Archive: 2006

Organizers have announced that the 11th Annual Gathering of the Vibes is on for August 17, 18, 19 and 20, 200. “Once again, our friends at the Indian Lookout County Club have welcomed us back and we’re pleased to accept their invitation. This year we’ll be opening the gates on Thursday, for those that would like to get a head start with an early-bird arrival.”

The initial line-up includes

Bob Weir and Ratdog
Yonder Mountain String Band
Hot Tuna
Burning Spear
Keller Williams
Assembly of Dust
Deep Banana Blackout
North Mississippi Allstars
Strangefolk
The Ryan Montbleau Band
Tea Leaf Green
Scarecrow Collection
The Zen Tricksters w. Donna Jean Godchaux
UMelt
Papa Mali
The Everyone Orchestra
David Gans
Juggling Suns
Chuch
Rafterbats
King for a Day

For more info see: gatheringofthevibes.com

Photos by Ted Wong of Percy Hill at Coda in New York, NY on 3/25/2006. This lineup of Percy Hill features: Bass: Patrick Dole, Guitar: Joe Farrel, Drums: Aaron Katz, Harmonica: Craig Struble

The Hidden Land drops in advance of a major year of touring for our beloved Flecktones, who didn’t perform together in 2005 but certainly found ways to occupy themselves, with all four members mounting successful side project jaunts. Hidden isn’t so much a comeback, as some observers have oddly termed it, but rather just picking up where they left off, possibly with a renewed sense of purpose and a sensibility that seems a bit more earthbound.

Side projects have become a hit or miss avenue. For every novel Postal Service, there is an over-hyped Velvet Revolver with the whole

Rocky Votolato shouldn’t be written off when if comes to earnest
folk music, but most of the album is banal with not enough distinction
between the songs. He is a fine songwriter and musician, but his music
doesn’t burst to life like some of his more refined predecessors.

Just weeks after wrapping a U.S. run, Scottish instrumental group Mogwai has added a new round of North American shows along with festival dates in Europe.

The band, which just released its fifth album, Mr. Beast, played two weeks’ worth of shows in early March and is currently touring the U.K.
After a mid-April trek through France, the group will land at the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival in Indio, Calif., April 30. They’ll then spend the month of May making their way across the continent, hitting Canada for three shows and wrapping in San Francisco May 27.

In late June, Mogwai is confirmed for the Rock Werchter Festival in Belgium, followed by Germany’s Haldern Open Air Festival in August and a Royal Albert Hall show in London September 22.

Source: pollstar

Singer/songwriter Glen Phillips will reunite with his former Toad the Wet Sprocket bandmates for the first time in several years while touring in support of his fourth solo release, “Mr. Lemons.” The album is due May 2 via Umami/bigHelium Records.

Phillips’ four-month tour begins May 4 at Higher Ground in Burlington, Vt. The first 16 shows will feature him in a solo acoustic setting, to be followed by a series of acoustic shows that will boast both solo and Toad The Wet Sprocket sets. In August, Big Head Todd & the Monsters will join Toad and Phillips for four West Coast shows.

“I’m excited to see what the year has to offer,” Phillips tells Billboard.com. “I have so many projects going on and I’m loving all of them. It’s been a while since Toad has played together, and it’s going to be fun to play a big dose of the old songs along with a big dose of the new in the same night.”

Here are Phillips/Toad The Wet Sprocket tour dates:

May 4: Burlington, Vt. (Higher Ground; Phillips solo)
May 5: New Market, N.H. (Stone Church; Phillips solo

