MUSIC NEWS - Rocker, BRIAN SETZER was rushed to an Albuquerque, NM area hospital after quickly ending his concert Monday night.   Setzer, former leader of the Stray Cats, performed only three Christmas tunes with his Brian Setzer Orchestra before leaving the stage during a sold-out concert at Isleta Resort and Casino.  It was announced at around 9 pm local time, at the venue that Setzer had been taken to an undisclosed hospital. 

His mgmt staff reportd that Mr Setzer suffered from combination of dehydration, high altitude sickness, and vertigo.   Setzer, and band, performed as scheduled Tuesday night in Phoenix. More @ BrianSetzer.com

MUSIC NEWS - Matisyahu has announced that the closing night of his 4^th annual Festival of Light, the eight-night run of shows in NYC during the eight nights of Hanukkah, will be streamed live from the Music Hall of Williamsburg on Sunday, December 20, at 7:45 pm EST, and powered by Ustream.  You can watch and interact during the event at Ustream.com/Matisyahu. Support act, Kevin Devine hits the stage at 7:45 pm EST with Matisyahu on at 8:45 pm EST.

Rumor has it that if you visit Ustream early you may get a sneak peak into Matisyahu’s dressing room and backstage happenings. 

Matisyahu released his acclaimed third album Light (via Epic Records) this year to rave reviews, lending anthemic lead single “One Day” as the theme song for NBC’s Winter Olympics campaign and gaining more than 1 million followers on Twitter. He’s been playing to packed houses during his successful North American tour, bringing his fans a show that can be rightfully called an experience. With his intense energy and a vibrant presence, Matisyahu is one of the most dynamic and captivating live performers around. Abound with prolific lyrics, epic choruses and genre-spanning music, he's able to transcend music classification and lay claim to a space all his own. Influenced by reggae-soul, ska, new wave, pop-rock and acoustic folk, he is truly unique and offers triumphant melodies and a powerful and distinct voice – one that calls for peace, hope and understanding.

Catch Matisyahu’s live brilliance during his live webcast Sunday, December 20, at 7:45 p.m. EST at Ustream.com/Matisyahu.

MUSIC NEWS -  Check out Nneka's video for "The Uncomfortable Truth," off her debut USA release Concrete Jungle (out February 2, 2010 via Yo Mama/Decon/Epic Records). 

You don't likely know her, Nneka is a talented singer/songwriter/rapper who's likely to be one of the most "likely to catch on" artists of 2010.  Her roots are in Nigeria and Germany, giving her a distinct transcultural sound.  She's also bringing us a message of hope, love, and optimism, and isn't shy about  being political;  in her lyrics and the imagery she uses. 

Nneka's "The Uncomfortable Truth" firmly showcases here quite passionate and soulful vocals as they ride high over mellow, vintage horns.

  

MUSIC NEWS - JASON YATES is lending his keyboard skills to Citizen Cope for a two–month tour that starts in February, 2010, while he continues to promote his own self-titled solo disc.  You remember Jason, he previously appeared on Citizen Cope’s 2004  The Clarence Greenwood Recordings. The tour starts up on  February 2 at Cat’s Cradle in Carrboro, NC, and continues late into April (full itinerary below).

Meanwhile, JASON will celebrate his self-titled solo CD (out via Vapor Records) with a special free performance at his artist’s loft near L.A.’s Chinatown on January 9, 2010. The evening is set to feature all of the CD’s musicians; longtime Black Crowes guitarist Marc Ford, Acetone guitarist Mark Lightcap, and drummers Oliver Charles (JASON’s former bandmate in Ben Harper’s Innocent Criminals) and session-man Gary Mallaber (Bruce Springsteen, Van Morrison, Bonnie Raitt) – along with a handful of surprise guests. The set will culminate with a jam session befitting both the low-key venue and JASON’s philosophy behind the CD.

He said recently; “There was always a certain way I wanted to play, no matter what band I was in,”. “It had to be natural, and have a strong groove to it. When I was writing the songs on the new album, that idea was at the front of my mind the whole time.”

That groove traverses blues and rock, gospel and soul; it flirts with jazz and country. There’s a sense of space here, whether that space resonates with impressionistic guitar licks and JASON’s B3 on songs like “Nobody So Far” and “Paper Tents,” or it’s filled only with the melancholy of the bare and beautiful closing track “Sing For You.”

