Our Lady Peace, the Canadian rock band consisting of Raine Maida, Duncan Coutts, Jeremy Taggart and Steve Mazur will release their 7th studio album on July 21st, 2009. Burn Burn will be released in the U.S. through Warner Music Group's Independent Label Group. Burn Burn will be released as a standard 10 track CD as well as a Deluxe two disc CD/DVD fanpack with bonus tracks, music videos and exclusive studio footage. The band will be playing US shows this summer including July 21st at Irving Plaza in NYC and July 28th at the Troubadour in LA. More InformationOur Lady Peace, the Canadian rock band consisting of Raine Maida, Duncan Coutts, Jeremy Taggart and Steve Mazur will release their 7th studio album on July 21st, 2009. Burn Burn will be released in the U.S. through Warner Music Group's Independent Label Group. Burn Burn will be released as a standard 10 track CD as well as a Deluxe two disc CD/DVD fanpack with bonus tracks, music videos and exclusive studio footage. The band will be playing US shows this summer including July 21st at Irving Plaza in NYC and July 28th at the Troubadour in LA.
The first single off Burn Burn is "All You Did Was Save My Life" and the video stars fellow Canadian Shenae Grimes of "90210" and "Degrassi: The Next Generation" fame.
Our Lady Peace - Burn Burn Official Track Listing
CD: 1. All You Did Was Save My Life 2. Dreamland 3. Monkey Brains 4. The End Is Where We Begin 5. Escape Artist 6. Refuge 7. Never Get Over You 8. White Flags 9. Signs of Life 10. Paper Moon 11. Time Bomb (*Deluxe Only) 12. The Right Stuff (*Deluxe Only)
DVD (*Deluxe Only): All You Did Was Save My Life (*Live In Studio) Dreamland (*Live In Studio) Monkey Brains (*Live In Studio) Never Get Over You (*Live In Studio) Refuge (*Live In Studio) The Right Stuff (*Live In Studio) All You Did Was Save My Life (Music Video) The Right Stuff (Music Video)
Tour Dates:
July 3 - Buffalo, NY @ Molson Canal Series 8 - Calgary, AB @ Stampede Roundup 9 - Grand Praririe, AB @ Summerslam 11 - Sarnia, ON @ Rogers Bayfest 14 - Ottawa, ON @ Bluesfest@ Lebreton Flats 18 - Grand Falls, NFLD @ Centennial Park 21 - New York, NY @ Irving Plaza 23 - Edmonton, AB @ Edfest 24 - Regina, SK @ Summer Invasion 25 - Vancouver, BC @ Virgin Fest 28 - Los Angeles, CA @ Troubador
August 2 - Halifax, VS @ Rockfest @ Citadel Hill 8 - Brandon, MB @ X fest 10 - Dallas, TX @ House of Blues 11 - Austin, TX @ Antone's 12 - Houston, TX @ House of Blues 14 - Atlanta, GA @ Center Stage 18 - Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock 22 - Chicago, IL @ The Vic
July 4 - Milwaukee, WI @ Summerfest 5 - Chicago, IL @ Double Door 6 - Toronto, ON @ The Mod Club 8 - New York, NY @ Gramercy Theatre 10 - Boston, MA @ The Paradise 11 - Atlantic City, NJ @ The Music Box at Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa 13 - Council Bluffs, IA @ The Stir Concert Cove at Harrah's Council Bluffs 15 - Las Vegas, NV @ Wasted Space at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino 16 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Keyclub 17 - Anaheim, CA @ House of Blues 19 - Denver, CO @ Mile High Music Festival
ARCADE FIRE Autographed MIROIR NOIR Deluxe DVD To Benefit Partners In Health
The members of Arcade Fire have signed 250 copies of the deluxe edition of the recently released Miroir Noir DVD and combined them with a limited edition hand silk-screened poster signed and numbered by the artist for a special package to benefit Partners In Health. The strictly limited deluxe signed edition with poster will be available exclusively at Arcadefire.com for $250 (plus shipping and handling), with all proceeds going to Partners In Health. More InformationThe members of Arcade Fire have signed 250 copies of the deluxe edition of the recently released Miroir Noir DVD and combined them with a limited edition hand silk-screened poster signed and numbered by the artist for a special package to benefit Partners In Health. The strictly limited deluxe signed edition with poster will be available exclusively at Arcadefire.com for $250 (plus shipping and handling), with all proceeds going to Partners In Health.
Arcade Fire donated a share of ticket sales from every headlining show on the 2007 Neon Bible tour to Partners In Health's program in Haiti, which focuses on delivering high quality healthcare to the poor. Members of the band have visited Haiti to witness firsthand the results of these donations, which also include sending thousands of children to school with hot meals, providing housing for the poorest patients, and increasing the agricultural capacity of those families.
