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Sunday, March 22, 2009
From The Iron Horse Archives: Shawn Colvin 1988
I took this photo one summer night when Shawn Colvin played an opening set for Richard Thompson. It was still light out and if you can picture it, the Horse was half as wide as it is now and I don't even think the balcony had been built. Shawn is standing where the door person now sits in the window, which was the stage back then. I think the club's capacity was about 85. This was when Shawn was just starting to catch on, managed by Carol Young and Charlie Hunter, and not yet signed to Columbia Records.
If you have any old photos, we'd love to share them with our readers!
If you have any old photos, we'd love to share them with our readers!
Saturday, March 21, 2009
An evening of music, comedy, and the unexpected with Wes & Eugene 's Cabinet of Wonders Wednesday, March 25th - 7:00 PM at the Iron Horse
John Wesley Harding (musician) www.johnwesleyharding.com
Is a folk/pop singer-songwriter (né Wesley Stace) and who has called his style of music "folk noir" and "gangsta folk". Under his real name, he has recently written two bestselling novels. He will be at the Iron Horse to help celebrate the release of his latest neo-folk masterpiece, Who Was Changed and Who Was Dead.
Is a comedian, writer, and film maker, who is based in New York City. Mirman attended Hampshire College in Western Massachusetts. Mirman has appeared on several TV shows, including Late Night With Conan O'Brien, Comedy Central's Premium Blend, Comedy Central Presents and Jump Cuts, VH1, Third Watch, Cartoon Network's Home Movies, Cheap Seats, HBO's Flight of the Conchords, Lucy, the Daughter of the Devil and more. He also played a spokes-potato on Food Network and other oddities on various programs.
Rick Moody (writer/musician) Click Here to read/listen to Rick Moody on NPR. an American novelist and short story writer best known for the 1994 novel The Ice Storm. Moody has received the Addison Metcalf Award, the Paris Review Aga Khan Prize, and a Guggenheim Fellowship. His articles has appeared in The New Yorker, Esquire, the Paris Review, Harper's, Details, the New York Times, and Grand Street. He also performs with his band, The Wingdale Community Singers.
P.T. Walkley (musician) www.ptwalkley.com“Even if you haven't heard of PT Walkley, you might have heard him whistling in a MasterCard commercial or singing "Have You Ever Seen the Rain?" in a GE spot.
For a handful of years, the songwriter has earned such placements working at Frisbie, a creative advertising and branding music studio in New York. A day job as a composer has left Walkley ample opportunity to use the studio's facilities for his own music, which blends feel-good, upbeat pop with Brit rock.” (Billboard)
Larry Murphy (comedian) http://www.myspace.com/He began performing standup comedy in 1997 at the Comedy Studio in Harvard Square in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Soon after he teamed up with Brendon Small (co-creator, writer, star, and music writer for Cartoon Network's Home Movies & Metalocalypse). Together they performed sketches & Rock Operas until 2001.
Murphy has lent his voice to several Soup2Nuts cartoon shows including Word Girl,O'Grady and Home Movies. He has also appeared in a number of sketches on Late Night with Conan O'Brien . Murphy is currently voicing all the main characters on Assy McGee, (2006-2008) and has appeared in a number of videos produced by Jon Benjamin for the political humor website 23/6. He also plays a doorman in the Adult Swim live action show Delocated.
Read Paste's review Here, watch a video about the 'Cabinet of Wonders' here
To Buy Tickets in advance, call the Northampton Box Office 413.586.8686 Monday-Saturday 9am-6pm Sundays 12pm-5pm or click here.
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion, Anais Mitchell in a heartbreaker of a double -bill this Saturday, 3/21 at the Iron Horse
Sarah Lee Guthrie and her husband Johnny Irion play the Horse every year or so and they simply shine onstage together. The musical richness and psychological depth of their initial recorded collaboration, Exploration, is irrefutable proof that the offspring of Woody and Arlo and the prodigious South Carolinian quite naturally bring out the best in each other. “Folksong” is the new 2-disc set comprised of a live DVD recorded in California at the Maverick Saloon and an audio CD featuring four newly recorded songs including “ When the Lilacs are in Bloom” and “Never Far from my Heart.”
From her birthplace on a Vermont sheep farm to Beirut cafés, Cairo flats, and Austin recording studios, Anaïs Mitchell has been around. The Brightness, Mitchell’s Righteous Babe Records debut, is infused with the restless, worldly perspective of a real troubadour. She spins tales of forgotten poets, jilted lovers, the three wise men, each a distinct chapter of one cohesive work. Her lyrics boldly tackle and integrate the personal and political. Anaïs is currently working on plans to stage her original folk-opera, Hadestown, based on the myth of Hades and Eurydice, as she continues to tour and do what she does best: pluck heartstrings and sing. Sit down, gather your wits, and listen to her perform Why We Build The Wall.Get tickets here or at the door. Show is at 7PM this Saturday at the Iron Horse with doors and dinner from 5:30.
