 Road Warriors 49 The 50th Annual Grammy Awards will air Sunday, February 10 at 8pm ET, and the first group of performers have been announced. Those are Beyonce, Carrie Underwood, Aretha Franklin, Mary J. Blige, Rihanna and more. Stay tuned for more updates. American Idol Season 6 champ Jordin Sparks will be singing the National Anthem at the Super Bowl next Sunday in Glendale, Arizona. What makes it extra special is that her dad, Phillippi, played for the Giants in the ‘90s, and the Giants are taking on the Patriots in the big game. The 2008 Honda Civic Tour has announced its tour dates, and it begins April 10 in San Francisco. Bands on the tour are Panic at the Disco, Motion City Soundtrack, The Hush Sound and Phantom Planet. Tickets go on sale February 2, and more information is available at www.hondacivictour.com. Singer/songwriter Tristan Prettyman is back with her new album, Hello, on April 15 on Capitol, and is heading out on tour with G. Love & Special Sauce, and then headlining some dates of her own. Here are the confirmed dates: G. LOVE & SPECIAL SAUCE TOUR: The list is long for the performers at this year’s Coachella Vallery Music & Arts Festival, which takes place in California from April 25-27. Among them are Jack Johnson, The Verve, Raconteurs, Fatboy Slim, Madness, Rogue Wave, Portishead, Death Cab For Cutie, Rilo Kiley, Flogging Molly, Roger Waters, Love & Rockets, My Morning Jacket, Shout Out Louds and Brett Dennen. Wow. That’s just a sampling, but it’s clear that Coachella has become quite the player in the festival world. For more information, please visit: www.coachella.com Following the success of the second annual Paid Dues Hip-hop festival last year, the event is back at the NOS Events Center in San Bernardino, California on Saturday, March 22. Artists performing include Sage Francis, Little Brother, Dilated Peoples, Jedi Mind Tricks, and more. PAID DUES is an all-ages show. $35 pre-sale tickets will be available through www.guerillaunion.com on Thursday, January 24 and through www.myspace.com/paidduesfestival on Friday, January 25. After, tickets will be available for $40 via Ticketmaster online and at all locations. Jimmy Eat World and Paramore have confirmed a U.S. co-headline tour that will kick off in March. More information is to be announced shortly. London band Switches has developed quite a fan base in the U.S., and is touring with The Bravery. Switches will release their debut, Lay Down The Law, in March in the US as well, and here are all of the confirmed shows: January The Dollyrots released their 2007 album, Because I’m Awesome, on Joan Jett’s Blackheart Records label. Since then they have been tearing up the road, and continue to do so. Here are the current shows: 1/25 - El Paso, TX — Bennigans (Outside show) Alt-country artist Tift Merritt is releasing her new album, Another Country, on February 26 and will hit the road in support of it. Here are the upcoming dates: Mon March 17 Philadelphia Johnny Brenda’s Filed under: Rock and Pop and Alternative and Hip Hop and Country and Concerts and American Idol Comments:
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