Cover Me: Oh Well

Watch LA rockers Haim tackle Oh Well, the Fleetwood Mac classic written by Peter Green. Recorded at the BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge - December 2012.

» Haim on Facebook

(Thanks: Triple-B)

Phish 2012 NYE Run SBD + torrents: 2012/12/30 New York

Official 2012/12/30 poster by James Flames

Phish
2012/12/30
Madison Square Garden, New York, NY

Set 1:

1. Runaway Jim
2. Cities >
3. Divided Sky
4. Back on the Train
5. Ride Captain Ride
6. Ocelot
7. Ya Mar
8. Horn
9. My Friend, My Friend[1] >
10. Run Like an Antelope

Set 2:

1. Down with Disease[2] >
2. Twenty Years Later >
3. Carini >
4. Backwards Down the Number Line >
5. Julius >
6. Slave to the Traffic Light[3]

Encore:

1. Harry Hood >
2. Show of Life

Notes from phish.net:
[1] No "Myfe" ending.
[2] Woman from Tokyo tease; unfinished.
[3] Little Drummer Boy tease from Page.

» Buy the official LivePhish 2012/12/30 release
» (FLAC | FLAC-HD | ALAC | MP3 | CD)

Audience sources:

Haven't surfaced yet.

Zappanale #24 in Bad Doberan, Germany - 2013/08/01-04

Zappanale, the festival celebrating the music of Frank Zappa, will take place in Bad Doberan, Germany - August 1-4. The (preliminary) planned program for the 24th edition features bands from Germany, France, Switzerland, the USA and Japan.

» zappanale.de

Phish 2012 NYE Run SBD + torrents: 2012/12/29 New York

Official 2012/12/29 poster by James Flames

Phish
2012/12/29
Madison Square Garden, New York, NY

Set 1:

1. Crowd Control
2. Mound
3. AC/DC Bag >
4. Rock and Roll
5. Sugar Shack
6. Reba
7. Halley's Comet >
8. Limb By Limb[1]
9. Wading in the Velvet Sea
10. Bathtub Gin[2]

Set 2:

1. Golden Age >
2. Waves >
3. Prince Caspian[3] >
4. Boogie On Reggae Woman >
5. Suzy Greenberg >
6. Bug >
7. Cavern >
8. 46 Days

Encore:

1. The Squirming Coil
2. Grind
3. First Tube

Notes from phish.net:
[1] Follow the Yellow Brick Road tease
[2] Susie Q quote from Fishman
[3] Unfinished.

» Buy the official LivePhish 2012/12/29 release
» (FLAC | FLAC-HD | ALAC | MP3 | CD)

Audience sources:

Haven't surfaced yet.

Low Society: in concert for Ditty TV

Watch screaming blues band Low Society tearing it up in a performance for Ditty TV on December 6, 2012. Special guest: Dr. Herman Green on sax.

Low Society:
Mandy Lemons: vocals
Sturgis Nikides: guitars
Dr. Herman Green: saxophone
Kevin Ferner: bass
Mike Munn: drums

Live dates:

• 12/29 Memphis, TN @ Kudzu's Bar & Grill
• 12/31 Memphis, TN @ Hard Rock Cafe Memphis
• 01/09 Memphis, TN @ The Buccaneer Lounge

» screaminblues.com
» facebook.com/LowSocietyBand

HCTF review of High Time.

Phish 2012 NYE Run SBD + torrents: 2012/12/28 New York

Phish
2012/12/28
Madison Square Garden, New York, NY

Set 1:

1. Stealing Time From the Faulty Plan
2. The Moma Dance
3. Funky Bitch
4. Army of One
5. Tube >
6. Stash
7. Nellie Kane
8. Kill Devil Falls
9. Free
10. Wolfman's Brother ->
11. The Little Drummer Boy ->
12. Wolfman's Brother

Set 2:

1. Tweezer ->
2. Maze
3. Twist[1] >
4. Theme From the Bottom ->
5. Fluffhead
6. David Bowie

Encore:

1. Bouncing Around the Room
2. Good Times Bad Times

Notes from phish.net:
[1] Little Drummer Boy teases and quotes
The Little Drummer Boy was played for the first time since April 16, 2004 (187 Shows). Twist contained multiple Little Drummer Boy teases as well as quotes from Trey, referring to Fishman.

» Buy the official LivePhish 2012/12/28 release
» (FLAC | FLAC-HD | ALAC | MP3 | CD)

Audience sources:

Haven't surfaced yet.

NO: "Another Life" (acoustic) video

Watch psychedelic rockers NO perform Another Life in the bathroom of the Workman's Club, Dublin, Ireland - 2012/11/24. Filmed by Cock and Bull TV.

» nomusicfor.me

HCTF review of Don't Worry, You'll Be Here Forever.

The Black Crowes: tour dates

Blues rockers The Black Crowes are back after a hiatus that lasted nearly two years. their "Lay Down with Number 13" tour kciks off wiht a string of dates in the UK before embarking on a lengthy USA tour. More date to be announced.

Luther Dickinson is no longer part of the lineup. His replacement is Jackie Greene on guitar an vocals. The rest of the band are the usual supsects: Chris Robinson (lead vocals, guitar), Rich Robinson (guitar, vocals), Steve Gorman (drums), Sven Pipien (bass) and Adam Macdougall (keyboards).

