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Smoking Popes: March/April Dates
January 27th, 2011 |
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INFLUENTIAL PUNKERS BEGIN TOUR ON MARCH 19 IN TEMPE, AZ
Chicago’s own Smoking
Popes have lined up a Spring tour, beginning March 19 in Tempe, AZ and ending on April 3 at the Double
Door in Chicago. In between, they’ll travel through San Diego, San Francisco, Portland, Seattle, Denver, and other
cities. Their most recent album, It’s Been A Long Day, a collection of songs recorded between
1991 and 1998, is out now on Asian Man Records.
TOUR DATES
Sat- Mar 19 The Sail Inn Tempe AZ
Sun- Mar 20 Casbah San Diego CA
Tue- Mar 22 Slidebar Fullerton CA
Wed- Mar 23 Key Club West Hollywood CA
Thu- Mar 24 Downtown Brew San Luis Obispo CA
Fri- Mar 25 Great American Music Hall San Francisco CA
Sat- Mar 26 The Crepe Place Santa Cruz CA
Mon- Mar 28 Alberta Rose Theatre Portland OR
Tue- Mar 29 El Corazon Seattle WA
Thu- Mar 31 Urban Lounge Salt Lake City UT
Fri- Apr 1 Hi Dive Denver CO
Sat- Apr 2 The Riot Room Kansas City MO
Sun- Apr 3 Double Door Chicago IL
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Coachella 2011: Arcade Fire, Kings Of Leon, Kanye West
January 19th, 2011 |
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The 12th Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival is set for Friday, April 15, Saturday, April 16 and Sunday,
April 17 at the beautiful Empire Polo Club in Indio, CA and the 2011 line-up includes headlining performances from
Arcade Fire, Kanye West and Kings of Leon. While music serves as the centerpiece for
Coachella, this year’s festival will feature an expanded commitment to art, culture and community via a unique
partnership with The Creators Project–a global initiative that supports leading and emerging artists.
 Arcade Fire |
 Kanye West |
 Kings of Leon |
The full 2011 line-up will feature: !!!, 12th Planet, Afrojack, Alf Alpha, Andy C, Angus and Julia Stone, Animal
Collective, Arcade Fire, Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti, A-Trak, Axwell, Beardyman, Best Coast, Big Audio Dynamite,
Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears, Bloody Beetroots Death Crew 77, Bomba Estereo, Boys Noize, Brandon Flowers,
Brandt Brauer Frick, Breakage, Bright Eyes, Broken Social Scene, Cage the Elephant, Caifanes, Caspa, Cee Lo Green,
Chromeo, Chuckie, City and Colour, Clare Maguire, Cold Cave, Cold War Kids, Crystal Castles, CSS, Cults, Cut Copy,
Daedelus, Death From Above 1979, Delorean, Delta Sprirt, DJ Hype, DJ Kentaro, DJ Marky, DJ Zinc, Duck Sauce, Duran
Duran, EE, Elbow, Electric Touch, Eliza Doolittle, Ellie Goulding, Emicida, Empire of the Sun, Erick Morillo, Erykah
Badu, Excision, , Fat Freddy’s Drop, Fedde Le Grand, Fistful of Mercy, Flogging Molly, Foals, Foster the People, Francis
and the Lights, Freelance Whales, fun., G.Q., Gayngs, Glasser, Gogol Bordello, Good Old War, Gord Downie, Goth
Trad, Green Velvet, Gypsy and the Cat, HEALTH, Here We Go Magic, High Contrast, Hurts, Interpol, Jack Beats, Jack’s
Mannequin, Jakes, Jenny and Johnny, Jimmy Eat World, Joachim Garraud, Joy Orbison, Kanye West, Kele, Kings of
Leon, Klaxons, Kode9, Kyle Hall, Laidback Luke, Leftfield, Lightning Bolt, Lil’ B, Lorn, Los Bunkers, Magnetic Man, ,
Mariachi El Bronx, Marina and the Diamonds, Mary Anne Hobbs, MEN, Menomena, Monarchy, Mount Kimbie, Moving
Units, Ms. Lauryn Hill, Mumford & Sons, Nas & Damian Marley, Neon Trees, New Pants, Nosaj Thing, OFF!, OFWGKTA,
Omar Rodriguez Lopez, One Day as a Lion, Ozomatli, Paul van Dyk, Phantogram, Phosphorescent, PJ Harvey, Plan B,
Ramadanman, Raphael Saadiq, Ras G, Ratatat, Riva Starr, Robyn, Roska, Rye Rye, Sander Kleinenberg, Sasha, SBTRKT,
Scala & Kolacny Bros., Scissor Sisters, She Wants Revenge, Shpongle, Skrillex, Sleigh Bells, Steve Angello, Sven Vath,
Take, Tame Impala, Terror Danjah, Thao and the Get Down Stay Down, The Aquabats, The Black Keys, The Chemical
Brothers, The Drums, The Felice Brothers, The Henry Clay People, The Joy Formidable, The Kills, The London Suede,
The Love Language, The Morning Benders, The National, The New Pornographers, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart,
The Presets, The Radio Dept., The Rural Alberta Advantage, The Strokes, The Swell Season, The Tallest Man on Earth,
The Twelves, Thunderball, Tinie Tempah, Titus Andronicus, Tokimonsta, Trampled by Turtles, Trentemoller, Twin
Shadow, Two Door Cinema Club, Warpaint, Wire, Wiz Khalifa, Yacht, Yelle and Zed Bias.
Three-day weekend passes, along with camping passes for Coachella go on sale Friday, January 21 at 10:00 AM (PT)
through Ticketmaster.com, by phone at 1-800-745-3000 and at www.coachella.com. Three-day weekend passes are $269.00, plus
surcharges and camping passes are $75.00.
Dan Bern: U.S. Tour
January 13th, 2011 |
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COMPOSER OF SONGS FOR WALK HARD AND
GET HIM TO THE GREEK
RELEASING
LIVE IN NEW YORK THIS SPRING
 Dan Bern |
Dan Bern has released some
dozen albums since 1997, while performing everywhere from small clubs to Carnegie Hall. He begins a national tour
on January 19, 2011 that will take him across the country and back, his longest such tour since 2007. Select dates
will include Common Rotation, the Los
Angeles-based trio of multi-instrumentalists with whom Bern has performed and recorded for the past two years.
The tour goes through April 3 in Los Angeles.
Fresh off the heels of 2010′s Live in Los Angeles, Bern will release, Live in New York for
this tour. The two live records include some of his best-loved songs, including “Jerusalem,” “God Said No,” “I’m Not
the Guy” and “Tiger Woods,” as well as a slew of brand new songs and previously live-only material. 2010 also saw
the release of Bern’s first kid’s album, Two Feet Tall. His first-ever Songbook, which has sheet music for 18
of his songs, will be available on the tour as well.
DAN BERN TOUR DATES
Wed, Jan 19 – San Diego, CA – LeStats – with Common Rotation
Thurs, Jan 20 – Phoenix, AZ – The Compound Grill – with Janos
Fri, Jan 21 – Flagstaff, AZ – Coconino Center For The Arts – with Janos
Sat, Jan 22 – Santa Fe, NM – Santa Fe Brewing Company – with Janos
Sun, Jan 23 – Albuquerque, NM – The Cooperage Restaurant – with Janos
Tues, Jan 25 – Oklahoma City, OK – The Blue Door
Wed, Jan 26 – Dallas, TX – Poor David’s Pub
Thurs, Jan 27 – Austin, TX – Catus Cafe
Sa, Jan 29 – New Orleans, LA – The Blue Nile Balcony Room
Wed, Feb 2 – Nashville, TN – The Bluebird Cafe
Thurs, Feb 3 – Athens, GA – The Melting Point
Fri, Feb 4 – Decatur, GA – Eddie’s Attic
Wed, Feb 9 – Columbia, SC – The White Mule
Thurs, Feb 10 – Charlotte, NC – Evening Muse
Fri, Feb 11 – Raleigh, NC – The Pour House
Sat, Feb 12 – Winston-Salem, NC – The Garage
Sun, Feb 13 – Asheville, NC – The Grey Eagle
Thurs, Feb 17 – Washington, DC – Jammin Java
Fri, Feb 18 – Easton, MD – Nightcat
Sat, Feb 19 – Philadelphia, PA – Tin Angel – with Common Rotation
Sun, Feb 20 – New York, NY – Highline Ballroom – with Common Rotation
Tues, Feb 22 – Boston, MA – Club Passim – with Common Rotation
Wed, Feb 23 – Boston, MA – Club Passim – with Common Rotation
Thurs, Feb 24 – Portland, ME – One Longfellow Square – with Common Rotation
Sat, Feb 26 – Northampton, MA – Iron Horse Music Hall – with Common Rotation
Sun, Feb 27 – Teaneck, NJ – Mexicali Live – with Common Rotation
Wed, Mar 2 – Cleveland, OH – Beachland Tavern
Thurs, Mar 3 – Pittsburgh, PA – The Thunderbird Cafe
Sat, Mar 5 – Dayton, OH – Canal Street Tavern
Tues, Mar 8 – Ann Arbor, MI – The Ark
Wed, Mar 9 – Chicago, IL – S.P.A.C.E.