Sunday, March 15, 2009
Elvis Perkins in Dearland return to Northampton on April 23rd with a great new album just out
Elvis Perkins' dark, yet achingly beautiful debut album Ash Wednesday now seems just an ice-breaker for his eponymous sophomore follow-up. Perkins' adds the company of his touring band (Elvis Perkins in Dearland) and together they have created an album that will most assuredly be included in a number of year-end "Best of" lists before all is said and done. And while both the darkness and the beauty remain intact on the new record, this time around we are also given moments that can only be best described as celebratory dirges of the spirit. You can check out his new video here.
Elvis Perkins in Dearland, Thursday April 23rd, 10PM at the Iron Horse. Tickets Here.
Elvis Perkins in Dearland, Thursday April 23rd, 10PM at the Iron Horse. Tickets Here.
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Zoe Darrow and JJ Chaisson, mentee and mentor, 7PM this Sunday at the Iron Horse
One of the renowned Chaisson fiddlers from Bear River, Prince Edward Island, Canada, JJ Chaisson has been wowing audiences since the age of 6. JJ brings his own distinct style and strength to the fiddle art. He has played across the Maritimes and New England. He has 3 albums to his credit. The newest CD, The Gift, just won best album of 2008 by P.E.I. Music Awards. JJ selected the name of his album to celebrate the gift of his new baby daughter, as well as, the awareness he holds that the fiddle has enhanced his life. He also appears on the 2007 release, The Chaisson Family – Generations. 
JJ has been Zoe Darrow's mentor since they met as children fiddling. Zoe has asked her mentor, on tour in New England right now, to join her Sunday evening, March 15th at the Iron Horse Music Hall to be her special guest.
A wild night of some of the best fiddling ever is in store for ticket holders. Don’t miss out!! Tickets here.
--Louise Dunphy (Host of WMUA's Celtic Crossings)
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Ok Go at Pearl Street this Wednesday 3/11 at 7PM
Any excuse to post this video is a good one and Ok Go's concert Wednesday night (3/11) in the Pearl Street Ballroom at 7PM is the best excuse I can imagine! Tix here.
Here's a cool Q&A courtesy Metromix Connecticut.
OK Go is back with new songs and, if you're lucky, new dance moves. Just don't expect to see the treadmills from the "Here It Goes Again" video when the band plays Toad's and Pearl Street this week—not exactly a tour-friendly prop, one would think. Drummer Dan Konopka took some time out from work on the band's new album to answer these 5 Questions...
1. Most well-respected rock bands aren't best known for their dance moves. Who's the worst dancer in the band, and should he be worried at all about job security?
I'm not totally sure who's our worst dancer. Damian, Andy and I are all equally pretty bad. However, the best OK Go dancer is undoubtedly Tim Nordwind. He slides, he glides, he's light as a feather on a dance floor. In terms of Tim breaking free and ditching us bad-dancing band mates—It's just a matter of time and the true legendary Tim will leave us to dazzle millions on "Dancing with The Stars."
2. What's the most bizarre or over-the-top concept you've been presented with for a video treatment?
Someone actually pitched me the idea to do the climax scene of the 1976 movie "The Boy In The Plastic Bubble" starring Jon Travolta. It's when Travolta's immune-deficient character, Tod Lubitch, is allowed by his doctor to leave his protective germ-proof suit and ride horseback off into the sunset with love-interest Gina. I thought it was a pretty funny idea but I'm pretty sure we will not make that video.
3. You seem to be settling into a cycle of about 3 years between albums. What's the biggest reason for that?
The biggest reason for the long wait on this new record is because the "Here It Goes Again" video came out very late in the "Oh No" record cycle. Fifty or so weeks after "Oh No" was available, that video was released, and when all the buzz started happening for the clip, it was like we had to start all over with touring and promotion. We went all over the world—Russia, Africa, Indonesia. We would've liked to get our albums out sooner, but it just wasn't possible.
4. Are you already feeling pressure to top the video concepts that really fueled the success of "Oh No"?
Not really. Making videos has always been about having fun for us. Having good ideas and trying them out. We're going to stick with that mentality and hopefully our videos will stay awesome.
