Bassist Phil Lesh of the Grateful Dead brought his rotating cast of characters to New York City this past week for a slew of highly anticipated outings.
The Slip’s first single off their new studio album (label and release date still tbd) is available on iTunes, Rhapsody and the Real Music Store.
The song is in the uber-popular PS2 game Guitar Hero as well as being pre-loaded on 4.5 MILLION Sandisk mp3 players that come out in late March. Little know fact is that Sandisk is #2 for mp3 players in the US market.
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O.A.R. picked them to open their 2005 summer tour, and now this week
This may sound like your grandpa
Stuart made an intimate show even more intimate.
The take on “Thunder Road” is particularly impressive in that Oldham manages to quickly make the song his own while not sacrificing the elements that made it great for the boss when Born to Run was topping the charts.
Ernie Hendrickson and The Make Believe will celebrate the release of their debut album, Only A Dream, Saturday March 4, at Martyr’s in Chicago. With top notch players quickly ascending the ranks of Chicago’s improvisational rock scene, EH & TMB delivers elements of jazz, fusion, rock, soul, and reggae, and handles these styles with enough grace and confidence to make even first time listeners believers.
After completing a two-month residency at Chicago’s Tonic Room, TMB landed a spot on promoter Triple Dot MAS’s Winter Compliation CD featuring bands such as Umphrey’s Mcgee and Fareed Haque Group. Their self-titled debut E.P. boasts an impressive list of special guests including Joel Cummins, keyboardist for Umphrey’s Mcgee, and Serbian guitar prodigy Goram Ivanovic.
As Lisa Palmeno of the Rock River Times stated, “This group is not easy to stereotype, because they have developed their own style and seem comfortable with a variety of music genres.”
For more information see themakebelieve.com
Ernie Hendrickson and The Make Believe – “Only A Dream” CD Release Party
Saturday, March 4th, 2006
Martyr’s
3855 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago IL
Phone: 773-404-9494
Web: www.martyrslive.com
Tix $10 at door or in advance at (800) 594-TIXX
Doors: 8pm Show: 9pm Ages: 21+
On the heels of his latest album, “Back Home,” Eric Clapton hits the road again launching a just announced world tour beginning in Europe on May 5 and travelling to 13 European countries with an already sold out 7-night run at London’s Royal Albert Hall. Additional news of this tour will follow shortly, including announcements of several exciting tour dates featuring venues never-before-played by Clapton and his band.
Clapton has assembled an impressive band, including several album collaborators. The 2006 tour band will consist of: Eric Clapton, Guitar, as well as Doyle Bramhall II and Derek Trucks also on Guitar, Chris Stainton and Tim Carmon on Keyboards, Willie Weeks on Bass, Steve Jordan on Drums, The Kick Horns: Simon Clarke, Roddy Lorimer, and Tim Sanders on Brass, and backing vocals by Michelle John and Sharon White.
Particle unveiled its new five-piece outfit on February 24 at the Henry Fonda Theatre in Hollywood. The band now boasts Scott Metzger and Ben Combe on guitar and vocals, in addition to original members Eric Gould (bass), Steve Molitz (keys) and Darren Pujalet (drums). The group plans to unleash more new material throughout its forty city cross-country Spring tour, which begins with an appearance at South by Southwest in mid-March. The newly formed quintet will also make appearances at Jazzfest in New Orleans and The Green Apple Music Festival in New York City.
Scott Metzger is a New York City native who has played in numerous projects including Amfibian and Rana. He has collaborated with Gov