Sun, Mar 13 – Iowa City, IA – The Mill
Sat, Mar 19 – Denver, CO – Soiled Dove Underground
Sun, Mar 20 – Carbondale, CO – Steve’s Guitars
Fri, Mar 25 – Seattle, WA – Tractor Tavern
Sat, Mar 26 – Portland, OR – The Alberta Rose Theatre
Sun, Mar 27 – Eugene, OR – Tsunami Books
Tues, Mar 29 – Sacramento, CA – Harlow’s – The Momo Lounge – with Common Rotation
Wed, Marc 30 – Chico, CA – 1078 Gallery – with Common Rotation
Thurs, Mar 31 – San Francisco, CA – Freight & Salvage – with Common Rotation
Fri, Apr 1 – Santa Cruz, CA – Crepe Place – with Common Rotation
Sun, April 3 – Los Angeles, CA – Bootleg – with Common Rotation
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Sharapova starts year with New Zealand victory
January 3rd, 2011 |
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Maria Sharapova survived a late change of opponent to advance to the second round of the ASB Classic as she defeated Italy’s Alberta Brianti 6-2, 6-3 Monday. The Russian who last struck a competitive ball in early October in Beijing before ending her season early, faced Brianti as original opponent Carla Suarez Navarro of Spain [...]
Jerry Joseph NYE Run; Tour Dates w/ Wally Ingram
November 8th, 2010 |
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NYE IN PORTLAND, OREGON;
WINTER DATES WITH WALLY INGRAM
 Jerry Joseph |
The details for the Jerry Joseph & the
Jackmormons New Year’s Eve Run in Portland, Oregon have been revealed. Single show tickets and a 4
night
package are on sale now. Click here for more information.
Jerry Joseph & Wally Ingram
are going to hit the road again this winter. New tour dates have been announced for December that will take the
duo to Colorado, Utah, Montana & Idaho.
Jerry Joseph & Jackmormons New Year’s Eve Run:
12/29/10 @ Alberta Rose Thtr w/ Blue Skies For Black Hearts
12/30/10 @ Mt Tabor Theater w/ Hillstomp
12/31/10 @ Mt Tabor Theater w/ Richmond Fontaine
1/1/11 @ White Eagle
Jerry Joseph & Wally Ingram November/December 2010 Tour Dates:
11/9/10 * Raleigh, NC * Pour House Music Hall
11/10/10 * Charleston, SC * Pour House
11/11/10 * Athens, GA * Melting Point
11/12/10 * Atlanta, GA * Smith’s Ole Bar
11/13/10 * Birmingham, AL * Zydeco
12/1/10 * Eugene, OR * Sam Bond’s Garage (JERRY SOLO)
12/4/10 * Flagstaff, AZ * Green Room (JERRY SOLO)
12/5/10 * Tempe, AZ * The Sail Inn (JERRY SOLO)
12/08/10 * Vail, CO * Samana Lounge
12/10/10 * Grand Junction, CO * Mesa Theater
12/11/10 * Steamboat, CO * Old Town Pub
12/12/10 * Salt Lake City, UT * The State Room
12/14/10 * Victor, ID * The Knotty Pine
12/15/10 * Butte, MT * Silver Dollar Saloon
12/16/10 * Livingston, MT * The Mint – MT
12/17/10 * Livingston, MT * The Mint – MT
12/18/10 * Missoula, MT * The Palace
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Nor’easter Festival Lineup: Gaslight Anthem, Dr. Dog, Walkmen
September 9th, 2010 |
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SEPTEMBER 24 – SEPTEMBER 26 AT LOON MOUNTAIN IN LINCOLN, NEW
HAMPSHIRE
 The Gaslight Anthem |
The Nor’easter Festival is a three day celebration of Music, Sport and Conservation in
the heart of the White Mountains of New Hampshire taking place Friday, September 24, 2010 through Sunday,
September 26, 2010, at Loon Mountain in Lincoln, NH . Today, The Nor’easter has announced the complete line up
for
the Nor’easter Festival Main Stage September 24th-25th (tickets at www.noreaster.ems.com).
LINEUP:
The Gaslight Anthem
Dr. Dog
The Walkmen
!!! (Chk, Chk, Chk)
Eli
“Paperboy”
Reed and the True Loves
Alberta Cross
Rubblebucket
The Constellations
Sean Bones
Javelin
Tan Vampires
AmPm
AdeeM
The Super Secret Project (Granite State of Mind).
For more information and tickets, visit: www.noreaster.ems.com.
July 21, 1911: Media Messenger McLuhan Born
July 21st, 2010 |
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1911: Media theorist Marshall McLuhan escapes the medium of the womb to become a founding messenger of the electronic future. His scholarly analyses like The Mechanical Bride, The Gutenberg Galaxy, Understanding Media, The Medium Is the Massage encode pop culture and postmodernism’s cultural and economic dominance from the 20th century onward.
(Surfing his wave, Wired magazine [...]
Dead Confederate Extend Tour Adds Dates With Alberta Cross
July 13th, 2010 |
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TOURING IN SUPPORT OF SUGAR OUT AUGUST 24
 Dead Confederate |
Athens, Georgia-based quintet Dead
Confederate are extending their North American tour into the fall, adding co-headlining dates with New
York-based roots rockers Alberta
Cross. Dead Confederate are touring in support of their upcoming sophomore release
Sugar, due on August 24 on TAO Recordings/Old Flame. Prior to the Alberta Cross dates, they’ll
be touring with Deer Tick and playing
a Bumbershoot after party with Surfer
Blood.
Sugar, recorded by John Agnello (The Hold Steady, Sonic Youth, Dinosaur Jr.), was shaped by touring with
legends such as Dinosaur Jr. and Meat Puppets and gave Dead
Confederate an increased appreciation for the early underground bands of the 80s and 90s that laid the foundation
on which their sound is built. As a result, the record explores new styles beyond the aching, bleak psychedelia with
which the band originally made their mark.
Dead Confederate is also sharing new music in exchange for an email address. Head over to DeadConfederate.com to download the appropriately titled track,
“Giving It All Away” (featuring J. Mascis, of Dinosaur Jr.). Also at DeadConfederate.com is some fantastic in-studio
footage with more new music!
Dead Confederate Tour Dates:
7.23.10 – Sky City – Augusta, GA
7.24.10 – The Jinx – Savannah, GA
7.25.10 – Visulite Theatre – Charlotte, NC
7.27.10 – The Social – Orlando, FL %
7.28.10 – Respectable Street – West Palm Beach, FL
7.29.10 – Crowbar – Tampa, FL %
7.30.10 – Engine Room – Tallahassee, FL %
7.31.10 – Buckhead Theater – Atlanta, GA %
8.01.10 – Exit/In – Nashville, TN %
8.03.10 – Proud Larry’s – Oxford, MS %
8.04.10 – Hi-Tone Cafe – Memphis, TN %
8.05.10 – Off Broadway – St. Louis, MO %
08.28.10 – The Mohawk – Austin, TX
08.29.10 – The Loft – Dallas, TX
09.01.10 – Belly Up – Aspen, CO
09.02.10 – Urban Lounge – Salt Lake City, UT
09.03.10 – Neurolux – Boise, ID
09.05.10 – Official Bumbershoot After Party @ Hard Rock Cafe @
09.06.10 – Doug Fir Lounge – Portland, OR #
09.08.10 – Great American Music Hall – San Francisco, CA #
09.09.10 – SoHo – Santa Barbara, CA #
09.11.10 – Troubadour – Los Angeles, CA #
09.12.10 – Belly Up – Solana Beach, CA #
09.14.10 – Plush – Tucson, AZ #
09.15.10 – Rhythm Room – Phoenix, AZ #
09.17.10 – Telluride Blues & Brews Festival – Telluride, CO #
09.18.10 – Larimer Lounge – Denver, CO #
09.19.10 – Fox Theatre – Boulder, CO #
09.21.10 – The Firebird – St. Louis, MO #
09.22.10 – Double Door – Chicago, IL #
09.25.10 – The Note – West Chester, PA #
09.26.10 – The Middle East – Boston, MA #
09.28.10 – Music Hall of Williamsburg – Brooklyn, NY
% w/ Deer Tick
@ w/ Surfer Blood
# Dead Confederate / Alberta Cross co-headline date
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Telluride Blues & Brews Adds George Thorogood, Elvin, Galactic
June 21st, 2010 |
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GETTING BLUESY IN THE ROCKIES
 Thorogood & The Destroyers |
The Telluride Blues & Brews Festival has announced that George Thorogood and the Destroyers with special guests Elvin Bishop and Eddie Shaw will be headlining Friday night. Friday will also feature guitarist extraordinaire Jimmie Vaughan, and Saturday night will now feature Galactic with special guest Cyril Neville.