5. Your new album isn't due until later this year—what should we expect on this tour?
We just finished mixing 10 tracks off our new album and have just started rehearsing for a short east coast tour. We've chosen to play five songs of those 10 on this leg. It's been tough to decide which tunes to play. Everyone has different ideas of what to play and where to place the songs in the set. It's been a challenge to imagine where songs like "Here It Goes Again" and "Get Over It" are gonna go and mix in with the new songs. Beginning of the set? End of the set? We haven't figured it out yet. We can say for sure is, OK Go fans will go home with a good dose of old and new. As far as dancing goes—you'll have to come out and see, but we try to always have some fun.
Here's a cool Q&A courtesy Metromix Connecticut.
OK Go is back with new songs and, if you're lucky, new dance moves. Just don't expect to see the treadmills from the "Here It Goes Again" video when the band plays Toad's and Pearl Street this week—not exactly a tour-friendly prop, one would think. Drummer Dan Konopka took some time out from work on the band's new album to answer these 5 Questions...
1. Most well-respected rock bands aren't best known for their dance moves. Who's the worst dancer in the band, and should he be worried at all about job security?
I'm not totally sure who's our worst dancer. Damian, Andy and I are all equally pretty bad. However, the best OK Go dancer is undoubtedly Tim Nordwind. He slides, he glides, he's light as a feather on a dance floor. In terms of Tim breaking free and ditching us bad-dancing band mates—It's just a matter of time and the true legendary Tim will leave us to dazzle millions on "Dancing with The Stars."
2. What's the most bizarre or over-the-top concept you've been presented with for a video treatment?
Someone actually pitched me the idea to do the climax scene of the 1976 movie "The Boy In The Plastic Bubble" starring Jon Travolta. It's when Travolta's immune-deficient character, Tod Lubitch, is allowed by his doctor to leave his protective germ-proof suit and ride horseback off into the sunset with love-interest Gina. I thought it was a pretty funny idea but I'm pretty sure we will not make that video.
3. You seem to be settling into a cycle of about 3 years between albums. What's the biggest reason for that?
The biggest reason for the long wait on this new record is because the "Here It Goes Again" video came out very late in the "Oh No" record cycle. Fifty or so weeks after "Oh No" was available, that video was released, and when all the buzz started happening for the clip, it was like we had to start all over with touring and promotion. We went all over the world—Russia, Africa, Indonesia. We would've liked to get our albums out sooner, but it just wasn't possible.
4. Are you already feeling pressure to top the video concepts that really fueled the success of "Oh No"?
Not really. Making videos has always been about having fun for us. Having good ideas and trying them out. We're going to stick with that mentality and hopefully our videos will stay awesome.
5. Your new album isn't due until later this year—what should we expect on this tour?
We just finished mixing 10 tracks off our new album and have just started rehearsing for a short east coast tour. We've chosen to play five songs of those 10 on this leg. It's been tough to decide which tunes to play. Everyone has different ideas of what to play and where to place the songs in the set. It's been a challenge to imagine where songs like "Here It Goes Again" and "Get Over It" are gonna go and mix in with the new songs. Beginning of the set? End of the set? We haven't figured it out yet. We can say for sure is, OK Go fans will go home with a good dose of old and new. As far as dancing goes—you'll have to come out and see, but we try to always have some fun.
Monday, March 9, 2009
Hip-hop innovators Digable Planets, Common Market to play Pearl Street Ballroom Friday, March 27th, 9PM
When hip-hop trio Digable Planets emerged in the early ‘90s, their memorable moniker raised eyebrows. What, exactly, did it mean? The name sprang, they explained, from the notion that “every individual is a planet.” But the unique worlds that their tracks mapped out were not insular ones; as their Grammy-winning hit “Rebirth Of Slick (Cool Like Dat)" would prove, the Planets were primed to connect with audiences weary of the aggressive posturing of gangsta rap. Filled with literate lyrics, honey-smooth flow, and inventive arrangements, their albums Reachin
Producer Sabzi (Saba Mohajerjasbi…also of Blue Scholars) and emcee RA Scion (Ryan Abeo) met each other through Thursday, March 5, 2009
IHEG Intern Lauren Mintz is pumped for Umphrey's McGee at the Calvin Theatre on April 8th
I was always into "good" music -- my dad taught me right, bringing me up on a breadth of classic rock spanning from Billy Joel and Bruce Springsteen to Led Zeppelin and the Grateful Dead. As I started to develop my own personal music taste, I knew what to look for in other "good" music.I had a strong background in jam bands, and eased my way into the jam scene with some Dave Matthews Band, and eventually Phish. But it wasn't until Summer of 2005 that I was truly enlightened. Although I wish I could say I discovered the band on my own, I have to give credit to a boy. He was a HUGE Umphrey's fan and followed them religiously. Then i started listening to them on my own. No sooner can you say "Umphreak" that I too became an obsessive fan.
