Fruit of the ages - 30

TOURS/GIGS/LIVE

• Experimental Audio Research U.S. dates
• Lemonheads U.K. + Ireland dates
• P4K fest news
• Willie Nelson adds to North American tour
  
• Hammerstein Palais closure info
  
• Dan Deacon U.S. tour
  
• The Isle of Skye Music festival news
• Jana Hunters U.S. tour
• Fairport Conventios new
  
• Glastonbury 2007 linup revealed
• Man Man U.S. dates with Modest Mouse
  
• Travis U.S. dates
• More Connect Fest news
  
• Hot Chip tour expands
  
• Indian Summer festival news
• Hove Summer Fesival news
• Donau Festival news
  
• REM Dublin shows
• Heart U.S. festival
  

ALBUM ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Sinead O'Connor Theology, June 26
  
• Dan Deacon Spiderman of the Rings, May 8
• Jana Hunter There's no Home, April 2
  
• Tim Armstrong A Poet's Life, May 21
  

VIDEO OF THE WEEK
Beck "The New Pollution"

HECK. YES.

What's up with my heart skips a beat? -29

TOURS/GIGS/LIVE

• Sloan West Coast tour
  
• Nights of Fury North American tour
• Live Nation news.. expands to other cities
  
• Evolution 07 Festival news
• Andrew Bird U.S. tour
  
• The Bravery North American tour
• Gov't Mule U.S. tour
  
• Sonic Boom U.S. + Europe dates
• Creamfields 2007 news
• Velvet Revolver North American dates
  
• Peeping Tom North American tour + Australia & New Zealand
• Wu-Tang Clan U.K. dates
• Evolution Festival news
• David Vandervelde & Richard Swift co-headline U.S. tour + separate dates
• Regina Spektor U.S. dates
• Boom Bip Europe dates
• Sasquatch! Music Festival news
• Konono N°1 N. American + Europe + Iceland dates
• Guilfest 2007 news
• Vince Gill U.S. dates
  
• Dave Matthews Band U.S. tour
  

ALBUM ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Original Noise The First Original Silence, April 23
• Boom Bip Sacchrilege EP, April 23 in Europe
• Ash Twilight of the Innocents, July 2
• Bob Rock & Paul Hyde Payola$ Ep, June 19
  
• Konono N°1 Live in Tokyo digital EP, available soonish
• Ade Fenton & Gary Newman colab Healing, April 30
  
• Patti Smith Twelve, April 16
  

Ah, that kid slays me! - 28

TOURS/GIGS/LIVE

• The Smashing Pumpkins first gig to be in Paris
• Clothes Make the Man Canadian tour
  
• Young Jeezy U.S. tour
  
• Rufus Wainwright U.K. shows
• Emily Haines has gigs
  
• Lostprophets U.K. shows
• Culture Shock Festival news
  
• Latitude Festival news
• Arcade Fire cancel Europe, add Vancouver show
  
• The Stooges extend tour
• The Jam U.K. tour
  
• Elton John U.S. dates
  
• O2 Wireless Festival news
• Deftones extend tour
  
• Pere Ubu U.S. + Europe tour
• Clutch U.S. tour
• Waterboys U.K. tour
  
• Tim McGraw and Faith Hill extend tour
  

ALBUM ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Art Brut It's a Bit Complicated, June 26
• Pere Ubu reissues four albums, April 16
  
• Beach Boys The Warmth of the Sun, May 22
• Montag Going Places, June 5 (N. American) & May 19 (Japan)
• Spiderman 3: the Official Soundtrack, May 1
• Tegan and Sara The Con, July 24
• Mooney Suzuki Have Mercy, June 19
• Young Jeezy Young Jeezy Presents USDA: Cold Summer, May 22
  

Well I'll just keep on tryin' - 27

TOURS/GIGS/LIVE

• SXSW Photo Gallery courtesy of Spin.com
  
• Popped! Music Festival news
• moe.down festival news
  
• Patrick Wolf U.S. + Europe tour
  
• Family Values Tour news
• Cat Power U.K. dates
• Connect Fest news
• Morrissey finalizes U.S. tour
  
• T in the Park news
  
• Hold Steady U.S. tour
• Justin Timberlake extends North American tour
• The Holloways U.K. dates
• Kenny Chesney U.S. tour
• Foreigner U.K. tour, celebrating 30 years