The 17th Annual Telluride Blues & Brews Festival, taking place September 17-19, will also feature Allen Toussaint, T-Model Ford, Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears, JJ Grey & Mofro, Cedric Burnside & Lightnin’ Malcolm, Matt Schofield, Alberta Cross, The Dana Fuchs Band, Ronnie Baker Brooks, Gospel Morning with The Otis Taylor Band featuring Chuck Campbell and the Sheryl Renee Choir (Otis Taylor & Chuck Campbell will also be performing at one of the Juke Joints), Phil Wiggins & Corey Harris, Grady Champion, Terrence Simian & the Zydeco Experience, The Sugar Thieves, The Bill Magee Blues Band, Little Al Thomas and The Deep Down Fools. The final line-up, including a very special Saturday headliner, will be announced on August 16.
Typhoid Adware Could Spell Trouble at Internet Cafes
May 24th, 2010 |
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Researchers report having created proof-of-concept adware that takes advantage of wireless connections to spread ads. This means potential security problems at Internet cafes and in other public places. – Researchers from the University of
Calgary, in Alberta,
Canada, have
developed proof-of-concept implementations of a scheme that exploits
unencrypted wireless connections to blast PCs with ads.
In a paper March 9, the researchers described how the adware dubbed Typhoid convinces
laptops to …
Telluride Blues & Brews B.B. King, ZZ Top, Galactic
May 3rd, 2010 |
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TELLURIDE BLUES & BREWS ANNOUNCES INITIAL LINEUP
B.B. King, ZZ Top, The Mick Fleetwood Blues Band, Allen Toussaint, and Galactic
 Telluride Blues & Brews 2009 by Dino Perrucci |
The Telluride Blues & Brews Festival, which will be held September 17-20, 2010, has announced B.B. King and ZZ Top will be headlining this year’s festival. Joining these legendary artists on the Blues & Brews stage will be Mick Fleetwood Blues Band, Allen Toussaint, Galactic, Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears, JJ Grey & Mofro, Lightnin’ Malcolm & Cedric Burnside, Matt Schofield, Alberta Cross, Dana Fuchs, Ronnie Baker Brooks, Gospel Morning with The Otis Taylor Band featuring Chuck Campbell and the Sheryl Renee Choir (Otis Taylor & Chuck Campbell will also be performing at one of the Juke Joints), Phil Wiggins & Corey Harris, Grady Champion, Terrence Simian & the Zydeco Experience, The Sugar Thieves, Bill Magee Blues Band, Little Al Thomas and The Deep Down Fools. And that’s not all! The final lineup for the 17th Annual Telluride Blues & Brews Festival, along with a very special Saturday headliner, will be announced on August 16, 2010. Stay tuned!
Along with an amazing weekend of music, Telluride Blues & Brews proudly presents the Grand Tasting on Saturday, September 18, 2010. One of the premier tasting events in the Southwest, the Grand Tasting features more than 150 beers from over 50 microbreweries, including those from the Telluride Blues & Brews official beer sponsor, Sierra Nevada Brewing Company. This event has it all, from ales to lagers, nut browns to I.P.A.’s and everything in between, from award-winning microbreweries from the Southwest and beyond.
Additional festival highlights include, late night shows at the local Juke Joints and after hours jams, Free Acoustic Artist Series, Blues for Breakfast, The Rainbow Kids area and Kid’s parade and the Telluride Acoustic Blues Competition.
Juke Joint tickets, three-day passes and camping passes for the 17th Annual Telluride Blues & Brews Festival are on sale now. A three-day pass is available for $160.00 and Juke Joint tickets are sold per night at $25. Festival camping is available adjacent to the festival grounds for $40 per person and are valid for 4 nights starting Thursday, September 16. Single-day, Bal de Maison and After Hours Jam tickets go on sale Thursday, July 1 at 10:00 a.m. MST. Friday and Sunday tickets can be purchased for $55.00 each and Saturday for $65.00. Bal de Maison are $20. After Hours Jam are $15.00. Tickets can be purchased at www.tellurideblues.com or by calling 866-515-6166.
For more on Telluride Blues & Brews see or 2009 coverage here.
Alberta Cross: Tour w/ Ben Harper Them Crooked Vultures
April 22nd, 2010 |
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ALBERTA CROSS TO TOUR WITH THEM CROOKED VULTURES, BEN HARPER
BROKEN SIDE OF
TIME CONTINUES TO RECEIVE ACCLAIM
 Alberta Cross |
Alberta Cross, praised by
Rolling Stone as “roots-rock grit meets Brit-pop grandeur,” will tour with Them Crooked Vultures this May. The dates come on the heels of a tour with Black Rebel Motorcycle Club and follow the band’s opening slot for Ben Harper.
Their much-anticipated ATO Records debut Broken Side of Time is being widely praised by
critics, with Esquire declaring “as electrically dark as it is electrifyingly determined,” and Billboard
calling it “a step forward in cementing their place in American blues-rock,” that “leaves an unmistakable mark.” Likewise, they were featured as a “Breaking Artist” in Rolling Stone, which praises them for “combining wind tunnels of
bent guitar riffs and distorted power chords with the haunting melodies of rural American music. It’s all topped by Ericson Stakee’s sweet, high-lonesome voice, which recalls both Jim James and Neil Young.”
For more on Alberta Cross see our recent feature Rise From The Shadows.
ALBERTA CROSS TOUR DATES:
w/ Ben Harper:
April 20 – Baltimore, MD @ Pier Six Pavilion
April 21 – Winston Salem, NC @ Wake Forest – Wait Chapel
April 22 – Charlottesville, VA @ Charlottesville Pavilion
April 24 – Nashville, TN @ Vanderbilt Alumni Lawn
April 25 – Alpharetta, GA @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
April 29 – Jacksonville, FL @ Florida Theatre
April 30 – Lake Buena Vista, FL @ House of Blues
May 1 – Tampa, FL @ The Ritz Theatre
May 2 – West Palm Beach, FL @ Sunfest
Headlining:
April 27 – N. Myrtle Beach, SC @ House of Blues
May 5 – Asheville, NC @ Grey Eagle Tavern
May 6 – Charlotte, NC @ Visulite Theater
May 7 – Southern Pines, NC @ Gawker Media Farm
May 8 – Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506
w/ Them Crooked Vultures:
May 11 – Quebec, QC @Pavilion De La Jeunesse
May 12 – Montreal, QC @ Cepsum
May 13 – Ottawa, ON @ Scotia Place
May 15 – Toronto, ON @ Air Canada Centre
May 16 – Windsor, ON @ Colosseum at Caesars
May 17 – Indianapolis, IN @ The Egyptian Room, Old National Centre
May 18 – Chicago, IL @ Aragon
Alberta Cross Tour Dates :: Alberta Cross News :: Alberta Cross Concert Reviews
Erykah Badu: Tour w/ ?uestlove N.E.R.D., Monae, Maxwell
April 20th, 2010 |
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“OUT MY MIND, JUST IN TIME” TOUR INCLUDES
N.E.R.D., JANELLE MONAE, MAXWELL,
?UESTLOVE OF THE ROOTS
Hot on the heels of the headline-making video for “Window Seat” which resulted in a disorderly conduct charge,
Erykah Badu has
announced a North American summer tour in support of her new album, New Amerykah Part Two (Return of
the Ankh). The “Out My Mind, Just In Time” tour will feature opening acts including N.E.R.D., Janelle Monae, Maxwell and ?uestlove of The Roots.
 Erykah Badu |
Erykah Badu Tour Dates:
04-23 Tobago, Tobago – Tobago Jazz Experience Festival
05-22 Baltimore, MD – Pier Six Concert Pavilion (w/ Bilal)
05-23 Boston, MA – Orpheum Theater (w/ Janelle Monae)
05-25 New York, NY – Roseland (w/ ?uestlove)
05-26 Upper Darby, PA – Tower Theatre (w/ Bilal)
05-28 Washington, DC – DAR Constitution Hall (w/ N.E.R.D, Janelle Monae)
05-30 Detroit, MI – Chene Park (w/ N.E.R.D, Janelle Monae)
06-02 Chicago, IL – Chicago Theater (w/ N.E.R.D, Janelle Monae)
06-03 Chicago, IL – Chicago Theater (w/ N.E.R.D, Janelle Monae)
06-05 Memphis, TN – Orpheum (w/ Janelle Monae)
06-06 Nashville, TN – Ryman Auditorium (w/ Janelle Monae)
06-08 Kansas City, MO – Midland Theater (w/ Janelle Monae)
06-09 St. Louis, MO – Fox Theater (w/ Janelle Monae)
06-11 Atlanta, GA – Philips Arena (w/ Maxwell)
06-13 Houston, TX – Verizon (w/ Janelle Monae)
06-14 Grand Prairie, TX – Nokia
06-16 Denver, CO – Fillmore (w/ Janelle Monae)
06-18 Oakland, CA – Paramount (w/ Janelle Monae)
06-19 Saratoga, CA – The Mountain Winery
06-20 Los Angeles, CA – Greek Theater (w/ Janelle Monae)
06-26 New York, NY – Madison Square Garden (w/ Maxwell)
06-27 Calgary, Alberta – Mamahon Stadium (Lilith Fair)
06-28 Edmonton, Alberta – Northlands Spectrum (Lilith Fair)
07-01 Vancouver, British Columbia – Pitt Meadows Airport (Lilith Fair)
07-02 Ridgefield, WA – Sleep Country Amphitheater (Lilith Fair)
07-03 George, WA – The George Amphitheater (Lilith Fair)
08-04 Raleigh, NC – Time Warner Pavilion (Lilith Fair)
08-07 Columbia, MD – TBA
08-08 Chicago, IL – Lollapalooza
08-11 Tampa, FL – Ford Amphitheater
Erykah Badu Tour Dates :: Erykah Badu News :: Erykah Badu Concert Reviews
Conan O’Brien Kicks Off 30-City Theater Tour
March 11th, 2010 |
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Conan’s going on tour! Former Tonight Show host Conan O’Brien has announced that he’s embarking on a 30-city theater tour sponsored by American Express.
