That Time Salvador Dali Met Alice Cooper…And Yes, There’s Video
Salvador Dali wanted to use a controversial young musician as the subject of his latest project back in 1973. ‘First Cylindric Chromo-Hologram Portrait of Alice Cooper’s Brain’ was born. Included is a very short video of the actual exhibit shot back in the day.
Read up on more of this very strange encounter here.
New Stone Throw Records Signing Jerry Paper’s “Like A Baby” Is Coming October 12
Jerry Paper’s album Like a Baby will be released on Stones Throw in October.
Like A Baby is co-produced by by Jerry (aka Lucas Nathan) and Matty Tavares of BadBadNotGood. The album features work from musicians Weyes Blood, Mild High Club’s Alex Brettin, and vocalist Charlotte Day Wilson. Inspired by a move from NYC back to Nathan’s hometown of L.A., Like A Baby explores existential themes tied to “the endless human cycle of desire and satisfaction.”
The first single from Like a Baby is “Your Cocoon,” with video by Stephen Smith. “Your Cocoon” b/w “New Chains (Demo)” 7-inch is now shipping from Stones Throw.
Drake Postpones Several Aubrey & The Three Migos Tour Dates
Drake and his team have slightly adjusted the beginning of the Aubrey & the Three Migos tour schedule.
The tour will now kick off in Kansas City on August 10th, with a limited number of additional shows being rescheduled. Tickets purchased for the original show dates will be honored for the rescheduled dates.
Complete changes made to tour schedule:
Kansas City, MO rescheduled to August 10th
St Paul, MN rescheduled to August 12th
Toronto, ON rescheduled to August 20th, 21st, 22nd
Salt Lake City, UT rescheduled October 10th
Denver, CO , July 28th and 29th postponed, date TBC
Scheduled August 20th show in Chicago will be cancelled.
Refunds will be offered at point of purchase.
Allman Brothers Band Prep Release From The Time They Opened For Grateful Dead, Fillmore East In 1970
The ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND in 1970 were on the brink of superstardom. They had only been together for 11 months when promoter Bill Graham, who had booked them in San Francisco and New York, invited them back to Fillmore East on a triple bill with Grateful Dead and Love. And fortunately for us, the Dead’s soundman (and early acid progenitor) Owsley “Bear” Stanley had his tapes rolling.
Drawn from Bear’s Sonic Journals titled Allman Brothers Band Fillmore East February 1970, the sonically restored and mastered recordings of the Allman Brothers Band’s performances at the Fillmore East on February 11, 13 & 14, 1970 were captured by Bear, who is known for the purity of his “Sonic Journal” recordings. The performances feature the earliest known live concert recording of Dickey Betts’ monstrous instrumental number “In Memory of Elizabeth Reed.” It will be released August 10 by Allman Brothers Band Recording Company (Orchard Distribution).
The original limited-edition mail order only recording quickly sold out and is long out-of-print. This release is freshly restored and mastered from original tapes in Owsley Stanley’s archives, and includes sonic restoration, all new album art and liner notes, including a series of rare band photos from the Fillmore East in February 1970, original cover artwork (“Electric Mushroom”), and new notes from the Allman Brothers Band and the Owsley Stanley Foundation. This is the second release in the award-winning “Bear’s Sonic Journals” series and the first joint presentation by the Allman Brothers Band and the Owsley Stanley Foundation.
Although the Allman Brothers Band in early 1970 had but one studio album under their belt, word of mouth about their incendiary and improvisational marathon live shows had begun to spread. In his new liner notes, ABB authority and Hittin’ The Note magazine editor John Lynskey aptly describes the Allman Brothers Band’s music as a “wicked blend of rock, jazz and R&B that created a dynamic, groundbreaking sound.”