Our Lady Peace, the Canadian rock band consisting of Raine Maida, Duncan Coutts, Jeremy Taggart and Steve Mazur will release their 7th studio album on July 21st, 2009. Burn Burn will be released in the U.S. through Warner Music Group's Independent Label Group. More InformationOur Lady Peace, the Canadian rock band consisting of Raine Maida, Duncan Coutts, Jeremy Taggart and Steve Mazur will release their 7th studio album on July 21st, 2009. Burn Burn will be released in the U.S. through Warner Music Group's Independent Label Group.
Burn Burn marks the first studio album from Our Lady Peace since 2005. Self produced by the band and recorded at Raine's home studio in Los Angeles, Burn Burn marks a return to the hard driving rock songs the band displayed on their breakthrough debut release, Naveed. As Raine explains, "We've come full circle and the music is just stripped down, full of raw energy. It feels like a proper rock record again." Fans can catch a glimpse of the studio sessions plus exclusive reveals of artwork, lyrics and more, at the band's website www.ourladypeace.net.
In addition to their six full studio albums, which all surpassed Platinum sales status in Canada, Our Lady Peace released a live CD/DVD in 2003 and a hits collection in 2006, compiling a decade of their chat-topping singles and featuring two new tracks. Throughout their career, the band has sold over five million albums worldwide, won four Juno Awards (Canadian Grammy's), and won ten Much Music Video Awards – one of the most awarded bands in MMVA history. They've shared the stage with Jimmy Page & Robert Plant, Rolling Stones, Van Halen, Faith No More, The Ramones, Goo Goo Dolls, No Doubt, Stone Temple Pilots, Alanis Morissette and Blur among others. Of their live show Billboard Magazine said "OLP proved their readiness as arena-worthy superstars during the opening night of the Canadian act's U.S. tour."
Our Lady Peace will hit the road across North America in support this summer. More details on touring plans to be announced in the coming weeks. The first single "All You Did Was Save My Life" hits Rock radio at the end of May and iTunes on June 9th. The video, directed by Scott Weintrob who has previously collaborated with the band on two other videos, features 90210 star Shenae Grimes.
Burn Burn Official Tracklisting: 1.) All You Did Was Save My Life 2.) Dreamland 3.) Monkey Brains 4.) Never Get Over You 5.) Escape Artist 6.) Refuge 7.) The Right Stuff 8.) Paper Moon 9.) Signs Of Life 10.) White Flags
ARCTIC MONKEYS Announce Release of DVD/CD 'Arctic Monkeys at the Apollo'
Mercury Prize winners and the Grammy-nominated Arctic Monkeys are set to release Arctic Monkeys at The Apollo on DVD/CD on May 5th, 2009 (Warp Films Productions). The 76-minute film documents the last performance of the band's acclaimed 2007 world tour, which was at the venerable Manchester Apollo Theatre. Captured on super 16mm film, Arctic Monkeys at The Apollo is a cinematic feast with impressive, intuitive and confidently held master shots - a film that invites the audience to immerse themselves in the style and force of the British phenoms as they deliver an energetic and impressive live performance in front of thousands of ecstatic fans. Directed by regular Warp Films music video director Richard Ayoade, captured exquisitely on film by director of photography Danny Cohen (This is England), edited by Nick Fenton (Sigur Ros documentary Heima), and produced by Diarmid Scrimshaw, this is the first ever live Arctic Monkeys performance captured on film. More InformationMercury Prize winners and the Grammy-nominated Arctic Monkeys are set to release Arctic Monkeys at The Apollo on DVD/CD on May 5th, 2009 (Warp Films Productions). The 76-minute film documents the last performance of the band's acclaimed 2007 world tour, which was at the venerable Manchester Apollo Theatre. Captured on super 16mm film, Arctic Monkeys at The Apollo is a cinematic feast with impressive, intuitive and confidently held master shots - a film that invites the audience to immerse themselves in the style and force of the British phenoms as they deliver an energetic and impressive live performance in front of thousands of ecstatic fans. Directed by regular Warp Films music video director Richard Ayoade, captured exquisitely on film by director of photography Danny Cohen (This is England), edited by Nick Fenton (Sigur Ros documentary Heima), and produced by Diarmid Scrimshaw, this is the first ever live Arctic Monkeys performance captured on film.
Arctic Monkeys are Alex Turner, Jamie Cook, Matt Helders, and Nick O'Malley.
