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Thanks for the head-up NR. LiveNation presale password? Wow .. $51 for a solo show from Jeff? Fuck it ... i'm going dammit

U2 will make their first ever appearance in Atlantic Canada this July, performing at the Magnetic Music Festival in Moncton, New Brunswick. Special guests on the day will be Arcade Fire. “The Moncton show is set to be the final date of the U2 360° Tour in North America and we're really looking forward to bringing this now legendary 360 production into Atlantic Canada for the first time†says U2’s manager Paul McGuinness. Tickets for the July 30th show go on sale to the public next Tuesday, February 8th but U2.com subscribers can enter a special advance presale beginning this Wednesday, February 2nd (10am) and running until this Friday, February 4th (5pm). Subscribers will be emailed ahead of this presale with more details and unique ticketing codes.

LOL ... you've got time to make it ... Ottawa's not that far away Sorry you can't make it. You need to come to TO more. Anyone else? Bueller?

Well, he's back with the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra tomorrow night!! Totally stoked. Due to issues with having somebody to watch the kids, I have an extra ticket for the sold out show. FRONT ROW TICKET! Anyone here interested on catching the show with me and a buddy of mine from that killer vantage point? Get in touch asap. Ticket is $99 Have seen Wynton perform before but not with this band. Shit, I'd go see him just to hear a lecture. I wish I had the smallest fraction of musical talent/knowledge that this man has. Report on Wynton and the band from 60mins: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aifEnt4RvP0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KoJ4K7SFqOA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dN8VL3nN5lo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26q_2lIvyfQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ce7XPEuIWEs If this kind of stuff is interesting to you and you want to learn more about the history and context of jazz, I HIGHLY suggest watching the PBS series JAZZ. It is PHENOMENAL: http://www.pbs.org/jazz/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITbuFIG4Xvc&feature=player_embedded

Awesome album!!! Pissed I missed that tour

Just in case you don't want to wait for the broadcast, you can stream it from PBS: http://austincitylimits.org/black-keys Watch the full episode. See more Austin City Limits.

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Season 8 More Larry in NYC Season 8 (2011) On April 20, 2010, HBO renewed Curb Your Enthusiasm for an eighth season of ten episodes. The season is slated for a 2011 debut. This season will be set in New York, instead of Los Angeles. Ricky Gervais will guest star in at least one episode of the eighth season,[28] as will Michael J. Fox.

