FESTIVAL NEWS: SxSW Music Lineup Announced

I am crushed. (*sniff*)

Yes, I've moved beyond the disbelief and anger stages, and finally reconciled myself with the fact that I won't be heading to Austin for SxSW this year. (*sob!*) Not quite the end of the world, but still totally worth feeling sorry for oneself over.

For those of you fortunate souls who ARE heading down to arguably the coolest town in the Southwest for arguably the coolest fest of the indie year, I'm happy to pass along the news that the lineup for the music portion of the fest has been nailed down and announced. If you've held off planning, it's time to get to it, boys and girls.

Go forth with...
--a festival lineup schedule
--a private party schedule
--a list of venues
--places to eat & booze it up
--a map
...forthwith! And bone up with this incredible guide to everything you'd ever want to know about SxSW: SxSW Baby. Seriously, it's jaw-droppingly complete, so go check it out.

Wait, what's that you say? You haven't registered? Well, Hell! Get ye to the Registration page, slowpoke! The fest takes place in just a couple weeks -- 3/14-3/18 -- and you're going to need those wristbands.

Enjoy, you lucky bastard. Meanwhile, I and the poor sods like me will be living vicariously through you. Think of us fondly while you're down there living the rock and roll life.

Remember, it's not just for yourself. You're living it for the rest of us, too.



HOT TIP: Be sure to catch the Elana James Trio, with local Austin heroine Elana James -- sometime Bob Dylan band member, Willie Nelson collaborator, and Hot Club of Cowtown swinging fiddle slinger and singer. (photo by City On Fire)

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HOT TIP: Mew Coming Back to the US!

FINALLY! I've been waiting on pins and needles for the faintest hint that Mew might be heading back stateside for a new US tour, and that happy day has at last arrived. Yes, as Filter reported, they'll be back for a club tour (heaven!) in March and April.

I had the extraordinary good fortune to see Mew open for Bloc Party at McCarren Park Pool last summer. And thank goodness for that! They quickly became one of my favorite discoveries of the last year, and certainly my most favorite band of Danes. The interplay of the delicate tenor and the quasi-prog rock that backs it is intense, unusual and totally engrossing within seconds. Check out their album, And The Glass Handed Kites for proof. Trust me, you'll be glad you did. Now go get tickets and see how incredibly well it translates live.

Mew tour dates, courtesy of Filter:

March
14 Austin, TX - SXSW [KEXP dayshow]
15 Austin, TX - SXSW [Brooklyn Vegan dayshow]
16 Austin, TX - SXSW [Under the Radar dayshow]
17 Austin, TX - La Zona Rosa [w/ The Polyphonic Spree, Satellite Party and Eisley]
20 Washington, DC - Black Cat
22 New York, NY - Irving Plaza
23 Boston, MA - Paradise
26 Toronto, Ontario - Mod Club
28 Chicago, IL - Double Door
31 Denver, CO - Ogden Theatre

April
02 Seattle, WA - Neumos
03 Vancouver, British Columbia - Richard's on Richards
04 Portland, OR - Aladdin Theatre
06 San Francisco, CA - Fillmore
07 Los Angeles, CA - Henry Fonda Theatre

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FESTIVAL NEWS: Bonnaroo 2007 Festival Lineup Announced

  >>Jack White

Not sure which major multi-day fest to hit this summer? Put Bonnaroo somewhere at the top of your list. Entering its 6th year, Bonnaroo has become one of the most respected, reliably fantastic festivals of the summer season. Among the first to introduce the camping concept to the US festival circuit, they seem to have the whole thing down for their four-day, 100+ band experience, with something interesting going on for every taste and temperament, 24 hours a day.

The Police aren't the only notable reunion to be witnessed at Bonnaroo... It marks the first gig for The White Stripes after a several year hiatus. And you thought Jack had left Meg in the dust? For shame, you doubting Thomases!  TixGirl's personal faves include Martha Wainwright, Regina Spektor, Feist, Brazilian Girls, Gogol Bordello (I love you Eugene!), the Decemberists & Hot Chip. Check out the lengthy list of artists confirmed thus far, and stay tuned as more will be added.

