Saturday, June 7, 2014

Tom Petty Adds New Dates, Cancels Other Shows


Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers have added a few dates to their tour with Steve Winwood, while cancelling a few others. The band axed their previously scheduled gigs in Kansas City, MO and Lincoln, NE to make time for a two-night run at the Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, CO on September 30 and October 1.

Read full article and see tour dates at jambands.com


Friday, June 6, 2014

50 Years Ago: The Rolling Stones Arrive in America (UCR)



On June 1, 1964, America was first introduced to a group of five long-haired English lads who called themselves the Rolling Stones. Though they had become a hit in England, the U.S. was only vaguely aware of this new band. Indeed, their first album, ‘England’s Newest Hit Makers’ had only just been released in America two days before their arrival. 


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Thursday, June 5, 2014

King Crimson Announce Reunion Tour


King Crimson recently announced a reunion run at New York City’s Best Buy Theater this September. Now, the legendary prog-rock outfit will be hitting the road for a 17-date reunion tour. 


The tour kicks off on September 9th with a two-night run in Albany, NY before the group makes a few more stops along the Northeast and wraps up on the West Coast.

This version of King Crimson will feature Robert Fripp, Gavin Harrison, Bill Rieflin, Tony Levin, Pat Mastelotto, Mel Collins and Jakko Jakszyk.



King Crimson Tour Dates


September 9 Albany, NY—The Egg
September 10 Albany, NY—The Egg
September 12 Philadelphia, PA—Kimmel Center
September 13 Philadelphia, PA—Kimmel Center
September 15 Boston, MA—Colonial Theatre
September 16 Boston, MA—Colonial Theatre
September 18 New York, NY—Best Buy Theater
September 19 New York, NY—Best Buy Theater
September 20 New York, NY—Best Buy Theater
September 23 Madison, WI—Barrymore Theatre
September 25 Chicago, IL—The Vic Theatre
September 26 Chicago, IL—The Vic Theatre
September 30 Los Angeles, CA—Orpheum Theatre
October 1 Los Angeles, CA—Orpheum Theatre
October 3 San Francisco, CA—Warfield Theater
October 4 San Francisco, CA—Warfield Theater
October 6 Seattle, WA—Moore Theatre

Wednesday, June 4, 2014

The Allman Brothers Band Confirm Final Tour Dates


The Allman Brothers Band have made “their final plans” official. In a news release, they confirmed that their last live performances will be held October 27-28 at a place that has become a second home to them, the Beacon Theatre in New York City.
Their concluding dates will follow a quartet of rescheduled Beacon shows to be held on October 21-22 and October 24-25. Those were postponed after Gregg Allman fell ill.


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Tuesday, June 3, 2014

Album Review: Led Zeppelin (Reissue) (CoS)


For as long as rock criticism has existed, or arts criticism in general for that matter, critics have gotten it wrong. Our system is one built on the shifty variable that is human perception: criticism is an inexact science, a snapshot of a single moment. Things change, and with change comes an adjusted perspective. Maybe it’s for that reason that a little UK band, performing under the new moniker Led Zeppelin, was initially cast as unremarkable amidst a wave of British hype bands in 1969...

Please follow the link to Consequence of Sound and read the full review by Sheldon Pearce.

Monday, June 2, 2014

Sunday, June 1, 2014

On the turntable this Sunday...Disraeli Gears


Disraeli Gears is the second album by the English rock band Cream. It was released in November 1967 and went on to reach number 5 on the UK Albums Chart. It was also their American breakthrough, becoming a massive seller there in 1968, reaching number 4 on the American charts. The album was #1 for two weeks on the Australian album chart and was listed as the #1 album of 1968 by Cash Box in the year-end album chart in the U.S. The album features the two singles "Strange Brew" and "Sunshine of Your Love".

The title of the album is based on a malapropism. Eric Clapton had been thinking of buying a racing bicycle and was discussing it with Ginger Baker, when a roadie named Mick Turner commented, "it's got them Disraeli Gears", meaning to say "derailleur gears", but instead alluding to 19th-century British Prime Minister, Benjamin Disraeli. The band thought this was hilarious, and decided that it should be the title of their next album.

The original 11-track album was remastered in 1998, and then subsequently released as a two-disc Deluxe Edition in 2004.

In 1999, the album was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.

In 2003 the album was ranked number 114 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. VH1 also named it their 87th greatest album of all time in 2001. In 2008, the album won a Classic Rock Roll of Honours Award for Classic Album.