Music Thoughts of the Week

For the week beginning Sunday, August 2nd

1. Apparently Phish played a historic 4-day concert over the weekend at the infamous Red Rocks Ampitheater in Morrison, Colorado. On Sunday, original Dead member, Bill Kreutzmann, joined the band on drums for their second set. That's one step closer to the ultimate hipster dream of a Phish-Grateful Dead conglomeration. Pics and set lists from the show can be found here.

2. Attention fans of supergroups (i.e. Audioslave, Velvet Revolver, Chickenfoot)! Another supergroup has announced their arrival...introducing Them Crooked Vultures...featuring Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters, Nirvana) on drums, Josh Homme (Queens of the Stone Age) on guitar, and the legendary John Paul Jones (Led Zeppelin) on bass. Fucking awesome right?! JPJ with Grohl? I'm guessing Homme is going to be doing the singing. Anyway, they're apparently making a (not-so) super secret first appearance at a Lollapalooza night show at the Metro in Chicago. More info here.

3. The Dead Weather are pulling a page from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. Apparently the band put golden "photo-booth" strips (you know...those cheesy photo booths that you and your high school sweetheart made out in the local mall?) in six of their albums across the country. Only 2 have been found so far. The winners get a trip to Nashville (woo?) to visit Jack White's recording studio. Check it.

4. I don't have FUSE anymore, but maybe you do. If you do you should check out Best of Bonnaroo Vol. 5 premiering Saturday night at 11:00pm. Performances include MGMT (apparently one of the best shows of the weekend...I was at moe.), Jimmy Buffett, Ben Harper and Relentless7, and Ani DiFranco. Plus...if you missed it...it's followed up by Vol. 4.

5. O.A.R. show on Thursday...full show review on the way...I'm hoping to get some sweet drunk quotes from the 12 people that are coming with me. Should be interesting.

6. One of the best articles I've ever read on My Morning Jacket. Open Salon states, "My Morning Jacket is the best thing to happen to rock music in years." Read it here. Also, it hints that they are back in the studio recording a new album.

That's it for right now...summer concert season is reaching its twilight...get the hell out there and see some shows!