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KDTU Album Out Now New Tour Dates Announced

September 15th, 2009 | No Comments

New Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe Album Available Now

Additional Tour Dates and Ticket Giveaway Announced

Karl Denson

Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe is pleased to announce that the new album, Brother’s Keeper, is in stores now! Brother’s Keeper, the long-awaited follow up to The Bridge (2002), features an all star cast including Jon Foreman of Switchfoot, Meshell Ndegeocello, Marc Ford (Black Crowes), and members of the Dap-Kings, Eric Clapton‘s band and The Greyboy Allstars. The album is available to purchase online through www.karldenson.com and iTunes. The full album is available today and you can check it out right now for free at the end of this article.

The band is currently on the road in support of the new record and we have announced a few new dates – KDTU will be returning to The Independent in San Francisco for two Thanksgiving weekend shows on November 27 and 28. Fan club ticketing starts tomorrow at www.karldenson.com and will go on sale to the public this Saturday through The Independent and all Ticketmaster outlets. Other new dates include 10/4 at the Domino Room in Bend, OR, 10/6 at The Red Fox Tavern in Eureka, CA, and 10/18 at the Pozo Saloon in Santa Margarita, CA.

KDTU is giving out a free pair of tickets to the entire tour! Click HERE to enter the JamBase contest.

UPCOMING TOUR DATES

09.16- Turner Hall Ballroom, Milwaukee WI
09.17 – The Cabooze, Minneapolis MN
09.18 – Majestic Theatre, Madison WI
09.19 – Rock Island Brewing Co., Rock Island IL
09.20 – People’s, Des Moines IA
09.30 – Nightlight Lounge, Bellingham WA
10.01 – Capitol Theatre, Olympia WA
10.02 – Showbox, Seattle WA
10.03 – Crystal Ballroom, Portland OR
10.04 – Domino Room, Bend OR
10.06 – The Red Fox Tavern, Eureka CA
10.07 – HopMonk Tavern, Sebastopol CA
10.08 – Moe’s Alley, Santa Cruz CA
10.09 – Moe’s Alley, Santa Cruz CA
10.10 – The Mint, Los Angeles CA
10.17 – Smokin’ In The Park, Alpine CA
10.18 – Pozo Saloon, Santa Margarita CA
10.22 – Camp Zoe, Salem MO
10.23 – Bluebird Nightclub, Bloomington IN
10.24 – Double Door, Chicago IL
10.25 – Grog Shop, Cleveland Heights OH
10.27 – Westcott Theater, Syracuse NY
10.28 – Asylum, Portland ME
10.29 – Revolution Hall, Troy NY
10.31 – Bowery Ballroom, New York NY
11.05 – Variety Playhouse, Atlanta GA
11.06 – Music Farm, Charleston SC
11.07 – Orange Peel, Asheville NC
11.13 – Bear Creek Music & Art Festival, Live Oak FL
11.14 – Bear Creek Music & Art Festival, Live Oak FL
11.27 – The Independent, San Francisco CA
11.28 – The Independent, San Francisco CA
12.31 – Ogden Theater, Denver CO (NEW YEAR’S EVE WITH THE GREYBOY ALLSTARS!)
01.03-08 – Jam Cruise, Ft. Lauderdale FL

Signal Path Tour/Free Album

September 11th, 2009 | No Comments

Signal Path Announce Headlining Fall Tour Dates

New Album C L A S H Out Now, And Available For Free

Signal Path

Signal Path is pleased to announce a select number of North American dates for the fall
of 2009. These dates support their latest release, C L A S H, which was released earlier this summer as a FREE download through their website: www.signalpathmusic.com.

C L A S H contains 11 brand new tracks by Signal Path, and reflects a
more bass heavy and focused approach to the music. While staying true to their
roots by incorporating live instrumentation with computer-generated production, their
sound has matured considerably and become much more rooted in overall composition. Get it absolutely free at www.signalpathmusic.com.

Fall Dates:

09.12 Trinumeral Music and Arts Festival, Horse Shoe NC

09.19 Symbiosis Gathering, Groveland, CA

10.03 Subterranean, Chicago IL

10.09 The Valarium, Knoxville TN

10.10 New Earth Music Hall, Athens GA

10.17 Quixote’s, Denver CO

11.06 12th + Porter, Nashville TN

11.07 Emerald Lounge, Asheville NC

11.14 Rotture, Portland OR

11.21 Winston’s Beach Club, San Diego CA

11.28 Triple Door, Seattle WA

12.05 Johnson’s Barn, Arthur ND

Bassnectar: Cozza Frenzy Album & Support Tour

September 9th, 2009 | No Comments

BASSNECTAR TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM COZZA FRENZY

NATIONWIDE TOUR TO LAUNCH MID-SEPTEMBER

Bassnectar

The brand new full-length Bassnectar album, Cozza Frenzy drops digitally on September 29, with CDs available in stores on October 27. The “Cozza Frenzy” single and DJ TOOLS Collection are available now at Bassnectar.net and select online retailers. A nationwide tour will launch in mid-September, sweeping through over 30 cities in North America, including headlining shows at The Fillmore in Denver, New York’s Irving Plaza and the House of Blues in Chicago as well as festivals like Austin City Limits and Symbiosis in Groveland, CA.

Bassnectar’s own label, Amorphous Music, teams up with Child’s Play Records to unleash Cozza Frenzy, an amalgamation of sound that combines dubstep, electro, hip-hop, and all styles of dirty digital bass-heavy music and smashes it all into a collision of wobbling, perverted bass lines, and hypnotic hide-and-seek adventures. A work three years in the making, this rich and eclectic collection of 15 songs features collaborations with artists such as Fever Ray, Zumbi of Zion I, Mr. Projectile, and Capital J.

