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The Samples
The Samples is an American rock band formed in Boulder, Colorado in 1987. The band's name came from the members' early sustenance of food samples from the local grocery store. The music has been described as "reggae influenced rock/pop" and a cross between The Police and the Grateful Dead. The founding members were Sean Kelly (Guitar/Vocals), Charles Hambleton (Guitar), Andy Sheldon (Bass/Vocals), Jeep MacNichol (Drums/Vocals), and Al Laughlin (Keyboards/Vocals). History Singer/songwriter Sean Kelly and guitarist Charles Hambleton met in 1985 in Burlington, Vermont at an open mic called The Sheik, leading to the formation of the band Secret City in 1986. After playing together in Burlington for a year, the pair moved to Boulder, Colorado, and met up with Andy Sheldon, a friend and member of a prior band with Kelly. Jeep MacNichol joined the band as drummer after responding to an ad. After playing around the area, Al Laughlin saw the group perform at a fraternity party and as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Outpost (The Samples Album)
''Outpost'' is an album by the Boulder, Colorado-based band the Samples, released in 1996. The first single was "The Lost Children (A Slow Motion Crash)". The band promoted ''Outpost'' by playing the H.O.R.D.E. Festival. The album sold around 58,000 copies in its first two years of release. The band briefly broke up after promoting the album, before reforming with a different lineup. Production The Samples were able to spend two years working on the album, due to label negotiations. ''Outpost'' includes re-recordings of two older songs, as well as a re-recording of a Sean Kelly song; it also contains an unlisted live track. Critical reception ''The Washington Post'' wrote that "the Samples' music is still a bit blank, but it's consistently tuneful and mostly lively." The ''Hartford Courant'' noted that "the music is almost devoid of musical hooks, relying instead on eanKelly's vocals, background harmonies and pleasant arrangements among guitar, bass and keyboards to hold the lis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Autopilot (The Samples Album)
''Autopilot'' is the fourth studio album by Boulder, Colorado band The Samples, released in 1994. Production The album was recorded in Boulder, and mixed, in part, at Pinnacle Studios, in Orem, Utah. Critical reception ''Trouser Press'' wrote that "even four albums on, there’s still that Sting/Police thing: 'Dinosaur Bones' could have appeared on ''Synchronicity'', while 'As Tears Fall' sounds like a slowed-down version of 'If You Love Somebody Set Them Free.'" Track listing All songs written by Sean Kelly, except where noted. # "As Tears Fall" # "Madmen" # "Weight Of The World" # "Water Rush" (Jeep MacNichol) # "Only To You" (Andy Sheldon) # "Seasons In The City" (Kelly, Al Laughlin) # "The Hunt" (Andy Sheldon) # "Finest Role" # "Who Am I?" # "Dinosaur Bones" # "Buffalo Herds & Windmills" Personnel * Sean Kelly: Vocals, acoustic and electric guitars * Andy Sheldon: Bass, vocals * Al Laughlin: Keyboards * Boyd Tinsley Boyd Calvin Tinsley (born May 16, 1964) is an Amer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Last Drag
''The Last Drag'' is the third studio album by the Samples. It was released in 1993. Critical reception ''The Washington Post ''The Washington Post'', locally known as ''The'' ''Post'' and, informally, ''WaPo'' or ''WP'', is an American daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C., the national capital. It is the most widely circulated newspaper in the Washington m ...'' wrote that "the arrangements often possess a haunting guitar-woven beauty or nervous rhythmic energy that plays tricks with time, making the hour-long disc appear half as long." ''MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide'', however, panned the album, listing it as one to avoid. Track listing All songs written by Sean Kelly, except where noted. # "Little Silver Ring" # "Everytime" # "Still Water" # "Eatonville" (Andy Sheldon) # "Streets in the Rain" # "When the Day Is Done" # "Taxi" (Kelly, Al Laughlin) # "Carry On" # "Conquistador" (Sheldon) # "Misery" (Jeep MacNichol) # "The Last Drag" # "Darkside" # ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
No Room
''No Room'' is an album by the Boulder, Colorado, band the Samples, released in 1992. Prior to recording the album, the band left Arista Records to regain control of their musical direction. The Samples supported the album with a North American tour; they also played the 1993 H.O.R.D.E. festival. They wrote and tested the songs while touring their previous album. ''No Room'' sold almost 80,000 copies in its first nine months of release; it had topped more than 150,000 copies by 1998. Critical reception The ''Chicago Tribune'' noted the "crystalline production, bubbling keyboard arrangements, snaky guitar lines and a tight, syncopated rhythm section." The ''Daily Breeze'' deemed the album "rock with a point—and with touches of jazz fusion, ska, reggae and even a country twang." Mentioning the Samples' return to an independent label, the ''Tulsa World'' opined that "the band's loyalty to its formative ideas gives its music a consistent, yet broad-based, signature." ''Trouser Pre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Cove (film)
''The Cove'' is a 2009 American documentary film directed by Louie Psihoyos that analyzes and questions dolphin hunting practices in Japan. It was awarded the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature in 2010. The film is a call to action to halt mass dolphin kills and captures, change Japanese fishing practices, and inform and educate the public about captivity and the increasing hazard of mercury poisoning from consuming dolphin meat. Psihoyos is a former-''National Geographic'' photographer and a co-founder of the Oceanic Preservation Society, and the film is presented from an ocean conservationist's point of view. Portions were filmed secretly in 2007 using underwater microphones and high-definition cameras disguised as rocks."Dolphin slaughter film a hit at Sundance" '' |
House Of Blues