Live dates:

• 03/24 Manchester Academy Manchester, GB
• 03/25 Birmingham Academy Birmingham, GB
• 03/27 Glasgow Academy Glasgow, GB
• 03/29 The Forum London, GB
• 03/30 The Forum London, GB
• 04/02 The Capitol Theatre Port Chester, NY
• 04/03 The Capitol Theatre Port Chester, NY
• 04/05 Terminal 5 New York, NY
• 04/06 Terminal 5 New York, NY
• 04/08 9:30 Club Washington, DC
• 04/09 9:30 Club Washington, DC
• 04/11 House of Blues Boston, MA
• 04/12 Electric Factory Philadelphia, PA
• 04/14 The Fillmore Detroit, MI
• 04/16 The Vic Theatre Chicago, IL
• 04/17 The Vic Theatre Chicago, IL
• 04/19 The Pageant St. Louis, MO
• 04/20 Ryman Auditorium Nashville, TN
• 04/21 Ryman Auditorium Nashville, TN
• 04/23 The Tabernacle Atlanta, GA
• 04/25 House Of Blues Dallas, TX
• 04/27 Stubb's Austin, TX
• 04/28 House of Blues Houston, TX
• 04/30 Mahaffey Theater St. Petersburg, FL
• 05/01 House of Blues Orlando, FL
• 05/04 Mahalia Jackson Theater New Orleans, LA

Tickets for this first round of dates will be available starting January 11 at 10:13 AM local time. Ticket link information is up on the band's website on January 1.

The band is offering a free download of Under A Mountain (live from NYC 2010).

» blackcrowes.com

Miles Davis: So What - The Complete 1960 Amsterdam Concerts

Some performances get talked about decades after they happened. It's all about "you had to be there" and if you would believe all the people who claimed to be present at such a show, the venue would have collapsed. Two of those shows are now released in full. Trumpet maestro Miles Davis performed at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam on April 9 and October 15, 1960. John Coltrane was on sax in April and his replacement Sonny Stitt played in October. With Wynton Kelly on piano, Paul Chambers on bass and Jimmy Cobb on drums. Miles Davis was on fire both nights, while Coltrane's performance was sub par. A delayed flight from Switzerland and show at the Kurhaus in Scheveningen had taken their toll.

The shows were recorded professionally for Dutch radio and the tapes have been gathering dust in the vaults of the Dutch Jazz Archief. This organisation has gotten into serious financial trouble recently, losing its government grant. So What - The Complete 1960 Amsterdam Concerts is the seventh release in their Jazz at the Concertgebouw series. The fabled acoustics of the concert hall and the good ears of the recording engineers ensure the high standard of the CD's, with extensive liner notes. Dutch jazz enthousiast and journalist Bert Vuisje attended both Miles Davis shows and his notes offer a first hand eyewitness report.

DeWolff: on tour in The Netherlands, Germany and Australia

Dutch neo classic rock trio DeWolff are gearing up for another club tour in The Netherlands and Germany. They fly to Australia for three shows in March.

Live dates:

• 01/05 Effenaar, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
• 01/11 P60, Amstelveen, The Netherlands
• 01/12 Noorderslag, Groningen, The Netherlands
• 01/17 LVC, Leiden, The Netherlands
• 01/18 Gigant, Apeldoorn, The Netherlands
• 01/19 Mezz, Breda, The Netherlands
• 02/01 Alte Mälzere, Regensburg, Germany
• 02/08 Muziktheater Piano, Dortmund, Germany
• 02/16 Het Bolwerk, Sneek, The Netherlands
• 03/20 Oxford Arts Factory, Sydney, Australia
• 03/21 Workers Club, Melbourne, Australia
• 03/23 Governor Hindmarsh, Adelaide, Australia
• 04/04 W2, Den Bosch, The Netherlands
• 04/05 Gebouw-T, Bergen op Zoom, The Netherlands
• 04/12 Metropool, Hengelo, The Netherlands

» dewolff.nu

The Hippy Nuts: two shows in Dallas

Tim Champion & Kathena Bryant - photo: John Curry Studio

NYC based alt.rock duo The Hippy Nuts bring their blend of Southern rock and blues wrapped in country to Dallas.

Live dates:

• 12/27 The Balcony Club, Dallas, TX
• 12/29 Lee Harvey's, Dallas, TX

» thehippynuts.com

HCTF review of I Feel Lucky Tonight.

Neil Young & Crazy Horse: dates in Belgium, France, Luxembourg and Italy added to European tour

Neil Young & Crazy Horse have added shows in Belgium, France, Luxembourg and Italy to their first European tour since 2001.

Live dates:

• 06/02 Waldbühne, Berlin, Germany
• 06/03 O2 World, Hamburg, Germany
• 06/05 Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
• 06/06 Le Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris, France
• 06/08 Vorst Nationaal, Brussels, Belgium
• 06/10 Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle, England
• 06/11 LG Arena, Birmingham, England
• 06/13 SECC, Glasgow, Scotland
• 06/15 RDS Arena, Dublin, Ireland
• 06/17 The O2 Arena, London, England
• 07/11 Rockhal, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
• 07/12 Lanxess Arena, Köln, Germany
• 07/15 Vienne Antique, Vienne, France
• 07/17 Le Festival de Nimes, Nimes, France
• 07/20 Festival Vieilles Charrues, Bretagne, France
• 07/22 Schleyerhalle, Stuttgart, Germany
• 07/25 Lucca Summer Festival, Lucca, Italy
• 07/26 Rock in Roma, Roma, Italy

» neilyoung.com

Words about music (287): Jason Newsted

When I came into Metallica, I had to do justice to Cliff's work, but I also had to put my own signature on it. No one could be Cliff Burton; Cliff Burton was the Jimi Hendrix of bass.

