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Foo Fighters Garage Tour Contest
Foo Fighters will be playing songs from their new album, Wasting Light, in the garages of eight fans in eight North American cities. If you want to enter the contest, one must explain in 25 words or less why they (and 50 of their friends) deserve to win. You can enter the contest and see the detailed instructions here. Wasting Light, Foo Fighters’ seventh studio album, is coming out on April 12.
I Can Make A Mess Album Art and Pre-Order
I Can Make A Mess Like Nobody’s Business has officially released the album art for Gold Rush and put up the new album up for pre-order. Gold Rush is coming out on May 5 and you can pre-order a digital or physical copy of the album here.
Third Eye Blind Announce 2011 Tour Dates
Pop-rock band Third Eye Blind has announced tour dates for April-July 2011. Their most recent album, Ursa Major, was released in August of 2009. Rumor has it that the follow-up to Ursa Major, Ursa Minor, will be released sometime this year. If so, these tour dates could be in support of the new record.
Check out the tour dates below.
Third Eye Blind 2011 Tour Dates:
April 29th – Hampton Beach Casino – Hampton, NH
May 1st – Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel – Providence, RI
May 3rd – Calvin Theatre – Northampton, MA
May 4th – The Town Ballroom – Buffalo, NY
May 5th – Sound Academy – Toronto, ON
May 6th – Palace Theater – Greensburg, PA
May 7th – Lincoln Theatre – Raleigh, NC
May 10th – Neighborhood Theatre – Charlotte, NC
May 14th – Western Connecticut State – Danbury, CT
May 21st – Addison Circle Park – Addison, TX
May 22nd – Vinoy Park – St. Petersburg, FL
May 28th – Mountain Creek – Vernon, NJ
June 10th – Fairfax Government Center – Fairfax, VA
July 1st – Summerfest – Milwaukee, WI
July 4th – Sill’s Parade Field – Garrison, HI
July 8th – Clays Park Main Stage – North Lawerence, OH
The Dangerous Summer Play New Song and Cover
On March 15, The Dangerous Summer played a show The Studio at Webster Hall in New York, premiering a brand new song called “Everyone Left” and playing a cover of Bush‘s “Glycerine”. “Everyone Left” will be included on the band’s forthcoming album, set to be released later this year, and is the same song that was demoed on the band’s Tumblr back in October.
Check out the videos below.
The Dangerous Summer – “Everyone Left”:
The Dangerous Summer – “Glycerine (Bush Cover)”:
Death Cab For Cutie Album Finished, Details Announced
Chris Walla, the guitarist and producer of Death Cab For Cutie, has announced via his Twitter account that the band’s new album, Codes and Keys, is finished.Codes and Keys will be released on May 31, 2011.
You can check out the tracklisting below.
Codes and Keys Tracklisting:
1. “Home Is a Fire”
2. “Codes and Keys”
3. “Some Boys”
4. “Doors Unlocked and Open”
5. “You Are a Tourist”
6. “Unobstructed Views”
7. “Monday Morning”
8. “Portable Television”
9. “Underneath the Sycamore”
10. “St “Peter’s Cathedral”
11. “Stay Young, Go Dancing”
Stream The Strokes
The Strokes‘s new album, Angles, is currently streaming on the band’s official website. The album will be released on March 22, 2011, so be sure to support the band and pick up the new record in about six days time.
I Can Make a Mess Like Nobody’s Business “Pick What You Pay” Tour
I Can Make a Mess Like Nobody’s Business will be headlining a three week “Pick What You Pay” tour this spring, a new and innovative plan from Ace Enders, who we talked to last month after he raised over $30,000 via Kickstarter. The audience will be able to choose their own ticket price for the shows, an idea that seems extremely unique and risky for a cash-strapped musician, but also highly rewarding for the fanbase, which Ace is passionately devoted to.
The goodwill doesn’t end there, though. Each advanced purchase ticket will come with a limited edition signed poster and admission to a discussion session about the future of music with the band that will be filmed and included in a documentary to be released this coming fall. Pre-sale tickets will be available through Artist Arena starting on March 15.
Considering that the majority of a band’s revenue is generated through ticket sales and merchandise, I Can Make a Mess’s willingness to allow fans to choose ticket prices is extremely unprecedented. While the pay-what-you-want business model has been quite successful with digital album downloads (Radiohead‘s In Rainbows comes to mind), the same approach is new to touring and, actually, to the best of my knowledge has not actually been implemented before. With all the bonuses tied in to the advance tickets, fans of the band should be more than satisfied – the only question that remains is whether or not enough money can be generated to make a profit or at least break even. Best of luck to Ace and his band on their new endeavor.
Check out the tour dates below.