Gung Hei Fat Choy ! Feb 3rd for Chinese New Year

Some crazy stats for the NHL at the all-star break: What are the surprise statistics at the All-Star break? Thursday, 01.27.2011 / 11:42 AM / NHL Insider By Dan Rosen - NHL.com Senior Writer Share Numbers are such a big part of the game. They drive scouting and lead to postseason awards. They let us know where a team is most dangerous and where it's most vulnerable. Ditto for players. Coaches will say they hate stats and players will say they don't concern themselves with them, but it's hard to believe any of that is true. Stats are painted on every story we write and every piece of analysis we give. They lead to debates, sometimes bitter arguments. They are the backbone to selecting players for an All-Star Game. We've taken a look at hundreds of stats through the first half of the season and drawn a conclusion on the five we find to be the most interesting. You may disagree, but that's only because you found different stats that blow your hair back. There's no right or wrong here, but we think our list offers some pretty unique figures: Alex Ovechkin Left Wing - WSH GOALS: 19 | ASST: 32 | PTS: 51 SOG: 234 | +/-: 141. Powerless Ovi -- Alex Ovechkin entered this season with 91 power-play goals, the most of any player in the League since the work stoppage. He has just 2 this season and both came in the same game, Oct. 30 at Calgary. He scored them 12 seconds apart. This means Ovechkin hasn't scored a power-play goal in his last 40 games, or 133 power-play chances. Previous to this season his longest power-play drought came in the first 15 games of the 2008-09 season, but Ovechkin finished that season with 19 power-play goals. It's no surprise that without his power-play production Ovechkin is on pace for a career-low 30 goals this season and the Capitals are scoring far fewer goals than we've grown accustomed to seeing from them. 2. Rangers nearly perfect when leading -- John Tortorella has to be proud of this stat because it defines what his gritty, tough, grind-it-out team is all about. When the Rangers get a lead, they just about can't be beaten. NHL INSIDER First-half revelations Dan Rosen - NHL.com Senior Writer What do guys like Corey Crawford, Dustin Byfuglien and Ryan Kesler have in common? They've exceeded expectations over the first half of the season and become top players at their respective positions. READ MORE › Snow felt no choice but to suspend Nabokov Zuccarello making up for size with skill in N.Y. Forsberg still skating with Avs, no decision yet MORE NHL INSIDER STORIES ›New York has lost only twice in regulation when leading a game at the first intermission (11-2-1). It's a perfect 19-0-0 when leading after two periods. Perhaps just as remarkable is the opposite stat -- how are the Rangers when they trail in a game? They lead the NHL with seven wins when trailing after two periods and have earned a point for forcing a game into overtime three other times (7-13-3). 3. Aging like a winner -- Bruins forward Mark Recchi, who turns 43 years old Feb. 1, is the NHL's most senior citizen, but he's still as clutch as he was 20 years ago. Recchi is tied with seven 20-something kids (at least they are to him) with 6 game-winning goals this season, only three shy of his career-high 9, which he scored in 1990-91 with the Pittsburgh Penguins. Two of the players he's tied with -- Steven Stamkos and Logan Couture -- are less than half his age. Four of Recchi's 6 game-winners have come in the third period, including two in the final minute. He also has an overtime goal. 4. Tampa's stunning goal differential -- Try making sense of this: The Lightning have given up three more goals (152) than they've scored this season (149), yet they're second in the Eastern Conference and third in the NHL with 67 points. By comparison, Pittsburgh has a plus-39 goal differential (151 goals for vs. 112 goals-against), yet Tampa Bay has the same amount of wins and one more point than the Penguins. Florida has a plus-1 goal differential but 18 fewer points than the Lightning. Why are the Lightning still so good despite their negative goal differential? Well, they've come back to earn points in 14 of the 24 games in which they've given up the first goal (12-10-2). They're a League-best 11-5 in games decided after regulation, and they're tied for the League lead with 17 one-goal victories while also losing 10 games by three or more goals, including a pair of 6-0 defeats and two other 8-1 losses. 5. Shootout sensations -- NHL players average one goal per every three shootout attempts. So, yes, the goalie most definitely has the advantage in the post-overtime skills competition. Except, there isn't a goalie in the League who can claim they have the odds in their favor when the Rangers' Mats Zuccarello and Buffalo's Thomas Vanek are coming down on them. Zuccarello and Vanek are each a perfect 4-for-4 in the shootout this season with a combined three game-deciding goals. Zuccarello, who has played in only 17 games this season, has earned the Rangers an extra point twice and Vanek has clinched the extra point for the Sabres once. Only Alex Tanguay, with 6 goals in 10 attempts, has more shootout goals this season than Zuccarello and Vanek. Brad Boyes also has 4 shootout goals, but he has missed three times as well. Brad Richards is 4-for-8. Zuccarello can, in fact, call himself the League's most prolific shootout scorer of all time because nobody else has as many as 4 goals without a miss. Vanek was just 8-for-34 in his career entering this season.

