David Johnston

David Johnston "Carnival of the Soul" CD release party is at Lizard Lounge Sat, Mar 31. The band features John Sands, Marty Ballou, Chris Rival and more........ With special guests Dennis Brennan and Jimmy Ryan. Further reading:

• Having A Moment
• Boston Globe review

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Rock and Roll Rumble 2012

 


Boston's 33rd annual Rock and Roll Rumble got underway Sunday, April 1 (no foolin') at TT the Bear's. More info at rockandrollrumble.com and bostonemissions.com or on Twitter at @rocknrollrumble

Preliminary schedule (Winners in Bold)

• Sun, Apr 1 The Grownup Noise, Endless Wave, the Rationales, Cooling Towers
• Mon, Apr 2 Thick Shakes, Animal Talk, Garvy J., Grey Valley Ghost
• Tue, Apr 3 The Susan Constant, the Tin Thistles, Ghosts of Jupiter, Letterday
• Wed, Apr 4 - [Day of rest]
• Thu, Apr 5 Cask Mouse, Never Got Caught, Parlour Bells, the Fagettes
• Fri, Apr 6 Pray For Polanski, BrownBoot, Bow Thayer and Perfect Trainwreck, the Bynars
• Sat, Apr 7 The Grinds, Sherman Burns, Motherboar, Streight Angular

Semifinal #1: Thu, April 12

• 9:30 – Thick Shakes (Wildcard)
• 10:15 – Bow Thayer and Perfect Trainwreck
• 11:00 – Cask Mouse
• 11:45 – Motherboar

Semifinal #2: Fri,  Apr 13

• 9:30 – Sherman Burns (Wildcard)
• 10:15 - Ghosts of Jupiter
• 11:00 – The Rationales
• 11:45 - Garvy J.

 Finals: Fri, Apr 20

• 9:30 Motherboar (Wildcard)
• 10:15 Garvy J.
• 11:00 Bow Thayer and Perfect Trainwreck
• 11:45 The Grownup Noise (Special Guest)
  

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Beware of Mr. Baker

Beware of Mr. Baker is a documentary film on legendary drummer Ginger Baker. More info at bewareofmrbaker.com

The film screens as part of IFFBoston on Mon, April 30 9:15pm at Somerville Theatre

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Ginger Baker documentary, "Beware of Mr. Baker" SXSW Preview from Jay Bulger on Vimeo.

Swervedriver

Swervedriver on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, Mar 26, 2012. See them at Brighton Music Hall on Thu, Mar 29.

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Teenage Kicks

Snow Patrol performing a cover of "Teenage Kicks" at BBC Maida Vale Studios as part of their 75th anniversary in 2009. Snow Patrol plays The Orpheum Theatre on April 12.

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The song may be most famous for being John Peel's favorite song. A lyric from the song is inscribed on his gravestone: "Teenage dreams, so hard to beat".

The studio may be most famous as the site of the Peel Sessions, which included such bands as Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, Joy Division, Nirvana and The White Stripes.

The Raconteurs also did a rockin' version of the song in London, as a tribute to Peel, who was one of the earliest and biggest supporters of Jack White's previous band The White Stripes. The song starts at about 4:38 in the video below.

Below is the original by The Undertones

Andrew Bird: Fever Year

Andrew Bird: Fever Year a documentary concert film by Xan Aranda, covering singer-songwriter Andrew Bird. More info at FeverYear.com

The screens as part of IFFBoston on Thu, April 26 7:45pm at Somerville Theatre

Andrew Bird plays House of Blues Boston on Sunday, May 6. Official website andrewbird.net

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Official Trailer (2:45) from Andrew Bird: Fever Year on Vimeo.

Band of Skulls - Sweet Sour

Band of Skulls play Paradise Rock Club with We Are Augustines on Monday, Mar 26. More info at bandofskulls.com

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MARLEY a film by Kevin MacDonald

The new documentary film on Bob Marley will be screened at SXSW and released on April 20 (aka 4/20).

Watch the trailer below and more film clips on the Bob Marley channel on youtube. Info at bobmarley.com

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Billy Bragg - A New England

Billy Bragg plays The Music Hall on Saturday, June 30

I know the song references a "new" England, but I like to hear it as "New England". Info at www.billybragg.co.uk

 

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Echotone: a film about music culture in Austin

Echotone is a documentary film about music culture in Austin, TX and it's clash with urban development, residents and local artists. The file features Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears, Belaire, Bill Baird Sound Team, The Black Angels, Ghostland Observatory, Dana Falconberry and the South By Southwest music festival.

• "Austin continuously wages wars within its city limits, with music as its battleground. Echotone beautifully examines those battles by neither condemning nor sensationalizing but by letting the city speak through its inhabitants." Paste Magazine
• "Too vital for elegy, a lucid survey of a delicate cultural ecosystem" The Village Voice
• "An aural symphony of civic dischord with sublime visuals" Chicago Sun-Times

Watch on Hulu (free). Info at echotonefilm.com

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Subterranean Homesick Blues

Bob Dylan's "Subterranean Homesick Blues" was released on this day in 1965.

The video below was actually the opening segment of D. A. Pennebaker's 1967 film, "Dont Look Back", a documentary on Dylan's 1965 tour of England.

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Radiohead - The Bends

Do you remember rock 'n' roll Radiohead?

Radiohead plays Comcast Center on Tue, May 29. More info at radiohead.com

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Jack White on SNL

Jack White appeared on Saturday Night Live for the first time since The White Stripes played in 2002. He did two songs from the new album; "Love Interruption" with an all-female band and "Sixteen Saltines" with an all-male band. See the videos below.
 
Watch the official video for Love Interruption.
For more info, see jackwhiteiii.com

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Newport Folk Festival 2012

The Newport Folk Festival happens July 28 and 29 in Newport, RI. The lineup was announced on leap day and is shown below. See newportfolkfest.net for complete info and tickets.

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Saturday July 28

• My Morning Jacket
• Iron & Wine
• Patty Griffin
• Guthrie Family Reunion
• Dawes
• Deer Tick
• City & Colour
• Preservation Hall Jazz Band
• Alabama Shakes
• Sharon Van Etten
• Blind Pilot
• First Aid Kit
• Brown Bird
• Jonny Corndawg
• Spirit Family Reunion
• Robert Ellis
• Frank Fairfield
• The Apache Relay
• Honeyhoney
• Sleepy Man Banjo Boys
• Elizabeth Mitchell & You Are My Flower

Sunday July 29

• Jackson Browne
• Conor Oberst
• The Head & The Heart
• Punch Brothers
• Tallest Man On Earth
• Tune-Yards
• Tom Morello: The Nightwatchman
• Trampled By Turtles
• Charles Bradley & His Extraordinaires
• Gary Clark Jr.
• Of Monsters And Men
• New Multitudes Feat. Ferrar, Johnson, Parker, & Yames
• Sara Watkins
• Jonathan Wilson
• Deep Dark Woods
• Carl Broemel
• Ben Sollee
• Spider John Koerner & His Rag Tag Boys
• Joel Rafael
• Joe Fletcher & The Wrong Reasons
• The Kossoy Sisters
• Berklee City Music Choir