“It was either a massive 30-city tour or start helping out around the house,” Conan joked in a statement announcing the move on Thursday.
Sidekick Andy Richter and the former Tonight Show [...]
Alberta Cross/Hacienda | 02.08 | PA
February 18th, 2010 |
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Words & Images by: Jake Krolick
Alberta Cross/Hacienda :: 02.08.10 :: Kyber Pass :: Philadelphia, PA
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Alberta Cross :: 02.08 :: PhillySneaking into Philadelphia between two massive snowstorms was no easy task. Yet, San Antonio rockers Hacienda and Brooklyn-based rising stars Alberta Cross pulled it off without as much as a hitch. Alberta Cross was the driving force that packed the Kyber Pass to the gills with a well bundled posse of onlookers and fans on a snowy Monday night. This Philly show was the tour closer before Alberta Cross packed their bags for Europe, and it was clear from the start how much practice and heavy touring have paid off.
Opening many of the shows on this tour was aforementioned Hacienda. No slouches themselves, these guys were plucked by The Black Keys‘ blues rock virtuoso Dan Auerbach. He produced the band’s debut album, Loud Is the Night, and recruited them to play as the backing band on his solo effort, Keep it Hid. Playing with Auerbach has definitely impacted the sound of Hacienda. Their set came out of left field as a lively, throwback garage rock romp that complimented Alberta Cross’ psychedelic blues beautifully. Hacienda was powered by a trio of brothers – Abraham (keys), Jamie (drums) and Rene Villanueva (bass) – all originally from way up in the Pacific Northwest now transplanted to San Antonio.
These fiery Texans offered more pizzazz and gusto on a Monday night than most bands can muster on a Saturday. The spunk exhibited and dynamics between guitarist Dante Schwebel and the Villanueva brothers accentuated all the various things that live music dreams are made of. These guys had a strut to their playing and they showed it from the opening tune, a smoldering, bass-driven builder that bounced with Rene’s bass whacks and dirty echoing strums from Schwebel. Their raw riffs brawled with sleek ’60s harmonies that flowered from Abraham’s electric organ. The band rattled off three homespun songs that recalled the likes of The Beach Boys and Dr. Dog before raging on a cover of “Louie Louie.” Abraham was right on when he said that this cover was a version all their own. It was a rowdy reading smothered in red sauce and Tex-Mex styling that would have made Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs proud. “Hear Me Crying” showcased one of Hacienda’s melodic, heartfelt rockers, offering an even greater depth to their danceable rock sounds. They finished the set with “Mama’s Cookin” dedicated to their friends Dr. Dog. This tune sounded as if it could have been a Dr. Dog song as Schwebel and Rene drenched the rock ‘n roll standard in a passion that made our pulses rise as they plowed through the raw metaphor for gettin’ it on.
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With a few feet of snow blanketing the streets outside, the bar quickly became a sardine tin. The crowd was anxious for Alberta Cross, a band that seemingly sprung up from nowhere. I had caught one of their first large gigs at the Camden Download Festival in 2008 with few in attendance. Their latest tour has been a whirlwind as they traveled North America in support of their debut album, Broken Side of Time. In Santa Barbara the venue was so packed that they played two separate sets for two different crowds. They sold out L.A.’s Troubadour, Schubas in Chicago and The Basement in Columbus. DC, NYC, VT – almost every show on this tour was packed or sold out. As we listened to them work a very traditional blues rock sound it was easy to see why the crowds love them.
Onstage, Alberta Cross lives up to everything you hear on their albums and then some. Petter Ericson Stakee, their ex-Swede frontman, sung with one of the clearest and most listenable crowd friendly tones since Kings of Leon and Jim James (My Morning Jacket). His prevailing approach lacked grit or throatiness as his voice poured out pure, clear excitement. Stakee’s performance showed that he’s an accessible frontman whose range is a star-crossed version of a slew of artists past but still tells his own story. He can hit the high notes without trouble plus he has that cadenced knack that makes a singer great.
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Just like their leader, the band produced a most comfortably familiar sound that hearkened back to many different decades. Listening to the cool ’70s folk rock fused with guitar blues of “Lucy Rider” was like settling into your favorite pair of sweatpants. Even the people not there for the show took notice and left their spots at the bar to see what was going down. Apparently, Alberta Cross had played a gig at the Kyber Pass before and when Stakee inquired who was here years ago, to his delight several people applauded before he wound us through another pleasing passageway filled with bent guitar riffs and even more evocative singing. The intense guitar solos on “ATX” and the grimy, ringing sound of “The Thief and the Heartbreaker” surely melted snow on all sides of the venue. These were clearly the crowd favorites that silenced the repeated shouts from spectators not satisfied with the setlist until they had a chance to sing-along.
There were tender sides of Alberta Cross during “Low Man” and raging moments during “Broken Side of Time.” Both were fun and satisfying, but it was “Rise from the Shadows,” described as a gospel tune by Stakee, that truly stirred the blood and separated the men from the boys. He stoked the front row as he leaned over his mic stand and dipped his torso into the crowd. Stakee, silhouetted by a lone orange light that played tricks with the brim of his Stetson hat, banged on a tambourine and kept the tempo at a slow stroll while Alec Higgins sashayed along on the keys during an extended intro. Then, building like a rogue wave in the ocean, Terry Wolfers trudged in with some ridiculously hard thudding bass, producing blasts from the stacks that made us actually feel the music. The twisted gospel song caught us by surprise and a cheer erupted as they woke up the sleeping rock & roll giant and paraded it around the cramped venue. It was a perfect shift in styles, moving the music from a lulling gospel number to a head shaking, thrust inducing screamer of a rock song. Stakee lurched back towards drummer Austin Beede and then over to lock horns with Sam Kearney‘s guitar. This lively exchange grew and grew, making the seven-minute album version fade into oblivion as they rocked us for over fourteen minutes.
The guy next to me kept muttering how this band has teeth, and he was right. Alberta Cross was able to connect with the audience and perform better than we could have hoped. Before calling it a night, Stakee and company jumped back onstage to leave the rest of their energy in a two-song encore. After laying down a wonderful tour closer in Philly, they played a surprise set a few nights latter at the former CBGB’s with Guns N’ Roses (details here). Their next visit to Philadelphia is in April at the TLA, so those who saw Alberta Cross in February should feel lucky because I’m guessing that this was one of the last times they will play a stage that small.
For more on Alberta Cross see our exclusive feature interview here.
Alberta Cross tour dates available here.
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Alberta Cross: Tour Dates
February 12th, 2010 |
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Alberta Cross Sells Out Shows Across The U.S., Tour Confirmed With Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
| Alberta Cross |
Alberta Cross just wrapped up their first ever nationwide headlining tour where they performed to sold out crowds in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Washington DC, San Francisco and more. This spring, Alberta Cross will tour with Black Rebel Motorcycle Club.
Their latest album, Broken Side of Time arrives on the heels of their EP The Thief & the Heartbreaker, which earned the band U.K. touring slots with Oasis, The Shins and Bat For Lashes.
Founded by guitarist/vocalist Petter Ericson Stakee and bassist Terry Wolfers, Alberta Cross took shape when the two began jamming together in London’s east end. Stakee, from London by way of Sweden, and Wolfers, a Brit himself, moved to New York City in 2008 in pursuit of renewed creative energy and new challenges. Broken Side of Time is born of the struggles and setbacks the band faced along the way. The album serves as Alberta Cross’ official introduction to the U.S.
As Stakee explains, “It’s kind of a desperation album, a darker album; it’s definitely angrier. We’ve been in a crazy place during the whole album and you can hear that.”
Led by Stakee and Wolfers, Alberta Cross is rounded out by guitarist Sam Kearney, drummer Austin Beede and keyboardist Alec Higgins. Broken Side of Time was recorded in Austin, TX and produced by Mike McCarthy (Spoon, Dead Confederate, Heartless Bastards). John O’Mahony (Depeche Mode, Coldplay, Kasabian) mixed the album at Electric Lady in New York City.
