Johnny Cash To Get Stamped

The US Postal Service announced this week that they will release a Johnny Cash forever stamp later this year as part of their "Music Icons" series. The Man In Black, one of this country's most important music legends died in 2003 at the age of 71. Johnny's musical influence spanned across genre's including country, blues, folk, rock & roll, rockabilly and gospel which led to his inductions into the Country Music Hall Of Fame, Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame and Gospel Hall Of Fame.

Johnny's career started in 1954 as part of the Tennessee Three along with Luther Perkins and Marshall Grant and extended all the way to his death 2003 with a badass cover of Nine Inch Nails 'Hurt'. While he may be best known for the free concerts he played for prisoners in Folsom and San Quentin and songs like 'Ring of Fire' and 'Folsom Prison Blues', his career shouldn't be summed up behind bars. Spend some time with the early Tennessee Three releases, his gospel music or the extensive American Recordings and you can get lost for days.

When this stamp comes out, go old school and write someone special a letter and grace it with this Johnny Cash stamp.

Photo Courtesy of US Postal Service

Johnny and his wife June Carter Cash singing Jackson




Johnny covering Nine Inch Nails 'Hurt'



Johnny performing the song 'San Quentin' in San Quentin prison.

My Morning Jacket-Capitol Theater

My Morning Jacket
12/27-Capitol Theater, Port Chester New York

My Morning Jacket played their first of three shows on 12/27 at the marvelous re-opened Capitol Theater in Port Chester, NY. The Capitol Theater opened in 1926 and peaked in the 70's with bands such as the Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd, Janis Joplin and the Grateful Dead performing at the 1,800 capacity venue. Recently renovated to a tune of $2 million, the Capital Theater is a fantastic new venue with an old feel just a 30 min. drive or simple train ride from New York City.

MMJ kept things fresh as they closed out 2012 with a different opening band and the promise of no songs repeated during the three night run. Tonight's set was a little on the mellow side dipping deep into their catalog with classics Bermuda Highway, Butch Cassidy, Evelyn Is Not Real, Nashville to Kentucky, opener Heartbreaking Man along with a cover of Erykah Badu's Tyrone and their holiday song X-Mas Curtain. With such an extensive catalog, it's inevitable you will be bummed out that they didn't play particular songs but I was super happy that Off The Record, Magheetah and Gideon made tonight's 24 song, 2 1/2 hour set list, along with Steam Engine and Smoking From Shootin'.

Seeing My Morning Jacket live is always an amazing experience. Seeing them in the outstanding Capitol Theater made tonight's experience even more special.

Deer Tick opened up played a short and rather mellow set. Love them!

Here are some photos I took...