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James Taylor and Carole King Planned Long Tour in 2010

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 06:21:42 -0600 -

James Taylor and Carole King are ready to kick off 2010 Troubadour Reunion spring/summer 2010 tour. The tour starts off in March 26 in Melbourne (AU), lists 8 Australian dates. After 2 concerts in New Zealand, and 2 gigs in Tokio (Japan) in April James and Carole come to North America. Taylor and King will perform in Portland (OR), Seattle (WA), Los Angeles (CA), Phoenix, (AR), Kansas City (MO), Nashville (TN), Chicago (IL), Detroit (MI), Toronto (CDN), Columbus (OH), Atlanta (GA), Washington (DC), Philadelphia (PA), New York (NY), Boston (MA), and other cities. The album Covers, which is Taylor's most recent studio set, debuted at on The Billboard 200 at #4 with sales of 94,500 units during its first week. It was recorded at Taylors Massachusetts studio during a 10 day session. The album Covers offers Taylor's versions of classic songs from a variety of artists, including The Temptations, George Jones, Leonard Cohen, and others. Carole King’s most recent studio album was 2001's Love Makes the World was released in 2007 on a live DVD titled Welcome to My Living Room. The set comes from her sold out 2005 and 2006 Living room World tour and features 29 songs, including 11 tunes that didn’t make her 2005 living room live CD, seven #1 singles and 21 Top 40 hits.

Nada Surf Tour Dates for 2010

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 03:29:35 -0600 -

Alternative Rock band Nada Surf is ready to kick off its spring 2010 tour. The tour starts off March 25 by concert in New York (NY). After several gigs in North America the group goes for concerts in Europe in April. They visit London (UK), Strasbourg (FR), Brussels (BE), Cologne (DE), Zurich (CH), Vienna (AT), Prague (CZ), Berlin (DE), Hamburg (DE), Paris (FR), Madrid (ES), and some other cities. In late May they return to US to perform in Solana Beach (CA) West Hollywood (CA), San Francisco (CA), and finish up on May 29 in Portland (OR). Alt-rockers Nada Surf have recently announced that they’ve prepared a brand new album of cover songs, which is due out this spring and deftly titled If I Had A Hi-Fi. While on tour they are expected to perform The weight is a gift, Lucky and Let Go, while also performing songs from the upcoming Hi-Fi as well. Wash away those winter snow flakes and start the spring off right this year by cranking up those marvelous tunes. Surf’s up indeed, and it’s gonna be a blast.

Duncan Sheik Takes Whisper House on Tour in 2010

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 03:10:46 -0600 -

After winning a Tony award for Spring Awakening, Duncan Sheik wrote another awe-inspiring work, Whisper House, which started off as a musical he co-wrote with Kyle Jarrow. The musical tells a story of a young boy who must live with his grandmother in a haunted lighthouse after his father is lost at sea during World War II. The music that Duncan brings both to the stage and through this tour is as breathtaking as the story itself. The small tour will take up a few dates in March and the final date appearing in April. It’s thought that this tour will mostly be a chance for Duncan Sheik to showcase Whisper House but with a new album coming out sometime soon and so far, very few details on it, who knows what one can expect to hear?

Fans Await Joanna Newsom Early Spring 2010 Tour

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 02:53:40 -0600 -

Joanna Newsom is ready for a bigger and better year in 2010 as she plans a tour which is rumored to coincide with a new album in the upcoming months. Fans are no doubt excited to see the folksy singer perform live again after Newsom was forced to cancel shows from her last tour due to vocal chord problems. Another thing fans love about Joanna Newsom is that she is very outspoken about the musical style of herself and of others. While her voice has been described as ‘sweet and childlike’ by some, this is a critique that Joanna has always resented. Newsome also plays the harp but has described contemporary harpists today as ‘artless.’ This latest tour comes after her first album “Ys”, which quickly became a favorite among fans and critics alike!

Twiztid Gives Shows Like No Other Throughout Their 2010 Tour

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 14:24:33 -0600 -

Hip hop duo Twiztid, who just released their album W.I.C.K.E.D (Wish I Could Kill Everyday), promise a show like no other for fans who haven’t yet had the chance to see them live. Twiztid just started US 2010 tour. This team brings a hardcore horror hip hop that can’t be found much anywhere else. And not only does Twiztid bring all of this to their live audiences but also to their studio recordings. With the release of W.I.C.K.E.D., the band gave their fans several choices, and several of extras, in buying the album. The first was a release that could only be purchased at Hot Topic locations. But just for making the trip, fans also received a comic book version of the album. It was also sold at Best Buy locations and on iTunes with three bonus tracks, and finally it was available at all music retailers throughout the country. Now, with a tour that extends through February, March, and April, there’s sure to be a different performance at every venue!

