Friday, September 28, 2007

End o' week musings

















Today I'm unveiling the first installment of my comic. It originally ran in Factor X magazine about 10 years ago-- much to my surprise! I wrote a column called Mickie's Zoo where I interviewed people behind the scenes in entertainment, as well as artists and anyone else I found interesting. At the time I was also fronting the hard rock, heavy metal band Morpheus. One day I opened the magazine to discover the comic strip, Naughty Mickie, next to my column. My friend, Byron Spearman, had decided to join the magazine's staff and offer a strip with me (sort of) as the main character. It's not all true, but it's fun and worth sharing. Byron has also promised to ink some more comics so you can enjoy a new one every week. I'd love to hear your thoughts and if you have any storyline suggestions I'll be happy to share your ideas with Byron.







I've had a busy week! Lots of dancing and a little yoga and not quite enough music. Last weekend was a wash because I ended up fighting a cold. I went to yoga class, then the grocery store and then home and made myself a veggie stew in my crock pot. I also took a nice nap. By Sunday evening I was feeling much better.







On Monday I went to the Huntington Library, Art Galleries and Botanical Gardens in San Marino to learn about their upcoming exhibit, "Pressed in Time: American Prints 1905-1950." It's going to be something you can visit with your entire family or just enjoy a nice afternoon alone. The images and work are amazing!







Tuesday I interview Tom Batiuk, the artist who creates the Funky Winkbean and Crankshaft comics. If you follow Funky, then you know that the character Lisa is going to die soon from her cancer. I asked him about his decision to cover such heady topics, how he began drawing and more.







Last night (Thursday), I was in a parade and belly danced on stage at the Los Angeles County Fair. The parade was fun - so many smiling faces - and they must like us because we were in front of, not behind, the donkeys! Our 30-minute show on the big stage went well. The majority of the audience stayed for the entire show-- which is tough when there are so many things going on at the Fair. They got the humor, oooed and ahhhed at the sword work and applauded quite often. After we finished several people came up to ask us where we will be next and had lots of compliments. They had a good time and so did we!





Tonight I'm heading out to see Joe Walla Band perform at The Hub in Colton-- it's bike night, yay! Sunday is full with yoga, an Esoteric Crime Bus Tour, The Subs at Dockside Grill in West Covina and finally Aluminum Marshmallow at Rude Dog's in Covina. Would you believe that I have nothing planned for Sunday??!? Next week more exciting interviews and dance practice for our Halloween show.










Enjoy the fun photos, including one of me in the Spider Pavilion at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County taken by James Carbone during our press day visit.







In rotation this week: Tribe of Gypsies, Wicked Tinkers, Nirvana, Dengue Fever, Cradle of Filth, The Wildhearts, Tiger Army and an assortment of other bits and pieces.








This week I'm looking to fire up my creativity, so I encourage you to do the same. This doesn't mean you have to write or play music or even dance, you can be creative in many ways, including sports, computers and housework. Just find something that gets you sparked and puts extra life into whatever you do. Make the best of every moment!







Keep on rockin'



Mickie

StubHub offers parents ticket tips for Hannah Montana

StubHub, the world's largest ticket marketplace, has recognized the unparalleled demand for teen idol Hannah Montana’s upcoming nationwide tour, and in light of immediate sell-outs, is offering parents useful tips on finding tickets to her shows. Many fans have been recently disappointed when, despite logging online the minute an on-sale begins, no tickets were available for purchase. It’s an unfortunate reality of the primary distribution of tickets today, with Internet access inviting more buyers than ever before and limited numbers of tickets being made available to the general public.

Despite quick sell-outs, good news remains, as plenty of seats are being offered on StubHub’s ticket marketplace by those who were able to buy, some for as low as $65. The national average selling price for a Hannah Montana ticket on StubHub is an astounding $214. Her tour is currently the hottest selling tour of 2007 based on the dollar volume of tickets transacted through StubHub, outselling the likes of Bruce Springsteen, Justin Timberlake and Van Halen to date.

StubHub’s Tips for Parents
Remain patient, check StubHub daily for more reasonably priced tickets and wait for the market to adjust.
§ Sometimes waiting until a week before a show will yield the very best bargains and maybe a surprise for the little one who thought the show was sold out.

Set a price point that’s comfortable and within your budget. As the show approaches, keep your eyes peeled for price and location. If it appears, grab it before it’s gone. Sellers adjust prices daily on StubHub.
§ Consider attending shows in surrounding areas or on different dates. Ex. On StubHub, the average selling ticket price at the Times Union Center in Albany, NY to date is just $109, but the average price for the show at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, NY on 12/27 is $406. In some cases, it may be worth the drive for parents to save cash.

Other markets currently with more affordable price offers include:
Minneapolis, MN
Columbus, OH
Anaheim, CA
Los Angeles, CA
San Diego, CA
Tampa, FL
Sunrise, FL
Charlotte, NC

Only use reputable sites like StubHub which has a FanProtect™ Guarantee, doesn’t share your credit card information with sellers and is recommended by the Better Business Bureau.
Hannah Montana Tickets also make great holiday presents for kids since she has a slew of concert dates in late December and January.

“The market driven prices for Hannah Montana’s wildly popular tour may are skewing high currently, not unlike a company whose stock price soars after a positive earnings announcement. Although some people are purchasing, sellers will eventually have to adjust their prices to attract buyers,” said StubHub spokesperson, Sean Pate. “Thankfully there are hundreds of tickets available for her shows across the country so the access and choice remains for fans.”

StubHub manages an online ticket marketplace for the fans, but doesn’t purchase or own any tickets for resale itself. Tickets listed on StubHub are being priced by the general public and asking prices vary from the reasonable to occasionally the insane.

Hannah Montana Resale Pricing Trends
StubHub has reviewed the top ten Hannah Montana shows with the highest average selling price and found that nine of these shows will go on sale to the general public this Saturday. Sellers who have early access to tickets will typically list higher prices early on but as more tickets are listed onto the site after a general on sale, supply increases and asking prices decrease.

Hannah Montana Shows with Highest Average Ticket Selling Price (at StubHub):
New York City (Nassau Coliseum, 12/27/07) - $406
Boston (Dunkin Donuts Center) - $383
Washington, D.C. (Verizon Center) - $376
Detroit (Palace of Auburn Hills) - $370
Atlantic City (Boardwalk Hall) - $364
New York City (Prudential Center,12/30/07) - $361
Hartford (Hartford Civic Center) - $359
Boston (DCU Center) - $359
Little Rock (Alltel Arena) - $355
Pittsburgh (Mellon Arena) - $346

Hannah Montana Shows with Lowest Avg. Resale Ticket Price (at StubHub)
Albany, NY (Times Union Center) - $109
SF Bay Area (Oracle Arena) - $158
Portland (Rose Garden) - $158
Salt Lake City (Energy Solutions Arena) - $159
San Diego (San Diego Sports Arena) - $159
Minneapolis (Target Center) - $160
Seattle (Key Arena) - $169
SF Bay Area (HP Pavilion) - $173
Columbus (Nationwide Arena) - $175
Chicago (iWireless Center) - $176

About StubHub
StubHub is the world’s largest ticket marketplace, enabling fans to buy and sell tickets at fair market value to a vast selection of sporting, concert, theater and other live entertainment events, even those that are "sold out." StubHub reinvented the ticket resale market in 2000 and continues to lead through innovation. The company's unique open marketplace, dedicated solely to tickets, provides all fans the choice to buy or sell their tickets in a safe, convenient, and highly reliable environment. All transactions are processed and delivered via StubHub's patent-pending FanNetworkSM ticket delivery service, supported by seven-day toll free customer service at 1-866-STUBHUB, and backed by an industry-first FanProtect™ Guarantee. Company partners include MLB.com and over 30 teams in the NFL, NBA, NHL and NCAA along with numerous media companies including AOL and CBS.

StubHub is an eBay company (NASDAQ: EBAY). For more information on StubHub, visit www.stubhub.com.

Classical accordion due from Poland to play in SoCal

All 26 concerts of the TLC 2007–2008 season are posted at: www.PalosVerdes.com/TLCmusic/

Event Classical Accordion Duo from PolandHubert Giziewski and Pawel Sulej
When Saturday, October 20, 2007 at 2:00 p.m.
Where Trinity Lutheran Church
1340 Eleventh Street, Manhattan Beach, CA
(3 blks east of Sepulveda & 1 blk south of Manhattan Beach Blvd.)
Admission Free, donations appreciated.
For more (310) 937-7275

Background
Hubert Giziewski and Pawel Sulej graduated with honours from Frederic Chopin Academy of Music in Warsaw and are prize-winners of numerous competitions including the National Accordion Competition in Mlawa (2005), Concorso Internazionale Città di Castelfidardo (2006, Italy), Ibla International Music Competition (2005, Italy). As soloists and chamber music players they have performed in the world's leading concert halls including Suntory Hall (Japan), Carnegie Hall, Esplanade Art Center (Singapore), Polish Radio Concert Hall S1, and with the Warsaw National Philharmonic.
Program
J.S. Bach: Choral: Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ, BWV639
César Franck: Prelude, Fuge and Variations H-minor, Op.18
Leon Boëllmann: Gothic Suite
Waclav Trojan: Tarantella
Aram Khachaturian: Waltz from "Masquerade”
Cezary Paciorek: Polish Suite
Anatoly Shalaev: Winter
Georges Bizet/Vladimir Horowitz: Carmen Fantasy (arr. J. Lukasiewicz)
Astor Piazzolla: Adios Nonino
George Enescu: Romanian Rhapsody, Op.11 No.1 (arr. J. Lukasiewicz)
Hubert Giziewski's website: www.giziewski.com

Upcoming concerts around California

On Sale Saturday, September 29th at 10 AM:
M.I.A.
with special guests
The Cool Kids

The Wiltern
November 9th
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On Sale NOW:
CHAKA KHAN - Chaka Khan Foundation with The National Coalition of 100 Black Women benefit concert
November 25th
Gibson Amphitheatre

Tickets for September 30th performance will be honored on November 25th.

Dropkick Murphys album charts at #20

The DROPKICK MURPHYS have entered the Billboard Top 200 Album Chart at #20 by selling 28,168 copies of their highly anticipated THE MEANEST OF TIMES album in one week. The disc was also the #2 top-selling CD in Boston. THE MEANEST OF TIMES--their sixth full-length--marks the group's HIGHEST CHART DEBUT EVER and the first on their own Born & Bred Records in association with Warner Music Group's Independent Label Group.