House of Blues is an American chain of live music concert halls and restaurants. It was founded by Isaac Tigrett, the co-founder of Hard Rock Cafe, and Dan Aykroyd, co-star of the 1980 film ''The Blues Brothers (film), The Blues Brothers''. The first location opened at Harvard Square in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on November 26, 1992 (Thanksgiving Day). The chain has been a division of Live Nation Entertainment since July 2006, and there are 11 locations throughout the United States as of 2024. Overview The first House of Blues opened on November 26, 1992, in the Harvard Square commercial district and retail area of Cambridge, Massachusetts, Cambridge, Massachusetts, as a live music concert hall and restaurant. The company was financed by Dan Aykroyd, Aerosmith, Paul Shaffer, River Phoenix, Jim Belushi, John Candy, and Harvard University, among others. This location closed in 2003 as the company sought a larger Boston venue. However, the hands-in-concrete driveway where members of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Tonight Show
''The Tonight Show'' is an American late-night talk show that has been broadcast on NBC since 1954. The program has been hosted by six comedians: Steve Allen (1954–1957), Jack Paar (1957–1962), Johnny Carson (1962–1992), Jay Leno (1992–2009 and 2010–2014), Conan O'Brien (2009–2010), and Jimmy Fallon (2014–present). Besides the main hosts, a number of regular "guest hosts" have been used, notably Ernie Kovacs, who hosted two nights per week during 1956–1957, and a number of guests used by Carson, who curtailed his own hosting duties back to three nights per week by the 1980s. Among Carson's regular guest hosts were Joey Bishop, McLean Stevenson, David Letterman, David Brenner and Joan Rivers, with his final regular guest host being his eventual successor Jay Leno. The practice of hiring guest hosts has been mostly discontinued by Leno and his successors, who prefer airing reruns to showcasing potential rivals. ''The Tonight Show'' is the List of longest-running t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lisa Loeb
Lisa Anne Loeb (; born March 11, 1968) is an American singer-songwriter, musician, author and actress. She started her career with " Stay (I Missed You)" from the film '' Reality Bites'', the first number-one single on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 for an artist without a recording contract. She achieved two additional top-20 singles with " Do You Sleep?" in 1996 and " I Do" in 1998. Her studio albums include two consecutive albums that were certified gold: '' Tails'' and ''Firecracker''. Loeb's film, television and voice-over work includes guest starring roles in the season finale of ''Gossip Girl'', and two episodes, including the series finale, of Netflix's '' Fuller House''. She also starred in two other television series, '' Dweezil & Lisa'', a weekly culinary adventure for the Food Network that featured her alongside Dweezil Zappa, and '' #1 Single'' on E! Entertainment Television. She has also acted in such films as '' House on Haunted Hill'', '' Fright Night'', '' Hot Tub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave Matthews Band
Dave Matthews Band (also known as DMB) is an American rock band from Charlottesville, Virginia. The band's lineup consists of Dave Matthews (lead vocals, guitar), Stefan Lessard (bass), Carter Beauford (drums), Tim Reynolds (lead guitar), Rashawn Ross (trumpet, percussion), Jeff Coffin (saxophones), and Buddy Strong (keyboards). Matthews, Lessard, and Beauford formed the band in 1991 with LeRoi Moore (saxophones), Peter Griesar (keyboards), and Boyd Tinsley (violin, backing vocals). After one independent live album, the band was signed by RCA Records and Griesar left the band to pursue a solo career. The band's 1994 debut studio album, '' Under the Table and Dreaming'', was certified six times platinum. , the band had sold more than 25 million concert tickets and a combined total of 38 million CDs and DVDs. Their 2018 album, '' Come Tomorrow'', debuted at No. 1 on the ''Billboard'' 200, making DMB the first band to have seven consecutive studio albums debut at the peak. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phish
Phish is an American rock band formed in Burlington, Vermont, in 1983. The band consists of guitarist Trey Anastasio, bassist Mike Gordon, drummer Jon Fishman, and keyboardist Page McConnell, all of whom perform vocals, with Anastasio being the primary lead vocalist. The band is known for their musical improvisation and Jam session#Rock, jams during their concert performances and for their devoted fan following. The band was formed by Anastasio, Gordon, Fishman and guitarist Jeff Holdsworth, who were joined by McConnell in 1985. Holdsworth departed the band in 1986, and the lineup has remained stable since. Most of the band's songs are co-written by Anastasio and lyricist Tom Marshall (singer), Tom Marshall. Phish began to perform outside of New England in the late 1980s and experienced a rise in popularity in the mid 1990s. In October 2000, the band began a two-year hiatus that ended in December 2002, but they disbanded again in August 2004. Phish reunited officially in October ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blues Traveler
Blues Traveler is an American rock band that formed in Princeton, New Jersey, in 1987. They are known for their extensive use of segues in live performances, and could be considered a key part of the re-emerging jam band scene of the 1990s, spearheading the H.O.R.D.E. touring music festival. The group comprises singer and harmonica player John Popper, guitarist Chan Kinchla, drummer Brendan Hill, bassist Tad Kinchla, and keyboardist Ben Wilson. Tad Kinchla and Ben Wilson joined the band following the death of original bassist Bobby Sheehan in 1999. Their hit singles include " But Anyway", " Run-Around", and "Hook", the latter two from their 1994 album '' four'' which sold several million copies. Fans are allowed to record the band's concerts. Sheehan's death and Popper's struggle with obesity put a damper on the group's mainstream success, and A&M dropped the band in 2002. In the years following, the band has attempted to work with a number of independent labels and re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
