June 23, 2003

A massive free Rolling Stones concert has been scheduled for July 30 in Toronto. The outdoor show is aimed at giving the city an economic boost in the wake of the SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) outbreak earlier in the year. Although the official announcement is expected tomorrow (June 24), a taped video message from the band due to be played during a press conference was shown to several local media outlets over the weekend.
“We’re happy to tell you that we’re coming to play on July 30 in a great concert for the people in the city of Toronto, to help bring back the energy to our favorite city,” Stones frontman Mick Jagger says in the message taped at the site of the Stones recent show in Munich.
The event will take place in the docklands area of the city, with the downtown skyline as a backdrop. It is estimated that 10 to 15 supporting acts will be announced.
Source Billboard.com.

According to the band’s official website, “due to forces and some personal situations” beyond their control Sonic Youth will not be appearing with Wilco at tonight’s Boston date or in Connecticut tomorrow. The dates after that (New York, Philly and DC) are still in limbo at the moment.
The Wilco shows will go on as planned in both Boston and Connecticut. Mission of Burma will replace SY in Boston, no word yet on the Wallingford show.
for more details, see sonicyouth.com.

Phil Lesh and Friends has added concerts on September 13-14 at Seaside Park in Bridgeport, CT as part of Terrrapin’s Summit on the Sound at Seaside Park. This concert will feature old friends – Jimmy Herring, Rob Barraco, and John Molo. However, the show will also be special as this version of Phil and Friends will feature Joan Osborne, guitarist John Scofield, and saxophonist Branford Marsalis in an ensemble constructed specifically for Summit on the Sound.
The familiar Phil and Friends lineup of Lesh, Herring, Barraco, Molo, and Warren Haynes returns for three nights at the Warfield in San Francisco on September 25, 26, and 27.
Source Philzone.com.

Apple Computer introduced on Monday its new “G5” computer chip, a breakthrough design by International Business Machines which can handle twice as much data at once as traditional PC microchips. Cupertino-California-based Apple introduced a new desktop computer based on the G5 chip, which can manage 64 bits of data at once, compared with 32 bits for traditional computers.
“The PowerPC G5 changes all the rules. This 64-bit race car is the heart of our new Power Mac G5, now the world’s fastest desktop computer,” Steve Jobs,.
Source CNN.com.