It’s a nineties rock party at minor league baseball stadiums this summer, as Counting Crows, Live and Collective Soul will all tour together. Third Eye Blind will also join them on some of the dates. The tour begins July 22 in Wilmington, Delaware and runs through September 2 in Fargo. For more information, visit www.countingcrows.com.
The self-proclaimed world’s largest music festival is Milwaukee’s Summerfest. At 11 days long and with a ton of A-list talent, it’s hard to argue with that proclamation. Some of the confirmed acts are Wolfmother, O.A.R., John Mayer, Los Lonely Boys, Ben Folds, Peter Frampton, B.B. King, The Fray, Goo Goo Dolls, Sara Evans, Toby Keith, INXS, Weird Al Yankovic, Gym Class Heroes, Papa Roach, Puddle of Mudd, Silversun Pickups, Tool and Blue October. Whew. The festival runs from June 28 to July 8. For more info, go to www.summerfest.com.
311 is working on a new record and plan to return to the studio to record it in the fall. Meanwhile, front man Nick Hexum is talking about testing out some of that new material while the band tours with Matisyahu this summer beginning June 21.
The inaugural Big State Festival will take place October 13 and 14 at the Texas World Speedway in Bryan-College Station. Headlined by Tim McGraw, other acts so far include The Wreckers and Los Lonely Boys. Tickets go on sale June 5 at www.bigstatefestival.com
Bombastic rock band The Mooney Suzuki is gearing up for its summer tour in support of the new album, Have Mercy. Supporting the tour for two separate legs are The Photo Atlas and The Dark Romantics. Here are the dates:
w/ The Photo Atlas
Jun 22 Oklahoma City, OK @ The Conservatory
Jun 23 Dallas, TX @ House of Blues
Jun 25 Tempe, AZ @ The Sets
Jun 26 Las Vegas, NV @ The Dive Bar
Jun 27 San Diego, CA @ Casbah
Jun 28 Los Angeles, CA @ Spaceland
Jun 29 San Francisco, CA @ Rickshaw Stop
Jul 1 Portland, OR @ Dante¹s
Jul 2 Seattle, WA @ El Corazon
w/ The Dark Romantics
Jul 4 Chicago, IL @ Subterranean
Jul 5 Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom
Jul 6 Philadelphia, PA @ The Khyber
Jul 7 Hoboken, NJ @ Maxwell¹s
Jul 8 Washington D.C. @ Rock and Roll Hotel
Jul 12 Boston, MA @ Harper¹s Ferry
Jul 13 Providence, RI @ The Living Room
Jul 14 Albany, NY @ Valentines
TVT recording artists The Polyphonic Spree are replacing their trademark robes with black military-style uniforms for an upcoming tour in support of the band’s new release, The Fragile Army. The tour begins May 27 at the Sasquatch Festival in Washington state and runs through an appearance at Lollapalooza on August 3. Dates are:
May
27 - George WA - Sasquatch Festival
June
23 - Dallas TX - Granada Theatre
24 - Austin TX - Stubbs BBQ
25 - Houston TX - Warehouse Live
26 - New Orleans LA - House Of Blues
27 - Atlanta GA - Roxy Theatre
29 - Philadelphia PA - Fillmore at the TLA
30 - Washington DC - 9:30 Club
July
1 - Brooklyn NY - Warsaw
2 - Boston MA - Avalon
3 - Montreal QC - Metropolis
5 - Toronto ON - Phoenix Concert Theatre
6 - Detroit MI - The Majestic
7 - Cleveland OH - House Of Blues
8 - Indianapolis IN - The Vogue
9 - Milwaukee WI - Rave II at the Eagles Club
10 - Minneapolis MN - Fine Line Music Cafe
13 - Vancouver BC - Commodore Ballroom
14 - Portland OR - Aladdin Theater
15 - Seattle WA - The Showbox
17 - San Francisco CA - Great American Music Hall
18 - Los Angeles CA - El Rey Theatre
20 - San Diego CA - Canes Bar & Grill
22 - Denver CO - Gothic Theatre
23 - Aspen CO - The Belly Up
August
3 - Chicago IL - Lollapalooza
Power pop heroes Fountains Of Wayne will hit the road in support of their already-critically-heralded new album, Traffic and Weather, starting June 7 in Pittsburgh. Here are the confirmed dates:
06.07.07 Pittsburgh, PA Diesel Club Lounge
06.09.07 Cleveland, OH House of Blues
06.10.07 Toronto, ONT, CAN Lee’s Palace
06.11.07 Detroit, MI St. Andrews Hall
06.13.07 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue
06.14.07 Oshkosh, WI Waterfest
06.15.07 Chicago, IL Taste of Randolph
06.16.07 Manchester, TN Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival
06.19.07 Atlanta, GA Variety Playhouse
07.20.07 Camden, NJ WXPN Xponnential Fest
07.21.07 Asbury Park, NJ Stone Pony Summer Stage
07.27.07 Naeba, Niigata, JPN FUJI Rock Festival
08.03.07 New York, NY Beacon Theatre w/ Squeeze
08.04.07 Baltimore, MD VIRGIN Festival
08.07.07 Westbury, NY North Fork Theater w/ Squeeze
08.09.07 Boston, MA Copley Square Park
08.11.07 Alpine, CA Viejas Casino w/ Squeeze
08.12.07 Anaheim, CA The Grove of Anaheim w/ Squeeze
08.13.07 Los Angeles, CA The Greek Theater w/ Squeeze
08.14.07 Saratoga, CA The Mountain Winery w/ Squeeze
08.16.07 Portland, OR Wonder Ballroom
08.17.07 Las Vegas, NV Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
08.21.07 Salt Lake City, UT The Depot
Denmark’s Under Byen are described this way: “The four men and four women continually circle masculine and feminine sonic poles with melancholic dread and ice flower filigree.” If that intrigues you, they will be touring with The Album Leaf beginning June 28 in Los Angeles. Here are the dates:
28-Jun Los Angeles, CA - El Rey Theater w/ The Album Leaf
29-Jun Pomona, CA - Glasshouse w/ The Album Leaf
30-Jun San Francisco, CA - Slim’s w/ The Album Leaf
2-Jul Eugene, OR - WOW Hall w/ The Album Leaf
3-Jul Seattle, WA - Neumo’s w/ The Album Leaf
4-Jul Vancouver, BC - The Plaza w/ The Album Leaf
6-Jul Portland, OR - Doug Fir w/ The Album Leaf
7-Jul Boise, ID - The Venue w/ The Album Leaf
9-Jul New York, NY - Knitting Factory
