For nearly twenty years, Skinny Puppy has been the Blue Man Group from hell. Formed in the mid-80s by three Vancouver art students, this elite techno band helped pave the way for the entire industrial sound, with heavy grooves and lyrics that condemn animal experimentation, political corruption and basically anything else that
With the continuous debates back and forth about Trey Anastasio
Death Cab For Cutie will begin a fall North American tour with an Oct. 3-4 stand at Vancouver’s Commodore Ballroom. The trek, which will feature Youth Group on the first portion and Stars on the second, comes in support of the group’s Atlantic debut, “Plans.
After a long break from the road, Ween has confirmed a handful of fall tour dates, including a previously announced Oct. 30 appearance at the Vegoose Festival in Las Vegas. Although the group’s official Web site says the itinerary isn’t yet finalized, the first show on tap is Oct. 25 in Albany, N.Y.
Ween has also begun recording material for its first new album since 2003’s “Quebec” (Sanctuary). In the meantime, the group’s own Chocodog imprint recently released the album “Shinola,” featuring 12 previously unreleased tracks that span Ween’s career.
In related news, Ween guitarist Mickey “Dean Ween” Melchiondo will be on tour this fall with his side band, Moistboyz, whose new album, “Moistboyz IV,” is due Aug. 30 via Sanctuary. The roadwork gets underway Aug. 26 in Ween’s New Hope, Pa., home base.
Here are Ween’s tour dates:
Oct. 25: Albany, N.Y. (Northern Lights)
Oct. 26: Atlantic City, N.J. (House of Blues)
Oct. 27: Washington, D.C. (9:30 Club)
Oct. 30: Las Vegas (Vegoose Festival)
Dec. 1-2: Boulder, Colo. (Boulder Theatre)
Source billboard.com.
Acoustic guitar virtuoso Leo Kottke and erstwhile Phish bassist Mike Gordon have confirmed a 25-date fall tour of large clubs and theatres beginning September 15th at the Liberty Hall in Lawrence, KS, in support of their new album, Sixty Six Steps, which will be released August 23rd on RCA VICTOR.
Like Clone, the duo’s first album, Sixty Six Steps builds on the relationship of two musicians whose backgrounds and styles differ significantly, but together complement each other’s dynamic, and at times, offbeat songwriting.
Seasoned with the buoyant rhythms and freewheeling spirit of the tropics, Sixty Six Steps is not literally a calypso album but one that uses the calypso feel as a touchstone. Rehearsed in Costa Rica, Kottke and Gordon recorded the album at Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas, with Clone producer David Z (Prince, Johnny Lang) and were joined by Neil Symonette (Al Green), the renowned house drummer at Compass Point.
LEO KOTTKE/MIKE GORDON FALL TOUR 2005:
Sept 15 Liberty Hall Lawrence, KS
Sept 16 Mississippi Nights St. Louis, MO
Sept 17 The Blue Note Columbia, MO
Sept 19 The Orange Peel Asheville, NC
Sept 21 Variety Playhouse Atlanta, GA
Sept 23 Austin City Limits Festival Austin, TX
Sept 27 The Lensic Santa Fe, NM
Sept 28 Paramount Theatre Denver, CO
Sept 30 House of Blues Los Angeles, CA
Oct 1 Stanford University Palo Alto, CA
Oct 4 The Catalyst Santa Cruz, CA
Oct 6 The Fillmore San Francisco, CA
Oct 9 Moore Theatre Seattle, WA
Oct 18 Barrymore Theatre Madison, WI
Oct 19 Park West Chicago, IL
Oct 21 The Music Mill Indianapolis, IN
Oct 22 Bogarts Cincinnati, OH
Oct 23 Michigan Theatre Ann Arbor, MI
Oct 25 Higher Ground Burlington, VT
Oct 26 Toad’s Place New Haven, CT
Oct 28 Berklee Performance Center Boston, MA
Oct 29 Irving Plaza New York, NY
Oct 30 Theatre of Living Arts Philadelphia, PA
Nov 1 Starr Hill Charlottesville, VA
Nov 2 9:30 Club Washington, DC
Rhino Entertainment is paying homage to Jerry Garcia throughout the month of August. Rhino Home Video will release the Jerry Garcia Band’s first ever DVD, Live at Shoreline, August 9th to mark the 10-year anniversary of Garcia’s passing in 1995. Later that month, on August 23, Rhino Records unveils Legion of Mary’s first official CD, The Jerry Garcia Collection, Vol. 1: Legion of Mary.
