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Surprise Me Mr. Davis: Summer Shows, Live Video

June 7th, 2010 | No Comments

10 DATES IN THE WEST, ACAPPELLA UNDER A BRIDGE

Surprise Me Mr. Davis have announced a handful of summer tour dates. The five-piece rock band, featuring Nathan Moore, Brad Barr, Marco Benevento, Marc Friedman and Andrew Barr, will come together from their homes in Montreal, Brooklyn and the Shenandoah Valley for ten shows. They’ll be supporting their latest EP release, That Man Eats Morning For Breakfast.

And here’s Surprise Me Mr. Davis performing an acappella rendition of the Nathan Moore song “Tombstone” on the Williamsburg Bridge shortly before they took the stage for a headline show in April at New York City’s Mercury Lounge. The piece was filmed as a segment for The Bridge Sessions.

Surprise Me Mr. Davis Tour Dates :: Surprise Me Mr. Davis News :: Surprise Me Mr. Davis Concert Reviews

Savvis Buys Canadian Cloud Services Provider

June 1st, 2010 | No Comments

Fusepoint, a portfolio company of M/C Venture Partners, operates three data centers in Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal and has about 330 enterprise cloud-computing and storage customers. – Savvis, a rising international provider of enterprise cloud infrastructure and hosted IT services, on June 1 revealed that it is acquiring Fusepoint, Inc., an independent provider of managed IT and colocation services to enterprises based in Canada, for $124.5 million in cash.

Fusepoint, a portfo…

I feel like Iâ€ve been pregnant more than a year, says Celine Dion

June 1st, 2010 | No Comments

Singer Celine Dion, who is only 14 weeks pregnant, admits that she feels as if sheâ€™s been carrying her twins for more than a year.
Dion and her husband Rene Angelil finally conceived their twins after five failed in-vitro fertilization attempts.
According to People.com, Dion told French paper Le Journal de Montreal: “I feel like I”ve been [...]

Chromeo: Business Casual Tour

May 25th, 2010 | No Comments

SUMMER DATES INCLUDING SPECIAL GIG WITH DARYL HALL

This summer, Chromeo, the New York and Montreal-based synth-funk duo will hit the road with the like-minded disco outfit Holy Ghost! for the Business Casual Tour.

Leading up to the release of their long-awaited third studio album Business Casual (out August 17th on Atlantic Records), the 23-date tour kicks off Monday, July 26th in Washington, D.C., following their special joint performance with Daryl Hall at this year’s Bonnaroo Music Festival on June 11th and their second Lollapalooza appearance August 6th in Chicago.

The “Business Casual Tour” will find the pair debuting material from their next round of electro-funk jams and blue-eyed ballads, accompanied by a brand new stage show – lights and legs aplenty.

Chromeo Tour Dates

FRI 6/11 MANCHESTER, TN Bonnaroo (full set with Daryl Hall) *
MON 7/26 WASHINGTON DC 9:30 Club
TUE 7/27 PHILADELPHIA, PA Trocadero
THU 7/29 NEW YORK, NY Bowery Ballroom
FRI 7/30 BOSTON, MA House of Blues *
SAT 7/31 MONTREAL, QC Metropolis *
MON 8/2 OTTAWA, ON Capital Music Hall
TUE 8/3 TORONTO, ON Phoenix
THU 8/5 DETROIT, MI Majestic
FRI 8/6 CHICAGO, IL Lollapalooza *
SAT 8/7 MINNEAPOLIS, MN First Avenue
TUE 8/10 CALGARY, AB Flames Central
WED 8/11 VANCOUVER, BC Commodore
THU 8/12 SEATTLE, WA Showbox Market
FRI 8/13 PORTLAND, OR Roseland
MON 8/16 SAN DIEGO, CA House of Blues
THU 8/19 SALT LAKE CITY, UT Twilight Concert Series *
FRI 8/20 DENVER, CO Ogden
TUE 8/24 AUSTIN, TX Stubb’s
WED 8/25 DALLAS, TX Palladium
THU 8/26 NASHVILLE, TN Cannery Ballroom
FRI 8/27 ATLANTA, GA Masquerade
SUN 8/29 LOS ANGELES, CA Hollywood Bowl (w/ The Chemical Brothers) *

* No Holy Ghost!

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Steve Miller Band Tour

May 24th, 2010 | No Comments

THE GANGSTER OF LOVE HITS THE ROAD AGAIN

Steve Miller

The Steve Miller Band kicked off their North American tour on May 21 in Las Vegas in a new show designed by acclaimed Broadway director Rob Roth. The tour will support Miller’s new album BINGO!, which lands in stores June 15 on Miller’s Space Cowboy Records in partnership with Roadrunner/Loud & Proud Records

While the tour will feature beloved FM radio staples like “Fly Like an Eagle,” “The Joker,” “Take the Money and Run,” and “Abracadabra,” among others, Miller will also perform selected tracks from BINGO!, which echoes his early days on the Chicago scene.

