Kelly Clarkson will be hitting the road on her “All I Ever Wanted Tour” this fall, the platinum-selling American Idol announced Tuesday.
Supported by Aussie sister act The Veronicas and Parachute, Kelly’s fall tour kicks off Oct. 2 in Uncasville, Conn. The trek will make stops in 32 North American citiesbefore wrapping up in Hollywood, Fla. [...]
LUCERO’S 1372 OVERTON PARK
OUT OCTOBER 6
BAND’S FIRST MAJOR LABEL RECORD LOOKS TO MEMPHIS SOUL INFLUENCES
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Playing between 150-200 live shows a year, Lucero has come to be known as much for their hard-touring work ethic as for their critically acclaimed records. After releasing five studio albums Lucero has managed to land a major label contract with Universal/Republic Records. The band’s new album, 1372 Overton Park, due out October 6, was produced by Ted Hutt (The Gaslight Anthem) and features horn arrangements by legendary Memphis session player Jim Spake (Al Green, John Hiatt, Solomon Burke, Cat Power). The record marks a decided turn toward the Memphis soul sound that has long influenced the band’s sound from afar.
The new album’s name comes from the address of the Memphis loft in which all four band members lived, practiced and even recorded portions of their 2003 release That Much Further West. Over recent years band members have gradually moved out leaving lead singer and guitarist Ben Nichols the sole resident of the space until word finally came down that the building would be sold and demolished. Almost as if marking the end of an era not only for the building but for the band as well, this record turns the page and signals a strong move toward the Memphis soul sound that has long served as an influence for the group.
While 1372 Overton Park serves as a love letter to Memphis and its musical heritage, the band has far from abandoned the country/rock/punk influences that they’ve become known for over their previous five records and countless tour stops. “I think the fact that we don’t claim a genre is very important to what Lucero is,” Nichols said. “There are too many rules in punk rock. Too many rules in country music. We’re hard headed and… god damn if we don’t do things the way we want to do them.”
Lucero is currently streaming “The Devil and Maggie Chascarillo” off the forthcoming album at their website here: luceromusic.com.
Lucero Tour Dates:
08/15/09 Sat Subterranean Chicago, IL
08/16/09 Sun Eckhart Park Chicago, IL
09/11/09 Fri The Crossroads Kansas City, MO
09/15/09 Tue Rumba Cafe Columbus, OH
09/17/09 Thu Pygmalion Music Festival Champaign-Urbana, IL
09/19/09 Sat Rumba Cafe Columbus, OH
REST OF COUNTRY GETS CHANCE TO ENJOY SAN FRAN TREAT
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Wrapped in effusive female fronted melodies, darkened by whirling guitars while juxtaposing hard-hitting 00s alternative with psychedelic overtones, The New Up announces summer tour dates in August and September, including Austin, Houston, Cleveland and Portland, in support of the August 18th release of the Better Off EP.
Having played with such artists as The Burning Brides, Jon Langford and Mike Watt, the first EP of the series, Broken Machine, received national recognition where it charted on the CMJ Top 200. Music critic Dennis Cook (Pitchfork, Signal to Noise, JamBase) deemed them “a post-Radiohead group, full of mutated pop hooks, absinthe guitars, smartly wrangled chaos and undisguised beauty and feeling. But, there’s little in the way of influences, even Radiohead’s, that you can pin down exactly… What they’ve made is their own.”
Backed by sincere musicianship inspired by Chicago roots and San Francisco surroundings, The New Up’s influential evasiveness illustrates a dichotomy of urban darkness and Midwestern sincerity, highlighting their equal fascination with nature and urban chaos. Headquartered at their San Francisco home, endearingly named The Pleasure Pad (where the band rehearses and records), members ES Pitcher (vocals, guitar), Noah Reid (guitar, vocals), Hawk West (flute and automation), Dain Dizazzo (bass) and Drew Bertrand (drums) began recording a series of three EPs in the spring of 2008. After lying down the basic tracks at Hyde Street Studios with Jaimeson Durr (Franz Ferdinand, The Killers, Handsome Boy Modeling School), they began layering additional tracks at The Pleasure Pad, where they could explore by recording flute lines in bathrooms and trying odd mic placements in closets – without the pressure and financial constraints of a traditional studio.
For more on The New Up check out this recent show review.
