If you and three to five of your friends plan on attending a Live Nation show this summer at Ford Amphitheatre, the company waves the service fees this Wednesday, July 1. So, basically, you save money on four- and six-packs of tickets for the following shows: blink-182, Coldplay, Crue Fest 2, Def Leppard with Poison and Cheap Trick, Depeche Mode, Incubus, Rascal Flats with Darius Rucker, and the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Tour featuring Marilyn Manson and Slayer. Here’s the release:

LOS ANGELES, CA June 29, 2009 – Live Nation announced today that its “No Service Fee Wednesday” program for July 1 will continue to give music fans deep discounts on 4-Pack ticket packages and will expand the offer to include 6-Pack tickets as well. These programs already save fans money with lower prices for purchasing a 4 or 6 ticket bundle. With the service fee eliminated on 4-Packs this Wednesday, music fans will enjoy a 40% average discount when compared to the regular price of individual tickets. Fans who buy 6-Packs will save even more – an average 54% over the purchase of individual tickets.

The new offer, which is valid for all 4-Packs and 6-Packs (both lawn & reserved) at the Ford Amphitheatre in Tampa , runs for 24 hours beginning on Wednesday, July 1 at 12:01 a.m. local time, only at LiveNation.com. Parking, municipal taxes and certain venue fees may still apply.

The service fee free 4-Packs and 6-Packs are available only in the Tampa Bay Area at Ford Amphitheatre for concerts including but not limited to:

* blink-182
* Coldplay
* Crue Fest 2
* Def Leppard with Poison and Cheap Trick
* Depeche Mode
* Incubus
* Rascall Flats with Darius Rucker
* Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Tour featuring Marilyn Manson & Slayer

*Subject to availability at participating venues and select shows. Parking and other fees may apply. Cannot be combined with any other offer or discount.

A weekly bulletin on musical guests playing late night TV; set your TIVOs or DVRs if you’ve got an early bedtime and you haven’t already caught these appearances (or want to see them again).

The Late Show with David Letterman, CBS
Monday, June 29: Steve Earle (June 3, pictured; photo by Ted Barron)
Tuesday, June 30: The Fray (April 2)
Wednesday, July 1: the Jonas Brothers (June 11)
Thursday, July 2: P.J. Harvey & John Parish (June 12)
Friday, July 3: Rick Ross with Magazeen (May 14)

The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien, NBC
Monday, June 29: Green Day (June 2)
Tuesday, June 30: John Mayer (June 4)
Wednesday, July 1: Bonnie Raitt and Taj Mahal (June 9)
Thursday, July 2: Neko Case (June 11)
Friday, July 3: Incubus (June 17)

Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, CBS
Tuesday, June 30: Martina McBride (April 23)
Wednesday, July 1: Diane Birch (June 2)

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, NBC
Monday, June 29: Yeah Yeah Yeahs (April 15, pictured)
Thursday, July 2: Asher Roth (May 14)
Friday, July 3: Keane (May 26)

Jimmy Kimmel Live, ABC
Monday, June 29: Blink 182 (June 11)
Tuesday, June 30: the Jonas Brothers (June 16)
Wednesday, July 1: Eric Hutchinson (June 25)
Thursday, July 2: Phoenix (June 26)
Friday, July 3: Bat for Lashes (June 24)

Last Call with Carson Daly, NBC
Monday, June 29: Melanie Fiona (March 2)
Tuesday, June 30: Charles Hamilton (March 3)
Wednesday, July 1: Little Boots (March 4)
Thursday, July 2: Robert Francis (March 5)
Friday, July 3: N.A.S.A. (March 3)

Saturday Night Live, NBC
Saturday, July 4: Ludacris & T-Pain (November 23, 2008)

For those who missed, here’s St. Vincent performing “Marrow” on Letterman last week. This chick has got it going on. Keep an eye out for her.

