Saturday, January 24, 2009

Brian Jonestown Massacre Trippin' Out

If you have the opportunity to see these guys on their upcoming tour. Definitely do. You have a damn good chance of seeing an amazing concert. There is also a chance it might not be, but it will still be interesting that I can assure you. I've seen the BJM several times and have never been dissappointed. Their shows have always rocked. Great psychedelic music. Anton the lead singer can however be a little unpredictable. But hell that's what rock is all about. Maybe I'll see some of you down at the Variety Playhouse in April. All the dates are listed below.

Until then here is a great sounding set.

Brian Jonestown Massacre
Teaterladan, Hultsfredsfestivalen, Sweden
16th June 2006
Set List:

1. Intro
2. Whoever You Are
3. Hide and Seek
4. Nevertheless
5. Vacuum Boots
6. Who
7. That Girl Suicide

***Brian Jonestown Massacre 6/16/2006***



The Brian Jonestown Masscacre - 2009 Tour Dates

03/16 - Club Nokia, Los Angeles, CA *
03/17 - The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA *
03/20 - Portland, OR Crystal Ballroom
03/21 - Seattle, WA Neumo's Crystal Ball Reading Room
03/24 - Denver, CO Ogden Theatre
03/26 - Minneapolis, MN Fine Line
03/27 - Milwaukee, WI Turner Hall
03/28 - Chicago, IL Metro
03/29 - Cleveland, OH The Grog Shop
03/30 - Pittsburgh, PA Rex Theatre
04/01 - New York, NY Terminal 5
04/02 - Boston, MA Paradise Rock Club
04/03 - Northampton, MA Pearl Street
04/04 - Philadelphia, PA The Trocadero
04/06 - Washington, DC 9:30 Club
04/07 - Carrboro, NC Cat's Cradle
04/08 - Asheville, NC Orange Peel
04/09 - Nashville, TN Exit/In
04/10 - Atlanta, GA Variety Playhouse
04/11 - Memphis, TN Hi Tone
04/13 - Dallas, TX Granada Theater
04/14 - Austin, TX Emo's
04/16 - Tempe, AZ The Clubhouse

* w/ Primal Scream

The Dead Tour 2009 Tickets Go Onsale At 10am

4/12 Greensboro, NC
Greensboro Coliseum
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4/14 Washington DC
Verizon Center
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4/15 Charlottesville, VA
John Paul Jones Arena
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4/17 Albany, NY
Times Union Center
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4/18 Worcester, MA
DCU Center
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4/19 Worcester, MA
DCU Center
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4/21 Buffalo, NY
HSBC Arena
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4/22 Wilkes-Barre, PA
Wachovia Arena @ Casey Plaza
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4/24 Uniondale, NY
Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
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4/25 New York, NY
Madison Square Garden
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4/26 Hartford, CT
XL Center
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4/28 E. Rutherford, NJ
IZOD Center
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4/29 E. Rutherford, NJ
IZOD Center
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5/1 Philadelphia, PA
The Spectrum
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5/2 Philadelphia, PA
The Spectrum
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5/5 Chicago, IL
All State Arena
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5/7 Denver, CO
Pepsi Center
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5/9 Los Angeles, CA
The Forum
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5/10 Mountain View, CA
Shoreline Amphitheater
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Saturday, January 17, 2009

The Cool Scene - Twelve New Ways To Fly

This is something pre-psychedelic. Before there were hippies, the beatniks were smoking all the grass. And man, they had some good tunes to red light on. This album was released on Warner Brothers in 1959. Almost all instrumental choked full of horns, keys, guitar, drums, percussion and xylophone here and there. This album is just fun. Play it loud, or play it soft it's great either way.
Man, play it with a nice hot dinner for two on a warm night. I think this works best. Just dont forget cool lighting and the grass. And of course most important of all, the beautiful woman you are trying to impress.

Good luck, and enjoy.

Dues Blues - Trombones Inc.
I Love Paris - The Modern Touch Of Marty Paich
The D.A.'s Man - Frank Comstock And His Orchestra
Deserted Harem - The Big Sound Of Don Ralke
It's A Lonesome Old Town - The Smart Set With Orchestra
Improvisation - Robert Prince And His Orchestra
Manteca - Marty Wilson & His Orchestra
Invitation - Guitars Inc.
The Stu Bailey Blues - Warren Barker & The Warner Bros Instrumental All Stars
Come Rain Or Come Shine - The Signatures
Pottsville U - Chico Hamilton Quintet
It's Alright With Me - Trombones Inc

***The Cool Scene***

This could be interesting.

Mott The Hoople to play two anniversary shows

Pic: PA Photos

Pic: PA Photos

The 'Young Dudes' to play London shows

Mott The Hoople are set to play two 40th anniversary shows in London this year.

The band formed in 1969, and almost quit music until David Bowie gave them 'All The Young Dudes', which they released in 1972.

The band will play Hammersmith Apollo on October 2 and 3.

Source: NME

Wednesday, January 14, 2009

The Dead Tour 2009


Well, I hope everyone who wanted tickets for Spring Tour got their miracle. I managed to get myself a couple of tickets for the DCU Centre in Worcester Massachusetts. I was not as lucky for opening night in Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro North Carolina. But I'm not done trying. Hopefully I'll manage a pair when the rest of the tickets are cut loose. Either way I'm excited to head up to Boston and catch up with old friends. Spring is looking good for 2009.

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It's truckin' time.

Thursday, January 8, 2009

Ron Asheton 1948-2009

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Stooges guitarist Ron Asheton found dead

The Stooges

The Stooges

Ron Asheton, the guitarist and bassist with The Stooges, has been found dead today (January 6). He was 60.

Asheton was found at his home in Ann Arbor this morning, according to police.

A cause of death is yet to be confirmed, although initial reports suggest that Asheton died of a heart attack.

Detective Sgt Jim Stephenson told local paper Ann Arbor News that foul play is not suspected. He added that Asheton's body was found on a living-room sofa, and that he appeared to have been dead for at least several days.

Autopsy and toxicology results are pending.

Asheton was a founder member of The Stooges, along with his brother (and drummer) Scott Asheton, Dave Alexander (bass) and frontman Iggy Pop.

Ranked as Number 29 on Rolling Stone's '100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time', Asheton played the seminal riffs on Stooges' classics including 'No Fun', 'Down On The Street', and 'I Wanna Be Your Dog'. He switched to the bass guitar for The Stooges third album, 'Raw Power' (1973).

After the commercial failure of 'Raw Power', Asheton left The Stooges and played in a series of bands including The New Order (not to be confused with the UK band of the same name), and Destroy All Monsters.

He later recorded a number of tracks for 1998's cinematic paean to glam rock, 'Velvet Goldmine', along with Mudhoney's Mark Arm, The Minutemen's Mike Watt, Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore and Steve Shelley.

In 2000, Asheton, along with his brother Scott and the aforementioned Mike Watt, began playing shows together. The band were dubbed 'The New Stooges' by fans, and after Iggy Pop saw them perform, the four decided to reform The Stooges properly.

The Stooges played their first reunited show in 2003, and went on to release an album of new material ('The Weirdness') in 2007, with Asheton restored to lead guitar duties.

Touring heavily, including a The Stooges played a memorable set at the 2007 Glastonbury Festival which ended with a mass stage invasion, they also played last year's Isle Of Wight Festival.

Source: NME