Well, let's start with a screw-up and that would be mine. David Allan Coe is actually at The Hat Factory this Friday night February 11. So see last week's blog where I talked about DAC. I'm guessing none of you actually went on Saturday or noticed the screw-up since I had no comments about what I jackass I was for leading you wrong. But now you have a second chance to see him. Doors open at 7, show starts at 8.
David Lowery of Cracker & Camper Van Beethoven is coming out with his first solo album, "The Palace Guards" after 27 years with those two bands. Don't worry, he says he will continue recording and playing with both of those bands. To celebrate the release, our homeboy Dave will be doing a FREE performance in-store at Plan 9 in Carytown on Friday night at 7 PM. Here's David singing "Raise 'Em Up On Honey" from his latest album:
Wednesday night at Capital Ale House downtown, Cornmeal & Jackass Flats will perform beginning at 9 PM. Tix are $10 in advance and $12 at the door. Here is what the Capital Ale House site says about Cornmeal: "Formed over 10 years ago, Cornmeal has grown from humble beginnings into a nationally recognized live music institution. 10 years together is no simple task these days, especially when the last five have seen the band spending over half the year on the road. Heavily influenced by American roots and folk music, Cornmeal blends lightning fast tempos and impeccable harmonies into an unrivaled live performance that continues to expand upon the five-piece acoustic-electric groups’ vast musical repertoire. While steeped in the tradition of the past, Cornmeal continues to forge their own path, pushing the boundaries of bluegrass, Americana and folk for a whole new generation of music lovers. With a rapidly growing fan base and ever-evolving sound, Cornmeal challenges the recipe of the bluegrass sound and live performance." Here is Cornmeal performing "Rain Your Light" in Denver last May:
Next on our run of the 25 Best Music Videos of 2010 as chosen by Paste Magazine is The Black Keys' "Tighten Up". Filled with kids who smell like ranch dressing and love as the dirty little playground game that we know it to be (just in time for Valentine's Day, too). In the end, you just gotta remember guys, "bros before hoes".
Hope your Valentine's Day works out better for you than The Black Keys.
Have a great weekend.
Tony Jordan
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Widespread Panic Live Simulcast (FREE) Thurs, Fri & Mon
Widespread Panic will be doing a free live simulcast of their 25th Anniversary shows on Thursday, 2/10 & Friday, 2/11 shows at the Athens Classic Center and the Monday, 2/14 Atlanta Valentine’s Day Show at the Fabulous Fox Theatre. All shows start at 7:30. The shows will be simulcast HERE. The simlcasts are free. The prices displayed on the page are if you want to purchase audio and/or video of the shows to keep.
More on the weekend shows in Richmond later tonight!
More on the weekend shows in Richmond later tonight!
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Flaming Lips, WRIR, Papadosio, David Allan Coe, Jimmy Eat World,
Quite a few shows this week but let's start with a show going on sale tomorrow for The National. Flaming Lips will be coming to The National on Sunday, May 15. Tix will be $46.75 (including all charges) and go on sale Friday Feburary 4 at 10 AM. If you like your rock n' roll shows to include psychedelic music with a bit of punk inspired by Pink Floyd (if they were happier), Yes, The Who, The Cramps, Hawkwind, Sonic Youth, then go see this show. If you like your rock n' roll shows with dancers dressed like Yo Gabba Gabba's DJ Lance Rock, giant hands that shoot lasers, mirror balls, artsy videos, confetti/streamer guns and a guy walking over the crowd in a giant plastic bubble, then go see this show. If you like your rock n' roll shows with a bunch of mopey, shoe gazers, with three lights who mumble something to the crowd every third song or so, then go see the Flaming Lips show so you can see rock n' roll extravaganza at its finest.
