2006

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

After several years of work, Paul Simon is finally ready to share his long-awaited collaboration with producer Brian Eno (U2, Talking Heads) with the listening public. The 11-track project, dubbed “Surprise,” will be released May 9 in North America via Warner Bros. and a day earlier internationally.

Among the songs set to appear on “Surprise” are “Sons and Daughters,” “How Can You Live in the Northeast,” “Outrageous” and “Father and Daughter,” Simon’s contribution to 2002’s “The Wild Thornberrys Movie” which was nominated for the best original song Academy Award.

Guest appearances include guitarist Bill Frisell, drummer Steve Gadd and pianist Herbie Hancock, whose 2005 album, “Possibilities,” featured a new recording with Simon of the latter’s “I Do It for Your Love.”

Source billboard.com.

Cho On Tour Razor-tongued funny woman Margaret Cho has shows planned in more than a dozen cities over the next few months, starting with Palm Springs, Calif., March 31.

She’ll make three stops in Florida in April, along with shows in New York, Indiana and California. Just one gig is booked for May, but she has several dates lined up in June and July at comedy clubs and theatres.

As political as ever, Cho recently performed at the Bring ‘Em Home Now! concert at New York City’s Hammerstein Ballroom, along with a long list of artists including Bright Eyes, Rufus Wainwright, Fischerspooner, Devendra Banhart, Peaches and surprise guest Moby.

Source pollstar.com.

Def Leppard and Journey are teaming up for a 34-date co-headlining run through North American amphitheatres, starting June 23 in Camden, N.J.
The tour, presented by VH1 Classic and Live Nation, will run for more than two months, finishing August 31 at the White River Amphitheatre near Seattle. More dates are to be added.

Source: pollstar

Beck has slowly begun announcing appearances at summer European festivals. He will also join Radiohead for an Aug. 22 show in Edinburgh, a pairing that is expected to be repeated several times this summer, with details to be announced.

For now, Beck’s lone North American dates are a May 27 show with the Decemberists in Bend, Ore., and appearances at the Sasquatch! festival in George, Wash. (May 28) and the Bonnaroo festival in Manchester, Tenn. (June 17).

Beck is touring in support of his 2005 album, “Guero,” which debuted at a career-best No. 2 on the Billboard 200 and has sold 786,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

Here are Beck’s tour dates:

May 27: Bend, Ore. (Schwab Amphitheatre)
May 28: George, Wash. (Sasquatch! festival)

June 17: Manchester, Tenn. (Bonnaroo festival)
Aug. 12: Oslo (Oya festival)
Aug. 13: Skanderborg, Denmark (Smukkeste Festival)
Aug. 19-20: Chelmsford/Staffordshire, England (V festival)
Aug. 22: Edinburgh (Meadow Bank Stadium; w/ Radiohead)

Source billboard.com.