Over the last month Robert Plant and his latest band, The Sensational Space Shifters, have been appearing on a handful of festival bills, including the ones for High Sierra and the inaugural edition of JamBase Live. So it just seemed like a matter of time before the former Band of Joy front man would drop a full slate of North American dates to keep him busy between fest slots. Yesterday we got just that, as news surfaced that Plant & Co. have lined up a 16-date headlining run that kicks off at the Palladium in Dallas on June 20, and wraps roughly a month later with a gig at Brooklyn’s Prospect Park Bandshell on July 27.
If you’re not into a night with Plant, then maybe you’ll be interested in hitting one of these recently announced tours…
We’d like to wish our readers a very Happy Easter in the best way we know how. We’ve compiled a list of ten easter eggs representing ten of our favorite bands. Enjoy the holiday!
We’re big fans of Marc Maron’s fantastic podcast WTF with Marc Maron around these parts. The comedian turned talk show host, has built his reputation around his very personal narrative, self-deprecating and self-analyzing humor, that often times involves stories about his cats, love life and past struggles in the comedy business. Maron’s podcasts typically feature interviews with comedians and actors, but over the last few weeks Marc has invited a number of musicians to stop by for some highly entertaining chats that we wanted to recommend. Marc’s recent episodes with Blues Traveler, Jakob Dylan and Adam Schlesinger (Fountains of Wayne), all feature some great stories that are well worth blocking out some time to sit down and listen to. Today, Maron uploaded his most recent episode which features an interview with Dave Grohl, which we’re sure is a must-listen as well.
Since opening the doors of his Third Man Records store in Nashville back in 2009, Jack White has made vinyl lovers drool with innovative releases. Earlier this week White revealed the latest project from his label, as Third Man is teaming up with the fine folks at Document Records for a new reissue series that will document the complete recorded works in chronological order of an artist. Volume one of this series is set to feature the earliest works of revered blues artists Charley Patton, Blind Willie McTell and the Mississippi Sheiks. Here’s some more info via Third Man Records…
Though Norah Jones built her reputation with a string of soccer-mom friendly albums, the singer-songwriter doesn’t want you to think that she’s not hip. In fact, it seems that she wants to hammer that point home by teaming up with “IT” producer Brain Burton, aka Danger Mouse, for her latest studio album Little Broken Hearts, which hits stores on May 1 via her longtime label Blue Note Records. While Jones and Burton originally began working together on the record back in 2009, it wasn’t until the duo reconvened last summer, when Jones came armed with a stack a emotionally charged songs steaming from a break up, that things came together. Jones will headed out on a 32-date world tour that kicks off on May 25 with a gig at the Olympia Theater in Paris, and includes a stop at the world famous Ryman Auditorium on June 24 and a hometown gig at New York City’s Central Park Summerstage on July 3.
If you’re not into a night with Norah Jones, then maybe you’ll be interested in hitting one of these recently announced tours…
For those of you out there looking for something a bit different than the rock-heavy festivals this summer, look no further than the hip hop-centric Rock The Bells series. Now in its seventh year, the traveling tour is currently scheduled to hit four cities this year – two on the East Coast and two on the West – and features a diverse selection of old and new school acts from the Wu-Tang Clan and KRS-One to Brother Ali and Jedi Mind Tricks.
For the first time in the event’s history the headliners will perform their most influential albums in their entirety, and we’ll see Wu-Tang tackling 36 Chambers, Rakim doing Paid In Full, Slick Rick doing The Great Adventures Of… and KRS-One taking the mic for Criminal Minded. There have also been heavily circulating rumors that both Lauryn Hill and A Tribe Called Quest will be joining the bill to perform classic albums, to fill the TBD slots.
If you’re not into a full day of live hip hop, than maybe you’ll be interested in hitting one of these recently announced tours…
Finally, the String Cheese Incident will play host to their very own festival at Hornings Hideout in North Plains, OR to take place on July 29 – August 1. The band, who will headline each night, have recently announced the initial lineup of bands that will join them over the course of the weekend.
The four day fest will kick off on Thursday with sets from the SCIde Projects – Kyle Hollingsworth Band, CB3 w/ Michael Kang, Emmitt-Nershi Band and EOTO, while the rest of the weekend will feature sets from the likes of The Travelin’ McCourys, Toubab Krewe, Bill Frisell with Steve Moore & Rudy Royston, Col. Bruce Hampton, Beats Antique and the Soul Rebels Brass Band.
Jambands aren’t the only acts that can have fun on Halloween, as the members of the indie-folk super-group the Monsters Of Folk upped the ante on Saturday night in Louisville by donning full on KISS costumes for a cover of the band’s signature song Detroit Rock City…
It’s been quite the eventful few days for the super-group known as Them Crooked Vultures. The band, which consists of Led Zeppelin’s John Paul Jones, Foo Fighter Dave Grohl and QOTSA’s Josh Homme, played surprise sets at both the Reading and Leeds festivals over the weekend, and now have announced a string of fall tour dates. Them Crooked Vultures will kick off the run with an appearance at the Austin City Limits Festival, an ACL TV show taping and a performance at Stubbs on September 30 – October 2 before heading east. CLICK HERE for a full list of dates.
If you can’t make it to any of these dates, than maybe you’ll be interested in hitting one of these recently announced tours…
Finally, a couple of former Blips bands will be heading out for separate tours as both Passion Pit and White Denim will each be hitting the road this fall. Boston-based electro-rockers Passion Pit will bounce back and forth between Europe and the States, with two high profile gigs opening for Phoenix at New York’s Central Park Summerstage on September 25 and 26. Meanwhile the Austin-based trio White Denim has lined up a 20-date run, that kicks off with a hometown gig at the Mohawk on October 24.
, which hits stores on May 1 via her longtime label Blue Note Records. While Jones and Burton originally began working together on the record back in 2009, it wasn’t until the duo reconvened last summer, when Jones came armed with a stack a emotionally charged songs steaming from a break up, that things came together. Jones will headed out on 
