July 15, 2005

Youth Group: Skeleton Jar

Indie fans will naturally flock to Youth Group for their sensible chord progressions and thoughtful lyrics, but this is a band with the potential to attract fans of all types.

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Bumbershoot Books 2005 Lineup

Common, Devo, Trey Anastasio, Ani DiFranco, the New York Dolls, Dashboard Confessional and Talib Kweli are among the top acts confirmed for Seattle’s 35th annual Bumbershoot arts festival. The four-day event will unfold over the U.S. Labor Day weekend (Sept. 2-5) and feature more than 2,500 artists performing poetry, theater, standup comedy, live music and appearing in film and visual arts exhibitions.

Other notable acts gracing the extensive music lineup include Garbage, the Donnas, the Bill Frisell Trio, Citizen Cope, the Decemberists, the Posies, M. Ward, Digable Planets, Flogging Molly and Brazilian Girls.

As previously reported, John Wesley Harding will utilize the Bumbershoot stage for a musically accompanied reading of his recent novel, “Misunderstood.”

Single- and multiple-day passes ranging from $18 and $55 are available through Aug. 25, with prices set to increase afterward.

The complete artist roster and performance schedule will be available tomorrow (July 15) on Bumbershoot’s official Web site.

Source billboard.com.

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New York Dolls Releasing First Album Since 1974

After reuniting last year for the first time in decades, seminal underground rock act the New York Dolls has signed a new deal with Roadrunner. The group is at work on its first new studio album since 1974’s “Too Much Too Soon,” expected to be released next spring.

Surviving original members David Johansen and Sylvain Sylvain will be backed on the set by guitarist Steve Conte, bassist Sami Yaffa, drummer Brian Delaney and keyboardist Brian Koonin. That same lineup is on the road this summer for a handful of dates, beginning Saturday (July 16) at the Cisco Systems Bluesfest in Ottawa, Ontario.

“Since word has spread of the band getting back into the studio to record new material, I’ve been inundated with calls from various high-profile producers and artists wanting to get involved,” Roadrunner A&R executive David Bason tells Billboard.com. “I can’t reveal any names yet but it’s nice to have such a vote of confidence from the artistic community out of the gate.”

“The sound of this record will be true to form New York Dolls — down and dirty rock’n’roll,” he continues. “I’ve heard sketches of the material and if it’s any indication, the record will blow you away.”

The Dolls regrouped in 2004 at the urging of Morrissey, who was the president of the group’s fan club during its heyday. An early comeback show yielded the CD/DVD “The Return of the New York Dolls: Live From Royal Festival Hall 2004,” which Morrissey released on his Attack imprint via Sanctuary. Original bassist Arthur “Killer” Kane died suddenly of leukemia shortly thereafter.

As previously reported, Kane is the subject of the new film “New York Doll,” which chronicles the ups-and-downs of his post-Dolls life. The movie is scheduled to hit theaters in October.

Here are the New York Dolls’ tour dates:

July 16: Ottawa, Ontario (Cisco Systems Bluesfest)
July 17: Montreal (Les Franco Folies De Montreal)
July 23: Amagansett, N.Y. (Stephen Talkhouse)
Aug. 6: Notodden, Norway (City of Notodden)
Aug. 12: Sayreville, N.J. (Starland Ballroom)
Aug. 13: Atlantic City, N.J. (House of Blues)
Aug. 31: Anaheim, Calif. (House of Blues)

Source billboard.com.

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Cream Mulling New York Run?

On the heels of its early May reunion run at London’s Royal Albert Hall, legendary power trio Cream may be crossing the Atlantic for another round of shows this fall. Sources say dates are being “unofficially” held for three concerts at Madison Square Garden in October.

Guitarist/vocalist Eric Clapton, drummer Ginger Baker and bassist Jack Bruce regrouped for the first time since their 1993 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for a May 2-6 stand at London’s Royal Albert Hall. The shows grossed more than $3.6 million, according to Billboard Boxscore.

“Live, Cream was a great, hardworking band — Eric was supreme and Ginger the most musical drummer alive — and those original live albums were very good, probably the best records of their kind up to that point,” Bruce told Billboard in 1997, prior to the release of the boxed set “Those Were the Days.”

Neither Madison Square Garden nor Clapton’s agent would confirm that the dates were being held.

As previously reported, Clapton’s next studio album, “Back Home,” is due Aug. 30 via Reprise/Duck. The set features guest appearances from John Mayer, Steve Winwood, Robert Randolph and Simon Climie.

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