The space agency and President Obama pay tribute to those who lost their lives in the pursuit of space exploration. – Throughout the storied history of the U.S.
space program, which put a man on the moon, sent unmanned satellites into the
farthest reaches of our solar system and inspired generations with the heroic
deeds of dozens of astronauts, there have been moments of heartbreak. In 1967,
three astronauts w…
TOUR BEGINS FEBRUARY 4 IN VENTURA, CA
 Ryan Bingham & The Dead Horses |
Ryan Bingham & The Dead
Horses have lined up a lengthy run of dates in February and March. Bingham’s most recent album,
Junky Star, was released in August 2010. The full itinerary is available below.
TOUR DATES
02/04/11 Fri Ventura Theater Ventura, CA
02/05/11 Sat El Rey Theatre Los Angeles, CA
02/06/11 Sun House of Blues San Diego, CA
02/08/11 Tue SLO Brewing Company San Luis Obispo, CA
02/09/11 Wed Tales From The Tavern Santa Ynez, CA
02/10/11 Thu Rio Theatre Santa Cruz, CA
02/11/11 Fri Great American Music Hall San Francisco, CA
02/15/11 Tue WOW Hall Eugene, OR
02/17/11 Thu The Rogue Theatre Grants Pass, OR
02/18/11 Fri Neumos Seattle, WA
02/19/11 Sat Wonder Ballroom Portland, OR
02/20/11 Sun Venue Vancouver, BC
02/22/11 Tue Egyptian Theater Boise, ID
02/23/11 Wed In The Venue Salt Lake City, UT
02/25/11 Fri Bluebird Theater Denver, CO
02/26/11 Sat Belly Up Aspen, CO
02/28/11 Mon Railyard Alehouse Billings, MT
03/02/11 Wed Aquarium Fargo, ND
03/03/11 Thu Varsity Theatre Minneapolis, MN
03/04/11 Fri Majestic Theatre Madison, WI
03/05/11 Sat The Rave/Eagles Ballroom Milwaukee, WI
03/06/11 Sun Vaudeville Mews Des Moines, IA
03/08/11 Tue The Waiting Room Omaha, NE
03/10/11 Thu Birdy’s Indianapolis, IN
03/12/11 Sat Headliners Music Hall Louisville, KY
03/13/11 Sun The Blue Note Columbia, MO
03/15/11 Tue Revolution Music Room Little Rock, AR
03/17/11 Thu Cain’s Ballroom Tulsa, OK
03/19/11 Sat House of Blues Houston, TX
03/21/11 Mon Varsity Theatre Baton Rouge, LA
03/22/11 Tue Tipitina’s Uptown New Orleans, LA
03/24/11 Thu WorkPlay Birmingham, AL
03/25/11 Fri The Loft Atlanta, GA
03/26/11 Sat Bijou Theatre Knoxville, TN
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LOUISVILLE, D.C., ASHEVILLE, COLUMBIA, PELHAM ON SCHEDULE
Widespread Panic has announced a string of shows in April, including a return to Oak Mountain for the first time since 2002 – a run that produced the Live At Oak Mountain DVD.
 Widespread Panic |
WSP Spring Tour Dates
*with JJ Grey & MOFRO
April 1 The Palace Louisville, KY
April 2 The Palace Louisville, KY
April 3 Kovalchick Convention Center Indiana, PA
April 5 Warner Theater Washington, DC
April 6 Warner Theater Washington, DC
April 8 Civic Center Asheville, NC*
April 9 Civic Center Asheville, NC*
April 12 Township Auditorium Columbia, SC
April 15 Oak Mountain Amphitheater Pelham, AL**
April 16 Oak Mountain Amphitheater Pelham, AL***
*with Charlie Daniels Band
***with Big Gigantic
Widespread Panic Tour Dates :: Widespread Panic News :: Widespread Panic Concert Reviews
We’re getting our first look at The Social Network star Andrew Garfield in his most high-profile role to date: Spider-Man! On Thursday, Columbia Pictures released the first official image of Garfield taking over for Tobey Maguire as the snap-happy webslinger. Naturally, there are a few noticable changes. For starters, the new costume has more blue [...]