THE MEANEST OF TIMES--which follows their breakthrough CD The Warriors Code, which debuted at #48 with 19,667 copies sold--is already garnering major critical praise, as evidenced below:

"Despite gaining mainstream exposure on last year's soundtrack to The Departed, Dropkick Murphys haven't softened their rough edges: The band's sixth album is a massive blast of exhalted noise via shouted, sore-throat choruses and brain crushing beats (along with a hint of bagpipes). But The Meanest of Times moves beyond just connecting the dots between working-class punk and ancient Celtic ditties, with surprisingly thoughtful songs that explore lives shaped by drunken violence and Catholicism--the brute fury of 'Shattered' alone provides reason enough to listen up."--Jon Young, SPIN, October 2007 (four-star review)

"Fiddles, mandolins, tin whistles and bagpipes continue to fight side-by-side with frenzied electric guitar, breathless bass lines, and hard hitting drums in the battle for punk domination. Whiskey, women, and wistfulness remain on the lyrical menu as does the band's familiar theme of family. In that regard, the devastating 'The State of Massachusetts' perfectly encapsulates the demons of parents whose children are placed in state care. Angry, joyous, danceable, gritty and Hub-specific, Meanest is everything you want in a Murphys record and a great inauguration for the band's newly minted indie label, Born & Bred Records." --Sarah Rodman, BOSTON GLOBE, September 25, 2007

"These seven Massachusetts guys know how to make even dire moments sound like a hot party. On their sixth album, fiddle, mandolin and other Gaelic accouterments adorn rave-ups like 'The State of Massachusetts,' reminding you they're a punk band with a Celtic twist. They're also songwriters--and good ones, too, preserving their party-boy reputation while turning out giant, soulful choruses on songs both manicured and memorable: Dig tunefully sotted jams like 'Tomorrow's Industry'..."--Christian Hoard, ROLLING STONE, September 20, 2007

"Nobody does Celtic punk better than the Dropkicks. And the Dropkicks have never done it better. Always competent at composing gutter poetry, hardcore jigs and smart, simple political tirades, this sixth full-length go-around ups both the folkie-Irish banjo picking and the breakneck singalongs. From the 'If I Should Fall From Grace With God'-inspired opener 'Famous For Nothing' to the bagpipe-fired 'Never Forget' there's nary a filler tune."--Jed Gottleib, BOSTON HERALD, September 18, 2007 (A- CD review)

"Dropkick Murphys play gruff punk with some rowdy Irish roots and offer no mercy for posers or phonies." --Jon Pareles, NEW YORK TIMES, September 14, 2007

"On The Meanest of Times they're in fine fettle and fighting trim...For the recording of 'Flanningan's Ball' a hard-charging many versed litany of drinking and dancing and donnybrooks, the band traveled to Ireland to record with the Pogues' Spider Stacey (whose voice is gravelly) and The Dubliners' legendary Ronnie Drew (whose voice sounds like gravel being pureed in a blender). The song is a stunner, which Casey and Barr trading verses with these two titans of Irish music, three generations demolishing Dorchester's Florian Hall from across the broad Atlantic."--Mike Millard, BOSTON PHOENIX, September 7, 2007 (cover story)

"Given that nothing seems to be broken--hell Martin Scorsese, who used their 'I'm Shipping Up To Boston' in his Oscar-winning The Departed, now name checks them in interviews--the Dropkick Murphys don't fuck with a good thing on The Meanest of Times. Famous for blending East Coast hardcore with whiskey-scorched Celtic folk, Beantown's favorite sons predictably make sure both are well represented... Proving the Murphys haven't forgotten their roots, the Gang Green-strength blast of hardcore that is 'Shattered' gives old-schoolers a reason to risk what's left of their teeth in the mosh pit. If anything has changed this time out, it's that the Murphys' Celtic songs sound more traditional than ever. The banjo-and-bagpipes-powered 'Fairmount Hill' practically bleeds unpasteurized Guinness, while the reeling '(F)lannigan's Ball' sounds like Saturday night in Dublin's suds-soaked Temple Bar district. It's all potent enough to make you reconsider your list of things to do before you die. If catching the Murphys in Boston for one of their infamous St. Patrick's Day shows isn't already a Top 10 mission, The Meanest of Times will convince you it's time to reprioritize." --Mike Usinger, ALTERNATIVE PRESS, October 2007 (4 out of 5 stars)

"These Boston punk-folk-sters owe a large musical debt to Irish punk-folksters the Pogues (payable, probably in Guinness). But if that's not a problem for Pogues singer Spider Stacy, who guests on '(F)lannigan's Ball,' then it's fine by us, given the gloriously raucous, hook-heavy nature of that track. Indeed, the bulk of the album consists of frenetic toe-tappers, such as the opener, 'Famous for Nothing,' which also showcases bagpiper Scruffy Wallace. And how can you dislike a band that has a bagpiper named Scruffy?" --Clark Collis, ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY, September 21, 2007.

"Beantown's favorite Celtic-punk rockers are back with their sixth studio album, "The Meanest of Times," celebrating family, loyalty and remembering where you came from. The band's in fine form, continuing its decade-old tradition of telling plain-speaking stories that don't need interpretation in rousing song. --Maxine Shen, NEW YORK POST, September 18, 2007

Catch the DROPKICK MURPHYS--KEN CASEY (vocals, bass guitar), AL BARR (vocals), MATT KELLY (drums, backing vocals), JAMES LYNCH (guitar, backing vocals), TIM BRENNAN (mandolin, accordion, banjo, bouzouki, tin whistle, and acoustic guitar), MARC ORRELL (guitar, accordion, piano, backing vocals) and SCRUFFY WALLACE (bagpipes)--on the road in the following cities below and go to www.dropkickmurphys.com for additional information.

Upcoming Tour Dates:
Thu 9/27 Atlanta, GA Masquerade
Sun 9/30 Boston, MA The Avalon
Fri 11/2 Los Angeles, CA The Wiltern Theater
Sat 11/3 San Francisco, CA The Warfield
Sun 11/4 Chico, CA Senator Theater
Mon 11/5 Eugene, OR McDonald Theater
Tue 11/6 Vancouver, BC Commodore
Thu 11/8 Calgary, AB MacEwan Hall
Fri 11/9 Edmonton, AB Events Center
Sun 11/11 Minneapolis, MN The Myth
Mon 11/12 Milwaukee, WI The Eagles Club
Tue 11/13 Cincinnati, OH Bogart's
Wed 11/14 Detroit, MI Fillmore @ State Theater
Thu 11/15 Rochester, NY Water Street
Fri 11/16 Toronto, ON Kool Haus
Sat 11/17 Montreal, QC Metropolis
Sun 11/18 Burlington, VT Higher Ground

www.myspace.com/dropkickmurphys

Free Media Orphan performance tonight

Hello Friends,

We are inviting You and your friends to our acoustic 21+ free acoustic show at The fabulous "Press" in Claremont this Friday, September 28,2007 @ 10pm!!!!
Come on down, sit down, order some really good food and drink and enjoy a night of good music and comedy from none other than your beloved, "Media Orphan"!
See you there and tell a friend or two!!!

Media Orphan
9/28/2007 10:00 PM -
The Press (Acoustic)
129 Harvard Avenue Claremont,
California 91711
Cost: Free!
This is a 21+ show after 9 pm no exceptions
standing room only after 9:30 pm

We will be playing from 10 til closing time!
For information: (909) 625-4808 www.thepressrestaurant.com

www.mediaorphan.com
www.myspace.com/mediaorphan
www.cdbaby.com/mediaorphan
www.digstation.com/mediaorphan
www.soncbids.com/mediaorphan
www.soundclick.com/mediaorphan

Catch rare performance at DeclareYourself.com

In a stunning collision of energy, empowerment and celebration, Chester Bennington, lead vocalist of Grammy-winning, multi-platinum rock band Linkin Park, joined Camp Freddy onstage last night for an unforgettable performance of Alice Cooper’s “I’m Eighteen.” Marking the high point of Declare Yourself’s “Hollywood Celebrates 18” event held in Los Angeles, the live track can only be heard exclusively on the Declare Yourself website (www.DeclareYourself.com).
Founded by Norman Lear, Declare Yourself is the national nonpartisan, nonprofit youth voter initiative aimed at empowering and encouraging America’s 18-year-olds to register and vote in the 2008 primaries and general election. “Hollywood Celebrates 18” was co-hosted by Lear with popular television star Hayden Panettiere (“Heroes”). The historic event also drew some of today’s most influential celebrities including Justin Timberlake, Kristin Bell, Chris Chaney, Sasha Cohen, Nick Cannon, Lauren Conrad, Nick D’Agosto, Julianne Hough, Dave Lieberman, Seth MacFarlane, Heidi Montag, Billy Morrison, Dave Navarro, Adrian Pasdar, Stephen Perkins, Plain White T’s, Zachary Quinto, Romeo, and Rumer Willis.
“I'm Eighteen” was originally recorded by Cooper in 1970 and became an instant classic. The crowd in attendance shouted the chorus as Camp Freddy members re-imagined the song as a rousing anthem with Bennington of Linkin Park on lead vocals, Chris Chaney of Jane’s Addiction on bass, Dave Navarro of Jane’s Addiction on guitar, Stephen Perkins of Jane’s Addiction on drums and Billy Morrison of The Cult on guitar.
"Nothing speaks louder to today’s young people more than music, and no song is more perfect for our campaign than “I’m Eighteen,” said Marc Morgenstern, executive director of Declare Yourself. “Research shows that if someone registers and votes when they first become eligible at 18, they become a life-long voter.”
In addition to the exclusive “I’m 18” performance, declareyourself.com includes an on-line registration form and information covering voting in every state. Major Declare Yourself partners include Cricket Communications, Inc. (Presenting Sponsor), Yahoo! (Premier Online Information Partner), MySpace (Premier Social Networking Partner), Google, Evite, GOOD, Clear Channel, Comedy Central, American Eagle Outfitters and Starbucks. .
About Declare Yourself
Declare Yourself is the national nonpartisan, nonprofit campaign to energize and empower every eligible 18-year-old in America to register and vote in the 2008 primaries and presidential election. Partnering with leaders in education, the entertainment industry, popular online destinations and media outlets, the fashion industry and retailers, Declare Yourself registered well over 1.2 million people in the 2004 and 2006 elections at www.DeclareYourself.com. Declare Yourself, founded by Norman Lear, was launched in 2003 as the culmination of the Declaration of Independence Road Trip, a nationwide multi-media exhibit and tour of an original copy of the Declaration of Independence.

Support local music

"Aiken's guitar work is astonishing, especially as much of it, including slide, is on 12 strings…making this disc required listening for anyone who thinks s/he plays the blues or owns a 12 string…" -Tom Petersen, Victory Review Magazine, Dec 2005

CONCERTS AT THE BODIE HOUSE
in Agoura Hills
presents
Caroline Aiken
Saturday, Oct 13, 2007 8PM
Donation: $15 (All proceeds go to the musician)
Dessert/Appetizer Bar (food contributions appreciated)
RSVP:818-621-8309 or BodieHouse@aol.com
(Directions given upon RSVP)
WWW.BodieHouse.com

Caroline’s performances are known for emanating a high level of infectious energy and jaw dropping guitar playing. Her genre spans many styles: rock/blues/folk/country to southern roots. She is not only an accomplished singer/songwriter but also a respected musician that can cut it up on a 12-string guitar and woo the crowds with her piano ballads. She has recorded and shared stages with The Indigo Girls and Bonnie Raitt in venues such as San Antonio’s Majestic Theater, Denver’s Red Rocks, and Berkeley’s Greek Theater. Caroline’s performance history includes headlining at the Kerrville TX’s Music Festival; Headlining at Mendocino Music Festival; Seattle’s Bumbershoot; Folk Life Festival; NY’s Falcon Ridge; Northern California’s High Sierra Music Festival, and more.
In May 2006 she embarked on a 2 month European tour including an invitation to be the first woman guitarist to teach and perform at the famed Schörndorf Guitar Festival in Germany. She also played in England, Wales, Germany, Belgium and Holland to sold-out crowds. She returned to the U.S. to headline at the prestigious Mendocino Music Festival to standing ovations, and will be headlining Labor Day at Kerrville Wine and Music Festival and ending the year as a headliner at the Moab Music Festival.

