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Tom Waits On-Sale Information

Wed, 07 May 2008 00:05:00 -0700

"GLITTER AND DOOM" THE TOM WAITS TOUR:

HITTING CITIES HE'S RARELY OR NEVER PLAYED IN HIS FOUR DECADE CAREER, BEGINNING JUNE 17 IN PHOENIX, ENDING IN ATLANTA ON JULY 5

Eccentric musical shaman and rara avis TOM WAITS has decided to take his show to some of the summer's hottest regions. The Grammy-winning artist will begin his "Glitter and Doom" tour in Phoenix at the Orpheum Theatre on June 17 and finish in Atlanta on July 5 at the Fox Theatre. Tickets for his previous "Orphans" tour in 2006 sold out in minutes.

When questioned about the summer inferno choice, Waits responded, "We're going to the deep south where they still love a man who wears red pants and they make him feel welcome."

Waits will be touring with longtime musical ally Larry Taylor (bass), Omar Torrez (guitar), Patrick Warren (keyboards), Casey Waits (drums and percussion) and as yet named reed player; performing hollers, mambos and rhumbas.

Of his last tour, critics were unanimous: The Chicago Tribune, "After two hours, Waits' reprised 'Time,' a beautiful song, even in a land where it's raining hammers and nails. Waits' voice sounded like that hard rain. Even at its most tender, it was a gruff, unrelenting force of nature." The Flint Journal (MI), "Waits took the eager capacity crowd on a journey of Wagnerian proportions... I hope we don't have to wait another 19 years to sip from that cup again." The Tennessean, "(Ryman Auditorium) Even back in the ancient, pre-country days when the holy structure was an actual church, it's hard to imagine a more passionate sermonizer gracing the boards than Waits."

Anti Records recently launched tomwaits.com with the release of the press conference clip for the "Glitter and Doom" tour. The site will have all tour info, news, photos and updates with a detailed explanation of the ticket policy. Waits' press conference is currently the #1 featured video on YouTube.com with over 90,000 views in less than 72 hours.

As on his last tour, Waits' U.S. booking agent and longtime tour director, Stuart Ross, has spent a great deal of effort to fight ticket scalpers. Along with Ticketmaster, he has worked out a plan he believes will make sure every fan pays face value (plus normal service and handling fees) for the tickets purchased for the "Glitter and Doom" tour.

Tickets for all markets are due to go on sale Friday, May 16th. Check local venues and Ticketmaster for specific start times. Tickets will be available via the internet and by phone.

In other Waits news, unrelated to the tour, WAITS has finished filming The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus, a romantic fantasy adventure starring Heath Ledger, Christopher Plummer, Johnny Depp, Colin Farrell, Jude Law, Vern Troyer and Lily Cole with renowned director Terry Gilliam (Time Bandits, Brazil, Twelve Monkeys, Brothers Grimm).

US tour dates are as follows:
DATE - CITY - VENUE - ON-SALE TIME
6/17 Phoenix, AZ - Orpheum - NOON Pacific
6/18 Phoenix, AZ - Orpheum - NOON Pacific
6/20 El Paso, TX - Plaza Theatre - 1pm Mountain
6/22 Houston, TX - Jones Hall - 10am Central
6/23 Dallas, TX - Palladium - 11am Central
6/25 Tulsa, OK - Brady Theatre - Noon Central
6/26 St. Louis, MO - Fox Theatre - 10am Central
6/28 Columbus, OH - Ohio Theatre - 10am Eastern
6/29 Knoxville, TN - Civic Auditorium - 9am Eastern
7/01 Jacksonville, FL - Times Union Center Moran Theater - 10am Eastern
7/02 Mobile, AL - Saenger Theatre - 10am Central
7/03 Birmingham, AL - Alabama Theatre - 11am Central
7/05 Atlanta, GA - Fox Theatre - 10am Eastern
European dates to be announced shortly.

Check out www.tomwaits.com for all the latest info.

OUT TODAY: Tim Fite and Ersi Arvizu

Tue, 06 May 2008 00:05:00 -0700

Tim Fite Fair Ain't Fair - Tim Fite is a busy man. His new record comes out today and he leaves on tour with Adam Green on Saturday. And he's making appearances, getting reviews and all sorts of stuff:

"It's bluesy, it's folksy and it's funky at times, but it's a record that just makes you want to smile," says Esquire magazine music critic Andy Langer on NPR's Bryant Park Project. Click here to listen to the rest of the review.

