Saturday, August 31, 2013

Lady Antebellum Extends Current Outing

Lady Antebellum’s “Take Me Downtown Tour” will extend well into 2014. Backstage pass requests for all their 2013 shows are already into double-digits. So here's your opportunity for a fresh chance.

Dates and venues:

Jan. 9 – Charleston, S.C., Charleston Civic Center
Jan. 10 – Raleigh, N.C., PNC Arena
Jan. 11 – Greenville, S.C., Bi-Lo Center
Jan. 14 – Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. Bank Arena
Jan. 18 – Wichita, Kan., Intrust Bank Arena
Jan. 19 – Lubbock, Texas, United Spirit Arena
Jan. 30 – Philadelphia, Pa., Wells Fargo Center
Feb. 7 – Tampa, Fla., Tampa Bay Times Forum
Feb. 8 – Jacksonville, Fla., Jacksonville Veterans Mem. Arena
Feb. 14 – Bossier City, La., CenturyLink Center
Feb. 15 – Birmingham, Ala., BJCC Arena
Feb. 16 – Lafayette, La., Cajundome
Feb. 20 – Washington, D.C., Verizon Center
Feb. 21 – New York, N.Y., Madison Square Garden Arena
Feb. 22 – Uncasville, Conn., Mohegan Sun Arena
March 12 – Boise, Idaho, Taco Bell Arena
March 14 – Reno, Nev., Lawlor Events Center
March 15 – Ontario, Calif., Citizens Business Bank Arena
March 16 – Fresno, Calif., Save Mart Center
March 18 – Los Angeles, Calif., Staples Center
March 21 – Las Vegas, Nev., Mandalay Bay Events Center
March 22 – San Diego, Calif., Valley View Casino Center
March 24 – Phoenix, Ariz., US Airways Center
March 25 – Las Cruces, New Mexico, Pan American Center
March 27 – Oklahoma City, Okla., Chesapeake Energy Arena
March 28 – Tulsa, Okla., BOK Center
April 11 – Atlanta, Ga., Philips Arena
April 12 – New Orleans, La ., New Orleans Arena
April 26 – Charlotte, N.C., Time Warner Cable Arena
April 27 – Knoxville, Tenn., Thompson-Boling Arena

Monday, August 19, 2013

Sara Bareilles Adds More Dates

Once Sara Bareilles wraps her upcoming co-headline tour with OneRepublic she doesn’t plan on staying off the road for too long. The singer/songwriter has announced a 10-city North American headline tour for October.

Dates and venues:

Oct. 6 – Boston, Mass., Orpheum Theatre    
Oct. 7 – Washington, D.C., Lincoln Theatre    
Oct. 9 – New York, N.Y., Radio City Music Hall    
Oct. 10 – Philadelphia, Pa., Electric Factory    
Oct. 12 – Lakewood, Ohio, Civic Auditorium    
Oct. 13 – Chicago, Ill., Riviera Theatre    
Oct. 15 – Kansas City, Mo., Uptown Theater    
Oct. 16 – St. Louis, Mo., The Pageant    
Oct. 18 – Indianapolis, Ind., Egyptian Room    
Oct. 19 – Athens, Ohio, Templeton-Blackburn Memorial Aud.

Sara's got a new DVD due out also in October: Brave Enough: Live at the Variety Playhouse.

Monday, August 12, 2013

Barenaked Ladies "Grinning Streak"

Continuing the band's 25th anniversary celebration, Barenaked Ladies revealed an autumn tour today entitled "Grinning Streak" beginning early October.

