The Week in Music: 14-21 June, 2010

Bonnaroo review and thoughts to come later this week — I’m still processing the entire experience. Check out some of what I heard at NPR. In the meantime, go buy some new music and support your favorite artists!

This week’s new music releases:

  • Laurie Anderson — Homeland
  • Cowboy Junkies — Renmin Park
  • Devo — Something For Everybody
  • Drake — Thank Me Later
  • The Gaslight Anthem — American Slang
  • In Fear and Faith — Imperial
  • Infectious Grooves — Live in France ’95
  • Sarah Mclachlan — The Laws of Illusion
  • The Steve Miller Band — Bingo!
  • Papa Roach — To Be Loved
  • Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers — Mojo
  • Rasputina — Sister Kinderhook
  • We Are Scientists — Barbara

This week in live music:

  • Tues 6.15 — Lovedrug/All the Day Holiday/Come Up For Air @ Bottletree
  • Thurs 6.17 — Lynyrd Skynyrd/Bret Michaels/.38 Special @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
  • Sat 6.19 — Father’s Day Funkfest with George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic @ Boutwell Auditorium
  • Sat 6.19 — The Wood Brothers/Joe McGuinness @ Workplay
  • Sun 6.20 — Josh Hoge/Joe Firstman @ Workplay

And if you’re willing to make a short drive…

  • Tues 6.15 — Patty Griffin @ Ryman Auditorium (Nashville , TN)
  • Wed 6.16 — Concrete Blonde @ The Variety Playhouse (Atlanta, GA)
  • Fri 6.18 — Drive-By Truckers @ The Cannery Ballroom (Nashville, TN)
  • Fri 6.18 — The Wood Brothers/Joe McGuiness @ Variety Playhouse (Atlanta, GA)
  • Fri 6.18 — David Allan Coe @ Cowboys Atlanta (Atlanta, GA)
  • Sat 6.19 — Harry Connick, Jr. @ Chastain Park Amphitheater (Atlanta, GA)
  • Sat. 6.19 — Mason Jennings @ The Variety Playhouse (Atlanta, GA)
  • Sat 6.19 — Silversun Pickups @ The Tabernacle (Atlanta, GA)
  • Sun 6.20 — Hawthorne Heights @ The Masquerade (Atlanta, GA)
  • Sun 6.20 — The Wood Brothers/Joe McGuinness @ 3rd and Lindsley (Nashville, TN)

If you have CD releases or upcoming live shows that you’d like to recommend or plug, let me know, and I’ll do my best to fit them in. Every Monday, I’ll try to let you know what’s fun and interesting for the upcoming week — any help you want to provide is welcome!

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