Rolling Stones keyboardist Chuck Leavell is the rare professional conservationist who spends years of his life traveling on gas-guzzling planes. Leavell, who is best known to us for his monumental piano solo on the studio version of Jessica, visited five continents with the Stones on their recent “A Bigger Bang” tour. Chuck explains how he would pass the time by drafting setlists and arrangements in an article he wrote for the NY Times.
Hopefully this batch of links will help you get over the midweek hump:
- The Felice Brothers’ self-titled debut finally hits stores on March 4th
- Radiohead’s In Rainbows tops the UK album charts this week
- House’s Hugh Laurie gives his best Beatles and Dylan impressions
- Susan Greenbaum got the idea to cover Carole King’s Tapestry from Phish
- Peter Gabriel hands distribution of his Real World record label to Ryko
- Stereogum’s OldStand examines Rolling Stone’s December 1977 edition
- Gongzilla hosts their first NAMM Jam featuring Jim Loughlin, Jeff Pevar and Charlie Hitchcock next Friday
- Willie Nelson does a pretty poor job covering Dave Matthews’ Gravedigger
- Monitor Mix ponders the meaning behind some politician’s campaign music
Finally, stars of baseball and rock ‘n’ roll came together on Sunday night for the eighth annual Hot Stove Cool Music benefit in Boston. Where else can you see Little Feat, Theo Epstein and Peter Gammons all on the same stage? That must’ve been one helluva Dixie Chicken.
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that Willie cover of Gravedigger is alright…I didn’t really expect much, but what he can’t capture is that Dave growl that really makes that song painful and dark.
I’m not really a DMB fan, but Dave can fucking write great ballads and his voice is awesome
The Felice Brtoehrs will also be back in NYC on April 12th at the Bowery for all people who didn’t buy tickets for the sold out Mercury Lounge show.
That’s the best spelling of “Brothers” I’ve ever seen, Dan! But, yeah, that’s great news…I’ll be at the Merc, and I can’t wait. Good to see them moving up so quickly.
just to added to ur radiohead news they announced the cities they are going to for the in raindow tour. so far its
Atlanta
Boston
Charlotte, N.C.
Chicago
Cleveland
Dallas
Houston
Indianapolis
Los Angeles
Miami
Montreal
New York
Philadelphia
San Diego
San Francisco
Santa Barbara, Calif.
Seattle
St. Louis
Tampa, Fla.
Toronto
Vancouver
Washington, D.C.
deff gonna be at the tampa show.
Thanks Ace. I am known for my creative spelling. Since I already have tickets to Joanna Newsom the night of the Merc show I may just get tickets to the Bowery instead of hunting for Merc tickets.
No review of Marco Benevento’s new studio album? I’m giving it a listen right now – it’s great. Hard to see it not ending up on my top ten list at the end of the year.