It’s about time Incubus graced us with their musical presence again. For the past three years we’ve had to make do with listening to their 2006 album Light Grenades. Don’t get me wrong — my ears thoroughly enjoyed it (It was, after all,  No. 1 on the Billboard Top 200), but after a good week of replaying the CD in my car, I carelessly tossed it in the back seat and retrograded back to my faithful Led Zeppelin collection.

I almost forgot all about my long-time love of Incubus. But I have good news friends; They’re back! Monuments and Melodies hit stores June 15th and it has been playing in my car and on my laptop ever since. The two-disc album showcases their greatest hits and new favorites to add to your list. For fans, this disc a must-have.

Once again, the multi-platnium musicians have managed to create music that withdraws the listener from reality and corners us in a place where nothing else matters. Brandon Boyd truly knows the meaning of melodies — his vocals are shocking and lyrics intricate. The title track is a dreamy love song that a fan normally wouldn’t expect from Incubus, but in the end would soon call it a personal favorite.

A surprising end to the album is a Prince cover, “Lets Go Crazy.” At first I absolutely hated it, but it grew on me and I think it was a bold move. It is evident that the band is exploring new sounds and taking risks that most bands don’t have the balls to take. And that just makes me love them even more.

Incubus has an unforgettable radio history. Recently “Love Hurts” hit the airwaves and quickly made its way to No. 1 on alternative radio. Hoping to follow in its footsteps, “Black Heart Inertia”  hit radios on April 16. The response was positive.

Their Monuments and Melodies Tour kicks off on July 9t in San Diego. They come to Tampa on August 15 at the Ford Amphitheater. Get your tickets now before it’s too late and pick up a copy of Monuments and Melodies. I promise you won’t be let down.

VINYL SATURDAY

From the folks who brought us “Record Store Day” comes “Vinyl Saturday.” Once a month, we’ll be waxing you poetic with special, limited releases made specially available on Vinyl Saturday. If you’re interested in any of the limited editions, you may want to get to the store early — they won’t last long! The first Vinyl Saturday is this coming Saturday,  June 20, and will feature:

WILCO
This is a special 7″ single being released 10 days before new album (WILCO, the album comes out on 7/3)! Limited to a run of 3,800, the 7″ includes the tracks “You Never Know” and “Unlikely Japan,” an early 2003 version of the previously unreleased track “Impossible Germany.”

GREEN DAY
The vinyl version of the CD Single “Know Your Enemy” will be available at Vinyl Fever on 6/20. This vinyl is limited to 5000, and is NUMBERED. The b-side is an unreleased studio track called “Hearts Collide.”

MODEST MOUSE
Second in a series of 7″ singles being released. This one is entitled “Autumn Beds” and the b-side is “Whale Song.”

PETE YORN/SCARLETT JOHANSSEN
These two are releasing an album in September through Rhino (not to be confused with the Pete Yorn release on 6/23 through Sony), and we’ll have an advance 7″ with a duet from both of them AND a Pete Yorn demo on the other side.

ALSO, the following artists have vinyl scheduled for a street date of 6/23, but us indie retailer participants are getting them EARLY, so we can sell them to you on 6/20:

Al Green (classic reissues) – Those Darlins – Wolves In The Throne Room – Wino – Patterson Hood – Earth – Woggles – Chesterfield Kings – Cocktail Slippers and more.

Until then, to hold you over, here are the New Releases out TODAY, June 16, 2009:

VINYL:

Dock Boggs – False Hearted Lovers Blues
Dock Boggs got his start playing in the mining camps while working in the mines all over the Appalachian region. In 1927 he got a contract with Brunswick Records and began recording and playing parties in the area. This collection represents his complete recordings from 1927-1929 when Dock was at the beginning and height of his short-lived recording career.

Green Day
- 21st Century Breakdown
- Nimrod

Hatebreed – For The Lions

Incubus - Monuments And Melodies
4LP-set for the price of, like, 2 and a half! New hits collection includes two new tracks, B-sides and rarities.

