Archive: 2006

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
219 Sullivan Street, NYC
March 3, 4 2006
(212) 841-0312
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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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Wipe the slate clean. Ray Davies has dawned over rock’s new millennium. Davies, formerly of The Kinks, is a complicated, socially conscious musician, who delivers his message by drawing from a mount of musical styles.

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

Radiohead has revived a song that was first written in the “OK Computer” era as it continues to record material for its new album, which is expected for a summer release.

According to a post from frontman Thom Yorke on the group’s official Web site, the track “Nude,” which has also been known as “Big Ideas (Don’t Get Any),” will feature accompaniment by a string quartet. “It sounds beautiful, as far as I can tell,” he said.

Yorke played an acoustic version of “Nude” at a January 1998 show in Tokyo, while the full band premiered it during an April 1998 show in Dallas. It also appears on the Radiohead concert film “Meeting People Is Easy.”

The group’s site also features new photos of band members in rehearsal, including a close-up of a lyric sheet for a song with lines like “Did the cat get your tongue / One by one, in procession / Did your string come undone?”

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The spirit of carnival arrived a week early in Brazil with a free Rolling Stones concert before a crowd of over 1 million people at Copacabana Beach.

The band opened the Saturday night gig with “Jumpin’ Jack Flash,” cheered on by fans who had staked out spots before the enormous stage.

Fire department officials estimated the crowd was over 1 million at the show’s start but that more people were coming. Officials estimated that as many as 2 million could see the concert.

“It’s going to be an amazing show,” said 19-year-old Barbara de Carvalho, a student from Sao Paulo who had camped on the beach since Thursday. “I’ve waited for this all my life.”

Photographers and fans also crowded around the Copacabana Palace hotel where the Stones have been staying since arriving here Friday.

Fans said the guitarists Keith Richard and Ron Wood appeared from time to time on the penthouse balcony to wave at them.

A specially erected footbridge took them from the hotel, over the beachfront Avenida Atlantica and directly to the stage.

Source yahoo.com.