Woven Bird: "Saw You In Two" b/w "A Curse Heaven Sent"

Woven Bird, an alt-pop band from Southampton, UK, have just released their new single Saw You In Two b/w A Curse Heaven Sent. It's folk music with a twist. Melodic on the outside, with smart chord changes on the inside. The lyrics deal with girl trouble, which isn't hard to guess when you look at the song titles. The protagonist sings about his wish to be a magician being able to Saw You In Two, when he addresses the subject of his desire. B-side A Curse Heaven Sent is a tune that could have been created by The Coral had they tried to channel The Smiths.

This is a band that manages to sound light and dark at the same time, carrying on the tradition of smart UK folk: great musicianship joining hands with lyrical prowess.

Woven Bird:
Matt Canning: vocals and guitar
Bilu Acharjee: bass
Dave Jones: guitar
Lewis Ford: guitar and banjo
Marc Crocker: drums

Saw You In Two b/w A Curse Heaven Sent is released on Folkwit Records.

Saw You In Two b/w A Curse Heaven Sent by WovenBird

Live date:

• 07/27 Southampton, UK @ Unit

» wovenbird.com

Cover Me: Israel

Watch NYC dream pop band Her Vanished Grace tackle Israel, the Siouxsie and the Banshees classic, during the release party of their new album Star-Crossed @ Union Hall, New York, NY - 2012/06/27.

» hvgrace.com

Phish 2012 Summer tour SBD + torrents: 2012/06/29 Noblesville

Official 6/28-29/12 Noblesville poster by Brosmind

Phish
2012/06/29
Klipsch Music Center
Noblesville, IN

Set 1:

1. Crowd Control
2. Dinner and a Movie
3. Sweet Jane
4. Limb By Limb >
5. Possum
6. Mound
7. Life on Mars?
8. The Mango Song >
9. Big Black Furry Creature from Mars
10. Strange Design
11. Birds of a Feather
12. Halley's Comet
13. While My Guitar Gently Weeps

Set 2:

1. Down with Disease[1] >
2. Sand[2] >
3. Twist >
4. Rift >
5. Bathtub Gin[3] ->
6. Fluffhead >
7. Ride Captain Ride >
8. Run Like an Antelope[4]

Encore:

1. Cavern >
2. Sanity
3. First Tube

Notes from phish.net:
[1] Unfinished.
[2] Weekapaug teases from Trey.
[3] Twist quote, unfinished.
[4] Ride Captain Ride teases from Trey, Twist quotes, and a "Marco"/"Polo" band/audience call/response. Sweet Jane was played for the first time since October 31, 1998 (352 shows). After Sweet Jane, Trey informed the sign holders in the crowd that the band sees them the first time they're held up, so there's no need to hold them up throughout the show and block other fans' view. Page then dedicated Limb by Limb to the people behind the sign holders. Disease was unfinished. Sand contained a Weekepaug tease from Trey. Gin was unfinished and featured a Twist quote from Trey. Antelope featured Ride Captain Ride teases from Trey, Twist quotes, and a "Marco"/"Polo" band/audience call/response.

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Swans: new album "The Seer" 08/23, tour dates

Live @ Stodola, Warsaw, Poland - 2010/12/10 photo: Marcin Kutera

Experimental post-punk legends Swans release their new album The Seer on August 28, their second collection of new material since their 2010 reformation. They will support the release with a lengthy tour that takes them across North America before heading out to Europe.

North American tour dates:

• 09/06 Vancouver, BC @ TBA*
• 09/07 Seattle, WA @ Neumo's Crystal Ball Reading Room*
• 09/08 Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theater*
• 09/09 San Francisco, CA @ The Regency Grand Ballroom*
• 09/11 Los Angeles, CA @ The Music Box*
• 09/12 Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom*
• 09/14 Austin, TX @ La Zona Rosa*
• 09/15 Houston, TX @ Fitzgerald's Upstairs*
• 09/16 Dallas, TX @ Trees*
• 09/18 Oklahoma City, OK @ ACM Performance Lab*
• 09/19 Kansas City, MO @ Beaumont Club*
• 09/20 Lincoln, NE @ Bourbon Theatre*
• 09/21 Minneapolis, MN @ Fineline Music Cafe*
• 09/22 Milwaukee, WI @ Shank Hall*
• 09/24 Denver, CO @ Gothic Theater*
• 10/10 New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom#
• 10/11 Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club#
• 10/12 Washington, DC @ Black Cat Mainstage#
• 10/13 Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer#
• 10/14 Raleigh, NC @ Lincoln Theatre#
• 10/16 Orlando, FL @ The Social#
• 10/17 West Palm Beach, FL @ Respectable Street#
• 10/18 Tallahassee, FL @ Club Downunder#
• 10/19 Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West#
• 10/23 St Louis, MO @ Firebird#
• 10/24 Chicago, IL @ Cabaret Metro#
• 10/25 Toronto, ON @ Lee's Palace#
• 10/26 Montreal, QC @ La Tulipe#

European tour dates:

• 11/01 Reykjavik, Iceland @ Iceland Airways Festival%
• 11/15 London, UK @ Koko%
• 11/16 Glasgow, UK @ The Arches%
• 11/17 Manchester, UK @ Sound Control%
• 11/19 Paris,France @ Le Trabendo%
• 11/20 Nijmegen, The Netherlands @Doornroosje%
• 11/21 Haarlem, The Netherlands @Patronaat%
• 11/22 Hamburg, Germany @ Kampnagel%
• 11/23 Copenhagen, Denmark @ Det Kgl. Danske Konservatories Koncertsal%
• 11/24 Oslo, Norway @ Parkteatret%
• 11/27 Prague, Czech @ Lucerna Music Bar%
• 11/28 Vienna, Austria @ Arena Big Hall%
• 11/30 Bologna, Italy @ Locomotiv%
• 12/02 Kortrijk, Belgium @ De Kreun- Suuns curator festival%
• 12/03 Bern, C, @ Reitschule Gross Halle%
• 12/04 Lausanne,CH @ Les Docks%

* w/ Xiu Xiu
# w/ A Hawk & Hacksaw
% w/ Sir Richard Bishop

» Swans on Wikipedia

HCTF's Full Show Friday: The Beatles live @ Budokan Hall, Tokyo, Japan - 1966/08/30

Watch The Beatles live at Budokan Hall, Tokyo, Japan - 1966/08/30. They went on without a soundcheck, there were no monitors, so it's no wonder that they were out of tune.

Setlist:

1. Introduction
2. Rock & Roll Music
3. She's A Woman
4. If I Needed Someone
5. Day Tripper
6. Baby's In Black
7. I Feel Fine
8. Yesterday
9. I Wanna Be Your Man
10. Nowhere Man
11. Paperback Writer
12. I'm Down
13. Post Performance Interview

» thebeatles.com

Steve Kimock: free "Live 2012" EP

Guitarist Steve Kimock is offering a free download of a live EP with soundboard recordings culled from the May 2012 tour. Andy Hess on bass, Bennie Worrell on keyboards and Wally Ingram on drums.

A sonic snapshot of serious grooves, stirring improvisations, heavy funk and tight-as-a-drum rock and roll, the EP includes several Kimock originals, including the classic "One For Brother Mike" (5/18/12 - Cleveland, OH), "Thing One" (5/22/12 - Nashville, TN), and a new tune, "Hey Man" (5/31/12 - Raleigh, NC); as well as choice covers including the mashup of The Beatles' "Come Together" into "The Thrill is Gone"(6/2/12 - Baltimore, MD), and Worrell singing Funkadelic's "Super Stupid" (5/25/12 - Tampa, FL).