Steve Miller Band Tour Dates

May 28 Grand Casino Tunica Robinsonville, MS
May 29 Harrah’s Louisiana Downs Bossier City, LA
May 30 Riverfest Little Rock, AK

June 2 Cumberland County Civic Portland, ME
June 4 Credit Union Palace Summerside, PE Canada
June 5 Halifax Metro Center Halifax, NS Canada
June 7 Pepsi Center Corner Brook, NL

June 8 Mile One Center St. John’s, NL Canada
June 12 Hilton Hotel Atlantic city, NJ
June 13 MGM Grand Mashantucket, CT
June 30 Molson Amphitheater Toronto, Ontario

July 2 DTE Energy Music Center Clarkston, MI
July 3 Taste of Chicago Chicago, IL
July 5 DE Montreal Jazz Fest Montreal, QC
July 9 Pechanga Resort Temecula, CA
July 10 Santa Barbara Bowl Santa Barbara, CA
July 11 Greek Theater Los Angeles, CA
July 14 Chateau Ste Michelle Amp Woodinville, WA
July 15 Edgefield Amp Troutdale, OR
July 16 Les Schwab Amp Bend, OR
July 17 Raley Field Sacramento, CA
July 24 PNC Park Pittsburgh, PA
July 25 Churchill Downs Fest Louisville, KY
July 27 Wolf Trap Vienna, VA
July 29 Biltmore Estate Ashville, NC
July 30 Verizon Wireless Amphitheater Alpharetta, GA
July 31 Amphitheater at the Warf Orange Beach, AL

August 10 Wisconsin State Fair West Allis, WI
August 12 Eagle River Pavilion Boise, ID
August 14 Mile High Music Fest Denver, CO

Sept 17 Fender Center Museum Corona, CA
Sept 18 Verizon Amphitheater Irvine, CA
Sept 22 Oracle Open World Fest San Francisco, CA
Oct 2 Sun Life Stadium Miami, FL

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Eels: World Tour/New Album

May 21st, 2010 | No Comments

THIRD NEW ALBUM IN LESS THAN A YEAR

Mark Oliver Everett

Eels are set to release a new album entitled Tomorrow Morning on August 24, 2010 and embark on a world tour starting August 3. Eels leader Mark Oliver Everett, aka E, calls the 14 track album the final installment of a trilogy that began with Hombre Lobo (June 2009) and End Times (January 2010). The world tour starts in Santa Ana, CA, hitting Japan, Australia, Europe, United States and Canada. It will be the first time Eels have performed live since the release of the three latest albums.

Eels 2010 World Tour Dates

August 3 Santa Ana, California Galaxy Theater (warm-up show)
August 7 Tokyo, Japan Marine Stadium, Summersonic Festival
August 8 Osaka, Japan Maishima, Summersonic Festival
August 13 Brisbane, Australia The Tivoli
August 14 Sydney, Australia The Enmore Theater
August 15 Melbourne, Australia The Palace
August 20 Hasselt, Belgium Pukkelpop Festival
August 21 Stafford, UK V Festival
August 22 Chelmsford, UK V Festival
August 24 Glasgow, Scotland Academy
August 26 Birmingham, UK Academy
August 28 Zurich, Switzerland Winterhur Festival
August 29 Paris, France Rock en Seine Festival
August 30 Amsterdam, Holland Paradiso
September 1 London, UK Brixton Academy
September 3 Dublin, Ireland Electric Picnic Festival
September 4 Manchester, UK Academy
September 5 Luxembourg Den Atelier
September 6 Groningen, Holland Oosterpoort
September 7 Hamburg, Germany Grosse Freiheit
September 8 Copenhagen, Denmark Vega
September 10 Berlin, Germany Astra
September 11 Munich, Germany Theaterfabrik
September 12 Vienna, Austria Arena
September 13 Graz, Austria Orpheum
September 14 Hohenems, Austria Eventcenter
September 15 Milan, Italy Alcatraz
September 17 Barcelona, Spain Bikini
September 19 Lisbon, Portugal Coliseum
September 22 Philadelphia, PA World Cafe Live
September 23 Richmond, VA The National Theater
September 24 Boston, MA The Royal
September 25 New York, NY Terminal 5
September 26 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
September 28 Montreal, Canada Le National
September 29 Toronto, Canada The Mod
September 30 Detroit, MI The Crofoot
October 1 Chicago, IL The Metro
October 2 Milwaukee, WI The Pabst Theater
October 3 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue
October 5 Denver, CO The Ogden Theater
October 6 Salt Lake City, UT The Complex
October 8 Portland, OR Roseland
October 9 Seattle, WA TBA
October 11 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore
October 12 Los Angeles, CA Henry Fonda Theater

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Isis Calls It Quits

May 19th, 2010 | No Comments

VENERABLE PROGRESSIVE METAL BAND ENDS

Isis

Isis issued the following statement yesterday:

Isis has reached an end. It’s hard to try to say it in any delicate way, and it is a truth that is best spoken plainly. This end isn’t something that occurred over night and it hasn’t been brought about by a single cataclysmic fracture in the band. Simply put, Isis has done everything we wanted to do, said everything we wanted to say. In the interest of preserving the love we have of this band, for each other, for the music made and for all the people who have continually supported us, it is time to bring it to a close. We’ve seen too many bands push past the point of a dignified death and we all promised one another early on in the life of the band that we would do our best to ensure Isis would never fall victim to that syndrome. We’ve had a much longer run than we ever expected we would and accomplished a great deal more than we ever imagined possible.

We never set any specific goals when the band was founded other than to make the music we wanted to hear and to play (and to stay true to that ideal), so everything else that has come along the long and winding path has been an absolute gift. As with any momentous life-changing decision (which this certainly is for the 5 of us), we feel a very dynamic range of emotions about this and cannot express all of it within the space of a few sentences, and perhaps it’s best to do what we’ve always done and let our music speak for us. It is and has been the truest expression of who we are as a collective and in some ways who we are as individuals for the 13 years in which we’ve been together.

