Jack White was the musical guest on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” last night. After having a chat where he teases Fallon’s go-to guitar, “a beginner’s guitar for children,” he performed a medley from his career-spanning compilation Acoustic Recordings 1998-2016. It is his first acoustic TV performance. Watch him perform two songs “Love Is the Truth,” from when Jack did a Coca Cola commercial and the White Stripes’ “You’ve Got Her in Your Pocket” below.
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Jack White’s Third Man Records expands to Detroit
Over the last five years, Jack White and his record label, Third Man Records have been based in Nashville. Now, however, White will go back home in Detroit with plans to expand the label’s operations in the city’s Cass Corridor.
Partnering with Tom Kartsotis, the founder of Shinola, a Detroit-based company that specializes in watches, bicycles, shoe polish, and various other leather goods, White has purchased the building that is currently home to the Shinola Flagship store at 441 W. Canfield.
The building will serve as office and retail space for Third Man, and is set to open in time for Record Store Day’s Black Friday event on November 27th. The label promises “many special surprises in store.”
Cass Corridor is where The White Stripes’ played its very first show, in the place of White’s high school, and a part of the city that White refers to as “always been the most inspiring area of Detroit for me as an artist and as a Detroiter.”
Also in the statement, he added He adds, “From the great visual artists like Gordon Newton to the music of the Gories, and the birth of the Detroit garage rock scene, the Corridor has nurtured Detroit’s soul and inventiveness for decades. That spirit pushes forward with Shinola’s passion and will come full circle for the artists of the Corridor that work with Third Man Records to plant a new foundation there to help keep that creative spirit alive for decades to come.”
Jack White to stop performing “for a long period of time”
Jack White has announced in a post on his personal website that “after many years of performing in a multitude of configurations… he will be taking a break from performing live for a long period of time.”
White has been touring the world in support of his sophomore solo album Lazaretto for almost a year, performing memorable sets. White, without much doubt, has earned a break and has announced that he is going to. In the press release, he will be “taking a break from performing live for a long period of time.”
Before White returns to Nashville, he will perform five acoustic shows in States he is yet to visit on his current tour. This will be his first-ever all-acoustic concerts, where he will be joined by a quarter including Fats Kaplin, Lillie Mae Rische, and Dominic Davis who will be amplified by ribbon microphones.
Taking after Prince, the location of the performances will be unknown until the day of. Tickets wi also be only $3.00 and will be sold on a first come, first serve basis before each show.
This acoustic tour will start after White’s weekend two performance at Coachella this Saturday. It is advised to keep watch of the Third Man Records’ Twitter account for announcements for the show.
Watch White perform a surprise show during Outside Lands 2012 below:
Watch the White Stripes perform on Detriot public access television
Jack White recently opened the vault do White Stripes’ music and shared rarely seen footage from the band’s early days. The duo made their television debut on May 28th, 2000 on Backstage Pass, a program on public access television in Detroit. They previewed their second album, De Stijl, which would come out the following month, on the program, performing the songs, “Apple Blossom” and “Death Letter”.
To find the footage, it is available on the new streaming service, TIDAL, as Jack White is a co-owner of the company. Watch it here.
As well as this archival footage, a White Stripes’ cover of “Rated X” by Loretta Lynn will be released in the upcoming package from the subscription service, The Vault from Third Man Record. The cover was originally recorded in 2000 but was then kept away from the public since then, however, the 7-inch will have a b-side of a live recording of Lynn’s “Whispering Sea” which was recorded in George, Washinggton at the Gorge Amphitheater on August 6th, 2005. Listen to a sample of “Rated X” here.
Streaming service TIDAL promises “to re-establish the value of music”
Jay Z has formally launched his streaming service TIDAL at an all-star event in New York City. Apparently, Jay Z is simply a co-owner and shares ownership with Win Butler and Régine Chassagne from Arcade Fire, Kanye West, Jack White, Daft Punk, Beyoncé, Chris Martin of Coldplay, and Madonna.
These artists all were at the event today and signed their commitment on-stage by signing a declaration.
The streaming service is described as a “platform owned by artists” and has a goal “to re-establish the value of music.” Keys explained on the behalf of the group, “We want to create a better service and experience for fans and artists. Our mission goes beyond commerce and technology.”
The video following the event had footage from a summit recently where the owners of TIDAL to talk about their vision. Daft Punk talked about the summit as “the Avengers of Music.”
It was previously reported that TIDAL offers two different subscription offers: $19.99 for a month of high-fidelity audio and $9.99 for standard audio. TIDAL could be streamed on the web, and downloaded with iOS and Android devices.
TIDAL owners will exclusively release music through the platform but it is not yet confirmed.
Jack White shares new song “Blue Light, Red Light (Someone’s There)”
Jack White recently announced that “That Black Bat Licorice” is the latest single off of his sophomore album as a solo artist, Lazaretto. The 7-inch single will be available February 17th on Third Man Records and it contains a new song for the B-Side, a cover of “Blue Light, Red Light (Someone’s There)” by Harry Connick, Jr.
The rendition has the intensity of classic White but yet an element of a jazz rock musician. Listen to the track in here.
Bob Dylan honored at MusiCares tribute
Bob Dylan was honored last night at a tribute concert to benefit MusiCares. The lineup featured Jack White, Beck, Neil Young, Bruce Springsteen, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Willie Nelson, and others. It also had a lengthy speech from Dylan who thanked his early supporters and jibed at critics of his vocals and other famous detractors according to Rolling Stone.
Young covered “Blowin’ in the Wind,” Beck covered “Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat,” White did “One More Cup of Coffee,” Springsteen did “Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door,” and Crosby Stills and Nash performed “Girl From the North Country.”
