Cheap Thrills: The Virgins - Rich Girls

A free legal download from their self-titled debut (courtesy of SXSW)...

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MJTV: The B-52's - Funplex

Title track from the comeback CD...



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Tour Dates - Josh Ritter

Ritter adds some May dates...

April:
Wed 04/09/08 Athens, OH Ohio University
Thu 04/10/08 Oberlin, OH Oberlin College
Fri 04/11/08 Cleveland, OH Cleveland Museum Of Art
Sat 04/12/08 New York, NY Metropolitan Museum of Art
Thu 04/24/08 Asbury Park, NJ Stone Pony
Fri 04/25/08 Peekskill, NY Paramount Center For The Arts
Sat 04/26/08 Washington, DC George Washington University
Mon 04/28/08 Brooklyn, NY Music Hall Of Williamsburg
Tue 04/29/08 Towson, MD Recher Theatre
Wed 04/30/08 Carrboro, NC Cat's Cradle

May:
Thu 05/01/08 Charlotte, NC Visulite Theatre
Fri 05/02/08 Asheville, NC Orange Peel
Sat 05/03/08 Athens, GA The Melting Point
Sun 05/04/08 Birmingham, AL Bottletree
Tue 05/06/08 Nashville, TN The Belcourt Theatre
Wed 05/07/08 Nashville, TN The Belcourt Theatre
Fri 05/09/08 Little Rock, AR Revolution
Sat 05/10/08 Omaha, NE Slowdown
Sun 05/11/08 Lawrence, KS Granada Theatre
Tue 05/13/08 Des Moines, IA Vaudeville Mews
Wed 05/14/08 Madison, WI High Noon Saloon
Thu 05/15/08 Indianapolis, IN The Music Mill
Fri 05/16/08 Bellbrook, OH Bellbrook Jamboree
Sun 05/18/08 New Holland, PA Spring Gulch Campground

July:
Sat 07/19/08 Commerce City, CO Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Fri 07/25/08 Calgary, AB Prince's Island Park
Sat 07/26/08 Calgary, AB Prince's Island Park

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Tour Dates - Kanye West

New June dates for West...

April:
Wed 04/16/08 Seattle, WA KeyArena at Seattle Center
Fri 04/18/08 Sacramento, CA ARCO Arena
Sat 04/19/08 San Jose, CA HP Pavilion At San Jose
Sun 04/20/08 San Diego, CA San Diego Sports Arena
Mon 04/21/08 Los Angeles, CA Nokia Theatre L.A. Live
Tue 04/22/08 Los Angeles, CA Nokia Theatre L.A. Live
Thu 04/24/08 Tucson, AZ McKale Memorial Center
Fri 04/25/08 Las Vegas, NV Red Rock Casino Resort
Sat 04/26/08 Albuquerque, NM Journal Pavilion
Sun 04/27/08 Denver, CO Pepsi Center
Tue 04/29/08 Oklahoma City, OK Ford Center
Wed 04/30/08 Austin, TX University Of Texas

May:
Thu 05/01/08 Dallas, TX Superpages.com Centre
Fri 05/02/08 The Woodlands, TX The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
Sun 05/04/08 Duluth, GA The Arena At Gwinnett Center
Mon 05/05/08 Tampa, FL Ford Amphitheatre @ State Fairgrds.
Tue 05/06/08 Miami, FL AmericanAirlines Arena
Thu 05/08/08 Charlotte, NC Charlotte Bobcats Arena
Fri 05/09/08 Raleigh, NC Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion
Sat 05/10/08 Bristow, VA Nissan Pavilion At Stone Ridge
Sun 05/11/08 Virginia Beach, VA Verizon Wireless Virginia Beach
Tue 05/13/08 New York, NY Madison Square Garden Arena
Thu 05/15/08 Mansfield, MA Tweeter Center For The Perf. Arts
Fri 05/16/08 Hartford, CT New England Dodge Music Center
Sat 05/17/08 Camden, NJ Susquehanna Bank Center
Sun 05/18/08 Scranton, PA Toyota Pavilion At Montage Mountain
Tue 05/20/08 Montreal, QC Bell Centre
Wed 05/21/08 Toronto, ON The Molson Amphitheatre
Thu 05/22/08 Auburn Hills, MI The Palace Of Auburn Hills
Fri 05/23/08 Chicago, IL United Center
Sat 05/24/08 Chicago, IL United Center
Sun 05/25/08 Fargo, ND Fargodome
Mon 05/26/08 Winnipeg, MB MTS Centre
Tue 05/27/08 Saskatoon, SK Credit Union Centre
Thu 05/29/08 Edmonton, AB Rexall Place
Fri 05/30/08 Calgary, AB Pengrowth Saddledome

June:
Mon 06/02/08 Vancouver, BC General Motors Place
Tue 06/03/08 Portland, OR Rose Garden Arena
Thu 06/05/08 Reno, NV Reno Events Center
Fri 06/06/08 San Jose, CA HP Pavilion At San Jose
Sat 06/07/08 Los Angeles, CA Staples Center
Sun 06/08/08 Glendale, AZ Jobing.com Arena
Mon 06/09/08 West Valley City, UT The E Center
Wed 06/11/08 Minneapolis, MN Target Center
Thu 06/12/08 Moline, IL i wireless Center
Fri 06/13/08 Cincinnati, OH U.S. Bank Arena
Sat 06/14/08 Manchester, TN Bonnaroo Music Festival Grounds

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Tour Dates - Nine Inch Nails

Trent announces summer arena dates...

July:
25 - Pemberton, British Columbia - Pemberton Festival
26 - Seattle, WA - Key Arena
28 - Edmonton, Alberta - Rexall Place
29 - Calgary, Alberta - Pengrowth Saddledome
31 - Winnipeg, Manitoba - MTS Centre

August:
2 - Minneapolis, MN - Target Center
5 - Toronto, Ontario - Air Canada Centre
7 - Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun Arena
8 - Worcester, MA - DCU Center
12 - Knoxville, TN - Knoxville Civic Coliseum
13 - Duluth, GA - Gwinnett Arena
15 - Oklahoma City, OK - Ford Center
16 - Houston, TX - Toyota Center
18 - Dallas, TX - American Airlines Center
20 - St. Louis, MO - Scottrade Center
22 - Cleveland, OH - Quicken Loans Arena
23 - Auburn Hills, MI - Palace of Auburn Hills
27 - East Rutherford, NJ - Izod Center
29 - Philadelphia, PA - Wachovia Center
31 - Lexington, KY - Rupp Arena

September:
2 - Morrison, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheater
3 - West Valley City, UT - The E Center Of West Valley
5 - Oakland, CA - Oracle Arena
6 - Inglewood, CA - The Forum

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Bootleg Justice: Ben Kweller Live @ Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto (3.5.2007)

The next installment in our weekend bootleg series features the charismatic Kweller...

Ben Kweller
Phoenix Concert Theatre
Toronto, Ontario
3.5.2007

Setlist
01 - Walk On Me
02 - Family Tree
03 - I Gotta Move
04 - Make It Up
05 - I Need You Back
06 - I Dont Know Why
07 - Run
08 - Different But The Same
09 - Living Life
10 - Hospital Bed
11 - On My Way
12 - Chug-A-Lug
13 - The Rules
14 - Sundress
15 - Red Eye
16 - Penny On The Train Track

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The Money Shot: The Old 97's Fight Back, R.E.M. Gets Focused and A Jayhawks Post-Mortem...

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Solo shot (The Phoenix)

MS: The band’s last studio disc, Rainy Day Music, came out in 2003. “We were running a bit on fumes,” he admits. “Not in terms of popularity or anything, but in terms of inspiration. It seems like there’s a certain lifespan for a band, and ours was longer than most.” What hadn’t run its course was Louris’s desire to keep making music. “So I just decided to use my own name.”

Old 97's Ready 'Epic' New Album (Billboard)

MS: "I'd say looking back at the last record, there's only two songs that would have made this record. The quality just wasn't there," Miller says. "On 'Drag It Up,' I let the other members run the show; I took a total step back. [1999's] 'Fight Songs' was called that because we fought about everything, and I was pushing everyone. The last one, I didn't push. I just let it happen and then they could feel what it's like to carry the load. Afterward, they were more willing to let me in. I'm the youngest member of the band, so there has always been this push back."

Interview: R.E.M. (Pitchfork)

MS: We went to the most obvious place, which was to do really fast songs that were really short. Peter did what he does, I did what I do, and Mike did what he does, so we kind of trimmed the fat, if you will, and got down to the very basics that make each of us musicians. And so what you're left with is this type of material performed with Peter doing... a couple of times in the past ten years, I've said to him, I want that thing again. Just for the longest time I said, Stop doing that, to Peter. Or, Mike would be like, The vocal is really great as it is, and it's coming from an articulated place conceptually, so I don't think it really needs background vocals. So he wouldn't do background vocals. Or, I would say, Yeah, I think it stands alone. Or whatever. So anyway, we threw our cards on the table and did what comes naturally when we've got a more broken-down palette of colors to work with. And that's what you wind up with. I'm really happy with it.

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Tour Dates - The Hives

Looks like some U.S. dates have been added in May...

March:
Sat 03/29/08 Cologne, GER Palladium
Sat 03/29/08 Cologne, GER WDR Rocknaucht @ Palladium

April:
Tue 04/01/08 Budapest, HUN Petofi Csarnok
Wed 04/02/08 Vienna, AS Gasometer
Thu 04/03/08 Munich, GER Tonhalle
Fri 04/04/08 Zurich, SWI X-Tra Limmathaus
Sat 04/05/08 Milan, ITA Rolling Stone
Mon 04/07/08 Barcelona, SPA Sala Apolo
Tue 04/08/08 Madrid, SPA La Riviera
Wed 04/09/08 Lisbon, POR Coliseu Dos Recreios
Fri 04/11/08 Bilbao, SPA Santana 27
Sat 04/12/08 Toulouse, FRA Le Bikini
Mon 04/14/08 Norwich, UK Univ. Of East Anglia LCR-Union
Tue 04/15/08 Newcastle, UK Carling Academy Newcastle
Wed 04/16/08 Nottingham, UK Rock City
Thu 04/17/08 Bristol, UK Carling Bristol Academy
Fri 04/18/08 London, UK Carling Academy Brixton
Sat 04/19/08 Bourges, FRA Les Rives D'Auron
Sun 04/20/08 Paris, FRA Zenith Paris

May:
Thu 05/15/08 Atlanta, GA Center Stage
Mon 05/26/08 Quincy, WA Gorge Amphitheatre

June:
Sun 06/01/08 Landgraaf, NET Megaland
Sat 06/14/08 Stockholm, SWE Universitetet

July:
Sat 07/05/08 Werchter, BEL Festival Grounds
Sun 07/13/08 Novi Sad, SER Petrovaradin Castle

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Tour Dates - Suzanne Vega

A handful of summer dates for the singer-songwriter...

April:
Thu 04/03/08 West Philadelphia, PA Kelly Writers Home

May:
Sat 05/17/08 Englewood, NJ Bergen Performing Arts Ctr.
Fri 05/30/08 Huntington, NY IMAC Inter-Media Art Ctr.
Sat 05/31/08 Saratoga Springs, NY Saratoga Performing Arts Center

June:
Sat 06/07/08 Elmer, NJ Appel Farm Arts & Music Center

July:
Sat 07/05/08 Madrid, SPA Arganda Del Rey

August:
Sat 08/23/08 Westbury, NY North Fork Theatre At Westbury

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The Money Shot: Jens Lekman Loves Wikipedia, The Future of Radio and The Sad End of The College Record Store...

The latest news...

Across the country, college-town record shops are biting the dust (Chicago Sun-Times)

MS: A few years ago on just one block of Chapel Hill’s Franklin Street, the main drag in what’s been called America’s ideal college town, four or five such places catered both to locals and University of North Carolina students.

But with the demise of Schoolkids Records, the last one is gone. Schoolkids had planned to gut it out through March, but couldn’t even make through its final week and shut down Saturday. It’s just the latest victim in an industry hit by rising college-town rents, big-box retailers, high CD prices, and — most importantly — a new generation of college students for whom music has become an entirely online, intangible hobby they often don’t have to pay for.

Indie pop genius Jens Lekman makes it up as he goes along (SFBG.com)

MS: I love Wikipedia! That's so funny. Every time I come into the US and i cross customs or border control, they always check my passport and I have a work permit now for the first time - I never had it before and I always had to sneak in before - and they check me and say. "Oh, you're an artist." There's always a guy behind the guy saying, "Check him on Wikipedia."

That's so funny that the American authorities would use Wikipedia as a trustworthy source! Anyone can change anything. A friend of mine usually goes into my Wikipedia and writes all this bullshit, just changes things. I think the last thing she wrote was that I was the son of a bear trapper.

Name That Tune-In: Who Will Emerge as The Future of Radio? (Washington Post)

MS: As in other areas of media, the music industry is finally starting to come around to the difficult truth that we now live in a world in which consumers expect information and entertainment to be free. Efforts to sell music by subscription have mainly failed. (Yahoo recently gave up on its Music Unlimited subscription service and sent its customers to Rhapsody, another struggling music provider.) But traditional radio's offer of free music surrounded by audio advertising is also being rejected by a generation that resents undesirable interruptions.

"They want to be the program director and they insist that the program be free," says Jerry Del Colliano, a professor of music industry at the University of Southern California and a former executive at Top 40 WIBG in Philadelphia. "Young consumers don't have that need that we older folks have to have someone knowledgeable about the music tell them what's new. They have their social network to tell them what's cool."

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Cheap Thrills: Paul Kelly - God Told Me To

A free, legal download from Kelly's most recent CD, Stolen Apples (courtesy of SXSW)...

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MJTV: The Black Lips - Everybody's Doin' It

An acoustic version from the "Take Away Show"...

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Tour Dates - Alejandro Escovedo

No doubt the setlist will be heavily influenced by his upcoming CD, Real Animal...

April:
Thu 04/03/08 Iowa City, IA The Englert Civic Theatre
Fri 04/04/08 Milwaukee, WI Turner Hall Ballroom
Sat 04/05/08 Berwyn, IL FitzGerald's
Sun 04/06/08 Lafayette, IN Duncan Hall
Fri 04/11/08 Houston, TX The Continental Club
Fri 04/25/08 Rockland, ME Strand Theatre

May:
Fri 05/23/08 Dallas, TX House Of Blues

June:
Thu 06/05/08 Lawrence, KS Wakarusa Festival
Fri 06/06/08 Lawrence, KS Wakarusa Festival
Sat 06/07/08 Lawrence, KS Wakarusa Festival
Sun 06/08/08 Lawrence, KS Wakarusa Festival

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Tour Dates - X

Adding some Texas dates in June...

March:
Fri 03/28/08 Boise, ID Big Easy Concert House
Sat 03/29/08 Portland, OR McMenamins Crystal Ballroom
Sun 03/30/08 Seattle, WA Showbox At The Market
Mon 03/31/08 Seattle, WA Showbox At The Market

April:
Wed 04/09/08 Solana Beach, CA Belly Up Tavern
Thu 04/10/08 Los Angeles, CA Music Box @ Fonda
Fri 04/11/08 Los Angeles, CA Music Box @ Fonda
Sat 04/12/08 Las Vegas, NV House Of Blues

May:
Thu 05/15/08 Detroit, MI The Majestic
Sat 05/17/08 Cleveland, OH House Of Blues
Sun 05/18/08 Columbus, OH Newport Music Hall
Sat 05/24/08 New York, NY Fillmore New York At Irving Plaza
Wed 05/28/08 Asheville, NC Orange Peel
Sat 05/31/08 New Orleans, LA House Of Blues

June:
Mon 06/02/08 Austin, TX La Zona Rosa
Tue 06/03/08 Houston, TX Warehouse Live


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MJTV: The Raveonettes - Aly, Walk With Me (live)

The Danish rockers live on Letterman...



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Tour Dates - Rilo Kiley

New dates for the Under The Blacklight tour...

April:
Thu 04/17/08 San Francisco, CA S.F. Design Center/Galleria
Sat 04/19/08 Portland, OR Roseland Theater
Sun 04/20/08 Seattle, WA Showbox SoDo
Mon 04/21/08 Bellingham, WA W. Washington Univ.
Wed 04/23/08 Santa Cruz, CA Rio Theatre
Thu 04/24/08 Pomona, CA Glass House
Sat 04/26/08 Indio, CA Empire Polo Field

May:
Thu 05/15/08 San Diego, CA Concerts In The Park
Sun 05/18/08 Colorado Springs, CO Black Sheep
Mon 05/19/08 Denver, CO Ogden Theatre
Tue 05/20/08 Omaha, NE Slowdown
Wed 05/21/08 Omaha, NE Slowdown
Thu 05/22/08 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue
Fri 05/23/08 Milwaukee, WI Pabst Theater
Sat 05/24/08 Chicago, IL Riviera Theatre
Sun 05/25/08 Royal Oak, MI Royal Oak Music Theatre
Mon 05/26/08 Cleveland, OH House Of Blues
Wed 05/28/08 Toronto, ON Phoenix Concert Theatre
Fri 05/30/08 Worcester, MA The Palladium
Sat 05/31/08 Providence, RI Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel

June:
Sun 06/01/08 Northampton, MA Calvin Theater
Mon 06/02/08 New York, NY Terminal 5
Tue 06/03/08 New York, NY Terminal 5
Thu 06/05/08 Philadelphia, PA Electric Factory
Fri 06/06/08 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
Sat 06/07/08 Baltimore, MD Rams Head Live!
Sun 06/08/08 Richmond, VA Toad's Place Of Richmond
Tue 06/10/08 Norfolk, VA NorVa
Wed 06/11/08 Asheville, NC Orange Peel
Thu 06/12/08 Charleston, SC Music Farm
Fri 06/13/08 Manchester, TN Bonnaroo Music Festival Grounds
Sun 06/15/08 Dallas, TX Palladium Ballroom
Mon 06/16/08 Austin, TX Stubb's Bar-B-Q

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Tour Dates - Chris Isaak

The California rocker takes his Wicked Game on the road...

May:
Sat 05/17/08 West Wendover, NV Peppermill Concert Hall

July:
Tue 07/08/08 Livermore, CA The Concerts At Wente Vineyards
Tue 07/15/08 Valley Center, CA Valley View Casino
Wed 07/16/08 San Diego, CA Humphrey's Concerts By The Bay
Fri 07/18/08 Saratoga, CA The Mountain Winery
Sat 07/19/08 Saratoga, CA The Mountain Winery
Sun 07/20/08 Saratoga, CA The Mountain Winery
Thu 07/24/08 Woodinville, WA Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery
Fri 07/25/08 Coquitlam, BC Red Robinson Theatre
Sat 07/26/08 Richmond, BC River Rock Casino Resort
Sun 07/27/08 Pendleton, OR Wild Horse Gaming Resort
Tue 07/29/08 Troutdale, OR Edgefield Winery
Thu 07/31/08 Santa Rosa, CA Wells Fargo Center For The Arts

August:
Fri 08/01/08 Reno, NV Silver Legacy Resort Casino
Sat 08/02/08 Murphys, CA Ironstone Vineyards
Thu 08/21/08 Vienna, VA Filene Center At Wolf Trap
Sat 08/30/08 Highmount, NY Belleayre Music Festival
Sun 08/31/08 Westhampton Beach, NY Westhampton Beach Perf. Arts Center

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Tour Dates - The Donnas

Australian dates for the Bitchin' tour...

April:
Wed 04/02/08 Park City, UT Harry O's

May:
Fri 05/09/08 West Hollywood, CA Viper Room
Tue 05/20/08 Coolangatta, AUS Coolangatta Hotel
Wed 05/21/08 Caloundra, AUS Events Centre
Thu 05/22/08 Brisbane, AUS The Tivoli
Fri 05/23/08 Brisbane, AUS The Tivoli
Sat 05/24/08 Newtown, AUS Enmore Theatre
Sun 05/25/08 Penrith, AUS Panther's Theatre
Tue 05/27/08 Canberra, AUS Anu Bar
Wed 05/28/08 Richmond, AUS Corner Hotel
Thu 05/29/08 Melbourne, AUS Palace Theatre
Fri 05/30/08 Frankston, AUS Pier Hotel
Sat 05/31/08 Adelaide, AUS Thebarton Theatre

June:
Sun 06/01/08 Fremantle, AUS Metropolis Concert Club Fremantle

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The Money Shot: Universal Decides To Censor BYOP, Pumpkins Sue Virgin Over Pepsi Promo, & Why Bands Need Health Insurance...