“I wanted to express something emotionally visceral; reflective of the different shades of sonic mania I feel, each song having its own personality and character. I don’t care if something is hip or trendy or not, I just want to give strength to feelings. This is music for people.” With a rabid fan base that grows by the day, “this music” is primed to cause more than just a frenzy when it drops upon the masses September 29.

The full track listing for Cozza Frenzy is as follows:

1. Boombox

2. Cozza Frenzy Feat. Seasunz

3. Cozza Frenzy (Mega-Bass Remix)

4. The Churn of the Century

5. Love Here (Mr. Projectile) (Bassnectar Remix)

6. Backpack Rehab Feat. Cates & DPL

7. Teleport Massive Feat. Zumbi

8. West Coast Lo-Fi Rides Again

9. When I Grow Up (Fever Ray) (Bassnectar Remix)

10. I Am A Laser Feat. Double You

11. Window Seat

12. I Wish I Was A Hipster

13. Are You Ready Feat. Capital J

14. Boombox (Bassnectar & iLL Gates Remix)

The single, as well as “Cozza Frenzy” DJ TOOLS Collection 1, is available now through Bassnectar.net, as well as other major online retailers. Visit music.bassnectar.net to download.

In support of the album launch, Bassnectar will be touring with a custom-built PK sound system courtesy of the Wobble Factory alongside special guests DJ Vadim, Nosaj Thing and Heavyweight Dub Champion at select cities throughout North America.

Tour Dates

09/18/09 Fri West Beach Music & Arts Festival Santa Barbara, CA

09/19/09 Sat Symbiosis Gathering Groveland, CA

10/02/09 Fri Zilker Park Austin, TX

10/06/09 Tue Jupiter Bar & Grill Tuscaloosa, AL (w/ DJ Vadim)

10/07/09 Wed Exit/In Nashville, TN (w/ DJ Vadim)

10/08/09 Thu The Valarium Knoxville, TN (w/ DJ Vadim)

10/09/09 Fri 40 Watt Club Athens, GA (w/ DJ Vadim)

10/10/09 Sat Neighborhood Theatre Charlotte, NC (w/ DJ Vadim)

10/14/09 Wed The Music Farm Charleston, SC (w/ Heavyweight Dub Champion)

10/15/09 Thu Cat’s Cradle Carrboro, NC (w/ Heavyweight Dub Champion)

10/16/09 Fri Orange Peel Asheville, NC (w/ Heavyweight Dub Champion)

10/17/09 Sat Heathrow Lounge Miami, FL

10/31/09 Sat The Fillmore Auditorium Denver, CO (w/ RJD2 & Heavyweight Dub Champion)

11/03/09 Tue The Intersection Grand Rapids, MI

11/04/09 Wed Majestic Theatre Madison, WI (w/ Nosaj Thing)

11/05/09 Thu Bluebird Bloomington, IN (w/ Nosaj Thing)

11/06/09 Fri House of Blues Chicago, IL (w/ Nosaj Thing)

11/07/09 Sat St. Andrews Hall Detroit, MI (w/ Nosaj Thing)

11/10/09 Tue Paradise Rock Club Boston, MA (w/ Nosaj Thing)

11/12/09 Thu 9:30 Club Washington, DC (w/ Nosaj Thing)

11/13/09 Fri The Fillmore at Irving Plaza New York, NY (w/ Nosaj Thing)

11/14/09 Sat Theatre of Living Arts (TLA) Philadelphia, PA (w/ Nosaj Thing)

11/19/09 Thu George’s Majestic Fayetteville, AR (w/ Nosaj Thing)

11/20/09 Fri The Blue Note Columbia, MO (w/ Nosaj Thing)

11/21/09 Sat Liberty Hall Lawrence, KS (w/ Nosaj Thing)

11/26/09 Thu Wrong Bar Toronto, ON

11/27/09 Fri Empire Ballroom Edmonton, AB

11/28/09 Sat Snatch Rock ‘n Roll Lounge Calgary, AB

12/01/09 Tue Spirit Bar Nelson, BC

12/03/09 Thu Level Nite Club Kelwona, BC

12/04/09 Fri Richard’s on Richards Vancouver, BC

12/05/09 Sat Sugar Nightclub Victoria, BC

12/06/09 Sun Garibaldi Lift Company Whistler, BC

Benevento/Russo Duo Tour

September 9th, 2009 | No Comments

Benevento/Russo Duo Tour

Benevento/Russo Duo will perform a mini-tour down the East Coast this November.

Benevento/Russo Duo

Tour Dates

11/06/09 Fri The Note West Chester, PA

11/07/09 Sat The 8X10 Baltimore, MD

11/09/09 Mon Boone Saloon Boone, NC

11/10/09 Tue The Garage at Biltmore Asheville, NC

11/11/09 Wed The Pour House Music Hall Raleigh, NC

11/12/09 Thu The Pour House Charleston, SC

11/14/09 Sat Bear Creek Music and Arts Festival Live Oak, FL

SeepeopleS: FREE New Album

September 4th, 2009 | No Comments

SeepeopleS Unveil Apocalypse Cow Vol. 2

AVAILABLE AT MIDNIGHT (September 4) FOR FREE!

SeepeopleS

SeepeopleS is proud to announce the release of their long-awaited fourth full-length album, Apocalypse Cow Vol.2. Over two and half years in the making, the release is a landmark in the evolution of SeepeopleS’ unique sound and a return to the hybrid rock and electronica that made their second album, The Corn Syrup Conspiracy, a true underground classic. The album is being released FOR FREE beginning September 4 at midnight on SeepeopleS’ website, www.seepeoples.com as a musical financial bailout (you’re welcome America). The twelve track version of the album will be available for download for six full months until the hard copy 17 track version is released in early Spring 2010, in time for the band’s 10 year anniversary.

