 05/05 Birmingham, Academy, UK
• 05/07 London, Hammersmith Apollo, UK
• 05/16 Oslo, Spektrum, Norway
• 05/17 Stockholm, Annexe, Sweden
• 05/19 Copenhagen, KB Halle, Germany
• 05/21 Berlin, Tempodrom, Germany
• 05/24 Prague, Sazka Arena, Czech Republic
• 05/25 Vienna, Gasometer, Austria
• 06/03 Zagreb, IN Music Festival (open air), Croatia
• 06/04 Belgrade, Arena, Serbia
• 06/06 Salonika, Moni Lazariston (open air), Greece
• 06/07 Athens, Lycabettus Theatre (open air), Greece

» nickcaveandthebadseeds.com
» myspace.com/nickcaveandthebadseeds

The Interiors: The Interiors

The Interiors is a Chicago trio influenced by acts like Frank Black ("Ghosts") and the Red Hot Chili Peppers ("You Should Have Known"). A single - Power Lines - serves as a teaser for their full length self-titled debut album.

It's an album that can be pigeon holed as eighties college rock with a reverential nod to the classics. The band themselves name Fats Domino and the Talking Heads as one of their musical heroes. No wonder they come up with original rhythms that sound familiar somehow. Well done.

The Interiors:
Chase Duncan: guitar, vocals
Collin Jordan: bass
Brian Lubinsky: drums

The Interiors drops April 2008 on 54-40 Or Fight Records.

Tracks:

1. I'm So Happy
2. The Bug
3. A Crooked Line
4. Power Lines
5. You Should Have Known
6. Wingman
7. Ghosts
8. Crashing Through
9. Shooting Off
10. Questions
11. All The Cities

MP3: The Interiors - Ghosts
MP3: The Interiors - You Should Have Known

» the-interiors.com
» myspace.com/theinteriors

moe.: free download of 12/31/07 Radio City Music Hall, New York, NY

Isn't that nice. Livedownloads.com has a free MP3 download of moe. performing on NYE at Radio City Music Hall, New York, NY.

» I Want My MP3s!
» moe.org

Okkervil River: tour dates

USA band Okkervil River plays in Europe, Australia and New Zealand. Besides their own repertoire these guys occasionally play really cool covers.

Live dates:

• 02/02 Empire, Belfast, Ireland
• 02/03 Cabaret Voltaire, Edinburgh, UK
• 02/05 Scala, London, UK
• 02/07 Stuk, Leuven, Belgium
• 02/08 La Maronquinerie, Paris, France
• 02/09 Paradiso, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
• 02/10 Doornroosje, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
• 02/23 Laneway Festival, Adelaide, Australia
• 02/24 Laneway Festival, Melbourne, Australia
• 02/26 Corner, Melbourne, Australia
• 02/27 Manning Bar, Sydney, Australia
• 02/29 Perth International Arts Festival, Perth, Australia
• 03/01 Laneway Festival, Brisbane, Australia
• 03/02 Laneway Festival, Sydney, Australia
• 03/04 Kings Arms, Auckland, New Zealand
• 03/05 San Francisco Bath House, Wellington, New Zealand

» okkervilriver.com

Cover Me: Live With Me

Power trio The Steepwater Band takes on Live With Me, the Rolling Stones classic written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. Recorded lived at The Empty Bottle, Chicago, IL - 2008/01/17.

MP3: The Steepwater Band - Live With Me

» steepwater.com
» myspace.com/thesteepwaterband

Scarecrow Collection: Podcast #3 - End of 2007

Scarecrow Collection have upped Episode #3 of their podcasts series, a selection of late 2007 live stuff.

