2006

The reviews are in: Diamond Dave, it appears, is not forever. David Lee Roth

Leeds 3-piece Black Wire are excited to announce their first visit to America this February in support of their debut self-titled album, which will be released in the US on Chicago-based indie Giant Pecker Records. The band will be making stops in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago and New York over 3-weeks for performances and special club appearances.

Since the UK release of their album in June, the band has been all over British radio and television. Touring relentlessly, they have quickly gained a big following in England

Hasidic reggae superstar Matisyahu has announced his 2006 tour dates. The tour starts off February 4th in Phoenix and concludes March 12 in Phoenix. Stay tuned for Matisyahu’s first studio release in 2006.

Sat/Feb. 4 – Phoenix, AZ @ Celebrity Theatre
Sun/Feb. 5 – Aspen, CO @ Belly Up
Mon/Feb. 6 – Seattle, WA @ The Showbox
Sat/Feb. 11 – Waterville, ME @ Colby College
Sun/Feb. 12 – Cambridge, MA @ Avalon Ballroom
Mon/Feb. 13 – Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom
Wed/Feb. 15 – Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle
Thu/Feb. 16 – Atlanta, GA @ The Tabernacle
Wed/Feb. 22 – Reno, NV @ Reno Hilton Theatre
Sun/Feb. 26 – Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom
Tue/Feb. 28 – Denver, CO @ Paramount Theatre
Wed/Mar. 1 – Kansas City, MO @ The Beaumont Club
Thu/Mar. 2 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
Sat/Mar. 4 – Chicago, IL @ Riviera Theatre
Sun/Mar. 5 – Indianapolis, IN @ The Vogue
Sun/Mar. 12 – Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live

Ben Harper has married his long-time girlfriend, actress Laura Dern on December 23rd. Us Weekly magazine reports that the nuptials took place at an altar decorated with Christmas trees and candles near a white tent at the mansion formerly owned by late actor Gregory Peck. The ‘Jurassic Park’ star and Harper began dating in 2000 and got engaged in September 2004. They already have two children, Ellery, 4, and Jaya, 1.

Steely Dan frontman Donald Fagen will release his third solo album, Morph the Cat, in March. Whereas his 1982 debut The Nightfly viewed the future from an adolescent’s eyes, and 1993’s Kamakiriad viewed it from middle age, Morph, says Fagen, “is looking toward the endings of things.”

“It’s the album that’s closest to my vision of how [death] would sound,” says Fagen. “I don’t know if I could do much better.”

Fagen will support the record with his very own theater tour — his first solo show since high school. “I’ve never done it before,” he says. “I might do a few Steely Dan things that I particularly like, but it’ll mainly be my stuff.”

Source: rollingstone

The constant rotating cast of Mike Rivard’s Club d’Elf will perform tonight with a first time ensemble. Adam Sturtevant will be joining the core on drums, and Gavin Castleton will take over on keys. Gavin plays with the band Gruvis Malt, as well as his own solo projects, and Adam played drums for years with the trio Color and Talea.

Show details:
Tues Jan 3, 2006
club d’elf feat. randy roos ( guitar ), gavin castleton ( rhodes, synth, effects), mike rivard ( bass & sintir ) & adam sturtevant ( drums ).

matt murphy’s pub, 14 harvard st, brookline village, ma. 617-232-0188. 21+. 11 pm – 1:30 am. free.
mattmurphyspub.com.