Nevada Thunder (Free subscription) | yesterday
side note: One of my favorite artists of all time. I can still remember when my buddy Joe took me to the Cubby Bear in Chicago to hear them for the first time, still ranks as a top 5 show of all time in my world!
Boing Boing (Free subscription) | yesterday
Today on Boing Boing tv: Toots and the Maytals are true reggae legends (more: Wikipedia, MySpace). Founder Toots Hibbert is credited with coining the word "reggae" in the band's 1968 single, "Do the Raggay." They've had more number one hit songs in Jamaica than any recording artist ever, and received a Grammy for Best Reggae Album of the Year in 2005. I joined BBtv's London-based music correspondent...
Providence Journal (Free subscription) | yesterday
Best known, probably, for his tune "Duke of Earl," Gene Chandler here sings a pretty uplifting song. Gene Chandler sings "Nothing Can Stop Me:" Also, here's some more great footage of an another young Jamaican group. Toots and the Maytals....
Live Music Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
Mike Swanson is going to be hitting up the Loki Music Festival this weekend and dropped a nice preview on what he’s going to be checking out… The inaugural Loki Festival, running from October 10-13 in Deerfields, NC, will be headlined by Cake. The schedule has also been posted for this weekend. Loki is sure [...]
Here Comes A Storm (Free subscription) | 25/09/2008
This week I thought I'd dig a bit deeper than just the last 13 on my shuffle. I love a good cover. Sometimes I like the cover better than the original! There are a few of those on this list -13 of... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
The Sun (Free subscription) | 15/09/2008
SINGER Morrison is no pop nob he laughs off Coldplay fans who think he's Chris Martin
Electric Roulette (Free subscription) | 08/09/2008
It was only last week, that I'd stated that anyone going to Bestival was a lucky sod. And this has proved to be the case. While, unpredictable it seems that Amy Winehouse did play okay, the Isle of Wight based...
New Musical Express (Free subscription) | 08/09/2008
The Specials played their first gig together in 27 years at Bestival this weekend (September 6).
Brooklyn Vegan (Free subscription) | 25/08/2008
photos by Juan Ramirez Jim and Noemi Robinson and their kids braved the throngs at the State Fair in Sacramento this past weekend, hoping to avoid the Outside Lands throngs in their own San Francisco neighborhood. But when they returned...
The Irish Times (Free subscription) | 25/08/2008
RAIN HAS been the story of this Irish summer and the Lovebox music festival at Marlay Park struggled to lift the gloom, though it showered only intermittently for long stretches of Saturday afternoon and evening.
Austinist (Free subscription) | 13/08/2008
Image from Myspace Toots and the Maytals @ Antone’s Wednesday, August 13th Antones ( 213 W 5th St ) $20, 8pm [ info ] | [ tickets ] Legends come to Austin like it ain't no thang. We have the tendency to take it for granted, actually. We can remember, for instance, during last year's ACL fest, hearing an anecdote from a friend who caught Bono and Bob Motherfucking Dylan shopping together incognito...
JSOnline (Free subscription) | 08/08/2008
If you're not careful, you could trip over a guitarist this weekend.
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 05/08/2008
SHERYL CROW: Crow's pop-Americana reached new heights with this year's "Detours," an activist album. In support are James Blunt and Toots and the Maytals. 7 p.m., DTE Energy Music Theatre, I-75 at exit 89, Clarkston. 248-377-0100. $25-$59.50.
Electric Roulette (Free subscription) | 31/07/2008
More reggae? Yup. And it's good too. For fans of the sound of soulful reggae, start cranin' yer neck because have I got an LP fer you! Despite the rubbish name of 'Pama Intl Love Filled Dub Band', Pama International's...
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 26/07/2008
FLORIDA FAVORITES JJ GREY and MOFRO HOST SECOND ANNUAL BLACKWATER SOL REVUE AT THE SAINT AUGUSTINE AMPHITHEATRE ON SATURDAY, AUGUST 30 FEATURING TOOTS and THE MAYTALS, HILL COUNTRY REVUE, THE LEE BOYS AND NERVOUS TURKEY JJ GREY and MOFRO's NEW ALBUM, ORANGE BLOSSOMS, TO HIT STREETS ON AUGUST 26 JJ Grey and MOFRO...
