The show is scheduled to take place this coming Saturday April, 18th at the Brooklyn Bowl.  It’s going to be hosted by the Rock and Roll Playhouse and fits in nicely with the bands scheduled gigs.  If you are in the area make sure catch some great music.

For those of you funksters who can’t be at the Brooklyn Bowl show the Funky Meters will be joining Earphunk and George Porter Jr’s Runnin Pardners on May 16th.  This show is for the southerners and the band will be playing the outdoor stage at Pisgah Brewing Co.  You can check out more details here.

As the weather is heating up so is the music so make sure you get out there and see some bands.  No matter what type of music you like there is going to be a great show coming to a town near you.

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If you don’t watch the show is set in New Orleans and makes an effort to highlight the history of the city, it’s food and especially it’s music.  There are plenty of scenes in the clubs and there is just about always music being played.

So here’s how it went down.  Agent LaSalle was having a conversation with a sailor about the case they were investigating.  The sailor tells the agent that “I went to the quarter to check out this band Tiny Universe.”  (In my head as the line was delivered I said ‘Oh yeah you did!’).  The response delivered by the agent was a little cheesy but you have to remember it’s aimed at a network TV audience so I’ll cut the writers a little slack.

LaSalle replied to the sailor saying, “Karl Denson. That guy’s the man.”

The band was obviously stoked for the shout out as you can see from the clip posted on their facebook page.  Check it out below.  Keep up the good work Karl!

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When Ultimate-Guitar.com asked him about the experience of working with the band on 1988’s …And Justice For All here is what he had to say.

Well, what I wanted to do and what Lars wanted to do was totally different, which kind of upset me a little bit. I loved Metallica and was very familiar with them. I said, “These guys are cool.” We got the call to do it and went up to Bearsville Studios in upstate New York and the guys were on the Monsters of Rock Tour at the time. So what they would do is fly in by helicopter, a day here and a day there just to go through things.

Lars knew exactly the sound and the parameters of everything he wanted on his drums. So he would actually bring his photos of a Klark Teknik’s EQ [parametric equalizer] setup because he had a certain way he wanted the drums to sound. I said, “Michael [Barbiero], why don’t you work with Lars and get the drum sound he’s looking for? Call me when he’s happy.“

The fact that Lars provided photos of his EQ setup should let you know that he has a very specific sound in mind as he’s going in to make the album.  When asked if James Hetfield was happy with the recording Thompson continued to elaborate.

I’m putting all the other stuff up and everything like this and Hetfield gives a thumbs up. Lars comes walking in a couple minutes later and listens to about a minute of it and goes, “Turn that off” and I said, “What’s the problem?” He said, “What happened to my drum sound?” I said, “You were serious?” or something like that.

Yeah.  Lars was serious alright.  This serious…

We had to get the drum sound up the way he had it. I wasn’t a fan of it. So now he goes, “See the bass guitar?” and I said, “Yeah, great part, man. He killed it.” He said, “I want you to bring down the bass where you can barely, audibly hear it in the mix.” I said, “You’re kidding. Right?“

Many critics and fans alike say that Jason Newsted truly nailed it on Justice.  Too bad for Jason because he had no say in the matter.  Surely Ulrich didn’t really mean to make the bass disappear right?

He said, “No. Bring it down.” I bring it down to that level and he says, “Now drop it down another 5 db.” I turned around and looked at Hetfield and said, “He’s serious?” It just blew me away.

If you ask me the album sounds incredible but just imagine if the bass line was…oh…say 5db louder.  We’ll never know but that’s not the end of the story.  To me this is the best part.  Thompson goes on to describe a conversation with Lars when Metallica was going into the Rock Hall of Fame.  Classic!

I remember when Metallica got elected to the Hall of Fame, they flew us out and I’m sitting with Lars.  He goes, “Hey, what happened to the bass in “… Justice?” He actually asked me that. I wanted to cold cock him right there. It was a shame because I’m the one getting the sh-t for the lack of bass.

You can imagine the look he must have had on his face when confronted with that question.  But I suppose it all worked out in the end as Metallica went on to take over the metal world.  But damn…5db.  Is that too much to ask?

Read the full interview over at Ultimate-Guitar.com.

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Robert Plant & Alison Krauss

Musically,it isn’t purely one genre or another, although the source genre is always apparent to the listener i.e. “gone gone gone” has an instant déjà vu to abygone era of the rockabilly of the 50’s and upon further inspection of the liner notes, it is no surprise that the song was written by the Everly Brothers. The instrumentation at times conjures imagery transporting the listener to a remote middle eastern desert; the 8th note pulsing tambourine not auto-generated from pro-tools via drum machine gives it an authentic grit feel that used to be prevalent in the early decades of recording when artists had to hone their craft to a refined point so that they made less mistakes but nevertheless added a human dimension to those early recordings when minor flaws were often left in because the overall performance had captured some inexplicable sonic magic that sometimes happens in the first or second take of a recording. The cleverly placed intervals between notes also help to put one’s sonic mind landscape in the middle of the Sahara as the sparely laced microtonal notes weave in and out of the non-traditional rockabilly and bluegrass hybrid created by Plant and Krauss.

It is what I like to call a great“anytime” album one can put on while working around the house for casual listening, or if intently listening to the recording itself…either way, it is a very “chill” recording and I’d go so far as to say one needn’t have ever had to listen to the genres of bluegrass or rockabilly or even country to enjoy the music for what it is…which is great music recorded by by great musicians with impeccable musical taste.

