Today, we’re welcoming our good pal Rob Evanoff to the pages of ATV with a review of the recent Bridge School Benefit concerts in San Francisco! DAY 1 – At this time nearly two weeks ago, I was hurtling my German-engineered sports coupe at triple digit speeds over a 343-mile stretch up I-5 in an […]
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New R.E.M., Neil Young vinyl available this weekend at the WFMU Record Fair
We just got some exciting news from the folks at Warner Brothers announcing that they will have a booth at the annual WFMU Record Fair, happening this weekend in New York City. Music fans will have first crack at getting their hands on the new vinyl edition of R.E.M’s Live At the Olympia in Dublin/39 […]
An open letter to Bruce Springsteen
Dear Mr. Springsteen, I have to admit, it’s been a thrilling year for both you and me, and our good mutual friends in the E. Street Band. For me, I’ll end 2009 having seen three Bruce shows(including Bonnaroo!,) which is nothing for some of your really hardcore fans, but for this guy, three Bruce shows […]
The Monday Morning Mix – Scenes From A Flood – 10/5/09
Graphic by Rachael Novak Click here for details on how you can be a part of The Monday Morning Mix and win some cool stuff! We’ve got some great mixes in hand and on the way – where is yours? About Today’s Mix: I apologize for the lateness on today’s Monday Mix – those darn […]
Cleveland Bachelor’s Show of the Week: The National Buffalo Wing Festival
Greetings fellow avid Addicted to Vinyl followers, Raise your hand if you went to the Cracker show on Friday? Awesome, right? I haven’t been to a show that good in a long time. Killer set-list, though you already know that from reading Matt’s astute show review. At least partly because that show was so awesome, […]
Bill Champlin plans solo tour this fall!
“He’s known the world over as the soulful singer/keyboardist of the iconic jazz-pop band Chicago. His featured spots on the hits “Look Away” and “Hard Habit to Break” are among his mainstream highlights. But Bill Champlin’s defining work with the Sons of Champlin and as a songwriter put him on the musical map long before […]
From Me To You: A package from Smithereens frontman Pat DiNizio
They say that you always remember your first…. For me, one of the first bands that I met as a young impressionable youth, was The Smithereens. As a regular reader of ATV, you’ll know that I’ve certainly put a few posts up on the site in regards to my favorite bunch of New Jersey gents, […]
Setlist: Bad Company/Doobie Brothers – Detroit, MI – 7/1/09
– Photo Credit – @badcompany.com Cool friends are the ones that have their wedding reception at a concert featuring Bad Company and the Doobie Brothers. Since I hadn’t ever seen either band, this concert would have been a must-attend, even if I wasn’t on the guest list. I grabbed my pal Chris Akin, and we […]
Raindrops keep fallin’ on my head…
“Rain,” “No Rain,” “After The Rain,”…..there have been many songs about the rain, but in this story we won’t hear any of them. In fact, we won’t hear many songs at all. The story begins with a trip home to my old stomping ground of Joliet, IL seems like the perfect way to unplug, recharge, […]
San Francisco benefit concert announced for Crawdaddy! founder Paul Williams featuring John Easdale, Jello Biafra, and others
Crawdaddy! founder Paul Williams has been in failing health since an unfortunate accident in 1995, and his family needs financial support to help with the cost of his full-time medical care. Several of Paul’s musical pals are stepping forward to lend their voices and songs to the cause with a special benefit show on Sunday, […]