New York City based band Licorice will unveiled their first EP A Million Grains of Sand with a release party at NYC’s Knitting Factory on Wednesday, April 23rd. The 7-song EP was recorded in 2007 at Bushwick Studio in Brooklyn, NY, with acclaimed engineer/ co-producer Joshua Kessler. The band performed two sets in what was their… Continue reading Licorice
It’s a curiosity that Railroad Earth named their latest album, Amen Corner. A lot of people relate that name to holes 11-13 in a full round of golf. It was first used in that context in 1958 by Herbert Warren Wind, a writer for Sports Illustrated, who was trying to give some color to Arnold… Continue reading Can I Hear An Amen?: Railroad Earth's New Album
“If you wish to forget anything on the spot, make a note that this thing is to be remembered.” –Edgar Allan Poe As Eddie Vedder quickly pointed out, there was something special in the air on this night in Camden, NJ. Most people equate Camden with their recent memories of crime and race riots.… Continue reading Pearl Jam: An Act of Common Sense and Greatness
When I walked into the Fox Theatre last Tuesday night through the crowd of longhaired, indignant teenagers, would-be revolutionaries and otherwise strongly opinionated young people, the building fairly stank of angst and attitude. The cause: Rose Hill Drive was celebrating the release of their second studio album, “Moon is the New Earth,” and it attracted… Continue reading Rose Hill Drive Hosts CD Release Party at the Fox Theater
On July 22, 1997, Phish performed the second show of their U.S. summer tour at Walnut Creek Amphitheatre in Raleigh, NC through a torrent of rain, thunder and lightning. Rather than cancel the gig, the band played on with the music mirroring the peaks in the storm’s intensity. Phish’s own JEMP Records is excited to offer the complete Walnut… Continue reading New From JEMP Records – 7/22/97 Walnut Creek, Raleigh, NC
The City of Bridgeport and Gathering of the Vibes have finalized an agreement to hold the annual music, camping and arts festival at Seaside Park for the next five years, through summer 2012. This year’s 13th annual event, scheduled for July 31–Aug. 3, 2008, features New Orleans legends The Neville Brothers, southern rockers The Black… Continue reading Bridgeport & Gathering of the Vibes Extend Contract till 2012