Tickets go on sale exclusively through www.bonnaroo.com on Friday, February 23rd at noon (ET).

2007 Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival Confirmed Artists:
The Police
Tool
Widespread Panic
The White Stripes
Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals
Wilco
The Flaming Lips
Manu Chao
The String Cheese Incident
Franz Ferdinand
Bob Weir & Ratdog
Damien Rice
Ween
Gov't Mule
Ziggy Marley & the Melody Makers
The Decemberists
Kings of Leon
Michael Franti & Spearhead
Wolfmother
Regina Spektor
Galactic
The Black Keys
DJ Shadow
Gillian Welch & David Rawlings
Spoon
Keller Williams (WMD's)
Sasha & John Digweed
STS9
Old Crow Medicine Show
The Hold Steady
North Mississippi Allstars
Fountains Of Wayne
Hot Tuna
Feist
Hot Chip
Lily Allen
John Butler Trio
Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys
Aesop Rock
The Richard Thompson Band
Dierks Bentley
Xavier Rudd
Gogol Bordelo
Junior Brown
Tortoise
T-Bone Burnett
Mavis Staples
Clutch
Cold War Kids
Dr. Dog
Paolo Nutini
Brazilian Girls
RX Bandits
The Nightwatchman
The Slip
Girl Talk
Railroad Earth
Martha Wainwright
Rodrigo y Gabriela
Annuals
Tea Leaf Green
Sam Roberts Band
Elvis Perkins in Dearland
Charlie Louvin
Sonya Kitchell
Mute Math
Apollo Sunshine
Uncle Earl
James Blood Ulmer
The National
The Little Ones
Ryan Shaw

Comedians:
Lewis Black & Friends
Dave Attell
David Cross

    
>>Brazilian Girls, Martha Wainwright, The Decemberists

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ON SALE THIS WEEKEND: The Police, Civic Tour w/ Fall Out Boy, John Legend & Corinne Bailey Rae

THE POLICE REUNION TOUR
Your patience has paid off. The Police are releasing their first round of dates starting this weekend. Here are the deets:

New York: Madison Square Garden, 8/1 & 8/3 -- On Sale Tues, 2/20
Boston: Fenway Park, 7/28 -- On Sale Tues, 2/20
Vancouver: General Motors Place, 5/28 -- On Sale Sat, 2/17
Toronto: Air Canada Centre, 7/22 -- On Sale Sat, 2/17
Montreal: Belle Centre, 7/25 -- On Sale Sat, 2/17
BUY POLICE TICKETS




FALL OUT BOY on the CIVIC TOUR
This year's edition of the Honda Civic Tour features Fall Out Boy in the headlining slot, plus +44 (featuring Travis Barker & Mark Hoppus of blink-182), The Academy Is, Paul Wall & Cobra Starship.
The entire tour goes on sale Saturday, 2/17 at 10am!
BUY CIVIC TOUR TICKETS

         
>>Plus: Patrick & Andy                   >>More: Patrick signed autographs for a
hanging with hip-hop royalty               gaggle of adoring fans outside Fall Out
on the red carpet at The Roots            Boy's private show for AOL at the Roxy
4th Annual Jam Session pre-               on the Sunset Strip, earlier that evening.
Grammy party on the Sunset Strip.      Watch it streaming on AOL Music Live.



