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Sub Pop's Beach House brings a 'Teen Dream' to Neumo's

Music & nightlifeSub Pop band Beach House plays a sold-out April 12 show at Neumo's in Seattle.

Published: 2010-04-08 Provider: Seattle Times

Tour Tracker: Spoon, Beach House and Of Montreal

Photo: Autumn DeWilde There’s a lot of hot indie rock coming to a venue near you in 2010: Spoon plot trips to SXSW and Radio City Music Hall as they set out in support of their new album Transference. Plus, Breaking band Beach House showcase their upcoming LP Teen Dream and Kevin Barnes’ Of Montreal crew preview what they have in store for their next disc (hint: a new R&B-inflected sound). Full dates for all three treks, after the jump. Spoon Mar. 17 – Austin, TX @ Stubbs Mar. 18 – New Orleans,

Published: 2010-01-11 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: On Tour

Tour Tracker: Allman Brothers, Against Me! and Steve Miller Band

Photo: Schwartz/Getty The Allman Brothers continue their 40th anniversary celebration tour out west, Against Me! road test some new songs before hitting the studio with producer Butch Vig and the Steve Miller Band continue their “Endless Tour.” Full dates for all three treks, after the jump… Allman Brothers May 12, 13 - Oakland, CA @ Fox Theatre May 15 - Portland, OR @ Theater of the Clouds May 16 - George, WA @ The Gorge Amphitheater May 19, 20 - Los Angeles, CA @ Greek Theatre May 22 - Valley Center, CA @ Harrah’s Rincon May 23 - Indio, CA @ Fantasy Springs Casino May 24 - Las Vegas, NV @ Red Rock Casino May 31 - Hunter, NY @ Mountain Jam Festival June 5, 6 - Live Oak, FL @ Wanee Festival Against Me! April 11 - Gainesville, FL @ Common Grounds April 14 - Greenville, SC @ The Handlebar April 15 - Raleigh, NC @ The Brewery April 16 - Asheville, NC @ Stella Blue April 18 - Virginia Beach, VA @ The Jewish Mother April 19 - Knoxville, TN @ The Cider House April 21 - Nashville, TN @ The End April 22 - Memphis, TN @ Hi-Tone Café April 23 - Little Rock, AR @ Juanita’s Cantina Ballroom April 24 - Huntsville, AL @ Crossroads Café April 25 - Mobile, AL @ Alabama Music Box April 26 - Pensacola, FL @ Sluggo’s April 28 - Charleston, SC @ The Charleston Pourhouse April 29 - Athens, GA @ Tasty World April 30 - Wilmington, NC @ The Soapbox May 1 - Columbia, SC @ New Brookland Tavern Steve Miller Band May 1 - Memphis, TN @ Tom Lee Park May 3 - West Palm Beach, FL @ Sunfest July 8 - Calgary, ALB @ Fort Calgary Historic Park July 10 - Merritt, BC @ Merritt Mountain Music Festival Grounds July 11 - Woodinville, WA @ Chateau St Michelle Winery July 12 - Troutdale, OR @ Edgefield Winery July 16 - Cadott, WI @ Chippewa Valley Festival Grounds July 17 - Highland Park, IL @ Ravinia Pavilion July 18 - Morristown, OH @ Festival Grounds July 20 - Interlochen, MI @ Kresge Auditorium July 21 - Kettering, OH @ Frazee Pavilion July 24 - Moticelo, LA @ Jones County Fairgrounds July 25 - West Bend

Published: 2009-03-18 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News, On Tour