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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US TOUR STARTS MARCH 3 IN MINNEAPOLIS
After 10 years, Brent Knopf has decided to part ways with Menomena to focus on Ramona Falls and other creative
pursuits. The upcoming US tour will feature Paul Alcott rounding out the group.
TOUR DATES
03/03/11 Thu University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN
03/05/11 Sat Maintenance Shop Ames, IA
03/06/11 Sun The Mill Iowa City, IA
03/09/11 Wed The Blue Note Columbia, MO
03/10/11 Thu Gargoyle St. Louis, MO
03/11/11 Fri Headliners Music Hall Louisville, KY
03/12/11 Sat Orange Peel Asheville, NC
03/15/11 Tue Republic New Orleans New Orleans, LA
03/16/11 Wed Warehouse Live Houston, TX
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Welcome back to JamBase’s baker’s dozen to the bright lights of the music world. Last time we heard from The Steepwater Band.
 new live album |
Southern New Hampshire isn’t the first spot folks start looking for high-octane modern reggae, which is too bad since Roots of Creation are one of the most exhilarating, rules breaking units blowing up right now. With of ample dousing of gnarly, rock-flavored guitars and a healthy blip logic that shows more than a passing familiarity with contemporary electronica, RoC join the shortlist of young bands – UK-based Soothsayers, New Zealand’s The Black Seeds and fellow U.S. acts John Brown’s Body and Groundation – moving reggae forward into the 21st century.
You can hear their highly engaging, forward pushing sound in action on RoC Live, Vol. 2 (released on October 26 on Harmonized Records). Culled from performances from 2009 and 2010, including songs recorded during sets at the Wormtown and Nateva Music Festivals, The Paradise Rock Club in Boston and more, Live Vol. 2, the band’s fourth album, features the engaging single “Policy, ” a bouncing cover of Talking Heads’ “This Must Be The Place” and a barnstorming finale take on Tom Petty’s “You Don’t Know How It Feels,” that reinvents the tune. Elsewhere, unpredictable, heavy duty instrumental “Mammoth” and originals “Dubby Conqueror” and “Searchin’” hint at good things to come from RoC. The album was mixed by engineer Pete Peloquin (Pixies, Dave Matthews, OAR) and co-mixed by the group’s live sound engineer Cooper Leafe, giving the set an immediacy and clarity that mixes the best traits of home listening and live sound.
Roots of Creation formed in 2000 while attending college together and began touring seriously in 2004. Today the band is comprised of original members Brett Wilson (lead vocals, guitar), Tal Pearson (keyboards) and Mike Chadinha (drums), and they are currently touring with bassist Brandon Downs and second guitarist Jay McGuinness. Based on the evidence of Live Vol. 2, this is a lethal live act with a promising drive and open minds. Can’t ask for more than that, particularly in a genre that often plays too heavily to tradition. In RoC’s hands, reggae is both relevant and exciting. (Dennis Cook)
Roots of Creation will play New Year’s Eve at Middle East Upstairs in Cambridge, MA, followed by a January 1st show at Crotched Mountain in Bennington, NH.
Here’s what Brett Wilson and Tal Pearson had to say to our inquiries.
 Brett Wilson of RoC |
Instrument(s) of choice:
Brett: Vocals / Guitar – DeArmond Starfire & Ibanez Artcore Hollowbody through a Fender Amp with lots of pedals
Tal: Keys. Right now having lots of fun with my Roland SH-201. It’s good for Whomping.
Nicknames:
Brett: “Bdubs” & “Wilson”
Tal: “The mantis”
1. Great music rarely happens withoutÂ…
Brett: Inspiration, originality, chemistry, passion, pain, and my buddies Sauza and Mary Jane.
Tal: Inspiration. Vibes. A feeling in the room.