See Tim and Dr Leisure being interviewed on the IFC's music program "The Independent Ear"

Ersi Arvizu Friend For Life - True life tales from a true child of the barrio. Produced by Ry Cooder. The LA Weekly did a piece where John Payne writes "There is a kind of sound that delivers you back to a place and time that you loved - or that you imagine you would have loved if given the opportunity. Ersi Arvizu's new Friend for Life is just such an experience."

Galactic on Late Night with Conan O'Brien This Week

Mon, 05 May 2008 00:05:00 -0700

Galactic will be performing on 'Late Night with Conan O'Brien' tomorrow night, May 6th. Make sure to tune in to NBC at 12:35/11:35c.

From The Corner To The Block, out now!

Tim Fite in Daytrotter Sessions

Mon, 05 May 2008 00:05:00 -0700

He Who Puts The Cream In The Calf

Words by Sean Moeller // Illustration by Johnnie Cluney // Sound engineering by Brad Kopplin

The truly healthy and happy person is one who can witness - even play victim to the many carcinogens and ruinous offerings that get tossed out and in front of them like glossy beach balls or nervous squirrels getting from one tree to another collecting nuts - while still permitting themselves to stop and smell the flowers. They don’t have to be roses, because that’s getting picky, that’s getting greedy, just any flower, any sprig of colorful beauty amidst the damaged, scratch and dent sale that most of everything’s become will work fine for the noses... [Story Continues at Daytrotter.com. Click Here.]

WHAT I BE: DISCOVER MICHAEL FRANTI'S FIRST CHILDREN'S BOOK!

Mon, 05 May 2008 00:05:00 -0700

For the children in your life or the child in you, enjoy Michael's first
children's book! Illustrated by Ben Hodson, 'What I Be', is a visual and
musical journey about self acceptance. It's okay to be just who you are and strive to be the best that you can be, by embodying the best characteristics of nature. Be as radiant as the sun, as healing as the rain or as generous as a tree.

This story first appeared as a song on the Michael Franti and Spearhead album "Everyone Deserves Music" and has been adapted in this book as a life affirming tale for children of all ages, shapes and cultures.

Includes a read-along CD that contains a hip hop and African musical collage of the story featuring the voices of Michael, his son - Franti-Rye, and Youssoupha Sidibe singing in his home language of Wollof and playing the Kora (Senegalese harp).

BUY NOW at www.speargearstore.com
www.whatibe.org

Check out the article on this month's Mothering Magazine, just click on the mini below.

Tom Waits Press Conference video has been posted at tomwaits.com

Mon, 05 May 2008 00:05:00 -0700

Tom has just one word for you to know about his upcoming Glitter and Doom summer tour: “PEHDTSCHJMBA.”

Click here for more information

Tom Waits Press Conference announcement

Fri, 02 May 2008 00:05:00 -0700

Tune in and view highlights from the press conference held by musician and iconoclast Tom Waits on Monday, May 5 at www.tomwaits.com beginning at 9am EST.

DeVotchKa on NPR's "All Songs Considered" and Conan O'Brien next month

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 00:04:00 -0700

DEVOTCHKA LIVE PERFORMANCE ON NPR'S "ALL SONGS CONSIDERED" MAY 16
BAND TO APPEAR ON CONAN O'BRIEN MAY 19

U.S. Headlining Tour in Support of A Mad and Faithful Telling Kicks Off Today

National Public Radio's acclaimed music program "All Songs Considered" will be at the DeVotchKa show on May 16th at the venerable 9:30 Club in Washington DC and will broadcast live from the concert.

DeVotchKa is also scheduled to perform on "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" on May 19th. The appearance marks the Denver quartet's U.S. late night television debut.

DeVotchKa, previously best-known for creating the score and soundtrack for 2006's hit film Little Miss Sunshine, are currently riding high on the overwhelming praise for their latest, A Mad and Faithful Telling.

-"Cheerful, eclectic lunacy with a heart as big as the world" -Spin
-"It leaves you wondering whether to weep or dance" -Esquire
-"Aching, spacious and histrionic tunes" -Billboard
-"An essential and ethnically diverse album of universal allure" -Harp

After completing a trek across Europe that included an appearance on the BBC's "Later with Jools Holland," DeVotchKa are set to take their beautifully enacted, emotionally stirring show on the road. The Mad and Faithful Tour kicked off on Saturday with a set at the famed Coachella Valley Music and Arts festival, and continues tonight in San Francisco.

