EDIT: CHANGE IN PLANS – After a pretty tough weekend trying to get home from Vegas, I’ve lost the enthusiasm for attending SXSW this year and have canceled my plans. But, Donewaiting.com will still be on hand covering all the great events so make sure to check out the site on a regular basis over the next couple of days.
Anybody else? I’ll be posting daily updates over on Donewaiting.com and will probably duplicate a lot of that over here. If I have time before heading south, I’ll post a list of bands I’m trying to see (I would do it now but I’m stuck in the Vegas airport).
Noted blues guitarist Jeff Healey, who I’ll admit I know mainly because of his appearance in the Patrick Swayze movie Roadhouse, has passed away at the age of 41 after a bout with cancer. Apparently he’s been battling cancer pretty much since the time he was born as it took his eyesight at the age of one.
RIP Jeff Healey.
Here he is playing his “hit”, “Angel Eyes” in August of 2007.
TMZ.com is reporting that the Van Halen tour – which still has a month and a half of scheduled dates – is about to be canceled due to “issues” with Eddie Van Halen. A recent YouTube posting from a Van Halen show on February 20 appears to offer some evidence that Eddie Van Halen isn’t playing up to par as he was when Van Halen first reunited with David Lee Roth in 2007. Sit through the entire performance of “Jump” or fast-forward to the 4:47 mark where you’ll see Eddie throw his guitar on the floor and the 5:30 mark where you’ll see Eddie knock over a stack of amps and nearly take over David Lee Roth in the process.
And, while on the topic of reunion tours, it looks like the rumored Led Zeppelin tour is not going to happen. Robert Plant has reportedly turned down a deal that would have made his great-great-great grandchildren wealthy beyond all belief despite the fact that Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones seemed ready to go full speed with a reunion tour.
It’s been two years since Mudhoney last released an album but news is that one of SubPop’s most legendary bands is set to hit the road this spring. Is a new album in the works? Guess we’ll have to wait and see. In the meantime, check out Mudhoney at one of the following dates:
4/19/08 Dante’s. Portland, OR
5/30/08 Bottom Lounge. Chicago, IL
5/31/08 Headliner’s Music Hall. Lousiville, KY
6/1/08 Southgate House. Newport, KY
6/2/08 Crofoot Ballroom. Pontiac, MI
6/3/08 Cafe Bourbon Street. Columbus, OH
6/4/08 Mohawk Place. Buffalo, NY
6/5/08 Pearl Street. Northampton, MA
6/6/08 Middle East (Downstairs). Cambridge, MA
6/7/08 Highline Ballroom. New York, NY
6/8/08 Note. West Chester, PA
6/9/08 Rock and Roll Hotel. Washington D.C.
6/10/08 Cat’s Cradle. Carrboro, NC
6/11/08 The Earl. Atlanta, GA
6/12/08 Common Grounds. Gainsville, FL
6/13/08 Churchill’s. Miami, FL
6/14/08 Back Booth. Orlando, FL
6/15/08 Sluggo’s. Pensacola, FL
6/16/08 One Eyed Jack’s. New Orleans, LA
7/31/08 Forum. London, England
8/2/08 “Storas Festival”. Trondheim, Norway
You’ll be reading much more about Mudhoney drummer Dan Peters’ other gig, The Press Corps here real soon. The band also features Erik, Garrett, and Marcus of Alta May and Bruce of Mother Love Bone/Love Battery.
How about a live performance of Mudhoney’s “Touch Me I’m Sick”?