Ryan Bingham Announces New Tour Dates

If you are like us (and lets face it, you should be like us) you've been spinning Ryan Bingham's new album Roadhouse Son and loving every slide guitar and mandolin pick on it.

It looks like Bingham and his band The Dead Horses are hitting the road again (did they ever leave the road?)for the month of July. Here are some new dates...

July 8 - Neumeier's Rib Room - Ft. Smith, AR
July 9 - Duck Room - St. Louis, MO
July 10 - Radio Radio - Indianapolis, IN
July 11 - Martyr's - Chicago, IL
July 13 - Varsity Theater - Minneapolis, MN
July 14 - House Of Bricks - Des Moines, IA
July 15 - Sokol - Omaha, NE
July 17 - The Aardvark - Ft. Worth, TX
July 18 - The Blue Light - Lubbock, TX
July 19 - Brew Co. - Santa Fe, NM
July 21 - Martini Ranch - Scottsdale, AZ
July 22 - Casbah - San Diego, CA

The Dead Weather Announce Tour

The Dead Weather, aka the latest musical adventure from Jack White & Friends, have announced a full tour schedule in support of their upcoming album Horehound. Some of these shows are already on sale, so if you want a chance at catching what will probably end up being a sold out tour, quit reading this blog and buy the tickets already.

Horehound is released in the states on July 14th via Third Man Records.

Tour Dates:

June
6/11 Louisville, KY City Block

July
7/13 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
7/14 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
7/16 New York, NY Terminal 5
7/18 Boston, MA House Of Blues
7/19 Ottawa, Canada Ottawa Blues Festival (Rogers Stage)
7/21 Montreal, Canada Olympia De Montreal
7/22 Toronto, Canada Kool Haus
7/24 Detroit, MI The Fillmore
7/25 Columbus, OH The LC Pavillion
7/27 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue
7/28 Chicago, IL Vic Theatre
7/29 Chicago, IL Vic Theatre
7/30 Nashville, TN War Memorial Auditorium

August
8/17 Denver, CO Ogden Theatre
8/18 Salt Lake City, UT The Depot
8/20 Seattle, WA Paramount Theatre
8/21 Vancouver, Canada Commodore Ballroom
8/22 Vancouver, Canada Commodore Ballroom
8/23 Portland, OR Roseland Theater
8/25 Los Angeles, CA Wiltern Theatre
8/27 Pomona, CA Glasshouse
8/29 San Diego, CA San Diego Street Scene
8/30 San Francisco, CA Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival

October
10/4 Austin, TX Austin City Limits Festival - Zilker Park

Dinosaur Jr. - Tour Dates and New Song Download

Dino Jr. has released three SoCal dates as well as a song off their forthcoming album Farm. You can visit their site to download the new song "I Want You to Know".

SoCal Dates:
6/21 San Diego, CA @ The Casbah
6/22 Los Angeles, CA @ The Troubadour
6/23 Los Angeles, CA @ The Troubadour

I Want You To Know - Dinosaur Jr

Sonic Youth Announce Tour Dates

Tour dates in support of Sonic Youth's upcoming album The Eternal have been announced. This will be the band's first album released through Matador Records

The tour gets underway June 28 in Chicago, and will wind through the Midwest and South before heading to the West Coast, where the band will finish up the 21-city trek Aug. 2 in Oakland, CA.

June 2009

28 - Chicago, IL - Vic Theater
29 - Royal Oak, MI - Royal Oak Music Theatre

July 2009
2 - Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory
3 - New York, NY - United Palace Theatre
6 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
8 - Richmond, VA - The National
10 - Knoxville, TN - Bijou Theater
11 - Nashville, TN - War Memorial
12 - Birmingham, AL - Sloss Furnaces
13 - Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse
15 - Dallas, TX - House of Blues
16 - Tulsa, OK - Cain's Ballroom
18 - Kansas City, MO - Uptown Theater
20 - Milwaukee, WI - Turner Hall
21 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
23 - Boise, ID - Knitting Factory
25 - Seattle, WA - Capitol Hill Block Party
28 - Portland, OR - Roseland Ballroom
30 - Salt Lake City, UT - Twilight Music Fest
31 - Denver, CO - Ogden Theater

August 2009
2 - Oakland, CA - Fox Theater

Jason Isbell Announces Tour with Justin Townes Earle

Finally, some good news in 2009! Not only are we getting some West Coast dates for Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, but we are also getting a joint tour with Justin Townes Earle, son of country maverick Steve Earle.