Here is what just some of the critics and fans are saying about Caroline Aiken:

“Anyone who’s ever heard the sultry, bluesy voice of Caroline Aiken knows she’s the real deal. She infuses each song with true grit and years of performing experience, sanding down the rough edges just a little with her soft Southern drawl.”
-Mare Wakefield, DIY Salute, Performing Songwriter Magazine, 2005

"Caroline Aiken, often sighted as one of the cornerstones of the Decatur folk movement, has long been at the forefront of modern folk and acoustic expression… Her soothing, fine wood-grain voice purrs with a youthful innocence one minute, then growls like a wise old blue singer the next, marking each song with her trademark, time-honed stamp of quality."
- Georgia Music Magazine, July 2005

"…. Your performance was absolutely stellar. You made a bunch of new fans if the reactions I heard from the people was any indication. I can speak for one avid new fan who is very definitely going to be following anything you do---and that's me. Your stage presence and musicianship was fully as good or better than anything I have ever seen, and I've been a concert goer for most of my 50 something years. I will remember your version of "Madman Across the Water" as long as I have a memory…"
-Ken Krauss, Mendocino Music Festival Marketing Director, August 2006

Upcoming concerts:
10/13/07 Caroline Aiken 8PM
11/2-4/07 FAR-West Conference, Vancouver, WA
1/26/2008 Steve Seskin 8PM
2/2008 Kenny Edwards & Nina Gerber with Freddy Koella
3/15/08 The Buccaneers 8PM
4/12/08 Batdorf & Rodney 8PM
4/26/08 Jim Photoglo 8PM
7/19/08 Katherin Shorr & Crosby Loggins

Renee Bodie Concerts at the Bodie House
www.BodieHouse.comBodieHouse@aol.com
Vice-President Folk Alliance Regional West Board
www.FAR-West.org
4th Annual Conference:
November 2-4, 2007
Portland, OR
818-621-8309 (cell)

High On Fire and Pelican team up for tour

HIGH ON FIRE and PELICAN will team up for co-headlining European tour this Winter. The tour is set to kick-off on November 14 in The Netherlands and continue on for five-weeks covering ground all-across Europe.

This tour will come on the heels of HIGH ON FIRE’s current North American headlining tour with MONO, PANTHERS, and COLISEUM. HIGH ON FIRE launched their ‘Death Is This Communion World Tour’ in early September with a brief European run before embarking upon North America. A complete listing of confirmed HIGH ON FIRE tour dates can be found below with more to be announced shortly.

HIGH ON FIRE saw the release of their brand new album Death Is This Communion on September 18 in North America (September 24 internationally). The band recently lensed a video for Death Is This Communion track “Rumors of War” that is scheduled to make its world premier on Monday, October 1st. “Rumors of War” can be heard now via the band’s MySpace: www.MySpace.com/HighOnFireSlays.

www.HIGHONFIRE.net

HIGH ON FIRE tour dates:

***All Dates From September 28 thru October 29 w/ MONO, PANTHERS, COLISEUM***

September 28 Houston, TX Meridian Red Room
September 29 New Orleans, LA One Eyed Jacks
October 1 Knoxville, TN Blue Cats
October 2 Athens, GA 40 Watt Club
October 3 Asheville, NC Orange Peel
October 4 Wilmington, NC Soapbox
October 5 Richmond, VA Toad’s Place
October 6 Baltimore, MD Rams Head Live
October 7 Philadelphia, PA Theater of Living Arts
October 8 New York, NY Webster Hall
October 9 Brooklyn, NY Williamsburg Music Hall
October 11 Cambridge, MA Middle East
October 12 Providence, RI Living Room
October 13 Montreal, QC Les Saints
October 14 Toronto, ON Opera House
October 16 Buffalo, NY Showplace Theater
October 17 Cleveland, OH Grog Shop
October 18 Detroit, MI Magic Stick
October 19 Chicago, IL Double Door
October 20 Madison, WI High Noon Saloon
October 21 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue
October 24 Vancouver, BC Richards on Richards
October 25 Seattle, WA Crocodile Café
October 26 Portland, OR Dante’s
October 28 San Francisco, CA Independent
October 29 San Francisco, CA Independent

***All Dates From November 11 thru December 18 w/ PELICAN***

November 14 Groningen, NL Vera
November 15 Hamburg, DE Hafenklang
November 16 Copenhagen, DK Loppen
November 17 Gothenburg, SE Sticky Fingers
November 18 Oslo, NO Garage
November 19 Stockholm, SE Debaser
November 21 Berlin, DE Maria Am Ufer
November 22 Leipzig, DE UT Connewitz
November 23 Wroclaw, PL Firlej
November 24 Prague, CZ Rock Café
November 25 Vienna, AT Arena
November 26 Innsbruck, AT Pmk
November 27 Milan, IT Music Drome
November 28 Geneva, CH L’Usine
November 29 Toulouse, FR Les Vents Du Sud
November 30 Barcelona, ES Sala Be Cool
December 1 Madrid, ES Moby Dick
December 2 Angouleme, FR La Nef
December 3 Nantes, FR Olympic
December 5 Paris, FR La Locomotive (w/ MONO)
December 7 Athens, GR AN Club
December 8 Brussels, BE VK (w/ PRIESTBIRD)
December 10 Belfast, NIRE Limelight
December 11 Dublin, IRE Whelans
December 12 Sunderland, UK Independent (w/ PRIESTBIRD)
December 13 Glasgow, SCOT Oran Mor (w/ PRIESTBIRD)
December 14 Bristol, UK Cooler (w/ PRIESTBIRD)
December 15 Birmingham, UK Barfly (w/ PRIESTBIRD)
December 16 Sheffield, UK Corporation (w/ PRIESTBIRD)
December 17 London, UK ULU (w/ PRIESTBIRD)
December 18 Den Bosch, NL W2 (w/ PRIESTBIRD)


“If you play this record backwards, you'll still hear voices telling you to break shit, get arrested, and drink Jägermeister. They just might suggest you read a history book, too.” – VILLAGE VOICE

“the deeper you go into the record, the more reassured you become that these musicians know what they’re great at.” – NEW YORK TIMES

“if there were a list of heavy metal commandments, number 666 would read: “Thou shalt devote thyself to the worship of High On Fire”. Every riff Matt Pike unleashes is beyond colossal...Pay your respects.” – KERRANG!

“Already regarded as one of modern metal's most face-meltingly fantastic bands, High on Fire further solidifies its reputation with Death is This Communion, the Oakland trio's fourth, most commanding album.” – SAN FRANCISCO WEEKLY

“No longer the best stoner-metal band in the land, High on Fire is now clearly, simply one of the country's best metal bands, period.” – DALLAS OBSERVER

“shirtless metal somewhere between Motorhead's biker thunder and Slayer's muscular riffology. Still far and away one of the best metal acts going.” – AUSTIN AMERICAN STATESMAN

“the trio will steamroll your senses -- a year of nonstop touring behind 2005's Blessed Black Wings has made the already tight HoF an unstoppable metal monster” – NEW TIMES
"the apocalypse's doomy, amp-destroying fifth horseman... galloping mammoth metal" - SPIN

"unbelievably heavy...massive crunching riffs and drums that slam like vault doors" - REVOLVER

"HIGH ON FIRE build a temple to The Riff and preach its word as loudly as humanly possible" - AUSTIN CHRONICLE

"For a band getting as much crossover attention as they do, locals High on Fire have remained staunchly, unapologetically metal over the years. Celtic Frost-meets-the Melvins riffage, topped off with vocals so hoarse they make Lemmy sound like a choirboy." - SAN FRANCISCO BAY GUARDIAN

"the sound of the planet getting broadsided by a shower of asteroids, and the crushing terror of 20-story stone beasts methodically obliterating everything in their path with each malevolent stomp. And you won't want it to end." - PHOENIX NEW TIMES

Toby Keith and Steven Tyler added to Hank Williams Jr. tribute

Toby Keith and Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler have been added to the all-star lineup for CMT GIANTS: HANK WILLIAMS, JR which honors the extraordinary life and music of the legendary Hank Williams Jr. The two hour special, CMT GIANTS: HANK WILLIAMS, JR, will be taped before a live audience on Thursday, October 25 at the Gibson Amphitheatre in Los Angeles and tickets are on sale now. The previously announced line-up includes performances by superstars Tim McGraw, Brad Paisley, Kid Rock, Gretchen Wilson, Lynyrd Skynyrd and Buddy Guy, with more soon to be announced. Jimmy Kimmel and Terry Bradshaw are slated to present. CMT GIANTS: HANK WILLIAMS, JR will premiere on CMT on Saturday, November 17 at 9:00 p.m., ET/PT.
The CMT GIANTS franchise began last year when Reba McEntire was honored for her stellar career by such stars as Faith Hill, Trisha Yearwood, Kelly Clarkson, Martina McBride, Jennifer Nettles, LeAnn Rimes, Megan Mullally, Wynonna and Dolly Parton, each of whom paid tribute to Reba by lending their voices to her biggest hits.
CMT GIANTS is produced by Tom Forrest and Tailight TV. John Hamlin and Margaret Comeaux serve as executive producers for CMT.

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Country Music Hall of Famer Charlie Louvin of the Louvin Brothers is coming to Los Angeles for ONE NIGHT ONLY!!!

SIN CITY is COMPLETELY THRILLED AND HONORED to have him as our guest at THE MINT THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4th Doors open at 7pm Advance tickets are ONLY $25 www.groovetickets.com

What does a legendary artist do when they turn 80?! Make some records and hit the road!!!

