Lady Gaga has been named the most-played artist on Australian radio in 2010. According to airplay monitor Aircheck, Gaga topped a list of 20 acts, beating Pink and Powderfinger who came in at number two and three respectively. Katy Perry came fourth and John Butler Trio rounded off the top five, reports the Herald Sun. [...]
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Lady Gaga named ‘most played artist on Australian radio in 2010’
December 15th, 2010 |
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Weekend News Recap
September 26th, 2010 |
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OUR BUSY WEEK MADE SIMPLER
Welcome back to our new weekly digest of the top stories to hit JamBase in the past week, along with a little bonus stimuli. This was a big week in New Year’s Eve announcements.
3. Jay-Z and Coldplay Announce NYE in Vegas
4. John Butler Trio Fall Tour Announced
5. Keller Williams Announces NYE Shows and SPCA Benefit Concert
John Butler Trio: Fall Tour
September 22nd, 2010 |
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JOHN BUTLER TRIO PRE-SALE SEPTEMBER 24; AMEX PRE-SALE SEPTEMBER 22
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ATO Records is excited to announce the John Butler Trio‘s fall 2010 tour in support of the recently released April
Uprising. The dates kick off November 9 with four shows with Dave Matthews Band at the TD Garden in
Boston and Madison Square Garden in New York City. It continues on through the United States and Canada ending
in December 3 at the Fox Theatre in the San Francisco Bay Area.
November
09 – Boston, MA – TD Garden*
10 – Boston, MA – TD Garden*
12 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden*
13 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden*
14 – Baltimore, MD – Rams Head Live
16 – Knoxville, TN – Valarium
17 – Nashville, TN – Ryman Auditorium
19 – Dallas, TX – House of Blues
20 – Austin, TX – Stubbs
23 – Minneapolis, MN – Fitzgerald Theatre
24 – Winnipeg, MAN – Burton Cummings Theater
26 – Edmonton, ALB – Edmonton Events Centre
27 – Calgary, ALB – Macewan Hall
29 – Spokane, WA – Knitting Factory
30 – Portland, OR – Crystal Ballroom
December
02 – Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern
03 – Oakland, CA – Fox Theatre
* = w/ Dave Matthews Band
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Dave Matthews Band: Fall Tour
September 9th, 2010 |
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ONE MORE GO AROUND BEFORE THE HIATUS
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Dave Matthews Band have
announced a fall tour set to begin November 2 in Buffalo, NY, before hitting
Uniondale, Albany, Philadelphia, Boston, New York, Atlanta, Charleston, and Charlottesville. Openers include Amos Lee, The Punch Brothers, John Butler Trio, and Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue.
The band have
previously announced an extended hiatus, taking a break from touring action for all of 2011. Check out the tour
dates
below.
Dave Matthews Band 2010 Tour Dates:
Nov. 2: Buffalo, N.Y. (HSBC Arena)*
Nov. 3: Uniondale, N.Y. (Nassau Coliseum)*
Nov. 5: Albany, N.Y. (Times Union Center)**
Nov. 6: Philadelphia, Pa. (Wells Fargo Center)**
Nov. 9: Boston, Ma. (TD Garden)***
Nov. 10: Boston, Ma. (TD Garden)***
Nov. 12: New York, N.Y. (Madison Square Garden)***
Nov. 13: New York, N.Y. (Madison Square Garden)***
Nov. 16: Atlanta, Ga. (Philips Arena)****
Nov. 17: Charleston, S.C. (North Charleston Coliseum)****
Nov. 19: Charlottesville, Va. (John Paul Jones Arena)****
Nov. 20: Charlottesville, Va. (John Paul Jones Arena)****
*with Amos Lee
**with the Punch Brothers
***with John Butler Trio
****Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue
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Happening Now: Bonnaroo
June 10th, 2010 |
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TWEETS AND TWITPICS FOR YOU AND BY YOU!
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Even if you’re not headed to Manchester, TN this weekend for the 2010 edition of
Bonnaroo, you can keep up with the progress of people’s filthy feet and catch
glimpses and clever comments direct from the dusty/muddy fields via JamBase’s Bonnaroo Twitter Feed.
Music is already pumping in the Troo Music Lounge and other smaller bar/tent venues and
the main stages fire up at 4:15 pm, EST, with The Postelles and
Fanfarlo
and The Entrance
Band at 4:30 pm. And some enterprising Lotus fan should
be uploading thoughts and images from their late night set by the time it wraps around 1
am tonight.
Be safe out there. Drink LOTS of water. Bring your umbrellas and rain ponchos (dark
clouds are looming over the fest presently). And most importantly, check back with
JamBase for fresh photos from the intrepid Dave Vann and Wesley Hodges’ on-site commentary
with a full recap next week.
In the meantime, those at Bonnaroo or waiting in traffic to get through the gates and
check out our 2010
Bonnaroo Preview for helpful suggestions on how to maximize their ‘Roo.