Tour Dates
02/16/10 Tue Congress Centrum Hamburg, GER ^
02/17/10 Wed Tempodrom Berlin, GER ^
02/19/10 Fri Gasometer Vienna, AUS ^
02/20/10 Sat Zenith Munich, GER ^
02/21/10 Sun Kiff Aarau, SWI
02/22/10 Mon PalaSharp Milan, IT ^
02/23/10 Tue Palalottomatica Rome, IT ^
02/24/10 Wed Locanda Atlantide Rome, IT
02/25/10 Thu Palasport San Lazzaro Padova, IT
02/27/10 Sat ZAKK Dusseldorf, GER
02/28/10 Sun Palladium Cologne, GER ^
03/01/10 Mon Lotto Arena Antwerp, BEL ^
03/02/10 Tue Tivoli Utrecht, NL
03/03/10 Wed Heineken Music Hall Amsterdam, NL ^
03/04/10 Thu Jahrhunderthalle Frankfurt, GER ^
03/06/10 Sat O2 Arena London, GB ^
03/07/10 Sun Manchester Apollo Manchester, GB ^
03/08/10 Mon Auntie Annies Belfast, GB
03/09/10 Tue The O2 Dublin, IR ^
03/11/10 Thu SECC Glasgow, GB ^
03/12/10 Fri Night & Day Manchester, GB
03/14/10 Sun Shepherd’s Bush Empire London, GB
03/15/10 Mon Dingwall’s London, GB
04/01/10 Thu Phoenix Concert Theatre Toronto, ON *
04/02/10 Fri La Tulipe Montreal, QC *
04/03/10 Sat House of Blues Boston, MA *
04/05/10 Mon 9:30 Club Washington, DC *
04/06/10 Tue Theatre of Living Arts (TLA) Philadelphia, PA *
04/07/10 Wed Mr. Small’s Theatre Pittsburgh, PA *
^ with Dave Matthews Band
* with Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
Fore more on Alberta Cross see our exclusive feature/interview here.
Vampire Weekend: Spring Dates
January 5th, 2010 |
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VAMPIRE WEEKEND ANNOUNCE SPRING TOUR DATES
 Vampire Weekend |
Vampire Weekend is excited to announce Spring tour dates, beginning in Edmonton, Alberta on March 14 and wrapping up at Oakland’s Fox Theater April 19.
For select dates, a very special ticket package is available: for an additional $15.00, fans can add a copy of Vampire Weekend’s upcoming album Contra (CD or Vinyl, shipping included) to the price of their tickets, and will also receive four MP3 downloads, including Toy Selectah remixes and the first single, “Cousins.”
Spring presale begins Wednesday, January 6 at 10 a.m. local time; tickets available here.
Vampire Weekend will be performing “Cousins” on the Late Show With David Letterman Tuesday January 5, and also on The Tonight Show With Conan O’Brien January 11.
Vampire Weekend Tour Dates
01/05/10 Tue Late Show with David Letterman New York, NY
01/12/10 Tue Henry Fonda Theater Los Angeles, CA
01/17/10 Sun United Palace Theatre New York, NY
01/18/10 Mon Webster Hall New York, NY
01/19/10 Tue Bowery Ballroom New York, NY
02/05/10 Fri De La Warr Pavilion Bexhill-on-Sea, GB
02/07/10 Sun Corn Exchange Cambridge, GB
02/08/10 Mon Manchester Apollo Manchester, GB
02/09/10 Tue Leeds Academy Leeds, GB
02/10/10 Wed Birmingham Academy Birmingham, GB
02/12/10 Fri Newcastle Academy Newcastle, GB
02/13/10 Sat Glasgow Barrowlands Glasgow, GB
02/14/10 Sun The Picture House Edinburgh, GB
02/16/10 Tue Brixton Academy London, GB
02/17/10 Wed Brixton Academy London, GB
02/19/10 Fri Astra Berlin, GER
02/20/10 Sat Gloria Theater Cologne, GER
02/21/10 Sun Uebel und Gefaehrlich Hamburg, GER
02/22/10 Mon AB Box Brussels, BEL
02/24/10 Wed The Paradiso Amsterdam, NL
02/25/10 Thu Olympia Paris, FRA
02/26/10 Fri Bikini Toulouse, FRA
02/27/10 Sat Sala Penelope Madrid, ES
02/28/10 Sun Teatro Circo Price Madrid, ES
03/14/10 Sun Edmonton Event Centre Edmonton, AB
03/15/10 Mon MacEwan Hall Ballroom Calgary, AB
03/16/10 Tue The Wilma Theatre Missoula, MT
03/18/10 Thu In The Venue Salt Lake City, UT
03/19/10 Fri Ogden Theatre Denver, CO
03/20/10 Sat Bud Light Spring Jam Aspen, CO
03/22/10 Mon First Avenue Minneapolis, MN
03/23/10 Tue Riverside Theater Milwaukee, WI
03/25/10 Thu The Riviera Theatre Chicago, IL
03/27/10 Sat Tennessee Theatre Knoxville, TN
03/29/10 Mon Lifestyle Communities Pavilion Columbus, OH
03/30/10 Tue The Sound Academy Toronto, ON
04/01/10 Thu Orpheum Theatre Boston, MA
04/02/10 Fri Electric Factory Philadelphia, PA
04/03/10 Sat DAR Constitution Hall Washington, DC
04/05/10 Mon Ryman Auditorium Nashville, TN
04/06/10 Tue Orange Peel Asheville, NC
04/08/10 Thu The Tabernacle Atlanta, GA
04/09/10 Fri House of Blues New Orleans, LA
04/10/10 Sat Stubb’s BBQ Austin, TX
04/11/10 Sun House Of Blues Dallas, TX
04/13/10 Tue Marquee Theatre Tempe, AZ
04/14/10 Wed Fox Theater Pomona, CA
04/19/10 Mon Fox Theater Oakland, CA
Best of 2009 JamBase Staff List
December 25th, 2009 |
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 Kayceman |
Aaron Kayce (Kayceman) – Editor-in-Chief
Albums
1. Alberta Cross – Broken Side of Time
2. Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse – Dark Night of the Soul
3. Built to Spill – There Is No Enemy
4. Mastodon – Crack The Skye
5. Elliott Brood – Mountain Meadows
Shows
1. Them Crooked Vultures | 11/19/09 | Fox Theater Oakland, CA
2. Widespread Panic | 11/13/09 | Fox Theater Oakland, CA (review)
3. The Mars Volta | 08/29/09 | Outside Lands Festival, San Francisco, CA (review)
 Dennis Cook |
Dennis Cook – Associate Editor
Albums (no particular order)
1. Mastodon – Crack The Skye
2. Akron/Family – Set ‘Em Wild, Set ‘Em Free
3. Todd Snider – The Excitement Plan
4. Grizzly Bear – Veckatimest
5. The Black Crowes – Before The Frost…After The Freeze
Shows
1. The Black Crowes | 12.01-12.02 & 12.04-12.06.09 | The Fillmore | SF, CA (review)
2. AC/DC | 09.02.09 | HP Pavilion | San Jose, CA (review)
3. Dr. Dog | 04.16.09 | The Fillmore | San Francisco, CA (review)
Close runners-up: Bruce Springsteen at HP Pavilion (04.01), Mastodon at San Jose Events Center (11.21), Flowmotion at Summer Meltdown (08.15), Tom Jones at Outside Lands (08.28), and Bon Iver/Megafaun at Fillmore (09.22).