Tracklisting for the film is as follows:
1. Brianstorm 2. This House is a Circus 3. Teddy Picker 4. I Bet You Look Good on the Dance Floor 5. Dancing Shoes 6. From the Ritz to the Rubble 7. Fake Tales of San Francisco 8. When the Sun Goes Down 9. Nettles 10.D is for Dangerous 11. Leave Before the Light Come On 12. Fluorescent Adolescent 13. Still Take You Home 14. Da Frame 2R 15. Plastic Tramp 16. 505 17. Do Me a Favour 18. A Certain Romance 19. The View From The Afternoon 20. If You Were There, Beware
Tracklisting for the US-only bonus CD, which was recorded live in Austin, Texas, is as follows:
1. Riot Van 2. The View From the Afternoon 3. Still Take You Home 4. You Probably Couldn't See For The Lights But You Were Staring Straight at Me 5.Cigarette Smoker Fiona 6. Perhaps Vampires Is A Bit Strong But... 7. Dancing Shoes 8. I Bet You Look Good On the Dancefloor 9. When The Sun Goes Down 10. A Certain Romance
BEN HARPER AND RELENTLESS7 Set To Release White Lies for Dark Times May 5, Tour & More
Coming off an incredible showing at this year's SXSW including a headlining performance at Stubb's, an over-capacity crowd at DirecTV's "SXSW Live," and a legendary taping of Austin City Limits, BEN HARPER AND RELENTELSS7 proudly announce the release of their debut record, White Lies For Dark Times on May 5 on Virgin Records. The album will be available as CD, deluxe CD with bonus DVD, digital download and 180-gram 2xLP. Rolling Stone calls the new album "an 11-song set soaked with hard rock and Delta Blues." More InformationComing off an incredible showing at this year's SXSW including a headlining performance at Stubb's, an over-capacity crowd at DirecTV's "SXSW Live," and a legendary taping of Austin City Limits, BEN HARPER AND RELENTELSS7 proudly announce the release of their debut record, White Lies For Dark Times on May 5 on Virgin Records. The album will be available as CD, deluxe CD with bonus DVD, digital download and 180-gram 2xLP. Rolling Stone calls the new album "an 11-song set soaked with hard rock and Delta Blues."
Ben Harper and Relentless7's energetic live performance is the heart of the band. In December 2008, the band embarked on a highly successful short club tour with a handful of dates in California and New York. "The band's combined force was almost too big for the room," RollingStone.com said of the band's intimate performance at Spaceland in Los Angeles.
The sweaty, gritty and energetic vibe of the clubs proved to be an incredible match for the band's new hard-hitting sound, and they are pleased to announce their return to the road on a larger club tour of the U.S. as well as dates abroad. "We thought, this is a new band, a new opportunity, a new energy. Let's earn it the way that new bands do...let's play clubs, let's play small places," said drummer Jordan Richardson. Current confirmed tour dates are listed below.
BHR7 will make an early late night television debut on Last Call with Carson Daly on March 27, and will follow with week-of-release performances on The Late Show with David Letterman (5/6), Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (5/7) and Jimmy Kimmel Live (5/21).
BEN HARPER AND RELENTLESS7 TOUR DATES:
US TOUR DATES: April 30 - New Orleans, LA @ New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
May 1 - Memphis, TN @ Beale Street Music Festival 2 - Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse 4 - Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club 5 - New York, NY @ Webster Hall 8 - Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg 9 - Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre of Living Arts 10 - Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club 12 - Montreal, CANADA @ Metropolis 13 - Toronto, CANADA @ Phoenix Concert Theatre 15 - Detroit, MI @ St. Andrews Hall 16 - Chicago, IL @ Vic Theatre 25 - George, WA @ The Gorge Amp. / Sasquatch Festival 27 - San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore 28 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern
June 13 Manchester, TN @ Bonnaroo Music Festival
INTERNATIONAL TOUR DATES: April 9 - Sydney, Australia @Metro Theatre 11 - Byron Bay, Australia @Byron Bay Bluesfest 13 - Byron Bay, Australia @Byron Bay Bluesfest 19 - London, England @The Forum 20 - Paris, France @La Cigale 21 - Bourges, France @Le Printemps du Bourges 22 - Rome, Italy @Piazza del Popolo
June 19 - Neuhausen ob Eck, Germany @ Southside Festival 20 - Scheessel, Germany @ Hurricane Festival 22 - Berlin, Germany @ Columbiahalle 23 - Munich, Germany @ TonHalle 25 - Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Paradiso 27 - London, England @ Hard Rock Calling Festival
BHR7 History: Harper met guitarist Jason Mozersky in the late nineties, when the lead singer of Mozersky's then band, WAN SANTO CONDO was working as a van driver shuttling bands back and forth to the venue for a Texas promoter. He asked the then captive Ben Harper, "Can I play you my demo?" Harper obliged, and in his own words "was blown away," and helped the band secure a record deal and release an album on Everloving Records. The band broke up after one record, but what survived was a lasting friendship between Harper and Mozersky. In 2005, Harper invited now long time friend Mozersky to lay down guitar work on a track during the recording sessions that would become a double record entitled Both Sides of the Gun. Mozersky brought along bass player Jesse Ingalls and drummer Jordan Richardson and the session would spawn not only the song "Serve Your Soul" but the framework for Relentless7.
