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Punch Brothers Kick Off North American Tour

MUSIC NEWS- Punch Brothers, whose T Bone Burnett–produced album The Phosphorescent Blues, was released on Nonesuch Records earlier this year, kicked off a 24-city North American tour with three nights at the 9:30 Club in Washington, DC this week!   The tour includes stops in Nashville, Chicago, New York City, Boston, and Vancouver; four dates in California; three in Texas; and more, with supporting sets from Gaby Moreno, Michael Daves, and Gabriel Kahane along the way. See the full tour schedule below, including several summer festival dates as well, like Bonnaroo and Telluride.

Tickets to the non-festival shows include a download of the new album. The vinyl edition of The Phosphorescent Blues, which includes four additional tracks not available elsewhere, is due out next Tuesday and is available to pre-order now. The album is available on CD and digitally.

Paul McCartney To Headline Delaware's Firefly Festival

MUSIC NEWS- The rumors can be confirmed-

Sir Paul will headline this year’s Firefly Festival June 18-21 at the Woodlands in Dover, DE. It's Paul’s first ever appearance at Firefly and the latest confirmed date of this year’s Out There tour, following on the recent announcement of April 21-May 2 run through Japan and South Korea.

The Out There tour, as always, features music from the most beloved catalog in popular music, as Paul performs songs spanning his entire career; as a solo artist, member of Wings and of course as a Beatle.

2015 Gathering of the Vibes Music Festival Announced

MUSIC NEWS - In a much-anticipated announcement, the 2015 Gathering of the Vibes Music Festival welcomes a 'Vibes-like-mix' of talented and soulful artists to its 20^th Year Anniversary Bash at Seaside Park in Bridgeport, CT (July 3- thru August 2, 2015). "The VibeTribe has spoken, and we have listened," notes Ken Hays, Festival Owner. "Familiar favorites and future favorites present a potent line-up to celebrate our twentieth year sharing music, life, and each other."

ON-STAGE @ VIBES20: Grammy-winner Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals reunite and bring their eclectic mix of blues, folk, soul, reggae and rock; twenty meets twenty, as fan favorite Wilco adds Vibes20 to its 20^th Anniversary Tour; legendary Hall of Famer Gregg Allman returns to Vibes, this time with his own band; internationally acclaimed rockers, Weezer (featuring Connecticut's own lead singer Rivers Cuomo), are first-timers to Vibes; household name in the jamband world, The String Cheese Incident, makes its only northeast appearance of the summer; and, there's the introduction of Billy & the Kids – new project of Bill Kreutzmann, Grateful Dead drummer.

PAUL WELLER TO RELEASE HIS WARNER BROS. RECORDS DEBUT ALBUM "SATURNS PATTERN" ON MAY 11TH

MUSIC NEWS- Paul Weller recently announced the release of Saturns Pattern is Weller's first album release through both Parlophone Records in the UK (May 11^th) and on Warner Bros. Records in the USA (May 12, 2015).

 

The new album was recorded in Weller's own Black Barn Studio and produced by Jan "Stan" Kybert (Oasis, Bjork, Massive Attack, etc.). Weller and Kybert have worked together extensively in the past on albums such as Sonik Kicks (2012), As Is Now (2005), Studio 150 (2004) and Illumination (2002). Saturns Pattern will be available in a variety of formats: Standard CD, Deluxe CD/DVD set, vinyl album, and Limited Edition Deluxe Box Set with CD/DVD/vinyl album. The digital formats will be available in standard and deluxe editions with the deluxe edition featuring previously unreleased bonus tracks. iTunes versions are exclusively mastered.

 

Tedeschi Trucks Band Rolls Out "Wheels of Soul" Tour

MUSIC NEWS- Rolling across America on a sizzling summer run, Tedeschi Trucks Band’s “Wheels of Soul” tour will bring the Grammy-winning, eleven-piece blues-rock dynamo together with soul sensation Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, and acclaimed guitarist Doyle Bramhall II, for twenty not-to-be-missed appearances. Performing at some of the finest outdoor venues in the country, and incorporating family-friendly ticket pricing wherever possible, the first of the tour’s two legs kicks off June 5th in Paso Robles, CA, one of four nights in the Golden State. A second leg launches in mid-July with stops at venues east of the Mississippi. (see itinerary below from MNN).

