Burning Oak http://www.burningoak.com Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:37:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1 en hourly 1 40.109647-88.212462http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/BurningOakhttp://feedburner.google.com Phish Summer Tour 2009: Video Highlights http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BurningOak/~3/sV2ovKfIK3Q/ http://www.burningoak.com/2009/07/02/phish-summer-tour-video-highlights/#comments Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:30:38 +0000 Kane http://www.burningoak.com/?p=762 The first leg of Phish’s summer tour has come to an end, and while I couldn’t make it to any of the shows – most of them were quite a hike from Washington – I’ll be headed to the Gorge in August for the band’s Friday and Saturday shows.  I’m eager to see what the [...] The first leg of Phish’s summer tour has come to an end, and while I couldn’t make it to any of the shows – most of them were quite a hike from Washington – I’ll be headed to the Gorge in August for the band’s Friday and Saturday shows.  I’m eager to see what the band pulls out for leg two, especially since Phish’s new album appears to be coming out in late July right before the band kicks off the second leg of the tour at Red Rocks.  But, the magic of Phish 3.0 is that you can watch the show streamed from an iPhone as it happens, and just hours later watch HD video of just about every song from the show on YouTube.  With that, here’s a few of my favorites from leg one of the tour:

6/07/09 – Camden, NJ – “First Tube”

6/18/09 – Burgettstown, PA – “Harry Hood”

6/20/09 – East Troy, WI – “Makisupa Policeman”

6/6/09 – Mansfield, MA – “Seven Below”

6/21/09 – East Troy, WI – “Crosseyed & Painless”

6/19/09 – Noblesville, IN – “Fluffhead”
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]]> http://www.burningoak.com/2009/07/02/phish-summer-tour-video-highlights/feed/ 1 http://www.burningoak.com/2009/07/02/phish-summer-tour-video-highlights/ Staxx Brothers: “We Are The Blaxstonz” http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BurningOak/~3/r6-tmMjLt5Y/ http://www.burningoak.com/2009/05/04/staxx-brothers-we-are-the-blaxstonz/#comments Tue, 05 May 2009 02:17:46 +0000 Kane http://www.burningoak.com/?p=608 Artist: The Staxx Brothers Album: We Are The Blaxstonz Release: May 2009 A personal favorite of mine from Bumbershoot 2008, Seattle’s The Staxx Brothers are just about to release their second album, We Are The Blaxstonz.  Their first album, 2008’s 12th Street Blues, was a very soulful collection, but the band returns with a tighter groove and more [...]
We Are The Blaxstonz

Artist: The Staxx Brothers
Album: We Are The Blaxstonz
Release: May 2009

A personal favorite of mine from Bumbershoot 2008, Seattle’s The Staxx Brothers are just about to release their second album, We Are The Blaxstonz.  Their first album, 2008’s 12th Street Blues, was a very soulful collection, but the band returns with a tighter groove and more focused effort this time around.

The band, which features four vocalists and four instrumentalists, makes it apparent from the start that vocals are more than something to sing along with for this band.  DP Staxx, lead vocals for the group, trades off with the lady vocalists like they’ve been doing it since childhood, and seamlessly pass the ball off to MC Decurrian to break the tracks down and bring out the group’s hip-hop side.  “Westsound Union” starts off the album with a jumping-house-party-type vibe, “G-Spot” slows the tempo down and somehow manages to gloss over some ultra-racy lyrics with Rolling Stones-esque blues riff.  The album heads back into house-party territory with “1992,” whose chorus will certainly get stuck in your head at least once after a couple listens.  “Almost Got Shot in North Minneapolis” sees the band flex MC Decurrian’s aforementioned rhyming skills.

However, just as easily as the band keeps the upbeat tracks coming, the band shows its versatility with stand-out tracks like “Oh Carolina.”  Somehow the band manages to slide one of the best new country songs I’ve heard in a long time in between two of the album’s most hip-hop influenced tracks.  The track caught me off guard the first time I listened to the album, and I’ve been back to listen to it again many times since then.  “Game Recognize Game”  and “On Ice” keep a laid-back vibe, and “Little Big Time” and “Jesus in Adidas” finish off the album with the full on energy the albums started with.