To reignite the chemistry discovered during the Both Sides of the Gun session, they reunited in the summer of 2008 just to jam and write songs together, and emerged with a new sound and enough tracks for an album. White Lies For Dark Times is a timeless rock record, with a cohesive collection of music that is as raw, unrelenting and thunderous, as it is arrestingly haunting and emotional.
BONNAROO Announces PHISH Release for Next Installment of 365 Series
Bonnaroo is very excited to announce the second installment of BONNAROO 365, which will feature streamed footage from Phish's The Clifford Ball DVD box set. Bonnaroo 365 is a program by which fans can enjoy the festival experience year round. The program debuted with the The Raconteurs complete live performance from Bonnaroo 2008. More InformationBonnaroo is very excited to announce the second installment of BONNAROO 365, which will feature streamed footage from Phish's The Clifford Ball DVD box set. Bonnaroo 365 is a program by which fans can enjoy the festival experience year round. The program debuted with the The Raconteurs complete live performance from Bonnaroo 2008.
The second installment will begin on May 11th, 2009 with a full set from Phish's The Clifford Ball DVD box set. Classic footage of the second set of night two from the now legendary "fabled fan favorite" performance will be streamed for free on Bonnaroo's website. The Clifford Ball event holds a great deal of significance for Bonnaroo as it, along with the band's subsequent festivals, were essential sources of inspiration for Bonnaroo's creation. Bonnaroo 2009 will be Phish's only festival performance of the summer.
In addition to the streamed video, four quintessential live Phish songs will be available as free audio downloads as part of Bonnaroo 365 - one will be available to everyone, while the other three can be downloaded by Bonnaroo Community members only (membership sign-up is free). The songs that will be available are:
Bathtub Gin (8/17/97 - The Great Went, Limestone, ME) Gumbo > Sanity (8/15/98 - Lemonwheel, Limestone, ME) Piper (7/18/99 - Oswego Country Airport, Volney, NY) Sand > Quadrophenic Toppling (12/31/99 - Big Cypress Seminole Reservation, FL)
Phish's new 7-DVD The Clifford Ball box set documents the landmark concert event that drew more than 70,000 fans to upstate New York in August 1996. The Clifford Ball was the first of seven, two-day spectacles the band staged, including The Great Went a year later, followed by Lemonwheel in 1998. The Clifford Ball was held in Plattsburgh, New York, at a decommissioned air force base, where Phish played two marathon concerts and delivered a one-of-a-kind experience for fans.
The box set features nine hours of concert and event footage (with six complete sets of music recorded Live August 16 & 17, 1996 and bonus features including Phish's extended soundcheck, its late-night flatbed truck jam and a 30-minute featurette with exclusive behind-the-scenes footage and more. This regionless DVD set includes options for both stereo and 5.1 Dolby Surround Sound Audio (remixed and mastered from the band's multi-track tapes). 4:3 aspect ratio.
Bonnaroo will take place June 11 - 14, 2009 on the same beautiful, 700-acre farm in Manchester, Tennessee, 60 miles southeast of Nashville. This year's performers include Phish (2 sets), Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, Beastie Boys, Nine Inch Nails, David Byrne, Wilco, Al Green, Snoop Dogg and many more. The festival continues to make a strong impact on the American music industry. It has served as a launching pad for such popular artists as Norah Jones, Jack Johnson, Robert Randolph, My Morning Jacket, Ray Lamontagne, Matisyahu, and many others. A creative and cultural mega-success, Bonnaroo has also featured a staggeringly diverse range of world-class acts such as Bob Dylan, Metallica, Neil Young, Radiohead, Willie Nelson, The Police, Pearl Jam, Tom Petty, Tool, Wilco, The Dave Matthews Band, James Brown, The White Stripes, The Dead, Regina Spektor, Widespread Panic, Death Cab For Cutie, Elvis Costello, Amadou and Mariam, Beck, Against Me!, The Black Crowes, Alison Krauss, Bright Eyes, Bonnie Raitt, Steve Earle, Jurassic 5, Modest Mouse, The Mars Volta, Common, Burning Spear, the Flaming Lips, among so many others.
An audio track from Phish's The Clifford Ball can now be streamed at www.bonnaroo.com
The Clifford Ball - Day Two (8/17/1996) - Set Two The Curtain Runaway Jim It's Ice Brother Fluffhead Run Like An Antelope Golgi Apparatus Slave To The Traffic Light
GREEN DAY Launches First North American Tour In Over 3 Years!