Onto this weekend's shows. WRIR's Party for the Rest of Us will be held at the Roosevelt Ballroom of the Renaissance Conference Center, 107 West Broad Street in Richmond on Friday night from 7 PM til midnight. You can get in for just a $10 donation at the door which gets you not only the entertainment, but also some birthday cake to celebrate WRIR's 6th birthday. I dig what WRIR does but I can't say I listen too much for a few reasons. My main radio listening hours (terrestrial or internet) are from 7:30 AM - 6 PM when I'm working and driving in my car. Unfortunately, for most of that time WRIR is playing news/talk which is nice to have because its hard to find new/talk of a liberal bent on the conservative dominated talk radio airwaves. But I can't listen to talk radio of any sort while working. It must be some left brain/right brain kind of thing. And then when I'm in my car WRIR only comes in if you're near the station (say within 2 miles) and the wind is blowing just right. But don't let that stop you from supporting them because maybe they can use some money to petition the FCC to boost their signal. Here is the lineup for the evening's entertainment:
Ballroom:
7:15-7:45 Opening ceremony by YoughTaNund Native American drum ensemble
8:05-8:50 Marionette
9:10-9:55 Pennyshaker
10:10-10:55 The Diamond Center
11:15-12:00 Ultra Dolphins
Variety Room:
7:00-7:30 Richmond Youth Jazz Guild
7:40-8:10 Spirit Winds flute ensemble
8:15-9:00 Slam Poetry
9:15-10:00 Stand-up Comedy w/ David Garland, Joe Hafkey, John Reaves
10:00-11:00 Hip Hop showcase w/ Black Liquid, Ms. Proper, Artik Phreeze, Dothepaperboy
11:00-12:00 Turnstyle Sounsystem w/ Jesse Split & JoAnna O
On Friday night at The Canal Club, the Camp Barefoot Recovery Jam will feature Jackass Flats, DJ Williams Projekt, No BS Brass, LarJar and DJ Ricochet Red. This is an 18 and over show. Doors open at 8:30. Tix are $7 in advance, $10 at the door. A pretty good local band lineup for just $10.
On Saturday night, Papadosio will be at The National. Tix are $12.50 in advance, $15 at the door. Doors open at 8, show starts at 9 with opener The Silo Effect. Papadosio is a jam band that is starting to make a name for themselves on the festival circuit playing Jamcruise recently and Wakarusa, Camp Barefoot, and Summer Camp this summer. Here they are doing "Unparalyzer" in October of 2010:
Also on Saturday night that alt-country rascallion, David Allan Coe, will be at The Hat Factory. Tix are $20 in advance, $25 at the door. Doors open at 7, show starts at 8. No opener is listed. DAC has been known for his bad behavior but here he is keeping it clean with his song "The Ride":
Our favorite local 70's smooth rock band, (hell the only local 70's smooth rock band), Three Sheets to the Wind will be at The Tobacco Company on Saturday night. The show starts at 9:30 and there is no cover.
Tuesday night, Jimmy Eat World will be at The National. Tix are $20 in advance, $25 at the door. Doors open at 8, show starts at 7 with opener David Bazan & Band. Jimmy Eat World managed to shed off the emocore label by embracing some power pop attitude. You will probably dig them if you like Foo Fighters, blink-182, Weezer, Nirvana, Offspring, Rancid or Green Day. Here they are performing their latest hit, "My Best Theory" with a video that reminds me of 70's sci-fi movies:
A little bit of music news. The Rolling Stones are apparently gearing up for a 50th Anniversary World Tour. But with tickets probably starting at a minimum of $150 and even my friend, Mat, the biggest Stones fan I know saying, "I would pay big bucks to see them in a club but I don't think I'd do a stadium again", especially to see them play the same songs they play every time you see them, you have to wonder, what if they gave a Stones show and no one came? Can they still command top dollar in this economy? Will regular Stones fans get to go or will it just be a bunch of poseurs in the front, taking crappy video on their iPhones the whole show so they can impress their friends with how close they sat and tell them "I think they played that Puerto Rican girls sang but I didn't know too much of the rest. But I did sit near Kim Kardashian!"
