June 2006

Muse is heading out on the road in support of their new album “Black Holes and Revelations.” Here are the U.S. cities they are hitting in Jul/Aug:

18-Jul San Francisco The Concourse
19-Jul Los Angeles Greek Theatre
21-Jul San Diego Soma
22-Jul Phoenix Celebrity Theatre
24-Jul Denver Fillmore
26-Jul Minneapolis State Theatre
27-Jul Chicago Aragon Ballroom
28-Jul Detroit State Theatre
30-Jul Toronto Docks Concert Hall
31-Jul Montreal Cartier Pier
2-Aug Boston Bank Of America Pavilion
3-Aug New York Hammerstein Ballroom
4-Aug Philadelphia Electric Factory
6-Aug Atlanta Tabernacle

Club d’Elf, The ever-rotating cast that revolves around bassist Mike Rivard, will include keyboardist John Medeski this Wednesday when the band plays two shows in one night in New York City. To say every show is different with this band is quite the understatement since the players vary each night themselves. Joining Rivard and Medeski will be Brahim Fribgane (oud, perc & voice), Mat Maneri (elec viola), Mister Rourke (turntables), Dean Johnston (drums) & Oren Bloedow (guitar – midnight show ).

show details: wed june 14, 2006.
tonic, 107 norfolk st, ny, ny. 10002. 212-358-7501. www.tonicnyc.com.
2 shows : 10 pm & 12 am. $12 advance/$15 DOS.

Los Angeles-based quintet Particle are gearing up to storm the U.S. with newly announced tour dates and the joint release of the Transformations Live DVD and double live CD Transformations Live: For The People due in stores from Shout! Factory/Sony on July 18.

The tour is highlighted by performances at Milwaukee’s Summerfest in July, Lollapalooza in Chicago and San Diego’s Street Scene in August and Seattle’s annual Bumbershoot in September. Particle will team up with the UK’s jam pioneers Ozric Tentacles in July for a handful of shows including a CD/DVD release party at The Fillmore in San Francisco on July 15. Particle also plans to reunite with Mickey Hart at this year’s Summerfest for a special set of music billed as Mickey Hart and Friends on July 5.

With one album and EP under their belt Detroit natives the Dirty Americans, are back, independent and working on a new album produced by guitar god Kenny Olson and Shannon Boone, (a.k.a. The Scorpio Brothers).

Lead by frontman Myron, guitarist Jeff Piper, bassist Pete Bever and drummer Jeremiah Pilbeam, they live for the tour and all the madness that goes with it. Dirty Americans have appeared on some of the most prestigious music festivals around the world with some of the hottest bands including; The Donnington Festival with Metallica, Korn & Slipknot; the Festimad Festival with Jet and Ben Harper; the IGGY AND THE STOOGES REUNION; the Summer Sonic Festival with Green Day, Beatie Boys, the Go-Go’s, MC5 & Silvertide; the Rock Am Ring & Rock Im Park with Korn, Yellowcard, & the Black Eyed Peas; the Detroit Harley festival with Trapt, Clutch & Tantric; the Alice Cooper tour in the mid-west and so much more to list.

Bob Dylan’s new album, Modern Times, is due out on August 29th. Times, which Dylan produced himself, mixes elements of 2001