Since his birthday in July, Charlie’s been on the road with Lucinda Williams and playing some big ass festivals (Bonneroo, SF’s Hardly Strictly Bluegrass and Big State Festival in Texas) - not too shabby! Charlie's recent self-titled album, which pairs the 80 year old star with Jeff Tweedy, Elvis Costello, George Jones, Will Oldham and more, has received widespread praise from Mojo, The New York Times, Pitchfork and others.
Louvin will release a live album on October 30, 2007 on the Tompkins Square label via Junket Boy distribution (http://www.thinkindie.com/). The album was recorded live at Shake It Records in Cincinnati Ohio in May of 2007.
SPECIAL GUESTS include
THE HORSE THIEVES (8pm) This traditional old timey country/honky tonk band features some pretty amazing folks and you won’t want to miss their historic debut show!
Toby (singer from Jackass)
Brent (bassist Social D, Deke Dickerson, playing guitar/ drums in this combo)
Johnny Two Bags (guitarist w/ Social D, Youth Brigade, DI, etc...)
Sam (Dick Dale, Agent Orange Slacktone)
You can check out a little action on YouTube to see what they’re all about!http://youtube.com/watch?v=7rDPyDHhlls
Following Charlie Louvin (around 11 pm) we’ll have a very special birthday celebration going on ... featuring performances from:
MIKE STINSON
THE PSYCHEDELIC COWBOYS
RATTLESNAKE DADDY
(feat. Ryan Hedgecock from Lone Justice!)
AND
Members of
THE COUSIN LOVERS!
** IF you’re only coming for the late night B'day celebration – mention SIN CITY and get in for $5 **
THE MINT
6010 Pico Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90035
323.954.9400
** call for dinner/table reservations **
If you don’t live in LA, be sure to check out the following Charlie Louvin appearances in your town...
10/5/07 Saratoga CA Carriage House Theater
10/6/07 San Francisco CA Amoeba Records in store
10/7/07 San Francisco CA Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festiva
l10/12/07 Austin TX Waterloo Records in store
10/13/07 College Station TX Big State Music Festival

Other interesting SIN CITY stuff...
Emmylou Added To AMA Awards Show
09/10/2007
COURTESEY OF www.musicrow.com/section/AS030/6
Emmylou Harris, The Hacienda Brothers and Elizabeth Cook are the latest additions to the performer line-up at the Nov. 1 2007 Americana Honors and Awards Show at the Ryman Auditorium. Americana Music Association Executive Director Jed Hilly made the announcement Sept. 7 during an event at the Mint in Los Angeles, presented by Cary Baker’s conqueroo and Shilah Morrow’s Sin City, and featuring a performance by Jim Lauderdale. Hilly also revealed that this year’s President’s Award will be given posthumously to Townes Van Zandt, whose friend Guy Clark will accept and perform a tribute. Noting the importance of L.A.’s Americana community, Hilly added that the Sat., Nov. 3 Americana Music Festival and Conference closing party will be hosted by the Sin City All Stars, in conjunction with Nashville based Thirty Tigers.
Other confirmed performers for the AMA Awards are Ricky Skaggs and Bruce Hornsby, Joe Ely, Amy LaVere and the Avett Brothers. Details on the conference and awards at www.americanamusic.org.

GO READ Mama Shi’s interview regarding CREEPY LA and HALLOWEEN http://creepyla.com/blog/

OCTOBER GIG GUIDE !
SIN CITY RECOMMENDS
TONIGHT – 9/27
JESSE DAYTON @ THE BROKEN SPOKE – AUSTIN TX 9pm

FRIDAY, 9/28
THE COUSIN LOVERS & PARK LANE TWIN @ THE MINT – LOS ANGELES, CA

MUCKLEWAIN SOUTHERN AMERICAN FESTIVAL – PINEWOOD, TN September 28-29 (www.mucklewain.com) . They've got Todd Snider, Drivin' n' Cryin', Blue Mountain, Jason Isbell + MORE

SATURDAY, 9/29
BRIGHT EYES + YO LA TENGO & M WARD @ THE HOLLYWOOD BOWL – HOLLYWOOD, CA

THE HIGH SOCIETY w/ special guests THE GOOD LISTENERS, QUINCY COLEMAN and MIRANDA LEE RICHARDS @ The Bordello – Downtown, LA 9pm

MIKE STINSON @ Pappy & Harriet’s – Pioneertown, CA - playing 2 sets from 7pm – 11 pm

JUNK GYPSYS’s FLEA MARKET @ WARRENTON ANTIQUES WEEK (runs thru Sat. 10/6)– WARRENTON, TX ** visit our friends at www.gypsyville.com for more info.!

SUNDAY, 9/30
GRAND OLE ECHO w/ MIKE STINSON, PSYCHEDELIC COWBOYS AND DAVE GLEASON @ THE ECHO – ECHO PARK, CA

TRAVIS HOWARD @ MOLLY MALONES – LOS ANGELES, CA

HEYBALE @ THE CONTINENTAL CLUB – AUSTIN, TX

MONDAY, 10/1
ROCKTOBERFEST w/ TIM JONES, JIM BIANCO + MORE @ HOTEL CAFÉ – HOLLYWOOD, CA

TUESDAY, 10/2
THE DESERTERS (feat. Jonny Kaplan) & THE COUSIN LOVERS @ MOLLY MALONE’S – LOS ANGELES, CA

RONNIE MACK’S BARNDANCE w/ THE LONESOME SPURS, DAVID SERBY + MORE @ EL CID – SILVERLAKE, CA

THE MOTHER TRUCKERS – HAMM event @ TRIANGLE PARK (FREE)

WEDNESDAY, 10/3
RATTLESNAKE DADDY (feat. Ryan Hedgecock /Lone Justice), MIKE STINSON, TOM FREUND & WALTER SALAS (The Silos) @ The Cinema Bar – Culver City, CA 8 pm (free)

RYAN BINGHAM (LOST HIGHWAY – “MESCALITO” CD RELEASE PARTY ) with special guests MARC FORD & MIKE STARR @ The King King - Hollywood 9pm (free)

THURSDAY, 10/4
JESSE DAYTON @ THE BROKEN SPOKE – AUSTIN, TX

THE MOTHER TRUCKERS (HAPPY HOUR) @ THE CONTINENTAL CLUB – AUSTIN, TX

FRIDAY, 10/5
WHISKEY BISCUIT @ SPACELAND – SILVERLAKE, CA

CHRIS LATERZO @ ABULITA’S – TOPANGA, CA

WANDA JACKSON @ THE CONTINENTAL CLUB – AUSTIN, TX

SATURDAY 10/6
GRANADA HILLS STREET FAIR w/ MERLE JAGGER, RANCHO DELUXE, DAVE GLEASON AND DJ COWBOY NIKE

SUNDAY, 10/7
TARFEST! W/ STEWBOSS + MORE! ALL AGES/FREE @ LA BREA TAR PITS (parking lot) 2 pm

NICOLE GORDON @ HOTEL CAFÉ – HOLLYWOOD, CA

HEYBALE! @ THE CONTINENTAL CLUB – AUSTIN, TX 9pm

GREG GARING @ MOMO’S – AUSTIN, TX 8 pm

JESSE DAYTON @ CLUB RED – PHOENIX, AZ

MONDAY, 10/8
SUNNY SWEENY @ THE CONTINENTAL CLUB – AUSTIN, TX

JOHN PRINE @ CERRITOS PERF. ARTS CENTER – CERRITOS, CA

WEDNESDAY, 10/10
EMMYLOU HARRIS @ CERRITOS PERF. ARTS CENTER – CERRITOS, CA

THE MOTHER TRUCKERS @ PLUSH – TUCSON, AZ

THURSDAY, 10/11
JESSE DAYTON @ THE BROKEN SPOKE – AUSTIN, TX

THE MOTHER TRUCKERS @ THE RHYTHM ROOM – PHOENIX, AZ

FRIDAY, 10/12
SIN CITY PRESENTS
THE HACIENDA BROTHERS (CD RELEASE SHOW!) w/ special guests THE MOTHER TRUCKERS and MIKE STINSON @ THE MINT – LOS ANGELES, CA 8PM

RED ARROW ART GALLERY (Joshua Tree, CA) PRESENTS “THIS MACHINE...” ART SHOW FEATURING NEW ARTWORK FROM NEW WEST RECORDING ARTIST TIM EASTON AND OUR FAVORITE ART DIRECTOR CHRIS KRO! Artist Reception from 7:00 – 10:00 PM on Friday, Oct. 12th BUT The show will remain on display through November 4th, 2007 - The Red Arrow Gallery - 61010 Twenty-nine Palms HWY, Joshua Tree, CA 92252

RYAN BINGHAM “MESCALITO” CD RELEASE PARTY @ STUBBS – AUSTIN, TX

SATURDAY, 10/13
WEST COAST GRAND + ALAN B SHEPHERD MEMORIAL ORCHESTRA + NICOLE GORDON @ CINEMA BAR – CULVER CITY, CA

DEVENDRA BANHART @ ORPHEUM THEATER – LOS ANGELES, CA

THE GOURDS @ THREADGILLS – AUSTIN, TX

SUNDAY, 10/14
GRAND OLE ECHO w/ DEAD ROCK WEST + DAVID SERBY + MORE @ THE ECHO – ECHO PARK, CA

HEYBALE! @ THE CONTINENTAL CLUB – AUSTIN, TX

WEDNESDAY, 10/17
BOBBY JOYNER + FRIENDS @ FALCON – HOLLYWOOD, CA

THURSDAY, 10/18
JESSE DAYTON @ THE BROKEN SPOKE @ AUSTIN, TX

THE GOUGERS CD LISTENING PARTY + SHOW @ MOMO’S - AUSTIN, TX ** This great new Texas alt. country band was produced by Keith Gattis! - be sure to check em out! **

GREG GARING @ PATSY’S COWGIRL CAFÉ – AUSTIN, TX

FRIDAY, 10/19
SOUTHERN CULTURE ON THE SKIDS @ The Echo – Echo Park, CA

SATURDAY 10/20
JOSHUA TREE ROOTS MUSIC FESTIVAL - JOSHUA TREE, CA
Featuring THE AVETT BROTHERS, HOT BUTTERED RUM, THE GREENCARDS, SOUTH AUSTIN JUG BAND, REV. PEYTON’S BIG DAMN BAND AND MORE!

50 CENT HAIRCUT @ FARMERS MARKET FALL FESTIVAL – LOS ANGELES, CA

BOBBY BARE JR. + LUCERO @ THE EL REY – LOS ANGELES, CA

BROTHERS & SISTERS @ THE CONTINENTAL CLUB – AUSTIN, TX

SUNDAY, 10/21
AUSTIN HANKS + TRAVIS HOWARD @ MOLLY MALONE’S – LOS ANGELES, CA

JOSHUA TREE ROOTS MUSIC FESTIVAL – JOSHUA TREE, CA **SEE ABOVE ** visit www.joshuatreemusicfestival.com for schedule!