SeepeopleS has been a known force in the underground music scene for years. Formed in Boston in 2000 by visionary songwriter, Will Bradford, the band relocated to North Carolina, which has been home since 2004. The band has shared the stage with such acts as Death Cab For Cutie, Franz Ferdinand, Ben Harper, Cracker, Blues Traveler, and the Presidents of the United States of America, to name a few, as well as touring with jam bands, Perpetual Groove and Lotus. Bradford has also done some extensive touring solo, most notably with Dave Matthews’ collaborator Tim Reynolds. While SeepeopleS has undergone numerous lineup changes over the years, the sound has always remained the focused vision of songwriter Will Bradford.

For more information on SeepeopleS and to download the new album please visit the band’s official website, www.seepeoples.com. More tour dates will be announced soon. The band is also currently in production of the first music video from APC2 for the first single from the album, “Modern Times.” Stay tuned for more information coming soon.

CD RELEASE TOUR DATES

9.16 Caledonia Lounge Athens, GA w/ CDub

9.17 Club Catalyst Knoxville, TN w/ Spoonfed Tribe and Jescoe

9.18 Stella Blue Asheville, NC w/ By Morning

9.19 Boone Saloon Boone, NC

9.25 & 9.26 Green Mountain Eco Fest Eldridge, MO w/ Ozric Tentacles, Particle

10.22 Old Rock House St. Louis, MO

10.23 Outland Ballroom Springfield, MO

10.24 Mojo’s Columbia, MO

Pnuma Trio: Download For Charity

September 2nd, 2009 | No Comments

Pnuma Trio Free Red Rocks Download for Charity And Fall Tour Announcement

Pnuma Trio

Pnuma Trio is teaming up with Conscious Alliance to help bring food to communities most in need. To help accomplish this, Pnuma is hooking up fans with a free download of their recent performance at Red Rocks Amphitheatre which was part of STS9‘s “Day out Of Time Celebration.” The download is free, but 100% of all donations will benefit Conscious Alliance. Downloading is now available at: pnumatrio.bandcamp.com.

After wrapping up the final festival plays of the season at Trinumeral, Harvest Fest, Wuhnurth Festival, and Earthdance the band will kick off their fall tour October 6 in Lawrence, KS and will go solid for three weeks ending October 24 at the Orange Peel in Asheville, NC. The band has been writing new music, consistently rehearsing, and is feeling better than ever about their live show and pushing Pnuma forward. The band has also recently started allowing recording of their shows for the first time in over three years and welcomes tapers to record and distribute live recordings freely.

Pnuma Trio’s Alex B will be staying busy with solo dates of his own performing with STS9 and supporting a stretch of shows for Pretty Lights. Lipp Service, featuring producer extraordinaire Eliot Lipp as well as Pnuma’s Alex B and Lane Shaw, will play a string of shows as 2009 winds down including a performance at the Symbiosis Gathering in Yosemite.

Pnuma Trio Tour Dates:
09/04/09 Fri Fox Theatre Boulder, CO

09/10/09 Thu Deerfields Horse Shoe, NC

09/11/09 Fri Harmony Park Clarks Grove, MN

09/11/09 Fri Deerfields Horse Shoe, NC

09/12/09 Sat Water Bowl Muncie, IN

09/25/09 Fri Earthdance (Black Oak Ranch) Laytonville, CA

10/06/09 Tue Granada Theater Lawrence, KS

10/07/09 Wed Mojo’s Columbia, MO

10/08/09 Thu Old Rock House St. Louis, MO

10/09/09 Fri Newby’s Memphis, TN

10/10/09 Sat Lyric Theatre Oxford, MS

10/14/09 Wed Canal Club Richmond, VA

10/15/09 Thu Sullivan Hall New York, NY

10/16/09 Fri The Note West Chester, PA

10/21/09 Wed Neighborhood Theatre Charlotte, NC

10/22/09 Thu Club Catalyst Knoxville, TN

10/23/09 Fri The Pour House Charleston, SC

10/24/09 Sat Orange Peel Asheville, NC

10/31/09 Sat Majestic Theatre Madison, WI

11/12/09 Thu Bear Creek Music and Arts Festival Live Oak, FL

11/13/09 Fri Bear Creek Music and Arts Festival Live Oak, FL

11/14/09 Sat Bear Creek Music and Arts Festival Live Oak, FL

Alex B Tour Dates:

09/16/09 Sat World Grotto Knoxville, TN
09/20/09 Sun Symbiosis Gathering Yosemite, CA

11/03/09 Tue Crowbar Tampa, FL

11/04/09 Wed The White Room Miami, FL

11/05/09 Thu The Engine Room (Formerly Beta Bar) Tallahassee, FL

11/07/09 Sat House of Blues New Orleans, LA

11/10/09 Tue Granada Theater Dallas, TX

11/11/09 Wed La Zona Rosa Austin, TX

Lipp Service Tour Dates:

09/09/09 Wed Orange Peel Asheville, NC

09/19/09 Sat Symbiosis Gathering Groveland, CA

12/10/09 Thu Caribbean Holidaze Runaway Bay, JM

12/11/09 Fri Caribbean Holidaze Runaway Bay, JM

12/12/09 Sat Caribbean Holidaze Runaway Bay, JM

12/13/09 Sun Caribbean Holidaze Runaway Bay, JM

12/14/09 Mon Caribbean Holidaze Runaway Bay, JM

The Low Anthem Tour Dates

August 14th, 2009 | No Comments

LOW ANTHEM CONTINUE WORLD TOUR WITH WEST COAST DEBUT, DATES WITH BLIND PILOT

The Low Anthem

It’s been a banner year for The Low Anthem. In addition to being JamBase’s New Favorite Artist this month, the Rhode Island trio spent the greater part of the year touring with acts such as Elvis Perkins In Dearland, Joe Pug, Ray LaMontagne, Josh Ritter, and Langhorne Slim in support of their highly praised Nonesuch debut, Oh My God, Charlie Darwin, the band is gearing up for yet another stretch on the road, this time with the Portland group Blind Pilot. This run of 21 club and theater dates begins October 15 and continues through November 12 and includes the band’s West coast debut. Additionally, The Low Anthem will return to NYC for a performance at the Bell House at the end of August and travel to Europe for a month-long tour in September, where they’ve already played to much enthusiasm at Glastonbury, sold out a show at Union Chapel in London, and received stellar reviews in Uncut, Q, Mojo, NME, The Guardian, and The Independent.

