The Dead is scheduled to perform three shows in three different NYC venues on Monday.
The first show is an acoustic set by Phil Lesh, Bob Weir and Warren Haynes at Angel Orensanz (Showtime-5pm), the second show is a full-band electric set that includes Bill Kreutzmann & Mickey Hart at The Gramercy Theatre (Showtime-8pm) and the final show is being held at Roseland (Showtime-11pm).
MP3: Mash2Mix – Shut Up Your Delight (Ting Tings – Sugar Hill Gang – Chic Remix)
MP3: Wax Audio – Sad But Superstitious (Metallica – Stevie Wonder Remix)
MP3: DJ Clive$ter – Funky Touch (Bella Love vs. Soulwax Remix)
I caught Liela Moss and The Duke Spiritand The Duke Spirit open up for the Silversun Pickups last week at SXSW. I’d never heard of or paid attention to them in the past. I was thoroughly impressed with their short set. Liela’s swagger and charisma was reminiscent of Alison Mosshart from The Kills. She’s the sexiest woman I’ve ever seen playing the tambourine.
While I was buying some music mags this morning from Book Soup the clerk was rockin’ out to some familiar tunes. I asked her who she was listening to, she said “The Duke Spirit.” Sign from God? I doubt it, but it reminded me to post about the British rockers.
I prefer 2005’s Cuts Across the Land, though their current album Neptune has some solid tracks.
MP3: The Duke Spirit – You Really Wake Up the Love In Me
Download:
The Duke Spirit – Neptune (iTunes)
The Duke Spirit – Cuts Across the Land (iTunes)
Sam Beam
November 29th, 2007
KCRW – Morning Become Eclectic
Peace Beneath The City
Sodom South Georgia
Boy With A Coin
Resurrection Fern
Woman King
Trapeze Swinger
He Lays In The Reins (Calexico Cover)
Wilco have announced the tracklisting for the their upcoming album. Feist will join the band on “You And I.” The release date is slated for June. More details to follow.
Tracklisting:
Deeper Down
Conscript
One Wing
Solitaire
Wilco (the song)
Country Disappeared
Everlasting
Bull Black Nova
Sonny Feeling
You And I
MP3: Wilco – Red Eyed and Blue (with Andrew Bird)
Download:
Wilco – Sky Blue Sky (iTunes)
Jessi Darlin @ Tap Room – SXSW 2009 (Photo – Rollo & Grady)
At BMI’s Pre-SXSW party, Those Darlins proudly announced “We’re virgins to South by Southwest, but we’re going to slut it up all week.” And, slut it up they did – musically – playing seven shows during the festival. The trio from Murfreesboro, Tennessee received positive press from The New York Times, Billboard, USA Today, The LA Times, Paste Magazine, The Chicago Tribune and The Dallas Observer, making them the most talked about band at SXSW.
I saw these ladies the week before SXSW opening up for Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys. Before the show, I listened to their EP and thought they were too “country” for my taste. But, after seeing them scorch through their set, I changed my mind about The Darlins. The Carter Family musical influence is obvious on their EP, but live, they could easily pass for cousins of The Avett Brothers.
Those Darlins are a marketers dream, but one of the bands most endearing qualities is their authenticity. Their self-titled debut album will be out on July 7.
Kelley Darlin – @ Tap Room – SXSW 2009 (Photo – Rollo & Grady)
Nikki Darlin @ Tap Room – SXSW 2009 (Photo – Rollo & Grady)
Download:
Those Darlins – EP (iTunes)
London based Freestyle Records is one of the best funk and soul labels in the world. I like to think of them as a new-school version of Stax Records. Set up in late 2003 by the Jazz Cafe’s Adrian Gibson, Freestyle Records has rapidly amassed an impressive catalog of well-known musicians. Some of their featured artists include Fred Wesley, Me’shell Ndegeochello, Soulive, Chali 2Na (Jurassic 5) and Michael Franti (Spearhead).
If you dig deeper into their catalog you can find some serious Meters-style funk and Afrobeat music. My favorites are The Apples, The Bamboos, Lack Of Afro, Speedometer, Cookin’ On 3 Burners and Manteca. They have another fifty or so artists that I’m still exploring. Simply put, Freestyle has a treasure chest of funk.
The Bamboos
MP3: Lack of Afro – Mongrel Strut
MP3: Cookin’ On 3 Burners – Mango Skin
MP3: The Bamboos – Voodoo Doll
MP3: Manteca – Afro Funky
MP3: Speedometer – Meter’s Running
MP3: The Apples – Run This Town
The Apples
Download:
Lack of Afro – Press On (iTunes)
The Bamboos – Step It Up (iTunes)
Manteca – Ritmo y Sabor (iTunes)
Speedometer – Four Flights Up (iTunes)
The Apples – Buzzin' About (iTunes)
Cookin' On 3 Burners – Baked, Broiled and Fried (iTunes)
Freestyle Records Myspace Page (Click Here)
From The New York Times 3/26/2009:
“Blender magazine is ceasing publication with its April issue, its owner, the Alpha Media Group, announced on Thursday. The music and entertainment magazine’s Web site, blender.com, will continue.
“We went as far as we could in a difficult environment,” said an Alpha Media spokeswoman, Nora Haynes.
About 30 people will leave the company as a result of the magazine’s closing , she confirmed.
Alpha also is combining its magazine Maxim with Maxim.com, which means a few staff changes and, potentially, more layoffs. Joe Levy, the editor in chief of Blender, will become editor in chief of the newly combined Maxim and Maxim.com, while Jay Woodruff, formerly editor in chief of Maxim Digital, will become chief content officer of the operation.” Continue Reading NYtimes.com