That kind of seemingly effortless performance from Plant and Krauss only comes from decades of studying, listening, performing and recording the musical pillars of rockabilly, bluegrass and country…to create a hybrid of those genres while maintaining the true essence of each and still come up with something new and fresh, is nothing short of a musical feat that auto-tune and pro-tools saturated recordings of today could never capture…in short, magic is not manufactured or edited…it is simply a true artist like Plant and Krauss are privy to that muse because they have prepared to be open to that ephemeral and short window of opportunity and let the magic flow through their collective mastery and decades of experience.

I give it 11 amplitudes out of 11!  ; )

Review by John Michelbach

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Fare Thee Well
– Dates: July 3-5, 2015
– Location:  Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois
– Tickets: http://dead50.net/
– Description : This will be one for the ages and something not to miss.  Fare Thee Well will celebrate the end of more than 50 years of incredible music from the Grateful Dead.  Joining surviving members Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann, Phil Lesh and Bob Weir will be Trey Anastasio, Bruce Hornsby and Jeff Chimenti.

AURA Music and Arts Festival
– Dates: March 6-8, 2015
– Location: Live Oak, Florida
– Tickets: http://www.auramusicfestival.com/tickets/
– Description: The 6th Annual Aura Music and Arts festival returns with another stellar lineup.  We can’t wait to see sets from MOE, The Disco Biscuits, Break Science Live Band, The Heavy Pets, Dopapod, The Fritz and TAUK.

Summer Camp
– Dates: May 22-24, 2015
– Location: Chillicothe, Illinois
– Tickets:http://summercampfestival.com/tickets/
– Description: Back once again is the Summer Camp Music Festival.  Of course we can’t wait to see one of our favorites MOE and you would have to be out of your mind to miss out on 5 sets of Umphrey’s McGhee.  Other bands we can’t wait to watch are The NTH Power and The Steve Miller Band.

High Times Cannabis Cup – Denver
– Dates: April 18-20, 2015 (4/20…go figure)
– Tickets: http://www.cannabiscup.com/denver#tickets
– Location: Denver, Colorado
– Description: Nas and of course Snoop Dog.  Also looking forward to seeing who takes home top honors in Denver.  We hear GREAT things about The Ethos Collective! https://www.facebook.com/TheEthosCollective

Bonnaroo Music And Arts Festival
– Dates: June 11-14, 2015
– Location: Manchester, Tennessee
– Tickets: http://www.bonnaroo.com/tickets
– Description: Some of the bands on our must see list are Bassnectar, Alabama Shakes, Billy Joel, Gary Clark Jr and Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals.

Bear Creek Music Festival
– Dates: October 1-4, 2015
– Location: Live Oak, Florida
– Tickets: http://bearcreekmusicfestival.com/#
– Description: The Bear Creek Music Festival is becoming one of the must see events on the concert circuit each year.  This year we can wait to see who shows up.

UM Bowl
– Dates: May 1-2, 2015
– Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
– Description: If you haven’t had the opportunity to attend a UM Bowl make sure to put it on your list.  Paying homage to their enjoyment of football Umphrey’s McGhee delivers 4 quarters of music to the fans.

Those are just some of the festivals and shows we are looking forward to seeing this year.  Just because we didn’t include something certainly doesn’t mean it won’t be awesome.  These are just some of the gigs we are excited for.  Let us know if you are attending any of these events and want to cover the show as a Guitar News Daily field reporter.

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This will be the first time in more than 25 years that the Red Hot Chili Peppers will record without Rick Rubin who was there for all albums since Mother’s Milk in ’89.

We will keep you updated as more info comes out.  The album is rumored to be released in 2015 but now official date has been announced yet.

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The tour kicks off March 14th in Seattle and will wrap up in Carmel, Indiana on April 18.  That’s the end of the American dates but the duo will be heading to Europe for a run of shows over there.

This is a rare and long awaited reunion so if you have an opportunity make sure you check out Herbie Hancock and Chick Corea on tour.

Tour schedule

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This leg of the tour will last about a month and you can check out the full list of dates below.

April 8 Minneapolis, MN—State Theatre
April 10 Chicago, IL—Chicago Theatre
April 11 Kalamazoo, MI—Kalamazoo State Theatre
April 12 Indianapolis, IN—Murat Theatre at Old National Centre
April 14 Pittsburgh, PA—Stage AE
April 15 Nashville, TN—Ryman Auditorium
April 17 Louisville, KY—Louisville Palace
April 20 Concord, NH—Capitol Center for the Arts
April 21 Syracuse, NY—Landmark Theatre
April 24 Hershey, PA—Hershey Theatre
April 25 Huntington, NY—The Paramount
April 27 Cleveland, OH—Masonic Auditorium
April 28 Peoria, IL—Peoria Civic Center
April 30 Houston, TX—Bayou Music Center
May 1-2 New Orleans, LA—Civic Theatre
May 3 Shreveport, LA—Strand Theater
May 5 Oklahoma City, OK—Brockton Events Center
May 6 Kansas City, MO—Uptown Theatre
May 7 Morrison, CO—Red Rocks Amphitheatre

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White starts his latest tour on January 24th.  The first two shows will be held at the Austin Music Hall in Austin, Texas.  You will also be able to catch Jack White at other stops on the tour like Mississippi State University or his new hometown of Nashville, Tennessee.

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There are going to be plenty of other big name artists added to the lineup so stay tuned to see who will be joining Gregg Allman.  Aside for catching performances from these acts you will be able to attend meet and greets as well as other forums where you will be able to ask questions and get the artist perspective on things that you’ve been wondering about.

This is an opportunity that is sure to be a great and memorable experience for any fan of classic 70’s and 80’s rock.

You can check out additional cruise details as well as registration and booking information for the Rock Legends IV cruise here.

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