8/16/2012-8/19/2012: Stereoterra – Beaverton, MI8/24/2012-8/26/2012: Eugene Celebration – Eugene, OR 8/24/2012: Famously Hot Music Festival – Columbia, SC 8/31/2012: North Coast Music Festival – Chicago, IL 9/1/2012: Congress Theater – Chicago, IL 9/2/2012: Electric Zoo – Randall’s Island Park, NY 9/7/2012: Catskill Chill Music Festival – Hancock, NY 9/8/2012: Red Rocks Amphitheatre – Morrison, CO 9/15/2012: Pink Moon Festival – Rock Camp, WV 9/21/2012: The Werk Out Festival – Thornville, OH 9/22/2012: 2720 – St. Louis, MO 9/28/2012: House of Blues – Anaheim, CA 10/18/2012: City Arts Fest 2012 – Seattle, WA 10/20/2012: Arcata Theatre – Arcata, CA 10/31/2012: Granada Theater – Lawrence, KS 11/9/2012: Wonder Ballroom – Portland, OR 11/28/2012: Redstone Room – Davenport, IA 11/29/2012: Lafayette Theater – West Lafayette, IN 11/30/2012: The Canopy Club – Urbana, IL 12/1/2012: The Blue Note – Columbia, MO
From Phish “The second leg feature’s the band’s first appearances at numerous venues – from the August 15 kickoff at Long Beach Arena in Southern California to stops at San Francisco’s Bill Graham Civic Auditorium (8/17, 18 & 19), the Starlight Theatre in Kansas City, MO (8/22), St. Louis’ Chaifetz Arena (8/28) and Phish’s first-ever show in Oklahoma, which will take place on August 29 at the Zoo Amphitheatre in Oklahoma City.
A limited number of tickets are available NOW through Phish Tickets online. The ticket request period is currently underway and will end Monday, April 23rd at 11:59am Eastern. Tickets will go on sale to the general public beginning Friday, April 27th.”
Tour Dates – Leg 1
6/7/12 DCU Center, Worcester, MA6/8/12 DCU Center, Worcester, MA 6/15/12 Bader Field, Atlantic City, NJ 6/16/12 Bader Field, Atlantic City, NJ 6/17/12 Bader Field, Atlantic City, NJ 6/19/12 – nTelos Pavilion, Portsmouth, VA 6/20/12 – nTelos Pavilion, Portsmouth, VA 6/22/12 – Riverbend Music Center, Cincinnati, OH 6/23/12 – First Niagara Pavilion, Burgettstown, PA 6/24/12 – Blossom Music Center, Cuyahoga Falls, OH 6/28/12 – Klipsch Music Center, Noblesville, IN 6/29/12 – Klipsch Music Center, Noblesville, IN 6/30/12 – Alpine Valley Music Center, East Troy, WI 7/1/12 – Alpine Valley Music Center, East Troy, WI 7/3/12 – Nikon at Jones Beach Theatre, Wantagh, NY 7/4/12 – Nikon at Jones Beach Theatre, Wantagh, NY 7/6/12 – Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, NY 7/7/12 – Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, NY 7/8/12 – Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, NY
Tour Dates – Leg 2
8/15/12 – Long Beach Auditorium, Long Beach, CA8/17/12 – Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, CA 8/18/12 – Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, CA 8/19/12 – Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, CA 8/22/12 – Starlight Theatre, Kansas City, MO 8/24/12 – Oak Mountain Amphitheatre, Birmingham, AL 8/25/12 – Aaron’s Amphitheathre at Lakewood, Atlanta, GA 8/26/12 – Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, Charlotte, NC 8/28/12 – Chaifetz Arena, St Louis, MO 8/29/12 – Zoo Amphitheatre, Oklahoma City, OK 8/31/12 – Dick’s Sporting Goods Park, Denver, CO 9/1/12 – Dick’s Sporting Goods Park, Denver, CO 9/2/12 – Dick’s Sporting Goods Park, Denver, CO
Announced Tour Dates Oct. 5-7 – Charlottesville, VA – The Festy Experience Oct. 18 – Portland, ME – Port City Music Hall Oct. 19 – Burlington, VT – Higher Ground Oct. 20 – Ithaca, NY – The Haunt Oct. 23 – Ann Arbor, MI – Blind Pig Oct. 24 – Kalamazoo, MI – Bell’s Brewery Oct. 26 – Madison, WI – The Majestic Oct. 27 – Lake Tahoe, CA – Hangtown Festival Oct. 28 – Lake Tahoe, CA – Hangtown Festival Oct. 31 – Missoula, MT – Top Hat – HALLOWEEN Nov. 1 – Enterprise, OR – OK Theatre Nov. 2 – Bend, OR – Domino Room Nov. 3 – Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom Nov. 4 – Arcata, CA – Humboldt Brews Nov. 5 – Chico, CA – Sierra Nevada Brewing Company Nov. 8 – Salt Lake City, UT – The State Room Nov. 9 – Ft Collins, CO – Aggie Theatre Nov. 10 – Denver, CO – Cervantes Nov. 13 – Lawrence, KS – Bottleneck Nov. 15 – Columbus, OH – The Basement Nov. 16 – Roanoke, VA – Growlers Nov. 17 – Carborro, NC – Cat’s Cradle
From AODust.com “Sun Shot is the working title of Assembly of Dust’s new studio release. It features 9 brand new songs and 4 never recorded. This project will only be funded if at least $25,000 is pledged by Thursday Aug 30, 12:33pm EDT.”
