Monthly Archives: October 2009

Krewe De Soul

Steve Myers presents “Krewe De Soul” – A Halloween Masquerade Ball – this Thursday (10/29) in Brooklyn at The Bell House.
Artists performing include:
The High & Mighty Brass Band
The Shalitas
Rev. Vince Anderson
Vic Thrill & BAMIAM TV
Tunde Adebimpe from TV On The Radio
Mighty Fine
Les Sans Culottes
Plus DJ’s GirlSoul, DJ Shimmy and Phast Phreddie
Admission is only $10 and [...]

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The Evolution of Shadows

In today’s Book Notes at Largehearted Boy, author Jason Quinn Malott discusses his new book, The Evolution of Shadows, and the role the Afghan Whigs played in its creation.
From the author:
The Evolution of Shadows began in 2000 as a two-part short story called “Curse Softly To Me” that I wrote while obsessively listening to The [...]

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Lanegan on Jeffrey Lee Pierce Project

Mark Lanegan has recorded two songs (one with Isobel Campbell) for We Are Only Riders – The JLP Sessions Project. The album is a new compilation that interprets unfinished songs by Jeffrey Lee Pierce. The album will be released January 11, 2010.
Mark Lanegan previously covered the song “Carry Home” by Jeffrey Lee Pierce’s band [...]

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Afterhours in LA this week

From the press release:
Afterhours, one of Italy’s most successful and respected alternative rock bands will be performing as part of “Hit Week Los Angeles”: a unique event where for the first time some of the most important artist representing the actual Italian rock scene perform in the United States. Afterhours will be joined by Negrita, [...]

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Duff McKagan on Scott’s Benefit

On the Road. Again… – Seattle Music – Reverb
Last Saturday night in Los Angeles, I was honored to take part in a benefit concert for Gutter Twins bassist Scott Ford at the Roxy Theater. He, like many of my musical brethren, goes through life without basic health insurance. Along with the other necessities like rent, [...]

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Amy Farris, Rest in Peace

Greg Dulli and Twilight Singers collaborator Amy Farris passed away over the weekend. The forty-year-old strings player provided the brilliant fiddle accompaniment on Dulli’s cover of Doug Sahm’s “You Was for Real” and had laid down viola, violin and cello parts for the upcoming Twilight Singers album.
In lieu of flowers, Amy’s family encourages friends and [...]

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