Earth, Wind & Fire Team Up With Chicago For Joint Summer Tour

Photo: Bedder/Getty Two more classic acts are teaming up for a 30-city co-headlining tour: Earth, Wind & Fire and ">Chicago will head out together starting June 5th. The two long-lasting bands also set out on a joint tour in 2004-2005. Each night, both groups will perform a full set apiece, then it’ll be Earth, Wind & Fire & Chicago for the final set as all the musicians hit the stage together. EW&F have enjoyed a renaissance of late, no doubt helped out by big fan President Obama recently having the Rock and Roll Hall of Famers perform at the White House. The prolific Chicago have gone platinum with 25 out of their 30 albums. We’re calling this the Revolving Door Tour, as if you combined the total number of band members both Earth, Wind & Fire and Chicago have employed in the past four decades, it’d be somewhere in the 50s. With the slumping economy expected to seep into the summer touring business, multi-artists tours like Poison, Def Leppard and Cheap Trick and REO Speedwagon, .38 Special and Styx are becoming a necessity on the circuit. The dates for the E,W&F and Chicago tour are below. June 5 - Orange Beach, AL @ The Amphitheater June 6 - Atlanta, GA @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre June 9 - Charlotte, NC @ Time Warner Cable Arena June 10 - Washington, D.C. @ Merriweather Post Pavilion June 12 - Atlantic City, NJ @ Borgata Event Center June 13 - Atlantic City, NJ @ Borgata Event Center June 14 - Bethel, NY @ Bethel Performing Arts Center June 16 - Boston, MA @ Agganis Arena June 17 - New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden June 19 - Ledyard, CT @ MGM Grand Theatre at Foxwoods June 20 - Verona, NY @ Turning Stone Resort Casino June 21 - Columbus, OH @ Value City Arena June 23 - Indianapolis, IN @ Conseco Fieldhouse June 24 - Detroit, MI @ DTE Energy Music Theatre June 26 - Chicago, IL @ Allstate Arena June 28 - Kansas City, MO @ Sprint Center June 30 - Milwaukee, WI @ Summerfest July 1 - Minneapolis, MN @ Target Center July 10 - Houston, TX @ The Cynthia Woods M

Published: 2009-03-10 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News

Tour Tracker: TV on the Radio, Band of Horses and Manchester Orchestra

Photo: Jelonek/WireImage TV on the Radio hope to prove that ill-fated Saturday Night Live performance was just a fluke with their summer tour, Band of Horses gallop back onto the road and Manchester Orchestra set out to promote their sophomore album Mean Everything to Nothing. Full dates for all three treks, after the jump… TV on the Radio April 18 - Indio, CA @ Coachella May 12 - Louisville, KY @ Headliners Music Hall May 16 - Austin, TX @ Stubb’s BBQ May 17 - Dallas, TX @ House of Blues May 18 - Oklahoma, OK @ Diamond Ballroom May 22 - Oakland, CA @ Fox Theatre May 23 - Portland, OR @ Roseland Theatre May 25 - Vancouver, BC @ Malkin Bowl May 27 - Edmonton, ALB @ Edmonton Events Center May 28 - Calgary, ALB @ Macewan Hall May 29 - Saskatoon, SK @ Louis’s Pub June 2 - Toronto, ON @ Sound Academy June 3 - Montreal, QC @ Metropolis June 4 - Boston, MA @ House of Blues June 5 - New York, NY @ Central Park Summer Stage June 8 - Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club Band of Horses April 15 - Santa Cruz, CA @ Catalyst April 17 - Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater April 18 - Indio, CA @ Coachella Festival June 10 - Norfolk, VA @ The Norva June 11 - New York, NY @ Carnegie Hall June 12 - Baltimore, MD @ Ram’s Head Live June 14 - Manchester, TN @ Bonnaroo Festival June 16 - Asheville, NC @ Orange Peel June 17 - Charlotte, NC @ Neighborhood Theatre June 18 - Myrtle Beach, SC @ House of Blues Manchester Orchestra April 21 - Nashville, TN @ Exit In April 22 - Athens, GA @ 40 Watt April 23 - Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle April 24 - Richmond, VA @ The National April 25 - Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar April 26 - Philadelphia, PA @ Trocadero April 29 - New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom April 30 - Cambridge, MA @ Middle East May 1 - Rochester, NY @ Water St. May 2 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Mr. Small’s May 3 - Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop May 5 - Pontiac, MI @ Eagle Theater May 6 - Columbus, OH @ Skully’s May 7 - Covington, KY @ Mad Hatter May 8 - Chicago, IL @ Subterranean May 9 - Minneapolis, MN @ Station 4 May 12 - Denv

