07
Mar
2005
· With music fans packing up the van for SXSW in Austin, Texas, this month, or dreaming of the big tie die in the sky in June's return of the Bonnaroo festival in Manchester, Tennessee, one more outstanding music fest deserves a big red road-trip circle on your calendar: the second annual Wakarusa Festival near Lawrence, Kansas.
Set for the weekend of June 17, the three-day "music and camping" celebration is family-friendly with organized nature hikes, star gazing, and instrument workshops. Confirmed artists include Wilco, Galactic, Gov't Mule, String Cheese Incident, Junior Brown, Son Volt, Neko Case, and Robert Bradley's Blackwater Surprise.
· Two old friends return next month under the new musical explorations of The Equatorial Stars, a new album recorded last year by King Crimson guitarist Robert Fripp and electronic pioneer Brian Eno. The instrumental sessions are due April 5 on the Inner Knot imprint.
· In other King Crimson news, master of the common bass and the Chapman Stick Tony Levin has collected some of his favorite collaborations on a Magna Carta Records release due next month. Entitled Prime Cuts, the sessions feature Jordan Rudess, John Petrucci, Missing Persons' drummer Terry Bozzio, and Billy Idol signature guitarist Steve Stevens. The interactive CD also contains an audio interview and an MP3 jam.
Television Alert:
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno hosts Joe Cocker tonight, Ozzy Osbourne on Friday, Good Charlotte on Monday, and The 5 Browns on Tuesday; The Late Show with David Letterman features Michael Buble on Friday and Al Green on Monday; Late Night with Conan O'Brien welcomes Death From Above 1979 on Thursday overnight; The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson boasts Steve Jones, Sex Pistols guitarist and satellite radio DJ, this evening overnight, Collective Soul on Friday overnight, and The Blue Nile on Tuesday overnight; Last Call with Carson Daly features house band Gov't Mule this week, with The Frames on Thursday overnight and Low on Friday overnight; Jimmy Kimmel Live serves up Kasabian on Friday overnight and The Music on Monday overnight; and Saturday Night Live's musical guest this weekend is Jack Johnson.
New Releases Coming Tuesday, March 15:
... and like the winds, young grasshopper, are subject to change
Akron/Family - Akron/Family (Young God) beautifully weaving, rambling, improvisational songs dipped in tender, folksy acid from this New York collective with rural roots
The Alter Boys - The Exotic Sounds of the Alter Boys (Fractured Transmitter) new from Jason Popson of Mushroomhead and Todd Smith and Jeff Siegel of Dog Fashion Disco
Angels of Light - Angels of Light Sing Other People (Young God) orchestrated pop songs from Swans founder Michael Gira
Belle & Sebastian - Books (Rough Trade) all three of the British versions of this single are brought together in this domestic enhanced CD EP, featuring a comic-book gallery, video, and game
Birdie - Morning Kills the Dark (Pop Up Records) featuring "Open Letter to Jenny," written for Jenny Lewis of Rilo Kelly
The Blind Boys of Alabama - Atom Bomb (Real Word) with guests Los lobos guitarist David Hidalgo, Gift of Gab from Blackalicious, Billy Preston, Charlie Musselwhite, and covers of Norman Greenbaum's classic "Spirit in the Sky" and the Soul Stirrers' title track from 1950
Blood or Whiskey - Cashed Out on Culture (Punkcore) punk meets traditional Irish music, with guest Cait O'Riordan of the Pogues
The John Butler Trio - Sunrise Over Sea (Lava)
Civet - Massacre (Disaster) female punk quartet fresh out of high school
Daedelus - Exquisite Corpse (Mush) with guests MF Doom, Mike Ladd, and Prefuse 73
Damon & Naomi - Earth Is Blue (Ba Da Bing) special vinyl issue of this first new music in five years from the original members of Galaxie 500
Dash Rip Rock - Re-Cyclone (Alternative Tentacles) 20-year career retrospective
Devin Davis - Lonely People of the World, Unite! (Mousse) super swell Chicago power pop solo debut, packed with plenty of punch, fuzz, and hipster '60s joy
Dr. Jack - Chemanyu (Verdad Y Justicia Records) Spanish punk from the San Fernando Valley
Dwarves - Dwarves Must Remix (Sympathy For the Record Industry) vinyl LP limited to 1,000 copies
Ana Ege - Out Past the Lights (Parkinsong) with guest Ron Sexsmith
Everything but the Girl - Adapt or Die: Ten Years of Remixes (Sire) featuring classic remixes, new remixes, and previously unreleased rarities
French Toast - In a Cave (Dischord) new from James Canty of Make-Up and Jerry Busher of Fugazi
