From the start, the deeply soulful sounds of the American South helped inspire Morrison to one of the most enduring and consistently impressive careers in music history. For forty-years, he
Seldom seen but often gossiped about Guns N’ Roses is set to play the RDS Arena in Dublin, Ireland, June 9 and at the Download Festival in Donington, England, on June 11.
The Dublin gig also features Motley Crue. Tickets go on sale February 25 through Ticketmaster and the usual outlets. Guns N’ Roses’ last Irish concert was at Slane Castle in May 1992.
Tickets are already on sale for the Download Festival. The three-day event will see Metallica headline on June 12. Other artists confirmed include The Prodigy, Deftones, Korn, Lacuna Coil, Clutch, and Hatebreed.
The GNR touring lineup hasn’t been announced – at least not by Axl Rose. There have been a lot of Internet forum posts about the classic GNR band-mates reuniting to perform but that seems unlikely, even under the most ideal circumstances.
The real questions are: Is the incredibly long-time-coming album ever going to see the light of day, and can a tour happen without the drama and trauma that has surrounded the last several efforts to get the band in front of its fans?
Earlier this year, Rose told Rolling Stone that GNR would finally release the Chinese Democracy album this year. A number of tour dates have been talked about – including a Rock in Rio Lisbon stop and summer festival dates in Italy, Germany and Austria. So far, only the Dublin and Donington concerts have been confirmed.
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According to Billboard.com: Nine Inch Nails, Beck, Death Cab For Cutie, Queens Of The Stone Age, the Flaming Lips, the Shins, Ben Harper, Arctic Monkeys and Matisyahu lead the bill for the fifth Sasquatch! Festival, which will be held May 26-28 at the Gorge Amphitheatre in George, Wash. The event will also feature Sufjan Stevens’ only scheduled performance of the summer.
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Classic British rock band The Charlatans UK are set to release Simpatico. on May 2nd on Sanctuary records. This record is their first American release since 200,1 and the band
Tim and Ida: A Love Story is a New Musical from Tree Theatre. Bryan Grossbauer and Mike Papaleo skillfully transform themselves into a pair of old retired cronies, a couple of post-college slackabouts, a frail old woman, a suburban housewife and two omniscient rapping doctors who prefer to kick it old school. These are the people who walk the halls of Shady Pines Nursing Home. Tim and Ida is their story.
‘If “Harold and Maude” were performed by two improv comedians channeling the Beastie Boys, the result might look a lot like “Tim & Ida: A Love Story.” Mike Papaleo and Bryan Grossbauer present this titular May-December romance between a twenty something stoner and his arthritic paramour as a tale told by Drs. Finkelstein and Dr. Samuelson, two nursing-home medics who supply Greek-chorus-style commentary in the form of goofball raps. If you’ve been looping “The Chronic (WHAT) cles of Narnia” on your video iPod lately, you’ll crack up at this cleverly written live show.’ -John Pavlus
Greenwich Village Center
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March 3, 4 2006
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With Pink Floyd guitarist/vocalist David Gilmour about to launch a new solo album and world tour, the band’s former bassist/vocalist Roger Waters is gearing up to perform the classic 1973 album “Dark Side of the Moon” in its entirety this summer in France.
Details of the show won’t be announced until Monday (Feb. 27), but Waters’ official Web site confirms that Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason will join him on stage at the event. It is unclear if the gig will be a one-off or if Waters plans to take “Dark Side” on the road.
Sans Waters, Pink Floyd performed “Dark Side of the Moon” in full for the first time during its 1994 tour in support of “The Division Bell.” With Waters back in the fold, the band performed the “Dark Side” tracks “Breathe” and “Money” as part of its four-song set at Live 8 last summer.
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For his latest escapade to the big screen, Young hooked up with director
Jonathan Demme to capture his recent “Nashville phase” during two nights in August of 2005 at the hallowed Ryman Auditorium.
It’s been nearly four years since dub reggae collective Dubconscious began spreading its bass-tempered sound around Athens, GA. Since then, their socially conscious sound has grown louder, and now they embark on a west coast tour to High Sierra.
The 4th Annual 10,000 Lakes Festival (10KLF) will open its gates July 19-22, 2006 at the scenic Soo Pass Ranch in Detroit Lakes, MN for four special days of live musical performances and campout experiences in the Minnesota North Woods.
10,000 Lakes Festival’s current line-up includes:
“loudQuietloud: A Film About The Pixies,” an intimate, behind-the-scenes chronicle of the Pixies