With Whitehorse as openers, here are all the dates and venues:

Oct. 9 – Minneapolis, Minn., The State Theatre
Oct. 10 – Kansas City, Mo., Uptown Theater
Oct. 11 – St. Louis, Mo., Peabody Opera House
Oct. 12 – Louisville, Ky., The Louisville Palace Theatre
Oct. 16 – Lakewood, Ohio, Lakewood Civic Auditorium
Oct. 17 – New York, N.Y., Beacon Theatre
Oct. 18 – Bethlehem, Pa., Sands Bethlehem Event Center
Oct. 19 – Atlantic City, N.J., Tropicana Casino & Resort
Oct. 21 – Homestead, Pa., Carnegie Library Music Hall
Oct. 22 – Bloomington, Ind., Indiana University Auditorium
Oct. 24 – Austin, Texas, Austin City Limits Live at The Moody Theater
Oct. 25 – Lake Charles, La., L’Auberge Casino Resort Lake Charles
Oct. 28 – Clearwater, Fla., Ruth Eckerd Hall
Oct. 29 – Orlando, Fla., Hard Rock Cafe / Hard Rock Live
Oct. 30 – Hollywood, Fla., Hard Rock Live
Nov. 1 – Chattanooga, Tenn., Tivoli Theatre
Nov. 2 – Saint Augustine, Fla., St. Augustine Amphitheatre
Nov. 3 – Knoxville, Tenn., Tennessee Theatre
Nov. 6 – Buffalo, N.Y., UB Center For The Arts Mainstage

Here's a ten minute taste of what they've been up to.

Friday, August 9, 2013

Outlands 2013 Webcast

You’ll want to include the Outside Lands webcast in your weekend plans. Performances include Nine Inch Nails, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Vampire Weekend.

Here’s the schedule:

Friday, Aug. 9

Channel 1:
2:00pm - 2:50pm – Smith Westerns
3:00pm - 3:50pm – Surfer Blood
4:00pm - 5:00pm – Twenty One Pilots
5:20pm - 6:20pm – Band of Horses
6:20pm - 7:30pm – The National
7:30pm - 8:30pm – CHIC feat. Nile Rodgers
8:40pm - 9:50pm – Pretty Lights

Channel 2:
2:00pm - 2:40pm – Foy Vance
2:50pm - 3:30pm – Anuhea
3:30pm - 4:15pm – Midi Matilda
4:15pm - 5:00pm – The Heavy
5:00pm - 5:50pm – Wild Belle
8:00pm - 8:50pm – Jessie Ware
9:00pm - 9:50pm – Yeasayer

Saturday, Aug. 10

Channel 1:
2:00pm - 2:50pm – The Soft White Sixties
2:50pm - 3:30pm – The Lone Bellow
3:35pm - 4:20pm – The Growlers
4:30pm - 5:20pm – Gary Clark Jr.
5:20pm - 6:10pm – Young The Giant
6:10pm - 7:10pm – Jurassic 5
7:20pm - 8:20pm – Grizzly Bear
8:25pm - 9:55pm – Nine Inch Nails

Channel 2:
2:10pm - 2:55pm – Milo Greene
2:55pm - 3:40pm – Atlas Genius
3:40pm - 4:30pm – Youth Lagoon
4:30pm - 5:20pm – Thao & The Get Down Stay Down
5:15pm - 5:45pm – Baauer
6:00pm - 6:50pm – The Tallest Man on Earth
7:50pm - 8:50pm – The Head and the Heart
8:50pm - 10:00pm – Phoenix

Sunday, Aug. 11

Channel 1:
2:00pm - 2:50pm – Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk
2:50pm - 3:40pm – Fishbone
3:50pm - 4:40pm – Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue
4:45pm - 5:45pm – Daryl Hall & John Oates
5:50pm - 7:00pm – Vampire Weekend
8:10pm - 10:00pm – Red Hot Chili Peppers

Channel 2:
2:00pm - 2:45pm – The Easy Leaves
2:50pm - 3:30pm – Little Green Cars
3:30pm - 4:15pm – Camper Van Beethoven
4:15pm - 5:05pm – Kurt Vile and the Violators
5:05pm - 6:05pm – Foals
6:10pm - 7:00pm – Emeli Sandé
7:10pm - 8:00pm – Dawes
8:25pm - 9:10pm – Kaskade

All times are PST. Head on over to either ustream.tv/outsidelands or SFOutsidelands.com

