I love this. Click here to read the story on NPR but check out the video below of Vanderbilt student, Michael Pollack performing “New York State Of Mind” with his idol, Billy Joel. A chance Q&A opportunity made this happen and instantly became the greatest moment of Michael’s life.
Last night the Late Night with Jimmy Fallon episode (from February 22) featuring The Avett Brothers was re-aired and if you didn’t catch it either time on the tube, you must watch this killer performance. And if you’ve never seen them live I highly suggest you change that in 2013.
From RollingStone.com:
Justin Timberlake, Marcus Mumford Collaborate on Coen Brothers’ Soundtrack
Justin Timberlake and Mumford & Sons frontman Marcus Mumford collaborated on a song that will appear in the upcoming Coen brothers’ film Inside Llewyn Davis, MTV UK reports.
Timberlake – who appears in the movie, along with Mumford’s wife, Carey Mulligan – revealed the news during an interview with the UK radio station Capital FM, saying: “Marcus and myself, we all kind of worked on the music together and I don’t know any other world where we would have the opportunity to collaborate like that but it was so much fun.”
Everyone’s been waiting and finally here is something to dive into. Check it out, today, Phoenix dropped “Entertainment,” the first track off the upcoming album, Bankrupt!
Busy Tuesday morning in Festival land where Sasquatch (Washington), Sweetlife (Maryland) and Shaky Knees (Georgia) all released their festival lineups! Take a look at the below lineup posters and start your festival road trip planning!
Super stoked about this Wednesday evening at Artifice for the first Downtown Las Vegas Music Showcase curated by Life Is Beautiful. I’m pumped about the lineup we have (see poster below) and can’t wait to kick things off. I hope you can join me for some good music, strong drinks and a great evening. We’ll be kicking things off at 7 p.m. with DJ Zo, band starting at 8 p.m. Admission is free.
Also last week the Las Vegas Review-Journal (click HERE) and Downtown Project (Click HERE) ran items on the Downtown Las Vegas Music Showcase.
Give a listen, “Arms” a brand new track from Vampire Weekend. A tip of the hat to Consequence of Sound for the tip.
The Allman Brothers Band, one of the bands that made me love music the way I do (also the band that sings my favorite song of all time). Last week it was Gregg Allman who descended upon Las Vegas and setup shop at Pearl at Palms for a night. I can honestly say that the show was fantastic and a tip of the hat to Allman for delivering a heck of a performance for everyone in attendance. Check out my review in the new issue of Vegas SEVEN.
Counting down the final hours of 2012 and boy oh boy what a NYE weekend it has been so far. Friday and Saturday were all about The Killers for me. They delivered two amazing concerts over at The Cosmopolitan to wrap up their current North American tour. The band, the crowd, the room, the energy, it all came together and for two nights was an incredible display of rock and roll. I can’t wait to see them live again.
Last night it was over to the Hard Rock Hotel to catch The Black Keys on the first of their two nights of shows in Vegas. It was gritty rock and roll as expected and always fun to see the duo live. Be on the lookout for my review of the show in Vegas SEVEN next week.
Photo credit for The Killers images: Wyatt Boswell
Photo credit for The Black Keys images: © Erik Kabik/ erikkabik.com
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