Posted by admin on October 31, 2008
David Mamet’s famous play American Buffalo opened this week in NYC, with it’s Broadway opening scheduled for mid-November. The play takes place in Chicago, about three small time crooks who look at life philosophically. They are trying to steal a coin from a local collector. The play notes describe the characters in the following way: “Volcanic and motor mouthed Teach (Leguizamo) schemes and spars with fatherly, street-smart junk shop owner Donny (Cedric the Entertainer) enlisting Bobby (Osment), a slow-witted and desperate young delinquent, to carry out their misbegotten robbery.”" The play was Mamet’s big piece on Broadway, and made his reputation known there.
Posted by admin on October 27, 2008
Jason Mraz is currently on tour promoting his new album, We Sing, We Dance, We Steal Things. He has claimed that it is his first album containing really soulful music and songs that really mean something to him. He was popular beginning in 2002, when he signed his first recording contract and made several albums in the first couple years. After that, he started touring smaller venues again, in an effort to really find himself in his music again. Now, he’s back with this new album, clearly his pride and joy. The single “I’m Yours” from this album has become his most popular song, and his first to make the Top Ten in the Billboard Hot 100. The album has sold more than 500,000 copies in the US so far, and is certified Gold by the RIAA
Posted by admin on October 23, 2008
Wanting to see the Jonas Brothers? Good news for you! They are currently on tour! Following the release last summer of A Little Bit Longer, they have been on their Burning Up Tour. They are promoting both the album from this summer and their Camp Rock Soundtrack. The Brothers are relatively new to the music world, having become widely known only in the last year or two. They have appeared on the Disney Channel and at the Miss Teen USA pageant. They are fast becoming favorites in this country.
Posted by admin on October 20, 2008
The iconic, against the grain, always irreverent duo of Cheech and Chong are back at it again and ready to perform all of their off-the-wall comedy routines. After 9 Comedy Albums and 8 hit movies, Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong are taking it back to where it all began…the stage. This will be the first comedy tour that the two have gone on in over 25 years. Cheech and Chong:Up in Smoke tickets are on sale right now. Find out more about ticket information and Cheech and Chong’s extensive history by visiting their website at their home website.
Posted by admin on October 17, 2008
It seems like 7 is the lucky number for The Toadies, the Texas-based rock band that first shook the nation in 1994 with their album “Rubberneck.” It took them 7 more years to produced another album (Hell Below/Stars Above, 2001) before they disbanded on the immediately following promotion tour. Now, 7 years later, The Toadies are back again with another new album: No Deliverance. Back in full Toadies mode again, the band is confidently touring the nation and restoring that musical void in Toadies fans’ lives. Check here to find out about touring dates.
Posted by admin on October 14, 2008
He can do a lot more than simply shred the guitar and he proves it in the new book “Who Are You: The Life of Pete Townshend.” In this meticulous study of Pete Townshend, author Mark Wilkerson has given the duties of foreword to Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam. Vedder, a huge fan of The Who and Townshend, jumped at the chance to extol one of rock and roll’s greatest thinkers. The book will be out sometime this month. Check Pearljam.com to learn more.
Posted by admin on October 10, 2008
If you are planning on seeing Man Man live in concert anytime soon, get ready for the best peformance you will ever see in your life. As the band takes the stage, moustached tribal faces painted dressed all in white, they will sit quietly and bow to each other before they begin. Then come the bike horns, kitchen pots, tambourines, and piano reminiscent of Tom Waits. If you have ever been to a fundamentalist church gathering then get ready for- the band will be kicking, contorting, and jumping out of their stools to throw themselves into their percussions, as you look on ready to bow down and worship. And worship you will, especially after they bring out the water and baptize you during one of their songs (seriously). Find out more about the arty and innovative Man Man here.
Posted by admin on October 7, 2008
Hearing the Fleet Foxes perform live in concert is the equivalent to standing on the edge of the ocean or the edge of the woods or near the edge of a mountain and feeling eternity ring through the air. Envision the autumn leaves slowly falling to the ground where little helper elves in green boots sweep them up before the sly red fox with black paws comes hungry for supper on this brisk day. Yeah, it’s kind of like that. The Fleet Foxes fall under the category of “new folk” with artists such as Joanna Newsom. They combine the vocals of My Morning Jacket and The Shins with the harmonies of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young and they don the instrumentals of heaven. Check them out.
Posted by admin on October 2, 2008
Van Morrison has announced that they will be playing a very special show.
The band is set to play Los Angeles’ Hollywood Bowl on November 7th and 8th. They will be playing their 1968 classic and legendary album, Astral Weeks, all the way through. The shows are being filmed for their DVD which is set to be titled, Astral Weeks Live At The Hollywood Bowl. Oh this sweet thing is way too good to miss.