For those not fortunate enough to make it to this year’s Bonnaroo, fear not as select
performances will be webcast on YouTube and NPR.
YouTube Webcast
Schedule
Friday, June 11th:
Julia Nunes: 12: 15 pm – 1:15 pm
Neon Indian: 1:15 pm – 1:45 pm
Carolina Chocolate Drops: 1:45 pm – 3:00 pm
The Temper Trap: 3:00 pm – 3:30 pm
The Dodos: 3:30 pm – 4:00 pm
Damian Marley & Nas: 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Mayer Hawtorne and the Country: 5:30 pm – 5:45 pm
The National: 5:45 pm – 7:15 pm
Tori Amos: 7:15 pm – 8:00 pm
Michael Franti & Spearhead: 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm
Tenacious D: 9:30 pm – 11:00 pm
Schedule
Friday, June 11th:
Julia Nunes: 12: 15 pm – 1:15 pm
Neon Indian: 1:15 pm – 1:45 pm
Carolina Chocolate Drops: 1:45 pm – 3:00 pm
The Temper Trap: 3:00 pm – 3:30 pm
The Dodos: 3:30 pm – 4:00 pm
Damian Marley & Nas: 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Mayer Hawtorne and the Country: 5:30 pm – 5:45 pm
The National: 5:45 pm – 7:15 pm
Tori Amos: 7:15 pm – 8:00 pm
Michael Franti & Spearhead: 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm
Tenacious D: 9:30 pm – 11:00 pm
Saturday, June 12th:
Punch Brothers ft. Chris Thile: 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
Gaslight Anthem: 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Norah Jones: 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm
Trombone Shorty: 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Mumford & Sons: 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
The Dead Weather: 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Umphrey’s McGee: 7:30 pm – 7:55 pm
Jimmy Cliff: 7:55 pm – 9:25 pm
LCD Soundsystem: 9:25 pm – 10:55 pm
Kings of Leon: 10:55 pm – 11:30 pm
Jay -Z: 11:30 pm – 1:30 am
Sunday, June 13th:
The Avett Brothers: 12:30 pm 1:45 pm
John Butler Trio: 1:45 pm – 3:00 pm
Regina Spektor: 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
John Fogerty: 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Weezer: 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Zac Brown Band: 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Ween: 8:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Rise Against: 8:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Dave Matthews Band: 9:00 pm – 11:30 pm
Visit http://www.youtube.com/bonnaroo
for more webcast information.
Late Night TV Musical Guests: 5/24-5/30
May 24th, 2010 |
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Late Night TV Music Lineups
Can’t make it to any shows this week? We’ve got you covered. Check out our weekly schedule of late night talk show musical guests…
David Letterman Musical Guests
Tue, May 25 – The Black Keys
Wed, May 26 – John Prine and Jim James (of My Morning Jacket)
Thu, May 27 – OK Go (Repeat)
Fri, May 28 – Usher (Repeat)
Mon, May 24 – Bettye LaVette
Tue, May 25 – John Butler Trio
Wed, May 26 – Hanson
Thu, May 27 – Allison Moorer
Mon, May 24 – Nas and Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley
Tue, May 25 – Peter Frampton
Wed, May 26 – Stone Temple Pilots
Thu, May 27 – Stone Temple Pilots
Tue, May 24 – Mishka
Thu, May 27 – Band of Horses
Fri, May 28 – The National
Tue, May 25 – Frightened Rabbit
Wed, May 26 – The Black Keys
Thu, May 27 – Reflection Eternal
Fri, May 21 – Stars
Mon, May 24 – Holly Golightly (Repeat)
Tue, May 25 – OK Go
Wed, May 26 – City And Colour
Thu, May 27 – Nas and Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley
Fri, May 28 – Janelle Monae
Other Shows of Interest
Sat, May 29 – Saturday Night Live featuring a performance by Ke$ha (Repeat)
Sat, May 29 – Austin City Limits TV Show featuring Foo Fighters (Repeat)
JamBase Questionnaire: Jeff Austin
May 7th, 2010 |
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Welcome back to JamBase’s regular feature where we put a baker’s dozen of probing, wide-ranging questions to the bright lights in the jam scene (and beyond) in order to expose juicy tidbits about their musical minds. Last week we heard from John Butler and upcoming weeks will include insights from Trampled By Turtles, Cornmeal and more!
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Hair flying, sweat pouring off of him, fingers a happy blur, Jeff Austin is a sight and a half. He’s also a surefire catalyst to anybody onstage with him. Some players excel in the role of trickster and instigator, and Austin exudes a heady musk full of mischief and in-the-moment jubilation that makes nostrils flare. He is a smile (or salty tear) transmogrified into musical notes. There’s no doubting his sincerity or passion – it vibrates in every fiber of his being and presence. In his long-standing role in Yonder Mountain String Band he is the ringmaster for their idiosyncratic circus that reminds us of the vaudeville and traveling show roots of their big string thing. As a guest with myriad other bands, he’s a free spirit that frees up others. And the boy can play a pretty dang good mandolin on top of everything else.
