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Bon Iver Saturday Night Live Tunes and Tour News

MUSIC NEWS -This past weekend Bon Iver was the music guest on Saturday Night Live performing the grammy-nominated "Holocene," and Bon Iver Bon Iver closing track "Beth/Rest." Watch both, below.   The band also announced today that they'ver booked a new set of live dates on the west coast starting in April, including headlining performances at both weekends of the Coachella Music and Arts Festival, as well as the New Orleans Jazz Festival and the Sasquatch Music Festival in Washington state. All Tiny Creatures will open for Bon Iver on select dates.

Live From the Artists Den Back for 4th Season on PBS

MUSIC NEWS - The fourth season of the innovative music series Live from the Artists Den premieres nationally on public television beginning February 3, 2012 (check local listings). The New York Emmy-nominated show connects music fans with a remarkable line-up of icons and emerging stars performing in unique and historic venues. The new season features Adele, The Fray, Death Cab for Cutie, Kid Rock, Iron and Wine, and Amos Lee with special guests Calexico.

"There's something for every music fan in our new season," says Artists Den Creator and Executive Producer Mark Lieberman. "We kick off with a rare, intimate look at Adele, the biggest star in music this year, and we made history by filming Kid Rock inside Elvis Presley's Graceland in Memphis, the world's most famous rock and roll landmark. Generous invitations from historic locations in Atlanta, Tuscon, and more helped inspire our best season yet." .

Carole King (and the Roots) Perform "Hi De Ho" on Jimmy Fallon

MUSIC NEWS- As a special web only treat for her Late Night with Jimmy Fallon performance this week, Carole King (and The Roots) performed an old song of hers that Blood Sweat & Tears made famous years ago, "Hi De Ho". We thought you'd enjoy it!

 

 

KINGS OF LEON Doc to Make Its TV Premiere on Showtime

MUSIC NEWS -  The music documentary TALIHINA SKY: THE STORY OF KINGS OF LEON, will make it's TV premiere on SHOWTIME on Sunday, August 21 at 10 PM ET/PT. 

The documentary kicks off at the annual Followill family reunion in the back woods of Talihina, OK, where the three brothers return to their roots and unwind with their family. First-time director and Followill friend Stephen C. Mitchell weaves personal home videos, unedited interviews and behind-the-scenes footage of the band's journey from their small-town beginnings -- spent in poverty and touring the Bible Belt with their father, a Pentecostal evangelist minister, and their devout mother -- to living the rock star dream.  

DAVID GRAY Makes "Early Show" TV Appearance

MUSIC NEWS- David Gray will be stopping by The Early Show on CBS-TV on Thursday, June 30 to perform his “Only the Wine”, “Sail Away” and “Fugitive” tunes.  These songs are all featured on David’s brand new album “Lost & Found – Live in Dublin” which released yesterday in an odd exclusive deal, with Groupon.  It's his third album in under two years and showcases performances from his Dublin show on his sold out Lost & Found tour.

David is continuing to tour through July playing solo shows as well as dates on the Dave Matthews Band Caravan.  Full itinerary is below.

CAKE in Live Stream from NYC's Ed Sullivan Theatre

MUSIC NEWS - Sacramento, CA-based eclectic rockers CAKE (John McCrea, Vincent DiFiore, Xan McCurdy, Gabriel Nelson and Paolo Balwill) take over the Ed Sullivan Theater in New York City for a “Live on Letterman” performance. The intimate, 45-minute set will showcase CAKE classics as well as new songs from their latest album record from Warner Bros, Showroom of Compassion. The performance will be broadcast live online via CBS tomorrow, June 28, at 9:00pm ET as part of CBS Interactive’s exclusive webcast series which has featured diverse talent ranging from Foo Fighters, Adele, Snoop Dogg, My Morning Jacket, Katy Perry and more.

You can view the performance live or on demand on Live on Letterman’s website here.

Joe Jackson Sets "Live Music" Release Date

MUSIC NEWS -  News today of Joe Jackson's Live Music album releasing on June 7, 2011 via Razor & Tie. His sixth live album, the collection is a document of his 2010 European tour.

While his Volume 4 (2003) and the seven-month tour that followed that record featured the reunion of the entire original Joe Jackson Band from the late 70s, the follow-up release,  Rain (2008) was made with three of the four band members: Jackson (vocals and keyboards), Graham Maby (bass/vocals) and Dave Houghton (drums/vocals). This is the band appearing on Live Music, which is made up of twelve tracks assembled from board recordings from several cities.

 

Live From the Artists Den Back for Third Season

MUSIC NEWS - PBS today announced plans for its third season of music performance series, Live From the Artists Den.   The April 1 kick-off will have Elvis Costello and the Sugarcanes performing at NYC's New York Public Library in Manhattan.

Other performers for the third season of the series includes; Robert Plant, Squeeze, Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, Ray LaMontagne, Daniel Merriweather, A Fine Frenzy and Lisa Hannigan.

