March 30, 2006

As tipped yesterday (March 28) on Billboard’s Jaded Insider blog, Replacements members Paul Westerberg, Tommy Stinson and Chris Mars have reunited to record two new songs for an upcoming retrospective, “Don’t You Know Who I Think I Was?: The Best of the Replacements.” Due June 13 via Rhino, the set will feature “Message to the Boys” and “Pool & Dive,” the band’s first new recordings in 16 years.

Session drummer Josh Freese was behind the kit for the new recordings, while Mars, who in recent years has foregone music for an art career, contributed backing vocals. The songs were written by Westerberg and were recorded at producer Ed Ackerson’s Flowers studio in Minneapolis. At deadline, it is unclear if any further activity is brewing within the Replacements’ camp.

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Trey Anastasio, Elvis Costello and the Imposters and Diana Krall lead the lineup for the 2006 Jazz Aspen Snowmass festival, to be held June 22-25 in Aspen’s Rio Grande Park. The event will kick off June 22 with shows by Jamie Cullum and Lizz Wright, followed the night next by a performance from Krall.

Costello and the Imposters will be joined by Allen Toussaint for their June 24 set, an evening which will also boast a performance by Delbert McClinton. Sets by Anastasio and Maceo Parker will close the festival on June 25.

Tickets are available via the event’s Web site. Jazz Aspen Snowmass will also stage a Labor Day festival at Snowmass Town Park from Sept. 1-4, with a lineup to be announced.

Source billboard.com.

Massive Attack have confirmed a mainstage performance on Sunday, April 30 at the seventh annual Coachella Festival at the Empire Polo Field in Indio, CA. This will mark Massive Attack

Gordon Stone Band was recently invited to play at the Hat Yai Midnight Songkran & World Musiq Festival in Thailand. From April 11-15th, the Gordon Stone Band will be bringing their own version of World Music; a blend of jazz flavored, groove-driven funk, and buoyant bluegrass to the Songkhla Province of Thailand.

For over 30 years Gordon Stone has been writing his genre-crossing music, and now attracts international attention with his latest configuration of musicians including, former band member, Caleb Bronz on drums, and UVM

Bonnaroo announced today the following additions to the Bonnaroo 2006 lineup:

Cypress Hill
Blackalicious
The Streets
Lyrics Born
deadboy & the Elephantmen
The Refugee All Stars
Electric Eel Shock

More announcements to the lineup will be made in the coming weeks. Complete festival information is available at bonnaroo.com