His new project is 30db, a spirited, crazy charming collaboration with Umphrey’s McGee singer-guitarist Brendan Bayliss. Their debut studio effort, One Man Show, arrives May 11 on SCI Fidelity. It’s a swell, press-repeat kind of rock affair that wraps a fine pop streak with the vibe of vintage Poco, The Byrds and other folk-tinged, vinyl-era rock combos, giving one the sense 30db is the 21st century answer to Loggins & Messina, except their mamas CAN dance to their rock ‘n’ roll. This pairing is melodically ripe and filled with thoughtful, catchy verses that stick around after the music stops. 30db begins their first tour tonight at the Barrymore Theatre in Madison, WI. Then it’s on to Chicago, Boulder, San Francisco, Seattle, Portland and an appearance at Summer Camp 2010. Find full 30db tour dates here. Joining Austin and Bayliss for these shows is the stellar assemblage of Cody Dickinson (North Mississippi Allstars, Hill Country Revue), Eric Thorin and Nick Forster.
(Dennis Cook)
Here’s what Austin had to say to our inquiries.
1. Great music rarely happens withoutÂ…
Listening. It’s amazing how many great collaborations go to shit when no one is listening.
2. The first album I bought wasÂ…
I’m pretty sure it was Freeze Frame by the J Geils BandÂ…vinyl, of course. I was pretty damn young. The one that made the most impact was American Beauty by the Grateful Dead. Big life changer, right there.
3. The last song or album to really flip my wig wasÂ…
The Devil You Know by Todd Snider. Every damn track made me pull the car over and just rock out for a bit. Best album in the last ten years as far as I’m concerned.
4. When I was a kid I wanted to grow up to beÂ…
What I am now, a full time musician. The path has been a little different, but I’ve known what I’ve wanted to do with my life since I was very, very young. I’m really glad I have a mom that always encouraged me and let me follow my dreams.
5. My favorite sort of gig isÂ…
Packed to the rafters…50,000 folks at a festival like Bonnaroo or RothburyÂ…Telluride Bluegrass Fest in front of 10,000 people is the best gig to play all year…and Red Rocks…just mind-blowing.
6. One thing I wish people knew about me isÂ…
I cannot get you Telluride Phish tickets. No, really, stop asking me, please
7. I love the sound ofÂ…
My house when it’s quiet. When my girlfriend and the dog and cats are sleeping, the silence is really quite beautiful.
8. One day I hope to make an album as fantastic asÂ…
Demon Days by Gorillaz. Fucking rock show from top to bottom.
9. The best meal I ever had on tour was atÂ…
McMahon’s Steakhouse in Arizona. It was my birthday and we ate for hours; finished the meal with a magnum of Nicholas Feuillatte 1999 champagne. Pretty hard to beat that one.
10. I always find the coolest audiences inÂ…
Wherever folks are all there for the same reason and the energy is really flowing, be it 100 or 20,000 folks. When a crowd is all there for the same reason it just takes on a life of it’s own.
11. The worst habit I’ve picked up being on the road all the time isÂ…
The ability to sleep until 3p.m. That’s a tough thing to shake off when you get back home.
12. The Beatles or the Stones? Por que?
The Beatles, because they are just the best.
13. The craziest thing I ever saw wasÂ…
The international space station flying over the bowl at Horning’s Hideout at String Summit 2009. Folks thought I was crazy making them all look up. But, when that sucker flew over, three thousand faces all turned skyward, staring at an object floating thousands of miles up in space – and realizing there were humans in that machine looking right back at us. Everything stopped for this amazing moment…and the roar after it passed from view was just incredible. Really a moment I’ll never forget.
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JamBase Questionnaire: John Butler
May 1st, 2010 |
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Welcome to the fourth installment of JamBase’s weekly feature where we put a baker’s dozen of probing, wide-ranging questions to the bright lights in the jam scene (and beyond) in order to expose juicy tidbits about their musical minds. Last week we heard from STS9′s David Murphy and upcoming weeks will include insights from Trampled By Turtles, Cornmeal, U-Melt, The Sadies and more!
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Decidedly socially and environmentally conscious, the John Butler Trio also rocks pretty bloody hard. There’s a snarling intensity to Butler’s impassioned vocals and finger destroying guitar work that’s pretty un-hippy despite a reputation for being one of the kingpins of the patchouli mafia. Butler has always been more complex than that soundbite, something abundantly clear on his latest offering, April Uprising (released April 6 on ATO – JamBase review), where his punk, pop and lover man sides get an earthy airing. Oh, he’s still a reliable source of 21st century common man anthems, but Butler is reveling in his complications these days and enjoying a welcome surge from his new rhythm partners Nicky Bomba (drums) and Byron Luiters (bass).
