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Monday, May 19, 2014
Music First notes (5/19/14): Michael Jackson performs at Billboard Music Awards
Posted By Jeff Hahne on Mon, May 19, 2014 at 11:43 AM
Editor's Note: First Notes is a weekly update of recent happenings in the world of music.
* A hologram of Michael Jackson performed at the Billboard Music Awards last night, leading to debates of "was that creepy or cool?"
(Michael Jackson Experience to Rock 2014... by HumanSlinky)
Friday, May 16, 2014
Music / Live Reviews Live review: +++, The Fillmore (5/15/2014)
Posted By Jeff Hahne on Fri, May 16, 2014 at 5:05 PM
+++, Sleeper Agent, Wild Cub, Nostalghia
The Fillmore
May 15, 2014
If you went into Thursday night's show expecting to see a different side of Deftones singer Chino Moreno, you may have been surprised. While Moreno played 15 songs with his side project +++, they weren't always the mellow versions heard on the band's two EPs and full-length album. Moreno found plenty of time to, well, be himself.
+++ (Crosses) was one of four bands performing as a partnership between the Fillmore and 106.5 The End for the New Music Revolution events (this was the fourth). The series is a great way to check out new acts without breaking the bank - tickets were just $10.65. That, and if you don't like the band, chances are they won't be on stage for very long.
Wednesday, May 14, 2014
Music Phish releases new song, "Waiting All Night"
Posted By Jeff Hahne on Wed, May 14, 2014 at 3:14 PM
Phish has released the first single from its upcoming album, Fuego, due out on June 24. The song, "Waiting All Night" is a slow-roller that reminds me a lot of the music I hear in elevators. I'm pretty sure it's the soundtrack to smoking too much pot. Enjoy and/or take a nap...
Phish will perform at ">PNC Music Pavilion on July 25.
Tuesday, May 13, 2014
Music Nine of the worst guitar performances ever
Posted By Jeff Hahne on Tue, May 13, 2014 at 11:49 AM
Not everyone should pick up a guitar and perform publicly. Here's a quick list of nine of the worst guitar performances at home or in concert. We know we missed a whole lot of others. Uh, enjoy?
It's clear this guitarist has no idea what she's doing.
Monday, May 12, 2014
Music / Live Reviews Live review: LEAF, Black Mountain, N.C. (5/8-5/11/2014)
Posted By Michael Walsh on Mon, May 12, 2014 at 2:17 PM
LEAF Top Five
Black Mountain/Lake Eden, NC
May 8-11, 2014
"Are you ready for some funk music?" Bedecked in silvery, multi-hued top hat and tails, star-shaped bass slung low on his hips, Bootsy Collins whipped the crowd into a delirious frenzy at LEAF's Lakeside Stage on Saturday night. Lakeside's big top setting fit Bootsy's cosmic mothership mind-warp, partly due to the circus atmosphere spinning out from the master funkster and his merry band, but also because a "big tent" perfectly encapsulated the multi-cultural world funk theme of Lake Eden's 38th LEAF Festival.
Twice a year, Camp Rockmont's bucolic alpine valley hosts the multifaceted Fest. From May 8 through 11, LEAF sold out to 6,500 capacity crowds each day, with a further 1,000 attendees on Saturday as part of the non-profit's educational Schools and Streets outreach program. Amid a kaleidoscope of impassioned poetry slams, late night techno DJs, stilt walking faerie processions and kids zip-lining overhead, focus remained on transcendent live music. Here's a look at who brought the funk:
Music First notes (5/12/14): Bearded drag queen wins Song Contest, more
Posted By Jeff Hahne on Mon, May 12, 2014 at 10:38 AM
Editor's Note: First Notes is a weekly update of recent happenings in the world of music.
* A bearded drag queen, Austria's Conchita Wurst, won the Eurovision Song Contest with the song, "Rise Like a Phoenix."
Friday, May 9, 2014
Music / Culture This week's BNR Weekly (5/8/14): A music news roundup, including Brooke Hummel, Michael Jackson's new album, more
Posted By Kimberly Lawson on Fri, May 9, 2014 at 5:03 PM
On this week's BNR Weekly, we introduce BNR Records' newest artist roster member Brooke Hummel. Neiko Debarge dishes on Michael Jackson's new "Xscape" album. We also debut Young Jules' new video for "Make It"
BNR Weekly is a local pop culture and entertainment Web show, now in its third season.
Music / Live Reviews Live review: Ledisi, Robert Glasper Experiment at The Fillmore (5/8/2014)
Posted By Boris 'Bluz' Rogers on Fri, May 9, 2014 at 2:22 PM
Ledisi
The Fillmore
May 8, 2014
Take a night of Grammy-winning soul and tie it to one of the most under-rated voices in music today and you have one of the best shows touring the country in the past five years.
Ledisi's "The Truth" tour, featuring the Robert Glasper Experiment, found its way to The Fillmore on May 8, 2014, and did not disappoint. Glasper, a Grammy winner for his album Black Radio, fuses hip-hop, jazz, soul and progressive styles to reshape the musical landscape with original work, as well as reimagined covers of classic hits.
He started the night with the Sade classic "Cherish" and moved the crowd into a head nodding groove. He also delivered songs from the his Black Radio 2 album. "Let it Ride" (which is sung by Norah Jones on the album) and "Calls" (which is sung by Jill Scott on the album) were crowd pleasers, but his cover of Daft Punk's "Get Lucky" was the highlight.
Glasper's ability to capture the essence of a song and add a hip hop soulful twist is the definition of inspired talent. His sound on the album was true to form and perhaps even better live.
During the changing of the band you start seeing that The Fillmore is a chameleon of a venue - constantly changing, setting the mood and tone without physically changing its structure and set up.
Thursday, May 8, 2014
Music / Live Reviews Live photos, setlist: Gaslight Anthem, The Fillmore (5/7/2014)
Posted By Justin Driscoll on Thu, May 8, 2014 at 1:55 PM
Gaslight Anthem
The Fillmore
May 7, 2014
Setlist
The '59 Sound
Blue Dahlia
Biloxi Parish
Howl
Stay Lucky
Film Noir
Too Much Blood
High Lonesome
45
The Queen of Lower Chelsea
The Navesink Banks
Señor and the Queen
Wooderson
Drive
American Slang
Encore
National Anthem
Handwritten
Great Expectations
The House of the Rising Sun
Blue Jeans & White T-Shirts
The Backseat
Wednesday, May 7, 2014
Music / Live Reviews Live review: 2014 Carolina Rebellion, Charlotte Motor Speedway (5/3, 5/4)
Posted By Jeff Hahne on Wed, May 7, 2014 at 11:07 AM
Carolina Rebellion
Charlotte Motor Speedway
May 3-4, 2014
More than 60,000 people celebrated the fourth year of Carolina Rebellion on May 3 and 4, 2014, at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Headlined by Kid Rock and Avenged Sevenfold, the event brought plenty of heavy rock acts to two main stages. While rain shut down much of the second day last year, the weather this time around was perfect - high 70s and low 80s with plenty of sunshine.
With so many performers spread out over two days, I thought it would be best to hand out a variety of "awards" to spotlight some of the weekend's best, interesting and odd moments. Scroll down for a gallery of some the crazy crowdsurfers seen over the weekend, too.
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Indy Weekly sold
After 29 years, the current owner of Triangle's alternative weekly says he's ready to move on
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The press should stop publishing the names of mass murderers 1
They want fame, so lets cut off their fuel source.
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Question the Queen City: The story of Mabel Rea 4
The Charlotte native went Hollywood, returned home and met a tragic demise.