OK now its time for the next video in our review of Paste Magazine's 25 Best Music Videos of 2010. This one is from Hanson. Yes, that Hanson. And you know what, I kind of like it. It's a happy, soulful tune with some nice horn riffs in it. No, really try it, its pretty good. And they do a nice parody of the Ray Charles part in "The Blues Brothers" movie. And Weird Al (who has a new album coming out soon) is playing tambourine. So this video really has a lot going for it, though the high-five at the end is pretty freakin' cheesy. Why did they have to go there? Anyway, this is Hanson, "Thinking 'Bout Somethin'":
That's it. I'm outta here. Have a great weekend.
Tony Jordan
Onto this weekend's shows. WRIR's Party for the Rest of Us will be held at the Roosevelt Ballroom of the Renaissance Conference Center, 107 West Broad Street in Richmond on Friday night from 7 PM til midnight. You can get in for just a $10 donation at the door which gets you not only the entertainment, but also some birthday cake to celebrate WRIR's 6th birthday. I dig what WRIR does but I can't say I listen too much for a few reasons. My main radio listening hours (terrestrial or internet) are from 7:30 AM - 6 PM when I'm working and driving in my car. Unfortunately, for most of that time WRIR is playing news/talk which is nice to have because its hard to find new/talk of a liberal bent on the conservative dominated talk radio airwaves. But I can't listen to talk radio of any sort while working. It must be some left brain/right brain kind of thing. And then when I'm in my car WRIR only comes in if you're near the station (say within 2 miles) and the wind is blowing just right. But don't let that stop you from supporting them because maybe they can use some money to petition the FCC to boost their signal. Here is the lineup for the evening's entertainment:
Ballroom:
7:15-7:45 Opening ceremony by YoughTaNund Native American drum ensemble
8:05-8:50 Marionette
9:10-9:55 Pennyshaker
10:10-10:55 The Diamond Center
11:15-12:00 Ultra Dolphins
Variety Room:
7:00-7:30 Richmond Youth Jazz Guild
7:40-8:10 Spirit Winds flute ensemble
8:15-9:00 Slam Poetry
9:15-10:00 Stand-up Comedy w/ David Garland, Joe Hafkey, John Reaves
10:00-11:00 Hip Hop showcase w/ Black Liquid, Ms. Proper, Artik Phreeze, Dothepaperboy
11:00-12:00 Turnstyle Sounsystem w/ Jesse Split & JoAnna O
On Saturday night, Papadosio will be at The National. Tix are $12.50 in advance, $15 at the door. Doors open at 8, show starts at 9 with opener The Silo Effect. Papadosio is a jam band that is starting to make a name for themselves on the festival circuit playing Jamcruise recently and Wakarusa, Camp Barefoot, and Summer Camp this summer. Here they are doing "Unparalyzer" in October of 2010:
Also on Saturday night that alt-country rascallion, David Allan Coe, will be at The Hat Factory. Tix are $20 in advance, $25 at the door. Doors open at 7, show starts at 8. No opener is listed. DAC has been known for his bad behavior but here he is keeping it clean with his song "The Ride":
Our favorite local 70's smooth rock band, (hell the only local 70's smooth rock band), Three Sheets to the Wind will be at The Tobacco Company on Saturday night. The show starts at 9:30 and there is no cover.
Tuesday night, Jimmy Eat World will be at The National. Tix are $20 in advance, $25 at the door. Doors open at 8, show starts at 7 with opener David Bazan & Band. Jimmy Eat World managed to shed off the emocore label by embracing some power pop attitude. You will probably dig them if you like Foo Fighters, blink-182, Weezer, Nirvana, Offspring, Rancid or Green Day. Here they are performing their latest hit, "My Best Theory" with a video that reminds me of 70's sci-fi movies:
A little bit of music news. The Rolling Stones are apparently gearing up for a 50th Anniversary World Tour. But with tickets probably starting at a minimum of $150 and even my friend, Mat, the biggest Stones fan I know saying, "I would pay big bucks to see them in a club but I don't think I'd do a stadium again", especially to see them play the same songs they play every time you see them, you have to wonder, what if they gave a Stones show and no one came? Can they still command top dollar in this economy? Will regular Stones fans get to go or will it just be a bunch of poseurs in the front, taking crappy video on their iPhones the whole show so they can impress their friends with how close they sat and tell them "I think they played that Puerto Rican girls sang but I didn't know too much of the rest. But I did sit near Kim Kardashian!"
