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Pavement, Modest Mouse top Pitchfork fest bill
Modest Mouse, LCD Soundsystem and a reunited Pavement head the initial lineup unveiled by organizers of the 2010 Pitchfork Music Festival.
The three-day outdoor event, which will take place June 16-18 at Chicago's Union Park, will also feature hip-hop star Raekwon (of the Wu-Tang Clan) and singer/songwriters St. Vincent and Cass McCombs, among others. A complete list of currently confirmed performers is available at the event's website.
Tickets for the festival are currently on sale, with prices ranging from $40 for single-day tickets to $90 for a three-day pass.
Lo-fi progenitors Pavement announced earlier this year that they would reunite for a world tour, including a full slate of European and Far East dates, along with an April 18 slot at Southern California's Coachella Festival. The comeback bid is intended to hold for this year only, and is "not a prelude to additional jaunts and/or a permanent reunion," according to the band's website.
The California group, which debuted with 1992's "Slanted and Enchanted," made its last live appearance in late 1999, formally breaking up the following year. A new 23-track compilation album, "Quarantine The Past: The Best Of Pavement," is due March 9 on the band's longtime label, Matador. The retrospective will be available in CD, double-vinyl LP and digital formats.
Now in its fifth year of existence, the Pitchfork Music Festival began in 2006, drawing an estimated 35,000 fans to Union Park for a two-day event that featured Spoon, Yo La Tengo, Ted Leo and the Pharmacists, and The Futureheads.
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The three-day outdoor event, which will take place June 16-18 at Chicago's Union Park, will also feature hip-hop star Raekwon (of the Wu-Tang Clan) and singer/songwriters St. Vincent and Cass McCombs, among others. A complete list of currently confirmed performers is available at the event's website.
Tickets for the festival are currently on sale, with prices ranging from $40 for single-day tickets to $90 for a three-day pass.
Lo-fi progenitors Pavement announced earlier this year that they would reunite for a world tour, including a full slate of European and Far East dates, along with an April 18 slot at Southern California's Coachella Festival. The comeback bid is intended to hold for this year only, and is "not a prelude to additional jaunts and/or a permanent reunion," according to the band's website.
The California group, which debuted with 1992's "Slanted and Enchanted," made its last live appearance in late 1999, formally breaking up the following year. A new 23-track compilation album, "Quarantine The Past: The Best Of Pavement," is due March 9 on the band's longtime label, Matador. The retrospective will be available in CD, double-vinyl LP and digital formats.
Now in its fifth year of existence, the Pitchfork Music Festival began in 2006, drawing an estimated 35,000 fans to Union Park for a two-day event that featured Spoon, Yo La Tengo, Ted Leo and the Pharmacists, and The Futureheads.
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Mastodon keeps 'Skye' on the road
Following its in-progress European tour, prog-metal outfit Mastodon [ tickets ] will return to the States for a Volcom-sponsored spring trek behind last year's "Crack the Skye."
The quartet will hit the tour trail beginning with an April 16 show in Charleston, SC, followed by a slew of club gigs scattered throughout the nation into late May. The 29-date schedule is shown at right.
Between The Buried and Me, Baroness and Valient Thorr will handle opening duties for the run.
"Crack the Skye," Mastodon's fourth studio effort, hit shelves last March and peaked at No. 3 on Billboard's Hard Rock Albums chart and No. 4 on the magazine's Rock Albums chart. The set follows the group's 2006 release, "Blood Mountain," which featured guest musicians Josh Homme (Queens of the Stone Age, Them Crooked Vultures) and Cedric Bixler-Zavala (The Mars Volta), among others.
Fans attending the Volcom tour will be able to purchase a limited-edition color-vinyl version of "Crack the Skye." The band also plans to unveil special vinyl re-issues of "Blood Mountain" in both standard and deluxe editions to celebrate National Record Store Day on April 17.
[Note: The following tour dates have been provided by artist and/or tour sources, who verify its accuracy as of the publication time of this story. Changes may occur before tickets go on sale. Check with official artist websites, ticketing sources and venues for late updates.]
