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Lifehouse will be playing a free show on Sunday in New Orleans’ Jackson Square, as they are headlining Allstate Fanfest in advance of Monday’s BCS Championship game between Ohio State and LSU. The band will then hit the road again in February.
In celebration of the 151st anniversary of the Academy of Music, Billy Joel will be performing with the Philadelphia Orchestra on January 26. Some other artists, including Blue Man Group, will also perform. Tickets can be purchased at www.philorch.org/academyofmusic.
In support of their second full-length album, In the Future, psych/folk rock pioneers Black Mountain will hit the road again at the end of this month. In the Future is set for release on January 22, and here are the confirmed shows:
01/31/08 Seattle, WA – Neumo’s w/ Yeasayer, MGMT, Howlin’ Rain
02/02/08 Portland, OR – The Doug Fir w/ Howlin’ Rain
02/04/08 San Francisco, CA – The Independent w/ Howlin’ Rain
02/05/08 Los Angeles, CA – The Troubadour w/ Howlin’ Rain
02/07/08 San Diego, CA – Casbah w/ Howlin’ Rain
02/08/08 Tucson, AZ – Club Congress w/ Blood on the Wall
02/13/08 Birmingham, AL – Bottle Tree w/ Blood on the Wall
02/15/08 Atlanta, GA – The EARL w/ Blood on the Wall
02/16/08 Asheville, NC – Grey Eagle w/ Blood on the Wall
02/17/08 Chapel Hill, NC – The Local 506 w/ Blood on the Wall
02/19/08 Washington, DC – The Rock and Roll Hotel w/ Bon Iver
02/20/08 Philadelphia, PA – Johnny Brenda’s w/ Bon Iver
02/22/08 New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom w/ Bon Iver
02/24/08 Boston, MA – Middle East Upstairs w/ Bon Iver
02/25/08 Portland, ME – The Space Gallery w/ Bon Iver
02/26/08 Muncton, NB – The Manhattan w/ Bon Iver
02/27/08 Halifax, NS – The Marquee Club w/ Bon Iver
02/29/08 Montreal, QC – La Sala Rosa w/ Bon Iver
03/05/08 Toronto, ON – Lee’s Palace w/ Bon Iver
03/07/08 Louisville, KY – Headliners w/ Bon Iver
03/09/08 Knoxville, TN – The Pilot Light w/ Bon Iver
03/10/08 Nashville, TN – Exit/In w/ Bon Iver
03/27/08 Winnipeg, MB – Pyramid Cabaret w/ Ladyhawk
03/28/08 Regina, SK – The Distrikt w/ Ladyhawk
03/29/08 Saskatoon, SK – Amigo’s w/ Ladyhawk
03/31/08 Edmonton, AB – Starlite Room w/ Ladyhawk
04/01/08 Calgary, AB – The Warehouse w/ Ladyhawk
04/05/08 Vancouver, BC – Commodore Ballroom w/ Ladyhawk
Toronto’s Hello Operator has been compared to “The Cars covering ‘Cars’ by Gary Numan,” so you know there is some ‘80s flavor to their music. You have to be intrigued, no? If so, you can catch Hello Operator on their current tour at these stops:
05 Jan – Beauty Bar Las Vegas, Nevada
07 Jan – Press Club Sacramento, California
08 Jan – Satellite w/ Pilot Way Reno
09 Jan – Club Moscow @ Boardners 18+ Hollywood, California
10 Jan – Beauty Bar San Diego
In a benefit for their city of New Orleans, which is still very much ravaged by Hurricane Katrina, pop/rockers OK Go and New Orleans funksters Bonerama have teamed up for a show as well as an EP release called You’re Not Alone, which will benefit the local musicians scattered by the storm. The event will take place January 10 and 11, with the concert on January 10 being billed as “Musicians Bringing Musicians Home III” featuring Jon Langford & Sally Timms of The Mekons, Patrick Hallahan of My Morning Jacket, Charles Bissell of The Wrens, Kimya Dawson, Timothy Bracy of the Mendoza Line, Janet Bean of Freakwater and Craig Klein, Mat Perrine, Eric Bolivar & Bert Cotton of Bonerama. The January 11 concert features Ok Go and Bonerama, and the EP will be released February 5. Tickets for the show are $10 and available at www.hob.com/venues/clubvenues/neworleans or by calling 504-310-4999.
