Coming Right Up: McDowell Mountain Music Festival
For those of us in the southwest U.S. who can’t make it to Prince’s Coachella debut this weekend, a great alternative exists with the 5th annual McDowell Mountain Music Festival in Scottsdale. I’ll be heading out Friday to see the…
Can I Kick It?
Yes you can! The annual Rock the Bells tour line up has been announced and it is, for my dollar, the most jam-packed bill of any tour crossing North America this year. Headlining the trek is the reunited members of…
My Morning Jacket’s Evil Urges
I want to be the 840th blogger to post the new My Morning Jacket single, “Evil Urges”! I don’t know how it sounds to you folks, but it sounds like Jim James is channeling his inner Prince here? However you…
Ickmusic’s Friday Five: April 18, 2008
Good Morning Friday Five Family!! My wife and I are in the midst of home improvements and the iPod and iTunes have been providing the soundtrack. In honor of my current project I set up the following smart playlist in…
Sad News: RIP Danny Federici (1950-2008)
Danny Federici, Bruce Springsteen’s organ, keys, and accordion player for the last 40 years, passed away Thursday afternoon after a three year battle with melanoma. My prayers and warmest condolences go out to Danny’s Family and the E Street family.…
Jon Regen – Let it Go
Photo: Merri Cyr Sometimes an album just hits the mark. Let it Go is one of those records. There is something to it that just feels like home. I’ve spent two weeks soaking up the tracks, something that as Pete…
Austin City Limits Festival Lineup Announced
Yippee kay-yay MF’ers! The Austin City Limits Music Festival lineup has been announced, and it’s a doozie. Check out the list of artists after the jump. I have my 3-day pass already. Who’s with me? And who lives in Austin…
New Tunes: Kris Delmhorst’s Shotgun Singer
One bonus (and frustration at the same time) of this bloggin’ hobby of mine is the flood of music that comes my way. In a just and perfect world, I could spend all day giving these tunes a fair listen.…
Budos Band’s Chicago Falcon
They bill themselves as “the unheralded emperors of Instrumental Staten Island Afro-Soul”. They are white, they are bearded, and they know how to get down in that old school “Dirty Harry” kinda way (this could fit right into ‘The Enforcer‘).…
