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News Ticker: Bonnaroo, Roots Picnic, T-Bone Wolk, Rock Auction

Photo: Dyson/WireImage Bonnaroo has teamed with the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and HeadCount to release a free “Best of Bonnaroo” download compilation that comes with a message asking fans to contact their senators about climate change. Pearl Jam, Dave Matthews Band, Phish, Jack Johnson, Wilco, and more bands contributed live tracks from the festival to the 17-song album. The Roots’ third annual Philly picnic will take place June 5th this year and feature Vampire Weekend, Nneka, C

Published: 2010-03-02 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Morning News Roundup, Rock News

Mark Ronson Named VMA House Band, LCD Soundsystem and Arcade Fire Plan Split Single, Flaming Lips Hit the Road

Mark Ronson and his live ensemble of musicians will handle house band duties at this year’s MTV Video Music Awards in Las Vegas on September 9th. The Dap-Kings (also known as Sharon Jones’ and Amy Winehouse’s band) will guest, along with Stu Zender of Jamiroquai and other still-to-be-announced vocalists. LCD Soundsystem and the Arcade Fire will release a split 7″ single on their upcoming joint tour featuring LCD’s cover of Joy Division’s “No Love Lost” and Arcade Fire’s version of Serge Gainsbourg’s “Poupée de Cire, Poupée de Son” Wilco canceled two dates after guitarist Nels Cline came down with the chicken pox. The Duluth, MN, date has been rescheduled for September 4, but the band has yet to announce a new date for Winnipeg, MB. George Michael began serving one hundred hours of community service yesterday at a London homeless shelter as a part of his May sentence for driving while unfit. Michael is also prohibited from taking the wheel for two years. Bright Eyes have announced a brief U.S. fall tour, Sonic Youth frontman Thurston Moore has plotted a short solo outing and the Flaming Lips have added late summer and early fall dates, as well. Dates after the jump. Bright Eyes Tour Dates: 9/14 - Boise, ID (Big Easy) 9/15 - Spokane, WA (Big Easy) 9/18 - Fairbanks, AK (University of Alaska) 9/19, 20 - Anchorage, AK (University of Alaska) 9/22 - Seattle, WA (End Fest 2007) 9/23 - Eugene, OR (McDonald Theatre) 9/24 - Chico, CA (Senator Theatre) 9/29 - Los Angeles, CA (Hollywood Bowl) Thurston Moore Tour Dates: 9/24 - Hoboken, NJ (Maxwell’s) 9/26 - Brooklyn, NY (Music Hall of Williamsburg) 9/27 - Boston, MA (Museum of Fine Arts) 9/28 - Princeton, NJ (Terrace Club) 9/29 - Washington, DC (Rock and Roll Hotel) 9/30 - Philadelphia, PA (Johnny Brenda’s) 10/24 - Seattle, WA (Neumo’s) 10/25 - Portland, OR (Doug Fir Lounge) 10/26 - Arcata, CA (Humboldt St. University) 10/29 - Sa

Published: 2007-08-15 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News, Morning News Roundup

Wilco to Play Their “Complete” Catalog Over Five Nights, Quiet Riot Singer’s Death Ruled Overdose, More

Wilco will “attempt the complete Wilco” during a five-night stint in their Chicago hometown, frontman Jeff Tweedy told Billboard. “We’ll try to clear out the dusty corners of the catalog that we haven’t attended to in a while,” he added. The band will play the Riviera Theatre February 15-16 and 18-20 before heading out on a short spring tour in the Northeast and Southern states. The death of Quiet Riot singer Kevin Dubrow has been ruled an accidental cocaine overdose by Nevada’s Clark County Coroner based on toxicology results that arrived yesterday. Dubrow was found dead in his Las Vegas home last month. The Mars Volta will hit the road in January to promote their fourth album, The Bedlam in Goliath, out January 29th. Marilyn Manson has also announced additional dates on his Eat Me, Drink Me tour for early next year. Dates for both bands after the jump. A new study by RZO accountants Bill Zysblat and Joe Rascoff has concluded that U.S. musicians will benefit from overseas touring thanks to the weakening value of the dollar. The firm, which has calculated tour finances for huge acts from the Rolling Stones to the Police, estimates “a ticket two years ago that was EUR100 got the band $100. Today that same ticket gets the band $147,” Zysblat says. He also predicts that while U.S. bands may start spending more time overseas, this could mean less time on U.S. soil by foreign acts. Just in time for the holiday season, R. Kelly is releasing a deluxe package version of his Trapped in the Closet DVD today which features all twenty-four installments of the exaggerated drama. Among the extra features are running commentary from Kelly, a DVD trivia game and live performances of several chapters. And there’s more: Kelly, who’s currently on tour and awaiting another hearing next week in his child-porn trial, is also launching trappedintheclosetmerchandise.com to sell shirts with the faces of Closet’s chara

Published: 2007-12-12 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News, Morning News Roundup, On Tour