• 00:00 - Stumble and Fall
  11.24.07 Paradise Lounge - Boston, MA
• 05:44 - I Won't Leave You There
  12.28.07 - Mexicali Blues - Teaneck, NJ
• 14:06 - Blind
  12.28.07 - Mexicali Blues - Teaneck, NJ
• 19:16 - Country Road (James Taylor)
  12.27.07 - Puppet House - Brandford, CT
• 23:21 - Breathe
  12.28.07 - Mexicali Blues - Teaneck, NJ
• 30:44 - Old Man (Neil Young)
  12.28.07 - Mexicali Blues - Teaneck, NJ
• 34:06 - Put You Down - 12.28.07
  Mexicali Blues - Teaneck, NJ
• 38:03 - Puppet House Jam
  12.27.07 - Puppet House - Brandford, CT
• 42:57 - Shell It Out - 12.27.07
  Puppet House - Brandford, CT

MP3: Download the podcast

» scarecrowcollection.net
» myspace.com/scarecrowcollection

Ernie Hendrickson: Bad Mixed Up Woman

Dark and pretty songs. Ernie Hendrickson is finding a niche in the indie folk Americana segment. With a little help from prominent players like Howard Levy. A little taste from the forthcoming album Down the Road:

MP3: Ernie Hendrickson - Bad Mixed Up Woman

» erniehendrickson.com

Iron & Wine: Paradiso 2008/01/27 webcast

Singer-songwriter Iron & Wine plays the Paradiso in Amsterdam. No ticket? Watch the webcast on fabchannel.com.

Iron & Wine
Webcast 2008/01/27
Starts: 21:00 local time (GMT +1)

» fabchannel.com/iron_and_wine
» ironandwine.com
» myspace.com/ironandwine

Led Zeppelin: "Achilles Last Stand" live @ Knewborth 1979

Achilles Last Stand live @ Knewborth 1979. Play really fucking loud.

Cover Me: All Right Now

Glam rock band Sweet takes on All Right Now the Free classic written by Andy Fraser and Paul Rodgers. Recorded live at the Santa Monica Civic Centre, Los Angeles, CA - 1976/03/26.

Singer Brian Connoly dedicates the song to former Free guitarist Paul Kossoff who died the week before from drug-related heart problems at the age of 25. Note: it takes quite some time for the song to actually get going, the band is waiting for special guest Ritchie Blackmore to find his way to the stage.

MP3: Sweet - All Right Now

» thesweet.com
» en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_(band)
» paulrodgers.com
» andyfraser.com

Ian Siegal: Paradiso 2008/01/29 webcast

Blues guitar ace In Siegal plays the Paradiso in Amsterdam. No ticket? Watch the webcast on fabchannel.com.

Ian Siegal
Webcast 2008/01/29
Starts: 22:00 local time (GMT +1)

» fabchannel.com/ian_siegal
» iansiegal.com
» myspace.com/iansiegal

Phish in Europe torrents: 1997/02/13

Phish
1997/02/13
Shepherds Bush Empire
London, UK

» Grab your torrent

A Phish Videos blog

Does the world need another Phish blog? Maybe so, maybe not. Pictured above the First Wilson Chant 1994/12/30. Yup, this blog is all about live footage filmed from the audience.

» phishvideos.blogspot.com

(thru: Live Music Blog)

The Second Band: The Definite Form

The trouble with describing music is that you have compare new stuff with all the songs that have you have heard before. So when listening to The Definite Form, the new album by Swedish group The Second Band, you find yourself scribbling down names of bands like The Cure (but note that the singer can actually pronounce the "r"), The Beautiful South (arrangements), Simply Red (well, not really after listening more closely, phew!), The Style Council, The View and about half a dozen others. Conclusion: there is something really English about them.

The Definite Form is a feelgood indie pop record. Who can resist lyrics that mention birds singing inside a piano? Release date: February 2 on Orange Grammofon. There's a release party that night at Club King Kong, Hornstull, Stockholm.

The Second Band:
Sven Johansson: bass
Fabian Lundmark: trumpet and casio
Hampus Norén: vocals, acoustic guitar
Jerk Sörenson: electric guitar
Jacob Hjortsberg: beat

» thesecondband.com
» myspace.com/thesecondband

Neil Young: "Deja Vu" closes Sundance Film Festival

Poster for the new Neil Young film about the 2006 CSNY tour.

Neil Young's "CSNY: Deja Vu" documentary film of the 2006 Freedom of Speech tour will be the last film of the 2008 Sundance Film Festival on Jan. 25.

