Although I am sure more tribute concerts are planned for the coming weeks, this one is actually from January this year – as a tribute to the living Francoise Hardy not a memorial. Probably the best kind – celebrate people you love who have been an inspiration while they’re alive
– Blossoms – live at Eurosonic 2016 – January 15, 2016 – VPRO/3VOOR12 The Netherlands – Blossoms at Eurosonic 2016. Voted 4th on BBC 6 Music’s Sound Of New Music for 2016 list, Blossoms from Manchester were getting around and getting noticed. Together since 2013, they have a string of
– Big Country – In Concert – 1983 – BBC Radio 1 In Concert Series – Back to the 80s tonight for a concert by Big Country, recorded in 1983 by the venerable BBC Radio 1. As the early 80s became wrapped in a blanket of Techno, synthesizers and drum
Blondie – live at Paradiso, Amsterdam – November 19, 1977 – VPRO/3VOOR12 – Some high energy 70s this morning by way of Blondie, live at Paradiso in Amsterdam and recorded by the venerable VPRO in Hilversum, Holland. America’s answer to Punk, Blondie were a well-loved and widely respected band who
– Syd Arthur – In Concert at Bayou Arts Center, Houston – August 5, 2014 – Syd Arthur band Soundboard – Starting the week on a reasonably Psychedelic note by way of Syd Arthur. Following in the legendary footsteps of the Canterbury scene of the 1960s; the scene which gave
Always interesting when you get a concert and it’s labeled wrong, or at least wrong from your standpoint. Elephant9 are about as Prog as you can imagine. Yet, in some circles they are labeled Jazz, and this runs the risk of ignoring one large audience while raising curious eyebrows in
– Little Green Cars – Live At Eurosonic 2013 – Irish Alternative/Indie band Little Green Cars were pegged by BBC 6 Music in December of last year as The Band To Watch in 2013. They were busy making inroads and gaining an audience in that time. Actually, they got started
– 30 Seconds To Mars – Live at 3FM (VPRO, The Netherlands) – 2010 – Over to The Netherlands this morning for a live session by 30 Seconds To Mars, from the 3FM program That’s Live! from 2010. A band with a bunch of firsts – including the Guinness Book
Indie Americana this morning via Brooklyn’s own Yellow Ostrich, recorded live (and really nicely) at The Ice House in Minneapolis on January 31st of this year. From Wikipedia: Yellow Ostrich formed in 2009 and ostensibly serves as the solo project of multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter Alex Schaaf. Previous collaborators include Michael
– London Grammar – Live at We Love Green Festival 2014 – Paris – May 29, 2014 – RFI Le Mouv` – This morning it’s a concert from the We Love Green Festival in Paris, recorded on May 29, 2014. Heading for Glastonbury at the end of this month (June
