Whats Really Up With North Pole Sea Ice? Jun 29, 2008
Reminds me of Jefferson Airplane and Bear Melt. Posted by Spencer B in SJ. (New York Times)
THE BALLAD OF T. HARVEY Jun 7, 2008
Instead of trying to dazzle the locals with his down-South originals, for his playlist he chose music people knew and loved: Bob Dylan, The Beatles, Bob Seger, ZZ Top, Jefferson Airplane, B.B. King, Eric Clapton, Garth Brooks and on and on. He booked gigs at Settlers Bay Lodge in Wasilla and bars around town, learning covers of songs as he went along. (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
Salute to America back on track (1102) Jun 6, 2008
Thomas joined Jefferson Starship as lead vocalist 30 years ago, when Grace Slick and Marty Balin left the band they had helped create as Jefferson Airplane ... david_heisel wrote on Jun 5, 2008 8:16 AM:" Starship is one of the worst bands I've ever heard. VH1 even got their song "We built this city" the #1 ranking as the worst song of all time. I would concur. How one could pretend that the great Jefferson Airplane and Starship are related is insane, sure there are members of the orginal band,... (Jefferson City News Tribune, MO)
Alton Kelley, 68; graphic artist created iconic psychedelic images Jun 5, 2008
After he returned to San Francisco months later, Mr. Kelley and others formed the Family Dog, an enterprise that set up weekend concerts with dancing and light shows featuring local bands such as Jefferson Airplane, Country Joe & the Fish, and the Grateful Dead. A competing promoter, Bill Graham, hosted concerts at the Fillmore West auditorium; the Family Dog had its concerts at Avalon Ballroom. (Boston Globe)
'A hodgepodge of hash, yoga and LSD' Jun 4, 2008
Slated to appear before him were Jefferson Airplane, a band whose blues-inflected barrage of pulsating sound couldn't have clashed more with his own karmic composure. And right after him was one Jimi Hendrix, then still a relative unknown, but with a growing reputation for ferocious, turbo-charged guitar solos. (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
Taking In the Groovy New Woodstock Museum May 30, 2008
It's entertaining and briskly informative, filled with flat-screen TVs showing period footage and glass cases that hold things like old Jefferson Airplane album covers. I enjoyed it well enough. (Time.com)
Elvis Costello 101 May 24, 2008
"So in this almost empty gin palace," he sings, "through a two-way looking glass, you see your Alice." This being Costello, not Jefferson Airplane, Alice proves a bitter pill, the one that clearly makes you smaller. And meaner. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Juneau Jazz & Classics gets legendary May 23, 2008
Hot Tuna took shape as a two-piece band in the late 1960s when both Casady and guitar player Jorma Kaukonen were both still members of the psychadelic rock band Jefferson Airplane ... Although Casady and Kaukonen have joined the musical elite as inductees to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as members of Jefferson Airplane, Casady said they never stop learning as musicians. (Juneau Empire)
'Young @ Heart' May 23, 2008
These are power tunes like James Brown's "I Feel Good!" and Sonic Youth's "Schizophrenia" and Allen Toussaint's "Yes We Can Can." It's more the music of Cilman's life than of his singers' -- Jimi Hendrix, Jefferson Airplane, U2, Talking Heads -- and often frustrating for both. "I'm ready to scrap this one," mutters Cilman after the 15th time his oldsters have battled Toussaint's tricky "Can Can" rhythms -- and been defeated. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Name game: New Kids, others have been around that block May 16, 2008
Jefferson Airplane The year: 1965The problem: Changing members, changing timesThe (attempted) solution: The San Francisco rockers most famous for White Rabbit and Somebody to Love had splintered by 1974. Singer Grace Slick and guitarist Paul Kantner rebuilt under the name Jefferson Starship. (USA Today -- Life)
Artworks by noted psychedelic artists go on sale at New York auction May 15, 2008
Other bands and performers represented in the artworks include Bob Dylan, Jefferson Airplane, Eric Clapton, The Sex Pistols, The Who, Alice Cooper, Sly and the Family Stone, Ike and Tina Turner, Metallica and Guns N' Roses. . (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Multimedia Fashion Tribes of Melbourne | People like us Apr 12, 2008