Reprise Records' GrammyRAward winning rock band Green Day have announced that they will hit the road for their first proper tour of the United States and Canada in more than three years beginning July 3rd in Seattle, WA. The first leg of the tour will cross North America through the summer and finish up with two shows in Los Angeles on August 26th. More InformationReprise Records' GrammyRAward winning rock band Green Day have announced that they will hit the road for their first proper tour of the United States and Canada in more than three years beginning July 3rd in Seattle, WA. The first leg of the tour will cross North America through the summer and finish up with two shows in Los Angeles on August 26th.
Green Day are touring in support of their long-awaited eighth studio album 21st Century Breakdown, which will be released globally by Reprise Records on Friday, May 15th, 2009. Singer-guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong, bassist Mike Dirnt, and drummer Tre Cool have been at work writing, arranging, and recording 21st Century Breakdown since early 2006 with producer Butch Vig (Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins). The first single, "Know Your Enemy" was released to radio and digital retailers on April 16th.
Green Day recently performed 21st Century Breakdown in its entirety during a series of warm-up club shows for hometown fans in the Bay Area. In its review of a show at Oakland's Fox Theater, Rolling Stone commented that the band, augmented by guitarists Jason White and Jeff Matika, and keyboardist Jason Freese, had the "Quadrophenia-like hang of 21st Century Breakdown's classic rock melodies and lifetime-punk drive down solid" and that the album is "rock opera in which the rock always comes first." "21st Century Breakdown is Green Day's best album," the reviewer concluded, "and at the Fox, they proved that the rock opera can be as punk as a Clash 45."
21st Century Breakdown is Green Day's first studio album since 2004's two-time Grammy Award-winning punk-rock opera American Idiot, which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard chart, spawned five hit singles, and went on to sell more than 12 million copies worldwide.
Green Day's upcoming North American tour dates are as follows:
July 3rd - Seattle, WA 4th - Vancouver, BC 6th - Edmonton, AB 7th - Saskatoon, SAS 9th - Winnipeg, MAN 10th - Fargo, ND 11th - Minneapolis, MN 13th - Chicago, IL 14th - Detroit, MI 16th - Hamilton, ONT 17th - Ottawa, ONT 18th - Montreal, QUE 20th - Boston, MA 21st - Philadelphia, PA 22nd - Pittsburgh, PA 24th - Hartford, CT 25th - Albany, NT 27th - New York, NY 29th - Washington, DC 31st - Nashville, TN
August 1st - Atlanta, GA 3rd - Tampa, FL 4th - Miami, FL 5th - Orlando, FL 7th - New Orleans, LA 8th - Houston, TX 9th - San Antonio, TX 11th - St. Louis, MO 13th - Omaha, NE 15th - Denver, CO 16th - Salt Lake City, UT 18th - San Jose, CA 20th - San Diego, CA 21st - Las Vegas, NV 22nd - Phoenix, AX 24th - Sacramento, CA 25th - Los Angeles, CA
ATO Records recording artist Gomez has announced a national tour with dates confirmed throughout the Spring and Summer of 2009. The band will be touring in support of its just-released sixth studio record "A New Tide." The tour will kick off in Detroit, MI, on May 22, hitting most regions of the US and even up into Canada for a date in Toronto on May 29. The trek will culminate on June 12 with the band's third career appearance at the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in Manchester, TN. The band will also appear at this year's Mile High and 10,000 Lakes Festival during their second leg of the tour in July. More InformationATO Records recording artist Gomez has announced a national tour with dates confirmed throughout the Spring and Summer of 2009. The band will be touring in support of its just-released sixth studio record "A New Tide." The tour will kick off in Detroit, MI, on May 22, hitting most regions of the US and even up into Canada for a date in Toronto on May 29. The trek will culminate on June 12 with the band's third career appearance at the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in Manchester, TN. The band will also appear at this year's Mile High and 10,000 Lakes Festival during their second leg of the tour in July.
"A New Tide" debuted on Billboard's Top Album chart at #60 this week, marking the highest chart debut in the band's history. Billboard praised the release, proclaiming that it is "a brilliant 11-song collection of lyrical jewels embellished by colorful and unusual textural arrangements." The New York Daily News also touted the band, claiming that "Gomez crafts warm, rustic pop songs that recall classic '60s rock groups like Traffic and the Faces," while Paste Magazine calls the new album "Catchy, quirky & Gomez's most experimental."
Confirmed tour dates are below. Additional Midwest and West Coast dates to be announced shortly.