 Andy Gadiel |
Andy Gadiel – JamBase Founder & President
Albums (no particular order)
1. Fun – Aim & Ignite
2. The Avett Brothers – I and Love and You
3. Jerry Garcia Band – Let It Rock – Keystone ’75
4. Nathan Moore – Folk Singer
5. Corinne West – The Promise
Shows
1. Phish | 03.08.09 | Hampton Coliseum
2. Big Light and Nathan Moore at JamBase offices | 06.04.09
3. CounterClarkWise | 02.20.09 | Connecticut Yankee | San Francisco, CA
 David Rosenheim |
David Rosenheim – CEO
Albums
1. Polvo – In Prism
2. The Avett Brothers – I and Love and You
3. Neko Case – Middle Cyclone
4. The Mother Hips – Pacific Dust
5. Bat for Lashes – Two Suns
Shows
1. Sonic Youth | 08.03.09 | The Independent | San Francisco, CA
2. Jenny Lewis | Wanderlust Festival | Lake Tahoe, CA
3. Ben Harper and the Relentless 7 | 02.17.09 | Highline Ballroom | New York, NY
 Tanner Wyer |
Tanner Wyer – Sales Associate
Albums
1. Phoenix – Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
2. Grizzly Bear – Veckatimest
3. Miike Snow – self-titled
4. Mother Hips – Pacific Dust
5. Portugal. The Man – Satanic Satanist
Shows
1. Phish | 07.31.09 | Red Rocks | Morrison, CO
2. Dr. Dog | 10.05.09 | Haunted Brookdale Lodge | Brookdale, CA
3. Hall and Oates | 09.04.09 | Mountain Winery | Saratoga, CA
 Mason Blake |
Mason Blake – Lead Engineer
Albums
1. The Mother Hips – Pacific Dust
2. Phoenix – Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
3. Alberta Cross – Broken Side of Time
4. Passion Pit – Manners
5. Animal Collective – Merriweather Post Pavillion
Shows
1. Go Home (featuring Ben Goldberg, Scott Amendola, Charlie Hunter, Ron Miles) | 02.07.09 | Freight & Salvage | Berkeley, CA
2. Akron/Family | 03.07.09 | Hemlock Tavern | San Francisco, CA
3. All of SXSW, specifically Delta Spirit, Bobby Bare Jr., Mother Hips, Jason Isbell, Dr. Dog, Gary Louris & Mark Olson, Efterklang, M. Ward, Heartless Bastards | March 2009 | Austin, TX
 Patty Kaufman |
Patty Kaufman – Information Coordinator
Albums
1. Alberta Cross – Broken Side of Time
2. The Avett Brothers – I and Love and You
3. Phoenix – Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
4. Animal Collective – Merriweather Post Pavilion
5. Iron and Wine – Around the Well
Shows
1. Phish | 07.31.09 | Red Rocks Amphitheatre | Morrison, CO
2. Bon Iver | 09.22.09 | The Fillmore | San Francisco, CA
3. Monsters of Folk | 10.17.09 | Fox Theatre | Oakland, CA
 SuperDee |
Deanne Herman – Web Producer & Designer
Albums
1. The Avett Brothers – I And Love And You
2. Phish – Joy
3. Wilco – Wilco (The Album)
4. The Lonely Island – Incredibad
5. Nathan Moore - Folk Singer
Runners-up: Umphrey’s McGee’s Mantis and Lily Allen’s It’s Not Me, It’s You
Shows
1. Phish | 11.24.09 | Wachovia Center | Philadelphia, PA
2. Erykah Badu | Bonnaroo
3. Ryan Adams & The Cardinals | 02.22.09 | Wellmont Theatre | Montclair, NJ
 Geoff Harrison |
Geoff Harrison – Sales Director and Biz Dev
Albums
1. Erin McKeown – Hundreds of Lions
2. Marco Benevento – Me Not Me
3. Cracker – Sunrise in the Land of Milk and Honey
4. Band of Skulls – Baby Darling Doll Face Honey
5. Brendan Benson – My Old, Familiar Friend
Shows
1. Jeff Beck | 04.09.09 | Irving Plaza | New York, NY
2. The Hold Steady | SXSW | Mohawk | Austin, TX
3. The Roots with Angelo and Living Colour | 08.10.09 | Highline Ballroom | New York, NY
 Leah Elton |
Leah Elton – Accounting Manager
Albums
1. IAMX – Kingdom of Welcome Addiction
2. Manic Street Preachers – Journal for Plague Lovers
3. John Vanderslice – Romanian Names
4. The Horrors – Primary Colours
5. Bat for Lashes – Two Suns
Shows
1. Dean & Britta (13 Most Beautiful Songs for Andy Warhol’s Screen Tests) | 02.03.09 | Palace of Fine Arts | San Francisco, CA.
2. Living Things | 06.08.09 | Slim’s | San Francisco, CA
3. Manic Street Preachers | 09.24.09 | The Fillmore | San Francisco, CA
 Matt Tice |
Matt Tice – Sales
Albums
1. Dirty Projectors – Bitte Orca
2. Phoenix – Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
3. Grizzly Bear – Veckatimest
4. Elbow & The BBC Concert Orchestra – The Seldom Seen Kid
5. Fever Ray – self-titled
Shows
1. David Byrne | 06.26.09 | Greek Theatre | Berkeley, CA
2. Elbow | 07.22.09 | The Wiltern | Los Angeles, CA
3. Green Day | 04.08.09 | DNA Lounge | San Francisco, CA
 Jennifer Zeghibe |
Jennifer Zeghibe – Sales
Albums
1. Levon Helm – Electric Dirt
2. Dan Auerbach – Keep It Hid
3. J.J. Cale – Roll On
Shows
1. Old Crow Medicine Show | 08.07.09 | Electric Factory | Philadelphia, PA
2. Earl Scruggs | 10.04.09 | Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival | San Francisco, CA
3. Garaj Mahal | 01.07.09 | Yoshi’s | San Francisco, CA
Honorable Mention:
Greensky Bluegrass | 11.05.09 | Mission Rock | San Francisco, CA
Jamie Piazza – JamBase Web Producer & Designer
Albums
1. Passion Pit – Manners
2. Grizzly Bear – Veckatimest
3. The Avett Brothers – I and Love and You
4. Animal Collective – Merriweather Post Pavillion
5. Dirty Projectors – Bitte Orca
Crystal Carlson – JamBase Information Coordinator
Albums (no particular order)
1. Monsters of Folk – self-titled
2. The Avett Brothers – I and Love and You
3. The Decemberists – The Hazards of Love
4. Umphrey’s McGee – Mantis
5. The XX – self-titled
Shows
1. Phish | 03.06.09 | Hampton Coliseum
2. Bon Iver | 09.22.09 | The Fillmore
3. Ween | 08.30.09 | Outside Lands
Continue reading for Best of 2009 lists from JamBase Writers, Friends and Associates…
Brian Bavosa – JamBase Contributor
Albums
1. Brock Butler – Lately Here Though
2. Jay-Z – The Blueprint 3
3. Phish – Joy
4. Monsters of Folk – self-titled
5. The Flaming Lips – Embryonic
Shows
1. Phish | 10.31.09 | Festival 8 | Indio, CA
2. Phish | 7.31.09-08.01.09 | Red Rocks | Morrison, CO
3. Phish | 12.02.09-12.04.09 | Madison Square Garden | New York, NY
Basically, Phish is back!!!
Sarah Hagerman – JamBase Contributor
Albums
1. Danny Barnes – Pizza Box
2. Elliott BROOD – Mountain Meadows
3. Sometymes Why – Your Heart is a Glorious Machine
4. Akron/Family – Set ‘Em Wild, Set ‘Em Free
5. The Felice Brothers – Yonder is the Clock
Shows
1. Yonder Mountain String Band | 07.18.09 | Horning’s Hideout | Northwest String Summit | North Plains, OR
2. Bad Livers | 07.17.09 | Horning’s Hideout | Northwest String Summit | North Plains, OR
3. Butthole Surfers w/ Peaches | 10.31.09 | Stubb’s BBQ | Austin, Texas
Jake Krolick – JamBase Contributor
Albums
1. Dan Auerbach – Keep It Hid
2. The Heavy – The House That Dirt Built
3. The Mother Hips – Pacific Dust
4. Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros – Up From Below
5. Floating Action – Floating Action
Shows
1. Surprise Me Mr. Davis | 07.03.09 | High Sierra Music Festival | Quincy, CA
2. The Roots | 06.06.09 | The Roots Picnic | Philadelphia, PA
3. Widespread Panic/The Allman Brothers Band | 08.21.09 | Sesquehanna Bank Center | Camden, NJ
Susan J. Weiand – Photographer, JamBase Contributor
Albums
1. Phish – Joy
2. Umphrey’s McGee – Mantis
3. The Derek Trucks Band – Already Free
4. Chick Corea & John McLaughlin Five Peace Band – Five Peace Band, Live
5. Jimmy Herring Band – Lifeboat
Shows
1. Will Bernard/Andy Hess/John Medeski/Stanton Moore | 03.20.09 | Great American Music Hall | San Francisco, CA
2. Derek Trucks Band with Carlos Santana | 04.15.09 | The Grand | San Francisco, CA
3. Jimmy Herring Band | 06.18.09 | The Grand | San Francisco, CA
Josh Miller – Photographer, JamBase Contributor
Albums
1. The Mother Hips – Pacific Dust
2. Phoenix – Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
3. The Black Crowes – Before The FrostÂ…
4. The Dead Weather – Horehound
5. The Flaming Lips – Embryonic
Shows
1. Phish | 03.06.09 | Hampton Coliseum | Hampton, VA
2. Widespread Panic | 11.14.09 | The Fox Theater | Oakland, CA
3. The Black Crowes | 12.06.09 | The Fillmore | San Francisco, CA
Ron Hart – JamBase Contributor
Albums
1. Raekwon – Only Built 4 Cuban Linx Part II
2. Elvis Costello – Secret, Profane and Sugarcane
3. Iggy Pop – Preliminaires
4. Flaming Lips – Embryonic
5. Dam-Funk – Toeachizown
Shows
1. Bruce Springsteen| 10.08.09 | Giants Stadium | East Rutherford, NJ (second Born To Run show)
2. Paul McCartney | 07.17.09 | Citi Field | Flushing Meadows, NY
3. Elvis Costello and the Sugarcanes | 06.10.09 | Beacon Theatre | New York, NY
Steven Walter – Photographer, JamBase Contributor
Albums
1. Grizzly Bear – Veckatimest
2. Phoenix – Wolfgang Amadeus
3. The Felice Brothers – Yonder is the Clock
4. Animal Collective – Merriweather Post Pavilion
5. J. Tillman – Year in the Kingdom
Shows
1. Radiohead | 08.21.09 | Frequency Festival | St. Polten, Austria
2. White Lies | 08.12.09 | Sziget Festival | Budapest, Hungary
3. Fleet Foxes | 04.24.09 | The Fillmore | San Francisco, CA
Andrew Bruss – JamBase Contributor
Albums
1. Animal Collective – Merriweather Post Pavilion
2. Mastodon – Crack The Skye
3. Raekwon – Only Built For Cuban Linx Pt. II
Shows
1. My Morning Jacket At Madison Square Garden on NYE 2008.
Technically the second set was this year and it was the best musical performance I saw this year.
