A pair of successful summer fests
ENTERTAINING OUTDOORS IN AUGUST: The Wilco-curated Solid Sound Festival drew more than 5k people to the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art in North Adams over the weekend. Apart from the headlining band, the fest featured Wilco side projects the Autumn Defense (bassist John Stirrat and utility man Pat Sansone), Pronto (with keyboardist Mikael Jorgensen), On Fillmore (with drummer Glen Kotche) and the Nels Cline Singers, along with the all-female trio Mountain Man, Vetiver, kid band Avi Buffalo, the Baseball Project and Mavis Staples, whose upcoming album was produced by Jeff Tweedy. Check out Ned Chinen’s review in the N.Y. Times. Meanwhile, in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park, Kings of Leon headlined the final night of Outside Lands, which boasted a diverse and super tasty talent lineup including My Morning Jacket, the Strokes (who smoked, according to RollingStone.com, Phoenix, Al Green, Social Distortion, Cat Power, the Levon Helm Band, Wolfmother, Tokyo Police Club, Gogol Bordello, Chromeo and Dead spinoff Furthur. (8/17a)
VMAs BEAMING BACK
TO THE BIG APPLE Getting back to where they once belonged (4/24a)
THE COUNT: ALL THE DESERT'S A STAGE
Jon Wayne is rolling over in his grave. (4/24a)
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THE NEW UMG
Gosh, we hope there are more press releases.
TIKTOK BANNED!
Unless the Senate manages to make this whole thing go away, that is.
THE NEW HUGE COUNTRY ACT
No, not that one.
TRUMP'S CAMPAIGN PLAYLIST
Now 100% unlicensed!
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A CHORUS OF PRAISE: IVORS 2024 NOMS