Published: 2009-02-24 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News, On Tour

Black Sabbath, Motorhead, Judas Priest Prove Their Metal Mastery on Long Island

When two of the singers who most define the genre are in the house, calling a tour featuring Judas Priest, Black Sabbath, and Motorhead the “Metal Masters Tour” doesn’t have even a hint of hyperbole. The ashen skies threatened to open at any moment at Long Island’s Jones Beach Theater on Sunday, but even though lightning crackled in the distance during Judas Priest’s night-closing set, the evening remained dry. The band only pulled out one song from this year’s Nostradamus, so the rest of the set was dedicated to the glory days of yore. Apart from the old standbys (”Breaking the Law,” “Metal Gods,” “Hell Bent for Leather”), the deeper cuts provided some of the evening’s finer moments, especially a thunderous rendition of “Dissident Aggressor” and “Hell Patrol,” an unjustly forgotten number from the Painkiller album. Though the ticket read “Heaven and Hell,” a Ronnie James Dio-fronted Black Sabbath is still Black Sabbath. Guitarist Tony Iommi appeared in great spirits, cracking a huge smile while carving out the jagged solo on “I” (some of those Dehumanizer tracks are a lot better than you may remember). Dio was in fantastic voice, sounding more like one-third of his alleged 66 years, especially on “Children of the Sea” and “Heaven and Hell,” the set’s closing number. As always, Motorhead was Motorhead, and that’s all it takes. From a breakneck “Going to Brazil” to “Killed By Death” and the unstoppable closing one-two punch of “Ace of Spades” and “Overkill,” Lemmy Kilmister’s gravel throat has retained every bit of its charm, and his band is still top-notch. The only downer of the evening is that the audience skewed so far towards the older side, as kids with heavy metal dreams would be well advised to sign up for an evening of education and learn from the best. [Photo: Getty]

Published: 2008-08-11 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News, Live Shows

Tour Tracker: New Kids on the Block, Bloc Party and Donita Sparks

The reunited NKOTB hope to bring the right stuff to their East Coast concerts, Bloc Party schedule a couple raves and L7’s Donita Sparks pimps her new band the Stellar Moments in June. Full tour dates are after the jump. New Kids on the Block May 17 - East Rutherford, NJ @ Izod Center May 18 - Mansfield, MA @ Tweeter Center September 20 - Montreal, Quebec @ Bell Centre September 21 - Toronto, Ontario @ Air Canada Center September 23 - East Rutherford, NJ @ Izod Center September 24 - Uniondale, NY @ Nassau Coliseum September 26 - Boston, MA @ TD Banknorth Garden September 27 - Atlantic City, NJ @ Borgata Hotel October 4 - Rosemont, IL @ Allstate Arena Bloc Party July 28 - Pomona, CA @ Glass House July 29 - Los Angeles, CA @ Mayan Theater July 30 - San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore August 1 - Chicago, IL @ Lollapalooza Festival August 5 - Philadelphia, PA @ The Fillmore at TLA August 6, 7 - New York, NY @ Webster Hall September 6 - Toronto, Ontario @ V Festival Donita Sparks and the Stellar Moments May 23 - Long Beach CA @ Alex’s Bar May 24 - San Diego, CA @ The Casbah June 6 - Hoboken, NJ @ Maxwell’s June 7 - New York, NY @ Highline Ballroom June 8 - Cambridge, MA @ T.T. The Bear’s June 10 - Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop June 11 - Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick June 13 - Chicago, IL @ Double Door June 15 - Pittsburgh, PA @ 31st Street Pub June 16 - Baltimore, MD @ The Ottobar

Published: 2008-04-30 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News, On Tour