More @ myspace.com/jasonyatesofficial.  Specs on JASON’s free L.A. show are: January 9, 2010 / 8pm at  1637 N. Spring St., Los Angeles 90012. Map @ JasonYates

Citizen Cope 2010 Tour Itinerary -

February

 2, 3 Carrboro, NC     Cat’s Cradle

 4, 5 Towson, MD   Recher Theatre

10    Brooklyn, NY Music Hall of Williamsburg

12, 13, 14    NYC, NY Bowery Ballroom

17    New Haven, CT   Toad’s Place

18, 19    Philadelphia , PA   Theatre of the Living Arts

24    Providence, RI   Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel

25, 26    Boston, MA    Paradise Rock Club

March

5 Chicago, IL     Vic Theatre

6, 7 Minneapolis, MN     Varsity Theater

9 Oklahoma City, OK   Diamond Ballroom

10   Dallas, TX   House of Blues

12   Austin, TX   Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater

13   Houston, TX   House of Blues

16   New Orleans, LA    Tipitinas

30   Vancouver, BC   Commodore Ballroom

April

1, 2, 3     Seattle, WA    The Showbox

9, 10 San Francisco, CA     The Fillmore

13 Boise, ID     Knitting Factory

15 Boulder, CO   Fox Theatre

16 Denver, CO     Ogden Theatre

MUSIC NEWS - Long in our vhs library, one of the rarest / coolest rock events ever captured on film, the 1964 concert known as The T.A.M.I. Show, that featuring performances by the Rolling Stones, James Brown, Chuck Berry, the Beach Boys, Marvin Gaye, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, the Supremes, among others, will be released for the first time on dvd on March 23, 2010 (via Shout! Factory). The T.A.M.I. Show: Collector’s Edition will include new bonus features including new commentary by director Steve Binder, original T.A.M.I Show radio spots, and a 20-page booklet with liner notes and rare photos and memorabilia.

The T.A.M.I. Show was filmed live in 1964 at the Santa Monica Auditorium, a mere seven months after the Beatles appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show and introduced the Swinging ’60s to the USA. The film has never been out on DVD, long discontinued on vhs, and hasn’t been seen in its entirety since it originally appeared in theaters, including its "world premiere" at 33 Los Angeles area theaters on November 14, 1964. This new video release has been mastered from a new High-Definition transfer and restored to its original length, this complete version features the Beach Boys performances that were removed shortly after the film’s initial theatrical run due to contractual issues. 

The T.A.M.I. Show (added to the Library of Congress's National Film Registry in 2006 )is the first concert movie of the rock era, capturing such superstars as the Rolling Stones (with the late Brian Jones), James Brown, Chuck Berry, the Beach Boys, the Supremes, Marvin Gaye, the Miracles (featuring Smokey Robinson), and many other Motown and British Invasion acts in their early prime. In addition to the five rock groups, all artists were backed by a band that we've now come to know as “the Wrecking Crew,” famed for playing on all the Phil Spector-produced hits, and included future stars Glen Campbell and Leon Russell among others. Fanita James, Jean King, and future solo star Darlene Love, billed as The Blossoms, provide backing vocals.

 The T.A.M.I. Show was .

The T.A.M.I. Show performers- 

Jan And Dean

SHOW OPEN: (Here They Come) From All Over The World

Chuck Berry

Johnny B. Goode

Maybellene

Gerry And The Pacemakers

Don’t Let The Sun Catch You Crying

It’s Gonna Be Alright

Chuck Berry

    Sweet Little Sixteen

Gerry And The Pacemakers

How Do You Do It?

Chuck Berry

Nadine

Gerry And The Pacemakers

Like It

Smokey Robinson & The Miracles

That’s What Love Is Made Of

You’ve Really Got A Hold On Me

Mickey’s Monkey

Marvin Gaye

Stubborn Kind Of Fellow

Pride And Joy

Can I Get A Witness

Hitch Hike

Lesley Gore

Maybe I Know

You Don’t Own Me

You Didn’t Look Around

Hey Now

It’s My Party

Judy’s Turn To Cry

Jan & Dean

The Little Old Lady (From Pasadena)

Sidewalk Surfin

The Beach Boys

Surfin’ U.S.A.