Bands featured include the Electric Prunes, Jefferson Airplane, Jimi Hendrix, Mongo Santa Maria, the Rolling Stones (Emma Peel has a drop-dead version of Paint it Black by a French 1960s garage band), the Beachboys, the Kinks, the Sonics, the Creations, and thousands of other originals. Local bands also play live, including all-girl group, the Shimmies. (The Age, Australia)
Altamont Speedway still holds dark meaning for rock fans Apr 6, 2008
The onstage reactions of Grace Slick (the Jefferson Airplane also performed at Altamont) and, most dramatically, Mick Jagger himself, are chilling. Slick is angry and upset when bandmate Marty Balin gets knocked out by a Hell's Angel. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Local band 'The Malibooz' celebrates four decades of surf music (6) Mar 30, 2008
While in Washington, D.C. they continued to play and found themselves opening for acts such as Jefferson Airplane and The Grateful Dead. In D.C., Zambetti started a club called Emergency, which was one of the first in the nation to allow patrons under 21 years old. (Malibu Times, CA)
Black to the Future Mar 28, 2008
To read their press, you'd think Vancouver rockers Black Mountain were some kind of '70s-obsessed hybrid monster -- a mythological beast fused from the proto-metal riffs of Black Sabbath, the spacey prog leanings of Rush, the mystical bombast of Led Zeppelin and the guy-girl interplay of Jefferson Airplane or early Velvet Underground. But while the band's members readily concede the bulk of their influences are "from a bygone era," they're also careful to point out they're not just... (Winnipeg Sun)
Madonna, Mellencamp Lead Ho-Hum Inductees Into Rock Hall Mar 15, 2008
It certainly puts them on par with other questionable Hall of Famers like the Lovin' Spoonful, the Jefferson Airplane and the Animals. It's likely that the ceremony's most touching moments will stem from the band's induction as the group's singer, Mike Smith, died only a few days ago. (KSBW 8, CA)
Starship's Balin plays two shows Mar 15, 2008
Sonomans have the opportunity to experience not one, but two once-in-a-lifetime performances with Jefferson Airplane singer and Jefferson Starship hit maker Marty Balin ... Balin, along with Paul Kantner formed the Jefferson Airplane in 1965; a band that is now inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and is known for its historic performances during the Summer of Love. (Sonoma Index-Tribune, CA)
Grace Slick: From Acid To Art Mar 8, 2008
During her musical career, Slick was a member of several rock bands including The Great Society, the psychedelic band Jefferson Airplane, and the Airplane's successor bands, Jefferson Starship and Starship. Slick, who is now 68, ended her music career when she was 49. (NBCSandiego.com, CA)
Report: Jagger was to be killed by Hells Angels Mar 4, 2008
The Hells Angels had been hired on recommendation of the Grateful Dead as security (according to some accounts) at the Altamont Speedway in California for a free concert featuring the Jefferson Airplane, Flying Burrito Brothers and the Stones, among other acts, in December 1969. The Dead ended up canceling their performance after an altercation between a Hells Angel and the Airplane's Marty Balin. (CNN -- Showbiz)
MARTY BALIN and Slick Aguilar, former members of... Feb 29, 2008
Sonomans have the opportunity to experience not one, but two once-in-a-lifetime performances with Jefferson Airplane singer and Jefferson Starship hit maker Marty Balin ... Balin, along with Paul Kantner formed the Jefferson Airplane in 1965; a band that is now in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and is known for their historic performances during the Summer of Love in the 1960s. (Sonoma Index-Tribune, CA)
Denmark's Raveonettes get fresh Feb 29, 2008
Reading is how I discovered The Doors and Jefferson Airplane and Jimi Hendrix, whom I'd never heard of. Eventually, I'd get one of their records and I was like: 'Wow. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Fierce acting gives 'The Signal' its power Feb 22, 2008
