Dave Grohl has assembled a supergroup of musicians who were part of his directorial debut in the documentary Sound City. The Sound City Players played their first live gig following the Sundance Film Festival premier of the film on January 18, 2013. Members of Grohl’s bands Nirvana (Krist Novoselic, Pat Smear), The Foo Fighters (Taylor Hawkins, Chris Shiflett, Rami Jaffe) and Queens of the Stone Age (Alain Johannes) backed Grohl and an eclectic group of music legends including Stevie Nicks, John Fogerty, Rick Springfield, Cheap Trick’s Rick Nielsen, Fear’s Lee Ving, Rage Against The Machine’s Brad Wilk, Slipknot’s Corey Taylor, and Masters of Reality’s Chris Goss. They played a 3+ hour long set of classic songs from from their own catalogs plus new material recorded for the Sound City soundtrack. The Sound City Players have an additional gig scheduled at The Hollywood Palladium following the LA premier of the film on Thursday, January 31, 2013. Stay tuned for a first hand review as I have gotten hold of a couple tix to the sold out Palladium show.
Read a full review of the Sundance gig from Rolling Stone here http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/dave-grohl-debuts-supergroup-at-sound-city-sundance-premiere-20130119
Watch Grohl and Rick Springfield perform Springfield’s ultimate 80s hit “Jessie’s Girl” below.
Below is the trailer for Studio City
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