The latest news...

Rock and Roll May Never Die, but Sometimes It Gets Sick (Wall Street Journal)

MS: “We found that magic combination of people that have been with us for a while, and we want them to stay,” says Stefani Scamardo, who manages the band and also DJs on Sirius satellite radio. “We had an entire band and crew that have no health insurance, and that was troubling.”

Universal Axes Be Your Own Pet Songs Due to Violence (Pitchfork)

MS: "When I found out that the songs were going to get taken off, I was just like, 'Is there anybody I can talk to?' It's like, I don't even really know who these people are. There's no one you can talk to to try to argue your case. Other than that, Universal has been great. But I guess that's just what happens when you decide to have something to do with a major label. They're going to be scared of anything that's not completely cookie cutter."

"I also feel like it's a good thing to have an outlet. Like, maybe I would be a very violent person if I didn't have the chance to sing about what I want to sing about and express things I want and it's definitely helped me from being a destructive person in my life. And I think tons of people relate to that, so it's kind of frustrating that they want to censor me or whatever."

Smashing Pumpkins sue over 'integrity' (CNN Money)

MS: Virgin put out the Smashing Pumpkins' music for more than 17 years, but the only active agreement between the two parties, the lawsuit claimed, is a deal granting Virgin permission to sell digital downloads of the band's songs. The agreement does not give Virgin the right to use the band in promotional campaigns to sell outside products, the lawsuit said.

The band members said they would "never grant such authority to Virgin, or any other entity."

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Cheap Thrills: The Ettes - Marathon

A free legal download from The Ettes' Look at Life Again Soon (courtesy of SXSW)...

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MJTV: The Raconteurs - Salute Your Solution

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Tour Dates - Foo Fighters

More dates for the Foos...

March:
Thu 03/27/08 Saskatoon, SK Credit Union Centre
Fri 03/28/08 Edmonton, AB Rexall Place
Sun 03/30/08 Vancouver, BC P.N.E. Pacific Coliseum

April:
Sun 04/13/08 Chiba City, JPN Makuhari Messe
Tue 04/15/08 Osaka, JPN Zepp Osaka
Wed 04/16/08 Osaka, JPN Zepp Osaka
Mon 04/21/08 Perth, AUS Burswood Dome
Thu 04/24/08 Hindmarsh, AUS Adelaide Entertainment Centre
Fri 04/25/08 Melbourne, AUS Rod Laver Arena
Sat 04/26/08 Melbourne, AUS Rod Laver Arena
Tue 04/29/08 Boondall, AUS Brisbane Entertainment Centre
Wed 04/30/08 Boondall, AUS Brisbane Entertainment Centre

May:
Fri 05/02/08 Sydney, AUS Acer Arena
Sat 05/03/08 Sydney, AUS Acer Arena
Mon 05/05/08 Auckland, NZ Vector Arena
Tue 05/06/08 Auckland, NZ Vector Arena
Sat 05/31/08 Landgraaf, NET Megaland

June:
Mon 06/02/08 Manchester, UK City Of Manchester Stadium
Fri 06/06/08 London, UK Wembley Stadium
Sat 06/07/08 London, UK Wembley Stadium
Wed 06/11/08 Bergen, NOR Bergenhus Festning
Thu 06/12/08 Oslo, NOR Frognerparken
Sat 06/14/08 Stockholm, SWE Universitetet
Sun 06/15/08 Seinajoki, FIN Tornava Festival Park
Tue 06/17/08 Berlin, GER Kindl-Buehne Wuhlheide
Wed 06/18/08 Dusseldorf, GER ISS Dome
Sat 06/21/08 Sheessel, GER Eichenring
Sun 06/22/08 Neuhausen ob Eck, GER Tuttlingen

July:
Wed 07/09/08 Seattle, WA KeyArena at Seattle Center
Thu 07/10/08 Portland, OR Rose Garden Arena
Mon 07/14/08 Morrison, CO Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Tue 07/15/08 Morrison, CO Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Thu 07/17/08 Oklahoma City, OK Ford Center
Sat 07/19/08 Kansas City, MO Kemper Arena
Sun 07/20/08 Saint Louis, MO Scottrade Center
Tue 07/22/08 Grand Rapids, MI Van Andel Arena
Fri 07/25/08 Cleveland, OH Quicken Loans Arena
Tue 07/29/08 East Rutherford, NJ Izod Center

September:
Sat 09/06/08 Toronto, ON Island Park

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Tour Dates - R.E.M.

New road dates for the tour, which includes Modest Mouse and The National on the U.S. stops...

May:
05-23 Vancouver, British Columbia - Deer Lake Park
05-29 Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Bowl
05-31 Berkeley, CA - The Greek Theatre

June:
06-03 Denver, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheatre
06-06 Chicago, IL - United Center
06-08 Toronto, Ontario - Molson Amphitheatre
06-10 Raleigh, NC - Walnut Creek Amphitheatre
06-11 Washington, DC - Merriweather Post Pavilion
06-13 Boston, MA - Tweeter Center for the Performing Arts
06-14 Long Island, NY - Jones Beach Theater
06-18 Philadelphia, PA - Mann Center for the Performing Arts
06-19 New York, NY - Madison Square Garden
06-21 Atlanta, GA - Lakewood Amphitheatre

July:
07-02 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Westerpark
07-03 Werchter, Belgium - Werchter Festival
07-05 Bilbao, Spain - Bilbao Festival
07-06 Barcelona, Spain - Doctor Loft 05:00 Festival
07-08 Lyon, France - Theatre Romain (Les Nuits de Fourvière)
07-09 Nice, France - Theatre de Verdure
07-12 Dublin, Ireland - Oxegen Festival
07-13 Balado, Scotland - T in the Park Festival
07-15 Dresden, Germany - Elbufer
07-16 Berlin, Germany - Waldbuhne
07-18 Locarno, Switzerland - City Square (Moon and Stars)
07-20 Perugia, Italy - Umbria Jazz Festival
07-21 Verona, Italy - Arena
07-23 Naples, Italy - Neapolis Festival
07-24 Udine, Italy - Villa Manin
07-26 Milan, Italy - Arena Civica

August:
08-14 Salzburg, Austria - Frequency Festival
08-16 Budapest, Hungary - Sziget Festival
08-17 Prague, Czech Republic - Slavia Stadium
08-19 Stuttgart, Germany - Ehrenhof
08-20 Rhine, Germany - Loreley
08-22 Wurzburg, Germany - Marienfeste
08-24 Manchester, England - L.C.C.C.
08-25 Cardiff, Wales - Millenium Stadium
08-27 Southampton, England - Rosebowl
08-30 London, England - Twickenham Stadium

September:
09-03 Oslo, Norway - Ullevaal Stadium
09-04 Bergen, Norway - Koengen Stadium
09-06 Copenhagen, Denmark - Parken Stadium
09-07 Stockholm, Sweden - Stadium
09-09 Helsinki, Finland - Finnair Stadium

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Tour Dates - M.I.A.

A bunch of new U.S. dates for the Kala tour...

April:
Sat 04/26/08 Indio, CA Empire Polo Field
Mon 04/28/08 San Diego, CA 4th & B Concert Theater

May:
Thu 05/01/08 Austin, TX La Zona Rosa
Fri 05/02/08 Dallas, TX Palladium Ballroom
Mon 05/05/08 Nashville, TN City Hall
Thu 05/08/08 Detroit, MI The Fillmore Detroit
Fri 05/09/08 Chicago, IL Aragon Ballroom
Mon 05/12/08 Milwaukee, WI Turner Hall Ballroom
Tue 05/13/08 Saint Paul, MN Myth
Wed 05/14/08 Lawrence, KS Liberty Hall
Sat 05/17/08 Denver, CO Fillmore Auditorium
Sun 05/18/08 Salt Lake City, UT The Depot
Fri 05/23/08 Portland, OR Roseland Theater
Sat 05/24/08 Quincy, WA Gorge Amphitheatre
Tue 05/27/08 Edmonton, AB Edmonton Event Centre
Wed 05/28/08 Calgary, AB MacEwan Conference And Event Centre
Fri 05/30/08 Winnipeg, MB Burton Cummings Theatre

June:
Mon 06/02/08 Toronto, ON Sound Academy
Tue 06/03/08 Montreal, QC Metropolis
Fri 06/06/08 Brooklyn, NY McCarren Park Pool

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Tour Dates - Shout Out Louds

European dates for the Stockholm rockers...

March:
Thu 03/27/08 Rome, ITA Circolo Degli Artisti
Fri 03/28/08 Bologna, ITA Covo Club
Sat 03/29/08 Torino, ITA Spazio 211

April:
Tue 04/01/08 Paris, FRA Fleche D'Or
Wed 04/02/08 Madrid, SPA Moby Dick's
Thu 04/03/08 Barcelona, SPA Razzmatazz
Sat 04/05/08 Leeds, UK The Cockpit
Sun 04/06/08 Newcastle, UK Carling Academy Newcastle
Mon 04/07/08 Belfast, UK The Limelight
Tue 04/08/08 Dublin, IRE The Village
Wed 04/09/08 Glasgow, UK King Tut's Wah Wah Hut
Thu 04/10/08 London, UK Bush Hall
Fri 04/11/08 Manchester, UK Ruby Lounge
Sat 04/12/08 Rotterdam, NET Festival Grounds
Sun 04/13/08 Amsterdam, NET Paradiso
Sun 04/27/08 Indio, CA Empire Polo Field

June:
Thu 06/05/08 Saarbrucken, GER Roxy
Fri 06/06/08 Schoppingen, GER Rock Am Bad

Shout Out Louds' website
Shout Out Louds @ Myspace

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Tour Dates - Feist

The latest set of shows for The Reminder tour...

April:
Thu 04/10/08 Detroit, MI The Fillmore Detroit
Fri 04/11/08 Bloomington, IN Indiana University
Sat 04/12/08 Saint Louis, MO The Pageant
Mon 04/14/08 Tulsa, OK Cain's Ballroom
Tue 04/15/08 Austin, TX Stubb's Bar-B-Q
Wed 04/16/08 Dallas, TX Palladium Ballroom
Fri 04/18/08 Atlanta, GA The Tabernacle
Sat 04/19/08 Nashville, TN Vanderbilt University
Sun 04/20/08 Asheville, NC Thomas Wolfe Auditorium
Tue 04/22/08 Athens, OH Templeton Blackburn Auditorium
Wed 04/23/08 Cleveland, OH Palace Theatre
Fri 04/25/08 Northampton, MA Smith College
Sat 04/26/08 Charlottesville, VA Charlottesville Pavilion
Sun 04/27/08 Philadelphia, PA Academy Of Music
Tue 04/29/08 New York, NY Hammerstein Ballroom
Wed 04/30/08 New York, NY Hammerstein Ballroom

May:
Thu 05/01/08 Buffalo, NY Center For The Arts
Tue 05/13/08 Toronto, ON Sony Centre For The Performing Arts
Tue 05/20/08 Edinburgh, UK The Queens Hall
Wed 05/21/08 London, UK Royal Albert Hall
Thu 05/22/08 Manchester, UK Palace Theatre
Sat 05/24/08 Amsterdam, NET Paradiso
Sun 05/25/08 Lille, FRA Aeronef
Tue 05/27/08 Milan, ITA Magazzini Generali
Wed 05/28/08 Rome, ITA Piper Club

June:
Sun 06/01/08 Frankfurt, GER Jahrhunderthalle Frankfurt
Tue 06/03/08 Paris, FRA Grand Rex
Wed 06/04/08 Paris, FRA Grand Rex
Thu 06/05/08 Villeurbanne, FRA Transbordeur
Sat 06/07/08 Barcelona, SPA Sala Apolo
Sun 06/08/08 Madrid, SPA Sala Heineken
Tue 06/10/08 Porto, POR Oporto Coliseum
Wed 06/11/08 Lisbon, POR Aula Magna

July:
Fri 07/11/08 Highland Park, IL Ravinia Festival
Tue 07/22/08 San Diego, CA Humphrey's Concerts By The Bay

Feist's website
Feist @ Myspace

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MJTV: Art Brut - Direct Hit (live)

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Cheap Thrills: Kelley Stoltz - Your Reverie

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Tour Dates - Robyn

The Swedish pop star comes stateside...

April:
29 - Boston, MA - Paradise Rock Club
30 - Philadelphia, PA - Theater of Living Arts

May:
2 - New York, NY - Grand Ballroom @ The Hammerstein
4 - Montreal, Quebec - La Tulipe
5 - Toronto, Ontario - Phoenix Concert Theatre
7 - Chicago, IL - Park West
13 - Portland, OR - Berbati's Pan
14 - Seattle, WA - Neumos
16 - San Francisco, CA - Bimbo's
17 - Los Angeles, CA - Wiltern Theatre

August:
8-10 - Jersey City, NJ - All Points West Music & Arts Festival

Robyn's website
Robyn @ Myspace

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Tour Dates - The Raconteurs

The first batch of dates in support of the newly-released Consolers of the Lonely...

April:
April 20 - Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver
April 21 - Neumo's, Seattle
April 22 - Wonder Ballroom, Portland, Ore.
April 23 - Bimbo's 365 Club, San Francisco
April 25 - Coachella Music and Arts Festival, Indio, Calif.
April 26 - The Joint, Las Vegas
April 28 - Fillmore Auditorium, Denver
April 29 - Uptown Theater, Kansas City

May:
May 1 - House of Blues, Dallas
May 2 - Stubb's, Austin
May 3 - Stubb's, Austin
May 4 - New Orleanse Jazz and Heritage Festival, New Orleans

The Raconteurs' website
The Raconteurs @ Myspace

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Tour Dates - Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band

Adding some late summer U.S. stadium dates...

March:
Fri 03/28/08 Portland, OR Rose Garden Arena
Sat 03/29/08 Seattle, WA KeyArena at Seattle Center
Mon 03/31/08 Vancouver, BC General Motors Place

April:
Fri 04/04/08 Sacramento, CA ARCO Arena
Sat 04/05/08 San Jose, CA HP Pavilion At San Jose
Mon 04/07/08 Anaheim, CA Honda Center
Tue 04/08/08 Anaheim, CA Honda Center
Sun 04/13/08 Dallas, TX American Airlines Center
Mon 04/14/08 Houston, TX Toyota Center
Fri 04/18/08 Sunrise, FL BankAtlantic Center
Sat 04/19/08 Orlando, FL Amway Arena
Mon 04/21/08 Tampa, FL St. Pete Times Forum
Fri 04/25/08 Atlanta, GA Philips Arena
Sun 04/27/08 Charlotte, NC Charlotte Bobcats Arena
Mon 04/28/08 Greensboro, NC Greensboro Coliseum
Wed 04/30/08 Charlottesville, VA John Paul Jones Arena

May:
Thu 05/22/08 Dublin, IRE RDS Arena
Fri 05/23/08 Dublin, IRE RDS Arena
Sun 05/25/08 Dublin, IRE RDS Arena
Wed 05/28/08 Manchester, UK Old Trafford Stadium
Fri 05/30/08 London, UK Emirates Stadium
Sat 05/31/08 London, UK Emirates Stadium

June:
Sat 06/14/08 Cardiff, UK Millennium Stadium
Mon 06/16/08 Dusseldorf, GER LTU Arena
Wed 06/18/08 Amsterdam, NET Amsterdam Arena
Sat 06/21/08 Hamburg, GER HSH Nordbank Arena
Mon 06/23/08 Brussels, BEL Koning Boudewijn Stadium
Wed 06/25/08 Milan, ITA San Siro
Fri 06/27/08 Paris, FRA Parc Des Princes
Sun 06/29/08 Copenhagen, DEN Parken National Stadium Denmark

July:
Fri 07/04/08 Goteborg, SWE Ullevi Stadium
Sat 07/05/08 Goteborg, SWE Ullevi Stadium
Mon 07/07/08 Oslo, NOR Vallehovin Stadium
Tue 07/08/08 Oslo, NOR Vallehovin Stadium
Fri 07/11/08 Helsinki, FIN Olympic Stadium
Tue 07/15/08 San Sebastian, SPA Estadio de Anoeta
Thu 07/17/08 Madrid, SPA Estadio Santiago Bernabeu
Sat 07/19/08 Barcelona, SPA Camp Nou
Sun 07/20/08 Barcelona, SPA Camp Nou
Sun 07/27/08 East Rutherford, NJ Giants Stadium
Mon 07/28/08 East Rutherford, NJ Giants Stadium
Thu 07/31/08 East Rutherford, NJ Giants Stadium

August:
Sat 08/02/08 Foxboro, MA Gillette Stadium
Sat 08/30/08 Milwaukee, WI Roadhouse At The Lakefront

Springsteen's website
Bruce @ Myspace

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The Money Shot: Radiohead Not The First R'N'R Bodysnatchers, Why Music Is Free and Sex, Drugs & Rockin' With Moby...

The latest news...

Back on deck, the saint who never was (Fairfax Digital)

MS: Moby says his past admissions of hedonistic behaviour were only the tip of the iceberg, but he kept mostly quiet so as not to unduly offend those fans attracted by his "straight-edge reputation". But he now admits to ending up in therapy for substance abuse. He finally stopped taking drugs when the extent of his memory loss left him fearing he'd end up "the person at parties gibbering and rocking quietly in a corner". The sex parties lost their appeal, too. "Liquor and drugs diminish your inhibitions and you connect with people you wouldn't connect with when you're sober," he muses.

Rising price of fame in the land of the free (Telegraph UK)

MS: "This is a case where the product has become free because of sheer economic gravity, with or without a business model. That force is so powerful that laws, guilt trips, DRM, and every other barrier to piracy the labels can think of have failed. Some artists give away their music online as a way of marketing concerts, merchandise, licensing and other paid fare. But others have accepted that, for them, music is not a money-making business. It's something they do for other reasons, from fun to creative expression."

The Top 10... Weirdest rock 'n' roll deaths (Mirror UK)

MS: 10. After dying of a drug overdose, country rock pioneer Gram Parsons’ body disappeared from the Los Angeles International Airport.

Maintaining his alleged promise, Parsons’ road manager Phil Kaufman and a friend managed to steal the star’s body from the airport and, in a borrowed hearse, drove Parsons' body to Joshua Tree national park in California where he attempted to cremate it.

The pair were arrested several days later but got away with a $700 fine for burning the coffin, as stealing a body was not recognised as a crime in the state.

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MJTV: Eels - Novocaine For The Soul

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Cheap Thrills: Thao Nguyen - Beat Health Life and Fire

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Tour Dates - Hamell on Trial

The NY one-man folk punk band visits a neighborhood near you...

March:
Tue 03/25/08 Tacoma, WA Northern Pacific Coffee Co.

April:
Tue 04/01/08 Arlington, VA IOTA Club & Cafe
Wed 04/02/08 Baltimore, MD Baltimore Chop
Thu 04/03/08 Charlottesville, VA Gravity Lounge
Thu 04/24/08 Minneapolis, MN Cedar Cultural Center

May:
Thu 05/15/08 Midland, ON Twisted Pines Music & Arts Festival
Fri 05/16/08 Midland, ON Twisted Pines Music & Arts Festival
Sat 05/17/08 Midland, ON Twisted Pines Music & Arts Festival

August:
Fri 08/22/08 Ontonagon, MI Porcupine Mountain Music Fest
Sat 08/23/08 Ontonagon, MI Porcupine Mountain Music Fest
Sun 08/24/08 Ontonagon, MI Porcupine Mountain Music Fest

Hamell On Trial's website
Hamell On Trial @ Myspace

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Tour Dates - Nylon Magazine Music Tour

One of the coolest tours of the summer is likely to be the Nylon Magazine Music Tour featuring Be Your Own Pet, Switches, The Virgins, & She Wants Revenge...

