Evanescene Adds and Changes Tour Dates for U.S.
Friday, January 19, 2007
The popular rock band Evanescene today announced new additions to the U.S. leg of its worldwide, including adding and changing some cities, dates and venues. Evanescence, which consists of Terry Balsamo on guitar, Amy Lee on vocals, piano and keyboards, John LeCompt on guitar, Tim McCord on bass and to round it out, Rocky Gray on drums.
Rock groups Chevelle and Finger Eleven will opening for the band when the tour kicks off on March 16 in Fresno, California. The band will blitz across the U.S. until the final show on April 5 in Glens Falls, N.Y. Tickets go on sale January 27.
Sources have said that the band is planning to announce more dates for the U.S. slated for late spring or early summer, giving them exposure to bigger markets and arenas across the country.
In a couple of days, on January 23, the band will kick-off their tour in Japan and play shows in Japan, New Zealand and Australia through February 22. The following is the revised show dates and venues (tour dates in bold are those that have been changed or added so check or get your tickets):
Date City, ST Venue
Tue 01/23/07 Osaka, JPN Zepp
Wed 01/24/07 Osaka, JPN Zepp
Fri 01/26/07 Nagoya, JPN Zepp
Sun 01/28/07 Yokohama, JPN Blitz
Tue 01/30/07 Tokyo, JPN Zepp
Wed 01/31/07 Tokyo, JPN Zepp
Thu 02/01/07 Sendai, JPN Zepp Sendai
Thu 02/08/07 Brisbane, AUS Brisbane Entertainment Centre
Sat 02/10/07 Melbourne, AUS Vodafone Arena
Sun 02/11/07 Melbourne, AUS Vodafone Arena
Tue 02/13/07 Adelaide, AUS Entertainment Centre
Thu 02/15/07 Perth, AUS Challenge Stadium
Sat 02/17/07 Sydney, AUS Sydney Ent'ment Centre
Sun 02/18/07 Sydney, AUS Sydney Ent'ment Centre
Wed 02/21/07 Auckland, NZ St. James Theatre
Thu 02/22/07 Auckland, NZ St. James Theatre
Fri 03/16/07 Fresno, CA Selland Arena
Sat 03/17/07 Las Vegas, NV Pearl @ Palm Hotel
Mon 03/19/07 Las Cruces, NM Pan American Center
Wed 03/21/07 Oklahoma City, OK The Ford Center
Thu 03/22/07 Council Bluffs, IA Mid-America Center
Fri 03/23/07 Cedar Rapids, IA U.S. Cellular Center
Sun 03/25/07 North Little Rock, AR Alltel Arena
Tue 03/27/07 Louisville, KY Louisville Gardens
Wed 03/28/07 Nashville, TN Gaylord Entertainment Center
Fri 03/30/07 Norfolk, VA Constant Convoc. Ctr. @ Old Dom.
Sat 03/31/07 Hartford, CT New England Dodge Music Center
Mon 04/02/07 Reading, PA Sovereign Center
Wed 04/04/07 Providence, RI Dunkin Donuts Center Providence
Thu 04/05/07 Glens Falls, NY Glens Falls Civic Ctr.
Date City, ST Venue
Tue 01/23/07 Osaka, JPN Zepp
Wed 01/24/07 Osaka, JPN Zepp
Fri 01/26/07 Nagoya, JPN Zepp
Sun 01/28/07 Yokohama, JPN Blitz
Tue 01/30/07 Tokyo, JPN Zepp
Wed 01/31/07 Tokyo, JPN Zepp
Thu 02/01/07 Sendai, JPN Zepp Sendai
Thu 02/08/07 Brisbane, AUS Brisbane Entertainment Centre
Sat 02/10/07 Melbourne, AUS Vodafone Arena
Sun 02/11/07 Melbourne, AUS Vodafone Arena
Tue 02/13/07 Adelaide, AUS Entertainment Centre
Thu 02/15/07 Perth, AUS Challenge Stadium
Sat 02/17/07 Sydney, AUS Sydney Ent'ment Centre
Sun 02/18/07 Sydney, AUS Sydney Ent'ment Centre
Wed 02/21/07 Auckland, NZ St. James Theatre
Thu 02/22/07 Auckland, NZ St. James Theatre
Fri 03/16/07 Fresno, CA Selland Arena
Sat 03/17/07 Las Vegas, NV Pearl @ Palm Hotel
Mon 03/19/07 Las Cruces, NM Pan American Center
Wed 03/21/07 Oklahoma City, OK The Ford Center
Thu 03/22/07 Council Bluffs, IA Mid-America Center
Fri 03/23/07 Cedar Rapids, IA U.S. Cellular Center
Sun 03/25/07 North Little Rock, AR Alltel Arena
Tue 03/27/07 Louisville, KY Louisville Gardens
Wed 03/28/07 Nashville, TN Gaylord Entertainment Center
Fri 03/30/07 Norfolk, VA Constant Convoc. Ctr. @ Old Dom.