The Reverend Al Green - Everything's OK (Blue Note) featuring The Royal Horns and The New Memphis Strings
Havochate - Cycle of Pain (Indecent Media) with former Testament bassist Greg Christian
Kaiser Chiefs - Employment (Universal) featuring the KROQ-FM hit "I Predict a Riot"
King Crimson - In the Wake of Poseidon (Discipline Global Mobile) 30th anniversary reissue featuring the rare B side "Groon"
Konks - Konks (Bomp!) Boston garage rock recently winning Little Steven's Battle of the Bands
James LaBrie - Elements of Persuasion (Inside Out) all new from the Dream Theater vocalist
Marbles - Expo (SpinArt) delightful new solo laptop pop from Robert Schneider of The Apples in Stereo, plugging into the circuitry of electro-pop's golden age of the 1980s, with this shiny mix that's a little bit George Harrison, ELO, and Gary Numan
Curtis Mayfield - Mayfield Remixed (Rhino) collection of remixes by Grandmaster Flash, King Britt, Louie Vega, and more
New Monsoon - Live at the Telluride Bluegrass Festival (New Monsoon) tasty percussion and international rhythms from this San Francisco jam band
Gruff Rhys - Yr Atal Genhedlaeth (Rough Trade) solo debut from the Super Furry Animals' vocalist
Sharon Shannon - Out the Gap (Compass) reissue from 1995 featuring guest Adam Clayton of U2 and members of The Waterboys
Soulfly - The Song Remains Insane (Roadrunner) live DVD with bonus videos
Stubbs the Zombie - original video game soundtrack (Aspyr Media) it's back to the 1950s with this covers collection, featuring The Dandy Warhols' take on "All I Have to Do Is Dream" and the Flaming Lips' spin on "If I Only Had a Brain" from The Wizard of Oz
Yann Tiersen & Shannon Wright - Yann Tiersen & Shannon Wright (Ici D'Ailleurs) deliciously alive 20-day collaboration between the composer of the soundtracks to Amelie and Goodbye Lenin and the Quarterstick Records'
recording artist; raw and mesmerizing in its fragile pitch and shudder, build on Wright's voice and heaving piano, violin, cello, met allophone, and acoustic guitar
Robert Wyatt - Old Rottenhat, Nothing Can Stop Us, Dondestan (Revisited), and Shleep (Hannibal/Rykodisc) remastered and repackaged reissues
various artists - NASCAR In 3D: The IMAX Experience (Shout Factory!) featuring Wes Cunningham's cover of ZZ Top's "La Grange"
various artists - Drum Nation: Volume Two (Magna Carta) with Josh Freese, Anton Fig, Terry Bozzio, and other heavy hitters
various artists - Homemade Hits, Vol. 2 (Kittridge) recorded exclusively at home for this project, the CD features 27 songs from Bedroom Walls, Papercuts, A Boy Named Thor, Golden Gram, and more
various artists - Subdivisions: A Tribute to Rush (Magna Carta) with Sebastian Bach, Alex Skolnick, Kip Winger, and others covering Rush classics
various artists - The Rough Guide to Boogaloo (World Music Network) step into the fusion of Cuban salsa and American soul
various artists - The Rough Guide to Dub (World Music Network) with King Tubby, Yabby You, Horace Andy, Prince Jammy, and more
· Two old friends return next month under the new musical explorations of The Equatorial Stars, a new album recorded last year by King Crimson guitarist Robert Fripp and electronic pioneer Brian Eno. The instrumental sessions are due April 5 on the Inner Knot imprint.
· In other King Crimson news, master of the common bass and the Chapman Stick Tony Levin has collected some of his favorite collaborations on a Magna Carta Records release due next month. Entitled Prime Cuts, the sessions feature Jordan Rudess, John Petrucci, Missing Persons' drummer Terry Bozzio, and Billy Idol signature guitarist Steve Stevens. The interactive CD also contains an audio interview and an MP3 jam.
Television Alert:
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno hosts Joe Cocker tonight, Ozzy Osbourne on Friday, Good Charlotte on Monday, and The 5 Browns on Tuesday; The Late Show with David Letterman features Michael Buble on Friday and Al Green on Monday; Late Night with Conan O'Brien welcomes Death From Above 1979 on Thursday overnight; The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson boasts Steve Jones, Sex Pistols guitarist and satellite radio DJ, this evening overnight, Collective Soul on Friday overnight, and The Blue Nile on Tuesday overnight; Last Call with Carson Daly features house band Gov't Mule this week, with The Frames on Thursday overnight and Low on Friday overnight; Jimmy Kimmel Live serves up Kasabian on Friday overnight and The Music on Monday overnight; and Saturday Night Live's musical guest this weekend is Jack Johnson.
