2005

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”
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Quicktime “Deal”

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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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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.

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.

Nearly four months to the day since he announced in a hoarse voice on his evening newscast that he had been diagnosed with lung cancer, longtime ABC “World News Tonight” anchor Peter Jennings died Sunday, according to the ABC News network. He was 67.

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The inaugural New York music festival initially dubbed Across the Pond has been rechristened Across the Narrows. Set for Oct. 1-2 at Brooklyn’s Keyspan Park and Staten Island’s Richmond County Bank Ballpark, the event will feature headlining sets from Oasis, the Killers, Beck and the Pixies.

The Pixies will anchor the Oct. 1 bill in Brooklyn, alongside Gang Of Four, Built To Spill, Rilo Kiley, Death From Above 1979, Mando Diao and Nine Black Alps. Simultaneously in Staten Island, the Killers will play with Interpol, the New York Dolls, British Sea Power, Lake Trout, Tegan & Sara and the Ordinary Boys.

The next day’s shows will feature Beck, Belle & Sebastian, the Polyphonic Spree, the Raveonettes, Gang Gang Dance, Whirlwind Heat and a band to be announced in Brooklyn, and Oasis, Jet, Doves, the reunited Lemonheads, Kasabian, Jesse Malin, the Redwalls and an undetermined act in Staten Island.

Tickets can be purchased separately for each of the four shows, and a discounted ticket will be available for any two concerts. VIP package details are still being finalized.

Source billboard.com.

Michael Franti is about to embark on a tour – but not the kind with a band, roadies and instruments. Instead, he’s touring a film.

“I Know I’m Not Alone” is the documentary account of Franti’s recent visits to Iraq and Palestinian territories, in which shared his music with families, doctors, musicians, soldiers and residents.

Franti, who is equal parts activist and entertainer, took along his acoustic guitar and a video camera, recording those he came across who, in turn, revealed to him the often overlooked human cost of war, according to the Web site for the film.

Interwoven are Franti’s stories and songs, creating a visual and musical tribute to the resilience of the human spirit.

“I tell stories through my songs and spoken word, and approached the film in the same way,” Franti writes on theWeb site. “We let the images and music flow together as I re-told the story with voiceover and lyrics inspired from the journey.

“In taking this organic approach, I believe we gave unique insight into what people are facing in the Middle East today.”

A spokeswoman for Franti told Pollstar the film will be shown only at festivals and on college campuses when the tour launches in the fall, in advance of its January release.

Franti will appear at each screening of the film on, which to date hits mainly college towns beginning September 15 at the Griffith Film Theater in Durham, N.C. Other cities include Rohnert Park, Calif., Black Mountain, N.C.; Iowa City, Iowa; Urbana, Ill.; Burlington, Vt.; Toronto and Chico, Calif.

Source pollstar.com.