(Above: Wiz Khalifa’s “Rolling Papers” did not make TDR’s Top 10 list, but was one of its most-played and -enjoyed albums of 2011. Don’t hate, dance.) By Joel Francis The Daily Record Every music dork with a laptop is publishing their Top 10 list right now, but who else does it in haiku? Enjoy. The [...]
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Top 10 albums of 2011 (in haiku)
Posted in Top 10, tagged ?uestlove, Best of 2011, Big K.R.I.T., Black Keys, Carrie Brownstein, David Comes Alive, El Camino, Fucked Up, garage rock, Hanni el Khatib, hip hop, Jack White, Janet Weiss, Jimmy Kimmel, M83, Mary TImony, music list, Peter Gabriel, Portlandia, punk, Raphael Saadiq, Roots, Sleater-Kinney, Stalley, Summerteeth, Top 10, undun, Wilco, Wild Flag, Wiz Khalifa on December 22, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Farewell, Charlie Louvin
Posted in Music history, tagged Bing Crosby, Buddy Miller, Byrds, Charlie Louvin, country music, Emmylou Harris, Gram Parsons, Johnny Cash, Louvin Brothers, Music Exchange, Ron Rook., Satan is Real, Son Volt, southern gospel, Uncle Tupelo, Wilco on January 27, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
(Above: Charlie Louvin sings of the “Great Atomic Power” at a February, 2009, performance in Raleigh, N.C.) By Joel Francis The Daily Record My first exposure to the Louvin Brothers was on one of those “worst album covers of all time” Web sites. Standing in front of what appears to be a backyard BBQ gone [...]
Rock Hall commemorates 35 years of Austin City Limits
Posted in band feature, Music history, tagged ACL, Austin City Limits, Austin City Limits Music Festival, B.B. King, Ben Harper, Bill Monroe, Damian Marley, Dave Matthews Band, Dolly Parton, Don Kirshner's Rock Concert, Ed Sullivan show, Elvis Costello, Hullabaloo, K'Naan, Mos Def, MTV Unplugged, PBS, Pearl Jam, Public Telvision, R.E.M., Ralph Stanley, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Rock Hall, Sessions at West 54th Street, Shindig, Soundstage, Unplugged, Wilco, Willie Nelson on May 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
(Above: Roy Orbison performs “(Oh) Pretty Woman” on “Austin City Limits” in 1983.) By Joel Francis The Daily Record The musical landscape of television was of a different world when “Austin City Limits” debuted on Public Television 35 years ago. Brief performances on late night talk shows or segments on “Don Kirshner’s Rock Concert” were [...]
Review: Wilco returns to the Crossroads (2009)
Posted in Concert review, tagged Crossroads KC, Jeff Tweedy, Nels Cline, Summerteeth, Wilco, Yankee Hotel Foxtrot on October 9, 2009 | 1 Comment »
(Above: Jeff Tweedy goads the crowd then gives them a “Sonny Feeling.”) By Joel Francis Wilco had been onstage for nearly two hours Tuesday night when they headed back out for their second encore. Despite a long night and a chilly temperature somewhere in the 40s, they unloaded both barrels with the energetic one-two of [...]
Wakarusa Music Festival: A Look Back
Posted in Wakarusa Music Festival, tagged Clinton Lake, Cracker, Flaming Lips, Les Claypool, Martin and Wood, Matisyahu, Medeski, Michael Franti, Mulberry Mountain, Neko Case, Ozomatli, Parliament/Funkadelic, Primus, Son Volt, Spearhead, Wakarusa Music Festival, Wilco on June 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
By Joel Francis This weekend marks the first time Wakarusa will not be held at Clinton Lake near Lawrence, Kan. After establishing itself as a second-tier destination festival in 2004, Wakarusa has moved to Mulberry Mountain in Ozark, Ark. The Daily Record covered the previous four incarnations of Wakarusa. Join us now in a look [...]
Another Side of Norah Jones
Posted in Album review, review, tagged A Tribe Called Quest, Andre 3000, Beyonce, Come Away With Me, El Madmo, Fugees, hip hop, J. Dilla, Joel Francis, Little Willies, Norah Jones, OutKast, Q-Tip, Talib Kweli, Wilco, Wyclef Jean on January 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Above: Norah Jones strolls through Wilco’s “Jesus, Etc.” at the 2008 Bridge School Benefit concert. By Joel Francis When Beyonce sang “a diva is a female version of a hustler” she probably wasn’t thinking of Norah Jones. Jones has made her name with impeccable background music that is tasteful to a fault and straddles the [...]
Review: Old 97s
Posted in Concert review, tagged alt-country, music, No Depression, Old 97s, Rhett Miller, Uncle Tupelo, Wilco on October 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Above: Of course they played “Roller Skate Skinny.” By Joel Francis There is something to be said for a band who can play an entire set without changing instruments. The Old 97s are not quite that band – lead singer/songwriter/heartthrob Rhett Miller swapped his electric axe for an acoustic one a few times – but [...]
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Fiasco Friday sparks Howard Beale moment
Posted in Industry commentary, tagged 1996 Telecommunications Act, Atlantic records, change, corporate radio, fan protest, Fiasco Friday, Fiona Apple, grassroots, hip hop, Howard Beale, Kanye West, label beef, Lasers, Lost Tapes, Lupe Fiasco, major label meddling, Matthew LeCorte, Nas, negativity in media, Network, radio airplay, rally, Wilco on October 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
(Above: “Go To Sleep” is one of many new songs rapper Lupe Fiasco has completed for his new album, “Lasers.” Despite submitting the album to his label two years ago, a release date of March, 2011, was just announced last week.) By Joel Francis The Daily Record Today hundreds of young music fans will protest [...]
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