Soundgarden Filming Guitar Center Sessions at SXSW

Last week, Soundgarden announced that they'd be at South By Southwest playing Superunknown in its entirety at the iTunes Festival.  Now they've announced that they will be filming an episode of DIRECTV’s Guitar Center Sessions.

JUST ANNOUNCED: Soundgarden is filming an episode of DIRECTV’s Guitar Center Sessions live from downtown Austin during SXSW. A limited number of wristbands will be made available to the public… more details TBA.

Eddie Vedder Coming to Brazil

It's time for South America to get a taste of Ed's solo shows.  The Ten Club has announced three Brazilian shows in May.

Eddie Vedder is heading to Brazil May 2014 for 3 solo shows. These intimate performances will take place in São Paulo on May 7th and 8th and in Rio de Janeiro on May 11th.

May 7, 2014:  São Paulo, Brazil:  Citibank Hall

May 8, 2014:  São Paulo, Brazil:  Citibank Hall 

May 11, 2014:  Rio de Janeiro, Brazil:  Citibank Hall

Mudhoney: The Sound and the Fury From Seattle

Earlier this week, we told you about a Mudhoney documentary featuring Jeff & Stone, now ... the book.

Spin Magazine has an exclusive exerpt from Keith Cameron's Mudhoney biography due out later this month (March 21st).  Jeff and Stone's history with Mark Arm and Steve Turner will obviously gain mention, but the exert from Spin talks about the band's touring with Nirvana and Pearl Jam and the lessons they learned during that tour.  Here's a snippet, but head over to Spin or buy the book for more.

"You didn't really know what the other one thought," says Arm. "You could make up all sorts of stuff in your head that might or might not be true. The perception at the time was that Pearl Jam was a sellout major label band and Nirvana was the band that came up through punk rock—which was a crazy myth, but that's the way things were. Jeff was in a hardcore band, he had a fanzine, he was more involved in the punk rock and hardcore scene than Kurt Cobain ever was. And Stone and Jeff were in Green River, which was on Sub Pop. The roots are just as deep."

 ....

"Our shows suck," says Dan. "We have a good time, but the audience don't wanna see anybody except for Eddie. Fair enough. They didn't boo us by any means, but they just sit there and politely wait for their Eddie to come out. But that tour was a gas. Pearl Jam's a band you could look at as a model of how to do things properly in the rock world. They treat people with respect, they surround themselves with straight-up, honest people."

VOTE NOW! Pearl Jam March Madness: Round 1.3

Voting has begun on the next round of Red Mosquito's Pearl Jam March Madness.  Here are the match-ups for this round.

Love Boat Captain vs. Out of My Mind

Stupid Mop vs. All Night

Why Go vs. W.M.A.

In Hiding vs. Mankind

Cropduster vs. Don't Gimme No Lip

Let the Records Play vs. You

Sometimes vs. Arc

Dirty Frank vs. Who You Are

Blood vs. Jingle Bells

Cold Confession vs. Dead Man

Black Red Yellow vs. Acoustic #1

All Those Yesterdays vs. Devil Doll

Of the Girl vs. Hitchiker

Whipping vs. Just a Girl

Garden vs. 1/2 Full

Spin the Black Circle vs. Future Days

Flight To Mars ... Coming Soon to 2014

Earlier today, Flight to Mars, Mike McCready's UFO cover band known for Crohn's fundraisers opened a Twitter account.  Their first tweet has big promises.

Stay tuned! #FTM2014 show info coming soon! pic.twitter.com/yxG3cXvZye

It's probably only news for your West Coasters, but we'll still cross our fingers.

Pearl Jam March Madness: Round 1.2*

Voting has begun on the next round of Red Mosquito's Pearl Jam March Madness.  Here are the match-ups for this round.

Amongst the Waves vs. 2000 Mile Blues

Sirens vs. Aye Davanita

Oceans vs. The Real Thing

Angel vs. Bugs

Brother vs. Push Me/Pull Me

The Fixer vs. Bee Girl

Yellow Ledbetter vs. Let It Ride

Love Reign O'er Me vs. Breakerfall

The End vs. 4/20/02

Gone vs. Unthought Known

I Just Want To Have Something To Do vs. Nothingman

Get Right vs. Jeremy

Fatal vs. Not For You

Getaway vs. Leash

Let Me Sleep vs. In The Moonlight

Be Like Wind (PJ20) vs. World Wide Suicide

* Why "Round 1.2"?  Round 1 actually contains 59 matches, so the voting is broken up over five 2-day increments.  We'll number them Rounds 1.1-1.5.

I'm Now: The Story of Mudhoney Features Interviews with Stone and Jeff

Earlier this month, King of Hearts Productions, released a Mudhoney Documentary called I'm Now: The Story of Mudhoney.  The movie features interviews from Jeff Ament and Stone Gossard who were in Green River with Mark Arm and Steve Turner in the pre-Mudhoney/pre-Pearl Jam days.

Check it out.  You can purchase the DVD here or check out reviews and deleted scenes on the official website.

This documentary tells the story of Mudhoney from their very beginnings, to following them on their recent world tour and everything in between. Complete with testimonials from friends, music industry veterans, and musicians such as Pearl Jam’s Stone Gossard & Jeff Ament, Sonic Youth’s Thurston Moore & Kim Gordon, Soundgarden’s Kim Thayil, and Mudhoney themselves, this movie shows the true story of the founding fathers of Grunge (please do not describe Mudhoney as the founding fathers of Grunge).

Red Mosquito Presents: March Madness

... and the fun begins!  Welcome to March Madness.  It's time to vote for your favorite Pearl Jam song and see who will reign supreme.  Previous winners are Tremor Christ (2011), Black (2009, 2006), Immortality (2008), Corduroy (2007), and I Got Shit (2005).  Will Lightning Bolt electrify the tournament?  It's time to Let It Ride.

HOW DO I PLAY?

Head over to Red Mosquito's March Madness Forum.  Each thread is a match between two songs.  Just vote in each thread and wait for the next round to begin (Round 2 starts on Wednesday, March 5).

Watch the voting schedule here, and follow the tournament bracket here.

Given To Cast, 2/28/14, Is Now Available

Check out the latest episode of Given To Cast.

The latest podcast is up! Sorry for the delay.... But over 45 minutes of awesome music all taken from the Dallas Show on 11-15-13.... Enjoy

Show Notes: Opening GTC ID: Kara Knuffman
Music from Dallas, TX show 11-15-13

Soundgarden (with Matt) to Play SXSW's iTunes Festival

Next month, Matt Cameron breaks his promise to leave Soundgarden fans wanting this year when he joins the band for the iTunes Festival at South By Southwest where the band will celebrate the anniversary of Superunknown by playing the album front-to-back live.  Even if you can't attend, you can watch the show live via iTunes.

From March 11-15, iTunes Festival at SXSW is taking over ACL Live at the Moody Theater in Austin, Texas, for five spectacular nights of live music.  Stream the shows live or after the performances right here.

Located in the heart of the live-music mecca that is Austin, Texas, ACL Live at the Moody Theater hosts more than 100 shows a year and is home to the oldest televised music series in America.  There couldn't be a more perfect venue for iTunes Festival at SXSW.

Watch your favorite artists perform live or after the performances [right here] in the iTunes Store.  You can also watch the concerts on your big screen with Apple TV - just select iTunes Festival from the main menu or stream via AirPlay with the official app.