OK now its time for the next video in our review of Paste Magazine's 25 Best Music Videos of 2010. This one is from Hanson. Yes, that Hanson. And you know what, I kind of like it. It's a happy, soulful tune with some nice horn riffs in it. No, really try it, its pretty good. And they do a nice parody of the Ray Charles part in "The Blues Brothers" movie. And Weird Al (who has a new album coming out soon) is playing tambourine. So this video really has a lot going for it, though the high-five at the end is pretty freakin' cheesy. Why did they have to go there? Anyway, this is Hanson, "Thinking 'Bout Somethin'":
That's it. I'm outta here. Have a great weekend.
Tony Jordan
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Girl Talk, Kirsten Dunst (uber-cute), Atomic Dog
Well, most bands are either taking the winter off or touring down south where its warm so its another slow week in Richmond.
We do have Girl Talk on Saturday night. Girl Talk is actually DJ Gregg Michael Gillis, who creates some crazy mashups of rock, pop and rap and gets the party started right. He actually has to give his albums away for free because he uses so many samples, he would get his ass sued off and wouldn't make any money on them anyway. You can download his latest album, All Day, for free by clicking HERE. And if you want to see how many different songs are sampled on the 71 minute album, click HERE. Even if you aren't that into dance music, its fun just trying to identify the songs the samples come from and to hear Black Sabbath's "War Pigs" mixed with Ludacris' "Move Bitch" or the Ramones "Blitzkrieg Bop" paired with The Doors' "Waiting for the Sun" and Missy Elliot's "Get Ur Freak On". Be forwarned he uses the explicit versions of the rap songs so this is not something to play for the kids. The show may be sold out already but if you can get tickets, Girl Talk will be at The National on Saturday with doors open at 8 PM and the show starts at 9 PM. No opener is listed so get there on time, just in case. Tix are $22 in advance, $25 day of show. Here's the first track off of the new album, with the aforementioned Black Sabbath/Ludacris mashup:
Time for our next segment in the "25 Best Music Videos of 2010" as chosen by Paste Magazine. This one is by Coconut Records, which is Jaszon Schwartzman, who some of you may know from movies and the really cool show on HBO called "Bored to Death". The song is pretty good, though it doesn't start until about a minute into the video so don't crank it way up thinking that there should be music because there isn't. The song is called "Is This Sound Okay?" While I don't particularly think its a great video, it is moved up several notches by the presence of the uber-cute Kirsten Dunst, who I have loved ever since she did that stoned dance in her underwear on the bed in "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind". You can judge the video for yourself here:
And for no other reason than the funk will get you through the cold weather, here is George Clinton, "Atomic Dog".
I'm going to hit the sack and try to kick this cold.
Have a great weekend!
Tony Jordan
We do have Girl Talk on Saturday night. Girl Talk is actually DJ Gregg Michael Gillis, who creates some crazy mashups of rock, pop and rap and gets the party started right. He actually has to give his albums away for free because he uses so many samples, he would get his ass sued off and wouldn't make any money on them anyway. You can download his latest album, All Day, for free by clicking HERE. And if you want to see how many different songs are sampled on the 71 minute album, click HERE. Even if you aren't that into dance music, its fun just trying to identify the songs the samples come from and to hear Black Sabbath's "War Pigs" mixed with Ludacris' "Move Bitch" or the Ramones "Blitzkrieg Bop" paired with The Doors' "Waiting for the Sun" and Missy Elliot's "Get Ur Freak On". Be forwarned he uses the explicit versions of the rap songs so this is not something to play for the kids. The show may be sold out already but if you can get tickets, Girl Talk will be at The National on Saturday with doors open at 8 PM and the show starts at 9 PM. No opener is listed so get there on time, just in case. Tix are $22 in advance, $25 day of show. Here's the first track off of the new album, with the aforementioned Black Sabbath/Ludacris mashup:
Time for our next segment in the "25 Best Music Videos of 2010" as chosen by Paste Magazine. This one is by Coconut Records, which is Jaszon Schwartzman, who some of you may know from movies and the really cool show on HBO called "Bored to Death". The song is pretty good, though it doesn't start until about a minute into the video so don't crank it way up thinking that there should be music because there isn't. The song is called "Is This Sound Okay?" While I don't particularly think its a great video, it is moved up several notches by the presence of the uber-cute Kirsten Dunst, who I have loved ever since she did that stoned dance in her underwear on the bed in "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind". You can judge the video for yourself here:
And for no other reason than the funk will get you through the cold weather, here is George Clinton, "Atomic Dog".
