Month: January 2008

Tour: Radiohead

When you work a day job and can only post after the kids are in bed, you miss out on being the first site to post the news that Radiohead has announced a U.S. tour and have released a list of the cities they’ll be hitting to support ‘In Rainbows’. But, if somehow the news managed to escape you until now, here are the fuzzy details: there will be two legs of the U.S. tour, the first starting before Radiohead kicks off a European tour on June 6, the second starting after the European tour comes to an end, sometime after July 8. No other info (venues, dates, etc.) has been released other than the list of cities.

Atlanta
Boston
Charlotte, N.C.
Chicago
Cleveland
Dallas
Houston
Indianapolis
Los Angeles
Miami
Montreal
New York
Philadelphia
San Diego
San Francisco
Santa Barbara, Calif.
Seattle
St. Louis
Tampa, Fla.
Toronto
Vancouver
Washington, D.C.

Wanted: Guitar Hero III player

Thanks to longtime reader Kinch for forwarding along this craigslist posting.

Guitarist wanted for GH3
Reply to: comm-526195899@craigslist.org
Date: 2008-01-02, 3:36PM EST

My boyfriend and I play Guitar Hero III together on our Wii. I play bass and he plays guitar, both on ‘Hard’ level.

He got frustrated and quit the band.

I’m looking for a replacement. I must admit it will be extremely difficult finding someone with the same skills, he was frickin’ awesome.

Me: a Muppet.
You: must be ok with playing in a band with a Muppet. A muppet who is prone to throwing tantrums.

Maybe she should give Conrad a call (link credit: SuburbanBliss.net).

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9ao_vOsZkg[/youtube]

Tour: Nada Surf

Nada Surf did some warm-up dates this past fall road testing new material from the forthcoming release, Lucky, due in stores February 5 and now they’re ready to get back out there to pick up where they left off. Though not officially announced yet, the tour kick-off will take place in Austin, Texas during the 2008 SXSW Music Festival and will continue through at least mid-April according to the already released dates.

March
17 Tempe, AZ – Clubhouse Music Venue
18 San Diego, CA – House of Blues
19 Los Angeles, CA – Henry Fonda Theatre
21 Pomona, CA – Glass House
22 San Francisco, CA – Fillmore
25 Sacramento, CA – Harlow
26 Portland, OR – Crystal Ballroom
28 Seattle, WA – Showbox
29 Vancouver, BC – Commodore Ballroom

April
01 Denver, CO – Gothic Theatre
02 Omaha, NE – Waiting Room
03 Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue
04 Chicago, IL – Metro
05 Detroit, MI – St. Andrews Hall
07 Toronto, ONT – Opera House
08 Montreal, QBC – Club Soda
10 Boston, MA – Paradise Rock Club
11 New York, NY – Terminal 5
12 Washington, DC – 9:30 Club
13 Philadelphia, PA – Trocadero

Here’s where it all got started – I think this is the last time we saw Daniel without dreads.

[youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=P8g_wavcFR4[/youtube]

And whatever happened to the “popular” cheerleader from the video? Turns out Sarah Sebestyen has a singing career of her own these days, though her country-style is far removed from the indie rock sounds of Nada Surf.

Heavy Metal Parking Lot: Van Halen

Michael Butler hosts a great (and regularly updated) metal podcast called the Rock and Roll Geek Show (you can subscribe via iTunes). In addition to being a podcasting nut, Butler just recently got off the road, touring as the bassist for the recently reunited Jetboy. Butler got the gig because he also plays in American Heartbreak with Jetboy guitarist Billy Rowe. I also just learned recently that Butler played with the thrash band Exodus from 1990-1992.

Butler and his Rock and Roll Geek Show co-host Casey Crenshaw (who also is in American Heartbreak) took their video camera down to a Van Halen reunion show and conducted some parking lot interviews. The results are pretty hilarious, especially the part where Crenshaw thinks he’s going to get hit (fast forward to the 4:58 mark).

[youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=gdG0awa6ELo[/youtube]

Tour: The Donnas + The Hives = Rock n’ Roll Goodness

The Donnas just posted a MySpace bulletin announcing an upcoming run of dates with The Hives. This might be more rock and roll in one night than the average kid can handle!

Feb 19 – The Wiltern – Los Angeles, California
Feb 20 – The Fillmore – San Francisco, California
Feb 21 – Roseland Theater – Portland, Oregon
Feb 22 – Commodore Ballroom – Vancouver, British Columbia
Feb 23 – Showbox SODO – Seattle, Washington
Feb 26 – Ogden Theatre – Denver, Colorado
Feb 28 – First Avenue – Minneapolis, Minnesota
Feb 29 – Riviera Theater – Chicago, Illinois
Mar 1 – Newport Music Hall – Columbus, Ohio
Mar 2 – Agora Theater – Cleveland, Ohio
Mar 3 – Kool Haus – Toronto, Ontario
Mar 4 – Club Soda – Montreal, Quebec
Mar 7 – Terminal 5 – New York, New York
Mar 8 – 9:30 Club – Washington DC, Washington DC

This is one of the best songs of 2007 – The Hives “Tick Tick Boom”.

[youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=rwhU99_66R8[/youtube]