Sat 03/31/07 Hartford, CT New England Dodge Music Center
Mon 04/02/07 Reading, PA Sovereign Center
Wed 04/04/07 Providence, RI Dunkin Donuts Center Providence
Thu 04/05/07 Glens Falls, NY Glens Falls Civic Ctr.
Labels: Amy Lee, Evanescene, Evanescene Tour Dates, Indie Rock Concerts, John LeCompt, Terry Balsamo, Tim McCord
Mia Rose is Reaching Out Beyond Her Phenomenal YouTube and MySpace Popularity
Thursday, January 18, 2007
MIA ROSE EXCLUSIVE
IRC was first indie music website to call attention to Mia Rose (Jan. 9, 2007), and also the first to predict her success.
Since then, her music career has taken off, and media from Rolling Stone to Pulse have featured her. You're welcome Mia!! ;)
Here's the original story.
Don't miss these other sites:
Indie Rock Concerts - Do you have concert video or want to write a review for IRC? Let us know! Check back or sign up for the feed - much more to come in the next few months.
Indie Rock Songs - new website dedicated to bringing you the best in indie rock and pop songs, free MP3s, charts, lyrics, MySpace music videos, YouTube music videos and more! Want to contribute? IRC promotes and encourages the best of today's independent artists to hon their skill so that the world can hear the music they create.
Monkey Types The Bible - Crazy, weird, odd, amazing news, people, videos, photographs and more!
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Don't miss these other sites:
Indie Rock Concerts - Do you have concert video or want to write a review for IRC? Let us know! Check back or sign up for the feed - much more to come in the next few months.
Indie Rock Songs - new website dedicated to bringing you the best in indie rock and pop songs, free MP3s, charts, lyrics, MySpace music videos, YouTube music videos and more! Want to contribute? IRC promotes and encourages the best of today's independent artists to hon their skill so that the world can hear the music they create.
Monkey Types The Bible - Crazy, weird, odd, amazing news, people, videos, photographs and more!
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Album of the Week: The Western States Motel
The debut CD from Los Angeles based The Western States Motel is getting more play and visitors to its MySpace page, especially after one of their songs was played on the just-cancelled TV show The OC.
Singer and songwriter Carl Jordan, who is pretty much the band himself, is now in the running to become of the best new indie singer/songwriters of late 2000's.
Almost every song on the CD is impeccably composed, the lyrics are profound and the overall mood of the album is happy.
It is one of those 'new' CDs you end up playing over and over again, that you turn up the volume on when your driving (be careful how you do that; I ended up going off a 30-foot cliff at 70 mph and I'm still here!).
Jordan's music is full of inspiration, beautifully composed, easily a modern-day pop gem reminiscent of The Magnetic Fields, Elliot Smith and The Shins.
While nearly every track on the album is worthy in its own right, the catchy, feel-good "Rows of Homes" is a wonderfully composed with memorable acoustic rhythms and vocals harmonies backed by melodic keyboard notes that soar to heights of near delirium.
Singer and songwriter Carl Jordan, who is pretty much the band himself, is now in the running to become of the best new indie singer/songwriters of late 2000's.
Almost every song on the CD is impeccably composed, the lyrics are profound and the overall mood of the album is happy.
