Last night Allen Stone returned to Las Vegas and Book & Stage at The Cosmopolitan to perform yet another incredible set. As one of the most gifted up and coming entertainers, Stone was on-point from beginning to end and had the solid crowd grooving during his entire 90 minute set. If you are in Vegas tonight and tomorrow, don’t miss the chance to see him.
One note on the setlist below, Superstition was sandwiched between “Unaware” and “Satisfaction.”
Alright, alright. I got anxious and decided to put together the Spring 2012 Vol. II playlist a bit earlier than expected. It’s a mix of artists I’ve featured on previous playlists and/or the blog as well as well as some new ones. And this one IS Spotify friendly so you can click HERE to access it from the music site.
Most of all, I hope you find this collection as some good tunes to listen to. And if you missed Spring 2012 Vol. I playlist, click HERE.
Sleeper Agent – “Get Burned”
Mark Foster, Kimbra, A-Trak – “Warrior”
The Cads – “Lanterns”
The Temper Trap – “Need Your Love”
Antonio Paul – “Sweet Wine”
Burning Hotels – “Sound City”
Champions – “Don’t Tell Me”
The Lonely Forest – “We Sing In Time”
Dr. Dog – “These Days”
Civil Twilight – “Fire Escape”
The Big Pink –“Hit The Ground (Superman)”
Dispatch – “Broken American”
Kelley James – “All My Life”
Dark Mean – “Happy Banjo”
The War On Drugs – “Brothers”
Vintage Trouble – “Blues Hand Me Down”
Company of Thieves – “Tallulah”
Allen Stone – “Nothing To Prove”
Michael Kiwanuka – “Tell Me A Tale”
Of Monsters and Men – “Mountain Sound”
First Aid Kit – “Emmylou”
The Sudden Passion – “Successful Friends”
This morning Outside Lands released their lineup for the festival taking place at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, August 10-12.
Not a bad lineup at all with Stevie Wonder, Metallica and NEIL YOUNG & CRAZY HORSE (how can you not be stoked about this?!). Plus Dispatch, Of Monsters and Men, Sigur Ros, The Kills, Bloc Party, Die Antwoord, Alabama Shakes, White Denim, Allen Stone, Electric Guest and Michael Kiwanuka; going to be a solid three days in SF.
Tickets go on sale Thursday at noon PST. If you are within a two hour plane ride of SF, no reason why you shouldn’t be booking tickets now, with all this great talent slated to perform in one of the best cities in the US.
Stevie Wonder, Metallica, Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Jack White, Foo Fighters, Beck, Skrillex, Sigur Ros, Justice, Norah Jones, Dispatch, The Kills, Regina Spektor, Passion Pit, Andrew Bird, Grandaddy, Big Boi, Bloc Party, Explosions In The Sky, Franz Ferdinand, Mstrkrft, Rebelution, Die Antwoord, Fitz and The Tantrums, Portugal. The Man, Amadou & Mariam, Wolfgang Gartner, Fun., Dr. Dog, The Walkmen, Washed Out, City and Colour, Two Gallants, Of Monsters and Men, Mimosa, Alabama Shakes, Reggie Watts, Trampled By Turtles, Tame Impala, Jovanotti, The Be Good Tanyas, Geographer, Sharon Van Etten, Yacht, Sean Hayes, Bomba Estereo, Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Big Gigantic, Thee Oh Sees, Wallpaper, Tennis, Zola Jesus, White Denim, Allen Stone, The M Machine, Michael Kiwanuka, Tanlines, Father John Misty, Electric Guest, Caveman, Yellow Ostrich, Papa, Honey Island Swamp Band, Animal Kingdom.
WOW. Ok when I think of Delaware I usually think of Capriotti’s, Blue Hens and the first state to ratify the US constitution but certainly not music (but did you know Bob Marley once lived there?!) until now courtesy of the Firefly Music Festival. JUST ANNOUNCED and set to rock July 20-22 at the Woodlands of Dover International Speedway, this music festival is coming in hot with plenty of fire power. Headliners include The Killers, The Black Keys and Jack White! WHOA! Also slated to perform are The Flaming Lips, Passion Pit, Lupe Fiasco, Michael Franti, GROUPLOVE, Allen Stone, Girl Talk, Trampled By Turtles, Walk The Moon, Bombay Bicycle Club, Charles Bradley, The Head and The Heart, Matt Costa, Penguin Prison, Imagine Dragons and more.
Firefly Festival Full Lineup
The Killers,The Black Keys, Jack White, Death Cab for Cutie, John Legend, The Flaming Lips, Passion Pit, Cake, Lupe Fiasco, Girl Talk, Young the Giant, OK Go, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Cold War Kids, Tinie Tempah, The Wallflowers, Chiddy Bang, AWOLNATION, The Head and the Heart, Grouplove, Trampled By Turtles, Charles Bradley and His Extraordinaires, Bombay Bicycle Club, Mayer Hawthorne & The County, Cults, Graffiti6, Allen Stone, Walk the Moon, Blind Pilot, The Felice Brothers, Heartless Bastards, Mariachi El Bronx, Matt Costa, J Roddy Walston and the Business, Ra Ra Riot, Imagine Dragons, Kids These Days and Penguin Prison.
Pretty powerful line-up at the Hangout Music Festival, May 18-20, on Alabama’s Gulf Shores.
Jack White, Dave Matthews Band and Red Hot Chili Peppers are a solid trio of headliners that highlight three days of solid music.
