Archive for March 2010

Forecastle Festival 2010 Initial Lineup Announced :: The Flaming Lips, Widespread Panic, Spoon

March 31, 2010 News No comments

LOUISVILLE, KY – The Forecastle Festival and Nederlander Entertainment are pleased to announce the initial lineup for the 2010 Festival, as well as a venue change to Louisville’s Waterfront Park to accommodate larger crowds and additional festival activities.

The 9th annual Forecastle Festival will take place July 9th – 11th at Waterfront Park – just a few minutes walk from last year’s location at the Riverfront Belvedere – and feature experimental rock pioneers The Flaming Lips and perennial jam band favorites Widespread Panic, along with Spoon, The Drive-By Truckers, Bassnectar, Minus the Bear, The New Deal, Lucero, a reunion by Cap ‘n Jazz, Ted Leo & the Pharmacists, Sara Watkins (of Nickel Creek), Dar Williams, EOTO, Break Science, Mimosa, Mucca Pazza, Company of Thieves, Savoy, BoomBox, Two Fresh, and Morning Teleportation. Over sixty more performers will be announced in the upcoming weeks, including additional headliners. Read more

The Avett Bros to Join John Mayer for 4 Shows This Summer

March 31, 2010 News No comments
The Avett Bros

The Avett Bros

The Avett Bros are joining John as special guests on The Battle Studies World Tour, for the dates listed below:

Jul 31 Bristow, VA Jiffy Lube Live
Aug 13 Cuyahoga Falls, OH Blossom Music Center
Aug 14 Tinley Park, IL First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
Aug 15 Noblesville, IN Verizon Wireless Music Center

Tickets in select markets go on-sale beginning April 17th at Livenation.com (Look for ticket links to go up a week before the on-sale)

Citicard members will have access to pre-sale tickets beginning Wednesday, April 14th at 10am local time through Citi’s Private Pass Program*. *For complete presale details visit www.citiprivatepass.com. Read more

Nelsonville Music Festival, 5/14 – 5/16/10 Featuring Loretta Lynn, Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings, Buffalo Killers and More

March 31, 2010 News No comments

NELSONVILLE, Ohio- Stuart’s Opera House is thrilled to announce some incredible new additions to this year’s Nelsonville Music Festival! Oscar-winning group The Swell Season, the “Queen of Soul” Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings, and country outlaw Billy Joe Shaver join an already amazing lineup for the festival that includes Loretta Lynn, Man Man, Todd Snider, Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears and over a dozen more acts already announced. The Swell Season will close out the weekend on Sunday, May 16th, Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings will close out Saturday night, May 15th after the festival’s headliner Loretta Lynn, and outlaw legend Billy Joe Shaver will play before Ms. Lynn on Saturday evening. Read more

Marco Benevento Announces North American Tour Dates, Releases New Album May 11

March 30, 2010 News No comments
Marco Benevento

Marco Benevento

Marco Benevento has announced North American tour dates in support of his forthcoming new album, Between The Needles & Nightfall. The Brooklyn-based pianist leads his trio for the majority of a 29-night headline run that includes a handful of April appearances surrounding the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and May dates on the East Coast and Midwest that are capped off by a hometown show at New York City’s Bowery Ballroom. Read more

Rock On The Range Daily Line-Ups Announced; Single Day Tickets On Sale Wednesday, March 31

March 30, 2010 News No comments

With a power-packed line-up led by Godsmack, Limp Bizkit, Rob Zombie, Slash and Three Days Grace, organizers for ROCK ON THE RANGE have announced the daily line-up for America’s premiere destination rock festival, taking place May 22 and 23 at Columbus Crew Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. Additionally, the producers announced that single day, general admission tickets will be available as of Wednesday, March 31.