The very special Avon Cinema in Providence, RI is hosting the first October U.S. tour date. The Cinema is a beautiful old movie theatre, the perfect setting for the band’s anticipated homecoming show and largest performance in Providence to date. The band will also be playing a free show on Block Island, where they recorded Charlie Darwin.

The Low Anthem’s most recent tour has taken them through a number of prestigious festivals, including Bonnaroo, Glastonbury, Lollapalooza, and the recent 50th Anniversary of the Newport Folk Festival, where they had humble beginnings working as recycling crew. This time around they got to share the stage with some of their heroes, including Pete Seeger, Arlo Guthrie, and Gilian Welch during a group sing-along.

THE LOW ANTHEM PRESS:

“Only a band since 2006, the depth of songwriting and ability to cross the dusty Americana landscape from such burdened acoustic folk songs like “To Ohio” to country barnburners, delicate three-part harmonies dripping with reverb, a Tom Waits cover, and soul-saving gospel without loosing continuity makes The Low Anthem worthy of all the hype they are sure to receive…” – JamBase

“Stately… Lyrics contemplating faith, loss, destruction and self-destruction.” – New York Times

“One of the breakthrough albums of 2009… A highly eventful journey into American songcraft, variously echoing Dylan, Springsteen, The Band, and Tom Waits.” – MOJO

“Really beautiful… The great music, it’s not what you play; it’s what you don’t play.” – Billy Bragg (PROJO)

THE LOW ANTHEM ON TOUR:

08.13 Chapel Hill, NC Local 506

08.14 Richmond, VA The Canal Club – Downstairs Lounge

08.15 Baltimore, MD Ottobar w/Langhorne Slim

08.16 Philadelphia, PA Philly Folk Festival

08.17 Pittsfield, MA Stage 2 – Word X Word Festival

08.18 Block Island, RI Captain Nick’s

08.27 Fall River, MA Narrows Center For the Arts

08.29 Plymouth, MA Plymouth Waterfront Festival

09.03 Dublin, IRELAND Gaiety Theatre w/Ray LaMontagne

09.04 Dublin, IRELAND Gaiety Theatre w/Ray LaMontagne

09.05 Stradbelly, IRELAND Electric Picnic Festival

09.06 Manchester, UK Deaf Institute

09.08 Newcastle, UK Cluny

09.09 Birmingham, UK Glee Club

09.10 Oxford, UK Bullingdon Arms

09.11 Larmer Tree Gardens, UK End of the Road Festival

09.12 Larmer Tree Gardens, UK End of the Road Festival

09.13 Isle of Wight Bestival

09.15 Munich, GERMANY Atomic Cafe

09.16 Milan, ITALY La Salumeria Della Musica

09.17 Zurich, SWITZERLAND El Lokal

09.18 Frankfurt, GERMANY Broftabrik

09.19 Koln, GERMANY Gebaude 9

09.20 Berlin, GERMANY Lido

09.21 Hamburg, GERMANY Knust

09.23 Amsterdam, NETHERLANDS De Duif

09.24 Brussels, BELGIUM Ancienne Belgique

09.25 Nijmegen, NETHERLANDS Doornroosje

09.26 Paris, FRANCE La Maroquinerie

10.02 Austin, TX Austin City Limits

10.15 Providence, RI Avon Cinema

10.17 Seattle, WA Chop Suey

10.18 Portland, OR Lola’s Room at the Crystal Ballroom

10.19 Eugene, OR WOW Hall*

10.21 San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall*

10.23 Los Angeles, CA Troubadour*

10.24 San Diego, CA Casbah*

10.25 Tucson, AZ Plush*

10.27 Austin, TX The Parish*

10.28 Dallas, TX Granada Theater*

10.29 Houston, TX Bronze Peacock at HOB*

10.30 Baton Rouge, LA Spanish Moon*

11.02 Tallahassee, FL Club Downunder*

11.03 Orlando, FL The Social*

11.04 Atlanta, GA The Earl*

11.05 Nashville, TN Mercy Lounge*

11.06 Asheville, NC University of North Carolina*

11.07 Norfolk, VA Attucks Theater*

11.09 Carrboro, NC Cats Cradle*

11.11 Washington, D.C. The Black Cat*

11.12 Boston, MA Paradise*

*with Blind Pilot

JJ Grey & Mofro: Tour

August 14th, 2009 | No Comments

JJ Grey & Mofro Announce North American Tour

Dates With Derek Trucks And Susan Tedeschi Followed By Two-Month Co-Bill With Shooter Jennings

JJ Grey & Mofro

JJ Grey & Mofro, the Jacksonville, Florida-based swamp, blues, rock, funk, and soul band, have announced quite a massive North American fall tour. In addition to headlining theatre and festival dates, the band will share dates with blues guitarist/vocalist Susan Tedeschi and guitarist Derek Trucks. Then, in late September and running through November, JJ Grey & Mofro will embark on a co-headlining tour with country rock outlaw Shooter Jennings and special guest Earl Greyhound.

