Last night at the Met Cafe in Pawtucket, RI, indie supergroup Divine Fits surprised the crowd with a cover that wasn’t Tom Petty’s “You Got Lucky.” Headed by Spoon’s Britt Daniel, they punched out a cover of Frank Ocean’s “Lost.” He informed the crowd this was the first public performance, and according to an anonymous [...]
Watch: Divine Fits Perform First Show
August 1, 2012 By Leave a Comment
While Divine Fits’ first show was scheduled to be tonight in Britt Daniel’s hometown of Austin, TX, the group decided to play a surprise show at Austin’s Continental Club. Under the pseudonym The Hot Skull, Divine Fits performed twelve songs featuring tracks from their debut A Thing Called the Divine Fits and a cover of [...]
Blake Mills to play Ryman Auditorium July 12th
July 6, 2012 By Leave a Comment
At 25, Blake Mills has accomplished more than most singer-songwriters achieve in a lifetime. Starting out with the group Simon Dawes (which later became Dawes after Mills’ departure), he honed his guitar skills alongside this California-based rock outfit. Soon after their 2006 debut, Carnivore, Mills called it quits and took to the road with hopes [...]
Tom Petty vs. Politicians Round 2
June 28, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Tom Petty fired off a cease and desist letter to presidential candidate Michele Bachman, who was using his song “American Girl” at her rallies without the musician’s permission.
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