Melody’s Echo Chamber – Live At Primavera 2013, Barcelona Spain – May 25, 2013 – RNE Radio 3 One of the surprise hits at the 2013 Primavera Festival, Melody’s Echo Chamber. An engaging new band made more engaging by the enthralling voice and presence of Melody Prochet whose band it
Over to Brussels this week for a concert by The Accords Guitar Trio and featuring Croatian Guitar virtuoso Ana Vidovic. The concert was recorded by RTBF Musiq 3 in Brussels on April 27th of 2013 and part of the International Guitar Festival in Brussels. A wide-ranging program with music by
Getting ready for the onslaught of Festivals this year. Rock and Jazz aren’t the exclusive property of the Festival atmosphere. Festivals throughout Europe featuring Classical music probably outnumber the others by a sizable number. But we have our fair share too. Certainly, The Hollywood Bowl season (which should be kicking
I admit being saddened by the news at the time that Bloc Party went on extended hiatus, once the batch of festival appearances for 2013 were over, sometime in July. During that summer tour of 2013, drummer Matt Tong left the band, with Sarah Jones filling in on drums for
– Irma Thomas, live at Black Is Back Soul Weekend – June 16, 2013 – It’s hard to believe the Black Is Back Soul Weekend festival was the first time Queen of Soul Irma Thomas played in Spain. But from all accounts it was true. Needless to say, the legend
Since we’re knee-deep in Christmas eve, what better excuse to play the Carla Bley Christmas Carols Concert from Berlin in 2008 than now. As one of the leading lights in the Free Jazz Movement, Bley has been involved in an extraordinary number of projects, with a far ranging and diverse
– Two Door Cinema Club – Live at Pinkpop Festival – June 13, 2011 – VPRO-Netherlands Two Door Cinema Club to get Monday up and rolling. Two Door Cinema Club formed in Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland in 2007. The band is composed of three members: Alex Trimble (vocals, rhythm
– Vampire Weekend – live at DCode Festival 2013 – Recorded Sept. 16, 2013 – Radio Nacional Espãna – Since it IS Halloween and since my Rocket From The Crypt concert has turned up missing, I thought I would re-run this concert from 11 years ago. This morning it’s a
[/caption] – The Cinematics – Live at London Calling – May 2, 2009 Over to the London Calling festival in 2009 with a short set by The Cinematics. A somewhat short-lived (8 years) band beset with problems not-in-their-control, but rather getting involved with labels in financial difficulties. Still, they were
– Kodaline – Live at London Calling – Nov. 3, 2012 Kodaline in concert from the London Calling festival in 2012. Originally known as 21 Demands, Kodaline adopted their current name in 2012 to coincide with the changing of their music. The group comprises Steve Garrigan, Mark Prendergast, Vincent May