Jason Newsted

Radiohead: Bonnaroo 2006 Soundboard Surfaces

A legendary Radiohead performance has popped up on the interwebs: their headlining slot at the 2006 edition of the Bonnaroo Festival in Manchester, TN can be downloaded from radioheadbonnaroo.com:

This website will not need to exist for long, because as soon as I post these songs, they will spread across the internet and then I can take them down and give my server a rest. If you have reached here and the songs are no longer available for download, please accept my apologies, but rest assured it is out there somewhere.

Download Radiohead at Bonnaroo 2006 below, straight from the board, mastered by Paul Phipps.

Setlist:

1. Intro
2. There There
3. 2+2=5
4. 15 Step
5. Arpeggi (Weird Fishes)
6. Exit Music (For A Film)
7. Kid A
8. Dollars & Cents
9. Videotape
10. No Surprises
11. Paranoid Android
12. The Gloaming
13. The National Anthem
14. Climbing Up The Walls
15. Nude
16. Street Spirit (Fade Out)
17. The Bends
18. Myxomatosis
19. How To Disappear Completely And Never Be Found
20. You And Whose Army
21. Pyramid Song
22. Like Spinning Plates
23. Fake Plastic Trees
24. Bodycount
25. Lucky
26. Idioteque
27. Karma Police
28. House of Cards
29. Everything In It's Right Place

» radioheadbonnaroo.com

(thru Hidden Track)

Zappatika: "Peaches en Regalia" live video, Festival Moo-ah in the UK

Watch Zappatika perform Peaches en Regalia @ Q-Bus, Leiden, The Netherlands - 2012/12/14. The band played a full set of Frank Zappa covers that night: Chunga's Revenge, I'm The Slime, Stinkfoot, Santana Variations, Cozmik Debris,We Are Not Alone, Wino Man, Zoot Allures, Broken Hearts are for Assholes, Peaches en Regalia, Whippin' Post, City of Tiny Lites & Black Napkins.

They will playing at the Zappa freaks Festival Moo-ah in March.

• 08/03 Festival Moo-ah, Corby, UK

» Zappatika on Facebook

John Cale: Los Angeles 2012/12/11 setlist

live @ the El Rey Theater, Los Angeles, USA

John Cale performed at the El Rey Theater, Los Angeles, USA - December 11, 2012.

The band:
John Cale: vocals, guitar, keyboards
Dustin Boyer: lead guitar
Alex Thomas: drums
Joey Maramba: bass

Setlist:

1. Drone Intro
2. Hedda Gabler
3. Captain Hook
4. The Hanging
5. Model Beirut Recital
6. Perfection
7. December Rains
8. Cry
9. Guts
10. I Wanna Talk 2 U
11. Whaddya Mean By That
12. You Know More Than I Know
13. Helen Of Troy
14. Paris 1919
15. Nookie Wood
16. E: Gun > Pablo Picasso > Mary Lou

» John Cale setlists

(Thanks: Nate)

Marc Ribot Trio: "Fat Man Blues" live

Watch the Marc Ribot Trio perform Fat Man Blues at the Festival D'Jazz de Nevers - 2011/11/08. Marc Ribot: guitar; Henry Grimes: bass; Chad Taylor: drums. Th studio version can be found on Ribot's 2010 album Silent Movies.

» marcribot.com

(thru John Dowd)

New Rotterdam Jazz Orchestra & Anton Goudsmit: "Boom-Petit" and "Waterboarding" on Dutch TV

The New Rotterdam Jazz Orchestra with special guest guitarist Anton Goudsmit performed two songs, Boom-Petit and Waterboarding, on Dutch TV show Vrije Geluiden - 2012/12/16.

They are in the midst of a tour in The Netherlands right now.

Live dates:

• 12/27 De Avenue, Breda (Stranger than Paranoia Festival)
• 12/29 Qbus, Leiden
• 01/04 Paradox, Tilburg
• 01/05 Paard, Den Haag
• 01/06 Porgy & Bess, Terneuzen
• 01/11 Bimhuis, Amsterdam

» antongoudsmit.nl
» rotterdamjazzorchestra.nl

Living Colour: "Vivid" 25th Anniversary Tour

photo: Henry Ruggeri

Groundbreaking rock band Living Colour celebrates the 25th anniversary of their debut album Vivid with an European tour. More dates to be announced.

Live dates:

• 03/11 Melkweg, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
• 03/13 New Morning,Paris, France
• 03/15 Z7, Pratteln, Switzerland
• 03/17 Komma, Innsbruck, Austria
• 03/20 Huxleys Neue Welt - Berlin, Germany

» livingcolour.com

Elliot Knapp: Cheap Seats at the Cartesian Theater

Seattle based multi-instrumentalist Elliot Knapp built a left-field progressive avant-folk album and called it Cheap Seats at the Cartesian Theater. He played most of the instruments, with a little outside help form friends on acoustic guitar, piano and percussion. It is a concept album about human mind, but don't take it too seriously. The protagonist appears be trapped in a room controlled by "the machine", but the story itself is full of rough drafts and dead ends.

Knapp's wavering vocals are like Kevin Coyne's and the mellower moments of Captain Beefheart. He is not a par with them, however. The album is grab bag of unifinished musical ideas and "kill your darlings" should have been applied to about half of it.

Cheap Seats at the Cartesian Theater is a self-released album. Buy it from his website.

Tracks:

1. An Unsettling Preposition
2. Together on a Train
3. The Knack
4. Turn South
5. Chrysalis (In Three Verses)
6. Adjacent to Not-Really-Anyhow Time
7. I Digress
8. Expedient Means to a Narrows
9. One Tea
10. A Nice Place
11. Homunculus Pierces the Shroud
12. Oh! She's A Woman
13. A Sobering Realization
14. Homunculus Confers with the Projectionist
15. Cheap Seats at the Cartesian Theater
16. Remember/Forget
17. Locked-in
18. Instant Gratification
19. Follow Me Down
20. For Complexity's Sake
21. A House is Not of Loam
22. In Your Dreams

» elliotknapp.com

Dead Confederate: Peyote People

photo: Marc Mauldin

Athens, GA rockers Dead Confederate have been lying low for quite some time, but a bunch of new material was released today. Peyote People is seven-song EP of all new material, recorded with an extended lineup of friends.