I'm going to hit the sack and try to kick this cold.
Have a great weekend!
Tony Jordan
Thursday, January 20, 2011
CANCELED: STS9 at The National March 5
STS9, who was scheduled to play at The National on March 5, is canceling their February & March tour dates while bassist David Murphy undergoes treatment for a cancerous tumor in his sinus cavity. You can read the message from David & the band HERE. No word on The National site yet about a rescheduled date or refunds.
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
The Malah, Leon Milmore, Hackensaw Boys, Low Branches, 3 Sheets to the Wind
Looks like this will be a pretty good weekend to check out some local bands. Find a new favorite and follow them throughout the year. They're always around, the cover charges are low and if they hit it back, you can act real cool and say, "I was into those guys soooo long ago, before anyone knew them."
We'll start on Thursday night at The Camel with The Malah. Cover charge is $7 and the show starts at 9 with The Former Champions. The Malah aren't from Richmond but they are pretty damn new and from Greenville SC which is kind of close in the grand scheme of the Earth and all. The Malah is in the jamtronica (that's jammy electronica) category. You can head to The Malah's web site and listen to the music there. Or check out this video which is their version of Pink Floyd's "High Hopes" (from "The Division Bell") which samples Dave Gilmour's vocals. I think The Marah may have improved the song which I always found somewhat ponderous. Now you can dance to it.:
Our local Yacht Rock heroes, Three Sheets to the Wind, will be playing their bi-weekly gig at The Republic on Thursday night. The show starts at 10 PM and its FREE.
On Friday, you can check out Three Sheets to the Wind with 80's cover band, The Legwarmers, at The National. Tix are $12.50, doors open at 7, show starts at 8 with Hot Skillet.
Also on Friday, The Low Branches have an EP release show at Firehouse Theatre. The show starts at 8:30 in celebration of their debut EP release, Sinking, Rising. The show will also feature a Songwriters’ Showcase with performances by Richmond musicians, including Chad Ebel, Nick Coward, Jonathan Vassar and Wil Loyal. Doors for the event will open at 7:30 p.m. and music will begin at 8:30 p.m. Entrance at the door is only $2.00.
Also on Friday at The Canal Club, the band Leon Milmore will be doing a reunion show with Half-Brother Sid opening. Doors open at 8 and tix are $10. They tell me Leon Milmore was quite big around here in the 90's. Here's Leon doing their song "Come In From the Cold":
On Saturday, the Hackensaw Boys will be at The National. Tix are $13 in advance, $15 day of show. Doors open at 8, show starts at 8:30 with opener Long Arms. This is a release party for The Old Sound of Music, Vol. 1. The Hackensaw Boys write: "The six-song collection will be followed by a companion Volume 2 early in 2011. The two projects are the result of recording sessions held at the decaying but comfortable Sound of Music studios on Broad Street in Richmond, VA before it moved to a different decaying but comfortable building on Grace Street. The recordings were mastered by Grammy award winner Charlie Pilzer at Airshow Mastering in Takoma Park, MD. As with the group’s previous album, Look Out (Nettwerk Records, 2007), all songs were engineered by Library of Congress archival audio restoration specialist (and all around good guy) Bryan Hoffa." Here's some live Hackensaw Boys for ya:
I am having some trouble with Blogger running really slow tonight. It might be these new YouTube embed codes YouTube busted out this week. If you have any trouble with the videos or the blog (technical troubles that is. Content troubles you'll just have to deal with.), please let me know in the comments.