Eric Church 2010 Tour Plans

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 14:02:42 -0600 -

Country singer/songwriter Eric Church has pretty busy concert schedule for the first part of 2010. Currently Eric headlines Country Music Jagermeister Tour which started in the beginning of February 2010, and ends up on March 27 in Boulder (CO). Now the trek lists 22 dates including performances in Baltimore (MD), Oxford (MS), Kansas City (MO), St. Louis (MO), Springfield (MO), Tulsa (OK), Minneapolis (MN), and Wichita (KS). In March Eric will give four concerts together with Hank Williams Jr. Dates and venues are below. From mid April to late June Church performs together with Country Throwdown Tour. The trek is headlined by Montgomery Gentry, Jamey Johnson, Little Big Town and Jack Ingram. Church released a fifth single, "His Kind of Money (My Kind of Love)," to country radio in 2008. In late April it hit the Hot Country Songs Billboard chart at #55 and in August it reached its peak of #46. His first single from his second album Carolina was "Love You Love The Most," which debuted in late 2008 and was released on March 24, 2009. The single "Love Your Love the Most" was released that same month and peaked at #10 in September bringing Church to the country top ten for the first time. As was his debut album, Carolina is composed entirely of songs that were co written by Church and produced by Jay Joyce. In October 2009 the album's second single, "Hell on the Heart," debuted.

Wilco Adds More Dates to an Already Full 2010 Tour

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 01:20:44 -0600 -

Wilco already had quite a few dates prepared for their 2010 tour, which will in no doubt help to promote their seventh album, Wilco, which was released last summer. The tour started in February and stretches into Canada early in the month. The band will hit all of the major Canadian stops during the month that they’re there and when they return to the States in the beginning of March, they will take a short break before picking the tour up again at the end of March in Florida. There’s no doubt that this indie rock band is doing all they can to make sure fans get a chance to see them live!

Ladysmith Black Mambazo Tour Dates for 2010

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 01:17:43 -0600 -

Male choral group Ladysmith Black Mambazo already kicked off their winter/spring 2010 tour in the end of January. The tour schedule currently lists 32 dates. Ladysmith Black Mambazo will visit Glen Ellyn (IL), Chicago (IL), St. Louis (MO), Columbia (MO), North Newton (KS), Manhattan (KS), Fayetteville (AR), Oberlin (OH), Akron (OH), Franklin (KY), Pittsburg (PA), St. Petersburg (FL), Winston-Salem (NC), North Bethesda (MD), Olympia (WA) Seattle (WA), Saratoga (CA), San Francisco (CA), Pasadena (CA), San Diego (CA), Tucson (AZ), Denver (CO), Fort Collins (CO), Albuquerque (NM), Grand Junction (CO), Ogden (UT), Missoula, (MT), Spokane (WA), Tacoma (WA), Mt. Vernon (WA), Klamath Falls (OR), and finish up on March 30 in Eugene (OR). Ladysmith Black Mambazo has been acknowledged in award ceremonies such as the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards. The group received their first Grammy Award in 1988 for the album Shaka Zulu, which was their first American Market recorder release. Since then, they have been nominated a total of thirteen times and have won twice.

Rhett Miller Has Full House with His 2010 Tour

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 01:12:39 -0600 -

Rhett Miller comes to rock stages all throughout the United States with his 2010 tour that began in February and will end in April. Not only is he going to play some of the biggest hits off his fourth and latest album, Rhett Miller, but he’s also bringing lots of friends along for the ride. The tour feature other names such as The Serial Lady Killers, and a hookup with Miller’s own band, the Old 97s, who have released seven studio albums, the latest being Blame it on Gravity. Fans of Rhett Miller are sure to get everything they need all in one concert!

Bassnectar US Tour Dates for 2010

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 00:58:38 -0600 -

Experimental electronic music project Bassnectar is in the middle of its spring 2010 US tour. Started in early February the tour now includes 20 dates, and ends up on May 1 in New Orleans (LA). And in the end of May the project planned performance at "Summer Camp Music Festival" in Chillicothe, (IL). Bassnectar will visit Tempe (AZ), Los Angeles (CA), Santa Cruz (CA), Omaha (NE), Minneapolis (MN), Milwaukee (WI), St. Louis (MO), Urbana (IL), Cleveland (OH), Indianapolis (IN), Detroit (MI), Pittsburg (PA), Syracuse (NY), Buffalo (NY), Burlington (VT), Boston (MA), Northampton (MA), Baltimore (MD), Charlottesville (VA). Bassnectar's live show consists primarily of three major elements including a sense of unity, visuals, and sound. Lorin Ashton performs the music while the sound is by another part of the project. Usually, the sound systems are donated. Visuals consist of three large LCD screen and other lighting elements which show the work of the visual artist Videolicious. The show includes high definition photography and video with a close relation to the substance and tempo of Ashton's music. Since Bassnectar's political views are far left of mainstream American politics a sense of unity arises but they are deeply rooted in movements consisting of but not limited to peoples democracy, free speech protection, and anti-imperialism.