April 2010
16 - Charleston, SC - Music Farm
17 - Raleigh, NC - Lincoln Theater
18 - Richmond, VA - The National
20 - Baltimore, MD - Rams Head Live
21 - Sayreville, NJ - Starland Ballroom
22 - Hartford, CT - Webster Theater
23 - Worcester, MA - Palladium
24 - Burlington, VT - Higher Ground
26 - Pittsburgh, PA - Palace Theater
27 - Rochester, NY - Water Street
29 - Grand Rapids, MI - Orbit Room
30 - Indianapolis, IN - Vogue
May 2010
1 - Columbia, MO - Blue Note
3 - Albuquerque, NM - Sunshine Theater
4 - Tucson, AZ - Rialto Theater
5 - San Diego, CA - House of Blues
7 - Pomona, CA - Fox Theater
9 - Reno, NV - Knitting Factory Concert House
10 - Eugene, OR - McDonald Theater
11 - Spokane, WA - Knitting Factory Concert House
13 - Billings, MT - The Shrine
14 - Fargo, ND - The Venue
15 - Omaha, NE - Sokol Auditorium
16 - Lawrence, KS - Liberty Hall
18 - Madison, WI - Orpheum Theater
19 - Urbana, IL - Canopy Club
20 - Memphis, TN - Minglewood Hall
21 - Knoxville, TN - Valarium
22 - Lexington, KY - Busters
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The quartet will hit the tour trail beginning with an April 16 show in Charleston, SC, followed by a slew of club gigs scattered throughout the nation into late May. The 29-date schedule is shown at right.
Between The Buried and Me, Baroness and Valient Thorr will handle opening duties for the run.
"Crack the Skye," Mastodon's fourth studio effort, hit shelves last March and peaked at No. 3 on Billboard's Hard Rock Albums chart and No. 4 on the magazine's Rock Albums chart. The set follows the group's 2006 release, "Blood Mountain," which featured guest musicians Josh Homme (Queens of the Stone Age, Them Crooked Vultures) and Cedric Bixler-Zavala (The Mars Volta), among others.
Fans attending the Volcom tour will be able to purchase a limited-edition color-vinyl version of "Crack the Skye." The band also plans to unveil special vinyl re-issues of "Blood Mountain" in both standard and deluxe editions to celebrate National Record Store Day on April 17.
[Note: The following tour dates have been provided by artist and/or tour sources, who verify its accuracy as of the publication time of this story. Changes may occur before tickets go on sale. Check with official artist websites, ticketing sources and venues for late updates.]
April 2010
16 - Charleston, SC - Music Farm
17 - Raleigh, NC - Lincoln Theater
18 - Richmond, VA - The National
20 - Baltimore, MD - Rams Head Live
21 - Sayreville, NJ - Starland Ballroom
22 - Hartford, CT - Webster Theater
23 - Worcester, MA - Palladium
24 - Burlington, VT - Higher Ground
26 - Pittsburgh, PA - Palace Theater
27 - Rochester, NY - Water Street
29 - Grand Rapids, MI - Orbit Room
30 - Indianapolis, IN - Vogue
May 2010
1 - Columbia, MO - Blue Note
3 - Albuquerque, NM - Sunshine Theater
4 - Tucson, AZ - Rialto Theater
5 - San Diego, CA - House of Blues
7 - Pomona, CA - Fox Theater
9 - Reno, NV - Knitting Factory Concert House
10 - Eugene, OR - McDonald Theater
11 - Spokane, WA - Knitting Factory Concert House
13 - Billings, MT - The Shrine
14 - Fargo, ND - The Venue
15 - Omaha, NE - Sokol Auditorium
16 - Lawrence, KS - Liberty Hall
18 - Madison, WI - Orpheum Theater
19 - Urbana, IL - Canopy Club
20 - Memphis, TN - Minglewood Hall
21 - Knoxville, TN - Valarium
22 - Lexington, KY - Busters
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Sebastian Bach Gallery Spotlight: Worcester, MA - Feb. 5, 2010
Thanks to his recent participation on the VH1 reality TV show "Celebrity Fit Club"--scheduled to premiere tonight (2/8)--Middletown, NJ resident Sebastian Bach [ tickets ] is looking pretty svelte for his 41 years. The glam-metal vocalist seems to be on a mission to reinvent himself, having seen some of the highest peaks and lowest valleys of his chosen vocation over the last 25 years.
As an ex-member of such bands as Guns N' Roses [ tickets ] and Skid Row [ tickets ], Bach has found himself in the eye of more than a few storms, but now he's focusing on what's ahead--namely an as yet untitled studio album as well as his job opening for Guns N' Roses during their current tour, even regularly performing the song "My Michelle" with Axl Rose [ tickets ].
