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The 27s Has Arrived

November 7, 2008

The 27s - The Greatest Myth of Rock & Roll Has Arrived The 27s is the grandest story of rock & roll, firmly ingrained in popular music and culture yet the saga somehow slipped through the cracks of time until today. If you're reading this you probably know that Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, and ...

Conspirator | 10.31.08 | New York

November 7, 2008

Words & Images by: Jesse Borrell Conspirator :: 10.31.08 :: Highline Ballroom :: New York, NY Conspirator :: 10.31 :: NYC New York City owned the electronica scene in the final days of October. Located on the Lower West Side, Highline Ballroom featured two related acts one night after another. ...

Extra Golden: "Obama" Stream

November 6, 2008

Extra Golden: “Obama" Stream Last year the half-Kenyan half-American outfit Extra Golden released Hera Ma Nono featuring the song “Obama." The track is praise and thanks for the then Chicago senator (with deep Kenyan roots) who helped the band gain visas to perform at a festival in Chicago. Now that Obama is the leader of our ...

Wakarusa to Move?

November 6, 2008

Wakarusa To Move Locations? Wakarusa 2008 by Andrew Wyatt According to an article on Pollstar.com, Jefferson County commissioners have denied plans to move the annual Wakarusa Music & Camping Festival from Clinton State Park in Lawrence, Kansas, to the nearby Circle S Ranch. There was a similar proposal last year that was also rejected, and the ...

A Few Honest Words with Ben Sollee

November 6, 2008

Check out “Few Honest Words Obama Remix" at myspace.com/bensollee. By: Nick D'amore Ben Sollee A debut album, touring as part of an offbeat supergroup and causing a minor firestorm by writing a rueful song to Kanye West: they're all part of Ben Sollee's eventful spring and summer 2008. The cellist/singer/songwriter is currently back on the road ...

Zappa Drummer Jimmy Carl Black Passes

November 6, 2008

Frank Zappa Drummer Jimmy Carl Black Passes Away Jimmy Carl Black Original Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention drummer Jimmy Carl Black (born James Inckanish Jr. in El Paso Texas) - the self-proclaimed “Indian of the group" - passed away on Saturday, November 1. Black suffered from lung cancer and was 70-years-old. On Black's website, ...

Widespread Panic | 10.31 and 11.01 | Nola

November 6, 2008

Words by: Frank Etheridge | Images by: Ian Rawn Widespread Panic :: 10.31.08 & 11.01.08 :: University of New Orleans Lakefront Arena :: New Orleans, LA JB - WSP :: 10.31 :: NOLA Epiphanies can be a bit distracting during a show. But, they're also a crucial element of the ...

Gov't Mule | 10.31.08 | Boston

November 6, 2008

By: Andrew Bruss Gov't Mule :: 10.31.08 :: Orpheum Theatre :: Boston, MA Gov't Mule :: 10.31 by Chris Rushin Gov't Mule plowed their way through a powerhouse Halloween show at Boston's Orpheum Theatre that served up familiar Mule tunes, and a set of impressive Pink Floyd covers. Following an ...

If Mos Def Were President

November 5, 2008

Umphrey's McGee/the New Deal | 10.31 | S.F.

November 5, 2008

Words by: Nick Boeka | Images by: Susan J. Weiand & Dave Vann Umphrey's McGee & The New Deal :: 10.31.08 :: The Warfield :: San Francisco, CA Umphrey's McGee :: 10.31 :: Backstage at Warfield :: By Vann When one of the biggest, most celebrated party nights of the ...