HEYBALE! @ THE CONTINENTAL CLUB – AUSTIN, TX 9pm

TUESDAY, 10/23
RANCH PARTY w/ MERLE JAGGER + WELL DIGGERS BANQUET @ SPACELAND

WEDNESDAY, 10/24
KELLY WILLIS @ SAFARI SAMS – HOLLYWOOD, CA

GRAND OLE ECHO ** SPECIAL FAREWELL PARTY ** WITH TRACY HUFFMAN & MULE

THURSDAY, 10/25
JESSE DAYTON @ THE BROKEN SPOKE

JAMES WISLEY (ex Chris Isaak guitar player! Remember the lead on “Wicked Game”... @ MOLLY MALONE’S – LOS ANGELES, CA

FRIDAY, 10/26
VINTAGE ROADHOUSE EXTRAVAGANZA w/ JESSE DAYTON, THE MOTHER TRUCKERS @ THE CONTINENTAL CLUB – AUSTIN, TX

KRIS KRISTOFFERSON @ PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY – MALIBU, CA

MIKE STINSON BAND @ CINEMA BAR – CULVER CITY, CA

DAVE GLEASON + RANCHO DELUXE @ SW HILL COUNTRY – ALTA DENA, CA

SATURDAY, 10/27
JOHN DOE @ MC CABE’S – SANTA MONICA, CA

SUNDAY, 10/28
GRAND OLE ECHO CELEBRATES KIM GRANT’S B’DAY w/ OLD CALIFORNIO + MIKE STINSON + MORE @ THE ECHO – ECHO PK, CA

TUESDAY, 10/30
SHELBY LYNNE @ THE IVAR THEATER – HOLLYWOOD, CA

WEDNESDAY, 10/31 – HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
AMERICANA MUSIC ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE – NASHVILLE, TN www.americanamusic.org

Shilah MorrowSin City Social Club
www.sincitysocialclub.com
www.myspace.com/sincityshilah
www.amoeba.comwww.myspace.com/topangadays
www.jessedayton.com
www.stagrecords.com

The Sin City Social Club is a renegade collective of musicians, artists, industry and fans, brought together by shared appreciation of the art and culture that blur the lines between classic, outlaw & alt. country, punk rock, roots, americana, southern rock and indie singer songwriters. We turn tastemakers around the world onto the music and art we love thru our Sin City Social Club Cd Samplers (now in it’s 9th vol.), Live shows we produce in LA, Austin and Nashville, In flight audio programming and thru our home away from home on the internet. ** Wherever you are, Sin City is a state of mind! **

The Real Tuesday Weld offers new effort

Vintage English songster, Stephen Coates a.k.a. The Real Tuesday Weld, shines on WNYC’s Soundcheck, YouTube takes notice and features the inventive Elliot Kew directed “Cloud Cuckooland” video.

“The London Book of The Dead gives yesterday's music its due, and in the process brings an elegance and refinement to the sounds of today.” – Miami New Times

“The London Book of The Dead reverberates with echoes of everything from Tin Pan Alley to Tom Waits.” – Metromix

The Real Tuesday Weld a.k.a. Stephen Coates recently appeared on WNYC’s Soundcheck with John Schaefer . Coates discussed his album The London Book of The Dead, his inspirations, and life growing up in England. Schaefer described The Real Tuesday Weld as “Serge Gainsbourg and Cole Porter on Absinthe creating an old-fashioned radio play.” YouTube has also taken notice of Coates and is currently featuring The Real Tuesday Weld’s new video for the The London Book of The Dead track “Cloud Cuckooland.”

The first thing that strikes you about any album by The Real Tuesday Weld is the fact that every element in Coates’ compositions seems to be drawn from sources many decades old. The second thing that strikes you is that his music sounds completely new.

For Coates, the breakthrough in his professional journey came in the form of a pair of surreal dreams in which he was visited by the legendary English music hall singer Al Bowlly and the late actress Tuesday Weld. These experiences convinced him to focus on a career in music and eventually led to the recording of The Valentine EP, which would be followed shortly by the full-length When Cupid Meets Psyche.

His sophomore album and debut on Six Degrees is a deeply complex and lovely full-length CD titled I, Lucifer. The album is a conceived soundtrack to Glen Duncan’s (Coates’ friend and former flatmate) book of the same name about the Devil’s take on humanity.

Coates’s follow-up release on Six Degrees, The Return of The Clerkenwell Kid, continued to develop what Coates has come to call his “antique beat” sound, putting modern technology to the task of creating new music out of a kaleidoscopic array of old sound sources. The sound of The Return of The Clerkenwell Kid was somewhat different from that of its predecessor, but the modus operandi remained basically the same and no one would ever mistake it for anything other than an album by The Real Tuesday Weld.

This brings us back to his latest, and anxiously awaited, album for the Six Degrees label. The London Book of The Dead may sound at first like a startlingly morose title, but in fact it’s more whimsically humorous than morbid. It refers to the Bardo Thodol (or “Tibetan Book of The Dead”), which describes the passage of the soul from the end of one life to the beginning of another.

“I thought it would be funny if there were a book like that for the English,” says Coates. “The album felt like that to me – a way of moving from one state to another, and all set against the backdrop of this city.”

Amongst the whimsy and humor are lyrical concerns drifting between such weighty topics as death, religious faith, honesty, drugs, and disease. The songs are informed in part by Coates’s own recent passage through several significant events: “Last year I became a father, and then two weeks later my own father died,” he says. “So I was in this kind of psychic spin between birth and death, and this album came out of that in some way.”

“The Real Tuesday Weld is a pop magician breathing new life into a world of vintage, dust-scratched music, inspired by old-time heroes like Cole Porter and raunchy baroque popster Serge Gainsbourg. Waving his wand over everything from dusty country and western to doo-wop, Coates gives this ancient warehouse of sounds a twenty-first century makeover, resplendent with the finest beats, breaks and samples.” – Time Out London

“By mixing flapper jazz with oddball computer instrumentation, Coates has… headed into uncharted territory... Where most down-tempo electronic music aims lazily at dinner parties or weed-addled folk lazing on sofas, The Real Tuesday Weld conjures an era when the chaise lounge was king and the smoking jacket mandatory.” – The London Telegraph

“The superbly arranged, wickedly clever textures and beats will set your toes to tapping, but its bittersweet melodies will linger for days and weeks.” – LA Weekly

“Imagine an English-speaking Serge Gainsbourg rolling around Tin Pan Alley with synthesizer in hand.” – The New Yorker

“Pairing Portishead’s dark theatrics with Serge Gainsbourg’s dirty-old-man mirth, Coates’ melancholic take on love is devilishly good!” – Wired

The London Book of The Dead Tracklisting:
01. Blood Sugar Love
02. The Decline and Fall of The Clerkenwell Kid
03. It's A Wonderful Li(f)e
04. Cloud Cuckooland
05. Kix
06. Love Sugar Blood
07. I Loved London
08. I Believe
09. Song For William
10. Waltz For One
11. Ruth Roses and Revolvers
12. Dorothy Parker Blue
13. Last Words
14. Into The Trees
15. Bringing The Body Back Home
16. Aparte

On The Web:
www.tuesdayweld.com
www.myspace.com/therealtuesdayweld
www.youtube.com/therealtuesdayweld
www.sixdegreesrecords.com
www.myspace.com/sixdegreesrecords
www.fanaticpromotion.com/current/real_london.html

Neko Case to re-release effort with bonus material

Respected and beloved singer/songwriter Neko Case will see the re-release of her acclaimed 2006 album Fox Confessor Brings The Flood with the addition of a five-song bonus disc from Anti- on November 6th, 2007. The label will also serve-up straight reissues of 2000’s Furnace Room Lullaby - - which was recorded as Neko Case and Her Boyfriends - - and 2002’s Blacklisted on the same date.

Bonus material for the updated version of Fox Confessor will boast a previously unreleased demo version of the song “Behind The House,” plus a four-song sampler that includes full-length versions of Blacklisted excerpts “Deep Red Bells” and “I Wish I Was The Moon,” plus the title track from Furnace Room Lullaby and the album’s first cut “Set Out Running.”

Originally issued on March 7th, 2006, Fox Confessor Brings The Flood topped a myriad of the year’s “Best of” lists and has been unanimously praised. Entertainment Weekly called it “Her finest album” while Spin raved, “Her majestically outsize voice is one of pop music’s best.” Newsweek wrote, “With a big soaring voice belting out songs full of eerie, enigmatic poetry, Case sounds like the brooding sister of Patsy Cline or Loretta Lynn” and The Washington Post added, “Her out of this world voice brings instant chills.”

In a four-and-a-half star review of 2002’s Blacklisted was listed as “highly recommended” by All Music Guide, and described as “a personal exploration of the heart and soul that proves sad and beautiful can often walk hand in hand.”

As for Furnace Room Lullaby, Interview dubbed it a “deceptively effortless shot at high art, each tune alternately smoky and barbed-wire taut with more than a taste of rainforest melancholy.”

2007 has been a tremendously busy year for Neko. Currently on tour with the indie rock band The New Pornographers in support of their new album Challengers, Case recently wrapped a successful tour with Rufus Wainwright.

System of a Down's John Dolmayan lauches Torpedo Comics

With multi-Platinum rock band System of a Down currently on hiatus and his Scars on Broadway project with SOAD's Daron Malakian in the early stages, drummer John Dolmayan will fulfill his other passion of comic books and collectibles by launching Torpedo Comics (http://www.torpedocomics.com/ ), an exclusively Internet-based retail store.
Torpedo Comics goes live on November 1, 2007, and will boast some 15-million items - comic books, toys, graphic novels, trade paperbacks, superhero action figures and other comic book-related memorabilia, ranging in price from 99-cents to six-figures.
Dolmayan, who has been collecting comic books since he was 12, houses Torpedo Comics' inventory in a just-completed 30,000-square foot warehouse in Las Vegas, NV where he now lives. He employs a staff of 25 who catalogue and care for rare items like Sensation Comics issue #1 (the first solo series featuring Wonder Woman), just about every key issue of Marvel and DC comics including Marvel Comics' issue #1, multiple copies of Giant Size X-Men #1, plus superhero action figures from Marvel, X-Men, Superman, and Batman titles.
Torpedo Comics will also offer original comic art, created between the 1940s and the present, by some 150 different artists, including Jim Lee, Art Adams, Bernie Wrightson, and Alejandro Gaza.
Dolmayan incorporated his love for comic books into the drum kit that he played during System of a Down's 2006 tour. Dolmayan contacted 22 of his favorite comic book artists, including Jim Lee, Simon Bisley, Kevin Eastman, Neal Adams and Bill Sienkiewicz, were each sent various pieces of the drum kit onto which they drew original illustrations.
As for Dolmayan and Malakian's Scars on Broadway venture, the two have been writing and rehearsing new material and plan to begin recording their debut album today, September 27, intended for a Summer 2008 release.
As drummer for System of a Down, Dolmayan shared in the band's global success of some 20-million albums sold, headlining sold-out arenas, having three consecutive #1 albums on the Billboard charts, four Grammy nominations and one win for Best Hard Rock Performance, all the while maintaining a high musical integrity, its core fan base, and its position as one of the most unique band in rock.

Escape The Fate on headlining tour

Las Vegas-based hard rock/screamo outfit Escape The Fate will embark on their Hot Topic Presents Black on Black headlining tour in September to support their debut album, Dying Is Your Latest Fashion. The tour will kick off September 1st in the group’s hometown of Las Vegas. The band is currently wrapping up an incendiary stint on this year’s Van’s Warped tour.

Built on a fusion of sheer audacity and musical intensity, ETF’s live show is certain to leave a lasting impression. It’s a non-stop party as soon as the band steps on that stage because you never know what they’ll do next. With an adrenaline rush like no other, you can’t help but feel alive as you sing the band’s fist-in-the-air choruses to each and every song.

Dying Is Your Latest Fashion, which was produced by Michael Baskette (Lit, Puddle of Mudd), is a phenomenal record that has been consistently selling well since its 2006 release. The album contains 15 songs, each song better than the next, with soaring guitar solos, heavy vocals, and heart pounding double bass. Dying is the hard rock hit of the summer and is available in stores now.