I Can Make a Mess Like Nobody’s Business “Pick What You Pay” Tour Dates:
5/17 – Allston, MA – Brighton Music Hall
5/18 – New York, NY – Studio @ Webster Hall
5/19 – Providence, RI – Club Hell
5/20 – Poughkeepsie, NY – The Chance
5/21 – Manchester, NH – Rockos
5/22 – Hartford, CT – Webster Underground
5/24 – Cleveland, OH – Grog Shop
5/25 – Lansing, MI – Mac’s Bar
5/26 – Chicago, IL – Beat Kitchen
5/27 – Madison, WI – The Loft
5/28 – DeKalb, IL – The House Café
5/29 – Des Moines, IA – House of Bricks
5/31 – St. Louis, MO – Off Broadway
6/1 – Covington, KY – Mad Hatter
6/2 – Pittsburgh, PA – The Smiling Moose
6/3 – Vienna, VA – Jammin Java
6/4 – Philadelphia, PA – Northstar Bar
Manchester Orchestra Announce New Tour Dates
Manchester Orchestra have announced a new set of tour dates, co-headlining with Cage The Elephant. The newly-added dates extends the band’s 2011 North American tour, which is in support of their third album, Simple Math, set to be released on May 10 via Columbia Records/Favorite Gentlemen Recordings.
Check out the dates below.
Manchester Orchestra 2011 Tour Dates:
April 29, 2011 — Memphis, TN — Tom Lee Park #
April 30, 2011 — Due West, SC — Erksine College #
May 2, 2011 — Kansas City, MO — The Beaumont Club ##
May 3, 2011 — St. Louis, MO — The Pageant ##
May 4, 2011 — Chicago, IL — Metro ##
May 6, 2011 — Cleveland, OH — Beachland Ballroom ##
May 7, 2011 — Rochester, NY — Water Street Music Hall ##
May 8, 2011 — Baltimore, MD — Rams Head Live*
May 10, 2011 — Boston, MA — House Of Blues *
May 11, 2011 — New York, NY — Terminal 5 *
May 13, 2011 — Providence, RI — Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel ###
May 14, 2011 — Philadelphia, PA — Theatre of the Living Arts ###
May 16, 2011 — Toronto, ON — The Mod Club ###
May 17, 2011 — Detroit, MI — The Fillmore *
May 18, 2011 — Columbus, OH — The LC Pavilion *
May 20, 2011 — Columbia, SC — Jillian’s *
May 23, 2011 — Orlando, FL — House Of Blues *
May 24, 2011 — Tampa, FL — The Ritz *
May 25, 2011 — Atlanta, GA — The Tabernacle *
May 27, 2011 — Houston, TX — Verizon Wireless Theatre **
May 28, 2011 — Austin, TX — Stubbs **
May 29, 2011 — Dallas, TX — The Palladium **
May 31, 2011 — Phoenix, AZ — The Marquee **
June 1, 2011 — San Diego, CA — Soma **
June 2, 2011 — Los Angeles, CA — The Music Box #
June 7, 2011 — Eugene, OR — McDonald Theatre **
June 8, 2011 — Portland, OR — Crystal Ballroom **
June 9, 2011 — Seattle, WA — The Showbox SODO **
June 11, 2011 — Salt Lake City, UT — Club Sound #
June 12, 2011 — Denver, CO — Summit Music Hall#
* with Cage The Elephant, O’Brother, and TBA opener(s)
** with Cage The Elephant, Sleeper Agent, and TBA opener(s)
# with TBA opener(s)
## with An Horse and Harrison Hudson
### with An Horse, Harrison Hudson, and O’Brother
Tracklist to Wiz Khalifa’s ‘Rolling Papers’ Revealed
The tracklisting for Wiz Khalifa‘s forthcoming album, Rolling Papers, surfaced on Amazon.com UK today, revealing features from Too $hort, Chevy Woods, and Curren$y. The 23-year-old’s Pittsburgh anthem “Black And Yellow” and current single “Roll Up” have achieved quite a bit of success in the past few months and are both included on the album. Check out the full tracklisting below.
Rolling Papers Track List:
01. When I’m Gone
02. On My Level (feat. Too $hort)
03. Black And Yellow
04. Roll Up
05. Hopes & Dreams
06. Wake Up
07. The Race
08. Star Of The Show (feat. Chevy Woods)
09. No Sleep
10. Get Your Shit
11. Top Floor
12. Fly Solo
13. Rooftops (feat. Curren$y)
14. Cameras
Beastie Boys Announce Eighth Album
Via their official website, Beastie Boys have announced the release of their eighth studio album, Hot Sauce Committee, Pt. 2, set to be released via Capitol Records on May 3, 2011. The album has sixteen tracks, which you can see below.
Hot Sauce Committee, Pt. 2. Tracklist:
01. Tadlock’s Glasses
02. B-Boys In The Cut
03. Make Some Noise
04. Nonstop Disco Powerpack
05. OK
06. Too Many Rappers (feat. Nas)
07. Say It
08. The Bill Harper Collection
09. Don’t Play No Game That I Can’t Win (feat. Santigold)
10. Long Burn The Fire
11. Funky Donkey
12. Lee Majors Come Again
13. Multilateral Nuclear Disarmament
14. Pop Your Balloon
15. Crazy Ass Shit
16. Here’s A Little Something For Ya
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