His TV pops on and transmits the kind of sub-psychedelic imagery that could be a screensaver - or it could be how you get Jefferson Airplane to come over and play at your house. Mya goes home to her husband, Lewis (AJ Bowen), who wants to know where she's been (drinking with the girls, duh). (Boston Globe)
'Idol': What '60s songs do you want? Feb 16, 2008
that could be SO wide open, and i ll bet there s not a Jefferson Airplane song, or Grateful Dead, or we ll get Beatles, Stones, and the like, betcha, lol. By Deirdre. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Eagles' 4th show Feb 9, 2008
Or Jefferson Airplane, Lesley West and Mountain, and the Allman Brothers (when there WERE brothers not just one) free in Piedmont Park among many others. Or Great Southeast Music Hall - Hot Tuna for $5. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Grace Slick, vocalist for the Jefferson Airplane and Jefferson Starship, brings her artwork to area this weekend. Feb 7, 2008
Blues from an airplane: The Jefferson Airplane, Aug. 3, 1968 ... Legendary singer Grace Slick, vocalist for the Jefferson Airplane and Jefferson Starship, is bringing her artwork to Virginia and Maryland this weekend ... Slick's music career, in bands like Jefferson Airplane or the subsequent Jefferson Starship, or as a solo artist, led to a well-deserved induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and an impressive ranking of No. 20 on VH1's "100 Greatest Women of Rock 'n' Roll.". (Fredericksburg.com, VA)
Lewis: The ACTION 5! Feb 7, 2008
Your Connection to the. Web Search powered by YAHOO. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Denver museum gets collection of counterculture concert posters Feb 2, 2008
The Denver Art Museum said Friday it has acquired 875 historic posters, mostly from San Francisco, for concerts performed by such legends as Jefferson Airplane and the Grateful Dead or put on by promoter Bill Graham. The posters came from collector Dave Tippit of Boulder. (AZCentral -- News)
PAUL KANTNER, (second from left) and David... Jan 25, 2008
They plan to showcase classic folk material, which they will record for an upcoming CD. Jefferson Airplane was inducted into the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame in 1996. Each show is limited to 70 tickets, which are selling fast. (Sonoma Index-Tribune, CA)
11 Things: One night stand Jan 18, 2008
Loves: The Beatles, Jefferson Airplane, Elvis Costello. "I am astonished, disappointed, pleased with myself. I am distressed, depressed, rapturous. I am all these things at once and cannot add up the sum." - Carl Jung. (San Francisco Chronicle)
From the publisher's desk: Anticipation of a 40th class reunion Jan 15, 2008
Hearing a song by former neighbors, the Jefferson Airplane, can start me rambling about my days on Fulton Street in San Francisco. I'll try to stick to business this week, although I have to admit I'm a little distracted by the news I got a few hours ago. (Daily Triplicate)
Easy Pickins Jan 12, 2008
For starters, You're not going to need earplugs when you go to these shows, these are not loud shows," says fourthyear festival performer Jorma Kaukonen - and he should know, considering he's the legendary guitarist behind Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna. It's really more about the music, and this music [played during the festival] doesn't depend on volume," he says. While most people tend to think of [rock bands in] MTV videos, there's a lot of stuff that you can do with a guitar; it can do... (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Covers Story Jan 6, 2008
"A completely psychedelic drug-induced image. It references the album art of the day. It's very much drawn from the 1960s pop-art graphics seen in covers by Jefferson Airplane and such.". "I Sing for Those Who Can't". (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Coffee-table tribute resurrects dead rock stars Jan 4, 2008
30-day news archives. " The 208-page volume, which features photos ranging from stark black-and-white to bold color, celebrates the joyous, oftentimes unguarded, moments of some of rock music's biggest stars. AP On the shelf "Everybody I Shot Is Dead"By Deborah ChesherChesher Cat Productions,hardcover,208 pages, $60 LOS ANGELES - Deborah Chesher was culling through her old boxes of negatives one day when a random thought crossed the photographer's mind about how young and alive all of the guitar... (Florida Today)
