Saturday, May 29, 2010

Chromeo Summer Tour

Canadian electro space-funk duo Chromeo is hitting the road this summer for their Business Casual tour. The tour kicks off with a set at Bonnaroo featuring the legendary Daryll Hall. After that, the band will hit 23 dates across America in support of their upcoming studio release Business Casual. Supporting Chromeo on tour will be the funk disco outfit Holy Ghost!




Chromeo Summer Tour Dates:
FRI 6/11 MANCHESTER, TN Bonnaroo (full set with Daryl Hall) *
MON 7/26 WASHINGTON DC 9:30 Club
TUE 7/27 PHILADELPHIA, PA Trocadero
THU 7/29 NEW YORK, NY Bowery Ballroom
FRI 7/30 BOSTON, MA House of Blues *
SAT 7/31 MONTREAL, QC Metropolis *
MON 8/2 OTTAWA, ON Capital Music Hall
TUE 8/3 TORONTO, ON Phoenix
THU 8/5 DETROIT, MI Majestic
FRI 8/6 CHICAGO, IL Lollapalooza *
SAT 8/7 MINNEAPOLIS, MN First Avenue
TUE 8/10 CALGARY, AB Flames Central
WED 8/11 VANCOUVER, BC Commodore
THU 8/12 SEATTLE, WA Showbox Market
FRI 8/13 PORTLAND, OR Roseland
MON 8/16 SAN DIEGO, CA House of Blues
THU 8/19 SALT LAKE CITY, UT Twilight Concert Series *
FRI 8/20 DENVER, CO Ogden
TUE 8/24 AUSTIN, TX Stubb's
WED 8/25 DALLAS, TX Palladium
THU 8/26 NASHVILLE, TN Cannery Ballroom
FRI 8/27 ATLANTA, GA Masquerade
SUN 8/29 LOS ANGELES, CA Hollywood Bowl (w/ The Chemical Brothers) *

* No Holy Ghost!

chromeo.net


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Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Austin City Limits Lineup


Austin City Limits, one of America's most legendary festivals will take place October 8-10 in Austin's Zilker Park. This year's lineup is one of the best I have ever seen. Drawing from a diverse pool of genres, this festival will have something for everyone. To put the icing on the cake, your's truly's phavorite band will be one of the headliners! Check out the lineup below:

2010 Austin City Limits Music Festival Lineup
The Eagles
Muse
Phish
The Strokes
M.I.A.
Flaming Lips
LCD Soundsystem
Spoon
Vampire Weekend
Norah Jones
Band of Horses
Monsters of Folk
Deadmau5
Sonic Youth
Gogol Bordello
The National
Robert Earl Keen
The Black Keys
Broken Bells
Slightly Stoopid
Yeasayer
Pat Green
Rebelution
Beach House
The Sword
Matt and Kim
The XX
Portugal. The Man
The Temper Trap
Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes
Girls
Ryan Bingham & The Dead Horses
Local Natives
Gaslight Anthem
Lucero
Devandra Barnhart
Blues Traveler
The Soft Pack
Gayngs
Amos Lee
Robert Randolph & The Family Band
Ozomatli
Richard Thompson
Martin Sexton
Manchester Orchestra
The Almighty Defenders
Miike Snow
Mountain Goats
Bear In Heaven
Mayer Hawthorne
Midlake
Foals
Switchfoot
Cage The Elephant
JJ Grey & Mofro
Kinky
Angus & Julia Stone
The Morning Benders
Hockey
White Rabbits
David Bazan
Asleep at the Wheel
Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue
Nortec Collective
The Very Best
Beats Antique
Blind Pilot
GIVERS
Dawes
Band of Heathens
Charlie Mars
Two Door Cinema Club
Lissie
Sarah Harmer
Constellations
T. Bird and the Breaks
Chief
Frank Turner
Those Darlins
Carolyn Wonderland
Kings Go Forth
The Relatives
The Ettes
Qbeta
Mynamisjohnmichael
Basia Bulat
Balmorhea
Dan Black
The Jane Shermans
The Kicks
Ponderosa
Two Tons of Steel
Caitlin Rose
SPEAK
Run With Bulls
Maxim Ludwig
Gospel Stars
Heavenly Voices
Wesley Bray & The Disciples of Joy
Jones Family Singers
Ashley Cleveland & Kenny
Greenberg
Buddy & The Straight Way
Travelers
Ruby Jane Smith
Verve Pipe
Frances England
Jellydots
Elizabeth Mitchell
Okee Dokee Brothers
Tom Freund
School of Rock
Q Brothers

aclfestival.com

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Sunday, May 16, 2010

Ronnie James Dio Dies

Ronnie James Dio, singer for bands like Black Sabbath, Rainbow, and Dio has passed away at the age of 67 after a battle with stomach cancer. Viewed as one of the gods of hard rock, Dio is also credited as one of the inventors of the devil horn hand-gesture. Dio was a legendary figure in hard rock and metal and his influence will live on in the power-stances and headbangs of metalheads around the world.