ALBUM ANNOUNCMENTS

• Patrick Wolf The Magic Position, May 1
  

Lisa's gonna marry a carrot! - 26

TOURS/GIGS/LIVE

• More Bloc Party U.S. dates
• More Tapes n Tapes dates
  
• H&M Highline Festival news (festival by David Bowie)
• Rush North American tour
• Marty Stuart U.S. dates
• Fflam festival news
• Sonar Festival news
• Simian Mobile Disco U.K. tour
• Rock the Bells festival news
• Faithless U.S. + Europe dates
• V FEST U.K. V FEST U.K. V FEST U.K.
• Daft Punk World dates
• Bonde Do Role North American tour

ALBUM ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Von Sudenfed Tromatic Reflexxions, May 21
• Thank You For Being You (a compilation), May 19
  
• Spoon Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga, July 10
• Savath & Savalas Golden Pollen, June 19
• Dolly Parton reissues, April 3

NEW RELEASES
U.K.
Laura Veirs Nonesuch
Coldplay The Singles 1999 - 2006
Roll Deep Rules & Regulations Vol. 1
The Field From Here we Go Sublime
N. America
Leonard Cohen reissues: The Songs of Leonard Cohen, Songs from a Room, and Songs of Love and Hate
The Chalets Check In
Timbaland Shock Value
Stevie Nicks The Very Best of Stevie Nicks
Mims Music is My Saviour
TV on the Radio Live at Amoeba Music EP
Jeremy Fisher Goodbye Blue Monday

WHY must I work this Sunday?! - 23

TOURS/GIGS/LIVE

• Fishbone U.S. tour
  
• More Glastonbury news
• The Books North American + Europe dates
  
• More Hyde Park news
• Neko Case U.S. tour
  
• Lions in the Street Canadian tour
• Los Lonely Boys U.S. tour
• Rodrigo y Gabriela U.S. tour
• Some Paul Rodgers U.S. dates
• Buck 65 U.S. dates
  
• Some Mission Creek Midwest Festival news
• EXTRA STUFF IN TORONTO: Wayne Petti of Cuff the Duke @ Criminal Records this Sunday at 4pm AND Kele of Bloc Pary @ Aritzia on Queen St. West on the same day at 6pm, he will be DJing
  

ALBUM ANNOUNCEMENTS

• White Stripes Icky Thumb, sometime in June
• Fishbone Still Stuck in Your Throat, April 24
• The Twilight Sad Fourteen Autumns and Fifteen Winters, April 24
• Spoon [currently untitled], July 10
• The Wedding Present Complete Peel Sesssions 1986-2004:, March 26
  
• Oh Susanna Short Stories, May 1
• Rascal Flatts [currentl untitled], Sept. 25
  
• The Rosebuds Night of the Fury, April 10
• Barbra Steisand Live in Concert 2006, May 8
  
• Bobby Valentino Special Occasion, May 8
  

VIDEO OF THE WEEK
The Coral "In the Morning"

I friggen love this song

I finally have it! - 22

TOURS/GIGS/LIVE

• U.S. VIRGIN FESTIVAL
• Rolling Stones Europe tour
• The Postmarks North American tour
  
• Talkin' Manchester International Festival
  
• Morrisey extends tour, lykewhoa
  
• Talkin' Crossroads Guitar Festival
• Of Montreal U.S. + Europe dates
  
• Talkin' Primavera Sound Festival
• Jeremy Fisher Canadian tour
• Fujiya & Miyagi tour w/ Pete Bjorn and John + additional Europe dates
• Incubus postpone their gigs for the next 8 - 12 weeks
  
• Shapes and Sizes U.S. tour
• Jimmy Buffett U.S. dates
• Digitalism U.S. + Europe tour

ALBUM ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Bringing the Distance: A Portland OR Cover's Complilation, April 17
• Silverchair Young Modern, March 31 (U.K.)
  
• Jeremy Fisher Goodbye Blue Monday, March 27
  

Go banana! - 21

TOURS/GIGS/LIVE

• Amy Winehouse North American tour
• More bands to Download 2007 festival
• QOTSA does Milan
  
• Jennifer O'Connor U.S. tour
  
• Clapham Common - a free anti-racism show in London on July 15
  
• Lifetime U.S. tour
• The Horrors North American tour
  
• Aniima North American tour
• Slane Castle Festival news
• Ozzfest news
• Tower of London news
  
• Some Panda Bear dates, U.S. + 1 Portugal
• Keane North American tour
  
• Young Knives U.S. tour
• The Bravery U.K. dates
• Tiefschwarz U.S. + Europe tour
• Van Morrison U.K. dates
• Alison Krauss U.S. tour
• Deftones summer tour
• SXSW 2008 news already!
  