2. Phish at Fenway Park
3. Animal Collective at the House Of Blues in Boston, MA 5/14
Wesley Hodges – JamBase Contributor
Albums
1. Passion Pit – Manners
2. Alberta Cross – Broken Side of Time
3. Phoenix – Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
4. Atlas Sound – Logos
5. Dinosaur Jr. – Farm
Shows
1. Nine Inch Nails | 06.13.09 | Bonnaroo | Manchester, TN
2. Phoenix | 09.30.09 | Tipitina’s Uptown | New Orleans, LA
3. Futurebirds & The Interns (post-fireworks house party ft. Glynn County Police) | 07.04.09 | St. Simons Island, GA
B Getz – JamBase Contributor
Albums
1. Jerry Garcia Band – Let It Rock – Keystone ’75
2. Mos Def – The Ecstatic
3. Jay-Z – The Blueprint 3
4. (tie) Raekwon – Only Built 4 Cuban Linx…Pt. II/Wu-Tang Clan – Chamber Music
5. (tie) Lil Wayne No Ceilings (official mixtape)/Clipse – Til the Casket Drops
Shows
1. The Royal Family (Eric Krasno & Chapter 2, Break Science, Lettuce, Dr. Claw, and Soulive) | Bear Creek Music Festival
2. Steely Dan | 06.18.09 | St. Augstine, FL
3. Phish | 06.06.09 | Camden, NJ
Cal Roach – JamBase Contributor
Albums
1. Animal Collective – Merriweather Post Pavilion
2. Minsk – With Echoes In The Movement Of Stone
3. BLK JKS – After Robots
4. Themselves – CrownsDown
5. Krallice – Dimensional Bleedthrough
Shows
1. Phish | 11.20.09 | U.S. Bank Arena | Cincinnati, OH
2. U2 | 09.13.09 | Soldier Field | Chicago, IL
3. Secret Chiefs 3 | 05.23.09 | Summer Camp | Chillicothe, IL
Casey Flanigan – Photographer, JamBase Contributor
Albums
1. Phish – Joy
2. Bassnectar – Cozza Frenzy
3. Jay-Z – Blueprint 3
4. Phoenix – Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
5. Green Day – 21st Century Breakdown
Shows
1. Phish | 06.12.09 | Bonnaroo Music Festival | Manchester, TN
2. U2 | 10.25.09 | Rose Bowl | Pasadena, CA
3. Furthur | 09.19.09 | Fox Theater | Oakland, CA
Court Scott – JamBase Contributor
Albums
1. Pearl Jam – Backspacer
2. The Black Crowes – Before the FrostÂ…Until the Freeze
3. N.A.S.A. – Spirit of Apollo
4. Them Crooked Vultures – self-titled
Shows:
1. Nine Inch Nails | 5.24.09 | The Gorge | George, WA
2. Phish | 08.14.09 | Hartford, CT
3. Garage A Trois | 12.08.09 | Seattle, WA
Eric Podolsky – JamBase Contributor
Albums
1. Monsters of Folk – self-titled
2. Return to Forever – Returns
3. Steve Martin – The Crow: New Songs For The 5-String Banjo
4. The Black Crowes – Before the Frost… After the Freeze
5. Vetiver – Tight Knit
Shows
1. (tie) Phish | 08.07.09 | The Gorge and Phish | 10.31.09 | Festival 8
2. The Derek Trucks Band with Carlos Santana | 04.15.09 | Grand Ballroom | San Francisco, CA
3. Allen Toussaint | 10.04.09 | Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival | San Francisco, CA
JC Mcilwaine – JamBase Contributor
Albums
1. Pretty Lights – Passing By Behind Your Eyes
2. Blitzen Trapper – Black River Killer
3. White Rabbits – It’s Frightening
4. Phoenix – Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
5. Soulsavers – Broken
Shows
1. Phish | 10.31.09 | Festival 8 | Indio CA
2. Black Star | 05.30.09 | Nokia Theater | New York, NY
3. Sufjan Stevens | 10.05.09 | Bowery Ballroom | New York, NY
Kevin Schwartzbach – JamBase Contributor
Albums
1. Grizzly Bear – Veckatimest
2. Super Furry Animals -Dark Days/Light Years
3. Jim O’Rourke – The Visitor
4. Wilco – Wilco (the Album)
5. Rodrigo y Gabriela – 11:11
Shows
1. Phish | tie between Burgettstown and Darien Lake
2. Hiromi’s Sonicbloom | 11.14.09 | Hangar 11| Tel Aviv, Israel
3. Five Peace Band | 04.28.09 | Place des Arts | Montreal, QC
Zack Sampsel – Photographer, JamBase Contributor
Albums
Jay-Z – The Blueprint 3
D̢m-Funk РToeachizown
Pantyraid – The Sauce
Drake – So Far Gone
Neon Indian – Psychic Chasms
Shows
1. Q-Tip | 08.28.09 | Outside Lands Music Festival | San Francisco, CA
2. Phish | 08.07.09 | The Gorge Amphitheatre | George, WA
3. Major Lazer | 06.27.09 | Electric Daisy Carnival | Los Angeles, CA
Ryan Dembinsky – JamBase Contributor
Albums
1. Fanfarlo – Reservoir
2. The Avett Bros – I and Love and You
3. Devendra Banhart – What We Will Be
4. Alec Ounsworth – Mo Beauty
5. Bela Fleck – Throwdown Your Heart
Shows
1. Phish | 03.06.09 | Hampton Coliseum | Hampton, VA
2. The Avett Brothers | 09.29.09 | Private Album Release Party | New York, NY
3. Trey Anastasio with NY Philharmonic | 09.12.09 | Carnegie Hall | New York, NY
Norman Sands – Photographer, JamBase Contributor
Albums
1. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers – Anthology
2. AC/DC – Backtracks
3. Mark Karan – Walk through fire
4. Tea Leaf Green – Coffee Bean Brown Comes Alive
5. Cornmeal – Live
Shows
1. Eric Clapton/Steve Winwood | 06.13.09 | United Center
2. Billy Joel/Elton John | 07.16.09 | Wrigley Field
3. Cornmeal | Electric Christmas 2009
Andy Tennille – BLURT & JamBase Contributor
Albums
1. Dan Auerbach – Keep It Hid
2. Dave Rawlings Machine – Friend Of A Friend
3. Heartless Bastards – The Mountain
4. Monsters of Folk – self-titled
5. Alberta Cross – The Broken Side of Time
Shows
1. Dave Rawlings Machine | November 2009 | Cat’s Cradle | Carrboro, NC
2. The Big Surprise Tour | August 2009 | Cary, NC
3. Bruce Springsteen | Bonnaroo 2009
Fred Mills – BLURT Managing Editor & JamBase Contributor
Albums
1. Flaming Lips – Embryonic
2. Reigning Sound – Love & Curses
3. Doveman – The Conformist
4. Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit – self-titled
5. The Avett Brothers – I And Love And You
Shows
1. Leonard Cohen | 11.01.09 | Thomas Wolfe Auditorium | Asheville, NC
2. King Khan & the Shrines | 03.12.09 | Orange Peel | Asheville, NC
3. Beastie Boys | 06.10.09 | Orange Peel | Asheville, NC
4. Sonics | 03.20.09 | Emo’s | Austin TX
5. Rodriguez | 01.10.09 | The Grey Eagle | Asheville, NC
Justin Gillett – JamBase contributor
Albums
1. Pretty Lights – Passing Before Your Eyes
2. Grizzly Bear – Veckatimest
3. Big Gigantic – Fire it Up
4. Eliot Lipp – Peace Love Weed 3D
5. Neon Indian – Psychic Chasms
Shows
1. STS9/Pretty Lights/Pnuma Trio/Daedelus | Day Out of Time | 07.25.09 | Red Rocks | Morrison, CO
2. Phish | Festival 8 | 10.31.09 | Indio, CA
3. The Dead Weather | 08.30.09 | Outside Lands | San Francisco, CA
Lindsay Colip – JamBase contributor
1. Grizzly Bear – Veckatimest
2. Phoenix – Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
3. Vetiver – Tight Knit
4. White Lies – To Lose My Life
5. Animal Collective – Merriweather Post Pavilion
Shows
1. Phoenix | 07.18.09 | Melt Festival | Ferropolis, Germany
2. Bon Iver | Sasquatch Festival | The Gorge | George, Washington
3. Fleet Foxes/Blitzen Trapper | 04.14.09 | The Fillmore | San Francisco, CA
Alex Borsody – JamBase contributor
Albums
1. Gov’t Mule – By a Thread
2. Garage a Trois – Power Patriot
3. Math Head – Stab City
4. Mastodon – Crack The Skye
5. Greensky Bluegrass – Five Interstates
Shows
1. Lettuce and Derek Trucks | 11.14.09 | Bear Creek Music Festival | Live Oak,
FL
2. The Roots | 07.08.09 | Brooklyn Bowl | Brooklyn, NY – 07.08.09