DeVotchKa on tour:
Apr 28 - San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore
Apr 29 - Eugene, OR - John Henrys
Apr 30 - Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom
May 1 - Bellingham, WA - Wild Buffalo House of Music
May 2 - Vancouver, BC - Richards on Richards
May 3 - Seattle, WA - Showbox Sodo
May 4 - Boise, ID - Big Easy
May 7 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
May 8 - Milwaukee, WI - Turner Hall
May 9 - Chicago, IL - Vic Theatre
May 10 - Indianapolis, IN - The Vogue
May 11 - Nashville, TN - Mercy Lounge
May 13 - Atlanta, GA - The Variety Playhouse
May 14 - Asheville, NC - Orange Peel
May 15 - Richmond, VA - Toad's Place
May 16 - Washington DC - 9:30 club
May 17 - Philadelphia, PA - Fillmore/TLA
May 18 - Boston, MA - Paradise
May 20 - New York, NY - Terminal 5
May 21 - Pittsburgh, PA - Diesel Club Lounge
May 22 - Cincinnati, OH - Southgate House
May 23 - St. Louis, MO - The Pageant
May 24 - Omaha, NE - SlowDown

Michael Franti & Spearhead perform benefit concert in New Orleans 9th Ward!

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 00:04:00 -0700

Date: Friday, May 2
Time: 9:00P
Location: Common Ground Headquarters 1800 Deslonde St. @ Tennessee St. (Off N. Clairborne Ave.) New Orleans, LA
Performers: Michael Franti & Spearhead, Rebirth Brass Band, TBC Brass Band (Youngest New Orleans Brass Band!)

FREE EVENT! DONATIONS ONLY!

In 2005 Hurricane Katrina and Rita devastated New Orleans in the greatest national disaster in American history.

Breached levees and rising flood waters forced people to abandon the great city, and the world watched in disbelief as government at all levels failed to provide timely and effective relief. The cost in human lives and dislocated families, and the loss of property and communities, has exacted a toll that will never be forgotten…and all this is still being felt today.

In the aftermath of this widespread destruction and before the floodwaters receded, Common Ground Collective (CGC) was formed to meet the emergency needs of New Orleans residents. Starting with just $50 and three committed founders, people from all walks of life came together as CGC to provide some of the first available disaster services in the city. Without CGC’s immediate assistance, including food, water, and supplies given to the thousands of low-income residents unable to evacuate, the death toll in New Orleans would likely to have been much greater. Over the course of one year, this effort has grown to include 10,000 volunteers from around the world supported by $1.8 million in donations from more than 2,000 CGC donors.

Since CGC’s founding, it has spearheaded multiple relief and community-building projects in New Orleans. A partial list of accomplishments includes:

- Provided direct and indirect services, supported by 9 distribution centers, to approximately 450,000 people in seven Louisiana parishes
- Operates three free health clinics, the first established just nine days post-Katrina, serving over 15,000 residents, workers and volunteers
- Cleaned and gutted over 750 homes, 12 churches, 4 daycare centers, 12 schools and numerous offices, businesses, parks and streets.
- Operates several media centers with free phone, fax and internet access, andthat serve as information clearing houses.
- Established green environmental programs includent microorganism-based mold removal, wetlands restoration, soil bioremediation, and community garden restoration.

As there is still a tremendous amount of assistance needed in the 9th Ward…we ask that everyone bring their checkbooks to make a donation to Common Ground…especially considering this show will be FREE! For more info visit www.commongroundrelief.org

POWER TO THE PEACEFUL!

Nick Cave, Digging Himself a Singular Niche

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 00:04:00 -0700

Click here to listen to Nick Cave on NPR now!

Fresh Air from WHYY, April 28, 2008 - Love, violence, death and America have always been themes for Australian-born singer-composer Nick Cave - Murder Ballads and Abbatoir Blues are just two of his album titles - so he was perhaps a natural to compose the soundtrack for last year's epically paranoid Western The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford.

Cave also wrote the screenplay and soundtrack for the Australian epic The Proposition, which Roger Ebert described as "pitiless and uncompromising, so filled with pathos and disregarded innocence that it is a record of those things we pray to be delivered from."

Cave appeared in Wim Wenders' 1987 film Wings of Desire, and he's written both plays and novels.

Now Cave has released a new CD with his band the Bad Seeds. The title? Dig!!! Lazarus Dig!!! The inspiration, he says, is the Biblical story of Lazarus' return from the grave. -NPR.ORG