Sharon Jones, My Morning Jacket, Andrew Bird play 51st Newport Folk Festival
By Annapocalypse on May 10 2010
A partial lineup list has been announced for this year’s Newport Folk Festival taking placing July 30 - August 1 in Newport, Rhode Island at the International Tennis Hall of Fame at the Newport Casino and Fort Adams State Park. And you know how we love partial lineups! The artists slated so far for the 51st year of the festival include:
• Friday, July 30: Steve Martin & The Steep Canyon Rangers, Tim O’Brien, Sarah Jarosz
• Saturday, July 31: John Prine, Andrew Bird, Brandi Carlile, The Low Anthem, Yim Yames of My Morning Jacket, Doc Watson & David Holt, Calexico, Dawes, Nneka, O’Death, Liz Longley, Blitzen Trapper, A.A. Bondy, Sam Bush, Horse Feathers, and more to be announced.
• Sunday, August 1: Levon Helm’s Ramble on the Road, The Swell Season, The Avett Brothers, Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings, Richie Havens, Justin Townes Earle, Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, The Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Punch Brothers with Chris Thile, The Felice Brothers, Tao Seeger Band, Cory Chisel & The Wandering Sons, Ben Sollee & Daniel Martin Moore, Pokey LaFarge & the South City Three, and more to be announced.
Tickets are on sale now through the festival’s website.
• Newport Folk Festival: http://www.newportfolkfest.net
Broken Social Scene announce full North American tour, but what about my vagina?
By Mango Starr on May 10 2010
I have been so penis/vagina-centric that it honestly never occurred to me that Broken Social Scene could be a great pleasure on its own. I always assumed it was a poor substitute for the ‘real’ thing.
That’s ignorance and arrogance all rolled into one.
I’m so over that now. In fact, Broken Social Scene are my new frontier. I’m gradually educating myself and preparing to explore all that BSS have to offer. But this isn’t to say there won’t be any questions. For one, how exactly will I fit Broken Social Scene into my vagina? Perhaps this means there’s lube testing to be done — understanding which lubes work best with what, and which ones are dildo destroyers, etc. It can get confusing, that’s for sure.
Anyway, this girl has a lot of homework to do. Maybe some field work is in order.
05.13.10 - London, England - Brixton Academy
05.14.10 - Minehead, England - All Tomorrow’s Parties
05.15.10 - Brighton, England - The Great Escape
05.17.10 - London, England - Heaven
05.18.10 - Amsterdam, Netherlands - Melkweg
05.19.10 - Cologne, Germany - Burgerhaus Stollwerck
05.21.10 - Paris, France - La Maroquinerie
05.23.10 - Linz, Austria - LinzFest
05.24.10 - Berlin, Germany - Kesselhaus
05.27.10 - Barcelona, Spain - Primavera Festival
05.29.10 - George, WA - Sasquatch
06.19.10 - Toronto, Ontario - Toronto Island *#
06.22.10 - Vienna, Austria - Flex Club
06.23.10 - Zagreb, Croatia - T-Mobile INMusic Festival
06.24.10 - Munich, Germany - Backstage Werk
06.26.10 - Birmingham, England - O2 Academy
06.27.10 - Pilton, England - Glastonbury Festival
06.28.10 - Manchester, England - Academy
06.29.10 - Nottingham, England - Rescue Rooms
06.30.10 - London, England - HMV Forum
07.05.10 - Frankfurt, Germany - Mousonturm
07.06.10 - Hamburg, Germany - Uebel & Gefahrlich
07.08.10 - Liege, Belgium - Les Ardentes Festival
07.09.10 - Sheffield, England - Corporation
07.10.10 - Kinross, Scotland - T in the Park
07.11.10 - Punchestown, Ireland - Oxegen Festival
07.16.10 - Chicago, IL - Pitchfork Festival
08.28.10 - St. Louis, MO - Lou Fest
09.08.10 - Pittsburgh, PA - Byham Theater
09.09.10 - Asheville, NC - Orange Peel
09.10.10 - Raleigh, NC - Hopscotch Festival
09.11.10 - Richmond, VA - The National
09.13.10 - Washington, DC - The Warner Theatre
09.14.10 - Philadelphia, PA - TLA
09.17.10 - Boston, MA - House Of Blues
09.18.10 - New York, NY - Central Park, Rumsey Playfield
09.20.10 - New Haven, CT - Toad’s Place
