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EVANS BLUE ANNOUNCES MORE DATES FOR THE GRAVEYARD OF EMPIRES 2012 TOUR

Posted in Artist Watch, New Music, News, Releases with tags , , , , on June 16, 2012 by Randy

Los Angeles, CA (13 June 2012) –  EVANS BLUE announced today the full schedule of dates on their summer GRAVEYARD OF EMPIRES 2012 TOUR.  The tour kicks off July 6th at The Machine Shop in Flint, Michigan, where the band will also film a live video for the song “Halo.”

Drummer Dusty Saxton will be joining Dan, Parker, V and Pitter on tour.  Saxton is from Austin, Texas and has played with a multitude of different bands across multiple genres including Alpha Rev, Brandon Rhyder, and Ember.

State Your Cause (www.facebook.com/stateyourcause) will support the entire run with the exception of July 29th.  Bobaflex (www.theofficialbobaflex.com) will be joining the line up for the GA and FL dates while 7th Cycle www.facebook.com/7thcyclemusic will be a part of the shows July 6th – 15th.

July 6th

The Machine Shop

Flint, MI  (Banana 101.5 WBBN Presents)

 

July 7th

The Intersection

Grand Rapids, MI (97.9 WGRD Presents)

 

July 8th

Frankies Inner City

Toledo, OH

 

July 11th

The Blind Pig

Ann Arbor, MI (89X Presents)

 

July 13th

Alrosa Villa

Columbus, OH

 

July 14th

McGuffy’s HOR

Dayton, OH (103.9 The X Presents)

 

July 15th

Altar Bar

Pittsburgh, PA

 

July 17th

Higher Ground

S. Burlington, VT

 

July 18th

Port City Music Hall

Portland, ME

 

July 19th

The Chance

Poughkeepsie, NY

 

July 20th

The Rock Juntion

Coventry, RI

 

July 21st

Mill St Brews

W. Greenwich, RI

 

July 22nd

Wally’s Pub

Hampton Beach, NH

 

July 24th

Baltimore, MD

The Recher Theatre

 

July 25th

The Studio @ Webster

NYC, NY

 

July 26th

Ollie’s Point

Amityville, NY

 

July 27th

The Note

West Chester, PA

 

July 28th

NY State Fair Infield

Syracuse, NY (WKRL 17th Annual K-ROCKATHON)

 

July 31st

Capones

Johnson City, TN

 

August 1st

120 Tavern & Music Hall

Marietta, GA

 

August 2nd

Jack Rabbits

Jacksonville, FL

 

August 3rd

57 West

Orlando, FL

 

August 4th

The State Theatre

St Petersburg, FL

 

August 7th  The Varsity Theatre

Baton Rouge, LA

 

August 8th

Southport Music Hall

Jefferson, LA

 

August 9th

Cambridge @ HOB

Dallas, TX

 

August 10th

Emo’s

Austin, TX

 

August 11th

House of Blues

Houston, TX

 

August 14th

George’s Majestic

Fayetteville, AR

 

August 15th

Newby’s

Memphis, TN

 

August 16th

TBD

Nashville, TN or Joplin, MO

 

August 17th

Pop’s

Sauget, IL (KPNT Presents)

Evans Blue’s 4th album Graveyard Of Empires, was released on April 17th via Sounds+Sights.  The first singles are “This Time It’s Different” and “Halo”.  Both can be heard on radio now!

The entire album can be streamed here:  www.soundcloud.com/soundsandsights.

ABOUT/ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

Evans Blue debuted at #1 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart in 2006 with The Melody and the Energetic Nature of Volume, which spawned the Top 5 single “Cold (But I’m Still Here).”  They were nominated for a 2006 Juno Award for Best New Group.  Their second album, THE PURSUIT BEGINS WHEN THIS portrayal OF LIFE ENDS, was released in July 2007 and debuted at #44* on the Billboard Top 200.  Album 3, the self-titled evans|blue, was released independently in June 2009, and “Erase My Scars” went to #23* on the Billboard rock charts in 2010.  Evans Blue has sold 1 million units worldwide.

For more  information, check out the Evans Blue website:  www.evansblue.com

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THE OFFSPRING’S NEW ALBUM ‘DAYS GO BY’ AVAILABLE JUNE 26

Posted in Artist Watch, New Music, News, Releases with tags , , , , , on June 1, 2012 by Randy

THE OFFSPRING will premiere the video for “Days Go By”–already a top ten hit on the national rock tracks chart–Friday, June 1 at Offspring.com and Vevo.com.  Directed by Lex Halaby, who did the same honors for the band’s 2009 “Kristy, Are You Doing Okay?” clip, it seamlessly blends performance footage of the band with scenes shot in the Southern California desert and captures the song’s reflective spirit about letting go of the past’s hard times and starting anew.