Monday, August 5, 2013

Fall Tour News

The “Elvis Costello – SOLO tour” will play intimate Eastern theatres beginning in November. Dates and venues are:

Nov. 2 – Burlington, Vt., Flynn Center For The Performing Arts
Nov. 3 – Northampton, Mass., Calvin Theater
Nov. 4 – Englewood, N.J., Bergen Performing Arts Ctr.
Nov. 6 – Troy, N.Y., Troy Savings Bank Music Hall
Nov. 7 – Ithaca, N.Y., State Theatre
Nov. 8 – New Haven, Conn., Shubert Theater
Nov. 10 – Philadelphia, Pa., Merriam Theater
Nov. 11 – Port Chester, N.Y., The Capitol Theatre
Nov. 12 – Port Chester, N.Y., The Capitol Theatre
Nov. 14 – Kingston, N.Y., Ulster Performing Arts Center
Nov. 17 – Boston, Mass., Wilbur Theatre
Nov. 18 – Portland, Maine  State Theatre
Nov. 19 – Orono, Maine, Collins Center

Brian Wilson and Jeff Beck are teaming up for a Fall outing. With Beach Boys co-founder Al Jardine and original member David Marks also onboard, this should be quite a show.

Here’s the plan:

Sept. 27 – Hollywood, Fla., Hard Rock Live
Sept. 28 – Clearwater, Fla., Ruth Eckerd Hall
Oct. 3 – Saint Augustine, Fla., St. Augustine Amphitheatre
Oct. 4 – Atlanta, Ga., Chastain Park Amphitheatre
Oct. 5 – Washington, D.C., Warner Theatre
Oct. 6 – Bethlehem, Pa., Sands Bethlehem Event Center
Oct. 8 – Albany, N.Y., Palace Theatre
Oct. 9 – Boston, Mass., Wang Theatre - Citi Performing Arts Center
Oct. 11 – Wallingford, Conn., Toyota Presents The Oakdale Theatre
Oct. 12 – Westbury, N.Y., NYCB Theatre At Westbury
Oct. 13 – Upper Darby, Pa., Tower Theatre
Oct. 15 – New York, N.Y.,  Beacon Theatre
Oct. 18 – Las Vegas, Nev., Pearl Concert Theater
Oct. 20 – Los Angeles, Calif., Greek Theatre
Oct. 22 – Oakland, Calif., Paramount Theatre
Oct. 25 – Detroit, Mich., Fox Theatre
Oct. 27 – Akron, Ohio, E.J. Thomas Hall

In related news, Mike Love has licensed the Beach Boys' name for his tour, which also features fellow Beach Boy Bruce Johnston. Please note that Mike and Bruce are the ONLY Beach Boys on this tour. The duo's backup band includes Randell Kirsch, John Cowsill, Tim Bonhomme, Christian Love, and Scott Totten.

Late Summer and Fall dates are:
    
    Sept. 1 — Elkhorn, WI (Walworth County Fair)
    Sept. 6 — Lincoln, CA (Thunder Valley Casino Resort)
    Sept. 20 — Frederick, MD (Great Frederick Fair)
    Sept. 21 — Ocean City, MD (Sunfest 2013, outdoor stage at OC Inlet Parking Lot)
    Sept. 22 — Charleston, WV (Clay Center for the Arts)
    Sept. 25 — Richmond, VA (Innsbrook After Hours, Snag a Job Pavilion)
    Sept. 26 — Easton, PA (State Theatre)
    Sept. 27 — Willamsport, PA (Community Arts Center)
    Sept. 28 — Atlantic City, NJ (Borgata Casino)
    Sept. 29 — West Springfield, MA (The Big E)
    Oct. 5-6 — Galveston, TX (The Grand 1894 Opera House)
    Oct. 11-12 — Biloxi, MS (Beau Rivage)
    Oct. 17 — Tuscaloosa, AL (Tuscaloosa Amphitheater, opening act The Swingin' Medallions)
    Oct. 18 — Hampton, GA (Atlanta Motor Speedway)