May 22 - Detroit, MI @ St. Andrews Hall 23 - Chillicothe, IL @ Summer Camp 24 - Milwaukee, WI @ Pabst Theatre 26 - Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues 27 - Louisville, KY @ Headliners Music Hall 29 - Toronto, ON @ Phoenix Concert Theatre 30 - Hunter, NY @ Mountain Jam Festival
June 1 - New York, NY @ Terminal 5 2 - Boston, MA @ House of Blues 3 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Mr. Smalls Theatre 4 - Covington, KY @ Madison Theatre 7 - Ozark, AR @ Wakarusa Music Camping Festival 8 - Austin, TX @ Stubb's 9 - Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live 10 - Dallas, TX @ House of Blues 12 - Manchester, TN @ Bonnaroo Music Arts Festival 18 - Denver, CO @ Mile High Festival 22 - Detroit Lakes, MN @ 10,000 Lakes Festival
OUTSIDE LANDS Land Artist Lineup Announcement News
Another Planet Entertainment, Superfly Productions and Starr Hill Presents, in a partnership with the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department, are proud to announce the line-up for the second annual Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival. The multi-faceted, three-day festival will once again take place in San Francisco's historic Golden Gate Park August 28 - 30, 2009. Like the inaugural event, major national headliners such as Pearl Jam, Dave Matthews Band, Beastie Boys, Incubus, Black Eyed Peas, Jason Mraz, Thievery Corporation, Ween, The Mars Volta, TV on the Radio, Tom Jones, Built To Spill, Calexico, The National and Q-Tip, will perform alongside exceptional emerging artists More InformationAnother Planet Entertainment, Superfly Productions and Starr Hill Presents, in a partnership with the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department, are proud to announce the line-up for the second annual Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival. The multi-faceted, three-day festival will once again take place in San Francisco's historic Golden Gate Park August 28 - 30, 2009. Tickets will go on sale Sunday April 19th at 10am PST via www.SFOutsidelands.com and the festival's presale for Visa and Visa Signature cardholders will take place April 15-18th. Visa cardholders will get advance access and limited time "eager beaver" pricing for three-day passes. Visa Signature cardholders also get exclusive access to VIP three-day passes during the presale. A significant portion of every ticket sold will directly benefit San Francisco's Recreation and Park Department.
In one year, the Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival singlehandedly raised the bar for live music in Northern California. Now an annual gathering, this year's lineup will solidify Outside Lands as the premier festival in the region, with unmatched creative programming that showcases leading artists in many musical scenes, including rock, pop, world music, soul, hip-hop and electronic. Like the inaugural event, major national headliners such as Pearl Jam, Dave Matthews Band, Beastie Boys, Incubus, Black Eyed Peas, Jason Mraz, Thievery Corporation, Ween, The Mars Volta, TV on the Radio, Tom Jones, Built To Spill, Calexico, The National and Q-Tip, will perform alongside exceptional emerging artists such as Deerhunter, Heartless Bastards, Blind Pilot, Mastodon, Trombone Shorty and Dengue Fever. Local acts such as The Dodos, The Morning Benders, Brett Dennen, John Vanderslice, Raphael Saadiq and SambaDa will be featured prominently as the festival strives to highlight the great artists of the region. The complete announced lineup is listed below. More acts will be announced soon.
Outside Lands has emerged as a familiar brand representing its own unique approach to celebrating the deep traditions of Northern California culture that are revered across the globe. At no other festival event can one experience the best music while eating world-class food and drinking some of the finest and most interesting wines available today. From tacos to raw food to oysters to nouveau to dim sum, San Francisco's famously top-rated and diverse cuisine is on hand to offer fans the greatest culinary delights imaginable, while the artisan wine tent onsite assembles under one roof some of the most wonderful local wineries, all richly steeped in the history of the region. These wineries are looked upon as some of the best the world has to offer and it's a rare and special occurrence when all of them come together in one location.
Besides music, food and wine, Northern California is best known as one of the technology and ecology capitals of the world. The festival celebrates the former with Crowdfire, the online Outside Lands community. In association with local company Federated Media, Crowdfire is an incredibly unique platform for sharing and creating event media within the festival grounds as well as with the online community at large. As for the latter, since San Francisco is front and center in the global discussion on ecological concerns, the festival has created Eco Lands, a place where the stage and cell phone charging station is powered by solar energy, where one can eat sustainable foods at an organic farmer's market and where one can find the refillable water station and the recycling store. Outside Lands aims to be one of the largest carbon neutral events in the country and there is no better place to reach that goal than on the grounds of the one of the world's most famous parks. "We are so proud to have introduced this vital and unique annual event to the music fans in San Francisco," said Superfly's Rick Farman. "We are really excited to be back and can't wait to unveil all we're planning. The great lineup is just the tip of the iceberg."
