Legendary Bob Dylan is back in town for a residency at the Orpheum Theatre from November 4-November 6th. This should be a much better experience than his last stadium-sized show at the Xcel Energy Center in 2012....
Country Hall of Famer Hargus ‘Pig’ Robbins has died at the age of 84.
Robbins started his career under the name Mel Robbins in the 50s.
The blind pianist played on thousands of Nashville sessions, including on Bob Dylan’s Blonde on Blonde.
Robbins was also responsible for the pianos on George Jones’ classic “White Lightning,” Patsy Cline’s “I Fall to Pieces” and “Crazy”.
This is an official statement by the CEO of Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, Kyle Young:
“Like all successful session musicians, Pig Robbins was quick to adapt to any studio situation. He worked quickly, with perfection less a goal than a norm. And while he could shift styles on a dime to suit the singer and the song, his playing was always distinctive. Pig's left hand on the piano joined with Bob Moore's bass to create an unstoppable rhythmic force, while the fingers on his right hand flew like birds across the keys. The greatest musicians in Nashville turned to Pig for guidance and inspiration.”
Video uploads are usually in HD and they look great on my HD television. Example below on the great quality from today's CBS YouTube Channel: Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings on Saturday Sessions. …
We have been supporting and writing about Sharon Jones since 2007, so, yes we like her very much.
If you've seen Sharon Jones recently, you may notice she's being treated for stage two pancreatic cancer. The chemotherapy has caused her to lose her hair, at least temporarily. Based on her recent live performance on CBS' YouTube Page and their recent cover of "Goldfinger" for The Wolf of Wall Street, I can tell you that the disease has not slowed down this power-house soul singer.
In addition to the CBS morning show, the band has also appeared on other shows like Conan O'Brien, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Jimmy Fallon and The Tonight Show.
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings are heading out on tour this Spring 2014, in support of their latest album Give The People What They Want. Based on all the television appearances, attendance will be more than good at their upcoming show, so get your tickets now before they sell out.
2014 Tour Dates:
02/06/14 @ Beacon Theatre - New York, NY
02/10/14 @ Lincoln Theater - Washington, DC
02/11/14 @ Lincoln Theater - Washington, DC
02/13/14 @ Carolina Theatre - Durham, NC
02/14/14 @ Orange Peel - Asheville, NC
02/15/14 @ Variety Playhouse – Atlanta, GA
02/17/14 @ Music Farm – Charleston, NC
02/18/14 @ Beacham Theater - Orlando, FL
02/20/14 @ State Theatre - St. Petersburg, FL
02/21/14 @ Vinyl Music Hall - Pensacola, FL
02/22/14 @ House of Blues - New Orleans, LA
02/25/14 @ House of Blues - Houston, TX
02/26/14 @ ACL Live at the Moody Theater
02/27/14 @ Granada Theater – Dallas, TX
03/01/14 @ Minglewood Hall - Memphis, TN
03/02/14 @ Pageant - St. Louis, MO
03/04/14 @ Vogue - Indianapolis, IN
03/05/14 @ The Englert Theatre - Iowa City, IA
03/06/14 @ Pabst Theater - Milwaukee, WI
03/08/14 @ Liberty Hall - Lawrence, KS
03/17/14 @ Gothic Theatre - Denver, CO
03/18/14 @ Lensic Perf Arts Center - Santa Fe, NM
03/20/14 @ Rialto Theatre - Tucson, AZ
03/21/14 @ Heritage Square - Phoenix, AZ
03/22/14 @ House of Blues – San Diego, CA
03/25/14 @ The Wiltern – Los Angeles, CA
03/27/14 @ The Fillmore – San Francisco, CA
03/28/14 @ The Fillmore – San Francisco, CA
03/29/14 @ The Fillmore – San Francisco, CA
04/01/14 @ Crystal Ballroom – Portland, OR
04/02/14 @ The Showbox – Seattle, WA
04/03/14 @ The Showbox – Seattle, WA
04/04/14 @ Alix Goolden Hall – Victoria, BC
04/05/14 @ Commodore Ballroom – Vancouver, BC
04/08/14 @ Jazz Winnipeg Festival – Winnipeg, MB
04/09/14 @ State Theatre - Minneapolis, MN
04/11/14 @ Vic Theatre - Chicago, IL
04/12/14 @ Majestic Theater – Detroit, MI
04/13/14 @ Byham Theater - Pittsburgh, PA
05/29/14 @ Jefferson Theater – Charlottesville, VA
05/30/14 @ Union Transfer - Philadelphia, PA
05/31/14 @ House of Blues – Boston, MA
If you grew up in the 90s with alternative British bands, chances were, you probably love Dodgy, Shed Seven, Chumbawamba, The Wonder Stuff, Levellers, Inspiral Carpets, and, of course, Jesus Jones.