Presented by the Owsley Stanley Foundation and the band-DUANE ALLMAN, GREGG ALLMAN, DICKEY BETTS, BERRY OAKLEY, JAIMOE aka J. JOHANNY JOHNSON and BUTCH TRUCKS–Bear’s Sonic Journals captures the nascent group on the rise; they would return to the Fillmore just a year later to record At Fillmore East, which continues to be included in conversations about the best live rock albums ever. This seven-song set includes their take on blues covers that the band would long employ in their sets (“Hoochie Coochie Man,” “Statesboro Blues”), the morphable spin-off of Donovan’s “Mountain Jam,” the ominous Gregg Allman composition “Whipping Post” plus the earliest known live recordings of their show opener, Dickey Betts’ monstrous instrumental “In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed.”
“I had no prior experience with mixing their music, so I hope you don’t mind the rough edges in my mixes here,” wrote Bear in the original liner notes for this collection. “There was a wonderful feeling at these concerts that made the shows a lot of fun for us all…I had a good time working at these shows, and I hope you will have a good time listening to this historic early Allman Brothers Band.”
Allman Brothers Band Fillmore East February 1970 track list:
1) In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed 9:22
2) Hoochie Coochie Man 6:05
3) Statesboro Blues 4:17
4) Trouble No More 4:11
5) Outskirts Of Town 8:30
6) Whipping Post 8:11
7) Mountain Jam 30:46
Joe Walsh Joins Foo Fighters On Rocky Mountain Way At Fenway Park
Joe Walsh joined his old friends the Foo Fighters onstage for a revved-up rendition of Rocky Mountain Way last night at Fenway Park. The Foo Fighters’ 20-song set in Boston also saw another special guest – Dr. Lew Schon, the orthopedic surgeon who helped repair Grohl’s broken leg in 2015.But this is better.
The Recording Academy is rolling out a new campaign to raise awareness of “the work we do on behalf of music creators”
Recording Academy is the world’s leading society of musical professionals, and is dedicated to celebrating, honoring, and sustaining music’s past, present and future. Watch the film celebrating the commitment and passion of a community of music creators as they bring a song to life. Together #WeAreMusic.
Kraftwerk Performed A Live Duet With An Astronaut
On Friday night, Kraftwerk performed a live duet with German astronaut Alexander Gerst, who’s currently on the International Space Station. The collaboration, shared on video, concluded the band’s set at a Stuttgart jazz festival. The song they played? 1978’s Spacelab, of course!
What a conductor actually does on stage
If you’ve ever seen an orchestra perform you’ve probably had a difficult time looking away from the person dead center on the stage – the conductor. It’s hard to miss someone as they swing their arms around pointing at the musicians that seem to be focused instead on their music stands. So what exactly is the conductor doing?
We decided to ask James Gaffigan – a conductor who recently guest conducted the New York Philharmonic in Central Park – just what it is that makes a conductor so necessary and how their actions shape the performance.
The Tenors Come “Home For The Holidays” With North American Christmas Tour
Multi-platinum, JUNO Award-winning vocal supergroup, The Tenors will be spreading Christmas cheer across North America with their upcoming holiday tour, “Home for the Holidays: Christmas Classics and the Hits!”
Beginning in Edmonton, AB on November 27, The Tenors will bring the spirit of Christmas to fans in 16 cities across Canada and the U.S. Tickets for the tour go on sale starting Friday, July 27 at 10 A.M. The Tenors VIP packages will include a meet and greet with The Tenors, premium seats and exclusive merchandise.
“Performing during the Christmas season is a longstanding tradition for the three of us – whether it was church choirs, carolling, community concerts or family sing-alongs around the tree. Music and the holidays have always gone hand in hand,” said The Tenors. “We’re thrilled to share in the magic of the holidays with our fans.”
Tour dates include:
November 27: Edmonton, AB
November 29: Kelowna, BC
December 2: Seattle, WA
December 3: Vancouver, BC
December 6: Saskatoon, SK
December 8: Calgary, AB
December 10: Regina, SK
December 11: Winnipeg, MB
December 13: Prior Lake, MN
December 14: Joliet, IL
December 16: Windsor, ON
December 17: Toronto, ON
December 19: Boston, MA
December 20: New York, NY
December 21: Waterloo, NY
December 23: Ottawa, ON