Thanks to a recent television broadcast overseas, you can enjoy 80 minutes worth of Jackson Browne from a show in July, backed by Dawes and Jonathan Wilson. The condensed broadcast collects a hefty portion of Browne’s set, which he capped off by performing a total of five Warren Zevon songs, two of which are included […]
Unboxing the new Pearl Jam ‘Twenty’ soundtrack
Yeah, I’d love to tell you that this is me, holding a copy of Pearl Jam’s new ‘Twenty’ soundtrack/rarities collection but alas, I’m here with you, waiting not so patiently for my copy. Adam Tutty of Easy Street Records in Seattle, which has long been the official Pearl Jam base for record shopping, pulls a […]
Stream the new Wilco album today only!
So….do you want to take your Saturday to the next level? The fine folks at Camp Wilco are streaming their new album today for 24 hours. While ‘Wilco (The Album)’ didn’t completely knock my socks off, it’s grown on me since it was released. Listening to the new album, I’m liking and actually, really enjoying […]
Suburban Metal Dad no. 82, “Booger”
Suburban Metal Dad, an original webcomic by D.X. Ferris, served fresh every Monday and Friday. Now featuring Sort-Of Soundtrack — an optional, random, name-brand metal jam you can open in a new window! Check out today’s strip after the jump…
New from Ben Folds Five, ‘House’
It feels so good to type the words “new Ben Folds Five.” For those of you living under that proverbial rock, Folds has an awesome rarities collection coming out that for some reason, we have to wait patiently until October to hear. We’re not so good with the whole waiting thing. Three newly completed Ben […]
Great deal on Tedeschi-Trucks Band tickets for Cleveland
The marital pairing of Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks produced one of my favorite albums of this year and they’re currently out on the road promoting that ‘Revelator’ album on a tour that will bring them to the Nautica Pavilion here in Cleveland on September 3rd. If you’ve held off on making plans to go […]
Alice in Chains take a ‘Right Turn’
Could it be that my recent discussion of the great ‘Sap’ EP by Alice in Chains inspired them to pull out a super-rarity for their return to the concert stage? According to The Pulse Of Radio, ALICE IN CHAINS ended a nearly 10-month break from the stage on August 13 with a sold-out, semi-acoustic show […]
Journey to Steve Perry: Let’s hang out, bro.
I had to laugh when I saw this: Steve Perry is welcome back on stage with Journey any time, guitarist Neal Schon said in a recent interview. In fact, current lead singer and Perry soundalike Arnel Pineda would be “overjoyed” if Perry were to show up for one of the band’s tour stops. I was […]
Free MP3 from David Lowery + Cracker/Camper Van Beethoven Full Album Performances
Cracker and Camper Van Beethoven have announced the 7th annual Campout Music Festival happening September 15th-17th in Pioneertown, California. As if you needed any added incentive to make the trip, they’ll both be highlighting key moments from their catalog, with CVB performing ‘Key Lime Pie’ in its entirety while Cracker will revisit the whole ‘Kerosene […]
Suburban Metal Dad no. 81, “At the Pool, Part 3”
Suburban Metal Dad, an original webcomic by D.X. Ferris, served fresh every Monday and Friday. Now featuring Sort-Of Soundtrack — an optional, random, name-brand metal jam you can open in a new window! Check out today’s strip after the jump…