The band shows off the new album with a release show Friday, May 8th, at the Nectar Lounge in the Fremont neighborhood of Seattle.  Be sure to check out the poster below for more information on that, and check out the two mp3’s below for a sampling of the album:

We Are The Blaxstonz Track Listing:

  1. Westsound Union
  2. G-Spot
  3. MP3: 1992
  4. Almost Got Shot in North Minneapolis
  5. MP3: Oh Carolina
  6. Name Dropper
  7. Game Recognize Game
  8. On Ice
  9. Little Big Time
  10. Jesus in Adidas

You can find more information at their website, StaxxBrothers.com, and their previous album, 12th Street Blues, is available on Amazon.

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Cover of Cardinology

I just got an exciting package in the mail: a copy the new Ryan Adams & The Cardinals album Cardinology, set for release next Tuesday, along with an autographed copy of the watermarked CD, and an autographed tour poster.

More photos after the jump…


Inside of CD case. (The CD is playing)


CD Insert Front Side


CD Insert Back Side


Autographed Tour Poster from Ames, IA show


Watermarked copy of Cardinology


Autographed copy of watermarked CD case

Check out the Flickr set for bigger copies:
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]]> http://www.burningoak.com/2008/10/24/ryan-adams-cardinology-advance/feed/ 0 http://www.burningoak.com/2008/10/24/ryan-adams-cardinology-advance/ Trick or Vote = Get The Vote Out + Live Music http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BurningOak/~3/qD5hFAQII6g/ http://www.burningoak.com/2008/10/24/trick-or-vote/#comments Fri, 24 Oct 2008 20:30:01 +0000 Kane http://www.burningoak.com/?p=578 For those of you looking for a way to combine your political passions with the current Halloween season and some free live music, you may be interested in Trick or Vote.  Trick or Vote is a nationwide nonpartisan costume canvass taking place on Halloween in a city near you.  After a few hours [...]

For those of you looking for a way to combine your political passions with the current Halloween season and some free live music, you may be interested in Trick or Vote.  Trick or Vote is a nationwide nonpartisan costume canvass taking place on Halloween in a city near you.  After a few hours of get-the-vote-out canvassing I’m told that most of the cities will have an after party, complete with (free) local live music.

The Eugene, OR event kicks off the festivities this Sunday the 26th, and I hear it even has belly dancers.  How can you go wrong?   The rest of the parties happen on Thursday the 30th and Friday the 31st of next week across the country.  You can find more information on your city at TrickOrVote.org.Similar Posts:


]]> http://www.burningoak.com/2008/10/24/trick-or-vote/feed/ 0 http://www.burningoak.com/2008/10/24/trick-or-vote/ Phish Petition: Get Hampton Simulcast Nationwide http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BurningOak/~3/xGtVNgtn7Ow/ http://www.burningoak.com/2008/10/18/phish-petition-get-hampton-simulcast-nationwide/#comments Sat, 18 Oct 2008 21:45:42 +0000 Kane http://www.burningoak.com/?p=571 After tens and likely hundreds of thousands of people got shut out of tickets for Phish’s March 2009 return shows, both during presale and this morning’s Ticketmaster stampede, a petition has emerged online to encourage the band the simulcast the upcoming shows in movie theaters nationwide.  The band has a precedent of doing this for [...] Crying Phish