ALBUM ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Fall of Troy Manipulator, May 1
  
• The Hold Steady Fingerprints, April 17
• Bjork Volta, May 7
• Jeff Buckley So Real: Songs of Jeff Buckley, May 22

Like, you know, whatever.. - 20

TOURS/GIGS/LIVE

• Isle of Wight Festival lineup slowly being revealed
  
• English Beat on tour with INXS
• Battles do North America + Europe
• Laura Veirs U.S. + Europe tour
• More Chris Cornell solo dates
• RHCP postpone Japan dates
• Minus the Bear U.S. tour
• Pretty Girls Make Graves final tour, U.S. + China
• Saves the Day and Say anything co-headline U.S. tour
  
• The Raveonettes U.S. dates
• Great Escape Festival lineup slowly being revealed
• Static X U.S. tour
• Seal U.S. dates
• More Steely Dan dates
• Metric Canadian dates
  

ALBUM ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Bridging the Distance, a benefit album, April 17
  
• Laura Veirs Nonesuch, April 10 and March 26 in Europe
• Roll Deep Rules & Regulations Vol. 1, March 26 (tracklist available)
  
• Minus the Bear Planet of Ice, Aug. 21
• TV on the Radio Live at Amoeba Music EP, March 27
• The Automatic Not Accepted Anywhere, June 26

Save your money for the children! - 19

TOURS/GIGS/LIVE

• Carling Weekend: Leeds Festival lineup revealed
  
• White Stripes deny U.S. tour
  
• Virgin College Mega Tour announced
• Born Ruffians Ontario dates
  
• Metallica European tour
• T on the Fringe festival lineup revealed
• Modest Mouse U.S. tour + some Europe dates
• Grizzly Bear European + U.S. dates
• Bjork does North America, Iceland, and Europe
• Hyde Park Calling acts revealed

ALBUM ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Elvis Costello re-releases many many albums
• Clientele God Save the Clientele, May 8
• The Field From Here We Go Sublime, April 3 in the U.S., March 26 in the EU
  
• Shellac Excellent Italian Greyhound, June 5
  
• Nathan Key Principles, April 10
• Ozma Pasadena, May 15

THIS WEEK'S NEW RELEASES
Datarock - Datarock Datarock (U.K.)
Low - Drums & Guns
LCD Soundsystem - Sound of Silver
Panda Bear - Person Pitch
Sly & the Family Stone - First SEVEN albums reissued with bonus tracks and new liner notes
Modest Mouse - We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank
Dierks Bentley - Live Out Loud at the Filmore (concert DVD)
King Kong - Buncha Beans
Tokyo Police Club Smith digital EP on iTunes and eMusic

Happy Birthdays! Ruhee and Katrina! - 16

TOURS/GIGS/LIVE

• Corb Lund U.S., U.K., and Canadian dates
• Dinosaur Jr. North American tour
  
• Deerhoof U.K. tour
• Steely Dan Spring tour
• Summer Pop acts confirmed
• Brad Paisley U.S. tour
• Black Rebel Motorcycle Club U.S. dates too
• Gilberto Gil U.S. tour
• Babyshambles arena U.K. tour
• More Maximo Park dates
• Summer Sonic festival line-up revealed

ALBUM ANNOUNCMENTS

• Chad Channing's new band, Before Cars, release an album Oldchair
• Bob Marley Exodus re-release, June 7 (U.K.)
  

VIDEO OF THE WEEK
Supergrass "Going Out"

*take a careful look at 2:16

I'll lose arguments to you - 15

TOURS/GIGS/LIVE

• Read extensive SXSW coverage at Spin.com
  
• Elvis Costello U.S. dates
• The Voice of Slavery gig add more bands including Razorlight
• VFEST TORONTO VFEST TORONTO VFEST TORONTO
• Kings of Leon add dates to U.K. tour
• Art Brut U.K. dates
• Godsmack U.S. tour
• B.B. King Blues Fest starts on my birthday
• The Kooks U.K. dates

ALBUM ANNOUCEMENTS

• Manic Street Preachers Send Away the Tigers, May 7 (tracklisting included)
  
• Queens of the Stone Age Era Vulgaris, mid June

Everyone go watch Air Guitar Nation - 14

TOURS/GIGS/LIVE

• Black Rebel Motorcycle Club Canadian dates
  
• Campus Invasion Music Festival info here including acts, dates, and cities
• LeAnn Rimes U.S. tour
• The Early November North American Tour (see them now for they will be on indefinite hiatus until further notice)
• Chris Cornell solo dates, U.S. and Toronto
• The Bicycles Canadian Tour
• Biffy Clyro U.K. tour
  

ALBUM ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Simian Mobile Disco Attack Decay Sustain Release, June 4 (U.K.)
  
