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Don't Go There: Rules Of The Road Vol. 5
A few words in defense of my concert. (Or not.) The latest additions to our list of things artists should never, ever do in concert were passed along by a Very Special Guest Contributor: Randy Newman. During his terrific concert last night at the Music Center at Strathmore (Klimek review...
By J. Freedom du Lac | September 25, 2008; 07:57 AM ET | Comments (1)
Don't Go There: Rules Of The Road Vol. 4
Hold on hold out ... for the new stuff. Another entry on our list of things artists should never, ever do on a concert stage. 6. Do not make a big deal about inserting new songs into a set list heavy on old, familiar fare. (And especially avoid asking permission...
By J. Freedom du Lac | September 16, 2008; 09:05 AM ET | Comments (8)
Virgin Mobile Festival Preview: Bob Dylan
Two out of three Posties think "Visions of Johanna" is the (soy) bomb. In advance of Bobby Z's Virgin Mobile Festival performance on Sunday, Malitz and I asked various Posties (including each other) to put together annotated lists of their Top 5 Dylan songs. UPDATE (12:43 p.m., 8/8/08): Gene Weingarten...
By J. Freedom du Lac | August 7, 2008; 11:59 PM ET | Comments (44)
Don't Go There: Rules of the Road Vol. 2
For those about to rock ... we re-tune our guitars! Continuing Post Rock's laundry list of things artists should never, ever do at a concert, a couple of rules came to mind during last night's Fleet Foxes show at the Black Cat. (NPR has the audio archive here.) 3. Do...
By J. Freedom du Lac | July 8, 2008; 10:58 AM ET | Comments (0)
Pick Six With ... Ayo
The joyful-noise specialist Ayo. The German folk-soul singer Ayo became something of a sensation in Europe when her debut album, "Joyful," was released in 2006. Still gunning for a stateside breakthrough, she recently moved to New York and has embarked on yet another U.S. tour. (She performs tonight at...
By J. Freedom du Lac | June 20, 2008; 09:48 AM ET | Comments (0)
Road Trip Rock
I suspect that many of you will be on the road this weekend. Since you'll be dealing with the frustrations of high gas prices and traffic, it's very important to have good tunes lined up. Here are five albums I plan on listening to at unsafe volume while driving to...
By David Malitz | May 22, 2008; 11:50 AM ET | Comments (15)
Don't Go There: Rules of the Road
Shut up and sing! The first in a series of posts in which we provide bands with a laundry list of things they should never, ever do at a concert. 1. Do not talk to the audience before the first song. The lights go down, a cheer goes up, we...
By David Malitz | May 16, 2008; 10:55 AM ET | Comments (0)
