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Highlights from New Orleans Jazz Fest 2011
May 6, 6:40 PM ET| David Fricke"I see the Roots have started," singer-guitarist Colin Meloy noted drily as his band, the Decemberists, headlining the Fais Do-Do Stage at the 2011 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival on May 1st, gamely fought the throbbing-bass blowback from Congo Square and Tom Jones' lusty roar, bleeding downwind from the Gentilly Stage.
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Video: John Mellencamp Talks New Album, Grandfather's Influence
May 4, 5:45 PM ET| David FrickeRolling Stone senior writer David Fricke recently sat down with John Mellencamp at New York's 92nd Street Y for a wide-ranging conversation about the Indiana singer/songwriter's career.
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Billie Joe Armstrong Bids Farewell to Broadway With Hour-Long Concert
April 25, 10:10 AM ET| David FrickeGreen Day's Billie Joe Armstrong gave his final performance as St. Jimmy in the Broadway production of American Idiot yesterday – the closing night of the show – and then gave more.
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Jeff Tweedy Opens Up About Wilco's New Album
April 25, 9:00 AM ET| David Fricke"The working title, as of right now, is Get Well Soon Everybody," Jeff Tweedy, the singer-songwriter-leader of Wilco, says of his band's eighth studio album, now in the mixing stage at the group's Chicago studio, the Loft, and due for release in September. "If I could say anything to the world at large, that would be it."
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The Raveonettes in Sensurround
April 22, 2:13 PM ET| David Fricke"Those were the days," singer-bassist Sharin Foo said in a cool whisper at Brooklyn's Music Hall of Williamsburg on April 21st, after the Raveonettes tore through a double shot of their 2002 debut EP, Whip It On – "My Tornado" and "Attack of the Ghost Riders." In fact, these are the days for the Danish duo.
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Eric Clapton, Wynton Marsalis Play the Blues in New York City
April 11, 11:16 AM ET| David Fricke"I pat myself on the back – it took a lot of courage to come here," Eric Clapton said halfway through his show at New York's Rose Hall on April 8th, glancing and smiling at the men with him on stage: eight members of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, including trumpeter and JALC artistic director Wynton Marsalis. Clapton then introduced the next song, nodding over his shoulder at bassist Carlos Henriquez. "This one was foisted on me by Carlos," the British guitarist said. "I didn't think it would work."
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Big Star Disciples Recreate 'Third' in Concert
It should have been impossible to perform. Recorded in 1974 by the final Seventies incarnation of the power-pop band Big Star, and now lionized as one of the most brut... | More »March 28, 5:45 PM ET| David Fricke -
Yoko Ono, Sonic Youth Rock for Japan in New York
At the end of their four-song set on March 27th at Columbia University's Miller Theater in New York, Sonic Youth played "Shaking Hell" from their 1983 album, Conf... | More »March 28, 12:35 PM ET| David Fricke -
At SXSW, the Strokes Play Fast, Hard and Without Frills
"The moon, the buildings – so romantic, just the two of us," singer Julian Casablancas said in a dry growl, waiting for the rest of the Strokes to gun their engi... | More »March 18, 8:25 AM ET| David Fricke -
Queens of the Stone Age Tear Through Debut at Rolling Stone's SXSW Showcase
Read about, and watch video of, the opening bands – Beast Make Bomb, J Mascis, Mini Mansions and Black Angels – at Rolling Stone's Wednesday SXS... | More »March 17, 10:06 AM ET| David Fricke -
Allman Brothers Reignite 'Fillmore East' Album on Stage in NYC
On March 12 and 13, 1971, the Allman Brothers Band rolled tape at New York's Fillmore East for their third record, a double LP that became their first Top Ten sel... | More »March 15, 2:55 PM ET| David Fricke -
Back to the Sixties With Robyn Hitchcock, Joe Boyd
"I've been havin' a sweet dream," Robyn Hitchcock sang, strumming a guitar and lying flat on his back, as if in a delighted trance. The British singer-songwr... | More »March 15, 2:30 PM ET| David Fricke -
Countdown to South by Southwest
On March 16th, I arrive in Austin, Texas – as I do every year at about this time – for the South By Southwest Music and Media Conference. This is an annive... | More »March 14, 5:14 PM ET| David Fricke -
Drive-By Truckers Throw a Go-Go Party For 'Go-Go Boots'
Deep into the Drive-By Truckers' February 15th show at New York's Bowery Ballroom — an album-release bash for their new record, Go-Go Boots (ATO) &mdas...; | More »February 17, 1:16 PM ET| David Fricke
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Rolling Stone senior writer David Fricke has more than 10,000 albums in his New York apartment. His first record review for the magazine was Frank Zappa's 'Sheik Yerbouti' (RS 290).
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