Dead Confederate:
Hardy Morris: vocals, guitar
Brantley Senn: bass
Walker Howle: guitar
John Watkins: keyboards
Jason Scarboro: drums

Peyote People is released via Spiderbomb Records / Redeye Distribution. Buy it from the band's website. The download link includes two versions: MP3 and FLAC.

Tracks:

1. Slave To Slavery
2. We Married Money
3. First Fires
4. Godfather
5. Second Split
6. Getaway
7. Golden Gifts

Their third studio album, In The Marrow, is penciled in for a April 2013 release.

Live dates:

• 12/27 - Birmingham, AL
• 12/28 - Atlanta, GA (performing Wrecking Ball)
• 12/29 - Atlanta, GA (performing Peyote People)

» deadconfederate.com

HCTF review of Sugar.

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: We No Who U R

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds have put up a lyrics video for We No Who U R, a track from the forthcoming album Push The Sky Away, out on February 19th.

» nickcave.com

Cody: Fractures

Danish septet Cody is an alt.country band whose dark romantic songs finally get the rich sonic treatment they were aiming for on their new album Fractures. Founded by singer Kaspar Kaae in 2004, the band evolved into an underground favorite - the multi-layered compositions already coming into their own when they opened for bands like the Band of Horses and Tindersticks. By including keys, brass and woodwinds the complex melodies and time signatures have gained depth and urgency.

Fractures is an album to be absorbed without outside interference. It's gentle and unobtrusive, but irresistible. Close the curtains, disconnect the phone, and prepare for a musical trip that will you will remember for years to come.

Fractures is released thru NMS/N.E.W.S. Release date: February 1st.

Tracks:

1. Disharmony
2. Grey Birds
3. Mirror
4. Caroline
5. August
6. Fractured
7. Close The Door
8. Cellar
9. Rocky Mountains
10. Fortælling
11. The Ghost Of Today
12. Go Home

Live dates (supporting Saybia):

• 01/08 Paradiso, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
• 01/09 Paradiso, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

» codyfromdenmark.com

Words about music (226): George Duke

Well, since I produce and pay for my own albums, it is the ultimate freedom.

George Duke

Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Experience: on tour in Canada

Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Experience will be on tour in Canada in January and February. Yup, it is a tribute band, but with a second generation Led Zep member on drums it is kinda legit.

• 01/30 Centennial Hall - London, ON
• 01/31 Massey Hall - Toronto, ON
• 02/01 Centre In The Square - Kitchener, ON
• 02/02 Arcada Theatre - St. Charles, IL
• 02/06 MTS Centre - Winnipeg, MB
• 02/07 Casino Regina - Regina, SK
• 02/08 River Cree Resort & Casino - Edmonton, AB
• 02/11 Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium - Calgary, AB
• 02/13 Commodore Ballroom - Vancouver, BC
• 02/14 Snoqulamie Casino Ballroom - Snoqualmie, WA

» jblze.com

Thot: The Beginner

Experimental noise rockers Thot offer their track The Beginner as a free download. Previously only available as an hidden track on the "Burn Edition" of their Obscured by the Wind. They are currently working on new material and have launched a blog, The City that Disappears, as a visual diary for the recording sessions.

» thotweb.net

North Mississippi Allstars: tour dates

The North Mississippi Allstars will hit the road for a three-week tour in January and February. Lightnin' Malcolm will play bass on this tour, subbing for Chris Chew, who is recovering after being hospitalized for a serious medical condition earlier this Summer.

Live dates:

• 01/30 Brewsky's Hattiesburg, MS
• 01/31 Varsity Theatre Baton Rouge, LA
• 02/01 Last Concert Cafe Houston, TX
• 02/02 The Parish Austin, TX
• 02/05 Rhythm Room Phoenix, AZ
• 02/06 Belly Up Tavern Solana Beach, CA
• 02/07 The Grammy Museum Los Angeles, CA
• 02/08 The Independent San Francisco, CA
• 02/09 The Independent San Francisco, CA
• 02/11/13 Mon WOW Hall Eugene, OR
• 02/12 Doug Fir Portland, OR
• 02/13 Tractor Tavern Seattle, WA
• 02/14 Knitting Factory Concert House Spokane, WA
• 02/15 UC Ballroom Missoula, MT
• 02/16 The Filling Station Bozeman, MT
• 02/19 Bourbon Theatre Lincoln, NE
• 02/20 The Waiting Room Lounge Omaha, NE
• 02/21 Knuckleheads Saloon Kansas City, MO
• 02/22 Cain's Ballroom Tulsa, OK
• 02/23 Revolution Music Room Little Rock, AR

» nmallstars.com

Jesse and Noah: Driven Back

Jesse and Noah Bellamy are a brother duo. The are the fourth generation trying to make a living through music. To avoid confusion with The Bellamy Brothers, the band fronted their dad and uncle, they operate as Jesse and Noah. They built up a sizeable following in Texas and got quite popular in Europe through extensive touring, even picking up a gold record in Denmark.

With a mix of blues, country and Americana their new album Driven Back has traditional and roots rock written all over it. Recorded at their home studio the sound intimate and totally at ease. This is as close a house concert by Jesse and Noah would be.

