(Just passing along the info on one of my favorite musicians. Press release as follows:)
TREY EMBARKS ON NORTHERN EXPOSURE TOUR
With Classic TAB members Russ Lawton, Tony Markellis and Ray Paczkowski
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On October 16, Trey will embark on an eight show Fall tour with Classic TAB band mates Russ Lawton, Tony Markellis and Ray Paczkowski. Opening with [...]
One of the really cool things about covering one of these huge festivals is that you are bound to bump into some celebs. Right now as I type this, for instance, Nicole Atkins is about five feet away from me, being interviewed by a slick radio guy. Pretty good interview, actually. I could never do [...]
Getting to the festival on Saturday was no problem. Hopped on the N Judah Muni and, 25 minutes later, I arrived. As per my normal routine (not!) I arrived early to the show, which gave me some time to explore the place before the throngs arrived. Grabbed a Red Bull, a quesadilla and I’m now [...]
What’s in a name? Well, in the case of next week’s Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival, quite a lot, actually.
Back in the 1800s, Outside Lands was the name used for what’s now San Francisco’s Sunset District. At that time, the area was covered in sand dunes and was considered uninhabitable. Development changed all that, [...]
Yes, I’m so excited about the possibility of a Phish reunion tour. That’s one of the reasons why the Phish-related tidbits have been so frequent as of late in my blog. (FYI, I should have a review of the new Phish @ Walnut Creek _ NC, that is, not CA _ concert DVD up soon. [...]
Just the other day, I was talking with Stewart Copeland of the Police. (You know one of the reasons I got into this business was so I could say things like that, so I’m going to repeat it in all caps: JUST THE OTHER DAY, I WAS TALKING WITH STEWART COPELAND OF THE POLICE)
Stew (since [...]
By midday on Feb. 10, Herbie Hancock had already received one trophy at the 2008 Grammy Awards. The pianist-composer’s “River: The Joni Letters” had won the prize for Best Contemporary Jazz Album, which was awarded during the pre-show ceremony at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
Everyone knew that Hancock would return to the Grammy stage [...]
(Finally, we get some official news about one of my absolute favorite musicians:)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 5, 2008
TREY ANASTASIO AND THE UNDECTET’S
ORIGINAL BOARDWALK STYLE SCHEDULED FOR
JUNE 10th RELEASE ON RUBBER JUNGLE RECORDS
Proceeds From Live Album, Recorded In Atlantic City In 2006,
Will Benefit The Seven Below Arts Initiative
Pre-Sale Begins Today
Original Boardwalk Style, [...]