The Arts on Kaua i: Acts & Openings Jan 4, 2008
They ve played the legendary Fillmore Auditorium and have been billed with the Grateful Dead, The Doors, Jefferson Airplane, Alice Cooper, Led Zeppelin and The Eagles. In 1974 their album Live From Deep in the Heart of Texas was named as one of Rolling Stone s 100 greatest of all times. (Lihue Garden Island, HA)
Public holidays Dec 30, 2007
Kaukonen co-founded Jefferson Airplane and both Kaukonen and Casady founded Hot Tuna. Their music is a mix of rock, blues, folk, and country. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
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txt TEXTR*ch @ 5 " wic holidays By Kathleen Barran / The Citizen Friday, December 28, 2007 10:54 PM EST The Auburn Public Theater will celebrate the holidays by hosting a Big Band Holiday Jazz Session and a New Year s Eve celebration this extended weekend.Peter Maciulewicz, local Auburnian and bass player, will organize a jam work session to include almost 20 top quality acts from New York City. For a charge of 15, people can come and go all day to listen to big band jazz.Hot Tuna is... (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Book ''Everybody I Shot Is Dead' brings rock's icons to life Dec 19, 2007
Some, like Papa John Creach, the old man of the Jefferson Airplane, lived well into his 70s. And, Chesher acknowledges, not everybody she shot is really dead. (Boston Globe)
Read on... Dec 14, 2007
Three songs that mean a lot to me: Across the Universe, the BeatlesWhole Lotta Love, Led Zeppelin White Rabbit, Jefferson Airplane. Favorite Drink: Water (or Stags Leap Cabernet if Im looking for a buzz). (Variety)
Give the gift of reading Dec 13, 2007
The black-and-white images feature the usual suspects - Mick Jagger, Ken Kesey, Tiny Tim, Jefferson Airplane, Janis Joplin - as well as the sundry New Leftists, back-to-the-landers, Black Panthers, street performers and nudists who contributed to the era's febrile vibe. GRATEFUL DEAD GEAR. (Globe and Mail)
Amy Winehouse seeks help for drug problem Dec 7, 2007
I am reminded of Grace Slick, 68, who was the lead singer in Jefferson Airplane, a big rock group in the late 60s. Winehouse resembles her, minus the tattoos (hair, demeanor) but Winehouse is headed for death unless she becomes desperate enough to go to NA or some 12 step program. (Times Online)
The best albums of the '60s & '70s: Wrap UP from Geoff Parr Dec 7, 2007
Jefferson Airplane - Surrealistic Pillow Everyone's heard the songs "Somebody to Love" and "White Rabbit." As singles, they stood out as two of the most recognizable songs of the era. But the album that they are also found on, 1967's Surrealistic Pillow, still remains somewhat of an obscurity. (The New Hampshire, NH)
Rock History For Sale Nov 27, 2007
Jefferson Airplane Poster $300 to $500 A concert poster for Jefferson Airplane at the Pinnacle Concerts Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, Feb. 23rd-24th, 1968. Art by John Van Hamersveld, 27 x 19 in. (CBS News -- Early Show)
Sound advice on box sets Nov 23, 2007
Various, "Love Is the Song We Sing: San Francisco Nuggets 1965-1970"From the well-known - Jefferson Airplane, Santana, Janis Joplin - to the historical footnotes - Frumious Bandersnatch - this compendium of the Haight-Ashbury groovers, complete with hardcover book, covers everything from psychedelic freak-outs to hippie folk to garage rock. Groovy, man. (Boston Globe)
Pick out a box set for every musical taste Nov 23, 2007
Yes, memorable fare by Jefferson Airplane, Moby Grape, Blue Cheer and Santana is here, but so, too, are fascinating cuts by the Oxford Circle, Teddy & His Patches, Kak and Mother Earth. Frills: Only obsessives have this concentration of juicy Frisco treats at their fingertips. (USA Today -- Life)
Procol Harum Nov 10, 2007
The easy answer, the obvious answer, is that everyone was taking drugs in the summer of 1967, which was, after all, the year the Doors and Jimi Hendrix and Jefferson Airplane and the Grateful Dead took off. But in fact everyone was not taking drugs in the summer of Love, certainly not the Cowsills. (Guardian Unlimited)
