June 18, 2005

Soul Asylum Bassist Kark Mueller Passes Away

The longtime bassist for Minneapolis rock band Soul Asylum has died of throat cancer.

Karl Mueller was 41 years old.

Mueller co-founded Soul Asylum in 1984 along with friends Dave Pirner and Dan Murphy. The band is best known for its multi-platinum 1992 release Grave Dancers’ Union and the hit “Runaway Train.”

Mueller was diagnosed with throat cancer 13 months ago and underwent radiation treatment. In October, a group of veteran Twin Cities musicians presented a “Rock for Karl” benefit concert at the Quest to help pay for Mueller’s medical costs.

Source pollstar.com.

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Liz Phair Plans Acoustic Club Run

Liz Phair will spend the summer touring stripped-down, acoustic versions of material from her last four albums and previewing some new material as well.

The indie-rock mamma took a unexpected turn last year with an album that was more pop than rock and a persona that was more sex kitten than rocker grrrl.

Phair took the raised eyebrows in stride and is expected to release a new album in September.

She’ll road-test some of the new tunes in a club tour that launches July 26, three days after her Lollapalooza appearance, at Boston’s Paradise.

La Liz will go from there to gigs in Philadelphia; New York City; Alexandria, Va.; West Hollywood, Calif.; Seattle; Portland, Ore.; and San Francisco.

The tour includes two-night stands in the Big Apple, Philadelphia and San Francisco.

Source pollstar.com.

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Earle, Gauthier, Merritt Lead Americana Nominees

Steve Earle, Mary Gauthier and Tift Merritt are the top nominees for the fourth annual Americana Honors & Awards, each receiving three nods from voting members of the Americana Music Association. Buddy Miller received two nominations.

Earle, Merritt and Miller are nominated for artist of the year along with John Prine.

Album of the year nominees are Earle’s “The Revolution Starts Now” (E-Squared/Artemis), Gauthier’s “Mercy Now” (Lost Highway), Merritt’s “Tambourine” (Lost Highway) and Miller’s “Universal United House of Prayer” (New West).

In the song of the year category, the nominees are Earle’s “The Revolution Starts … Now,” Gauthier’s “Mercy Now,” Mark Heard’s “Worry Too Much” and Merritt’s “Good Hearted Man.”

Gauthier is also nominated in the new/emerging artist of the year category along with Hayes Carll, the Duhks, Tom Gilliam and Martha Wainwright. Instrumentalist of the year nominees are Alison Brown, Jerry Douglas, Sonny Landreth and Gurf Morlix.

The awards show will be held at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium on Sept. 9 and broadcast live on both XM and Sirius Satellite Radio. A cable television deal is also in the works.

Source billboard.com.

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