» Neil Young News

Mlle Caro and Franck Garcia: Pain Disappears

France is a country that is at the forefront of electronic dance music. Mlle Caro (Caroline Laher) and Franck Garcia have been spinning discs in the clubs for many years and had a smash in 2006 with their joined effort Far Away.

Completing a full length took some but it was well worth the wait. Pain Disappears is an afterhours album, when people still to want to dance albeit in slow motion. Anybody out there willing and able to create a mash-up of their Dead Souls track with its Joy Division counterpart?

Tracks:

1. Always You
2. Apologies
3. Dead Souls
4. Hold Me
5. I Don't Want
6. Mon Ange
7. Lost
8. No Name
9. No One
10. Reason To Stay
11. Always You (Ewan Pearson Remix)

Pain Diappears is released on Ben Watt's Buzzin' Fly label. Release date: February 12.

» myspace.com/mllecaro
» myspace.com/franckgarcia

Les Claypool: USA tour dates

Les Claypool hits the road again with his trusty bass and assorted musical comrades.

Live dates:

• 02/29 Charlotte, NC, Neighborhood Theatre
• 03/01 Asheville, NC, The Orange Peel
• 03/03 Nashville, TN, City Hall
• 03/04 Atlanta, GA, Variety Playhouse
• 03/06 Everglades Nat. Park, FL, Langerado Music Festival
• 03/08 New Orleans, LA, House of Blues
• 03/10 Maryland Heights, MO, Voodoo Lounge @ Harrah's
• 03/11 Ft. Collins, CO, Aggie Theatre
• 03/12 Salt Lake City, UT, The Depot
• 03/14 Seattle, WA, The Showbox SoDo
• 03/15 Portland, OR, Roseland Theatre
• 03/16 Boise, Idaho, Big Easy Concert House
• 03/18 Denver, CO, Ogden Theatre
• 03/21 Milwaukee, WI, The Eagles Club
• 03/22 Chicago, IL, Vic Theatre
• 03/25 Tulsa, OK, Cain's Ballroom
• 03/27 Dallas, TX, House of Blues
• 03/28 Houston, TX, Warehouse Live
• 03/29 Austin, TX, Stubb's BBQ
• 04/01 Tucson, AZ, Rialto Theatre
• 04/02 San Diego, CA, House of Blues
• 04/04 Los Angeles, CA, Wiltern Theatre
• 04/05 San Francisco, CA, Warfield Theatre

» lesclaypool.com/tour

Hello Stranger: opening for the Foo Fighters

If you are struggling young big noise band looking for exposure, you can decide to land a support slot for a more famous big noise band. And that's what Hello Stranger is doing right now. Opening for the Foo Fighters and wow the masses with your own kind of Moog heavy glam rock with a hint of folk.

Live dates:

• 01/26 Nashville, TN @ Municipal Auditorium
• 01/28 Fayetteville, AR @ Barnhill Arena
• 01/29 Oklahoma City, OK @ Ford Center
• 02/01 Reno, NV @ Reno Events Center
• 02/02 Oakland, CA @ Oracle Arena

» myspace.com/hellostrangermusic

Live Jambands in Holland #98: Pearl Jam Rotterdam 1993-07-16 (part#02)

Episode 98 in the podcasts section Live Jambands in Holland. Part #02 of the first show of the two night stand in Rotterdam:

Live Jambands in Holland #98:
Pearl Jam
Ahoy, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
1993-07-16 (part#02) (click to download)
Running time: 29:44 -- 128 kbit
Lineage: Radio broadcast > mastertape > 1st copy tape > Aiwa Tape Deck AD-WX828 > Audigy Soundblaster > HD > SoundForge 7.0 > CD Wave > FLAC Frontend (level 6)

1. DJ intro
2. Even Flow
3. Go
4. Alive
5. Black
6. Fuckin' Up (Neil Young cover)
7. Leash
8. Sonic Reducer (Dead Boys cover)
9. DJ outro

