https://www.spin.com Music News, Album Reviews, Concert Photos, MP3s, Videos and More Tue, 28 Jan 2020 00:23:49 +0000 en-US https://assets.spin.com/wp-content/themes/spin/assets/images/spin-logo_feed.png https://www.spin.com 125 40 Music News, Album Reviews, Concert Photos, MP3s, Videos and More hourly 1 https://www.spin.com/2019/07/kermit-the-frog-jim-james-janet-weiss-newport-folk-festival/ https://www.spin.com/2019/07/kermit-the-frog-jim-james-janet-weiss-newport-folk-festival/#respond Mon, 29 Jul 2019 15:32:37 +0000 https://www.spin.com/?p=336635 Kermit the Frog made a surprise appearance at the Newport Folk Festival this past weekend, performing alongside a band that included ex-Sleater-Kinney drummer Janet Weiss. During a rendition of that classic Muppet Movie jam "Rainbow Connection," Kermit invited My Morning Jacket's Jim James on stage and made it a duet. Janet Weiss announced her departure from… ]]> https://www.spin.com/2019/07/kermit-the-frog-jim-james-janet-weiss-newport-folk-festival/feed/ 0 https://www.spin.com/2017/07/angel-olsen-jim-james-my-morning-jacket-newport-folk-festival-2017-video/ https://www.spin.com/2017/07/angel-olsen-jim-james-my-morning-jacket-newport-folk-festival-2017-video/#respond Sun, 30 Jul 2017 18:36:31 +0000 http://www.spin.com/?p=251491 Angel Olsen performed at the Newport Folk Festival yesterday, and she brought along a special guest. My Morning Jacket frontman Jim James joined her during her set to perform My Woman’s "Sister" and "Those Were the Days," and you can watch their onstage collaboration below via Pitchfork. This post originally appeared on… ]]> https://www.spin.com/2017/07/angel-olsen-jim-james-my-morning-jacket-newport-folk-festival-2017-video/feed/ 0 https://www.spin.com/2016/07/ryan-adams-black-sabbath-slayer-bluegrass-covers-newport-folk-festival-2016-stream/ https://www.spin.com/2016/07/ryan-adams-black-sabbath-slayer-bluegrass-covers-newport-folk-festival-2016-stream/#respond Sun, 24 Jul 2016 21:44:48 +0000 http://www.spin.com/?p=203469 Ryan Adams is apt to cover just about anything. Performing at the Newport Folk Festival yesterday with the Infamous Stringdusters and Nicki Bluhm, he opted for metal: Slayer's "South of Heaven" and Black Sabbath's "The Wizard." As it turns out, both are surprisingly well-suited to the Stringdusters' bluegrass-y take. Adams also improvised a new song, "Frightened… ]]> https://www.spin.com/2016/07/ryan-adams-black-sabbath-slayer-bluegrass-covers-newport-folk-festival-2016-stream/feed/ 0 https://www.spin.com/2015/07/bob-dylans-electric-guitar-returns-newport-folk-festival-after-50-years/ https://www.spin.com/2015/07/bob-dylans-electric-guitar-returns-newport-folk-festival-after-50-years/#respond Sat, 25 Jul 2015 18:55:25 +0000 http://www.spin.com/?p=154601 Update: Singer-songwriter Jason Isbell had the honor of playing Bob Dylan's historic guitar, as revealed in an Instagram. "Nobody had played it since [the 1965 concert], until today," Isbell wrote. "My entire being went electric." This morning the fine people @newportfolkfest handed me the very guitar Dylan used to go electric. Nobody had played… ]]> https://www.spin.com/2015/07/bob-dylans-electric-guitar-returns-newport-folk-festival-after-50-years/feed/ 0 https://www.spin.com/2015/04/newport-folk-festival-2015-lineup-courtney-barnett-sturgill-simpson-laura-marling/ https://www.spin.com/2015/04/newport-folk-festival-2015-lineup-courtney-barnett-sturgill-simpson-laura-marling/#respond Thu, 02 Apr 2015 17:42:09 +0000 http://www.spin.com/?p=138264 Update: The festival has only announced half its lineup. No headliners have been announced yet. Stay tuned for more. Newport Folk Festival has just announced its lineup for this summer's sure-to-be memorable festivities. Headliners include recent SPIN Album of the Week honoree Courtney Barnett, as well as Sturgill Simpson, Leon Bridges, Shakey Graves, Laura… ]]> https://www.spin.com/2015/04/newport-folk-festival-2015-lineup-courtney-barnett-sturgill-simpson-laura-marling/feed/ 0 https://www.spin.com/2013/06/live-streaming-summer-music-festivals-paul-mccartney/ https://www.spin.com/2013/06/live-streaming-summer-music-festivals-paul-mccartney/#respond Wed, 26 Jun 2013 15:47:17 +0000 http://static.spin.com/files/2013/06/live-streaming-summer-music-festivals-paul-mccartney/ https://www.spin.com/2013/06/live-streaming-summer-music-festivals-paul-mccartney/feed/ 0 https://www.spin.com/2012/07/newport-folk-festival-2012-breakdown-mmj-weed-jokes-giant-chickens/ https://www.spin.com/2012/07/newport-folk-festival-2012-breakdown-mmj-weed-jokes-giant-chickens/#respond Mon, 30 Jul 2012 17:11:10 +0000 http://static.spin.com/files/2012/07/newport-folk-festival-2012-breakdown-mmj-weed-jokes-giant-chickens/ appearance last year may have been his last) and honor the 100th birthday of Woodie Guthrie, the skies over Newport Harbor opened up to a… ]]> https://www.spin.com/2012/07/newport-folk-festival-2012-breakdown-mmj-weed-jokes-giant-chickens/feed/ 0 https://www.spin.com/2012/03/festwatch-lineups-newport-folk-forecastle-sled-island-festival-arrive/ https://www.spin.com/2012/03/festwatch-lineups-newport-folk-forecastle-sled-island-festival-arrive/#respond Thu, 01 Mar 2012 23:42:52 +0000 http://static.spin.com/files/2012/03/festwatch-lineups-newport-folk-forecastle-sled-island-festival-arrive/ https://www.spin.com/2012/03/festwatch-lineups-newport-folk-forecastle-sled-island-festival-arrive/feed/ 0