2006

Seattle

Modern rock outfit Modest Mouse will return Dec. 19 with its highly anticipated new Epic album, “We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank.”

It’s the follow-up to the band’s 2004 mainstream breakthrough, “Good News for People Who Love Bad News,” which has sold 1.5 million copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

The new album was recorded at Sweet Tea Studios in Oxford, Miss., and, as previously tipped here, features the contributions of former Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr. Marr has since become an official member of Modest Mouse and will tour with the band in the future.

For now, the lone confirmed date on Modest Mouse’s schedule is a Nov. 11 appearance at the Bang! Festival in Miami, alongside Duran Duran, Daft Punk, Gnarls Barkley and Tiesto.

Source billboard.com.

Vegoose at Night is a series of nighttime concerts presenting a variety of artists at marquee venues throughout the city starting on Friday, October 27th and running through Halloween night, Tuesday, October 31st. An initial listing of the Vegoose at Night Concert Series is below. Check vegoose.com for updates in the coming weeks.

Ticket availability for these shows will be limited. Those who have purchased tickets to VEGOOSE will be given the first opportunity to purchase tickets to late-night shows in a special pre-sale. The first round of VIP ticket holder pre-sales will start on Wednesday, September 6th. The first round of regular ticket holder pre-sales will start on Saturday, September 9th. Visit vegoose.com for more ticketing info.

Friday Oct. 27th, 2006
Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds MGM Grand Garden

Damian “Jr. Gong” MarleyThe Joint – Hard Rock

Keller WilliamsHouse of Blues

Trey Anastasio w/ Robert Randolph & The Family BandOrleans Arena

Saturday Oct. 28th, 2006
Maceo Parker House of Blues

STS9The Joint – Hard Rock

Phil & Trey…Orleans Arena

Sunday Oct. 29th, 2006

The String Cheese IncidentOrleans Arena

Monday Oct. 30th, 2006

Widespread Panic MGM Grand Garden

More shows to be announced

“Everyone Stare: The Police Inside Out,” the directorial debut of five-time Grammy Award-winning composer and drummer Stewart Copeland, will be released on DVD exclusively by Universal Music Enterprises in September 12, 2006.

The film is a first-person account of The Police

Universal Republic Records will release new music from the legendary rock band The Who, it was announced today by Mel Lewinter, Chairman and CEO of the Universal Motown Records Group, and Monte Lipman, President of Universal Republic Records. The historic signing with Universal Republic will include the first studio album by the band in 25 years, Endless Wire, scheduled to hit stores October 31, 2006.

“We are thrilled beyond words to welcome The Who to Universal Republic,” stated Mr. Lewinter. “They are truly one of the quintessential rock bands of all time. Larger than life, never compromising – The Who’s profound insight and willingness to push the musical envelope embodies everything vital about the indispensable music culture they helped spawn.”

Universal Republic will inaugurate the new pact with the release of the first new Who studio album since 1982. The disc will include all new songs, as well as music culled from a 29 minute operatic work, described by The Who’s co-founder Pete Townshend as “A Mini-Opera inspired by his Novella The Boy Who Heard Music.” Townshend has made the book available online at petetownshend.co.uk/projects/tbwhim.