May:
Thu 05/08/08 Anaheim, CA House Of Blues
Fri 05/09/08 Las Vegas, NV House Of Blues
Sat 05/10/08 San Diego, CA House Of Blues
Mon 05/12/08 Englewood, CO Gothic Theatre
Tue 05/13/08 Kansas City, MO Beaumont Club
Thu 05/15/08 Austin, TX Stubb's Bar-B-Q
Fri 05/16/08 Dallas, TX House Of Blues
Sat 05/17/08 Houston, TX The Meridian
Sun 05/18/08 New Orleans, LA House Of Blues
Tue 05/20/08 Saint Petersburg, FL Jannus Landing
Wed 05/21/08 Fort Lauderdale, FL Revolution
Thu 05/22/08 Lake Buena Vista, FL House Of Blues
Fri 05/23/08 Atlanta, GA Variety Playhouse
Sat 05/24/08 Asheville, NC Orange Peel
Sun 05/25/08 North Myrtle Beach, SC House Of Blues
Tue 05/27/08 Baltimore, MD Rams Head Live!
Wed 05/28/08 New York, NY Fillmore New York At Irving Plaza
Fri 05/30/08 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
Sat 05/31/08 Philadelphia, PA The Fillmore - TLA

June:
Sun 06/01/08 Boston, MA Paradise Rock Club
Mon 06/02/08 Montreal, QC Club Soda
Wed 06/04/08 Toronto, ON Phoenix Concert Theatre
Thu 06/05/08 Detroit, MI St. Andrews Hall
Fri 06/06/08 Cleveland, OH House Of Blues
Sat 06/07/08 Columbus, OH Newport Music Hall
Mon 06/09/08 Cincinnati, OH Bogart's
Tue 06/10/08 Indianapolis, IN The Vogue
Wed 06/11/08 Saint Louis, MO The Pageant
Thu 06/12/08 Chicago, IL House Of Blues
Fri 06/13/08 Milwaukee, WI Turner Hall Ballroom
Sat 06/14/08 Minneapolis, MN Fine Line Music Cafe
Tue 06/17/08 Vancouver, BC Commodore Ballroom
Wed 06/18/08 Seattle, WA Showbox At The Market
Thu 06/19/08 Portland, OR McMenamins Crystal Ballroom
Fri 06/20/08 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore
Sat 06/21/08 Los Angeles, CA The Wiltern

BYOP's website
She Wants Revenge's website
Switches @ Myspace
The Virgins @ Myspace

Nylon Magazine

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Cheap Thrills: Film School - Lectric

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The Money Shot: Googling Vampire Weekend, No-Hit Wonders, & Rockin' The Chucks...

More headlines...

I'm with the band (The Guardian)

MS: "Converse have been my staple stage shoe from pretty much the beginning of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs," says Karen O of her unusual decision to put her face and feet to the campaign (YYYs have been known to turn down corporate sponsored tours in the past because it devalued their art). "They have become as much a part of my image as the bright red lips and torn fishnets. I'm happy to endorse a shoe that my feet have known so intimately throughout my rock'n'roll exploits."

The no-hit wonders that music refused to forget (Independent UK)

MS: The Raincoats

Despite punk's iconoclastic energy, and the short-term success of The Slits and X-Ray Spex, it is hard to dismiss the feeling that sexism remained rife. Many female-dominated acts, ignored at the time, have gone on to be praised as brave pioneers, from Manchester's Ludus to Swiss upstarts LiLiPUT, but it is The Raincoats who made the most impact by mixing sonic eccentricity with put-downs of consumerism and patriarchal society.

After the failure of 1984 album Moving, founder member Ana da Silva turned to dance as a means of expression, while the band's records awaited a more favourable time. That was the early Nineties, when the Riot Grrrl movement opened doors for female musicians and Kurt Cobain walked into Rough Trade to buy a copy of their first album. He was directed to Da Silva's house round the corner. A reformed line-up would have supported Nirvana if Cobain had not committed suicide, but The Raincoats still went on to play some other occasions, among them Robert Wyatt's Meltdown in London and Leeds Ladyfest.

Vampire Weekend doesn't vant to drink your buzz

MS: "You really start to realize that the Internet is a very bizarre place," he says. "You can't worry about every little thing, positive or negative, that's written about you. I'm definitely at the point where I'm not interested in Googling 'Vampire Weekend.' "

He also seems reluctant to accept the group's status as a "blog band" with a rep fueled primarily by online buzz.

"You'll hear about bands on blogs now," he observes, "because that's just a new form of media. Yeah, some bloggers really got behind us, which is awesome. But I think that before, like, 90% of any blogs wrote about us, we had a piece in the New York Times. So does that make us, like, 'a newspaper band'?"

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Tour Dates - Ween

On the road with the Pennsylvania band...

May:
Thu 05/08/08 London, UK Shepherds Bush Empire
Fri 05/09/08 Camber Sands, UK All Tomorrows Party Festival
Sun 05/11/08 Paris, FRA La Maroquinerie
Mon 05/12/08 Cologne, GER Live Music Hall
Wed 05/14/08 Zurich, SWI Kaufleuten
Thu 05/15/08 Amsterdam, NET Paradiso
Sat 05/17/08 Dublin, IRE The Village

July:
Mon 07/07/08 Pittsburgh, PA Mr. Small's Theatre
Tue 07/08/08 Louisville, KY Coyote's Music & Dance Hall
Wed 07/09/08 Nashville, TN City Hall
Fri 07/11/08 Fayetteville, AR Arkansas Music Pavillion (AMP)
Sat 07/12/08 Tulsa, OK Cain's Ballroom
Sun 07/13/08 Kansas City, MO The Crossroads
Wed 07/16/08 Denver, CO Fillmore Auditorium
Thu 07/17/08 Denver, CO Fillmore Auditorium
Sat 07/19/08 Saint Paul, MN Roy Wilkins Auditorium
Sun 07/20/08 Council Bluffs, IA Harrah's Casino - Stir Concert Cove

Ween's website
Ween @ Myspace

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Tour Dates - Kathleen Edwards

Dates in support of Asking For Flowers...

March:
Tue 03/25/08 Kingston, ON Elixir
Thu 03/27/08 Portland, ME Big Easy
Fri 03/28/08 Boston, MA Paradise Rock Club
Sat 03/29/08 Northampton, MA Pearl Street
Mon 03/31/08 South Burlington, VT Higher Ground - Ballroom

April:
Wed 04/02/08 Montreal, QC Cabaret Du Musee Juste Pour Rire
Sat 04/05/08 Chicago, IL Metro / Smart Bar
Sun 04/06/08 Ferndale, MI The Magic Bag
Tue 04/08/08 Pittsburgh, PA Rex Theatre
Thu 04/10/08 New York, NY Fillmore New York At Irving Plaza
Fri 04/11/08 Annapolis, MD Rams Head On Stage
Sat 04/12/08 Philadelphia, PA The Fillmore - TLA
Mon 04/14/08 Alexandria, VA Birchmere
Wed 04/16/08 Asheville, NC Grey Eagle
Thu 04/17/08 Louisville, KY Headliners Music Hall
Fri 04/18/08 Birmingham, AL WorkPlay Theatre
Sat 04/19/08 Nashville, TN The Mercy Lounge
Wed 04/23/08 Toronto, ON Phoenix Concert Theatre
Wed 04/30/08 Indianapolis, IN The Music Mill

May:
Thu 05/01/08 Milwaukee, WI Shank Hall
Fri 05/02/08 Minneapolis, MN Varsity Theatre
Sat 05/03/08 Madison, WI Majestic Theatre
Mon 05/05/08 La Salle, IL Uptown Grill
Tue 05/06/08 Saint Louis, MO Blueberry Hill's Duck Room
Wed 05/07/08 Kansas City, MO Knuckleheads Saloon
Fri 05/09/08 Boulder, CO Fox Theatre
Sat 05/10/08 Aspen, CO Belly Up Aspen
Mon 05/12/08 Santa Fe, NM Santa Fe Brewing Company
Tue 05/13/08 Tucson, AZ Club Congress
Wed 05/14/08 Solana Beach, CA Belly Up Tavern
Fri 05/16/08 West Hollywood, CA Troubadour
Sat 05/17/08 Santa Barbara, CA Lobero Theatre
Tue 05/20/08 San Francisco, CA The Independent
Thu 05/22/08 Portland, OR Aladdin Theater
Sat 05/24/08 Quincy, WA Gorge Amphitheatre
Sun 05/25/08 Kitchener, ON Elements
Mon 05/26/08 Vancouver, BC Richard's On Richards Cabaret
Wed 05/28/08 Calgary, AB Grand Theatre
Thu 05/29/08 Edmonton, AB The Starlite Room

Kathleen Edwards' website
Kathleen Edwards @ Myspace

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Tour Dates - Laura Veirs

The Portland-based singer-songwriter hits the road in May...

May:
Thu 05/01/08 Vancouver, BC St. James Hall
Fri 05/02/08 Seattle, WA The Triple Door
Sat 05/03/08 Portland, OR Doug Fir Lounge
Mon 05/05/08 San Francisco, CA Bottom Of The Hill
Tue 05/06/08 Los Angeles, CA Echo
Wed 05/07/08 Phoenix, AZ The Rhythm Room
Fri 05/09/08 Denver, CO The Walnut Room
Sun 05/11/08 Omaha, NE Slowdown
Tue 05/13/08 Minneapolis, MN Cedar Cultural Center
Wed 05/14/08 Milwaukee, WI Turner Hall Ballroom
Thu 05/15/08 Chicago, IL Schubas Tavern
Fri 05/16/08 Louisville, KY The 930
Sun 05/18/08 Atlanta, GA The EARL
Tue 05/20/08 Vienna, VA Jammin' Java
Wed 05/21/08 Philadelphia, PA World Cafe Live
Thu 05/22/08 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom
Fri 05/23/08 Cambridge, MA Middle East Downstairs
Sat 05/24/08 Toronto, ON El Mocambo

Laura Veirs' website
Laura Veirs @ Myspace

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MJTV: The Gutter Twins - Idle Hands (live)

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Cheap Thrills: Peter Moren - Social Competence

A free legal download from the solo effort by the guy who put the Peter in Peter Bjorn & John (courtesy of Touch and Go)

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Cheap Thrills: The Dodos - Fools

A free legal download from Visiter (courtesy of French Kiss Records)...

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Cheap Thrills: Teitur - Catherine The Waitress

A free legal download from the upcoming CD, The Singer...

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The Money Shot: Elvis Costello Biting The Hand That Feeds (Again), Pumpkins Now A Singles Band & Does Billy Bragg Want To Put A Meter On Internet?

Today's headlines...

The Royalty Scam (NY Times)

MS: What’s at stake here is more than just the morality of the market. The huge social networking sites that seek to use music as free content are as much to blame for the malaise currently affecting the industry as the music lover who downloads songs for free. Both the corporations and the kids, it seems, want the use of our music without having to pay for it.

The claim that sites such as MySpace and Bebo are doing us a favor by promoting our work is disingenuous. Radio stations also promote our work, but they pay us a royalty that recognizes our contribution to their business. Why should that not apply to the Internet, too?

New Costello Album: Vinyl, Digital, No CD (Billboard)

MS: Elvis Costello's next solo studio album, curiously dubbed "Momofuku," will arrive April 22 via Lost Highway. For the time being, the set will be released only on vinyl, with a digital download code included in the package.

Smashing Pumpkins Entering the Studio to Plot Their Next Move (Spinner)

MS: "I think what we'll do is start releasing songs," Chamberlin continues. "The record or CD format places too many limitations on your piece of art. People just don't buy records anymore. Anyone under the age of 24 just buys songs. It's just in our best interest to release blocks of songs. And I think what we'll do – not to let the cat out of the bag too much – is to create the framework where we can release a number of songs and maybe create a title. We can gather three or four songs, but it will all flow up to a larger body of work. But to call it record in the traditional sense would be anachronistic."

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Tour Dates - Leonard Cohen

The recent inductee to the Rock Hall goes on a summer victory lap tour...

May:
Sun 05/11/08 Fredericton, NB Fredericton Playhouse
Mon 05/12/08 Halifax, NS Rebecca Cohn Auditorium
Tue 05/13/08 Halifax, NS Rebecca Cohn Auditorium
Thu 05/15/08 Halifax, NS Rebecca Cohn Auditorium
Fri 05/16/08 Halifax, NS Rebecca Cohn Auditorium
Sun 05/18/08 Charlottetown, PE Confederation Centre Of Arts
Tue 05/20/08 Glace Bay, NS Savoy Theatre
Wed 05/21/08 Glace Bay, NS Savoy Theatre
Fri 05/23/08 Moncton, NB Capitol Theatre
Mon 05/26/08 Saint John's, NL Holy Heart Of Mary
Fri 05/30/08 Chicoutimi, QC Dufour Auditorium

June:
Mon 06/02/08 Kitchener, ON Centre In The Square
Tue 06/03/08 Hamilton, ON Hamilton Place Theatre
Fri 06/06/08 Toronto, ON Sony Centre For The Performing Arts
Sat 06/07/08 Toronto, ON Sony Centre For The Performing Arts
Sun 06/08/08 Toronto, ON Sony Centre For The Performing Arts
Fri 06/13/08 Dublin, IRE Royal Hospital Kilmainham
Sat 06/14/08 Dublin, IRE Royal Hospital Kilmainham
Sun 06/15/08 Dublin, IRE Royal Hospital Kilmainham
Tue 06/17/08 Manchester, UK Opera House Manchester
Wed 06/18/08 Manchester, UK Opera House Manchester
Thu 06/19/08 Manchester, UK Opera House Manchester
Fri 06/20/08 Manchester, UK Opera House Manchester
Mon 06/23/08 Montreal, QC Place des Arts
Tue 06/24/08 Montreal, QC Place des Arts
Wed 06/25/08 Montreal, QC Place des Arts
Thu 06/26/08 Montreal, QC Place des Arts
Sun 06/29/08 Pilton, UK Worthy Farm

July:
Tue 07/01/08 Oslo, NOR Aliset Stadium
Thu 07/03/08 Helsingborg, SWE Open Air
Sat 07/05/08 Copenhagen, DEN Rosenborg Castle
Sun 07/06/08 Aarhus, DEN Raadhus Parken
Tue 07/08/08 Montreux, SWI TBA
Wed 07/09/08 Lyon, FRA TBA
Thu 07/10/08 Brugge, BEL Cactus Club
Sat 07/12/08 Amsterdam, NET Westerdam
Wed 07/16/08 Edinburgh, UK Edinburgh Castle
Thu 07/17/08 London, UK O2 Arena
Fri 07/18/08 London, UK O2 Arena
Sat 07/19/08 Lisbon, POR Passeio Maritimo De Alges
Sun 07/20/08 Benicassim, SPA Benicassim Festival Grounds
Tue 07/22/08 Nice, FRA Nice Jazz Festival
Fri 07/25/08 Lorrach, GER Stimmen
Sun 07/27/08 Lucca, ITA Summer Festival
Tue 07/29/08 Athens, GRE Lycabettus Theatre

August:
Sun 08/03/08 Ledbury, UK Eastnor Castle
Tue 08/05/08 Istanbul, TUR TBA
Wed 08/06/08 Istanbul, TUR TBA
Sun 08/10/08 Prague, CZE Prague Castle
Tue 08/12/08 Budapest, HUN Sziget Festival
Thu 08/14/08 Girona, SPA Jardins de Cap Roig
Fri 08/15/08 Girona, SPA Jardins de Cap Roig
Thu 08/28/08 Vienna, AS Opera House
Fri 08/29/08 Vienna, AS Opera House

Leonard Cohen's website
Leonard Cohen @ Myspace

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Tour Dates - The Futureheads

A new record, This Is Not The World, is due in May...

March:
Sat 03/29/08 Cologne, GER Palladium

April:
Thu 04/03/08 Berlin, GER Postbahnhof
Fri 04/04/08 Munich, GER Backstage
Sat 04/05/08 Wiesbaden, GER Schlachthof
Sun 04/06/08 Hamburg, GER Markthalle

May:
Mon 05/05/08 Cardiff, UK Great Hall
Tue 05/06/08 Glasgow, UK ABC1
Wed 05/07/08 Dublin, IRE Academy
Fri 05/16/08 Roncade, ITA New Age Rock Club
Sat 05/17/08 Bologna, ITA Covo Club
Sun 05/18/08 Milan, ITA Rocket
Fri 05/23/08 Aberdeen, UK Moshulu
Sat 05/24/08 Dundee, UK Fat Sam's
Sun 05/25/08 Sheffield, UK The Leadmill
Mon 05/26/08 Manchester, UK Academy 2
Wed 05/28/08 Coventry, UK Coventry Kasbah
Thu 05/29/08 London, UK Electric Ballroom
Fri 05/30/08 South-On-Sea, UK Chinnery's

June:
Sun 06/01/08 Cambridge, UK The Junction
Mon 06/02/08 Shrewsbury, UK Buttermarket
Tue 06/03/08 Nottingham, UK Rescue Rooms

August:
Sat 08/16/08 Chelmsford, UK Hylands Park
Sun 08/17/08 Staffordshire, UK Weston Park

The Futureheads' website
The Futureheads @ Myspace

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Tour Dates - They Might Be Giants

TMBG has some summer dates...

March:
Fri 03/28/08 Somerville, MA Somerville Theatre
Sat 03/29/08 Portsmouth, NH The Music Hall
Sun 03/30/08 South Burlington, VT Higher Ground - Ballroom

April:
Fri 04/18/08 Roscoe, NY Big Twig Studio
Sat 04/19/08 Albany, NY Kitty C. Hart Theatre @The Egg
Sun 04/20/08 New York, NY Town Hall

May:
Fri 05/23/08 Kansas City, MO Beaumont Club
Sat 05/24/08 Kansas City, MO Crown Center

June:
Sun 06/15/08 Charlotte, NC ImaginOn

TMBG's website
TMBG @ Myspace

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MJTV: Portishead - Machine Gun

Comeback single from the upcoming Third due April 28th...



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Cheap Thrills: She & Him - Why Stay Here

A free legal download from the indie pop duo of Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward (courtesy of Merge Records)...

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Tour Dates - DeVotchKa

The Denver-based folkies play Coachella and then hit the road for a month...

April:
26 - Indio, CA - Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival
28 - San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore
29 - Eugene, OR - MacDonald Theatre
30 - Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom

May:
2 - Vancouver, British Columbia - Richard's on Richards
3 - Seattle, WA - Showbox SoDo
4 - Boise, ID - Big Easy
7 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
8 - Milwaukee, WI - Turner Hall
9 - Chicago, IL - Vic Theatre
10 - Indianapolis, IN - The Vogue
11 - Nashville, TN - Mercy Lounge
13 - Atlanta, GA - The Variety Playhouse
14 - Asheville, NC - Orange Peel
15 - Richmond, VA - Toad's Place
16 - Washington DC - 9:30 Club
17 - Philadelphia, PA - Fillmore at the TLA
18 - Boston, MA - Paradise
20 - New York, NY - Terminal 5
21 - Pittsburgh, PA - Diesel Club Lounge
22 - Newport, KY - Southgate House
23 - St. Louis, MO - The Pageant
24 - Omaha, NE - SlowDown

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MJTV: The Black Keys - Strange Times

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Bootleg Justice: Mike Doughty - Live @ Taste of Chicago (7.4.2006)

This week's bootleg is an FM broadcast from 2006...

Mike Doughty
Petrillo Music Shell - Taste of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
7.4.2006

Setlist
01 - WXRT Intro
02 - Busting Up A Starbucks
03 - 27 Jennifers
04 - Unsingable Name
05 - Madeline And Nine
06 - True Dreams Of Wichita
07 - Tremendous Brunettes
08 - Looking At The World From The Bottom Of A Well
09 - Fire Truck
10 - Ossining
11 - Paradise City / The Gambler
12 - St. Louise Is Listening
13 - Train To Chicago

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Cheap Thrills: Les Savy Fav - Sweat Descends

A free, legal download from the upcoming live CD, After The Balls Drop (courtesy of French Kiss Records)...

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The Money Shot: I'll Take Some Bland Pop Music With That Decaf Soy Latte, Raconteurs Rush Job & Strokes' Cover Controversy...

Current headlines...

Raconteurs Album Being Rushed To Market Next Week (Billboard)

MS: The Raconteurs are eschewing the standard months-long wait between finishing an album and releasing it with "Consolers of the Lonely," which will hit retail March 25 via Third Man/Warner Bros. The set wasn't even completed until the first week of March, according to a statement from the band.

"The purpose: to get the album to the fans as soon as possible and as we promised," the Jack White-featuring band says. "We wanted to get this record to fans, the press, radio, etc., all at the EXACT SAME TIME so that no one has an upper hand on anyone else regarding it's availability, reception or perception."

The 50 Most Controversial Album Covers Of All Time! (Gigwise)

MS: 34. The Strokes: ‘Is This It’ – Ranked as one of the greatest album covers of all time, the image of a leather-clad hand pressed into a woman’s behind was banned from the US and had to be replaced with a photo of particle collisions in the Big European Bubble Chamber. The content was controversial too: ‘New York City Cops’ had to be replaced with ‘When It Started’ to avoid causing offence after 9/11.