  
JOHN LEGEND with CORINNE BAILEY RAE
What a fantastic tour pairing. Totally inspired to put the velvet voiced piano man with one of the most buzzed about girls to cross the pond as a Grammy nominee in eons. Catch them together this summer.
Tickets go on sale starting Saturday, 2/17 at 10am.
April 2007
3 - Irvine, CA - Bren Events Center
4 - San Diego, CA - Bayside Amphitheatre
6 - Universal City, CA - Gibson Amphitheatre
7 - Berkeley, CA - Greek Theater-UC/Berkeley
10 - Denver, CO - Wells Fargo Theatre
12 - Minneapolis, MN - Orpheum Theater
13 - Chicago, IL - Chicago Theatre
14 - Detroit, MI - Fox Theater
16 - Akron, OH - Akron Civic Auditorium
17 - Toronto, Ontario - Hummingbird Centre for Performing Arts
19 - Boston, MA - Orpheum Theatre
20 - Sayreville, NJ - Starland Ballroom
22 - Newark, NJ - New Jersey Performing Arts Center
23 - New York, NY - Theater at Madison Square Garden
25 - Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun
26 - Upper Darby, PA - Tower Theater
28 - Columbia, MD - Merriweather Post Pavilion
29 - Norfolk, VA - Chrysler Hall

May 2007
1 - Orlando, FL - Hard Rock Live
2 - Hollywood, FL - Seminole Hard Rock Casino
4 - Atlanta, GA - Chastain Park Amphitheater
5 - New Orleans, LA - New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival
BUY JOHN LEGEND & CORRINNE BAILEY RAE TICKETS

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NEW TOURS ON SALE: Norah Jones & M. Ward, Roger Waters, Tapes N Tapes

ARCADE FIRE
Hallelujah, I knew the 5-night stand at a teeny tiny church in NY that kicks off tonight couldn't possibly be the only opportunity to catch Arcade Fire this year! And no, you don't have to go all the way to Coachella, either. Though I heartily recommend that you do. Enough with the all this yammering, here are the tour dates announced thus far. Not quite sure when they'll go on sale. But I'll be keeping an eye out, cuz you can bet your @$$ I'm not going to go without when they sell out in the first 5 minutes, again. Nosiree. Not this time!

April 2007
26 - San Diego, CA - Spreckels Theatre
28 - Indio, CA - Coachella Valley Music Festival

May 2007
1 - Atlanta, GA - Civic Center
2 - Asheville, NC - Thomas Wolfe Auditorium
4 - Washington, DC - DAR Constitution Hall
5 - Philadelphia, PA - Tower Theatre
7-9 - New York, NY - venue to be announced
10 - Boston, MA - Orpheum Theatre
12, 13 - Montreal, Quebec - Arena Maurice Richard
15, 16 - Toronto, Ontario - Massey Hall
18-20 - Chicago, IL - Chicago Theatre
27 - Portland, OR - Schnitzer Concert Hall

June 2007
1, 2 - Berkeley, CA - Greek Theatre

 

NORAH JONES & M. WARD
We New Yorkers are lucky bastards. We get to see M. Ward open for Norah Jones at the Theater at Madison Square Garden. But don't worry, you can too! Yes, that's right -- he's opening for her full US tour. What an incredible pairing that will be. Here's the full tour itinerary, courtesy of LiveDaily. Tickets went on sale today in most cities -- Happy Valentine's Day!

April 2007
13 - Wallingford, CT - Chevy Theatre
14 - Boston, MA - Orpheum
15 - Portland, ME - Merrill Auditorium
17 - Providence, RI - Performing Arts Center
18 - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden
20 - Philadelphia, PA - Tower Theatre
21 - Atlantic City, NJ - Borgata Casino
23 - Washington, DC - DAR Constitution Hall
24 - Greensboro, NC - War Memorial Auditorium
26 - Nashville, TN - Ryman Auditorium
27 - Nashville, TN - Tabernacle
28 - New Orleans, LA - Jazz and Heritage Festival
30 - Birmingham, AL - BJCC

May 2007
1 - Indianapolis, IN - Murat Theatre
2 - St. Louis, MO - Fox Theatre
4 - Ann Arbor, MI - Michigan Theatre
5 - Milwaukee, WI - Riverside Theatre
6 - Minneapolis. MN - Orpheum Theatre
8 - Chicago, IL - Chicago Theatre
9 - Cleveland, OH - The State Theatre at Playhouse Square
11 - Toronto, Ontario - Massey Hall
12 - Montreal, Quebec - St. Denis Theatre
BUY NORAH JONES / M. WARD TICKETS

