Shearwater will take the stage at The Parish on May 29th for a very special performance. They will be performing their new album, Rook, in it’s entirety along with a string quartet, woodwinds, trumpets and a harpist. Shearwater recently performed a similar show in NYC to rave reviews.
Rook drops on June 3 via Matador Records, but a limited edition 7″ pressing of Rook will be available at The Parish on May 29. This 7″ will feature The Rainbow, a previously unreleased Talk Talk cover not available on the on the CD/LP coming out June 3. Be sure and stay tuned to this blog. I’ll have a preview of Rook up next week.
If you’d like to win a pair of tickets to Shearwater’s May 29th performance at The Parish, all you have to do is leave a comment here. Be sure and complete the email address portion of the comment box. The deadline is midnight on May 27th. I’ll draw the winner on May 28th.
Pachanga Fest is promising to be one of the best festivals in Austin this year. Grupo Fantasma, Vallejo, Maneja Beto, Girl in a Coma, Bocastria and Frenetica are all playing, among many others.
To up the ante, organizers have announced a 2-for-1 ticket special running today through Saturday 5/17. When you buy one ticket, you get a 2nd for a friend for free.
Visit the Pachanga Fest website for tickets and more information.
Ozzfest has taken the show off the road and will be a one shot festival in Dallas this year. Featured on the Texas Stage are Austin’s own The Sword.
Playing alongside names like Ozzy Osbourne, Metaliica, Serj Tankian (SOAD), Hellyeah, Jonathan Davis (Korn) and In This Moment, The Sword have definitely arrived.
The one-day Ozzfest will also include an all-star tribute to slain Pantera guitarist and Texas music legend Dimebag Darrell. His brother, ex-Pantera drummer Vinnie Paul, also mans the kit for Hellyeah.
Ozzfest is scheduled for August 9 at Pizza Hut Park in Dallas. More information, including ticketing details can be found on Ozzfest’s website.
MAIN STAGE
Ozzy Osbourne
Metallica
Serj Tankian
Hellyeah
Jonathan Davis
Cavalera Conspiracy
Shadows Fall
Apocalyptica
In This Moment
All-star tribute to Dimebag Darrell
SECOND STAGE
Sevendust
DevilDriver
Kingdom Of Sorrow
Soilent Green
Witchcraft
Goatwhore
“TEXAS” STAGE
The Sword
Drowning Pool
Rigor Mortis
If you are a regular reader of this blog, you’ll recall a post on April 30th about a Kanye West Glow in the Dark Tour afterparty at Beauty Bar. The bash was being hosted by DJ Craze, Kanye’s tour DJ. Normally I’d link you to the post at this point, but at the request of Kanye West’s legal team and the management at Beauty Bar, the post has been removed.
Kanye West’s legal team contacted Beauty Bar and threatened them with legal action over the promotion of their After the Glow party. The full email I received from Beauty Bar is below, along with the original artwork I received promoting the event.
Ana, my name is B___ Im one of the owners at Beauty
Bar. We received a Cease and Desist letter from Kanye
Wests legal team regarding the Austin Soundcheck post
about the DJ Craze show last wed. 4/30. the url for
the blog post is still up and it needs to be taken
down otherwise we could be sued for falsely promoting
Kanyes name, which we never did. But they are saying
we are responsible for what your blog posted. I
REALLY appreciate you helping us out and help
promoting the event, but its causing some friction so
if you could please take it down and let me know I
would much appreciate it.
Thanks!
I’m no legal expert, but from my perspective this is absolutely heinous. Legal action was threatened a full week after the event had taken place. Aside from that, DJ Craze is Kanye’s tour DJ. There’s nothing false about promoting a show as such. Seems to be another case of Kanye West’s inflated ego.
Green Day alter-ego Foxboro Hot Tubs announced a short tour at the end of this month, which includes a stop at Emo’s. Tickets are $20 at the door, with no advance sales. There will be a two ticket per person maximum and no photography is allowed.