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival delivers a feast of musical jams Oct 9, 2007
"This is Jack Casady on bass - he's played here before," said guitarist G.E. Smith of Moonalice introducing the Jefferson Airplane bassist as the band thundered into a revamped "Somebody to Love.". His Airplane and Hot Tuna bandmate, guitarist Jorma Kaukonen, was also on hand, playing gentle, deft versions of country blues on the Rooster Stage in Marx Meadow, where the program was largely devoted to acoustic singer-songwriter type performers. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Media Watch- Bill Walsh Oct 2, 2007
In those pre-MTV days, the national variety shows were the only places where we could see the Beatles, Byrds, Rolling Stones, Jefferson Airplane, Animals, and a host of other soon-to-be famous groups. In college, it was Mission Impossible and The Smothers Brothers Show, one for its creativity and originality, the other for its biting satire, contentiousness, and political content. (Billerica Minuteman, MA)
Wentworth Gallery Presents Artist Grace Slick October 19, 20 & 21 Sep 27, 2007
Former Lead Singer of Jefferson Airplane Presents a Collection of Original Paintings and Limited Editions ... In fact, with Slick front and center, Jefferson Airplane made history again in 1996 when the group was inducted into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum ... Over the next 20 years, Slick maintained her iconic rock and roll status, recording countless classic songs with Jefferson Airplane & Starship. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
50 Years Of Jazz Sep 16, 2007
" That kind of criticism persisted for years, despite Lyons' occasional booking of rock and funk bands like Jefferson Airplane, Big Brother olding Company, Sly and the Family Stone and Billy Cobham's fusion group. Gleason wrote in '71 that "the audience was so crocked that those who wanted to hear Carmen McRae on Saturday night had to turn around and shush the juiceheads into some kind of uneasy quiet. " There were sublime moments - Joe Williams singing an impromptu version of the Ellington hymn... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Largest Concentration of Celebrity Artwork to Debut at Artexpo Las Vegas Sep 14, 2007
In celebration of this exhibition, legendary Jefferson Airplane songstress Grace Slick will be in attendance for a couple of special appearances on Saturday, September 29 from 2 - 4pm and on Sunday, September 30 from 1 - 3pm, where she will sign special dedications and take photos with clients that are purchasing her art. Complete list of celebrity artists: -- Tony Curtis -- Grace Slick -- Ronnie Wood (Rolling Stones) -- Frank Sinatra -- Jimi Hendrix -- Janis Joplin -- Ringo Starr -- John Lennon... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Led Zeppelin: Need a whole lotta Viagra Sep 13, 2007
Grace Slick of Jefferson Airplane summed it up best in a 1998 interview with VH1 on a Behind the Music documentary featuring Jefferson Airplane. Slick stated that the main reason she retired from the music business was that all rock-and-rollers over the age of 50 look stupid and should retire. (The Palm Beach Post)
Summer of Love bands and fans jam in Golden Gate Park Sep 3, 2007
Paul Kantner, always one of the most vocal proponents of music in the parks, brought his latest edition of the Jefferson Starship - with original Jefferson Airplane vocalist Marty Balin - as one of the afternoon's unannounced highlights. All day, veterans of the Fillmore and Avalon era of San Francisco played in various configurations. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Best Of The '60s Sep 2, 2007
Except for Creedence Clearwater Revival, Palao includes key pieces by every major San Francisco band of the era - Jefferson Airplane, Grateful Dead, Santana, Steve Miller Band, Quicksilver Messenger Service, etc. - alongside many baffling minor figures. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Monterey - A Year Before Woodstock Aug 14, 2007
Janis Joplin s performance with Big Brother oozed sensuality, while Grace Slick performed her usual knockout set with Jefferson Airplane. Booker T and the MGs (famous for the anthem that is Green Onions ) backed Otis Redding and Country Joe and the Fish played a set that was so laid back it almost stopped the sun from rising. (Suite101.com)
