I was never a huge Vic Chesnutt fan, but it was more due to ignorance than active dislike. The Athens, Georgia, singer-songwriter released about an album a year and toured quite a bit, so he became one of those artists that was always around, someone I “always meant to check out.” Still, because I was […]
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Good Listening: Jackson Browne and David Lindley – Live at the Philadelphia Folk Festival
This is another repost, and I get more email about this particular show than any other show that I’ve shared here to date. Sourced from an in-house broadcast with soundboard audio, this performance from Jackson Browne and David Lindley is a wonderful listen. I’d like to once again share copies of the DVD of this […]
A Very Cleveland Christmas
In the ’80s, a Cleveland Christmas meant several things: Going downtown to Higbee’s to see Santa, watching Mr. Jingeling — the “keeper of the keys” — on TV and hitting the Twigbee Shop. The latter was a store-within-a-store which paired a helpful elf with young children, so they could shop for their parents’ presents by […]
Good Listening: Aimee Mann – Live at the Keswick Theatre – 12/13/08
As we continue to spread the holiday cheer here at ATV, here’s a repost of Aimee Mann’s great holiday broadcast from last year, which was broadcast by WXPN in Philly. The WXPN folks are always up to something cool, so surf on over and give ’em a listen! Sadly, there was no Aimee Mann Christmas […]
Cage Match: Xmas Edition Vol. 3 – Run DMC vs. The Waitresses
The big man is just around the corner, with his everpresent bag of toys and goodies, so we need to say goodbye for now, with our final Cage Match of 2009. We’ve got two more holiday classics for you this week! Perhaps you’d prefer to hear it on vinyl? Lots of covers of this one, […]
Video: A Very Perry Christmas
The only reason that this isn’t real, is because Steve Perry hasn’t thought of it. Yet. Thanks to Kurt for this one!
Video: Paul McCartney – Wonderful Christmas Time LIVE!
For the first time in 30 years, “Wonderful Christmas Time” found its way back into Paul McCartney’s setlist, because it’s that time of the year, right? As we mentioned in the Cage Match a couple of weeks ago, McCartney hinted in interviews prior to this winter tour that he might drag it out for the […]
Christmas in Bootleg City
Here’s an invite for all of you to join us over at Bootleg City for our annual holiday party, this year featuring festive entertainment from Bruce Springsteen and the Max Weinberg 7!
Bob Seger Lands Top Selling Catalog Album of the Decade
We’ve got some good news out of the Motor City with the word that our man Bob Seger has officially locked in the top selling catalog album of the decade on Billboard’s Decade End Catalog Albums Chart with his 1994 Greatest Hits release. Greatest Hits spent two years on the Billboard Top 200 before moving […]
This Weekend: Joshua Jesty & The Death Panels at The Winchester
On Saturday night at the Winchester, our pal Joshua Jesty will take the stage with a full band, nicknamed The Death Panels for this performance only. This will be your only chance to see the Death Panels prior to their planned breakup at the end of the night. Josh got in touch with us and […]