Performance / Tour News

Turbine: U.S. Winter Tour

Source: JamBase
December 1, 2008

Turbine Announces U.S. Winter Tour

Turbine The versatile four-piece band Turbine has jam-packed their calendars with coast-to-coast U.S. tour dates, spanning December through February. True to their native New York City, the quadraphonic barrage is a genre splitting melting pot of rock, funk, bluegrass, and Americana. Hitting the road for nearly two straight months, Turbine is creating a marked buzz on the music scene with their infectious songwriting skills and high-octane live performances.

Having already been declared an “On the ...

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The War on Drugs Tour

Source: JamBase
December 1, 2008

ONE OF JAMBASE'S DISCOVERIES OF 2008 RETURNS TO THE STATES

The War On Drugs In the six months since The War on Drugs released their critically acclaimed Wagonwheel Blues, a subtly haunting slab full of hooks and undertows full of warped presence, the band has spent the bulk of their time overseas. Beginning December 9 in Pontiac, Michigan, the group will hit NYC, Rock Island, Pittsburgh, Chicago, Bloomington and their hometown of Philadelphia with a handful of dates.

Uncut's Alan ...

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South Florida Tropical Bohemia in the Makings

Source: Michael Ricci
November 30, 2008

Miamis reputation as a dead zone for live local music is changing, and record labels are starting to pay attention.

ON a balmy November night here, Rachel Goodrich was playing to a rapt moonlit crowd in a courtyard of Churchills Pub. She had her red cowboy hat, her percussionist with a mix of blocks, bells and toys, her band of skilled players who are so tight theyre loose, and her kazoo. The ramshackle space in the Little Haiti neighborhood was ...

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Stars Sing Holiday Classics

Source: All About Jazz
November 30, 2008

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Jackson Browne in Santa Monica Tonight

Source: All About Jazz
November 29, 2008

Jackson Browne headlines weekend's benefit for hurricane relief includes sets by Bonnie Raitt, Joan Baez and Ry Cooder at the Santa Monica Civic TONIGHT

Some had long since figured Jackson Browne's days of folk-pop rabble-rousing in the political sphere were over. But after his noisy kerfuffle with Sen. John McCain (when the latter used his song “Running on Empty" during his presidential campaign), it may be time for another look at Browne's ruminative new record, Time the Conqueror.

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Cuneiform Artists on Tour - December, 2008

Source: All About Jazz
November 29, 2008

AHLEUCHATISTAS November 29 - The Rincon Pio Sound - Don Benito Badajoz, Spain (with ZA) BIRDSONGS OF THE MESOZOIC short March tour to support “Dawn of the Cycads", which will feature Roger Miller touring with the band! This is a must-see! More info as soon as we have it. Hoping for shows in Boston, NYC, Baltimore, D.C. DAVID BORDEN/MOTHER MALLARD [40th anniversary celebration] March 26 - Barnes Hall - Cornell University - Ithaca, NY ...

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Jazz This Week: Peter White with Rick Braun and Mindy Abair, Jeremy Davenport, Denise Thimes, and More

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
November 29, 2008

The Thanksgiving holiday means a somewhat reduced level of activity on local concert stages (and a holiday posting schedule here at StLJN) but there are still some noteworthy jazz and creative music events happening in St. Louis this weekend:Let's start with trumpeter, singer and St. Louis native Jeremy Davenport (pictured), who returns home from New Orleans to perform at Jazz at the Bistro on Friday and Saturday, plus a matinee on Sunday to benefit PAN CAN, the Pancreatic ...

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Bob Dylan Breaks out Rarities at New York Gig

Source: All About Jazz
November 28, 2008

Bob Destoys New York Well never forget when two months after 9/11 -- Bob Dylan played Madison Square Garden and declared, “You dont have to ask me how I feel about this town. Most of these songs were written here and the ones that werent were recorded here."

Bob always saves his best for his old stomping ground, and last Friday night he absolutely destroyed shit up on 175th Street at the United Palace Theater. (Even though he's ...

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