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Here are 3 of the Crowes' final shows prior to their hiatus beginning. The Black Crowes 2010-12-14 The Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, CA - acoustic set - Cold Boy Smile Whoa Mule Ballad In Urgency -> Wiser Time The Dolphins Darling Of The Underground Press Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You Smile Time Will Tell Wee Who See The Deep - electric set - Movin' On Down The Line Could I've Been So Blind Song Of Love Lady Of Avenue A By Your Side Hard To Handle A Train Still Makes A Lonely Sound Sting Me Wounded Bird - encore - You've Got Hide Your Love Away Yer Blues I Wanna Be Your Man (1st time played) - Steve sang lead vocal on "I Wanna Be Your Man" http://hotfile.com/dl/99830452/6acf9e3/crowes2010-12-14-The_Fillmore_Auditorium_San_Francisco_CA(V0).zip.html Black Crowes 12-18-2010 @ The Fillmore - acoustic set - Jealous Again Hotel Illness Garden Gate East Virginia Blues What Is Home Ballad In Urgency -> Wiser Time Drivin' Wheel Locust Street Soul Singing - electric set - Exit (Only) Halfway To Everywhere Cosmic Friend Wee Who See The Deep Young Man, Old Man I Ain't Hiding Ozone Mama Nonfiction No Speak No Slave - encore - Pardon My Heart Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere Ohio Set I - Acoustic -> http://www.mediafire.com/?4449k27oj83adwe Set II - Electric -> http://www.mediafire.com/?1ge3l4y64qetot2 Black Crowes 12-19-2010 @ The Fillmore - acoustic set - Remedy Roll Old Jeremiah -> Jam Whoa Mule Thunderstorm 6:54 PM No Expectations Tornado Oh Josephine She Talks To Angels Shine Along - electric set - Space Captain My Morning Song -> Stare It Cold -> My Morning Song Show Me Seeing Things God's Got It Feathers Soul Singing Thorn In My Pride -> Jam -> Midnight Rambler (1st time played) - encore - Torn And Frayed I Just Want To See His Face Cant You Hear Me Knockin' The Last Time Set I - Acoustic -> http://www.mediafire.com/?yavisv1qbrm13s4 Set II - Electric -> http://www.mediafire.com/?3wpzx4mnn1s7nrm

And the other remastered/expanded Jayhawks release: http://bit.ly/geNpvj The Jayhawks – Hollywood Town Hall (Expanded/Remastered Edition) The liner notes to the Jayhawks‘ career-making 1992 album, Hollywood Town Hall, were written by friend-of-the-band Joe Henry, then a struggling musician himself (and now one of the most prolific producers around). In just a few short paragraphs, Henry evokes not so much the music made by the Minneapolis band, but presumably what the music was about: wayward drifters with sad histories who disappeared, hitting the road in search of better times. The Jayhawks were never so down on their luck as their characters, but they were drifters just the same, ostensibly headquartered in the Twin Cities but always traveling to the next show and the next show after that. In the late 1980s and early 90s, they stayed on the road almost constantly, paying their dues and gradually playing to larger and larger audiences. They were alt-country merely by coincidence, gestating in isolation and predating the movement by several years. The band incorporated a wide range of styles and influences into their stately Americana, not just country and certainly not punk, but classic rock, folk, power pop, and lots of feedback from Gary Louris fuzzbox-filtered guitar– all seemingly absorbed with every mile of road traveled and every city played. What the Jayhawks never drifted toward was success– at least not the kind that they and their fans felt the music warranted. Even so, a full 25 years after forming, the Jayhawks don’t come across as also-rans, which is itself a minor miracle. Hollywood Town Hall and Tomorrow the Green Grass still live and breathe, and these two new, long-awaited reissues sound like the logical conclusions of a legacy-shaping campaign that began with 2009′s career retrospective, Music From the North Country. Neither of these albums was a hit, exactly, but they have endured to become something more impressive. They show the Jayhawks unmoored from any one particular trend or style, devising new ways to combine roots and rock without skimping on either. Hollywood Town Hall is, appropriately, a good road-trip album, moving from pre-dawn departure (“Waiting for the Sunâ€) to a hard-won destination (“Martin’s Songâ€, with its chorus, “I’ve been working all night, I go long into dayâ€). Louris’ guitar cuts elegant swathes through these songs, and the new remaster brings out the rich tones in the instruments themselves, especially Benmont Tench’s organ on “Crowded in the Wingsâ€. The songs have a greater live feel, but Hollywood Town Hall remains primarily a vocal album, with the harmonies of Louris and Olson at the center. Their approach is based on old-time country sibling acts like the Louvin and Stanley Brothers, yet those tightly intertwined vocals are reset in a dusty, electrified setting, marking perhaps the Jayhawks’ greatest innovation. The five bonus tracks neither distract from nor add to the original, but they do reveal the tracklist as a model of economic editing and sequencing. Every song sounds ideally and carefully concise, adding to the effect of the whole. Because it is so economic, Hollywood Town Hall becomes the Jayhawks’ greatest statement. - Stephen M. Deusner MP3@VBR~256 kbps Track List 1. Waiting For The Sun 2. Crowded In The Wings 3. Clouds 4. Two Angels 5. Take Me With You (When You Go) 6. Sister Cry 7. Settled Down Like Rain 8. Wichita 9. Nevada, California 10. Martin s Song 11. Leave No Gold 12. Keith And Quentin 13. Up Above My Head 14. Warm River 15. Mother Trust You To Walk To The Store http://bit.ly/geNpvj