LiveDaily photographer Mary Ouellette attended Bach's set at The Palladium in Worcester, MA, on Friday (2/5) and here are some of her best shots.
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As an ex-member of such bands as Guns N' Roses [ tickets ] and Skid Row [ tickets ], Bach has found himself in the eye of more than a few storms, but now he's focusing on what's ahead--namely an as yet untitled studio album as well as his job opening for Guns N' Roses during their current tour, even regularly performing the song "My Michelle" with Axl Rose [ tickets ].
LiveDaily photographer Mary Ouellette attended Bach's set at The Palladium in Worcester, MA, on Friday (2/5) and here are some of her best shots.
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Clap Your Hands Say Yeah on hold as frontman tours solo
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah leader Alec Ounsworth [ tickets ] plans to record an album with his current band rather than begin another CYHSY project after his solo tour ends later this month.
For the trek supporting his first solo album, "Mo Beauty," Ounsworth recruited guitarist Matt Sutton and The Teeth's Peter Modavis, Brian Ashby and Jonas Oesterle to back him, taking the place of the New Orleans musicians on the album, who include George Porter Jr., Stanton Moore and Al "Carnival" Johnson. The shows feature the new material, a few Clap Your Hands tunes and songs from Ounsworth's side projects Flashy Python and the Body Snatchers.
"In thinking about another record, the guys on the tour have the advantage of working together," he said from Louisiana. "Not to disrespect Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, but I don't think there's enough time for us to get our footing (for a new album). This band keeps getting better and the songs lend themselves to showing off what the individual musicians can do.
"I have had conversations in the past (with musicians) where I would push people to work harder on their parts and they didn't respond. There's a reason you remember which David Bowie albums feature Adrian Belew or Carlos Alomar and Robert Quine's work with Richard Hell and Lou Reed and Marc Ribot, regardless of who is playing with. I don't have any problem with guys making suggestions. ... When a musician works at defining a song it takes pressure off me.
"The personalities are pretty strong in this lineup. I get to lean on other people." Ounsworth's tour winds up Feb. 25 in Chicago. Details are shown at right.
[Note: The following tour dates have been provided by artist and/or tour sources, who verify its accuracy as of the publication time of this story. Changes may occur before tickets go on sale. Check with official artist websites, ticketing sources and venues for late updates.]
February 2010
9 - Tucson, AZ - Solar Culture
10 - San Diego, CA - The Casbah
11 - Los Angeles, CA - Bootleg Theater
12 - San Francisco, CA - Cafe du Nord
13 - Brookdale, CA - The Brookdale Lodge
15 - Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge
16 - Seattle, WA - Neumo's
18 - Boise, ID - The Neurolux
19 - Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court Gallery
20 - Denver, CO - Larimer Lounge
22 - Omaha, NE - The Waiting Room
23 - Minneapolis, MN - 400 Bar
24 - Madison, WI - High Noon Saloon
25 - Chicago, IL - Schuba's
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For the trek supporting his first solo album, "Mo Beauty," Ounsworth recruited guitarist Matt Sutton and The Teeth's Peter Modavis, Brian Ashby and Jonas Oesterle to back him, taking the place of the New Orleans musicians on the album, who include George Porter Jr., Stanton Moore and Al "Carnival" Johnson. The shows feature the new material, a few Clap Your Hands tunes and songs from Ounsworth's side projects Flashy Python and the Body Snatchers.
"In thinking about another record, the guys on the tour have the advantage of working together," he said from Louisiana. "Not to disrespect Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, but I don't think there's enough time for us to get our footing (for a new album). This band keeps getting better and the songs lend themselves to showing off what the individual musicians can do.
"I have had conversations in the past (with musicians) where I would push people to work harder on their parts and they didn't respond. There's a reason you remember which David Bowie albums feature Adrian Belew or Carlos Alomar and Robert Quine's work with Richard Hell and Lou Reed and Marc Ribot, regardless of who is playing with. I don't have any problem with guys making suggestions. ... When a musician works at defining a song it takes pressure off me.
"The personalities are pretty strong in this lineup. I get to lean on other people." Ounsworth's tour winds up Feb. 25 in Chicago. Details are shown at right.
[Note: The following tour dates have been provided by artist and/or tour sources, who verify its accuracy as of the publication time of this story. Changes may occur before tickets go on sale. Check with official artist websites, ticketing sources and venues for late updates.]
