We Live For Live: Phish And The Greek(s)
Given that Phish and serendipitous synchronicity seem to go hand in hand, it’s not so strange that within a matter of days I will have pondered ancient Greek performance history and attempted to land coveted tickets to Phish’s three-night stand at Berkeley’s Greek Theatre. Earlier this week, as a new quarter got underway, I gave…
Moby Versus Meat: Let The Market Decide!
Monomonikered musician Moby has co-edited a new book called Gristle: From Factory Farms to Food Safety (Thinking Twice About the Meat We Eat) with Global Animal Partnership executive director Miyun Park. Turns out that Moby’s a raving capitalist, who believes the free market should decide the price of meat; rather than giving agribusiness a big…
‘Treme’ And Tragedy In New Orleans
As a huge fan of both HBO’s The Wire and New Orleans the city, I await this Sunday’s premiere of Treme, Wire creator David Simon’s latest TV epic, with breathless, if not drooling, anticipation. But what a shock to learn that David Mills, a key writer/producer for both series, died suddenly yesterday in New Orleans…
New Dr. Dog Album ‘Shame, Shame’ Streaming At NPR
Philadelphia rock band Dr. Dog are one of HeadCount’s newer partner artists. We’ll be sending our teams to their shows starting mid-April through May. Sign up here to volunteer for shows You can also check out the Dog’s new album, Shame, Shame, which drops April 6 but is currently streaming at NPR. This is the…
Furthur Festival Jumps Into Calaveras County
Mark Twain’s celebrated jumping frogs of Calaveras County better watch their lily pads May 28-30 during the newly announced Furthur Festival @ Mountain Aire. The fest will take place on four stages over three days in California’s Sierra Foothills. Furthur will perform a Friday-night soundcheck, host a late-night jam later that evening, and headline the…
Interview: Bob Weir Part 2 – Analog Vs. Digital Music
“I may sound like a serious crank here, but I don’t think music means as much to people as when they were listening to analog music….Your body resists digital musical.” Bob Weir – of the Grateful Dead, RatDog, and, most recently, Furthur – sits on HeadCount’s board of directors and has long been a vigorous…
SXSW Is/Isn’t Fucked Up
Lately I’ve been thinking about the State of the Scene. Once upon a time, a bounty of amazing improvised rock groups – or jambands, if you will – that once trekked up and down the two coasts of this great nation, but no longer. They continue to tour, of course, but now many rely on…
Murs, QD3, Kurupt Say: ‘Fill Out Your Census Form!’
For many young people, the once-a-decade occasion known as the U.S. Census is a wholly new experience. Maybe the newness of it is why young people are among the least likely to participate in the census. In a video shot at SXSW, hip-hop artists Murs, Quincy Jones III (QD3), and Kurupt worked with the League…
Bisco Power Mission Lights Up Brooklyn Bowl
It had already been quite a week for the Disco Biscuits by the time the band reached Brooklyn Bowl Sunday night for the first Bisco Power Mission benefit. On Tuesday the band released its fifth studio album, Planet Anthem, and played a show in Philadelphia. On Thursday, guitarist Jon Gutwillig injured his hand after a…
Interview: Bob Weir Part 1 – On HeadCount, Voting, And Grateful Dead Politics
Bob Weir – of the Grateful Dead, RatDog, and, most recently, Furthur – sits on HeadCount’s board of directors and has long been a vigorous advocate of voter registration and participatory democracy. Last fall, during RatDog’s four-night run at Manhattan’s historic Beacon Theater, Bob sat down with Rolling Stone‘s David Fricke to discuss HeadCount, politics…