Brittni Paiva, Hawaii’s 23-year-old ukulele phenomenon, announces the release of BRITTNI PAIVA LIVING UKULELE (Talmidim Productions, TPDVD-0611, 80 minutes, NTSC) The film features live performances, interviews, behind-the-scenes footage, a music video, and a section with ukulele lessons. Produced and directed by award-winning Maui filmmaker Kenneth K. Martinez Burgmaier, the film was recently world-premiered at the… Continue reading "Brittni Paiva – Living Ukulele" New DVD from Hawaii Uke Wizard
Do you know that feeling of wonder and amazement when you return home from a long road trip? The rotating miles still in your head mixed with the relief of stability and security are a sensation hard to translate into words. The hometown Thanksgiving show of Umphrey’s McGee and Cornmeal recreated that feeling for me. … Continue reading Umphrey's McGee & Cornmeal | Aragorn Ballroom | 11/26/11
Filmed with 20 cameras at a headline show at Japan’s very own Glastonbury – Fujirock Festival – Don’t Think is the first time the full Chemical Brothers‘ live experience has been captured on film. Directed by long-term visuals collaborator Adam Smith this full-length concert movie places cameras in the centre of the stage as well as at the very heart… Continue reading Chemical Brothers' Film "Don't Think" – Advance Screening
Stephen Colbert and The Colbert Nation will be rockin’ out to the infectious rhythms of The Black Keys when the band appears on “The Colbert Report” on Tuesday, December 6 at 11:30 p.m. ET/PT. The band will perform their newest single, “Lonely Boy,” in support of the release of their latest album El Camino. In… Continue reading "The Colbert Report" Welcomes The Black Keys On Tuesday, December 6
While BoomBox finishes up their ‘Dark End of the Street‘ tour this week with final stops in Columbia, Tulsa, Lawrence and Fayetteville, they released a new website with online store as well as announce their first dates of 2012 including West Coast and South East runs with guests Eliot Lipp, ill-esha, Govinda, Bitch Please and others as well… Continue reading New BoomBox Track, Video, Website & Winter Tour
The heartbeat that sparks the third song on 1, 2, 3’s debut LP isn’t just a flutter effect meant to set a melancholic mood. It literally symbolizes the start of a new life. Or in the case of Nicolas Snyder and Joshua Sickels, a crucial state of rebirth—the next logical step after the “classic rock… Continue reading 1,2,3 Announce December Dates
MY MORNING JACKET cap a hugely successful 2011 with a Grammy Nomination for Best Alternative Music Album for their celebrated sixth album, “Circuital”. Jim James and co are up against the likes of Radiohead, Bon Iver, Death Cab For Cutie, Foster the People for this much-coveted award. After headlining several festival, including Lollapalooza and Bonnaroo, My Morning Jacket will… Continue reading My Morning Jacket Receive Grammy Nomination for Best Alternative Album
In a recent interview, Billy Nershi, guitar player, lyricist, and vocalist for Colorado’s String Cheese Incident said this of his band’s musical style: “It’s very hard to describe [our sound] in musical terms because there are so many styles we play on any give night. I guess I think of it as if each night… Continue reading String Cheese Incident Live at the Fabulous Fox Theatre | 11/26/11
Cut Copy’s stellar Zonoscope has been nominated for the Best Dance/Electronica Album GRAMMY. This is the band’s first GRAMMY nomination and bookends a phenomenal year that saw the band play to rapturous audiences across the globe including a thundering Coachella set and headlining slot at Austin City Limits. The GRAMMY Awards will be held on Sunday,… Continue reading Cut Copy's Zonoscope Nominated for Best Dance/Electronica Album GRAMMY
Tori Amos will release Sin Palabras, the instrumental version of this year’s acclaimed Night of Hunters album, on December 13 via Deutsche Grammophon. It will be available at all digital retailers. On Night of Hunters, Tori created a 21st century song cycle with variations on themes by Satie, Granados, Chopin and other great composers. Sin Palabras… Continue reading Tori Amos Announces Sin Palabras, Instrumental Version of Night of Hunters Album
