The Chart Show: Raconteurs Roll into Hall of Fame
by Mark Wheat
May 09, 2019
The Raconteurs are inducted into The Chart Show Hall of Fame for the third time and Lizzo topped off her 10 week stay at #1 for the 6th week in total. This is the 4th time she's gotten in and dazzled everyone at The Palace last weekend and at The Met Gala on Monday Instagramming her meetings with Anderson Paak, J-Lo, Solange, and Kate Moss among others!
Two of the guests at Rock The Garden remain high on the list this week, Courtney Barnett at five and locals Bad Bad Hats rising six places to #7. It's time to make plans for the biggest gig of the summer!
The oldest artist on the Chart this week is Mavis Staples, preparing to celebrate her 80th Birthday with special shows in NYC, Nashville and L.A. She's back at ten after a week hiatus, the new Ben Harper produced album will drop May 24th.
Brand new as the highest entry this week is GRiZ, 28 y.o. Grant Kwiecinski to family and friends, who grew up in EDM capital Detroit, but now resides in Denver. His Red Rocks shows have become legendary and you can catch a taste of them at The Armory May 17th, that's next weekend. This track is from his recently released 'Ride Waves'.
Beck is back! After returning with a Grammy winning bang with 'Colors' in late 2017, seems like he's been on tour ever since! Like he never went away and is now promising more gigs throughout the summer, some co-headlining with Cage The Elephant. And another new album is due before the end of this year, new at fifteen this week is the first single from "Hyperspace".
There are three Australian born acts on our chart this week and the newest, Alex Lahey is debuting for the first time at #19. Her album 'The Best Of Luck Club' comes out on May 17th and she'll play The Turf Club on August 28th.
Mexican acoustic rock guitar duo Rodrigo Y Gabriela have their first entry on our Chart at twenty. It took them three years to make 'Mettavolution' the album for which this is the title track, and it weaves together their love of Buddhism and Pink Floyd! The entire second side of the record is a cover of 'Echoes' from the Floyd album "Meddle".
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