A look at some of the other initial acts announced:
Wilco – will be rocking in support of their new album
String Cheese Incident – never met a SCI show I didn’t like
The Flaming Lips – performing Pink Flyod’s Dark Side of the Moon
Chris Cornell – solid choice
Dispatch – ah a year back together and in comes the festivals again! So exciting!
Steve Winwood – now this will be a fun performance
Allen Stone – everybody needs a little Allen Stone in their lives
Alabama Shakes – what more can I say, they are on FIRE!
Gary Clark Jr. – if you haven’t listened to this man, best do so now
G. Love – c’mon y’all know this is a must see
Michael Franti & Spearhead – YES!!
Young The Giant – energetic live performances
Cage the Elephant – look online for video from Lollapalooza 2011
Dawes – amazing live show
M.Ward – another not to miss
Also included in the first announcement of artists Skrillex, Randy Newman, STS9, Coheed and Cambria, Flogging Molly, Dr. Dog, Gogol Bordello, Mavis Staples, Big Freedia, Shpongle, Zeds Dead, Paul Oakenfold, Yelawolf, Mac Miller, Hey Rosetta!, Paper Diamond, and Sleeper Agent.
More artists are expected to be announced soon.
First playlist of the new year! Here is a quick snapshot of the bands and artists I’m feeling right now as we get settled into 2012. Going to be a big year in music so hop on board for the wild ride that’s about to begin. Without further adieu, your January playlist:
On December 23 I had the pleasure of catching Allen Stone in concert out in Las Vegas and here is my review of the show as it appears in the January 5, 2012 issue of Vegas SEVEN. Hope this makes you want to see him live, I promise you won’t be disappointed.
To say I’m excited about tonight is a massive understatement. If you find yourself in Las Vegas I highly recommend you make your way to The Cosmopolitan at 10 p.m. tonight where Allen Stone will be performing at Book & Stage. Click HERE to read what I wrote back in October and if you haven’t already, make sure you pick up his self titled album.
If you feel like getting down and listening to an incredibly talented musician, tonight is the night to waltz yourself over to the show. Heck, it’s free so you really have no excuse.
First and foremost, this stuff is hard. The amount of music that is released each year and narrowing it down to 50 is damn tough but I have to give Josh Johnson at PASTE Magazine much credit for his solid lists of 50 Best Albums and 50 Best Songs of 2011. There are definitely more than less bands/artists on his lists I have been jamming out to heavily over the past year. Again, I love this list, tons of great music but a couple names I didn’t see that personally I think should have been included, GROUPLOVE, Girls, Justice, Allen Stone, SuperHeavy, NewVillager and Boy & Bear to name a few. What’s missing that you fell in love with over the last year?
| 50 Best Albums |
| 50 Frank Turner – England Keep My Bones |
| 49 Mates Of State – Mountaintops |
| 48 Drake – Take Care |
| 47 Real Estate – Days |
| 46 Holy Ghost! – Holy Ghost! |
| 45 Those Darlins – Screws Get Loose |
| 44 Kurt Vile – Smoke Ring For My Halo |
| 43 The Joy Formidable – The Big Roar |
| 42 Wild Flag – Wild Flag |
| 41 James Blake – James Blake |
| 40 Portugal. The Man – In The Mountain, In The Cloud |
| 39 Gillian Welch – The Harrow And The Harvest |
| 38 Over The Rhine – The Long Surrender |
| 37 The War On Drugs – Slave Ambient |
| 36 Mister Heavenly – Out Of Love |
| 35 Childish Gambino – Camp |
| 34 Seryn – This Is Where We Are |
| 33 The Head And The Heart – The Head And The Heart |
| 32 Ryan Adams – Ashes & Fire |
| 31 Telekinesis – 12 Desperate Straight Lines |
| 30 Tom Waits – Bad As Me |
| 29 Feist – Metals |
| 28 Lykke Li – Wounded Rhymes |
| 27 Black Lips – Arabia Mountain |
| 26 The Low Anthem – Smart Flesh |
| 25 The Antlers – Burst Apart |
| 24 TV On The Radio – Nine Types Of Light |
| 23 The Belle Brigade – The Belle Brigade |
| 22 The Black Keys – El Camino |
| 21 Charles Bradley – No Time For Dreaming |
| 20 Beirut – The Rip Tide |
| 19 Cults – Cults |
| 18 Wye Oak – Civilian |
| 17 The Civil Wars – Barton Hollow |
| 16 Yuck – Yuck |
| 15 Deer Tick – Divine Providence |
| 14 Adele – 21 |
| 13 Radiohead – The King Of Limbs |
| 12 Iron & Wine – Kiss Each Other Clean |
| 11 St. Vincent – Strange Mercy |
| 10 The Decemberists – The King Is Dead |
| 09 M83 – Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming |
| 08 Dawes – Nothing Is Wrong |
| 07 Wilco – The Whole Love |
| 06 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. – It’s A Corporate World |
| 05 Middle Brother – Middle Brother |
| 04 tUnE-yArDs – w h o k i l l |
| 03 My Morning Jacket – Circuital |
| 02 Fleet Foxes – Helplessness Blues |
| 01 Bon Iver – Bon Iver, Bon Iver |
Chances are you didn’t catch soul singer Allen Stone on Conan last night. The good news, you can watch it this morning by clicking HERE. The incredibly talented 24-year old killed it last night and is a name you need be familiar with.
Do You Hear The Music? 