Posted by Leilani Polk on Jul. 9, 2009, at 4:18 pm
After two confusing Tweets from Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry — one alerting fans to the re-scheduling of Aerosmith’s Florida dates, the next saying the show could potentially still take place — I finally received word that the show has indeed been postponed.
Here’s the official Ford Amp statement:
(July 10, 2009) Aerosmith has postponed their scheduled show for July 11th at the Ford Amphitheatre in Tampa, FL due to an artist injury. A rescheduled date will be announced soon. Tickets purchased for the Ford Amphitheatre concert will be honored at the rescheduled date. For additional tour and ticket information, please visit www.livenation.com or www.aeroforceone.com.
Posted by Leilani Polk on Jul. 8, 2009, at 5:10 pm
Here’s a quick breakdown of your best live music bets for the upcoming weekend. Yes, we count Thursday, because that’s when the weekend really starts, right? I mean, for those of us who pretend it’s just a second Friday… For a more comprehensive schedule of concerts, check out our Upcoming Events page.
Thursday, July 09 Don Chambersw/Urbane Cowboys/Roppongi’s Ace/Al TorchiaDon Chambers (pictured) sings in a raspy drawl, plays banjo with electric guitar aggression, and writes Southern gothic narratives about death, heartbreak, and other grim topics set against slinky Southern-fried roots rock that crackles and burns with a fiery intensity. Last September, with his Athens, Ga.-based band GOAT, Chambers released his fourth album, Zebulon, which was co-produced by the Drive-By Truckers’ Patterson Hood and featured on NPR’s Second Stage. Chambers has been likened to Tom Waits and Johnny Cash, and both are adequate, if not accurate, comparisons. Chambers performs solo (sans GOAT) at two shows on either side of the Bay: at New World Brewery on Thursday with Urbane Cowboys, Roppongi’s Ace and Al Torchia, and on Friday at The Garage in St. Petersburg with support acts TBA), and also appears on Studio 10 Friday morning. Thurs., July 9, 9 p.m., New World Brewery, Ybor City; and Fri., July 10, The Garage, St. Petersburg. Both shows are $6. —LP
Friday, July 10
PBS (Porter Baptiste Stoltz) Ever since The Meters, New Orleans has had a tradition of turning out funky trios. PBD includes stalwarts of the Crescent City: bassist George Porter Jr., drummer Russell Batiste and guitarist Brian Stoltz. Their vocals are serviceable, but their musicianship and way with a groove are really the reason to see them. Standback opens. Fri., July 10, 8:30 p.m., Ace’s Lounge, Bradenton, $15 in advance/$18. —ESRead the rest of this entry »
Posted by Leilani Polk on May. 18, 2009, at 2:55 pm
Dozens and dozens of acts will make it onto Tampa Bay area concert stages this summer. Here’s our best bets, in a wide range of genres.
Stanton Moore The bespectacled founder of NOLA funk purveyors Galactic is widely regarded as one of the best drummers currently drawing air. This show has him in a trio setting with estimable guitarist Will Bernard and keyboardist Robert Walter. The small ensemble allows room for Moore to strut his Crescent City-honed skills. Expect expansive jamming and finely honed interplay. (Video: Stanton Moore Trio performing at Emerald Lounge in Asheville, N.C., Sept. 10, 2008.) (May 28, Crowbar, Ybor City)—Eric Snider
Sunday, May 31 WMNF Jazz Jam feat. Sam Rivers/PBS/World Afro-Cuban Ensemble/Infinite Groove Orchestra/Impromptu/Trio Vibe/others TBA Tampa Bay’s community radio station has been putting together more jazz events of late — thank you for that — this being one of the more ambitious. Saxophonist Sam Rivers, 83, was once a front-rank player on the New York (and thus international) avant-garde scene. He’s settled into legendhood well, living in Orlando and taking gigs as he pleases. A potpourri of locally-based acts rounds out the bill. (May 31, Skipper’s Smokehouse, Tampa) —ESRead the rest of this entry »
Posted by Leilani Polk on Feb. 16, 2009, at 7:00 am
A new weekly roundup of what the CL team is listening to right now.
Late of the Pier Fantasy Black Channel (2008)
While Late of the Pier are synth-propelled, indie dance-rockers, the heavy blues riffage and arena rock bombast of Led Zeppelin sneak into songs like “Heartbeat” and “Bathroom Gurgle” amid the electronic beats and video game sounds. After all, how could you be from a place like Castle Donnington, UK, and not have trace amounts of heavy metal seep into your soul? Their debut album perverts conventional song-structure constantly, either merging or deconstructing one tune into the next, barely giving your ears a reprieve. It’s kind of a clusterfuck, but a whole lot of fun as well. Recommended tracks: “Space & The Woods,” “Heartbeat,” “Bathroom Gurgle”
–Joel
Alan Parsons Project The Best of the Alan Parsons Project (1983)
I blew them off because I always likened them to Steely Dan, another band with a suburban white guy name in its moniker and one I just can’t get into. But listening to this CD, I found songs that prompted a vague but sweet sense of nostalgia, songs that were somehow familiar and took me to that special Pink Floyd comfort zone of music listening, a deep space abyss of kaleidoscopic interstellar hydrogen clouds and nebulas of spiraling stars and luminescent gases. It’s music that’s a quintessential example of how psychedelic prog rock from the ‘70s should sound. Recommended track: “Time,” which, like so many other songs with the same title, reflects on the fleeting nature of human existence.
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