2. The first album I bought wasÂ…
Brett: Ten cassette tapes for a penny from Columbia House. Favorite one was the Grateful Dead.
Tal: Dookie by Green Day
3. The last song or album to really flip my wig wasÂ…
Brett: Rebelution’s “Feelin’ Alright”
Tal: Mumford and Sons’ Sigh No More
4. When I was a kid I wanted to grow up to beÂ…
Brett: A movie reviewer or comic book illustrator.
Tal: Still not really sure.
5. My favorite sort of gig isÂ…
Brett: When we turn a club into an arena and a late night festival slot into a house party.
Tal: When you can feel the venue shaking because everyone is dancing so much! And I love it when the crowd is responsive to different things, like the music changing or the lights getting intense.
6. One thing I wish people knew about me isÂ…
Brett: Gingers DO have soul!
Tal: I really do have good taste in music!
7. I love the sound ofÂ…
Brett: Wookies WHOMPing
Tal: HUGE bass in the speakers!
8. One day I hope to make an album as fantastic asÂ…
Brett: Beck’s Midnight Vultures
Tal: Band of Horses’ Everything All The Time
9. The best meal I ever had on tour was atÂ…
Brett: Green Mountain College, all the vegetarian food and breakfast cereal you could ever want. Plus they recycle, compost, and are super nice.
Tal: Probably a giant breakfast somewhere with everything – eggs, bacon, French toast, sausage, home fries, soda, andÂ…American Cheese! Don’t remember where exactly.
10. I always find the coolest audiences inÂ…
Brett: Smaller cities, festivals and colleges, especially in MI, NC, CO, NH, and the West Coast
Tal: Music festivals.
11. The worst habit I’ve picked up being on the road all the time isÂ…
Brett: Pizza and a Smartphone addiction.
Tal: Sleeping til 1 pm.
12. The Beatles or the Stones? Por que?
Brett: The Stones. Beatles = great songs, but the Stones were bad ass and have raw energy – the epitome of rock ‘n’ roll. Plus, Mike Jagger kicked it with Peter Tosh and Keith Richard’s new roots reggae albums are great!
Tal: I’ve always gone with The Beatles on this one. I think their music is much more interesting, and that they had a greater influence on the sounds of rock and roll to come.
13. The craziest thing I ever saw wasÂ…
Brett: Tie between playing a guerilla set at Rothbury on shakedown to a literal sea of people and my picture in High Times – January 2011 issue on page 108 of the 420th issue – playing at Nateva with a SSDP shirt on.
Tal: The catering areas of big music festivals are always sort of surreal to me because you’re eating lunch next to people you’ve listened to and watched for a long time! I remember at Rothbury in 2009, casually eating some delicious food next to the guys from Soulive and then Willie Nelson happened to wander by. Surreal.
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FIRST-EVER MUSIC VIDEO PREMIERE ON IMDB
 Band of Horses |
Band of Horses has
confirmed that its surreal 70s biker flick homage “Dilly” will receive its world premiere today exclusively on IMDb.
The unprecedented collaboration is IMDb’s first-ever foray into music video premieres. To watch the borderline
disturbing “Dilly” video, visit www.imdb.com/bandofhorses.
Directed by Philip Andelman, the mini-epic “Dilly” video (runtime 3:40) is a companion to the track off the band’s
self-financed Infinite Arms album (released May 18, 2010 on Brown/Fat Possum/Columbia. Shot
entirely on location in the Mojave desert, the video pays tribute to the biker films of the ’70s and contains
unexpected elements ranging from synchronized dancing to simulated violence and a eclectic cast comprised of
actors and bikers.
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Yahoo! has the trailer for Just Go With It, the winter comedy starring Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston and featuring Brooklyn Decker, Nicole Kidman, and Heidi Montag. The feature follows a man (Sandler) who convinces a single mom (Aniston) to pretend to be his soon-to-be-divorced wife so that he can win over the woman he [...]