Red Hot Chili Peppers
- Freaky Styley
- Mother’s Milk
- Uplift Mofo Party Plan

Roxy Music
- Country Life
- Stranded
Repressed on HQ-180 vinyl. Each comes with a poster of the cover image.

Steel Pulse
- True Democracy
- Earth Crisis

Subhumans
- Time Flies + Rats
- Worlds Apart

DVD:

Scott Walker – 30 Century Man
FINALLY!! Scott Walker gets some due in this documentary that examines his impact upon popular music. From his early days as a bass player on the Sunset Strip to his groundbreaking and wildly influential solo work, the film presents the truth about a true artist. With participation from Walker as well as insights from David Bowie, members of Radiohead, Brian Eno, Johnny Marr, WMNF’s Laura Taylor (just kidding) and others.

CDs:

1349 – Revelations Of The Black Flame
New release from the scorching band from Norway; deluxe edition has live tracks and a 20-page booklet for just two dollars more.

Apples In Stereo - #1 Hits Explosion

Big Star - #1 Record / Radio City
This newly remastered version of #1 Record / Radio City features enhanced packaging and two unreleased bonus tracks.

Bubble Puppy
- A Gathering of Promises
Reissue of 1969 psych classic with 8 bonus tracks!
- Michael Buble Meets Madison Square Garden CD+DVD Live recording features performances of his many hits while the DVD features the 60-minute concert, plus two bonus songs.

Rodney Carrington – El Nino Loco
He has no plans of changing his approach.

Will Downing – Classique
Will Downing returns with his fourteenth collection of sensual grooves and true love primers.

George Harrison – Let It Roll: The Songs Of George Harrison
George Harrison’s first-ever career-spanning solo hits collection. Special packaging includes a 28-page booklet featuring previously unseen and rare photos, and new liner notes by Warren Zanes.

Incubus – Monuments And Melodies
New hits collection includes two new tracks and a bonus disc of B-sides and rarities.

Jonas Brothers - Lines, Vines And Trying Times

Candye Kane – Superhero
Having recently beaten pancreatic cancer, Superhero showcases her renewed energy and new lease on life,

Kim Lenz And The Jaguars – It’s All True!
WMNF and Gabe Ech. favorite. Twelve new tracks include seven Kim Lenz originals, a track co-written by Kim and Big Sandy, a number crafted expressly for Kim by the Lucky Stars’ Sage Guyton, and two rampaging covers.

Major Lazer - Guns Don’t Kill People… Lazers Do
Major Lazer is the super producer duo of Switch and Diplo, best known for their work with M.I.A and Paper Planes, as well as production work for Santigold, Amanda Blank, Bondo do Role (Diplo) and Tricky (Switch).

Lee Phil – So Long, It’s Been Good To Know You
With thirty years of roadwork and songwriting, Nashville singer/songwriter Phil Lee is the real deal. You can hear it in the vivid imagery that his lyrics present, with stories of worker-bee illegals, truck-driving killers, rats, weasels, and humans with rodent-like qualities. Lee’s is a world of people on the literal and figurative outskirts, straight out of Springsteen’s Nebraska, just a little further south and with a sense of humor.

Masada Quintet featuring Joe Lovano – Stolas: Book of Angels Volume 12
This is a true jazz supergroup featuring Joe Lovano, Dave Douglas, Uri Caine, Greg Cohen, Joey Baron and John Zorn.

Dee Dee Ramone – History On My Arms
With documentary DVD..

Spinal Tap – Back From The Dead CD w/DVD
Re-imagined versions of all the hits from the classic movie, plus new tracks and an hour-long DVD featuring a newly recorded track-by-track commentary by David St. Hubbins, Nigel Tufnel and Derek Smalls.

Street Sweeper Social Club – Street Sweeper Social Club
Tom Morello and Boots Riley are Street Sweeper Social Club. This eleven-song set features Riley on vocals, Morello on guitar and bass, and Stanton Moore (Galactic) on drums.

