Performance / Tour News

Jazz Attack Tickets Now on Sale

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
February 4, 2009

The Pollstar item cited here last month can now be considered officially confirmed, as tickets are now on sale for the Jazz Attack show scheduled for Thursday, April 9 at the Ameristar Casino St. Charles' Bottleneck Blues Bar.Tickets for the show, which will feature trumpeter Rick Braun, saxophonist Richard Elliot and singer/guitarist Jonathan Butler, are priced at $45 and $50 and are available at the casino box office, online at Ameristar.com or Tickets.com or via phone by calling ...

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Devotchka | 01.23.09 | Philly

Source: JamBase
February 4, 2009

Words by: Cathy Chapman | Images by: Rod Snyder

Devotchka :: 01.23.09 :: World Cafe Live :: Philadelphia, PA

Devotchka :: 01.23 :: Philadelphia Two years ago a friend of mine introduced me to the music of Devotchka and I've been a fan ever since. They are hard to define, but imagine yourself in a smoky, dark bar in Eastern Europe, somewhere where the women wear long, slinky ...

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Eddie Van Halen Hopeful for New Music, Tour

Source: Billboard Magazine
February 4, 2009

Almost nine months since Van Halen wrapped its first tour since 1984 with original lead singer David Lee Roth, guitarist Eddie Van Halen is hopeful there will be future activity for the group. Van Halen tells Spinner.com that after he and girlfriend Janie Liszewski get married in June and his son Wolfgang (who played bass on the reunion tour) graduates from high school, he plans to discuss recording new music, which he says he has “tons of." “If Dave's up ...

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Dumpstaphunk: Massive Tour

Source: JamBase
February 4, 2009

Dumpstaphunk To Tour Hard in 2009

“Dumpstaphunk is the best funk band from New Orleans right now." -New York Times

Dumpstaphunk Ivan Neville's Dumpstaphunk will spend the rest of the year (and many more to come) doing what they do best - making music, both on the stage and in the studio. The band (Ivan Neville, Tony Hall, Raymond Weber, Nick Daniels, and Ian Neville) will spend February celebrating Mardi Gras on the road, bringing their unique monster of a ...

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North Miss. Allstars | 01.23.09 | S.F.

Source: JamBase
February 3, 2009

Words by: Dennis Cook | Images by: Josh Miller

North Mississippi Allstars/Hill Country Revue :: 01.23.09 :: The Independent :: San Francisco, CA

Chew & Cody Dickinson (HCR) :: 01.23 :: San Francisco There's little worse than polite blues. The collared beast one encounters on commercial radio or at BBQ & Brew festivals is a far cry from the music birthed by people blinded with lye and beaten with ...

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Allmans Add More Beacon Shows

Source: JamBase
February 3, 2009

THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND ADD 5 MORE BEACON THEATRE SHOWS BY OVERWHELMING DEMAND 15-SHOW RESIDENCY RUNS MARCH 9-28

Allman Brothers By overwhelming demand, the Allman Brothers Band have confirmed the addition of five more shows to their previously announced 10 nights at New York City's newly renovated Beacon Theatre. Rock's definitive live performance act that won Billboard magazine's “Legends of Live" award this past November have played the venue 175 times since 1989 and established the most acclaimed ...

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Felix Hell Pomp and Mendelssohn with Fluid Pedal Work

Source: Michael Ricci
February 3, 2009

By the reckoning of some, Mendelssohns organ music included several of the most significant pieces for the instrument since those of Bach. That contention hardly seems remarkable, given Mendelssohns astonishing mastery across a range of genres. Yet whereas his orchestral and chamber works are widely known, the organ music is largely the stuff of cognoscenti.

This being the Mendelssohn bicentenary (with Tuesday the anniversary of his birth), we can be sure that few corners of his output will go unexplored. ...

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Jesse Stacken Trio at Roulette, NYC Feb. 19, 2009

Source: All About Jazz
February 3, 2009

JESSE STACKEN TRIO LIVE IN CONCERT Thursday February 19th at Roulette, New York City “What amazes me is how tight this trio is and how they change direction, tempo and dynamics in mid-flow. Without a doubt, one of the best piano dates we've heard so far this year. “ 
- From Bruce Lee Gallanter's (Downtown Music Gallery) review of Jesse Stacken's That That (FSNT 308). The Jesse Stacken Trio, consisting ...

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