TOUR STARTS WITH NOVEMBER 15 IN LAWRENCE, KANSAS
 Delta Spirit |
Catch Delta Spirit out on
the road starting on November 15 at the Jackpot Music Hall in Lawrence, Kansas. They will be touring with Darker My Love and The Fling. Delta Spirit will release their
new EP
The Waits Room on November 16 via iTunes. Limited edition vinyl will be available for purchase
on the tour.
US Tour Dates:
11/15/10 Jackpot Music Hall Lawrence, Kansas
11/16/10 Mojo’s Columbia, Missouri
11/18/10 High Noon Saloon Madison, Wisconsin
11/19/10 Turner Hall Milwaukee, Wisconsin
11/20/10 Legends of Notre Dame South Bend, Indiana
11/21/10 Mountain Stage Radio Show Charleston, West Virginia
11/22/10 Tralf Music Hall Buffalo, New York
11/23/10 Webster Hall New York, New York
11/26/10 Paradise Rock Club Boston, Massachusetts
11/27/10 The Met Cafe Pawtucket, Rhode Island
11/29/10 OttoBar Baltimore, Maryland
11/30/10 Brillobox Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
12/01/10 The Mad Hatter Covington, Kentucky
12/02/10 Grey Eagle Tavern & Music Hall Asheville, North Carolina
12/03/10 Mercy Lounge Nashville, Tennessee
12/04/10 Metro Chicago, Illinois
12/07/10 Fillmore San Francisco, California
12/08/10 The Music Box Hollywood, California
12/09/10 SOHO Music Club Santa Barbara, California
12/10/10 House of Blues San Diego, California
Delta Spirit
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INCLUDES REMASTERED ALBUM, NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN STUDIO & LIVE FOOTAGE, 80-PAGE NOTEBOOK,
21 PREVIOUSLY-UNRELEASED SONGS, AND FEATURE LENGTH DOCUMENTARY
 The Promise |
On November 16, Columbia records will release The Promise: The Darkness on the Edge of Town
Story, a 3 CD/3 DVD box set chronicling the making of Bruce Springsteen‘s landmark 1978
album, Darkness on the Edge of Town. Media contents are packaged within an 80-page notebook
containing facsimiles from Springsteen’s original notebooks from the recording sessions, which include alternate
lyrics, song ideas, recording details, and personal notes in addition to a new essay by Springsteen and never-
before-seen photographs.
The set will include a digitally remastered version of Darkness on the Edge of Town, live concert footage
from a 1978 Houston show, a special 2009 performance of the album in its entirety at Asbury Park, a critically
acclaimed 90-minute documentary The Promise: The Darkness on the Edge of Town Story, which offers
never-before-seen footage of Springsteen and the E Street Band shot between 1976 and 1978, including home
rehearsals and studio sessions, with new interviews with Springsteen, E Street Band members, manager Jon Landau,
former-manager Mike Appel, and others closely involved in the making of the record.
“Darkness was my ‘samurai’ record,” Springsteen writes, “stripped to the frame and ready to rumbleÂ…But
the
music that got left behind was substantial.” For the first time, fans will have access to two discs containing a total of
21 previously-unreleased songs from the Darkness recording sessions, songs that, as Springsteen writes,
“perhaps could have/should have been released after Born To Run and before the collection of songs that
Darkness on the Edge of Town became.” The tracklist is available below.
As of right now, you can stream 15 of the 21 tracks over at NPR.com.
Containing a wealth of previously unreleased material, The Promise: The Darkness on the Edge of Town
Story offers an unprecedented look into Springsteen’s creative process during a defining moment in his
career.