» pearljam.com

Page McConnell & Co: New Orleans Benefit show in Boulder

Chairman of the boards Page McConnell teams up with a bunch of ace musicians:

Page will perform as part of the "Big Easy Blowout: a Mardi Gras Benefit Celebration" on January 25 at the Boulder Theatre and January 26 at Cervantes in Denver. All proceeds from the events will benefit the New Orleans Musicians Clinic and Tipitina's Foundation. In addition to Page, the musical lineup will feature Russell Batiste (Funky Meters, PBS), Papa Mali (Rhythm Council), Big Chief Monk Boudreaux (Golden Eagles Mardi Gras Indians) and Reed Mathis (Tea Leaf Green, JFJO). The two shows will include Mardi Gras decor and activities including silent auctions, raffles, drink specials, food drive, New Orleans themed artwork and more. Euforquestra will support on both shows. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit the Boulder Theater and Cervantes online.

Wonder if he will play House of the Rising Sun ...

» pagemcconnell.com

(thru: week4paug.net)

Soraia: Shed the Skin

Rock is alive and well and has fathered many, many bands. Soraia from Philadelphia, PA, has a bag full of power chords and they are not afraid to use them. Fronted by singer Sue Mansour, sporting Janis like head gear, their full length Shed the Skin is an album that keeps you pounding on the wheel of your car. Open your car windows and scare the shit out of those hiphop kids cruising in their daddy's car in the next lane.

Soraia have studied the classics with care. You will recognize the Hendrix vignet at the start of Home, the Cream inspired Little Cat. And yes, Jolene is a Dolly Parton cover.

Buy Shed the Skin through Paypal.

Soraia:
Sue Mansour: vocals, tambourine
Dave Justo: lead guitar
Joe Diablo: rhythm guitar
Travis Smith: bass guitar
Joe Armstrong: drums

Live dates:

• 01/17 Tom N Jerry’s, Milmont Park, PA
• 01/24 Doc’s Music Hall w/Know More Robots, Muncie, Indiana
• 01/25 The Launching Pad,, Muncie, IN
• 01/26 Dead Leaf Festival, Muncie, IN
• 02/01 East End Cafe, Newark, Delaware
• 02/07 Sweeney’s, Philadelphia, PA
• 02/12 Brownie’s 23 East: 104.5 New Music Tuesday, Ardmore, PA
• 02/16 Arlene’s Grocery: BUS TRIP!, New York City, NY
• 02/21 Sweeney’s, Philadelphia, PA
• 02/26 Doc Watson’s & WMMR present Local Shots Live!, Philadelphia, PA
• 02/28 The Khyber, Philadelphia, PA
• 02/29 The Sterling Hotel, Allentown, PA
• 03/07 Taylor’s at the Olde Mill, Norristown, PA
• 03/14 The Underscore, New York City, NY
• 05/06 The Barbary: 60’s Garage Rock Night!, Philadelphia, PA

» soraia.com
» myspace.com/soraia

Counting Crows: new album "Saturday Nights & Sunday Mornings" 03/25, free digital 45

It's been five years since the last Counting Crows album. Their new one Saturday Nights & Sunday Mornings drops March 25 on Geffen Records.

One half - 1492 - is all about rock, the other half - When I Dream of Michelangelo - is all about folk. Two tracks are released as a digital 45 freebie:

» countingcrows.com
» myspace.com/countingcrows

Kaki King: NYC in-store, European tour

Yet another artist for those lazy sunday mornings. Guitar ace Kaki King is Dreaming of Revenge on her forthcoming new album. One freebie in NYC and then Europe ....

Kaki King's new album, Dreaming Of Revenge, is set to release on March 11, 2008 followed by an extensive US tour. On Sunday January 20th she will be giving New Yorkers an exclusive sneak-peek performance at the Apple Store in SoHo (103 Prince Street) from 3:00-4:00pm.

