2004

Following the May dissolution of his band Hookah Brown, former Black Crowes principal Rich Robinson will embark on a six-date solo tour Jan. 15 in Trenton, N.J. Robinson will be backed by former Hookah Brown drummer Bill Dobrow, bassist Tony Shanahan and keyboardist Jack Petruzelli.
The artist is expected to unveil such new tracks as “Forgiven Song,” “Hold You,” “On My Way” and “Know Me” at the shows, which will also mark his first as a lead vocalist. “I’ve always been a songwriter,” he says. “But these songs show where I’m at as a musician, and as a person. They’re evolving, like I am.”
The Jan. 16 show at New York’s Knitting Factory will feature backing by a string quartet, and will be professionally recorded and sold online. Robinson’s official Web site adds that fans are encouraged to tape at all gigs.
The first three shows of the trek will be opened by Sparticle, featuring former Spacehog frontman Royston Langdon, Blind Melon guitarist Roger Stevens and multi-instrumentalist Rene Lopez.
In related news, Rich’s brother/Black Crowes vocalist Chris Robinson and his wife, actress Kate Hudson, welcomed their first child today (Jan. 7) in Los Angeles, a boy named Ryder.
Here are Rich Robinson’s tour dates:
Jan. 15: Trenton, N.J. (the Conduit)Jan. 16: New York (Knitting Factory)Jan. 17: Allston, Mass. (Harper’s Ferry)Jan. 20: Sacramento, Calif. (Roadhouse)Jan. 21: Santa Clara, Calif. (Avalon)Jan. 22: Los Angeles (Viper Room)
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Joe Jackson, Jason Mraz and Edie Brickell are among the artists who will perform at the Sundance Music Cafe during the Jan. 16-23 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. Produced by performing rights association ASCAP, the performances will take place daily at Plan B/The Nightclub at 2:30 p.m. (4 p.m. on Jan. 16).
Also slated to entertain are the All-American Rejects, Joseph Arthur, Sweet Pea Atkinson & Was (Not Was) Quintet featuring Don & David Was, Jon Brion, Shawn Colvin, X leader/sometime actor John Doe, Ricky Fante, Goapele, John Hiatt, Tim O’Brien, Fernando Osorio, Clem Snide and Dan Wilson.
Music will have its place on the silver screen at the annual film festival. As previously reported, the documentary “Metallica: Some Kind of Monster” will be screened as part of the “American Spectrum” series.
Also, the drama “Grand Theft Parsons” will be show in the “Park City at Midnight” series. The film plays out the infamous drunken heist of legendary singer/songwriter Gram Parson’s coffin from Los Angeles International Airport and a pilgrimage to the Joshua Tree desert to incinerate his body.
In the “Native Forum,” Danis Goulet’s “Spin” deals with a DJ’s obsession with a particular record and will see its U.S. premiere at Sundance. Among the “Premiere” films is a Depression-era feature starring Isabella Rosellini that centers on a contest to discover “The Saddest Music in the World.”
Source billboard.com.

