2009
June
Jun 20th Saturday Music: Blind Pilot tour
The bicycling folk ensemble hit the road for a three-month tour, opening for artists like the Decemberists, Andrew Bird, Gomez and Josh Ritter. They open in Missoula, Mont. and wrap it up at the Sisters Folk Festival in Sisters, Ore.
Music: Gretsch Guitar Signed by Widespread Panic Charity Auction
A guitar signed by all the members of Widespread Panic will be auctioned on eBay until June 30. Proceeds will go to the AthFest AfterSchool Education Program.
In-Store: Capillary Action live at Streetlight Records in San Jose, CA
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In-Store: Indigo Girls live at Ear X-tacy in Louisville, KY
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In-Store: Indigo Girls live at Ear X-tacy in Louisville, KY
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In-Store: Indigo Girls live at Earshot in Greenville, SC
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In-Store: Indigo Girls live at Earshot in Greenville, SC
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In-Store: Marcus Rubio & the Gospel Choir of Pillows CD Release Party live at Music Town in San Antonio, TX
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In-Store: Michael Runion live at Slowtrain Music in Salt Lake City, UT
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In-Store: So So Death live at Culture Clash in Toledo, OH
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In-Store: So So Death live at Culture Clash in Toledo, OH
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In-Store: State of Man live at Manifest Records in Columbia, SC
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In-Store: The Additives live at Luna Music in Indianapolis, IN
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In-Store: The Additives live at Luna Music in Indianapolis, IN
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In-Store: The Eric Becker Experience with Denise McKellick & Kristin Bigness live at Main St. Jukebox in Stroudsburg, PA
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In-Store: The Lunchagors live at Spinstreet in Memphis, TN
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In-Store: Vegan Coke live at Culture Clash in Toledo, OH
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In-Store: Vegan Coke live at Culture Clash in Toledo, OH
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In-Store: Whisperjets live at 52.5 Records in Charleston, SC
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In-Store: Whisperjets live at 52.5 Records in Charleston, SC
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In-Store: White Mystery live at Reckless Records in Chicago, IL
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In-Store: White Mystery live at Reckless Records in Chicago, IL
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In-Store: Woodbrain live at Music Millennium in Portland, OR
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Jun 21st Sunday TV: Merlin premieres on NBC
Merlin premieres on NBC at 8 p.m. EST.
Music: Antony and the Johnsons tour
Antony and the Johnsons begin their two-month trek through Europe, kicking off the tour in Amsterdam and wrapping it up at the Way Out West Festival in Gothenburg, Sweden. The band will be playing alongside world-class symphonies throughout the tour.
In-Store: Doug Paisley live at Reckless Records in Chicago, IL
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In-Store: Doug Paisley live at Reckless Records in Chicago, IL
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Jun 22nd Monday TV: Daily Show correspondent Jason Jones to file nightly reports from Iran this week
Jason Jones, senior investigative foreign correspondent for The Daily Show, will file reports from Iran all week. Tune into The Daily Show With Jon Stewart at 11 p.m. ET/PT.
TV: Black Kids on Carson Daly
Black Kids perform on Last Call with Carson Daly with Tim Roth and Miranda Kerr.
TV: Oderus Urungus of GWAR on Fox News' Red Eye
Lead singer of GWAR, Oderus Urungus, will appear on Red Eye wih Greg Gutfield on Fox News at 3 a.m.
TV: Pete Yorn on Conan O'Brien
Pete Yorn performs on The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien alongside Cameron Diaz and Johnny Strange.
TV: Sonic Youth on Jimmy Fallon
Sonic Youth performs on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon with Nick Cannon and John Leguizamo.
TV: The BPA feat. Iggy Pop on Letterman
The BPA featuring Iggy Pop performs on The Late Show with David Letterman with Samuel L. Jackson and Emeril Lagasse.
Film: Green Day premieres new video on Myspace
Green Day's latest video, "21 Guns," is debuting on the midnight hour of June 21. "21 Guns" is the band's second single from the album 21st Century Breakdown.
Books: Take me to the Water: Immersion Baptism in Vintage Music and Photography 1890-1950
Published by Dust-to-Digital, Take Me To The Water includes photographs compiled by folk art collector Jim Linderman, an essay by Luc Sante, and an audio CD.
In-Store: Elvis Costello live at Amoeba Music in San Francisco, CA
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In-Store: Elvis Costello live at Amoeba Music in San Francisco, CA
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In-Store: God Help The Girl live at Homer's in BELLEVUE , NE
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In-Store: God Help The Girl live at Homer's in BELLEVUE , NE
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In-Store: Jackie Rocks Band live at Streetlight Records in San Jose, CA
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In-Store: Jackie Rocks Band live at Streetlight Records in Santa Cruz, CA
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Jun 23rd Tuesday TV: Crocodiles on Carson Daly
Crocodiles will perform on Last Call with Carson Daly with Jason Bentley.
