Compared to tracks like “The Day We Left Town,” from his first album, Johansen is capable of much more dark drama than is present on Tourniquet. The dreamlike quality here conjures up nothing more foreboding than visions of scarves billowing in slow motion.
The Seventh Annual moe.down will be held September 1-3 at the Snow Ridge Ski area in Turin, NY. moe.down is an annual party for moe. and its fans. The band will perform a total of six sets throughout the weekend.
Early Bird Tickets go on sale Saturday, April 1 for $80 at moe.ticketing. There are a limited number of Early Bird Tickets. They will be on sale until they run out or June 1st, whichever comes first. A limited number of tickets will then be $95 until they are sold out or until August 12th. Tickets after that be $110. For up-to-the-minute information, please visit moe.org.
Past moe.down performers include Flaming Lips, They Might Be Giants, Matisyahu, MMW, Ani DiFranco, Blues Traveler, Leo Kottke, Michael Franti and Spearhead, Nellie McKay, Cracker Van Beethoven, David Grisman, and Les Claypool.
The moe.down promises three days of music, camping and fun at the Snow Ridge Ski Area in Turin, NY. The site is about an hour northeast of Syracuse, at the edge of the beautiful Adirondack Mountains. Ski lifts will be open, so bring your mountain bikes!
Five years of waiting will finally come to an end for fans as Boise, Idaho band Built to Spill will release their already critically hailed You In Reverse out April 11, 2006. The national tour that was supposed to coincide with release is postponed due to emergency surgery. Doug Martsch suffered a detached retina and as a result is restricted to ample rest. The band has now released a line of re-scheduled dates for the summer.
NEW tour dates are as follows:
06-09 Calgary, Alberta – MacEwan Ballroom (small room)
06-10 Edmonton, Alberta – Red’s
06-12 Vancouver, British Columbia – Commodore Ballroom
06-13 Seattle, WA – The Showbox
06-14 Seattle, WA – The Showbox
06-15 Seattle, WA – The Showbox
06-16 Portland, OR – Crystal Ballroom
06-17 Portland, OR – Crystal Ballroom
06-18 Bend, OR – Domino Room
06-19 Eugene, OR – WOW Hall
06-21 San Francisco, CA – Slim’s
06-22 San Francisco, CA – Slim’s
06-23 San Francisco, CA – Slim’s
06-24 San Francisco, CA – Slim’s
06-27 San Diego, CA – House of Blues
06-28 Los Angeles, CA – The Troubadour
06-29 Los Angeles, CA – The Troubadour
06-30 Los Angeles, CA – The Troubadour
07-01 Los Angeles, CA – The Troubadour
07-07 Tempe, AZ – TBA
07-08 Albuquerque, NM – Launch Pad
07-10 Boulder, CO – Fox Theatre
07-11 Boulder, CO – Fox Theatre
07-12 Salt Lake City, UT – TBA
08-05 Chicago, IL – Grant Park (Lollapalooza)
09-12 Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue
09-13 Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue
09-14 Madison, WI – Barrymore Theatre
09-15 Chicago, IL – Metro
09-16 Chicago, IL – Metro
09-17 St. Louis, MO – Mississippi Nights
09-18 Columbia, MO – The Blue Note
09-20 Lawrence, KS – The Bottleneck
09-21 Tulsa, OK – Cain’s Ballroom
09-22 Little Rock, AR – Vino’s
09-23 Memphis, TN – Young Avenue Deli
09-24 Nashville, TN – City Hall
09-26 Indianapolis, IN – The Vogue
09-27 Columbus, OH – Newport Music Hall
09-28 Detroit, MI – St. Andrew’s Hall
09-29 Pittsburgh, PA – Mr. Smalls
09-30 Buffalo, NY – Town Ballroom
10-01 Burlington, VT – Higher Ground
10-02 Boston, MA – The Roxy
10-04 New York, NY – Irving Plaza
10-05 New York, NY – Irving Plaza
10-06 New York, NY – Irving Plaza
10-07 Philadelphia, PA – Trocadero
10-08 Philadelphia, PA – Trocadero
10-09 Washington, DC – 9:30 Club
10-10 Washington, DC – 9:30 Club
10-11 Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle
10-12 Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle
10-13 Atlanta, GA – Variety Playhouse
10-14 Athens, GA – 40 Watt Club
10-15 Birmingham, AL – Zydeco
10-17 New Orleans, LA – TBA
10-18 Houston, TX – Warehouse Live
10-19 Dallas, TX – Gypsy Tea Room
10-20 Austin, TX – Stubb’s
10-21 Lubbock, TX – Jake’s Backroom
Originally expected this summer, the third album from indie rock darlings the Shins is now penciled in for an October release via Sub Pop. The as-yet-untitled album is the follow-up to 2003’s “Chutes Too Narrow,” which has sold nearly 379,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
Recording got underway last September with producer Phil Ek in Seattle, but the project is being finished up in frontman James Mercer’s Portland, Ore.-based studio. “It seems to be not very effective for me to try and write new material out on tour,” Mercer told Billboard.com in 2004. “I’m so out of sorts, just being in a hotel. We never have time, either. You’re either recovering or you’re in a van driving.”
The Shins hope to have the album completely finished by the time they return to live duty with a May 17-18 stand at the Koko Theatre in London. The other U.K. shows will follow, including a May 21 appearance at the All Tomorrow’s Parties Festival.
For now, the group’s North American plans are limited to the Sasquatch! festival (May 27) in George, Wash., and Lollapalooza (Aug. 6) in Chicago, plus a July 6 gig at Los Angeles’ Hollywood Bowl with Belle & Sebastian.
Source billboard.com.
The Slip show in Madison, Wisconsin will be webcast LIVE (streaming audio only) on March 31st. The show will start at roughly 9:30pm (Central time). Users will need either iTunes, foobar, RealPlayer or Winamp to listen. You can join the stream up to an hour before the showtime.
click to stream: tapers.org:9993/listen.pls
In addition to the previous dates announced earlier this spring, as well as the 7th Annual moe.down to close out the summer, moe. has recently added more shows, including a week of shows with Umphrey’s McGee finalized and more east coast dates.
5/26 – 5/28 – Summer Camp 2006, Chillicothe, IL
5/30 – Simon Estes Amphitheatre, Des Moines, IA
6/1 – River Park Amphitheatre, Tulsa, OK
6/2 – Westport, Kansas City, MO
6/3 – Red Rocks Ampitheatre, Morrison, CO
6/7 – Saranac Brewery, Utica, NY
6/8 – Bank of America Pavilion, Boston, MA
6/9 – Festival Pier at Penn’s Landing, Philadelphia, PA
6/10 – Wolf Trap, Vienna, VA
6/11 – Three Rivers Arts Festival, Pittsburgh, PA
6/14 – Innsbrook Pavilion, Glen Allen, VA
6/15 – House of Blues, N. Myrtle Beach, SC
6/16 – House of Blues, Lake Buena Vista, FL
6/16 – 6/18 – 2006 Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival, Manchester, TN
9/1-3 – moe.down 7, Turin, NY
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