After tens and likely hundreds of thousands of people got shut out of tickets for Phish’s March 2009 return shows, both during presale and this morning’s Ticketmaster stampede, a petition has emerged online to encourage the band the simulcast the upcoming shows in movie theaters nationwide.  The band has a precedent of doing this for concerts in the past such as Coventry, and DVD releases like Brooklyn 2004.  Anyways, after scheduling their comeback show in a venue with approximately 12,000 capacity despite hundreds of thousands of people trying to get the tickets, and scalpers claiming between $400-$6000 per show on stubhub, this also may be the only way for the band to avoid having thousands of ticketless fans descend on a Virginia parking lot for a weekend of tailgating and (drug-induced) dreams of scoring someone’s lot extra ticket.  If you are a Phish fan, a concerned Virgianian, or just a kind soul, do some hippies a favor and sign this petition.  After you sign it the website will ask for a donation, don’t worry about that since the signature has already gone through.

http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/Hamptonsimulcast?e

The Petition:

Dear Phish and Red Light Management,

This morning, 10/18/08, thousands of Phish phans got shut out of tickets by ticketmaster. Please sign a deal to simulcast at theaters and/or other arenas, your March 6th comeback performance or the whole Hampton run. There are a lot of folks that have supported you guys for many years and should be a part of this landmark show. Just because they couldn’t enter a security check faster than others shouldn’t mean that they can’t enjoy these shows. I believe this would not only benefit the phans but would also help the city of Hampton by not having thousands of ticketless phans descending upon Hampton that weekend. We all want to share in the groove, so please make this happen!

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Panjea, the african rhythm band led by Chris Berry who has toured for a couple years now with Michael Kang of String Cheese Incident, is giving away a free album featuring live tracks from their summer tour.  I had a chance to see these guys at Summer Camp 2006 and interview them for Burning Oak, unfortunately none of the footage from the interview turned out to be usable, which was fairly devastating at the time, I assure you.  Anyways, head over to www.panjeamusic.com/signup.htm and fill in your information for their mailing list, and you’ll be treated to tracks from Rothbury, Wakarusa, and 10KLF.  Track listing after the jump:

Panjea – 2008 Festival Compilation

This CD was complied from three festivals Panjea performed at this summer. The running time is 74 minutes and was recorded at the following festivals.

Wakarusa Festival – June 6, 2008
Rothbury Music Festival – July 7, 2008
10KLF Festival – July 7, 2008

Track Listing
1. Are You Ready (Wakarusa) – 5:37
2. Dreamer (Wakarusa) – 6:08
3. Break Free (Wakarusa) – 6:21
4. 911 (Rothbury) – 7:39
5. Snake In the Grass (Rothbury) – 7:17
6. Desert Dawn (Rothbury) – 7:46
7. Everyday (Rothbury) – 12:02
8. Love On A Mountain (Rothbury) – 7:15
9. Atio (10KLF) – 6:28
10. Trickster (10KLF) 7:37

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]]> http://www.burningoak.com/2008/10/09/free-panjea-album/feed/ 1 http://www.burningoak.com/2008/10/09/free-panjea-album/ Seattle’s Reverb Fest Today http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BurningOak/~3/PWlGNOicw9Q/ http://www.burningoak.com/2008/10/04/seattles-reverb-fest-today/#comments Sat, 04 Oct 2008 23:23:14 +0000 Kane http://www.burningoak.com/?p=568 Just caught wind of this a couple days ago, but I’m headed over to Seattle Weekly’s Reverb Fest this afternoon.  $10 for an all day ticket buys you access to 65 bands at ± 9 venues in the Ballard area, which is hard to pass up.  Some possible sets I may catch: Kate Tucker & the [...] Seattle's Reverb Fest

Just caught wind of this a couple days ago, but I’m headed over to Seattle Weekly’s Reverb Fest this afternoon.  $10 for an all day ticket buys you access to 65 bands at ± 9 venues in the Ballard area, which is hard to pass up.  Some possible sets I may catch:

Kate Tucker & the Sons of Sweden at Tractor at 5:30pm

pufferfish at Mr. Spot’s Chai House at 6:30pm

Lonesome Rhodes & The Good Company at The Tractor at 7:30pm

Truckasauras at Market Street Athlete at 9:00pm

From then on who knows, I’ve heard good things about the Moondoggies and Shim was great at Bumbershoot, but by that point in the night I’ll likely be playing it by ear.  Review should be up on LiveMusicBlog.com soon,