The last and perhaps most important thing we might say in relation to all this is how grateful we are for the people that have supported us over the years. It is a lengthy list that would include those who put out our records, those that played on them and put them to tape, the many bands with whom we shared the stage, all of our family, friends and companions who supported us in our individual lives and thus made it possible for us to continue on in the band, and most importantly those who truly listened to our music whether in recorded form or by coming to out to our shows (or both). It is quite true that we would never have done what we have without those people, that is many of you who are reading this. Our words can never fully express what we feel, but we hope that our music and the efforts made to bring it into being can serve as a more proper expression of gratitude for this life and for everyone in it. Thank you.

In more immediate and practical terms the tour we are about to embark upon is indeed our last. We are hoping that these final live rituals can help us bring a close to the life of this band in a celebratory and reverent way, and also provide us with a chance to say goodbye to many of those that have supported us over the years. While there is a measure of sadness that comes with the passing of this band, we hope that the final days can be joyous ones during which any and all that wish to come and join us will do so. It seems fitting that the last show of the tour and of our active existence will take place in Montreal, the site of the very first Isis show in 1997 (though that was an unintentional move when booking the show initially). After the tour we also plan to follow through with other projects set in motion some time ago – pursuing the completion of a final EP, compiling live audio and visual material for future releases, and generally doing whatever we can to make our music available for as long as there are people who wish to hear it.

Thanks again to any and all,

Isis, May 18 2010

Ipecac Records founders Mike Patton and Greg Werckman issued the following statement:

“It has been a complete honor to be a part of the Isis team. Isis is a major part of our label’s foundation. Those 5 talented guys are our friends and we look forward to see and hear what they each do in the future.”

Isis’ final tour begins May 26 in San Diego. Full tour dates can be found here.

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North American Monster Ball Tour of Lady Gaga Is Ste to Continue in 2011

May 13th, 2010 | No Comments

Although almost tickets were sold out to Lady Gagaâ€™s 2010 Monster Ball tour, the singer has already looking ahead to the next year. After the tour finishes, she is planning to return in 2011 with a run of arena dates. It is expected, that the tour will start in February 2011.
The 2011 North [...]

Land of NOD Experiment Of Montreal, Shorty, Dr. Octagon

May 11th, 2010 | No Comments

MICHIGAN MUSIC GATHERING INCLUDES
BOOMBOX, BIG GIGANTIC, RASPUTINA AND LOTS OF LOCAL TALENT

Eagles of Death Metal by Kii Aren

The Land Of NOD Experiment will take place July 23-25, 2010 in Jackson, Michigan with headliners of Montreal, Eagles of Death Metal, Tokyo Police Club, Trombone Shorty and Orleans Ave. and underground legend Dr. Octagon.

This intimate festival has a capacity of 8,000 people in a secluded, oak tree rich beautiful landscape. “We really wanted to choose a central location in a great community. Jackson ended up being the perfect choice,” says Dan Sheridan, one of a pair of producers.

More than 70 bands will be taking the stage at Land of NOD. Besides the headliners, confirmed acts, including many Detroit and Michigan local acts, include:

Rasputina
BoomBox
Big Gigantic
The Ragbirds
Innerphonic
The Satin Peaches
My Dear Disco
The Macpodz
Ed Rush and Optical
D.J. Qbert
Dieselboy
E. Spleece
Dubphonics
Ronin Selecta
Matt Clarke
D.J. Proppa Bear
Lucky Brown
Bawdy Boys
Worms Union
Nag Hammadi
Ultraviolet Hippopotamus
If i were the sun
God and the Architects

See the full line-up here.

In addition to the music performances, theatrical, Americana, and multidisciplinary art forms will be taking center stage in the Fringe Forest. This remote area will feature artists from around the nation. Chicago’s Environmental Encroachment and California’s fire troupe Sirena Serpentina are just some of the performers that will lend their talents to the Fringe Forest.

Sheridan (NOOMOON) along with fellow Michigan resident Jason Reed (Dark Course), who have 32 years of combined experience in event production, look forward to bringing the spotlight back to Michigan in terms of art and music. “This event is for Michigan and its great people, artists, and supporters,” says Reed. “We look forward to producing an annual event to increase awareness and tourism to the state.”

Ticket packages include:

- WEEKEND PASS starting at $69
- WEEKEND CAMPING PASS starting at $89
- VIP WEEKEND PASS starting at $250

There will also be RV Camping packages as well as Family and Accessible Camping. There are a very limited number of Early Bird-priced tickets and Vehicle Camping Packages. Tickets can be purchased through TicketFly at Land of NOD Experiment website.

Deadmau5: Summer Tour

May 10th, 2010 | No Comments

HOOKED AND UNHOOKED, CANADIAN RISING STAR LIGHTS UP SUMMER STAGES

Deadmau5

Deadmau5 has announced a North America Tour this summer. Consisting of over 20 dates, which launch May 29 at the Sasquatch Music Festival in Washington State, the electronic music producer and performer will tour his festival show featuring high-end production and a new LED-activated mau5head.

Along the tour route, Deadmau5 will also perform a few ‘Unhooked’ shows. “Deadmau5 unhooked will mean no massive stage and no LED mau5head,” he says. “There will still be some form of production, LED screen and lights and all that stuff…but at some shows it just won’t be possible to supply the LED head of the huge new stage because of travel and routing. That thing isn’t exactly portable!! On the upside, ‘Unhooked’ sets tend to be longer and more diverse.”

“Like a Lite-Brite with a short fuse, this electronic music performer’s onstage visuals pulsed, glowed, and had a giant crowd exploding in ecstasy with each ebb and flow of his music. It was a sight to see: a 15-foot tall cubic structure stood on its corner, as its sides projected a tangle of multi-colored dots, lines, and other form-shifting shapes. Huge screens in the background blasted even more visuals, and the man born Joel Thomas Zimmerman stood atop the structure in a mouse outfit that was equipped with lights,” wrote William Goodman at Spin.com.

