Festivalgoers received a nice welcome, bright and sunny weather, on the second day of the fourth annual Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival at San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park. It was a pleasant change from the cold and cloudy weather a day earlier. … Continue reading…Outside Lands Festival 2011: Saturday Recap
The fourth annual Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival got off to a strong start on Friday at San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park, despite the usually cloudy Bay Area weather that made for one cold day at the park. … Continue reading…Outside Lands Festival 2011: Friday Recap
Stephen Thomas Erlewine, or just Tom, is the kind of musicologist who has encyclopedic knowledge of practically every musician, band, or genre. He is a senior editor at All Music Guide and helps keep the Rovi database (which currently stores information on over 3.5 million television programs, 2.9 million album releases and 28 million song tracks, and ½ million movie titles) up-to-date. … Continue reading…Outside Lands Festival 2011: Interview with Musicologist Stephen Thomas Erlewine
San Francisco will host the fourth annual Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival at the lovely Golden Gate Park on August 12-14. This year’s festival returns to three days after being shortened to two days last year. … Continue reading…Outside Lands Festival 2011: A Preview
14-year-old Birdy’s (Jasmine Van den Bogaerde) cover version of “Skinny Love” — Bon Iver’s tune from his much acclaimed 2008 album For Emma, Forever Ago — is currently rocking the iTunes charts. Stripped down to a piano solo, I think Birdy perfectly captures much of the song’s passion and tragedy (especially within the first two verses) that are somewhat hidden behind Bon Iver’s gruff voice. … Continue reading…Birdy | “Skinny Love” (Bon Iver Cover)