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Spoon focuses on what works

Spoon will be seeing off the year and the decade with a New Year's Eve show at the Riverside Theater. This would seem to be an opportunity to cherish the band's achievements, but it will also be a chance to hear what Spoon plans to achieve in the new decade, thanks to the planned Jan. 19 release of its new album, "Transference."

Published: 2009-12-28 Provider: Journal Sentinel Online

Tour Tracker: ZZ Top, TV on the Radio and Dungen

ZZ Top get “In Your Face” this autumn, TV on the Radio add more dates to their Dear Science, tour and Swedish indie psych band Dungen prep their new album 4 with some time on the road. Follow the jump for the complete set of tour dates. ZZ Top September 26 - Wichita, KS @ Century II September 27 - Ft. Smith, AR @ Convention Hall September 28 - Tulsa, OK @ SpritBank Event Center September 30 - St. Louis @ Fox Theatre October 1 - Kansas City, MO @ Midland October 3 - Nashville, TN @ Ryman Auditorium October 4 - Huntington, WV @ Keith-Albee Theatre October 5 - Cleveland, OH @ Allen Theatre October 10 - Columbus, OH @ Palace Theatre October 11 - Indianapolis, IN @ Murat Centre October 12 - Milwaukee, WI @ Riverside October 17 - Minneapolis, MN @ Orpheum October 18 - Grand Forks, ND @ Chester Fritz October 19 - Sioux Falls, SD @ Great Hall October 22 - Portland, OR @ Arlene Schnitzer Hall October 23 - Pullman, WA @ Beasley Performing Arts Center October 30 - Colorado Springs, CO @ Pikes Peak Center October 31 - Denver, CO @ Paramount Theatre November 1 - Amarillo, TX @ Civic Center Auditorium TV on the Radio September 5 - Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater September 6 - Seattle, WA @ Showbox September 12 - Boise, ID @ Knitting Factory Concert House September 13 - Salt Lake City, UT @ In the Venue September 14 - Morrison, CO @ Monolith Festival September 19 - San Diego, CA @ San Diego Street Scene Festival September 20 - San Francisco, CA @ Treasure Island Festival October 10 - Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory October 11 - Providence, RI @ Lupos October 13 Boston, MA @ Wilbur Theatre October 14 - Brooklyn, NY @ Masonic Temple October 15 - Brooklyn, NY @ Masonic Temple October 18 - Cincinnati, Ohio @ Bogarts October 19 - Indianapolis, IN @ Vogue Theatre October 20 - Minneapolis, MN @ First Ave October 21 - Minneapolis, MN @ First Ave October 22 - Chicago, IL @ Riviera October 24 - New Orleans, LA @ Voodoo Festival October 25 - Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle October 26 - Knoxvi

Published: 2008-08-11 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News, On Tour

‘Swimming Cities’ Docks in Manhattan

Photo: Christine LagorioYesterday, a ragtag group of young artists, actors, musicians, and adventure-seekers sailed into Manhattan on six makeshift boats. Passing under the George Washington Bridge, the captains motored their vessels into a line formation, linked together in a flotilla, and killed the engines. The roughly 60 people onboard let out a massive scream. They had been on the Hudson for nearly three weeks, sailing from Troy to Manhattan, stopping here and there to perform music and skits as part of a large-scale performance piece, Swimming Cities of Switchback Sea, conceived by Brooklyn-based artist Swoon. When they first set off, the group had seven vessels, but one ship, The Bird, went down somewhere near Kingston (unsurprisingly, as the boats were made from trash, scrap metal and remnants). Thankfully, the crew members seemed intact, although word spread that someone had suffered a broken finger. This is not to say that life aboard the rickety vessels wasn't tough. Showers were rare and the floors of the rafts were too spiky to sleep on, but at least one boat had a full kitchen. "We cooked stuff we'd buy or sometimes get from Dumpsters," said band member and filmmaker Todd Chandler, 34. Last night, their homecoming was celebrated by a performance of Minneapolis-based band Dark Dark Dark at Pier 70 in Riverside Park, where crew members performed a skit based on newspaper reports of their journey: "You know what they call us? Water-world hippie paradise! You know what they call us? Free-loading idealists! You know what they call us? The love boat!" Hotelier Robert Shanley and his twin brother, artist Don Shanley, took in the scene. "I was just passing through the park today because I live near here, and I thought, 'What on earth are these things?!'" said Robert. "So I called Don and said, 'This you have to see.' I just wonder how they got from point A to point B." After the performance, organizers passed hats asking for "money, tampons, anything." Both Sh

Published: 2008-09-03 Provider: New York Magazine