Folks will have ample opportunity to see the new configuration in action as the Trio begins summer dates with perfectly empathetic tour partner State Radio on May 20 in San Diego, opens for Melissa Etheridge at S.F.’s Candlestick Park (5/22), and makes stops at Bonnaroo (6/13), Central Park’s SummerStage (6/15) and the Gurtenfestival in Switzerland (7/16-7/17). This is a band that spills it all out on the stage – and has since its inception – armed with fresh, interesting material and a renewed sense of purpose, all of which makes this a fine time to explore what Butler and his mates are laying down. (Dennis Cook)
Here’s what Butler had to say to our inquiries.
1. Great music rarely happens without…
Instruments and soul.
2. The first album I bought was…
Somewhere In Time by Iron Maiden. “The Loneliness of a Long Distance Runner” is a great song. Or at least that’s how I remember it.
3. The last song or album to really flip my wig was…
Missy Elliot‘s Under Construction.
4. When I was a kid I wanted to grow up to be…
A fricking Green Beret!!! Can you believe that? Then a pro skater, then an art teacher, and finally realized music is what was for me.
5. My favorite sort of gig is…
One where the crowd gives as much as the band. It’s pretty essential to a good gig.
6. One thing I wish people knew about me is…
Don’t know. I think if I answer this it will just sound gay. It’s one of those kind of questions.
7. I love the sound of…
Kookaburras (an Australian bird), my kids laughing, Hendrix’s Marshall and Timbaland‘s beats.
8. One day I hope to make an album as fantastic as…
Rumours by Fleetwood Mac.
9. The best meal I ever had on tour was at…
Just last week in France.
10. I always find the coolest audiences in…
The summer, everywhere on the planet.
11. The worst habit I’ve picked up being on the road all the time is…
Belching.
12. The Beatles or the Stones? Por que?
Mmmmm. I like ‘em both, but I guess The Beatles. Yep, THE BEATLES!!!
13. The craziest thing I ever saw was…
This was when I was 16, watching a group of drunk guys at a festival push a car through the festival boundaries. Then, a whole crowd, with me in it, started ramming the gates. The crowd behind us pushed so hard that they started pushing people underneath us; kinda like a wave. Then we became the bottom of the wave. It was crazy, scary, dangerous shit. Then all hell broke loose and all the punters raided the venue’s semi-trailers full of alcohol. It was anarchy and chaos. I’m glad I made it through that festival.
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Wakarusa: Daily Schedules
April 23rd, 2010 |
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LET THE PLANNING BEGIN!
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The customizable daily schedules for the 2010 Wakarusa Festival are available here.
Set to run June 3-6 at Mulberry Mountain near Ozark, Arkansas, Wakarusa 2010 will feature over 100 bands and artists performing on six stages. Headliners include Widespread Panic, John Butler Trio, Sound Tribe Sector 9 and The Disco Biscuits. A full listing of the artists this year can be found here.
Tickets for Wakarusa 2010 are available here.
For more on Wakarusa see our 2009 coverage here.
Wakarusa Adds: Tipper Kraak & Smaak, Two Fresh
April 12th, 2010 |
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Wakarusa Adds: Tipper, Kraak & Smaak, Two Fresh, Pete Francis & More
Wakarusa has announced the following additions to our 2010 lineup: Tipper, Kraak & Smaak, Two Fresh, Pete Francis, Big Smith (Gospel Grass Set), Shannon McNally & Hot Sauce, Matthew Mayfield, Deadman Flats, Rocket Science, Spankalicious, C quence, EZ Brothers, Miss J, Defunct ! vs. Shabb Ruffcut, Wolf-E-Wolf, D Jason, Johnny C, Bill Pile, Jeremy Word, Dead PA, Clandestine, Tim Hjersted, Alan Paul, Funk, Philosophy, Justin Sane, Dave Brock, Doohickey, Jake Jackson, Astral Landscapes, Randy Soeung, Mary Jane, Monad Kiysuren a.k.a. TURK, Echobase, Indofin, Wes Kirkpatrick and Bootleg.
These artists will join the already announced artists for Wakarusa 2010.
 Wakarusa 2009 by Sands |
Widespread Panic
Umphrey’s McGee (2 sets – special late night set!)