 

KAABOO Del Mar Festival Unveiled

MUSIC NEWS- The inaugural KAABOO Del Mar experience is set to make an impact on the USA festival circuit with an initial line-up led by headliners No Doubt, The Killers and Zac Brown Band.  Set for September 18-20, 2015 at the world-famous Del Mar Racetrack & Fairgrounds in Del Mar (San Diego, CA).  KAABOO Del Mar, presented in partnership with Mercedes Benz, will offer music lovers three days of performances on seven stages and six experiences: Humor Me, Palate, Indulgences, ArtworK, Encore, and Posh Nosh, details of which will be announced in the coming weeks. 

The initial KAABOO Del Mar-curated musical line-up–encompassinga variety of performers appealing to a multi-generational audience; is as follows (as of February 23): 

No Doubt; The Killers; Zac Brown Band; Snoop Dogg; Foster the People; Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals; Slightly Stoopid; Counting Crows; Young the Giant; The Roots; Spoon; Sheryl Crow; Grace Potter & the Nocturnals; Dirty Heads; O.A.R.;  AWOLNATION; Rodrigo y Gabriela; Michael Franti & Spearhead; Brandi Carlile; Girl Talk; Big Gigantic; Griz; Tribal Seeds; Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue; OK Go; Cherub; Donavon Frankenreiter; Dawes; Los Lobos; X; Lucero; Lettuce; Ozomatli; Allen Stone; JJ Grey & Mofro; Old 97’s; J Roddy Walston & the Business; Justin Townes Earle; Delta Rae; Nahko & Medicine for the People; Nicki Bluhm & the Gramblers; Minnie Driver; The White Panda; The Floozies; Goldfish; thenewno2; Stick Figure; The Revivalists; MarchFourth!; Dirty Dozen Brass Band; Fortunate Youth; Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers; Natural Vibrations; The Silent Comedy; Knox Hamilton; Orgone; Wheeland Brothers; The Apache Relay; Peter Matthew Bauer.  The comedy bill includes:  Joel McHale; Lewis Black; Chris D’elia; Anthony Jeselnik; Jeff Garlin; Tig Notaro; Tim Meadows; Iliza Schlesinger; Ron Funches; Hasan Minhaj.

 

Bill Kreutzmann Announces Memoir Release, "Deal..."

MUSIC NEWS- Bill Kreutzmann will release his memoir Deal...: My Three Decades of Drumming, Dreams and Drugs with the Grateful Dead on May 5, 2015 via St Martins Press. The founding Grateful Dead drummer teamed up with writer (and frequent Relix contributor) Benjy Eisen for the book, which covers everything from the Acid Tests to Woodstock, Altamont and beyond.

From the memoir’s press release reads:

WISHBONE ASH Back to North America for "Pilgrimage Tour"

MUSIC NEWS-  Wishbone Ash, one of the most influential guitar bands in the history of rock, returns to the USA in April 2015 for the first leg of their Pilgrimage North America Tour. Following spring and fall tours in 2014 that featured the group’s best-selling “Live Dates” album, this year Wishbone Ash will present classics spanning their 46-year career and showcase selections from their latest release, “Blue Horizon".

After logging more than 20,000 miles touring North America last year, the group will begin their 2015 spring tour in Vancouver, British Columbia, winding down the West Coast of the US and then heading across the South; performing in cities that include Portland, Seattle, Oakland, San Juan Capistrano, Pomona, Phoenix, Austin and Dallas.

KANSAS To Release "Miracles Out of Nowhere" Documentary

MUSIC NEWS- Classic rock, and KANSAS fans get a considerable look behind the scenes of the classic rock band’s long journey when ‘Miracles Out of Nowhere,’ a new documentary and retrospective CD, arrives on March 24, 2015 from Sony/Legacy.

Promising “a story that will appeal to new fans and veteran enthusiasts alike,” the ‘Miracles Out of Nowhere’ documentary was directed by Charley Randozzo, whose previous credits include ‘Hanson at the Fillmore’ and ‘Britney Fox: Year of the Fox.’  The feature-length film about a rock band from the heartland of America includes a number of interviews with famous fans, including Queen guitarist Brian May and country superstar Garth Brooks.

FOO FIGHTERS' SONIC HIGHWAYS DVD/BLU RAY AND DIGITAL RELEASE APRIL 7

MUSIC NEWS- Just off winning the fans’ vote to be named Best International Act at the NME Awards while in the thick of a massive Australia/New Zealand stadium tour, Foo Fighters have confirmed the details of the DVD/Blu-Ray and digital release of Foo Fighters: Sonic Highways:

The critically acclaimed and award-winning HBO docuseries directed by Foo Fighters’ own Dave Grohl, will receive a deluxe DVD/Blu-Ray treatment and digital release on April 7. Assembled with the same passion that went into the musical odyssey that produced both the series and the current Foo Fighters album that shares its title, the Sonic Highways DVD/Blu-Ray package features bonus footage filmed during each of the eight episodes – plus extended interviews with President Barack Obama, Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys, Chuck D of Public Enemy, Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top, Gibby Haynes of the Butthole Surfers, Joan Jett, Ian Mackaye of Fugazi and Minor Threat, Dolly Parton, Carrie Underwood and Joe Walsh.