By continuing to bring an endless selection of the best music and activities that celebrate the vibrant culture of the Bay Area, this year's Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival is poised to cement it as one of the premier music events in the country. The Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival 2009 Line-up is below:
Pearl Jam Dave Matthews Band Beastie Boys Incubus Black Eyed Peas M.I.A Jason Mraz Ween The Mars Volta Thievery Corporation Modest Mouse Band of Horses TV on the Radio Dead Weather Atmosphere Tom Jones Silversun Pickups The National Q-Tip Brett Dennen Built To Spill Mastodon Raphael Saadiq Calexico Os Mutantes Midnite JJ Grey & Mofro Kinky Deerhunter Lila Downs Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue The Dodos Bettye LaVette Dengue Fever Heartless Bastards The Dirtbombs Lenka Akron/Family John Vanderslice Matt and Kim Portugal. The Man The Morning Benders The Duke Spirit Zee Avi Blind Pilot SambaDa Ryan Bingham West Indian Girl Extra Golden
BONNAROO Announces Artist Additions and Comedy Tent Lineup
The Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival has added over a dozen musical acts and a full comedy program to its 2009 event, rounding out an already stellar lineup. Updates include established artists such as Public Enemy and Ani DiFranco along with reggae mainstays the Itals and Wailing Souls, African superstars Amadou & Mariam, underground rapper Murs, metal favorites Shadows Fall and High on Fire, R&B ingénue Janelle Monáe, electronic soul duo Pretty Lights, bluegrass guitarist Tony Rice, and indie-world buzz bands Passion Pit, Hockey and White Rabbits. More InformationThe Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival has added over a dozen musical acts and a full comedy program to its 2009 event, rounding out an already stellar lineup. Updates include established artists such as Public Enemy and Ani DiFranco along with reggae mainstays the Itals and Wailing Souls, African superstars Amadou & Mariam, underground rapper Murs, metal favorites Shadows Fall and High on Fire, R&B ingénue Janelle Monáe, electronic soul duo Pretty Lights, bluegrass guitarist Tony Rice, and indie-world buzz bands Passion Pit, Hockey and White Rabbits.
In addition to its stellar music programming, Bonnaroo will feature a dynamic host of national headlining comics in its ever-popular seated, air-conditioned comedy venue. Presented by Butterfinger and newly named "The Comedy Sweet," the tent will welcome some of TV's most hilarious personalities, including late-night host Jimmy Fallon and Triumph the Insult Comic Dog, who will present "Bonnapoo 2009," a variety show with music, stand up, classic clips, unaired material, interviews and insults.
Also on tap is "An Evening with The Daily Show," featuring correspondents John Oliver, Rob Riggle and executive producer Rory Albanese. Michael Ian Black and Michael Showalter are also confirmed to perform ahead of the debut of their new Comedy Central show Michael and Michael Have Issues, along with Office spin-off Parks and Recreation star Aziz Ansari, Flight Of The Conchords regulars Kristen Schaal and Arj Barker, the legendary Todd Barry, Nick Thune, Wayne Federman, Nick Kroll, Kurt Braunholer, Amy Schumer, Kumail Nanjiani and Pete Holmes. Outside The Comedy Sweet, Butterfinger's comics will engage Bonnaroo attendees with pop-up gags throughout the festival grounds. Starting next month, to build excitement for Bonnaroo comedy, The Butterfinger Comedy Network will air routines from previous Bonnaroo comedy performances including clips from Lewis Black, Brian Posehn and Joe DeRosa.