European dates:

• 02/09 Rotown, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
• 02/10 Bitterzoet, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
• 02/12 Le Nouveau Casino, Paris, France
• 02/13 King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, Glasgow, UK
• 02/14 Glee Club, Birmingham, UK
• 02/15 The Roundhouse, London, UK

» kakiking.com
» myspace.com/kakiking

John Cale: keeping busy in 2008

John Cale in the February issue of UnCut:

I've done a couple of songs and we'll try to finish the album in January. I'm very impatient in the studio. I like to get in there, get the job done and get out fast. 2008 is going to be a busy year. I've been in Patagonia making a film called Salamandra. It's directed by Pablo Agüero and I play the role of Dick Winter, who's this dealer-cum-loser-cum-inspirational old hippy. The film's based on real people who went there in the '70s to escape the Argentine junta. I've go to record some music for the soundtrack, too. They want me to a new version of Gun from Fear in '74. There's also a Japanese tour and an album I've produced for Ambulance Ltd. Then there's the stuff I did with Danger Mouse. Working with him was like looking in the mirror. He got me playing on new album by The Shortwave Set, also out in '08.

» uncut.co.uk
» John Cale in 2008

(Thanks: Karen Langley)

Phish in Europe torrents: 1997/02/14 Brussels

Phish
1997/02/14
Le Botanique
Brussels, Belguim

» Grab your torrent

My Morning Jacket: new album, big time at Radio City Music Hall

My Morning Jacket joins the big league with their first headlining show at Radio City Music Hall, New York, June 20th.

They will be playing with Yo La Tengo at the Houston Verizon Wireless Theatre on March 10th, and at the Austin Music Hall on March 13th. MMJ singer Jim James will also be performing solo at Austin’s St. David’s Church on March 15th.

And finally: a new studio album should drop in June:

The group is currently wrapping up the recording and mixing of their yet untitled new album, out on ATO Records June 10th. It is being produced by vocalist Jim James and multi-grammy winner Joe Chiccarelli, who has worked with a revered and eclectic bunch that includes The Shins, Brian Wilson and The White Stripes.

» mymorningjacket.com

HCTF review of Okonokos.

Zak Bourbon: International Harvester

Zak Bourbon is a Swedish musician who has been teaching guitar, music theory and computer music for many years. His album International Harvester proofs that the adagium "those who can't, teach" does not stand.

He played all the instruments, took care of the drum-programming and added his vocals that sound a bit like Lou Reed in a good mood. Kicking the album with the sounds of a summer carnival ("Hail to the Summer)" he serves up ten tracks with a seventies swamp rock feel.

Bourbon is a teacher to can make his students realise that music can be a lot of fun. Listen to "Abracadabra" and picture a rock show at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

Buy International Harvester from iTunes or order a good old fashioned CD from CDbaby.

» zakbourbon.com
» myspace.com/zakbourbon

The Willowz: tour dates

California rock band The Willowz take their classic sound to Europe:

Live dates:

• 01/31 L'Olympic, Nantes, France
• 02/01 Le Fil, St. Etienne, France
• 02/02 Le Mistral Palace, Valence, France
• 02/03 Le Croc More, Perpignan, France
• 02/04 TBC, Montpellier, France
• 02/05 Le Kleo, Toulouse, France
• 02/06 Le Rail Theatre, Lyon, France
• 02/07 La Cartonnerie, Reims, France
• 02/08 Le Rail Theatre, Lyon, France
• 02/09 L'Abordage, Evreux, France
• 02/10 L'Emporium Galorium, Rouen, France
• 02/12 L'Ubu, Rennes, France
• 02/13 La Maroquinerie, Paris, France
• 02/14 La Lune Des Pirates, Amiens, France
• 02/15 Woodstock Boogie Bar, Limoges, France
• 02/16 La Coop De Mai, Clermont-Ferrand, France
• 02/17 La Nef, Angouleme, France
• 02/19 Bruxelles Botanique, Bruxelles, Belgium
• 02/21 In Session Live On Club 3voor12 VPRO Radio, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
• 02/22 TBA, London, UK

» thewillowz.com
» myspace.com/thewillowz

HCTF review of Chautauqua.

Lenny Kaye remembers Russ Colombo

Lenny Kaye pays homage to Russ Colombo. He wrote good book about this crooner that you may want to track down.

