There is every other music festival and then there is Coachella, the California-desert weekend that, in many ways, set the template for all that followed. The first U.S. festival to boast big-ticket reunions and all-over-the-map booking, Coachella continues to maintain its distinctive, idiosyncratic personality. Needless to say, navigating such a wide array of music can be tricky. We've picked 25 acts worth making time for. more »
By the early 1960s, blues was largely abandoned by its original African-American audience. But by the late '60s, the form had been embraced by young white fans. So the sound mutated, and continues to do so. White blues has more of a rock feel, with the British giving it a distinct (though hard to define) elan all their own. Meanwhile, in pursuit of the new audience, most surviving black veterans (and the few young African-Americans… more »
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File Under: From raw, gutbucket blues to soul, rock and pop with a similar unspoiled spirit
Flagship Acts: R.L. Burnside, Junior Kimbrough, Solomon Burke, the Black Keys, Andrew Bird, Band of Horses, Dinosaur Jr., Wavves, the Walkmen, Smith Westerns, Yuck, Tennis
Based In: Oxford, Mississippi
Like the Delta bluesmen whose records he started Fat Possum to release, Matthew Johnson is part of a dying breed. Rock owes much of its early legacy to eccentric, mostly European-descended label owners… more »
There were many British bands that swiveled rock's glorious adolescence, but for my nascent psychedelia and guitar drool, the Yardbirds have long held the most resonance. The wonder of first hearing the extended rave-up of "I'm A Man;" the Gregorian chants of "Still I'm Sad;" the eastern swami of "Over Under Sideways Down;" the clarion clang of the harpsichord in "For Your Love" forever changed for me how I would hear rock music.
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05.24.12
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05.22.12
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05.18.12
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05.16.12
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05.14.12
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04.30.12
The Black Keys are pleased to announce two new shows this November in New Zealand - http://t.co/U87UO294
04.26.12
Thanks Deb. We look forward to meeting you this October in Australia- http://t.co/3rpQjNal #spoons
04.21.12
The Black Keys are pleased to announce four new shows in Los Angeles, San Diego, Anaheim and Phoenix- http://t.co/1lnNkUJF
04.20.12
Set your DVR - @theblackkeys will be featured on @CBSSunday with Anthony Mason this weekend.
04.20.12
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04.18.12
The Black Keys have announced a second Melbourne show for Thursday, November 1st - http://t.co/xaR5Nshs #theblackkeysinoz
04.16.12
The Black Keys will be touring Australia this October. Tickets on-sale today: http://t.co/E3NQ2tqc #theblackkeysinoz