The next video in our 25 Best Music Videos of 2010 as chosen by Paste Magazine is our favorite cartoon band Gorillaz and the song "Stylo". Our heroes are in the getaway car getting chased by a donut-eatin' cop (natch) and Bruce Willis! Will our heroes escape? Find out in this pretty damn exciting video:
Have a great weekend!
Tony Jordan
We'll start on Thursday night at The Camel with The Malah. Cover charge is $7 and the show starts at 9 with The Former Champions. The Malah aren't from Richmond but they are pretty damn new and from Greenville SC which is kind of close in the grand scheme of the Earth and all. The Malah is in the jamtronica (that's jammy electronica) category. You can head to The Malah's web site and listen to the music there. Or check out this video which is their version of Pink Floyd's "High Hopes" (from "The Division Bell") which samples Dave Gilmour's vocals. I think The Marah may have improved the song which I always found somewhat ponderous. Now you can dance to it.:
Our local Yacht Rock heroes, Three Sheets to the Wind, will be playing their bi-weekly gig at The Republic on Thursday night. The show starts at 10 PM and its FREE.
On Friday, you can check out Three Sheets to the Wind with 80's cover band, The Legwarmers, at The National. Tix are $12.50, doors open at 7, show starts at 8 with Hot Skillet.
Also on Friday, The Low Branches have an EP release show at Firehouse Theatre. The show starts at 8:30 in celebration of their debut EP release, Sinking, Rising. The show will also feature a Songwriters’ Showcase with performances by Richmond musicians, including Chad Ebel, Nick Coward, Jonathan Vassar and Wil Loyal. Doors for the event will open at 7:30 p.m. and music will begin at 8:30 p.m. Entrance at the door is only $2.00.
Also on Friday at The Canal Club, the band Leon Milmore will be doing a reunion show with Half-Brother Sid opening. Doors open at 8 and tix are $10. They tell me Leon Milmore was quite big around here in the 90's. Here's Leon doing their song "Come In From the Cold":
On Saturday, the Hackensaw Boys will be at The National. Tix are $13 in advance, $15 day of show. Doors open at 8, show starts at 8:30 with opener Long Arms. This is a release party for The Old Sound of Music, Vol. 1. The Hackensaw Boys write: "The six-song collection will be followed by a companion Volume 2 early in 2011. The two projects are the result of recording sessions held at the decaying but comfortable Sound of Music studios on Broad Street in Richmond, VA before it moved to a different decaying but comfortable building on Grace Street. The recordings were mastered by Grammy award winner Charlie Pilzer at Airshow Mastering in Takoma Park, MD. As with the group’s previous album, Look Out (Nettwerk Records, 2007), all songs were engineered by Library of Congress archival audio restoration specialist (and all around good guy) Bryan Hoffa." Here's some live Hackensaw Boys for ya:
I am having some trouble with Blogger running really slow tonight. It might be these new YouTube embed codes YouTube busted out this week. If you have any trouble with the videos or the blog (technical troubles that is. Content troubles you'll just have to deal with.), please let me know in the comments.
The next video in our 25 Best Music Videos of 2010 as chosen by Paste Magazine is our favorite cartoon band Gorillaz and the song "Stylo". Our heroes are in the getaway car getting chased by a donut-eatin' cop (natch) and Bruce Willis! Will our heroes escape? Find out in this pretty damn exciting video:
Have a great weekend!
Tony Jordan
Don Kirshner - 1935 - 2011
For those of you who may only know of Don Kirshner from the Paul Schaffer imitation on old Saturday Night Live reruns, read his obit from Rolling Stone. I hadn't realized he was behind the Brill Building songwriters. I know they have some DVDs out of Don Kirshner's Rock Concert but maybe his death will lead to them showing on a network. VH1 Classic, I'm talking to you.
