It’s an event that ATV pal Peter Chakerian said was a really good idea….it just took a while for Roger Waters to see the light. Now with that light fully illuminated, Waters is putting The Wall back up with a 30th anniversary tour celebrating the classic album, a tour that opened earlier this week in […]
Tag: Tour News
The ATV Interview: Rik Emmett
Rik Emmett is one of those guys that came along at an odd point in my path of musical discovery. I knew more about his solo work (because that’s where I encountered his music initially) and less about his glory days as the singer/guitarist for Canadian arena rockers Triumph in the ’70s and ’80s. This […]
Interview Leftovers: Steve Gorman of The Black Crowes
I saw The Black Crowes for the first time in 1991, opening for ZZ Top at the Richfield Coliseum. It was a “complicated” tour for the band (that’s the term I used to reference the tour during my recent conversation with BC drummer Steve Gorman) and truthfully, they weren’t very good, which was disappointing to […]
Setlist: Tears for Fears in Detroit, 8/12/10
Thursday night found me crossing another artist off of my rock and roll bucket list with a road trip to Detroit Rock City to see the opening night of a fresh set of U.S. dates for Tears for Fears. In a word, it was “awesome.” Curt and Roland sounded great and the show went a […]
Rappin’ with Foo Fighters guitarist Chris Shiflett
Last week I had the opportunity to chat with Foo Fighters guitarist Chris Shiflett about his new solo release, credited to Chris Shiflett and the Dead Peasants (also available on vinyl!). Presumably, Shiflett was able to locate some new peasants, because he’s currently out on tour supporting the new release, playing a series of shows […]
Crowded House + David Byrne in NYC
When I saw David Byrne at Bonnaroo last summer, it was damn close to a religious experience for me as a music fan. So you can probably imagine my excitement when I saw that Byrne made a guest appearance with Crowded House during their NYC performance earlier this week. According to the official Crowded House […]
Bettie Serveert in Cleveland (and beyond)
How long has it been since I cared about a Bettie Serveert album? That’s a good question. The last time that I saw the band live was in 1993 at the old Peabody’s Down Under, touring in support of Lamprey. I bought a couple more albums after that one, and then, I tuned out. Their […]
Setlist Spoilers: Tom Petty & Sting
As the title implies, there are setlist “spoilers” below for two upcoming/current summer tours, so if you want things to remain a surprise, you should turn back now. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers opened their tour on Tuesday night at the legendary Red Rocks in Denver, a two night stand for Petty and crew, who […]
Man Date: Cracker at Musica
Ain’t it funny how I was reminiscing about my last man date with the Cleveland Bachelor earlier this morning (the last one that really mattered, anyway), and in the middle of the day, the man date schedulers (whoever those dudes are) sent me an email to let me know that our next scheduled man date […]
Good Listening: Crowded House at the Mermaid Theatre, May 2010
Intriguer is the name of the new album from Crowded House, coming out on July 13th via Fantasy/Rounder. You can pre-order the album now from Amazon for only $13.99, and it comes with a free bonus live DVD, which is a pretty awesome deal for the price! The band is already out playing shows in […]