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The Fray coming to The Louisville Palace

sceneandheardblog — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:36:30 +0000

THE FRAY

LOUISVILLE PALACE THEATRE

APRIL 24, 2012 | 7:30 PM

TICKETS: $44 / $34

ON SALE: FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3 AT 10 AM

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PRESALE: THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2 10:00 AM – 10:00 PM,

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THE SWELL SEASON ANNOUNCE LAST MINUTE SHOW TO PERFORM INTIMATE SET AT MCCABE’S

sceneandheardblog — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 05:19:52 +0000

The Swell Season at The Brown Theater in Louisville, KY

First show together since October 2010
Proceeds to go to two charities

Los Angeles – January 26, 2011 –The Swell Season featuring Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova will be performing an intimate set at the legendary McCabe’s Guitar Shop on February 12, 2012. The Swell Season have made a habit of calling McCabe’s home when in the Los Angeles area having performed there a number of times. This will be the first show the duo has played since October 2010 and their first time back in Los Angeles since headlining a sold out Hollywood Bowl show in July 2010. At the time the duo were touring in support of Strict Joy their follow up to the Grammy nominated Once soundtrack.While The Swell Season has been relatively quiet over the last year their music and name has not. The documentary, The Swell Season debuted at Tribeca Film festival and went on to play at numerous festivals and theaters across the country. It comes out on DVD on March 13, 2012. Once The Musical opened this past winter to rave reviews and quickly sold out its entire three month run at The New York Theatre Workshop. The musical has now moved to Broadway and opens on March 18, 2012 at the Bernard Jacobs Theatre.Separately both Marketa and Glen have remained active. Marketa released her debut full length Anar on Anti Records in fall of 2011 and has toured continually in support of it. Glen has been busy recording and touring. He supported Eddie Vedder in summer 2011 and headed to Europe on his own headlining run later that fall. This coming year is going to prove busy for both of them with further recording projects and touring (see dates below).

This show quite innocently came together as the two find themselves in Los Angeles for an event with The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Proceeds from this show will be going to two charities that close friends of Glen and Mar have championed for some time. The first is the animal shelter, Camp Cocker (http://www.campcocker.com/) and the second is Batonga Foundation (www.batongafoundation.org), which provides secondary education to girls in Africa.

For more information on this show, The Swell Season, Glen Hansard or Marketa Irglova please visit
http://www.theswellseason.com/
http://marketairglovamusic.com/
http://www.mccabes.com/

Upcoming Marketa Irglova Dates
Feb 8 – Los Angeles, CA Hotel Café

The Swell Season's Glen Hansard

Feb 15 – New York, NY Joe’s Pub
Feb 16 – Clinton, NY Filus Hall Hamilton College

Feb 22 – New York, NY Joe’s Pub

The Swell Season's Marketa Irglova

Upcoming Glen Hansard Dates
Apr 11 – Las Vegas, NV                 The Pearl
Apr 13 – Phoenix, AZ                     Comerica Theater
Apr 16 – Albuquerque, NM         Kiva Auditorium
Apr 19 – Tulsa, OK                          Brady Theater
Apr 22 – Houston, TX                    Jones Hall for the Performing Arts
Apr 25 – San Antonio, TX            Lila Cockrell Theater
Apr 27 – Austin, TX                        Bass Concert Hall
Apr 30 – Dallas, TX                         The Music Hall at Fair Park
May 3 – New Orleans, LA            Jazz and Heritage Festival
May 8 – Jacksonville, FL              Moran Theater
May 10 – Clearwater, FL              Ruth Eckerd Hall
May 13 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL       Broward Center for the Performing Arts
May 16 – Orlando, FL                    Bob Carr Performing Arts Center
(all dates opening for Eddie Vedder)

Statement for Immediate Release: Jane’s Addiction Ticket Errors- CORRECTED

sceneandheardblog — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 22:00:18 +0000

STATEMENT:

This morning, during Jane’s Addiction’s on sale (and yesterday during the pre-sale) Ticketmaster had a huge malfunction that made it near impossible to process ticket orders. The issue has been resolved and there are still GREAT tickets available! Don’t let Ticketmaster get the best of you, this will be an incredible show!

Please go to LouisvillePalace.com or call or visit theLouisvillePalacebox office to get your tickets and thank you for bearing with us through this – we sincerely apologize for any inconveniences the fans experienced.

