Photos by Ted Wong of Percy Hill at Coda in New York, NY on 3/25/2006. This lineup of Percy Hill features: Bass: Patrick Dole, Guitar: Joe Farrel, Drums: Aaron Katz, Harmonica: Craig Struble
The Hidden Land drops in advance of a major year of touring for our beloved Flecktones, who didn’t perform together in 2005 but certainly found ways to occupy themselves, with all four members mounting successful side project jaunts. Hidden isn’t so much a comeback, as some observers have oddly termed it, but rather just picking up where they left off, possibly with a renewed sense of purpose and a sensibility that seems a bit more earthbound.
Side projects have become a hit or miss avenue. For every novel Postal Service, there is an over-hyped Velvet Revolver with the whole
Rocky Votolato shouldn’t be written off when if comes to earnest
folk music, but most of the album is banal with not enough distinction
between the songs. He is a fine songwriter and musician, but his music
doesn’t burst to life like some of his more refined predecessors.
Just weeks after wrapping a U.S. run, Scottish instrumental group Mogwai has added a new round of North American shows along with festival dates in Europe.
The band, which just released its fifth album, Mr. Beast, played two weeks’ worth of shows in early March and is currently touring the U.K.
After a mid-April trek through France, the group will land at the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival in Indio, Calif., April 30. They’ll then spend the month of May making their way across the continent, hitting Canada for three shows and wrapping in San Francisco May 27.
In late June, Mogwai is confirmed for the Rock Werchter Festival in Belgium, followed by Germany’s Haldern Open Air Festival in August and a Royal Albert Hall show in London September 22.
Source: pollstar
Singer/songwriter Glen Phillips will reunite with his former Toad the Wet Sprocket bandmates for the first time in several years while touring in support of his fourth solo release, “Mr. Lemons.” The album is due May 2 via Umami/bigHelium Records.
Phillips’ four-month tour begins May 4 at Higher Ground in Burlington, Vt. The first 16 shows will feature him in a solo acoustic setting, to be followed by a series of acoustic shows that will boast both solo and Toad The Wet Sprocket sets. In August, Big Head Todd & the Monsters will join Toad and Phillips for four West Coast shows.
“I’m excited to see what the year has to offer,” Phillips tells Billboard.com. “I have so many projects going on and I’m loving all of them. It’s been a while since Toad has played together, and it’s going to be fun to play a big dose of the old songs along with a big dose of the new in the same night.”
Here are Phillips/Toad The Wet Sprocket tour dates:
May 4: Burlington, Vt. (Higher Ground; Phillips solo)
May 5: New Market, N.H. (Stone Church; Phillips solo
May 6: Somerville, Mass. (Somerville Theatre; Phillips solo)
May 7: Portland, Maine (Asylum; Phillips solo)
May 9: Annapolis, Md. (Ram’s Head; Phillips solo)
May 10: Philadelphia (World Cafe; Phillips solo)
May 11: Alexandria, Va. (Birchmere; Phillips solo)
May 12: New York (Canal Room; Phillips solo)
May 13: Bayshore, N.Y. (Boulton Center; Phillips solo)
May 14: Charleston, W. Va. (Mountain Stage; Phillips solo)
May 15: Pittsburgh (Club Cafe; Phillips solo)
May 17: Ann Arbor, Mich. (the Ark; Phillips solo)
May 18: Newport, Ky. (Southgate House; Phillips solo)
May 19: St. Louis (Duck Room; Phillips solo)
May 20-21: Chicago (Schuba’s; Phillips solo)
June 2: Baltimore (Ram’s Head; Phillips/Toad)
June 3: Elmer, N.J. (Appel Farm; Phillips/Toad)
June 4: Sayerville, N.J. (Starland Ballroom; Phillips/Toad)
June 6: San Francisco (Great American Music Hall; Phillips solo)
June 7: Seattle (Triple Door; Phillips solo)
June 8: Portland, Ore. (Aladdin Theatre; Phillips solo)
June 15: Indianapolis (Vogue; Phillips/Toad)
June 16: Madison, Wis. (Majestic Theatre; Phillips/Toad)
June 17: Apple Valley, Minn. (Minnesota Zoo; Phillips/Toad)
June 18: Chicago (Toast of Randolph Street; Phillips/Toad)
June 27: Exton, Pa. (Concert in the Square; Phillips solo)
June 28: New York (Madison Square Park; Phillips solo)
June 29: Northampton, Mass. (Iron Horse; Phillips solo)
June 30: Shirley, Mass. (Bull Run; Phillips solo)
Aug. 11: Veneta, Ore. (Secret House Vineyard; Phillips/Toad/Big Head Todd)
Aug. 13: Arlington, Wash. (River Meadows Park; Phillips/Toad/Big Head Todd)
Aug. 16: Saratoga, Calif. (Mountain Winery; Phillips/Toad/Big Head Todd)
Aug. 23: San Diego (Humphrey’s; Phillips/Toad/Big Head Todd)
Source billboard.com.
Fresh from a sold-out nationwide run with The Academy Is…, PANIC! AT THE DISCO have announced their first US headlining tour. The two-month string of dates, which kicks off June 6 in Tucson, AZ, will also feature the Dresden Dolls and the Hush Sound. Ok Go will support on select dates. Presale begins Wednesday, April 5th, with most dates going on sale next weekend. More dates to be announced soon. Check panicatthedisco.com for updates and presale information.
Confirmed Panic! At the Disco headlining tour dates:
June 06 – Tucson, AZ – Rialto Theater
June 07 – Phoenix, AZ – Marque Theater
June 13 – Las Vegas, NV – Joint
June 14 – Albuquerque, NM – Sunshine Theater
June 15 – Oaklahoma City, OK – Diamond Ballroom
June 16 – Houston, TX – Warehouse Live
June 17 – Dallas, TX – Gypsy Ballroom
June 18 – Austin, TX – La Zona Rosa
June 20 – Atlanta, GA – Tabernacle
June 21 – Tampa, FL – Janus Landing
June 22 – Miami, FL – Revolution
June 23 – Orlando, FL – House of Blues
June 24 – Myrtle Beach, NC – House of Blues
June 25 – Norfolk, VA – The Norva
June 27 – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club
July 01 – Philadelphia, PA – TBA
July 02 – Boston, MA – Avalon
July 04 – Hampton Beach, NY – Hampton Beach Casino
July 05 – Niagara Falls, NY – The Dome
July 06 – Columbus, OH – Promowest Pavilion
July 07 – Milwaukee, WI – Summerfest
July 09 – St. Paul, MN – Myth
July 11 – Cincinnatti, OH – Bogart’s
July 12 – Cleveland, OH – Plain Dealer Pavilion
July 13 – Grand Rapids, MI – Orbit Room
July 14 – Detroit, MI – State Theater
July 15 – Toronto, ON – The Docks
July 16 – Montreal, QU – Metropolis
July 18 – Pittsburgh, PA – Club Zoo
July 19 – Indianapolis, IN – Egyptian Ballroom
July 20 – St. Louis, MO – The Pageant
July 21 – Kansas City, MO – Uptown Theater
July 22 – Denver, CO – Fillmore Auditorium
July 24 – Salt Lake City, UT – In The Venue
July 25 – Boise, ID – Big Easy
July 26 – Portland, OR – Crystal Ballroom
July 27 – Vancouver, CAN – Croatian Cultural Center
July 28 – Seattle, WA – The Premier
August 4 – Chicago, IL – Lollapalooza
