The Memorial Day three-day weekend caused our overall traffic to totally suck, so we’re rerunning blurbs on some of the worthy bands we featured last week, along with a couple of new ones. But now that the festivities are over and everyone’s sobered up (well, most of you), it’s time to start sending in more great music! Hit me up at [email protected].
THE HOTTEST SHOWS OF THE WEAKEND
Fri., May 30th
Flight of the Conchords @ The Orpheum Theatre, L.A.
Ladytron & Datarock @ The Music Box at The Fonda, Hollywood
Saving Abel @ The Machine Shop, Flint, MI
Sick Puppies @ Grand Sierra Resort Theater, Reno
Sat., May 31st
Coheed and Cambria @ Sound Academy, Toronto
The Kooks @ Fine Line Music Café, Minneapolis
Iron Maiden @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, Irvine
The Dresden Dolls @ Palladium Ballroom, N.Y.
Sun., June 1st
B.B. King w/Ronnie Baker Brooks @ House of Blues Chicago
Stone Temple Pilots w/Filter, Everlast & Pennywise @ Tweeter Center for the Performing Arts, Mansfield, MA
JE-C’S NEW-MOVIE WEAKEND SPOTLIGHT
Sex and the City is the big movie of the weekend, but I’m hearing bad word-of-mouth and could care less about it anyway. Therefore, this is as much ink as this movie will get from me. (Unless, of course, the wife makes me go—and in that case I’m glad it’s rated R for graphic nudity.)
JE-C’S HOT NEW BANDS TO KEEP AN EYE ON:
Year Long Disaster:
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Lisa Bouchelle: This up-and-coming singer/songwriter, in the mold of Sheryl Crow, Colbie Caillat, and Sara Bareilles, is garnering a lot of buzz and has been deemed a “superstar” by renowned radio promoter Michele Clark. Her album, completed last year at Jon Bon Jovi’s home studio, was released on her own label and distributed by
J Rice: This guy truly has as an amazing voice that is definitely worth checking out. Is he the next big star? I think if he gets hooked up with the right sitch, he could very well be. Check out the link, and you be the judge: www.myspace.com/jrice
Here are some other cool bands/artists to check out:
Boyce Avenue: www.myspace.com/boyceavenue
Woven: www.myspace.com/woven
The Head Set: www.myspace.com/theheadset
The Shackeltons: www.myspace.com/theshackeltons
Sharon Little: www.sharonlittle.com
Science & Fiction is a modern-rock group based in Hollywood, FL, with worldwide ambitions and a uniquely refined sound. The band is rapidly making a name for itself by fusing the best elements of alternative, mainstream rock, industrial, classic rock and pop; all while winning the hearts and ears of listeners around the world by means of Internet promotion, radio play, independent distribution and word-of- mouth. To sum them up, they’re an Alice in Chains for a new generation; lead singer Rick Bauer has been described as Layne Staley reborn. The band currently has endorsement deals with Line 6 and Peavey amps. Their forthcoming album's 12 tracks were produced and recorded entirely independently, in a privately owned commercial recording facility (C5 Studios). The weasels have started sniffing around for good reason, and the group definitely warrants keeping an eye on. Check them out: www.myspace.com/scienceandfiction.
Your Black Star is a rock group from
The Airborne Toxic Event: I was privy to some of their music, and I must say it’s quite sensational. They’re more of an artsy band, which is right up my alley, and I think they could be around for a while. They just signed to Shout! Factory and were lucky enough not to have to sign a 360 deal. The single “Sometime Around Midnight” is spinning on the radio now, and if you haven’t had the privilege to check them out, you should. http://www.myspace.com/theairbornetoxicevent.
16 Frames: The
THE RISE OF CHAPPELL ROAN: BEHIND THE SCENES
Here's how it happened. An oral history by Craig Marks. (8/30a)
A SIZZLING HITS LIST
Hot off the grill. Pairs well with your brewski of choice. (8/30a)
GUY MOOT AND CARIANNE MARSHALL: THE HITS INTERVIEW
Publishing's dynamic duo (8/28a)
THE COUNT: A LABOR (DAY) OF LIVE-MUSIC LOVE
Your other option is staying home and watching college football. (8/30a)
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THE GRAMMY SHORT LIST
Who's already a lock?
COUNTRY'S NEWEST DISRUPTOR
Three chords and some truth you may not be ready for.
AI IS ALREADY EATING YOUR LUNCH
The kids can tell the difference... for now.
ALL THE WAY LIVE
The players, the tours, the enormous beers.
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