Ben Harper will release an exclusive iTunes Original package on August 15th which will include interview clips, album cuts, and tracks from an iTunes Live Session .The track listing includes five live
TV On The Radio will kick off a fall North American tour Sept. 14 in New Orleans, two days after the release of its long-awaited Interscope debut, “Return to Cookie Mountain.”
Dates are on tap through Oct. 21 in Philadelphia and include a one-off Sept. 24 double-bill in Los Angeles with Massive Attack. As previously reported, TVOTR members are assisting Massive Attack with its upcoming album, “Weather Underground.”
In addition, TV On The Radio has joined the bill for the San Francisco-area edition of the Download Festival on Sept. 30, which will also feature Beck, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, the Shins, Muse and Wolfmother, among others.
Here are TV On The Radio’s tour dates:
Sept. 14: New Orleans (Republic)
Sept. 15: Dallas (Gypsy Tea Room)
Sept. 16: Austin, Texas (Austin City Limits)
Sept. 17: Austin, Texas (Emo’s)
Sept. 19: Boulder, Colo. (Fox Theatre)
Sept. 24: Los Angeles (Hollywood Bowl; w/ Massive Attack
Sept. 25: San Diego (Soma)
Sept. 26: Pomona, Calif. (Glass House)
Sept. 27: Santa Barbara, Calif. (Soho Restaurant)
Sept. 29: Sacramento, Calif. (Library)
Sept. 30: Mountain View, Calif. (Download Festival)
Oct. 2: Portland, Ore. (Wonder Ballroom)
Oct. 3: Vancouver (Commodore Ballroom)
Oct. 4: Seattle (Showbox)
Oct. 8: Minneapolis (First Avenue)
Oct. 9: Chicago (Metro)
Oct. 10: Detroit (St. Andrews Hall)
Oct. 12: Toronto (Opera House)
Oct. 13: Montreal (Le National)
Oct. 14: Boston (Paradise Rock Club)
Oct. 17-18: New York (Irving Plaza)
Oct. 20: Baltimore (Sonar)
Oct. 21: Philadelphia (Starlight Ballroom)
Source billboard.com.
After completing a stint on the Vans Warped Tour just this past weekend, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts have announced a fall tour in support of their new record, “Sinner.”
With Eagles Of Death Metal as openers, the 19-day jaunt begins Oct. 12 at the Theatre of Living Arts in Philadelphia and winds up on Nov. 19, although more shows will be added. Throw Rag, Riverboat Gamblers and Valient Thorr will also open for a handful of shows each.
Here are Joan Jett/Eagles Of Death Metal tour dates:
Oct. 12: Philadelphia (Theatre of Living Arts)
Oct. 13: Boston (Avalon Ballroom)
Oct. 15: New York (Irving Plaza)
Oct. 17: Washington, D.C. (9:30 Club)
Oct. 21: Cleveland (Agora Theatre)
Oct. 26: Chicago (Vic Theatre)
Oct. 27: St. Louis (Pop’s)
Oct. 29: Denver (Ogden Theatre)
Nov. 1: Seattle (Showbox)
Nov. 2: Portland, Ore. (Roseland Theatre)
Nov. 4: San Francisco (Fillmore)
Nov. 7: Los Angeles (Henry Fonda Theatre)
Nov. 10: Las Vegas (House of Blues)
Nov. 11: Tempe, Ariz. (Marquee Theatre)
Nov. 13: Dallas (Gypsy Tea Room)
Nov. 14: Austin, Texas (Stubbs BBQ)
Nov. 17: Orlando, Fla. (House of Blues)
Nov. 18: Atlanta (Roxy Theatre)
Nov. 19: North Myrtle Beach, S.C. (House of Blues)
Source billboard.com.
For a band that’s never toured and just released its debut album, Beirut has quite a bit of live activity lined up.
The musical project of Santa Fe-to-Brooklyn transplant Zach Condon, Beirut has tours of the Northeast, Canada and the West Coast booked with more to come.
Condon and his accomplices will launch the first round of dates at Brooklyn’s McCarren Pool August 13, staying on the road for two weeks. Four Canadian shows are set for early October, including two Montreal gigs in the same day.
Later that month, the band will hit Seattle, San Francisco and more, winding through the Southwest to finish in Austin, Texas, October 26.
A U.K. tour with Calexico is planned for November.
Beirut’s debut album, Gulag Orkestar, created a massive buzz months well in advance of its May release on Ba Da Bing! The album combines Gypsy and Eastern European folk influences with electronic and pop elements.
The group played several New York shows in June but has never been on the road.
