Archive for May, 2009

All Good: Making it through the weekend

As promised: Your guide to all things All Good. For one weekend of every summer, a little mountaintop in West Virginia becomes a big family campground. Marvin’s Mountaintop, twelve miles outside of Morgantown, is host to Walther Productions’ annual All Good Festival. Featuring a combination of well-known and emerging artists, All Good was described by [...]

“Time Turns Elastic” on iTunes

For the first time in five years, Phish released a single on iTunes last night. So, obviously, they didn’t announce it until 10:30 this morning. Released late last night, “Time Turns Elastic” was composed by lead singer Trey Anastasio and first debuted in Nashville last year. Most recently, it was played by Trey with the [...]

Welcome to festival season!

With Bonnaroo just three weeks away and Summer Camp this weekend, festival season is kicking off in a big way. Our friends over at Hidden Track posted an overall guide to summer festivals: how to get there, what to bring, and a little bit on what to expect. We’re re-posting it here; expect our own [...]

Coldplay release live album for free download

As a thank you to fans, Coldplay recently released ‘Left Right Left Right Left,’ a live post-Viva la Vida album. The best part? You can download it for free from their website. Check out the tracklist after the jump.

Check it: New video from EOTO, 3/28 at Sullivan Hall

Baeble Music brings us a live concert video from EOTO at NYC venue Sullivan Hall this March, titled “Yorka Dub”. Consumer, beware: If you don’t like dance music, booty-shaking, or tight grooves, this video is not for you.

Briefly: Camp Bisco 8 adds performers

The Disco Biscuits’ annual festival, Camp Bisco, has confirmed its second round of lineup additions. Already featuring three nights of the Biscuits, two nights of STS9, and Nas & Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley, the newly-beefed up lineup now includes the likes of Asher Roth, Kid Cudi, Bonobo Live, Tractorbeam vs. The Perfume, Brothers Past, Pnuma [...]

All Good announces Grassroots stage

Interested in adding some philanthropy to your festival-going this summer? Check out All Good’s latest announcement: The creation of a Grassroots stage, where $1 from every beer will go towards Headcount, Rock the Earth, the Rex Foundation, and Concious Alliance.

Tea Leaf Green brews acoustic album

On June 2,Tea Leaf Green’s acoustic alter-ego Coffee Bean Brown is set to release a live, acoustic record on their own Tea Leaf Green Partnership imprint. Called Coffee Bean Brown Comes Alive, the album was recorded at now-defunct NYC venue Mo Pitkin’s and features the four-piece experimenting with acoustic guitars, piano, banjo, cello, mandolin and [...]

Briefly: Outside Lands brings them in

San Francisco’s second annual Outside Lands festival, to be held at legendary Golden Gate Park, has just added some big names to their already-impressive line up. The festival, taking place August 28th-30th, now features Lucinda Williams, Conor Oberst & The Mystic Valley Band, The Avett Brothers, Bat for Lashes, and Los Campesinos!, as well as [...]

Diggin’ ‘Em Up: Joe, the long tail, and Bill Kirchen

This is the third article in a series of four: Diggin’ ‘Em Up, a walk through MMBS history. Written by the MMBS faculty adviser, Hugh Turner, this is the story of finding great guitar in the least likely of places. Originally published last May on the MMBS website. So one day, I am in the [...]