Author: chip midnight

Jimmy Eat World East Coast tour dates and presale info

Jimmy Eat World will be dropping their new album, Chase This Light, on October 16. I’ve heard some demos from the CD and I guess it can be said that if you were a fan in the past, you’ll like this. The band isn’t really headed in a new direction or experimenting too much.

West Coast tour dates were announced a few weeks ago.

Here are the East Coast dates with info on when tickets go on sale.

October 26th – Atlanta – Center Stage
Exclusive Presale starts Thursday, September 20th at Noon here:
www.ticketmaster.com/event/0E003F2DD51AE36D
Password: CASINO
Tickets go on sale to the public Friday, September 21st at Noon here:
www.ticketmaster.com/event/0E003F2DD51AE36D

October 27th – Myrtle Beach, SC – House of Blues
Exclusive Presale starts Thursday, September 20th at 10am here:
www.ticketmaster.com/event/0E003F32B719D9F1
Password: CASINO
Tickets go on sale to the public Friday, September 21st at 11am here:
www.ticketmaster.com/event/0E003F32B719D9F1

October 28th – Raleigh, NC – Disco Rodeo
Exclusive Presale starts Thursday, September 20th at 10:00 AM here:
www.ticketmaster.com/artist/779154
Password: CASINO
Tickets go on sale to the public Friday, September 21st at 10:00 AM here:
www.ticketmaster.com/artist/779154

October 30th – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club
Exclusive Presale starts Wednesday, September 19th at 10:00 AM here:
purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?orgid=3595&pid=6095231
Password: CASINO
Tickets go on sale to the public Thursday, September 20th at 10:00 AM here:
purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?orgid=3595&pid=6095231

November 9th – New York, NY – Terminal 5
Exclusive Presale starts Thursday, September 20th at 11:00 AM here:
www.ticketmaster.com/artist/779154
Password: CASINO
Tickets go on sale to the public Friday, September 21st at Noon here:
www.ticketmaster.com/artist/779154

November 15th – Chicago, IL – Riviera Theatre
Exclusive Presale starts Friday, September 21th at 10:00 AM here:
www.ticketmaster.com/event/04003F32AD923737
Password: CASINO
Tickets go on sale to the public Saturday, September 22st at 10:00 AM here:
www.ticketmaster.com/event/04003F32AD923737

Travis / Maximo Park West Coast tour dates

Good news if you live on the West Coast or Canada, bad news is you live anywhere else.

11/13 – Calgary, AB — MacEwan Hall
11/14 – Edmonton, AB — Event Center
11/16 – Vancouver, BC — PA Center
11/17 – Seattle, WA — Moore
11/18 – Portland, OR — Crystal Ballroom
11/20 – San Francisco, CA — Warfield
11/21 – Los Angeles, CA — Wiltern
11/23 – Las Vegas, NV — Joint
11/24 – Anaheim, CA — House of Blues
11/25 – Phoenix, AZ — Celebrity Theatre
11/26 – San Diego, CA – House of Blues

Poor, poor Travis. Just a few years ahead of Coldplay and Snow Patrol, they had a moderate amount of success in the States but during their downtime all these other mopey, anthemic Brit bands came along and ate up the charts. The band’s released a new record, The Boy With No Name (did you even know?), that is actually among their best work. That being said, it’s also nothing different than the rest of their stuff.

Here’s Travis performing their latest single, “Selfish Jean”, on The Parkinson Show.

[youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=DGmdR5G7DtY[/youtube]

Maximo Park did a little touring in the U.S. this past summer but for such a heavily-hyped band, they fell short if they are hoping to make it big over here with their new CD, Our Earthly Pleasures. That’s too bad because the first track on the CD, “Girls Who Play Guitar”, is one of the best songs released this year. MORE TOURING IN THE U.S., PLEASE!

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NztJu7fLvEY[/youtube]

Rehearsal footage of Van Halen

I have no doubts this tour is going to kick all sorts of 1984 ass, but now there is video proof that things are going well in the Van Halen camp. Would it be nice to see Michael Anthony performing and the complete original lineup together on the same stage? Hell yeah, but Wolfie seems to make a decent substitute on bass even though he looks a tad bit like a fish out of water. Oh well, who cares? I’ve got my tickets for the Cleveland show on October 10 and the countdown clock hanging on my wall.

Rehearsal footage of “Beautiful Girls”

[youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=FGapAkq89-I[/youtube]

Rehearsal footage of “Panama”

[youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=2YaIC7pX1ho[/youtube]

Rehearsal footage of “Unchained”

[youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=9qU7dzXNYzs[/youtube]

Ha ha! David Lee Roth kicking Zakk Wylde off the stage.

[youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=m9WNI5zXhO8[/youtube]

Soundtrack of My Life – Torry Castellano (The Donnas)

Ever hear a song that reminds you of a very specific time and/or place in your life? I asked Torry Castellano of The Donnas if there was song from her past that brought back memories. Her answer?

“November Rain” by Guns N’ Roses.

In Torry’s own words:

“Every time I hear ‘November Rain’ I think about how I went and saw them on tour with Metallica. It was a really crazy time because I was super obsessed with Metallica. And I loved Guns N’ Roses. Faith No More was supposed to open but they didn’t, for whatever reason. Body Count played that show which was pretty exciting too.

I was going with a group of guys, and one of them I had a huge crush on, and that, of course was a big huge part of it. Not of me liking the bands, but a big part of the memory. We were going to leave a few minutes early from school but then we decided to just cut half of the day. We left and went to the concert and it was incredible. They played ‘November Rain’ and Slash was going to go up on the piano for his guitar solo and it took him a really long time to get on the piano because he had probably had a few drinks or whatever. People had to help him get up there. I was like, ‘Wow, that’s awesome!’

I got home really late from the concert. It was one of the best concerts I’ve ever been to and I had so much fun. I probably smoked pot for one of the first times – I was 14 or something. I got home and the school had called my mom and been like “Is it okay that you’re daughter skipped these classes?” I totally got grounded, which sucked, because there was a dance coming up and I was hoping that the guy that I liked would ask me out to the dance but that never happened.

So that’s what I think of when I hear ‘November Rain’.

The Donnas new CD Bitchin’ is in stores now. Check out the video for “Don’t Wait Up for Me” over on Stereogum.com.