09.21.10 - Northhampton, MA - Calvin Theater
09.22.10 - Burlington, VT - Higher Ground
09.24.10 - Ithaca, NY - State Theater
09.25.10 - Buffalo, NY - Town Hall
10.01.10 - Ann Arbor, MI - Michigan Theater
10.03.10 - Milwaukee, WI - Pabst Theater
10.04.10 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
10.06.10 - Winnipeg, MB - Burton Cummings Theatre
10.07.10 - Saskatoon, SK - Odeon
10.08.10 - Calgary, AB - MacEwan Hall
10.09.10 - Edmonton, AB - Winspear Centre
10.10.10 - Kelowna, BC - Community Theatre
10.12.10 - Victoria, BC - Element
10.13.10 - Vancouver, BC - Commodore
10.15.10 - Seattle, WA - Paramount
10.16.10 - Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom
10.19.10 - Los Angeles, CA - The WIltern
• Broken Social Scene: http://www.brokensocialscene.ca
• Arts&Crafts: http://www.arts-crafts.ca
RIP: Lena Horne
By Shane Mack on May 10 2010
From The New York Post:
Lena Horne, the silky-voiced singing legend who shattered Hollywood stereotypes of African Americans on screen in the 1940s as a symbol of glamour whose signature song was “Stormy Weather,” died Sunday in New York City. She was 92
Horne died at New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, a spokeswoman said. No cause of death was given.
• Lena Horne: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lena_Horne
Set the mustache count back to zero, Carlos D leaves Interpol
By E. Nagurney on May 10 2010
Bad/good news for mustache lovers/haters: Interpol’s mustachioed, holster-wearing bassist Carlos D (or Dengler, if you’re being formal) has left the group to pursue other interests. What other interests? Well, that’s not totally clear, but Mr. D has dipped his toes in the pools of DJing, film-making, classical music blogging, and hanging out with awesome-looking greyhounds. One can imagine he will be pursuing one of these aforementioned interests, but who knows — maybe he also has a secret passion for rock climbing or knitting or something.
Here’s the official announcement from Interpol:
After the completion of the album, Carlos informed the rest of us that he would be leaving the band. He has decided to follow another path, and to pursue new goals. This separation is amicable, and we whole-heartedly wish him great happiness and success. We will remain, as always, deeply respectful fans of this blazingly talented individual.
The D-less Interpol have a new single, “Lights,” off their forthcoming new record, available through their website.
• Interpol: http://www.interpolnyc.com
[Photo: Bubblemonkey]
Google is mad about getting sued by a small record company, sues small record company
By Chris Bosman on May 10 2010
Last year, a small blues-based independent label, Blue Destiny Records, filed suit against Google, Microsoft, and Rapidshare on grounds that Rapidshare, in linking to copyrighted material, was violating copyright law, while search engines Google and Microsoft’s Bing were promoting Rapidshare’s system. Which sounds kind of illogical and money-grubbing, so unsurprisingly, in March of this year Blue Destiny voluntarily withdrew its lawsuit. Google no longer had anything to worry about, right?
Wrong. Google has recently decided to go all playground bully on the smaller record label, asking Blue Destiny to waive its right to pursue litigation on the issue in the future. When the label refused, Google decided to sue them right back, which isn’t petulant or childish at all. The apparent benefit of Google flexing its muscles over a much smaller company is that, in the likely case that the courts rule in favor of Google, it will set a precedent for larger cases that explore whether search engines help to promote copyright infringement.
So, I guess, kudos to Google for throwing its weight around and trying to crush an independent record label to get around potentially damaging litigation.
• Blue Destiny: http://www.bluesdestinyrecords.com
• Google: http://www.google.com