Does This Latte Have a Funny Mainstream Taste to You? (NY Times)

MS: Starbucks was betting that its eclectic taste played to the upscale atmosphere of its coffee shops, where it enticed customers to pay $4 for their daily caffeine fix. And record companies saw Starbucks at the vanguard of a new class of unconventional sales outlets that could keep the CD alive in an age of digital downloads.

But the ardor for Starbucks has gone the way of yesterday morning’s grounds. Critics in the music industry say the company squandered its cachet by mismanaging the effort to broaden its music mix. The choices that reflect its early taste for the offbeat — like an album from Lizz Wright, a torchy pop singer — are now squeezed in with offerings not unlike those at Wal-Mart, including the latest releases from Alicia Keys and James Blunt. The shift has not been lost on some customers.

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Tour Dates - Mike Ness

Solo shows for the Social D frontman...

May:
Fri 05/02/08 Indio, CA Empire Polo Field
Mon 05/05/08 Dallas, TX House Of Blues
Tue 05/06/08 Houston, TX The Meridian
Wed 05/07/08 New Orleans, LA House Of Blues
Fri 05/09/08 Atlanta, GA Variety Playhouse
Sun 05/11/08 Baltimore, MD Rams Head Live!
Mon 05/12/08 Philadelphia, PA Trocadero Theatre
Tue 05/13/08 New York, NY Fillmore New York At Irving Plaza
Fri 05/16/08 Asbury Park, NJ Stone Pony
Mon 05/19/08 Detroit, MI St. Andrews Hall
Tue 05/20/08 Chicago, IL Park West
Fri 05/23/08 Englewood, CO Gothic Theatre
Sun 05/25/08 Aspen, CO Belly Up Aspen
Mon 05/26/08 Salt Lake City, UT The Depot

July:
Sat 07/05/08 Irvine, CA Oak Canyon Ranch

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Tour Dates - Stereophonics

Australian dates for the band from Wales...

April:
Wed 04/30/08 Perth, AUS Metro City

May:
Fri 05/02/08 Melbourne, AUS Forum Theatre
Mon 05/05/08 Sydney, AUS Metro Theatre
Tue 05/06/08 Newcastle, AUS Panthers
Thu 05/08/08 Sydney, AUS Metro Theatre
Fri 05/09/08 Fortitude Valley, AUS The Arena
Sun 05/11/08 Auckland, NZ Powerstation
Sat 05/31/08 Landgraaf, NET Megaland

June:
Sat 06/07/08 Nuremberg, GER Zeppelinfeld
Sun 06/08/08 Nurburg, GER Nurburg Ring

July:
Fri 07/11/08 Kinross, UK Balado
Sat 07/12/08 Naas, IRE Punchestown Racecourse

August:
Sat 08/16/08 Chelmsford, UK Hylands Park
Sun 08/17/08 Staffordshire, UK Weston Park

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The Money Shot: The Squeeze on Internet Radio, Amy Winehouse Naked (Gag!), and Is Michael Stipe's Sexually (Gay!) The World's Worst Kept Secret?

More headlines...


Amy Winehouse poses for naked photos (NME)

MS: The singer appears nude – save for a strategically placed guitar and some duct tape over her nipples – in Easy Living's April issue.

REM frontman discusses sexuality (NME)

MS: "I was totally open with the band and my family and my friends and certainly the people I was sleeping with. I thought it was pretty obvious," Stipe said.

"Now I recognize that to have public figures be very open about their sexuality helps some kid somewhere out there."

Internet radio firms say royalties limiting choices (Boston.com)

MS: "They'll push all of us out of business," said Johnie Floater, general manager of media for Live365. "Your Internet radio is going to sound like your AM and FM."

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Tour Dates - Rilo Kiley

Rilo Kiley takes their Moneymaker on the road...

April:
Thu 04/17/08 San Francisco, CA S.F. Design Center/Galleria
Sat 04/19/08 Portland, OR Roseland Theater
Sun 04/20/08 Seattle, WA Showbox SoDo
Wed 04/23/08 Santa Cruz, CA Rio Theatre
Thu 04/24/08 Pomona, CA Glass House
Sat 04/26/08 Indio, CA Empire Polo Field

May:
Thu 05/15/08 San Diego, CA Concerts In The Park
Mon 05/19/08 Denver, CO Ogden Theatre
Tue 05/20/08 Omaha, NE Slowdown
Wed 05/21/08 Omaha, NE Slowdown
Thu 05/22/08 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue
Fri 05/23/08 Milwaukee, WI Pabst Theater
Sat 05/24/08 Chicago, IL Riviera Theatre
Sun 05/25/08 Royal Oak, MI Royal Oak Music Theatre
Mon 05/26/08 Cleveland, OH House Of Blues
Wed 05/28/08 Toronto, ON Phoenix Concert Theatre
Fri 05/30/08 Worcester, MA The Palladium
Sat 05/31/08 Providence, RI Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel

June:
Sun 06/01/08 Northampton, MA Calvin Theater
Mon 06/02/08 New York, NY Terminal 5
Thu 06/05/08 Philadelphia, PA Electric Factory
Fri 06/06/08 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
Sat 06/07/08 Baltimore, MD Rams Head Live!
Sun 06/08/08 Richmond, VA Toad's Place Of Richmond
Tue 06/10/08 Norfolk, VA NorVa
Wed 06/11/08 Asheville, NC Orange Peel
Thu 06/12/08 Charleston, SC Music Farm
Fri 06/13/08 Manchester, TN Bonnaroo Music Festival Grounds
Sun 06/15/08 Dallas, TX Palladium Ballroom
Mon 06/16/08 Austin, TX Stubb's Bar-B-Q

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Tour Dates - Pearl Jam

Are these the first of many summer dates?

June:
Wed 06/11/08 West Palm Beach, FL Cruzan Amphitheatre
Thu 06/12/08 Tampa, FL St. Pete Times Forum
Mon 06/16/08 Columbia, SC The Colonial Center
Tue 06/17/08 Virginia Beach, VA Verizon Wireless Virginia Beach
Thu 06/19/08 Camden, NJ Susquehanna Bank Center
Sun 06/22/08 Washington, DC Verizon Center
Tue 06/24/08 New York, NY Madison Square Garden Arena
Wed 06/25/08 New York, NY Madison Square Garden Arena
Fri 06/27/08 Hartford, CT New England Dodge Music Center
Mon 06/30/08 Mansfield, MA Tweeter Center For The Perf. Arts

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Tour Dates - Bob Schneider

The Scabs' frontman hits the road (mostly) in and out of Texas...

March:
19 - Atlanta, GA - Center Stage (Hotel Cafe Tour)
20 - Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle (Hotel Cafe Tour)
21 - Houston, TX - Warehouse Live
22 - Fort Worth, TX - The Aardvark
23 - Lubbock, TX - Easter Bash
24 - Phoenix, AZ - Rhythm Room
25 - Solana Beach, CA - Belly Up
26 - San Juan Capistrano, CA - Coach House
27 - Los Angeles, CA - Safari Sam's
28 - San Francisco, CA - The Independent
29 - Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge
30 - Seattle, WA - Chop Suey
31 - Boise, ID - The Big Easy

April:
1 - Salt Lake City, UT - The Palladium
2 - Denver, CO - Bluebird Theatre
4 - New Braunfels, TX - Gruene Hall
5 - Austin, TX - Nutty Brown Cafe
11 - Houston, TX - Bend Studio
12 - Austin, TX - Antone's
14 - Austin, TX - Saxon Pub
17 - Dallas, TX - Bend Studio
18 - Denton, TX - venue to be announced
19 - Dallas, TX - Granada Theater
21 - Austin, TX - Saxon Pub
24 - Fort Worth, TX - Bass Hall
26 - Houston, TX - Crawfish Fest
28 - Austin, TX - Saxon Pub

May:
2 - Minneapolis, MN - Fine Line Music Cafe
3 - Chicago, IL - Double Door
4 - St. Louis, MO - Blueberry Hill
5 - Indianapolis, IN - Music Mill
6 - Philadelphia, PA - World Cafe
7 - Boston, MA - Paradise
8 - New York, NY - Knitting Factory
9 - Alexandria, VA - Birchmere
10 - Pittsburgh, PA - Diesel
22 - Austin, TX - Stubb's BBQ
23 - Houston, TX - Meridian
24 - Austin, TX - Nutty Brown

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Cheap Thrills: Destroyer - Foam Hands

A free, legal download from Trouble In Dreams, out this week (courtesy of Merge Records)...

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MJTV: U2 with Bruce Springsteen - Stand By Me

The classic Ben E. King track from a 1987 show...



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Tour Dates - Cowboy Junkies

It's been 20 years since they broke through with The Trinity Sessions in 1988...

March:
Fri 03/21/08 Ann Arbor, MI The Ark
Sat 03/22/08 Columbus, OH Southern Theatre
Mon 03/24/08 Lawrence, KS Granada Theatre
Wed 03/26/08 Saint Louis, MO Sheldon Concert Hall
Thu 03/27/08 Louisville, KY Clifton Center
Fri 03/28/08 Iowa City, IA The Englert Civic Theatre
Sat 03/29/08 Chicago, IL Old Town School Of Folk Music

April:
Fri 04/25/08 Sparks, NV John Ascuaga's Nugget Hotel/Casino
Sat 04/26/08 Napa, CA Napa Valley Opera House
Sun 04/27/08 Santa Cruz, CA Rio Theatre
Mon 04/28/08 Oakland, CA Yoshi's Oakland
Wed 04/30/08 Little River, CA Heritage House

May:
Thu 05/01/08 Arcata, CA John Van Duzer Theatre
Fri 05/02/08 Redding, CA Cascade Theatre
Sat 05/03/08 Chico, CA Laxson Auditorium
Thu 05/29/08 Flagstaff, AZ The Orpheum Theater
Fri 05/30/08 Tucson, AZ Rialto Theatre
Sat 05/31/08 Taos, NM Solar Center

June:
Sun 06/01/08 Santa Fe, NM Lensic Performing Arts Center
Tue 06/03/08 Albuquerque, NM KiMo Theatre
Thu 06/05/08 Dallas, TX Lakewood Theater
Fri 06/06/08 Austin, TX One World Theatre
Sat 06/07/08 Austin, TX One World Theatre

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Tour Dates - Stone Temple Pilots

A handful of dates for the reunited band...

May:
Sat 05/17/08 Columbus, OH Crew Stadium
Sun 05/18/08 Camden, NJ Susquehanna Bank Center
Fri 05/23/08 Indianapolis, IN Indianapolis Motor Speedway

June:
Sun 06/01/08 Mansfield, MA Tweeter Center For The Perf. Arts

July:
Sat 07/12/08 Toronto, ON Downsview Park

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Cheap Thrills: The Whigs - Right Hand On My Heart

A free legal download from the Whigs' Mission Control...

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Tour Dates - Steve Earle

Steve's heading to Europe this summer...

March:
Fri 03/21/08 San Francisco, CA Palace Of Fine Arts Theatre
Sat 03/22/08 San Francisco, CA Palace Of Fine Arts Theatre
Sun 03/23/08 Solana Beach, CA Belly Up Tavern
Tue 03/25/08 Los Angeles, CA Royce Hall Auditorium

April:
Thu 04/10/08 Albany, NY The Egg
Fri 04/11/08 Woodstock, NY Bearsville Theater
Sat 04/12/08 Harrisburg, PA Whitaker Center
Mon 04/14/08 Roanoke, VA Shaftman Performance Hall
Tue 04/15/08 Charlottesville, VA Paramount Theater
Wed 04/16/08 Greensboro, NC Carolina Theatre
Fri 04/18/08 Charleston, SC Charleston Music Hall
Sat 04/19/08 Charlotte, NC McGlohon Theatre
Sun 04/20/08 Atlanta, GA Variety Playhouse
Tue 04/22/08 Nashville, TN City Hall
Wed 04/23/08 University, MS Ford Center For The Perf. Arts
Fri 04/25/08 Houston, TX Verizon Wireless Theater
Sat 04/26/08 Helotes, TX Floores Country Store
Sun 04/27/08 Austin, TX Paramount Theatre
Tue 04/29/08 Dallas, TX Lakewood Theater

May:
Thu 05/01/08 Lawrence, KS Liberty Hall
Fri 05/02/08 Lincoln, NE Rococo Theatre
Sat 05/03/08 Iowa City, IA The Englert Civic Theatre
Tue 05/06/08 Columbus, OH Southern Theatre
Wed 05/07/08 Burgettstown, PA Pepsi-Cola Roadhouse
Thu 05/08/08 State College, PA State Theatre
Thu 05/15/08 Rome, ITA Stazione Birra
Fri 05/16/08 Cortemaggiore, ITA Fillmore
Sat 05/17/08 Osimo, ITA Teatro La Nuova Fenice
Tue 05/20/08 Bern, SWI Bierhuebeli
Wed 05/21/08 Winterthur, SWI Salzhaus
Sat 05/24/08 Copenhagen, DEN Pumpehuset
Sun 05/25/08 Aarhus C, DEN Train
Tue 05/27/08 Bergen, NOR Ole Bull Scene
Wed 05/28/08 Stavanger, NOR Folken
Fri 05/30/08 Trondheim, NOR Rosendal
Sat 05/31/08 Oslo, NOR Rockefeller Music Hall

June:
Mon 06/02/08 Goteborg, SWI Storan
Tue 06/03/08 Stockholm, SWE Cirkus
Wed 06/04/08 Malmo, SWE KB Club
Sat 06/07/08 Oxford, UK Carling Academy Oxford
Sun 06/08/08 Norwich, UK Theatre Royal Norwich
Tue 06/10/08 Sheffield, UK City Hall
Wed 06/11/08 Brighton, UK Brighton Dome
Thu 06/12/08 Bristol, UK Colston Hall
Sat 06/14/08 Leicester, UK De Montfort Hall
Sun 06/15/08 Liverpool, UK Philharmonic Hall

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Tour Dates - Drive-By Truckers

DBT adds May dates...

March:
Thu 03/20/08 Montreal, QC Cabaret Music Hall
Fri 03/21/08 Northampton, MA Pearl Street
Sat 03/22/08 Boston, MA Paradise Rock Club
Tue 03/25/08 New Haven, CT Toad's Place
Wed 03/26/08 New York, NY Terminal 5
Thu 03/27/08 Philadelphia, PA The Fillmore - TLA
Fri 03/28/08 Richmond, VA The National Theater
Sat 03/29/08 Asheville, NC Orange Peel

May:
Thu 05/01/08 Chattanooga, TN Rhythm & Brews
Fri 05/02/08 Indianapolis, IN The Vogue
Sat 05/03/08 Chicago, IL Metro / Smart Bar
Tue 05/06/08 Pontiac, MI The Crofoot
Wed 05/07/08 Columbus, OH Newport Music Hall
Thu 05/08/08 Harrisburg, PA Dragonfly
Fri 05/09/08 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
Sat 05/10/08 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
Mon 05/12/08 Greenville, SC The Handlebar
Tue 05/13/08 Carrboro, NC Cat's Cradle
Wed 05/14/08 Carrboro, NC Cat's Cradle
Thu 05/15/08 Charleston, SC Music Farm
Fri 05/16/08 Saint Petersburg, FL Jannus Landing
Sat 05/17/08 Jacksonville, FL Freebird Live

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MJTV: Eddie Vedder - No More

Vedder's latest is for the award-winning documentary Body of War...



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The Money Shot: Tossing Peas With BYOP, Banning Kate Moss and Why SXSW Doesn't Want You To Party...

The latest news...

Heavy Meddle: Music Festival Limits the Party (WSJ)

MS: Music fans have long been conditioned to cringe at such corporate displays and admire the free-spirited folks who organize music festivals. But at the 22-year-old SXSW, as this event is known, the tables have turned. The festival folks, not Big Business, are looking like the heavies. The reason: Parties like the one Wednesday night aren't sanctioned by SXSW, which has increasingly gone to great lengths to discourage or shut them down. They're calling in complaints to fire marshals and taking party promoters to court.

Kills frontman bans Kate Moss on stage (Music-News.com)

MS: "Alison has told Kate to keep her boundaries and keep away from the microphone. Alison and Jamie have worked for years to make a name for themselves and have only recently had the success she thinks they deserve. She sees Kate as a spanner in the works and, until she came along, Alison always came first with Jamie."

Be Your Own Pet spark mass food fight in London (NME)

MS: Do you want to have to throw away your underwear because it's stained with peas and ketchup? Do you want to wash spaghetti o's out of your hair for a week? No, you don’t. Be thankful this was tame.

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MJTV: Spoon - You Got Yr Cherry Bomb

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Tour Dates - The Kills

Adding some May dates...

March:
Thu 03/20/08 Lille, FRA Aeronef
Fri 03/21/08 Birmingham, UK Carling Academy Birmingham
Sun 03/23/08 London, UK Koko
Mon 03/24/08 Brussels, BEL Ancienne Belgique
Tue 03/25/08 Portsmouth, UK Wedgewood Rooms
Wed 03/26/08 Bristol, UK Trinity Centre
Thu 03/27/08 Oxford, UK Carling Academy Oxford

April:
Sat 04/12/08 Oporto, POR Casa Da Musica
Tue 04/15/08 Edinburgh, UK The Liquid Room
Wed 04/16/08 Glasgow, UK Oran Mor
Fri 04/18/08 Leeds, UK The Cockpit
Sat 04/19/08 Manchester, UK Academy 3
Sun 04/20/08 Liverpool, UK Carling Academy Liverpool
Mon 04/21/08 Birmingham, UK Carling Academy Birmingham
Wed 04/23/08 London, UK Koko
Thu 04/24/08 Northampton, UK Soundhaus
Fri 04/25/08 Portsmouth, UK Wedgewood Rooms
Sat 04/26/08 Bristol, UK Trinity Centre
Sun 04/27/08 Oxford, UK The Zodiac

May:
Thu 05/01/08 New York, NY Webster Hall
Fri 05/02/08 Washington, DC Black Cat
Wed 05/07/08 Detroit, MI Magic Stick
Sun 05/11/08 Minneapolis, MN Triple Rock Social Club
Wed 05/14/08 Vancouver, BC Richard's On Richards Cabaret
Thu 05/15/08 Seattle, WA Neumo's
Fri 05/16/08 Portland, OR Berbati's Pan
Sat 05/17/08 San Francisco, CA Slim's
Mon 05/19/08 San Diego, CA The Casbah
Wed 05/21/08 Los Angeles, CA El Rey Theatre
Thu 05/22/08 Phoenix, AZ The Brickhouse
Sat 05/24/08 Austin, TX The Parish Room
Sun 05/25/08 Dallas, TX House Of Blues - Cambridge Room
Tue 05/27/08 Nashville, TN The Mercy Lounge
Wed 05/28/08 Atlanta, GA The EARL

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Tour Dates - VHS or Beta

New dates for the Kentucky band...

March:
Fri 03/28/08 Bogota, COL El Theatron

April:
Tue 04/01/08 Ann Arbor, MI Blind Pig
Wed 04/02/08 Hamilton, ON The Casbah
Thu 04/03/08 Toronto, ON El Mocambo
Fri 04/04/08 Montreal, QC La Sala Rosa
Sat 04/05/08 Rochester, NY Bug Jar
Sun 04/06/08 Albany, NY Jack Rabbit Slim's
Mon 04/07/08 Cambridge, MA Middle East Downstairs
Tue 04/08/08 New York, NY HighLine Ballroom
Wed 04/09/08 Philadelphia, PA Johnny Brenda's
Thu 04/10/08 Baltimore, MD Ottobar
Fri 04/11/08 Washington, DC Rock And Roll Hotel
Sat 04/12/08 Richmond, VA Canal Club
Mon 04/14/08 Atlanta, GA The EARL
Tue 04/15/08 Jacksonville, FL TSI
Wed 04/16/08 Orlando, FL The Social
Thu 04/17/08 Tampa, FL The Crowbar
Fri 04/18/08 Fort Lauderdale, FL Culture Room
Sat 04/19/08 Tallahassee, FL The Beta Bar
Mon 04/21/08 San Antonio, TX Rock Bottom Tattoo Bar
Tue 04/22/08 Austin, TX The Parish Room
Wed 04/23/08 El Paso, TX Club Blu
Thu 04/24/08 Tucson, AZ Club Congress
Sat 04/26/08 Indio, CA Empire Polo Field
Mon 04/28/08 Las Vegas, NV Beauty Bar
Tue 04/29/08 San Francisco, CA Mezzanine
Wed 04/30/08 Sacramento, CA Harlow's Night Club

May:
Thu 05/01/08 Louisville, KY 4th Street Live!
Fri 05/02/08 Portland, OR Doug Fir Lounge
Sat 05/03/08 Vancouver, BC The Plaza Club
Sun 05/04/08 Seattle, WA Nectar Lounge
Tue 05/06/08 Salt Lake City, UT Urban Lounge
Wed 05/07/08 Denver, CO Bluebird Theater
Thu 05/08/08 Omaha, NE The Waiting Room
Fri 05/09/08 Minneapolis, MN 7th Street Entry
Sat 05/10/08 Chicago, IL Empty Bottle

June:
Wed 06/04/08 Melbourne, AUS The Hi-Fi
Thu 06/05/08 Brisbane, AUS The Zoo

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Tour Dates - The Raconteurs

Hitting the road in support of the upcoming Consolers of the Lonely...

