Sean Watkins and Jon Foreman form Fiction Family
When Nickel Creek said farewell (for now) to fans and disbanded in 2007, each member said they wanted to pursue solo projects. Vocalist and mandolin virtuoso Chris Thile went off to work with his group the Punch Brothers, where he recently composed a four-part, 40-minute suite entitled "The Blind Leaving the Blind" that features mandolin, violin, banjo, guitar and bass. Singer/violinist Sara Watkins is prepping her long-in-the-making solo album (due in early 2009), produced by Led Zeppelin member John Paul Jones and featuring guests Jon Brion and Gillian Welch.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsCatching Up With... Jon Foreman
One of the more under-the-radar events at this year's SXSW was a Paste-sponsored screening of the upcoming film titled Call + Response: A Concert To End Slavery. One of the artists in the film, Switchfoot's Jon Foreman, stopped by The Dell Lounge presented by Paste and Stereogum... read more
Found in: Music, FeaturesSwitchfoot frontman goes solo, seasonal
If Vivaldi were here to compose “Four Seasons” today, do you think he’d go for a digital pre-release? Perhaps he’d be more interested in making “L’autunno (fall)” Target-exclusive? Or maybe he would release each Concerto as separate EPs, much like Switchfoot frontman Jon Foreman is doing with his own weather-change-inspired project – too autobiographical, he has stated, for the rest of the band’s involvement. Released on Nov. 27, The Fall EP found the No. 3 spot on iTunes’ rock chart. Foreman has spoken about its single, “The Cure for Pain,” with ample gravitas: “I began to think the suffering I... read more
Found in: Music, NewsSwitchfoot announces spring tour
Hot on the heels of a rocking performance last Thursday night on Late Night with David Letterman, San Diego rock band Switchfoot announced a two-month tour of North America that begins and ends in their home state of California. These concert dates come in the wake of the much-awaited December release of Oh! Gravity, the band’s sixth studio album and first since Nothing Is Sound debuted at #3 on the Billboard Top 200 best-selling albums chart in September 2005. Copeland, Switchfoot’s Columbia labelmates, will open all 35 shows. Tour dates include: February 13 - Anaheim, CA @ House Of Blues... read more
Found in: Music, NewsSwitchfoot - Oh! Gravity
San Diego rockers continue tackling the Big Questions read more
Found in: Music, ReviewsSwitchfoot - Nothing Is Sound
San Diego rockers coat heady declarations in yummy sonic candy shell read more
Found in: Music, ReviewsSwitchfoot: File Under Alt-Rock
“Our music lives and dies in the sweaty rock club,” says Jon Foreman, frontman for Switchfoot, a San Diego rock band that’s been surfing a wave of popularity recently... read more
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