Dubbed the “American Carnage” tour, this is going to be a hot ticket in the thrash metal world. Slayer and Megadeth both have brand new records out while Testament released an original line-up reunion album in 2008. According to the press release, this will be the first time these 3 bands have shared a stage in 18 years (Slayer and Megadeth just toured together overseas, without Testament).
JANUARY
18 WaMu Theatre, Seattle, WA*
19 Memorial Coliseum, Portland, OR (tickets sold via www.rosequarter.com)
21 Cow Palace, San Francisco, CA*
22 Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, CA * (tickets on sale 11/21)
23 Dodge Theatre, Phoenix, AZ**
25 Magness Arena, Denver, CO*
26 Tingley Coliseum, Albuquerque, NM*
27 El Paso Coliseum, El Paso, TX*
29 Verizon Wireless, Houston, TX**
31 Municipal Auditorium, Nashville, TN*
FEBRUARY
1 Gwinnett Arena, Duluth, GA*
2 Broadbent Arena, Louisville, KY* (tickets on sale 12/4)
4 Roy Wilkins Auditorium, Minneapolis, MN* (tickets on sale 12/4)
5 UIC Pavilion, Chicago, IL* (tickets on sale 12/4)
6 Cobo Arena, Detroit, MI*
9 Chevrolet Theatre, Wallingford, CT**
11 Izod Center, East Rutherford, NJ*
13 Susquehanna Center, Camden, NJ*
14 Tsongas Arena, Lowell, MA*
16 Pavillon de la Jeunesse, Quebec City, QC (tickets sold via Billetech.com)
18 John Labatt Centre, London, ON (tickets on sale 11/27 via JohnLabattCentre.com)
19 Air Canada Centre, Toronto, ON (tickets sold via Ticketmaster.ca)
20 Bell Centre, Montreal, QC (tickets sold via Admission.com)
22 Moncton Coliseum, Moncton, NB (tickets sold via MonctonColiseum.com)
23 Metro Centre, Halifax, NS (tickets sold via TicketAtlantic.com
Though Annie Clark has been through Columbus a few times in the past couple of years, I’ve never managed to see her. I plan on correcting this in February. Here’s the complete itinerary for the February 2010 tour. Wildbirds & Peacedrums will be opening all shows.
2/3 Victoria, BC Element
2/4 Vancouver, BC Venue
2/5 Seattle, WA Neumos
2/6 Portland, OR Doug Fir Lounge (2 shows, 6pm + 10pm)
2/8 San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall
2/9 Los Angeles, CA El Rey Theater
2/10 Solana Beach, CA Belly Up Taverm
2/11 Phoenix, AZ Rhythm Room
2/13 Denver, CO The Bluebird Theater
2/15 Lawrence, KS Bottleneck
2/16 Iowa City, IA The Industry
2/17 Milwaukee, WI Turner Hall
2/18 Chicago, IL Metro
2/19 Pontiac, MI The Pike Room at The Crofoot
2/20 Columbus, OH Outland on Liberty
2/21 Pittsburgh, PA Diesel Club
2/23 Charlottesville, VA Jefferson Theater
2/24 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
2/25 Philadelphia, PA First Unitarian Church – Sanctuary
I don’t know if you’ve “made it” when your song appears on the soundtrack pumped into a fast food restaurant (in this case, Wendy’s), but it was just a few weeks ago that, while eating a Bacon and Blue burger, I heard a song I recognized.
I caught Elizabeth and the Catapult at the recommendation of their manager, Wes Kidd, whose opinions I highly value as he’s the same guy that introduced me to acts like The Damnwells and Kevin Tihista. Though it was the final night of SXSW 2009, Elizabeth and the Catapult packed the small club they were performing in and the crowd was going crazy for Elizabeth’s jazzy, quirky indie-pop songs. The band’s debut album, Taller Children, came out in June and if buy digital CDs is your thing, you can snag the release at Amazon as MP3s for a mere $5.
A month or so ago I asked Elizabeth to finish a few sentences that I started.
When I was little, I dreamt of … being a tap dancer and someday owning a Doberman pincher
My earliest memory of lip synching to a song in front of the mirror is … “Your Eyes”, Peter Gabriel. Loved it, still do
I realized I had musical talent when … I supposedly sang before I spoke so I suppose that’s a dead give away.
The early years of my songwriting could best be described as … hilarious
People are surprised when I tell them that that one of my biggest influences is …I definitely had a huge En Vogue phase…
I opted against performing as a solo act using my full name because … I’m in a band
The Catapult in our name refers to … whatever you want it to refer to
Wes Kidd is … Awesome
Touring for the new album … just like camp
After we had been on the road for a few days, I came to the realization that I forgot to bring … my toothpaste
The strangest thing that has happened so far on tour was … running around in a vintage pinball arcade at 9 in the morning outside of Nashville
Hands down, the best meal we’ve had on tour was … at the Church Brew Works in Pittsburgh
The one show we’ve played so far that turned out to be the biggest surprise was … Atlanta had a huge supportive audience, who knew?
