Subject: Jack Johnson

• Coachella lineup to be announced today

  That's the word coming from a story in today's LA Times. Confirmed: My Morning Jacket, Rilo Kiley (who've never been as good as they were the night I saw them years ago at Chain Reaction--so long ago, the Weekly archives don't go back that far!), Jack Johnson, the Raconteurs, the Verve (of "Bittersweet Symphony" fame? Really? Who took their one hit and laughably thought they could sell out the then-Arrowhead Pond with it back in 1998? I know, I was there.) But it's weird. The lineup will be an

  January 21, 2008

• Coachella lineup announced

  Via Coachella.com: FRIDAY, APRIL 25: Jack Johnson, The Verve, Raconteurs, The Breeders, Fatboy Slim, Tegan and Sara, Madness, The Swell Season, The National, Animal Collective, Slightly Stoopid, Mum, Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings, Stars, Battles, Aesop Rock, Midnight Juggernauts, Does it Offend you, Yeah?, Minus the Bear, Spank Rock, dan le sac Vs Scroobius Pip, Diplo, Adam Freeland, Santo Gold, Jens Lekman, John Butler Trio, Vampire Weekend, Dan Deacon, Architecture in Helsinki, Sandra Col

  January 22, 2008

• Video Savant: Curtis Mayfield's “(Don't Worry) If There's a Hell Below, We're All Going Go”

  When the news gets especially grim, as it has in the last couple of weeks (another Great Depression looming? Environmental disaster on the horizon? Jack Johnson headlining Coachella? We're fucked, people.), I turn to Curtis Mayfield's mellifluous voice and uplifting funk/soul symphonies for relief. However, the tune under review for this week's Video Savant actually reflects the darkness of America's early-'70s socio-political climate (especially the racial tension), and forces us to realize t

  March 18, 2008

• Prince to Headline Coachella April 26; Portishead Now Sulking Big-Time

  Prince: Sexy vegan MF, fixin' to steal Jack Johnson's thunder. Srsly. This just in: Prince will leave his lavish Minneapolis lair to headline the second night of the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival (as nobody calls it). The veteran funk-soul-R&B guitarist/vocalist agreed to participate in the massively popular fest only after torturous negotiations with Mother Nature to keep the temperature below 80º. This is understandable, as Prince's scorching guitar solos would likely set fire to

  April 9, 2008

• Coachella, Day 1

  April 26, 2008

• Coachella, Day 2

  Recovering from yesterday’s illness forced me to miss 120 Days, MGMT, Little Brother and Boys Noize. Bah. But I arrived in time to see some Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks. Their loose rock jams slash sea shanties were adorned with much proggy filigree. It was nice big-sky music for a big-sky setting. “It’s time to go fucking Jack Johnson on your ass,” Malkmus announced later, strapping on an acoustic. That was my cue to bolt. I strode over to the Sahara tent to catch Erol Alkan spinning

  April 27, 2008

• Listen to the Band: The Lost Art

  The Lost Art Since the release of his second album "Escape From Lala Land" on July 25, Technicalli artist The Lost Art has been making hip hop heads world wide wake up and take notice of his skills behind the mic. Boasting roots from the golden age of hip hop, Art has a knack for meshing together consciousness and cockiness in a style that is hard to ignore once you give it a chance. Working with local heavy weights like The Visionaries and LD and Ariano has definitely given him the proper ski

  August 15, 2008

• Hitsville: The Year in Music, by the Numbers

  You don't need a half-wit music critic to tell you it's been a remarkable year for America, one historians will be discussing and researching for centuries to come. War, financial collapse, politics, technology: All have been dinner-table topics for many Americans. Racial barriers in 2008 were demolished by a Midwestern black man, and gender barriers were hurdled by an Arkansan and an Alaskan.Democracy has a few awesome new dance moves rolling into the Obama presidency, and it'll be a feast f

  December 18, 2008

• Busted Rhymes: The Top 10 Most Preposterous Rap Songs of 2008

  By Ben Westhoff Hip-hop A-listers including Rick Ross, Akon and Plies were caught grossly exaggerating their gangster credentials this year. (Turns out they were painfully law-abiding. The horror!) But even if your favorite rapper wasn't caught in a lie, you can bet he or she put out a hilariously absurd record or two in 2008. Here are the most preposterous rap songs of 2008. RICK ROSS, FEATURING T-PAIN "The Boss" (Def Jam) Though Rick Ross claimed on his debut album, Port of Miami, to know

  December 29, 2008

• Shwayze Carries the Fruity-Drink-Soaked Banner for 'Douche Rap'

  December 25, 2008

• [Feedback 2008] Greyboy Looks to Make a Name for Himself With a New Best-of Compilation

  November 27, 2008

• Mason Conspiracy

  November 13, 2008

• Love You Moon at Chain Reaction

  September 18, 2008

• [CD Review] Donavon Frankenreiter, 'Pass It Around' (Lost Highway)