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The Williamsburg Jazz Festival, started in 2001 by trumpet player, Jesse Selengut, is now in it’s fourth year running and is bigger then ever. The annual jazz festival has expanded to a full week of music, and includes 23 bands and 7 venues. Beginning this year Jesse Selengut has teamed up with another Williamsburg resident, trombonist Rick Parker. Together, their bands, NOIR and Rick Parker Collective, will perform as hosts at this year’s event.
The New York Times said;
A series of life shattering events kept Karl Wallinger out of the spotlight for the past five years. He left EMI on troubled terms and an aneurism left him speechless and unable to walk for a time. But World Party is back – with a new tour and album to celebrate.
Funnel Cloud serves as the perfect soundtrack for a cool, lazy Sunday morning, one that you
The Devil and Daniel Johnston, is a raw documentary on the life of Johnston, the youngest of five in a Christian household who goes from an aspiring cartoonist to a cult favorite that sparked Kurt Cobain to continually wear a Johnston t-shirt during Nirvana’s early ninety’s hey-day.
Widespread Panic has expanded its fall tour with new guitarist Jimmy Herring on board. Kicking things off at Radio City Music Hall on September 14-16, Panic will continue on to Burlington, VT (9/19), Manchester, NH (9/20), Boston (9/22), Wallingford, CT (9/23), Upper Darby, PA (9/24), Charlottesville, VA (9/26-27), Charlotte, NC (9/29-30), Lexington, KY (10/1), Cincinnati (10/3), Columbus, OH (10/4), Nashville, TN (10/6), Macon, GA (10/7), Orlando, FL (10/9), Charleston, SC (10/13), Birmingham, AL (10/14), Chattanooga, TN (10/15), Evansville, IN (10/17), Bloomington, ID (10/18), Detroit, MI (10/20), Milwaukee, WI (10/21), Minneapolis, MN (10/22), Ames, IA (10/24), Sioux Falls, SD (10/25), Omaha, NE (10/26), Las Vegas (10/29-30) and Austin (11/2-4).
For more information visit the band’s website
Singer/songwriter Joseph Arthur will kick off a fall North American tour Sept. 25 in Philadelphia. The outing comes in support of his new album, “Nuclear Daydream,” due Sept. 19 via his new Lonely Astronaut imprint.
Arthur will also make several TV appearances in the coming weeks, beginning Sunday (Aug. 13) on A&E’s “Breakfast With the Arts,” where he will perform two new songs and sit for an interview with KCRW’s Nic Harcourt. He will also appear Oct. 10 on CBS’ “The Late Show With David Letterman” and Oct. 17 on “The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson.”
The artist has recently been decamped in Los Angeles while working on another new album, which is expected to be released next year. The sessions have featured contributions from multi-instrumentalist Mathias Schneeberger and Twilight Singers leader Greg Dulli.
Before the headlining dates, Arthur will perform alongside Sonic Youth, Dinosaur Jr., Clap Your Hands Say Yeah and many others at the Osheaga festival, to be held Sept. 2-3 in Montreal. On Oct. 28, Arthur will perform at the Voodoo Music Experience in New Orleans, where he previously lived. Fans can download his tribute to the Crescent City, “Last Train to Ithaca,” from his Web site.
Here are Joseph Arthur’s tour dates:
Sept. 2: Montreal (Parc Jean Drapeau; Osheaga Festival)
Sept. 25: Philadelphia (World Cafe Live)
Sept. 26: Hoboken, N.J. (Maxwell’s)
Sept. 27: New York (Bowery Ballroom)
Sept. 28: Boston (Paradise)
Sept. 30: Toronto (Mod Club)
Oct. 2: Detroit (Magic Bag)
Oct. 3: Cincinnati (20th Century)
Oct. 4: Chicago (Double Door)
Oct. 5: Indianapolis (Birdy’s)
Oct. 6: Minneapolis (Fine Line)
Oct. 7: Lawrence, Kan. (Bottleneck)
Oct. 8: Denver (Bluebird)
Oct. 11: Vancouver (Red Room)
Oct. 12: Seattle (Crocodile Cafe)
Oct. 13: Portland, Ore. (Doug Fir)
Oct. 15: San Francisco (Du Nord)
Oct. 17: Los Angeles (El Rey Theatre)
Oct. 19: San Diego (House of Blues)
Oct. 20: Phoenix (Clubhouse)
Oct. 22: Norman, Okla. (Oplolis)
Oct. 23: Dallas (Gypsy Tea Room)
Oct. 24: Houston (Meridien)
Oct. 25: Austin, Texas (Parish)
Oct. 28: New Orleans (Voodoo Music Experience)
Oct. 29: Nashville (3rd & Lyndsey)
Oct. 30: Atlanta (the Loft)
Nov. 1: Annapolis, Md. (Ram’s Head)
Nov. 3: Brooklyn, N.Y. (North Six)
Source billboard.com.