STS9
The Disco Biscuits
The Black Keys
Robert Randolph and the Family Band
7 Walkers feat Papa Mali and Bill Kreutzmann
State Radio
Dub Tribe Soundsystem
Fishbone
Mark Farina
Todd Snider
The Mother Hips
Ott
Tortured Soul
Future Rock
Spacemen
MiMosa
Pimps of Joytime (2 sets)
That One Guy (2 sets)
ekoostik hookah
Yo Mama’s Big Fat Booty Band
Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad
Great American Taxi
Constellations
The Dirty Heads
Lynx & Jamie Janover
Jay Nash (2 sets)
Supervillains
The Moondoogies
The Bridge
Backyard Tire Fire (2 sets)
Dirtfoot (2 sets)
The Heavy Pets
Spoonfed Tribe
Sunshine Jones
Kinetix
Truckstop Honeymoon (2 sets)
Oakhurst (2 sets)
Ben Miller Band
Somasphere
Radio Hiro
Slightly Stoopid
John Butler Trio
Blues Traveler
Zappa Plays Zappa
Bassnectar
Railroad Earth
The Machine performs Pink Floyd
JJ Grey & MOFRO
Lotus
Rebelution
ALO
Tea Leaf Green
BoomBox
Black Joe Lewis
Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk
EOTO
James Zabiela
Split Lip Rayfield
Hayes Carll
Sub Swara
Stephen Kellogg & the Sixers
Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band
Trampled by Turtles
Wookiefoot
Mishka
Big Gigantic
Truth & Salvage Co.
Fort Knox Five
Mountain Sprout
Band of Heathens
Last Waltz Ensemble
Cash’d Out
Earl Greyhound
Bluetech
Uglysuit
Passafire
Simplified
Hoots & Hellmouth
Resident Anti-Hero
Set to run June 3-6 at Mulberry Mountain near Ozark, Arkansas, Wakarusa 2010 will feature over 100 bands and artists performing on six stages.
Tickets for Wakarusa 2010 are available here.
For more on Wakarusa see our 2009 coverage here.
John Butler Trio New AlbumStream For Free on JamBase
April 6th, 2010 |
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JOHN BUTLER TRIO NEW ALBUM, APRIL UPRISING FREE STREAM ON JAMBASE
Album Released April 6, 2010 on ATO Records, Fans Listen For Free On
JamBase
John Butler
Trio returns with their first studio album in three years, April Uprising.
Released on April 6, 2010 through ATO Records, the album is streaming exclusively on
JamBase for free. You can check out the JamBase review of April Uprising here.
The album finds the multi-platinum Australian artist with a new lineup and a new label in
the States, ATO Records. As with all of Butler’s projects, this is an album that combines
the personal, the political and the musically memorable with skill and passion. Recorded
at The Compound, Butler’s self-built studio in the heart of his hometown of Fremantle,
Western Australia, and mixed in Melbourne, Australia at Sing Sing Studios, April
Uprising is the follow-up to 2007′s critically acclaimed and globally successful
release, Grand National. April Uprising has already yielded a #1 single in
Australia with “One Way Road;” which is currently the “most added” track on Triple A radio
in the States.
Butler unveiled his new band mates in June 2009: Melbourne musician Nicky Bomba
(drums and percussion) and Byron Luiters (bass) from Sydney outfit Ray Mann Three.
The newly revitalized JBT recorded at The Compound with long-time engineer Robin
Mai and found themselves with whole new musical palette in the can: playful and
explosive, rhythmically complex and melodically immediate, charged with new purpose but
more committed than ever to the principles of classic song craft.
JBT has also built a reputation as a live band not to be missed. This will be the band’s
first full North American tour with the new lineup and includes a return to Red Rocks,
this time as a headliner, as well as first-time stops at Central Park’s Summerstage and
Philadelphia’s Penn’s Landing. State Radio will be on all concerts, with Medeski Martin &
Wood added to the Red Rocks bill. Check out our recent review of the new JBT here.
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John Butler Trio | 02.20 | San Francisco
March 12th, 2010 |
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Words by: Justin Gillett | Images by: Eric Lawson
John Butler Trio :: 02.20.10 :: Great American Music Hall :: San Francisco, CA
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John Butler Trio :: 02.20.10 :: San Francisco, CALast year John Butler started a new chapter in his storied career with the induction of two new musicians into his Trio. The new lineup signaled a change for Butler, who had been playing with his longtime bandmates bassist Shannon Birchall and drummer Michael Barker since 2003. While changing the dynamics of the band must have been a decision that required a lot of thought on behalf of Butler, the move almost seems like it was necessary to keep the vitality of the Trio alive. The new guns Butler brought aboard, Byron Luiters (bass) and Nicky Bomba (drums), have given the Trio a much needed shot of energy. The different skills Luiters and Bomba bring with them has helped brighten the band’s overall sound and remind people why, years ago, they fell in love with John Butler Trio in the first place.
Considering this was the Australian act’s first North American tour to feature Luiters and Bomba, when they touched down at San Francisco’s Great American Music Hall all three musicians seemed intent on proving themselves individually as well as validating the strength of the band’s current incarnation.
It took a few songs for the band to truly lock in, but once they found the sweet spot the Trio was playing as tight as any previous incarnation of the band. Butler wailed on his assortment of guitars – using distorted effects to add an extra push to his acoustic solos – while Bomba kept impressive time on the drum kit. Opting to keep more of a focus on toms rather than cymbals, Bomba’s playing had a distinct tribal quality and further contributed to the Trio’s alternative roots rock sound.
