Them Crooked Vultures played to a packed Aragon Ballroom last night despite earlier and incorrect reports of sluggish ticket sales. We really enjoyed the supergroup's debut album, and it was obviously that material that drew the crowd even though the audience was clearly split into factions devoted to the group each member of the Vultures is primarily known for; Led Zeppelin, Queens of the Stone Age or Foo Fighters. It made for an interesting mix of people united in single devotion to the almighty riff, bass thump and drum thud. more ›

We were not sure why Them Crooked Vultures wasn't calling themselves Queens Of the Stone Age, since singer Josh Homme leads that group, Dave Grohl has spent a fair amount of time drumming for them in the past, and the addition of a new bassist -- in this case Led Zeppelin's John Paul Jones -- is really nothing all that unusual. After listening to their self-titled debut though, we can see why a name change was in order. Them Crooked Vultures shares many similarities with Queens Of the Stone Age, but the former is a group effort while the latter is driven by a single man ... and it shows. more ›

Now THIS is a Lollapalooza aftershow! If you peep the top of the official Lollapalooza 2009 Aftershows page, you'll see a mysterious set of symbols are playing at Metro on Sunday night. We're guessing this will be the public's first chance to see the Foo Fighter's Dave Grohl, Queens Of the Stone Age's Josh Homme, and Led Zeppelin's John Paul Jones play their new material. Tickets go on sale Thursday morning at 10 a.m. more ›

And you thought the Spice Girls had all the fun? Portland, Oregon's Uncle Earl, an all-woman string band, knows how have a good time banging out the bluegrass and old-time music. Closer to The Be Good Tanyas or The Yonder Mountain String Band than anything to do with Mrs. David Beckham, the ladies (or "g'Earls") of Uncle Earl have been touring in support of their latest release, Waterloo, Tennessee, produced by Led Zeppelin's John Paul Jones. more ›