posted by Alex on Aug 21

 

If you’re lacking for good alternative music, you might want to try getting Kings of Leon concert tickets and it might be the perfect thing for you. These guys, all from the same family, have such great musical style and their songs are just fun to listen to. While they have been more successful in Britain than they have in the US, they are still a lot of fun to listen to. In the UK they have had 9 Top 40 hits over the course of their ten years in the music world. Meanwhile, we can enjoy their music live during their current tour. They are apparently going to be performing in cities across the the country and North America for the next few months so make sure that you are there to see them!

posted by Alex on Aug 3

George Russell was one of the best jazz players in the world and was a pioneer of modal jazz. He passed away this weekend of Alzheimers Disease. He was never a famous musician in the public world, but he was one of the most influential in the jazz world. This musician has been well-known over the course of many years on the inside world of the music. Modal jazz was more simple than Bebop and allowed the musicians, like Miles Davis etc, to be more free and interesting in the way that they played. When we hear jazz now, you can often hear a lot of this modal style, though sometimes it gets combined with the regular kind of jazz too, in a great fusion. George Russell gave us some of the best jazz that we had ever heard and we certainly appreciate it.

posted by Alex on Jul 21

The annual festival in Germany, the Bayreuth Festival, is no longer in danger of having a strike! This Wagner Festival is one of the most respected and longest running festivals of any kind and it’s going to run this year yet again! It is more a long line of different operas by Wagner and is part of the lore of the Bayreuth area. The best performers in Europe show up there and perform some of the best music in classical history. It’s supposed to start on the 25th with “Tristan and Isolde”, one of the most highly rated operas in the world. We will have a great time seeing these performers in person, if you happen to be in that part of the world. It’s a great relief to see that the workers and the management have come to an agreement!

posted by Alex on Jun 12

It’s like a throwback to the 1980s. But when it’s the best music from those years, you can’t go very wrong! Journey tickets are on sale and you can see this band during their new “re-united” shows. It’s going to be a lot of fun and everyone will have a lot of fun seeing this band together again. Some of the members have changed and the others are a little older, but the music is better and better! Their music is some of the best in the world, with songs like “Don’t Stop Believin’”, “Who’s Cryin Now”, and “Open Arms”. And the attitude of all the other people who are at the concert have a lot of fun and are some of the nicest folks you’ll ever meet. Make sure to order your tickets so that you don’t miss this group!

posted by Alex on Jun 2

There are two DJs, the Martinez Brothers, who are starting a summer spot in New York and their first show earlier this week was one of the best ones that could have been expected. There have been a lot of strange things done in the last few years in the dance world, most notably the use of electronic and rave style music. But there is also the kind of dance music that uses pop songs rejiggered into a dance version. Whichever kind of music these guys use, it gives you a real experience. They have baby powder on the floor that will help reduce slipping and give people who have certain kinds of moves the kind of control that will let them dance just right! It’s a real kinesthetic experience according to these reviewers.

posted by Alex on May 18

David Byrne is turning the Roundhouse in London into a huge instrument. It is a lot of fun to look at the way that they are making the concert hall look impressive while remaining utilitarian. There will be various different sound-making objects placed around the room and it appears that the audience members will be asked to make sounds themselves. Maybe it will be crafted in some way by Byrne himself while still allowing the audience to be creative and have a lot of fun. It’ll be an impressive show right there in the Roundhouse!

posted by Alex on Apr 24

For the second year in a row, the Mayhem Festival will be making the rounds of many major cities in the country. This is one of those great festivals that you wont want to miss, so get your Mayhem Festival tickets today. This started last year in the late summer and they decided to do it again this year. They have already announced the lineup for this year, which includes Marilyn Manson. Other stars that will be on the main stage will be Slayer, Killswitch Engage, and Bullet for My Valentine. There will be two other stages at the event, so it will be a very entertaining couple of days. This is a great fest for fans of hard rock and metal music. In fact, the winners of the Jägermeister Battle of the Bands will also be performing at many of these cities. This may be the best Mayhem Festival yet!

posted by Alex on Apr 14

It was a reunion of sorts: the two surviving Beatles performed together for the first time in nearly 10 years, playing for the cause of transcendental meditation. Paul and Ringo had a great personal fit together, while their musical pairing isn’t nearly as good as it once was. They have simply moved into separate spheres. But it was a fun event. The earlier performers were not nearly as good as McCartney was, though he kept the crowd up on their feet and had a great time! Obviously, you probably missed it, because it was a one-time event, but if you were there, you know that the lineup was fun and there were some great speeches to convince people of the cause.

posted by Alex on Mar 6

No Doubt is one of the most famous Ska bands in the world right now. The group is on the way to touring again, finally reunited. Gwen Stefani was unable to work on their upcoming album with them the whole time, because she was pregnant and then was going to have a kid. So she took some time off. A few years ago, the whole group decided to disband to follow their own solo careers, but now they are back and better than ever. It’s going to be a fun tour for you to see, because I assume you are fans of this team. We really want to hear what they will sound like now. The new album will probably be out next year, but you can see them this year. I found my No Doubt tickets on this site. They’re touring with Paramore, so you really don’t want to miss it.

posted by Alex on Mar 2

The Jonas Brothers came in second in the movies this weekend. They were expected to gross as much as $30million in the first weekend, but it’s unfortunately not enough for them. This makes it disappointing, despite the fact that they ended up with $12.7 million, despite this new economic climate. Why did they expect to make that much in the first place. The economy isn’t a big surprise anymore. It is in part an issue of Hannah Montana, whose movie came out last year about this time. But that was before the economy. They also don’t have a show, and their demographic, while similar, is not exactly the same: girls aren’t looking up to them the way they look up to Miley. Good try though.