UFO – The Visitor
Brand new material for those who actually care.

Rhonda Vincent – Destination Life
The seven time IBMA Female Vocalist of the Year returns with a stellar lineup of new, original and classic bluegrass songs. The album features her award-winning touring band in their first studio appearance.

The Waifs – Live From The Union Of Soul

The Wallflowers – Collected: 1996-2005
With leader Jakob Dylan overseeing its production and compiling the track list, the 16-track Collected: 1996-2005 is the definitive look at a critically-acclaimed favorite.

Hank Williams Jr. - 127 Rose Avenue

Holly Williams – Here With Me
The hip granddaughter of Hank Williams and daughter of Hank Jr. has created an album that wears the influence of some of her favorite artists (Tom Waits, Cat Stevens, Bob Dylan, Robert Johnson, Jackson Browne).

As an addendum to my recent column, “Traveling to see music without losing your money (or your mind),” I’ve put together this small group of shows and fests that provide some good selections for music-motivated travel. If you haven’t already made travel plans this summer, here are some of your best bets.

Grizzly Bear and TV on the Radio
Saturday, June 13, The Tabernacle, Atlanta
If you wanna go, get your tickets now — it’s a Saturday night co-headlining bill featuring of two of Brooklyn’s most hip and beloved bands, both with recent albums — Grizzly’s just-released Veckatimest, TVOTR’s fantastic Dear Science from last year — so the show will most definitely sell out. I would be at this show, front row, if I wasn’t just returning from a music-motivated vacation that same Thursday.

The Decemberists (pictured) with Andrew Bird and Blind Pilot
July 18-19, Edgefield, Portland, Oregon
The chamber rock quintet only comes as close as Atlanta and plays that date on Wednesday, June 3 — not at all convenient for a road trip unless you plan on taking that week off. But the tour also includes this appealing Saturday-Sunday run in Portland, and with whistling singer/songwriter Andrew Bird, and Portland’s own indie pop duo, Blind Pilot.

All Points West Festival Music & Arts Festival
July 31-Aug. 2, Jersey City, New Jersey
The rather fatty fest lineup makes up for the unsavory setting, and you can always take a ride six miles over to NYC if you get tired of the obnoxious accents. Or the smell.
Music highlights: Tool (pictured), Coldplay, Beastie Boys, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, My Bloody Valentine, Echo & The Bunnymen, Vampire Weekend, The National, MGMT, the Ting Tings, Gogol Bordello, Fleet Foxes, MSTRKRFT, Q-Tip, the Pharcyde, Ra Ra Riot, Arctic Monkeys, Neko Case, Crystal Castles, Kool Keith, The Black Keys, Elbow, Telepathe, Tokyo Police Club, White Rabbits, the Postelles, Silversun Pickups, the Gaslight Anthem, Steel Train, Heartless Bastards, Mogwai, Ghostland Observatory, Lykke Li, Akron/Family and others.

Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival
August 28-30, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco
San Francisco is fun to visit, fog and all — there are literally dozens upon dozens of things to do aside from the music; the Ghirardelli Square (free chocolate!), Chinatown, Amoeba Music, Haight-Ashbury, City Lights … And this eco-friendly fest boasts a bevy of awesome acts with more TBA.
Music highlights: Pearl Jam, Dave Matthews Band, Incubus, Beastie Boys, Black Eyed Peas, M.I.A., Ween, The Mars Volta, Conor Oberst & the Mystic Valley Band, Lucinda Williams, Thievery Corporation, Tom Jones, Modest Mouse, Built to Spill, Mastodon, Raphael Saadiq, Band of Horses, TV on the Radio, Robert Randolph & The Family Band, Bat for Lashes, The Avett Brothers, Silversun Pickups, Calexico, Os Mutantes, Tea Leaf Green, Deerhunter, The National, Q-tip, Calexico, Kinky, The Dodos, Lila Downs, Bettye Lavette, Los Campesinos!, Lenka, Akron/Family John Vanderslice, The Morning Benders, West Indian Girl, Portugal. The Man, and Extra Golden.

