Home Blog Page 2776

Jason Isbell Announces 2017 World Tour

pssadm
-
0
Jason Isbell Announces 2017 World Tour

One of the most prolific and best singer-songwriters working today, Jason Isbell, is returning to the road with his band the 400 Unit. Today, he announced a five-week summer tour of the U.S., with European dates booked for the fall.

Isbell announced his upcoming Live from Welcome to 1979, a six-song, vinyl-only concert album recorded directly onto lacquer. A full-length studio album is also slated to hit shelves this year, with production by Dave Cobb. Both titles are credited to Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, marking Isbell’s first non-solo albums since 2013’s Live from Alabama.

Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit’s full tour dates:
June 17 – Asheville, NC @ Thomas Wolfe Auditorium
June 18 – Raleigh, NC @ North Carolina Museum of Art
June 19 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Fillmore Philadelphia
June 22 – New York, NY @ Beacon Theatre
June 23 – New York, NY @ Beacon Theatre
June 24 – New York, NY @ Beacon Theatre
June 26 – New Haven, CT @ College Street Music Hall
June 27 – Boston, MA @ Blue Hills Bank Pavilion
June 29 – Canandaigua, NY @ Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center
June 30 – Columbia, MD @ Merriweather Post Pavilion
July 1 – Cincinnati, OH @ PNC Pavilion at Riverbend Music
July 2 – Huber Heights, OH @ Rose Music Center at the Heights
July 5 – Omaha, NE @ Sumtur Amphitheatre
July 7 – St. Paul, MN @ The Palace Theatre
July 11 – Sioux Falls, SD @ The Washington Pavilion
July 12 – St. Louis, MO @ Peabody Opera House
July 14 – Austin, TX @ ACL Live at the Moody Theater
July 15 – Austin, TX @ ACL Live at the Moody Theater
July 16 – Austin, TX @ ACL Live at the Moody Theater
July 18 – Houston, TX @ Revention Music Center
July 19 – Jackson, MS @ Thalia Mara Hall
July 21 – Miami Beach, FL @ The Fillmore
July 22 – St. Augustine, FL @ St. Augustine Amphitheatre
July 23 – North Charleston, SC @ North Charleston Coliseum
September 7 – Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre
October 25 – Manchester, UK @ Albert Hall
October 26 – Glasgow, UK @ O2 ABC
October 27 – Dublin, Ireland @ Olympia Theatre
October 29 – Brighton, UK @ Brighton Dome
October 30 – London, UK @ Roundhouse
October 31 – Birmingham, UK @ Symphony Hall
November 2 – Paris, France @ Le Café de la Danse
November 3 – Brussels, Belgium @ Ancienne Belgique
November 6 – Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Paradiso
November 7 – Hamburg, Germany @ Uebel & Gefährlich
November 8 – Berlin, Germany @ Columbia Theater
November 10 – Oslo, Norway @ Sentrum Scene
November 12 – Stockholm, Sweden @ Münchenbryggeriet
November 14 – Copenhagen, Denmark @ DR Concert Hall

Via and Via

Wheel of Freestyle with Common

pssadm
-
0

Common and Tariq from The Roots take turns receiving three random words they’ve never seen before and working them into a freestyle rap.

Sunday Night Party During the Jazz Roots Festival in Paris Will Make You Wish You Were There

pssadm
-
0
Sunday Night Party During the Jazz Roots Festival in Paris Will Make You Wish You Were There

Well, this is pretty amazing. Welcome to the Sunday Night Party during the Jazz Roots Festival in Paris at the Bellevilloise, with the Hot Sugar Band.

Tea Making Tips (1941)

pssadm
-
0

Welcome to the world of a national obsession and a place where people say ‘orf’ instead of ‘off’. Tea connoisseurs will benefit from the six golden tips for making the perfect cuppa, as well as countless other handy hints (never store your tea next to cheese, for example). There’s an assessment of the pros and cons of various teapots and words of wisdom about the tea bush itself. Slightly grotesque methods for producing tea en masse are demonstrated – it was wartime, after all – and tea had to be produced by the oceanful. As such, there are some top tips for cleaning that hard-to-reach tap in your tea urn. Remember: “a dirty tap means dirty tea”.

“What the World Needs Now is Love” by Walk off The Earth’s Sarah Blackwood Is Your New Favourite Song, And It’s All For Charity

pssadm
-
0
“What the World Needs Now is Love” by Walk off The Earth’s Sarah Blackwood Is Your New Favourite Song, And It’s All For Charity

President’s Choice are on a mission to get Canadians to eat together. Because so much good happens when we do. That’s why in 2017, for Canada’s 150th birthday, they  want to know what you would bring when you #EatTogether. Just snap a picture of what dish you would serve and post it on Instagram, Twitter or on the PC Facebook Timeline using the hashtags #EatTogether and #PC150Contest.

You could win a 3-night VIP trip to Ottawa with 7 of your friends for Canada Day Weekend to celebrate Canada 150 with President’s Choice.

