Justin Ward
A Farewell of Sorts
Hey all. I wanted to get up a post to apologize for our sudden drop off the face of the live music world without announcing anything ahead of time. That was bad form. See, I’m on vacation this week for the holidays and I have recently been forced to make some tough [...]
moe. Announce First 2009 Tour Dates
moe. announced a while back that they needed to take a bit of a break from the road in 2008, and they’ve already announced their return dates for early 2009. They’ll be doing three different two-night runs in their major markets and I’m sure more tour dates will be following soon. Check it.
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Tonight: Umphrey’s McGee at The Warfield
Happy Halloween, party people…
I’m quite psyched to be heading out in a few hours to catch Umphrey’s McGee and The New Deal play here in San Francisco at the Warfield, even if I’m totally and completely lame by deciding to just skip dressing up in a costume this year. I’m just not feeling it. [...]
Tonight: The Apollo Sunshine Experience and More Tour Dates
The Apollo Sunshine tour rolls on further with three nights (starting tonight) as The Apollo Sunshine Experience, a tribute-esque performance with costumes and music celebrating the art of Jimi Hendrix. Sam’s going to be there tonight and I’m sure it’s going to rule. Then the band rolls through the rest of the country [...]
Must See: David Byrne Fall 2008 Tour Dates
A few weeks back I went to go see David Byrne at the Davis Symphony Center for the first of two nights here in San Francisco and I’m surprised I never got around to writing something up on it. It was an absolutely incredible show for a Monday night affair, and it was my [...]
Led Zeppelin to Tour Without Plant!
I remember seeing some rumors posted a while back about the fact that Led Zeppelin was going to return to the stage for a tour and/or a new album to support it, but I’ve never really given too much weight to anything I saw written. It all seemed to be the British tabloids just [...]
A Little Scandanavian Live Music Gift to Fleet Foxes
I just got done watching something kinda interesting and it’s kinda live music so I thought I would share. Plus I got the link from my music blog crush (aka Carrie Brownstein’s fantastic Monitor Mix blog).
Two young Swedes go into the woods and record a cover of “Tiger Mountain Peasant Song” by Fleet Foxes. [...]
Wilco to Play Colbert Report, Tour Dates with Neil Young
One of the reasons I’ve been so out of the loop in recent weeks is that I’ve been packing and moving from my first apartment here in San Fran. I’ve wanted my own place for a while now. I wanted to start setting myself up in a more proper setting to record podcasts [...]
The Breeders Announce West Coast Tour Dates
The Breeders have announced a few dates on the West Coast still supporting their latest album released earlier this year, Mountain Battles. I saw them in March at SXSW at the Mess with Texas 2 party and didn’t manage to get photos myself (but Prefix Mag has me covered there). I was totally [...]
Weekly Roundup
Man we were light on posting last week. I’ve been totally out of loop since moving into a new apartment, but now that I’m settled in and mostly unpacked I’ll have some more time to devote to this here website. Sorry for the lack of updates from my side. I always apologize, [...]
Dr. Dog Fall 2008 Tour Dates
Dr. Dog has some tour dates booked through December now. Also, they’re playing the day before Halloween right here in San Francisco as the opening spot for The Black Keys at the Fillmore. Somehow I missed news of this sooner and tickets are sold-out, so I’m hoping for a miracle.
Rock The Vote’s Ultimate Get Out The Vote Rally
I just realized I was a little late to post on this, but check out the new Rock The Vote’s Ultimate Get Out The Vote Rally announced with Beastie Boys and Tenacious D in the swing state of Colorado. I’m glad they’re trying to do something at least.
Election Eve - 11/3
Rock The Vote’s Ultimate [...]
Phish Wish: Sign the Petition to Get a Simulcast Scheduled
If you’re like many people and in theory most people trying to get tickets today for the return of Phish at Hampton Coliseum in March, you probably got shut out. There’s a comment on Hidden Track at 10:04am saying that he was already screwed out of tickets, so it appears that the three-night run [...]
Dub Trio Announce Fall 2008 Tour Dates
Dub Trio just announced a nice cross-country tour to support their album Another Sound is Dying, released earlier this year. Simply put, this band doesn’t get nearly enough attention in the live music world. I saw them a few years back opening up for Ozric Tentacles and needless to say this music didn’t [...]
Lollapalooza 2009 Dates Announced
Lollapalooza has announced that next year’s festival will be occurring again in Grant Park in Chicago on August 7-9, 2009. Mark your calendars. Maybe I’ll find myself in town once again to check out at least one day of the festival.
Beastie Boys Announce Get Out and Vote ‘08 Tour Dates
The Beastie Boys just announced that they’re going out on tour to remind people to vote ahead of the election. This seems to be a common theme these days.
Beastie Boys have confirmed selected dates through the crucial swing states of the upcoming election. Joining the band in various markets will be Sheryl Crow, Ben [...]
Jim James Injured After Taking ‘Off the Record’ Too Far | Chicago Shows Postponed
When I first heard that news that Jim James accidentally fell off the stage during “Off the Record” at their Iowa City concert on Tuesday night, for some reason I didn’t think it was a really big deal. I thought this kinda thing happens to JJ quite a bit considering how crazy he is [...]
Guns N’ Roses ‘Chinese Democracy’ Set for Nov. 23 Release
Okay, so I know this isn’t about live music per se but this is still pretty huge news in the music world.
More than a decade after its conception, Guns N’ Roses’ “Chinese Democracy” will finally see the light of day before year’s end, sources close to the situation confirms to Billboard. As first reported here, [...]
Bridge School Benefit Lineup Announced
I can’t believe I forgot to post this. The lineup for the Bridge School Benefit was announced a few weeks back. The 22nd annual event will be held on Saturday, October 25 and Sunday October, 26 at the Shoreline Ampitheatre in Mountain View, CA, a spot I happen upon every once in a [...]