“Mr. Mau5 is a headliner at global music festivals, and he’s evolved to live up to the billing by presenting an electrifying set of bombastic lights and razor-edged electro-house Friday night at Coachella. Deadmau5, in his signature mouse-ears costume, blasted the festival’s Sahara tent with sound and light like a radiologist zaps your bones,” wrote Dennis Romero at LAWEEKLY.com.

Deadmau5 Summer 2010 North American Tour Dates

Sat 5/29 Quincy, WA The Gorge Amphitheater – Sasquatch Festival (Full)
Sun 5/30 San Diego, CA Hard Rock Hotel San Diego (Unhooked)
Sun 5/30 Las Vegas, NV Hard Rock Hotel & Casino – Vanity (Unhooked)
Mon 5/31 Las Vegas, NV Wet Republic (Unhooked)
Fri 6/4 Santo Domingo, DR The Cave (Unhooked)
Sat 6/5 San Juan, Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Convention Center (Unhooked)
Sat 6/12 Manchester, TN Bonnaroo Music Festival (Full)
Fri 6/25 Los Angeles, CA Electric Daisy Carnival – Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and Exposition Park (Full)
Wed 6/30 Toronto, ON Kool Haus (Full)
Thu 7/1 Ottawa, ON Parliament Ultra Club (Full)
Fri 7/2 Chicago, IL Stadium Green at Soldier Field (Full)
Sat 7/3 Detroit, MI The Fillmore (Full)
Mon 7/5 Atlantic City, NJ Harrah’s Atlantic City – The Pool (Unhooked)
Tue 7/6 Calgary, AB Flames Central (Full)
Fri 7/9 Edmonton, AB Shaw Conference Center (Unhooked)
Sat 7/10 Vancouver, BC PNE Coliseum (Full)
Sun 7/11 Kelowna, BC Kelowna Waterfront Park (Full)
Fri 7/16 Morrison, CO Red Rocks Amphitheater – Global Dance (Full)
Sat 7/17 Magna, UT The Great Salt Air (Full)
Wed 7/21 Boston, MA House of Blues (Full)
Sat 7/24 Philadelphia, PA Electric Factory (Full)
Tue 7/27 Montclair, NJ Wellmont Theatre (Full)
Wed 7/28 Washington, DC 9:30 Club (Full)
Sun 8/1 Montreal, QC Osheaga Music and Arts Festival (Full)

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Lilith Fair: Full Tour Dates Adds Queen Latifah, Carly Simon

May 5th, 2010 | No Comments

SARAH McLACHLAN HEADS UP A HUGE LINEUP OF FEMALE ARTISTS

Lilith Fair 2010 Dates
Carly Simon and Queen Latifah are the latest additions to the Lilith Fair 2010 lineup. Simon will appear on three dates (Boston, Hartford and New York), and Latifah will appear on two dates (Detroit and Las Vegas). Additionally, the line-ups for the remaining 10 cities set to go on-sale over the next two weeks are now posted on LilithFair.com. and Marty Diamond comment on the latest artist additions. Says McBride, “Carly Simon embodies the entire spirit of Lilith. She is a generational icon who continues to have a tremendous influence on so many women, whether musicians or fans. I can guess that many of the Lilith 2010 artists were impacted by her voice and words at some point. It’s truly an honor that she has come on board.” Adds Diamond, “Queen Latifah’s spirited performances on the original Lilith Fair are still some of the most memorable. She has had a remarkable career over the past 11 years, from music, to acting to now film production. She is a role model and inspiration to many, and we are thrilled that she is taking the time from her hectic schedule to rejoin the tour. “ for 26 of the 36 markets. Boston and Hartford are the next to go on-sale this Saturday, May 8. There will be 11 artists on each date, with only two consistencies per show: the Lilith Local Talent Search Ourstage.com winner who starts the day and headliner Sarah McLachlan.
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McMahon Stadium
Northlands Spectrum
Pitt Meadows Airport
Sleep Country Amphitheater
The Gorge Amphitheatre
Shoreline Amphitheatre at Mountain View
Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre
Cricket Wireless Pavilion
Mandalay Bay Events Center
Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
USANA Amphitheatre
Comfort Dental Amphitheatre
Capitol Federal Park @ Sandstone
Verizon Wireless Amphitheater St Louis
First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
Canterbury Park
Verizon Wireless Music Center
DTE Energy Music Theatre
Parc Jean-Drapeau
Molson Canadian Amphitheatre
Blossom Music Center
Susquehanna Bank Center
Comcast Center
PNC Bank Arts Center
Comcast Theatre
Merriweather Post Pavilion
Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion at Walnut Creek
Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Charlotte
Bridgestone Arena
Aaron’s Amphitheatre
Cruzan Amphitheatre
Ford Amphitheatre
Verizon Wireless Music Center Birmingham
Venue TBA
Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
Superpages.com Center

Full list of artists announced so far:

A Fine Frenzy, Ali Milner, Anjulie, Ann Atomic, Anya Marina, Ash Koley, The Bangles, Beth Orton, Brandi Carlile, Butterfly Boucher, Caitlin Crosby, Cara Salimando, Carly Simon, Cat Power, Ceci Bastida, Chairlift, Chantal Kreviazuk, Colbie Caillat, Corinne Bailey Rae, Court Yard Hounds, Debi Nova, Donna Delory, Elizaveta, Elisapie Isaac, Emmylou Harris, Erin McCarley, Erykah Badu, Frazey Ford, The Go-Go’s, Gossip, Grace Potter and The Nocturnals, Hannah Georgas, Heart, Ima, Indigo Girls, Ingrid Michaelson, Janelle Monae, Jenni Rivera, Jennifer Knapp, Jesca Hoop, Jill Hennessy, Jill Scott, Julia Othmer, Kate Miller-Heidke, Kate Morgan, Kate Nash Katzenjammer, Kelly Clarkson, Ke$ha, Kina, La Roux, Lights, Lissie, Loretta Lynn, Lucy Schwartz, Marina & The Diamonds, Martina McBride, Mary J. Blige, Meaghan Smith, Melissa McClelland, Metric, Miranda Lambert, Miranda Lee Richards, Missy Higgins, Nikki Jean, Nneka, Norah Jones, Priscilla Renea, Queen Latifah, The Rescues, Rihanna, Rosie Thomas, Sara Bareilles, Sarah McLachlan, Selena Gomez, Serena Ryder, Shel, Sheryl Crow, Sia, Sugarland, Susan Justice, Suzanne Vega, Tara MacLean, Tegan and Sara, Toby Lightman, Vedera, Vita Chambers, The Submarines, The Weepies, Ximena Sarinana, Zee Avi

Marco Benevento: Video/Live Dates

May 5th, 2010 | No Comments

SMALL TASTE OF NEW ALBUM, BUSY SPRING & SUMMER

Marco Benevento‘s new album, Between The Needles & Nightfall, hits stores next Tuesday, May 11, via his label Royal Potato Family/MRI. For a window into the recording process, check out footage from the album sessions at Trout Studios in Brooklyn, capturing the final of three days in the studio, where three additional songs were conceived in the last handful of hours.

“This is a record of tunes that essentially wrote themselves – whether at a soundcheck, or improvised in the studio, or behind the piano in the morning,” says Benevento. “Many of the most enjoyable listening moments are captured feelings of that immediate time, that nowness. The songs really seemed to write themselves amidst contemplation or frustration or inebriation or whatever that moment was rendering. Reed [Mathis], Andrew [Barr] and I improvised bridges on the spot, made songs from scratch and we pieced together song ideas that we’d messed around with on tour. We did all that in three days with the best real music capturist I know, Bryce Goggin.”

*all shows Marco Benevento Trio unless otherwise noted.

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The Black Keys: Book, More Shows

May 3rd, 2010 | No Comments

LATE NIGHT SHOWS, GIGS WITH KINGS OF LEON, PEARL JAM AND MORE

Keys’ Dan Auerbach by Veronica Vaillancourt

The Black Keys will tour extensively this summer and fall to support their new album, Brothers – due out May 18 on Nonesuch Records. The band has confirmed additional tour dates, beginning July 24 in Cleveland, which include headlining shows with The Morning Benders, The Whigs, and Nicole Atkins and dates with Kings of Leon. The new dates follow The Black Keys’ opening slot for Pearl Jam at Madison Square Garden on May 20, as well as performances on the Late Show with David Letterman on May 25 and Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on May 26, The tour also includes two shows at Central Park’s SummerStage on July 27 and 28, the first of which quickly sold out.

In conjunction with the new tour dates, fans may now pre-order a limited-edition collectible hardbound book/deluxe edition of Brothers, available online only via the band’s website. The 56-page hardbound book includes never-before-seen live photos, intimate backstage and studio shots of the band, and the full Brothers album on CD. The deluxe package also includes MP3s of the new songs “Tighten Up” and “Next Girl” delivered to fans instantly and a digital download of the full album on May 18. An exclusive 9 Â¾” x 6 Â½” lithograph of The Black Keys will also be included, with a limited number signed by the band.

The Black Keys Tour Dates

May 20 Madison Square Garden New York, NY*

May 25 Â“Late Show with David LettermanÂ” New York, NY

May 26 Â“Late Night with Jimmy FallonÂ” New York, NY

June 2 The Depot Salt Lake City, UTÂ†

June 3 The Fillmore Denver, COÂ†

June 4 The Crossroads Kansas City, MOÂ†

June 5 Wakarusa Music & Camping Festival Ozark, AR

June 8 First Ave Minneapolis, MNÂ†

June 9 First Ave Minneapolis, MNÂ†

June 10 The Pageant St. Louis, MOÂ†

June 11 Bonnaroo Manchester, TN

July 23 Constellation Brands- Marvin Sands PAC Canandaigua, NYÂ§

July 24 Nautica Amphitheatre Cleveland, OH

July 26 DAR Constitution Hall Washington, D.C. #

July 27 Central Park SummerStage New York, NY#

July 28 Central Park SummerStage New York, NY#

July 30 Great Plaza at Penn’s Landing Philadelphia, PA#

July 31 Bank of America Pavilion Boston, MA#

August 1 Osheaga Festival Montreal, QC

August 3 Kool Haus Toronto, ON#

August 6 Lollapalooza Chicago, IL

August 8 Val Air Ballroom Des Moines, IA#

August 9 The Anchor Inn Omaha, NE#

August 11 Iroquois Amphitheatre Louisville, KY#

August 12 Ryman Auditorium Nashville, TN#

August 13 The LC Amphitheatre Columbus, OH#

August 14 The Fillmore Detroit Detroit, MI#

September 3 Verizon Wireless Music Center Indianapolis, IN^

September 4 Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati, OH^

September 5 Town Ballroom Buffalo, NY%

September 7 First Niagara Pavilion Burgettstown, PA^

September 8 Hershey Park Stadium & Star Pavilion Hershey, PA^

September 9 Charlottesville Pavilion Charlottesville, VA%

September 10 Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Charlotte, NC^

September 11 Virginia Beach Amphitheatre Virginia Beach, VA^

September 13 Time Warner Cable Amphitheatre Raleigh, NC^

September 14 Orange Peel Asheville, NC%

September 15 Lakewood Amphitheatre Atlanta, GA^

September 17 Cruzan Amphitheatre West Palm Beach, FL^

September 18 Ford Amphitheatre Tampa, FL^

September 20 Verizon Wireless Music Center Birmingham, AL^

September 21 House of Blues New Orleans, LA%

September 22 Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion Houston, TX^