April:
Sun 04/20/08 Vancouver, BC Commodore Ballroom
Mon 04/21/08 Seattle, WA Neumo's
Tue 04/22/08 Portland, OR Wonder Ballroom
Wed 04/23/08 San Francisco, CA Bimbo's 365 Club
Fri 04/25/08 Indio, CA Empire Polo Field
Sat 04/26/08 Las Vegas, NV The Joint
Mon 04/28/08 Denver, CO Fillmore Auditorium
Tue 04/29/08 Kansas City, MO Uptown Theater

May:
Thu 05/01/08 Dallas, TX House Of Blues
Fri 05/02/08 Austin, TX Stubb's Bar-B-Q
Sat 05/03/08 Austin, TX Stubb's Bar-B-Q
Sun 05/04/08 New Orleans, LA Fairgrounds Racetrack

June:
Fri 06/13/08 Manchester, TN Bonnaroo Music Festival Grounds
Thu 06/26/08 Arendal, NOR Tromoya

July:
Sat 07/12/08 Kinross, UK Balado
Sun 07/13/08 Naas, IRE Punchestown Racecourse

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Tour Dates - X

New dates from the best band that's NOT in the Rock Hall of Fame...

March:
Wed 03/19/08 Chicago, IL Metro / Smart Bar
Fri 03/21/08 Madison, WI Barrymore Theatre
Sat 03/22/08 Minneapolis, MN The Cabooze
Sun 03/23/08 Omaha, NE Sokol Auditorium / Underground
Tue 03/25/08 Denver, CO Bluebird Theater
Wed 03/26/08 Aspen, CO Belly Up Aspen
Fri 03/28/08 Boise, ID Big Easy Concert House
Sat 03/29/08 Portland, OR McMenamins Crystal Ballroom
Sun 03/30/08 Seattle, WA Showbox At The Market
Mon 03/31/08 Seattle, WA Showbox At The Market

April:
Wed 04/09/08 Solana Beach, CA Belly Up Tavern
Thu 04/10/08 Los Angeles, CA Music Box @ Fonda
Fri 04/11/08 Los Angeles, CA Music Box @ Fonda
Sat 04/12/08 Las Vegas, NV House Of Blues

May:
Thu 05/15/08 Detroit, MI The Majestic
Sat 05/17/08 Cleveland, OH House Of Blues
Sun 05/18/08 Columbus, OH Newport Music Hall
Sat 05/24/08 New York, NY Fillmore New York At Irving Plaza
Wed 05/28/08 Asheville, NC Orange Peel
Sat 05/31/08 New Orleans, LA House Of Blues

June:
Tue 06/03/08 Houston, TX Warehouse Live

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Cheap Thrills: A Place To Bury Strangers - To Fix The Gash In Your Head

A free, legal download from A Place To Bury Strangers' self-titled debut (courtesy of Killer Pimp)...

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The Money Shot: Indies Sell Out, Von Bondies Go It Alone, and If The Future of Music Is Subscriptions, Does That Mean There's No Future?

More headlines...


The Fight for the Future of Music (Business Week)

MS: “Subscription is one that the record companies are trying to chase after because it is a great way to have recurring money,” said one audience member. “But for the consumer, what is the value that they get out of that?”

Von Bondies Turn Free Agents For New Album (Billboard)

MS: The Detroit group -- whose 2004 major label debut "Pawn Shoppe Heart," came out on Sire and launched the hit "C'mon C'mon" -- has asked to be released from its deal and gotten approval, so long as it doesn't sign with another major. The Von Bondies have finished a new album, "Love, Hate And Then There's You," financed by founding members Stollsteimer and drummer Don Blum, as well as an EP, "We Are Kamikazes," that the group is distributing on its own.

Indie labels take e-commerce into their own hands (Reuters)

MS: With their digital download sites, a growing number of indie rock labels have begun to answer the prayers of fans who would love to hear long-out-of-print singles on their iPods or other mobile devices.

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Tour Dates - Wilco

Early summer dates for Tweedy and co....

April:
30 - Rochester, MN - Mayo Civic Center

May:
1 - Fargo, ND - Fargo Civic Auditorium
2 - Winnipeg, Manitoba - Burton Cummings Theatre
4 - Bozeman, MT - Emerson Cultural Center
5 - Missoula, MT - Adams Center
7 - Grand Junction, CO - Avalon Theater
8 - Colorado Springs, CO - Pikes Peak Center
9 - Albuquerque, NM - Pikes Peak Center
11 - Austin, TX - Stubb's BBQ
12 - Austin, TX - Stubb's BBQ
15 - St, Louis, MO - The Pageant
16 - St, Louis, MO - The Pageant

August:
7 - Charleston, SC - North Charleston Performing Arts Center

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MJTV: Modest Mouse - Fly Trapped In A Jar

The latest vid from MM is a cool animated clip...



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Cheap Thrills: Joseph Arthur - Rages of Babylon

A free, legal download from the upcoming EP, Could We Survive (courtesy of JosephArthur.com)

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MJTV: Guillemots - Get Over It

New single from Red...



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SXSW 2008: Day Four (Saturday)

Saturday was a day to see as many acts as I could. The day started with a morning trip to Austin's great record store, Waterloo Records. I grabbed a basket and started filling it up with CDs. As I'm browsing, I look up and see Rolling Stone's David Fricke facing me in the next aisle. The stalker in me was immediately inspired to play "Record Shopping with David Fricke", so I went over to see what he was buying. Strategically positioned one bin to his left, I watched as he browsed The Hellacopters, then smiled as he picked up a special edition copy of the Jam's All Mod Cons. I got bored by the time he hit King Crimson and it was time to move on.

I came up with an idea I'm calling the "3 song rule"... nothing original, but an act has 3 songs to capture my interest enough to make me want to hear more, otherwise, time's a wastin'. All in all, I got to see 20 bands Saturday, so I guess the rule worked. It's too much to blog these acts in detail, so here they are, quick & dirty and in order...

Cathy Davey: Irish singer-songwriter, kinda poppy, maybe a little Regina Spektor-ish (Grade: B-)

Frankel: Indie folky doing acoustic set. Seemed like he might be ok with a full band, but didn't hold my interest. (Grade: C)

The Whigs: Finally, a band with people under 40 that knows how to rock. One of the better bands I saw this trip. (Grade: B+)

Liam Finn: Clever, witty, talented. Another one of those 2-piece bands, but Liam does some pretty cool things with loops on the fly. Son of Neil is worthy of the Finn bloodline. (Grade: B+)

Health: Loud, pulsing, distorted. Kraftwerk meets Speed Metal. Lots of energy. Not bad, but probably just not my thing. (Grade: C-)

Paul Kelly: Kelly's been called Australia's Elvis Costello. I couldn't miss this relatively rare chance to see him and I wasn't disappointed. (Grade: A)

Nicole Atkins: Columbia's pushing her debut hard, so you may be hearing more of her on the radio. Not the best female act this trip, but she can sing. A bit more pop than I might like. (Grade: B-)

Port O'Brien: Oakland indie folk band really made me smile with their energy, especially on "I Woke Up Today". Seeing about 10 audience members up on stage banging whatever they could get their hands on while the hoarse band screamed out the lyrics to this stomper was one of the trip's highlights. (Grade: B+)

The Dodos: Another 2-piece folk rock band. Not a standout, but not bad. (Grade: C)

Built For The Sea: Dreamy indie pop. A little too earnest and serious for my taste, but it could have just been my mood needed something lighter. (Grade: B-)

Loquat: A bit more dance pop and electronica than I typically listen to but the songs all had a nice groove to them with strong catchy choruses, especially "Sit Sideways". A lot of people would probably dig this. (Grade: B-)

Chuck Prophet: Another solid set from a veteran rocker. This guy's criminally underrated. "Doubter Out Of Jesus" was another of the trip's highlights. (Grade: A-)

Sons & Daughters: The Glasgow band spins out catchy rockers like their Domino labelmates, Arctic Monkeys. Big drums, big guitars. (Grade: B+)

Oppenheimer: The Belfast band opened the evening lineup at Emo's. I sat and watched but didn't hear anything that made me want to get up. (Grade: C)

Joe Lean & The Jing Jang Jong: Best new band I heard at SXSW. Reminds me of the Kaiser Chiefs, the Hives, Franz Ferdinand. Lead vocalist Joe Lean is a rock star and I expect to see a lot more of these guys. (Grade: A)

The Raveonettes: Don't get me wrong. I love the Raveonettes. Bought their CD earlier in the day. This performance was solid, but their cool energy comes off a tad aloof and boring over the course of a live set. (Grade: B-)

The Donnas: These girls are solid and rockin' pros. Flirtatious and fun. (Grade: B+)

The Slits: Veteran punkers air out their dub reggae fetish. A major disappointment considering I walked away from seeing X again for this. Yawn... (Grade: C-)

Film School: Dreamy pop but with a bit more punch than some of the others working this turf. Atomospheric J+M Chain-influenced landscapes. (Grade: B)

David Garza: Local rocker brings the music to a close with "Discoball World". (Grade: B)


To wrap things up, here's a brief summary of all the 45 acts we saw and their grades:

A+: X

A: Sia, Alejandro Escovedo, Paul Kelly, Joe Lean & The Jing Jang Jong

A-: The Ting Tings, The Kills, Tim Fite, Chuck Prophet

B+: Kate Walsh, The Von Bondies, Jeffrey Lewis & The Jitters, Jens Lekman, The Whigs, Liam Finn, Port O'Brien, Sons & Daughters, The Donnas

B: Dizzee Rascal, A Place to Bury Strangers, Van Morrison, Be Your Own Pet, Film School, David Garza

B-: Bo Bice, Islands, Black Mountain, Cathy Davey, Nicole Atkins, Built For The Sea, Loquat, The Raveonettes

C+: White Williams

C: Santogold, Deer Tick, Martha Wainwright, Frankel, The Dodos, Oppenheimer

C-: Ryan Cabrera, Bon Iver, Health, The Slits

D: Dizzee Rascal's Friends

F: Kim Hiorthoy

SXSW 2008: Day Three (Friday)

The key to surival @ SXSW may just be a hot soaking bath while you read the day's schedule. I'm not a bath guy but well... who knew?

Friday started out with a visit to Flatstock. This event's free to the public and it features original rock posters by over 80 graphic arts from all over the place. This thing is worth the trip by itself for any indie music lover. If you come to SXSW and don't get here, you didn't get your money's worth. A couple of the local KC artists were on display, Tad Carpenter and Hammer Press. Both were among the best at the show...

After that we wanted to see Kate Walsh. But first, it was time for someone named Kim Hiorthoy. Congrats... we have a new worst band of SXSW and this will be hard to beat. Basically the Norwegian electronic artist came out and did one song. A long thudding, droning 15 minute headache titled something like "Music from a Music Convention" or some pretentious crap like that. Uh... thanks.

But as if to demonstrate the range of music you can see at South By, that train wreck was followed by the sweet voice of Kate Walsh. This is not the Grey's Anatomy actrees but rather a Brighton-based singer. We got to hear a radio interview with her and I'm not sure there's a kinder, more upbeat person this side of Sia. This one goes on the shopping list.

Doing another musical 180, we were off to see Dizzie Rascal. Or should I say Dizzie Rascal and friends? See Dizz has his own label and he brought along a couple of acts from the label to warm up the crowd. That's a stock hip-hop move that probably goes back before Dr. Dre did the same with Snoop Dogg & Eminem. But these guys were no Snoop and Marshall. Amateur hour, indeed. Dizzie was solid though, befitting his place as the king of UK grime.

We poked our head in Emo's Annex to check out the Von Bondies. It was a solid hard rockin' set and the band has a new record in the cue. The highpoint, of course, was a ripping early Who-like version of C'mon C'mon. The only downside was the frat boys that were waiting for it so they could act like tools for their buddies...

There was a long line at Stubbs, but unlike with REM, we were in front of most of it to see the Ting Tings. There's been a lot of buzz around these guys and I can see why. After a couple of technical glitches, they ripped through a set filled with insanely catchy, danceable indie pop like "That's Not My Name" and "Great DJ". Another one for the shopping list.

One of the bigger disappointments of SXSW was up next... Philly's Santogold. The bar for female indie hip-hop has been set high by M.I.A. and apart from the catchy single "L.E.S. Artists", this was mostly generic recycled beats. Yawn...

So we head off to catch X at the Convention Center. I sneak away from the line to go see Ryan Bingham, who I think is also doing an earlier live gig for Direct TV on the adjoining soundstage. Bingham's a roots rock artist on Lost Highway who's been getting solid reviews for his CD, Mescalito.

Except it's not Ryan Bingham... it's Ryan Cabrera. I'm standing there thinking that he doesn't really look like the picture I saw of Bingham... and he doesn't sound like a Lost Highway type artist. Two songs later I walk out, scratching my head and look at the posted schedule. Only then do I realize my grave error. Cabrera's part of the whole Jessica/Ashley Simpson scene. Now it all makes sense... Ugh.

But it doesn't take X long to get Cabrera out of my head. Once again, it's the veteran rockers that show everyone how it's done. It was about a 60 minute set, mostly greatest hits (not that these guys were ever allowed to have hits). These guys, simply put, are one of the greatest live bands you'll ever see. The fact that they aren't in the Rock Hall of Fame, yet Madonna just got in tells you all you need to know about the music industry. Exene has more rock'n'roll in a hangnail on her pinkie toe than 100 Madonnas could dream about in 100 years. Best show of the trip so far...

Grades: Kim Hiorthoy F, Walsh B+, Dizzee Rascal B, Dizzee Rascal's Friends D, The Von Bondies B+, The Ting Tings A-, Santogold C, Ryan Cabrera C-, X A+

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SXSW 2008: Day Two (Thursday)

Ok, so the shoes make all the difference. Man, switching to the running shoes and now my feet don't feel like someone took a hammer to them.

We started out the day kinda roughly, hitting the convention trade show in the attempt to score an invite to the SPIN day party on Friday. Got shut out there. Then I had an uncomfortable but brief conversation with someone from Sound Exchange regarding internet radio royalties.

She: We think that broadcast radio should have to pay too, so that you aren't the only ones.
Me: I think that artists get a ton of free exposure from all the free airtime that we give up to play their songs. If you impose more costs, you'll only drive more stations, broadcast and internet, off the air.

Guess we'll agree to disagree.

One of the cool things about SXSW is that you never know who you'll walk around the corner and see. As we walked through the displays, the unmistakably-tall Thurston Moore was standing there. Laurie just stared but wouldn't let me take a picture...

Shut out of the SPIN gig, we decide to try to catch Vampire Weekend playing at a daytime gig over at the Parish. When we get there, no one is getting in because it's VIP-only. Shit. Time for Plan C...

We walk over to Emo's to see Tokyo Police Club, but get there to find a long line mixed with badgeholders and those smart folks that have figured out that daytime is the best time to see everyone for free. It's way too long, we'll never get in and with magical powers of our badges temporarily defeated, I'm frustrated and hungry. It's time for a reassessment of the schedule over an early dinner...

4PM and zero bands for the day makes me pretty grumpy. Over barfood served by a too-busy-for-decent-service waitress, we decide that the best approach may be to find a good lineup and hunker down for the night. The pick is Cedar Street Courtyard, but before we go there, Laurie wants to see Sia at 6 pm. Sounds good to me..

We head over to the convention center, where Direct TV is shooting shows in two side-by-side sets in the same big convention-sized room. Getting there early, we're allowed in to watch the Martha Wainwright set. Yeah, yeah... Rufus, Loudon, blah, blah, I know... I can't help but wonder if she'd have the balls to play "Bloody Motherfucking Asshole" from the 2004 EP of the same name. But the set is polite. Way too polite. Between songs, she jokes about the downbeat nature of her songs, then stops likely because of the setting and corrects herself with a "life is good" which she amends to "life is what it is" before heading into a song about a friend's suicide.

By contrast, Sia is all sunshine. The band comes on stage in black light & neon smiley costumes and the crowd waves the glowsticks handed to them as they entered the set. But it's not all about gimmicks. This Aussie chick can sing. She has a huge voice and I expect her to be big. The set moves by in a blur, Sia flashes the audience heart shapes made with her hands together and she's gone. Add this one to the shopping list...

Now we're off to Cedar Street Courtyard, which we discover is famous for having over 150 different kinds of vodka. The night is looking up...

After a couple of Red Bull and vodka selected by our barkeep (Snow Queen is a keeper), we're ready for Islands, an indie pop band from Canada. It's pretty standard indie fare. Neither bad nor great, probably not on the shopping list although briefly considered.

Next up, the demented world of Tim Fite. Where do I even begin? Unlike anyone else, Fite is some combination of street preacher, fun-house ride, stand-up comic, life coach and performance artist, with some great songs thrown in-between the spectacle. It's just him and another guy, unless you count the band of Tim Fites projected on a screen and performing in sync with him as he rips through songs like "Big Mistake" from his upcoming CD (already in rotation on Musical Justice). In between songs, he leads audience participation teaching the crowd to sing along while encouraging them to burn down everything they see. Fite's amazing... if you ever have the chance to see him, go. Another one for the shopping list...

Try as I might, I'm having a tough time mustering much excitement for the 3 bands at Cedar Street that stand between us and the closer, Billy Bragg. So it's off to Stubbs in hopes of seeing Alejandro Escovedo. We get there in time to catch the end of Mason Jennings' set which was competent but unremarkable singer-songwriter fare. Might have been ok opening for another act somewhere else, but not here today.

Not surprisingly, Stubbs is about 60% full for Alejandro's set. He's been playing a Tuesday night residency at the Continental Club so the locals can see him whenever they want. But man, what a treat for us out-of-towners. Alejandro rocked louder and harder than anyone we've seen and could have given Van the Man some lessons on bringing energy to the set.

In addition to the typical favorites like "Castanets" and "Everybody Loves Me", Escovedo did a healthy chunk from his upcoming CD, Real Animal. Especially impressive was the title track, a tribute to Iggy Pop, which captures Pop's fury with Alejandro standing at the mike, no guitar (a rarity) and stalking the stage like a young punk rocker. Al's looking great too. This set made me very happy on a number of levels and I can't wait to hear the rest of the new CD.

Since Stubbs' was way under capacity and there was no line waiting to get in, we decided to wander down the street to see if we could get into the Mohawk Patio to see Jens Lekman and Black Mountain. Once again, the badge parted the seas of people around the entrance and we pretty much walked right in... to the worst venue that we've been in this trip.

I don't think this place is a full time music venue. The stage was so low, that it took one entire song to realize that a seated Bon Iver was still doing their set. I just thought that "Skinny Love" was background music until people started applauding at the end. Their set was low-energy (seated) and not all that interesting. Yawn.

The area around the stage was packed to the point of just being really uncomfortable. The stage appeared to be about waist-high off the ground so unless you were in the front 8-10 feet you couldn't see much of anything. There was a raised deck/patio surrounding the courtyard area where the stage and most of the people were, so we went up there and found out that the place was huge. Unfortunately, that only added to the problem since it expanded the capacity of the place without really giving many people a decent view of the stage. A pretty shitty place to see live music in spite of its' local reputation.

By the time Lekman hit the stage, we had worked our way into a little perch where we could see the stage. Jens put on an entertaining, well-received set. It was pretty clear that much of the audience was there for him, applauding in recognition as their favorites played... "The Opposite of Hallelujah", "A Sweet Summer's Night on Hammer Hill". I wasn't sure how good he'd be live, but I left thinking that I need to play these songs more than I have and buy more than the singles off iTunes...

