Love that Jack Johnson decided to have some fun with his new music video “At Or With You” bringing in Andy Samberg to star opposite of him. As many know, Samberg impersonated Johnson on SNL and while Johnson wasn’t a huge fan of it, his retaliation came via the music video as the two duke it out for four minutes. But what I really like is the homepage of Johnson’s website to look like a fight card and that it has both the music video and behind the scenes video. Take a look for yourself HERE.
This is like new old music since their debut album came on in 2008 but The Dirty Heads are a group everyone should be listening to. Any Point In A Storm is a great disc to listen to from beginning to end, beaming of roots, rock, reggae, hip-hop and ska. Earlier this summer the music video for “Lay Me Down” ft. Rome from Sublime with Rome was released and is the perfect song to ride out the rest of summer and chill to.
Perhaps the most exciting news on The Dirty Heads may be that O.A.R. tapped them as one of the opening acts on their 2010 fall tour. Click here for their upcoming tour dates.
If you’re a fan of O.A.R., Pepper, Slightly Stoopid, Jack Johnson, Sublime, 311, Fishbone, The Expendables and G. Love there’s nothing else to say except grab the CD and crank up the speakers.
With a successful first day at Mile High Music Festival I was definitely looking forward to Day 2 and the great line-up.
Overall Day 2 was a rousing success. I would have loved to have taken in the performances by Weezer, Z-Trip, Boombox and Atmosphere but just like Day 1, too much music and too many decisions to make.
Also pretty saddened of the Denver Post’s coverage of the festival since it was in their backyard and only sending one reporter to cover and not even given a fair shake to many of the 40 plus acts over the two days. I mean on Day 1 the reporter didn’t even arrive until after 4 p.m. surely missing some great performances. You can read the recaps here and here.
More notes from Day 1: Beta Beach was bumping great house music all day and provided a good place to cool off in the water playground; in Coors Country and Budweiser was the beer sponsor?; Whole Foods was easily the best vendor at MHMF with cheap (yes, really) food and drinks and an amazing deal on SIGG water bottles and Honest Tea refills for $1; Justin’s Almond Butter and Hazelnut Spread are amazing; TicketHorse is the future of purchasing concert tickets.
Mile High Music Festival is finally here! Ok well a five long days away but man am I stoked about two days of amazing music. After booking tickets months ago the flight to Denver is oh so close and I can’t wait. On Saturday, August 14 and Sunday, August 15 The Fields at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park will be home to over 40 music performances and definitely over a handful of acts I can’t wait to hear.
The toughest part over the two days will be agonizing over which performances are a must see and which I’ll sadly have to take a pass on. I do know that Saturday will get started with Donavon Frankenreiter’s performance and I’m definitely in to see ALO, Nas & Damian “Jr Gong” Marley, Slightly Stoopid and Jack Johnson. The rest of Saturday is a toss-up. As for Sunday, Drive-By Truckers and Ozomatli are shoe-ins for the early side with Jimmy Cliff, Z-Trip, Weezer, My Morning Jacket following and Dave Matthews Band wrapping up the festival.
So much good music in one place over two days and add in what a city Denver is and you can’t ask for much more. DoyouHearTheMusic.com will mostly be devoted to my preview of Mile High Music Festival artists the rest of the week aka a way for me to talk about some of my favorites. If you’re reading this my hope is that you find some new music to listen to along the way and if you want to throw in your two cents, please do!
Peace + Love + Music
For the first Friday in August here’s a little summer playlist of songs you should be adding into your music rotation to help get you through the hot, hot heat. While I suggest checking out all the songs and artists below, don’t miss a few of the unknowns like Blue King Brown, a fantastic reggae band from Australia, the original recording of “The Seed” by Cody ChesnuTT (not The Roots) and “Some Fantasy” by D.W. Brandt which is a must and you can only find it on the 1% For The Planet album.
“Come and Check Your Head” – Blue King Brown
“Yes I Will” – Michael Franti
“Pictures of People Taking Pictures” – Jack Johnson
“Misery Runs” – MyNameIsJohnMichael
“Stay Lucky” – The Gaslight Anthem
“Zebra” – John Butler Trio
“The Seed” – Cody ChesnuTT
“Can I Kick It” – A Tribe Called Quest
“Past My Shades” – B.o.B. ft. Lupe Fiasco
“In the Flesh” – Jurassic 5
“The Light” – Common
“Periscopes” – The Beautiful Girls
“What Ya Know About” – Donavon Frankenreiter
“Bullet Holes” – Dispatch
“Bright Side of the Road” – Van Morrison
“Maria” – ALO
“One Drop” – Bob Marley
“Jimi Thing” – Dave Matthews Band
“When It’s Good” – Ben Harper
“Sunshine” – Matt Costa
“Ocho Rios” – The Movement
“Landalay” – O.A.R.
“Back In The High Life Again” – Steve Winwood
“Funcry” – Thomas Cunningham & The Locofocos
“Some Fantasy” – D.W. Brandt
“Fishing Song” – G.Love
“Cocaine Eyes” – The Rolling Stones
“Watching The Detectives” – Elvis Costello
“Give It Up” – Pepper
“KRS One” – Sublime
I am a huge Donavon Frankenreiter fan and when he was no longer with Brushfire Records it might have been a blessing in disguise for me selfishly. For those who may not know, Brushfire Records is Jack Johnson’s label and has many of my favorite artists: ALO (plus Zach Gill solo), Matt Costa, G. Love, Mason Jennings, Neal Halstead, etc.).
Anyways, when I found out Donavon had signed with Lost Highway I found myself drawn to their website for information and low and behold stumbled upon some musical gems that I have on my constant playlist in Black Joe Lewis and The Honeybears and Ryan Bingham.
The first time I ever listened to Black Joe Lewis I almost peed my pants in excitement. I mean this sounded like a 21st century James Brown, the funk, soul and rock & roll all in a fun and raw way. His music just grabs a hold of you and takes you for a ride that can be described as captivating. When I discovered BJL and listened to his album Tell ‘Em What Your Name Is, I had to share it with EVERYONE and of course, anyone who listened to it became an instant fan too. As the legend of BJL grew (in my world we are talking) I hoped and prayed that I’d get a chance to see him live. Shortly after I received an email from a buddy of mine, Ryan Doherty of WENDOH Media Companies, with the subject Thank You and in the body “just booked Black Joe Lewis for the holiday party.” I was ecstatic to say the least and let’s just say the show in December 2009 at Wasted Space at the Hard Rock Hotel was everything and then some.
Now Ryan Bingham who’s probably best known these days as an Oscar Award Winner for his track “The Weary Kind” in the Jeff Bridges movie “Crazy Heart” is a different story. I will be the first to admit that country music is not in my everyday music selections but after hearing “Dylan’s Hard Rain” in June of 2009 I switched my stance and was addicted to his album Roadhouse Sun. Bingham’s raspy, whisky voice takes hold and drives you deep in the heart of Texas. After becoming a fan I took myself back a couple years to his debut release Mescalito and wondered how this guy has been flying under the radar for so long. Looking forward to the September 7 release of his album Junky Star.
Lost Highway also has another country artist who I’ve become a fan of in Hayes Carll. His twangy voice and ragged tunes is easy to become addicted to from the Texas singer/songwriter. Did I mention that the label also has Willie Nelson, Elvis Costello, Ryan Adams and Lyle Lovett?!
Do You Hear The Music? 