Tracks:

1. Thing One
2. Hey Man
3. One For Brother Mike
4. Super Stupid
5. Come Together > The Thrill Is Gone

Live dates:

• 07/18 Harlow’s Nightclub – Sacramento, CA
• 07/19 El Rey Theatre - Chico, CA
• 07/20 Crystal Bay – Crystal Bay, NV
• 07/21 Fillmore, SF, CA
• 07/22 Moe’s Alley – Santa Cruz, CA
• 07/25 Sainte Rocke – Hermosa Beach, CA
• 07/28 Fuji Rock Fest - Japan
• 08/01 Beekman Beer Garden - NYC
• 08/02 Beachcomber - Wellfleet, MA
• 08/03 Infinity Hall - Norfolk, CT
• 08/04 Flood City Music Festival- Johnstown, PA
• 08/05 World Cafe Live - Philadelphia, PA
• 08/24 Lazy Summer Daze - Pinecrest, CA
• 08/26 Ned Fest - Nederland, CO w/ Keller Williams and Kyle Hollingsworth)
• 08/31 Stir Fry Music Festival - Wind Gap, PA

» kimock.com

Phish 2012 Summer tour SBD + torrents: 2012/06/28 Noblesville

Official 6/28-29/12 Noblesville poster by Brosmind

Phish
2012/06/28
Klipsch Music Center
Noblesville, IN

Set 1:

1. The Birdwatcher
2. The Curtain With
3. Fuck Your Face
4. The Old Home Place
5. Pebbles and Marbles
6. Weigh
7. Chalk Dust Torture
8. Wolfman's Brother
9. Cool It Down
10. Tweezer
11. Tela
12. Stealing Time From the Faulty Plan

Set 2:

1. Mike's Song >
2. McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters >
3. Back on the Train >
4. Hold Your Head Up
5. Bike >
6. Hold Your Head Up >
7. Weekapaug Groove[1]
8. Prince Caspian[2] >
9. Waves >
10. Bug >
11. David Bowie[3]

Encore:

1. Show of Life >
2. Tweezer Reprise

Notes from phish.net:
[1] Trey on drums and Fish on guitar at the beginning -- said Fish: "I think we're a better band this way!" -- followed by Trey and Fish on drums together, then Trey back on guitar.
[2] Unfinished.
[3] Bug tease from Trey.
The Old Home Place was played for the first time since December 5, 2009 (103 shows). Weekapaug featured Trey on drums and Fish on guitar at the beginning -- said Fish: "I think we're a better band this way!" -- followed by Trey and Fish on drums together, then Trey back on guitar. Caspian was unfinished. Bowie featured a Bug tease from Trey.

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Phish: "Piper > Waste > Run Like An Antelope" video @ Blossom Music Center in Cuyahoga Falls, OH - 2012/06/24

Watch Phish perform Piper > Waste > Run Like An Antelope @ Blossom Music Center in Cuyahoga Falls, OH - 2012/06/24.

Phish: "Scent Of A Mule" video @ First Niagara Pavilion in Burgettstown, PA - 2012/06/23

Watch Phish perform Scent Of A Mule @ First Niagara Pavilion in Burgettstown, PA - 2012/06/23.

Harmonics: Return Different

Chalk up another candidate for addition to your Danish melodic pop collection. Harmonics is on the fence between folk and pop on their new EP Return Different.

Take a handful of Echo and the Bunnymen fo the music, rip off a bit of the riff of Yes' Owner of Lonely Heart for the intro of Make It Somehow, add a spoonful of Split Enz for the vocals and sprinkle a dash of Neil Young's guitar antics to spice up the title track. Stir and serve instantly. Press repeat.

Harmonics:
Søren Manscher: lead vocal, guitar
Frederik Langkjær: guitar, backing vocals
Søren Damsbo-Svendsen: bass, backing vocals
Frederik Håkonssen: drums

Return Different is a self-released EP. Buy it from the band's website. Full stream on Soundcloud.

Tracks:

1. Sally Girl
2. Trash Us Out For Good
3. Return Different
4. Make It Up Somehow

» Harmonics on Facebook

Phish: free "David Bowie" MP3 from "Chicago '94"

The 06/18/1994 David Bowie from the forthcoming new archival Phish release Chicago '94 can be downloaded for free from Reverbnation.com.

» phish.com

[V]: Waste No Fun

Another branch on the fertile tree of the Eindhoven indie scene. [V] is Joep van Son, member of The Sugarettes, The Very Sexuals and Nikoo, teaming up with Sydney based illustrator Bas van Genugten. They plan to release a free song every two months. Waste No Fun features a Sixties melodic vocals on top of basic garage rock. Pretty rough-around-the edges and catchy as Hell, it should be part of many Summer mixtapes.

Stream through Souncloud. Free download through bandcamp.com

[V] -Waste no Fun

» waste-no-fun.tumblr.com

Phish: free "Simple" MP3 from "Chicago '94"

The 11/25/1994 Simple from the forthcoming new archival Phish release Chicago '94 can be downloaded for free from Reverbnation.com.

» phish.com

Highlands: Singularity

It's not all suns and rainbows in California. Psychedelic shoegaze band Highlands is into dark, heavy handed monster grooves. Their new album Singularity features double tracked vocals riding on top of the music. It's the kind of album that should be play loud late at night when it's raining cats and dogs outside, accompanied by thunder and lightning. Close the curtains, yourself a stiff drink and think of earthquakes, lost kittens and other sick jokes of nature.

Singularity is a self-released album. Buy it from the band's website. Full stream on Soundcloud.

Tracks:

1. Railroad
2. Waking Up
3. Evil
4. Sunshine
5. Running Away
6. Nightmares
7. Brain Drain

Live date:

• 07/06 Mr. T’s Bowl, Highland Park, CA

Video: Highlands - Railroad

» facebook.com/highlandsband

Poobah: tour dates

Legendary heavy acid rocker Jim Poobah Gustafson takes Poobah on the road, playing bikers festivals, pool parties and bars. Bring earplugs for your offspring.

Live dates:

• 06/30 Home Tavern, Logan, OH (free show)
• 07/06 Vortex Concert Club, Akron, OH
• 07/13 Sly fox, Parkersburg, WV
• 07/19 Kentucky Bike Rally @ Union County Fairgrounds, Sturgis, KY
• 07/20 Kentucky Bike Rally @ Union County Fairgrounds, Sturgis, KY
• 07/21 Mosquito Lake Bike Jam @ Mosquito Lake, Cortland, OH
• 07/24 QFM96 Bike Night @ Patio at the Continent, Columbus, OH
• 07/27 HOG-JAM Music Festival 2012 @ AmVets Park/Rocky Fork Lake State Park, Hillsboro, OH
• 07/28 Charlyvest 4, Toledo, OH
• 08/04 Outdoor Pool Party, Marietta, OH
• 08/10 O'Malleys Lounge, Columbus, OH (free show)
• 08/19 YRRH Rockfest 4, Canfield, OH
• 09/08 Almost New Years Blowout @ Ice House Inn, Youngstown, OH
• 09/28 Crickets, Youngstown, OH
• 10/06 Whiskey Girl, Lubeck, WV
• 10/19 Flapper Bar and Grille, Mt. Vernon, OH
• 12/29 Almost New Years Blowout @ Ice House Inn, Youngstown, OH

» poobahband.com

John Cale: concert in Chicago 09/21

John Cale will perform in Chicago in September:

• 09/21 Brilliant Corners of Popular Amusement at the Riverfront Theater, Chicago, IL

It's been almost seven years since his last show in the Windy City (November 11, 2005 at the Double Door)

» John Cale tour dates

The Cult: "Honey from a Knife" single

Heavy rockers The Cult are releasing Honey from a Knife as a single from their new album Choice of Weapon.