Just got the remaster/deluxe/2cd Jayhawks. http://bit.ly/e20Tid The Jayhawks – Tomorrow The Green Grass (2cd Legacy Edition) 1992′s Hollywood Town Hall wasn’t a hit, but it received enough rave reviews to considerably raise the Jayhawks‘ profile, and it certainly heightened expectations for their next album. On 1995′s Tomorrow the Green Grass, the Jayhawks found themselves in the tricky situation of trying to match the quality of Hollywood Town Hall without simply repeating themselves, and they came remarkably close to achieving that daunting task. Rather than simply mimic the warm and unaffected sound of Hollywood Town Hall, the Jayhawks reached for a broader and more eclectic approach on Tomorrow the Green Grass; with the presence of new keyboard player Karen Grotberg and the addition of strings on several tracks, the album certainly sounded fuller and more artful, but Marc Olson and Gary Louris’ harmonies were still the band’s secret weapon, and were as pure and emotionally compelling as ever, while Louris’ electric guitar solos gave the songs real rock & roll muscle without disturbing the essentially gentle nature of their music. And the best songs on Tomorrow the Green Grass are every bit as good as anything on Hollywood Town Hall, especially the opening hat trick of “Blue,†“I’ll Run Away,†and “Miss Williams’ Guitar†(the latter a joyous love letter to Olson’s new bride, Victoria Williams). But while nearly every song on Hollywood Town Hall seemed like a classic in context, the greater stylistic variety of Tomorrow the Green Grass had the consequence of making a few of the songs in the second half of the album seem less than essential, most notably “Ann Jane†and “Pray for Me,†though they hardly counted as disappointments, and the album rallies to a rousing finale with “Ten Little Kids.†If Hollywood Town Hall is inarguably the Jayhawks’ best album, Tomorrow the Green Grass runs a very close second, and though it was to be the group’s last album with Marc Olson, the eclectic approach pointed the way to the sound and style of the fine records the Louris-led version of the band would go on to make. [in 2011, American Recordings released a "Legacy Edition" version of Tomorrow the Green Grass that expanded the album to a two-disc set. The new version has been remastered and includes two rare B-sides, three unreleased session outtakes, and intelligent, informative essays from rock writer Bud Scoppa and Jayhawks historian P.D. Larson. But for fans, the real draw of the package will be the 18 "Mystery Demos" on disc two. Recorded in 1992, they're spare acoustic versions of songs that, for the most part, fell through the cracks and were never recorded by the band; the material is strong, evocative, and occasionally brilliant, and Olson and Louris' harmonies rarely sounded more moving than they do here; this is a real lost treasure for anyone who loved the way these two sang together.] - Mark Deming MP3@320CBR Track List 01. Blue 3:09 02. I’d Run Away 3:33 03. Miss Williams’ Guitar 3:06 04. Two Hearts 3:22 05. Real Light 3:26 06. Over My Shoulder 3:40 07. Bad Time 3:27 08. See Him On The Street 3:09 09. Nothing Left To Borrow 3:24 10. Ann Jane 4:00 11. Pray For Me 3:39 12. Red’s Song 3:58 13. Ten Little Kids 4:38 14. Tomorrow The Green Grass 3:37 15. You And I (Ba-Ba-Ba) 4:36 16. Sweet Hobo Self 3:10 17. Last Cigarette 3:26 18. Sleep While You Can 6:50 Track List: Disc #2/2 01. Pray For Me 3:44 02. Won’t Be Coming Home 3:52 03. No Place 4:58 04. Precious Time 3:30 05. Poor Michael’s Boat 2:56 06. Ranch House In Phoenix 4:53 07. Cotton Dress 3:16 08. She Picks The Violets 3:59 09. Bloody Hands 3:47 10. Up Above The River 3:48 11. Over My Shoulder 3:33 12. Blue From Now On (Take 2) 3:20 13. Hold Me Close 4:34 14. Turn Your Pretty Name Around 4:01 15. You And I (Ba-Ba-Ba) 5:10 16. Red’s Song 4:31 17. Nothing Left To Borrow 4:08 18. White Shell Road 4:07 http://bit.ly/e20Tid

