By Justin Gerber on February 9th, 2009
12:30 p.m.: We’ve added many videos from last night, and at last check, they all appear to be working…
Whether you agree with the winners or enjoyed all of the performances, you have to give credit to the producers of the 51st Grammy Awards. The show produced performers from all genres and an age group ranging [...]
By Alex Young on February 8th, 2009
9:30 a.m.: Head here for a complete recap. You’ll also find most of the videos from last night there as well.
11:30 p.m.: Well, some three hours and thirty minutes later, the 2009 edition of The Grammys is officially over. Needless to say, tonight definitely had its highs and lows. Blink? Green Day? Robert Plant? Chris [...]
By Michael Roffman on January 30th, 2009
Award shows, for the most part, suck. They’re three hours (sometimes four) of self aggrandizing celebrities, shameless promotion, and bullshit performances. Very rarely do they actually have something worth watching, though sometimes performances here and there catch your eye. As for the Grammys, they’ve had their share of winning moments (e.g. The Police in ‘07, [...]
By Shawn Hinojosa on October 2nd, 2008
Last weekend, Consequence of Sound traveled to Austin, Texas to take part in summer’s last major music festival. Austin City Limits always seems phenomenal, but by weekend’s end, this year’s edition certainly proved to be one of the most memorable. In the coming days, our staff will share its thought of and experiences from the [...]
By Alex Young on September 29th, 2008
Now I know why 1.) never to trust 99% of British newspapers and 2.) no one really knows what Led Zeppelin is going to do. After details once again emerged last week that the English outfit is well on its way to a full-fledged, worldwide reunion tour with frontman Robert Plant, comes comments to the [...]
By Alex Young on August 27th, 2008
After all the hoopla revolving around Led Zeppelin’s one-off reunion and rumored Bonnaroo appearance that never came to be earlier this year, the English legends have been keeping pretty quiet. Well, aside from a semi-reunion with the Foo Fighters and some more Robert Plant solo work.
However, it now appears time to start revving up the [...]
By Alex Young on July 16th, 2008
As has been the case for the last 22 years, Farm Aid will return this summer for another edition of the longest-running benefit concert in support family farming and organic agricultural initiatives. Aside from a new home, the Comcast Center in Mansfield, Massachusetts, Farm Aid 2008, scheduled to go down on September 20th, won’t feature [...]
By Alex Young on July 15th, 2008
Despite the fact that nearly everyone else in the world really, really wants a Led Zeppelin reunion tour, the band’s frontman still doesn’t at all seem too enthused with the idea. In fact, during an press conference yesterday to announce a new leg of tour dates with Alison Krauss, Robert Plant went as far to [...]
By Alex Young on June 16th, 2008
As Aimee Mann pointed out, Sunday is for the “true Bonnaroo warriors”. After three long, often rain drenched days of music, camping, and fun, the festival’s final day seemed to offer a bit mellower of scenes, though Robert Plant & Alison Krauss and Death Cab for Cutie still highlighted the festivities.
Turns out it wasn’t Kanye’s [...]
By Alex Young on May 3rd, 2008
Fall may seem like the unofficial end to the summer festival season, but that doesn’t there aren’t any opportunities to still check out tons of great artists in one central location. You just have to look hard enough or of course, rely on Consequence of Sound to keep you updated…
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass is an annual, [...]