100 years ago, the Romeo of Song entered this world, bringing the promise of love's power on the wings of melody and rhyme. Long may his voice resonate and reverberate.

» More

Jesus and Mary Chain: three demos online

Three new songs by the The Jesus and Mary Chain: 'War On Peace', 'Cookies' and 'Boiling Over'. Well, actually pretty rough demos, but it's the first new stuff since 1998. Listen at MySpace.

» myspace.com/jesusandmarychainband

Ian Siegal: tour dates

Distinguished UK blues guitar player Ian Siegal is on the road again with his band.

Live dates:

• 01/22 Leiden, The Netherlands, Q Bus
• 01/23 Leiden, The Netherlands, Q Bus
• 01/25 Heerhugowaard, The Netherlands, Waerdse Temple
• 01/26 Assen, The Netherlands, Herberg De Koppelpaarden
• 01/27 Bunnik, The Netherlands, Bunnik Jazz & Blues Festival (afternoon)
• 01/27 Assen, The Netherlands, Witte Bal (evening)
• 01/29 Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Paradiso
• 02/01 Ryde, IOW, UK, Ryde Theatre
• 02/02 London, UK, The Troubador
• 02/16 Nottingham, UK, Britannia Boat Club acoustic show with Aynsley Lister
• 02/23 Leerdam, The Netherlands, Leerdam Blues Festival
• 02/24 Den Bosch, The Netherlands, W2
• 02/27 Västerås, Sweden, Två blåbär & ett lingon
• 02/28 Enkoping, Sweden, Klara Hall
• 02/29 Hallsberg, Sweden, Jazz & Blues Club
• 03/01 Karlskoga, Sweden, Blues Party
• 03/03 Nassjo, Sweden, Hotel Hogland
• 03/04 Stockholm, Sweden, Fasching Jazz Club
• 03/05 Helsinki, Finland, Storyville
• 03/07 Kokkola, Finland, Corner's
• 03/08 Pietarsaari, Finland, Jeppis Blues Festival
• 03/21 Heerlen, The Netherlands, Southern Blues Night
• 03/26 Budapest, Hungary, Palace of Art (opening for The 5 Blind Boys of Alabama)
• 04/10 Ingolstadt, Germany, Ingolstadt Festival
• 04/24 Karlstad, Sweden, Koriander
• 04/25 Gislaved, Sweden, Gisleparken
• 04/26 Sala, Sweden, Rockland
• 05/03 Ospel, The Netherlands, Moulin Blues
• 05/11 Raalte, Netherlands Ribs & Blues
• 06/01 Leicester, UK, City Blues Festival
• 06/13 Havant, UK, East Street Blues Club
• 06/20 London, UK, Private Party

MP3: Ian Siegal & The Matt Schofield Trio - Revelator
(With Lee Sankey (harp) and Jeff "The Funk" Walker (bass). Recorded live at the Jazz Cafe, London 20/04/2005)

» iansiegal.com

Petition: Zappa Family Trust please read

Cease and desist, thats what Gail Zappa wants. No more serious fan sites spreading the word about her late husbands legacy?

We the undersigned petition the Zappa Family Trust (ZFT) to cease and desist from making threats of legal action against FZ tribute bands, FZ fan sites, Zappa music festivals and other related activities that are designed first and foremost to honour and promote Frank’s music, despite not being ‘approved’ by the ZFT.
While we applaud the work that the ZFT has done – especially in recent years, with the Zappa Plays Zappa tours and the release of CDs & DVDs such as Buffalo, Wazoo and Baby Snakes – we do not see those threatened by the ZFT as being in any way detrimental to Frank’s legacy. Indeed, while recognising that there truly can be no real substitute, we perceive any attempt to curb such alternative activities will be more likely to have a detrimental impact on the legacy.
We consider that the ZFT would be better targeting those who produce and sell Zappa bootleg recordings and pirate memorabilia – of which there are a numerous examples on the Internet. If the ZFT are to unleash the lawyers, they should be aimed at them and not us - the truly devoted fans.

