I just got a text message from Gabe.
Dan
ny Federici, for 40 years the E Street Band's
organist and keyboard player, died
in New York City after a three year battle with
melanoma.
Bruce Springsteen's concerts scheduled for Friday in
Ft. Lauderdale and Saturday in Orlando performance
are being postponed. Replacement dates will be
announced shortly. I guess that will make Monday's
Tampa concert the first in which the band will play
after this loss. It is sure to be an even more
emotional performance than usual.
Vinyl Fever will be
donating a portion of Saturday's Record Store Day
sales to
the Danny Federici Melanoma Fund.
After taking a leave of absence from the tour to work
full-time on his recovery, Danny Federici treated
Indianapolis fans to a special
appearance on March 20th.
Here, from that show, is an excerpt from
one of Danny's signature accordion performances on
the rarely-played 4th Of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)
.
I have this rant that I give to people who pick and
choose what songs from their CDs to put on their
iPod and to highlight my complaint with the "singles"
mentality that has become so prevalent with today's
downloading culture: There are songs that I skipped
over when I
was
18 years old that later became some of my favorite
songs on an album. A perfect example of this is Wild Billy's Circus Story from
The Wild, The Innocent
and
The E Street Shuffle. This is a showcase song of
Danny Federici- his sublime accordion on this little
known track paints a poignant picture. I probably
wasn't mature enough at the time to appreciate the
childlike innocence conjured up as he, Bruce and
band took us inside the circus. No
other rocker in their right mind but Springsteen could
have written that song ("Fat Lady, Big Mama, Missy
Bimbo - sits in her chair and yawns") and he could
never have done it without that band. Federici's
accordian was pivotal. I also use that song as an
example of how ANY
instrument can be used in rock and roll.
What a great legacy and fine example to all
of us! Rock in peace,
-Lee
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NATIONAL RECORD STORE DAY APRIL 19th
This record thing is catching on!
April 19th will be NATIONAL
RECORD STORE DAY - yeah- really!
We're going to celebrate
with the
Business Casual DJs from 2:00 until 5 (pm), a
sidewalk
sale all day long (though we plan to keep the
thousands of THREE
FOR A BUCK VINYL inside, out of the
sun), live music from Lance Rowland
(Lance will play at
5pm), TONS of free goods, giveaways, and if you
spend a few bucks, a slice of Delosa's
pizza on us! C'mon by as we celebrate
YOU, the
record store afficionado!
R.E.M., The Black Keys, Stephen
Malkmus and
Vampire Weekend, Death Cab For
Cutie, Panic At The
Disco and The Breeders, among others,
have even
bestowed upon us special Record Store Day 7"
singles! They're limited, so you'll need to get here
early for these!
Jason Isbell and Josh Ritter have
each put out CDs that fans can only get at indie record
stores such as Vinyl Fever. Nice, eh?!?!
As our friends at Norton Records so
succinctly stated in their latest newsletter:
Get out there and buy some records! Take your
kids to your favorite wax den and show them why you
can't pay for their college education. Here's the
link:
http://www.recordstoreday.com/Home
a place all our own
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KID ROBOT ADULT SWIM FIGURES
Kidrobot knows how much you love the
sweatpant-
clad antics of Carl or the heavy metal madness of
Murderface and Wartooth, so they present this
incredibly awesome new blind-box mini series
featuring your favorite show's favorite stars.
Aqua Teen Hunger Force TM, Harvey
Birdman, Attorney at Law TM, Frisky Dingo TM,
The Venture Bros. TM, Metalocalypse TM,
Robot Chicken, Squidbillies TM, Moral Orel
TM and Assy McGee TM are all given the
blind-box treatment, so start searching for your favorite
figures and treat your tv room to a little decor.
What the %@*# is BLIND ASSORTMENT?
