Solid Sound Fest 2017: daily lineups & single day tickets
By Magdalene Taylor April 6, 2017
This year's lineup features Television, Kurt Vile, The Shaggs, Big Thief, Robert Glasper and, of course Wilco. And much more.
Category: Comedy News, Music News, tour dates Tags: Alloy Orchestra, Andy Shauf, Aparna Nancherla, Big Thief, Daniel Bachman, Dave Alvin and Phil Alvin with the Guilty Ones, Dawn of Midi, Deep Sea Diver, Eugene Mirman, Gustafer Yellowgold, Idris Ackamoor & The Pyramids, Jeff Parker Trio, Joan Shelley, John Hodgman, Kacy & Clayton, Kevin Morby, Kurt Vile & the Violators, Max Hatt / Edda Glass, Michael Ian Black, Nancy and Beth, Nick Offerman, On Fillmore, Peter Wolf & The Midnight Travelers, Quindar, Robert Glasper Experiment, Solid Sound Festival, Television, The Autumn Defense, The Nels Cline Four, The Shaggs, Tweedy, Wilco
Wilco's Solid Sound festival: 2017 lineup & tix
By Magdalene Taylor February 16, 2017
This year's lineup includes Kurt Vile, Television, Robert Glasper, The Shaggs (!!!), and more.
Category: Music News Tags: Alloy Orchestra, Andy Shauf, Autumn Defense, Big Thief, Daniel Bachman, Dave Alvin, Dave Alvin and Phil Alvin with the Guilty Ones, Dawn of Midi, Deep Sea Diver, Edda Glass, Gustafer Yellowgold, Idris Ackamoor and The Pyramids, Jeff Parker Trio, Joan Shelley, John Hodgman, Kacy and Clayton, Kevin Morby, Kurt Vile and the Violators, Max Hatt, Nels Cline Four, On Filmore, Peter Wolf and the Midnight Travelers, Phil Alvin, Quindar, Robert Glasper Experiment, Television, The Shaggs, Tweedy, Wilco
The Shaggs' 'Philosophy of the World' getting Light in the Attic reissue w/ NYC release/tribute show
By Bill Pearis August 4, 2016
The outsider art cult classic will be out on vinyl and CD with liner notes by Lenny Kaye.
Category: Music News, tour dates Tags: B-52s, Bush Tetras, Dot Wiggin, Lenny Kaye, The Monks, The Shaggs
Record Store Day announces 2016 exclusive titles
By Bill Pearis March 8, 2016
This year's RSD exclusives include David Bowie picture discs, a vinyl pressing of the famed 'C-86' comp, the Requiem for a Dream soundtrack, and lots, lots, lots, more.
Category: Music News Tags: 13th Floor Elevators, 808 State, a-ha, African Head Charge, Afrika Bambaataa, Air, Al Casey, Al Escobar, Alan Vega, Alanis Morissette, Albert Hammond Jr., Aldo Ciccolini, Alejandro Escovedo, Allen Toussaint, ALO, Alt-J, Andra Day, Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness, Anthrax, Anti-Flag, Atreyu, Barrett Martin, Bee Gees, Ben Lee, Bert Jansch, Best Coast, Big Data x RAC, Big Star, Bill Evans, Billy Don Burns, Billy Joe Shaver, Bitty McLean, Blaze Foley, Bleachers, Blitzen Trapper, Bob Cobert, Bob Dylan, Bonobo, BORNS, Brandi Carlile, Brandy Clark/Sheryl Crow, Brian Fallon, Bring Me the Horizon, Brokedowns/Direct Hit, Brujeria, Buddy Guy, Bunny Rugs, Buzzcocks, Cancerous Growth, Candlemass, Carl Douglas, Cavern Of Anti-Matter, Charles Rumback, Charlie Parr, Cheap Trick, Cho-Cho and Dasheen, Chris Janson, CHVRCHES, Circa Survive, Clint Mansell, Clutch, Creedence Clearwater Revival, D.O.C., Dave Douglas High Risk, Dave Myers, David Bowie, David Braid Quartet, De Lux, Dead Can Dance, death, Death Cab For Cutie, Deerhoof, Deftones, Derek Hall, Diplo, Disturbed, Dizzy Gillespie, Dr. Who, Duff McKagan, Dylan Gardner, Eli Paperboy Reed, Elvis Presley, Emmylou Harris, Ethan Hawke, Etta James, Ezra Furman, Faith No More, Fela Kuti, Field Music, Five Finger Death Punch, Flat Duo Jets, Fleetwood Mac, Florence and the Machine, Foals, Focus, Fort Minor, Frank Turner, Frank Zappa, Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Gerald Casale, Gerard Way, Goblin, Grace Mitchell, Graham Nash, Grapefruit, Grateful Dead, Green River, Gwar, Halestorm, Hamilton Leithauser, Hello Kitty, Hello Kitty On Ice, Higher Authorities, Hollis Brown, Hope Sandoval, Hot Hot Heat, Husker Du, Ida, Iggy Pop, Ignite, Il Sogno Del Mariano, Iron Maiden, J Dilla, J.D. Crowe, James Bay, Jason Molina, Jay Farrar, Jay Reatard, JEAN-CLAUDE, Jean-Claude Vannier VANNIER, Jethro Tull, Jimi Hendrix, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, Joe Bataan, Joe Strummer, John Coltrane, John Frusciante, John Grant, John Powell, John Renbourn, Johnny Cash, Johnny Thunders, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Junior Kimbrough, Junior Wells, Justin Bieber, Kevin Gates, Kid Millions, Killswitch Engage, KMFDM, Kronos Quartet, LA Dispute, Langhorne Slim, Left