» Sign The Petition

Words about music (174): John Fogerty

I usually destroy unreleased material. It has a way of coming back to haunt you.

John Fogerty

The Mick Jones interview

Glide Magazine sat down with Mick Jones and had a nice chat about Carbon Silicon and, you guessed it, The Clash.

Carbon Silicon pioneered posting free MP3s on the net and they are still at. So why release a CD? Mick Jones explains why they decided to put out The Last Post:

Yes, because people said they loved what we were doing, but they wanted a proper record out. It's grown organically, really. We just responded to what the fans wanted. If a fan is really into something, they'll want to get everything of it.

» Read the interview
» carbonsiliconinc.com

Willits + Sakamoto: Ocean Fire

When two major representatives of the electronic avant-garde join forces for an album, you are in for a special treat. Christopher Willits and Ryuichi Sakamoto live up to your expectations. Ocean Fire is a celebration of the oceans, but it also a warning against pollution. The seven tracks flow and crash like mighty waves. Sakamoto supplied his signature processed piano sound and Willits came up with the treated guitar. Your neighbours may not like it, but who cares. They just need it expand their musical taste.

Tracks:

1. Toward Water
2. Umi
3. Sea Plains
4. Sentience
5. Chi-Yu
6. Cold Heat
7. Ocean Sky Remains

Ocean Fire is released on 12k records. Release date: February 12.

You can find lots of free electronic music at Willits' music site overlap.org.

» sitesakamoto.com
» christopherwillits.com
» overlap.org

Rod Allen: 1944-2008

Fortunes lead singer and bass player Rod Allen lost his battle with cancer yesterday. He was 63.

It is with the deepest regret and sadness, that we have to announce that after a very short illness, Rod quietly and peacefully passed away with his family around him at his home in Coventry on Thursday 10th January at 1am.

» thefortunes.co.uk

Matt Schofield Trio: tour dates

Blues guitarist extraordinaire Matt Schofield is on tour with his trio, plugging his Ear to the Ground album. Don't miss him if you are into players like Rory Gallagher and Peter Green.

• 01/11 Amstelveen, P60, The Netherlands
• 01/12 Hoogland, Cafe De Noot, The Netherlands
• 01/26 Oraison, Salle de l'Eden, France
• 02/02 Bury, The Met, UK
• 02/13 Dublin, Button Factory, Ireland (w/ support act The Deans)
• 02/14 Monaghan Town, The Brewery, Ireland
• 02/15 Belfast, Spring & Airbrake,N.Ireland
• 02/16 Lisburn, Island Arts Centre, N.Ireland
• 03/23 Ipswich, The California Club, UK
• 04/05 St. Albans, Maltings Arts Theatre, UK
• 04/26 Esjberg, Tobakken, Denmark
• 05/02 Odense, Postone, Denmark

More MP3s (and FLAC!) at Nugene Records.

» mattschofield.com
» myspace.com/mattschofield

Live Jambands in Holland #97: Pearl Jam Rotterdam 1993-07-16 (part#01)

Episode 97 in the podcasts section Live Jambands in Holland. Part #01 of the first show of the two night stand in Rotterdam:

Live Jambands in Holland #97:
Pearl Jam
Ahoy, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
1993-07-16 (part#01) (click to download)
Running time: 28:36 -- 128 kbit
Lineage: Radio broadcast > mastertape > 1st copy tape > Aiwa Tape Deck AD-WX828 > Audigy Soundblaster > HD > SoundForge 7.0 > CD Wave > FLAC Frontend (level 6)

1. Intro / Release
2. Why Go
3. Deep
4. Jeremy
5. Daughter
6. Garden / Outro

» pearljam.com

The Zappateers 2008 Festival goes Dutch

Wowza! Frank Zappa freaks meeting in Nijmegen, The Netherlands. Bands, music, more bands, even more music, still more bands, etcetera.

Following on from the success of the Zappateer weekend in England earlier this year, the Zappateers are following up with the third Zappateer weekend for of the 14th and 15th March 2008, in a tranquil forest location near the historic Dutch city of Nijmegen close to the German border.

