October 11, 2006

Tommy Guerrero: From the Soil to the Soul

Formerly a high profile skateboarding professional of the eighties and nineties, Tommy Guerrero continues to transition his notoriously smooth style, creativity, and technical ability from the pavement to the studio as he settles deeper into his newfound career as an increasingly respected solo artist. On From the Soil to the Soul, he pushes his unique, jazzy, guitar-driven sound into a mature new realm.

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Gov’t Mule, TV On The Radio And More Join Myspace For Concerts For Darfur

MySpace.com is getting involved with 20 concerts and is promoting them on its site as part of a campaign to raise awareness and money for humanitarian relief in Sudan.

The site, which grew in popularity thanks to its early adoption by emerging bands and their fans, has in recent months taken a more active role in promoting social causes, such as environmental awareness and voter registration.

“The crisis in Darfur is a global concern and as a global community we have a responsibility to take action,” Chris DeWolfe, MySpace’s chief executive, said in a statement. “MySpace’s reach gives us an extraordinary opportunity to spread the word and empower individuals to help address the horrors in Darfur.”

The concerts will take place October 21. Artists include TV on the Radio in Philadelphia, Alice in Chains in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Ziggy Marley in Medford, Oregon, Citizen Cope in Seattle, Gov’t Mule in Spokane, Washington, and Insane Clown Posse in St. Petersburg, Florida.

Other concerts will take place in Sacramento, San Diego and San Francisco, California; Melbourne, Florida; Atlanta; Louisville, Kentucky; St. Paul, Minnesota; Reno, Nevada; Baltimore; Asheville, North Carolina; Charleston, South Carolina; Milwaukee; and Washington, D.C. A Canadian show will take place in Toronto.

Source: pollstar

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New York Dolls Book Headlining tour

The New York Dolls will kick off their first extended headlining tour in more than 30 years on Nov. 6 in San Diego. The Supersuckers will support on the outing, which runs through Dec. 2 in St. Louis.

Here are the New York Dolls’ tour dates:

Nov. 6: San Diego (Belly Up)
Nov. 7: Los Angeles (Avalon)
Nov. 8: San Francisco (the Independent)
Nov. 10: Portland, Ore. (Berbati’s Pan)
Nov. 11: Seattle (El Corazon)
Nov. 14: Minneapolis (Fine Line)
Nov. 15: Chicago (Vic Theatre)
Nov. 16: Detroit (St. Andrews)
Nov. 17: Cleveland (Beachland Ballroom)
Nov. 18: Buffalo, N.Y. (Town Ballroom)
Nov. 20: Boston (Axis)
Nov. 21: Providence, R.I. (Lupo’s)
Nov. 22: New York (Irving Plaza)
Nov. 24: Atlantic City, N.J. (Borgata)
Nov. 25: Philadelphia (TLA)
Nov. 26: Washington, D.C. (Black Cat)
Nov. 28: Charleston, S.C. (Music Farm)
Nov. 29: Atlanta (Variety Playhouse)
Dec. 1: Nashville (City Hall)
Dec. 2: St. Louis (TBA)

Source billboard.com.

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Band Tribute Album Feat. My Morning Jacket, Death Cab for Cutie, Gov’t Mule

The track list for the Band tribute album first revealed here in July has been finalized. “Endless Highway: The Music of the Band,” is due Jan. 30 via 429 Records, an imprint of the Savoy Label Group. The set is led by My Morning Jacket’s cover of “It Makes No Difference,” recorded at Band drummer Levon Helm’s home studio in Woodstock, N.Y.

Also featured is Jakob Dylan’s “Whispering Pines,” Death Cab For Cutie’s “Rocking Chair,” Jack Johnson’s “I Shall Be Released,” Gov’t Mule’s “The Shape I’m In” and Gomez’s “Up on Cripple Creek.” John Hiatt teams with the North Mississippi Allstars for “Ain’t No More Cane,” while the Allman Brothers Band covers “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down.”

“Picking a song from their catalog was like looking at your group of close friends and deciding which one is ‘the closest,'” My Morning Jacket drummer Patrick Hallahan told Billboard.com. “You find that they’re all ‘the closest’ in their own relative way. We hold that song in the utmost reverence. It’s not only one of the saddest love songs ever written, but more importantly highlights the beauty of Rick Danko. His delivery on that song is one of the first reasons I fell in love with the Band in the first place.”

Here is the track list for “Endless Highway”:

“I Shall Be Released,” Jack Johnson
“The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down,” the Allman Brothers Band

“Rocking Chair,” Death Cab For Cutie
“It Makes No Difference,” My Morning Jacket
“The Weight,” Lee Ann Womack
“Whispering Pines,” Jakob Dylan
“Up on Cripple Creek,” Gomez
“King Harvest,” Bruce Hornsby
“Unfaithful Servant,” Rosanne Cash
“Rag Mama Rag,” Blues Traveler
“Bessie Smith,” Joe Henry
“This Wheel’s on Fire,” Guster
“Chest Fever,” Widespread Panic
“Ain’t No More Cane,” John Hiatt & North Mississippi Allstars
“Look Out Cleveland,” Jackie Greene
“Ophelia,” Animal Liberation Orchestra
“Stage Fright,” Steve Reynolds
“When I Paint My Masterpiece,” Josh Turner
“The Shape I’m In,” Gov’t Mule

Source billboard.com.

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