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While it was refreshing to see Luiters start off the set with an upright bass (a mainstay of the Trio’s old sound), he quickly changed to an electric four-string Fender Precision. Because the Trio’s erstwhile bass player predominantly used an upright, the changing of instruments caught some people off guard who were not expecting piercing, metallic sounding electric bass tones. But Luiters’ delicate touch and fondness for playing in a song’s pocket worked well with the Trio’s heady sound and furthered the band’s new approach.
Though it was easy it get lost in some of the band’s Afro rhythm melees, focus couldn’t be shifted from Butler and his impressive manipulation of the various instruments he played. While he was positioned stage right, Butler’s commanding demeanor and musical dexterity held the audience rapt as he shifted between six-string acoustic, banjo, 11-string acoustic (which is really just a 12-string model with the high G string removed), six-string electric and lap steel guitar. The way Butler changed guitar tones with his myriad of effects pedals further complimented his range and innovation as an instrumentalist. His intricate, ever changing sound was a testament to Butler’s development since bursting on the scene back in the mid-90s.
As the show concluded it was apparent that Butler is now venturing into unknown territory with his new band and is in the process of truly embarking on a new musical path. He’s come a long ways from busking on the streets in Western Australia, yet somehow Butler’s enduring qualities remain intact. John Butler proved with this San Francisco show that he doesn’t need to turn his back on his roots to grow and evolve as a musician.
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Bonnaroo Adds: Ween Umphrey’s, Galactic, Butler
March 5th, 2010 |
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BONNAROO MUSIC AND ARTS FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES ADDITIONAL ARTISTS FOR 2010 LINEUP
WEEN, GALACTIC, UMPHREY’S McGEE, JOHN BUTLER TRIO, THE GOSSIP AND MORE CONFIRMED
Superfly and A.C. Entertainment have announced that the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival has added several artists to the 2010 event. Updates include Bonnaroo veterans Ween, Galactic and Umphrey’s McGee as well as gifted singer/songwriter Brandi Carlile and the genre-bending, post-punk trio The Gossip.
For more on Bonnaroo, check our extensive coverage of the 2009 event here.
 Bonnaroo 2009 by Snyder |
BONNAROO 2010 ARTISTS:
Dave Matthews Band
Kings of Leon
Stevie Wonder
Jay-Z
Tenacious D
Weezer
The Dead Weather
Damian Marley & Nas
Phoenix
Norah Jones
Michael Franti & Spearhead
John Fogerty
The Flaming Lips performing Dark Side of the Moon featuring Stardeath and White Dwarfs
Regina Spektor
Jimmy Cliff
Ween
LCD Soundsystem
The Avett Brothers
Thievery Corporation
Galactic
Rise Against
Tori Amos
The National
Zac Brown Band
Les Claypool
John Prine
Umphrey’s McGee
The Black Keys
Steve Martin & the Steep Canyon Rangers
Jeff Beck
Dropkick Murphys
She & Him
Against Me!
Deadmau5
Daryl Hall & Chromeo
Jamey Johnson
Clutch
Bassnectar
Kid Cudi
The Disco Biscuits
Kris Kristofferson
Medeski Martin & Wood
Brandi Carlile
The xx
John Butler Trio
GWAR
Dan Deacon Ensemble
Tinariwen
Wale
Baaba Maal
The Melvins
The Gaslight Anthem
Miike Snow
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
The Gossip
Dr. Dog
They Might Be Giants
Punch Brothers featuring Chris Thile
Isis
Blitzen Trapper
Blues Traveler
Miranda Lambert
Calexico
OK Go
Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue
Martin Sexton
Lotus
Baroness
Dave Rawlings Machine
Mayer Hawthorne and the County
Japandroids
Jay Electronica
Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros
Ingrid Michaelson
The Dodos
Manchester Orchestra
The Temper Trap
Cross Canadian Ragweed
Big Sam’s Funky Nation
Carolina Chocolate Drops
Needtobreathe
Tokyo Police Club
The Entrance Band
Local Natives
Mumford & Sons
Rebelution
Diane Birch
Monte Montgomery
Fanfarlo
Julia Nunes
The Postelles
Lucero
Here We Go Magic
Hot Rize
Neon Indian
B.O.B
Tickets and complete festival information for the 2010 event are available at Bonnaroo.com.
John Butler Trio: Tour, New Album
February 26th, 2010 |
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John Butler Trio Announces Tour Behind Release of New Album, April
Uprising
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John Butler Trio has announced the first run of dates behind the release of their first studio album in three years, April Uprising. The tour dates include the band’s return to Red Rocks, this time as a headliner, as well as first-time stops at Central
Park’s Summerstage and Philadelphia’s Penn’s Landing. This will be the band’s first full North American tour with the new lineup, consisting of Butler with drummer Nicky Bomba and bassist Byron Luiters. State Radio will be on all concerts. Medeski Martin & Wood will be added to the Red Rocks bill.
