Last night’s plan was simple – slide into The Newport 5 minutes before Everest went on (8:45), watch their 45-minute set, and be back home before the 11pm news started. It didn’t quite work out that way.
After Everest’s amazing set (if you go into listening to their music knowing that singer Russell Pollard draws inspiration from Neil Young, Jeff Buckley, and Elliott Smith, you’ll be well prepared), I ran into guitarist Joel Graves at the merch booth. Being the liner note reading geek that I am, I recognized Joel’s name from Dig’s third – and final – album, Life Like. Joel told me that I’m the only person that has ever recognized him from his short lived time with the mid ’90s alterna-rockers. Continue reading “I spent the night with Everest … and they made a video”
I guess it’s not that hard to believe that the Black CrowesShake Your Money Maker came out 20 years ago. I remember listening to it my freshman year of college (and in the parking lot of Rob’s place in Wilmington, NC along with Dr.Morgan). To celebrate this anniversary, The Black Crowes are releasing a double album of acoustic material on August 3. To coincide with this release, the band is embarking on the “Say Goodnight to the Bad Guys” tour – a three-hour extravaganza in which the first hour and a half will be acoustic, the last hour and a half electric.
Tour dates:
(* = Electric shows ONLY):
Aug-13 Milwaukee, WI – Riverside Theatre
Aug-14 * Walker, MN – Northern Lights Casino
Aug-15 * Apple Valley, MN – Zoo Amphitheatre
Aug-17 * Des Moines, IA – Simon Estes Amphitheatre
Aug-18 * Kansas City, MO – Harrah’s Kansas City
Aug-20 Detroit, MI – The Fillmore @ The State Theatre
Aug-21 Chicago, IL – Chicago Theatre
Aug-22 Columbus, OH – Promowest Pavilion
Aug-24 * Cleveland, OH – House of Blues
Aug-25 Indianapolis, IN – The Murat Theatre
Aug-27 St. Louis, MO – The Pageant
Aug-28 * Council Bluffs, IA – Stir Cove
Aug-29 Denver, CO – Fillmore Auditorium
Aug-31 * Salt Lake City, UT – The Depot
Sep-07 * Salina, KS – The Stiefel Theatre
Sep-08 * Tulsa, OK – Cain’s Ballroom
Sep-10 Charleston, SC – Family Circle Magazine Stadium
Sep-12 Nashville, TN – Ryman Auditorium
Sep-17 Raleigh, NC – Raleigh Boutique Amphitheatre
Sep-18 Charlotte, NC – Uptown Amphitheatre @ The Music Factory
Sep-19 Asheville, NC – Thomas Wolfe Auditorium
Sep-21 Jacksonville, FL – The Florida Theatre
Sep-24 Houston, TX – Verizon Wireless Theatre
Sep-26 * Dallas, TX – House of Blues
Oct-01 * Biloxi, MS – Beau Rivage Casino
Oct-02 Fayetteville, AR – Arkansas Music Pavilion
Oct-15 Albany, NY – The Palace
Oct-16 * Salamanca, NY – Seneca Allegany Casino
Oct-17 * Red Bank, NJ – Count Basie Theatre
Oct-19 Burlington, VT – Higher Ground
Oct-20 Burlington, VT – Higher Ground
Oct-22 Boston, MA – House of Blues
Oct-23 Boston, MA – House of Blues
Oct-24 * Hampton Beach, NH – Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom
Oct-26 Waterbury, CT – Palace Theatre
Oct-27 Toronto, ON – Massey Hall
Oct-29 Philadelphia, PA – Tower Theatre
Oct-30 * Atlantic City, NJ – Music Box @ Borgata Resort
Oct-31 New York, NY – Nokia Theatre Times Square
Nov-02 New York, NY – Nokia Theatre Times Square
Nov-04 New York, NY – Nokia Theatre Times Square
Nov-05 New York, NY – Nokia Theatre Times Square
Nov-06 New York, NY – Nokia Theatre Times Square
Nov-10 * Baltimore, MD – Ram’s Head
Nov-12 Pittsburgh, PA – North Shore Entertainment Complex
Nov-13 Washington, DC – 9:30 Club
Nov-14 Washington, DC – 9:30 Club
Nov-16 Richmond, VA – The National
Nov-17 Norfolk, VA – The Norva
Nov-19 Atlanta, GA – The Tabernacle
Nov-20 Atlanta, GA – The Tabernacle
Dec-03 Portland, OR – Arlene Schnitzer Concert Auditorium
Dec-04 * Eugene, OR – McDonald Theatre
Dec-05 * Seattle, WA – Showbox SODO
Dec-07 Santa Barbara, CA – The Arlington Theatre
Dec-10 * Las Vegas, NV – The Joint
Dec-11 Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Palladium
Dec-12 San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore
Dec-14 San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore
Dec-15 San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore
Dec-17 San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore
Dec-18 San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore
Dec-19 San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore
Hot off the presses, Roger Waters has announced tour dates for his performance of Pink Floyd’s classic, The Wall. It’s been 20 years since Waters last performed this opus in it’s entirety and I suspect for all the nostalgia seekers like myself, this is a “must see”.