  September 4, 2008

• Out of Shadows

  May 15, 2008

• The Mellow Show

  May 1, 2008

• Hotter Than the Temperature at Coachella? Black Lips, Animal Collective, Duffy and 43 More

  April 17, 2008

• Coachella: It's Too Much . . . Thankfully

  April 17, 2008

• [Hits!] Top-Selling Records at Borders Books, Music and Café at the Block in Orange

  March 27, 2008

• Hit Tingles

  Crinkle your nose to Colbie Caillat's bubbly folk-pop

  January 31, 2008

• High Water Mark

  Rogue Wave roar to a new peak with Heaven's Gate

  January 17, 2008

• [CD review] Matt Costa

  Unfamiliar Faces (Brushfire)

  January 17, 2008

• The Road Not Taken

  January 10, 2008

• Soul Surfer

  December 6, 2007

• Thursday - 11/29

  Brett Dennen at the Grove of Anaheim, the Oohlas at Detroit Bar

  November 22, 2007

• Tooting Our Own Horn

  November 1, 2007

• Flower of the Desert

  May 1, 2003

• Something for the Kids

  Slightly Stoopid and G. Love & Special Sauce

  July 26, 2007

• Hits!

  THE NOIZE MUSIC

  February 8, 2007

• Stupidity

  August 4, 2005

• I Hate People

  Poor, pitiful pearl goes to OCMA

  January 25, 2007

• Scum of the Earth

  Jan. 18-Jan. 25

  January 18, 2007

• CD Review

  Piers Faccini , Tearing Sky

  No Marshall Stacks!

  October 19, 2006

• Virgin Megastore

  November 3, 2005

• Small World

  August 4, 2005

• SUMMERTIME!

  June 23, 2005

• This Week In Nightlife

  June 9, 2005

• Compact Disc Warehouse

  June 2, 2005

• Virgin Megastore Costa Mesa

  April 7, 2005

• HiTS!

  March 24, 2005

• Ladys Chattering Lover

  October 14, 2004

• 2003 Soundtrack

  January 1, 2004

• A Lovely Wad

  July 24, 2003

• Losing Your Coachella V-Card

  Apatow-comedy parallel alert! By my age, most rock-lovin' dudes who grew up in Southern California are able to sit around -- maybe at a beach bonfire, maybe around a Lake Forest hookah set-up, or maybe over a steaming bag of Pedro's Tacos -- and swap tales of how "experienced" they are with the Coachella music festival. As previous Heard Mentality posts by Albert and Ryan indicate, most of these stories seem to involve weed, awkward sleeping situations, heat stroke, parking lots, bathrooms

  April 15, 2009

• Live(ish) from Coachella: Killers? Headliners? Sure!

  It's late, and I should probably sleep (or something resembling it) at this point (big day tomorrow: Yeah Yeah Yeahs, My Bloody Valentine, Public Enemy, Friendly Fires, the Cure, PB&J, Lykke Li, Okkervil River etc. etc.!) but I thought I'd share the setlist (and some totally astute observations) from Saturday headliners, the Killers.The Killers have gotten a ton of crap for not being headliner-worthy, and though the crowd for them was definitely thinner than it was for, say, Paul McCartney l

  April 19, 2009

• Tomorrow: Free In-store performance by Zee Avi at Finger Prints

  If there were ever a study to test the boundless possibilities of music via You Tube, I'm thinking Malaysia might be a good place to start. For there is probably no other way to explain how the beautiful, chirpy talents of singer song writer Zee Avi landed on the roster of Jack Johnson's Brush Fire Records other than the divine timing of an internet video she made the day before her 22nd birthday. After a whirlwind year of label buzz and continually falling into the hands of the right people (in

  May 18, 2009

• [Hole in the Wall] Chilly Salvation at Sno On the Go in Mission Viejo

  August 6, 2009

• Dance Music Pick of the Week: Caldwell at Code

  ​ Evolution is a beautiful thing. While it has been nice to see California smooth-house artisans such as Kaskade, Jay-J and Andy Caldwell gain international clubland acclaim, their Kenny G.-like dance music often lulled us into a deep siesta. But artists change. Kaskade has moved on to trancier climes, Jay-J is now a New York big-room spinner, and now Caldwell has found a tougher voice.The Los Angeles-based Andy Caldwell, once the spokes-spinner for laid-back OP clothing, has been such the qui

  September 10, 2009

• Brushfire Records Releases Fall 2009 Sampler

  ​ To celebrate the release of Jack Johnson's En Concert album and DVD (all proceeds go to charity--how's that for awesome?), Brushfire Records has released a totally free fall sampler available right here through Amazon.The sampler includes tracks from the critically acclaimed Mason Jennings, Rogue Wave, Neal Halstead (Slowdive, Mojave 3), a live track from Johnson himself and even songs from former local Zee Avi and current local Matt Costa.It's good stuff. And it's free. Click here to downlo

  October 30, 2009