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Forecastle Festival 2009 Lineup Headed By Widespread, Black Crowes, Black Keys and Avetts
Besides hosting the eight-year-old annual Lebowski Fest, Louisville, Ky. also hosts the Forecastle Festival, which happens to be in its eighth year as well. The festival has just rounded up the lineup for this year's go on July 10-12. Headliners include the Black Keys, Widespread Panic, the Black Crowes and the Avett Brothers. There are 63 other musical acts, such as Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, the Detroit Cobras and the Yonder Mountain String Band.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsWith a Little Help From His Friends
Many songwriters expose their heart and soul, but Vic Chesnutt hoists up his spleen, too, venting gnarly proclamations, wry observations, throwaway potty-mouth jokes and Southern Gothic vignettes... read more
Found in: Music, FeaturesWidespread Panic announces June/July tour dates
Another batch of Athens, Georgia’s favorite sons (no, not R.E.M. this time), Widespread Panic, is launching into touring mode for the summer. The band has traveled all spring and has decided not to let the party stop, springboarding from its Bonnarro set into two solid months of coast-to-coast shows in support of Free Somehow. Dates: June 15 - Manchester, Tenn. @ Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival 20 - Los Angeles, Calif. @ The Orpheum Theatre 21 - Los Angeles, Calif. @ The Orpheum Theatre 22 - Los Angeles, Calif. @ The Orpheum Theatre 24 - San Diego, Calif. @ San... read more
Found in: Music, NewsWidespread Panic: Free Somehow
With the thunderous opening timpani... read more
Found in: Music, ReviewsWidespread Panic to tour Free Somehow
Along with the free single Widespread Panic released in October, the band has also made the track “Boom Boom Boom” available for streaming and another single, “Walk on the Floor,” available with a $10 donation to the Make it Right foundation. Now, the Panic is hitting the road in support of Free Somehow, which hits record store shelves on Feb. 12. Dates: April 1-2 - D.C. @ Warner Theatre 4-5 - New York, N.Y. @ United Palace 6 - Albany, N.Y. @ Palace Theatre 9 - Cincinnati, Ohio @ US Bank Arena 11-13 - Chicago, Ill. @ Auditorium Theatre 16... read more
Found in: Music, NewsWidespread Panic sponsors New Orleans home, offers MP3
Widespread Panic, the king of Athens, Ga.'s jam band scene, has taken its groove to New Orleans. The group is sponsoring a house in the Lower 9th Ward through The Pink Project, part of the Brad Pitt-spearheaded Make It Right Foundation. The Lower 9th Ward was one of the hardest-hit areas of New Orleans by Hurricane Katrina, and it was one of the areas in which the largest number of homes previous to the disaster were owned by the people who resided in them. The Pink Project has entered the Lower 9th Ward and created bright, recognizable placeholders to be... read more
Found in: Music, NewsWidespread Panic get Free Somehow with album, .mp3
Some artists take their time between albums and tours, letting creativity work its slow magic as they hang out at home, get to know their kids, and probably watch old episodes of Behind the Music as instructional tools. The dudes in Widespread Panic prefers to spend time away from their albums and tours recording albums and going on tour. As proof of its absurd work ethic, the band will release its 10th studio album (and 17th album overall) on Feb. 12. The album, which is called Free Somehow, is the first that the band has recorded without first playing the... read more
Found in: Music, NewsWidespread Panic releases single for free download
When things are marked as “free” they are usually the tattered and musky personal items of some unknown third party. But lately there has been a trend within the music industry for artists to give their music away for gratis or at least next to nothing. Perhaps we could call it “Radiohead Marketing.” Whatever it is, the jam band Widespread Panic seems to be one of the many jumping on the online bandwagon. Widespread Panic won’t be releasing its entire new studio album online, but the group is at least going to be giving away a taste of what’s to... read more
Found in: Music, NewsWidespread Panic Announce Summer Tour, New Album
Almost done with a spring tour, Athens, Ga. jammers Widespread Panic have announced a summer tour and work on a new album. The band will head down to the Bahamas in May to record their 10th studio album with producer Terry Manning at Compass Point Recording Studios. The band plans to release the album in fall 2007 on its own Widespread Records. Following that, the band will embark on a summer tour beginning with an appearance at Wakarusa Music Festival in Lawrence, Kansas, followed by a 6th consecutive headlining spot at this year’s Bonnaroo Festival. Summer 2007 Widespread Panic tour... read more
Found in: Music, NewsWidespread Panic Jams On Letterman Tonight
David Letterman plays host to Widespread Panic, a jam band renowned for its live performances, tonight at 11:30 p.m. on CBS. A precursor to the band’s upcoming U.S. tour, the appearance includes a performance of “From the Cradle,” which appears on the band’s latest, Earth to America. Widespread Panic hits the road on June 21 with a show in Kansas City, Mo. For more information and tour dates, visit the band’s website.... read more
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