Hot Topic Presents Black on Black Tour:

09/28/2007 School of Rock S. Hackensack NJ
09/29/2007 The Palladium Portland MA
09/30/2007 Trocadero Philadelphia PA
10/02/2007 The Grog Shop Cleveland OH
10/06/2007 Creepy Crawl St. Louis MO
10/08/2007 Marquis Theater Denver CO
10/09/2007 Avalon Theater Salt Lake City UT
10/11/2007 The Boardwalk Orangevale CA
10/13/2007 Key Club W. Hollywood CA
10/14/2007 The Sets Tempe AZ
10/15/2007 Soma San Diego CA

MORE DATES TBC

Galactic on Conan

GALACTIC will embark on an extensive, six-week North American trek next month in support of the quintet’s recently-released and widely-heralded Anti- debut From The Corner To The Block. The New Orleans-based frontrunners of futuristic funk will launch the tour in Flagstaff, Arizona on October 11th and wrap the far-reaching initiative with a coveted performance on NBC’s “Late Night With Conan O’Brien” on November 19th.

Joined by The Coup’s Boots Riley and special guests Lifesavas on all dates, Jurassic 5’s Chali 2na will also be featured with GALACTIC through to October 27th. Mr. Lif will then jump on the tour as special guest along with Riley and Lifesavas October 31 - November 18. Counting these esteemed artists and more, From The Corner To The Block merges GALACTIC’s renowned funk fusion with an array of today’s most innovative hip-hop MC’s including Lyrics Born, Gift of Gab of Blackalicious, Lateef the Truthspeaker, Digable Planets’ Ladybug Mecca and multi-platinum rapper Juvenile.

Weighty praise has been abundant, with The New York Daily News calling From The Corner To The Block “the most exciting hip-hop album of the year. It’s the hottest rock-rap fusion since peak Beastie Boys.” Elsewhere, The Fader, The Village Voice, Relix, Playboy, CMJ, Vibe, AllHipHop.com, Harp, Daily Variety and Rolling Stone have all championed the disc.

Esquire hit the nail on the head, insisting, “On what seems like the first true post-post Katrina record, home grown instrumental funkateers GALACTIC have found a way to celebrate New Orleans by forging forward without looking back at the disaster”.

Meanwhile, acclaim from Filter was equally apropos: “GALACTIC is too hot for New Orleans. This digitized voodoo funk makes the Meters look like the goddamned glee club, and y’all know the Neville Brothers ain’t never gotten Juvenille and Chali 2na to collaborate on the same record. Shit, these electric bayou grooves got the pain peelin’ off the walls a’ my kitchen, and my woman done lost her shirt and gone shakin’ in the streets. You best bring in the fire squad – Louisiana’s burning.”

The respected MC’s that contributed to From The Corner To The Block were asked to approach their lyrics with one uniform concept: Corners. Stemming from the idea that GALACTIC’s hometown is full of evocative street names inspired by history, mythology and multiple ethnicities, guest artists were asked to think of an intersection that was important to them.
Just as every corner is an intersection of two paths – for instance New Orleans’ own “Law and Desire” or “Martin Luther King and Oretha Castle Haley” – the disc is a meeting of two different styles of music.

After sharing stages with giant M.C.s like The Roots, Talib Kweli, and Jurassic 5, said collaborations seeded the uplifting, thought-stirring and undisputedly natural merger of GALACTIC’s electrified funk and hip-hop’s insightful lyricism on From The Corner To The Block. Resetting expectations of what GALACTIC can be, bassist Robert Mercurio, guitarist Jeff Raines, keyboardist Richard Vogel, drummer Stanton Moore and saxophonist and project co-producer Ben Ellman, married two types of New Orleans street music with remarkable finesse.

Old school Brass Band second line grooves meet bounce style inspired hip-hop on the title track for which GALACTIC enlisted native superstar Juvenile – with whom the band previously performed on Jimmy Kimmel Live – and the up and coming Soul Rebels Brass Band. On the track “Second & Dryadres” the band called on Mardi Gras Indian Big Chief Monk Boudreaux whose chants blend seamlessly with the bands electro funk sound thanks to Ben Ellman’s innovative production.

GALACTIC’S FALL 2007 TOUR

* - denotes dates with BOOTS RILEY, LIFESAVAS
** - denotes dates with BOOTS RILEY, CHALI 2NA and LIFESAVAS
++ - denotes dates with BOOTS RILEY, MR. LIF and LIFESAVAS


Thursday October 11 Flagstaff Orpheum Theatre**
Friday October 12 Los Angeles House of Blues**
Saturday October 13 San Francisco Fillmore**
Sunday October 14 Stateline, NV Mont Bleu Resort**
Monday October 15 Ashland, OR Armory**
Wednesday October 17 Bellingham, WA Nightlight**
Thursday October 18 Vancouver, BC Commodore Ballroom**
Friday October 19 Seattle, WA Showbox**
Saturday October 20 Eugene, OR McDonald Theatre**
Monday October 22 Ft Collins, CO Aggie Theatre**
Wednesday October 24 Dallas, TX House of Blues**
Thursday October 25 Houston, TX Meridian**
Friday October 26 New Orleans, LA Voodoo Music Festival**
Saturday October 27 New Orleans, LA Tipitina's*
Wednesday October 31 Austin, TX Stubb's ++
Thursday November 01 Baton Rouge, LA Varsity Theatre ++
Friday November 02 Athens, GA Georgia Theatre ++
Saturday November 03 Atlanta, GA Variety Playhouse ++
Sunday November 04 Charleston, SC Music Farm ++
Tuesday November 06 Raleigh, NC Lincloln Theatre ++
Wednesday November 07 Charlotte, NC Visulite Theatre ++
Thursday November 08 Asheville, NC Orange Peel ++
Friday November 09 Richmond, VA Toad's Place ++
Saturday November 10 Pittsburgh, PA Mr. Smalls ++
Wednesday November 14 Washington, DC 9:30 Club ++
Thursday November 15 Baltimore, MD 8x10 ++
Friday November 16 Philadelphia, PA The Fillmore at the TLA ++
Saturday November 17 NYC Roseland Ballroom ++
Sunday November 18 Boston, MA Paradise ++

Gibson releases Dave Grohl model guitar

Gibson Guitar, the world's premier musical instrument manufacturer and leader in music technology, announced the release of the new Dave Grohl model guitar, the DG-335, that will be available to Foo Fighters fans and guitarists, alike, on Thursday, October 4th, 2007. This new guitar is inspired by Grohl's much loved Trini Lopez signature model. The new model, created by the artisans at the Gibson Custom Shop with the input of Grohl himself, will provide rock fans a chance to channel the Foo Fighters' renowned lead singer.

Grohl has always been a long-time fan of the Trini Lopez signature model guitar that Gibson built from 1964-1971. The Trini Lopez model was a striking take on Gibson's classic ES-335 semi-hollow body guitar which is a hybrid between a solidbody and a hollowbody. Grohl has a particular love for the Trini Lopez in a rare Pelham Blue color that was used by the Gibson Custom Shop in producing this limited model.

Grohl's Inspired By DG-335 has the classic Firebird-style headstock with six-on-a-side tuners set into an ES-335 style semi-hollow body. The body of the guitar has stylish diamond f-holes and a double cutaway design. The inlays on the rosewood fretboard are acrylic split diamond which is a unique feature that remains from the original Trini Lopez model. Grohl's taste is even expressed through the pickups which are Burstbucker 1 in the neck and Burstbucker 2 in the bridge. These pickups are within the original Patent Applied For humbucking spec, known for their ability to create clean and articulate distortion and responsible for helping to deliver the amazing tones that Grohl has become famous for while fronting the ever popular Foo Fighters.

The guitar is offered in Grohl's favorite Pelham Blue. An Ebony version is also available. The MSRP is $4,468 for the blue and $3,880 for the ebony. Each guitar includes a Custom Shop case and special certificate of authenticity signed by Grohl, himself.

Gibson Custom Shop's Inspired By Dave Grohl DG-335:

Model: DG-335
Pickups: Burstbucker 1 (neck); Burstbucker 2 (bridge)
Hardware: Chrome
Fingerboard: 22-fret rosewood with split diamond inlay and white binding
Scale: 24 ¾"
Nut Width: 1-11/16"
Bridge: ABR-1 and stop tailpiece
Neck Material: Rounded neck profile
Body Material: Laminated maple top, back, rims
Controls: 2 volume, 2 tone, 3-way selector switch
Color: Pelham Blue and Ebony
Date Available: October 4, 2007
MSRP: $4,468 (Pelham Blue); $3,880 (Ebony)

http://www.gibson.com

Jon McLaughlin's tour continues

American heartland singer-songwriter and pianist Jon McLaughlin’s non-stop touring in support of INDIANA, his first album for Island Records, will receive maximum exposure when he opens for Kelly Clarkson on her much-anticipated 24-city North American tour, starting with three nights at the Beacon Theatre in New York, October 14-16th. (Please see tour dates below.)

Jon’s summertime tour schedule included a month-long 17-city trip with northern California singer-songwriter Sara Bareilles. Those dates wrap up this Saturday and immediately segue into two weeks with Scottish singer-songwriter Paolo Nutini (starting Sunday, September 30th). The itinerary climaxes with a solo headlining homecoming concert on October 13th at Anderson University, Jon’s hometown alma mater in Indiana. The very next night, he returns to the road on the Kelly Clarkson tour (postponed from the summer).

Named one of “The 10 Hot Guys of Summer” by US Weekly magazine, Jon was seen performing on the CBS-TV daytime drama The Bold & The Beautiful last month. This was a busy season for Jon, who was featured in June on the NPR (National Public Radio) program “Weekend Edition,” which resulted in INDIANA rocketing up the Amazon charts.

Also in June, Jon performed “Beautiful Disaster” live on NBC’s The Today Show. USA Today highlighted the song, noting: “The title’s first word is how he sees her. The second word is how she sees herself. The sad thing is he’s right.” The video for “Beautiful Disaster,” the current single, reached 13 on the VH1 Top 20 Countdown. On Tuesday night, August 7th, Jon made his premiere appearance on NBC’s The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.

INDIANA’s title tune pays tribute to Jon’s hometown of Anderson. He has written songs for the album with the Matrix, Jamie Houston, Grammy-nominated Marcus Hummons, Matthew Gerard, and Kevin Griffin (of Better Than Ezra). The album was produced by Jamie Houston (credits: Santana, Jessica Simpson, Macy Gray, The Calling) and Greg Wells (Natasha Bedingfield, Veronicas, OTEP, Rufus Wainwright); and was mixed by Chris Lord Alge.

Jon will make his own big screen debut in Enchanted, the new Disney animated-and-live comedy starring Susan Sarandon, Idina Menzel, Patrick Dempsey and Amy Adams scheduled to open this fall. Jon will be singing (onscreen) “So Close”, a song written for the movie soundtrack by Stephen Schwartz.