February 2010
9 - Tucson, AZ - Solar Culture
10 - San Diego, CA - The Casbah
11 - Los Angeles, CA - Bootleg Theater
12 - San Francisco, CA - Cafe du Nord
13 - Brookdale, CA - The Brookdale Lodge
15 - Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge
16 - Seattle, WA - Neumo's
18 - Boise, ID - The Neurolux
19 - Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court Gallery
20 - Denver, CO - Larimer Lounge
22 - Omaha, NE - The Waiting Room
23 - Minneapolis, MN - 400 Bar
24 - Madison, WI - High Noon Saloon
25 - Chicago, IL - Schuba's
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Deer Tick maps spring road dates
Indie folk-rockers Deer Tick [ tickets ] will take to the road for a mix of headlining and support dates this spring as they continue to support last year's "Born on Flag Day."
The Rhode Island-based group, which is led by singer/songwriter John McCauley, kicks off the road trip March 5 in Los Angeles with an appearance as part of the LA County Natural History Museum's "First Friday" series of live performances and lectures. The band's first traditional show of the season follows March 13 in Cincinnati, OH, with additional dates following leading up to the group's April 18 appearance at Indio, CA's Coachella festival.
Deer Tick goes into support mode starting March 25 in San Francisco, interspersing headlining gigs into the remaining schedule as the band tags along on Dr. Dog's spring trek. The two outfits will wrap up the jaunt May 15 in New York City. Details are at right.
On the road, Deer Tick--which also includes Andrew Tobiassen (lead guitarist), Christopher Dale Ryan (bassist) and Dennis Ryan (drummer)--are supporting the outfit's latest album, "Born on Flag Day," which surfaced last June.
The album follows 2007's "War Elephant," which was originally released on tiny independent label Feow! Records, and re-released by slightly larger indie imprint Partisan in 2008.
The group started out as a McCauley solo project, with the singer performing solo and selling homemade CD-R copies of his songs at live gigs.
[Note: The following tour dates have been provided by artist and/or tour sources, who verify its accuracy as of the publication time of this story. Changes may occur before tickets go on sale. Check with official artist websites, ticketing sources and venues for late updates.]
March 2010
5 - Los Angeles, CA - Natural History Museum
13 - Cincinnati, OH - Fountain Square
15 - Columbia, MO - Mojo's
April 2010
2 - Providence, RI - Jerky's
3 - Providence, RI - Firehouse 13
4 - Portland, ME - Space Gallery
5 - Montreal, Quebec - Il Motore
6 - Toronto, Ontario - Horsehoe Tavern
7 - Detroit, MI - Magic Stick
8 - Chicago, IL - Bottom Lounge
9 - Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock Social Club
10 - Iowa City, IA - The Mill
11 - Lawrence, KS - Jackpot Music Hall
12 - Oklahoma City, OK - Conservatory
14 - Phoenix, AZ - The Trunkspace
16 - Indio, CA - Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival
20 - Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom
21 - Vancouver, British Columbia - Biltmore Cabaret
22 - Seattle, WA - Tractor Tavern
24 - Santa Cruz, CA - Crepe Place
25 - San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall (w/ Dr. Dog)
27 - Los Angeles, CA - Henry Fonda Theatre (w/ Dr. Dog)
28 - Las Vegas, NV - Beauty Bar
29 - Santa Fe, NM - Santa Fe Brewing Company (w/ Dr. Dog)
30 - Dallas, TX - The Loft (w/ Dr. Dog)
May 2010
1 - Austin, TX - Emo's Outside (w/ Dr. Dog)
2 - Houston, TX - Warehouse Live (w/ Dr. Dog)
3 - Fayetteville, AR - Majestic Lounge (w/ Dr. Dog)
4 - Little Rock, AR - Sticky Fingerz
5 - Birmingham, AL - Workplay (w/ Dr. Dog)
6 - Nashville, TN - Cannery Ballroom (w/ Dr. Dog)
7 - Louisville, KY - Headliners (w/ Dr. Dog)
8 - Cleveland, OH - Beachland Tavern
9 - Ithaca, NY - Castaways
10 - Albany, NY - Valentines
11, 12 - Boston, MA - Paradise Rock Club (w/ Dr. Dog)
13 - Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory (w/ Dr. Dog)
14 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club (w/ Dr. Dog)
15 - New York, NY - Terminal 5 (w/ Dr. Dog)
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The Rhode Island-based group, which is led by singer/songwriter John McCauley, kicks off the road trip March 5 in Los Angeles with an appearance as part of the LA County Natural History Museum's "First Friday" series of live performances and lectures. The band's first traditional show of the season follows March 13 in Cincinnati, OH, with additional dates following leading up to the group's April 18 appearance at Indio, CA's Coachella festival.
