Last year, Foo Fighters relaunched the long-defunct Seventies fest CalJam with guests like Rick Astley and Joe Perry. This year, the Foos raised the stakes, bringing along more than 20 other acts from Iggy Pop to Garbage, and playing a set of their own hits in reverse chronological order. The night capped with Dave Grohl inviting Krist Novoselic, Joan Jett and Deer Tick’s John McCauley for a set of Nirvana classics. The Foos hit the road again in February.
Somewhere in the Swamps of Jersey
Sea.Hear.Now has become one of America’s coolest festivals, bringing surf competitions, art galleries and left-field artists to Asbury Park, New Jersey. This year included Brandi Carlile, Jack Johnson, Blondie, Social Distortion and a surprise local guest: “He was just kind of sitting around, doing…
