2005

The Academy Is…have announced a nationwide headlining tour to support their debut their debut album ALMOST HERE (Fueled by Ramen). The 2-month long “Truckstops and Statelines” tour, which also features Panic! At the Disco, Acceptance and Hello Goodbye, is presented by XBOX and House of Blues and will kick off on February 1st in Grand Rapids, MI.

Since the release of ALMOST HERE, the Chicago band has been touring constantly with Fall Out Boy, Taking Back Sunday, Motion City Soundtrack and more, winning over kids and critics with every show. A hugely successful run on the Vans Warped Tour and sold out headline dates in the US and Europe have paved the way for their first major
headlining tour.

TRUCKSTOPS AND STATELINES TOUR DATES:

2/01/06 Grand Rapids, MI The Intersection *
2/02/06 Toronto, Ontario Opera House Concert Venue
2/03/06 Buffalo, NY Town Ballroom
2/04/06 Boston, MA Avalon
2/05/06 Hartford, CT Webster Theatre
2/07/06 Providence, RI Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel
2/08/06 New York, NY Irving Plaza
2/09/06 Poughkeepsie, NY The Chance*
2/10/06 Asbury Park, NJ Stone Pony*
2/11/06 Atlantic City, NJ House of Blues
2/12/06 Washington, DC 9:30 Club*
2/14/06 Norfolk, VA The Norva*
2/15/06 Myrtle Beach, SC House of Blues
2/16/06 Atlanta, GA Masquerade
2/17/06 Orlando, FL House of Blues
2/18/06 Ft. Lauderdale, FL Revolution
2/19/06 Ybor City, FL Masquerade
2/21/06 New Orleans, LA House of Blues
2/22/06 Houston, TX Engine Room*
2/23/06 Dallas, TX Trees*
2/24/06 San Antonio, TX White Rabbit*
2/26/06 Tucson, AZ The Rock*
2/28/06 Tempe, AZ Marquee Theatre*
3/01/06 Los Angeles, CA House of Blues
3/02/06 Las Vegas, NV House of Blues
3/03/06 Santa Barbara, CA The Hub at UCSB
3/04/06 Anaheim, CA House of Blues
3/05/06 San Diego, CA House of Blues
3/07/06 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore
3/09/06 Portland, OR Crystal Ballroom
3/10/06 Seattle, WA The Showbox
3/11/06 Boise, ID The Big Easy Concert House
3/13/06 Salt Lake City, UT In The Venue (formerly Bricks)
3/14/06 Denver, CO Ogden Theatre
3/15/06 Lawrence, KS Granada Theatre*
3/16/06 Des Moines, OH House of Bricks*
3/17/06 Minneapolis, MN The Quest*
3/18/06 St. Louis, MO Mississippi Nights*
3/19/06 Milwaukee, WI Eagles Club*
3/21/06 Cleveland, OH House of Blues
3/22/06 Columbus, OH Newport Music Hall
3/23/06 Cincinnati, OH Bogart’s
3/24/06 Detroit, MI St. Andrews Hall
3/25/06 Chicago, IL House Of Blues

All dates presented by XBOX & House of Blues except where indicated
with a *.

For the third time in its career and the second this year, System Of A Down scores the top position on The Billboard 200. “Hypnotize” (American/Columbia) debuts at No. 1 on the album chart with sales of more than 320,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan. [Ed Note: This number has been revised from an earlier version of this story.]

Although it was enough to debut in the lead, the first-week total for “Hypnotize” came up shy of the 453,000 copies the rock act’s “Mezmerize” moved in its first week back in May. SOAD previously reached No. 1 with “Toxicity” in 2001.

Source billboard.com.

The Rolling Stones have dropped a double whammy of concert news, announcing plans to perform at Super Bowl XL as well as a mammoth European summer tour.

The group will perform at halftime during the 40th anniversary of the NFL championship, which will take place at Detroit’s Ford Field February 5. The game, watched by 133 million in the U.S. last year, is being broadcast to more than 225 countries and territories.
The Super Bowl performance will take place in the midst of the band’s ongoing tour of North and South America.

The Stones’ Euro tour will kick off May 27 at Barcelona, Spain’s Olympic Stadium, continuing through Western and Eastern Europe for more than three months. More than 30 concerts are confirmed across nearly 20 countries, finishing in the U.K. at Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium August 29.

Source: pollstar

The first-ever Burton Progression Parks, developed by Burton and Snow Park Technologies, open at Loon Mountain, NH and Northstar-at-Tahoe Resort, CA in December. Featuring smaller versions of pro-size terrain, the groundbreaking parks provide a comfortable, laid-back environment for riders who want to develop terrain park skills.

moe. has announced dates for their winter tour. Scheduled to kickoff in late-January at Boston

Black Sabbath and the Sex Pistols lead the 2006 class of inductees for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. They will be joined by jazz legend Miles Davis, Southern rock mainstays Lynyrd Skynyrd and New York new wave outfit Blondie for the induction, which will be held March 13 at New York’s Waldorf Astoria Hotel.

Source: billboard

The long-awaited return of The New Riders of the Purple Sage has fans in a psychedelic head spin. Original members David Nelson (guitar and vocals) and Buddy Cage (pedal Steel) along with Michael Falzarano (guitar, mandolin and vocals), Johnny Markowski (drums and vocals)and Ronnie Penque (bass and vocals) will treat their fans with their 2nd tour since the reformation of the group. Once called the greatest cosmic, psychedelic-country folk rock & roll band in the universe, the new lineup of NRPS will continue to revive its legendary reputation in early December.

Veterans David Nelson and Buddy Cage have put together a smokin’ band to perform its timeless music to fans both old and new. “David and I will be playing our NRPS catalog,” says Buddy Cage who replaced Jerry Garcia on pedal steel in the band’s earliest lineup in 1971. Original bass player Dave Torbert and drummer Spencer Dryden have passed away and are now a part of the ethereal band. They will undoubtedly be smiling down as their music lives on. Co-founder John Dawson cannot lend his considerable talents due to ongoing health problems although he will be there in spirit.

December Tour:
Wed 7 – Wilberts – Cleveland, OH
Thurs 8 – 123 Pleasant St – Morgantown, WV
Fri 9 – The Pub – Harrisonburg, VA
Sat 10- Station II – Norfolk, VA
Mon 12 – Cary St. Cafe’ – Richmond, VA
Wed 14 – The 8×10 – Baltimore, MD
Thurs 15 – The State Theatre – Falls Church, VA
Fri+Sat 16+17 – Mexicali Blues – Teaneck, NJ