A Perfect Circle will hit the road on a U.S. spring tour that will be sponsored by cable music video channel Fuse. Kicking off March 18 in Salt Lake City, the run is expected to last through an April 16 concert in Chicago. Opening acts for the tour have not yet been announced.
“The network’s proactive interaction with the fans will make the live experience for us even more exciting,” band co-founder/guitarist Billy Howerdel says in a statement.
APC will set off on a European tour next week, with the first show set for Jan. 14 in Rome. A swing of the South Pacific will take the band to New Zealand and Australia on the Big Day Out tour in February and to Japan in early March.
Like Fuse’s sponsorship of the upcoming Simple Plan/MxPx tour, and past tours by the Deftones and Staind, the A Perfect Circle outing will be supported through broadcast and online elements such as contests and interviews. “This tour is about ultimately giving music fans experiences and opportunities they cannot get anywhere else,” Fuse VP of marketing Mary Corigliano added.
A Perfect Circle is touring in support of its sophomore Virgin album, “Thirteenth Step.” Released in October, the set debuted at No. 2 on The Billboard 200 and has sold 643,000 copies in the U.S., according to Nielsen SoundScan.
Here are A Perfect Circle’s North American tour dates:
March 18: Salt Lake City (E Center)March 20: Denver (Magness Arena)March 21: Albuquerque (Convention Center)March 23: Dallas (NextStage)March 24: Norman, Okla. (Lloyd Noble Arena)March 26: Amarillo, Texas (Amarillo Coliseum)March 27: El Paso, Texas (Don Haskins Center)March 28: Phoenix (Dodge Theater)March 29: Las Vegas (The Joint)March 31: Sacramento, Calif. (Memorial Auditorium)April 1: Long Beach, Calif. (Long Beach Arena)April 2: San Diego (Cox Arena)April 3: San Francisco (Bill Graham Civic Center)April 5: Boise, Idaho (Bank of America Building)April 6: Spokane, Wash. (The Opera House)April 8: Vancouver (Queen E Theater)April 9: Seattle (Tacoma Dome)April 12: Bozeman, Mont. (Valley Ice Garden)April 13: Rapid City, S.D. (Rushmore Center)April 15: Kansas City, Mo. (Municipal Auditorium)April 16: Chicago (UIC Pavilion)
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New Mexico’s hottest indie-poppers,The Shins, are heading out on another North American tour. The group spent most of the fall on the road, and after a short holiday break, they’re ready to do it again.
The band kicks things off January 31 with a double spot at Seattle’s Showbox. They’re scheduled to swing down the West Coast before doing a few scattered dates in the East.
All Night Radio, Magic Magicians, Cass McCombs, and Sam Jayne are helping out in various capacities as opening acts on the tour, which wraps with another double-nighter February 14-15 at Irving Plaza in New York.
The Shins got their start in the late ’90s with some supporting gigs for Modest Mouse and two 7″ releases on Omnibus Records. Sub Pop soon grew interested and released their 2001 debut, Oh, Inverted World. The band is currently supporting their sophomore effort, Chutes Too Narrow, which met with rave reviews when it hit the streets last October.
Source Pollstar.com.

Ray Davies, the lead singer with the British rock band The Kinks, is recovering after being shot in New Orleans.
A police spokesman said Davies and a female companion were walking near the French Quarter at about 8:30 p.m. ET Sunday when two suspects approached them and grabbed the woman’s purse.
Davies, 59, ran after the suspects, and was shot in the leg, New Orleans Police Department spokesman Capt. Marlon DeFillo said. The woman was not injured, police said.
The songwriter was taken to a hospital, where he was treated and released soon afterwards in good condition.
DeFillo said police had arrested one of the suspects and were seeking the other.
Source cnn.com.

Plans for the 17th annual MerleFest are underway. As a matter of fact, the event, which takes over the Wilkes Community College campus in Wilkesboro, N.C., April 29 through May 3, is good to go.
The festival is Doc Watson’s tribute to the music of his late son, Merle, and unites scores of artists from all over the globe. Among the confirmed performers for the 2004 event are the Sam Bush Band, Roseanne Cash, Donna The Buffalo, Bela Fleck, Edgar Meyer, Vince Gill, David Grisman Quintet, Hot Tuna, Patty Loveless, Natalie MacMaster, Nickel Creek, Reeltime Travelers, Earl Scruggs with Family & Friends, the Waifs, Gillian Welch and Lucinda Williams. Of course, Doc Watson and Merle’s son Richard Watson will be on hand to play a tune or two. Tickets are already available through merlefest.org and range from $35 for a single-day pass to $175 for a four-day, assigned seat pass.

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Folk man Nathan Moore and The Slip will be teaming up in late February for the Surprise Me Mr. Davis Tour. Serpentfly – featuring the music of Leslie Helpert will be opening the shows. The eight night run begins February 26th at the Webster Theater in Hartford though March 6th at the Eclipse Theater in Waitsfield, VT.
For more info, visit theslip.com.