THE PROMISE (DISC 1)
1. Racing In The Street (’78)
2. Gotta Get That Feeling
3. Outside Looking In
4. Someday (We’ll Be Together)
5. One Way Street
6. Because The Night
7. Wrong Side Of The Street
8. The Brokenhearted
9. Rendezvous
10. Candy’s Boy
THE PROMISE (DISC 2)
1. Save My Love
2. Ain’t Good Enough For You
3. Fire
4. Spanish Eyes
5. It’s A Shame
6. Come On (Let’s Go Tonight)
7. Talk To Me
8. The Little Things (My Baby Does)
9. Breakaway
10. The Promise
11. City Of Night
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Researchers at Columbia University will use IBM’s InfoSphere Streams analytics software to detect complications from brain injuries. – IBM
has announced that researchers from Columbia
University will use IBM InfoSphere Streams streaming analytics software to
detect complications for patients with brain injuries or strokes.
Analytics
software mathematically sifts data to spot trends and predict business
outcomes. IBM is a ma…
1948: An inversion layer settles over the rust belt town of Donora, Pennsylvania, trapping industrial pollution in the atmosphere. When it clears six days later, 20 people are dead, another 50 are dying and hundreds will live out their days with permanently damaged lungs.
Inversion occurs when the air near the ground is cooler than the [...]
TOUR STARTS JANUARY 15 IN CRYSTAL BAY, NEVADA;
GENERAL ON SALE STARTS THIS
FRIDAY
 Tea Leaf Green |
Tea Leaf Green is thrilled to
announce their upcoming Arise Tour. The tour will take the band across the country and include stops in Chicago,
DC, Philadelphia, Boston, New York and many more.
General on sale is this Friday, but if you purchase your presale tickets right now, you’ll receive a
new unreleased track from the band for free! The new song, “Snow Days”, is being recorded specifically for this
special offer and will only available for people that purchase tickets during the presale.
10/28 – 10/31 Yosemite, CA Las Tortugas Dance of the Dead V
01/15 Crystal Bay, NV Crystal Bay Club Crown Room
01/20 Bloomington, IN Bluebird
01/21 Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall
01/22 Madison, WI Majestic Theatre
01/23 Des Moines, IA Vaudeville Mews
01/26 Columbia, MO The Blue Note
01/27 St. Louis, MO Blueberry Hill
01/28 Cincinnati, OH 20th Century Theatre
01/29 Pittsburgh, PA Mr. Small’s
01/30 Buffalo, NY Tralf Music Hall
02/02 Charlottesville, VA Jefferson Theatre
02/03 Richmond, VA Alley Katz
02/04 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
02/05 Philadelphia, PA World Cafe Live
02/08 York, PA Strand Capitol Performing Arts Center
02/09 Syracuse, NY Westcott Theatre
02/10 Burlington, VT Higher Ground
02/11 Boston, MA Paradise Rock Club
02/12 New York, NY Highline Ballroom
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Jackie Evancho, the 10-year-old opera-singing prodigy with the vocal prowess of a woman twice her age, may have lost the grand prize during the fifth season of America’s Got Talent, but she won the hearts of millions scored a recording contract in the process! Evancho — whose YouTube video performances have amassed more than 30 [...]
As Gallup notes, trust in the corporate media is at an all-time low.Much of the loss of trust is due to the media’s selling of Iraq war lies and covering up the severity of the financial crisis.Here are two essays I wrote – the first from a year ago, …
It’s official – Emma Stone is set to play Spiderman’s love interest in the prequel – but she won”t hit the screen as Mary Jane Watson. Instead, she will be seen as Peter Parker”s girlfriend Gwen Stacy, according to Columbia Pictures president Matt Tolmach, reports The Daily Star. And Andrew Garfield will play the new [...]
The sticky web of Spider-Man alter ego Peter Parker has successful caught a new galpal for a new movie. Stone, 22, has been cast as Gwen Stacy — a role originated by Bryce Dallas Howard in the original Spider-Man trilogy — opposite The Social Network’s Andrew Garfield in the upcoming Spider-Man reboot, Columbia Pictures said [...]
The story of the founding of Facebook made a lot of “friends” at the box office this weekend. The Social Network was tops with moviegoers at the North American box office this weekend, taking in an estimated $23 million since hitting theaters on Friday.The Social Network, a new movie about one of the web’s [...]