May 6: Somerville, Mass. (Somerville Theatre; Phillips solo)
May 7: Portland, Maine (Asylum; Phillips solo)
May 9: Annapolis, Md. (Ram’s Head; Phillips solo)
May 10: Philadelphia (World Cafe; Phillips solo)
May 11: Alexandria, Va. (Birchmere; Phillips solo)
May 12: New York (Canal Room; Phillips solo)
May 13: Bayshore, N.Y. (Boulton Center; Phillips solo)
May 14: Charleston, W. Va. (Mountain Stage; Phillips solo)
May 15: Pittsburgh (Club Cafe; Phillips solo)
May 17: Ann Arbor, Mich. (the Ark; Phillips solo)
May 18: Newport, Ky. (Southgate House; Phillips solo)
May 19: St. Louis (Duck Room; Phillips solo)
May 20-21: Chicago (Schuba’s; Phillips solo)
June 2: Baltimore (Ram’s Head; Phillips/Toad)
June 3: Elmer, N.J. (Appel Farm; Phillips/Toad)
June 4: Sayerville, N.J. (Starland Ballroom; Phillips/Toad)
June 6: San Francisco (Great American Music Hall; Phillips solo)
June 7: Seattle (Triple Door; Phillips solo)
June 8: Portland, Ore. (Aladdin Theatre; Phillips solo)
June 15: Indianapolis (Vogue; Phillips/Toad)
June 16: Madison, Wis. (Majestic Theatre; Phillips/Toad)
June 17: Apple Valley, Minn. (Minnesota Zoo; Phillips/Toad)
June 18: Chicago (Toast of Randolph Street; Phillips/Toad)
June 27: Exton, Pa. (Concert in the Square; Phillips solo)
June 28: New York (Madison Square Park; Phillips solo)
June 29: Northampton, Mass. (Iron Horse; Phillips solo)
June 30: Shirley, Mass. (Bull Run; Phillips solo)
Aug. 11: Veneta, Ore. (Secret House Vineyard; Phillips/Toad/Big Head Todd)
Aug. 13: Arlington, Wash. (River Meadows Park; Phillips/Toad/Big Head Todd)
Aug. 16: Saratoga, Calif. (Mountain Winery; Phillips/Toad/Big Head Todd)
Aug. 23: San Diego (Humphrey’s; Phillips/Toad/Big Head Todd)

Source billboard.com.

Fresh from a sold-out nationwide run with The Academy Is…, PANIC! AT THE DISCO have announced their first US headlining tour. The two-month string of dates, which kicks off June 6 in Tucson, AZ, will also feature the Dresden Dolls and the Hush Sound. Ok Go will support on select dates. Presale begins Wednesday, April 5th, with most dates going on sale next weekend. More dates to be announced soon. Check panicatthedisco.com for updates and presale information.

Confirmed Panic! At the Disco headlining tour dates:

June 06 – Tucson, AZ – Rialto Theater
June 07 – Phoenix, AZ – Marque Theater
June 13 – Las Vegas, NV – Joint
June 14 – Albuquerque, NM – Sunshine Theater
June 15 – Oaklahoma City, OK – Diamond Ballroom
June 16 – Houston, TX – Warehouse Live
June 17 – Dallas, TX – Gypsy Ballroom
June 18 – Austin, TX – La Zona Rosa
June 20 – Atlanta, GA – Tabernacle
June 21 – Tampa, FL – Janus Landing
June 22 – Miami, FL – Revolution
June 23 – Orlando, FL – House of Blues
June 24 – Myrtle Beach, NC – House of Blues
June 25 – Norfolk, VA – The Norva
June 27 – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club
July 01 – Philadelphia, PA – TBA
July 02 – Boston, MA – Avalon
July 04 – Hampton Beach, NY – Hampton Beach Casino
July 05 – Niagara Falls, NY – The Dome
July 06 – Columbus, OH – Promowest Pavilion
July 07 – Milwaukee, WI – Summerfest
July 09 – St. Paul, MN – Myth
July 11 – Cincinnatti, OH – Bogart’s
July 12 – Cleveland, OH – Plain Dealer Pavilion
July 13 – Grand Rapids, MI – Orbit Room
July 14 – Detroit, MI – State Theater
July 15 – Toronto, ON – The Docks
July 16 – Montreal, QU – Metropolis
July 18 – Pittsburgh, PA – Club Zoo
July 19 – Indianapolis, IN – Egyptian Ballroom
July 20 – St. Louis, MO – The Pageant
July 21 – Kansas City, MO – Uptown Theater
July 22 – Denver, CO – Fillmore Auditorium
July 24 – Salt Lake City, UT – In The Venue
July 25 – Boise, ID – Big Easy
July 26 – Portland, OR – Crystal Ballroom
July 27 – Vancouver, CAN – Croatian Cultural Center
July 28 – Seattle, WA – The Premier
August 4 – Chicago, IL – Lollapalooza

Sufjan Stevens has taken home the first New Pantheon Award for his 2005 album, “Illinois.” Stevens beat out nine other finalists for the $5,000 prize, which aims to continue the mission of the now-defunct Shortlist Prize in recognizing noteworthy albums that have sold less than 500,000 copies in the United States.

In lieu of an actual ceremony, the winner was revealed on the New Pantheon Web site this morning (March 31). The honor was originally scheduled to be presented Feb. 6 in Los Angeles but was then bumped to a March date that never materialized due to unexplained “logistical reasons.”

Stevens was chosen by a panel of nominators that included Dave Matthews, Beck, Ric Ocasek, Elton John, Garbage’s Shirley Manson and Keith Urban.

Source billboard.com.