If you thought Jesus Jones were nothing more than a one-hit-wonder band, you are wrong. They actually had several big numbers, I can remember seeing the videos for "Right Here, Right Now", "Real, Real, Real", and "International Bright Young Thing" on MTV (back when the cable channel would actually play music).
The Wiltshire-based group reformed and officially went out on tour last year (December 2013) as part of The Wonder Stuff's "Sleigh The UK" tour. Then January 1st, 2014, the band announced that the original drummer Simon 'Gen' Matthews was due to return!
Look for the band to play their biggest hit album Doubt in full this year. They are schedule to at least appear on three music festival in 2014, so perhaps they may do a few side-gigs around those dates.
DA & The Jones' debut album Sirens is coming out March 4th.
The Los Angeles duo (Daniel Ahearn, as in 'DA', and Mindy Jones, as in 'the Jones') previewed a track from the upcoming album called "Could've Had It All" via Soundcloud.
DA & The Jones LIVE:
02/01: N. Hollywood, CA @ Kulaks Woodshed
02/04: Los Angeles, CA @ Little Joy - FREE
02/11: Los Angeles, CA @ Little Joy - FREE
02/18: Los Angeles, CA @ Little Joy - FREE
02/25: Los Angeles, CA @ Little Joy - FREE
03/03: Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo
Nashville's Stone Jack Jones recently shared his new video for his lead single "State I'm In" with Stereogum. Look for Stone Jack Jones' third full-length album, Ancestor, on March 4th, 2014, via Western Vinyl Records. You can hear the track on Soundcloud.
Ancestor was produced with Roger Moutenot (Yo La Tengo, Sleater Kinney, They Might Be Giants) and features collaborations with Patty Griffin, Lambchop's Ryan Norris, Scott Martin, Kurt Wagner, and Lylas' Kyle Hamlett.
The album, as Lambchop's Kurt Wagner describes it, is "long and languid, moving none too fast, there's alcohol and rope in the air. There ought to be a place, a bar, or barn, where this music plays from p.a. suspended in the middle of the room like those ones they used in the civil defense strapped to polls in the neighborhoods of the 60s, 50s...Fan shaped horns arranged in a center cluster...there's nostalgic allusion and ghostly nods to a world only Jack knows, and perhaps his god knows."
Led Zeppelin's bassist John Paul Jones (who influenced a generation of bassists), is currently in a band called Minibus Pimps*, with electronic musician, improviser and producer Helge Sten (Deathprod, Supersilent).
Portland-based indie label, Deer Lodge Records, is releasing a compilation album Deer Lodge: A Tribute to George Jones.
As you know, the country music legend passed away on April 26, 2013,
The all-George Jones cover tribute features various Deer Lodge bands, including
Drunken Prayer, Hearts of Oak, Gabe Rozzell, Drugstore Cowboy, NoPoMoJo, Meredith Brothers, among others.
Sydney's Garage/psych band The Jones Rival finished their self-titled debut EP last November 2013.
You can hear the whole EP online at soundcloud.com.
The EP was recorded and mixed at REC studios by Shaun Gaida and produced by Shaun Gaida and The Jones Rival.
This playlist contains 5 tracks, total time: 15.57.
Bluesy-rock-alt combo Jon and The Jones is based out of New York, lead by frontman Jon Moodie.
While the band is busy putting the finishing touches on their debut album, the band showcased their debut single and music video for "Firebreather" last November 2013 via youtube.com.
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