New Times Broward-Palm Beach, FL — Few sounds are as infectiously timeless as New Orleans funk. Credit bassist George Porter Jr. for helping create that unstoppable sonic template while a member of the Meters in the mid-'60s. He has since maintained the smoldering grooves as a sideman... more info

JamBase — Words by Nick Boeka | Images by: Josh Miller David Byrne :: 06.26.09 :: Greek Theatre :: Berkeley, CA David Byrne :: 06.26 :: The Greek David Byrne is the kind of visionary artist where a simple label is irrevocably a denial of the character and ... more info

NME - Radar — Taxidermy: model's own The chandelier shatters from the heinous force of one of the king’s cavalier’s stolen blunderbusses, and suddenly the groomed congregation of aristocrats fall silent. As the gritty haze of gun powder and crystal fragments... more info

Music is Art — years ago, i was an angry young man and i’d pretend that i was a billboard standing tall by the side of the road - i fell in love with a beautiful highway David Byrne once listed the things he appreciated in art: 1. Lots of work put into it 2. Brig... more info

I Guess I'm Floating — After David Byrne finished rocking my ears into a blissful coma, I headed over to catch some of Phish's set. Like I said before, the chances to see Phish are (still) plentiful and I wanted my first full-on Phish experience to be with my Phish-headed... more info

I Guess I'm Floating — After seeing David Byrne take the stage with The Dirty Projectors and trying not to stare as he waltzed around the press area, I was more than stoked for his show Friday evening. Aside from loving Talking Heads and Byrne solo, my eyes widened the bi... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Yesterday's updates to the 2009 Bonnaroo music festival live show downloads page include bittorrent downloads of lossless shows by David Byrne, Grace Potter, Ilo and the Coral Reefer Allstars (with Jimmy Buffett), Andrew Bird, Toubab Krewe, Eryk... more info

Rollo & Grady — Jeff Tweedy Monday, June 22nd Dinosaur Jr. @ Troubadour Wilco @ The Wiltern Tuesday, June 23rd Dinosaur Jr. @ Troubadour Wilco @ The Wiltern Wednesday, June 24th Isis - The Music Box at the Fonda Pete Yorn - Roxy Theatre The Heptones @ Echoplex Thu... more info

I Guess I'm Floating — Waking up well rested Friday morning, I couldn't contain my enthusiasm for what I considered to be the (early) climax day of the festival's weekend run. Friday offered something for everyone and provided more conflict than democracy in the Middle Ea... more info

JamBase — Words by: Kayceman | Images by: Rod Snyder & Dave Vann Bonnaroo :: 06.11.09 - 06.14.09 :: Manchester, TN Bonnaroo 2009 by Snyder Put simply, Bonnaroo is the best. There are many reasons for this, which I'll explain over the next few pages, but w... more info