» thecult.us

HCTF review of Choice of Weapon album.

Phish: Wantagh 07/03-04 pay-per-view webcasts

The two Phish shows at Jones Beach, Wantagh, NY on July 3 and 4 are offered as pay-per-view webcasts:

On July 3rd and 4th, Phish will play two sold out shows in Wantagh, NY. Both shows will be webcast live at LivePhish.com. The webcasts are available for pre-order now, along with a Jones Beach event t-shirt. Individual shows are available for $14.99 and a two-night pass is available for $25.99.

LivePhish.com will broadcast a 9-camera, high definition shoot with high quality audio mixed live. You can tune in on their large screen TVs via HDMI-equipped PCs or Macs, as well as on Android devices, Boxee, and Xbox game consoles.

Pre-order from LivePhish.come.

Town Hall: Plays the Classics, Vol. 1

After putting out videos over the last couple of months, Brooklyn folk trio Town Hall have assembled the tracks of their covers project on the free EP Town Hall Plays the Classics, Vol. 1. They have a broad taste, so don't be surprised to find a song by rappers Ja Rule and Ashanti sitting next to folk legend Frank Marvin. Album artwork by Elizabeth Cohen-Scheer.

Town Hall Plays the Classics, Vol. 1 is a self-released EP. Download it for free from the band's website.

Tracks:

1. Always On Time (Ja Rule + Ashanti)
2. Old Man Duff (Frankie Marvin)
3. Didn't Leave Nobody But The Baby (Traditional)
4. Text Me (R. Kelly)
5. The Middle (Jimmy Eat World)

Live dates:

• 07/12 Ace Hotel, New York, NY
• 07/13 Bushwick Walkabout Festival, Brooklyn, NY

» townhallband.com

HCTF review of Roots & Bells.

The Damn Choir: You're My Secret Called Fire

The girl who broke the heart of Gordon Robertson, the frontman of Chicago folk band The Damn Choir, is still at large on their new album You're My Secret Called Fire. Singing that you want to be Noah and watch the world drown and throwing her a rope without bothering to tie it down, proofs that he is still not over her.

Starting out as a duo with cello player Katy Myers they evolved into a full band that can go fully electric in one song and soflty acoustic in another. It's Robertson's voice that draws in the listener, slightly hoarse and aiming for your gut. This an album that provides plenty of ways to get even with an ex. It's the Songs About Jane for the indie folk scene.

The Damn Choir:
Gordon Robertson: guitar, vocals
Katy Myers: cello, vocals
Steve Stokes: lead guitar
Brandon Stein: bass
Ryan Farnham: drums
Jack McClain: drums, tambourine

You're My Secret Called Fire is a self-released album Buy it from the band's website.

Tracks:

1. Road
2. Stars On A String
3. Noah
4. Virginia
5. Spit
6. Grace
7. Ghost

Live dates:

• 07/20 The Burlington, Chicago, IL (w/ Cold Country, The Kuhls, Bo & The Locomotive)
• 08/06 Schubas Tavern, Chicago, IL (w/ The New Folk, Cyndy Fike)
• 08/10 The Saint, Asbury Park, NJ

» thedamnchoir.com

Wooden Constructions: Dutch tour dates

photo: Luiza Ongelofelijk

Amsterdam based quirky post-punk art rock band Wooden Constructions have a couple of gigs lined up promoting their People Now People album.

Live dates:

• 06/28 Roodkapje, Rottterdam (w/ Las Kellies)
• 06/30 Hard//Hoofd party @ TBA, Amsterdam
• 07/06 Lost @ Found, Amsterdam
• 07/07 Bergpop, Wageningen

» woodenconstructions.com

HCTF review of People Now People.

Phish 2012 Summer tour SBD + torrents: 2012/06/24 Cuyahoga Falls

Official 6/24/12 Cuyahoga Falls Poster By Subject Matter Studio

Phish
2012/06/24
Blossom Music Center
Cuyahoga Falls, OH

Set 1:

1. Sample in a Jar
2. Tube
3. Axilla
4. Bathtub Gin
5. Roses Are Free >
6. Limb By Limb[1]
7. Free >
8. NICU >
9. Possum >
10. The Wedge
11. Corinna
12. Meatstick[2]

Set 2:

1. Golden Age >
2. Ghost >
3. Sweet Virginia
4. Rift >
5. Tweezer[3] ->
6. Walk Away >
7. The Horse >
8. Silent in the Morning >
9. Piper
10. Waste >
11. Run Like an Antelope[4]

Encore:

1. Loving Cup >
2. Tweezer Reprise

Notes from phish.net:
[1] DEG tease.
[2] WIth fans on stage dancing.
[3] Ice Ice Baby, Under Pressure, and Meatstick teases/quotes/mashups.
[4] Meatstick (and other) teases from Trey.
Limb by Limb contained a DEG tease. Meatstick featured fans on stage dancing. Tweezer contained Ice Ice Baby, Under Pressure, and Meatstick teases/quotes/mashups. Antelope featured Meatstick (and other, unconfirmed) teases from Trey.

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Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey: tour dates

The Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey is on tour in the USA. They will fly across the big pond to play at two renowned jazz festivals in Europe.

Live dates:

• 06/24 Rochester, NY @ Rochester International Jazz Festival (w/ Mark Southerland on saxophone)
• 06/27 Boston, MA @ Cafe 939 (w/ Mark Southerland on saxophone, support act Father Figures)
• 06/28 Philadelphia, PA @ World Cafe Live (w/ Mark Southerland on saxophone & w/ Jason Fraticelli Trio
• 06/29 New York, NY @ Blue Note @ Blue Note Jazz Festival (late night) (w/ Peter Apfelbaum & Mark Southerland on horns)
• 07/04 Maribor, Slovenia @ Festival Lent (w/ Mark Southerland on saxophone)
• 07/07 Rotterdam, Netherlands @ North Sea Jazz Festival w/ Peter Apfelbaum, Steven Bernstein, & Mark Southerland on horns)
• 08/11 Harrah, OK @ Pavilion Series (w/ Mark Southerland on saxophone)

Video: Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey - Grandfather's Gun
(live @ Fairfield Theater Company, Fairfield, CT - 2011/10/23)

» jfjo.com

Phish: "Twist" video @ Riverbend Music Center in Cincinnati, OH - 2012/06/22

Watch Phish perform Twist @ Riverbend Music Center in Cincinnati, OH - 2012/06/22.

Phish: "Dog Log" video @ nTelos Wireless Pavilion in Portsmouth, VA - 2012/06/20

Watch Phish perform Dog Log @ nTelos Wireless Pavilion in Portsmouth, VA - 2012/06/20.