### Tickets and complete festival information for the 2009 event are available at Bonnaroo.com. Tune in to Fuse and log on to fuse.tv to catch performance highlights and exclusive interviews. ###
BONNAROO 2009 ARTISTS: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band Phish (2 Shows) Beastie Boys Nine Inch Nails David Byrne Wilco Al Green Snoop Dogg Elvis Costello Solo Erykah Badu Paul Oakenfold Ben Harper and Relentless7 The Mars Volta TV on the Radio Yeah Yeah Yeahs MGMT moe. Public Enemy Andrew Bird Band of Horses Gov't Mule Merle Haggard The Decemberists Ani DiFranco Girl Talk Bon Iver Béla Fleck & Toumani Diabate Rodrigo y Gabriela Galactic The Del McCoury Band of Montreal Allen Toussaint Coheed and Cambria Booker T & the DBTs David Grisman Quintet Lucinda Williams Animal Collective Gomez Neko Case Jenny Lewis Santigold Robert Earl Keen Shadows Fall Tony Rice Unit Citizen Cope Femi Kuti and the Positive Force High on Fire Robyn Hitchcock & The Venus 3 Grace Potter and the Nocturnals Kaki King Grizzly Bear King Sunny Adé & the African Beats Okkervil River St. Vincent Zac Brown Band Passion Pit Raphael Saadiq Dillinger Escape Plan Ted Leo and the Pharmacists Crystal Castles Tift Merritt Brett Dennen Mike Farris and the Roseland Rhythm Revue Toubab Krewe Wailing Souls People Under the Stairs Alejandro Escovedo The Itals Vieux Farka Touré Elvis Perkins In Dearland Cherryholmes Yeasayer Todd Snider MURS Chairlift Portugal. The Man. The SteelDrivers Midnite The Knux The Low Anthem Delta Spirit A.A. Bondy White Rabbits The Lovell Sisters Alberta Cross Janelle Monáe Hockey Pretty Lights BONNAROO 2009 COMEDY LINEUP: Jimmy Fallon Triumph the Insult Comic Dog Presents Bonnapoo 2009 An Evening (or Afternoon) with the Daily Show featuring John Oliver & Rob Riggle Michael Ian Black & Michael Showalter Aziz Ansari Kristen Schaal Arj Barker Todd Barry Rory Albanese Wayne Federman Nick Thune Nick Kroll Kurt Braunohler Amy Schumer Kumail Nanjiani Pete Homes
BEN FOLDS Presents: UNIVERSITY A CAPPELLA! To Be Released APRIL 28th
Epic Records is excited to announce the release of BEN FOLDS PRESENTS: UNIVERSITY A CAPPELLA! on April 28, 2009. Amazed to discover the large amount of colleges that have very active a cappella groups on campus across the country (1,200 in the US alone), and, on top of this, how many of them love to cover his songs, Folds decided to A&R and produce a record gathering the best of these performances. More InformationEpic Records is excited to announce the release of BEN FOLDS PRESENTS: UNIVERSITY A CAPPELLA! on April 28, 2009. Amazed to discover the large amount of colleges that have very active a cappella groups on campus across the country (1,200 in the US alone), and, on top of this, how many of them love to cover his songs, Folds decided to A&R and produce a record gathering the best of these performances.
When word got out, the response was tremendous and resulted in 250 videos on YouTube. Folds would come off stage every night and spend hours pouring over these entries, ultimately choosing 15 groups to record. Ben, his wife Fleur, and his engineer Joe Costa packed up their equipment, and hopped on planes, trains and automobiles to record these groups. Over 2 months, they set up camp in dorm lounges, lecture halls and campus television studios. They even recorded in a Synagogue. Also wanting to involve students from other areas of campus life in these sessions, at each one Folds invited a student photographer and videographer to document the recording. After reviewing the footage captured, Ben then invited one of the student videographers - Jason Harper from Princeton University - to compile each school's footage into one documentary of the entire project.
No matter where the recording was to take place, the makeshift studio was simple: six area mics. It was a bold aesthetic choice for the project. In recent years, tools like Auto-Tune and overdub have become as prevalent in collegiate a cappella recording as on major label albums. But Folds wanted to capture what these groups actually sounded like in performance. The team allotted four hours for each session. Most groups nailed the recording in two.
Not to be outdone by the undergraduates, Folds recorded two of his own a cappella tracks: instrument-free versions of "Effington" (from his 2008 album "Way to Normal") and "Boxing," which originally appeared on the 1995 self-titled Ben Folds Five album. About recording his own two a cappella songs, Folds says, "It took f**king longer than four hours. I can tell you that much. I have a greater appreciation now for the university groups."
Ben Folds Presents: University A Cappella! comes at an interesting time. After all, a cappella jokes have featured prominently on NBC's "The Office" and in big-budget movies like "The Break-Up," to name a few. Also, in May of 2008 Gotham Books published Pitch Perfect, a book written by GQ senior editor Mickey Rapkin that is a behind-the-scenes look at the bizarre, inspiring and hilarious world of competitive collegiate a cappella. Summarizing the coast-to-coast endeavor, Folds stresses, "This is not a novelty. I consider this my new record. I'm incredibly proud of this. If this were Ben World, this would be my greatest hits album. I'd rather this be my greatest hits record than someone collecting my masters and slapping on a photo of me leaning against a piano. This is a better way. I'm a songwriter, and these are my songs." Look for many of the a cappella groups to open up for Folds on many of his upcoming tour dates.
April 24 Atlantic City NJ @ House of Blues 26 Syracuse, NY @ Syracuse Univ. Carrier Dome 28 Orono ME @ Collins Center
May 14 Seattle, WA @ Paramount Theater 15 Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater 17 Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater 19 Las Vegas, NV @ House of Blues 20 Hollywood, CA @ Hollywood Palladium 21 San Diego, CA @ House of Blues 27 Columbia, MO @ 9th Street Summerfest 28 Tulsa, OK @ Cain's Ballroom 29 Fayetteville, AR @ AR Music Pavilion 30 Kansas City, MO @ Crossroad