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Monday, May 10, 2010

Deadmau5 Summer Tour


Electronic music producer and performer Deadmau5 has announced a series of US dates for the summer. The tour will consist of "full" shows and "unhooked" shows. The "unhooked" shows will not feature the full the full stage setup and light show, but in his words, "will tend to be longer and more diverse." If you are a fan of live electronic, then Deadmau5 is probably your thing.

Deadmau5 Summer Dates:
Sat 5/29 Quincy, WA The Gorge Amphitheater - Sasquatch Festival (Full)
Sun 5/30 San Diego, CA Hard Rock Hotel San Diego (Unhooked)
Sun 5/30 Las Vegas, NV Hard Rock Hotel & Casino – Vanity (Unhooked)
Mon 5/31 Las Vegas, NV Wet Republic (Unhooked)
Fri 6/4 Santo Domingo, DR The Cave (Unhooked)
Sat 6/5 San Juan, Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Convention Center (Unhooked)
Sat 6/12 Manchester, TN Bonnaroo Music Festival (Full)
Fri 6/25 Los Angeles, CA Electric Daisy Carnival – Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and Exposition Park (Full)
Wed 6/30 Toronto, ON Kool Haus (Full)
Thu 7/1 Ottawa, ON Parliament Ultra Club (Full)
Fri 7/2 Chicago, IL Stadium Green at Soldier Field (Full)
Sat 7/3 Detroit, MI The Fillmore (Full)
Mon 7/5 Atlantic City, NJ Harrah's Atlantic City - The Pool (Unhooked)
Tue 7/6 Calgary, AB Flames Central (Full)
Fri 7/9 Edmonton, AB Shaw Conference Center (Unhooked)
Sat 7/10 Vancouver, BC PNE Coliseum (Full)
Sun 7/11 Kelowna, BC Kelowna Waterfront Park (Full)
Fri 7/16 Morrison, CO Red Rocks Amphitheater - Global Dance (Full)
Sat 7/17 Magna, UT The Great Salt Air (Full)
Wed 7/21 Boston, MA House of Blues (Full)
Sat 7/24 Philadelphia, PA Electric Factory (Full)
Tue 7/27 Montclair, NJ Wellmont Theatre (Full)
Wed 7/28 Washington, DC 9:30 Club (Full)
Sun 8/1 Montreal, QC Osheaga Music and Arts Festival (Full)

deadmau5.com


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Monday, May 3, 2010

Jam Cruise 9 Lineup


The ninth annual Jam Cruise, set for January 4-9, 2011, is the ultimate music-lover's vacation. This year, the cruise will bring perhaps it's best lineup yet to stops in Honduras and Mexico while continuing in their festival-like atmosphere on board. I've never been, but I've heard that if you have the cash for it, this is one of the greatest musical experiences you could ever have. Not only is there great music, food, and spirits all day and night, but it is extremely interactive and it is never a rare occurrence to wind up playing shuffle-board with your favorite guitar player.

Jam Cruise 9 Lineup:
Scaring The Children (Bob Weir, Jay Lane and Rob Wasserman)
Rhythm Devils
Robert Randolph & The Family Band
Maceo Parker Super Jam
Galactic
The Greyboy Allstars
God Street Wine
Stockholm Syndrome
Lotus
Jojo's Mardi Gras Band
ALO
Ivan Neville's Dumpstaphunk
Easy Star All-Stars
Lettuce
Garage A Trois
The New Mastersounds
Sierra Leone's Refugee All-Stars
Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears
Anders Osborne
Big Sam's Funky Nation
Cornmeal
Some Cat From Japan (tribute to Jimi Hendrix with Will Bernard, Ron Johnson, Scott Metzger, Eric Bolivar and Nigel Hall)
Greensky Bluegrass
Big Gigantic
Zach Deputy
The Pimps of Joytime

Special Guest Artists-At-Large:
Col. Bruce Hampton
Leo Nocentelli
Fred Wesley
Jennifer Hartswick
Big Chief Monk Boudreaux

jamcruise.com/2011/home

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