More M. Ward:
--See Photos: NY's Town Hall, 1/26/07
--Watch videos: NY's Town Hall, 1/26/07 & Webster Hall, 9/14/06



ROGER WATERS
I have to admit I was really bummed I didn't bother to get tix when Waters came through town last summer. Looks like we all have a second chance! It seems the first round of tickets will go on sale starting 2/17. In the meantime, here are a few interesting tidbits re: what we can expect from the tour plus the itinerary, courtesy of LiveDaily:

The first set will feature an overview of Waters' musical career, including selections from throughout his run as Pink Floyd's primary songwriter and songs from his solo album "Amused to Death."

The second set will feature Waters and a full band performing "Dark Side of the Moon" from start to finish. The album was issued in 1973, and remained on The Billboard 200 album chart for a record-breaking 15 years.

May 2007
18 - West Palm Beach, FL - Sound Advice Amphitheatre
19 - Tampa, FL - Ford Amphitheater
22 - Atlanta, GA - Philips Arena
24 - East Rutherford, NJ - Continental Airlines Arena
30 - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden

June 2007
1 - Philadelphia, PA - Wachovia Center
4 - Ottawa, Ontario - Scotiabank Place
6 - Quebec City, Quebec - Colisee Arena
7 - Montreal, Quebec - Bell Centre
9 - Chicago, IL - United Center
13 - Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Bowl
15 - Irvine, CA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
16 - Las Vegas, NV - MGM Grand Garden Arena
19 - Oakland, CA - McAfee Coliseum
21 - Vancouver, British Columbia - GM Place
23 - Calgary, Alberta - Saddle Dome
24 - Edmonton, Alberta - Rexall Place
27 - Winnipeg, Manitoba - MTS Centre
29 - Omaha, NE - Civic Center
30 - St. Paul, MN - Xcel Energy Center

July 2007
2 - Milwaukee, WI - Marcus Amphitheatre
9 - Boston, MA - Fleet Center
13 - Hartford, CT - The Meadows
14 - Toronto, Ontario - Rogers Centre
BUY ROGER WATERS TICKETS



TAPES 'N TAPES
And now for something completely different. The indie band from Minneapolis are heading back from foreign lands for a new headlining tour this Spring. Additional dates have just gone on sale, so if you thought they weren't coming to your town, check it:

February 2007
23 - St. Paul, MN - Fitzgerald Theater

March 2007
10 - Mexico City, Mexico - MX Beat at Deportivo

April 2007
16 - Columbia, MO - Blue Note
17 - St. Louis, MO - Creepy Crawl
18 - Nashville, TN - Mercy Lounge
20 - Dallas, TX - Gypsy Tea Room
21 - Austin, TX- Emo's
22 - Houston, TX - Numbers
27 - Indio, CA - Empire Polo Field (Coachella Valley Music Festival)

May 2007
2 - San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall
4 - Portland, OR - Dante's
5 - Seattle, WA - Neumos
9 - Denver, CO - Bluebird Theater<br style="" rgb(0="" 102="" 0=""> 10="" omaha="" ne="" -="" sokol="" underground="">
11 - Des Moines, IA - Vaudeville Mews
12 - Chicago, IL - The Abbey
15 - Montreal, Quebec - Le National
16 - Toronto, Ontario - Lee's Palace
18 - New York, NY - Irving Plaza
19 - Boston, MA - Paradise Rock Club
23 - Columbus, OH - The Basement
24 - Newport, KY - Southgate House
BUY TAPES N TAPES TICKETS

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BREAKING NEWS: The Police Reunion Tour Has Officially Been Announced

I know you've been following this as closely as I have, and you were glued to the tube for their Grammy performance. So you'll be as thrilled as I am to know that The Police have made it official. Or as LiveDaily put it, they've made official "the worst kept secret in the industry." Assuming none of us were on hand to witness them perform at their induction to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in person, this will be our very first opportunity to catch The Police playing live together since 1984. Now that's what I call a reunion tour. None of this "We've taken 2 years off, so let's call it a reunion tour" crap. Hallelujah!

