Page McConnell will perform a concert from WXPN and World Cafe Live in Philadelphia on Friday, March 30th at noon ET. If you would like to you may stream the concert live from your computer. You can find the stream here.

According to Harp Magazine, Austin City Limits will be moving from the 6th floor of the Communications Building on the University of Texas Austin campus to a larger location downtown. The producer of the show has assured everyone that their "music-first aesthetic will remain their calling card." The new space increases seating by about 400 people. If you've never watched Austin City Limits, you're missing out. Check your local PBS station for the schedule.

I got to open an early birthday present over the weekend. This thing is fantastic. I can finally play my records again, and if I want to I can take this thing anywhere I want. I can load six records at a time and it has its' speaker built it. It sounds great! So, if you have some records laying around the house that you don't want or you just want to be kind....send them to me! Thanks April!

I love Legos and I love the Beatles, so of course when you combine them both...I'm going to like it. Check these out...




Which is your favorite?

Fishbone will be releasing a new album entitled, Still Stuck in Your Throat. This is their eighth album in twenty years and will be released in the U.S. on 4/24/07. Head over to Harp Magazine and read the article about the new album and to see the U.S. Tour dates.

This featured artist, Peter Bjorn and John, hails from Stockholm, Sweden. Peter Bjorn and John's newest album is Writers Block. I'm enjoying thus far. They remind me of Belle & Sebastian, another group that I really enjoy. Check out this video from Peter Bjorn and John's website.

In the early 90's I was attending Shamrock High School. Me and my friends were really into hip-hop. Artists like NWA, The Beastie Boys, The Dream Warriors, and of course De La Soul were in our tapedecks. Check out this promo video for a flashback to the early 90's!

to continue the Bossa nova post here is a link that I found really interesting.

http://www.bitencourt.net/en/e-bossa/en-bossa.html

I've really been listening to a lot of Bossa Nova at work lately. I'm enjoying it so much that I had to share with the two readers of this blog. In my search through the Internet for various forms of Bossa Nova I found this site. Emily Jones is a DJ in Ottawa, Canada, so I highly doubt any of us will see her anytime soon. Her site has tracklistings of her sets, which can be used as a guidebook during your next trip to the local record store.

Page McConnell of Phish fame, will be releasing his first solo album April 17, 2007. Page has always been one of my favorites, so I'm really looking forward to this release. I'm just happy that all four members are continuing to make music (albeit some better than others). Here is the EPK for the upcoming Page McConnell self-titled solo debut! The EPK features clips of three of the new songs as well as an interview with Anthony DeCurtis. Hopefully there will be a tour for this album which includes a date in Atlanta.

It's that time of year, and once again I'm not attending. I lived in Austin, Texas for three years, and I only actually attended portions of this festival one year. The South By Southwest Music and Film festival is probably one of the best festivals in existence. Unfortunately I have responsibilities that will not allow for me to take off on a whim and enjoy such a festival. How nice those college years really were. Anyhow, Adam Knight, and his band [golden] are heading out to Austin next week. While they are not part of the SXSW festival there is another festival happening at the same time. The Texas Rock Fest coincides with SXSW and [golden] is playing at 1:00 AM outside on 6th Street. If you've ever been to Austin, then you know that this is a fantastic opportunity for Adam and his band mates. The stage is right in the middle of downtown where literally thousands of college students flock every single night of the week. If you happen to be in Austin make sure you're at the outside stage on Saturday, March 17th, St. Patrick's Day. Good luck Adam!

The featured artist this weeks hails from the UK. The New Mastersounds are a UK funk band. They frequently come to the States, so be on the look out for them. Check out their website and their myspace page for some MP3s.


MP3: Turtle Walk
MP3: Coffee Providers
MP3: Soulful Strut

Frank Zappa - Inca Roads

This song is the opening track on Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention album entitled, One Size Fits All. This album is the last album Frank made featuring the name Mothers of Invention. Inca Roads is the longest track on the LP clocking in at over eight minutes. This was almost unheard of in 1975. This song is considered to be one of Frank Zappa's most highly acclaimed compositions. Check out this video of him performing the song. Oh...the fashion of the 70's.



Since I'm a child of the 80's and a teenager of the 90's, every time I hear, see, or think of Frank Zappa, I think of the legendary four from Vermont. Here is a video of them performing a Frank Zappa song, Peaches en Regalia.

For anyone who likes Dr. Seuss and Bob Dylan you'll really like this one! Follow the link below.


Click here to listen to Dylan Hears a Who!

You might need the Firefox browser in order to view it. Firefox is a great browser if you don't already have it, you should try it!

If you are using a MAC and you read several MP3 blogs then you might be interested in downloading this software. This cool program Peel works with your iTunes. Check it out!

this just makes me smile....

Friday Funk!

I ran across these tracks today, courtesy of Hidden Track, and I thought I would share them. They are both Herbie Hancock covers. The first is from the String Cheese Incident who will be hanging up the towel at the end of this summer. The next song is from a band named Fat Mama who were together in the late nineties.

MP3: Chameleon - The String Cheese Incident
MP3: Hang Up Your Hangups - Fat Mama

Neko Case

I've heard quite a bit about Neko Case over the past year or so. I haven't really sat down and listened to any of her albums until recently. I really enjoyed it. I guess you just kind of have to be in the mood for her music. Fox Confessor Brings The Flood is her newest album. I've provided a few tracks off the new album for your listening pleasure.

MP3: Margaret vs. Pauline

MP3: Star Witness

MP3: Fox Confessor Brings The Flood

MP3: The Needle Has Landed

MP3: Maybe Sparrow

The festival of all festivals, Bonnaroo (that I've never actually attended) has released the 2007 lineup.

The Police • Tool • Widespread Panic • The White Stripes • Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals • Wilco • The Flaming Lips • MANU CHAO Radio Bemba Sound System • The String Cheese Incident • Franz Ferdinand • Bob Weir & Ratdog • Damien Rice • Ween • Gov't Mule • Ziggy Marley • The Decemberists • Kings of Leon • Michael Franti & Spearhead • Wolfmother • Regina Spektor • The Black Keys • Galactic • DJ Shadow • Gillian Welch • Spoon • Keller Williams (WMD'S) • Sasha & John Digweed • STS9 • Old Crow Medicine Show • The Hold Steady • Lily Allen • North Mississippi Allstars • Fountains Of Wayne • Hot Tuna • Feist • Hot Chip • John Butler Trio • Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys • Aesop Rock • The Richard Thompson Band • Dierks Bentley • James Blood Ulmer • Xavier Rudd • Gogol Bordello • Junior Brown • Tortoise • T-Bone Burnett • Mavis Staples • Clutch • Cold War Kids • Dr. Dog • Paolo Nutini • Brazilian Girls • RX Bandits • The Nightwatchman • The Slip • Girl Talk • Railroad Earth • Martha Wainwright • Rodrigo y Gabriela • Annuals • Tea Leaf Green • Sam Roberts Band • Elvis Perkins in Dearland • Charlie Louvin • Sonya Kitchell • Mute Math • Apollo Sunshine • Uncle Earl • The National • The Little Ones • Black Angels • Ryan Shaw • Lewis Black & Friends • Dave Attell • David Cross •

Gilles Peterson

I recently discovered this artist and so far I'm really enjoying what he does. Eddie requested some Funkadelic; however I thought he might enjoy getting his funk fill from something new. He has a great website which links you to various places where you can hear his music online. I have listed a few songs from his album Gilles Peterson Digs America and one track from his album Sunday Afternoon at Dingwalls.

MP3: Tribute To Wes
MP3: Didn't I








MP3: Hot Pants Breakdown