Ron Asheton, the mega-influential guitarist with the Stooges, died yesterday at age 60 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. It's sad news, but at least Asheton was able to experience some much deserved acclaim in his last few years, when the surviving Stooges reunited for a new album, entitled The Weirdness, and a tour that brought the band to the Fillmore Auditorium for a satisfyingly twisted performance. Read a review of that April 2007 gig by clicking here.
I was fortunate enough to interview Asheton f
Just when we thought the Red Rocks summer line-up couldn't get any hotter, three more shows were just added to the schedule, including Counting Crows and Augustana on Wednesday, July 29, Rock the Bells '09, featuring Nas, Damian Marley, Busta Rhymes and more, on Thursday, August 6, and the Mountainside Mardi Gras Festival on Saturday, August 8, with Dr. John, Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Ivan Neville's Dumpstaphunk and other heavies from the Crescent City. Also announced this week is a Monday, August
Horehound, the debut album by the alt-rock super group the Dead Weather featuring White Stripes' Jack White, the Kills' Alison Mosshart, Queens of the Stone Age's Dean Fertita and the Raconteurs' Jack Lawrence, knocked Wilco latest effort down to the second slot at Twist & Shout for the week ending July 19. Clutch's new album, Strange Cousins From the West, debuted at number three while Son Volt stayed at number four for the second week in a row. See the full breakdown after the jump.
Jon SolomonThe Dead Weather, Tyvek
The Ogden
August 17, 2009
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