Janelle Monae at Bumbershoot (09/07/09) Words and Photos: Drake LeLane Please enjoy Drake‘s recap from the final day of Bumbershoot 2009 below: After mostly holding back during Bumbershoot, the rain pretty much ruled the final day of the music and arts festival. With the ground already saturated from the late night-to-early-morning buckets from the prior…
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New NPR “First Listens”: Dark Night of the Soul, John Vanderslice, Jason Lytle, Vieux Farka Toure
Dark Night Of The Soul Stream It on NPR Music It turns out Dark Night Of The Soul is an album and the songs were written by Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse, though the myriad singers featured on each track also had a big hand in composing and producing the work. The album was initially going…
Three More Big Summerstage Shows Announced
Vieux Farka Toure @ Festival au Desert 2007 (Essekane, Mali) Photo: Damian Rafferty 2008 Central Park Summerstage Shows 06/28/08 View Farka Toure (Tickets TBA) 07/23/08 Mark Knopfler (Presale: 03/14/08 @ 10 AM, Onsale: 03/15/08 @ noon, $70) 07/29/08 Crosby, Stills and Nash (Onsale: 03/29/08 10:00 AM, $66) Check out the rest of the 2008 Central…