Grey’s most recent album, Orange Blossoms, has been hailed by USA Today as “intoxicating North Florida blues-rock, with hints of Memphis, Muscle Shoals and garage-band music.” In every song he writes and sings, Grey exudes rocking, funky, melodic front-porch realism. He comes from a long tradition of Southern musical storytellers. His multi-textured music is filled with dynamic rhythms and thought-provoking lyrics. From raw funk to deep soul, blues and rock, JJ and his band, both on CD and live, are simply devastating. Debuting in 2001 with Blackwater, following up in 2004 with Lochloosa, Grey steadily found more and more success. With his two recent releases, 2007′s Country Ghetto and 2008′s Orange Blossoms, along with non-stop touring, JJ Grey is taking his ever-growing fan base along for the ride of their lives.

JJ Grey and Mofro Tour Dates:

08/14/09 Fri Denver Botanic Gardens Denver, CO

08/15/09 Sat Rocky Mountain Folks Festival Lyons, CO*

08/16/09 Sun Snowbird Events Center Snowbird, UT

08/19/09 Wed Woodland Park Zoo Seattle, WA*

08/21/09 Fri Oregon Zoo Portland, OR*

08/22/09 Sat Rodney Strong Vineyard Healdsburg, CA*

08/24/09 Mon Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. Chico, CA

08/27/09 Thu Belly Up Tavern Solana Beach, CA

08/28/09 Fri El Rey Theater Los Angeles, CA

08/29/09 Sat Outside Lands Festival San Francisco, CA

09/11/09 Fri French Quarter Cafe Statesboro, GA

09/13/09 Sun Belk Theatre Charlotte, NC+

09/15/09 Tue Lyric Theatre Oxford, MS+

09/16/09 Wed Classic Center Athens, GA+

09/17/09 Thu Harvest Jazz & Blues Festival Fredericton, NB*

09/18/09 Fri Harvest Jazz & Blues Festival Fredericton, NB

09/24/09 Thu The Ritz Tampa, FL^

09/25/09 Fri House of Blues Orlando, FL^

09/26/09 Sat Mavericks Rock N’ Honky Tonk Jacksonville, FL^

09/30/09 Wed WorkPlay Birmingham, AL^

10/01/09 Thu Buster’s Billiards & Backroom Lexington, KY^

10/02/09 Fri Vogue Nightclub Indianapolis, IN^

10/03/09 Sat St. Andrews Hall Detroit, MI^

10/06/09 Tue Beachland Ballroom/Tavern Cleveland, OH^

10/07/09 Wed Headliners Music Hall Louisville, KY^

10/08/09 Thu Madison Theater Covington, KY^

10/09/09 Fri Fall For Greenville Festival Greenville, SC^

10/10/09 Sat The Music Farm Charleston, SC^

10/22/09 Thu The Fillmore at Irving Plaza New York, NY^

10/23/09 Fri Revolution Hall Troy, NY^

10/24/09 Sat 9:30 Club Washington, DC^

10/28/09 Wed Greenfield Lake Amphitheater Wilmington, NC^

10/29/09 Thu Orange Peel Asheville, NC^

10/30/09 Fri The Valarium Knoxville, TN^

10/31/09 Sat Minglewood Hall Memphis, TN^

11/01/09 Sun City Park New Orleans, LA

11/01/09 Sun Tipitina’s Uptown New Orleans, LA

01/03/10 Sun Jam Cruise Fort Lauderdale, FL

01/04/10 Mon Jam Cruise Fort Lauderdale, FL

01/05/10 Tue Jam Cruise Fort Lauderdale, FL

01/06/10 Wed Jam Cruise Fort Lauderdale, FL

01/07/10 Thu Jam Cruise Fort Lauderdale, FL

01/08/10 Fri Jam Cruise Fort Lauderdale, FL

* with Susan Tedeschi
+ with Derek Trucks Band
^ with Shooter Jennings

Lucero: Album & Tour

August 10th, 2009 | No Comments

Lucero Hit The Road In Support Of Their New Release 1372 Overton Park

Lucero

Memphis based Lucero is a modern incarnation of Southern Rock. The hard driving, tight knit band will be touring this fall in support of their major label debut 1372 Overton Park. Beginning October 9 in Nashville, TN, the group will be traveling as The Lucero Ramblin’ Roadshow & Memphis Revue – a roadshow that’ll feature Amy LaVere, Lightnin’ Malcolm & Cedric Burnside, Jack Oblivian, John Paul Keith & the One Four Fives and City Champs. Dates are as follows, with more to be announced.

Tour Dates:

08/15/09 Sat Subterranean Chicago, IL

08/16/09 Sun Eckhart Park Chicago, IL

09/05/09 Sat LA Historic State Park Los Angeles, CA

09/06/09 Sun Fort Worth Stockyards Fort Worth, TX

09/11/09 Fri The Crossroads Kansas City, MO

09/17/09 Thu Pygmalion Music Festival Champaign-Urbana, IL

09/19/09 Sat Rumba Cafe Columbus, OH

10/09/09 Fri The Cannery Nashville, TN

10/10/09 Sat The Masquerade Atlanta, GA

10/11/09 Sun The Pour House Charleston, SC

10/13/09 Tue Cat’s Cradle Carrboro, NC

10/14/09 Wed The National Richmond, VA

10/15/09 Thu 9:30 Club Washington, DC

10/16/09 Fri Starlight Ballroom Philadelphia, PA

10/17/09 Sat Webster Hall New York, NY

10/18/09 Sun The Middle East Cambridge, MA

10/20/09 Tue Lee’s Palace Toronto, ON

10/21/09 Wed Magic Stick Detroit, MI

10/22/09 Thu Turner Hall Ballroom Milwaukee, WI

10/23/09 Fri Varsity Theater Minneapolis, MN

10/26/09 Mon Aggie Theatre Fort Collins, CO

10/27/09 Tue Ogden Theatre Denver, CO

10/29/09 Thu Crocodile Cafe Seattle, WA

10/30/09 Fri Hawthorne Theatre Portland, OR

11/01/09 Sun Mezzanine San Francisco, CA

11/04/09 Wed Casbah San Diego, CA

11/05/09 Thu The Clubhouse Tempe, AZ

11/07/09 Sat Longhorn Saloon Ft. Worth, TX

11/08/09 Sun Fun Fun Fun Fest Austin, TX

11/09/09 Mon Meridian Houston, TX

11/10/09 Tue Alabama Music Box Mobile, AL

11/12/09 Thu Club Downunder Tallahassee, FL

11/13/09 Fri Czar Tampa, FL

11/15/09 Sun Cafe Eleven Saint Augustine, FL

11/17/09 Tue Visulite Theatre Charlotte, NC

11/18/09 Wed 40 Watt Club Athens, GA

11/19/09 Thu The Valarium Knoxville, TN

11/20/09 Fri Orange Peel Asheville, NC

11/21/09 Sat Headliners Music Hall Louisville, KY

Pretty Lights Fall Tour:
And FREE MP3s!

August 4th, 2009 | No Comments

Pretty Lights Fall Tour

Blowing up coast-to-coast with big time performances at festivals all summer, Pretty Lights has just announced a huge Fall Tour with all kinds of specials guests. In addition to the concert dates, PL are giving away a bunch of MP3s, you can grab them below. JamBase recently had a long talk with the guys in Pretty Lights, you can read our exclusive feature/interview here.

Pretty Lights Tour Dates

Derek Vincent Smith – Pretty Lights

08.29.09 – The National – Richmond, VA

09.02.09 – Lyric Theatre – Oxford, MS *

09.03.09 – The Sky Bar – Auburn, AL *

09.04.09 – Athens Arena – Bogart, GA *

09.05.09 – Belly Up – Aspen, CO @

09.12.09 – Trinumeral Festival – Horseshoe, NC

09.18.09 – Symbiosis Gathering – Groveland, CA

09.21.09 – Bama Theatre – Tuscaloosa, AL

09.23.09 – Rhythm & Brews – Chattanooga, TN

09.26.09 – Diesel – Wilmington, NC

10.02.09 – Aggie Theatre – Ft. Collins, CO

10.03.09 – Odgen Theatre – Denver, CO +

10.12.09 – Belly Up Tavern – Solana Beach, CA R

10.14.09 – Key Club – West Hollywood, CA R

10.15.09 – The Independent – San Francisco – CA R

10.16.09 – Nocturnum – Eureka, CA #R

10.17.09 – Nectar Lounge – Seattle, WA #R

10.18.09 – Crystal Ballroom – Portland, OR #R

10.21.09 – The Varsity Theater – Minneapolis, MN X

10.22.09 – Miramar Theatre – Milwaukee, WI X

10.23.09 – Park West – Chicago, IL D

10.24.09 – Majestic Theatre – Madison, WI D

10.25.09 – Bluebird Nightclub – Bloomington, IN D

10.27.09 – Headliners Music Hall – Louisville, KY D

10.28.09 – Exit/In – Nashville, TN D

10.29.09 – The Valarium – Knoxville, TN D

10.30.09 – The Orange Peel – Asheville, NC D

10.31.09 – Ann Street Shed – Charleston, SC

11.03.09 – Crowbar – Tampa, FL A

11.04.09 – The White Room – Miami, FL A

11.05.09 – Engine Room – Tallahassee, FL A

11.07.09 – House of Blues – New Orleans, LA A

11.10.09 – Granada Theater – Dallas, TX A

11.11.09 – La Zona Rosa – Austin, TX A GA

11.12.09 – George’s Majestic Lounge – Fayetteville, AR G

11.13.09 – Newby’s – Memphis, TN G

11.14.09 – The Masquerade – Atlanta, GA G

11.17.09 – Cat’s Cradle – Carrboro, NC G

11.18.09 – 9:30 Club – Washington DC G

11.19.09 – Fillmore NY @ Irving Plaza – New York, NY G

11.20.09 – The Note – West Chester, PA G

11.21.09 – Paradise Rock Club – Boston, MA G

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Lotus Pay What You Want Tour

August 3rd, 2009 | No Comments

LOTUS ANNOUNCE HUGE FALL TOUR, INCLUDING A “PAY-WHAT-YOU-WANT” WESTERN STATE RUN

THE BAND RELEASES A PAIR OF EPs ON OCTOBER 6: FEATHER ON WOOD AND OIL ON GLASS

Lotus

Lotus is about to break ground in a way that no other rock band has done prior – they are plotting a tour this fall that truly allows their legion of fans to pay-what-they-want for tickets. The “Pay-What-You-Want-Tour” featuring Lotus is an eight-night run of shows in western U.S. states, sponsored by Ticketweb, that lets the fans decide how much their show ticket will cost. At the $15.00 Pay-What-You-Want level or higher, fans receive free digital downloads of the band’s two new EPs Feather on Wood and Oil on Glass, both to be released on October 6, 2009.

The Pay-What-You-Want dates are part of Lotus’ larger Fall Tour, running from early-October through the end of the year. Big stops include performances at Denver’s Fillmore, NYC’s Terminal 5, Baltimore’s Sonar, Chicago’s Vic Theatre, and others. Lotus brings out several must-see opening acts for many of these shows, including Break Science ft Adam Deitch, The Egg (from London, U.K.), Big in Japan, and Big Gigantic. Don’t miss a few special small shows: here’s the scoop – two shows at NYC’s Mercury Lounge are being bundled with the T-5 ticket, and the same offer is available for the Denver shows (to get into Quixote’s, you must buy the Fillmore ticket).