For full contest rules click here. Contest Closes April 30th, 2017.

Check out their wonderful ad, featuring a cover of “What the World Needs Now is Love” by Walk off The Earth’s Sarah Blackwood, now available for download on iTunes with all resulting proceeds being donated to President’s Choice Children’s Charity. Go here to get the single.

Alberta will allow all-ages entertainers to perform in bars, lounges

pssadm
-
0
Alberta will allow all-ages entertainers to perform in bars, lounges

Young musicians are praising the Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission, which announced Friday that underage performers will now be allowed to play in bars and lounges throughout the province.

“I’ve been fighting for this since I was nine years old,” said Olivia Rose Leaf, a 17-year-old Alberta musician, adding that the change will mean a lot to the young performers she knows.

The previous policy, which prohibited underage performers from playing in bars and lounges had been in place since March 2007, when it was instituted out of a concern for public safety. But a consultation with musicians, venue owners, and promoters, led by MLA David Shepherd and Thom Bennett of the Edmonton Live Music Initiative, prompted the Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission (ALGC) to reconsider.

According to Bill Robinson, president of the AGLC, the change is the result of changing attitudes in the industry. He also suggested that the training of staff has improved the overall safety in bars, making the policy shift possible.

The change is not a complete reversal. Bars and lounges will be required to request approval from the AGLC to permit minors to enter their premises as entertainers, and the approval process is expected to take up to a few days.

Via

Government of Canada to provide $8.3 million in funding towards Massey Hall revitalization

pssadm
-
0
Government of Canada to provide $8.3 million in funding towards Massey Hall revitalization

The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Canadian Heritage, was in Toronto Friday to announce The Corporation of Massey Hall and Roy Thomson Hall as a recipient of the Canada Cultural Spaces Fund. The Government of Canada will provide $8,330,00 to assist with the revitalization of the legendary Massey Hall, which will improve its accessibility, technical infrastructure and presentation environment.

“We are thrilled that the Government of Canada is investing in Massey Hall’s future through the Canada Cultural Spaces Fund,” said Deane Cameron, President and Chief Executive Officer, The Corporation of Massey Hall & Roy Thomson Hall. “This funding will help set the stage for the completion of the Massey Hall Revitalization Project to ensure that Massey Hall remains a home to showcase and cultivate our future leaders in arts, culture and beyond.”

The Canada Cultural Spaces Fund launched in 2001 and receives an average of 137 applications each year. As of March 31, 2016, the fund has invested approximately $410 million in 1,381 projects in every province and territory.

Via

Lorde’s Isolated Vocals For “Royals”

pssadm
-
0
Lorde’s Isolated Vocals For “Royals”

Lorde’s “Royals” was first released on her debut extended play album, The Love Club EP in 2012, and later included on her debut studio album, Pure Heroine in 2013. Written by Lorde and Joel Little and produced by the latter, the song lyrically disapproves of the luxurious lifestyle of contemporary artists. Lorde wrote the lyrics to “Royals” in July 2012 at her house, taking half an hour, after seeing an image by photographer Ted Spiegel in the July 1976 edition of National Geographic showing Kansas City Royals baseball player George Brett signing baseballs, with his team’s name emblazoned across his shirt. Lorde recalled during a VH1 interview, “It was just that word. It’s really cool.”

https://youtu.be/-6RXD4gLzMQ

Femi Kuti on How He Approaches Protest Music

pssadm
-
0
Femi Kuti on How He Approaches Protest Music

How do you approach protest music?

Femi Kuti: For me, I have to think of how to pass a bitter message to open people’s consciousness. It’s like having to take a bitter pill with a sweet drink. I use the music as a sweet drink, and the message is a bitter pill. Now, the people will not want to believe you are sick. No matter where you are, if you have to take a pill, you are disgusted: “No, I do not want it!” So, with a child, you have to be like, “I am going to give you Fanta or Coca-Cola, if you take this pill with it.” And then they are more likely to cooperate with you. So, it’s like using the music to hit on one’s subconscious, and then, eventually, “Oh, is this what this is about? Wow!” and then people get fascinated and they become part of things.

It’s also like awakening one’s consciousness. We are all involved, whether we like it or not, and it just takes something to open it. You cannot believe that, because you are having a good life and all is well with you. It’s like believing that, since you have nobody in your family that has died of cancer, to hell with people who have cancer. What kind of thinking is that? “Oh, I thought nobody in my family would ever die.” It’s an inevitability that one day we are all going to die, and if you pass through life believing that you are not going to die, then of course your consciousness is not awakened. I give you something to awaken your consciousness, so you do not take things for granted in your life.

Via

Diana Krall Announces Upcoming 2017-2018 World Tour For “Turn Up The Quiet” Album

pssadm
-
0
Diana Krall Announces Upcoming 2017-2018 World Tour For “Turn Up The Quiet” Album

Multiple GRAMMY Award-winning jazz pianist and world-renowned singer, Diana Krall, announced the first round of dates for her upcoming 2017-2018 World Tour today in support of the highly anticipated new album “Turn Up The Quiet,” coming out on Verve Records May 5th with pre-order available now at Amazon. Krall’s new album celebrates a return to jazz and the Great American Songbook and reunites Diana with Grammy Award-winning producer Tommy LiPuma.