» zappateers.com
» Download the flyer (PDF)

Radiohead: North American tour - just the confirmed cities for now

Just the cities, no dates or venues known yet ... Radiohead will tour in North America:

• Atlanta
• Boston
• Charlotte
• Chicago
• Cleveland
• Dallas
• Houston
• Indianapolis
• Los Angeles
• Miami
• Montreal
• New York
• Philadelphia
• San Diego
• San Francisco
• Santa Barbara
• Seattle
• St. Louis
• Tampa
• Toronto
• Vancouver
• Washington, DC

MP3: Radiohead - House Of Cards

» radiohead.com/tourdates/

Perpetual Groove: LiveLoveDie

Perpetual Groove started out as a jamband and is slowly evolving into a more rock oriented outfit. Since they are form Athens, Georgia, rock isn't exactly rock per se. They cut corners unexpectedly, linger on a couple of notes before going out of their heads with a major freak-out groove fest. You can take the rock out of a jamband, but not vice versa.

Their latest studio album LiveLoveDie sounds a bit like Stockholm Syndrome -- a relaxed rhythm section with a distorted guitar and supporting keyboards slowly crawling out of the woodworks. The band members describe their music as a trance arena rock, and that's pretty accurate. They spend more time on the lyrics this time, their forte however is seeing them live in concert. Find out what they will come up with for stand-out track Mayday. It contains spoken word samples, but the music takes care of the angst that is the subject matter of the song.

LiveLoveDie is released on Tree Leaf Music. Buy it from the band's website.

Perpetual Groove:
Brock Butler: lead vocals, lead Guitar
Adam Perry: bass
Matt McDonald: keys, background vocals
W. Albert Suttle: drums

Tracks:

1. Save For One
2. Two Shores
3. To Shed Light or Cast Shadows
4. Mayday
5. It Starts Where It End
6. Crapshoot
7. Dust
8. So Much As Goodbye
9. Legends of Preston
10. Speed Queen
11. Only Always

Live dates:

• 01/11 City Limits, Delray Beach, FL
• 01/12 Free Bird Live, Jacksonville, FL
• 01/18 The Fillmore Auditorium, Denver, CO
• 01/19 Dobson Ice Arena, Vail, CO
• 01/25 Variety Playhouse, Atlanta, GA
• 01/26 Cat’s Cradle, Carrboro, NC
• 01/31 The Music Farm, Charleston, SC
• 02/01 Trustee’s Theatre, Savannah, GA
• 02/13 The Jupiter, Tuscaloosa, AL
• 02/15 The GA Theatre, Athens, GA
• 02/16 The GA Theatre, Athens, GA
• 02/20 Moe’s Alley, Santa Cruz, CA
• 02/21 The Independent, San Francisco, CA
• 02/22 Mystic Theatre, Petaluma, CA
• 02/23 Crystal Bay Casion, North Tahoe, CA
• 02/27 The Knitting Factory, Hollywood, CA
• 02/28 SoHo, Santa Barbara, CA
• 03/01 Belly Up, Solana Beach, CA
• 03/04 Common Grounds, Gainesville, FL
• 03/06 Langerado Music Festival, Big Cypress Reservation, FL
• 03/15 Jam In The Dam, Melkweg, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
• 03/18 Jam In The Dam, Melkweg, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
• 03/25 The Beta Bar, Tallahassee, FL
• 03/26 The Library, Oxford, Mississippi
• 03/27 Rick’s Cafe, Starksville, Mississippi
• 04/04 Granada Theater, Dallas, Texas
• 04/08 The Bottleneck, Lawrence, Kansas
• 04/10 Fox Theatre, Boulder, CO
• 04/11 Cervantes, Denver, CO
• 04/12 Hodi’s Halfnote, Ft. Collins, CO
• 04/13 Stage Shop, Rollinsville, CO
• 04/19 Newport Music Hall, Columbus, OH
• 04/20 Club Infinity, Buffalo, NY

» pgroove.com
» myspace.com/pgroove