From DarkStarOrchestra “The Dark Star Jubilee takes place at Legend Valley in Thornville, OH, approximately 30 minutes east of Columbus. The Jubilee features 3 days and nights of friends, family, camping.”
EQUIFUNKThe All-Inclusive Music Festival – August 17-19, 2012 “Held annually in late August at Camps Equinunk and Blue Ridge in Pennsylvania’s Pocono Mountains, Equifunk is as intimate as music festivals get. Guests see their favorite bands play the lakeside pool party during the day and at the state of the art E-Rena at night…. all from the front row.
With the option to sleep in a newly renovated cabin with a private bathroom, there’s no need to feel like you are roughing it. And the all-inclusive ticket structure ensures not only full access to all live music and camp facilities, but also three meals a day and all the beer you can drink.
Compared with the massive undertakings that most modern festivals have become, Equifunk truly is a breath of fresh air- a music festival that feels like a weekend away with all of your friends. And all for the same price as normal weekend in New York City.”
Audio is a mix of Led Zeppelin’s “The Ocean” and Galactic’s “Voyage Ton Flag“
“Founder, writer and drummer of Soulive for over 15 years, Alan Evans proudly presents his newest creation the Alan Evans Trio; an inspiring and fresh organ trio lineup. Enlisting the support of good friends and talented players Danny Mayer on guitar (On the Spot Trio), and Beau Sasser (Melvin Sparks, Akashic Record) the trio’s sound proves hard driving and groovin’ with dark funky rhythms and blues lick solos. Alan Evans Trio opens a window into another side – an emotional introspection, as dark as it is powerful. Their passionate progressions emanate an electrified, smoky, 70s-era CTI Records zeitgeist.
Together as the Alan Evans Trio, Alan, Danny and Beau share an energetic on-stage chemistry, a love for album recording, and taking their music out on the road. Armed with an abundance of newly inspired songs, Alan is taking the band on tour across the US, Japan and Europe in support of their debut album Drop Hop, released in April 2012, and now available via iTunes and on vinyl.
Mention the name Alan Evans to a room full of music lovers, and you will get a consensus nod at one of the most celebrated and tenacious drummers in the jazz, funk, and soul scene. A producer, recording engineer, guitarist, percussionist, vocalist and writer, Alan’s repertoire of skills have been perfected with more than a decade of dedication.
“I’ve known for a long time what my purpose is this time around. All I want to do is try to make people happy with what makes me and my family happy… Music,” says Alan about his new trio project.
For Alan, the idea of Alan Evans Trio hatched soon after he transitioned from Playonbrother Studios in Hatfield, MA to his own home recording studio. Alan then enlisted the ingenious talent of both Danny Mayer and Beau Sasser for the project.
Alan had met Danny Mayer first as a Soulive fan, but then connected on a musical level when his band, On the Spot Trio (OTS), came out to Playonbrother Studios to record their first album, with Alan at the helm as producer. Alan had played gigs with Beau Sasser for some time, and had a great deal of respect for Beau’s masterful proficiency on the organ, and knowledge of the history behind the instrument.
Alan muses of Alan Evans Trio’s beginnings, “This is when it all started to come together for me. Danny was straight killin’ it, playing guitar exactly the way I would. I knew that Danny and Beau together would be scary.” Danny and Beau both consented to a recording session with one another. Alan set up the mastering date, began thinking about a release date, tour, and even began designing the website and logo.
Passionate and inspired, Alan cranked out Drop Hop in a couple of days. He recorded bass, drums, guitar and then emailed Beau and Danny the tune of the day to learn for the session. “It was all coming together so well, I could hear the entire album in my head. I can honestly say, this is the first album I’ve ever recorded that came out exactly the way I dreamed it.””
From Outside Lands “MC Hammer announces the Outside Lands 2012 lineup featuring Metallica, Stevie Wonder, Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Jack White, Foo Fighters, Beck & more! August 10-12, 2012 in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park.”
Announced Lineup: Stevie Wonder • Metallica • Neil Young & Crazy Horse • Jack White • Foo Fighters • Beck • Skrillex • Sigur Ros • Justice • Norah Jones • Dispatch • The Kills • Regina Spektor • Passion Pit • Andrew Bird • Grandaddy • Big Boi • Bloc Party • Explosions In The Sky • Franz Ferdinand • MSTRKRFT • Rebelution • Die Antwoord • Fitz and The Tantrums • Portugal. The Man • Amadou & Mariam • Wolfgang Gartner • Fun. • Dr. Dog • The Walkmen • Washed Out • City and Colour • Two Gallants • Of Monsters and Men • Mimosa • Alabama Shakes • Reggie Watts • Trampled By Turtles • Tame Impala • Jovanotti • The Be Good Tanyas • Geographer • Sharon Van Etten • Yacht • Sean Hayes • Bomba Estereo • Dirty Dozen Brass Band • Big Gigantic • Thee Oh Sees • Wallpaper • Tennis • Zola Jesus • White Denim • Allen Stone • The M Machine • Michael Kiwanuka • Tanlines • Father John Misty • Electric Guest • Caveman • Yellow Ostrich • Papa • Honey Island Swamp Band • Animal Kingdom