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CAKE ‘Not Sick of You Yet’
We got sweet on CAKE’s trumpeter Vince DiFiore, discussing Billboard charts, teen moms, temporary tattoos, and the pressures of playing The Big Apple
The Strokes 04.01.11 Madison Square Garden NYC
The Strokes seduced Madison Square Garden like they had a truckload of roofies
Dr. Dog 02.18.11 Terminal 5 | NYC
Guitarist Scott McMicken and bassist Toby Leaman share lead vocal duties, creating harmonies that a newly enlightened hippie next to me likened to “Brian Wilson
Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings 01.29.11 Count Basie Theatre, New Jersey
The Daptone Soul Revue came to Red Bank on 1/29, and a packed house braved the winter weather to warm up next to Sharon Jones’
The Revivalists ‘Musicians at Play’
Ed Williams of The Revivalists sounds off on song lyrics, the art of ‘brilliantivity’, and what’s next for these New Orleans natives
The Budos Band ‘Unbroken, Unshaven’
We spit hot air with The Budos Band’s baritone saxophonist Jared Tankel about covering The Beatles, partying with Mark Ronson, and embracing his heavy metal
Keller Williams ‘From the Songbook of a Family Man’
Keller Williams chats about touring with ‘Yo Gabba Gabba Live’, listening to Furthur, and what musical genre he’ll never cover
The Strokes 10.08.10 Austin City Limits – Austin, TX
For Night One of the 2010 Austin City Limits Music Festival, The Strokes brought their New York City swagger to the sweet Southwest. Zilker Park
Benevento Russo Duo 08.27.10 Highline Ballroom NYC
What started as two dudes jamming out on Radiohead and Zeppelin covers in the basement of the old Knitting Factory has catapulted Marco Benevento (organ,
Umphrey’s McGee ‘Team America’
Kris Meyers of Umphrey’s McGee drops his drumsticks to discuss great American pastimes, Tool’s ‘maniacal sound’, and the drawbacks of laptop music
Deer Tick ‘The Black Dirt Sessions’
Deer Tick captivated Dr. Dog’s eager New York audience last month, prompting me to check out the Rhode Island quartet’s latest, ‘The Black Dirt Sessions’
Marco Benevento ‘Music is Still Secret’
Marco Benevento bubbles up about ‘Between the Needles and Nightfall’, urban murals, alien voyeurs, and why he thinks music is still secret