So, what is it with bands playing at 1 AM and taking 40 minutes to set up? By the time Black Mountain started 30 minutes late at 1:30 AM, they'd only have 30 minutes to play since Austin shuts it down at 2. Musically, the band feels like a cross between Led Zeppelin and X. I'm still trying to figure out if that works for me. Last night, I wasn't overwhelmed but maybe it's just not my thing.

Walking back to the car, sure enough, another big rockstar bus in front of the Cedar Door. Who was it tonight? Scrambling for our schedule... it's Bowling for Soup. We peek in and this time, instead of the 36 people listening to Bo Bice like last night, there's a full house listening to them close out their set with the hit, 1985. Go figure...

Here are the day's grades...

Grades: Wainwright C, Sia A, Islands B-, Tim Fite A-, Alejandro A, Bon Iver C- (The Mohawk Lounge F), Jens Lekman B+, Black Mountain B-, Bowling For Soup I (Incomplete)

SXSW 2008: Day 1

And so it began. Let's call this one SXSW: The Name-Dropping Edition...

Fast lines at the convention center were a welcomed kick-off to my ninth straight SXSW. I don't know if the overall attendance was down. It makes sense that it could be with tough times in the music industry. But whatever the reason, the two hours that we blocked off to get in and get our badges was whittled down to a mere 15 minutes tops.

Left with time to wander, we grabbed our swag bags (which I'll review in detail later) and stumbled into our first band of the trip, Brooklyn's A Place To Bury Strangers playing at the SESAC Day Stage. The band has been called "the loudest band in New York" and I could see why. Even in this less-than ideal setting with bored industry wonks sitting around checking their schedules, they put in a buzz-worthy performance. Laurie said they reminded her of Joy Division and I think that's pretty good. I'll be adding them to my post-SXSW shopping list. Score one for the Bronx.

Swag bags in tow and time to spare, we decided to cart them back to the car and grab a bite to eat at the Cedar Door next to the garage. As we were sitting there eating, a big black rockstar bus pulls up in front, which set us scrambling for our pocket guide to see who was playing there that night. A quick scan... oh my, it's Bo Bice, American Idol runner-up to Carrie Underwood. A couple of snarky comments later and we're back to figuring out the schedule for the night.

We decide that we're going to start with Van Morrison at La Zona Rosa, then walk clear to the other side of downtown to catch Jeffrey Lewis and the Jitters. After that, we'll had back across town to Antone's to try to see the Kills and another blog buzz act, White Williams.

Waiting in the line for Van the Man, we run into a couple of nice gents from South Africa making their first trip to Austin. Quite a trip they'd had to even get to that spot and as such, they were thrilled to be seeing such a legendary performer out of the gate. During our long wait in line we got to hear about a recent trip to the Led Zeppelin reunion at O2 where this guy was back stage with the likes of Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, Mick Jagger, and soul legend Ben E. King. We exchanged cards and he told me he had a band for me to check out called Desmond and the Tutus. The Strokes meet Vampire Weekend. Here's their Myspace page... Not bad...

Also while waiting in line for Van, we saw a number of journalists waiting to gain press access. Most notable was David Fricke from Rolling Stone, who got in before us for whatever reason, then was standing by himself against the wall about midway back during the set. Ah the lonely life of the rock journalist... Told you this was going to be the name-dropping edition.

We learned a lesson about camera policy when one of the South Africans was sent back to his car because he had an non-SXSW approved camera. Twice before the gig, the crowd was warned that anyone caught taking pictures, even with a lowly cell phone, could be evicted and have their gear confiscated. Any bets that within a week, you'll still be able to find video on YouTube?

First thing I notice once the doors open is that this isn't just "dad rock", it's "grandpa rock". Median age of the crowd has to be over 50 and with better than 80% male, it's a bit of a sausagefest. Why no love amongst the females for Van? Hmmmm...

Van and his 11 piece band put in a very professional performance, but I found myself bored and frustrated. I checked my watch at least 4 times in an hour... never a good sign. I don't think they ever broke a sweat. Kinda like having a champion thoroughbred and then never letting it break out of a trot. The set list had no real classic Van material and the newer stuff, while adequate, isn't nearly as great as the man performing it.

Being in the room with that powerfully soulful voice itself was amazing. Listening to Van scat, worth the trip by itself. I just wish that he had something or someone pushing him. When some guy shouted out a request, Morrison snarled "Ah, fuck off!" He's Van Morrison, bitch... and he's got nothing left to prove to us mere mortals.

So it was off to walk cross town to Club De Ville. On the way, we check out Antone's to see what kind of line we might be coming back to and there are a ton of kids waiting to get into the Domino Records showcase there. We start reconsidering the walk back since it looks like it could be a tough ticket, even with a badge.

The best part about getting to Club De Ville was finding a couple of seats to give our feet a rest. As we listen to Deer Tick, we decide that we'll try to see REM just down the street at Stubbs rather than risk the Antone's gig and get shut out. SXSW is all about choices and strategy and being flexible, I say...

During Deer Tick's middling set, we spot John Doe heading for the door. Don't think he's got a gig, so I take this for agreement on my assessment of the band. As they wrap up the set, Deer Tick tried to pump up the crowd with a cover of Richie Valens' La Bamba although they're doing the Los Lobos version. Deer Tick, I've seen Los Lobos many times. I've even taken a piss next to Cesar Rosas backstage in Cincinnati. Deer Tick, you are no Los Lobos...

Jeffrey Lewis's 12 Crass Songs made NME's top 50 albums of 2007, so he comes with a lot of buzz. Lewis has been called a genius. His set was dense, brainy and folky-punk. Kinda reminded me of Den Bern or Hamell on Trial but without quite their sense of humor. Still this was great stuff watching Lewis's comic book "documentary" on the History of Communism, Part 3 or channeling indie angst on the notable "Williamsburg Will Oldham Horror". Add another one to the shopping list.

After Lewis, we walked past a relatively short line waiting to get into Stubbs for REM so we decided to squeeze in a short set from Be Your Own Pet a couple blocks away at Emo's. This was a 25 minute set... which gives them a chance to play about 20 songs. Jemina Pearl, BYOP's lead singer, wants to kick your ass and grind you into a spot on the ground. Raw, sexy & primal...

Heading back to Stubbs, we're shocked to see the once-short Stubbs line now extended down the block and doubled back on itself. A closer look and it's also all badges. We're fucked. We get in line but then reason that if REM has sucked all the badges down here, we might have our pick of the other venues. REM was Plan B anyway, so we're back to Plan A, walking our tired dogs back across town to Antone's. Our guess was right and we pretty much walk right in for the start of the Kills' set.

Seeing BYOP and the Kills back to back, you're seeing two of the best female rockers working today. But where Jemina's raw and energetic, the Kills' vocalist/guitarist Alison "VV" Mosshart will fuck with your head as well as your heart. She stalks the stage like a leopard and you'll only survive the encounter if she lets you. And the lead guitarist, Jamie Hinch, tears off lean angular guitar riffs over a crashing rock drum machine beat. Hinch has been rumored to be Kate Moss's latest main man in the post-Doherty era, but alas, no Moss sightings at Antone's... Best set of the day.

Following the Kills was already a tough order, but White Williams made it even tougher by losing any momentum they were handed with an overly-long and fussy soundcheck that ate about 15 minutes into their set and left them with about half the Kills' crowd. Williams is another blogger buzz artist who's playing about 10 times at SXSW so maybe this'll get better with practice. The general rule here is that you've only got 10-15 minutes between sets, so you better strap it on and go. Guess Williams didn't get that memo... he's a knob twiddler, with a lot of processed effects on his voice anyway, so I'm not sure what all the fine tuning was about. Seems like there was a level of precision that wasn't supported by his actual musical talents. Anyway, his set was ok. Definitely dancable, but I'm not sure it'll make it onto the shopping list.

Looking forward to the car at this point, we walked back past the Cedar Door, where we could hear Bo Bice working it out. I decided to peek over the security fence to see what was going on. Holy shit, it's empty. This was a decent size venue and Bo Bice is playing to 36 people. Yeah, I counted. I think a couple of them might have been working there. That's not going to pay for that big rockstar bus out front. Laurie says she feels sorry for him. I can see that. We listen for awhile. He's working those 36 people like they were 36,000. Kudos for that. Apart from some lame between song patter ("that was as country as cornbread", "they say things are bigger in Texas"), he's a talented guy, nice voice, decent guitarist. But the hip buzz-seeking crowd at SXSW isn't his audience and I'm sure that was a tough lesson learned...

So that's day one. My feet are already in Day 3 shape and that scares me. Time to switch from my walking shoes (comfortable, reasonably-padded but still decent-looking) to my running shoes (even more padded, but all hope for style points are gone).

Here are Wednesday's grades: A Place To Bury Strangers B, Van Morrison B (Van's performance A, Van's material C), Deer Tick C, Jeffrey Lewis and the Twitters B+, Be Your Own Pet B, The Kills A-, White Williams C+, Bo Bice B-

Bonus video footage from The Kills' set at Antone's...

SXSW 2008

Woohoo! Time to head off to Austin. Keep an eye out here for daily coverage...

MJTV: Iggy Pop - Ray Of Light (live)

This is a really strange one: Iggy covers Madonna at her induction to the Rock Hall of Fame. What a bunch of industry turds down in front with Iggy telling 'em to "Feel something". And is the next reinvention Madge as the 1960's version of Zsa Zsa Gabor? Yikes!



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MJTV: The Helio Sequence - Keep Your Eyes Ahead

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Tour Dates - Jens Lekman

Jens is adding a bunch of UK dates...

March:
Thu 03/13/08 Austin, TX Emo's
Thu 03/13/08 Austin, TX The Mohawk Patio
Fri 03/14/08 Austin, TX Club De Ville
Sun 03/16/08 Dallas, TX Granada Theater
Fri 03/21/08 Los Angeles, CA Music Box @ Fonda
Sat 03/22/08 San Francisco, CA Bimbo's 365 Club
Sun 03/23/08 San Francisco, CA Bottom Of The Hill
Mon 03/24/08 Portland, OR Berbati's Pan
Tue 03/25/08 Seattle, WA Neumo's
Thu 03/27/08 Englewood, CO Gothic Theatre
Sat 03/29/08 Milwaukee, WI Pabst Theater
Sun 03/30/08 Madison, WI Old Music Hall
Mon 03/31/08 Chicago, IL Logan Square Auditorium

April:
Tue 04/01/08 Columbus, OH Wexner Center For The Arts
Wed 04/02/08 Washington, DC Black Cat
Fri 04/04/08 Boston, MA Paradise Rock Club
Sat 04/05/08 New York, NY Webster Hall
Fri 04/25/08 Indio, CA Empire Polo Field

May:
Sun 05/11/08 Camber Sands, UK Camber Sands Holiday Centre
Mon 05/12/08 Nottingham, UK Rescue Rooms
Tue 05/13/08 Newcastle, UK The Cluny
Wed 05/14/08 Leeds, UK Woodhouse Club
Thu 05/15/08 Glasgow, UK Oran Mor
Sun 05/18/08 Minehead, UK Arena at Butlins
Mon 05/19/08 Manchester, UK Academy 3
Tue 05/20/08 London, UK Scala
Wed 05/21/08 Birmingham, UK Glee Club
Fri 05/23/08 Belfast, UK Black Box
Sat 05/24/08 Galway, IRE Roisin Dubh
Sun 05/25/08 Dublin, IRE The Village

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Cheap Thrills: Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks - Cold Son

A free legal download from Real Emotional Trash (courtesy of Matador Records)...

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Tour Dates - The Teenagers

The Reality Check tour...

March:
Thu 03/20/08 Paris, FRA La Maroquinerie

April:
Tue 04/01/08 Manchester, UK The Roadhouse
Wed 04/02/08 Birmingham, UK Bar Academy
Thu 04/03/08 Wrexham, UK Central Station
Fri 04/04/08 Glasgow, UK Stereo
Sat 04/05/08 Bristol, UK Thekla
Sun 04/06/08 Brighton, UK Barfly
Mon 04/07/08 London, UK Bush Hall
Sat 04/12/08 Leeds, UK The Faversham
Fri 04/18/08 Vancouver, BC Richard's On Richards Cabaret
Sat 04/19/08 Seattle, WA Neumo's
Sun 04/20/08 Portland, OR Doug Fir Lounge
Tue 04/22/08 San Francisco, CA The Independent
Fri 04/25/08 San Diego, CA The Casbah
Sat 04/26/08 Indio, CA Empire Polo Field
Tue 04/29/08 Chicago, IL Abbey Pub
Wed 04/30/08 Detroit, MI Magic Stick

May:
Thu 05/01/08 Toronto, ON Anti
Fri 05/02/08 Buffalo, NY Big Orbit Soundlab Space
Sat 05/03/08 Brooklyn, NY Music Hall Of Williamsburg
Mon 05/05/08 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom
Tue 05/06/08 Baltimore, MD Ottobar
Wed 05/07/08 Washington, DC Black Cat
Thu 05/08/08 Boston, MA Paradise Rock Club
Fri 05/09/08 Philadelphia, PA North Star Bar
Sat 05/10/08 Hoboken, NJ Maxwell's
Mon 05/12/08 Newcastle, UK Carling Academy Newcastle
Tue 05/13/08 Edinburgh, UK Edinburgh Corn Exchange
Wed 05/14/08 Inverness, UK Ironworks
Thu 05/15/08 Sheffield, UK Carling Academy Sheffield
Fri 05/16/08 Brighton, UK TBA
Sat 05/17/08 Brussels, BEL Botanique
Sun 05/18/08 Amsterdam, NET Paradiso
Sat 05/24/08 Cumbria, UK Cumbria Lane Farm

June:
Wed 06/25/08 Stockholm, SWE Munchenbryggeriet

July:
Sat 07/19/08 Gräfenhainichen, GER Festival Grounds

Sept:
Sat 09/06/08 Isle Of Wight, UK Robin Hill Country Park

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The Money Shot:: That New Business Sounds A Lot Like Radio, The End of The Line For NME and Are The Labels Stiffing Artists Over YouTube?

Today's headlines...


They think it's all over for the NME (Times Online)

MS: “Rock is no longer counter-cultural, it's in the bloodstream of the new status quo,” Hoskyns argues. “Coverage of rock is ubiquitous, therefore it no longer requires its own media ghettos. Rock writers have dumbed down, or at least played down, their own quirks and idiosyncrasies to accommodate the above.”

Free Music, Big Money (Forbes)

MS: "What imeem's proposing--and there are other companies out there trying to do it too--is, rather than monetizing the consumer's wallet, which is a finite budget and not all that big, monetize their attention,'' explains imeem Chief Marketing Officer and Head of Business Development Steve Jang.

"If you monetize attention properly, it's a much bigger market because you're not monetizing consumer wallets anymore, you're monetizing brand advertisers," says Jang.

Ad-supported access to music? Sounds like radio. But it isn't. Terrestrial radio doesn't pay record labels for use of their recordings, nor does it share the ad revenue it generates. And radio listeners can't choose which songs they want to listen to.

Musicians still waiting on a YouTube payday (CNET)

MS: Some top music managers have told CNET News.com that their clients haven't seen any money from the licensing deals the four largest music labels have signed with YouTube over the past 18 months. According to a statement from Google-owned YouTube, the Web site is banking ad dollars generated by the artist's music and is sharing that money with the record labels. What the managers want to know is why little or nothing has trickled down to the artists.

"I don't know any artist who has gotten a royalty statement (from their label that includes YouTube money)," said music attorney Chris Castle.

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Tour Dates - Bad Religion

L.A. punks on the road...

March:
Tue 03/11/08 West Hollywood, CA House Of Blues
Wed 03/12/08 West Hollywood, CA House Of Blues
Fri 03/14/08 West Hollywood, CA House Of Blues
Sat 03/15/08 West Hollywood, CA House Of Blues
Sun 03/16/08 West Hollywood, CA House Of Blues
Fri 03/21/08 Anaheim, CA House Of Blues
Tue 03/25/08 Anaheim, CA House Of Blues
Wed 03/26/08 Anaheim, CA House Of Blues
Fri 03/28/08 Las Vegas, NV House Of Blues
Sat 03/29/08 Las Vegas, NV House Of Blues

April:
Thu 04/03/08 Anaheim, CA House Of Blues
Fri 04/04/08 Anaheim, CA House Of Blues
Sat 04/05/08 Anaheim, CA House Of Blues

May:
Sat 05/31/08 Landgraaf, NET Megaland

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Cheap Thrills: Bon Iver - Skinny Love

A free legal download from For Emma, Forever Ago (courtesy of Jagjaguwar)...

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Tour Dates - Bettye LaVette

The "great lady of soul" extends her tour dates into August...

March:
Sat 03/15/08 Portland, OR Arlene Schnitzer Hall
Sun 03/16/08 Portland, OR Arlene Schnitzer Hall
Mon 03/17/08 Portland, OR Arlene Schnitzer Hall
Tue 03/18/08 Seattle, WA Dimitriou's Jazz Alley
Wed 03/19/08 Seattle, WA Dimitriou's Jazz Alley
Sat 03/29/08 Athens, GRE Fuzz Club
Sun 03/30/08 Salonica, GRE Principal Club

April:
Tue 04/01/08 Milan, ITA Rolling Stone
Wed 04/02/08 Rome, ITA Stazione Birra
Fri 04/04/08 Forli, ITA Naima
Sat 04/05/08 Hornslet, DEN Djurs Bluesland
Tue 04/08/08 Brussels, BEL Ancienne Belgique
Wed 04/09/08 Amsterdam, NET Paradiso
Fri 04/11/08 Casablanca, MOR Jazzablanca
Sun 04/13/08 London, UK Jazz Cafe
Fri 04/18/08 Driftwood, TX Old Settler's Music Festival
Sat 04/19/08 Houston, TX Houston International Jazz Festival

May:
Thu 05/01/08 New Orleans, LA Fairgrounds Racetrack
Sat 05/03/08 Memphis, TN Tom Lee Park
Thu 05/15/08 Rochester, NY Lilac Festival
Sat 05/17/08 South Orange, NJ South Orange Performing Arts Ctr.
Sat 05/31/08 Hagerstown, MD Blues Festival

June:
Sun 06/01/08 Westhampton Beach, NY Westhampton Beach Perf. Arts Center
Thu 06/05/08 Lawrence, KS Wakarusa Festival
Fri 06/06/08 Telluride, CO Town Park
Sat 06/14/08 Aurora, IL Blues On The Fox
Fri 06/27/08 Monterey, CA Monterey Co. Fairgrounds

August:
Fri 08/01/08 Salt Lake City, UT Snowbird Jazz Festival
Wed 08/13/08 Gijon, SPA Plaza Major
Fri 08/15/08 Chedigny, FRA Blues In Chedigny
Fri 08/22/08 Bochum, GER Century Of Song
Sun 08/24/08 Bochum, GER Century Of Song
Sat 08/30/08 Rockford, IL On The Waterfront Festival

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Cheap Thrills: The Breeders - Bang On

A free legal download from the Breeders' upcoming release, Mountain Battles (courtesy of 4AD)

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MJTV: Sigur Rós - Heima

This is cool. Here's the full-length (90+ minutes) version of the Icelandic's band's first movie...



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Cheap Thrills: Top Downloads (3.8.08)

The top 10 current downloads on Musical Justice...

MP3: Jim White: Crash Into The Sun
MP3: The B-52s - Hot Corner
MP3: Foals - Balloon
MP3: Tokyo Police Club - In A Cave
MP3: MGMT - Time To Pretend
MP3: Kaiser Chiefs - I Predict A Riot
MP3: The Gutter Twins - Idle Hands
MP3: American Music Club - All The Lost Souls Come To San Francisco
MP3: Liam Finn - Second Chance
MP3: Nicole Atkins - Maybe Tonight

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Bootleg Justice: Spoon - Live @ The Moon (11.08.2007)

This week's bootleg is a hot recent Spoon set featuring tracks from their breakthrough Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga...

Spoon
The Moon
Tallahassee, Florida
11.8.2007

Setlist
1 - Delicate Place
2 - Don't You Evah
3 - You Got That Cherry Bomb
4 - Stay Don't Go
5 - Beast And Dragon, Adored
6 - Rhythm & Soul
7 - Metal Detektor
8 - Way We Get By
9 - Ghost of You Lingers
10 - Everything Hits at Once
11 - Don't Make Me a Target
12 - It's Gonna Take an Airplane
13 - Monsieur Valentine
14 - They Never Got You
15 - I Summon You
16 - I Turn My Camera On
17 - My Mathematical Mind
18 - Black Like Me
19 - Japanese Cigarette Case
20 - The Underdog
21 - Fitted Shirt

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MJTV: The LK - Stop Being Perfect

New video from the Swedish band...



