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The Melvins Turns 25 |
The four shows will be an "evening with" the band and feature a first set with the original line-up of Buzz Osborne, Dale Crover (on bass) and original drummer Mike Dillard. For the second set Buzz, Dale and Trevor Dunn (bass player for Fantomas, MadLove, Mr. Bungle) will perform Houdini in its entirety.
"We're living on borrowed time." explained Buzz. "When the Melvins started I never expected to actually be ALIVE for 25 more years."
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Devo To Perform Debut Album Live |
This will be a one-off performance of the album, exclusive to the London Kentish Town Forum, and the very first time the band will perform the album in its entirety. The album was originally released by Stiff Records in the UK in 1978 and was produced by Brian Eno.
Two days later, DEVO will perform a gala of greatest hits concert on Friday 8th May at the world famous ATP Festival � The Fans Strike Back edition at Butlins Holiday Centre, Minehead.
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Echo & the Bunnymen Homosexuals Showcase |
The events will feature an array of some of the most significant and acclaimed artists from The MuseBox family which includes The High Dials, Inward Eye, Juliette Commag�re, Hey Ocean!, The Homosexuals, The D'Urbervilles and Wintersleep.
And in what will thoroughly excite SXSW veterans and newbies is the triumphant return of post-punk gods Echo & The Bunnymen, who will headline the Saturday showcase, making it a 'must-attend' event of the conference. The legendary band is using the conference as the jumping-off point for a busy schedule in 2009 and beyond where they will release their long-awaited 10th studio album The Fountain and hit the road for extensive world touring in support of it.
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Trucks Talks Digital Allman Bros Future |
NHOR : What's coming next for the Allman Brothers Band? It's been 6 years since the release of 'Hittin' The Note' in 2003. Can we expect a new studio album anytime soon? BT I don't know. With the state of the music industry, the record industry specifically these days, I don't really see the reason why. You damn sure don't do it to make money anymore. In fact, you lose a lot of money going into the studio. It's very expensive. Once kids started the whole Napster, stealing music online, I don't think they understood what they were doing. Because by doing this, they've made it so that the major bands won't go in the studio and spend that money to make records anymore. Because what's the point? If people are going to steal it, you're going to lose money, so a lot of music that would've been made, that people could have enjoyed and listened to, never got made. It's getting much worse. There are fewer and fewer major records being made, in terms of studio albums. That being said, we've always been a live band anyway. I tend to think, there's a lot of new material floating around we'd have liked to have worked up, but we just had two weeks of rehearsal. We had to spend just about all those two weeks learning a whole bunch of songs to play with all the guests who are coming to sit in with us. So we didn't get a lot of time to work on our own material. But at some point we will. I tend to think rather than wasting six figures in a major recording studio that we'll just work up this material and start recording us playing them live. We record every show that we do on 72 track digital, so I tend to think our next album will be a compilation of new material that we've recorded live on the road. That way, we put it out, the expense is minimal, because we expect sales to be minimal. Right now the #1 seller of songs in the world is iTunes. Kids don't go to the store and buy CD's much anymore.
NHOR : Many of the brick and mortar stores are closing up shop today anyway... BT : You're right, record stores are closing. Like I said, it's very difficult to sell your product anymore. People have to understand that this is the way we make our living. It just frustrates the hell out of me. If you've got somebody who works in a store making clocks, how would they feel if it was their store making clocks and everybody just walked in, picked them up and walked out with them? Are they going to keep making clocks? It is the same concept. No one would just normally walk into a store, pick up a shirt and walk our with it, but they don't seem to have any qualms at all about stealing songs. Like I said, these songs cost us a lot of time and money and effort. It's what we do so that we can feed our families, pay our rent. Luckily, as The Allman Brothers we do quite well playing live concerts, so we've been able to feed our families and pay our rent. In fact, it's got really good the past several years.
