2006

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The Slip have signed to the acclaimed Bar/None Records (Architecture in Helsinki, Evan Dando, Yo La Tengo, They Might Be Giants) – and will be releasing their new studio album ‘Eisenhower’ into the world on Nov. 7th with the warm fuzzy pride of new parents. Co-Produced by The Slip and Matthew Ellard (Elliot Smith, Billy Bragg & Wilco, Morphine) and with additional engineering by good friend and fellow Montre-alien Drew Malamud (Stars, Metric, The Dears), ‘Eisenhower’ easily stands as the most cohesive and evocative work The Slip has released to date.

The band will tour with My Morning Jacket and The Lovely Feathers this fall.

For more info see: theslip.com

Irish Singer/songwriter Damien Rice has set a Nov. 14 release date for his sophomore effort, “9.” To be issued on Vector/Warner Brothers and Rice’s own music imprint Heffa, the 10-track set is the follow-up to 2003’s “O.”

Rice recorded and produced “9” himself and also created the album’s artwork. A handful of new tracks were previewed during a stint opening for Fiona Apple this summer.

Here is the track list for “9”:

“9 Crimes”
“The Animals Were Gone”

“Elephant”
“Rootless Tree”
“Dogs”
“Coconut Skins”
“Me, My Yoke and I”
“Grey Room”
“Accidental Babies”
“Sleep Don’t Weep”

Source billboard.com.

Jim James of My Morning Jacket will be opening for singer-songwriter legend John Prine for four dates in Californiam, leading up to a solo appearance at Vegoose on Sunday October 29. James’ solo dats are listed below.

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The Rhythm Devils have just confirmed that Jen Durkin will join the group on their upcoming trek in October. Jen aka Pipes will lead the group through new originals such as ‘Fountains of Wood’ and ‘The Center’ as well as the Grateful Dead songbook. The Rhythm Devils which consist of Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann, Mike Gordon, and Steve Kimock have also launched a new website – rhythmdevils.net – where fans can find mp3’s of the new songs and a version of “The Other One” from the August run with Mike Gordon on vocals.

Their fall run kicks off in Harrisburg on October 17.

See rhythmdevils.net for more details and tour info

Atlantic recording group Jet has been forced to cancel two upcoming shows as lead singer Nic Cester has acute laryngitis. Doctors have ordered Cester to rest for four to five days. The cancelled dates – Philadelphia tonight, September 29th, as well as Toronto on Sunday, October 1st-will be rescheduled sometime in November. The rest of the band will still travel to Toronto for scheduled press and promotional activity. Jet’s tour will resume Tuesday, October 3rd in Los Angeles, where the band is scheduled to perform on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. “Shine On,” Jet’s much-anticipated follow-up to 2003’s RIAA platinum-plus debut, “Get Born,” is set to land in stores on October 3rd.

A band statment notes: “In Australia, we say, ‘I am absolutely gutted’, when the gravity of the situation is overwhelming. After all the work we’ve done on ‘Shine On’ and on making this tour something special, all of us are very disappointed with the news of Nic’s laryngitis. Canceling shows is not something we take lightly at all. We had to make the tough decision this afternoon to cancel shows in both Philadelphia and Toronto-two cities we have played and loved playing in on numerous occasions. We promise to make these shows up as soon as Nic is recovered and we’re back on the East Coast. Once again, our sincerest apologies to all of our fans. When we return, it will of course be with a vengeance.” -Chris Cester, Nic Cester, Mark Wilson, Cameron Muncey and Stevie Hesketh

On October 24, Rounder Records/Zo