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Tour Dates - VHS or Beta

Updated tour dates...

March:
Fri 03/28/08 Bogota, COL El Theatron

April:
Tue 04/01/08 Ann Arbor, MI Blind Pig
Wed 04/02/08 Hamilton, ON The Casbah
Thu 04/03/08 Toronto, ON El Mocambo
Fri 04/04/08 Montreal, QC La Sala Rosa
Sun 04/06/08 Albany, NY Jack Rabbit Slim's
Mon 04/07/08 Cambridge, MA Middle East Restaurant & Nightclub
Tue 04/08/08 New York, NY HighLine Ballroom
Wed 04/09/08 Philadelphia, PA Johnny Brenda's
Thu 04/10/08 Baltimore, MD Ottobar
Fri 04/11/08 Washington, DC Rock And Roll Hotel
Sat 04/12/08 Richmond, VA Canal Club
Mon 04/14/08 Atlanta, GA The EARL
Tue 04/15/08 Jacksonville, FL TSI
Wed 04/16/08 Orlando, FL The Social
Thu 04/17/08 Tampa, FL The Crowbar
Fri 04/18/08 Fort Lauderdale, FL Culture Room
Sat 04/19/08 Tallahassee, FL The Beta Bar
Mon 04/21/08 San Antonio, TX Rock Bottom Tattoo Bar
Tue 04/22/08 Austin, TX The Parish Room
Wed 04/23/08 El Paso, TX Club Blu
Thu 04/24/08 Tucson, AZ Club Congress
Sat 04/26/08 Indio, CA Empire Polo Field
Mon 04/28/08 Las Vegas, NV Beauty Bar
Tue 04/29/08 San Francisco, CA Mezzanine
Wed 04/30/08 Sacramento, CA Harlow's Night Club

May:
Thu 05/01/08 Louisville, KY 4th Street Live!
Sat 05/03/08 Vancouver, BC The Plaza Club
Sun 05/04/08 Seattle, WA Nectar Lounge
Tue 05/06/08 Salt Lake City, UT Urban Lounge
Wed 05/07/08 Denver, CO Bluebird Theater
Thu 05/08/08 Omaha, NE The Waiting Room
Fri 05/09/08 Minneapolis, MN 7th Street Entry
Sat 05/10/08 Chicago, IL Empty Bottle

June:
Wed 06/04/08 Melbourne, AUS The Hi-Fi
Thu 06/05/08 Brisbane, AUS The Zoo
Fri 06/06/08 Sydney, AUS Factory Theatre

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MJTV: William Shatner - Common People

Since it's Friday, here's a special one. Shatner steps up with one of the all-time classic performances live with Ben Folds and Joe Jackson...



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The Money Shot: Radiohead Is Not Giving Music Industry The Finger, Radiohead CDs May Be Grounds 4 Divorce, Radiohead Gives Music Industry The Finger

An all Radiohead edition...

Radiohead are not the saviours of music (National Post)

MS: Radiohead is not the future of music. Radiohead is not the solution to a mainstream that's become a sensationalistic slaughterhouse of taste. Radiohead is not giving the music industry the finger.

Thom Yorke: Radiohead albums make me 'difficult' (NME)

MS: “I think my missus isn’t ready to hear it [’In Rainbows’] yet. Having seen me go through the mill making it,” Yorke told Rolling Stone. “It’s a difficult thing for her to watch me go through the whole process. She doesn’t like it. So she’s not exactly ready to listen to the music.”

Radiohead Managers Win Innovation Award For 'In Rainbows' (Gigwise)

MS: The Courtyard Management pair won the award for the ‘pay-what-you-want’ method which the band used to release their latest album, ‘In Rainbows’.

The awards judges said that Courtyard were the “clear winners”. “They managed to revolutionise the way music is sold and marketed almost overnight," they added.

MJTV: Lightspeed Champion - Tell Me What It's Worth

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Tour Dates - Foo Fighters

Summer dates for the Echoes tour...

March:
17 - Montreal, Quebec - Bell Centre
19 - Ottawa, Ontario - Scotiabank Place
20 - London, Ontario - John Labatt Centre
22 - Toronto, Ontario - Air Canada Centre
25 - Winnipeg, Manitoba - MTS Centre
27 - Saskatoon, Saskatchewan - Credit Union Centre
28 - Edmonton, Alberta - Rexall Place
30 - Vancouver, British Columbia - Pacific Coliseum

July 2008
9 - Seattle, WA - Key Arena
10 - Portland, OR - Rose Garden Arena
14 - Morrison, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheatre
15 - Morrison, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheatre
17 - Oklahoma City, OK - Ford Center
20 - St. Louis, MO - Scottrade Center

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MJTV: Dean & Britta - You Turn My Head Around

The video for their new single features Demetri Martin (The Daily Show)...



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Tour Dates - Dirty Pretty Things

New UK dates...

May:
Wed 05/14/08 Glasgow, UK ABC1
Thu 05/15/08 Aberdeen, UK Moshulu
Fri 05/16/08 Dundee, UK Fat Sam's
Sun 05/18/08 Newcastle, UK Northumbria University
Mon 05/19/08 Sheffield, UK The Leadmill
Tue 05/20/08 Manchester, UK The Ritz
Fri 05/23/08 Liverpool, UK Carling Academy Liverpool
Tue 05/27/08 London, UK The Astoria
Wed 05/28/08 Brighton, UK Corn Exchange

June:
Sat 06/14/08 Stockholm, SWE Universitetet

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The Money Shot: Keep Steve Earle Away From Your Sheep, Rachael Ray: Not A Food Robot & Gnarls Barkley May Be Dangerous To Your Health...

More news headlines...

New Gnarls Barkley Video May Make Fans Dizzy (Billboard)

MS: "I don't know exactly what's going on, but we're having issues. I think [the video] is cool. It works for me. But I'm not necessarily that easily seasick," he says with a laugh. "We can't predict how people are going to interpret it."

Rachael Ray Defends Her Indie-Rock SXSW Party, Featuring Raveonettes, Holy F--- And Mac 'N Cheese (MTV)

MS: I find it weird that they find it weird. People think I'm like this food robot or something, but music is a huge part of my life," she continued. "I'm a huge fan of rock music in general — all kinds. I like indie stuff, my favorite band is the Foo Fighters. When I first met my husband, he told me what he made for dinner the night before, and I thought, 'OK, well, he can cook.' And then he told me he had a band and I was like, 'Aw, jeez. I hope they're good,' because I couldn't deal with someone who didn't play good music."

Singer Steve Earle brings brand of bluegrass to Toronto (The Star)

MS: "Don't worry – this isn't bluegrass," the 53-year-old troubadour said. "Bluegrass is a very sophisticated form of music, like bebop. This ain't that kind of banjo. This is the kind of banjo that scares sheep."

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MJTV: CSS - Music Is My Hot Hot Sex

Somehow, this fan-created video is the most viewed clip ever on YouTube with over 89 million viewings...



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Tour Dates - Queens of the Stone Age

Adding Canadian and European dates...

March:
Thu 03/20/08 Wellington, NZ TSB Bank Arena
Sat 03/22/08 Auckland, NZ Vector Arena
Mon 03/24/08 Christchurch, NZ Westpac Centre
Thu 03/27/08 Fortitude Valley, AUS The Arena
Fri 03/28/08 Sydney, AUS Luna Park Big Top
Sat 03/29/08 Sydney, AUS Centennial Park
Sun 03/30/08 Gold Coast, AUS Avica Resort

April:
Tue 04/01/08 Melbourne, AUS Palace Theatre
Wed 04/02/08 Hindmarsh, AUS Adelaide Entertainment Centre
Fri 04/04/08 Hobart, AUS Hobart City Hall
Sat 04/05/08 Melbourne, AUS Melbourne Showground
Sun 04/06/08 Perth, AUS The Esplanade
Wed 04/30/08 Vancouver, BC P.N.E. Forum

May:
Thu 05/01/08 Victoria, BC Save On Foods Memorial Centre
Sat 05/03/08 Calgary, AB Stampede Corral
Sun 05/04/08 Edmonton, AB Northlands AgriCom Arena
Mon 05/05/08 Saskatoon, SK The Odeon
Tue 05/06/08 Regina, SK Conexus Arts Centre
Wed 05/07/08 Winnipeg, MB Burton Cummings Theatre
Sat 05/10/08 Hamilton, ON Copps Coliseum
Sun 05/11/08 Ottawa, ON Ottawa Civic Centre Arena
Fri 05/30/08 Madrid, SPA Auditorio John Lennon

June:
Sun 06/01/08 Landgraaf, NET Megaland
Fri 06/06/08 Nuremberg, GER Zeppelinfeld
Sat 06/07/08 Strasbourg, FRA Zenith
Sun 06/08/08 Nurburg, GER Nurburg Ring
Sat 06/14/08 Stockholm, SWE Universitetet

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MJTV: Bob Mould - Again & Again

Solo & live from the new CD, District Line...



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Tour Dates - Lou Reed

The rock legend heads to Europe this summer...

June:
Mon 06/23/08 Cork, IRE Docklands
Tue 06/24/08 Belfast, UK Waterfront Hall
Wed 06/25/08 Edinburgh, UK Edinburgh Playhouse
Thu 06/26/08 Nottingham, UK Royal Centre
Sat 06/28/08 Paris, FRA Salle Pleyel
Mon 06/30/08 London, UK Royal Albert Hall

July:
Thu 07/03/08 Munich, GER Philharmonie
Sun 07/06/08 Hamburg, GER Congress Centrum
Mon 07/07/08 Copenhagen, DEN Opera House
Wed 07/09/08 Stockholm, SWE Annexet
Fri 07/11/08 Tallinn, EST Saku Suurhall
Sat 07/12/08 Riga, LAT Arena Riga
Mon 07/14/08 Warsaw, POL Congress Hall
Wed 07/16/08 Brussels, BEL Bozar
Sat 07/19/08 Lisbon, POR Campo Pequeno
Sun 07/20/08 Loule, POR Monumento Duarte Pacheco
Mon 07/21/08 Malaga, SPA Terral
Tue 07/22/08 Madrid, SPA Conde Duque
Fri 07/25/08 Girona, SPA Portaferrada Festival
Sat 07/26/08 Benidorm, SPA Bullring

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Cheap Thrills: Jim White - Crash Into The Sun

A free legal download from the upcoming Transnormal Skiperoo (courtesy of Luaka Bop)...

MP3: Jim White - Crash Into The Sun

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Tour Dates - The B-52s

Funplex is their first studio record in 16 years. The comeback tour continues through the Fourth of July...

March:
Fri 03/28/08 Richmond, BC River Rock Casino Resort
Sat 03/29/08 Airway Heights, WA Northern Quest Casino

April:
Fri 04/11/08 Purchase, NY Concert Hall
Wed 04/23/08 Boston, MA Paradise Rock Club
Fri 04/25/08 Philadelphia, PA The Fillmore - TLA
Sat 04/26/08 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
Mon 04/28/08 Pontiac, MI Clutch Cargo's
Tue 04/29/08 Cleveland, OH House Of Blues

May:
Thu 05/01/08 Chicago, IL House Of Blues
Fri 05/02/08 Louisville, KY Kentucky Derby Event
Sun 05/04/08 Englewood, CO Gothic Theatre
Tue 05/06/08 Seattle, WA Showbox At The Market
Wed 05/07/08 Portland, OR Roseland Theater
Thu 05/08/08 Dixon, CA Dixon May Fair
Fri 05/09/08 San Francisco, CA TBA
Sun 05/11/08 Anaheim, CA House Of Blues
Sat 05/31/08 Boston, MA Bank Of America Pavilion

June:
Sun 06/01/08 Wantagh, NY Nikon At Jones Beach Theater
Tue 06/03/08 New York, NY Radio City Music Hall
Wed 06/04/08 Toronto, ON The Molson Amphitheatre
Fri 06/06/08 Mashantucket, CT Foxwoods Resort Casino
Sat 06/07/08 Washington, DC DAR Constitution Hall
Mon 06/09/08 Minneapolis, MN Target Center
Tue 06/10/08 Chicago, IL Chicago Theatre
Wed 06/11/08 Clarkston, MI DTE Energy Music Theatre
Fri 06/13/08 Atlantic City, NJ Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa
Sat 06/14/08 Bethel, NY Bethel Woods Center For The Arts
Mon 06/16/08 Atlanta, GA Chastain Park Amphitheatre
Tue 06/17/08 Atlanta, GA Chastain Park Amphitheatre
Wed 06/18/08 Clearwater, FL Ruth Eckerd Hall
Thu 06/19/08 Sunrise, FL BankAtlantic Center
Sat 06/21/08 The Woodlands, TX The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
Sun 06/22/08 Dallas, TX Superpages.com Centre
Wed 06/25/08 Phoenix, AZ Dodge Theatre
Fri 06/27/08 Alpine, CA Viejas Concerts In The Park
Sat 06/28/08 Los Angeles, CA Greek Theatre
Sun 06/29/08 Berkeley, CA Greek Theatre

July:
Tue 07/01/08 Seattle, WA WaMu Theater
Wed 07/02/08 Burnaby, BC Deer Lake Park
Fri 07/04/08 Salt Lake City, UT Usana Amphitheatre
Sat 07/05/08 Morrison, CO Red Rocks Amphitheatre

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MJTV: Thao Nguyen - Bag of Hammers

A clever animated vid...



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Tour Dates - The Raveonettes

More dates for Lust Lust Lust...

March 2008
7 - Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge
8 - Vancouver, British Columbia - The Plaza Niteclub
9 - Seattle, WA - Neumo's
12 - Austin, TX - South by Southwest
13 - Austin, TX - South by Southwest
14 - Austin, TX - South by Southwest
15 - Austin, TX - South by Southwest
16 - Austin, TX - South by Southwest
17 - Minneapolis, MN - 7th Street Entry
18 - Chicago, IL - Double Door
19 - Detroit, MI - Magic Stick
21 - Toronto, Ontario - Opera House
22 - Montreal, Quebec - Les Saint
23 - Hoboken, NJ - Maxwell's
24 - Boston, MA - Paradise Rock Club
26 - New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
27 - Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda's
28 - Baltimore, MD - The Ottobar
29 - Washington, DC - Black Cat

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Tour Dates - The Gourds

A bunch of new dates for the Austinites...

March:
Sat 03/08/08 Austin, TX Threadgill's World Headquarters
Wed 03/19/08 San Antonio, TX County Line Restaurant
Wed 03/26/08 Nashville, TN The Mercy Lounge
Thu 03/27/08 Birmingham, AL Zydeco
Fri 03/28/08 Athens, GA The Melting Point
Sat 03/29/08 Atlanta, GA Smith's Olde Bar
Sun 03/30/08 Asheville, NC Grey Eagle

April:
Tue 04/01/08 Johnson City, TN Down Home
Wed 04/02/08 Raleigh, NC Lincoln Theatre
Thu 04/03/08 Charlotte, NC Visulite Theatre
Fri 04/04/08 Morristown, TN Rose Center
Sat 04/05/08 Little Rock, AR Juanita's Cantina Ballroom
Thu 04/10/08 Austin, TX Shady Grove
Sat 04/12/08 Nacogdoches, TX Americana Music Festival
Tue 04/15/08 Saint Louis, MO Wood House
Wed 04/16/08 Chicago, IL Schubas Tavern
Thu 04/17/08 Milwaukee, WI Shank Hall
Fri 04/18/08 Madison, WI High Noon Saloon
Sun 04/20/08 Minneapolis, MN 7th Street Entry
Wed 04/23/08 Billings, MT Yellowstone Valley Brewing Company
Thu 04/24/08 Great Falls, MT Machinery Row
Fri 04/25/08 Missoula, MT Wilma Theatre

May:
Thu 05/01/08 Fort Worth, TX MayFest
Fri 05/02/08 Austin, TX Threadgill's World Headquarters

June:
Sun 06/01/08 Kerrville, TX Quiet Valley Ranch
Sat 06/07/08 Lawrence, KS Wakarusa Festival

July:
Thu 07/03/08 New Braunfels, TX Whitewater At The Horseshoe

August:
Fri 08/01/08 Hailey, ID Northern Rockies Folk Festival
Sat 08/02/08 Bend, OR TBA
Sun 08/03/08 Portland, OR Pickathon

September:
Fri 09/05/08 Falls Church, VA State Theatre

October:
Thu 10/02/08 Los Angeles, CA Safari Sam's

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The Money Shot: Why Beatle Bob Pisses People Off, Joaquin Phoenix Digs The Charlatans' Free Album, and Are iPods Causing iCrime?

Today's headlines...

Johnny Cash actor makes the most of Charlatans download (NME)

The band are currently let fans have the record via XFM’s website, and among those taking advantage of the giveaway has been actor Joaquin Phoenix.

The star of ’Gladiator’ who played Johnny Cash in the 2005 biopic ’Walk The Line’, downloaded the album yesterday (March 3) and has spoken of his love for ’You Cross My Path’.

"Holy fucking shit, The Charlatans record is mega,” he declared. “A real beauty. I can't wait to see it live."

Did iPods cause a crime wave? (AP)

MS: One widely accepted theory holds that crime happens when three things come together: A motivated offender encounters a suitable victim and perceives a high chance of getting away with it. And the Urban Institute researchers believe the sudden prevalence of iPods increased all three factors.

Motivation: The iPod's several-hundred-dollar expense and pop-culture buzz made potential thieves, especially young ones, crave the device for themselves or for a lucrative resale market. Suitable victims: People listening through the iconic white earphones are easy to pick out and often unaware of their surroundings. Easy to get away with: IPods lack a mechanism that would pinpoint a thief's location or a subscription that could be canceled by the rightful owner.

Tastemaker or attention seeker? For Beatle Bob, the concert never stops (Canadian Press)

MS: His dedication, musical knowledge and geeky cool-by-association cred has led to cameos in music videos and hosting gigs at Lollapalooza, Bonnaroo, South by Southwest, Glastonbury, the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival and more. He dances like a man possessed. Hands flaying, feet shuffling, happily out of rhythm and blissfully oblivious to other audience members - including those whose views he blocks. He almost always dances alone, usually right in front of the stage. And while the full-time fan has his admirers, plenty of other music lovers are fed up with what they consider churlish behaviour.

"If you go to one or two concerts a year, he's fun to watch, like a sideshow," said Wade Alberty of St. Louis. "But if you go to a lot of shows, he can often be in the way more than entertaining."

Alberty grew tired of it. So he started an online petition and website imploring "Beatle Bob (to) sit down!" Nearly 300 like-minded fans signed on, offering unflattering stories about their own encounters. "It's as if he tries to make a spectacle of himself instead of just enjoying the show," said Alberty, a writer and computer programmer. "I go to concerts to see the band. I don't go to see him."

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Cheap Thrills: What Made Milwaukee Famous - Resistance St.

A free legal download from What Doesn't Kill Us (courtesy of Barsuk Records)...

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MJTV: These New Puritans - Elvis

Beat Pyramid is out March 18th...



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MJTV: Cat Power - Lord Help The Poor & Needy

A live performance on KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic...



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Tour Dates - Shelby Lynne

Shelby hits the road behind Just A Little Lovin'...

March:
Fri 03/14/08 Austin, TX Austin Music Hall
Fri 03/14/08 Austin, TX Waterloo Records
Thu 03/27/08 Flagstaff, AZ Studio 111
Fri 03/28/08 Nashville, TN James K. Polk Theater
Sat 03/29/08 Chicago, IL Park West
Sun 03/30/08 Cleveland, OH Beachland Ballroom & Tavern

April:
Tue 04/01/08 Ferndale, MI The Magic Bag
Wed 04/02/08 Anderson, IN Paramount Theatre Centre & Ballroom
Fri 04/04/08 New York, NY The Concert Hall
Sat 04/05/08 Philadelphia, PA Trocadero Theatre
Wed 04/09/08 Charlotte, NC Neighborhood Theatre
Sat 04/12/08 Atlanta, GA Variety Playhouse
Wed 04/16/08 Austin, TX Antone's
Thu 04/17/08 Dallas, TX Granada Theater
Fri 04/18/08 Houston, TX Warehouse Live
Sun 04/20/08 Santa Fe, NM Lensic Performing Arts Center
Mon 04/21/08 Aspen, CO Belly Up Aspen
Wed 04/23/08 Denver, CO Bluebird Theater
Mon 04/28/08 Portland, OR Aladdin Theater

May:
Thu 05/01/08 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore
Fri 05/02/08 Indio, CA Empire Polo Field
Sun 05/04/08 Solana Beach, CA Belly Up Tavern

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Tour Dates - The A.K.A.s

Everybody Make Some Noise! hits stores on 3/18...