Deer Tick goes into support mode starting March 25 in San Francisco, interspersing headlining gigs into the remaining schedule as the band tags along on Dr. Dog's spring trek. The two outfits will wrap up the jaunt May 15 in New York City. Details are at right.
On the road, Deer Tick--which also includes Andrew Tobiassen (lead guitarist), Christopher Dale Ryan (bassist) and Dennis Ryan (drummer)--are supporting the outfit's latest album, "Born on Flag Day," which surfaced last June.
The album follows 2007's "War Elephant," which was originally released on tiny independent label Feow! Records, and re-released by slightly larger indie imprint Partisan in 2008.
The group started out as a McCauley solo project, with the singer performing solo and selling homemade CD-R copies of his songs at live gigs.
[Note: The following tour dates have been provided by artist and/or tour sources, who verify its accuracy as of the publication time of this story. Changes may occur before tickets go on sale. Check with official artist websites, ticketing sources and venues for late updates.]
March 2010
5 - Los Angeles, CA - Natural History Museum
13 - Cincinnati, OH - Fountain Square
15 - Columbia, MO - Mojo's
April 2010
2 - Providence, RI - Jerky's
3 - Providence, RI - Firehouse 13
4 - Portland, ME - Space Gallery
5 - Montreal, Quebec - Il Motore
6 - Toronto, Ontario - Horsehoe Tavern
7 - Detroit, MI - Magic Stick
8 - Chicago, IL - Bottom Lounge
9 - Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock Social Club
10 - Iowa City, IA - The Mill
11 - Lawrence, KS - Jackpot Music Hall
12 - Oklahoma City, OK - Conservatory
14 - Phoenix, AZ - The Trunkspace
16 - Indio, CA - Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival
20 - Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom
21 - Vancouver, British Columbia - Biltmore Cabaret
22 - Seattle, WA - Tractor Tavern
24 - Santa Cruz, CA - Crepe Place
25 - San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall (w/ Dr. Dog)
27 - Los Angeles, CA - Henry Fonda Theatre (w/ Dr. Dog)
28 - Las Vegas, NV - Beauty Bar
29 - Santa Fe, NM - Santa Fe Brewing Company (w/ Dr. Dog)
30 - Dallas, TX - The Loft (w/ Dr. Dog)
May 2010
1 - Austin, TX - Emo's Outside (w/ Dr. Dog)
2 - Houston, TX - Warehouse Live (w/ Dr. Dog)
3 - Fayetteville, AR - Majestic Lounge (w/ Dr. Dog)
4 - Little Rock, AR - Sticky Fingerz
5 - Birmingham, AL - Workplay (w/ Dr. Dog)
6 - Nashville, TN - Cannery Ballroom (w/ Dr. Dog)
7 - Louisville, KY - Headliners (w/ Dr. Dog)
8 - Cleveland, OH - Beachland Tavern
9 - Ithaca, NY - Castaways
10 - Albany, NY - Valentines
11, 12 - Boston, MA - Paradise Rock Club (w/ Dr. Dog)
13 - Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory (w/ Dr. Dog)
14 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club (w/ Dr. Dog)
15 - New York, NY - Terminal 5 (w/ Dr. Dog)
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Michael Jackson's Doctor Is Charged With Manslaughter
The doctor, Conrad Murray, provided Mr. Jackson with a powerful anesthetic that was ruled a major factor in his death.
Jackson's Doctor to Face Charges Monday
The doctor who was treating Michael Jackson when he died suddenly in June will face charges on Monday, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office announced.
California: Jackson Doctor Is Expected to Surrender
A lawyer for the doctor who was treating Michael Jackson at the time of his death said Thursday that the doctor planned to surrender to face charges.
Jackson's Doctor Negotiating with Prosecutors
A lawyer for the doctor who was treating Michael Jackson at the time of his death said that the doctor planned to surrender to face charges.
Michael Jackson Tribute a Standout in Grammy Telecast
The 52nd annual Grammy Awards placed good intentions at the core of the show, with a Michael Jackson tribute that was also a protest: “Earth Song.”