STEVEN TYLER Can Do Both; Aerosmith Member and Idol Judge

MUSIC NEWS - At Tuesday's Television Critics Association press conference, Steven Tyler said his Idol judge job doesn't mean the end of his involvement with AEROSMITH. The group's lead singer said he expects Aerosmith to start writing songs later this month as the start work on their first new album in nearly decade, and that a concert tour been's booked for South America and Japan for November and December.

"We're still rocking, big-time," Tyler said at the news conference with the 'Idol' cast.  Though Tyler did sigh when asked whether that meant the band was OK with his new TV job.  Previously, lead guitarist Joe Perry complained publicly that he found out about Tyler's "American Idol" gig via the internet.  Last fall,Tyler said in an interview that he was having trouble finding Perry to discuss the arrangement.  

You know, I got some stuff," Tyler said. "Everybody's got their opinions. I just wanted to test my limitations."

No response yet from the other Aerosmith members.

Discovery TV's MICHAEL JACKSON Autopsy Re-enactment Show Cancelled

MUSIC NEWS - In a rare sign of TV good taste, a planned re-enactment of Michael Jackson’s autopsy, which was due to air in the UK on January 13, has been cancelled.  The Discovery television network announced the news on Friday, citing an upcoming court hearing and concern by the late pop star's estate.

The show called, "Michael Jackson's Autopsy: What Really Killed Michael Jackson," was set to air in several countries of western Europe and in the United Kingdom on January 13.

THE BLACK KEYS To Be SNL's First Music Guest in 2011

MUSIC NEWS - American blues/rock outfit, The Black Keys have been booked to appear as the music guests on the first 2011 episode of Saturday Night Live.  The Keys will perform on Saturday January 8, 2011 when Jim Carrey hosts the show. The Akron, OH duo’s appearance (guitarist Dan Auerbach and drummer/producer Patrick Carney) will be their last in the USA before heading off to New Zealand and Autralia on their current tour to promote their BROTHERS album.

AMERICA on NBC TV Christmas Day

MUSIC NEWS - Pop rock icons AMERICA (GERRY BECKLEY and DEWEY BUNNELL) will appear on NBC-TV’s Christmas Day ice skating special called a “Salute To Golden Age Of American Skating”.  The guys will perform a medley of their biggest hits including “Ventura Highway,” “Tim Man,” “You Can Do Magic,” “I Need You,” “Horse With No Name” and “Sister Golden Hair.”  Their performance was taped recently at Atlantic City, NJ’s 10,000-seat Boardwalk Hall Arena and will air Christmas Day, Saturday, December 25 at 4:00PM ET/PT.

PHOSPHORESCENT in NYC - David Letterman Appearance and Final 2010 Concert

MUSIC NEWS - If you didn't stay up late, you may have missed Phosphorescent's network television debut on The Late Show With David Letterman, performing a fiery version of “It’s Hard to Be Humble (When You’re From Alabama),” the opening track from their 2010 album, Here’s To Taking It Easy (watch below).

To raise the stakes even higher, Phosophorescent received a helping hand from the horn section of Paul Shaffer’s CBS Orchestra.  After hearing the performance David Letterman exclaimed "According to a recent poll 70% of Americans loved that!"  And while in NYC, the indie/folk alt country Phosphorescent graces the stage of Bowery Ballroom in New York City tonight for one final performance of 2010; it'll cap off a year on the road supporting Here’s To Taking It Easy.

Grammy Nominations Announced - EMINEM Leads with 10

MUSIC NEWS  - Nominations for the 53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards were announced last night by The Recording Academy and contain quite an eclectic mix of the best in music over the past year, as determined by the voting members of The Academy ( list of top noms below).

The 53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards will be held on "GRAMMY Sunday," February 13, 2011, at STAPLES Center in L.A., CA and once again will be broadcast live on CBS from 8 'til 11:30 pm (ET/PT).

Eminem tops the nominations with 10; Bruno Mars garners seven; and Jay-Z, Lady Antebellum, and Lady Gaga each earn six nods.  Jeff Beck, B.o.B, David Frost, Philip Lawrence, and John Legend receive five each; and Alex Da Kid, the Black Keys, Drake, Cee Lo Green, Ari Levine, Katy Perry, Rihanna, the Roots, Dirk Sobotka, and Zac Brown each have four nominations.

The Black Eyed Peas Booked for Super Bowl XLV Halftime Show

MUSIC NEWS - The NFL have confirmed that The Black Eyed Peas  will perform in the Bridgestone Super Bowl XLV Halftime Show at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, TX on Sunday, February 6, 2011.  The most-watched music event of the year, 153 million+ viewers in the USA alone watched last year's show that featured UK classic rockers, The WHO.

The Black Eyed Peas join an impressive list of recent halftime acts that in addition to The Who has featured Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Prince, the Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney and U2.  The signing of BEP is a notable change in the NFL's talent booking policy of recent, as the NFL looks to reach a much younger audience than they have in the past with the older rockers that have been performing.