“Days Go By” is the title track of THE OFFSPRING’s new studio album, produced by Bob Rock and available June 26 (Columbia Records). The song was a highlight of the group’s two recent performances in Southern California: May 5 at the 20th Annual KROQ Weenie Roast Y Fiesta at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre in Irvine and a special club show May 3 at Alex’s Bar in Long Beach. At Alex’s Bar, the Huntington Beach, CA band–Dexter Holland (vocals, guitar), Noodles (guitar), Greg K (bass) and Pete Parada (drums)—also performed their 20-year-old Epitaph debut album Ignition in its entirety.  Check out footage from the show here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfTo3pHd1oU.

THE OFFSPRING’S last album, 2008’s Rise And Fall, Rage And Grace, featured the alternative and rock radio staples “Hammerhead” and “You’re Gonna Go Far, Kid.”  Also among the band’s best-known hits are the rock anthems “Self Esteem,” “Come Out And Play (Keep ‘Em Separated)” and “The Kids Aren’t Alright.”  The Huntington Beach, CA-based band has performed over 1100 shows across the globe and sold more than 36 million albums worldwide.  Their 1994 release Smash remains the highest-selling album of all-time on an independent label.

THE OFFSPRING will continue to tour worldwide through 2012.

 

www.offspring.com

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GREEN DAY, NEIL YOUNG & CRAZY HORSE CONFIRMED AS FIRST HEADLINERS FOR VOODOO MUSIC AND ARTS EXPERIENCE PRESENTED BY STEPHEN REHAGE :: VOODOO CONTINUES ITS EVOLUTION AS A MUSICAL, CULTURAL AND IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE WITH ADDITION OF FIRST-EVER ON SITE CAMPING

Posted in Artist Watch, News, Releases with tags , , , , , , on May 16, 2012 by Randy

Green Day will once again headline THE VOODOO MUSIC AND ARTS EXPERIENCE PRESENTED BY STEPHEN REHAGE.  The Grammy Award-winning trio last performed at VOODOO in 2004; their most recent appearance in New Orleans was at the historic re-opening of the Louisiana Superdome in September 2006.  Green Day will be releasing three albums, a trilogy entitled ¡Uno! ¡Dos! ¡Tré! on Reprise Records.  ¡Uno! will be released on September 25, ¡Dos! on November 13, and ¡Tré! on January 15, 2013. 

Fellow headliners Neil Young & Crazy Horse also lead the 2012 VOODOO line-up which once again features artists from a variety of musical genres, while also reflecting the cultural gumbo that defines this historic and beloved American city.  The preliminary line-up also includes:  Skrillex; Justice; Tomahawk; Say Anything; Bootsy Collins; Gary Clark Jr.; and Preservation Hall Jazz Band.  VOODOO’s full line-up of 150 acts will be unveiled in the coming months.

“I believe this year’s line-up is developing into something really special,” says Stephen Rehage, the founder/producer of VOODOO.  “Green Day’s set in 2004 is one of the greatest performances in the festival’s 13-year history.  Having them choose to do their only U.S. show of 2012 at Voodoo is pretty extraordinary. And the confirmation of Neil Young & Crazy Horse is epic.  They are one of a handful of artists that you hope to have the privilege to work with at some point in your career.  It’s what you dream of when you create something like Voodoo.”

Celebrated as one of America’s most eclectic festivals and the final musical event of the annual U.S. music festival season, this year’s VOODOO–Friday, October 26, Saturday, October 27 and Sunday, October 28–will mark its 14th consecutive year.

Excitingly, new to this year’s annual musical celebration is on-site camping.  A longtime tradition at the most renowned music festivals around the world, this is the first time it will be offered to VOODOO attendees.  The inaugural camping experience will offer festival goers the chance to sleep under the stars amidst two hundred year old oak trees, picturesque lagoons and waterways of New Orleans’ historic City Park and located just steps away from the entrance to the annual Halloween weekend music celebration.  Camping options range from general tent camping with basic amenities to a luxurious all-encompassing camping experience, where concertgoers can arrive to move-in-ready 10×13 safari style tents complete with cots, bedding and pillows along with exclusive VIP access throughout the VOODOO weekend.  All details on the various VOODOO camping options, rules, regulations and FAQs can be found at the website (www.thevoodooexperience.com).