Here's a Tweedy solo gig from last month. Bring on the QEII gig Jeff Tweedy 12-7-2010 Washington DC SBD from webcast on wilcoworld.net http://www.mediafire.com/?mdyjizys6qck7zi

oooh, that is a good one! Incredible musicians.

Thanks Aaron!!! Another great release from Jason Isbell: http://bit.ly/i6DnpA Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit – Here We Rest After spending six years with the genre-defying roots rock ensemble Drive-By Truckers, singer/guitarist Jason Isbell amicably left the group in 2007 to pursue a solo career. Isbell had already displayed his songwriting prowess during his tenure with the Truckers, and he funneled those talents into Sirens of the Ditch, a bluesy, punk-infused lesson in guitar tones and Southern swagger that marked his solo debut in summer 2007. Backed by a band dubbed the 400 Unit, Isbell took his songs on the road and soon began penning another album, which he recorded with the 400 Unit in 2008. Released the following year, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit found the songwriter ruminating on issues of love, youth, and war. – AllMusicGuide An Alabama native, Isbell comes from a tradition of Southern music. He proudly embraces his roots, which shine through in his songs and even in the title of the new album. Here We Rest was Alabama’s original motto. However, instead of resting comfortably within its boundaries, Isbell, along with keyboardist Derry deBorja, guitarist Browan Lollar, drummer Chad Gamble and bassist Jimbo Hart transcend them. His thoughtful songwriting and warm, soulful voice are genuine, natural abilities that come through in the music. From the soulful heartache of “We’ve Met†and “Save It For Sunday†to the country-infused folk of “Alabama Pines†and “Daisy Mae†to the old school R&B of Candi Staton’s “Heart On A Stringâ€, Here We Rest is steeped the best of southern American music. Isbell’s songs continue to reveal themselves the more you listen. From his lyrical depth to his vocals, his songs penetrate the heart and the mind, and stay with you. A true sign of great songwriting. Here We Rest was produced by Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit and recorded at the legendary Fame Studios in Muscle Shoals, AL and at The NuttHouse in Sheffield, AL. Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit will be previewing the Here We Rest during South By Southwest in Austin, TX on March 17th. — jasonisbell.com MP3@320CBR Track List 1. Alabama Pines 2. Go It Alone 3. We’ve Met 4. Codeine 5. Stopping By 6. Daisy Mae 7. The Ballad Of Nobeard 8. Never Could Believe 9. Heart On A String 10. Save It For Sunday 11. Tour Of Duty http://bit.ly/i6DnpA

NICE! Looks like I may be asking for that as something to do on Father's Day weekend

Hamilton 4/20 Wednesday, April 20 at 8:00 pm ON SALE: Friday, January 28 at 12pm presale: Live Nation, January 27 at 10am The Pixies will head to Canada for the first time in seven years as they continue on their tour celebrating the 20th anniversary of their third studio effort, "Doolittle." Along with a light show and cinematic production effects, each show will feature the 1989 album in its entirety, along with its related b-sides. CA $57.25 (CA $45.00 Ticket + CA $12.25 Fees)

Just saw the prices ... ouch. Looking like a pass for me. Hamilton and Toronto prices just too high for me for this performer. I'm sure the show will be fantastic though. Massey Hall prices: CA $64.39 (CA $49.50 Ticket + CA $14.89 Fees) CA $124.39 (CA $109.50 Ticket + CA $14.89 Fees)

In for Hamilton (wonder what prices will be like)