Rolling Stone: Remembering Don Kirshner, Who Influenced Pop From the Brill Building to Bubblegum
Rolling Stone: Remembering Don Kirshner, Who Influenced Pop From the Brill Building to Bubblegum
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Jason Isbell, Justin Jones, Anberlin, Circa Survive, Robbin Thompson, Photosynthesizers
Still mourning the expulsion of the Eagles from the NFL Playoffs....AGAIN! I've been following them since I was 9 or 10, about 32 years now. They've made the playoffs 19 of those years and you would think they would get lucky just once BUT NOOOOOOOOO! They suck you in every year, you tell yourself you're not going to let yourself hope, but you just can't help it, and just when you start to think they might have a chance, that this might be the year, RIIIIIIIP! They tear your heart out and stomp on it. Bastards.
Anyway, Jason Isbell (formerly of the Drive-By Truckers) and his band 400 Unit will be at The National on Thursday night. Tix are $12.50 in advance, $15 day of show. Doors open at 7, show starts at 8 with openers Lights East. Here's Jason & 400 Unit performing one of his DBT songs, "Oufit".
Also on Thursday, its the rescheduled Jingle Bud Bash at Hat Factory. This was rescheduled from December, one of those snowy days we had. The gig is FREE but you have to get your tix from Hot100.com, 965KLR.com, or 1037River.com. No tickets are available at the door. This is a 21 and over show. Doors open at 6, show starts at 8. Performing will be (in reverse order of appearance, I think) DJ WILLIAMS PROJEKT, FARM VEGAS and PROVERBIAL.
Also on Thursday, you can check out rising Americana bands Justin Jones & The Driving Rain, American Aquarium, Ghost Owl, and Psychobilly Cadillac at The Canal Club. Doors open at 8, its $8 in advance, $10 at the door. Here is Justin performing in Phoenixville PA in '08. The picture gets right side up quickly.
Emo/progressive bands Anberlin & Circa Survive will be at The National on Friday night with opener Foxy Shazam. This is a co-headliner show so I'm not sure if Anberlin or Circa Survive will go on first, but get there early enough to see both. Tix are $19 in advance, $23 day of show. Doors open at 7 and show starts at 8. Circa Survive just scored one of the most critically acclaimed albums of the year, "Blue Sky Noise" (see the next blog entry, "Best Albums of 2010"). You can check out a six song show Circa Survive did on MySpace Transmissions by clicking HERE.
Robbin Thompson played with his old band last week. This Friday, he'll be up at Ashland Coffee & Tea all by his solo self. Tix are $15 in advance, $20 day of show. Here's what the AC&T site says about him: "Virginia’s own – Richmond music legend, studio wizard, and promoter of world music… Robbin Thompson is a Virginia-based songwriter and has been recording albums since 1976. He’s been in bands with Bruce Springsteen, co-written songs with Timothy B. Schmit of the Eagles, won the American Song Festival twice, and written tons of music for commercials and films. Truly a Virginia legend, join Robbin for an evening of your favorite original compositions!" Here's a clip of Robbin and his band from 1981 doing "Dream On Melinda":
On Saturday, local act Photosynthesizers (I find it really difficult to type that name) will be at Baja Bean Company. The band describes themselves as "a 7 piece live orchestration of light and sound compounds. Chemically, combining the music elements of electronic, hip hop and soul-school. This tronic-sonic supernova explodes the eardrum with a smooth kaleidoscopic photosynthesis for a conscious energetic stimulus." Here's a brand new song from them, "Crush", with a pretty slick looking video and you may recognize Shockoe Slip in the video. Nice job.
By the way, check out the site that the Photosynthesizers are on called ReverbNation. They have a ReverbRadio feature where you can listen to songs from bands from a certain area, say within a 50 mile radius. A nice way to discover some new local bands.
Our next video on the 25 best music videos of 2010 as chosen by Paste Magazine is Vampire Weekend's "Giving Up the Gun". You may recognize some of the actors in the video: RZA, Jenny Murray, Joe Jonas, Jake Gyllenhaal, Daft Punk and Lil John.
Have a great weekend!
Tony Jordan
Anyway, Jason Isbell (formerly of the Drive-By Truckers) and his band 400 Unit will be at The National on Thursday night. Tix are $12.50 in advance, $15 day of show. Doors open at 7, show starts at 8 with openers Lights East. Here's Jason & 400 Unit performing one of his DBT songs, "Oufit".