May 19 2008 Juanita’s Cantina - Little Rock, AR
May 20 2008 One Eyed Jacks - New Orleans, LA
May 21 2008 The Loft - Dallas, TX May 22 2008 Emo’s - Austin, TX
May 25 2008 The Brick House - Phoenix, AZ
May 26 2008 Soma (Sidestage) - San Diego, CA
May 27 2008 The Roxy - West Hollywood, CA
May 28 2008 Alex’s Bar - Long Beach, CA
Jonathan Meiburg has been splitting his time between Okkervil River and his side project Shearwater for a few years now. Fellow Okkervil member Will Sheff collaborated with Meiburg on Shearwater as the two bands rose to fame. But Shearwater began to take center stage after 2006’s Palo Santo gained national recognition as NPR’s Album of the Year.
2008 has found Shearwater putting its final touches on new album Rook. Now, Meiburg has decided to “completely disengage from Okkervil rather than stretch (himself) too thin” in order to focus on the promising new album. Rook is set to drop on June 3 via Matador Records.
I’ll be bringing you a Rook album preview later this week. Stay tuned.
This week’s list of recommended shows is metal heavy, ranging from the melodic metal styling of Amanda Lepre, to the face-melting thrash of Iron Age and the rock infused Dixie Witch and Superheavygoatass. We also have some great touring roadshows coming through this week in Wilco and ZZ Top.
My pick of the week goes to The Story Of, who are playing a 101X Homegrown Live showcase at Emo’s on Wednesday. The show is only $1 to get in. That’s a hell of a deal to see The Story Of, who are Austin’s next big thing, in my humble opinion.
The restaurant formerly known as South by South First will be changing it’s name, due to the previously reported lawsuit filed by SXSW Inc. With the ominous burden of a long, expensive legal battle, restaurant co-owner Gary Miller decided to change the name rather than fight SXSW Inc.
Their decision definitely makes business sense. South by South First was a purely local business, going up against the corporate conglomerate that is SXSW Inc. Of course that makes the estimated $5000 already spent on signage, menus, etc. that much more meaningful.
Indie blog darlings My Morning Jacket announced upcoming tour dates today. The trek includes a stop at Stubb’s in Austin. My Morning Jacket’s latest release Evil Urges drops on June 10th via ATO Records. Full tour itinerary is below, along with a video of My Morning Jacket performing The Way That He Sings at ACL 2006.
Upcoming Tour Dates
06/20: New York, NY @ Radio City Music Hall
08/16: Louisville, KY @ The Great Lawn at Louisville Waterfront Park
08/18: Kansas City, MO @ Uptown Theatre
08/19: Council Bluffs, IA @ Stir Cove
08/21: Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheater (w/ the Black Keys)
08/23: Dallas, TX @ Palladium Ballroom 08/24: Austin, TX @ Stubbs
08/27: Atlanta, GA @ Fox Theatre-Atlanta
08/29: Miami, FL @ The Fillmore Miami Beach@ the Jackie Gleason Theater
08/30: Lake Buena Vista, FL @ House of Blues- Orlando
08/31: Myrtle Beach, SC @ House of Blues- Myrtle Beach
09/02: Charlottesville, VA @ Charlottesville Pavilion
09/03: Washington, DC @ Constitution Hall
09/05: Philadelphia, PA @ Festival Pier @ Penn’s Landing
09/06: Boston, MA @ Bank of America Pavilion
09/19: Berkeley, CA @ Greek Theatre
09/21: Los Angeles, CA @ Greek Theatre
09/23: Tempe, AZ @ The Marquee
09/24: Las Vegas, NV @ The Joint
09/25: San Diego, CA @ SDSU Open Air Theater
09/27: Portland, OR @ McMenamins Edgefield
09/28: Seattle WA @ McCaw Hall
10/02: Minneapolis, MN @ Orpheum Theatre
10/03: Milwaukee, WI @ Riverside Theater
10/04: Detroit, MI @ The Fillmore Detroit
10/09: Chicago, IL @ Chicago Theatre
10/10: Chicago, IL @ Chicago Theatre
Shearwater will take the stage at The Parish on May 29th for a very special performance. They will be performing their new album, Rook, in it’s entirety along with a string quartet, woodwinds, trumpets and a harpist. Shearwater recently performed a similar show in NYC to rave reviews.
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