Death Cab for Cutie to play The Louisville Palace April 13

sceneandheardblog — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 19:57:44 +0000

Friday, April 13, 2012

8:00pm
Death Cab for Cutie are an indie-rock band hailing from Seattle, Washington, who’ve grown to become one of the biggest and, arguably, most important bands in the world. Formed by Benjamin Gibbard in 1997, Death Cab for
Cutie have earnt a reputation as emotionally poignant, not least of all for Gibbard’s lyrics.

Death Cab for Cutie was formed in 1997 at Western Washington University, as Gibbard’s solo project. Having spent that whole summer listening to Elliott Smith‘s Either/Or, Gibbard had written a set of songs too sad to play in his then-band Pinwheel. Taking his name from a Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band track featured in The Beatles’ 1967 film Magical Mystery Tour, Gibbard recorded the demo You Can Play These Songs with Chords. Following its strong reception, Gibbard turned Death Cab into a full-time project, enlisting the recording engineer, Chris Walla, on guitar, and current/former housemates Nicholas Harmer and Nathan Good on bass and drums, respectively.

In November 2004, Death Cab for Cutie signed a “long-term worldwide deal” with Atlantic Records. Said Gibbard, to The AV Club: “We made that very un-indie-rock move of actually succumbing to our ambition as a band, and saying, ‘You know what? I want as many people to hear this band as possible.’”
For more information go to: www.deathcabforcutie.com

The O’Jays are coming to Horseshoe

sceneandheardblog — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 18:51:58 +0000

The O’Jays are an American R&B group from Canton, Ohio, formed in 1963 and originally consisting of Eddie Levert (born June 16, 1942), Walter Williams (born August 25, 1942), William Powell (January 20, 1942 – May 26, 1977), Bobby Massey and Bill Isles. The O’Jays were inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 2004, and The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2005. The O’Jays had their first hit with “Lonely Drifter”, in 1963. In spite of the record’s success, the group was considering quitting the music industry until Gamble & Huff, a team of producers and songwriters, took an interest in the group. With Gamble & Huff, the O’Jays (now a trio after the departure of Isles and Massey) emerged at the forefront of Philadelphia soul with “Back Stabbers” (1972), and topped the Billboard Hot 100 the following year with “Love Train“. Their hit “For The Love of Money” is the theme song for Donald Trump’s TV show The Apprentice.

Don’t miss this chance to see The O’Jays at Horseshoe Southern Indiana on March 30th, 2012 at 7:30 p.m. in the Showroom. Tickets go on sale Friday January 20th, 2012 and may be purchased through Ticketmaster or the Horseshoe Box office.

Wanee Music Festival Lineup Announces Lineup

sceneandheardblog — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 16:39:20 +0000

Wanee Music Festival

Wanee Music Festival

2012 WANEE MUSIC FESTIVAL
THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND

RETURNS AGAIN WITH AN OUTSTANDING LINE-UP

FURTHUR, BRUCE HORNSBY, MICKEY HART, GOV’T MULE

& MUCH MORE!

TICKETS ON SALE

FRIDAY, JANUARY 20^TH/ 10AM

The Allman Brothers Band headlines a great line-up of outstanding performers for what is fast becoming one of the most popular Festivals in the country, the 2012 Wanee Music Festival, Thursday April 19^th through Saturday April 21^st at the Spirit of Suwannee Music Park in Live Oak, FL. Tickets for the Festival go on sale Friday, January 20^th at 10AM at www.waneefestival.com and www.livenation.com.

Sharing the stage for two nights (April 20 & 21) with The Allman Brothers Band is Furthur featuring Phil Lesh and Bob Weir. The rest of the line-up includes: Bruce Hornsby, Mickey Hart Band, Gov’t Mule, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Jaimoe’s Jasssz Band, Buddy Guy, Electric Hot Tuna , Ray Manzarek & Roy Rogers Band, Leftover Salmon, North Mississippi Allstars, Trigger Hippy (featuring: JoanOsborne, Jackie Greene, Steve Gorman, Audley Freed & Nick Govrik), Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk, Devon Allman’s Honeytribe, Bobby Lee Rodgers Trio, Soja, Conspirator, Eoto, Particle, Zach Deputy, Matt Schofield , Big Sams Funky Nation, Charles Bradley, Bonerama, The Yeti Trio, Jacob Jeffries Band and Bonnie Blue.

THREE DAY GENERAL ADMISSION FESTIVAL TICKETS:

$189.50 (plus applicable fees) from January 20^th– February 19^th (After February 19^th price will increase). Price includes (1) pass to the Festival (Thurs.,Fri. & Sat.) with music beginning at 2:30PM on Thursday and 3 nights of primitive camping (Thurs., Fri. & Sat.)