Phish 2012 Summer tour SBD + torrents: 2012/06/23 Burgettstown

Official 6/23/12 Burgettstown Poster by Drew Millward

Phish
2012/06/23
First Niagara Pavilion
Burgettstown, PA

Set 1:

1. Funky Bitch
2. Backwards Down the Number Line
3. Gumbo
4. Maze
5. Torn and Frayed
6. The Moma Dance >
7. Scent of a Mule[1]
8. 46 Days
9. You Enjoy Myself[2]

Set 2:

1. Gotta Jibboo >
2. Mike's Song >
3. Simple >
4. Light >
5. Weekapaug Groove[3] ->
6. Seven Below
7. Bouncing Around the Room >
8. Julius >
9. Slave to the Traffic Light

Encore:

1. The Lizards

Notes from phish.net:
[1] Mule duel featured Page on theremin.
[2] Scent of a Mule tease from Trey.
[3] Divided Sky tease from Trey.
The Mule duel featured Page on theremin. YEM contained a Scent of a Mule tease from Trey. Weekapaug contained a Divided Sky tease from Trey.

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Words about music (270): Roger McGuinn

Live @ Tivoli, Utrecht, The Netherlands 2009/07/15. Photo: HCTF

Now, you can just get a laptop, get some software, put a microphone on it and make a record. You have to know how to do it. It does help if you've had 35 or 40 years of experience in the studio. But, it still levels the playing field so artists can record their own stuff.

Roger McGuinn

Phish 2012 Summer tour SBD + torrents: 2012/06/22 Cincinnati

Official 6/22/12 Cincinnati Poster by Status Serigraph

Phish
2012/06/22
Riverbend Music Center
Cincinnati, OH

Set 1:

1. Wolfman's Brother
2. Peaches en Regalia
3. Shaggy Dog
4. Runaway Jim[1]
5. Light Up Or Leave Me Alone >
6. Wilson >
7. Alaska
8. Stash
9. Llama
10. Buffalo Bill
11. Saw It Again >
12. David Bowie

Set 2:

1. Down with Disease >
2. Guelah Papyrus
3. Kill Devil Falls >
4. Twist >
5. Halley's Comet >
6. Sand ->
7. Roggae
8. Carini
9. Chalk Dust Torture
10. Golgi Apparatus

Encore:

1. Fluffhead

Notes from phish.net:
[1] When the Saints Go Marching In tease.
Shaggy Dog was played for the first time since October 29, 1995 (574 shows). Runaway Jim contained a When the Saints Go Marching In tease. After Stash, Poor Heart and Moma Dance were quickly aborted due to Fishman mistakes. Trey mentioned that they would play a song that started with drums and Llama was subsequently played. Trey later said that Buffalo Bill had his favorite drum intro. Trey subsequently asked the crowd a trivia question as to what Chris Kuroda's favorite song was. The answer was the set-closing David Bowie. This show featured the first Fluffhead encore since November 3, 1990 (1,124 shows).

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Jon Lord: re-recorded "Concerto for Group and Orchestra"

Jon Lord revisits his Concerto for Group and Orchestra. He re-recorded the 1969 piece with Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Bruce Dickinson, Joe Bonamassa and Steve Morse.

Jon’s Concerto for Group and Orchestra, re-recorded by the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and a selection of invited guests, is set to be released by Edel Records in September (ABC Records in Australia).

After more than 100 performances worldwide and numerous revisions, the new recording represents Jon’s definitive version of the masterpiece, which in 1969 pointed his career in a new direction and laid the foundation for an astounding musical reputation and career.

Guests and soloists on the new recording include Bruce Dickinson, Joe Bonamassa and Steve Morse along with Jon’s ‘house singers’ Steve Balsamo and Kasia Laska. It was recorded at Liverpool’s Philharmonic Hall by Abbey Road Studio‘s crew.

The recording was conducted by Paul Mann, whose in-depth experience with the piece includes conducting its 30th anniversary resurrection at London’s Royal Albert Hall in 1999 and the ensuing world tour with Deep Purple.

The new release will be accompanied by a specially filmed documentary.

» jonlord.org

Phish: "Maze" video @ nTelos Wireless Pavilion in Portsmouth, VA - 2012/06/19

Watch Phish perform Maze @ nTelos Wireless Pavilion in Portsmouth, VA - 2012/06/19.

Men Without Hats: Love in the Age of War

photo: Jam Hamidi

Vintage New Wave for the 21st Century. Montreal band Men Without Hats can never escape the shadow of their monster hit The Safety Dance, so ever since after returned to the stage in 2010 it has been of their live show. Thankfully they decided to come up with a batch of new songs to keep things interesting for themselves.

Love in the Age of War is an album that doesn't explore uncharted waters. If this was a new band they would be accused of epigonism. However, you can't sound dated when you were there form the get-go, creating percussive synth heavy dance anthems with dark lyrics. Singer Ivan Doroschuk still has the laconic yet deep voice that fits his compositions like a glove. Guitarist James Love gets buried in the mix most the time - New Wave was never that keen on the six string, singer and keyboard player Lou Dawson come to the fore when the moods get a little cheesy - Love's Epiphany has quite terrible lyrics, including beaten to death to lines "roses are red" (there is also a moon-June bit in one of the other songs, beware).

Love in the Age of War is a sentimental journey. Fresh floor fillers like This War, Head Above Water and Live And Learn and especially the quirky Devils Comes Around can be sneaked into the playlist of Eighties nights at your local club.

Love in the Age of War is released thru Cobraside Records.

Tracks:

1. Devil Come Round
2. Head Above Water
3. Everybody Knows
4. The Girl with the Silicon Eyes
5. This War Intro
6. This War
7. Your Beautiful Heart
8. Live and Learn
9. Close to the Sun
10. Love's Epiphany
11. Love in the Age of War

Live dates:

• 08/20 Fremont Street Experience, Las Vegas, NV w/ Tony Hadley
• 09/01 Viejas Casino Dreamcatcher, Alpine, CA, w/ Human League
• 09/02 Viper Room, West Hollywood, CA w/Gram Rabbit
• 09/03 Sausalito Art Festival, Sausalito, CA, w/ Human League
• 09/04 Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, NV w/ B52s
• 09/07 Thunder Valley Casino, Lincoln, CA, w/ Human League
• 09/08 Mountain Winery, Saratoga, CA w/ B52s and Human League
• 09/09 Brittfest, Jacksonville, OR w/B52s and Human League
• 09/10 Grand Theater, Salem, OR
• 09/15 Summit Music Hall, Denver, CO, w/ Human League
• 09/16 Uptown Theater, Kansas City, MO w/ Human League
• 09/17 Guiness Oyster Festival, Roscoe Village, Chicago, IL
• 09/18 Guvernment Night Club, Toronto, ON, w/ Human League
• 09/20 Riviera Theater, Buffalo, NY w/ Human League
• 09/21 Keswick Theatre, Glenside, PA w/ Human League
• 09/22 House of Blues, Boston, MA w/ Human League
• 09/23 Best Buy Theater, New York, NY, w/ Human League
• 09/24 Mexicali Live, Teaneck, NJ
• 09/25 Salt Gastro Casino, Stanhope, NJ
• 09/27 Hard Rock Cafe, Pittsburgh, PA
• 09/28 The Token Lounge, Westland, MI
• 09/29 Shank Hall, Milwaukee, WI

» menwithouthats.com
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HCTF's Full Show Friday: Jimi Hendrix Experience live @ the Konserthuset, Stockholm, Sweden - 1969/01/09

Watch the Jimi Hendrix Experience live @ the Konserthuset in Stockholm, Sweden - 1969/01/09.