Kid Rock Announces "$20 Best Night Ever" Tour with Foreigner

MUSIC NEWS- Kid Rock broke all the rules when he last set out on tour and now he's back to break them all again. The "$20 Best Night Ever" tour set all sorts of attendance records proving that the combination of top notch entertainment and affordable tickets are a win/win for everyone. Now with the eminent release of his new album First Kiss, his first on Top Dog/Warner Bros. Records, Kid Rock, along with his trusted Twisted Brown Trucker Band, is announcing a full summer tour with very special guest Foreigner.  

The concert tour kicks off June 24 in Hartford, CT and includes six special nights in his hometown of Detroit.  The 35-date tour hits cities across the country before wrapping up on September 5 in the great state of Washington at White River Amphitheatre in Auburn. 

Bryan Adams In Concert to Air on PBS "Great Performances"

MUSIC NEWS-  Canadian born singer-songwriter Bryan Adams has been one of the most successful international performers in contemporary rock music, selling over 65 million records in a career that has spanned more than three decades.  Adams rose to fame with his Cuts Like a Knife album and became a global star with his 1984 album Reckless.  In 1991, his Waking Up the Neighbours album included the single "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You," which went on to become one of the best-selling singles of all time.  And today it was announced that Bryan Adams in Concert, will be airing on THIRTEEN's Great Performances in March on PBS

Adams current album, Tracks of My Years, is his first studio release in six years, and features a wide range of musical styles reflective of a time when rock was played alongside pop, country and R&B.   Great Performances captures Adams in peak performance during his current world tour, performing favorites from the new album as well as his own chart-topping hits. The performance; including "Here I Am," "Summer of '69," "Heaven," and "Straight from the Heart", was filmed at Toronto's Elgin Theater in July 2014, and marks the singer's PBS debut.

Def Leppard Back for 2015 North American Tour

MUSIC NEWS- Def Leppard returns to the road this summer for an extensive North American concert tour.  The Live Nation-promoted tour hitting nearly 50 cities across the U.S. and Canada will kick off on June 23 in Tampa, FL at MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre. Joining Def Leppard Joe Elliott (vocals), Vivian Campbell (guitar), Phil Collen (guitar), Rick "Sav" Savage (bass) and Rick Allen (drums), on their massive summer outing are rockers Styx and Tesla.

Please see full tour itinerary below from MNN. Citi credit card members will have access to pre-sale tickets beginning Wednesday, February 18 at noon local time through Citi's Private Pass Program. General tickets for the tour go on sale starting Friday, February 20 at 10:00 am at Livenation's site.

David Byrne to Curate UK Meltdown Festival

MUSIC NEWS - David Byrne will curate 2015’s Meltdown Festival at Southbank Centre in London. The festival, now in its twenty-second year, will take place August 17–28, 2015. Byrne will follow in the footsteps of previous directors that include Laurie Anderson, Patti Smith, David Bowie, Yoko Ono, Ray Davies, and Ornette Coleman. The festival marks a return for Byrne to the South Bank—Here Lies Love, his award-winning musical with Fatboy Slim, had a successful limited run at the National Theatre’s Dorfman Theatre from September 2014 through to January 2015.

"This is going to be exciting," David Byrne says. "I plan to invite performers I've seen—and I do get out—and others I've missed or have dreamed of seeing. It's going to be a bit of fun puzzle-solving I imagine—seeing who's interested, who is available and what venues at Southbank Centre are appropriate. I really hope to find things that take this beyond sit-down concerts as well—but of course I'm speaking way too early as I'm still working on my wish list."

10,000 Maniacs Announce Official Release Date Of Their New Album And Offer A Sneak Peek!

MUSIC NEWS - Having conquered the alternative rock world with multi-platinum selling albums and unforgettable singles such as “These Are Days,” 10,000 Maniacs are set to release the most ambitious album of their career, a full-length collection of traditional British Isles folk songs, titled ‘Twice Told Tales’, newly interpreted by the band whose organic, neo-folk sound has influenced so many others. The official street date for the album is April 28, 2015 and will be made available on both CD as well as a special 180-gram 12” vinyl format from Cleopatra Records!