I can’t wait to get home because I set up my Tivo/DVR to record … Arrested Development, although that’s a lie because I download it off of iTunes in the road
I’ll never forget where I was when I heard Michael Jackson had died, I was … doing a soundcheck before a show in Boston
We cover Leonard Cohen’s “Everybody Knows” on the CD and on tour, but we’ve also covered … “Carrie” by Joni, “I Don’t Wanna Grow Up” by Tom Waits, “I think it’s Gonna Rain Today” by Randy Newman
I’d never want to front another band other than my own, but if offered a million dollar paycheck to take over lead vocals for a band, without question I’d want to sing for … hmmmm I’m stumped.
In the reviews I’ve read of the album, the strangest comparison I’ve gotten is to … a lot of Karen carpenter
Check out Elizabeth and the Catapult on the road this September and October.
9/3 Music Hall of Williamsburg BROOKLYN, New York
9/24 T.T. The Bear’s CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts
9/25 Hudson Valley Community College TROY, New York
9/26 Iron Horse NORTHAMPTON, Massachusetts
10/1 NightCat EASTON, Maryland
10/2 Tin Angel PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania
10/3 The Red and The Black WASHINGTON, District of Columbia
10/8 Thunderbird Cafe PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania
10/9 Beachland Ballroom CLEVELAND, Ohio
10/10 Beat Kitchen Chicago, IL
10/11 Radio Radio Indianapolis, IN
10/12 Rumba Cafe Columbus, OH
10/14 The Vernon Club Louisville, KY
10/15 Eddie’s Attic DECATUR, Georgia
10/16 The END Nashville, TN
10/18 The Rocket Club Asheville, NC
10/19 The Southern Charlottesville, VA
10/20 The Evening Muse CHARLOTTE, North Carolina
10/21 The Camel Richmond, VA
10/22 The Barns at Wolf Trap VIENNA, Virginia
10/23 The Saint Asbury Park, NJ
11/12 The Barn CLINTON, New York
While doing research to prepare for interview with Alex Church of Sea Wolf a year or so ago, I stumbled across a band called Devics which featured the charming vocal talents of Sara Lov. Discovering Devics was a happy accident and shortly thereafter the Devics showed up on American Laundromat’s Cure tribute album performing “Catch”.
Lov has since ventured out on her own, releasing an EP (The Young Eyes) and a full length (Seasoned Eyes were Beaming) and now she’s been invited to support Sea Wolf and Port O’Brien on a 7-week tour starting in mid-September (dates after the jump).
Not sure how this is going to work with so many artists sharing a bill but it looks pretty damn solid if you ask me. Chuck Regan (Hot Water Music) kicked off the idea for this tour last year and it was so successful that he rounded up some new singers to hit the road this fall.
According to the press release, here are the artists on this year’s Revival Tour: CHUCK RAGAN (of Hot Water Music), Jim Ward (of Sparta and Sleepercar), Kevin Seconds (Nov. 3-5 only), Frank Turner, Tim Barry (of Avail), Dave Hause (of The Loved Ones), Jenny Owen Youngs, Possessed by Paul James, Jon Snodgrass and Chad Price (of Drag The River), Joey Cape (of Lagwagon), Bob Lucas, Austin Lucas, Audra Mae, Tom Cook, Steven Brodsky (of Cave In), Water Tower Bucket Boys, Anderson Family Bluegrass Band, members of The Zydepunks performing acoustic, Jon Gaunt (of Whiskey & Co) on fiddle, Digger Barnes on the upright bass and more.
32 dates scheduled so far and not a one in Ohio. Things that make you go “hmmmm”.
10/13 Louisville, KY – Skull Alley
10/14 Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle
10/15 Richmond, VA – The Downstairs Lounge
10/16 Baltimore, MD – Sonar – Baltimore – Club
10/17 New York, NY – Blender Theatre
10/18 Asbury Park, NJ – Asbury Lanes
10/19 Cambridge, MA – The Middle East
10/20 Philadelphia, PA – The Trocadero Theatre
10/23 Pontiac, MI – Eagle Theatre
10/25 Chicago, IL – Reggie’s Rock Club
10/26 Minneapolis, MN – Triple Rock
10/28 Denver, CO – The Marquis Theatre
10/29 Salt Lake City, UT – In The Venue
10/31 Seattle, WA – El Corazon
11/1 Portland, OR – Berbati’s Pan
11/5 Sacramento, CA – Blue Lamp
11/6 San Francisco, CA – Slim’s
11/7 Los Angeles, CA – El Rey Theatre
11/8 San Diego, CA – Casbah
11/9 Las Vegas, NV – Beauty Bar
11/10 Tempe, AZ – The Sets
11/11 Albuquerque, NM – Launchpad
11/12 El Paso, TX – Take 2
11/13 Austin, TX – Red 7
11/14 Dallas, TX – The Door-The Prophet Bar
11/15 Little Rock, AR – Juanita’s Cantina Ballroom
11/16 Memphis, TN – Hi-Tone Cafe
11/17 New Orleans, LA – One Eyed Jacks
11/18 Birmingham, AL – Bottletree Cafe
11/19 Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade- Hell Stage
11/20 Gainesville, FL – Common Grounds
11/21 St. Petersburg, FL – State Theatre
11/22 Orlando, FL – The Social
