Boston Calling 2023 Books Foo Fighters, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Lumineers, Alanis Morissette, Paramore, Queens of the Stone Age, and More


Boston Calling has announced the lineup for its 2023 festival, taking place over Memorial Day weekend, from Friday, May 26, to Sunday, May 28, at the Harvard Athletic Complex in Allston. Headliners include Foo Fighters and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs (Friday), The Lumineers and Alanis Morissette (Saturday), and Paramore with Queens of the Stone Age (Sunday). Foo Fighters were one of the headliners announced for 2022, but canceled that appearance after the tragic death of drummer Taylor Hawkins. Specially priced presale 3-Day General Admission, GA+, VIP, and Platinum tickets, as well as Single Day General Admission, GA+, VIP and Platinum tickets are on sale this Thursday, January 12 at 10:00am ET. For more information and to purchase, visit the link below.

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Watch Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters and Greg Kurstin Cover “We Love L.A.” by Randy Newman for Night Eight of The “Hannukah Sessions”


 

After a few years of hosting their annual “Hannukah Sessions” online, Dave Grohl and Greg Kurstin held the first-ever live concert on December 5th, 2022 at the Largo club in Los Angeles. This year’s event, which was presented by director Judd Apatow, with profits going towards the Anti-Defamation League, featured Jewish artists. The duo plans to release the concert set as their video series this year celebrating Haunnakah, which began this week. For night eight, watch Dave and Greg cover Randy Newman’s pop hit “We Love L.A.” with Dave on lead vocals and all their friends from the show. Continue reading


Watch Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters and Greg Kurstin Cover “The Spirit of Radio” by Rush with Jack Black of Tenacious D for Night Seven of The “Hannukah Sessions”


 

After a few years of hosting their annual “Hannukah Sessions” online, Dave Grohl and Greg Kurstin held the first-ever live concert on December 5th, 2022 at the Largo club in Los Angeles. This year’s event, which was presented by director Judd Apatow, with profits going towards the Anti-Defamation League, featured Jewish artists. The duo plans to release the concert set as their video series this year celebrating Haunnakah, which began this week. For night seven, Dave and Greg to cover Rush and their classic hit song “Spirit of Radio” with Jack Black of Tenacious D! Watch it now!

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Watch Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters and Greg Kurstin Cover “Heads Will Roll” with Karen O of Yeah Yeah Yeahs for Night Six of The “Hannukah Sessions”


 

After a few years of hosting their annual “Hannukah Sessions” online, Dave Grohl and Greg Kurstin held the first-ever live concert on December 5th, 2022 at the Largo club in Los Angeles. This year’s event, which was presented by director Judd Apatow, with profits going towards the Anti-Defamation League, featured Jewish artists. The duo plans to release the concert set as their video series this year celebrating Haunnakah, which began this week. For night six, Karen O of Yeah Yeah Yeahs joins Dave and Greg to cover her band’s classic track “Heads Will Roll!” Watch it now!

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Riot Fest Books Taking Back Sunday, Coolio, Marky Ramone’s Blitzkrieg, Poliça, Zola Jesus and More


Riot Fest has added Taking Back Sunday, Coolio, Marky Ramone’s Blitzkrieg, Zola Jesus, Reece Young, Poliça and cumgirl8 join the diverse lineup of bands playing September 16-18 in Douglass Park. They join a lineup stacked with headliners My Chemical Romance, The Original Misfits, Nine Inch Nails. Continue reading


Head Wound City (Blood Brothers, Yeah Yeah Yeahs) Streaming “Street College”


Head Wound City

Head Wound City

Head Wound City is streaming “Street College”, off their debut self titled EP, out March 10, 2015 via Three One G Records, here.

Tracklisting
01. Radical Friends
02. I’m a Taxidermist I’ll Stuff Anything
03. Prick Class
04. Street College
05. New Soak for Our Empty Pocket
06. Thrash Zoo
07. Michael J. Fux feat. Gnarls in Charge

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The idea for the band was said to have come as a result of a period when the Blood Brothers were touring with the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, leading YYY’s guitarist Nick Zinner to drunkenly discuss the idea of collaborating with vocalist Jordan Billie and guitarist Cody Votolato of the Blood Brothers. From there, the three plotted to usurp the skills of locusts; specifically, bassist Justin Pearson and drummer Gabe Serbian. Despite the fact that schedules often conflicted and locations of the five at any given time were quite varied, the idea came to fruition in one short, shining moment of frenzied glory.

Head Wound City and The Blood Brothers vocalist Jordan Billie.

Head Wound City and The Blood Brothers vocalist Jordan Billie.

Not surprisingly (if you are familiar with any of the members’ other bands), the music is a whirlwind of intensity, which is fitting given that it was written, recorded, and produced in the span of only a week before being released by Three One G Records in 2005. All seven tracks showcase Blilie’s one of a kind, relentlessly vicious vocals. Listen more closely, and you will quickly recognize Serbian’s rapid-fire, precision drumming mixed with Pearson’s hard-hitting bass lines, which mesh perfectly alongside Votolato’s cacophonous guitar style in conjunction with Zinner’s playing (which takes on a harsher tone than we typically get to hear from his playing in the Yeah Yeah Yeahs). Clever and humorous song titles such as “I’m a Taxidermist- I’ll Stuff Anything” and “Street College” give way to lyrics that are full of curious imagery and bellicose attitude, emanating influence from each of the band’s members.

All band members have gone on to work with numerous other projects—Serbian having played with Retox for a stint as well as Rat’s Eyes, Justin currently focused mainly on vocals for Retox, and both still living as insects. Blilie has since played in Past Lives and Votolato with Jaguar Love. Zinner continues an increasingly successful career with The Yeah Yeah Yeahs.
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