Krall’s world tour kicks off in North America on June 2 in Minneapolis, MN at The State Theater with more dates to be announced in the coming weeks. The European leg of the tour will begin Sept. 10 in Vejle, Denmark at the Musikteater and also features two nights at The Royal Albert Hall in London on September 27 and 28.

Diana Krall is the only jazz singer to have eight albums debut at the top of the Billboard Jazz Albums chart. To date, her albums have garnered five Grammy Awards, eight Juno Awards and have also earned nine gold, three platinum and seven multi-platinum albums. Krall’s unique artistry transcends any single musical style and has made her one of the most recognizable artists of our time.

Diana Krall – World Tour 2017-2018  Dates

6/2

Minneapolis, MN

State Theatre

6/3

Madison, WI

Overture Center for the Arts – Overture Hall

6/4

Milwaukee, WI

Riverside Theater

6/6

Ann Arbor, MI

Hill Auditorium

6/9

Burlington, VT

Flynn Center for the Performing Arts Center

6/10

Canandaigua, NY

Constellation Brands Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center

6/13

Hartford, CT

The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts

6/14

Portsmouth, NH

The Music Hall

6/16

Newark, NJ

NJPAC – Prudential Hall

6/17

Boston, MA

Shubert Theatre

6/18

Providence, RI

Providence Performing Arts Center

6/21

New York, NY

Beacon Theatre

6/23

Philadelphia, PA

Academy of Music

6/24

Vienna, VA

Wolf Trap

6/25

Kettering, OH

Fraze Pavilion

6/27

Pittsburgh, PA

Benedum Center for the Performing Arts

6/28

Highland Park, IL

Ravinia Festival

7/18

Morrison, CO

Red Rocks Amphitheatre

7/19

Beaver Creek, CO

Vilar Performing Arts Center

7/21

Park City, UT

Snow Park Outdoor Amphitheater

7/22

Reno, NV

Grand Sierra Resort & Casino – Grand Theatre

7/23

Jacksonville, OR

Britt Pavilion

7/25

Bend, OR

Les Schwab Amphitheater

7/26

Troutdale, OR

McMenamins Edgefield

7/29

Boise, ID

Outlaw Field at Idaho Botanical Garden

8/1

Livermore, CA

Wente Vineyards

8/2

Saratoga, CA

The Mountain Winery

8/4

Rohnert Park, CA

Green Music Center – Joan and Sanford Weill Hall

8/5

San Francisco, CA

Davies Symphony Hall

8/6

Santa Barbara, CA

Santa Barbara Bowl

8/8

San Diego, CA

Humphreys Concerts by the Bay

8/9

Phoenix, AZ

Symphony Hall

9/10

Vejle, DK

Musikteater

9/11

Amsterdam, NL

Royal Theatre Carré

9/14

Frankfurt, DE

Alte Oper

9/15

Berlin, DE

Tempodrom

9/16

Munich, DE

Philharmonie

9/18

Vienna, AT

Konzerthaus

9/19

Vienna, AT

Konzerthaus

9/20

Brno, CZ

DRFG Arena

9/22

Duisburg, DE

Mercatorhalle

9/24

Antwerp, BE

Queen Elisabeth Hall

9/25

Brussels, BE

Palais des Beaux Arts

9/27

London, UK

The Royal Albert Hall

9/28

London, UK

The Royal Albert Hall

9/30

Copenhagen, DK

Royal Opera

10/1

Oslo, NO

Spektrum

10/2

Stockholm, SE

Cirkus

10/4

Stuttgart, DE

Liederhalle

10/5

Zurich, CH

Samsung Hall

10/7

Paris, FR

l’Olympia

10/8

Paris, FR

l’Olympia

10/11

Monaco, MC

Le Sporting Club

10/12

Milan, IT

Teatro degli Arcimboldi

10/13

Rome, IT

Auditorium S. Cecilia

10/15

Geneva, CH

Leman Theatre

10/16

Marseille, FR

Silo

10/17

Barcelona, SP

Auditori del Forum
1...2,7752,7762,777...3,243Page 2,776 of 3,243

Follow us on Instagram @thatericalper

That Eric Alper

Eric Alper is a 6-time nominee for Publicist of the Year during Canadian Music Week and has overseen the publicity campaigns for over 183 JUNO Award-nominated albums (and 16 in 2025), 45 Grammy-nominated albums, including 47 JUNO Award, 58 Canadian Folk Music Award, 126 Maple Blues Award-winning albums and is also truly honoured to work with some of the biggest and most important artists of our time.

Contact me: eric@thatericalper.com

Popular posts

Popular category

© Copyright - That Eric Alper