Dan Deacon Talks New Album “Bromst”: “It’s Not Dance Music”

Photo: Kisby/Getty On his last album, Spiderman of the Rings, Baltimore electronic-music maven Dan Deacon threw a giddy neon dance party — sort of like kids’ music for very hip kids, complete with Woody Woodpecker samples. On the follow-up, Bromst, arriving March 24th via Carpark Records, he aimed for a more substantial sound. “If the first record was like some tasty hors d’oerves, this is the meal,” Deacon said on the phone from his hometown, where he just wrapped up the Baltimore Round Robin tour, featuring several of the city’s critically acclaimed new bands, including Beach House and Double Dagger. Bromst, which Deacon spent three years writing and recording, uses more acoustic instrumentation, including marimba, glockenspiel, winds and brass, and fewer gimmicky samples than its predecessor, giving it a more lush, organic vibe. But Deacon, who built a scene largely around high-energy live shows, says the new sounds won’t stop people from grooving. “I think people can dance to it, but it’s not as much ‘dance music,’ ” he says. “It’s less about dance and more about motion.” Last spring Rolling Stone named Deacon’s Baltimore scene one of the Best of Rock, and also spotlighted the red-hot female MC duo Get Em Mamis and onetime RS Breaking band Beach House. For more on those artists, click here. The Bromst track list — which includes a song for Gwen Stefani, perhaps? — is right here: 1. “Build Voice” 2. “Red F” 3. “Paddling Ghost” 4. “Snookered” 5. “Of The Mountains” 6. “Surprise Stefani” 7. “Wet Wings” 8. “Woof Woof” 9. “Slow With Horns / Run For Your Life” 10. “Baltihorse” 11. “Get Older” Related Stories: • The Best of Baltimore • CMJ 2007 Live Report: Dan Deacon

Published: 2009-01-07 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News

Pearl Jam Showcase Rarities, Politics, Dylan and Who Covers at Bonnaroo

While most bands used Bonnaroo as a platform to play hits, Pearl Jam used their Saturday night closing set to unleash some rarities. Around 10:15 p.m., the band strolled onto the stage and unleashed “Hard to Imagine,” a gorgeous ballad that the band has only played a few dozen times since 1992. Later on, they turned out jams like “W.M.A,” and monster covers of the Who’s “Love Reign O’er Me” and Dylan’s “All Along the Watchtower.” Vedder — who earlier had joined Jack Johnson on a duet of the beach bum’s jam “Constellations” — got political at points during Pearl Jam’s set. Before the band performed “Gone,” Vedder spoke critically about the conspicuous rise in gas prices since George Bush took over the White House. And later, he urged the crowd to get out and vote (presumably for Barack Obama) in the November election. “A song cannot change the world,” he declared. “But this many people can change the world. How do we know? It is stitched into the fabric of our flag and it is welded into our constitution that we have the right and the responsibility to make change.” Of course, portions of the crowd were upset by Vedder’s proclamations — Bonnaroo, after all, is located in Tennessee, the heart of Bush Country. One dude even shouted, “You’re a dipshit,” before storming off the grounds. But Vedder’s political statements didn’t get in the way of their awesome set, which also featured tunes like “Black,” “Why Go,” “Even Flow” and “Corduroy.” During a cover of Victoria Williams’ haunting ballad “Crazy Mary” — which includes the lyrics “Take a bottle/ drink it down/ pass it around” — Vedder hopped off the stage to share his bottle of red wine with kids in the front row. The highlight of the band’s set was “Betterman,” during which the crowd ignited lighters and shouted along to the words, drowning out the band. Vedder seemed visibly touched by the sight, saying, “That’s fucking beautiful, man!” [Photo: Getty]

Published: 2008-06-15 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News, Bonnaroo