People magazine praised Jon’s “charm and chops, as evident on tunes like the title cut, on which this boy earnestly confesses that he’s not so ready to meet the big bad world.” Since its launch in May, nearly 800,000 Hoosiers and others have been attracted to Jon’s myspace website (www.myspace.com/jonmclaughlin). More than 2.2 million plays have been logged on the site, which features four songs from the album: “Beautiful Disaster,” “Indiana,” “Industry,” and “Human.” Jon can also be reached via http://www.jonmclaughlinmusic.com/.

JON McLAUGHLIN ON TOUR

Direct Support For Paolo Nutini:
Sept. 30 Decorah, IA Regents Center (Luther College)
Oct. 1 Detroit, MI St. Andrews Hall
4 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
5 Baltimore, MD Ram’s Head Tavern
6 Boston, MA Orpheum Theatre
7 Tarrytown, NY Tarrytown Music Hall
8 Pittsburgh, PA Mr. Small's Theatre
10 Indianapolis, IN Egyptian Room/Murat Center
11 Milwaukee, WI The Pabst Theater
12 Madison, WI Barrymore Theater

Headlining homecoming concert:
Oct. 13 Anderson, IN Anderson University

Opening for Kelly Clarkson:
Date City Venue
Oct. 14-16 New York, NY Beacon Theatre
18 Philadelphia, PA Tower Theatre
21 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun
22 *Binghamton, NY Binghamton University
23 Boston, MA Orpheum Theatre
24 Washington, DC DAR Constitution Hall
28 Detroit, MI The Fillmore
29 Toronto, Ont. Massey Hall
30 *Cleveland, OH Cambridge Room@ HOB
Nov. 1 Chicago, IL Chicago Theatre
2 Minneapolis, MN State Theatre
3 *Charleston, IL Eastern Illinois University
5 Denver, CO Paramount Theatre
10 San Jose, CA San Jose Events Center
12 Seattle, WA The Paramount
14 Sacramento, CA Memorial Auditorium
16 San Diego, CA Civic Auditorium
18 Los Angeles, CA Gibson Amphitheatre
20 Phoenix, AZ Gammage Theatre
23 Dallas, TX Nokia Theatre
24 *Austin, TX Stubb’s Jr.
25 Houston, TX Verizon Wireless Theatre
27 Atlanta, GA Cobb Energy Center
29 Boca Raton, FL Mizner Park
Dec. 1 Tampa, FL Ruth Eckerd Hall
3 Nashville, TN Ryman Theatre

* indicates separate Jon McLaughlin headlining date.

Affordable wedding music

Mark Magnuson , a guitarist and arranger from Colorado Springs, CO, has recently released his second album "Acoustic Wedding". The CD contains 20 wedding ceremony classics, played in beautifully simple acoustic guitar arrangements. "Even the guests were barefoot", said Shanna Taylor of her beachfront wedding.
"We loved the music, and it fit our wedding perfectly. Some weddings call for orchestras, trumpets, or pipe organs. Some do not. The elegance and simplicity of an instrumental acoustic guitar created a perfect ambiance. This was opulence on a budget!"
To help stressed-out brides who need music in a hurry, Mark also provides the music tracks in a low cost, instant delivery download for less than a dollar per song at http://www.acousticwedding.com.
Guitar sheet music is also offered for immediate download on the website, as well as wedding music planning tips.
New bride Tara adds, "I put the money I saved on more expensive music into my honeymoon instead. I didn't have to hire musicians or make sure the song length was perfect timing for my walk down the aisle. The CD included emotional, touching versions of recognizable wedding ceremony classics."
Acoustic Wedding tracks include Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring (Bach), Minuet (Bach), Rondeau (Mouret), Spring (Four Seasons) (Vivaldi), Air on the G String (Bach), Hornpipe (Handel), Ave Maria (Schubert), Sheep May Safely Graze (Bach), Air (Water Music) (Handel), Ode to Joy (Beethoven), Alla Luce Del Dio (Magnuson), Canon in D (Pachelbel), Trumpet Tune (Purcell), Trumpet Voluntary (Clarke), Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow (Bourgeois), All Creatures of Our God and King (von Brachel), Now Thank We All Our God (Cruger), The Bridal Chorus (Wagner), The Wedding March (Mendelssohn).
"A primary goal for me is to produce honest genuine music that resonates in people's soul," Mark explains. "Great art is preserved throughout the centuries because it means something to people. It moves them; to dancing, to tears, to motivation, to laughter, to healing. Music is emotional; it is spiritual, foundational, personal."
For more information about Acoustic Wedding CD and related resources, please contact Mark Magnuson at mark@acousticwedding.com .

Thursday, September 27, 2007

Take a Halloween Horrors Crime Bus tour

On Sunday, October 28, Esotouric offers its most disturbing Crime Bus tour yet, Halloween Horrors with Crimebo the Clown. This four-hour jaunt spans downtown, Hollywood, Echo Park and the Eastern San FernandoValley while offering a grimly hilarious look at more than two dozen peculiar and long-forgotten crimes, including several with a Halloween theme. Vintage crime scene photos are featured, with passengers urged to BYOBB (bring your own barf bag), always a smart idea when Crimebo the Crime Clown is in attendance.
Ghost Hosts Kim Cooper and Nathan Marsak have dug into the archives to uncover such terrible tales as the lady dope dealer left with her eyes gouged out on Echo Park's Lovers' Lane, the one-time silent screen star who died alone and was gnawed on by her doggy, the trick or treat murder of the handsome hairstylist, an astrologer and a palm reader who didn't foresee being killed by the women they loved, Silver Lake's exploding gun shop, the poignant death of the bravest dog in Hollywood, plus visits to Bela Lugosi's home, Crimebo's tales of Halloween celebrations gone terribly wrong and history of holiday pranks in Los Angeles, plus light-hearted oddities like the mysterious midnight disappearance of thousands of cucumbers from a Hollywood farm.
The tour is dedicated to the memory of a brave little San Fernando Valley girl Deborah Lohr, who in 1962, accompanied by a friend dressed as a beatnik, stood too near a jack-o-lantern and had her hula costume go up in flames. Deborah's terrible death led to many changes in how Halloween was celebrated in Los Angeles, from fireproof costumes, battery-powered lights in pumpkins, masks offering better visibility when crossing streets and greater parental supervision.
Passengers on this eye-opening, funny (yet horrifying) and informative tour will leave with a new understanding of Halloween in old Los Angeles, and the promise of nightmares. It is highly recommended for natives and newcomers, crime and history buffs and anyone who likes to seek out the unexpected.
For more info on Esotouric, visit http://www.esotouric.com

Upcoming concerts around California

On Sale Saturday September 29 at 10 AM:
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN AND THE E STREET BAND
Los Angeles Sports Arena
October 29
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2 More Nights Just Added! Now 4 Area Shows!
All Shows On Sale Now:
VAN HALEN
With Special Guest:
Ky-Mani Marley
Staples Center-- November 20
December 14—Just Added!
Honda Center-- December 18
December 20—Just Added!
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On Sale Saturday, September 29 at 10 AM:
VELVET REVOLVER
With Special Guest: Alice In Chains
Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
Friday, October 26

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On Sale Saturday, September 29 at 10 AM:
M.I.A.
With Special Guest
The Wiltern
Friday, November 9

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On Sale Saturday, September 29 at 10 AM:
TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA
Save Mart Center
Friday, November 23

Crime in Stereo release due in October

Long Island's next breakout band, Crime In Stereo, has posted another track from their upcoming Bridge Nine debut Crime In Stereo Is Dead at www.MySpace.com/CrimeInStereo – check out "Vicious Teeth" now! Is Dead streets on October 23rd, 2007 and is the band's follow up to 2006's Nitro Records release The Troubled Stateside, which was hailed as one of the most ambitious and inventive melodic hardcore records of the year.
Crime In Stereo Is Dead goes bigger and better than their first album, with more creative ingenuity and moody, moving songs and was produced by Brand New's producer Mike Sapone who helped truly capture the band's dynamic sound.
Check back for two more new songs from Crime In Stereo being posted in the coming weeks and a tour announcement – after five years of being a band, Crime In Stereo have re-defined their sound and themselves.

www.myspace.com/crimeinstereo
www.bridge9.com

Make-A-Wish to honor Nancy Cartwright at benefit

Make-A-Wish Foundation of Greater Los Angeles
TO HONOR NANCY CARTWRIGHT,
Voice of bart simpson,
AT WISH NIGHT 2007 GALA

Cartwright joins previously announced award recipients Manny Mashouf, (Chairman and Founder of bebe Stores, Inc.) who will receive the Individual Wish Granter Award, and My Name Is Earl television program creator Greg Garcia and the show’s cast, who will receive the Entertainment Industry Wish Award.

Micky Dolenz Slated to Perform Famous Songs from The Monkees and Joel McHale of E! Entertainment Network’s The Soup Will Emcee

Los Angeles (September 24, 2007) - - Perhaps her alter ego Bart Simpson would say that it was “rad, man,” upon discovering that the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Greater Los Angeles has chosen Nancy Cartwright to receive the Wish Icon Award at their annual Wish Night Gala on Friday, November 2, 2007, at The Beverly Hills Hotel.

“Nancy has given of herself for both our children’s wishes directly and towards our fundraisers for years,” said Kelli Seely, president and CEO of the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Greater Los Angeles. “Her significant commitment to the mission of the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Greater Los Angeles makes her an unquestionable Icon to our chapter.”

Also adding a special note to the evening, musical icon and Make-A-Wish Foundation supporter Micky Dolenz will be playing hits such as “I’m a Believer” and “Last Train to Clarksville,” from his 1960s musical group and television show, The Monkees.

Emcee for the evening will be Joel McHale, widely known as the hilarious host of E! Entertainment Network’s television program The Soup.

Cartwright will join previously announced award recipients Manny Mashouf, (Chairman and Founder of bebe Stores, Inc.) who will receive the Individual Wish Granter Award, and My Name Is Earl television program creator Greg Garcia and the show’s cast, who will receive the Entertainment Industry Wish Award.
Thanks to Mattel, the MusiCares Foundation and The Grammy Foundation, guests at Wish Night will be able to bid on an extraordinary GRAMMY Package, including two platinum-level tickets to the 50th Annual GRAMMY Awards in 2008, two passes for a VIP backstage tour during rehearsal, and airfare. Platinum-level tickets are reserved for celebrity guests and sponsors…and, of course, the winning bidder.

Showtime Networks, Inc., has generously donated “A Night at the Emmys” package for the auction, including two tickets to the 2008 Primetime Emmy Awards, two tickets to the Entertainment Tonight post-Emmy celebration, limo transportation, and celebrity hair styling and makeup, from the Warren Tricomi Salon on Melrose Avenue.

The Wish Night Awards Gala has been named one of the top 100 events in Southern California by Biz Bash magazine; it recognizes those individuals and businesses that provide exemplary support to the chapter. The event also serves as a fundraiser to allow the chapter to fulfill the wishes of children in the greater Los Angeles community who have life-threatening medical conditions and qualify for a wish. Past Wish Night celebrity honorees have included: Halle Barry, Brad Garrett, Nick Lachey, Luc Robitaille, David Foster, Eric McCormack, Penny Marshall, and Mariah Carey.