Isbell and the 400 Unit will touring in support of their new self-titled album out February 17th on Lightning Rod Records and Earle's upcoming album Midnight at the Movies drops March 3rd on Bloodshot Records. Don't miss this tour.

Tour Dates:
Tue-Mar-24 Memphis, TN The Hi-Tone
Wed-Mar-25 Little Rock, AR Sticky Fingerz
Thu-Mar-26 Oklahoma City, OK Wormy Dog Saloon
Sat-Mar-28 Telluride, CO Sheridan Opera House
Mon-Mar-30 Flagstaff, AZ Green Room
Tue-Mar-31 Tucson, AZ Club Congress
Thu-Apr-02 Los Angeles, CA Spaceland
Fri-Apr-03 San Francisco, CA The Independent
Sat-Apr-04 Sacramento, CA Blue Lamp
Sun-Apr-05 Portland, OR Doug Fir
Mon-Apr-06 Seattle, WA Tractor Tavern
Wed-Apr-08 Salt Lake City, UT The State Room
Thu-Apr-09 Aspen, CO Belly Up
Fri-Apr-10 Vail, CO The Sand Bar
Sat-Apr-11 Denver, CO The Bluebird
Sun-Apr-12 Kansas City, MO Knuckleheads
Tue-Apr-14 Lincoln, NE Knickerbockers
Wed-Apr-15 St. Paul, MN The Turf Club
Thu-Apr-16 Madison, WI High Noon Saloon
Fri-Apr-17 Chicago, IL Double Door

Music News

Blur to Reunite for Summer Gig

According to British music rag NME, the original members of Blur - Alex James, Graham Coxon, Dave Rowntree and Damon Albarn will reunite to play a summer gig in Hyde Park on July 3, 2009. The band made no mention of recording a new album and instead focused on the upcoming gigs.

Woo Hoo!...sorry had to do it.

Pearl Jam to Release Anniversary Editions of Debut Album

As Pearl Jam approaches it's 20 year anniversary, the group is preparing to release deluxe reissue editions of their debut album Ten.

The band's website: pearljam.com is currently offering a presale for club members. Among the goodies in the various versions of the reissue include:

- Remaster of original Ten album + remix by producer Brendan O'Brien

- DVD of previously unreleased 1992 Pearl Jam MTV Unplugged performance with 5.1 surround sound audio remix

- LP of the band's 1992 "Drop in the Park" concert

- Replica of Pearl Jam three-song demo cassette with Eddie Vedder's original vocal dubs

- Recreation of Eddie Vedder composition notebook

- Never before seen memorabilia Bonus tracks and more.

Ten Reissue Press Release:

All four editions will be available for purchase on March 24, 2009. The reissue of Ten serves as the launch of a planned two-year catalogue re-release campaign leading up to the band's 20th anniversary in 2011.

Each Ten package will include two versions of the album: the remastered version of the original album PLUS an accompanying remixed version done by the band's long-time producer, Brendan O'Brien (Bruce Springsteen, AC/DC, Audioslave).

"The band loved the original mix of Ten, but were also interested in what it would sound like if I were to deconstruct and remix it," says producer Brendan O'Brien. "The original Ten sound is what millions of people bought, dug and loved, so I was initially hesitant to mess around with that. After years of persistent nudging from the band, I was able to wrap my head around the idea of offering it as a companion piece to the original - giving a fresh take on it, a more direct sound."

TEN Cover RE-DESIGN

Pearl Jam bassist Jeff Ament, who served as the art director for the original Ten packaging, reprised his role for the reissues collaborating with designer, Andy Fischer, of Cameron Crowe's Vinyl Films (Into the Wild soundtrack LP, Vanilla Sky soundtrack LP, Harold and Maude anniversary edition soundtrack LP).

"The goal was to assemble the ultimate fan-piece," explains Fischer. "Something Pearl Jam lovers could pore over as they experience an indelible record all over again, in an entirely new way."
"The original concept was about really being together as a group and entering into the world of music as a true band...a sort of all-for-one deal," says Jeff Ament. "There were some elements of the original Ten artwork that didn't turn out the way we had hoped, due to time constraints. With this reissue, we've been able to take our time and invest resources into making the design the way we had originally intended."

Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit Announce Tour

Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit announce their first tour in support of their new self-titled album (Release date: February 17, 2009 on Lightning Rod Records). Presented by Paste Magazine, the tour will begin in Birmingham, AL on February 12 and continue through the band's mid-March SXSW showcase in Austin, TX. Benji Hughes, Deer Tick, and Sons of Roswell will support select dates.

You can pre-order tix until Dec 19th here.

Tour Dates:
Feb 12 - Birmingham, AL Workplay
Feb 14 - Florence, AL Shoals Theater
Feb 17 - Athens, GA Georgia Theater
Feb 18 - Atlanta, GA The Earl
Feb 20 - Raleigh, NC Lincoln Theater
Feb 22 - Harrisonburg, VA The Pub
Feb 24 - Boston, MA - TT the Bears
Feb 26 - New York, NY Bowery Ballroom
Feb 27 - Philadelphia, PA World Cafe' Live
Feb 28 - Pittsburgh, PA Club Cafe
Mar 1 - Washington DC 9:30 Club
Mar -2 - Cleveland, OH Beachl and Ballroom
Mar 4 - Toronto, ONT Horseshow Tavern
Mar 5 - Buffalo, NY Mohawk Place
Mar 6 - Columbus, OH The Rumba Cafe'
Mar 7 - Cincinnati, OH Southgate House
Mar 8 - Asheville, NC Orange Peel
Mar 13 - Louisville, KY Headliner's
Mar 14 - Nashville, TN The Mercy Lounge
Mar 18 - 22 Austin, TX, SWSW

Magic Bus: Tour Dates, Tour Dates

The Fall tours are getting booked, rumors are being leaked and anticipation levels are rising:

Kings of Leon announced via their mailing list the itinerary for their fall tour supporting their new album Only By the Night.

The Dates:

September
23 New York, NY Webster Hall w/The Whigs

October (w/The Stills and We Are Scientists)
11 Las Vegas, NV The Joint
12 San Diego, CA House of Blues
15 Los Angeles, CA Nokia Theatre
17 and 18 San Francisco, CA Warfield Theatre
20 Seattle, WA Paramount Theatre
21 Portland, OR Schnitzer Hall
23 Denver, CO The Fillmore Auditorium
25 Austin, TX Austin Music Hall
26 Oklahoma City, OK Bricktown Events Center
28 Houston, TX Verizon Wireless Theater
29 Dallas, TX Palladium Ballroom
31 Chicago, IL Aragon Ballroom

November (w/The Whigs and We Are Scientists)
1 Minneapolis, MN Orpheum Theatre
3 St. Louis, MO The Pageant
5 Milwaukee, WI The Eagles Ballroom
7 Toronto, ONT Kool Haus
8 Detroit, MI The Fillmore
10 Washington, DC DAR Constitution Hall
12 Boston, MA Orpheum Theatre
15 Philadelphia, PA Electric Factory Ballroom
18 Atlanta, GA The Tabernacle
19 Nashville, TN Nashville Municipal Auditorium

Ryan Adams & The Cardinals have begun dropping hints that albums will be released in the Fall. According to Live Daily, there are possibly two albums being put together: a RATC album titled The Cardinals III/IV and an presently untitled solo album from Ryan Adams. While fans enter the favorite pastime of endless speculation on various message boards, the band has confirmed some Fall tour dates:

August 2008
23 - San Francisco, CA - Fillmore
26 - Seattle, WA - WaMu Theater (w/ Oasis)
27 - Vancouver, British Columbia - General Motors Place (w/ Oasis)
29 - Edmonton, Alberta - Rexall Place (w/ Oasis)
30 - Calgary, Alberta - Pengrowth Saddledome (w/ Oasis)

September 2008
1 - Winnipeg, Manitoba - MTS Center (w/ Oasis)
4 - Ottawa, Ontario - Scotiabank Palace (w/ Oasis)
5 - Montreal, Quebec - Bell Centre (w/ Oasis)
7 - Boston, MA - Bank of America Pavilion
9 - London, Ontario - John LaBatt Center (w/ Oasis)
25 - Schenectady, NY - Proctor's Theater
26 - Syracuse, NY - Landmark Theater
27 - Rochester, NY - Auditorium Theater
29 - Columbus, OH - Palace Theater
30 - Cleveland, OH - Palace Theater

October 2008
2 - Indianapolis, IN - Murat Theatre
3 - St. Louis, MO - Fox Theater
5 - Madison, WI - Overture Hall