Tour Dates
8/21/2009-Bottom of the Hill, San Francisco
8/22/2009-Cellar Door, Visalia, CA
8/23/2009-Viper Room, Los Angeles
8/24/2009-Soda Bar, San Diego, CA
8/26/2009-Red Eyed Fly, Austin, TX
8/27/2009-Rudyard’s, Houston, TX
8/28/2009-Vinos, Little Rock
8/29/2009-Preservation Pub, Knoxville, TN
8/31/2009-Caledonia Lounge, Athens, GA
9/1/2009-Somewhere Else Tavern, Greensboro, NC
9/2/2009-Alley Katz, Richmond, VA
9/3/2009-Outback Lodge, Charlottesville, VA
9/4/2009-The Red and the Black, Washington DC
9/5/2009-Trash Bar, Brooklyn
9/6/2009-Cedar’s Lounge, Youngstown, OH
9/7/2009-Now That’s Class, Cleveland, OH
9/8/2009-The Robin Hood, Kent, OH
9/9/2009-Carabar, Columbus, OH
9/11/2009-The Dark Room, Chicago
9/12/2009-Cactus Club, Milwaukee
9/17/2009-Zebra Lounge, Bozeman, MT
9/19/2009-Tonic Lounge, Portland OR
The Huffington Post debuts “The River,” Manchester Orchestra’s last of eleven videos associated with the band’s album Mean Everything To Nothing. “The River” is the…
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Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys will embark on Another Tour
To Support Solo Debut Keep It Hid / Tour Begins November 5
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Dan Auerbach — best known as half of The Black Keys — 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.
Former NJ Net basketball player Richard Jefferson backed out of his wedding to fiancee Kesha Ni’Cole Nichols on short notice
Jefferson was reportedly due to marry former New Jersey Net dancer Kesha Ni’Cole Nichols but he broke off the engagement at the 11th hour. Jefferson pulled out of the wedding – which cost $2 million to [...]
Former New Jersey Net star Richard Jefferson bailed on his stunning fiancée — pulling the plug on his posh Manhattan wedding at the 11th hour without even alerting some of the guests, The Post has learned.
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On October 6, Merge Records will release Lou Barlow‘s new album, Goodnight Unknown. In the four years since his career-redefining, mostly acoustic record Emoh, Lou Barlow has reunited with Dinosaur Jr. and reissued three of Sebadoh‘s classic albums. But as the brilliant new Goodnight Unknown illustrates, he’s hardly living in the past. Borrowing the live-band energy of Dinosaur Jr. and the stylistic reach of Sebadoh, Barlow has built on Emoh‘s full production and written a set of immediate, melodic pop songs that Lou describes as, “a cross between my later work with Folk Implosion and my earlier work with Sebadoh… to my ears, anyway.”
From the surging opening track “Sharing” to the surprisingly soulful performances on “The Right,” Goodnight Unknown benefits from Barlow’s tunefulness and his decision to record the record relatively quickly, with old friends and new. The Melvins‘ Dale Crover adds inspired drum work throughout, and Goodnight Unknown‘s urgent sound owes just as much to frequent Barlow collaborator Imaad Wasif (Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Alaska!). The record’s considerable power also stems from the new talents on board, including producer Andrew Murdock and Lisa Germano.
Lou Barlow + The Missingmen will be on tour throughout the fall opening for Dinosaur Jr. The Missingmen are guitarist Tom Watson and drummer Raul Morales. Lou “stole” them from Mike Watt for this tour, and is excited to be bringing you the full band experience of Goodnight Unknown.
Goodnight Unknown Track Listing:
1. Sharing
2. Goodnight Unknown
3. Too Much Freedom
4. Faith In Your Heartbeat
5. The One I Call
6. The Right
7. Gravitate
8. I’m ThinkingÂ…
9. One Machine, One Long Fight
10. Praise
11. Take Advantage
12. Modesty
13. Don’t Apologize
14. One Note Tone
Lou Barlow + the Missingmen on Tour:
09/30/09 Wed Phoenix Concert Theatre Toronto, ON
10/03/09 Sat The Middle East Cambridge, MA
10/04/09 Sun Northern Lights Clifton Park, NY
10/07/09 Wed Toad’s Place New Haven, CT
10/08/09 Thu 9:30 Club Washington, DC
10/09/09 Fri Theatre of Living Arts (TLA) Philadelphia, PA
10/10/09 Sat Newport Music Hall Columbus, OH
10/11/09 Sun Crofoot Ballroom Pontiac, MI
10/13/09 Tue Majestic Theatre Madison, WI
10/14/09 Wed The Pageant St. Louis, MO
10/15/09 Thu The Vic Theatre Chicago, IL
10/16/09 Fri Headliners Music Hall Louisville, KY
10/17/09 Sat Variety Playhouse Atlanta, GA
10/22/09 Thu Granada Theater Dallas, TX
10/23/09 Fri Warehouse Live Houston, TX
10/26/09 Mon Beaumont Club Kansas City, MO
10/27/09 Tue Slowdown Omaha, NE
10/29/09 Thu Boulder Theater Boulder, CO
10/30/09 Fri Aggie Theatre Fort Collins, CO
10/31/09 Sat Urban Lounge Salt Lake City, UT
11/03/09 Tue Marquee Theatre Tempe, AZ
11/04/09 Wed Belly Up Tavern Solana Beach, CA
11/05/09 Thu House of Blues West Hollywood, CA
11/06/09 Fri The Fillmore San Francisco, CA
11/07/09 Sat Wonder Ballroom Portland, OR
The New Up by Josh Miller