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

Tracks:

1. Weather Man
2. True Love Doesn't Beg
3. Lilly Vereen
4. Driven Back
5. You Could Have Had It All
6. Traveler's Prayer
7. Bend in the Road
8. The Homer Bellamy Centennial Blue Yodel
9. Florida Water
10. Guilty of Myself

Live date:

• 01/02 The Billy Block Show @ Mercy Lounge, Nashville, TN

» jesseandnoah.com

Moke: tour dates

Dutch rock band Moke hit the club circuit again promoting their third studio album Collider.

Live dates:

• 02/07 LVC, Leiden
• 02/16 Xinix, Nieuwendijk
• 02/21 Rotown, Rotterdam
• 02/23 Manifesto, Hoorn
• 03/01 Gebouw T, Bergen op Zoom
• 03/02 Peppel, Zeist
• 03/15 Gigant, Apeldoorn
• 03/16 Apollo, Emmen
• 03/21 Patronaat, Haarlem
• 03/22 P60, Amstelveen
• 04/20 Iduna, Drachten
• 04/26 Atak, Enschede

Video: Moke – Burning The Ground

» mokemusic.com

Wooden Constructions: tour dates

photo: Luiza Ongelofelijk

Amsterdam based quirky post-punk art rock band Wooden Constructions have announced their final shows for 2012, promoting their People Now People album.

Live dates:

• 12/19 OT301, Amsterdam (w/ Led Er Est)
• 12/29 Mezz, Breda (w/ Rats on Rafts, Pien Feith, and Mauro Pawlowski)

» woodenconstructions.com

HCTF review of People Now People.

Cover Me: I Am The Walrus

Watch The Flaming Lips tackle The Beatles' classic I Am The Walrus. Recorded at the Pink Floor Studio in Oklahoma City.

» flaminglips.com

(Thanks: Terry)

Sauna Youth: "False Jesii Pt.II" b/w "Oh Joel"

London based garage punk quartet Sauna Youth celebrate the art of the 7" single with the double whammy False Jesii Pt.II b/w Oh Joel, mixing the fun of The Ramones with the deceptively innocent vocals of bands like Belly and The Rosehips, Lo-fi pop that's the perfect antidote for overproduced autotune crap.

False Jesii Pt.II b/w Oh Joel is released on Static Shock Records. Limited to 500 copies. 100 copies available on white vinyl. Release date: January 21st.

• 12/19 London @ Upstairs at The Garage (w/ Vision Fortune, Human Hair, Edible Arangements)

» Sauna Youth on Facebook

Gareth Evans: Learn to Play Guitar

A rather good book about mastering the six string: Learn to Play Guitar by Gareth Evans discusses all the basics and is aimed at beginners and intermediate players. The author pays attention to detail, describing the lay-out of the instrument, the various methods of musical notation, basic chords, tuning and replacing the strings (a must before you hit the big time and have a pet guitar tech taking care of that).

It is a good mix of musical theory and hands-on training examples to get you started. The audio samples can be downloaded for free and come in two versions, with and without the guitar, enabling the student to play over the backing track. Of special interest are the stretching exercises. RSI is a bitch and by following the instructions the dreaded carpal tunnel syndrome can be avoided.

The book is published by Intuition Publications as a large scale paperback and can be bought from various retailers trough the author's website. The eBook version is only £1.49.

» guitar-book.com
» intuition-ebook.net

Words about music (286): Scotty Moore

We would just go in and Sam would suggest some songs or Elvis did maybe something he knew. Nothing was pre-determined. We just tried different things and probably found one that everyone felt comfortable with and had a good groove, and that would be it. It's ironic though that the very first things we put down, Sam recorded them and he kept them. And the only thing I can figure is after we did "That's Alright Mama" and "Blue Moon of Kentucky", he felt like we did have a direction, so we would go through these different tunes. He may have recorded some of them and played them back and we said, "No, that ain't happening". Then he would erase the tape. He never kept any of that. I guess because tape cost so much. So those very early things, when we were just experimenting around, he never kept. I bet he wished he had.

Scotty Moore

John Cale: San Francisco 2012/12/09 setlist

photo: Shawn Brackbill

John Cale performed at the Regency Ballroom, San Francisco, USA - December 9, 2012.

The band:
John Cale: vocals, guitar, keyboards
Dustin Boyer: lead guitar
Alex Thomas: drums
Joey Maramba: bass

Setlist (unconfirmed running order):

• Bluetooth Swings
• Captain Hook
• Hedda Gabler
• I Wanna Talk 2 U
• Cry
• Scotland Yard
• Perfection
• December Rains
• Model Beirut Recital
• Guts
• You Know More Than I Know
• Helen Of Troy
• Whaddya Mean By That
• Face To The Sky
• Satellite Walk
• The Hanging
• Nookie Wood
• E: Dirty Ass Rock 'n' Roll

» John Cale setlists

(Thanks: Carol Giammona Schulz)

New Rotterdam Jazz Orchestra & Anton Goudsmit: tour dates

The New Rotterdam Jazz Orchestra have announced a tour with guitar player extraordinaire Anton Goudsmit. They will be featured on Dutch TV left field music program Vrije Geluiden this Sunday (December 16) at 10:30AM.

Live dates:

• 12/21 De Doelen, Rotterdam
• 12/27 De Avenue, Breda (Stranger than Paranoia Festival)
• 12/29 Qbus, Leiden
• 01/04 Paradox, Tilburg
• 01/05 Paard, Den Haag
• 01/06 Porgy & Bess, Terneuzen
• 01/11 Bimhuis, Amsterdam

» antongoudsmit.nl
» rotterdamjazzorchestra.nl

Neil Young & Crazy Horse: Amsterdam added to European tour

Neil Young & Crazy Horse have added a show in The Netherlands to their first European tour since 2001. They perform in Amsterdam on June 5th. tickets go on sale on December 19th at 10.00AM.

