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Five Unexpected And Interactive Musical Attractions

November 3, 2009 at 10:39 AM | by JetSetCD | 1 Comment

By now, you've probably seen the video of commuters playing on the subway staircase-turned-piano keys that a group installed in a Stockholm station, but this isn't the only unexpected musical attraction out there in the world.

As parks and squares become more than just gathering places, but areas of interaction and public art, we're seeing more and more small new attractions to stimulate your senses of wonder and creativity. So, when you're traveling about and whistling to yourself, end a day happily by checking out one of these Five Unexpected and Interactive Musical Attractions:

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V Australia Can't Wait To Get You Down Under With An Aussie Rock Band

October 23, 2009 at 8:58 AM | by amandak | 0 Comments

The always spunky Richard Branson and his Virgin team are no slouches at putting together clever promotions, and this time his Aussie long-haul airline V Australia has got a smart one going called Jet with JET.

One jet, of course, is the plane that V Australia is going to fly you in from Los Angeles to Sydney. The all-capitals JET is the great Aussie rock band that will be on the plane with you, and then will perform at the Homebake Music Festival once they back to Oz.

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Entering Musical Bohemia With Franco Battiato At NYC's Le Poisson Rouge

Where: 158 Bleecker Street [map], New York, NY, United States, 10012
October 22, 2009 at 9:58 AM | by CourtScott | 0 Comments

More than a music venue and beyond an art space, NYC’s Le Poisson Rouge is a self-proclaimed “creative asylum,” and its historic address (the site of the legendary Village Gate) is an inviting refuge from Bleecker Street’s rowdy, pub-crawling NYU crowd.

This week, we stopped by here—one of our "Best Live New Music Venues"—for a performance by Italian musician Franco Battiato. But the experience is so much more than just him; it's the entire venue. You'll see why...

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NYC Will Become Deadhead Mecca In March For Grateful Dead Exhibit

October 19, 2009 at 5:13 PM | by JetSetCD | 0 Comments

Deadheads, book your New York City vacation now, as the New York Historical Society has announced that in March 2010, they will mount an exhibition of the Grateful Dead Archive. It will be the largest exhibition of its kind ever, and is sure to have fans breaking out their Jerry Garcia-brand ties for the occasion.

According to the official description, "Grateful Dead: Now Playing at The New York Historical Society", as the exhibitions is called, "will chronicle the history of the Grateful Dead, its music, and phenomenal longevity through an array of original art and documents related to the band, its members, performances, and productions." If you've been a hardcore fan for years, be sure to look closely at the piles of fan mail that will be exhibited, just in case you ever wondered why Phil Lesh never responded to your sincere letter asking him to play at your prom.

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Jaunted's Guide To California Fall Concerts Al Fresco

October 14, 2009 at 3:53 PM | by Heidi Atwal | 0 Comments

Hollywood Hoedown al fresco, anyone?

With a torrent of flash flood warnings in San Francisco and standing water bathing the streets of Los Angeles, California is looking decidedly un-Californian this week. We get it; it's fall, time for leaves to change colors and a crisp chill to hit the air, but us Golden State natives know that the wet weather will pass and we'll still have a solid few weeks to enjoy being outdoors before it becomes truly unbearable. And by unbearable, we mean 50 degrees.

Catching music al fresco is one of our favorite ways to take advantage of the amazing climate, like thousands of Bay Area young'uns will be doing this weekend when they descend upon the Treasure Island Music Festival. But if MGMT, Grizzly Bear, and pushing your way through a crowd of Doc Martens (who brought these back, anyway?) doesn't do it for you, there are other options on the concert docket.

More on outdoor concerts after the jump.

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Silversun Pickups at the Brand New Fillmore Charlotte

Where: 820 Hamilton St. [map], Charlotte, NC, United States, 28202
October 12, 2009 at 12:25 PM | by markj | 0 Comments

When you think of the Fillmore the first thing that pops into your head is sparkling chandeliers, thick ruby curtains, a wooden dance floor and legendary shows. The legendary auditorium on Fillmore and Geary hosted *everyone* in the sixites, and when it was reopened in the eighties it didn't skip a beat. We have been lucky enough to see plenty of shows at the SF Fillmore, thus when we heard Charlotte was opening a new Fillmore in June of 2009 we were anxious to check it out.

Charlotte is a millennial city in every way and in the midst of a ten year boom, so it makes perfect sense that the Fillmore brand chose the Queen City as a key spot for Fillmore brand expansion.

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Treasure Island Music Festival Offers Indie Rock Oasis In San Fran

Where: Treasure Island [map], San Francisco, CA, United States
October 9, 2009 at 4:08 PM | by Heidi Atwal | 0 Comments

For Pitchfork-reading, Ray Ban-sporting music fans, the Treasure Island Music Festival delivers nothing less than a heaven sent lineup. Acts getting heavy airtime on hipper-than-thou radio stations, including MGMT, Beirut, Grizzly Bear, and club kid heroes MSTRKRFT, will all be on-hand from October 17-18 in San Francisco to get the youthful masses shaking in their skinny jeans and buffalo plaid shirts. Make no mistake, this festival is cool incarnate.