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Bela Fleck's Africa Project |
Throw Down Your Heart is a companion to the award-winning film of the same name, which B�la and director Sascha Paladino are currently premiering at festivals nationwide. Throw Down Your Heart, the third volume in banjo virtuoso Bela Fleck's renowned Tales From the Acoustic Planet series, is the 11-time Grammy winner's most ambitious project to date and earning some of the best reviews of his career.
Through on-location collaborations with musicians from Uganda, Tanzania, Senegal, Mali, South Africa and Madagascar, Fleck explores the African origins of the banjo, the prototype of which was brought to American shores by African slaves. Transcending barriers of language and culture, B�la finds common ground with musicians ranging from local villagers to international superstars such as the Malian diva Oumou Sangare.
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Kevin Devine Tour |
Brian Bonz and the Dot Hongs will open the entire tour, with Miniature Tigers, Wild Light (ex-Arcade Fire) and songstress Sarah Jaffe joining the tour regionally as direct support throughout. A homecoming show at the Music Hall Of Williamsburg in June will serve as the finale.
To gear up, SXSW will welcome Devine and his band to test out new material at several shows, including the Favorite Gentlemen showcase March 18th with Manchester Orchestra and Annuals.
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Inward Eye Sneak Peak and Guitar Hero Giveaway |
And what could possibly make this packaged media deal even better? Well, as a bit of added incentive, Inward Eye is giving away 4 Guitar Hero kits (1 full band kit and 3 full guitar kits) to a few lucky people who sign up on the contest page!
Drawing on influences from The Jam, The Clash to their new pals and tour mates Townshend & Daltrey and hailed by critics as "the next big thing", the Brothers Erickson -- Dave (vocals/bass), Kyle (guitar/vocals), and Anders (drums) -- have delivered a highly anticipated, self-titled EP to satiate their rabid and ever-increasing fan base.
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TJ Martell Foundation Z100 Family Day Auction |
To contribute to this incredible cause and for a list of honorees and performers, please visit the official site here .
In addition to Family Day, the TJ Martell Foundation eBay auction is still going strong! New items are now available:
* Britney Spears � 4 'Circus' concert tickets plus autograph merchandise
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* Private Audition with Warner Music Executive Kevin Liles
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The Frantic Go Acoustic At Trendy Stores |
This special 'Hot Topic Maul Tour' celebrates The Frantic's year of success in support of Audio & Murder and offers fans a chance to interact with the band in an intimate setting. The dates will take the band through their extended hometowns in the midwest including most Hot Topic stores in Illinois, Wisconsin, and Indiana that have helped to propel them to the national stage.
"We are very excited to be part of this tour and to again have the chance to play for our awesome fans in the areas where we have grown so fond of performing," says The Frantic front man Kyle Dee. "We look forward to literally sitting down with our fans and playing our music in a more intimate way and talking about what the songs mean to us. Our fans are very special to us and this is a great opportunity to get to know them on a more personal level. Maybe we'll even do some shopping together!"
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Consider the Source Dance To Fire Alarms |
Produced by Rory Phillips (Young Love, At All Cost, Recover), the EP finds the band moving away from the wandering, largely instrumental songwriting of their previous release, "The Impressionist" EP (Old Bulletproof Records), and towards a more focused and explosive pop-conscious sound.
Formed in Austin well over five years ago, Consider the Source (Seth Grueneberg - vocals, rhythm guitar; Derek Dean - lead guitar; Jason Bearden - bass; James Taylor - drums) have come to be known as one of the city's most exciting and forward-thinking outfits simply through their engaging live performances.
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Salvador Santana Follows Family Tradition With Allstar Guests on New Album |
Salvador pushes the envelope by summoning underground legends to join his creative tour de force. His project will allow the world to hear musical icons such as Del The Funky Homosapien, Money Mark (Beastie Boys), GZA, plus other surprise guests, collaborating with Salvador for the first time.
Built out of what he calls "a mix of my favorite music, the best of what's impacted my life, all coming together in a new way", Salvador first masterminded this idea in the fall of 2008 when he commissioned a remix of his song "Hella Tight" from Del The Funky Homosapien for his Remixes project.
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