Setlist:

1. Killing Floor
2. Spanish Castle Magic
3. Fire
4. Hey Joe
5. Voodoo Child
6. Red House
7. Sunshine Of Your Love

» jimihendrix.com

The Violet Lights: "Sex & Sound" Summer tour dates

LA indie rock duo The Violet Lights continue to promote their Sex & Sound EP this Summer.

Live dates:

• 06/22 Cottage Grove, OR @ Axe & Fiddle
• 06/23 Yakima, WA @ Bill’s Place
• 06/24 Boise, ID @ Tom Grainey’s
• 06/28 Englewood, CO @ Moe’s BBQ
• 06/29 Lawrence, KS @ Jackpot Music Hall
• 06/30 Kansas City, MO @ Davey’s Uptown
• 07/01 Lincoln, NE @ Duffy’s Tavern
• 07/02 Des Moines, IA @ Gas Lamp
• 07/03 Iowa City, IA @ The Mill
• 07/04 Minneapolis, MN @ Cause
• 07/05 Green Bay, WI @ Three Three Five
• 07/06 Marquette, MI @ Upfront & Company
• 07/07 Green Bay, WI @ The Crunchy Frog
• 07/08 Chicago, IL @ Beat Kitchen
• 07/09 Cincinnati, OH @ MOTR Pub
• 07/12 Detroit, MI @ Majestic Garden Bowl
• 07/13 Rochester, NY @ Boulder Coffee
• 07/14 Cambridge, MA @ Lizard Lounge
• 07/16 Northampton, MA @ The Elevens
• 07/18 New York, NY @ Piano’s
• 07/19 Brooklyn, NY @ Spike Hill

Video: The Violet Lights - Your Love/Not Enough

» thevioletlights.com

HCTF review of Sex & Sound.

The Jauntee: "Have You Ever" live @ Murphy's Pub in Boone, NC

Another video shot at The Jauntee show @ Murphy's Pub in Boone, NC - 2012/06/08: a lengthy version of Have You Ever, a slow moving monster with plenty of peaks. Captured by Liveinthemusic.com.

» thejauntee.com

Phish: "Chicago ’94" 6-CD box set drops 07/31

Phish just officially announced the release of Chicago '94:

On July 31, Phish will release Chicago '94, a brand new 6-CD box set, showcasing two complete shows recorded live on June 18, 1994 and November 25, 1994 at UIC Pavilion in Chicago, IL.

By 1994, Phish was well established as an international touring act and already well known to a growing group of hardcore fans. Amidst a tour packed with highlights - it was this summer that convinced the band to start multi-tracking their live shows - this show was recorded for posterity on 2-track DAT. Lightning rarely strikes twice in the same place but Chicago '94 is an example of just that.

Paul Languedoc's stereo soundboard mixes re-mastered by Fred Kevorkian carry the intensity and intricacy of these special shows to listeners' ears eighteen years later. Chicago '94 contains nearly six hours of music performed at both shows for a total of 43 songs, including material from the UIC soundchecks. The shows are presented in a 6-CD box set with new artwork by longtime collaborator and Chicagoan, Jim Pollock.

Chicago '94 is available for preorder now at Phish Dry Goods. Everyone who orders from Phish Dry Goods will receive a free Jim Pollock baseball trading card (there will be four total to collect). In addition, Phish Dry Goods is offering FREE SHIPPING on all orders over $90, and several bundles are available, with some new items including a band new Chicago '94 T and a brand new Limited Edition poster.

The soundchecks of both shows act as filler. Tracklisting:

Disc One 6/18/94 Set I 1. Wilson > (5:11) 2. Rift (5:55) 3. AC/DC Bag > (6:31) 4. Maze (11:22) 5. The Mango Song > (7:26) 6. Down With Disease > (7:15) 7. It’s Ice > (8:38) 8. Dog Faced Boy (2:18) 9. Divided Sky (14:34) 10. Sample In A Jar (5:13) Disc Two 6/18/94 Set II 1. Peaches en Regalia > (4:05) 2. David Bowie (18:27) 3. Horn > (4:07) 4. McGrupp And The Watchful Hosemasters > (9:05) 5. Tweezer > (14:15) 6. Lifeboy (8:23) Disc Three 6/18/94 Set II 1. You Enjoy Myself > (20:58) 2. Chalk Dust Torture (7:21) Encore: 3. Bouncing Around The Room > (3:39) 4. Tweezer Reprise (3:19) Filler – 6/18/94 Soundcheck: 5. All Things Reconsidered (3:34) 6. How Many More Times (3:51) 7. Poor Heart (2:22)

Disc Four 11/25/94 Set I 1. Llama (5:35) 2. Guelah Papyrus (5:46) 3. Reba (14:08) 4. Bouncing Around The Room (3:40) 5. Split Open And Melt (11:15) 6. Esther > (8:49) 7. Julius (7:27) 8. Golgi Apparatus (4:47) Disc Five 11/25/94 Set II 1. 2001 > (4:51) 2. Mike’s Song > (7:23) 3. Simple > (14:23) 4. Harpua > (15:59) 5. Weekapaug Groove > (10:31) 6. The Mango Song > (7:23) 7. Purple Rain > (5:43) 8. Hold Your Head Up (1:06) Disc Six 11/25/94 Set II 1. Run Like An Antelope (13:11) Encore: 2. Good Times Bad Times (5:55) Filler – 11/25/94 Soundcheck: 3. Chicago ’94 Soundcheck Jam > (8:23) 4. Dog Log (4:58)

Phish - Llama (11/25/94 Chicago)

Pre-order Chicago '94 from Phish Dry Goods

Phish: "Reba" video @ Bader Field in Atlantic City, NJ - 2012/06/17

Watch Phish perform Reba @ Bader Field in Atlantic City, NJ - 2012/06/17.

Johnny5thWheel&thecowards: "Nancy" b/w "In My Laboratory" videos

UK steampunk band Johnny5thWheel&thecowards have made videos for their double A-side singleNancy (directed by Pete Gallagher) is a dream sequence and In My Laboratory (filmed and edited by Danny Helmed) features by Frankenstein puppet character creating a monster.

» Johnny5thWheel&thecowards on Facebook

HCTF review of "Nancy" b/w "In My Laboratory".

Iskaa & the Red Cars: EP

Singer and guitar player Mariska Louman of Dutch indie band The Sugarettes has released her first EP as Iskaa & the Red Cars. Hugely influenced buy Nineties icons like the Pixies and Sonic Youth the four songs are built around a deep bass sound, no-frills drums and jangling guitar as rough-around-the-edges counterpoints for the dreamy vocals that may remind you of Tanya Donelly. Garage indie with well applied feedback and echo.

EP is self-released. Buy it (pay-what-you-want) from the band's website.

