That one-off recording session between the Raconteurs, Ricky Skaggs, and Ashley Monroe may have been more of an “event” than I gave it credit for when reporting on the CMA nomination it earned for Musical Event of the Year. Although country singer...
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It isn’t the first time Jack White has been acknowledged by an award show for his country music skills (he won two Grammys for Loretta Lynn’s brilliant Van Lear Rose record for Best Country Album and Best Country Vocal Collaboration on the single...
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Guitarist of Jack White fronted super-group The Raconteurs Brendan Benson is set to release his latest solo album. The new one-man record is named My Old, Familiar Friend and will be available as of August 24th. The LP marks Benson's fourth solo record in total, coming four years after his 2005 solo attempt The Alternative To Love.
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Behold the powers of the mandolin! You gotta love how the instrument can turn the Racontuers pseudo honky-tonk romp "Old Enough" into a full-fledge bluegrass number. The Raconteurs hung up the electrical equipment and went into a converted church studio to jam with bluegrass/country star Ricky Skaggs. White seems to be making a lot of new friends now that he's livin' in Nashville. They also pic...
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Songbird, the open-source customizable music player powered by Mozilla and built by "The Pioneers of the Inevitable" and users like you has hatched.I've been playing with the pre-release versions of Songbird for awhile now and after getting used to it I'm really liking it more and more. Not a replacement for itunes, yet, but wonderful for grabbing songs off the web and getting lots of instant ...
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I'm wearing headphones, the kids are asleep, and its quiet inside. But inside these cans (some big, open-backed AKG's I picked up last year) I've got something rare: its rock, and it's got rigor, it's got substance, and its loud. I'm not one for lyrics, I get wrapped up in a tune and a beat when there is one to be had, and I forget about the rest, because, ususally, there isn't much to hear. ...
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right?because, basically what can i say really about them? jack white is a literal guitar hero, brendon benson possesses the cabability to hold his own against him, and hell, the rest of the band kick ass too?so wednesday after my college class let out i found myself on the way to the ATL with pam to see openers the kills and the raconteurs on the last stop on their tour. we only got there two ...
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I'm too dazed to write an eloquent and proper review so I'll just give you my thoughts about last night as they come to me:-The Raconteurs...one word: ridiculous. No one should ever be allowed to be that good! This show just made the best shows I've ever been to seem completely subpar. Everything was intense and tight and awe-inspiring and just absolutely amazing! I think I'm going to be gushin...
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Santa Barbara Bowl - Sep 25 - The Raconteurs put on a decent show musically but the energy was lacking. I think Jack White mentioned at the beginning that he was not feeling well and it showed. He sat on the drum riser a number of times during the show and just did not have the rock god aura that he had when I saw him a few years ago. Brendan Benson and the rest of the band did a good job of ...
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Raconteurs/Vampire Weekend/The Verve Eden Sessions 2008 THE Eden Sessions finally came of age on Sunday night with an incendiary performance from the Raconteurs fresh from their triumph at Glastonbury the previous day.After an enjoyable but pretty workmanlike performance from The Verve on Friday, Jack White and his compadre Brendan Benson took the stage by the scruff of the neck and restored my...
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The Raconteurs - Old EnoughJust when I thought I had things all figured out along comes Jack White and his new best friends with "Consolers of the Lonely". I was a big fan of the White Stripes first two albums but something happened that I had no control over. A loudmouth redhead walked into my bar one sunday afternoon and she just wouldn't ever stop talking, she was from Seattle and she was a...
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Grizzly Bear fa la la la la-ed, Your Vegas wore too much clothing (long sleeve shirts and jeans) for the 85 degree and humid Chicago weather, Duffy sounded just like she does on her album, Ohio-based duo the Black Keys' music was so powerful that I was convinced there was three or more people on stage, but the first day of Lollapalooza 2008 really belonged to Radiohead and The Raconteurs. For t...
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(Click and read the Day 1 wrap up: photos of Hot Chip, Goldfrapp and more.)Back to the island! It started off windy and stayed that way. Some performers struggled with the wind - Fleet Foxes asked, "Can you turn the wind down? Less wind, thanks." The wind and cold affected the atmosphere of the crowd. They seemed underdressed and cold, inhibiting their enthusiasm. But Okkervil River hit the sta...
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The Raconteurs' Consolers of the Lonely (country twang slipping in and out of Who-esque rock tracks) has been spinning nonstop on my iTunes. Today news that the band have extended their spring/summer tour, which is kicking off on 4/20 in Vancouver. The US tour culminates with a performance at Bonnaroo on June 13th, after which the band heads to Europe for the remainder of the summer.The Raconte...
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The Raconteurs definitely give you a bang for your buck when it comes to their live show. And for anyone who missed Jack White and co. the first time they came west coast you've got luck on your side because the Raconteurs are coming back around. This time with an added bonus: openers the Kills. The Raconteurs kick off their extended fall tour on September 19th at the Roseland Theater in Portla...
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| 2 Steady, As She Goes |
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| 3 Intimate Secretary |
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| 4 Blue Veins |
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| 5 Many Shades of Black |
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