2006

Beck will play five North American shows next month in support of his upcoming album, “The Information,” augmenting two previously announced festival sets in Los Angeles and San Francisco and a Sept. 27 opening gig for Tom Petty in Chula Vista, Calif.

As at recent shows, the artist will be joined onstage by puppets created by Puppetown Productions during the trek, which will hit Nashville (Oct. 12, City Hall), Chicago (Oct. 14, UIC Pavilion), Toronto (Oct. 16, Ricoh Arena), New York (Oct. 18, Theatre at Madison Square Garden) and Philadelphia (Oct. 23, Tower Theatre).

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WIth the release of ‘Okonokos,’ My Morning Jacket’s live DVD/CD set to hit stores Oct 31st, The band has announced a full Fall tour beginning in Charleston, SC and moving through most of the US before ending in Boston. Longtime fans will notice that the venue sizes have grown since the band last hit towns, but Jim James and Co should settle in nicely into the historic theatre level.

Pre-sale has already begun for select dates.

NOVEMBER 2006
09 Thu Charleston, SC Music Farm
10 Fri Knoxville, TN Tennessee Theater
12 Sun Atlanta, GA The Tabernacle
13 Mon Nashville, TN Ryman Auditorium
15 Wed New Orleans, LA House Of Blues
16 Thu Dallas, TX Gypsy Theater
17 Fri Dallas, TX Gypsy Theater
18 Sat Austin, TX Stubb’s
20 Mon St. Louis, MO The Pageant
21 Tue Milwaukee, WI The Riverside
22 Wed Louisville, KY Louisville Gardens
24 Fri Chicago, IL Riviera Theater
25 Sat Indianapolis, IN Clowes Hall
27 Mon Washington, DC 9:30 Club
28 Tue Washington, DC 9:30 Club
30 Thu New York, NY Roseland Ballroom

DECEMBER
01 Fri Philadelphia, PA Electric Factory
02 Sat Boston, MA Avalon Ballroom

see: mymorningjacket.com for more info

Kindred spirits Eric Clapton and J.J. Cale will release their first original album collaboration, “The Road to Escondido,” Nov. 7 via Reprise. The 14-track set includes 11 Cale originals, one each penned by Clapton and John Mayer and a cover of the blues staple “Sporting Life Blues.”

Clapton has previously scored major hits with his covers of Cale’s “After Midnight” and “Cocaine.” The pair hatched the idea to collaborate after performing together at Clapton’s 2004 Crossroads guitar festival in Dallas.

“This was the realization of what may have been my last ambition — to work with the man who’s music has inspired me for as long as I can remember,” Clapton says.

In addition to writing “Hard to Thrill,” Mayer guests on guitar alongside Taj Mahal, Derek Trucks, Albert Lee and Doyle Bramhall II. The late Billy Preston contributed keyboards throughout the project; the disc is dedicated in his honor.

Here is the track list for “The Road to Escondido”:

“Danger”
“Heads in Georgia”
“Missing Person”
“When This War Is Over”
“Sporting Life Blues”
“Dead End Road”
“It’s Easy”
“Hard To Thrill”
“Anyway the Wind Blows”
“Three Little Girls”
“Don’t Cry Sister”
“Last Will and Testament”
“Who Am I Telling You”
“Ride the River”

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Busting out of a revitalized San Francisco music scene, Tea Leaf Green’s latest release, *Rock ‘N’ Roll Band* (released October 31, 2006, on SCI Fidelity Records), captures lightening in a bottle. Available separately in both CD & DVD formats, the film joins the band for an evening performance at The Fox Theatre in Boulder, Colorado and offers an intimate look at a day in the life of a young rock band on the rise.

For the DVD, director Justin Kreutzmann, son of The Grateful Dead’s Billy Kreutzmann, provides both a snapshot of where the band is today and clear evidence of where they are headed tomorrow. Part concert film, part documentary, *Rock ‘N’ Roll Band* balances blazing live performances with private moments of artful reflection and presents the magic that is Tea Leaf Green for all to enjoy. Just one viewing will be enough to assure you that rock ‘n’ roll never died.

Look for the band on tour now in support of their new release. Current tour dates include:
September 16 Earthdance Peace Festival Laytonville CA
September 29 Great American Music Hall San Francisco CA
September 30 Fillmore San Francisco CA
October 05 Canopy Club Urbana IL
October 06 Tall Stacks Music & Arts Festival Cincinnati OH
October 06-07 The Harvest Jam Thornville OH
October 08 The Town Ballroom Buffalo NY
October 11 The Stone Church Newmarket NH
October 14 Irving Plaza New York NY
October 15 Paradise Rock Club Boston MA
October 16 Higher Ground Showcase Lounge Burlington VT
October 18 Beachland Ballroom & Tavern Cleveland OH
October 19 Bluebird Bloomington IN
October 20 High Noon Saloon Madison WI
October 21 Vic Theatre Chicago IL
October 22 Cabooze on West Bank Minneapolis MN
October 31 Fox Theatre Boulder CO
November 01 Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom Denver CO
November 03 Mercy Lounge Nashville TN
November 04 Rhythm & Brews Chattanooga TN
November 05 Blue Cats Knoxville TN
November 08 The Flying Anvil Greensboro NC
November 09 The Pourhouse Charleston SC
November 10 Neighborhood Theatre Charlotte NC
November 11 Variety Playhouse Atlanta GA
November 12 Down on the Farm Festival Quincy FL
January 02-07 Jam Cruise Fort Lauderdale FL

More dates to be announced. Visit
tealeafgreen.com

25 years ago, in October of 1981, the Grateful Dead played at the Melkweg in Amsterdam, home of Jam in the ‘Dam, for the first and only time. It’s an event that venue owner Cor Schlosser remembers with fondness to this day. Cor still owns the venue, and is as much an Amsterdam musical fixture as his legendary venue, which has hosted a who’s who of rock n

The Flaming Lips’ latest album, “At War With the Mystics,” has been expanded into a two-disc set due Oct. 24 via Warner Bros. The original album will be augmented with the outtakes “Why Does It End?,” “You’ve Got To Hold On,” “Your Face Can Tell the Future,” “The Gold in the Mountain of Our Madness,” “Time Travel?? Yes!!” and a cover of Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody.”

Also featured are eight tracks from various live radio sessions, one of which is a blend of Sonic Youth’s “Unmade Bed” and Led Zeppelin’s “No Quarter.”

The DVD disc of the new “Mystics” rounds up videos for “Mr. Ambulance Driver,” “The Yeah Yeah Yeah Song” and “The W.A.N.D.,” plus frontman Wayne Coyne’s videotaped 2006 commencement address for his high school alma mater in Oklahoma City.

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