News Bites for April 16. 2012 Looking to prep for UM Bowl?  Here are some snippets of the Jimmy Stewarts on the ballot for the Raw Stewage quarter It can use some snappier editing, but I found myself pretty intrigued by this television pilot featuring noted festival photographer Rex Thomson Would you like to sit [...]

Happy Birthday Bob!  We learn more about you every day. Awesome!  Cover Me Songs finds a cover of every Dylan song he’s ever written. I am above average.  I bet you are, too. Mega-tickets are exactly as their name implies. Furthur, Live at Your House June 7th Rumor:  Paul McCartney at Wrigley this summer Video [...]

No linkafication last week so we’ve got a super sized version today. Lifehacker takes a look at the Google Cloud Music platform… … while its sister publication posits how technology can make music videos relevant again

Bob Weir prepping a collaboration with the Marin Symphony Orchestra (facebook) Buy Jerry’s old house — maybe its me, but this just isn’t how I pictured it (but I doubt it would sell if it looked like it does in my imagination. Lengthy and informative interview with the amazing Joe Russo over at dead.net. Everybody’s [...]

It was an exciting weekend all around for live music fans in and around Chicago.  After a trying midweek snowstorm, our favorite bands got back to business on Thursday night at, among other places, the Kinetic Playground in Chicago.  Following an opening set by Barefoot Fred, an enhanced Terrapin Flyer lineup took the stage, welcoming [...]

Don’t know why the author of this flow chart (source:  Houston Press blogs, John Seaborn Gray) chose to frame it as which band to join, as opposed to “listen to” or “like”.  I guess its worth it for the sly Arcade Fire reference. Regardless, I may be using this chart to check out a couple [...]