The Chart Show: Rock the Garden 2015 headliners Belle and Sebastian and Modest Mouse inducted to Hall of Fame
by Mark Wheat
March 12, 2015
Appropriately enough, during the week we announce this year's Rock the Garden lineup, a headliner from 2009 makes it to the top! The Decemberists' sold out show at Northrop will be only the second of a massive spring tour after their hometown gig in Portland.
It's also appropriate that we have five inductees into the Chart Show Hall of Fame – and two of them are on this year's Rock the Garden bill! Headliners Belle and Sebastian and Modest Mouse both make debuts in the Hall of Fame while alt-J climb to #8 on the All-Time Hall of Fame after their sixth induction. St. Vincent gets her third, and Hippo Campus are entered for the first time.
Submit your Chart Show ballot this week for a chance to win tickets to the sold out George Ezra show at the Varsity Theater on Tuesday, March 31!
Modest Mouse left us waiting for eight years for a new album (that's why they haven't been inducted yet!) but now frontman Isaac Brock reveals another new album will be released as soon as it is "legally allowed to be!"
The Phosphorescent Blues, The Current's Album of the Week from the Punch Brothers has a track at #12 on this week's Chart. In her review, assistant program director Lindsay explains all the genre leaping the band employ, and I love the term she coined: "prog-grass"?!?!
D'Angelo returns to the Chart with my favorite track from The Black Messiah, "Sugah Daddy." He's playing in NYC tonight but so far
has only one festival date in Poland in July on his tour schedule? Brandi Carlile is also back with another track from her new Firewatchers Daughter album. She's playing a sold out show in Brooklyn tonight and will be at SXSW next Wednesday playing a big unamplified show at the Central Presbyterian Church in Austin.
A global shout-out to our Aussie posse! They'll be able to see the Irish phenom Hozier in early April at Bluesfest which is held at one of my favorite named venues, Tyagarah Tea Tree Farm! Then he's back stateside for Coachella. Working hard this year, his "Work Song" is new at #19.
Swedish singer/songwriter Jose Gonzalez spent a few years working with his band Junip before releasing another solo record, Vestiges & Claws. The first track dropped from the album is at #20 this week. He's playing the first of two sold out shows in London tonight and has already sold out two shows at the Cedar Cultural Center in April.