Music

Here is the announcement video for the 15th annual Gathering Of The Vibes festival.  Set to take place July 29th - August 1st, the festival will once again return to Bridgeport, CT.  Aside from being one of my favorite of the "announcement videos" so far, this year's Gathering Of The Vibes will feature the return of Primus, Umphrey's McGee, Rhythym Devils featuring Keller Williams, Galactic, Robert Randolph & the Family Band and many more.  

Way advance tickets are on sale right now over at the official site.

Initial artists listed below

• Damian Marley & Nas
• Primus
• Jimmy Cliff
• Rhythm Devils Featuring Keller Williams
• Umphrey's McGee
• Galactic
• Jackie Greene
• Robert Randolph & The Family Band
• Steve Kimock Crazy Engine
• The Radiators
• Mix Master Mike
• Martin Sexton & Ryan Montbleau Band
• Deep Banana Blackout
• Little Feat
• Big Sam's Funky Nation
• Assembly Of Dust
• Max Creek
• Dark Star Orchestra
• New Riders Of The Purple Sage
• Zach Deputy
• Harlem Gospel Choir
• King For A Day
• Donna Jean Godchaux

The premiere for the new David Byrne documentary Ride, Rise, Roar premiered at SXSW on Monday.  If the early reviews are to be trusted this seems like it may be the second classic documentary that chronicles some of the genius that is David Byrne.  Of course the other film I speak of is Jonathan Demme's fantastic Stop Making Sense. 

Part of the reason I wanted to post this is that there is a newish trailer (above) for the film compared to the last time I mentioned the project.  That and the fact that everyone is saying it's awesome. For those that are interested there is also a nice interview by Red Carpet Crash with the film's director David Hillman Curtis that occurred following the premiere, which is included below.

We'll keep you updated with theatrical dates and all that jazz when they become available.  Head on over to the film's official site for some more background and other goodies.

Unfortunately Beck is being greedy and not letting the interwebs embed the video where it wishes, but you can still head over to Vimeo to check out the latest from the Beck Record Club.  The new album getting the treatment is the 1987 album Kick by INXS.   This of course is the album with most of the big INXS hits you remember, New Sensation, Devil Inside, Need You Tonight, and Never Tear Us Apart.  Definitely going to be fun to see how this ones handled.  Joining Beck this time around are St. Vincent, Liars, and Os Mutantes.

The first track off the album is Guns in the Sky which you can check out right here.

Uncool update: The video has since been made private.  I'll update this post when it's back. 

Sorry to double dip on Chad Farthouse today but it happens.  This song is apparently from 2006 but somehow it has eluded me for all this time.  It's a song by Zach Galifianakis called Up In Them Guts that features his friend and sometime music maker Fiona Apple singing the unbelievably great hook, "If you show me your fanny pack, I'll show you my fanny".  We also get to learn a little something about what the British people call a fanny. 

For those that don't remember this isn't the first time Fiona and Zach have been kicking it together.  The video for Not About Love from Fiona's excellent Extraordinary Machine features Galifianakis lip-synching the entire song, with passion.  You can check it out below for a refresher if you are so inclined.

Also, Fiona, how about a new album?

Here is the video from Umphrey's McGee's recent visit to Street Date studios to perform two tracks off of Mantis for a small studio audience. The band chose the rocking 1348 to start things off and then the poppier side of Umphrey's gets displayed with Made To Measure.  I'm certainly not going to make the case that this is the best recorded Umphrey's McGee you can hear out there, but it is a good quality video recording and new and by god it's St. Patrick's Day.

You can also check out the "Day In The Life" video the band made from their visit to NYC that day that features some Reelin In The Years as well as the band prepping their cover of Lisztomania by Phoenix.  Rock.

Phish finally unveiled their Summer Tour plans today with a nice video featuring some synchronized swimmers and of course a Mr Jon Fishman.   Following up last year's plan to play cool venues, this summer sees the band make a 3 night stand at the Greek Theatre in Berkeley from August 5th-7th, followed by the long rumored Telluride shows at Town Park on August 9th and 10th.  The tour also includes a two night stand over 4th of July Weekend in Alpharetta, GA.  

No word yet on any end of summer festival possibilities but I have heard rumors of a return to Indio as well as no return.  How is that for insight?  We'll keep you posted on any new dates that may spring up but for now you best get to your lucky charms and get your ticket orders in.  The presale lottery will be open until March 26th at 11:59 PM EST so head on over there whenever you are feeling lucky.

Full dates are below 

06/11 – Toyota Park, Chicago, IL
06/12 – Blossom Music Center, Cuyahoga Falls, OH
06/13 – Hersheypark Stadium, Hershey, PA
06/15 – nTelos Pavilion, Portsmouth, VA
06/17 – Comcast Theatre, Hartford, CT
06/18 – Comcast Theatre, Hartford, CT
06/19 – Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, NY
06/20 – Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, NY
06/22 – Comcast Center, Mansfield, MA
06/24 – Susquehanna Bank Center, Camden, NJ
06/25 – Susquehanna Bank Center, Camden, NJ
06/26 – Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, MD
06/27 – Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, MD
06/29 – CMAC Performing Arts Center, Canandaigua, NY
07/01 – Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion at Walnut Creek, Raleigh, NC
07/02 – Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Charlotte, Charlotte, NC
07/03 – Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park, Alpharetta, GA
07/04 – Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park, Alpharetta, GA
08/05 – The Greek Theatre, Berkeley, CA
08/06 – The Greek Theatre, Berkeley, CA
08/07 – The Greek Theatre, Berkeley, CA
08/09 – Telluride Town Park, Telluride, CO
08/10 – Telluride Town Park, Telluride, CO
08/12 – Verizon Wireless Music Center, Noblesville, IN
08/13 – Verizon Wireless Music Center, Noblesville, IN
08/14 – Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, WI
08/15 – Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, WI
08/17 – Nikon at Jones Beach Theatre, Wantagh, NY
08/18 – Nikon at Jones Beach Theatre, Wantagh, NY