TV: Elvis Costello on Conan
Elvis Costello performs on The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien, with Lisa Kudrow, Billy Mays and Anthony Sullivan.
TV: MSTRKRFT and John Legend on Letterman
MSTRKRFT will perform with John Legend on The Late Show with David Letterman alongside Sandra Day O'Connor.
Film: My Dinner With Jimi (DVD)
Director: Bill Fishman; Writer: Howard Kaylan; Staring: Justin Henry, Royale Watkins, Jason Boggs, George Wendt, Brett Gilbert, Sean Maysonet, Kevin Gotteleer. The film tells of The Turtles' British trip to England and their encounters with legendary musicians including the Beatles, Jim Morrison and Jimi Hendrix. Produced for Rhino Films, the film will include bonus material and will be released by Micro Werks through Infinity Entertainment Group.
Music: Cheap Trick - The Latest
Sixteenth studio LP from Cheap Trick.
Music: Dinosaur Jr. - Farm
(Jagjaguwar)
Music: Dream Theater - Dark Clouds & Silver Linings
Tenth studio LP
Music: Isaac Hayes - Hot Buttered Soul (Expanded Edition)
Reissue of Isaac's Haye's 1969 album Hot Buttered Soul
Music: John Mellencamp - Life Death LIVE and Freedom
Eight-song live record; companion piece to his 2008 album "Life Death Love and Freedom"
Music: Leon Russell - Best of Hank Wilson
19 Hank Wilson songs and three bonus tracks (MP3 download)
Music: Little Richard - 3 Reissues
Warner Bros' Collector's Choice reissues of The Rill Thing, King of Rock, and The Second Coming.
Music: Otis Taylor - Pentatonic Wars and Love Songs
(Telarc/Concord)
Music: Patterson Hood - Murdering Oscar (And Other Love Songs)
Drive-By Truckers frontman drops solo LP, Murdering Oscar (And Other Love Songs).(Ruth St.)
Music: Pete Yorn - Back and Fourth
Produced by Rick Rubin and Mike Mogis. Featuring drummer Joey Waronker (Beck), guitarist Jonny Polonsky, pianist and arranger Nate Wolcott (Bright Eyes, The Faint, Rilo Kiley), bassist Joe Karnes (John Cale) and backing vocalist Orenda Fink (Azure Ray). (Columbia)
Music: Regina Spector - Far
(Sire)
Music: Royal City - Royal City
Royal City supergroup – which has boasted Feist, Owen Pallett, Bobby Wiseman, and others in its lineup at different times – releases retrospective. (Asthmatic Kitty)
Music: Shawn Colvin - Live
Twelve-song set recorded in 2008 at Yoshi's in San Francisco
Music: Stuart Murdoch - God Help The Girl
Belle and Sebastian's Stuart Murdoch (and friends) release God Help The Girl(Matador).
Music: The Lemonheads - Varshons
Covers of Leonard Cohen, Graham Parsons, Wire, etc. (The End)
Music: The Mars Volta - Octahedron
(Strummer/Universal)
Music: Tift Merritt - Buckingham Solo
Live recording from November 2008 performance in Buckingham, England. (Vella Recordings)
Music: Tortoise - Beacons of Ancestorship
(Thrill Jockey)
Books: Ghost Notes the Audio Book
Art Edwards' rock novel, published in 2008 by Defunct Press, available this month as audio book.
In-Store: Future of the Left live at Sonic Boom in Seattle, WA
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In-Store: Hazmat Bay live at Looney Tunes in W. Babylon, NY
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In-Store: Lonnie Walker live at Criminal Records in Atlanta, GA
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In-Store: Pete Yorn live at Gem City Records in Dayton, OH
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In-Store: Pete Yorn live at Gem City Records in Dayton, OH
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In-Store: White Rabbits live at Music Millennium in Portland, OR
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In-Store: White Rabbits live at Music Millennium in Portland, OR
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Jun 24th Wednesday TV: Femi Kuti on Tavis Smiley
Femi Kuti will perform on The Tavis Smiley Show with Francis Ford Coppola.
TV: St. Vincent on Letterman
St. Vincent performs on The Late Show with David Letterman with Ray Romano.
TV: The Philanthropist premieres on NBC
The Philanthropist premieres on NBC.
TV: Wilco on Conan O'Brien
Wilco performs on The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien alongside Brandon McMillan and Kerry Washington.