Some recent additions to our Upcoming Events concert calendar; for the comprehensive list, click here.

Saturday, May 23 Lush Progress Video Release Party w/Butch Ryan Band/Glasgow (New World Brewery, Ybor City)

Tuesday, May 26 The Juan Maclean (pictured) / The Field (Crowbar, Ybor City)

Saturday, May 30 Joecephus & The George Jonestown Massacre (The Garage, St. Petersburg)

Tuesday, June 09 New York Dolls (State Theatre, St. Petersburg)

Wednesday, June 10 Mishka w/Zaki Ibrahim (Orpheum, Ybor City)

Thursday, June 11 Mewithoutyou w/The Dear Hunter (State Theatre, St. Petersburg)

Friday, June 12 Steely Dan Rent Party ‘09 Tour (Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater)

Saturday, June 13 Crossbreed (State Theatre, St. Petersburg)

Thursday, June 25 Joey Cape (of Lagwagon), Jon Snodgrass and Cory Branan (of Drag the River) (New World Brewery, Ybor City)

Thursday, June 25 Peter Murphy (pictured) (Jannus Landing, St. Petersburg)

Friday, June 26 Van*Gloria (New World Brewery, Ybor City)

Friday, June 26 Yellowman (State Theatre, St. Petersburg)

Saturday, June 27 Drop Dead, Gorgeous (State Theatre, St. Petersburg)

Monday, June 29 Jenny Lewis w/Heartless Bastards (The Plaza Theatre, Orlando)

Thursday, July 2 Michael McDonald + Boz Scaggs (Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater)

Tuesday, July 7 Jason Ricci & New Blood (Skipper’s Smokehouse, Tampa)

Saturday, July 11 Aerosmith (pictured) w/ZZ Top (Ford Amphitheater, Tampa)

Saturday, July 18 Hey Monday w/This Providence/The Friday Night Boys/Stereo Skyline/The Bigger Lights (State Theatre, St. Petersburg)

Saturday, July 18 Ace Enders & A Million Different People w/Person L (Orpheum, Ybor City)

Sunday, July 26 Vans Warped Tour 2009 feat. Anti-Flag/Bad Religion/Black Tide/Bouncing Souls/Breathe Carolina/Chiodos/Dance Gavin Dance/Dear and the Headlights/Flogging Molly/Less Than Jake/Meg & Dia/NOFX/Senses Fail/Streetlight Manifesto/The A.K.A.s/The Ataris/The Devil Wears Prada/The White Tie Affair/many others (Vinoy Park, St. Petersburg)

Monday, July 27 Gogol Bordello (Jannus Landing, St. Petersburg)

Tuesday, July 28 American Idols Live Tour 2009 (St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa)

Thursday, July 30 Jeffree Starr (pictured) (Orpheum, Ybor City)

Friday, July 31 Blazed and Confused Tour feat. Snoop Dogg/Slightly Stoopid w/Stephen Marley (Vinoy Park, St. Petersburg)

Friday, July 31 REH on the Road: Flo Rida (Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg)

Saturday, Aug. 01 Cracker (Skipper’s Smokehouse, Tampa)

Sunday, Aug. 02 The Cab w/The Secret Handshake/Rocket to the Moon (Orpheum, Ybor City)

Sunday, Aug. 02 Torche w/House of Lightning/Averkiou (Czar, Ybor City)

Monday, Aug. 03 Green Day (St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa)

Saturday, Aug. 15 Incubus (Ford Amphitheatre, Tampa)

Friday, Sept. 25 Sugarland w/Jake Owen/Matt Nathanson (St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa)

Friday, Oct. 10 U2 (Raymond James Stadium, Tampa)