With “Goodnight and Go,” you get a bubblegum teen romp with silly lyrics and a chorus that sounds so immature, it might make Britney puke when she hears it.

Compared to tracks like “The Day We Left Town,” from his first album, Johansen is capable of much more dark drama than is present on Tourniquet. The dreamlike quality here conjures up nothing more foreboding than visions of scarves billowing in slow motion.

The Seventh Annual moe.down will be held September 1-3 at the Snow Ridge Ski area in Turin, NY. moe.down is an annual party for moe. and its fans. The band will perform a total of six sets throughout the weekend.

Early Bird Tickets go on sale Saturday, April 1 for $80 at moe.ticketing. There are a limited number of Early Bird Tickets. They will be on sale until they run out or June 1st, whichever comes first. A limited number of tickets will then be $95 until they are sold out or until August 12th. Tickets after that be $110. For up-to-the-minute information, please visit moe.org.

Past moe.down performers include Flaming Lips, They Might Be Giants, Matisyahu, MMW, Ani DiFranco, Blues Traveler, Leo Kottke, Michael Franti and Spearhead, Nellie McKay, Cracker Van Beethoven, David Grisman, and Les Claypool.

The moe.down promises three days of music, camping and fun at the Snow Ridge Ski Area in Turin, NY. The site is about an hour northeast of Syracuse, at the edge of the beautiful Adirondack Mountains. Ski lifts will be open, so bring your mountain bikes!

Five years of waiting will finally come to an end for fans as Boise, Idaho band Built to Spill will release their already critically hailed You In Reverse out April 11, 2006. The national tour that was supposed to coincide with release is postponed due to emergency surgery. Doug Martsch suffered a detached retina and as a result is restricted to ample rest. The band has now released a line of re-scheduled dates for the summer.

NEW tour dates are as follows:

06-09 Calgary, Alberta – MacEwan Ballroom (small room)
06-10 Edmonton, Alberta – Red’s
06-12 Vancouver, British Columbia – Commodore Ballroom
06-13 Seattle, WA – The Showbox
06-14 Seattle, WA – The Showbox
06-15 Seattle, WA – The Showbox
06-16 Portland, OR – Crystal Ballroom
06-17 Portland, OR – Crystal Ballroom
06-18 Bend, OR – Domino Room
06-19 Eugene, OR – WOW Hall
06-21 San Francisco, CA – Slim’s
06-22 San Francisco, CA – Slim’s
06-23 San Francisco, CA – Slim’s
06-24 San Francisco, CA – Slim’s
06-27 San Diego, CA – House of Blues
06-28 Los Angeles, CA – The Troubadour
06-29 Los Angeles, CA – The Troubadour
06-30 Los Angeles, CA – The Troubadour
07-01 Los Angeles, CA – The Troubadour
07-07 Tempe, AZ – TBA
07-08 Albuquerque, NM – Launch Pad
07-10 Boulder, CO – Fox Theatre
07-11 Boulder, CO – Fox Theatre
07-12 Salt Lake City, UT – TBA
08-05 Chicago, IL – Grant Park (Lollapalooza)
09-12 Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue
09-13 Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue
09-14 Madison, WI – Barrymore Theatre
09-15 Chicago, IL – Metro
09-16 Chicago, IL – Metro
09-17 St. Louis, MO – Mississippi Nights
09-18 Columbia, MO – The Blue Note
09-20 Lawrence, KS – The Bottleneck
09-21 Tulsa, OK – Cain’s Ballroom
09-22 Little Rock, AR – Vino’s
09-23 Memphis, TN – Young Avenue Deli
09-24 Nashville, TN – City Hall
09-26 Indianapolis, IN – The Vogue
09-27 Columbus, OH – Newport Music Hall
09-28 Detroit, MI – St. Andrew’s Hall
09-29 Pittsburgh, PA – Mr. Smalls
09-30 Buffalo, NY – Town Ballroom
10-01 Burlington, VT – Higher Ground
10-02 Boston, MA – The Roxy
10-04 New York, NY – Irving Plaza
10-05 New York, NY – Irving Plaza
10-06 New York, NY – Irving Plaza
10-07 Philadelphia, PA – Trocadero
10-08 Philadelphia, PA – Trocadero
10-09 Washington, DC – 9:30 Club
10-10 Washington, DC – 9:30 Club
10-11 Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle
10-12 Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle
10-13 Atlanta, GA – Variety Playhouse
10-14 Athens, GA – 40 Watt Club
10-15 Birmingham, AL – Zydeco
10-17 New Orleans, LA – TBA
10-18 Houston, TX – Warehouse Live
10-19 Dallas, TX – Gypsy Tea Room
10-20 Austin, TX – Stubb’s
10-21 Lubbock, TX – Jake’s Backroom

Originally expected this summer, the third album from indie rock darlings the Shins is now penciled in for an October release via Sub Pop. The as-yet-untitled album is the follow-up to 2003’s “Chutes Too Narrow,” which has sold nearly 379,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

Recording got underway last September with producer Phil Ek in Seattle, but the project is being finished up in frontman James Mercer’s Portland, Ore.-based studio. “It seems to be not very effective for me to try and write new material out on tour,” Mercer told Billboard.com in 2004. “I’m so out of sorts, just being in a hotel. We never have time, either. You’re either recovering or you’re in a van driving.”

