Dave Rude Band: Midwest Tour In March
You in all likelihood know that our confidante Dave Rude has been occupy touring and recording with Tesla this days year but what you may not distinguish is that Dave also has his own power trinity that has a new project and video. The Dave Churlish Band recently played their CD Save Party in Oakland and resolve embark on a tour of the Midwest in Trek. Check out the dates further down and be sure to go see The Dave Boorish Band when they report in to your area!
Machine Head Tour Dates
Oakland, Calif., thrash juggernaut Machine Head, featuring Jackson signature artist Phil Demmel, is hitting the concert road extremely hard in the United States and abroad throughout the rest of 2009 and well into 2010.
Dates include a Nov. 6 headliner in New York with Thy Will Be Done, This or the Apocalypse and Mutiny Within; followed by “Canadian Carnage East” with Megadeth, Slayer and Suicide Silence. These are followed in turn by the “Endgame Tour” with Megadeth and Suicide Silence, several dates with Metallica in December and the “Black Procession” tour of Europe with Hatebreed, Bleeding Through and All Shall Perish.
Epiphone Clinics With Will Jones In New York This Week!
Epiphone’s own Will Jones will be hosting clinics at several Sam Ash locations in New York this week. Be sure to stop by for the festivities. There will be FREE Epiphone goodies and Will will be giving away a brand new “Worn 1966 Wilshire” to one lucky attendee at each location!
Plus there will be super deals on Epiphone product including “buy an Epiphone guitar and get a FREE gigbag” and “spend over $500 on an Epiphone and get a free hard-shell case” specials… plus more!
Wednesday, Nov 18 – Sam Ash Music, New Haven CT 12pm-6pm
Thursday, Nov 19 – Sam Ash Music, White Plains 12pm-6pm
Friday, Nov 20 – Sam Ash Music NY, NY 12pm-6pm
Saturday, Nov 21 – Sam Ash Music, Carle Place, NY 12pm-6pm
Sunday, Nov 22 – Sam Ash Music, Huntington, NY 12pm-6pm
Visit the Epiphone Clinics micro-site for all the latest Epiphone Clinic information. www.epiphone.com/clinics.
Slipknot latest band to cancel summer tour
Add Slipknot to the ever-expanding list of bands whose summer tours have been sidelined by injury.
The masked metal band was forced to cancel all its concert dates through August and September after drummer Joey Jordison was taken to the hospital with unspecified health problems on Saturday.
Frontman Corey Taylor announced the cancellation from the stage during the nine-member band’s concert in Seattle.
“There’s a severe medical emergency,” Taylor said in the fan footage shot on Saturday. “He’s (Jordison) OK though. He sends his love to everyone here, and wants you to know he wishes he could be here.”
He added that he hoped the band would reschedule the tour dates before the end of the year.
“Hold on to your ticket stubs, because we are coming fucking back to do this,” Taylor said. “We will be back in a couple of months to make this up. I want you all to send as much love as you can to Joey Jordison.”
A brief post on the band’s official website, slipknot1.com, however, suggested fans get their money back.
“Slipknot’s shows in Seattle and Kennewick have been postponed and the remaining dates for August and September have been canceled due to illness. Please check with your local promoter on ticket refunds.”
Depeche Mode and Whitesnake Also Cancel Summer Dates
Depeche Mode cancelled its show at Shoreline Amphitheatre near San Francisco on Wednesday after frontman David Gahan was ordered by doctors on complete vocal rest for 48 hours.
“San Francisco is one of the most important cities to the band and we are devastated that we have been force to cancel this date,” Gahan said in a prepared statement. “We hope to be back soon to play for all our fans in the area.”
Tracy Lawrence’s tour was derailed yesterday after doctors in Nashville detected early signs of pneumonia, forcing the cancellation of his show at the Wildhorse Saloon in Lufkin, Texas and potentially several more dates.
Whitesnake also cut the rest of its dates with Judas Priest after frontman David Coverdale, who had been suffering from laryngitis, lost his voice while performing at Red Rocks Amphitheatre Tuesday.