Tour Tracker: Modest Mouse, Spoon and Built To Spill

Modest Mouse set dates for a headlining trek after holding down opening duties on R.E.M.’s tour, Spoon schedule a few more shows and Built To Spill promise to play the entirety of Perfect From Now On for two of their eight dates. Each band’s complete itinerary awaits after the jump. Modest Mouse June 23 - Miami, FL @ Fillmore Miami Beach June 24 - Orlando, FL @ Hard Rock Live June 25 - St Augustine, FL @ St. Augustine Theater June 26 - Myrtle Beach, SC @ House of Blues June 28 - Norfolk, VA @ The NorVa June 29 - Charlottesville, VA @ Charlottesville Pavilion June 30 - Rostraver, PA @ Ice Garden July 1 - St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant July 2 - Cincinnati, OH @ Bogarts July 4 - Rothbury, MI @ Rothbury Festival Spoon May 3 - Solana Beach, CA @ Belly Up June 13 - Troutdale, OR @ Edgefield Amphitheater July 15 - Brooklyn, NY @ Prospect Park July 19 - Denver, CO @ Mile High Festival July 20 - Chicago, IL @ Music Festival September 20 - Hollywood, CA @ Hollywood Bowl September 22 - San Francisco, CA @ Fillmore Theatre September 23 – San Francisco, CA @ Fillmore Theatre September 24 - San Francisco, CA @ Fillmore Theatre Built To Spill May 23 - Bend, OR @ Les Schwab Amphitheater May 24 - Garden City, ID @ Visual Arts Center May 26 - George, WA @ Sasquatch Festival June 6 - Lawrence, KS @ Wakarusa Festival June 7 - Minneapolis, MN @ ShamRock Fest July 3 - Quincy, CA @ High Sierra Festival September 12 - Pioneertown, CA @ Peggy & Harriet’s September 19 - Monticello, NY @ ATP Festival

Published: 2008-05-05 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News, On Tour

Smoking Section: Jack Johnson on the Beach, Midlake in the Studio and Jimmie Dale Gilmore on Stage

In December, the Smoking Section winged it out to Santa Barbara to hang out with Jack Johnson. Sitting on the rocky coastline with a fat spliff in our mitts watching Johnson shred massive swells was the perfect opportunity to reflect on the wild ride that was 2007. We witnessed amazing performances — Lucinda Williams‘ five-night stand in Manhattan, Stevie Wonder at the Garden, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers in the Hamptons, Pearl Jam in Chicago, Wilco at Bonnaroo, The Killers in London and the Foo Fighters in a Vegas hotel room (sadly, we missed Dave Grohl’s “New Year’s Eve Disco Party” in L.A.). We moved into Kid Rock’s Malibu bachelor pad for a few days, tore up Paris with Ben Harper, guzzled absinthe at Marilyn Manson’s house and embraced our inner player, cocktailing with Snoop, strip-clubbing with Kanye and l’chaim-ing Jay-Z. It all poured sweet and clear — it was a very good year. * * * * If the SS had one regret from ‘07, it was that we were never in the same city as Midlake. The Denton, Texas, fivesome awed us with the mellow explorations of The Trials of Van Occupanther, and we’re happy to report that they’re home, taking their sweet-ass time on the follow-up. “It will be called The Courage of Others,” reports singer Tim Smith. “I think it will sound darker — not dark like Sabbath, but a little more minor-key.” Whereas Van Occupanther was recorded in their living room (”That was tough, because of roommates”), Midlake now occupy their own studio in Denton, with families and dogs waiting at home. “We’ve been going in at 8 a.m. and we’re done by 5,” says Smith, whose songwriting has been influenced, most recently, by No Other, the mysterioso 1974 solo gem from Gene Clark of the The Byrds. “We were jammin’ pretty hard this morning,” Smith says. “We said to ourselves, ‘No other rock band does this at 9:30 i

Published: 2008-01-18 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News, Smoking Section, Jack Johnson

Indie rock band Beach House releases its third album, 'Teen Dream' amid acclaim

This rehearsal space smells like a thrift store -- which is to say it smells like dust and history and magic.

Published: 2010-01-23 Provider: Washington Post