It is one of those 'new' CDs you end up playing over and over again, that you turn up the volume on when your driving (be careful how you do that; I ended up going off a 30-foot cliff at 70 mph and I'm still here!).
Jordan's music is full of inspiration, beautifully composed, easily a modern-day pop gem reminiscent of The Magnetic Fields, Elliot Smith and The Shins.
While nearly every track on the album is worthy in its own right, the catchy, feel-good "Rows of Homes" is a wonderfully composed with memorable acoustic rhythms and vocals harmonies backed by melodic keyboard notes that soar to heights of near delirium.
Don't be surprised if it ends up on a soundtrack to a movie or soundtrack, or television commercial, sometime soon.
Other notables include "Powerlines", which automatically sounded like Matt Pond PA, which is not a bad thing at all. This is a magnificent song - Jordan's soothing voice and crisp acoustic keys are occasionally coupled with mini electric guitar solos and background hand-clapping.
The "oooh-oh-oooh" verses in the song sound exactly like the verses from The Shins fantastic song "New Slang" (featured on the Garden State soundtrack). I'm not accusing TWSM of lifting it from them, however, the similarity is striking coincidental.
The Western States Motel started out scoring soundtracks for "unmade short films...backyard nature documentaries and various VHS" shorts.
But Jordan's musical talent first got attention when he composed the score for Folsom, Cash and The Comeback, a documentary about Johnny Cash's famous 1968 live performance at the Folsom State Prison in California. The score is featured on Cash's special DVD edition of Walk The Line.
Anyone planning on taking a long road trip anytime soon may want to bring these songs along with them. We'll have a feature podcast coming out in the spring that are sounds geared for driving and taking long road trips.
Other notables include "Powerlines", which automatically sounded like Matt Pond PA, which is not a bad thing at all. This is a magnificent song - Jordan's soothing voice and crisp acoustic keys are occasionally coupled with mini electric guitar solos and background hand-clapping.
The "oooh-oh-oooh" verses in the song sound exactly like the verses from The Shins fantastic song "New Slang" (featured on the Garden State soundtrack). I'm not accusing TWSM of lifting it from them, however, the similarity is striking coincidental.
The Western States Motel started out scoring soundtracks for "unmade short films...backyard nature documentaries and various VHS" shorts.
But Jordan's musical talent first got attention when he composed the score for Folsom, Cash and The Comeback, a documentary about Johnny Cash's famous 1968 live performance at the Folsom State Prison in California. The score is featured on Cash's special DVD edition of Walk The Line.
Anyone planning on taking a long road trip anytime soon may want to bring these songs along with them. We'll have a feature podcast coming out in the spring that are sounds geared for driving and taking long road trips.
Labels: Carl Jordan, Indie Gems, New Artists, OC Soundtracks, The Western States Motel
Yo La Tengo, arguably one of the most talented, influential and anti-corporate independent rock groups of the past decade, have updated their tour dates for 2007 through March.
Labels: Alternative Rock, Best Indie Artists, Free MP3s, Free Music Downloads, Indie Concerts, Yo La Tengo
'07 Concert Updates: Bloc Party, The Arcade Fire, Franz Ferdinand, CYHSY Release Tour Dates
Sunday, January 14, 2007
Bloc Party, Clay Your Hands Say Yeah (pictured below), The Fray, Franz Ferdinand, Billy Talent, Of Montreal, Camera Obscura, Evanescene, Cold War Kids (who'll also be playing gigs with CYHSY), Page France and many other artists have announced concert tour show dates and venues.
Concert announcements are coming through the wires every week. IRC will do it’s best to get them updated. Please check the IRC website to get the most up-to-date listings.
Bloc Party (in the photo on the right) has released it's tour dates for its first U.S. tour with their second album to be released on February 9th. See tour dates below.
We all know how fast time goes by, and kick ourselves in the ass for missing concerts we so wanted to see, so it is never too early to start making plans to see your favorite indie rock and pop artists live and on stage.
Email alerts for your favorite artists are one of the things I'm working on so that visitors to IRC can customize how they receive instant news, updates, concert dates, releases, etc.