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]]> http://www.burningoak.com/2008/10/04/seattles-reverb-fest-today/feed/ 0 http://www.burningoak.com/2008/10/04/seattles-reverb-fest-today/ Streaming Inbox: Rodriguez – Cold Fact http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BurningOak/~3/mZruEnOS-xc/ http://www.burningoak.com/2008/10/03/streaming-inbox-rodriguez-cold-fact/#comments Fri, 03 Oct 2008 18:00:53 +0000 Kane http://www.burningoak.com/?p=566 Artist: Rodriguez Album: Cold Fact Label: Light In The Attic I got wind of this vinyl reissue today from the folks at Light In The Attic, a record label in my newly adopted home of Seattle, and I thought checking out the album would be a good way to get acquainted with the happenings in my new scene. The [...] Rodriguez - Cold Fact

Artist: Rodriguez
Album: Cold Fact
Label: Light In The Attic

I got wind of this vinyl reissue today from the folks at Light In The Attic, a record label in my newly adopted home of Seattle, and I thought checking out the album would be a good way to get acquainted with the happenings in my new scene.

The album, originally released in 1970, slides back and forth between a Motown vibe during tracks like “Sugar Man” and “I Wonder” and psychedelic rock à la The Doors in “Only Good For Conversation.”  Rodriguez even managed to pioneer long-phrased song titles such as “This Is Not A Song, It’s An Outburst: Or, The Establishment Blues” before Panic at the Disco were even conceived.  “I Wonder” is a particularly catchy track R&B-flavored ballad, and like the rest of the album it leaves you wondering where Quentin Tarantino dropped the ball in not featuring a Rodriguez track in any of his movies.

More information on Rodriguez and the album release can be found on Light In The Attic’s Rodriguez page, which has more information on the 180-gram LP and CD reissues of the album.  Until then, here’s the opening track to the album:

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]]> http://www.burningoak.com/2008/10/03/streaming-inbox-rodriguez-cold-fact/feed/ 0 http://www.burningoak.com/2008/10/03/streaming-inbox-rodriguez-cold-fact/http://www.lightintheattic.net/releases/rodriguez/sugar_man.mp3 Phish Announces 2009 Shows http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BurningOak/~3/ObotVASrWo4/ http://www.burningoak.com/2008/10/01/phish-announces-2009-shows/#comments Wed, 01 Oct 2008 17:21:28 +0000 Kane http://www.burningoak.com/?p=565 From Phish.com, 10/01/2008: PHISH TO PLAY THREE CONCERTS 10.01.08 Phish returns to the stage for three concerts at the Hampton Coliseum in Hampton, Virginia on March 6, 7 and 8, 2009. A limited number of tickets are available directly through Phish Tickets’ online ticketing system at http://phish.portals.musictoday.com/ . The ticketing request period is currently underway and will end [...] Phish 2009 Hampton Shows

From Phish.com, 10/01/2008:

PHISH TO PLAY THREE CONCERTS 10.01.08

Phish returns to the stage for three concerts at the Hampton Coliseum in Hampton, Virginia on March 6, 7 and 8, 2009.

A limited number of tickets are available directly through Phish Tickets’ online ticketing system at http://phish.portals.musictoday.com/ . The ticketing request period is currently underway and will end on Wednesday, October 8th at 11:59AM EST.

Tickets go on sale to the public on Saturday, October 18th at 10 AM EST and may be purchased online at http://ticketmaster.com or by phone at 757.671.8100, 757.872.8100 or 804.262.8100. Tickets will not be available at the venue box office and there is a two-ticket limit per show.

The band intends to announce additional touring in 2009 early next year.

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Photo by Flickr user SonyaSeattle

Here are all of the links to my coverage of Bumbershoot 2008 on LiveMusicBlog.com:

08/28 – Bumbershoot Preview

09/10 – Bumbershoot Saturday Review

09/13 – Bumbershoot Sunday Review

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