Frank Black will take a new backing band on the road with him during his headlining tour this fall. Beginning Oct. 1 at the Marquee Theatre in Tempe, Ariz., Black will be flanked by guitarist Duane Jarvis, bassist Eric Drew Feldman and drummer Billy Block.
The group is expected to perform material from the Pixies, the Catholics and Black’s two recent studio albums for Back Porch/EMI. Jarvis and Block, alongside other guests like Steve Cropper, the Heartbreakers’ Steve Ferrone and Buddy Miller — were also present on the double-disc “Fast Man Raider Man,” which was released in June.
As previously reported, Black will first play a number of solo dates that bookend his supporting stint with the Foo Fighters. As previously reported, he will also open a pair of dates for Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers in late September.
Here are Frank Black’s fall tour dates:
Oct. 1: Tempe, Ariz. (Marquee Theatre)
Oct. 4: Nashville (Mercy Lounge)
Oct. 7: Memphis, Tenn. (New Daisy Theatre)
Oct. 9: Dallas (Gypsy Tea Ballroom)
Oct. 10: Austin, Texas (La Zona Rosa)
Oct. 11: Houston (Meridian)
Oct. 13: Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (House of Blues)
Oct. 14: St. Petersburg, Fla. (State Theatre)
Oct. 15: Savannah, Ga. (Savannah Smiles)
Oct. 16: Atlanta (Roxy Theatre)
Oct. 17: Asheville, N.C. (Orange Peel)
Oct. 18: Baltimore (Sonar)
Oct. 19: Philadelphia (World Cafe Live)
Oct. 20: Brooklyn, N.Y. (Warsaw)
Oct. 22: Washington, D.C. (9:30 Club)
Oct. 23: New York (Irving Plaza)
Oct. 24: Boston (Avalon Ballroom)
Oct. 25: Montreal (Le National)
Oct. 26: Toronto (Opera House)
Oct. 27: Pittsburgh (Mr. Smalls Theatre)
Oct. 28: Louisville, Ky. (Headliners)
Oct. 30: Cleveland (House of Blues)
Oct. 31: Newport, Ky. (Southgate House)
Nov. 1: Chicago (Metro)
Nov. 2: Madison, Wis. (High Noon Saloon)
Nov. 3: Minneapolis (First Avenue)
Nov. 5: Winnipeg, Manitoba (Pantages Theatre)
Nov. 6: Regina, Saskatchewan (Conexus Hall)
Nov. 7: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan (The Odeon)
Nov. 9: Edmonton, Alberta (Reds)
Nov. 10: Calgary (MacEwan Ballroom)
Nov. 12: Vancouver (Commodore Ballroom)
Nov. 13: Seattle (Showbox)
Nov. 14: Portland, Ore. (Wonder Ballroom)
Nov. 15: San Francisco (Fillmore)
Nov. 17: West Hollywood, Calif. (House of Blues)
Nov. 18: San Diego (House of Blues)
Nov. 19: Anaheim, Calif. (House of Blues)
Source billboard.com.
Dave Matthews Band will be releasing its first greatest hits compilation “in the near future,” according to an email sent to the band’s newsletter subscribers. “In order to fulfill an obligation to their label,” DMB will compile both studio and live tracks for the set, a release date for which has not been announced.
Via an online poll, fans are being asked for their input on tracks for the as-yet-untitled album, including favorite live performances of a given song.
The hits package is an apparent requirement as part of the new contract DMB signed with RCA in 2004. The group is also at work on a new studio album, which will be the follow-up to 2005’s “Stand Up.”
DMB’s ongoing tour will run through Sept. 23 in Charlottesville, Va. The band will also open an Oct. 20 show in El Paso, Texas, for the Rolling Stones. DMB previously opened some shows for the band in 1998; Matthews’ guest appearance on “Memory Motel” went on to appear on the Stones’ live album “No Security.”
Source billboard.com.
Rock trio Secret Machines will reprise its in-the-round stage setup for its fall tour, which kicks off with an Oct. 2-3 stand at New York’s Irving Plaza. The band will perform on an elevated rounded platform in the center of each venue, in an effort “to have the audience become a bigger part of the musical experience,” according to group member Brandon Curtis.
The group will be out behind its spring Reprise release “Ten Silver Drops,” which debuted at No. 4 on Billboard’s Heatseekers chart.
Here are Secret Machines’ tour dates:
Oct. 2-3: New York (Irving Plaza)
Oct. 4: Boston (Avalon)
Oct. 6: South Burlington, Vt. (Higher Ground)
Oct. 7: Philadelphia (TLA)
Oct. 8: Pittsburgh (Mr. Smalls)
Oct. 10: Chicago (Park West)
Oct. 11: Milwaukee (the Rave)
Oct. 12: Minneapolis (First Avenue)
Oct. 13: Iowa City, Iowa (University of Iowa)
Oct. 14: Boulder, Colo. (Fox Theatre)
Oct. 17: Seattle (Showbox)
Oct. 19: Portland, Ore. (Crystal Ballroom)
Oct. 20: San Francisco (Grand Ballroom)
Oct. 21: San Diego (Soma)
Oct. 23-24: Los Angeles (Avalon)
Oct. 27: Dallas (Lizard Lounge)
Oct. 28-29: New Orleans (Voodoo Island)
Oct. 31: Atlanta (Center Stage)
Nov. 3-4: Brooklyn, N.Y. (Warsaw)
Source billboard.com.
“Wetlands Preserved,” the documentary film about the celebrated downtown New York rock club Wetlands (which debuted this past spring) will be featured in the Rhode Island International Film Festival being held this week. In addition to screening the 90 minute film, there will also be a half-hour conversation with Wetlands founder, Larry Bloch, director Dean Budnick and additional guests.
Through accounts of musicians, staffers and clubgoers, “Wetlands Preserved” explores the club’s legend, providing a full account of its rich history for the first time. While the independent nightclub supported new music scenes while also initiating successful activism campaigns, it also emerged over its 13 years as a proving ground and nurturing environment for numerous notable acts who built a fan base and gained renown at the club. Many of these riveting performances appear in “Wetlands Preserved,” which exclusively incorporates music that originated at The Wetlands. In addition to the Dave Matthews Band, Blues Traveler, Phish, and Pearl Jam, “Wetlands Preserved” also features songs from such artists as Ani DiFranco, Sublime, Ben Harper, moe., 311, Robert Randolph & the Family Band, KRS-1, Joan Osborne, Fishbone, Agnostic Front and Michael Franti & Spearhead.
Details: Rhode Island International Film Festival
Where: Columbus Theater, 270 Broadway, Providence, RI 02903
When: Thursday August 10, 6:45PM
Superchunk frontman Mac McCaughan will take his “other” band, Portastatic, out for a round of concerts this September and October.
The new Portastatic album, Be Still Please, will drop October 10, and the group will launch the headlining tour the following day in Philadelphia.
Recent Matador Records signing Jennifer O’Connor will open on the trek, which spans 10 shows in 11 days. They’ll stick to the East Coast and South, wrapping in Atlanta October 21.
Portastatic will perform as a duo – with Margaret White joining McCaughan – on the M. Ward dates, but will expand to a full “rock band” for the October trek.
The group’s new album isn’t its first release of the year: The band released a soundtrack for the film “Who Loves The Sun” in June. It’s Portastatic’s second film score, preceded by 2001’s “Looking For Leonard.”
Source pollstar.com.