VIP TICKETS:
$425.00 (plus applicable fees) and will be available on a limited basis.
VIP Tickets Include: (1) VIP pass to the festival with music starting at 2:30PM on Thursday, Thursday Night VIP Pre Party, 3 nights of primitive camping (Thurs., Fri. & Sat.), Private Concert Viewing Area, Private Restrooms, Drink Specials, Wanee 2011 VIP Shirt, Commemorative Poster, Lunch and Dinner Catering on Fri & Sat and Complimentary Non Alcoholic Drinks and Snacks.

Tickets for the 2011 Wanee Music Festival go on sale Friday, January 20^th at www.waneefestival.com and www.livenation.com. The Festival will be held Thursday April 19^th through Saturday April 21^st at the Spirit of Suwannee Music Park in Live Oak, FL. Last year with thousands in attendance, the festival saw its biggest and best year to date. This year is sure to sell out so get your tickets early!

Look for more upcoming announcements at: www.waneefestival.com

The Allman Brothers Band Wanee Music FestivalBoB Weir , FurtherBuddy Guy

An Evening with The Civil Wars

sceneandheardblog — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 06:45:12 +0000

Civil Wars

The Civil Wars memorized the audience at a sold out show in The Brown Theater Friday evening. The duo of Joy Williams and John Paul White entertained mostly with only their amazing vocals and White’s guitar. Williams spend a handful of songs on the keyboards but this show was all about mixing two incredible voices sharing leads and harmonies. What is special about their show is the ability to perform in a no frills atmosphere where any mistake would be readily identified. Backed by Paul’s excellent guitar they kept the audience entertained with splendid duets. It’s just two performers blending their voices while Williams dances around Paul’s guitar.

The pair’s strong set included all of their “Barton Hollow” album” which appeared on many music magazines best of 2011 list. The band did do reworked covers of The Jackson Five’s, I Want You Back” and began their encore with Michael Jackson’s “Billy Jean”. It was a beautiful show based on tremendous talent.

The Staves, The sisters from England opened the show displaying great vocal harmonies backed only by guitar and ukulele. The very talented group set the tone for a magical evening of vocal excellence.

Civil Wars

The Staves

Netherfriends – “Bloomington, IN” from the upcoming Middle America

sceneandheardblog — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 23:04:16 +0000

It takes a certain kind of musician, a certain kind of person to look at an apartment lease up for renewal as an invitation to pack up a life and hit the road with a seemingly impossible goal – to play a show in every State in the US, meet like-minded musicians along the way and record an original song dedicated, in some way, to a city in that State.

In April of 2010, that’s precisely what Netherfriends, the sometimes band/constant musical project of Shawn Rosenblatt, did. The tour began in Philadelphia and ended in Hawaii in April, 2011 and next month the first official release of that effort, Middle America will see a proper release through Kilo Records.

Today, Impose debuts the first track off Middle America, “Bloomington, IN.”

A tree city with a population of 80, 405, Bloomington is a fine place to record a rolicking indie jam with hints of tropicalia. Rosenblatt possibly wrote “Bloomington, IN” deep into his 50 state adventure (just a theory), which could explain the lyric “then maybe one day music wouldn’t take up all my time / and I could feel like every guy”…these songs are not supposed to be dedications to the locales, but something about Bloomington encouraged Rosenblatt to yearn for the carefree times. The mayor of Bloomington would be wise to make this the official song of the city.

Listen to “Bloomington, IN”, download from iTunes here and check out a video Shawn made about the 50 Songs 50 States tour.

Continuing tour dates and more media, music and video below!

Netherfriends 2012 Tour Dates (So Far)

Jan 11 – Little Room – Philadelphia, PA
Jan 13 – Read All Over Books – Fredricksburg, VA
Jan 14 – Paper Mill House – Newark, DE
Jan 19 – Potluck house show – Richmond, VA
Jan 20 – White Collar Crime – Raleigh, NC
Jan 21 – UNC house show – Chapel Hill, NC
Jan 24 – Slims – Raleigh, NC

DJ set
Jan 26 – Conundrum Hall – Columbia, SC
Jan 27 – The 567 Gallery – Macon, GA
Jan 30 – Retrofit – Tallahasse, FL
Jan 31 – house show – Gainsville, FL
Feb 1 – TBA – New Orleans, LA
Feb 2 – Circle Bar – New Orleans, LA

w/ Native America
Feb 3 – TBA – New Orleans, LA
Feb 4 – Sam’s Lounge – Jackson, MS
Feb 5 – TBA – Austin, TX
Feb 7 – Mohawk – Austin, TX
Feb 8 – TBA – Ft Worth, TX
Feb 9 – TBA – Columbia, MO
Feb 10 – Empty Bottle – Chicago, IL