Downloads of both new EPs will be bundled with advance ticket purchases for select Fall Tour dates including the three New York City shows, two Denver shows, both Boston shows and a few other shows to be determined. The material on both Feather on Wood and Oil on Glass can be directly traced back to Lotus’ 2008 full-length release, Hammerstrike. A number of songs were recorded that didn’t find their way onto Hammerstrike (either they hadn’t been finished by deadlines or they weren’t coalescing with the sound of that project), but after finishing the album, Lotus decided to revisit these tracks, and the results are extraordinary. Feather on Wood is sunnier with a laid-back vibe, yet not afraid of big rock beauty, while Oil on Glass is darker in character, with more head-nodding tempos.

Listing of forthcoming Lotus tour dates (and who will be opening each show):

09.04 Bottom Line Nagoya, JP

09.05 Metamorphose Festival Tokyo, JP

09.06 Drunkard’s Stadium Kashiwa, JP

09.18 Mercury Lounge New York, NY

09.19 Mercury Lounge New York, NY

10.02 Aces Lounge Austin, TX

10.03 Aces Lounge Austin, TX

PAY-WHAT-YOU-WANT Dates (10.06 – 10.14)

10.06 The Roxy Hollywood, CA w/ Break Science ft Adam Deitch

10.07 The Independent San Francisco, CA w/ Break Science ft Adam Deitch

10.08 McDonald Theatre Eugene, OR w/ Break Science ft Adam Deitch

10.9 The Showbox Seattle, WA w/ Break Science ft Adam Deitch

10.10 Crystal Ballroom Portland, OR w/ Break Science ft Adam Deitch

10.11 The Nightlight Bellingham, WA w/ Break Science ft Adam Deitch

10.13 Knitting Factory Boise, ID w/ Break Science ft Adam Deitch

10.14 Murray Theater Salt Lake City, UT w/ Break Science ft Adam Deitch

10.15 Belly Up Aspen, CO

10.16 Quixote’s Denver, CO

10.17 The Fillmore Denver, CO

10.20 Granada Theatre Lawrence, KS

10.21 The Old Rock House St. Louis, MO w/ The Egg

10.22 Slowdown Omaha, NE w/ The Egg

10.23 First Avenue Minneapolis, MN w/ The Egg

10.24 Turner Hall Ballroom Milwaukee, WI w/ The Egg

10.26 Copper Dragon Carbondale, IL w/ The Egg

10.27 Bluebird Nightclub Bloomington, IN w/ The Egg

10.28 Bogart’s Cincinnati, OH w/ The Egg

10.29 House of Blues Cleveland, OH w/ The Egg

10.30 The Town Ballroom Buffalo, NY w/ The Egg

10.31 Sonar Baltimore, MD w/ Big In Japan & The Egg

11.04 Higher Ground Burlington, VT w/ The Egg

11.05 Paradise Rock Club Boston, MA w/ The Egg

11.06 Paradise Rock Club Boston, MA w/ The Egg

11.07 Revolution Hall Troy, NY

11.10 Is Venue Charlottesville, VA w/ Big Gigantic

11.11 Cat’s Cradle Carrboro, NC w/ Big Gigantic

11.12 Variety Playhouse Atlanta, GA w/ Big Gigantic

11.13 Bear Creek Music & Arts Festival Live Oak, FL

11.14 Orange Peel Asheville, NC w/ Big Gigantic

11.27 Vic Theatre Chicago, IL

11.28 Terminal 5 New York, NY

Dr. Dog Sign to Anit- Set Big Fall Tour

July 29th, 2009 | No Comments

Dr. Dog Sign to Anit- / Set Big Fall Tour

Dr. Dog has signed to Anti- Records. Here’s a note from the band.

From www.drdogmusic.com:

Hey Everybody,

Dr. Dog

Before we head into the studio for the next few weeks we wanted to let you know that we’ve gone and signed to a new label. The record we’re making now is going to come out on Anti- Records early next year. As you might notice, this will be the first time that we’ll release a record in the U.S. that’s not on Park The Van and we’d like to take this opportunity to thank the PTV guys for all of their love and support over the years.

Park the Van was basically started to help us release Easy Beat which was our first “proper” album. The work that that Park the Van has done to let people know about Dr. Dog has been incredible. Over the past few years PTV and Dr. Dog have come a long way together and we’ve had a lot of fun in the process. We wish the guys at PTV and all of the great bands on the label the best of luck, and we’re thankful for what has been and will surely continue to be an amazing relationship.

Thanks guys!

Dr. Dog Tour Dates

07/31/09 Fri Pickathon Roots Festival Happy Valley, OR

08/01/09 Sat Pickathon Roots Festival Happy Valley, OR

08/03/09 Mon Musikfest Bethlehem, PA

09/18/09 Fri Miller Plaza Chattanooga, TN

09/19/09 Sat Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion Bristol, VA

09/20/09 Sun Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion Bristol, VA

09/28/09 Mon Orange Peel Asheville, NC

09/29/09 Tue The Loft Atlanta, GA

09/30/09 Wed Howlin’ Wolf New Orleans, LA

10/01/09 Thu Chelsea’s Baton Rouge, LA

10/02/09 Fri Zilker Park Austin, TX

10/03/09 Sat Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival San Francisco, CA

10/04/09 Sun Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival San Francisco, CA

10/05/09 Mon The Brookdale Lodge Brookdale, CA

10/06/09 Tue Henry Fonda Theatre Los Angeles, CA

10/07/09 Wed Club Congress Tucson, AZ

10/09/09 Fri Urban Lounge Salt Lake City, UT

10/10/09 Sat Belly Up Aspen, CO

10/11/09 Sun Fox Theatre Boulder, CO

10/12/09 Mon Bottleneck Lawrence, KS

10/13/09 Tue Gargoyle St. Louis, MO

10/15/09 Thu Mad Hatter Covington, KY

10/16/09 Fri Beachland Ballroom/Tavern Cleveland, OH

10/17/09 Sat Mass MoCA North Adams, MA

10/20/09 Tue The Southern Charlottesville, VA

10/21/09 Wed Cat’s Cradle Carrboro, NC

10/22/09 Thu Ottobar Baltimore, MD

10/23/09 Fri Theatre of Living Arts (TLA) Philadelphia, PA

10/24/09 Sat Theatre of Living Arts (TLA) Philadelphia, PA

For more on Dr. Dog check our exclusive feature/interview here.

