Drummer Mickey Jones looks back on his early music years in World Tour 1966 The Home Movies. With a gathering of personal footage, he shares his own 8mm color home movies back from an era when he got the chance of a lifetime
Jim Payne has been a fixture in the jazz scene for a number of years. Having produced the first two albums for Medeski, Martin and Wood, and recording and touring with Slickaphonics and Maceo Parker, among others, he brings a wide range of influences to his music
Foo Fighters, George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic, Wyclef Jean, Fountains Of Wayne, Puddle Of Mudd, the Doors Of The 21st Century, the Offspring, Lil Jon & the Eastside Boyz and Twista are among the first acts confirmed for the 11th annual Music Midtown festival. The event will be held April 30 and May 1-2 on a 42-acre site in Atlanta; tickets go on-sale Saturday (March 13) via Ticketmaster.
Also set to appear are Trapt, Angie Stone, Cee-Lo, Chris Robinson and New Earth Mud, Damien Rice, Fuel, Joss Stone, Galactic, Musiq, Default, Journey, Smile Empty Soul, Gavin DeGraw, Switchfoot, Tantric, Steve Miller Band, Toby Lightman and Anthony Hamilton.
A host of additional acts are yet to be announced; the most up-to-date lineup can be found on the event’s official website.
Source:Billboard.com.
Lucinda Williams has canceled her remaining tour plans due to the passing of her mother. Her Website states that all tickets should be returned for refund at point-of-purchase, and that dates will most likely be rescheduled for August.
The canceled shows include her last four March concerts, in Nashville, Columbus, St. Louis and Kansas City, as well as an Australian jaunt in April. A Santa Barbara date with Willie Nelson and an appearance at the Doheny Heritage Music Festival in May are also off for now.
Source Pollstar.com.
A news post on the official DMB website states:
“We would like to thank everyone who responded to our previous festival surveys. We received a great response. As determined by the survey, the #1 choice for a festival location is the New York City metropolitan area and the July 4th weekend being the clear winner as a favorite date. We are pleased to report that we are developing a plan for an event at a unique site in the NYC metropolitan area for the Saturday and Sunday of July 4th weekend. As we continue with our planning, we would like to hear an update on the the interest for this idea. Please click here to respond.”