Middle America release party
Feb 11 – The Whistler – Chicago, IL

DJ set
Feb 12 – Frank’s Power Plant – Milwaukee, WI
Feb 14 – Mikey’s – Madison, WI

w/ Asumaya
Feb 15 – TBA – Minneapolis, MN
Feb 16 – TBA – Iowa City, IA
Feb 17 – Bourbon Theater – Omaha, NE
Feb 18 – Lost Lake Lounge – Denver, CO
Feb 19 – TBA – Lawrence, KS
Feb 22 – TBA – St Louis, MO
Feb 23 – TBA – Lafayette, IN
Feb 24 – Ottowa Tavern – Toledo, OH
Feb 25 – TBA – Kalamazoo, MI

From the 50 Songs 50 States Tour

Giant System recorded a gorgeous live version of “Bret Easton Ellis Novel” from his debut LP Barry and Sherry in Netherfriends’ Chicago practice space.

Live video from a tour stop in Richmond, VA.

Netherfriends’ trusty van blew up in New Jersey – here’s the van’s final resting place.

The Onion interviewed Shawn about the 50 Songs 50 States project.

More on Netherfriends’ music from Impose

Netherfriends is the inexhaustable brainchild of Shawn Rosenblatt. Mr. Rosenblatt has one interest and a ruthless dedication to that interest, which has left him jobless and homeless. But that’s a square’s perspective on Netherfriends’ lifestyle. In 2011, Netherfriends released a ambient meditation record entitled Alap, made a record of the silliest Nilsson samples ever written, and took it upon himself to redo the score from the film Baraka - you know, just make it more drone-y and ambient. He is a songwriting and touring machine that spent last year on a 50 state tour, writing and performing songs with musicians in each state.

Head over to Netherfriends’ BandCamp page to check out all the releases.

Netherfriends on the Web

Netherfriends YouTube

Netherfriends Facebook

Netherfriends Twitter

Kilo Records

Nickelback to play KFC Yum center May 26

sceneandheardblog — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 22:30:34 +0000

NICKELBACK ROARS BACK TO THE LIVE STAGE WITH THEIR 2012 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR BEGINNING APRIL 10^th

With Special Guests Bush, Seether

& My Darkest Days

Louisville, KY (1/11/12) – Nickelback, one of the biggest rock bands of the past decade known for their extraordinary live performances, have announced their first North American arena tour in two years. The Live Nation-produced tour begins on April 10^th in Moline, Illinois at the i wireless Center, making a 39-date trek throughout North America, including a stop in Louisville, KY as the KFC Yum! Center on Saturday, May 26 at 6:00 p.m. Special guests Bush, Seether and My Darkest Days, join Nickelback on all tour dates.

Fan Club members will be able to purchase tickets beginning on January 13th. Fan Club details can be found at Nickelback.com. Citi® cardmembers will also have access to presale tickets beginning Monday, January 16^th at 10:00 am local time through Citi’s Private Pass® Program. For complete presale details visit www.citiprivatepass.com.

Tickets for the Louisville show, $77.50 General Admission, $59.50 and $39.50 Reserved (plus applicable fees), go on sale to the public on Saturday, January 21 at 10:00 a.m. at www.Livenation.com, www.Ticketmaster.com, the KFC Yum! Center box office and all Ticketmaster outlets. Charge by phone at 1.800.745.3000. Dates, times and artists are subject to change.

In Nickelback last toured in 2009 with the extremely successful, “Dark Horse World Tour” where the band performed for nearly 2 million fans with more than 120 shows around the world including stops inJapan,New Zealand,Australia, Europe andNorth America.

With the new tour, Nickelback will perform songs from the recently released seventh studio album, Here And Now, which debuted at #2 on the Billboard Top 200 following its November 21, 2011 release on Roadrunner Records. Propelling Here and Now into the #2 spot were the two hit singles “When We Stand Together” and “Bottoms Up.” Here and Now is also the biggest international release in Nickelback’s history, including a #1 debut inCanada on Universal MusicCanada.,

Nickelback has achieved a prestigious place in music history having sold nearly 45 million worldwide. Since their 2001 breakthrough hit song “How You Remind Me,” Nickelback has sent 20 singles rocketing onto various Billboard charts. In 2009, Billboard Magazine also named Nickelback “Top Group of the Decade.” Their now classic album All the Right Reasons insured Nickelback an indelible place in rock history, having spent a staggering 112 consecutive weeks in the Top 30 of the Billboard Top 200, certified eight-times platinum in the U.S. and having sold more than 11 million copies worldwide, topping charts in four countries. All the Right Reasons spun off seven multi-format singles and made Nickelback the first band in Nielsen BDS history to send five singles onto the CHR charts.