Here's what you need to know, straight from LiveDaily.com:
--Live Nation, said during the press conference that ticket prices will average a little under $100, and will be tiered at $225, $90 and $50. Tickets go on sale beginning Saturday (2/17) in select markets; more information is in the itinerary below.

--Following the initial North American shows, The Police will head to the UK, Holland, Germany and Italy, among other European destinations. The group is expected to return to North America in October for another round of shows, to be followed by stops in Mexico, South America, Japan, Australia and New Zealand.

--The setlist will consist entirely of material from The Police--none from Sting's solo career.

The Tour Schedule:
May 2007
28 - Vancouver, British Columbia - GM Place (on sale 2/17)

June 2007
6 - Seattle, WA - Key Arena
9 - Denver, CO - Pepsi Center
15 - Las Vegas, NV - MGM Grand Garden Arena
16 - Manchester, TN - Bonnaroo Festival
18 - Phoenix, AZ - US Airways Arena
26 - Dallas, TX - American Airlines Center
30 - New Orleans, LA - New Orleans Arena

July 2007
2 - St. Louis, MO - Scottrade Center
22 - Toronto, Ontario - Air Canada Centre (on sale 2/17)
25 - Montreal, Quebec - Bell Centre (2/17)
28 - Boston, MA - Fenway Park (on sale 2/20)

August 2007
1, 3 - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden (on sale 2/20)

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GRAMMYS PARTY: The Roots 4th Annual Jam Session Pre-Grammy Party at the KeyClub, LA, 2/10/07

It may be a cliche, but the stars came out in force on Saturday night. Of course they did, considering The Roots came calling. ?uestlove & Co. brought friends from Hollywood and Hip-Hop, combined. That included stars from the big screen to the littlest of iPod screens, like Queen Latifah, Dave Chappelle, will.i.am and Taboo of the Black Eyed Peas, Common, Fall Out Boy, Grey's Anatomy stars, half the cast of NCIS and a historic reunion of former Prince compatriots, The Family.

Why can The Roots be counted on to have the sexiest party in town, the night before the Grammys? Four years ago, they picked up on the fact that many of their favorite artists, closest friends, and admired folk from all ends of the spectrum make their way to LA for the Grammys. So if they're all in town, why not have 'em all at a party? And if most are musicians, why not have a huge, knock-down, drag-out all-star jam? Sounds like a plan. And it's been the A-List guest list everyone in LA wants to be on ever since.

Feast your eyes on a selection of some of the heavyweights I caught on the carpet, below. For more of all the red carpet hotness, view the photo gallery. Check it:

will.i.am

common


dave chappelle

fall out boy's andy hurley & patrick stump

grey's anatomy's isaiah washington

matisyahu

india.arie

the roots

And now for a quick recap from The Roots crew of some of the night's more unexpected pairings:

-Queen Latifah had the crowd join in her jazzed up version of her hit "U.N.I.T.Y" with singer/songwriter Gordon Chambers adding back-up. Chambers wrote Anita Baker's Grammy-winning hit "I Apologize" among others.

-Legendary Anita Baker granted ?uestlove's personal request to perform and sang Bob Marley's "Redemption Song" with India.Arie and Matisyahu. Baker also cheered on Arie as she gave a flute solo.

-Fall Out Boy's Patrick Stump sang his own funked up version of Carl Carlton's "She's A Bad Mamma Jamma" with The Roots' guitarist Captain Kirk and R&B singer Glen Lewis joining in on background vocals.

-In reference to his Comedy Central Show, Dave Chappelle told the audience that it "cuts like a knife to see Charlie Murphy doing my s@!%!."

More Roots Pre-Grammy Jam:
See more photos of the stars from the A-List event

More Grammy Coverage:
Winners photo gallery
Full list of all winners
Red carpet galleries
Listen to the nominated albums FREE!

Watch videos of Common & Michael Rappaport from the red carpet:

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