Lane Cruiser, Lester Young, Lil Wayne, Linkin Park, Locust, Logic, Lotti Golden, Low, Lucinda Williams, Lukas Graham, Lush, Lydia Lunch, M.D.C., Mac DeMarco, Madisen Ward and the Mama Bear, Madonna, Man Man, Manic Street Preachers, Marc Hurtado, MarK Arm, Mark Mothersbaugh, Matthew E White, Matthew Sweet, Metal Urbain, Metallica, Metz/Mission Of Burma, Mew, Mewithoutyou, Mike Cooper, Mike McCready, Mike Stuart Span, Miles Davis, Miracle Legion, MnMs, Modern Jazz Quartet, Moody Blues, Mudcrutch, Muddy Waters, Mueller/Roedelius, Mumford, Muse, Nevermore, New Barbarians, Nick Waterhouse, NOFX, Nothing, Notorious B.I.G., Ol Dirty Bastard, Oscar Peterson, Otep, Outkast, Patrick Gauthier, Patti Smith, Paul Butterfield Blues Band / Albert King, Paul Maroon, Pearl Charles, Pete Rock, Peter Doherty/James Johnston, Phish, Piero Umiliani, Pinback, Post Malone, Puscifer, Radical Face, Radio Birdman, Ramones, Ravi Shankar, Record Store Day, Regina Spektor, Reverend Horton Heat, Rich Robinson, Richard Pinhas, Rob Zombie, ROECKER I MELODY, Roots Manuva, Roots Radics, RSD16, Run the Jewels, Ryley Walker, S Carey, Sage Francis, Saxon, Scarface, Sex Pistols, Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet, Shawn Colvin, Shirley Collins, Simple Minds, Skrillex, Skywave, Son Volt, Sons + Baaba Maal, Soul Asylum, Soundtrack, Stelvio Cipriani, Stephan Jenkins (Third Eye Blind), Steve Earle, Sublime, Sun Ra, Superchunk, Superpttcher, Talking Heads/Echosmith, The All-American Rejects, The Animals, The Appleseed Cast, The Autumn Defense, The Belairs, The Bevis Frond, The Challengers, The Deviants, The Doors, The Easybeats, The Electric Prunes, The Faction, The Fall, The Feelies, The Flaming Lips, The Fleshtones, The Go Team, The Idle Race, The In Crowd, The James Brown Revue, The Kinks, The Law, The Mickey Finn, The Monkees, the Mothers of Invention, The Move, The New South, The Remains, The Residents, The Rockin' Vickers, The Runaways, The Shaggs, The Sonics, The Spektors / The Valentines, The Summer Hits, The Syndicats, The Thermals, The Tornadoes, The Turtles, The Vandals, The Weeknd, The Weepies, The Wizards, Thelonious Monk, Third Power, Tiger Joanie Scott, Todd Rundgren, Tom Petty, Utopia
watch live footage of The Shaggs in 1972
By BrooklynVegan Staff November 2, 2015
Cult / outsider art legends The Shaggs, who were together from 1968 - 1975, rarely played outside of their hometown of Freemont, New Hampshire, and those shows were attended mostly (totally) by locals...
Category: Music News Tags: The Shaggs
The Shaggs' Dot Wiggin releasing her first-ever solo LP, playing shows with Jad Fair (dates)
The Shaggs' sole album, Philosophy of the World, is perhaps the quintessential outsider art record with a backstory as interesting as the music itself (which spawned a stage musical ten years ago)...
Category: Music News, tour dates Tags: beef, Bill Pearis, Blanche Blanche Blanche, Dot Wiggin, Jad Fair, The Shaggs
Kurt Cobain's 50 favorite albums
Via Buzzfeed & Laughing Squid, comes this handwritten list Kurt Cobain made, as published in Journals in 2002. Read the whole thing typed, below...
Category: Music News Tags: Aerosmith, Bad Brains, Beat Happening, Best of, Black Flag, Butthole Surfers, Daniel Johnston, David Bowie, Fang, Fear, Flipper, Gang of Four, Half Japanese, Iggy and the Stooges, Kleenex, Kurt Cobain, Leadbelly, Marine Girls, Mazzy Star, MDC, Mudhoney, Nirvana, PiL, Pixies, PJ Harvey, Public Image Limited, REM, Rites of Spring, Saccharine Trust, Scratch Acid, Sex Pistols, Shonen Knife, Sonic Youth, Swans, Tales of Terror, The Beatles, The Breeders, The Clash, The Faith, The Frogs, The Knack, The Raincoats, The Saints, The Shaggs, The Slits, The Vaselines, The Wipers, Void, Wipers, Young Marble Giants
a Shaggs tribute tonight, a show with Jeff Lewis @ Joe's Pub & other upcoming Gary Lucas dates
Jeffrey Lewis @ Space Ducks party (more by Greg Cristman)
Jeffrey Lewis, who is on tour and opened for Pulp on April 11th, was added as the special guest to the Gary Lucas show happening at Joe's Pub on April 17...
Category: Music News, tour dates Tags: Gary Lucas, Gods and Monsters, Jeffrey Lewis, Joes Pub, The Shaggs
a Shaggs musical is coming (back) to NYC
"The band is primarily notable today for their perceived ineptitude at playing conventional rock music; the band was described in one Rolling Stone article as "...
Category: Music News Tags: Broadway, musicals, The Shaggs