The artificial island lies in between San Francisco and Oakland and is accessible by the Bay Bridge if you're driving, or a MUNI line from within SF. Now in its third year, the two-day event is skewed more toward electro/dance on Day One and what you might broadly call "indie rock" on Day Two. We're excited to see psychedelic performers The Flaming Lips headlining Sunday's affair; we predict trippy lights, costumes, and frontman Wayne Coyne climbing over the audience in a plastic bubble, as he's known to do during their set.

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Cue Strings! How to Get Tickets To The LA Philharmonic

Where: 111 South Grand Avenue [map], Los Angeles, CA, United States, 90012
October 6, 2009 at 12:56 PM | by Heidi Atwal | 0 Comments

These days, buses and benches in Los Angeles are emblazoned with one of two images: an ad for Cougar Town, or a photo of an enthusiastic, curly-haired conductor with the text, "¡Vibrante Gustavo!" or "¡Bienvenidos Gustavo!" scrawled across it in bold letters. This animated man is Gustavo Dudamel, the young Venezuelan conductor who has just assumed a lead post at the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Everyone from Vogue to 60 Minutes has been buzzing about his arrival in the City of Angels, and after a free preview at the Hollywood Bowl last weekend, it's official: He's arrived.

It's difficult not to buy into the hyped-up excitement about Dudamel, especially when he's drawing comparisons to Leonard Bernstein and it's said his youthful energy might save the state of classical music in the U.S. Talk about expectation. That said, we're itching to see the man in action just as much as the next classical enthusiast. The question is how, especially when ticket demand for a Dudamel-conducted show is ridiculously high.

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It's A Good Concert When Even The Drum Set Goes Crowd-Surfing

Where: 2539 N. Kedzie [map], Chicago, IL, United States, 60647
October 5, 2009 at 9:23 AM | by JetSetCD | 0 Comments

When you think of live music venues in Chicago, is the first thing that pops into mind the bright-lit vintage marquee of the Chicago Theater? If so, get ready to have your mind blown by learning what actually are the hot spots for concerts these days; one hint: they aren't clubs and they aren't sit-down theaters.

In true Chicago style, the city's forgotten spaces are being reclaimed for art and community—we once went to a Ghetto Gourmet dinner (a roving dinner party) in an old church loft, stained glass windows and all. And one old ballroom, the Logan Square Auditorium, is seeing its own fair share of shows this season. We headed into Chicago's hipster haven to experience the Israeli band Monotonix this last Saturday night, and we'll just say that it was an experience all right. Read on for all drum set crowd-surfing details...

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Start The VW Camper Van And Get Going To Phish-Fest

October 1, 2009 at 10:38 AM | by kjb | 1 Comment

Phish has been rocking out all summer long after announcing that they were back from retirement. Now they are looking to celebrate the season with Phish Festival 8, another installment of their sporadic get-togethers. The band, along with those who follow them around, are headed out to Indio, California from October 30 to November 1.

Think of this year’s festival as a sort of musical way to celebrate Halloween. The band is planning to cover a classic album in its entirety, but so far, their choice of album remains a secret. We’ll trust that they’ll pick something that their fans will enjoy—sorry Annie Lennox, this probably isn’t your year to be honored. Besides the cover concert, they will also be featuring an all-acoustic set on Sunday at noon. This concert brunch will also feature coffee and donuts for those with the munchies.

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Waking Up Among Hollywood Headstones to the Music of Bon Iver

Where: 6000 Santa Monica Blvd [map], Los Angeles, CA, United States, 90038
September 30, 2009 at 9:33 AM | by Heidi Atwal | 0 Comments

Los Angeles is a city rich with live music venues. From the expansive Hollywood Bowl to the inevitably sticky floors of the El Rey Theater, L.A., a bastion of entertainment, provides bands passing through town with a home for their fans and a place to showcase their sonic stylings for a night.

In our search for an alternative concert experience we were tipped off to indie-folk band Bon Iver's one-off performance at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery, a sunrise show that couldn't be any more different than Britney's Circus extravaganza from the previous week.

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Austin Boasts Another Big Festival Besides SXSW: Austin City Limits

September 18, 2009 at 11:22 AM | by kjb | 0 Comments

In case you missed the memo, somehow the summer season is officially over. However, that doesn’t mean that we can’t continue to listen to live music well into the fall. Austin City Limits Music Festival is just around the corner, and it’s time to make plans to take in this year’s events in person from Zilker Park. This year you can even bring in your little rock stars; children 10 and under get in free with their mom or dad, and they’ll love the special programs at Austin Kiddie Limits—cute.

Things run from October 2 through 4, and there’s plenty of bands to keep your interest. The big ones this year are Kings of Leon, Dave Matthews Band, and Pearl Jam. If these acts are a little too mainstream, don’t worry, as there are plenty of up and coming stars that plan to hit the stage each day. At this time, the votes are still being tallied for The Sound And The Journey contest, where a lucky band will get to take the stage to wow fans, and hopefully, record producers.

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