Dylan thanked icons such as Jimi Hendrix, Johnny Cash, Nina Simone, Joan Baez, the Staple Singers, the Byrds, the Turtles, Peter Paul & Mary, Sonny & Cher, and others for supporting his music in his speech. When talking about Hendrix, Dlyan said, “He took some small songs of mine that nobody paid any attention to and brought them up into the outer limits of the stratosphere, turned them all into classics.”
He also talked about some famous artists who wrote him off early on, including the iconic songwriting duo Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller and country legend Merle Haggard. “I didn’t really care what Leiber & Stoller thought of my songs,” he said, “’cause I didn’t like their songs, either.”
Dylan also said, “critics say I can’t sing, I sound like a frog. Why don’t critics say that about Tom Waits? Critics say my voice is shot. Why don’t they say that about Leonard Cohen? What have I done to get this special attention?”
Setlist:
Beck: “Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat”
Aaron Neville: “Shooting Star”
Alanis Morissette: “Subterranean Homesick Blues”
Los Lobos: “On A Night Like This”
Willie Nelson: “Señor (Tales Of Yankee Power)”
Jackson Browne: “Blind Willie McTell”
John Mellencamp: “Highway 61 Revisited”
Jack White: “One More Cup Of Coffee”
Tom Jones: “What Good Am I?”
Norah Jones: “I’ll Be Your Baby Tonight”
Derek Trucks And Susan Tedeschi: “Million Miles”
John Doe: “Pressing On”
Crosby, Stills & Nash: “Girl From The North County”
Bonnie Raitt: “Standing In The Doorway”
Sheryl Crow: “Boots Of Spanish Leather”
Bruce Springsteen: “Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door”
Neil Young: “Blowin’ In The Wind”
Parquet Courts to release Live at Third Man Records
The indie rock band Parquet Courts played a set at Hack White’s Third Man Records in June. The recording of the performance will be released on March 3rd.
Named Parquet Courts: Live at Third Man Records, the band played 11 tracks from their discography including Sunbathing Animal “Black & White,” “Always Back In Town,” and “Dear Ramona” from Sunbathing Animal.
Listen to the clips of live versions of “Vienna II” and “Sunbathing Animal” here and see the tracklist below.
Parquet Courts: Live at Third Man Records Tracklist:
01. Duckin & Dodgin
02. Bodies
03. Black & White
04. Vienna II
05. Always Back In Town
06. Dear Ramona
07. Descend
08. Instant Disassembly
09. Raw Milk
10. Into the Garden
11. Sunbathing Animal
The live album is the latest of the installment in the label’s direct-to-acetate live album series. Previous bands and artists that have performed were The Shins, King Tuff, Divine Fits, and The Kills.
Run the Jewels to open for Jack White at Madison Square Garden
El-P and Killer Mike, the duo behind Run the Jewels, had a successful 2014. To add to the successful year, Jack White has them to open for his headlining Madison Square Garden show on January 30th. The pair is just planning on performing that one show with White for now.
The show at Madison Square Garden kick-offs a year of shows for the duo. Run the Jewels will perform at Coachella, Buku Music + Art festival, and Flow festival. The touring is joined with the work on Run the Jewels 3 which is supposed to come out later this year.
White has also announced several new tour dates including his set for Coachella. See the itinerary below.
Jack White 2015 Tour Dates:
01/24 – Austin, TX @ Austin Music Hall *
01/25 – Austin, TX @ Austin Music Hall *
01/27 – Starkville, MS @ Humphrey Coliseum *
01/28 – Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena +
01/30 – New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden ^
01/31 – Columbus, OH @ The Schottenstein Center *
02/02 – Norma, OK @ McCasland Field House *
02/03 – Albuquerque, NM @ Popejoy Hall *
02/04 – Las Vegas, NV @ Brooklyn Bowl Las Vegas *
03/12-14 – Bogota, CO @ Festival Estero Picnic
03/14-15 – Santiago, CL @ Lollapalooza Chile
03/19 – Asuncion, PY @ Asuncionico
03/20 – Asuncion, PY @ Asuncionico
03/21-22 – Buenos Aires, AR @ Lollapalooza Argentina
03/28-29 – Sao Paulo, BR @ Lollapalooza Brazil
04/11 – Indio, CA @ Coachella Music Festival
04/18 – Indio, CA @ Coachella Music Festival
* = w/ Chicano Batman
+ = w/ Loretta Lynn and William Tyler
^ = w/ Run the Jewels
Coachella’s 2015 line-up has been announced
The 2015 Coachella line-up has been revealed including headliners such as Jack White, Drake, and AC/DC, as well as sub-headliners such as Florence & the Machine, Tame Impala, St. Vincent, Ryan Adams, Interpol, Belle & Sebastian, Alt-J, Ride, and The Weeknd.
Amongst the other acts are Steely Dan, Alabama Shakes, Lykke Li, Caribou, Ratatat, Azealia Banks, Flying Lotus, Raekwon and Ghostface Killah, Tyler the Creator, Father John Misty, Jenny Lewis, SBTRKT, The War on Drugs, Run the Jewels, Swans, Toro y Moi, Panda Bear, FKA twigs, Drive Like Jehu, Desparecidos, Built to Spill, Action Bronson, Jamie xx, Perfume Genius, Mac DeMarco, Eagulls, Angel Olsen, Vic Mensa, Todd Terje, Squarepusher, The Orwells, The Cribs, Brand New, Antemasque, Marina and the Diamonds, Haerts, St. Lucia, and Parquet Courts.
The California-based music festival will take place between the weekends of April 12th – 14th and April 17th – 19th. Tickets will go on-sale tomorrow (January 7th).
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