Tracks:

1. Deja Vu
2. Sunshine
3. Joe
4. Desire

» iskaatheredcars.bandcamp.com

Phish 2012 Summer tour SBD + torrents: 2012/06/20 Portsmouth

Official 6/19-20/2012 Portsmouth, VA Poster by Spike Press

Phish
2012/06/20
nTelos Wireless Pavilion
Portsmouth, VA

Set 1:

1. Sparkle
2. Ha Ha Ha
3. AC/DC Bag >
4. Divided Sky
5. Dog Log
6. Undermind
7. Mike's Song >
8. I Am Hydrogen >
9. Weekapaug Groove
10. Cities ->
11. Ya Mar
12. Bold As Love
13. Julius

Set 2:

1. Rock and Roll >
2. Tweezer >
3. Free ->
4. Guyute
5. Birds of a Feather
6. Harry Hood[1] ->
7. What's the Use? >
8. Wading in the Velvet Sea >
9. Possum

Encore:

1. Sleeping Monkey >
2. Tweezer Reprise[2]

Notes from phish.net:
[1] Unfinished.
[2] Sleeping Monkey quotes from Fishman.
Trey introduced Dog Log with "There's enough of those damn signs out there." Dog Log was last played on August 2, 2003 (172 shows). Hood was unfinished. Prior to Sleeping Monkey, Trey teased the Star Wars theme and addressed Fishman with: "Fish, when you get the end of this song, one last thing for all of us. The final tuck. It wouldn't be complete without seeing Fishman seeing him tuck his dress into his underwear one last time. I am singing this one to you Fish, because I am your father." Trey proceeded to sing to Fish using Mike's mic. Tweezer Reprise contained Sleeping Monkey quotes from Fishman.

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Phish: "Light" video @ Bader Field in Atlantic City, NJ - 2012/06/16

Watch Phish perform Light @ Bader Field in Atlantic City, NJ - 2012/06/16.

Phish: "Birds Of A Feather > Back On The Train > Heavy Things" video @ Bader Field in Atlantic City, NJ - 2012/06/15

Watch Phish perform Birds Of A Feather > Back On The Train > Heavy Things @ Bader Field in Atlantic City, NJ - 2012/06/15.

Phish 2012 Summer tour SBD + torrents: 2012/06/19 Portsmouth

Official 6/19-20/2012 Portsmouth, VA Poster by Spike Press

Phish
2012/06/19
nTelos Wireless Pavilion
Portsmouth, VA

Set 1:

1. Sample in a Jar
2. Party Time[1]
3. Simple >
4. Axilla
5. Tube[2]
6. Kill Devil Falls
7. Water in the Sky >
8. Horn
9. Babylon Baby
10. Bathtub Gin >
11. Stealing Time From the Faulty Plan
12. I Didn't Know[3] >
13. Run Like an Antelope[4]

Set 2:

1. Back on the Train >
2. Rift
3. Split Open and Melt[5] >
4. The Mango Song >
5. Backwards Down the Number Line
6. Limb By Limb
7. Shine a Light
8. Lengthwise[6] ->
9. Maze[7]
10. Cavern >
11. Fire[8]

Encore:

1. Mexican Cousin[9] >
2. Slave to the Traffic Light

Notes from phish.net:
[1] Carl "Geerz" Gerhard on trumpet.
[2] By crowd request.
[3] Trey requested that Fish tuck in his shirt; Fish complied.
[4] Alternate lyrics: "Tuck, tuck, tuck, tuck" and "Tuck in your dress man, you're out of control!"
[5] Alternate lyric: "Split open and tuck!"
[6] With alternate lyrics "When you're tucked, I sleep lengthwise," "you suck at tucking," Trey wielding a light saber, and "Tuck" audience member appearances on stage.
[7] Included Trey playing his guitar with his light saber.
[8] Alternate lyric: "Let the Tucker take over!"
[9] Mike and Trey sported sombreros.
Carl "Geerz" Gerhard sat in on trumpet for Party Time. Trey acknowledged the crowd request by playing Tube. During I Didn't Know, Trey requested that Fish tuck in his shirt; Fish complied. Antelope included alternate lyrics "Tuck, tuck, tuck, tuck" and "Tuck in your dress man, you're out of control!" Split Open and Melt included the alternate lyrics "Split open and tuck!" Lengthwise contained alternate lyrics "When you're tucked, I sleep lengthwise" and "you suck at tucking," Trey wielding a light saber, and "Tuck" audience member appearances on stage. Maze included Trey playing his guitar with his light saber. Fire contained the alternate lyrics "Let the Tucker take over!" Mike and Trey sported sombreros for Mexican Cousin.

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Joe Jackson: The Duke

photo: Frank Veronsky

Joe Jackson has been a jazz fan since he was a teenager and Duke Ellington is his hero, as a musician and a big band leader. The Duke is a not a tribute album in the strict sense of the word. Jackson rearranged the standards and did it all without horns (well, there is a piccolo and a sousaphone on Rockin' In Rhythm, two instruments that were never used by Ellington).

As a fellow pianist Jackson he admires his skills, band leader capacities and his qualities as an arranger. Th lyrics for most of Ellington's music is below par. He never wrote them himself and it seems that anyone who was at close hand when he was looking for words was giving a free hand. Jackson solves part of the problem by inviting two of his singers to translate them into their native tongue. Caravan is sung in Farsi by Sussan Deyhim and Lilian Vieira delivers Perdido in Portuguese.

With Amir "?uestlove" Thompson on drums, Christian McBride on bass, Regina Carter on violin, Steve Vai playing guitar on the album's opener Isfahan, singer Sharon Jones tearing it up I Ain't Got Nothin' But The Blues, the Dutch/Brazilian trio Zuco 103, the New York string quartet Ethel, Vinnie Zummo on guitar and Sue Hadjapoulos on percussion, The Duke serves as a canvas for each player's particluar input. Jackson outlined the arrangements but kept an open mind for different opinions about the vibe and texture of the material.

Jackson declares in the liner note that nothing was sacred when he was putting the album together. In keeping with the jazz tradtion of of never playing things the same way twice he felt free to use different moods, using bossa nova, samba and even drums 'n' bass. It's still jazz, but it's jazz mixed with the broad musical taste of fellow musician who started out as a highly regarded New Wave guy in the late Seventies. After his 1981 Jumpin' Jive covers album The Duke is his second album celebrating his love for the Big Band era. Those days are long gone, but with this selection he has given Ellington's music a foothold in the noughties. The album closes with a duet with long time jazz lover Iggy Pop - the punk legend and the New Wave cynic proudly telling the world that It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing.

The Duke will be available on Razor & Tie in the U.S. and Edel in the rest of the world. Release date: June 26th.

Tracks:

1. Isfahan
2. Caravan
3. I'm Beginning To See The Light / Take The 'A' Train / Cotton Tail
4. Mood Indigo
5. Rockin' In Rhythm
6. I Ain't Got Nothin' But The Blues / Do Nothin' 'Til You Hear From Me
7. I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)
8. Perdido / Satin Doll
9. The Mooche / Black and Tan Fantasy
10. It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)

Live dates:

• 09/15 Bethesda, MD @ Music Centreat@ Strathmore
• 09/16 Greenville, SC @ Peace Center Hall
• 09/18 Glenside, PA @ Keswick Theatre
• 09/19 Boston, MA @ Wilbur Theatre
• 09/21 New York, NY @ Town Hall
• 09/22 New York, NY @ Town Hall
• 09/25 Red Bank, NJ @ Count Basie Theatre
• 09/27 Ann Arbor, MI @ Michigan Theater
• 09/28 Chicago, IL @ Vic Theatre
• 09/29 Milwaukee, WI @ Pabst Theater
• 10/02 Seattle, WA @ Moore Theatre
• 10/04 Saratoga, CA @ The Lilian Fontaine Garden Theatre at Montalvo
• 10/05 San Francisco, CA @ Nob Hill Masonic Center
• 10/06 Los Angeles, CA @ Orpheum Theatre
• 10/14 Graz, Austria @ Orpheum
• 10/16 Cologne, Germany @ Theater am Tanzbrunnen
• 10/18 Ludwigsburg, Germany @ Forum am Schlosspark / Theatersaal
• 10/19 Munich, Germany @ Circus Krone
• 10/21 Zurich, Switzerland @ Spirgarten
• 10/23 Toulouse, France @ Le Bikini
• 10/24 Aix En Provence, France @ Pasino
• 10/26 Strasbourg, France @ La Laiterie
• 10/28 Udine, Italy @ Town Hall
• 10/29 Milan, Italy @ Teatro Dal Verme
• 10/31 Rome, Italy @ Roma Jazz Festival
• 11/02 Amsterdam, The Netherlands @ Melkweg
• 11/03 Utrecht (Leidsche Rijn), The Netherlands @ Vredenburg
• 11/04 Groningen, The Netherlands @ Oosterpoort
• 11/06 Berlin, Germany @ Admiralspalast
• 11/08 London, United Kingdom @ Cadogan Hall
• 11/10 London, United Kingdom @ Cadogan Hall
• 11/11 Paris, France @ Olympia
• 11/13 Caen, France @ Big Band Café
• 11/16 Antwerp, Belgium @ Trix
• 11/17 Amiens, France @ Megacite - Jules Vernes

» joejackson.com

The Jauntee: live @ Murphy's Pub in Boone, NC videos

Liveinthemusic.com was on hand to film three songs at The Jauntee show @ Murphy's Pub in Boone, NC - 2012/06/08: Space Monkeys, Fading Time and Blowing Up the B Line. Explorative and funky.

The New England jam band is busy recording (and mastering) their debut album.

Live dates:

• 06/20 Providence, RI @ The Spot Underground
• 06/22 - 06/24/12 Barre, MA @t Camp Coldbrook Festival
• 06/30 Boston, MA @ Hard Rock Cafe

» thejauntee.com

Jackson Browne: tour dates

Singer-songwriter Jackson Browne kicks off a lengthy acoustic tour in July. After taking a break in September the tour continues throughout the Fall, with singer-songwriter and fiddle player Sara Watkins as a special guest.

Live dates:

• 07/14 Charlotte, NC @ Belk Theater
• 07/15 North Charleston, SC @ North Charleston Performing Arts Center
• 07/17 Greenville, SC @ Peace Center Concert Hall
• 07/18 Nashville, TN @ Ryman Auditorium
• 07/20 Richmond, VA @ Carpenter Center
• 07/22 Durham, NC @ Durham Performing Arts Center
• 07/23 Vienna, VA @ Filene Center at Wolf Trap
• 07/25 Philadelphia, PA @ Academy of Music
• 07/26 Floyd, VA @ Blue Cow Pavilion/Floyd Fest
• 07/29 Newport, RI @ Newport Folk Festival
• 07/30 Gilford, NH @ Meadowbrook U.S. Cellular Pavilion
• 08/01 Holyoke, MA @ Mountain Park
• 08/03 New York, NY @ Beacon Theatre
• 08/05 West Long Branch, NJ @ MAC Center – Monmouth University
• 08/07 Shippensburg, PA @ Luhrs Performing Arts Center
• 08/08 Greenberg, PA @ The Palace Theater
• 08/09 Williamsport, PA @ Community Arts Center
• 08/11 Cincinnati, OH @ PNC Pavilion at Riverbend MusiC @ Center
• 08/12 Louisville, KY @ Whitney Hall
• 08/14 Indianapolis, IN @ Murat Theatre
• 08/15 Cleveland Heights, OH @ Cain Park
• 10/15 Morgantown, WV @ West Virginia University Creative Arts Center
• 10/17 Newport News, VA @ Ferguson Center for the Performing Arts
• 10/20 Detroit, MI @ Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts
• 10/21 Milwaukee, WI @ The Riverside Theater
• 10/23 Springfield, IL @ Sangamon Auditorium
• 10/25 South Bend, IN @ Morris Performing Arts Center
• 10/26 Chicago, IL @ Chicago Theatre
• 10/28 Minneapolis, MN @ State Theater
• 10/29 Duluth, MN @ Duluth Entertainment Convention Center
• 11/01 Davenport, IA @ Adler Theater
• 11/02 St. Louis, MO @ Fox Theatre
• 11/04 Grand Prairie, TX @ Verizon Theatre
• 11/05 Linden, TX @ Music Vity Texas Theatre
• 11/07 Houston, TX @ Bayou Music Center
• 11/08 Austin, TX @ Bass Concert Hall
• 11/10 Catoosa, OK @ The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
• 11/11 Wichita, KS @ Orpheum Theatre
• 11/12 Omaha, NE @ Orpheum Theatre
• 11/15 Colorado Springs, CO @ Pikes Peak Center

» jacksonbrowne.com

The Sugarettes: Rarities

Geeky Dutch indie band The Sugarettes have upped a handful of interesting demos and rarities. A behind-the-scenes look of the Eindhoven foursome messing around while cutting tracks at home and in the studio.

» facebook.com/TheSugarettes

HCTF review of Destroyers of Worlds.

Keller Williams with The Travelin' McCourys: Pick

photo: Casey Flanigan

Guitarist Keller Williams is a one-man band and a collaborator. The new album Pick is joint effort with bluegrass band The Travelin' McCourys. They really clicked in the stuio, tackling well-tried covers and originals showcasing Williams lyrical sense of humor, most notably during I Am Elvis and Mullet Cut. The McCourys stick close to the original when they play The Graveyard Shift, a song by Steve Earle and the Del McCoury Band from the album The Mountain.

Pick has plenty of the weirdness to satisfy the Williams fanbase and is straight enough to get a thumbs up from the hardcore bluegrass fans. It is a true collaboration, not a band backing up a solo artist. With a drinking song like What A Waste and an open mind described as the stuck top of a Broken Convertible they have found old ways and new to keep in tune with the downhome, but slightly twisted poetic imagery that is such an essential part of this kind of music.

Keller Williams: guitar
Rob McCoury: banjo
Ronnie McCoury: mandolin
Jason Carter: fiddle
Alan Bartram: bass

Pick is released on SCI Fidelity Records on July 3^rd.

Tracks:

1. Something Else
2. American Car
3. Messed Up Just Right
4. Mullet Cut
5. The Graveyard Shift
6. I Am Elvis
7. What A Waste
8. Broken Convertible
9. I'm Amazed
10. Price Tag
11. Sexual Harassment
12. Bumper Sticker

Live dates:

• 07/01 Electric Forest - Rothbury, MI
• 07/03 Lake Superior Big Top Chautauqua - Washburn, WI
• 07/06 Deadwood Mountain Grand Event Center - Deadwood, SD
• 08/17 The River Roots Live Music Festival - Davenport, IA
• 09/14 Jomeokee Arts and Music Festival - Pinnacle, NC
• 12/31 Marathon Music Works, Nashville, TN

» kellermccoury.com
» kellerwilliams.net
» travelinmccourys.com

Ray Davies: tour dates

Ray Davies is on tour right now. He will be playing in the UK and Ireland before setting off to North America and Japan for a string of dates with Bill Shanley and The 88. Another UK tour starts off in Canterbury in September. Expect Kinks classic and a selection from his solo catalog.