Live dates:

• 06/02 Berlin, Germany @ Waldbühne
• 06/03 Hamburg, Germany @ O2 World
• 06/03 Paris, France @ Palais Omnisports Bercy
• 06/05 Amsterdam, The Netherlands @ Ziggo Dome
• 06/10 Newcastle, UK @ Metro Radio Arena
• 06/11 Birmingham, UK @ LG Arena
• 06/13 Glasgow, UK @ SECC
• 06/15 Dublin, Ireland @ RDS Arena
• 06/17 London, UK @ O2 Arena
• 07/09 Koln, Germany @ Lanxess Arena
• 07/18-20 Bretagne, France @ Festival “Vieilles Charrues”
• 07/22 Stuttgart, Germany @ Schleyerhalle

UK tickets on sale from 9am on Friday 14th December, Ireland on Tuesday 18th December.

» neilyoung.com

(Thanks: Triple-B)

Under A Banner: The Ragged Rhythm of Rain

Adam J Broadhurst & Jonathan Millington are Under A Banner, a Wolverhampton based duo with a penchant for melodic acoustic rock that packs a punch. On their debut album The Ragged Rhythm of Rain they sing about football (This Is England Now), retired soldiers (Some Stories) and of course the English countryside (Sunburst and Back to the Sea.

Good old-fashioned story-telling never goes out of style. With their modern folk rock they should be able to make some waves in the club circuit. They are both multi-instrumentalists, which enables them to create a layered and rich sound at a shoestring budget.

The Ragged Rhythm of Rain is a self-released album. Buy it from the band's website.

Tracks:

1. Steam
2. When We Used to Dance
3. Inseparable
4. Some Stories
5. The Scream
6. Summer Skies
7. First Light
8. This Is England Now
9. Highclear
10. Sunburst
11. Back to the Sea

Live date:

• 12/14 Wolverhampton @ The Newhampton Arts Centre

» underabanner.co.uk

STS9: new album in February, tour dates

Electro jammers STS9 will drop their new studio album in February. They will be on the road in the USA promoting the release. The first single of the new album will be released in January.

Live dates:

• 02/21 Crystal Ballroom, Portland, OR
• 02/22 Showbox (SoDo), Seattle, WA
• 02/23 McDonald Theatre, Eugene, OR
• 02/24 Eureka Theater, CA
• 02/27 Senator Theater, Chico, CA
• 02/28 Montbleu Resort, Stateline, NV
• 03/01 Fox Theatre, Oakland, CA
• 03/02 Tha Palladium, Los Angeles, CA
• 03/07 Cain’s Ballroom, Tulsa, OK
• 03/08 House of Blues, Dallas, TX
• 03/09 BUKU Festival, New Orleans, LA
• 03/12 Liberty Hall, Lawrence, KS
• 03/13 Liberty Hall, Lawrence, KS
• 03/14 The Pageant, St/ Louis, MO
• 03/15 Riverside Theater, Milwaukee, WI
• 03/16 Congress Theater, Chicago, IL
• 03/17 House of Blues, Chicago, IL
• 03/20 Music Farm, Charleston, SC
• 03/21 Georgia Theater, Athens, GA
• 03/22 Georgia Theater, Athens, GA
• 03/23 The Orange Peel, Asheville, NC
• 03/24 The Orange Peel, Asheville, NC

Tickets are available exclusively through the STS9 fan club as of now and go on sale for the general public on December 15th at 10am local times via sts9store.com.

» sts9.com

Phish: pay-per-view webcasts of New Year's Run @ Madison Square Garden, NYC

The four Phish shows at New York City's Madison Square Garden (December 28-31) are offered as pay-per-view webcasts:

For the first time, the webcasts are available on iOS platforms, so you can enjoy the shows on your iPad or iPhone!

At the end of December, Phish returns to Madison Square Garden in New York, New York for a four-show New Year's Run to close out 2012. In order to celebrate New Year's with everyone, the band will offer live webcasts at LivePhish.com of each of their four sold-out shows (including Phish's New Year's Eve three-set performance) at New York City's Madison Square Garden. LivePhish.com will broadcast a 10-camera, high definition shoot with high quality audio mixed live.

Fans can tune in on your large screen TVs via HDMI-equipped PCs or Macs, as well as on Android devices and for the first time, the webcasts are available on iOS platforms, so you can enjoy the shows on your iPad or iPhone.

If you've got alternate New Year's Eve plans, you can still purchase the LivePhish Webcasts. Within 72 hours of each concert, we'll post an archived video stream available only to fans who purchased the live webcast. When the archived stream is available, we will email you a code to watch the video (you will have 48 hours to redeem your code and watch the archived concert).

A four-night pass is available for pre-order now for $58.99. You may also purchase individual night webcasts ($14.99 for December 28th, 29th, 30th and $19.99 for New Year's Eve). In addition, CDs, MP3s and FLACs of each show will be available.

If you're unsure as to whether or not your Mac or PC is compatible with the live stream, we invite you to try out a test video at LivePhish.com. We're airing "Light" from the band's past Labor Day run in Commerce City, CO to test your video streaming capabilities.

» livephish.com

Queued Up: S/T EP

Portland, OR quartet Queued Up name The Who, Thin Lizzy and The Hives as sources of inspiration for their songs. With a nod to the legendary Marquee poster for The Who: maximum power pop.

