Recap: Dawes and Blitzen Trapper at the Crescent Ballroom
Hallelujah, there’s a killer new live music venue in my home town!! The Crescent Ballroom, open for just a week now, is a mid-sized room (able to accommodate 400-500 people) in a cool 1917 brick building located at 2nd Ave. and…
The Friday Five: October 7, 2011
On the sixth day of every week, Michael Parr shuffles through his library to bring you five random tracks.
How Did I Survive, Survive, Survive, Survive…?
Early last year, Brooklyn’s great new band The Drums released an EP entitled Summertime! Later that year, just before summer, they released their first full length, self titled album. Both have been in regular rotation ever since. Their latest offering,…
A Dead Giveaway – Europe ’72 & More
It’s been a long time since I’ve hosted a contest and it’s been way too long since I’ve featured the good old Grateful Dead. And wow, do I have a cool bundle of swag to give away this time around.…
The Friday Five: September 30, 2011
On the sixth day of every week, Michael Parr shuffles through his library to bring you five random tracks.
Girls! Father, Son, Holy Ghost
Sometimes an album comes along that covers you like a warm blanket. There’s no rhyme or reason to it really, it just feels right. You carry it around with you, playing it every chance you get. It’s not just a…
The Friday Five: September 23, 2011
On the sixth day of every week, Michael Parr shuffles through his library to bring you five random tracks.
My Morning Jacket – Smokin’ From Shootin’ at ACL
Here’s My Morning Jacket performing “Smokin From Shootin” at last weekend’s ACL Festival. MMJ have just announced a set of tour dates with both Band of Horses and Delta Spirit – basically my wet dream of a show. But alas,…
Cults at ACL
I couldn’t make it to ACL this past weekend, but thanks to the Youtube webcast, I caught a number of acts from the comfort of my office chair. One of the bands new to me was Cults, who performed on…
The Friday Five: September 16, 2011
Friday Five : ‘frī-(,)dā,-dē ‘fīv : On the sixth day of every week, I hit the shuffle button on my iTunes, then share the first five tracks and thought for each track. Sometimes there is a playlist involved, occasionally we’ll…