New Releases Coming Tuesday, March 15:
... and like the winds, young grasshopper, are subject to change
Akron/Family - Akron/Family (Young God) beautifully weaving, rambling, improvisational songs dipped in tender, folksy acid from this New York collective with rural roots
The Alter Boys - The Exotic Sounds of the Alter Boys (Fractured Transmitter) new from Jason Popson of Mushroomhead and Todd Smith and Jeff Siegel of Dog Fashion Disco
Angels of Light - Angels of Light Sing Other People (Young God) orchestrated pop songs from Swans founder Michael Gira
Belle & Sebastian - Books (Rough Trade) all three of the British versions of this single are brought together in this domestic enhanced CD EP, featuring a comic-book gallery, video, and game
Birdie - Morning Kills the Dark (Pop Up Records) featuring "Open Letter to Jenny," written for Jenny Lewis of Rilo Kelly
The Blind Boys of Alabama - Atom Bomb (Real Word) with guests Los lobos guitarist David Hidalgo, Gift of Gab from Blackalicious, Billy Preston, Charlie Musselwhite, and covers of Norman Greenbaum's classic "Spirit in the Sky" and the Soul Stirrers' title track from 1950
Blood or Whiskey - Cashed Out on Culture (Punkcore) punk meets traditional Irish music, with guest Cait O'Riordan of the Pogues
The John Butler Trio - Sunrise Over Sea (Lava)
Civet - Massacre (Disaster) female punk quartet fresh out of high school
Daedelus - Exquisite Corpse (Mush) with guests MF Doom, Mike Ladd, and Prefuse 73
Damon & Naomi - Earth Is Blue (Ba Da Bing) special vinyl issue of this first new music in five years from the original members of Galaxie 500
Dash Rip Rock - Re-Cyclone (Alternative Tentacles) 20-year career retrospective
Devin Davis - Lonely People of the World, Unite! (Mousse) super swell Chicago power pop solo debut, packed with plenty of punch, fuzz, and hipster '60s joy
Dr. Jack - Chemanyu (Verdad Y Justicia Records) Spanish punk from the San Fernando Valley
Dwarves - Dwarves Must Remix (Sympathy For the Record Industry) vinyl LP limited to 1,000 copies
Ana Ege - Out Past the Lights (Parkinsong) with guest Ron Sexsmith
Everything but the Girl - Adapt or Die: Ten Years of Remixes (Sire) featuring classic remixes, new remixes, and previously unreleased rarities
French Toast - In a Cave (Dischord) new from James Canty of Make-Up and Jerry Busher of Fugazi
The Reverend Al Green - Everything's OK (Blue Note) featuring The Royal Horns and The New Memphis Strings
Havochate - Cycle of Pain (Indecent Media) with former Testament bassist Greg Christian
Kaiser Chiefs - Employment (Universal) featuring the KROQ-FM hit "I Predict a Riot"
King Crimson - In the Wake of Poseidon (Discipline Global Mobile) 30th anniversary reissue featuring the rare B side "Groon"
Konks - Konks (Bomp!) Boston garage rock recently winning Little Steven's Battle of the Bands
James LaBrie - Elements of Persuasion (Inside Out) all new from the Dream Theater vocalist
Marbles - Expo (SpinArt) delightful new solo laptop pop from Robert Schneider of The Apples in Stereo, plugging into the circuitry of electro-pop's golden age of the 1980s, with this shiny mix that's a little bit George Harrison, ELO, and Gary Numan
Curtis Mayfield - Mayfield Remixed (Rhino) collection of remixes by Grandmaster Flash, King Britt, Louie Vega, and more
New Monsoon - Live at the Telluride Bluegrass Festival (New Monsoon) tasty percussion and international rhythms from this San Francisco jam band
Gruff Rhys - Yr Atal Genhedlaeth (Rough Trade) solo debut from the Super Furry Animals' vocalist
Sharon Shannon - Out the Gap (Compass) reissue from 1995 featuring guest Adam Clayton of U2 and members of The Waterboys
Soulfly - The Song Remains Insane (Roadrunner) live DVD with bonus videos
Stubbs the Zombie - original video game soundtrack (Aspyr Media) it's back to the 1950s with this covers collection, featuring The Dandy Warhols' take on "All I Have to Do Is Dream" and the Flaming Lips' spin on "If I Only Had a Brain" from The Wizard of Oz
Yann Tiersen & Shannon Wright - Yann Tiersen & Shannon Wright (Ici D'Ailleurs) deliciously alive 20-day collaboration between the composer of the soundtracks to Amelie and Goodbye Lenin and the Quarterstick Records'
recording artist; raw and mesmerizing in its fragile pitch and shudder, build on Wright's voice and heaving piano, violin, cello, met allophone, and acoustic guitar
Robert Wyatt - Old Rottenhat, Nothing Can Stop Us, Dondestan (Revisited), and Shleep (Hannibal/Rykodisc) remastered and repackaged reissues
various artists - NASCAR In 3D: The IMAX Experience (Shout Factory!) featuring Wes Cunningham's cover of ZZ Top's "La Grange"
various artists - Drum Nation: Volume Two (Magna Carta) with Josh Freese, Anton Fig, Terry Bozzio, and other heavy hitters
various artists - Homemade Hits, Vol. 2 (Kittridge) recorded exclusively at home for this project, the CD features 27 songs from Bedroom Walls, Papercuts, A Boy Named Thor, Golden Gram, and more
various artists - Subdivisions: A Tribute to Rush (Magna Carta) with Sebastian Bach, Alex Skolnick, Kip Winger, and others covering Rush classics
various artists - The Rough Guide to Boogaloo (World Music Network) step into the fusion of Cuban salsa and American soul
various artists - The Rough Guide to Dub (World Music Network) with King Tubby, Yabby You, Horace Andy, Prince Jammy, and more