September 23 Superpages.com Center Dallas, TX^

September 25 Soma San Diego, CAÂ§Â§

September 27 Hollywood Palladium Los Angeles, CAÂ§Â§

September 29 The Fox Oakland, CAÂ§Â§

October 2 Paramount Theatre Seattle, WAÂ§Â§

October 3 The Orpheum Vancouver, BCÂ§Â§

October 4 Crystal Ballroom Portland, ORÂ§Â§

October 10 Cain’s Ballroom Tulsa, OKÂ§Â§

* = with Pearl Jam
Â† = with Brian Olive
Â§ = with The Flaming Lips
# = with The Morning Benders
^ = with Kings of Leon
% = with The Whigs
Â§Â§ = with Nicole Atkins

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Summer Slaughter Tour

April 28th, 2010 | No Comments

ANNUAL UNDERGROUND METAL TOUR ANNOUNCES DATES

All Shall Perish

Billing itself as “The Most Extreme Tour of the Year!” the annual Summer Slaughter Tour returns to North America. Poland’s Decapitated will headline the 31-date tour, which also includes The Faceless, All Shall Perish, The Red Chord, Veil Of Maya, Cephalic Carnage, Decrepit Birth, Carnifex, Animals As Leaders, and Vital Remains. Tickets will range between $18 – $20 in advance almost everywhere with the exception of L.A. and NYC.

Summer Slaughter Tour 2010 Dates

7/17 – San Diego, CA @ Soma
7/18 – Los Angeles, CA @ House of Blues
7/20 – El Paso, TX @ Club 101
7/21 – San Antonio, TX @ White Rabbit
7/22 – Austin, TX @ Emo’s
7/23 – Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX @ Ridglea Theatre
7/24 – Houston, TX @ Warsaw Ballroom
7/26 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Revolution
7/27 – Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade
7/29 – Philadelphia, PA @ TLA (Theatre of Living Arts)
7/30 – Baltimore, MD @ Sonar
7/31 – Worcester, MA @ The Palladium
8/01 – New York, NY @ Irving Plaza
8/02 – Quebec City, QC @ Imperial
8/03 – Montreal, QC @ Club Soda
8/04 – Toronto, ON @ Opera House
8/05 – Cleveland, OH @ Peabody’s
8/06 – Cincinnati, OH @ Bogart’s
8/07 – Detroit, MI @ Harpos
8/08 – Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave
8/09 – Chicago, IL @ House of Blues
8/10 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Ave
8/11 – Indianapolis, IN @ Emerson Theatre
8/13 – Denver, CO @ Summit Music Hall
8/14 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Club Sound
8/16 – Calgary, AB @ Republik
8/17 – Edmonton, AB @ Starlite
8/19 – Vancouver, BC @ Rickshaw Theatre
8/20 – Seattle, WA @ Studio Seven
8/21 – Portland, OR @ Roseland Theatre
8/23 – San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore

MGMT “Live On Letterman” More Dates Announced

April 27th, 2010 | No Comments

MGMT TO PERFORM “LIVE ON LETTERMAN;” AN EXCLUSIVE WEBCAST PERFORMANCE

FROM THE HISTORIC ED SULLIVAN THEATER; EVENT TAKES PLACE TUESDAY MAY 11

WEBCAST TO FOLLOW TAPING OF MGMT’S PERFORMANCE ON LATE SHOW WITH DAVID
LETTERMAN

MGMT

The popular “Live on Letterman” music series returns with Brooklyn’s own MGMT, who will perform a “Live on Letterman” webcast concert from the Ed Sullivan Theater Tuesday, May 11, following the taping of the band’s performance on the LATE SHOW with DAVID LETTERMAN. During the concert, MGMT will be performing
songs from their recently released sophomore effort, Congratulations, and songs from their debut
album, Oracular Spectacular.

This CBS Interactive Music Group event will be promoted across and broadcast on several CBS assets, as the concert
will be streamed on the LATE SHOW website at CBS.com (www.cbs.com/late_night/late_show) that evening at approximately 8:00 p.m., ET/5:00 p.m., PT, with extensive coverage on-air and online provided by several CBS radio stations in major markets
across the country. Additionally, access to live and on-demand video of the concert will be available on CBS
properties including Last.fm, mp3.com, TV.com, etonline.com and theinsider.com, as well as the CBS Television
Station websites.

MGMT’s exclusive performance is the seventh time the Late Show has used the historic Ed Sullivan Theater as a
concert venue – Pearl Jam performed
a live webcast concert for the Late Show and CBS.com in 2006, Elvis Costello and the Imposters took
part in 2007 and Paul McCartney
performed from atop the Ed Sullivan Theater marquee last year. In the past year, Tim McGraw, John Mayer and Mary J. Blige have all been featured on “Live on Letterman.”

Additionally, MGMT’s Late Show appearance will be broadcast that same night, Tuesday, May 11 (11:35 p.m.-12:37 a.m., ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

MGMT have added* more dates to their tour of North America, see below for full itinerary.

