2005

Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, Nickel Creek, Gillian Welch, Emmylou Harris and Pete Seeger are among the dozens of acts confirmed for the 2006 edition of the Americana-dominated Merlefest, which will be held April 27-30 in Wilkesboro, N.C.

Other artists confirmed for Merlefest are the Waybacks featuring Bob Weir, Sam Bush Band, the Jerry Douglas Band, Guy Clark, the Tony Rice Unit, Hot Tuna, the Ditty Bops, Thad Cockrell and Caitlin Cary and the Grascals.

Source: billboard

The mission of the Boston Music Awards is to celebrate the wonderful music that is produced by artists with strong ties to the Boston-area. The event encompasses most genres of music, highlighting the diversity and the quality of the music from the area. A Board of Advisors consisting of community and music industry leaders assist in the creative direction of the event.

Last night’s event offered many surprises, with unassuming singer-songwriter Ray LaMontagne earning both song of the year and album of the year for his RCA debut, “Trouble,” as well as singer-songwriter of the year. Other notable winners included:

Act of the year: Dropkick Murphys
Independent album of the year: “Black Dialogue” by the Perceptionists
Male vocalist: Howie Day
Female vocalist: Aimee Mann
Live act: Dresden Dolls
Funk or jam band: Addison Groove Project
Jazz act: Pat Metheny Group
Blues act: Susan Tedeschi

For a full listing of winners see: boston.com

Aerosmith has tapped Lenny Kravitz for a fall North American tour, which will kick off with an Oct. 30-Nov. 1 stand in Uncasville, Conn.

Aerosmith will be out in support of its upcoming DualDisc release “Rockin’ the Joint,” due Oct. 25 via Columbia. The album features highlights from a Jan. 11, 2002, club show at the Las Vegas venue of the same name.

Kravitz has been off the road since the conclusion of his Electric Church tour earlier this summer.

Here are current Aerosmith/Lenny Kravitz tour dates, with more expected soon:

Oct. 30, Nov. 1: Uncasville, Conn. (Mohegan Sun)
Nov. 3: Washington, D.C. (MCI Center)
Nov. 8: Uniondale, N.Y. (Nassau Coliseum)
Nov. 10: East Rutherford, N.J. (Continental Airlines Arena)
Nov. 16: Ottawa, Ontario (Corel Centre)
Nov. 18: Toronto (Air Canada Centre)
Nov. 23: Philadelphia (Wachovia Center)
Dec. 2: Atlantic City, N.J. (Borgata)
Dec. 8: Winnipeg, Manitoba (MTS Center)

Source: billboard.com

Still finding new meaning in a medium they all but single-handedly created, the legendary Deep Purple is poised to release their latest recording project November 1st entitled,