March:
Thu 03/06/08 West Springfield, VA Jaxx
Fri 03/07/08 Allentown, PA Crocodile Rock Cafe
Sat 03/15/08 Lancaster, PA Chameleon
Sun 03/16/08 Erie, PA Perry Hi-Way Hose Company
Tue 03/18/08 Philadelphia, PA The M Room
Sun 03/30/08 Denton, TX Hailey's
Mon 03/31/08 San Antonio, TX Rock Bottom Tattoo Bar

April:
Wed 04/02/08 Albuquerque, NM Moonlight Lounge
Sun 04/06/08 Irvine, CA Verizon Wireless Amphitheater

May:
Thu 05/01/08 New York, NY Knitting Factory

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Tour Dates - Public Enemy

Chuck D and Flavor Flav hit the UK...

May:
Wed 05/21/08 Bristol, UK Carling Bristol Academy
Thu 05/22/08 Norwich, UK Univ. Of East Anglia LCR-Union
Fri 05/23/08 London, UK Carling Academy Brixton
Sat 05/24/08 Cambridge, UK The Junction
Sun 05/25/08 Dublin, IRE Tripod
Mon 05/26/08 Manchester, UK Manchester Academy
Tue 05/27/08 Glasgow, UK ABC1
Wed 05/28/08 Nottingham, UK Rock City

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Cheap Thrills: The Charlatans - You Cross My Path

The latest album from the Charlatans, You Cross My Path, is available as a free legal download (courtesy of XFM). The title track can be sampled below. For a zip file of the rest, go here...

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Cheap Thrills: Nine Inch Nails - Ghosts I-IV

Check out the latest from NIN -- a 4 disc instrumental set available in several packages. You can get the first 9 tracks as a free legal download @ ghosts.nin.com

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MJTV: Silversun Pickups - Little Lover's So Polite

The latest video from Carnavas was directed by Joaquin Phoenix...

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• Music Videos
• MTV Shows
• Entertainment News

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Tour Dates - The Dollyrots

New dates include a stop at SXSW for the L.A. punk band...

March:
Tue 03/04/08 Cedar Falls, IA The Reverb
Wed 03/05/08 Madison, WI Majestic Theatre
Thu 03/06/08 Saint Louis, MO Creepy Crawl
Thu 03/13/08 Austin, TX Club De Ville
Thu 03/20/08 Las Vegas, NV Beauty Bar
Fri 03/21/08 San Diego, CA Beauty Bar
Sat 03/22/08 Los Angeles, CA Safari Sam's

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Tour Dates - Nick Lowe

Lowe's on the road behind the re-issued Jesus of Cool...

April:
Wed 04/09/08 New York, NY Grand Ballroom
Fri 04/11/08 Los Angeles, CA El Rey Theatre
Sat 04/12/08 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore
Tue 04/15/08 Boulder, CO Boulder Theater
Thu 04/17/08 Dallas, TX Sons Of Hermann Hall
Fri 04/18/08 Austin, TX Antone's
Mon 04/21/08 Nashville, TN The Belcourt Theatre
Tue 04/22/08 Atlanta, GA Variety Playhouse
Wed 04/23/08 Carrboro, NC The ArtsCenter
Fri 04/25/08 Charlottesville, VA Satellite Ballroom
Sat 04/26/08 Annapolis, MD Rams Head On Stage
Sun 04/27/08 Pittsburgh, PA Byham Theater
Wed 04/30/08 Albany, NY Linda Norris Auditorium

May:
Thu 05/01/08 Northampton, MA Calvin Theater

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Tour Dates - Jack Johnson

New dates supporting Sleep Through The Static...

April:
19 - Honolulu, HI - Kokua Festival
20 - Honolulu, HI - Kokua Festival
25 - Indio, CA - Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival

June:
13 - Noblesville, IN - Verizon Wireless Music Center
15 - Manchester, TN - Bonnaroo Music Festival
17 - Cuyahoga Falls, OH - Blossom Music Center
18 - Clarkston, MI - DTE Energy Music Theatre
21 - East Troy, WI - Alpine Valley Music Theatre
22 - Somerset, WI - River’s Edge

August:
3 – Oro, Ontario - Burl's Creek Park
6 - Mansfield, MA - Tweeter Center for the Performing Arts
7 - Camden, NJ - Susquehanna Bank Center
10 - Jersey City, NJ - All Points West Festival
12 - Raleigh, NC - Walnut Creek Amphitheatre
13 - Atlanta, GA - Lakewood Amphitheatre
15 - Bonner Springs, KS - Sandstone Amphitheater
17 - Morrison, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheatre
18 - Salt Lake City, UT - USANA Amphitheatre
20 - St. Helens, OR - Columbia Meadows
21 - Vancouver, British Columbia - UBC. Thunderbird Stadium
22 - George, WA - The Gorge Amphitheatre
24 - San Francisco, CA - Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival

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The Money Shot: Wilco Was Radiohead First, Josh Ritter's Not Going Full Frontal, and All We Need is Radio(head) Ga-Ga...

Today's news...

How the internet went Radiohead gaga (Times Online)

MS: “There’s a compliment there,” Yorke acknowledges, speaking in a low, unhurried voice. “The fact that people want to get hold of what you’ve done. But if it’s not the definitive version, if the ends are chopped off, if you haven’t made the choice to do it yourself, it’s a bit unfair. Bad karma. So it felt very liberating to take complete control… If I die tomorrow, I’ll be happy that we didn’t carry on working within this huge industry that I don’t feel any connection with. But the idea wasn’t to make a big, significant statement. We knew it would be messing with things a little bit, but we just wanted to get the album to people who’d been waiting patiently for four years. I really thought it would be a splash in a little pond. I was surprised at how much the media picked up on it.”

Wilco reinterprets cornucopia of music (Des Moines Register)

MS: "We’ve really done that since 'Yankee Hotel.’ We did it the biggest first. We supported or promoted our 2001 tour of America with 'Yankee Hotel Foxtrot’ online. We were there doing that at an early stage. And we’ve continued to put everything online.

“They were smart not to have a label when they did it. It has changed everything. All of a sudden, you’re asking your label, 'Why do you get this percentage?’ Thank God for Radiohead. A lot of people are going to get paid (higher) royalty rates.”

Josh Ritter Takes Performances Up A Decibel (Grand Rapids Press)

MS: "I'm as concerned as anybody about what's happening, but I also feel a full frontal approach in terms of songs comes off as sounding ridiculous," he said. "I don't believe musicians are political scientists and I don't believe musicians should be politicians or preachers. ... Music is about describing a situation, not about finding all the answers. It's more about talking about the questions."

Cheap Thrills: Tokyo Police Club - In A Cave

A free legal download from the upcoming Elephant Shell (courtesy of Saddle Creek)...

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MJTV: Joe Jackson - Invisible Man

The first video from Rain...



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Tour Dates - VHS or Beta

Dates in support of Bring On The Comets...

April:
04.01 Ann Arbor, MI: Blind Pig
04.02 Hamilton, ON: Casbah
04.03 Toronto, ON: El Mocambo
04.04 Montreal, QC: La Sala Rosa
04.06 Albany, NY: Jack Rabbit Slim's
04.07 Cambridge, MA: Middle East
04.08 New York, NY: HighLine Ballroom
04.09 Philadelphia, PA: Johnny Brenda's
04.10 Baltimore, MD: Ottobar
04.11 Washington, DC: Rock and Roll Hotel
04.12 Richmond, VA: Canal Club
04.14 Atlanta, GA: EARL
04.15 Jacksonville, VA: TSI
04.16 Orlando, FL: The Social
04.17 Tampa, FL: Crowbar
04.18 Ft. Lauderdale, FL: Culture Room
04.19 Tallahassee, FL: Beta Bar
04.21 San Antonio, TX: Rock Bottom Tattoo Bar
04.22 Austin, TX: Parish Room
04.23 El Paso, TX: Club Blu
04.24 Tucson, AZ: Club Congress
04.26 Indio, CA: Coachella
04.28 Las Vegas, NV: Beauty Bar
04.29 San Francisco, CA: Mezzanine
04.30 Sacramento, CA: Harlow's

May:
05.01 Louisville, KY: 4th Street Live!
05.03 Vancouver, BC: Plaza Club
05.04 Seattle, WA: Nectar Lounge
05.06 Salt Lake City, UT: Urban Lounge
05.07 Denver, CO: Bluebird Theater
05.08 Omaha, NE: Waiting Room
05.09 Minneapolis, MN: 7th Street Entry

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MJTV: Cat Power - New York (live)

A live performance from Jukebox from Later with Jools Holland...



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Tour Dates - Eisley

Spring dates in support of Combinations...

April:
Tue 04/01/08 Houston, TX The Meridian
Wed 04/02/08 Austin, TX Antone's
Fri 04/04/08 Oklahoma City, OK The Conservatory
Sat 04/05/08 Tulsa, OK Cain's Ballroom
Mon 04/07/08 Lawrence, KS Liberty Hall
Tue 04/08/08 Sauget, IL Pop's
Thu 04/10/08 Southern Pines, NC Sunrise Theater
Sat 04/12/08 Atlanta, GA The Loft At Center Stage
Sun 04/13/08 Birmingham, AL Zydeco
Mon 04/14/08 Gainesville, FL 1982 Bar
Wed 04/16/08 Orlando, FL The Social
Thu 04/17/08 Fort Lauderdale, FL Culture Room
Fri 04/18/08 Saint Petersburg, FL The State Theatre
Sun 04/20/08 Carrboro, NC Cat's Cradle
Tue 04/22/08 Hoboken, NJ Maxwell's
Wed 04/23/08 New York, NY HighLine Ballroom
Fri 04/25/08 Philadelphia, PA First Unitarian Church
Sun 04/27/08 Boston, MA Paradise Rock Club
Mon 04/28/08 Montreal, QC Club Lambi
Tue 04/29/08 Toronto, ON Lee's Palace

May:
Thu 05/01/08 Detroit, MI Shelter
Sun 05/04/08 Minneapolis, MN Fine Line Music Cafe
Mon 05/05/08 Des Moines, IA Peoples
Wed 05/07/08 Boulder, CO Fox Theatre
Thu 05/08/08 Salt Lake City, UT The Avalon Theater
Fri 05/09/08 Boise, ID Big Easy Concert House
Sat 05/10/08 Portland, OR Wonder Ballroom
Sun 05/11/08 Seattle, WA Chop Suey
Tue 05/13/08 Sacramento, CA Empire Events Center
Wed 05/14/08 San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall
Thu 05/15/08 Los Angeles, CA El Rey Theatre
Fri 05/16/08 San Diego, CA House Of Blues
Thu 05/22/08 Dallas, TX House Of Blues
Fri 05/23/08 San Antonio, TX Scout Bar
Sat 05/24/08 McAllen, TX Cine El Rey Movie Pub

Eisley's website
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Tour Dates - Josh Ritter

Looks like Josh is heading to Indianapolis...

March:
Mon 03/03/08 Grand Rapids, MI Ladies Literary Club
Tue 03/04/08 Toronto, ON Phoenix Concert Theatre
Wed 03/05/08 Montreal, QC La Sala Rosa
Thu 03/06/08 Ottawa, ON Capital Music Hall
Sun 03/09/08 Big Cypress, FL Big Cypress Seminole Reservation

April:
Wed 04/09/08 Athens, OH Ohio University
Thu 04/10/08 Oberlin, OH Oberlin College
Fri 04/11/08 Cleveland, OH Cleveland Museum Of Art
Sat 04/12/08 New York, NY Metropolitan Museum of Art
Fri 04/25/08 Peekskill, NY Paramount Center For The Arts

May:
Thu 05/15/08 Indianapolis, IN The Music Mill

July:
Fri 07/25/08 Calgary, AB Prince's Island Park
Sat 07/26/08 Calgary, AB Prince's Island Park

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Cheap Thrills: Foals - Balloons

A free legal download from the Foals' Antidotes (courtesy of Sub Pop)...

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The Money Shot: Little Steven's Timeless Vibe, Is Neil Young Nuts? and Travis Unsigned and Liberated...

Travis: 'Being Unsigned Is Liberating' (The Sun)

MS: “Worried? Nah, why should we be? This record is good. It’s going to surprise a lot of people. For the first time we are an unsigned band with a fanbase and we’re in the studio. We’ll look after the music then our manager will deal with the business side. It’s liberating. We’re all buzzing.”

Little Steven: On old rock, Bruce & Journey (Back To Rockville)

MS: We get e-mails from listeners 12-, 14-years-old saying, “Thank you for turning me onto that group called the Kinks. I’d never heard of them or the Animals or those guys you call the Hollies.” Their first reactions are the same as ours were: “Who is this guy Eddie Cochran?” It still sounds fresh; it’s really timeless.

Neil Young: On The Road Again (Telegraph)

MS: In Atlanta, Georgia, the show began well - then broke into boos, cheers and a stampede for the exit when the most inflammatory number, Let's Impeach The President", began.

"We knew that was going to happen," says Young, who received death threats (though these aren't mentioned in the film).

"There were other towns that were equally violent - Atlanta was just the one we captured the best. It was the most nerve-racking experience I've been through on stage and the most dangerous thing I've done. The thing most likely not to be repeated.

"It's almost personal. People don't even mention the music. It's: 'Who does he think he is? Is he trying to reinvent himself and make himself seem important? He's lost his mind! He had an aneurysm. When people have a near-death experience, they do all kinds of weird things afterwards.'"

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Tour Dates - CSS

A bunch of summer festival dates for the Brazil band...

March:
03-25 Auckland, New Zealand - King's Head
03-26 Auckland, New Zealand - King's Head
03-28 Sydney, Australia - Centennial Park (V Festival)
03-29 Merrimac, Australia - Avica Resort (V Festival)

April:
04-01 Melbourne, Australia - Metro
04-04 Melbourne, Australia - Prince of Wales
04-05 Flemington, Australia - Showgrounds (V Festival)
04-06 Perth, Australia - Esplanade (V Festival)

May:
05-09 Brittany, France - Art Rock Fstival
05-23 Warsaw, Poland - Freshsounds Fest
05-25 Northampton, England - Gatecrasher Fest
05-26 Newcastle, England - Evolution Fest
05-31 London, England - Roehampton England

June:
06-04 Montreaux, Switzerland - Montreaux Jazz Festival
06-05 Belfort, France - Les Eurockeennes
06-06-07 Frankfurt, Germany - Rock in Park Festival
06-13 London, England - Rise Festival
06-19 Barcelona, Spain - Summercase Festival
06-20 Madrid, Spain - Summercase Festival
06-25 Mt. Fuji, Japan - Fuji Rock Festival

July:
07-18 Madrid, Spain - Summercase Festival
07-19 Barcelona, Spain - Summercase Fetioal

August:
08-08 Jersey City, NJ - All Points West Festival

September:
09-05-07 Isle of Wight, England - Bestival

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Tour Dates - DeVotchKa

The Denver four piece hits the road in support of A Mad and Faithful Telling...

March:
Thu 03/13/08 Austin, TX Cedar Street Courtyard
Fri 03/14/08 Austin, TX Antone's
Thu 03/20/08 Boulder, CO Boulder Theater

April:
Sat 04/19/08 Brussels, BEL AB Club @ Ancienne Belgique
Sat 04/26/08 Indio, CA Empire Polo Field
Mon 04/28/08 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore
Tue 04/29/08 Eugene, OR McDonald Theatre
Wed 04/30/08 Portland, OR Wonder Ballroom

May:
Fri 05/02/08 Vancouver, BC Richard's On Richards Cabaret
Sat 05/03/08 Seattle, WA Showbox SoDo
Sun 05/04/08 Boise, ID Big Easy Concert House
Wed 05/07/08 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue
Thu 05/08/08 Milwaukee, WI Turner Hall Ballroom
Fri 05/09/08 Chicago, IL Vic Theatre
Sat 05/10/08 Indianapolis, IN The Vogue
Sun 05/11/08 Nashville, TN The Mercy Lounge
Tue 05/13/08 Atlanta, GA Variety Playhouse
Wed 05/14/08 Asheville, NC Orange Peel
Thu 05/15/08 Richmond, VA Toad's Place Of Richmond
Fri 05/16/08 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
Sat 05/17/08 Philadelphia, PA The Fillmore - TLA
Sun 05/18/08 Boston, MA Paradise Rock Club
Tue 05/20/08 New York, NY Terminal 5
Wed 05/21/08 Pittsburgh, PA Diesel Club Lounge
Thu 05/22/08 Newport, KY Southgate House
Fri 05/23/08 Saint Louis, MO The Pageant
Sat 05/24/08 Omaha, NE Slowdown

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Tour Dates - Eels

Adding some additional US dates...

March:
Sun 03/02/08 Brighton, UK Brighton Dome
Mon 03/03/08 Groningen, NET De Oosterpoort
Tue 03/04/08 Brussels, BEL Cirque Royal
Thu 03/06/08 Zurich, SWI Kongresszentrum Spirgarten
Fri 03/07/08 Milan, ITA Conservatorio Guiseppi Verdi
Sat 03/08/08 Rome, ITA Rome Auditorium
Sun 03/09/08 Vicenza, ITA Max Live
Mon 03/10/08 Vienna, AS Wuk
Tue 03/11/08 Munich, GER Muffathalle
Thu 03/13/08 Utrecht, NET Muziekcentrum Vredenburg
Fri 03/14/08 Enschede, NET Muziekcentrum Enschede
Sat 03/15/08 Eindhoven, NET Muziekcentrum Frits Philips
Mon 03/17/08 Dublin, IRE Vicar Street
Tue 03/18/08 Dublin, IRE Vicar Street
Wed 03/19/08 Belfast, UK Mandela Hall
Fri 03/21/08 York, UK Grand Opera House
Sat 03/22/08 Sheffield, UK City Hall
Sun 03/23/08 Oxford, UK New Theatre Oxford
Mon 03/24/08 Cambridge, UK Cambridge Corn Exchange
Tue 03/25/08 Paris, FRA La Cigale
Fri 03/28/08 Philadelphia, PA First Unitarian Church
Sat 03/29/08 Washington, DC Sixth & I Historic Synagogue
Mon 03/31/08 Somerville, MA Somerville Theatre

April:
Tue 04/01/08 New York, NY HighLine Ballroom
Wed 04/02/08 New York, NY HighLine Ballroom
Fri 04/04/08 Toronto, ON The Mod Club Theatre
Sat 04/05/08 Detroit, MI The Majestic
Sun 04/06/08 Chicago, IL Park West
Mon 04/07/08 Minneapolis, MN Pantages Theatre
Wed 04/09/08 Boulder, CO Fox Theatre
Fri 04/11/08 Seattle, WA Showbox At The Market
Sun 04/13/08 Portland, OR Wonder Ballroom
Mon 04/14/08 San Francisco, CA Palace Of Fine Arts Theatre
Wed 04/16/08 Los Angeles, CA El Rey Theatre
Thu 04/17/08 Los Angeles, CA El Rey Theatre

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Bootleg Justice: Alejandro Escovedo - Live @ Freehold NJ (04.15.07)

Our weekend bootleg series continues with a great show from the amazing Alejandro...

Alejandro Escovedo
Concerts In The Studio
Freehold, NJ
4.15.07

Setlist:
01 - Tuning/intro
02 - Baby's Got New Plans
03 - Way It Goes
04 - Arizona
05 - Everybody Loves Me
06 - Banter/intro
07 - Dear Head On the Wall
08 - Notes On Air
09 - Juarez > Rosalie
10 - I Was Drunk
11 - This Special Love
12 - Banter/intro
13 - Slowdown
14 - Get Back Someday
15 - Banter/intro
16 - Mountain of Mud
17 - All the Young Dudes
18 - Banter/intro
19 - Castanets
20 - Banter/intro
21 - I Wish I Was Your Mother
22 - Banter
23 - Broken Bottle

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Cheap Thrills: Colin Meloy - We Both Go Down Together

A free legal download from Meloy's upcoming live solo set, Colin Meloy Sings Live! (courtesy of Kill Rock Star)...

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MJTV: Gnarls Barkley - Run

The first vid from the upcoming CD, The Odd Couple, features Justin Timberlake...