Tom Petty, Prince and others play “While My Guitar Gently Weeps.” Prince’s guitar is doing something other than gentle weeping. He is a bad ass. Can any identify the others?

We have an extra ticket in our possession, for sale, in case you haven’t heard. Contact for more info. The schedule just came out. My dream itinerary (outlined below) assumes one can live on music alone, because there’s clearly no time for dinner…

June 12 Thursday start 7pm
Superdrag
Soul Rebels Brass Band
Vampire Weekend

June 13 Friday start 1230pm
Drive-by Truckers
Jose Gonzalez
The Swell Season
The Raconteurs
Willie Nelson
Big Sam’s Funky Nation
Metallica
My Morning Jacket

June 14 Saturday start 130pm
Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings
Little Feat
end of Ozomatli
BB King sneak off
Iron and Wine for a minute
Levon Helm
Kanye West or Jack Johnson
Pearl Jam
Phil Lesh and Friends
Chali 2na if still awake…

June 15 Sunday start 245pm
Robert Randolph (then a break for packing up)
Robert Plant & Allison Krauss featuring T Bone Burnett till 745

“Hello, I’m laid back singer-songwriter Jack Johnson. Hacky sack!”

“I have to say that was an unfussy groove”

It’s not on youtube yet…I’ll post in the comments when it is. Makes fun of Dave Matthews and John Mayer, too. The humor’s a little shallow (I can think of lots more to make fun of), but it’s worth seeing. Might be here, among other good clips:http://andysamberg.blogspot.com/

I, the inveterate lurker on cooperative blog, must post this evening to share my excitement about, of all things . . . the Grammys. Herbie Hancock just won best album of the year for his tribute to Joni Mitchell’s music. In Hancock’s acceptance speech, he said it was the first time in 43 years that a jazz album has snagged this prize. He won over the younger and far flashier contenders, Kanye West and Amy Winehouse. He won as a jazz pianist (you may know him from his funk album of the ’70s, Headhunters) covering the music of a woman best known for her folk singer-songwriter success in the ’70s. And yet both he and Mitchell are regarded by critics and musicians from all genres as the cream of the crop in their field for decades.

As you might guess, I am a big Herbie Hancock fan and an even bigger Joni Mitchell fan. Catching a glimpse of the album for the first time in Borders stopped me dead in my tracks, requiring Brett to entertain himself with computer literature while I skipped through snippets of tracks. And yet snippets did the music no justice. I quickly realized that this album required a contemplative listening as you were slowly drawn in and fed each new layer of each piece. It was meant to be a rich experience. In the day and age of three-and-a-half minute tracks that grab you, pull you in, hold you, and release you, I am estatic that my old-fashioned, out-of-date music tastes made a momentary blip in the popular music world.

This is important

http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/17777619/the_death_of_high_fidelity/print

related articles at http://www.turnmeup.org/

easy to grasp video explanation at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Gmex_4hreQ

I know some of you pandora. If you think of it, could you share your station with me? I’m working on one and could use some inspiration.

Happy New Year!

50 That They Like

I haven’t listened to the new album yet (choosing how much I pay for it kind of freaks me out — I can’t decide what to do), but I heard they will be announcing tour dates in the near-ish future. I’m sure most of those dates will be in Europe and it would be fucking awesome to go see them. I saw them at Nimes, France in an ancient roman arena 4 years ago and it was, by far, one of the best shows I’ve ever seen. Yes, Radiohead is popular everywhere, but the venues in France at least will be smaller and more intimate than they would be here. Anyone want to join me if they tour someplace in France in the next year? I can guarantee an awesome show, plus I’ll be your insider tour guide for the remainder of the trip.

This actually turned out to be a great interview. Initially it’s a little weird, but if you wait for it you can hear Henry talk about how he’s officially a terrorist.

http://one.revver.com/watch/188077/flv

Mini-Movie-Music-Videos

Streaming Concerts courtesy NPR (click through for all 73 shows, so far)