The end of this week couldn’t come soon enough for me. The NYC weather has been brutally chilly, and I look forward to a three-day weekend.
President’s Day weekend also signals the beginning of spring training for baseball players and fans. In covering music and concert news for the past few months, it seems like the music world treats January and February very similar to baseball’s spring training. Every band, musician, and music festival has used these months to prepare and get their tour dates and lineups together before the peak concert season begins in earnest again in March and April.
The comparison to sports has also been addressed by Idolator, who recently posted a list of musical free agents. It seems like everyday a music festival releases its lineup or a band member announces they’re going solo (goodbye Audioslave?). News items have been coming in fast and furious as everyone prepares for “the season,” which is exciting to cover. Yet I’m really excited for the season to begin so I can actually see the concerts and festivals we have spent the last two months announcing. In the meantime, help speed the long weekend’s arrival by checking out these great links from around the world wide web:
- After a Jimi Hendrix energy drink broke down the walls of decency, it was only a matter of time before Santana opened a theme restaurant
- Wilco has announced the tracklisting for their new album Sky Blue Sky
- A once-in-a-lifetime supergroup helps to celebrate The UStorm Foundation’s first birthday on March 31st (wow, look at that)
- Addison Groove Project is preparing for their final four shows as a band
- Nickel Creek is also heading out for a long final tour
- Check out the best of King Crimson on YouTube
- Umphrey’s McGee made the third disc of “Jimmy Stewart” – The Second Album available free as the 39th installment of the podcast series
- We couldn’t resist sharing the best movie monologues (via Sand)
- As we reported, Roger Waters kangfirms his North American tour
- This afternoon at 3 pm, Howard101 on Sirius Satelitte Radio will play the best musical performances from 25 years of The Howard Stern Show
- Rush will release Snakes and Arrows on May 1st
Do you have any interesting plans this weekend? Inquiring minds want to know….