“Listen, I sincerely, sincerely apologize,” Coverdale told the audience after just four songs. “I have no fucking voice left. I have laryngitis. I tried. I can’t do it. I’m so sorry. It hurts for me to do this. Honest to god, I wish I could continue, but I’m not able to. I can only express my apologies. Thanks you so much.”
Yesterday, he followed up with a statement that said, in part, “I genuinely appreciate your care and concern, but may I assure you all that I am now safely home and doing well. All I need to do is to rest my vocal cords for a couple of weeks. The really difficult thing is for me to shut the F up.”
He added, “I’ll be back to see the exceptionally good specialists in a couple of weeks. Until then, I would appreciate everyone not worrying.”
Earlier this summer, the Beastie Boys had to cancel their summer tour after Adam Yauch was diagnosed with cancer.
Aerosmith Cancels Summer Tour
Aerosmith is the latest big name act to cancel the rest of its summer tour this summer, just a week after frontman Steven Tyler fell from the stage during a concert in Sturgis, SD.
According to a statement sent out by the band’s representatives, “Doctors have advised the lead singer to take the time to properly recuperate from the accident that resulted in a broken shoulder and stitches to his head. In his current condition, Tyler is unable to tour and the band wants to give him time to get healthy.”
Tyler was injured on Aug. 5 after he lost his footing while the band was performing “Love In An Elevator” at a Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in Western South Dakota.
“Words can’t express the sadness I feel for having to cancel this tour,” said guitarist Joe Perry. “I would like to thank our loyal fans for sticking by us through thick and thin and all the good energy they are sending our way. We hope we can get the Aerosmith machine up and running again as soon as possible.”
He added, “I sure am going to miss playing with ZZ Top just as I’m sure the fans are going to miss seeing them playing with us as well. Hope to see you sooner than later. My hat’s off to our crew for putting up with this crazy stop and start tour. In my estimation, it was one of the best looking and best run tours we’ve ever had.”
Bloodline Tour Metal Master Class Update
The Jackson Bloodline Tour Metal Master Class with Autumn’s End guitarist and top-level Jackson dude Chris Cannella is in full swing in May 2009, having enjoyed two stellar weeks in April in Florida and New York. “The tour has been a great success and this is only the beginning,” Cannella said in late April. “Leitz Music in Fort Walton Beach, Fla.; Encore Music in Port Richey, Fla.; and House of Guitars in Rochester, N.Y., all have amazing staff and were really great. The best part of the whole thing is the attendees—everybody had great questions and really made it fun every night. Such great interaction, and lots of laughs. I really feel connected with so many of these people across the country.”
Jackson is presenting Cannella’s Metal Master Class at music stores nationwide through the end of June 2009. At each clinic, Cannella—Jackson’s product manager/artist relations rep and formidably talented Autumn’s End guitarist, songwriter and vocalist—demonstrates and explains his light-speed guitar techniques using whatever gear is in the store at the time, shares tone secrets and overall guitar setup tips, talks a little music theory and soloing style, and delves into Jackson’s dark yet colorful past.
His piratical look is pure Jackson, but the soft-spoken Cannella is actually a walking encyclopedia of metal in general and Jackson in particular. At his Metal Master Class clinics, the floor is always open to questions and valuable one-on-one interaction with guests.
May and June 2009 will find Cannella bringing the Bloodline to music retailers in Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, California and Indiana.
Long-awaited announcement of summer tour Aerosmith and ZZ Top
Aerosmith and ZZ Top have agreed to embark on a massive U.S. tour beginning June 10 in St. Louis (ZZ Top joins the tour on June 16). Tickets go on sale in select markets to the general public beginning Friday, April 17. For additional presale, on sale, ticket and tour information go to livenation.com. The North American tour runs through September and includes stops in New York, Boston and Los Angeles.
Not all of the venues have been announced in each city. Check the Aerosmith Web site for the most up-to-date information. Tickets sales for most shows begin on April 17, although fans interested in presale tickets can check the Live Nation Web site for additional information. Read more