Man Calls 911 To Report He’s Robbing A Bank

July 18th, 2009 | No Comments

WAYNESVILLE, N.C. — A man insisted on being arrested after he walked into a western North Carolina bank while on the phone with a 911 operator to report that he planned to commit a robbery. The Asheville Citizen-Times reported the man in…

Mike Gordon Fall 2009 Tour

July 17th, 2009 | No Comments

Mike Gordon Fall 2009 Tour

Mike Gordon

Mike Gordon and his band will embark on a 20-plus date Fall Tour beginning just after Labor Day in Brooklyn, NY and winding down at the beginning of October in Burlington, VT.

The headlining club tour features a return to Park West in Chicago, Barrymore Theatre in Madison, State Theatre in Falls Church, and first time stops at the Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn, Town Ballroom in Buffalo and a north-of-the-border trip to the Mod Club in Toronto, Ontario. And yes, there’s even a stop in Florida.

After two highly acclaimed runs last year touring on the release of his album The Green Sparrow, Mike returns with the same five-piece lineup, including longtime collaborator Scott Murawski on guitar, Vermonters Craig Myers on percussion and Tom Cleary on keyboards and Brooklyn drummer Todd Isler.

A limited number of tickets are available via a fan presale NOW at mikegordontickets.rlc.net. The presale ends Thursday, July 23 at 5 p.m. EST, at which point tickets will go on sale through traditional outlets.

MIKE GORDON FALL 2009 TOUR DATES

09/09/09 Wed Somerville Theatre Somerville, MA

09/10/09 Thu Port City Music Hall Portland, ME

09/11/09 Fri Bearsville Theater Woodstock, NY

09/12/09 Sat The State Theatre Falls Church, VA

09/14/09 Mon Lincoln Theatre Raleigh, NC

09/15/09 Tue Orange Peel Asheville, NC

09/17/09 Thu Variety Playhouse Atlanta, GA

09/18/09 Fri Freebird Live Jacksonville Beach, FL

09/19/09 Sat WorkPlay Birmingham, AL

09/21/09 Mon Minglewood Hall Memphis, TN

09/22/09 Tue The Mercy Lounge Nashville, TN

09/24/09 Thu Vogue Nightclub Indianapolis, IN

09/25/09 Fri Park West Chicago, IL

09/26/09 Sat Barrymore Theatre Madison, WI

09/28/09 Mon 20th Century Theatre Cincinnati, OH

09/29/09 Tue The Blind Pig Ann Arbor, MI (w/ Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey)

09/30/09 Wed Mr. Small’s Theatre Pittsburgh, PA (w/ Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey)

10/02/09 Fri Mod Club Toronto, ON (w/ Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey)

10/03/09 Sat The Town Ballroom Buffalo, NY (w/ Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey)

10/04/09 Sun Higher Ground Burlington, VT (w/ Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey)

For more on Gordo, check our exclusive feature/interview here.

Dan Auerbach Solo Trek

July 16th, 2009 | No Comments

Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys will embark on Another Tour

To Support Solo Debut Keep It Hid / Tour Begins November 5

Dan Auerbach

Dan Auerbach Â— best known as half of The Black Keys Â— will embark on a winter tour beginning November 5 in Columbus, OH. The tour, which includes shows at New York City’s Webster Hall, Nashville’s Cannery Ballroom and Philadelphia’s Theater of the Living Arts, arrives on the heels of Auerbach’s critically acclaimed solo debut Keep It Hid. The album received wide praise from The New York Times, NPR’s Fresh Air, The New Yorker, Rolling Stone, Pitchfork and JamBase. Opening for Auerbach on the fall dates are Justin Townes Earle and Jessica Lea Mayfield. Please see below for tour details.

Keep It Hid was produced and engineered by Auerbach at his studio Akron Analog and features him playing a variety of instruments, including drums, guitar, percussion, and keyboards. Many of Auerbach’s friends and family play on the album, including his uncle James Quine, who contributes vocal harmony and electric guitar on the track “Street Walkin.” Other musicians include Jessica Lea Mayfield, who sings on the track “When the Night Comes,” and Bob Cesare, who plays drums on “Whispered Words,” a song originally written by Auerbach’s father.

Dan Auerbach Tour Dates:

11/05/09 Thu Newport Music Hall Columbus, OH

11/06/09 Fri Majestic Theatre Detroit, MI

11/07/09 Sat Phoenix Concert Theatre Toronto, ON

11/08/09 Sun Le National Montreal, QC

11/09/09 Mon Paradise Rock Club Boston, MA

11/11/09 Wed Webster Hall New York, NY

11/12/09 Thu Theatre of Living Arts (TLA) Philadelphia, PA

11/13/09 Fri Sonar Main Stage Baltimore, MD

11/14/09 Sat Cat’s Cradle Carrboro, NC

11/16/09 Mon Orange Peel Asheville, NC

11/17/09 Tue Variety Playhouse Atlanta, GA

11/18/09 Wed House of Blues New Orleans, LA

11/20/09 Fri Minglewood Hall Memphis, TN

11/21/09 Sat The Cannery Nashville, TN

12/03/09 Thu Turner Hall Ballroom Milwaukee, WI

12/04/09 Fri First Avenue Minneapolis, MN

12/06/09 Sun Bluebird Bloomington, IN

12/08/09 Tue Southgate House Newport, KY

12/09/09 Wed House Of Blues Cleveland, OH

For more on Dan Auerbach check our recent feature/interview here.