Live at Shoreline DVD
Live at Shoreline was recorded September 1, 1990 at Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View, California and remains one of the very few Garcia Band concerts to be filmed. A Grateful Dead show was originally scheduled for the date, but the band could not play due to the tragic death of the Dead’s brilliant keyboardist Brent Mydland a few weeks earlier. Instead of canceling the show, The Jerry Garcia Band stepped in and delivered a poignant performance.
The Jerry Garcia Collection, Vol. 1: Legion of Mary CD
Garcia formed Legion of Mary in 1974 for a seven-month concert run that spawned a treasure trove of electrifying performances known only to a few lucky concertgoers and dedicated tapers. Featuring Merl Saunders, John Kahn, Martin Fierro and former Elvis drummer Ron Tutt, the quintet conjured an inspired rock and jazz vibe.
Real “Run For The Roses”
Quicktime “Run For The Roses”
Real “Deal”
Quicktime “Deal”
Garcia E-Card
According to Another Planet Entertainment, The Jerry Garcia Estate will hold “Comes A Time – A Musical Tribute To Jerry Garcia” on September 24, at the Greek Theatre in Berkeley, CA. Artists noted to perform include: Trey Anastasio, Donna Jean Godchaux, Mickey Hart, Warren Haynes, Bruce Hornsby, Gloria Jones, Bill Kreutzmann, Jackie LaBranch, David Nelson, Sandy Rothman, Peter Rowan, Melvin Seals, Patti Smith and members of The String Cheese Incident.
Tickets on sale August 14th.
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Amun Ra is proud to announce the release of its second full-length CD, A Thousand Ticking Clocks. Three tracks have already featured on different internationally distributed compilations, and “Bullet Train” has been played on WBCN, WZLY, WERS and other stations.
To celebrate, Amun Ra has announced Boston and New York City record release parties and a string of northeast shows.
BOSTON RECORD RELEASE PARTY
Thurs 9/8: The Middle East Upstairs, Cambridge MA
[w/ Saturday Saints, Satellite 7, and more]
NEW YORK RECORD RELEASE PARTY
Sat 8/27: Lion’s Den, New York NY
Other dates in support of the release:
Fri August 26: THE COMPOUND, Fitchburg MA
Fri September 16: DODGE STREET, Salem MA
Sat September 17: BARLEY PUB, Dover NH
Fri September 23: BRIDGE STREET STATION, Fairhaven MA
Sat September 24: TBA, Worcester MA
Fri September 30: EVO’s ARTS, Lowell MA
For more info see amunramusic.com
Nearly five months since the release of his latest Interscope album, “Guero,” Beck has only played sporadic live dates in support of the set. But the artist has finally made plans to go on tour in North America, beginning Sept. 19 in Minneapolis, according to his official Web site. Dates are on tap through Oct. 8 in Camden, N.J.
Along the way, Beck will also open three shows for the Rolling Stones: Sept. 24 in Columbus, Ohio; Sept. 26 in Toronto; and Oct. 1 in Hershey, Pa.
As previously reported, he will also serve as one of the four headliners at the first Across the Narrows Festival, which will visit Brooklyn and Staten Island, N.Y., on Oct. 1-2.
Even without live appearances to support it, “Guero” has proven a big hit. The album debuted at a career-best No. 2 on The Billboard 200 and has already sold more than 623,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
Here are Beck’s tour dates:
Sept. 13: Minneapolis (Wilkins Auditorium)
Sept. 20-21: Chicago (Riviera Theatre)
Sept. 22: Detroit (State Theatre)
Sept. 24: Columbus, Ohio (Nationwide Arena; w/ Rolling Stones)
Sept. 25: Cleveland (House of Blues)
Sept. 26: Toronto (Rogers Centre; w/ Rolling Stones)
Sept. 28: Montreal (Bell Centre)
Sept. 29: Boston (FleetBoston Pavilion)
Oct. 1: Hershey, Pa. (Hersheypark Stadium; w/ Rolling Stones)
Oct. 5: Fairfax, Va. (Patriot Center)
Oct. 8: Camden, N.J. (Tweeter Center)
Source billboard.com.
