posted by Alex on Mar 24
Pearl Jam band members are going on an extensive tour after two years and are touring in order to popularize their last album that hit the stores in 2006. Pearl Jam’s lead singer Eddie Vedder who is on a solo Western coast tour will join his band mates for their first live performance on June 11th at West Palm Beach in Florida.
The Pearl Jam band will be performing in places like Tampa, Columbia, Washington DC, Camden, New York City, Mansfield, Hartford, Columbia, and Manchester other than West Palm Beach. They will also be performing at the Bonnaro music festival. It is reported that the Pearl Jam band had spent sometime recently in a recording studio doing ground work for a follow up of their 2006 album. The bassist of the band said that they are in the process of releasing an album. He said that the band members enjoyed each other’s company and they like jamming with each other.
posted by Alex on Mar 12
The Ra Ra Riot band has chosen to kick start their major tour from March 12 to 15 with six party as well as showcase performances at the South West Music conference in Austin, wherein they will preview the songs of their forthcoming debut album. They follow this up by joining hands with the three siblings of the Cribs band, the tour that begins on March 17 at Athens and concludes on April 4th at Los Angeles. The Ra Ra Riots and the Cribs will be performing in places like Washington DC, Chicago, Cleveland, Seattle and San Francisco during the period of March 17 to April 4.
The Ra Ra Riot then joins with Los Angeles ‘The Little Ones’ music group for a nationwide tour that kicks off on April 5 and runs till the mid of May. The busy Ra Ra Riot is slated to perform in San Diego, Charleston, Orlando, Austin, Ohio, Baltimore, Detroit, California as well as Kansas City. This massive tour is expected to bring in lot of fans following the Riot’s band group which started stepping into the music scene recently in the year 2006. The band has spent the whole of winter working on their new album that will see the limelight in the year 2008.
posted by Alex on Jan 15
Faith Hill will be among the artists performing tributes to Aretha Franklin at the upcoming MusiCares Person of the Year gala. Variety.com reports this year’s event will take place at the Los Angeles Convention Center on February 8, just two days before the Grammy Awards. Other performers include past American Idol winner Fantasia, singer-songwriter John Legend, gospel duo Bebe & CeCe Winans, plus many more! Bill Cosby and Blair Underwood will also be on hand. Proceeds raised from the show, which includes live and silent auctions, will be used to give assistance to music industry people in times of need.
