The 2012 edition of the Hillside Festival takes place at the Guelph Lake Conservation Area July 27-29.  The full weekend pass is $115 ($40 for Friday, $70 for Saturday or Sunday only) and can be purchased here . The main stage line-up has now been announced.  Have a gander: Fri. July 27 Arkells, Bombay Bicycle Club, The Deep Dark Woods, Kathleen Edwards, Maylee Todd, Walk Off The Earth Sat. July 28 Adam Cohen,  Chad VanGaalen, Current Swell, Elliott BROOD, The Jezabels, Mickey Hart Band, POP Montreal: Canailles, Rich Aucoin, Zeus  Sun. July 29 Bahamas, The Be Good Tanyas, Cold Specks, Great ...

Holy headliners! Via Brooklyn Vegan : Confirmed Outside Lands 2012 lineup: Stevie Wonder Metallica Neil Young & Crazy Horse Jack White Foo Fighters Beck Skrillex Sigur Ros Justice Norah Jones Dispatch The Kills Spektor">Regina Spektor Passion Pit Andrew Bird Grandaddy Big Boi Bloc Party Explosions In The Sky Franz Ferdinand Mstrkrft Rebelution Die Antwoord Fitz and The Tantrums Portugal. The Man Amadou & Mariam Wolfgang Gartner Fun. Dr. Dog Walkmen">The Walkmen Washed Out City and Colour Two Gallants Of Monsters and Men Mimosa Alabama Shakes Reggie Watts Trampled By Turtles Tame Impala Jovanotti The Be Good Tanyas Geographer Sharon Van Etten ...

The lineup for this year’s Outside Lands festival has been announced and it looks fantastic. Not only will Neil Young & Crazy Horse make their long-awaited return to the stage as part of the fest, but other headliners include Metallica, Stevie Wonder, Jack White, Foo Fighters and Beck. Outside Lands will take place in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park from August 10 – 12. Other HT faves making the bill include Sigur Ros, Norah Jones, Portugal. The Man, Alabama Shakes, Andrew Bird, Dr. Dog, Trampled By Turtles, Sharon Van Etten and White Denim. Event organizers have enlisted the help of ...

Punch Brothers - Who's Feeling Young Now? Record Label:  Nonesuch Release Date:  Feb. 14, 2012 The Punch Brothers are undergoing a permanent identity crisis.  While the Charlottesville quintet looks like a bluegrass outfit, plays the instruments  of a bluegrass band, and refers  to one another as "boys" (see:  "Me and the boys..."), they are not a bluegrass band--or at least not how you think of a bluegrass band.  Those who have been with the group for a while will recognize this right off the bat as their first album included a 40 minute track, divided into movements.  Not your normal ...

For those who went into withdrawal without a weekly dose of Walter White (Bryan Cranston), Season 2 of AMC’s Breaking Bad returned a year later to take its viewers to all new highs… and devastating lows. While the nerve-racking drama never misses a beat, this season just might make your heart skip one. From the mysterious foreshadowing of what’s soon to come to new love, lies, and life — Breaking Bad Season 2 will leave you confused, anxious, restless, and yet itching for more every week. However, there’s no denying that the key ingredient to the most intoxicating ...

This is from The Be Good Tanyas debut album Blue Horse, released in 2000.

Jason Bentley was spinning Jolie Holland’s track “Gold and Yellow” off her new album “Pint of Blood” quite a bit this summer. For the first couple spins I thought, “Is this new Lucinda Williams?” until I finally realized it was the husky vocals of the Texas native, who was one of the founding members of beloved Americana band The Be Good Tanyas. The album, her fifth solo release, was recorded mostly live in her home studio and you can feel the warmth in the songs.  It’s a perfect fit for this ...

Anti | 2011 | Album Reviewed By: Jaime Hypes Review Date: 8/11/2011 Rating (out of 10): 7 - Very enjoyable. Jolie Holland has always been loved by critics and artists alike. However, her previous albums have all been an attempt to separate her solo work from her band The Be Good Tanyas, but have never quite done so. It quickly becomes clear that Pint of Blood has been the album Holland has needed. She has finally come into her own as a solo artist, and leaves no comparison to her previous band, or even her previous solo efforts. Holland's voice ...

The Be Good Tanyas play an old-timey blend of folk, country, and blues bolstered by sweet harmonies and traditional fingerpicking. The Vancouver trio has garnered comparisons to like-minded predecessors such as Gillian Welch and Iris DeMent. The group came together when Samantha Parton, who had spent her post-high school years traveling with her guitar (drawing [...]

Mount Moriah Mount Moriah Holidays For Quince Records [2011] Fire Note Says: A very likeable debut from Americana band Mount Moriah! Album Review: North Carolina band Mount Moriah combine a traditional Southern roots folk with the indie Americana pop of the North in order to create their solid self-titled debut. The album hits all of the folk themes like devotion, tribulation, redemption, and an indelible sense of place, as lead singer Heather McEntire delivers a Jenny Lewis style vocal. This combo creates plenty of memorable tracks regardless of pace, as foot tappers "Lament" and "Social Wedding Rings" will capture your ...

2011 Deadmau5 Tour in San Diego – San Diego Union Tribune Canadian folk legend McLauchlan performs Saturday – London Free Press Vic Chesnutt’s Last Canadian Tour Memorialized with New Documentary No Montreal, You Really Are the Best! – Midnight Poutine The Be Good Tanyas Celebrate Over a Decade in Music with Expanded Vinyl Edition of [...]

Mount Moriah hail from North Carolina. The band mixes a warm folk, Americana and country on their track, “Lament”, which should sound pretty good to those of you who are fans of music like the Be Good Tanyas. The lead singer’s voice reminds me of Dolly Parton. Her vocals in combination with tambourine, organ and [...]

Frazey Ford "Firecracker" Obadiah Nettwerk 2010 Listen to "Firecracker" MP3 Canadian singer-songwriter and The Be Good Tanyas founder Frazey Ford has crafted a skilled solo debut called Obadiah . The title is taken from her middle name and her personal feel is felt throughout the album. Her track “Firecracker” brings to mind a lazy days Sunday walk with no troubles in the world. The song is rich and clean with a slow plucked banjo filling in the light spaces with lovely color. Facebook | MySpace

Exene Cervenka’s musical career is a spectrum bending profile. As the female vocalist of the seminal Punk band X, she laid the foundation on which many female Alt-Country / Americana artists have built their careers. Neko Case and The Be Good Tanyas are perfect examples of artists that have Exene in their family tree. X [...]

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