UK and Ireland live dates:

• 06/22 Galway, Ireland @ Roisin Dubh
• 06/23 Mayo, Ireland @ Westport Festival
• 06/24 Derry, Northern Ireland @ Millennium Forum
• 06/29 Kent, UK @ Hop Farm Festival
• 07/01 Jersey, Channel Islands @ Folklore Festival, People's Park

North American and Japanese dates:

• 07/13 Vancouver, BC @ Vogue Theatre #
• 07/14 Seattle, WA @ Neptune Theatre #
• 07/15 Portland, OR @ Aladdin Theatre #
• 07/17 Napa Valley, CA @ The Uptown Theatre #
• 07/18 Saratoga, CA @ The Mountain Winery #
• 07/19 San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore #
• 07/21 Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern #
• 07/22 San Diego, CA @ House of Blues #
• 07/28 Niigata, Japan @ Fuji Rock Festival 12, Naeba Ski Resort #

# Ray with Bill Shanley and The 88

UK and Ireland dates:

• 09/30 Canterbury, UK @ Marlowe Theatre
• 10/01 Manchester, UK @ The Bridgewater Hall
• 10/02 Gateshead, UK @ The Sage
• 10/04 London, UK @ Royal Albert Hall
• 10/05 Southend, UK @ Cliffs Pavilion
• 10/06 Southampton, UK @ Southampton Guildhall
• 10/08 York, UK @ Barbican Centre
• 10/09 Leicester, UK @ De Montfort Hall
• 10/13 Birmingham, UK @ Symphony Hall
• 10/14 Nottingham, UK @ Royal Concert Hall
• 10/16 Brighton, UK @ Brighton Dome
• 10/17 Liverpool, UK @ Philharmonic Hall

» raydavies.info

Phish 2012 Summer tour SBD + torrents: 2012/06/17 Atlantic City

Official 6/17/2012 Bader Field Poster by DKNG

Phish
2012/06/17
Bader Field
Atlantic City, NJ

Set 1:

1. Brother
2. Runaway Jim
3. Dogs Stole Things
4. Boogie On Reggae Woman >
5. NICU
6. Foam >
7. Wilson >
8. Timber (Jerry)
9. Fluffhead
10. Walls of the Cave >
11. Character Zero

Set 2:

1. Drowned >
2. Also Sprach Zarathustra >
3. Reba
4. Roses Are Free >
5. Chalk Dust Torture >
6. Prince Caspian ->
7. Silent in the Morning
8. Bug >
9. A Day in the Life >
10. Down with Disease

Encore:

1. Gotta Jibboo >
2. Quinn the Eskimo

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Black On Blues: A Tribute To The Black Keys

An impressive line-up of rock, punk and blues veterans has tackled The Black Keys catalog for a tribute album called Black on Blues. The album is set to be released on July 17. Pre-order available thru MusicDirect.com.

Tracks:

1. Iggy Pop & Ginger Baker - Lonely Boy
2. Walter Trout - Tighten Up
3. Mike Zito & Cyril Neville - Girl Is on My Mind
4. Tab Benoit - Gold on the Ceiling
5. Leslie West - I Got Mine
6. Papa Mali - When the Lights Go Out
7. Oli Brown Band - Next Girl
8. Dave Davies & Huw Lloyd-Langton - Money Maker
9. Albert Lee - Howlin’ for You
10. Pat Travers - Everlasting Light
11. Larry McCray - Chop and Change
12. Devon Allman & Mani Neumeier - Little Black Submarines

A free MP3 of Iggy Pop & Ginger Baker's version of Lonely Boy can be downloaded from Stereogum.

Phish 2012 Summer tour SBD + torrents: 2012/06/16 Atlantic City

Official 6/16/2012 Bader Field Poster by DKNG

Phish
2012/06/16
Bader Field
Atlantic City, NJ

Set 1:

1. Mike's Song >
2. I Am Hydrogen >
3. Weekapaug Groove[1]
4. Gumbo
5. Halley's Comet >
6. My Friend, My Friend
7. Wolfman's Brother
8. The Horse[2]
9. Lawn Boy
10. Possum[3] >
11. Punch You In the Eye >
12. Ocelot
13. Suzy Greenberg

Set 2:

1. Crosseyed and Painless >
2. Slave to the Traffic Light >
3. Light[4] ->
4. Manteca ->
5. Light[5] >
6. Theme From the Bottom >
7. Golgi Apparatus >
8. Sand[4] >
9. Backwards Down the Number Line >
10. Run Like an Antelope

Encore:

1. Good Times Bad Times

Notes from phish.net:
[1] Nellie Kane tease.
[2] Aborted.
[3] Lawn Boy and Stash teases.
[4] Crosseyed quotes.
[5] Manteca tease; Crosseyed quotes.
Weekapaug contained a Nellie Kane tease from Trey. The Horse was aborted. Possum contained Lawn Boy and Stash teases. Light contained a Manteca tease from Page and Crosseyed and Painless quotes. Sand also contained Crosseyed and Painless quotes.

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Words about music (269): Damon Albarn

photo: Rama

As a musician usually music is your way out.

Damon Albarn

Phish: "Carini > Shafty" video @ Bonnaroo in Manchester, TN - 2012/06/10

Watch Phish perform Carini > Shafty @ Bonnaroo in Manchester, TN - 2012/06/10.

Phish: "Character Zero" video @ DCU Center in Worcester, MA - 2012/06/08

Watch Phish perform Character Zero @ DCU Center in Worcester, MA - 2012/06/08.

"Big Star: Nothing Can Hurt Me" trailer

With 12 days to go, the Kickstarter campaign for the Big Star: Nothing Can Hurt Me has already reached its target. Good news for fans of the legendary Memphis band Big Star:

BIG STAR: NOTHING CAN HURT ME is a feature-length documentary about legendary Memphis band Big Star. While mainstream success eluded them, Big Star’s three albums have become critically lauded touchstones of the rock music canon. A seminal band in the history of alternative music, Big Star has been cited as an influence by artists including REM, The Replacements, Belle & Sebastian, Elliot Smith and Teenage Fanclub, to name just a few. With never-before-seen footage and photos of the band, in-depth interviews and a rousing musical tribute by the bands they inspired, BIG STAR: NOTHING CAN HURT ME is a story of artistic and musical salvation.

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Phish 2012 Summer tour SBD + torrents: 2012/06/15 Atlantic City

Official 6/15/2012 Bader Field Poster by DKNG

Phish
2012/06/15
Bader Field
Atlantic City, NJ

Set 1:

1. The Sloth
2. My Sweet One >
3. 46 Days >
4. Camel Walk
5. Tube >
6. Cities >
7. It's Ice
8. Ginseng Sullivan
9. Stash
10. Simple >
11. The Wedge
12. Stealing Time From the Faulty Plan
13. The Squirming Coil

Set 2:

1. My Soul
2. Birds of a Feather[1] ->
3. Back on the Train >
4. Heavy Things >
5. Twist >
6. Piper >
7. Billy Breathes
8. Sneakin' Sally Through the Alley >
9. David Bowie[2]

Encore:

1. First Tube

Notes from phish.net:
[1] Unfinished.
[2] Stash, It's Ice, Birds of a Feather, Simple, and Ginseng Sullivan teases.
Birds of a Feather was unfinished. Bowie contained Stash, It's Ice, Birds of a Feather, Simple, and Ginseng Sullivan teases.

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