3. Krasno/Russo/Hess/Deutsch | 02.28.09 | Sullivan Hall | New York, NY
Mike Bookey – JamBase contributor
Albums
1. Monsters of Folk – self-titled
2. Pearl Jam – Backspacer
3. The Avett Brothers – I and Love and You
4. Dusty Rhodes and the River Band – Palace and Stage
5. The Decemberists – Hazards of Love
Jeff Terich – JamBase Contributor, Editor at www.treblezine.com
Albums
1. Grizzly Bear – Veckatimest
2. Animal Collective – Merriweather Post Pavilion
3. The Antlers – Hospice
4. Phoenix – Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
5. Baroness – Blue Record
Shows
1. Grizzly Bear | 10.21.09 | Belly Up Tavern | Solana Beach, CA
2. Baroness | 12.04.09 | Casbah | San Diego, CA
3. St. Vincent | 05.30.09 | Casbah | San Diego, CA
Tim Dwenger – JamBase contributor
Albums
1. Smoove, Turrell – Antique Soul
2. M Ward – Hold Time
3. Everest – Ghost Notes
4. The Decemberists – The Hazards of Love
5. Animal Collective – Merriweather Post Pavilion
Shows
1. Levon Helm’s Midnight Ramble | 08.08.09 | The Barn | Woodstock, NY
2. M Ward (Solo) | 08.16.09 | The Folks Festival | Lyons, CO
Yo La Tengo | 10.10.09 | Ogden Theatre | Denver, CO
J Gibson – reapandsow
Albums
1. Flaming Lips – Embryonic
2. Alberta Cross – Broken Side of Time
3. Mastodon – Crack the Skye
4. Animal Collective – Merriweather Post Pavilion
5. Big Rock Candy Mountain – self titled
Shows
1. Them Crooked Vultures | The Fox Theater (Best Venue on the West Coast ) | Oakland, CA
2. The Mars Volta | Outside Lands | San Francisco, CA
3. Yo La Tengo | Treasure Island Festival | San Francisco, CA
Top Tracks
1. “Here to Fall” by Yo La Tengo
2. “These are my twisted words” by Radiohead
3. “Broken Side of Time” by Alberta Cross
Best Music Industry Article
“Smashing the CD… to Bits” by Paul Resnikoff (Digital Music News)
Jonathan Zwickel – Music Writer At Large
Albums
1. The Dirty Projectors – Bitte Orca
2. The Yeah Yeah Yeahs – It’s Blitz!
3. Animal Collective – Merriweather Post Pavilion
4. The Avett Brothers – I and Love and You
5. The Heliocentrics with Mulatu Astatke – Information Inspiration Vol. II
Shows
1. Gossip | 08.23.09 | Showbox | Seattle, WA
2. Ponytail | 03.22.09 | Club de Ville | Austin, TX
3. The Maldives/The Moondoggies | 06.28.09 | Tractor Tavern | Seattle WA
Melissa Adair – Elevation Group
Albums
1. The Mother Hips – Pacific Dust
2. Monsters of Folk – self-titled
3. The Dead Weather – Horehound
4. The Avett Brothers – I and Love and You
5. Nicki Bluhm – Toby’s Song
Shows
1. Phish | Hampton Coliseum | Hampton, VA
2. Wolfmother | The Fox | Oakland, CA
3. Green Day | The Independent | San Francisco, CA
4. The New Mastersounds | House of Blues | New Orleans, LA (4-hourr set!)
5. ALO | SoHO | Santa Barbara, CA
Jonathan Fordin – Camp Bisco Promoter, MCP Management
Albums (in no order)
1. MGMT – Oracular Spectacular
2. Jay-Z – Blueprint 3
3. Kid Cudi – Man on the Moon
4. Muse – The Resistance
5. Kings of Leon – Only by Night (Technically 2008 but tour was 2009)
Shows
1. U2
2. Muse (Opening for U2)
3. Camp Bisco – Nas and Damian Marley
Mike Greenhaus – Relix
Albums
1. Levon Helm – Electric Dirt
2. Passion Pit – Manners
3. Phish – Joy/Party Time
4. The Pains of Being Pure at Heart – self-titled
5. The Black Crowes – Before the FrostÂ…
6. The Avett Brothers – I and Love and You
Shows
1. Dark Was The Night | 05.03.09 | Radio City Music Hall | New York, NY
2. Phish | 11.24.09 & 11.28.09 | Wachovia Center/Times Union Center | Philadelphia/Albany
3. Allman Brothers Band w/ John Hammond, Bonnie Bramlett & Susan Tedeschi | 03.16.09 | Beacon Theater | New York, NY
Ted Kartzman – IODA, reapandsow
Albums
1. Dawes – North Hills
2. The Mother Hips – Pacific Dust
3. Built To Spill – There Is No Enemy
4. Alberta Cross – Broken Side of Time
5. The XX – self-titled
Shows
1. TV on the Radio | 05.22.09 | Fox Theater | Oakland, CA
2. Dr. Dog | 10.05.09 | Haunted Brookdale Lodge | Brookdale, CA
3. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band | 04.01.09 | HP Pavilion | San Jose, CA
4. Hall and Oates | 09.04.09 | Mountain Winery | Saratoga, CA
5. Metallica | 12.12.09 | HP Pavilion | San Jose, CA
Please use the Comments Section to tell the world what your top albums and shows are from 2009.
Continue reading for 2009 Stats!
Top Searched Bands of the Year
- Phish
- Pretty Lights
- STS9 (Sound Tribe Sector 9)
- The Disco Biscuits
- Widespread Panic
- The Dead
- Umphrey’s McGee
- Yonder Mountain String Band
- moe.
- Keller Williams
- Radiohead
- Dark Star Orchestra
- EOTO
- Lotus
- The Allman Brothers Band
- Railroad Earth
- Bassnectar
- Gov’t Mule
- The New Deal
- Furthur
Bands with the Most Shows
- The World Famous Platters 436
- Circle B Cowboy Supper Music 352
- The Platters 307
- Bill Medley 292
- Roy Rogers Jr. 287
- The Jim Stafford Show 260
- Redhead Express 255
- SIX 249
- Fab Four Live 237
- Baldknobbers Jamboree 235
- The Marvelettes 234
- Stacy Mitchhart 228
- Zach Deputy 216
- Joanna Connor 211
- Passafire 204
- Shinedown 203
- Celtic Woman 198
- Lightnin’ Malcolm & Cedric Burnside 198
- A Skylit Drive 198
- The Rankin Brothers 196
Venues with the Most Shows
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Dead Confederate Release Free Live LP
December 18th, 2009 |
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Dead Confederate Release Free Live LP
Dead Confederate just wrapped up their 2009 tour through Europe with Alberta Cross and finished in the United Kingdom with J Mascis and the Fog . Dead Confederate was touring in support of their release Wrecking Ball.
The band is now offering a free download of a new Live LP, DIRTY AMMO. Click HERE or visit www.dirtyammo.com to get the free album. The material was recorded live at The Earl in Atlanta, GA this past May and features seven tracks in total. The LP showcases the band’s signature live intensity on four original songs (from the bands EP and studio album) and one previously un-released new song, “Guns,” as well as two covers – Elliott Smith’s “Roman Candle” and Officer May’s “Smoking a Minor.” The LP will also be available with an optional $1 donation to help rebuild the Georgia Theater, which was destroyed by fire in June 2009. There is an additional option to buy a vinyl copy of the album as well as a t-shirt.
Fan Packs are available:
Vinyl + download of LP with $1 contribution – $21.00 package
Vinyl + download of LP + band t-shirt with $1 contribution – $41 package
Dirty Ammo Track List
Side A
Get Out
Start Me Laughing
Shadow The Walls
Roman Candle*
Side B
Smoke A Minor**
Guns
Tortured Artist Saint
* Elliott Smith cover
** Officer May cover
For more on Dead Confederate see our exclusive feature/interview here.
“A raw howling take that recalls the darkest moments of nineties grunge.” Rolling Stone
“…atmospheric… sorrowful, searing and Southern virtually in all the right ways.” Spin Magazine
“A hairy American Radiohead.” The UK Telegraph
Check out the video for “The Rat” featured on Dead Confederate’s YouTube channel.