April Uprising, out April 6, is JBT’s label debut with ATO Records. The first single from the record, “One Way Road,” is now available at iTunes.
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Wakarusa Adds: WSP, UM Black Keys, Mother Hips
February 5th, 2010 |
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WAKARUSA ANNOUNCES MORE ARTISTS FOR 2010 FESTIVAL
With the incredible diversity and depth of its lineup, Wakarusa 2010 continues the tradition of the previous six events. Set to run June 3-6 at Mulberry Mountain near Ozark, Arkansas, Wakarusa 2010 will feature over 100 bands and artists performing on six stages. The Wakarusa 2010 fans will enjoy everything from funk to bluegrass and rock to reggae.
Below are more great artists set to appear at Wakarusa 2010 – these artists will join the already announced 40+ artists in rocking Mulberry Mountain.
| Wakarusa 2009 by Sands |
Widespread Panic
Umphrey’s McGee (2 sets – special late night set!)
The Black Keys
Robert Randolph and the Family Band
7 Walkers feat Papa Mali and Bill Kreutzmann
State Radio
Dub Tribe Soundsystem
Fishbone
Mark Farina
Todd Snider
The Mother Hips
Ott
Tortured Soul
Future Rock
Spacemen
MiMosa
Pimps of Joytime (2 sets)
That One Guy (2 sets)
ekoostik hookah
Yo Mama’s Big Fat Booty Band
Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad
Great American Taxi
Constellations
The Dirty Heads
Lynx & Jamie Janover
Jay Nash (2 sets)
Supervillains
The Moondoogies
The Bridge
Backyard Tire Fire (2 sets)
Dirtfoot (2 sets)
The Heavy Pets
Spoonfed Tribe
Sunshine Jones
Kinetix
Truckstop Honeymoon (2 sets)
Oakhurst (2 sets)
Ben Miller Band
Somasphere
Radio Hiro
These artists join the previously announced list that follows:
STS9
The Disco Biscuits
Slightly Stoopid
John Butler Trio
Blues Traveler
Zappa Plays Zappa
Bassnectar
Railroad Earth
The Machine performs Pink Floyd
JJ Grey & MOFRO
Lotus
Rebelution
ALO
Tea Leaf Green
BoomBox
Black Joe Lewis
Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk
EOTO
James Zabiela
Split Lip Rayfield
Hayes Carll
Sub Swara
Stephen Kellogg & the Sixers
Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band
Trampled by Turtles
Wookiefoot
Mishka
Big Gigantic
Truth & Salvage Co.
Fort Knox Five
Mountain Sprout
Band of Heathens
Last Waltz Ensemble
Cash’d Out
Earl Greyhound
Bluetech
Uglysuit
Passafire
Simplified
Hoots & Hellmouth
Resident Anti-Hero
Tickets for Wakarusa 2010 are available here.
For more on Wakarusa see our 2009 coverage here.
John Butler Trio: April Uprising Out 4/6
January 25th, 2010 |
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JOHN BUTLER TRIO TO RELEASE APRIL UPRISING APRIL 6
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John Butler returns with his first album in three years, April Uprising, to be released April 6. The album finds the multi-platinum Australian artist with a new line up and a new label in the States, ATO Records.
Recorded in Melbourne, Australia at Sing Sing Studios, April Uprising is the follow-up to 2007′s critically acclaimed and globally successful release, Grand National, which yielded a No. 1 U.S. Triple A single, “Better Than,” and rave reviews for its sophisticated mix of guitar stylings, hip hop beats and intelligent, socially conscious lyrics. The release also attracted a global audience and found the former busker-turned-international-recording-and-touring artist appearing at music fests worldwide performing as the John Butler Trio.
April Uprising, Butler’s most focused, diverse and accessible album to date, has already yielded a No. 1 song on the Australian charts with its first single, “One-Way Road.” A video for the single can be viewed on the JBT website here.
This spirit of renewal and rebirth was the culmination of an especially momentous period in Butler’s life. It began with the seemingly innocuous act of cutting his hair and taking a few months off in late 2008. But it was his appearance on the Australian TV series, Who Do You Think We Are, which takes well-known artists and traces their family trees, which turned out to be a life-changing experience, leading him on the personal and spiritual journey that inspired the revolutionary tone of the album.
Although many of the tracks for the April Uprising had been written, the experiences that ultimately inspired the album’s title came about through Butler’s incredible journey with the series’ documentary filmmakers. He started the voyage hoping to find poets, musicians, and revolutionaries in his past. Instead, he traced the Butler name through generations of hardship to a matriarch who sang for her survival and he traced his Bulgarian ancestry to a forebearer caught up in a violent revolt. Getting to know his ancestors – trailblazers, idealists and bona fide revolutionaries – helped him to make profound sense of his passions as a writer and musician.