Here are just a few listings from some of the top indie bands:
BLOC PARTY
Helicopter [mp3]
3/11-Seattle, WA @ Paramount Theatre
3/12-Vancouver, BC @ Orpheum Theatre
3/13-Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom
3/15-Austin, TX @ SXSW
3/17- Francisco, CA @ Concourse Exhibition
3/19-Los Angeles, CA @ Wiltern Theatre
3/20-Los Angeles, CA @ Wiltern Theatre
3/23-Chicago, IL @ Congress Theatre
3/24-Detroit, MI @ Royal Oak Theatre
3/25-Toronto, ONT @ Kool Haus
3/27-Montreal, ONT @ Metropolis
3/28-Boston, MA @ Orpheum Theatre
3/30-New York, NY @ United Palace Theatre
3/31-New York, NY @ United Palace Theatre
THE ARCADE FIRE - All concerts listed are SOLD OUT
Crown of Love [mp3]
01/29: London, UK @ St. John's
01/30: London, UK @ St. John's
01/31: London, UK @ St. John's
02/01: London, UK @ Porchester Hall
02/02: London, UK @ Porchester Hall
02/06: Montreal, QC @ Ukrainian Federation
02/07:: Montreal, QC @ Ukrainian Federation
02/08: Montreal, QC @ Ukrainian Federation
02/09: Montreal, QC @ Ukrainian Federation
02/10: Montreal, QC @ Ukrainian Federation
02/13: New York, NY @ Judson Memorial Church
02/14: New York, NY @ Judson Memorial Church
02/15: New York, NY @ Judson Memorial Church
02/16: New York, NY @ Judson Memorial Church
02/17: New York, NY @ Judson Memorial Church
03/05: Dublin, IRE @ Olympia Theatre
03/06: Dublin, IRE @ Olympia Theatre
03/08: Manchester, UK @ Carling Apollo Manchester
03/09: Manchester, UK @ Carling Apollo Manchester
03/11: Glasgow, UK @ Barrowland
03/12: Glasgow, UK @ Barrowland
03/14: London, UK @ Carling Brixton Academy
03/15: London, UK @ Carling Brixton Academy
03/19: Paris, FRA @ Olympia
03/20: Paris, FRA @ Olympia
03/23: Stockholm, SWE @ Cirkus Djurgarden
03/24: Oslo, NOR @ Sentrum Scene
03/25: Copenhagen, DEN @ Vega Musikkenshus
03/27: Berlin, GER @ Postbanhof Berlin
03/28: Munich, GER @ Georg Elser Halle
03/31: Villeurbanne, FRA @ Transbordeur
04/01: Cologne, GER @ Live Music Hall
04/02: Utrecht, NET @ Muziekcentrum
04/04: Brussels, BEL @ Halles De Schaerbeek
04/05: Lille, FRA @ Aeronef
TV ON THE RADIO
Let the Devil In [mp3]
03/01: Providence, RI Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel
03/03: Montreal, QC Olympia de Montreal
03/04: Toronto, ON Kool Haus
03/06: Cleveland, OH Agora Theatre
03/7 Columbus, OH Newport Music Hall
03/08: Indianapolis, IN The Vogue
03/09: Louisville, KY W.L. Lyons Brown Theatre
03/10: Columbia, MO Blue Note
03/12: Chicago, IL Metro / Smart Bar
03/13: Chicago, IL Metro / Smart Bar
03/15: Minneapolis, MN First Avenue
03/17: Kansas City, MO Voodoo Lounge
03/20: Denver, CO Ogden Theatre
03/21: Salt Lake City, UT Urban Lounge
03/23: Portland, OR Roseland Theater
03/24: Vancouver, BC Commodore Ballroom
03/25: Seattle, WA Moore Theatre
03/28: San Francisco, CA The Fillmore
03/29: San Francisco, CA The Fillmore
03/30: Los Angeles, CA Music Box @ Fonda
03/31: Los Angeles, CA Music Box @ Fonda
04/01: Solana Beach, CA Belly Up Tavern
04/04: Dallas, TX Gypsy Tea Room & Ballroom
04/05: Austin, TX La Zona Rosa
04/06: Houston, TX Meridian
04/09: Orlando, FL The Club at Firestone
04/10: Fort Lauderdale, FL Culture Room