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Listening Post Features for April
Listen up
Colour Revolt-Plunder, Beg and Curse
"The band exploring Broken Social Scene-tinged
dream pop, post-rock meltdowns, Isaac Brock's vocal
assaults, and dirty, post-grunge dynamics. There's
even a bass line that nods to Surfer Rosa." -
Stereogum
Hot Chip-Made In The Dark
"The third album from the English collective behind
some of today's most exciting pop: pounding
electronics, galvanizing effects, shimmering
melodie"- Details
Justin Townes Earle-The Good Life
"I have a feeling that in a few years we'll need
backstage passes at the Ryman auditorium to get
anywhere near him. He's just THAT good." -
Chattanooga Free Press
Moby-Last Night
Moby
returns to the dance floor with a vengeance on his
new album "Last Night". Spanning hands-in-the-air,
smiley-faced rave anthems, cosmic Giorgio Moroder-
styled Euro-disco, hip-hop both old school and
underground, and downtempo, end-of-the-night
ambience, "Last Night" is a dance music tour de force
that looks back at Moby's deep roots in the club scene
at the same time as it embraces the future.
Morrissey-Greatest Hits
Thirteen Morrissey songs that you know and love, plus
two brand new songs - "That's How People Grow Up"
& "All You Need Is Me" are as wry & wistful as your old
favorites. Go ahead skip to track 6, you'll see! The
deluxe
version has a bonus CD that contains 9 live songs
recorded at the Hollywood Bowl.
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*NEW MUSIC NOW* AT VINYLFEVERTAMPA.COM
NEW ON THE SITE: HAYES CARLL
If you haven't already heard of HAYES CARLL,
you
soon will. Carll has toured relentlessly (performing
over two hundred shows a year), and he's only getting
started. On his new album, TROUBLE IN
MIND, the 32
year-old Carll navigates his way through both stormy
weather and calm, sun-drenched waters with ease,
emerging with songs that melt even the hardest heart
in town or heat up a roadhouse, all the result of plenty
of real world experience. Check out a few tracks in our
pop-up jukebox at
vinylfeverTAMPA.com
Sample MP3s, audio / video streams, and e-cards by
clicking on the NEW MUSIC NOW banner at
vinylfeverTAMPA.com.
This week:
RED FEATURE: COLOUR REVOLT: Sample
tracks
from PLUNDER, BEG, AND CURSE;
FONTANA FEATURE: honeyhoney - get tour
dates in
support of their LOOSE BOOTS EP;
CAROLINE FEATURE: FRIGHTENED RABBIT
- watch
a vid from MIDNIGHT ORGAN FLIGHT;
DE NOVO DAHL: Sample tracks from MOVE
EVERY
MUSCLE, MAKE EVERY SOUND;
MOBY: Look & listen to "Alice" from LAST
NIGHT;
R.E.M.: Athens's favorite sons return with
ACCELERATE, their strongest release in years;
THE KOOKS: Listen to "Always Where I need
to Be"
from their latest, KONK;
WAS (NOT WAS): Watch "Crazy Water" from
their
brand new release, BOO!;
TRISTAN PRETTYMAN: Get tour dates for this
San
Diego native's latest, HELLO;
TORCHE: Check out the album sampler for
MEANDERTHAL;
THE HOOSIERS: Watch "Worried About Ray"
from
THE TRICK TO LIFE;
THE GOSSIP: Watch "Coal to Diamonds"
from LIVE
IN LIVERPOOL CD / DVD;
THE DUKE SPIRIT: Listen to "Lassoo" from
their new
CD, NEPTUNE;
SOMEONE STILL LOVES YOU BORIS
YELTSIN:
Sample a track from PERSHING;
P.O.D.: Watch the vid for their titular single
from
WHEN ANGELS & SERPENTS DANCE;
PHANTOM PLANET: Dig "Do the Panic" from
RAISE
THE DEAD, out now on Fueled by Ramen!;
GNARLS BARKLEY: Look & listen to "Run"
from THE
ODD COUPLE;
FLIGHT OF THE CONCHORDS: Listen to
Business
Time" from the self-titled full-length (out 4/22);
ERIC AVERY: Flea & Shirley Manson drop by
on this
Jane's Addiction founder's HELP WANTED;
CLINIC: Watch "The Witch" from their latest,
DO IT!
Heat up a roadhouse with your mouse
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Thanks for listening!
Vinyl Fever
TAMPA
4110 Henderson Blvd.
33629
Monday:
11a- 8p
Tuesday- Thursday: 11a- 9p
Friday- Saturday: 10a- 9p
Sunday: 12n-7p
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Tom Waits has written an Introduction to the
THIS WEEK'S AMAZING PICKS
Whaaaaat?
4-18-1975 - TV Special inspired by 