• Mims Music is my Saviour, March 27
• Groove Armada Soundboy Rock, May 7 (U.K.)
  
• Client Heartland, April 30 (U.K.)

Stanley, stop, or I'll tell Stella! - 13

TOURS/GIGS/LIVE

• Morrissey U.S. tour
• Interpol North American tour +Europe dates
  
• Warped Tour dates and cities announced
• Arctic Monkeys U.K. tour
  
• OOIOO U.S. dates
• Sir Richard Bishop Europe and U.S. dates (with Bonnie and Animal Collective)
• Kings of Leon North American tour
• True Colours North American tour, featuring Erasure, Cindy Lauper, Debbie Harry, and the Gossip
  
• Albert Hammond Jr. North American dates
• More bands added to this summer's T In The Park
• Foo Fighters play Ireland
• The Black Angels North American tour
  
• Dierks Bentley North American dates
• Sean Lennon U.S. tour
• More bands added to Camden Crawl
• Amon Tobin North American and Europe dates
• Alan Parsons U.S. dates
• Booka Shade World tour
• DJ Shadow U.S. dates
• Casiotone U.S. tour (with Xiu Xiu and Shearwater)
  
• John Mayer summer tour
  

ALBUM RELEASES

• The 1990's Cookies, May 7 (U.K.)
  
• Dierks Bentley Live Out Loud at the Filmore concert DVD, March 20
• Arctic Monkeys Worst Favourite Nightmare, April 23
• Datarock Datarock, Datarock, June 12 (March 19 on iTunes)
  
• Daniel A.I.U. Higgs' Yggdrasil Tarot, June 15
• Jay Lib Champion Sound reissue, May 8
• King Kong Buncha Beans, March 20

Back in Business - 12

TOURS/GIGS/LIVE

• Air and Maximo Park do North America
• Richard Swift & David Vandervelde, and Lighting Bolt U.S. dates
• Arctic Monkeys North American Tour
• Hollywood Bowl in LA announces lineup
• The Sounds U.K. dates
• The Aliens cancel U.K. dates
• George Micheal European tour
  
• Clientele U.S. and U.K. dates
• Black Rebel Motorcycle Club U.K. dates
• Kaiser Chiefs North American Tour
• the Police add more U.K. dates
• !!! North American tour
• 02 Wireless Festival announces Lineup
• The View re-schedule North American dates

ALBUM RELEASES

• Matthew Dear Asa Breed, June 5 - tracklisting included
• Polyphonic Spree tracklisting for The Fragile Army, no date yet
• Amiina Kurr, March 21
  
• Cake tracklisting for B-Sides and Rarities, no date yet
• Black Francis tracklisting for Bluefinger, no date yet
  
• Clientele tracklisting for God Save the Clientele, no date yet
  
• Maroon 5 It Won't Be Soon Before Long, May 22
• Kelly Rowland Ms. Kelly, June 26

THIS WEEK'S NEW RELEASES
Neil Young - Live at Massey Hall
Type O Negative - Dead Again
The Fratellis - Costello Music
Tragically Hip - World Container
The View - Hats off to the Buskers
Jorma Kaukonen - Stars in my Crown

news no more.

Hello world...


I don't know how to say this so here's a handy list:

- Daily blogs will no longer contain what they do now. Instead of news, I will be providing lists and lists of tour announcements and album release dates in effect at the beginning of next week (Monday March 12, 2007).
- In that case, podcasts will no longer be weekly. Instead, they will be replaced with "Ultimate Reviews" of new(ish) albums I buy from time to time and I'll just have to announce on here or on MySpace whenever there is a new episode
- I was thinking of changing the name, or taking the "evening" out, but I'm not sure.. if you have any input on that, comment here.

I'd like to thank anyone who's ever read a blog, listened to a podcast, messaged me, commented, or have done all four and maybe something else that I can't think of. Thank you for your ongoing support.


--aL--