Also on Thursday, its the rescheduled Jingle Bud Bash at Hat Factory. This was rescheduled from December, one of those snowy days we had. The gig is FREE but you have to get your tix from Hot100.com, 965KLR.com, or 1037River.com. No tickets are available at the door. This is a 21 and over show. Doors open at 6, show starts at 8. Performing will be (in reverse order of appearance, I think) DJ WILLIAMS PROJEKT, FARM VEGAS and PROVERBIAL.
Also on Thursday, you can check out rising Americana bands Justin Jones & The Driving Rain, American Aquarium, Ghost Owl, and Psychobilly Cadillac at The Canal Club. Doors open at 8, its $8 in advance, $10 at the door. Here is Justin performing in Phoenixville PA in '08. The picture gets right side up quickly.
Emo/progressive bands Anberlin & Circa Survive will be at The National on Friday night with opener Foxy Shazam. This is a co-headliner show so I'm not sure if Anberlin or Circa Survive will go on first, but get there early enough to see both. Tix are $19 in advance, $23 day of show. Doors open at 7 and show starts at 8. Circa Survive just scored one of the most critically acclaimed albums of the year, "Blue Sky Noise" (see the next blog entry, "Best Albums of 2010"). You can check out a six song show Circa Survive did on MySpace Transmissions by clicking HERE.
Robbin Thompson played with his old band last week. This Friday, he'll be up at Ashland Coffee & Tea all by his solo self. Tix are $15 in advance, $20 day of show. Here's what the AC&T site says about him: "Virginia’s own – Richmond music legend, studio wizard, and promoter of world music… Robbin Thompson is a Virginia-based songwriter and has been recording albums since 1976. He’s been in bands with Bruce Springsteen, co-written songs with Timothy B. Schmit of the Eagles, won the American Song Festival twice, and written tons of music for commercials and films. Truly a Virginia legend, join Robbin for an evening of your favorite original compositions!" Here's a clip of Robbin and his band from 1981 doing "Dream On Melinda":
On Saturday, local act Photosynthesizers (I find it really difficult to type that name) will be at Baja Bean Company. The band describes themselves as "a 7 piece live orchestration of light and sound compounds. Chemically, combining the music elements of electronic, hip hop and soul-school. This tronic-sonic supernova explodes the eardrum with a smooth kaleidoscopic photosynthesis for a conscious energetic stimulus." Here's a brand new song from them, "Crush", with a pretty slick looking video and you may recognize Shockoe Slip in the video. Nice job.
By the way, check out the site that the Photosynthesizers are on called ReverbNation. They have a ReverbRadio feature where you can listen to songs from bands from a certain area, say within a 50 mile radius. A nice way to discover some new local bands.
Our next video on the 25 best music videos of 2010 as chosen by Paste Magazine is Vampire Weekend's "Giving Up the Gun". You may recognize some of the actors in the video: RZA, Jenny Murray, Joe Jonas, Jake Gyllenhaal, Daft Punk and Lil John.
Have a great weekend!
Tony Jordan
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Best of Albums of 2010 - Metacritic
Some of you may know that I'm a big fan of Metacritic, the site that gathers up the critical scores from a number of print and internet sources and then gives an album (or video game, tv show, or movie) one score based on all the critics scores. If you know Rotten Tomatoes, its kind of the same idea, though Metacritic claims to be pickier in who they call a critic.
Anyway, Metacritic has compiled the list of the Best of Albums of 2010, and coming out on top, love him or hate him, its Kanye West's "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy". To see the full list, click HERE.
Anyway, Metacritic has compiled the list of the Best of Albums of 2010, and coming out on top, love him or hate him, its Kanye West's "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy". To see the full list, click HERE.
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
NPR: How The Disastrous 2010 Concert Season Could Work In Your Favor
This story from NPR sounds like good news for us: http://www.npr.org/blogs/therecord/2010/12/30/132437270/how-the-disastrous-2010-concert-season-could-work-in-your-favor?ps=cprs
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