I Get Around

Surfer Girl

Dance, Dance, Dance

Billy J. Kramer And The Dakotas

Little Children

Bad To Me

I’ll Keep You Satisfied

From A Window

The Supremes

When The Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes

Run, Run, Run

Baby Love

Where Did Our Love Go

The Barbarians

Hey Little Bird

James Brown and The Flames

Out Of Sight

Prisoner Of Love

Please, Please, Please

Night Train

The Rolling Stones

Around And Around

Off The Hook

Time Is On My Side

It’s All Over Now

I’m Alright

Filmed at the Santa Monica Civic Center October 29, 1964

 Bonus Features

New commentary by director Steve Binder.  Original T.A.M.I Show radio spots.  20-page booklet featuring detailed essay and rare photos and memorabilia

MUSIC NEWS- The dates for COACHELLA VALLEY MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL 2010 version are now confirmed and are Friday, April 16, Saturday, April 17 and Sunday, April 18, 2010.  The location is again, and as expected, at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, CA.   And, the Festival organizers have announced a pre-sale and layaway plan starting today, Monday (December 14) at 10:00 AM if you want to committ early. The lineup announcement of the artists appearing is still tbd, but the event's roster has always be stellar!

In addition, COACHELLA 2010 will offer concert-goers expanded camping options including car, RV and traditional tent camping.  For more information on festival tickets and camping options, visit coachella.com.. 

 MUSIC NEWS - Sarah McLachlan will be headlining the main stage at Lilith 2010, the revived festival tour which will again feature women in music, that she co-founded in the 1997. Also on board with Ms McLachlan for the series of shows will be Mary J. Blige, Colbie Caillat,  Sheryl Crow, Erykah Badu, Ke$ha, Tegan and Sara, Metric and Miranda Lambert.

As MNN previously reported, Lilith Fair will re-launch next year and visit cities around the USA and Canada; including NYC, Los Angeles, Vancouver, Toronto and Chicago, among others and a two week Euro and UK run planned. Dates for the shows have still not yet been announced.

Other confirmed performers are A Fine Frenzy, Emmylou Harris, Chairlift, Zee Avi, Jill Scott, Indigo Girls, Sugarland, Brandi Carlile, Sara Bareilles, and The Weepies.

Lilith Fair reported 104 shows to Billboard Boxscore from 1997-1999 that grossed $52,937,965 and drew 1,616,500 people. The shows featured a wide range of acts including Sheryl Crow, Jewel, Dixie Chicks, Erykah Badu, Sinead O'Connor and Me'shell Ndegeocello, among others.

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MUSIC NEWS - Often, you have to put yourself first, no matter how tough that notion seems; no matter how much time and effort you’ve already put into someone,  the person who’s reduced your very being to its absolute core. Just check with Peter Silberman, the string-pulling founder of The Antlers, a solo project that suddenly went wide with the self-released Hospice LP (now receiving a proper widespread pressing through Frenchkiss). The first Antlers release to feature two key permanent players; the owerhouse drummer Michael Lerner and multi-instrumentalist Darby Cicci, it’s an album with a sound that’s actually as ambitious as its concept. 

“Hospice came from the idea of caring for a terminal patient who’s mentally abusive to you,” said Silberman recently. “You don’t have the right to argue with them, either, because they’re the one who’s dying here; they’re the one that’s been dealt a wrong hand. So you take it, but you can only take so much. Eventually, you realize that this person is just destroying you.” 

Hospice’s 10 distinct chapters resonate on debilitating sonic and lyrical levels, from the hypnotic harp and tension-ratcheting build of “Two” to the sing-or-sink choruses of “Bear” and the speaker-jarring peaks of “Sylvia,” certainly one of the year’s most immediate epics.  Here, amidst contrasting shards of ambient noise, sweeping strings and smoky horns, is where The Antlers fully transcend Silberman’s singer-songwriter beginnings;  a striking escalation of expectations first hinted at on 2008’s New York Hospitals EP. The progression doesn’t end there, either. In a move that could be taken as the riff-raking extension of his thorough guitar training (from the age of 6 ‘til right before college), “Atrophy” and “Wake” delve into sheets of distortion, subtle shades of soul, cicada-like effects and enough movements to fill an entire EP. 

“We were going for something that’d be dense but not too complicated,” explains Silberman. “I hate the word ‘lush,’ but I guess that’s the best way of describing it. The structures are like pop songs—verse/chorus, verse/chorus—but the sound is a little more shoegaze-y or post-rocky.”

It’s about to get even more complicated, too, as The Antlers' Technicolor-tinged trio take all of Hospice’s songs—and three previous releases—in a completely different direction, jettisoning a note-for-note rendition of the record for “a massive sound” doused in delay, reverb and unrehearsed chaos. And to think Cicci was a stage actor with a desire to drop it all for music just a few years ago.

“Hospice was the clear indication that this isn’t a singer-songwriter thing at all,” says Silberman. “Whatever we record next is going to define the three of us as a ‘band.’  He furthers with; “I always figured I’d be the ‘shredder’ in a group… But things somehow ended up this way.”

And now, news of tour dates-

The Antlers Tour Dates

December 09-