Tour Dates:

05/02/10 EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ -MEADOWLANDS SPORTS COMPLEX (BAMBOOZLE FESTIVAL)

05/28/10 SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA -AVILA BEACH CLUB
05/29/10 SANTA CRUZ, CA-SANTA CRUZ CIVIC AUDITORIUM SOLD OUT
05/31/10 GEORGE, WA -GORGE AMPHITHEATER (SASQUATCH! FESTIVAL) SOLD OUT
06/01/10 PORTLAND, OR-CRYSTAL BALLROOM
06/02/10 PORTLAND, OR-CRYSTAL BALLROOM
06/04/10 SALT LAKE CITY, UT -IN THE VENUE
06/06/10 AUSTIN, TX -STUBB’S BBQ SOLD OUT
06/07/10 HOUSTON, TX -HOUSE OF BLUES SOLD OUT
06/08/10 DALLAS, TX -HOUSE OF BLUES SOLD OUT
06/11/10 DENVER, CO – RED ROCKS AMPHITHEATER
06/13/10 KANSAS CITY, MO -UPTOWN THEATRE
06/14/10 INDIANAPOLIS, IN -THE VOGUE THEATRE SOLD OUT

06/15/10 COLUMBUS, OH-LC PAVILION
06/16/10 DETROIT, MI -THE FILLMORE
06/18/10 CHICAGO, IL -RIVIERA THEATER SOLD OUT
06/20/10 MILWAUKEE, WI -RIVERSIDE THEATER
*07/15/10 SAN DIEGO, CA – SDSU OPEN AIR THEATRE
*07/16/10 LOS ANGELES, CA -GREEK THEATRE-LA
*07/18/10 POMONA, CA -FOX THEATRE
*07/24/10 VANCOUVER -COMMODORE BALLROOM
*08/04/10 MONTREAL -METROPOLIS
*08/05/10 TORONTO -KOOL HAUS
08/08/10 CHICAGO, IL -LOLLAPALOOZA
*08/11/10 HOLYOKE, MA- MOUNTAIN PARK
*08/14/10 COLUMBIA, MD- MERRIWEATHER POST PAVILLION

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Jamie Lidell: New Album/Live Band

April 27th, 2010 | No Comments

JAMIE LIDELL UNVEILS HIS NEW LIVE BAND VIA VIDEO

FEATURES ALTERNATIVE VERSION OF NEW SONG “YOUR SWEET BOOM”

Jamie Lidell has released a
new video ahead of his album Compass out May 17, which not only unveils his new touring band
but also features a live, alternate take on “Your Sweet Boom,” a highlight of the record.

Check out the video here:

As Jamie himself puts it:

“New York City, 1968. Oh wait – 2010! A nostalgic glimpse into the now as 70s tech hangs with the laptop, Blazer hang with the bizarre and Lidell gets a buzz on about the future shows with an ALL NEW crew of heavy retro pioneers. Practicing here under the hot lights in a shoddily lit Westside cupboard, things are sounding unreal. The soundtrack to this is a lost recording of a new song called “your sweet boom”… never heard before and never to be heard again. 1,2 Zen explosion and we out!”

The new band is made up of Jake Aron (guitars/bass), Ludwig Persik (drums/perc) and Guillermo Brown (perc/rhythm, keys/synths). You can see them in the flesh on Jamie’s worldwide tour – dates below.

Tour Dates:

April 27 – New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom
April 29 – Los Angeles, CA – Troubadour
May 7 – Koln, DE – Burgerhaus Stollwerck
May 8 – Hamburg, DE – Knust
May 9 – Berlin, DE – Festssall Kreuzberg

May 13 – Zurich, CH – Kaufleuten

May 14 – Lyon, FR – Nuits Sonores Festival

May 17 – Brussels, BE – Nuits Botaniques Festival

May 18 – Amsterdam, NL – Paradiso SOLD OUT
May 19 – London, UK – 229 SOLD OUT
May 21 – Paris, FR – Alhambra
May 22 – Roma, IT – Dissonanze Festival @ Palazzo dei Congressi
May 29 – Antalya, TR – SunSplash Antalya Festival
June 9 – Philadelphia, PA – World Cafe
June 12 – Toronto, ON – The Mod Club
June 14 – Vancouver, BC – Venue
June 16 – Portland, OR – Doug Fir Lounge
Jun 18 – San Francisco, CA – The Independent
July 8 – Liege, BE – Les Ardentes Festival
July 9 – Rotterdam, NL – North Sea Jazz Festival
July 31 – Montreal, QC – Osheaga Festival
Aug 6-8 – Chicago – IL – Lollapalooza (date/time TBA)
+more TBA

The album Compass is out on digipack CD, LP and digitally on May 17. The single “The Ring” is out on limited 7″ and digitally on May 10

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The Gaslight Anthem: Album/Tour

April 27th, 2010 | No Comments

THIRD LONG-PLAYER FROM SPRINGSTEEN ENDORSED COMERS

The Gaslight Anthem

The pre-order for The Gaslight Anthem‘s much-anticipated third album, American Slang, kicks off today, Tuesday, April 27, on american-slang.com. American Slang is slated for release on June 15 in the U.S. and Canada (and around the world that same week) on SideOneDummy Records, and is produced by Ted Hutt (who produced the band’s acclaimed second album, The ’59 Sound).

The new album will be available in multiple formats via american-slang.com, which will also offer exclusive colored vinyl and other very limited edition merchandise. American Slang will be available as a featured pre-order on iTunes as well starting today. The iTunes pre-order features two additional bonus songs: a new track, “She Loves You,” and an acoustic version of “American Slang.”