The evening begins at 6:30 p.m. and individual tickets for the evening are $425. To purchase tickets for Wish Night visit www.wishla.org or contact Tessa Bowser at 310-788-9474 x 138 or tbowser@wishla.org. Sponsorship opportunities are still available at www.wishla.org or by contacting Amber Hill at 310-788-9474 x.133 or ahill@wishla.org.

About the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Greater Los Angeles

The Make-A-Wish Foundation grants the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength and joy. Born in 1980 when a group of caring volunteers helped a young boy fulfill his dream of becoming a police officer, the Foundation is now the largest wish-granting charity in the world, with 67 chapters in the United States and its territories. With the help of generous donors and more than 25,000 volunteers, the Make-A-Wish Foundation grants a wish every 41 minutes and having granted more than 153,000 wishes in the United States since its inception.

Established in 1983, the Greater Los Angeles chapter of the Make-A-Wish Foundation has fulfilled the wishes of 6,000 children throughout Los Angeles County. For more information about the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Greater Los Angeles, including how you can help refer a child for a wish; participate in Adopt-A-Wish; or donate in-kind gifts of goods or services, airline frequent-flyer miles, or vehicles, please call (800) 322-WISH or visit www.wishla.org.

Support local music

Mr T's Bowl
5621 1/2 N. Figueroa St at Ave 57 in Highland Park
http://www.myspace.com/mrtsbowl

all shows start at 9:00pm and 21 & over

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Thur Oct 4th
9:00 - Chris Robley
9:45 - The Kris Specia
l10:30 - Veltexans
11:15 - Salon K
12:00 - Franklin For Short
No cover
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Fri Oct 5th
9:15pm: Death House Chaplain
10pm: Phoenix and the Turtle
10:45pm: Seasons
11:309pm: One Trick Pony
12:15am: The Monolators
no cover
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sat Oct 6th
Niteshift (Goth)with
The Laudanum Drops
DJ Bastard & Beast
$5 before 9:30pm
$7 after
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sun Oct 7th
College Access Plan Benefit
http://www.myspace.com/collegeaccessplan
6-11pm
DJ Jason Andrew
The Quincy Blaque Trio
Bevin
The Runs
The Density (www.myspace.com/thedensity)
$10.00
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Mon Oct 8th
Abe Lincoln Story residency Mondays In Oct
The ALS 10pm
The London Broil 9pm
other surprise guests
no cover
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Tue Oct 9th
Mormons presents Tuesday nites...
with Various Artists and special guests
No cover....
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Wed Oct 10th
Marcelino Medina (9pm sharp)
Mutant Press
Xipper http://www.myspace.com/xipper
The Sea Beasts
Shatto
No cover
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Thur Oct 11th
The Prope
The Thingz
Murder Moiselle
Baxter House
See It Though
Skywreck
$3.00

Killswitch Engage and Lamb of God unite for tour

Grab your earplugs and prepare for some of the most earth shattering, blazingly deafening metal you will hear this holiday season! Genre defining metal titans Killswitch Engage and Lamb of God have announced that they will be teaming up for a late fall co-headlining tour. Almost four years after their first run together on MTV2’s Headbangers Ball Tour, the two powerhouses have reunited to bring holiday mayhem throughout the US. The tour will begin on November 28th in Lowell, Massachusetts and end on December 17th in Albuquerque, New Mexico with Lamb of God and Killswitch Engage alternating headlining slots each night. Directly supporting these metal juggernauts will be DevilDriver, with Swedish metallers Soilwork kicking off the show each evening.

After a successful premier run on Warped Tour 2007, Killswitch Engage recently released As Daylight Dies Special Edition, a CD/DVD combo featuring the MySpace video favorite and current Active Rock hit "Holy Diver." The special edition also features previous unreleased studio tracks and full music videos for “My Curse,” “The Arms of Sorrow” and of course “Holy Diver.” Poised to conquer, this tour will bring the band full circle – honoring the metal fans that have been with them from the start and have helped them gain such notable success.

Lamb of God will be wrapping up the Sacrament album cycle with this tour. After 18 months of touring with Slayer, Megadeth, Ozzfest, Heaven and Hell, and headlining runs in the US, Japan, Australia, UK and Europe, Lamb of God will take 2008 off to prepare for a new CD. Fans will get a new dose of Lamb of God in 2008 with a full length DVD, set for release in the spring. The DVD will document the entire Sacrament experience, beginning with rehearsals for the albums recording straight through this headline run.

Roadrunner artist, DevilDriver, will be offering direct support for the tour in support of their latest release, The Last Kind Words, which has been received with high critical and fan acclaim. Offering a melting pot of metallic influences, DevilDriver deliver a binding mix of jarring drums, grinding guitars, and unmistakably brutal vocals by front man Dez Fafara. Also joining the tour will be Swedish melodic metal masters, Soilwork, who will be releasing their new album Sworn to a Great Divide on October 19th via Nuclear Blast Records.

Take a break from the holiday melee to witness the sheer metal madness of Lamb of God and Killswitch Engage united. “Yes the rumors are true, Killswitch and Lamb of God are back together again” Killswitch vocalist Howard Jones affirms. “We had our honeymoon four years ago and now it’s time to renew our metal vows. This is your official invitation - the only one you will ever need.” Chris Adler from Lamb of God adds "Touring the Sacrament album has been some of the most exciting times we have ever experienced. It has taken us around the world several times over, playing the biggest shows of our career with some of the best bands in the business and in front of the greatest fans in the world. We are tighter, stronger and smarter than we have ever been and before we put the machine that is Lamb of God to bed for a little while and call an end to the touring cycle, we want to bring it to the next level. So together with our true friends in Killswitch, DevilDriver and Soilwork we plan to bring you something that won't be forgotten. Thanks to everyone who has supported us and we are looking forward to one more brutal evening with all of you!!!"

Presale tickets will go on sale on October 3 through www.lamb-of-god.com and www.killswitchengage.com. Tickets go on sale to the public on October 12 and 13 – check your local listings for details.


KILLSWITCH ENGAGE & LAMB OF GOD
Featuring DevilDriver and Soilwork

11/28 Lowell, MA Tsongas Arena
11/29 Reading, PA Reading Eagle Theatre
11/30 New York, NY Hammerstein Ballroom
12/1 Lewiston, ME The Colisee
12/2 Albany, NY Washington Ave Armory
12/4 Detroit, MI The Fillmore Detroit
12/5 Chicago, IL Congress Theatre
12/7 Kansas City, KS Memorial Hall
12/8 Dallas, TX Nokia Theatre
12/9 Corpus Christi, TX Concrete St. Amphitheatre
12/10 Houston, TX Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
12/12 Denver, CO Fillmore
12/13 Salt Lake City, UT Salt Air
12/14 Reno, NV Grand Sierra Theatre
12/15 Long Beach, CA Long Beach Arena
12/16 Phoenix, AZ Dodge Theater
12/17 Rio Rancho, NM Santa Ana Star Center

Sex Pistols to play L.A.

“There has never been a band like the Sex Pistols, and there very likely never will be another band like the Sex Pistols…the Pistols are one of those rare groups that signify much more than can be conveyed in history books and myth-debunking documentaries, or even the music itself.” Ben Wener of the Orange County Register wrote those words after seeing the band give a devastating performance at The Greek Theatre in Los Angeles in September 2003, and he concluded by proclaiming: “there still is no greater punk band.”
To kick start their “holiday in the sun,” the SEX PISTOLS---who were last NOT seen at their Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame induction in 2006--again descend on Los Angeles, this time when they play a special private club show for fans Thursday, October 25 at The Roxy. This gig by original members John Lydon, Steve Jones, Paul Cook and Glen Matlock is made possible by Indie 103.1, Guitar Hero® III: Legends Of Rock and Helio and marks the group’s first-ever appearance at the historic rock club--in fact, it’s their first-ever club show in Los Angeles--and comes in advance of three shows at The Brixton Academy in London (November 8, 9 and 10) which sold out in an amazing 15 minutes. Another show at The Brixton Academy on the 12th of November and one in Manchester at the MEN Arena November 17 have been added due to overwhelming demand. Listeners can win tickets to the Roxy show by tuning in to Indie 103.1 or going to www.indie1031.com.
The Roxy and upcoming U.K. shows coincide with celebration of the 30th anniversary of the 1977 release of Never Mind The Bollocks…Here’s The Sex Pistols. To accompany the celebrations, Never Mind The Bollocks…Here’s The Sex Pistols and its blistering singles “Anarchy In The UK,” “God Save The Queen,” “Pretty Vacant” and “Holidays In The Sun” will be re-issued on vinyl in their exact original format throughout October for the album’s 30th anniversary. The NME are also campaigning to push “God Save The Queen” to its rightful place at the number one spot in the singles chart, not that the band have ever cared about chart positions, especially after what happened back in 1977. It missed out on the top originally after radio, TV and even some record shops banned it amid rumors that the charts were rigged to prevent it from reaching #1.
“The Sex Pistols are legendary for defining the punk movement. Activision is proud to partner with them to once again make music history by re-recording their hit ‘Anarchy in the U.K.’ for our upcoming Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock game, and sponsoring this historic event,” said Kai Huang, president and co-founder of RedOctane.
"The Sex Pistols are iconic and will forever be known as the innovators who initiated a movement that connected people through music," said Kieran Hannon, EVP of Marketing at Helio. "We're proud to be a part of this performance as we're also about connecting people, for us with the best and most innovative mobile experience there is."
For more information on the SEX PISTOLS, go to www.thefilthandthefury.co.uk and www.johnlydon.com.

About Indie 103.1
Indie 103.1, the Independent FM, is based in Los Angeles with listeners around the world. Indie's on air lineup includes: Jonesy's Jukebox, hosted by Steve Jones, original member of the Sex Pistols; Camp Freddy featuring Dave Navarro, Billy Morrison, Donovan Leitch and Matt Sorum; Harmony In My Head with Henry Rollins; Community Service with The Crystal Method; Feel My Heat with Brent Bolthouse and Danny Masterson; Passport Approved with Sat Bisla; Check 1..2 with Mark Sovel; Complete Control with Joe Sib; Reggae Smoke In with Native Wayne; Dead Air with Chuck P; Chaos with Full Metal Jackie; Last of the Famous International Morning Shows with Joe Escalante; Watusi Rodeo with Chris Morris; Head Trip with Christian B; TK In The Afternoon and Suicide Girls Radio. www.indie1031.com

About Helio
Helio is the mobile brand for the Internet generation. With advanced mobile services, exclusive, high-end, beautiful devices and smart pricing on a nationwide high-speed 3G network, Helio is built for consumers who have mobile at the center of their lives. Helio is a joint venture between SK Telecom, one of the world's most advanced wireless carriers, and EarthLink, the next generation Internet service provider. www.helio.com.

About Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, published by RedOctane® and developed by Neversoft, is rated ‘T’ for Teen by the ESRB and will be available October 28, 2007. For more information about the Guitar Hero franchise, please visit the dedicated community site: www.guitarhero.com.

About Activision, Inc.
Headquartered in Santa Monica, California, Activision, Inc. is a leading worldwide developer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment and leisure products. Founded in 1979, Activision posted net revenues of $1.5 billion for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007.