NICKELBACK 2012 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES:

Date City Venue On Sale Date

April 10, 2012 Moline,IL i wireless Center January 21

April 12, 2012 Grand Rapids,MI Van Andel Arena January 21

April 14, 2012 Detroit,MI Joe Louis Arena January 21

April 15, 2012 Columbus,OH Schottstein Arena January 28

April 19, 2012 New York,NY MadisonSquareGarden January 21

April 21, 2012 Montreal,PQ BellCentre January 21

April 22, 2012 Toronto, ON AirCanadaCentre January 21

April 24, 2012 Philadelphia,PA WellsFargoCenter January 21

April 25, 2012 Pittsburgh,PA Consol Energy Center January 21

April 27, 2012 Hartford, Ct XL Center January 20

April 28, 2012 Worcester,MA DCUCenter January 21

April 30, 2012 Washington,DC Verizon Arena January 20

May 2, 2012 Atlanta,GA Philips Arena January 21

May 4, 2012 Orlando,FL Amway Arena January 28

May 5, 2012 Ft. Lauderdale, FL Bank Atlantic Center January 21

May 15, 2012 Edmonton,AB Rexall Place January 21

May 16, 2012 Calgary,AB Scotiabank Saddledome January 21

May 18, 2012 Saskatoon,SK Credit Union Centre January 21

May 20, 2012 Fargo,ND Fargodome January 28

May 22, 2012 Omaha,NE CenturyLink Center January 21

May 23, 2012 Minneapolis,MN Target Center January 21

May 25, 2012 Milwaukee,WI Bradley Arena January 21

May 26, 2012 Louisville,KY KFC Yum! Center January 21

May 29, 2012 St. Louis,MO Scottrade Center January 21

May 30, 2012 Chicago,IL Allstate Arena January 21

June 1, 2012 Dallas,TX American Airlines Center January 21

June 2, 2012 Houston,TX ToyotaCenter January 21

June 5, 2012 Kansas City,MO Sprint Center January 21

June 7, 2012 Tulsa,OK BOK Arena January 21

June 8, 2012 Wichita,KS Intrust Bank Arena January 21

June 10, 2012 Denver, CO PepsiCenter January 21

June 12, 2012 Salt Lake CityUT Energy Solutions Arena January 21

June 15, 2012 Los Angeles,CA Staples Center January 21

June 18, 2012 San Jose,CA HP Pavilion January 20

June 20, 2012 Nampa,IA IdahoCenter January 21

June 21, 2012 Portland,OR Rose Garden January 21

June 23, 2012 Tacoma,WA TacomaDome January 21

June 24, 2012 Spokane,WA SpokaneArena January 21

June 26, 2012 Vancouver,BC RogersArena January 21

Jane’s Addiction to play The palace March ,23rd

sceneandheardblog — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 22:27:46 +0000

Great bands break rules, but legends write their own. JANE’S ADDICTION have actually written the rule book for alternative music and culture through a combination of genre-defying classic songs and a cinematic live experience. Their songs serve as the Ten Commandments for alt rock, inspiring an entire generation of bands such as Nirvana, Rage Against the Machine, Nine Inch Nails, Smashing Pumpkins, Pearl Jam and Tool. When the Los Angeles quartet came along, they merged alternative and rock like no one before, becoming the first alternative rock band, creating a new sound and attitude.

Perry Farrell stands out as one of music’s most forward-thinking and enigmatic frontmen, and his vocals soar with vibrancy, vulnerability and vitality. Guitar god Dave Navarro conjures simultaneously psychedelic and epic riffs. Stephen Perkins’ tribal stomp remains hypnotic and transfixing. In 2010, Jane’s Addiction began writing songs for the new album. By 2011, recording began on what would become The Great Escape Artist, an October 2011 release on Capitol, to be supported with a worldwide tour in 2012. The band and producer Rich Costey (Muse, Franz Ferdinand, Interpol) added TV on the Radio’s Dave Sitek to the creative team. Sitek, best known for his production work on TV on the Radio, Yeah Yeah Yeahs and the Foals, is writing and playing bass on the new album.

For more information go to: www.janesaddiction.com