March 24, 2006

Known for her raucous and theatrical live shows, the ever-elusive PJ Harvey will finally release her first-ever live DVD, PJ Harvey on Tour — Please Leave Quietly, on May 2nd.

The collection, directed by Harvey’s longtime video director Maria Mochnacz, features footage from the notoriously guarded rocker’s U.S. and European tours in support of 2004’s Uh Huh Her. In addition, Please Leave Quietly offers a behind-the-scenes glimpse at the construction of the live shows — from stage sets to sound checks — as well as the previously unreleased tracks “Evol” and “Uh Huh Her.”

Source rollingstone.com.

Swedish psych-rock outfit Dungen will be back in the U.S. this spring for its second major tour.

The band will do a week’s worth of West Coast dates coinciding with its appearance at the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival April 29-30.

A month later, they’ll return for a round of dates on the other side of the Mississippi, starting in Chicago June 2. More than a dozen shows are planned that month, including two gigs in Canada and a slot at Bonnaroo in Manchester, Tenn.

The EARL in Atlanta will host the last show of the trek June 18.

Source pollstar.com.

Having recently performed in China for the first time ever, James Brown is ready for another round of blistering shows across the U.S. and Europe.

Backed by his nine-piece Soul General band and the General Sweet backup singers, the Godfather of Soul has dates booked throughout May from Oklahoma to New Jersey.

He’ll visit New York and Massachussetts in June before heading to Europe. Gigs are planned in half a dozen European countries, including an appearance at Ireland’s Oxegen Festival.

He’ll be back in the U.S. the following month, with a series of West Coast gigs planned into September. The last confirmed dates are mid-September shows in Missouri, Iowa and Indiana.

Source pollstar.com.