Sept. 15 – Toronto, ON @ Air Canada Centre
Sept. 20 – Chicago, IL @ United Center
Sept. 21 – Chicago, IL @ United Center
Sept. 26 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Consol Energy Center
Sept. 28 – Cleveland, OH @ Quicken Loans Arena
Sept. 30 – Boston, MA @ TD Garden
Oct. 5 – New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden
Oct. 8 – Buffalo, NY @ HSBC Arena
Oct. 10 – Washington, DC @ Verizon Center
Oct. 12 – Uniondale, NY @ Nassau Coliseum
Oct. 15 – Hartford, CT @ XL Center
Oct. 17 – Ottawa, ON @ ScotiaBank Place
Oct. 19 – Montreal, QC @ Bell Centre
Oct. 22 – Columbus, OH @ Schottenstein Center
Oct. 24 – Detroit, MI @ Palace of Auburn Hills
Oct. 26 – Omaha, NE @ Qwest Center
Oct. 27 – St Paul, MN @ Xcel Energy Center
Oct. 29 – St. Louis, MO @ Scottrade Center
Oct. 30 – Kansas City, MO @ Sprint Center
Nov. 3 – New York, NY @ Izod Center
Nov. 8 – Philadelphia, PA @ Wachovia Center
Nov. 9 – Philadelphia, PA @ Wachovia Center
Nov. 13 – Fort Lauderdale, FL @ Bank Atlantic Center
Nov. 16 – Tampa, FL @ St. Pete Times Forum
Nov. 18 – Atlanta, GA @ Philips Arena
Nov. 20 – Houston, TX @ Toyota Center
Nov. 21 – Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center
Nov. 23 – Denver, CO @ Pepsi Center
Nov. 26 – Las Vegas, NV @ MGM Grand Garden Arena
Nov. 27 – Phoenix, AZ @ US Airways Center
Nov. 29 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Forum
Dec. 6 – San Jose, CA @ HP Pavilion
Dec. 10 – Vancouver, BC @ General Motors Place
Dec. 11 – Tacoma, WA @ Tacoma Dome
Dec. 13 – Anaheim, CA @ Honda Center
Here’s “Kill Me Carolyne”, the first single/video from the Athens, Georgia trio The Whigs. The song can be found on the band’s second album, In the Dark, which was released earlier this year. These guys sound a lot like the stuff that was coming out of Columbus, Ohio in the early-to-mid ’90s mixed with the southern stylings of Kings of Leon and Drive-By Truckers.
Upcoming tour dates:
4/12/10 – Riot Room – Kansas City, MO *
4/13/10 – Boulder Theatre – Boulder, CO *
4/15/10 – Zia Record In-Store – Phoenix, AZ
4/15/10 – Martini Ranch – Phoenix, AZ *
4/17/10 – Outside O’Connell’s Irish Pub – Norman, OK
4/18/10 – Cain’s 2nd Stage – Tulsa, OK
4/19/10 – Outside Phoggy Dog – Lawrence, KS
4/20/10 – Mill Creek Bar, Appleton, WI
4/22/10 – Gargolye – St. Louis, MO
4/23/10 – Bottom Lounge – Chicago, IL
4/24/10 – University Of Wisconsin – Madison, WI
4/28/10 – The Mod Club Threatre – Toronto, ON *
4/29/10 – Live Lounge – Ottawa, ON *
4/30/10 – Studio JPR – Montreal, QC *
5/1/10 – Valentines – Albany, NY
5/2/10 – Higher Ground – Burlington, VT
5/5/10 – The Southern – Charlottesville, VA
5/6/10 – Jewish Mother – Virginia Beach, VA
5/7/10 – New Brookland Tavern – Columbia, SC
5/8/10 – Pour House – Charlestion, SC
5/15/10 – Hangout Music Festival – Gulf Shores, AL
6/5/10 – Mountain Jam – Hunter, NY
6/12/10 – Riverbend Festival – Chattanooga, TN
6/30/10 – Hyde Park w/ KINGS OF LEON – London, UK
* = Dates with Band Of Skulls
Sitting here letting Kasey Anderson’sNowhere Nights CD sink in so that I can properly summarize it in 100-150 words for the next issue of The Big Takeover. It’s a rather fantastic alt-country release, with reference points being Neil Young, Steve Earle, and Tom Petty. You’ll hear shades of all three in the track “I Was a Photograph”.