Amping up the ROTR experience this year are Mistress Juliya of Fuse TV and Mötley Crüe and Sixx:A.M.’s Nikki Sixx. The dark and alluring Mistress Juliya is serving as the hostess and Mistress of Ceremonies for the event, and Sixx will host his nationally syndicated Premiere Radio Networks show “Sixx Sense” from the festival, offering rock fans across the country an inside look at the fourth annual event. Read more

Record Store Day Launches Samson Audio Contest

March 30, 2010 News No comments

The countdown to Record Store Day is on and the people behind it are excited to bring you another great contest.

Samson, a pioneering audio company, and maker of ZOOM products is helping celebrate Record Store Day with some new and awesome audio-video gear. One very lucky winner will receive a Samson prize pack worth over $600! All you have to do is go to www.recordstoreday.com and enter to win. The prize pack includes:

1 Zoom Q3 Handy Video Recorder
1 Zoom G1U Guitar Effects Pedal + USB interface
1 Samson StudioDock 4i USB studio monitors w/ built iPod dock
1 Samson G-Track USB condenser mic w/ Audio Interface

The contest closes on April 19. Enter to Win here: www.recordstoreday.com

About Record Store Day:

Record Store Day, organized by the Music Monitor Network, the Coalition of Independent Music Stores (CIMS), and the Alliance of Independent Music Stores (AIMS) celebrates the culture of independent record stores by playing host to in-store events/performances, signings and special product releases on a global scale. It takes place on Saturday, April 17, 2010.

Record Store Day 2010 is sponsored by Crosley Radio, EMI Distribution, Fontana Distribution, Gotta Groove, NARM, RED Distribution, Sony Music, Universal Music Distribution, Vivendi Entertainment, WEA Distribution, and Warner Bros. Records.

For more information on exclusive Record Store Day events, products and participants, visit http://www.recordstoreday.com Read more

Gov’t Mule Headlines 3-Day Festival Mountain Jam – Levon Helm’s 70th Birthday Celebration, Alison Krauss & Union Station

March 30, 2010 News No comments

Warren Haynes (Gov’t Mule, The Allman Brothers Band, The Dead) has announced that the Mountain Jam Music Festival, will return to Hunter, NY for a sixth year, from Friday, June 4 – Sunday, June 6, 2010. Mountain Jam was recently named by Rolling Stone as one of the Top 8 Music Festivals in the country, on a list that includes Coachella and Bonnaroo.

Gov’t Mule will once again headline the festival on Friday and Saturday night. On Sunday, Warren will be a part of the Levon Helm & Friends’ 70th Birthday Celebration, which will also include performers Ray Lamontagne, Steve Earle, Patterson & David Hood, Jackie Greene and Allison Moorer, with more top names expected to added. Read more

Twistable, Turnable Man: Tribute to the Songs of Shel Silverstein: Due Out 6/8

March 29, 2010 News No comments

Nashville, TN – March 29, 2010 – Shel Silverstein, as a writer, poet, and illustrator, has influenced generations upon generations of kids (and kids at heart) with his brilliant, witty, and touching turns of phrase. In Twistable, Turnable Man: A Musical Tribute to the Songs of Shel Silverstein (June 8, 2010), Sugar Hill Records shines a light on the lyrical genius’s oft-overlooked catalog of classic country songs. Read more

Photos – Chakras, 3.26.10, Mad Hatter, Covington, KY

March 26, 2010 2010 Photos, Photos No comments
chakras

Chakras

More Photos – Chakras, 3.26.10, Mad Hatter, Covington, KY

http://www.myspace.com/chakrassounds

Photos by Scott Preston

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Phish 3D in Theaters April 30

March 26, 2010 News No comments

PHISH 3D – IN THEATERS APRIL 30TH from Phish on Vimeo.


Phish is excited to announce “Phish 3D” – filmed at Festival 8 in Indio, California and opening in theaters nationwide on Friday, April 30th for an exclusive one week run (a full list of theaters will be announced shortly for the April 30th opening). The band performed 8 sets over the course of the weekend, including a special Acoustic Set on Sunday afternoon. Keeping the tradition of past Halloween shows, they donned a musical costume on Halloween night, covering The Rolling Stones’ album Exile On Main Street.
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