Words by Carly Shields / Photos by Nick Irving
Big band Brooklynites Rubblebucket sold out the Bowery Ballroom this past Saturday night, and though they haven’t quite broken into the mainstream scene, their constant touring schedule and years of festival appearances make them a pretty well known name in every scene they fit with. From jam to funk to indie to trance, these young musicians bring a whole new musical perspective to melding influences. READ MORE
My experience since being in New Orleans is that Sundays are an exceptionally treasured day in the city, and this perhaps never rings truer than during the all-too-common special weekends and particularly, during local music festivals. Sunday during this year’s Mardi Gras was a picture of perfection and one of the most well-attended in history after a soggy Saturday washed out the monster Endymion parade. Jazz Fest’s final day was a glorious bookend to the 7-day fest and the communal joy you could feel in the air at the Radiators Final Farewell set was palpable. Last year’s Sunday at Voodoo was one of the better festival days imaginable, with Janelle Monae, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, MGMT and My Morning Jacket all making the festival’s final day a memorable one. It’s likely because these great, big, blowout weekends are so much fun that you don’t want them to end and most out there at Voodoo looked to be embracing the closing day to the last drop. Suffice it say, there’s something about these Sundays in New Orleans that always seem to be just a touch more spectacular than the days that precede it.
Tuareg blues grooves anyone?
I first got turned on to Tinariwen after eMusic flagged their last album as a recommendation. I certainly wasn’t alone in loving their sound, as they quickly put together a U.S. tour. Since then, they’ve caught the attention of some fellow musicians, as their new record, Tassili
, features Tunde Adebimpe and Kyp Malone of TV On The Radio along with Nels Cline of Wilco and the horns of the Dirty Dozen Brass Band.
The band has been on the road for about a week now and will play Austin’s Fun Fun Fun Fest this weekend. Read on for the dates…
You been paying attention Moogfest this year? We’re digging on their lineup and the daily schedule has been announced already. In addition to the top-tier lineup covered in untz and whomp, this year will feature the festival along with an expansion to a number of new venues in the Asheville proper. In addition to shows at the Asheville Civic Center Arena, Thomas Wolfe Auditorium, and the Orange Peel, they’ve also added the newly renovated Asheville Music Hall (formerly Stella Blue) and the Diana Wortham Theatre, and plan to announce another outdoor venue soon.
Read on for the full schedule… >>>
When @LMBNOLA editor Wes got his new camera and started throwing together animated gifs from the shows he had been seeing, I was immediately hooked.
Behold…here’s a collection of photos from ACL Fest 2011 in animated GIF format. It’s hard to portray how much fun a festival can really be, but I think this does it about the best I can do. We’ve got some action from Santigold, Skrillex, Coldplay, Kanye and more.
Read on for the full set of awesomeness… READ MORE
After the epic Cee Lo set on Saturday at ACL, I ran over to the other end of the field and caught the TV On the Radio set (well, most of it). The band was in prime attention in the photo pit and the band came out strong with “Halfway Home,” which got everyone clapping and singing along quite a bit.
Here’s my photo gallery from the set: >>>