Butler unveiled his new band mates in June 2009: Melbourne musician Nicky Bomba (drums and percussion) and Byron Luiters (bass) from Sydney outfit Ray Mann Three. The newly revitalized JBT recorded with long-time engineer Robin Mai and found themselves with 22 songs – 16 of which made it on the album – and a whole new musical palette in the can: playful and explosive, rhythmically complex and melodically immediate, charged with new purpose but more committed than ever to the principles of classic song craft.
Between the epic opening track, “Revolution,” and a whispered acoustic coda, “A Star is Born,” dedicated to John’s son, April Uprising is an album that combines the personal, the political and the musically memorable with skill and passion.
JBT will be touring their highly acclaimed live show to all corners of the world with many iconic festivals throughout 2010, including a sold out North American promo tour of major markets in February, followed by a full U.S. tour scheduled for late May through June 2010.
April Uprising Track Listing
1. Revolution 5:07
2. One Way Road 3:08
3. Come On Now 2:44
4. I’d Do Anything 3:23
5. Ragged Mile 3:59
6. Johnny’s Gone 3:34
7. Close To You 3:52
8. Don’t Want To See Your Face 2:45
9. Fool For You 5:10
10. Take Me 5:03
11. To Look Like You 4:21
12. Steal It 3:45
13. Mystery Man 3:57
14. Gonna Be A Long Time 3:48
15. A Star Is Born 4:33
John Butler Trio tour dates available here.
Wakarusa Initial Lineup
January 14th, 2010 |
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Wakarusa Initial Lineup
Wakarusa 2010 continues the tradition of the previous 6 events with over 100 bands and artists performing on 6 stages. Set to go down June 3-6 at Mulberry Mountain in Ozark, Arkansas, Wakarusa 2010 fans will enjoy everything from funk to bluegrass and rock to reggae.
Offered here are 40 of the more than 100 artists set to appear at Wakarusa 2010 – many more artists to be announced in the coming weeks.
INITIAL LINEUP
| Wakarusa 2009 by Sands |
STS9
The Disco Biscuits
Slightly Stoopid
John Butler Trio
Blues Traveler
Zappa Plays Zappa
Bassnectar
Railroad Earth
The Machine performs Pink Floyd
JJ Grey & MOFRO
Lotus
Rebelution
ALO
Tea Leaf Green
BoomBox
Black Joe Lewis
Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk
EOTO
James Zabiela
Split Lip Rayfield
Hayes Carll
Sub Swara
Stephen Kellogg & the Sixers
Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band
Trampled by Turtles
Wookiefoot
Mishka
Big Gigantic
Truth & Salvage Co.
Fort Knox Five
Mountain Sprout
Band of Heathens
Last Waltz Ensemble
Cash’d Out
Earl Greyhound
Bluetech
Uglysuit
Passafire
Simplified
Hoots & Hellmouth
Resident Anti-Hero
Tickets for Wakarusa 2010 are available here.
For more on Wakarusa see our 2009 coverage here.
High Sierra Additions: Salmon, Slip, AOD, DeVotchKa
April 18th, 2009 |
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ONE OF THE SUMMER’S SWELLEST GATHERINGS SWELLS
 Marc Friedman (Slip/Davis) :: HSMF ’08 :: by Scott Galbraith |
The 2009 High Sierra Music Festival, taking place Thursday, July 2 – Sunday, July 5, 2009 in Quincy, CA, has announced the following additions to this year’s lineup:
DeVotchKa
Leftover Salmon
Greensky Bluegrass
Delhi 2 Dublin
Orchard Lounge
Assembly of Dust
The Slip
Surprise Me Mr. Davis
These United States
Red Cortez
Big Light
Lubriphonic
Zach Gill (special kids show)
Alice DiMicele & Friends
Paper Bird
Izabella
Bourgeois Gypsies
Raina Rose
Loyd Family Players
These artists join the already announced initial lineup:
John Butler
Umphrey’s McGee
Ani DiFranco
Disco Biscuits
Galactic
The Del McCoury Band
Steve Kimock Crazy Engine feat. Melvin Seals
The Wailers
Tea Leaf Green
Ollabelle
Mike Farris and the Roseland Rhythm Revue
ALO
Vieux Farka Toure
Dr. Dog
Devil Makes Three
The Travelin’ McCourys
The Lee Boys
Cornmeal
Bonerama
Marco Benevento Trio
McTuff feat. Skerik, Joe Doria, Andy Coe & D’Vonne Lewis
Skerik will also appear as an artist-at-large
Joe Craven and Sam Bevan Duo
Joe Craven will also appear as artist-at-large and emcee
Nathan Moore
Fareed Haque and The Flat Earth Ensemble
Pretty Lights
Everest
Dusty Rhodes and the River Band
Pimps of Joytime
J-Boogie and Dubtronic Science
Poor Man’s Whiskey
Living Folklore