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USA Today (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum is celebrating the brief, electrifying career of Janis Joplin with a week of events ...
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum is celebrating the brief, electrifying career of Janis Joplin with a week of events building up to a tribute concert.
Marginal Revolution (Free subscription) | 10/20/2009
"Ar" wants to know who they are. When I was young I studied guitar for seven years (multiple styles), so it's an area I've long had an interest in. I was never very good but I learned a lot about...
Pirate Cat Radio 87.9fm (Free subscription) | 09/27/2009
http://www.strictlybluegrass.com/ Hardly Strictly Bluegrass @ Speedway Meadow in Golden Gate Park. Fri Oct 2 (10:30am - Noon & 2pm - 7pm) Star Stage 10:30am The Fireants 11:30am MC Hammer Banjo Stage 2:00pm Poor Man’s Whiskey 3:00pm Tom Morello: The Nightwatchman 4:15pm John Prine 5:45pm Lyle Lovett & His Large Band Fri Oct 3 (11:00am - 8pm) Banjo Stage 11:10am Laurie Lewis & The...
Providence Journal (Free subscription) | 09/06/2009
By News staff By RICK MASSIMO Journal Pop Music Writer CHARLESTOWN, R.I. -- As a beautiful day turned to a cool night in Ninigret Park, the first full day of the 12th annual Rhythm and Roots festival saw Texas swing legends Asleep at the Wheel continue to uphold the fusion of country music, jazz and swing as they've done for nearly 40 years, with guest appearances from former band members and Rhode...
Popdose (Free subscription) | 08/28/2009
To quote Richard M. Nixon (it seems appropriate for the era), “let me make one thing perfectly clear” — There is no Jefferson Airplane without singer Marty Balin, anymore than there’s a Beach Boys without Dennis and Carl Wilson. It’s not that any of them were the the whole show, but they were all [...]
The Bluegrass Ireland Blog (Free subscription) | 08/25/2009
Bernie O'Mahony, Ruth Dillon The Molly Hicks launch their eagerly awaited debut CD, as they kick off this year’s Guinness International Bluegrass Festival on Thursday 27 August, 7.00 p.m. at Azzuro @ The Ship, Dunmore East, Co. Waterford. The Molly Hicks are an original and contemporary bluegrass unit based in Galway, featuring Ruth Dillon (vocals, guitar), Bernie O’Mahony (vocals, guitar),...
The Modern Historian (Free subscription) | 08/13/2009
In the early 1960s, the singer Marty Buchwald signed to Challenge Records, which promoted him as a teen idol under the name of Marty Balin. Having failed to achieve any commercial success, Balin started to work for his father but maintained an interest in music, joining a folk music quartet called The Town Criers. In early 1965, he decided to form a folk-rock group and started auditioning musicians....
the central shaft (Free subscription) | 08/12/2009
By far Crosby's best solo outing complete with star studded hippie masters; DAVID CROSBY -- Laura Allen -- Jack Casady -- Ethan Crosby -- David Frieberg -- Jerry Garcia -- Mickey Hart -- Paul Kantner -- Jorma Kaukonen -- Bill Kreutzmann -- Phil Lesh -- Joni Mitchell -- Graham Nash -- Gregg Rolie -- Michael Shrieve -- Grace Slick -- Neil Young -- F ollowing CSN&Y’s breakup, David Crosby released...
The Guardian Music blog (Free subscription) | 08/07/2009
Last week was all about painful failure. This week, we're after songs that are taking time off from real life Who would have thought that a list of crushing failures, wounding disappointments and heartbreaking loss could have provided such rich entertainment? One of the best things about doing readers recommend – and I know everyone who's been at the helm feels the same – is the sheer...
The Independent (Free subscription) | 07/31/2009
Deep in the Los Angeles suburb of Silverlake, the long-dormant seeds of shoegazer drone-rock pioneers like Spacemen 3 and My Bloody Valentine are finally bearing fruit through bands including Silversun Pickups and now Darker My Love, whose second album becomes the band's first UK release.
Hidden Track (Free subscription) | 07/30/2009
Click here to view the embedded video. Jorma Kaukonen & Jack Casady - Hesitation Blues
Live Music Blog (Free subscription) | 07/09/2009
Speaking of Dr. Dog and Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, I forgot to post the lineup on this when it got posted. I didn’t make it out for this at all last year, but you can believe I’ll be in Golden Gate Park for most of that weekend. You really can’t beat a free music [...] Related posts: Tour Dates: Dr. Dog Hit Camp Bisco, Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, Etc. 2007 Telluride Bluegrass Festival...
Stephen's Untold Stories (Free subscription) | 06/20/2009
The historic Georgia Theater in Athens was heavily damaged today by a fire. Firefighters were called at about 7 a.m. to the theater, located at the corner of North Lumpkin and West Clayton streets, when a man walking home through downtown smelled something burning and found smoke billowing from the theater doors. Within an hour, the roof [...]
Rock and Roll Daily (Free subscription) | 06/05/2009
At a recent Moonalice gig, guitarist and arranger G.E. Smith decided to keep the band on its toes: Out of the blue, he told everyone to start playing Emmylou Harris’ “Crescent City,” which wasn’t on the set list. The bass player, Chubby Wombat Moonalice, was momentarily thrown for a loop. “For the first verse I [...]
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