Music: Aerosmith tour
On their North American tour, Aerosmith will perform their critically acclaimed 1975 album, "Toys in the Attic," in its entirety. Steven Tyler and company plan to hit up a slew of major U.S. and Canadian cities on the tour, which lasts through September.
In-Store: Goatwhore, Abysmal Dawn, Daath live at Culture Clash in Toledo, OH
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In-Store: Rodriguez live at Jackpot Records in Portland, OR
Signing
In-Store: Rodriguez live at Jackpot Records in Portland, OR
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In-Store: Success Will Write Apocalypse Across the Sky live at Culture Clash in Toledo, OH
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In-Store: Travis Larson Band live at Music Millennium in Portland, OR
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Jun 25th Thursday TV: Dinosaur, Jr. on Jimmy Fallon
Dinosaur, Jr. performs on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon with Evan Rachel Wood and Tiger Woods.
Music: Those Darlins tour
The ladies (and one guy) of alt-country set Those Darlins are hitting the road this summer, challenging America to make this one the "best summer ever." Those Darlins will be on the road for a month, opening in Atlanta and heading up north along the East coast.
In-Store: Ben Kweller live at Cactus in Houston, TX
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In-Store: Ben Kweller live at Cactus in Houston, TX
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In-Store: Besides Daniel live at Streetlight Records in Santa Cruz, CA
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In-Store: Juba Kalamka, JenRO, and Dutchboy live at Atomic Records in Milwaukee, WI
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In-Store: So Many Dynamos live at Vintage Vinyl in Fords, NJ
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Jun 26th Friday TV: Adele, Snoop Dogg on Conan
Adele and Snoop Dogg perform on The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien.
TV: Chairlift on Craig Ferguson
Chairlift will perform on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson with Lisa Kudrow and Alan Furst.
TV: Grizzly Bear on Jimmy Fallon
Grizzly Bear performs on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon with Cameron Diaz and Universal Record Database.
TV: Phoenix on Jimmy Kimmel
Phoenix to perform on Jimmy Kimmel Live! with Megan Fox and David Cross.
TV: Regina Spektor on Letterman
Regina Spektor to appear on The Late Show with David Letterman alongside Martin Short.
TV: Yeah Yeah Yeahs on Jimmy Fallon
The Yeah Yeah Yeahs perform on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon alongside Ice-T, Morgan Webb, and Elmo.
Film: Cheri
Director: Stephen Frears; Writer: Christopher Hampton; Starring: Michelle Pfeiffer, Kathy Bates, Rupert Friend, Felicity Jones, Frances Tomelty, Anita Pallenberg, Harriet Walter, Iben Hjejle (limited)
Film: My Sister's Keeper
Director: Nick Cassavetes; Writer: Jeremy Leven; Starring: Alec Baldwin, Cameron Diaz, Thomas Dekker, Abigail Breslin, Jason Patric, Joan Cusack, Elizabeth Daily, Sofia Vassilieva, Evan Ellingson
Film: Surveillance
Director: Jennifer Lynch; Writers: Jennifer Lynch, Kent Harper; Starring: Julia Ormond, Bill Pullman, Pell James, Ryan Simpkins, French Stewart, Kent Harper (limited)
Film: The Hurt Locker
Director: Kathryn Bigelow; Writer: Mark Boal; Starring: Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty, Guy Pearce, Ralph Fiennes, David Morse, Christian Camargo (NY & LA)
Film: The Stoning of Soraya M.
Director: Cyrus Nowrasteh; Writer: Nowrasteh; Starring: Shohreh Aghdashloo, Jim Caviezel, Mozhan Marnò, David Negahban, Ali Pourtash (NY, LA). Based on the book by French-Iranian journalist Freidoune Sahebjam, this movie follows the story of an innocent Islamic woman who must face the perils of her culture's religious customs.
Music: Keller Williams tour
Multi-instrumentalist Keller Williams kicks off a four-month tour, starting in Massachusetts and hitting up some East coast stops along the way. Williams is also swinging by some summer festivals, including Rothbury and Bumbershoot, before he wraps up in Iowa at the end of October.
In-Store: Holly Williams live at Homer's in BELLEVUE , NE
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In-Store: Holly Williams live at Homer's in BELLEVUE , NE
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In-Store: Joel Guzman & Sarah Fox live at Wuxtry Records in Athens, GA
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In-Store: Major Lazer live at Amoeba Music in San Francisco, CA
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In-Store: Major Lazer live at Amoeba Music in San Francisco, CA
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In-Store: Paper Bird live at Twist & Shout in Denver , CO
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In-Store: Rebels to the Grain live at Mad Platter in Riverside, CA
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In-Store: Shining Ones live at Easy Street in Seattle, WA
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