The Shins hope to have the album completely finished by the time they return to live duty with a May 17-18 stand at the Koko Theatre in London. The other U.K. shows will follow, including a May 21 appearance at the All Tomorrow’s Parties Festival.

For now, the group’s North American plans are limited to the Sasquatch! festival (May 27) in George, Wash., and Lollapalooza (Aug. 6) in Chicago, plus a July 6 gig at Los Angeles’ Hollywood Bowl with Belle & Sebastian.

Source billboard.com.

The Slip show in Madison, Wisconsin will be webcast LIVE (streaming audio only) on March 31st. The show will start at roughly 9:30pm (Central time). Users will need either iTunes, foobar, RealPlayer or Winamp to listen. You can join the stream up to an hour before the showtime.

click to stream: tapers.org:9993/listen.pls

In addition to the previous dates announced earlier this spring, as well as the 7th Annual moe.down to close out the summer, moe. has recently added more shows, including a week of shows with Umphrey’s McGee finalized and more east coast dates.

5/26 – 5/28 – Summer Camp 2006, Chillicothe, IL

5/30 – Simon Estes Amphitheatre, Des Moines, IA

6/1 – River Park Amphitheatre, Tulsa, OK

6/2 – Westport, Kansas City, MO

6/3 – Red Rocks Ampitheatre, Morrison, CO

6/7 – Saranac Brewery, Utica, NY

6/8 – Bank of America Pavilion, Boston, MA

6/9 – Festival Pier at Penn’s Landing, Philadelphia, PA

6/10 – Wolf Trap, Vienna, VA

6/11 – Three Rivers Arts Festival, Pittsburgh, PA

6/14 – Innsbrook Pavilion, Glen Allen, VA

6/15 – House of Blues, N. Myrtle Beach, SC

6/16 – House of Blues, Lake Buena Vista, FL

6/16 – 6/18 – 2006 Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival, Manchester, TN

9/1-3 – moe.down 7, Turin, NY

Always hesitant of a band with an exclamation point in their name, I wasn’t sure what I was getting into last week when I decided to roll on over to North Six in Brooklyn to check out The Go!Team. Shortly after 10:30, the three boys and three girls of the Go!Team, stormed the stage clad with wristbands and donning their own personal style, they immediately started bouncing around and playing their hearts out like a pep rally gone rock and roll.

As tipped yesterday (March 28) on Billboard’s Jaded Insider blog, Replacements members Paul Westerberg, Tommy Stinson and Chris Mars have reunited to record two new songs for an upcoming retrospective, “Don’t You Know Who I Think I Was?: The Best of the Replacements.” Due June 13 via Rhino, the set will feature “Message to the Boys” and “Pool & Dive,” the band’s first new recordings in 16 years.

Session drummer Josh Freese was behind the kit for the new recordings, while Mars, who in recent years has foregone music for an art career, contributed backing vocals. The songs were written by Westerberg and were recorded at producer Ed Ackerson’s Flowers studio in Minneapolis. At deadline, it is unclear if any further activity is brewing within the Replacements’ camp.

To read more, visit billboard.com.

Trey Anastasio, Elvis Costello and the Imposters and Diana Krall lead the lineup for the 2006 Jazz Aspen Snowmass festival, to be held June 22-25 in Aspen’s Rio Grande Park. The event will kick off June 22 with shows by Jamie Cullum and Lizz Wright, followed the night next by a performance from Krall.

Costello and the Imposters will be joined by Allen Toussaint for their June 24 set, an evening which will also boast a performance by Delbert McClinton. Sets by Anastasio and Maceo Parker will close the festival on June 25.

Tickets are available via the event’s Web site. Jazz Aspen Snowmass will also stage a Labor Day festival at Snowmass Town Park from Sept. 1-4, with a lineup to be announced.

Source billboard.com.

Massive Attack have confirmed a mainstage performance on Sunday, April 30 at the seventh annual Coachella Festival at the Empire Polo Field in Indio, CA. This will mark Massive Attack