Elvis: A King-sized Legacy Aug 13, 2007
From 1966 to 1968, Elvis didn't have any top 10 singles, and the songs on the radio were those of Jefferson Airplane, the Doors, the Rolling Stones, Steppenwolf and Creedence Clearwater Revival. Even the Beatles had gone psychedelic. (Buffalo News)
Woodstock music festival was the perfect storm Aug 7, 2007
They also started booking their first bands: 12,000 for Jefferson Airplane, 12,500 for The Who, etc. At the time, this was twice the amount the bands were getting for their gigs. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Groove with the Goo! Aug 4, 2007
An offshoot of Jefferson Airplane, Tuna left psychedelia behind for blues, folk, bluegrass and jazz sounds. They've since carved a 35-plus-year career out of mammoth acoustic and electric sets. (Sun-Sentinel.com)
Rock your world Jul 28, 2007
Jimi Hendrix, the Who, Simon & Garfunkel, Jefferson Airplane and Janis Joplin are just a few of the 32 acts that performed over the three days of Monterey. Nowadays there are festivals on every continent (save Antarctica) and nearly every country. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Hot Tuna set to electrify Mellow Theater Tuesday Jul 24, 2007
Not bad for what was originally a part-time spin-off of the legendary Jefferson Airplane ... Forerunner to the jam band movement, Hot Tuna was formed by Mr. Casady and Mr. Kaukonen in 1969 as an acoustic counterpart to the psychedelic stylings of Jefferson Airplane, the powerhouse San Francisco band that the two helped co-found in 1965 ... By the mid-1970s, though, Mr. Casady and Mr. Kaukonen had split acrimoniously from Jefferson Airplane, leaving them free to concentrate on their second band... (Scranton Times, PA)
Push It Like Beckham Jul 21, 2007
The actor called the soccer play his "hero. Of course, the Beckhams entire future isn t pinned to Cruise or a religion. It s all about soccer. If he doesn t play like it s the World Cup from Day One, he might as well forget it. CAA touted him like the second coming of Pele as the answer to making professional soccer popular in the United States. But soccer has always been like the metric system to Americans. We respect it, but we re not adopting it. It s OK for kids, but adults have serious... (Fox News)
Summer of Love: 20 albums that defined an era Jul 18, 2007
Surrealistic Pillow Jefferson Airplane. Flashback : Somebody to Love and White Rabbit, with its hallucinogenic Alice in Wonderland references, are twin engines that powered the band to the peak of the era's Frisco frenzy. (USA Today -- Life)
Trip Sippys In The City Jul 14, 2007
Forty years after bands such as the Grateful Dead and Jefferson Airplane helped launch the Summer of Love in San Francisco, the theatrical, electric and family-friendly sextet is heading East in what theyre calling, tongue in cheek (we think), their Summerlove 2007 tour. Theyll play tomorrow in Central Park. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
For the unrepentant patriarch of LSD, long, strange trip winds back to Bay Area Jul 13, 2007
"He can be very anal retentive, on a certain level, on a genius level," says Paul Kantner of Jefferson Airplane. "I've seen him send his eggs back three times at Howard Johnson's.". (San Francisco Chronicle)
Dead roadie's story to bigscreen Jul 6, 2007
Project will trace the music- and drug-filled exploits of the Bay Area band, which mingled with the likes of Ken Kesey and Jefferson Airplane during its heyday and developed a devoted following on the concert circuit well into the 1980s. Grais ("Poltergeist") is producing with tome's author Steve Parish, who has already garnered the support of Grateful Dead guitarist Bob Weir and Jefferson Airplane's management. (Variety)
Of Love and Haight-Ashbury: Missoulians who were there reflect on San Francisco's Summer of Love, 40 years later Jul 6, 2007
So when he landed a gig at San Francisco's Fillmore Auditorium with Jefferson Airplane, it was a dream come true ... Barry Walden, a guitarist whose band shared the stage with Jefferson Airplane, now owns Hooked on Java on South Higgins. (Missoulian, MT)