The Gaslight Anthem will be performing in New York City to mark their U.S. album release on Tuesday, June 15, at Irving Plaza. Special guest will be Tim Barry. Tickets for this show will go on sale to the general public on Friday, April 30, at 10 a.m. EST. The band has also announced their first run of U.S. and Canada shows.

The Gaslight Anthem Summer Tour Dates

JUNE
15 – New York, NY – Irving Plaza *

JULY
14 – Toronto, ON – Sound Academy *
15 – Detroit, MI – The Fillmore (special lineup also featuring The Hold Steady and The Whigs)
16 – St. Louis, MO – Pop’s *
17 – Kansas City, MO – Midland Theatre *
20 – Tempe, AZ – Marquee Theatre *
21 – Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern *
22 – San Jose, CA – “Music in the Park Series”
24 – Denver, CO – Ogden Theatre *
26 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue *
27 – Chicago, IL – House of Blues *
28 – Columbus, OH – LC Pavillion *
29 – Philadelphia, PA – Great Plaza at Penn’s Landing *
31 – Providence, RI – Lupo’s *

AUGUST
01 – Montreal, QC – Osheaga Music and Arts Festival
02 – Boston, MA – House of Blues *

* = w/ Tim Barry and special guests

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William Shatner Canada Governor Facebook Campaign

April 27th, 2010 | No Comments

A grassroots online effort is springing up to boldly take one Star Trek icon where he’s never gone before: To The State House. A Canadian Facebook group is urging William Shatner, 79, to run for governor general of his native Montreal. So far, the Help Nominate William Shatner for Governor General of Canada group has attracted [...]

Nylon Magazine Young Hollywood Issue 2010, Featuring Vanessa Hudgens, Portia Doubleday, Ashley Greene

April 22nd, 2010 | No Comments

It’s that time of year again, Nylon is rolling out the red carpet for Tinseltown’s most elite as part of its annual Young Hollywood Edition. This year, the mag gives kudos to starlets Portia Doubleday (Youth in Revolt), Ashley Greene (Twilight), and Vanessa Hudgens (Bandslam, High School Musical). Does anyone else find it a bit ironic [...]

Punch Brothers Album Due 6/15

April 15th, 2010 | No Comments

PUNCH BROTHERS’ NEW ALBUM ANTIFOGMATIC, PRODUCED BY JON BRION

OUT JUNE 15 ON NONESUCH / CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED QUINTET ON TOUR NOW

Punch Brothers

Punch Brothers return with
their second album, Antifogmatic, June 15 on Nonesuch. The record is the follow-up to the
band’s highly praised 2008 debut, Punch, which The New Yorker calls “…wide-ranging and
restlessly imaginative…” A special deluxe edition of the album will also be available. Included in this package is a
four song instrumental EP, All of This Is True, as well as a seven song DVD, Live from the Lower East
Side: It’s p-Bingo Night!, which was filmed during the band’s residency at NYC’s The Living Room. Pre-orders
of both the standard and deluxe editions are available now at
www.nonesuch.com and
www.punchbrothers.com. The first 500 orders of the
deluxe edition will include an autographed official Punch Brothers cocktail recipe guide.

Punch Brothers’ lineup includes some of the most impressive and widely respected musicians performing today:
Chris Eldridge (guitar), Paul Kowert (bass), Noam Pikelny (banjo), Chris Thile
(mandolin and lead vocals), and Gabe Witcher (fiddle). The Boston Globe says of the band, “…this
top shelf acoustic quintet is a virtuosic revelation,” while the Chicago Tribune says “their breathtaking
virtuosity isn’t about soloing but complex ensemble unity, with a cumulative power that leaves the listener
pleasantly rung out.” The band will tour this spring and summer in support of the album, including stops at the
Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival, the Telluride Bluegrass Festival, the Newport Folk Festival and the Mile High Music
Festival. Please see below for dates.

Produced by Jon Brion (Brad Mehldau, Of Montreal, Elliott Smith, Kanye
West), Antifogmatic was recorded, mixed, and mastered at Ocean Way Studios in Hollywood during
the winter of 2009-2010. While Punch was focused around Thile’s four-movement composition “The Blind Leaving
the Blind”, Antifogmatic‘s 10 songs were written collaboratively by the band. Of the process, Witcher
explains, “We knew we needed a producer equally as well versed in pop and rock as in instrumental music, and I
don’t think there is anyone more able to capture and communicate the essence of this material than Jon Brion.”

PUNCH BROTHERS TOUR DATES:

April 16 Santa Monica, CA Santa Monica College
April 18 San Francisco, CA Herbst Theatre
April 20 Redding, CA Cascade Theatre
April 21 Arcata, CA Humboldt State University
April 23 Seattle, WA The Triple Door
April 29 & 30 Baton Rouge, LA Manship Theatre
May 21 Boston, MA Orpheum Theatre*
May 22 Burlington, VT Higher Ground
May 24 Northampton, MA Iron Horse Music Hall
June 11 Manchester, TN Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival
June 17 Telluride, CO Telluride Bluegrass Festival
June 23 New York, NY Carefusion Jazz Fest NYC
July 3 Katonah, NY Caramoor Festival
July 17 Interlochen, MI Interlochen Center for the Arts
July 23 & 24 Girdwood, AK Alyeska Resort
July 30 Cleveland, OH Cain Park
August 1 Newport, RI Newport Folk Festival
August 9 Salt Lake City, UT The State Room
August 12 Helena, MT The Myrna Loy Center
August 13 Alta, WY Targhee Bluegrass Festival
August 15 Commerce City, CO Mile High Music Festival
September 24 Lexington, VA The Theatre at Lime Kiln
September 25 Berryville, VA Watermelon Park Festival