St. Vincent Continues North American 2010 Tour

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 00:53:30 -0600 -

American multi-instrumentalist singer/songwriter St. Vincent continues her North American 2010 tour started in the end of January. Current tour itinerary lists 14 dates including appearance at "Big Ears Festival" on 3/28 in Knoxville (TN). St Vincent will visit Denver (CO), Lawrence (KS), Milwaukee, (WI), Chicago (IL), Columbus, (OH), Pittsburg (PA), Washington (DC), and some other sities/ Annie Clark, the Oklahoma born and Dallas raised amateur behind St. Vincent proves that talent can come from anywhere, and the flatlands of Texas are no exception. Annie Clark writes intricate, quirky pop songs. Marry Me, her first album, came out in 2007 and immediately attracted attention for its precocious arrangements and elegant lyrics. On her current CD, Actor, she begins each song as a secret film score and builds from there with each track telling a story as vivid as the movie inside your head. St. Vincent has received a lot of critical acclaim for her truly engaging live performances over the last years and has appeared on the storied series Austin City Limits, Jimmy Kimmel Live, and The Late Show with David Letterman.

Disco Biscuits Announced Tour Dates for 2010

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 05:11:25 -0600 -

The Disco Biscuits are all set to kick off 2010 with their fourteenth tour season. The tour starts off January 28 in Boulder (CO), lists 25 dates, and ends up on May 10 in Morrison (CO). The Biscuits will visit Boulder (CO), Baltimore (MD), Providence (RI), Northampton (MA), Concord (NH), Buffalo (NY), Albany (NY), Boston (MA), Montclair (NJ), Miami (FL), Charleston (SC), Raleigh (NC), Richmond (VA), Norfolk (VA), Washington (DC), Charlottesville (VA), Bridgeport (CT), Wilkes-Barre (PA), Atlantic City (NJ), Hartford (CT), and finish in Morrison (CO). The Disco Biscuits are: Allen Aucoin, Drums; Aaron Magner, Keys; Marc Brownstein, Bass, and; Jon Gutwillig, Guitar/Midi Keybo. The Disco Biscuits new album Planet Anthem is due out February 2nd, 2010. Their upcoming LP may be the Philadelphia jammers’ first album in seven years, but it’s not like they’ve been gone all this time. They have been touring extensively since their inception and continue to tour.

Jonathon Richman Rolled out Tour Dates for 2010

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 05:04:42 -0600 -

Jonathon Richman is ready to kick off 2010 his spring tour. The tour starts off January 24 in Denton (TX) lists 27 dates, and ends up on February 25 in Nashville (TN). Jonathon will visit Denton (TX), Austin (TX), Houston (TX), New Orleans (LA), Pensacola (FL), Orlando (FL), Gainesville (FL), Jacksonville (FL), Atlanta (GA), Athens (GA), Carrboro (NC), Baltimore (MD), Brooklyn (NY), Cambridge (MA), Providence (RI), Newark (DE), Louisville (KY), and finish up on February 25 in Nashville (TN). When he completes these dates, Richman will put the finishing touches on his forthcoming and as yet untitled 2010 album. This collection of songs will be a follow up his 2008 release of Because Her Beauty Is Raw And Wild, a Vapor Records release. The song is a moving portrait of loss and love loss from one of modern music’s most original artists. The album featured a newly recorded version of the 1976 lover’s classic Old World and a cover of Leonard Cohen’s Here It Is. Other notable tracks include When We Refuse To Suffer, As My Mother Lay Lying, and the wonderful playful title track.

Lucero on Short but Sweet Tour in 2010

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 04:57:55 -0600 -

Lucero, the alternative country group that stems from Memphis, will head into the Eastern states this upcoming year to promote their sixth album, “1372 Overton Park.” Although the tour will begin at the end of January, it will mostly take up the month of February and wind up in West Virginia on February 21. Before their latest album Lucero also enjoyed great success with their album Rebels, Rogues & Sworn Brothers. The band has enjoyed much critical acclaim and Ben Nichols also released a solo album earlier last year called The Last Pale Light in the West. Nichols also appears in $5 Cover, which is a show on MTV that highlights the scene of the Memphis music industry. San Francisco, which is a song performed by Lucero, is played alongside a preview for the show.

Black Eyed Peas Add More Dates to Their 2010 Tour

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 04:53:51 -0600 -

The Black Eyed Peas were all set to kick off their world tour in 2010. But the holiday cheer must have gotten to them because as a last minute decision, they decided to start the tour in 2009 by adding a show in Las Vegas over New Year’s weekend. The tour will pick right back up in January with a show in Hampton (VA) and will explode with full force in February in Atlanta (GA.) The band, which includes vocalists will.i.am, apl.de.ap, Taboo, and Fergie, are promoting their latest album, The E.N.D., which they released earlier in the summer of 2009.