04/12: Athens, GA 40 Watt Club
04/13: Atlanta, GA Variety Playhouse
04/14: Nashville, TN Mercy Lounge
04/17: Norfolk, VA The NorVa
04/18: Washington, DC 9:30 Club
04/20: Philadelphia, PA The Trocadero & Balcony Bar
04/21: Poughkeepsie, NY Vassar College
CLAP YOUR HANDS SAY YEAH
Home on Ice [mp3]
1/23: New York City, NY, - Bowery Ballroom
2/2: Manchester, England - Academy
2/3: Glasgow, Scotland - Barrowlands *
2/4: Birmingham, England - Academy *
2/6: Cologne, Germany - Gebaeude 9 *
2/7: Brussels, Belgium - AB Club
2/8: Amsterdam, the Netherlands - Paradiso *
2/9: Berlin, Germany - Postbanhof
2/11: Hamburg, Germany - Kunst
2/12: Paris, France - La Cigalle *
2/13: London, England - Shepherds Bush Empire - SOLD OUT! *
* with Cold War Kids and Elvis Perkins
Sun 01/21/07 Raleigh, NC Memorial Auditorium
Mon 01/22/07 Charlotte, NC Ovens Auditorium
Thu 01/25/07 Coral Gables, FL University Of Miami
Fri 01/26/07 Clearwater, FL Ruth Eckerd Hall
Sat 01/27/07 Savannah, GA Savannah College Of Art & Design
Mon 01/29/07 Austin, TX Frank Erwin Center
Tue 01/30/07 Starkville, MS Mississippi St. University
Wed 01/31/07 Orem, UT Utah Valley State University
Sat 02/03/07 Vail, CO Dobson Arena
Fri 02/09/07 West Hollywood, CA House Of Blues
appearing with The Feeling
Fri 02/16/07 Norwich, UK University Of East Anglia
Sun 02/18/07 Wolverhampton, UK Civic Hall
Mon 02/19/07 Bournemouth, UK International Centre
Tue 02/20/07 Plymouth, UK Plymouth Pavilions
Thu 02/22/07 Liverpool, UK Liverpool University
Fri 02/23/07 Edinburgh, UK Corn Exchange
Sat 02/24/07 Doncaster, UK The Dome
Mon 02/26/07 Derby, UK Assembly Rooms
Tue 02/27/07 Manchester, UK Carling Apollo Manchester
Fri 03/02/07 London, UK Carling Apollo Hammersmith
Sat 03/03/07 London, UK Carling Apollo Hammersmith
The Fray
Mon 03/19/07 Edmonton, AB Edmonton Events Centre
Tue 03/20/07 Calgary, AB MacEwan Conference And Event Centre
Wed 03/21/07 Vancouver, BC Orpheum
appearing with Dave Matthews Band
Fri 03/23/07 Las Vegas, NV MGM Grand Garden Arena
Sat 03/24/07 Las Vegas, NV MGM Grand Garden Arena
Labels: 2007 Concert Dates, 2007 Concerts, Berlin, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Cold War Kids, Dave Matthews, Glasgow, London, New York, Paris, The Arcade Fire, The Fray, TV on the Radio
Radiohead's In Rainbows and Ray Davies' Working Man's Cafe
It's a rare thing when a new album release becomes a classic almost overnight. But in the case of alternative rock icons Radiohead, the 2007-2008 releases of In Rainbows is being hailed as a masterpiece; some even say more so than the landmark releases of The Bends and OK Computer. This time around, Radiohead has drummed up their own multi-layered promotion, distribution and publicity machines thanks in large part to the band's revolutionary and bold move last fall to offer the new release - for a limited time - at a price determined by the consumer. While Radiohead was not the first to use the Internet this way - Ray Davies, the iconic singer-songwriter of The Kinks, gave away his latest CD Working Man's Cafe - for free this past summer. …
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