There are 4 results

• 

  Watch: Everest Cover Crazy Horse Guitarist's Somber Ballad

  July 16, 2009 – It's not every day you meet a band that can name a member of Crazy Horse whose name doesn't end in "Young."It's even rarer to find a band that actually knows that member's solo material.In our new video below, Everest pulls off both feats.The member in question is Danny Whitten, a guitarist who played on the seminal Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere and After the Gold Rush.He died of a heroin overdose in 1972 (it's no secret that Neil You …
  Read on

• 

  Watch: Alberta Cross Cover John Lennon

  July 16, 2009 – If you listened to our stream of "Leave Us and Forget Us," you know that Alberta Cross lace their sing-along hooks with Southern rock swagger.If you watched our first round of backstage Bonnaroo performances, you know they sound just as sharp exploring folksy, acoustic side territory.Now we've got another video from that unplugged session, and it finds the band digging deep into the John Lennon catalog."Steel and Glass" comes originally …
  Read on

• 

  The 50 Greatest Cover Songs

  July 14, 2009 – What makes a good cover song? Is it clever re-imagining that spawns a completely newfangled expression of the original cut's core elements? Or is it heartfelt devotion to a songwriter's singular vision, honoring the artistic merit of a classic tune? Our countdown of the 50 best covers includes both varieties -- and everything in between. …
  Read on

• 

  Polyphonic Spree, Ghostland Observatory Headline SoCo Tour

  July 14, 2009 – Southern Comfort presents an awesome tour featuring performances from Polyphonic Spree, Ghostland Observatory, DJ Lord of Public Enemy, and the Hold Steady. The aptly named underCOVER Tour will provide artists the opportunity to discuss and play songs by the musicians who influenced them and makes 10 stops across the country. The tour will kick off in San Diego, CA with Ghostland Observatory and DJ Lord of Public Enemy on August 20. …
  Read on