And that's exactly what they provide during the four songs on their S/T EP. They throw in radio friendly hooks and riffs, all gift wrapped in a Sixties stereo mix. With two guitarists chasing each other around the block , it's up to the rhythm section to lay down a rock solid back beat. Sure, it's all been done before, but these guys are here to entertain - not to go down in history as musical innovators. Buy them a beer when you catch them live. They deserve it.

Queued Up:
Todd Summers: guitar left, vocals
Brendan Gill: bass, lead vocals
Brett Hinton: drums, vocals
Jack Saturn: guitar right, vocals

S/T EP is a self-released album. Download it for free from the band's website.

Tracks:

1. Wringin' Wet
2. Nine December
3. Coat Check
4. Misadventure

Live dates:

• 12/15 Slabtown, Portland, OR
• 01/12 Ash Street Saloon, Portland, OR
• 01/27 Slabtown, Portland, OR

» queuedup.net

Elika: "No One Gets Lost" video

Watch the new Elika video for No One Gets Lost, a track from their latest album No One Gets Lost. The video was directed by fellow NYC shoegaze musician Lg Galleon (Dead Leaf Echo).

» elikamusic.com

HCTF review of Always The Light.

SCI Fidelity Records: free 2012 sampler

A freebie from Colorado based indie label SCI Fidelity Records, including two new live songs by the label's founders, The String Cheese Incident:

2013 marks the 15th anniversary for independent music label SCI Fidelity Records. Gearing up for the year-long celebration, today the Colorado-based imprint offers up its 2012 SCI Fidelity Records Sampler, featuring 11 songs culled from studio releases and live show recordings by artists on the label’s roster. The Sampler is free – and available for download now at scifidelity.com, and for streaming on Soundcloud.

Limited-edition hard copy CDs of the Sampler wiil be distributed at select upcoming shows of those artists featured on the music collection.

Tracks:

1. The String Cheese Incident - Can't Wait Another Day
2. The Infamous Stringdusters - The Place That I Call Home
3. Keller Williams w/ The Travelin' McCourys - Something Else
4. Conspirator - Feed The Wolf (Live) >
5. Conspirator - Velvet Red (Live)
6. Lotus - Cannon In The Heavens (Feat. Lyrics Born)
7. The String Cheese Incident - Bollymunster (Live)
8. Kyle Hollingsworth - All Inside (Photon Halo Remix)
9. Honkytonk Homeslice - Texas Town
10. The Infamous Stringdusters - Rockets
11. Keller Williams w/ The Travelin' McCourys - Bumper Sticker

» scifidelity.com

Camera2: Just About Made It

Brooklyn pop band Camera2 are about sound and vision. Just About Made It is the title track of their forthcoming album, with a nine-year old starring in the video running through the streets of NYC. The band didn't bother to get a permit and trusted on the resourcefulness of director Josh Stoddard to pull it off.

Camera2 consists of four seasoned musicians. Andy Chase (Tahiti 80/Juliana Hatfield/Smashing Pumpkins), Michael Jurin (Stellastarr*), Aric Gillis (Teenage Kick), and Williams (Teddybears) bonded over a shared craving dark-themed slow electronic indie rock.

The band created videos for all the tracks of the album all starring the kid and shot in rural Pennsylvania, Martha's Vineyard, San Francisco, and NYC. The next one goes live on December 17th.

Camera2:
Andy Chase: vocals
Michael Jurin: guitar
Aric Gillis: bass
Mike Williams: drums

Just About Made It can be downloaded for free through soundcloud.com.

» camera2.com

Neil Young & Crazy Horse: more European dates

More Neil Young & Crazy Horse dates are coming in for their first European shows since 2001. German dates are confirmed.

Live dates:

• 06/02 Berlin, Germany @ Waldbühne
• 06/03 Hamburg, Germany @ O2 World
• 06/03 Paris, France @ TBAd
• 06/10 Newcastle, UK @ Metro Radio Arena
• 06/11 Birmingham, UK @ LG Arena
• 06/13 Glasgow, UK @ SECC
• 06/15 Dublin, Ireland @ RDS Arena
• 06/17 London, UK @ O2 Arena
• 07/09 Koln, Germany @ Lanxess Arena
• 07/18-20 Bretagne, France @ Festival “Vieilles Charrues”
• 07/22 Stuttgart, Germany @ Schleyerhalle

UK tickets on sale from 9am on Friday 14th December, Ireland on Tuesday 18th December.

» neilyoung.com

(Thru Neil Young News - thanks: Triple-B)

John Cale: stream the 2012/12/05 in-studio performance @ KEXP radio, Seattle

photo: Renata Steiner

The December 5th in-studio performance by John Cale on The Afternoon Show @ KEXP radio, Seattle, USA can be streamed through the station's website. Radio presenter: Stevie Zoom.

The band:
John Cale: vocals, guitar, keyboards
Dustin Boyer: lead guitar
Alex Thomas: drums
Joey Maramba: bass

Setlist:

1. You Know More Than I Know
2. December Rains
3. Interview
4. I Wanna Talk 2 U
5. Guts

» John Cale setlists

Deep Purple: new studio album on April 26th, 2013

The as-yet untitled new studio album by Deep Purple will be released on April 26tj, 2013. Their record Edel/earMUSIC has launched a countdown site. It's their first album with new material since the release of Rapture of the Deep in 2005.

» deeppurple2013.com

Neil Young & Crazy Horse: on tour in the UK and Ireland

The long wait is over. Neil Young & Crazy Horse have announced their first European shows since 2001. Dates in the UK and Ireland are confirmed.

Live dates:

• 06/10 Newcastle, UK @ Metro Radio Arena
• 06/11 Birmingham, UK @ LG Arena
• 06/13 Glasgow, UK @ SECC
• 06/15 Dublin, Ireland @ RDS Arena
• 06/17 London, UK @ O2 Arena

UK tickets on sale from 9am on Friday 14th December, Ireland on Tuesday 18th December.