Tickets for the 2012 VOODOO are available now via www.thevoodooexperience.com utilizing Elevate’s easy online shopping experience–with helpful customer service–that allows buyers to print their own tickets.  Ticket prices (as of May 15) are as follows:  three-day weekend GA tickets are $175; LOA Lounge VIP three-day pass are $500 and LOA Lounge VIP three-day pass with parking are $550.  More information about the 2012 VOODOO can also be found at www.thevoodooexperience.com. 2012 VOODOO partners include Bud Light, Toyota, Garnier Fructis, Red Bull and Fuse TV.

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SANTANA AND THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND ANNOUNCE SIX SPECIAL SUMMER 2012 CO-HEADLINING DATES :::: NEW SANTANA ALBUM SHAPE SHIFTER SET FOR RELEASE MAY 15

Posted in Artist Watch, New Music, News with tags , , , , , , , , , , on May 4, 2012 by Randy

Two legendary groups join forces as Carlos Santana and the Santana Band announce six special co-headlining concerts with The Allman Brothers Band during July 2012. The dates kick off July 22 at the Darien Lake Performing Arts Center in Darien Lake, NY, and wrap July 30 at the Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, MD. Highlights also include shows at Nikon at Jones Beach Theater on July 24, and the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, NJ on July 25. Tickets for the six dates begin going on-sale May 4.

“It is a delight and an honor to finally share the stage, and the music, with Gregg Allman, Derek Trucks, Warren Haynes and The Allman Brothers Band,” says Carlos Santana. “This is something that we’ve hoped to make happen for many years.” These special concerts follow the first leg of U.S. dates on Santana’s Shape Shifter Tour 2012.

Previously, Santana and The Allman Brothers have only intersected at major festivals. On touring together, Gregg Allman says, “We’ve all looked forward to doing this for a very long time.” The Allman Brothers Band line-up includes Gregg Allman (vocals and keyboards), Butch Trucks (drums, tympani), Jaimoe (drums), Warren Haynes (vocals, lead and slide guitar), Derek Trucks (slide and lead guitar), Oteil Burbridge (bass), and Marc Quinones (congas and percussion).  Earlier this year, the group was honored with a special GRAMMY Lifetime Achievement Award.

Santana’s tour dates with The Allman Brothers follow the May 15, 2012 release of Shape Shifter, their latest album-and the first for Carlos Santana’s new label Starfaith Records. The 13-song set is an instrumental tour de force long awaited by fans (one song features vocals by Santana’s lead vocalists Andy Vargas and Tony Lindsay). The album also features Chester Thompson on keyboards, Dennis Chambers on drums, Benny Rietveld on bass, Salvador Santana on keyboards, Raul Rekow on congas and Karl Perazzo on percussion.

Since Santana emerged from the San Francisco Bay Area music scene in the 1960s, the group has sold more than 100 million records, reached more than 100 million fans at concerts worldwide, and been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Santana has won 10 GRAMMYs, including a record-tying nine for a single project, 1999’s Supernatural (including Album of the Year and Record of the Year for “Smooth”). With the 2010 release of Guitar Heaven: The Greatest Guitar Classics of All Time­, Santana joined the Rolling Stones as one of only two music acts in Billboard history to score at least one Top Ten album in each decade from the 1960s on. Among other honors, Carlos Santana is #20 on Rolling Stone’s list of the “100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time”-“Santana’s crystalline tone and clean arcing sustain make him the rare instrumentalist who can be identified in just one note.”

Shape Shifter Tour Dates:
July 7        Grand Casino Mille Lacs                   Hinckley, MN
July 9        Ravinia Festival                              Highland Park, IL
July 12       Fraze Pavilion for the Performing Arts Kettering, OH
July 13       Soaring Eagle Casino Resort             Mount Pleasant, MI
July 14       Molson Canadian Amphitheatre          West Toronto, ON
July 15       DTE Energy Music Theatre                Clarkston, MI
July 17       Bank of America Pavilion                   Boston, MA
July 18       Meadowbrook U.S. Cellular Pavilion     Gilford, NH
July 20-21   Borgata Spa & Resort Event Center    Atlantic City, NJ

 July 22          Darien Lake Performing Arts Center   Darien Lake, NY

July 24          Nikon at Jones Beach Theater          Wantagh, NY

July 25          PNC Bank Arts Center                     Holmdel, NJ

July 27          Saratoga Performing Arts Center       Saratoga, NY

July 28          The Comcast Theatre                     Hartford, CT

July 30          Merriweather Post Pavilion               Columbia, MD*

Pre-Order Shape Shifter: Amazon | iTunes | Santana Official Store

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