When you become so passionate about something so quickly, it's easy to think you'd get bored after a while, or grow out of the phase. It's four years later and Umphrey's McGee is still on constant rotation of my playlists and CD's (yes, I am yet to convert my car to iPod compatible). Archive.org has become my favorite site, as I am able to stream almost all of their live shows.My favorite part about the band is 100% their diversity. True to the nature of jam bands, a song is never played the same way twice. At the peak of my obsession I compiled a CD -- the only song on it was "Glory" (one of the best instrumental songs I've ever heard -- the intricacies of the bass line eventually meet up with the lead guitar, and then the tempo picks up and volume increases right at the climax of the song -- its like candy to the ear). Anyway, although the CD only had one song, it had ten tracks -- a version of Glory from ten different shows, laced with jams and teases ranging from Michael Jackson to Led Zeppelin.
The band knows how to have fun and play off the audiences -- the trippy shows are always a rockin' time. And due to their most recent studio album Mantis (the first album fully composed for the studio sessions) my band is finally a smash hit, receiving praises from the bibleof all music literature -- Rolling Stone.
Umphrey's McGee plays the Calvin Theatre in Northampton on Wednesday 8th at 8PM. You can score tickets here.
Monday, March 2, 2009
Fans line up early for American Idol David Archuleta performance at Pearl Street tonight.
Braving the cold and hoping for tickets, some dedicated fans started lining up as early as this morning in the bitter cold and snow. Would someone take some hot chocolate or something to them?
Archuletta actually came in second to David Cook on last year's Idol. These fans seem to think he was robbed.
The day after on a David chatboard:
(3:15:55 PM): hey david! its tori ahaha. I saw u last nite in Northampton and u were AMAZING! ahaha i was like jumping and waving(ish) ahah with my phone in the air so if you saw anyone like that, that was me. i was towards ur left, my right and sorta on an angle. u have such an amazing vocie and u thouch my heart evry time u sing. Durning Crush and Thousand Miles i was like crying like not crying crying but tearing up. (it was like how good u were and when u sing it like touches me.)lol yeah and then durning angels i started freaking out cause thats like my favorite sing. lol durning skool i randomly start singing you can and another one ahaha lol i rly wish i got to meet u again lol i met u in hartford ct on the AI tour lol u talked to me my mom and my friend for like 10 minutes even tho some guy was telling u to hurry up. ahaha u r amazing and im wearing my david shirt now! i met ur bassist, andre, and he's rly nice. ahaha i got a pic with him but it didnt show up. ahaha but he signed my "Mrs. Archuleta" shirt my mom was wearing lol cause i was gonna wear that but i wore my AI tour shirt. and he signed my new shirt im wearing now. lol he promised he would tell u that Tori and Jordan say hi and we love him "dearly" ahaha so he btr and if he does thats us! well, u r amazing! and i rly wanna c u on tour again. u r amazing and i love u soo much. u r the best. plz if u could comment me back that would make my life. u r soo talented ilove u!
luvv ya!
luvv,
Tori <333
Archuletta actually came in second to David Cook on last year's Idol. These fans seem to think he was robbed.The day after on a David chatboard:
(3:15:55 PM): hey david! its tori ahaha. I saw u last nite in Northampton and u were AMAZING! ahaha i was like jumping and waving(ish) ahah with my phone in the air so if you saw anyone like that, that was me. i was towards ur left, my right and sorta on an angle. u have such an amazing vocie and u thouch my heart evry time u sing. Durning Crush and Thousand Miles i was like crying like not crying crying but tearing up. (it was like how good u were and when u sing it like touches me.)lol yeah and then durning angels i started freaking out cause thats like my favorite sing. lol durning skool i randomly start singing you can and another one ahaha lol i rly wish i got to meet u again lol i met u in hartford ct on the AI tour lol u talked to me my mom and my friend for like 10 minutes even tho some guy was telling u to hurry up. ahaha u r amazing and im wearing my david shirt now! i met ur bassist, andre, and he's rly nice. ahaha i got a pic with him but it didnt show up. ahaha but he signed my "Mrs. Archuleta" shirt my mom was wearing lol cause i was gonna wear that but i wore my AI tour shirt. and he signed my new shirt im wearing now. lol he promised he would tell u that Tori and Jordan say hi and we love him "dearly" ahaha so he btr and if he does thats us! well, u r amazing! and i rly wanna c u on tour again. u r amazing and i love u soo much. u r the best. plz if u could comment me back that would make my life. u r soo talented ilove u!
luvv ya!
luvv,
Tori <333
Sunday, March 1, 2009
Joe Bonamassa and Johnny A jammin' at the Calvin last Thursday night
Congratulations to Mark North, the winner of the Joe Bonamassa autographed electric guitar!
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