» neilyoung.com

(Thru Neil Young News)

Jimi Hendrix: The Ultimate Lyric Book

People tend to forget that Jimi Hendrix was a great lyricist, a poet in his own right besides being the greatest guitar player to walk the face of the earth. His sister Janie L. Hendrix, president and CEO of Experience Hendrix LLC, compiled Jimi Hendrix: The Ultimate Lyric Book, a lavishly illustrated coffee table book the size of a vinyl box set. It contains the words (in alphabetical order) to all the songs of his studio albums and the best known posthumous tracks:, including unpublished ones: 27 rough sketches for songs that would never see the light of day.

Most of the songs are illustrated by reproductions of the original handwritten lyrics. Jimi did most of his writing on hotel stationary as he traversed the globe to perform his songs before audiences who had never experienced something like his sonic explorations and poetic imagery.

With this book his words come alive: the tender love songs, the macho bravado, the war in Vietnam, and the prospects of space travel that were so dear to him. Jimi Hendrix: The Ultimate Lyric Book is a work of love that is a must for all serious fans of the legendary guitarist, a meticulously assembled collection of his songs and more. This is as close as you're gonna get in appreciating the words of an artist whose legacy and influence continues to inspire legions of fans and fellow musicians.

Oh say can you see it's really such a mess,
every inch of earth is a fighting nest.
Giant pencil and lipstick-tube shaped things
continue to rain and cause screamin' pain.
And the arctic stains from silver blue to bloody red,
as our feet find the sand and the sea
is straight ahead,
straight up ahead

Jimi Hendix - 1983... (A Merman I Should Turn to Be)

Jimi Hendrix: The Ultimate Lyric Book is published by Backbeat Books, an imprint of Hal Leonard. 294 pages. Hardback cover.

» jimihendrixlyricbook.com
» jimihendrix.com

Cobalt & the Hired Guns: Everybody Wins!

So what is exactly wrong with power pop? Not a lot actually, but it's a sub-genre that has been explored so fully that's hard to come up with something new or even memorable.

Chicago trio Cobalt & the Hired Guns try really with their latest album Everybody Wins!. There is a bit of They Might Giants in the arrangements and the joy of The Fratellis, channeling their guitar sound. But the overall feel is one of disappointment: they are a bunch of nice guys for sure, but they lack an edge to make it stick. They have assembled the bricks and tools and what-not to build something sturdy, but the result is a tree house for to minors playing under the supervision of responsible parents. Cute, lovable and harmless.

Cobalt & the Hired Guns:
Jesse Alexander: drums, vocals, guitar
Tomlinson Fort: guitar, vocals, harmonica
Mike Roth: bass, guitar, vocals

Everybody Wins! is a self-released album. Buy it from the band's website.

Tracks:

1. Like You Like Me Like Me
2. Leaving
3. You Left Your Sweater...
4. Slow Down
5. Of Summer
6. Ghost of the Road
7. Blue and White
8. Lazarus
9. Tailgunner of the Flying Fortress
10. Last August
11. (Prelude)
12. The Argument
13. Oregon, I Know

» cobaltandthehiredguns

Kingsley Flood: new album "Battles" 02/05

Boston's finest Americana rockers Kingsley Flood will release their new full-length Battles on February 5. They will celebrate the new album with three CD release shows.

Live dates:

• 01/05 Mercury Lounge, New York, NY (w/ Will Dailey) #
• 01/12 The Black Cat, Washington, DC (w/ Ugly Purple Sweater) #
• 01/31 Thirsty Moose Taphouse,Portsmouth, NH (w/ Eddie Japan)
• 02/02 Rhumb Line, Gloucester, MA
• 02/09 Brighton Music Hall, Boston, MA #
• 03/08 Bug Jar, Rochester, NY
• 03/09 DBGB, Buffalo, NY (w/ Son of the Sun)

# CD release party.

Fans who have supported the release through the band's successful Pledgemusic campaign wil get to hear the album on December 24.

» kingsleyflood.com

HCTF review of Colder Still.

John Cale: Portland 2012/12/04 setlist

John Cale performed at the Showbox at the Mission Theatre, Portland, USA - December 4, 2012.

The band:
John Cale: vocals, guitar, keyboards
Dustin Boyer: lead guitar
Alex Thomas: drums
Joey Maramba: bass

Setlist:

1. Hedda Gabler
2. Captain Hook
3. Bluetooth Swings
4. Hey Ray
5. Perfection
6. Guts
7. I Wanna Talk 2 U
8. Scotland Yard
9. Model Beirut Recital
10. December Rains
11. Cry
12. You Know Me More Than I Know
13. Helen of Troy
14. Face to the Sky
15. The Hanging
16. Nookie Wood
17. E: Dirty Ass Rock 'n' Roll

» John Cale setlists

(Thanks: Aral Sezen)

The Breeders: "Last Splash" reissue, on tour in the US and Europe

The 20th anniversary of the release of The Breeders' album Last Splash will be celebrated with a deluxe reissue. Also, the original line-up (Kim and Kelley Deal, Josephine Wiggs and Jim MacPherson) will perform the album in full at the All Tomorrow's Parties festival in Camber Sands, UK (June 21-23, 2013). More dates in Europe and the US will be announced.

In April 2013, 4AD will release LSXX. Contents and tracklisting not known yet.

» breedersdigest.net

Words about music (285): Neil Young

With Crazy Horse, it's all one big, growing, smoldering sound, and I'm part of it. It's like gliding, or some sort of natural surfing.

Neil Young