08.08.07
Velvet Revolver, Alice in Chains, Sparta to play Dallas
(from HOB.com) Some fairly exciting news on the upcoming concert front – just got an email from House of Blues saying that as of Saturday, August 11 tickets will be on sale for a Velvet Revolver-headlined show at said venue with somehow-still-kicking metal band Alice in Chains backing them up, and Sparta will presumably be the opener. The show’s set for Thursday, September 27, and tickets will run you $29.50-$69.50. Since I’ve never seen Alice in Chains, though minus Layne, it might be worth the price of the lower-end admission. Don’t invest so much in seeing Sparta, though I’m sure Velvet Revolver would be pretty kick-ass to see live. Watching Slash shred is the closest you’re gonna get any time soon to seeing Guns N Roses live (outside of Japan). Let’s not even talk about the band’s now nearly mythical follow-up album, Chinese Democracy – which some people are still faithfully waiting for, a decade later. Go get your tickets, because there’s a good chance that this will sell out. A lot of shows have been doing that at HOB lately. It’s a great venue.
07.02.07
I Resurface. So do Thrice and Brand New.
Well, to all of you who may still be reading this (or are just joining on), I promised I’d return in May, I think. It’s now the ass end of June. But I have good news! As you may or may not expect, it involves Thrice.
That’s right, Brand New is heading out on tour starting October 18 with Thrice and mewithoutYou! This is going to be a huge tour. It also marks the first time that Brand New and Thrice have toured together since several years ago when they came through with Dashboard on the Honda Civic tour, which was sort of my first proper introduction to Brand New. The Dallas stop is set to occur Nov. 14, so mark your calendars for a sick show. The House of Blues has my full recommendation as a venue, despite its obvious lack of underground cred (read: it is fully commercialized). The sound quality is great (at least in the small Gypsy Tea Room-esque performance area it was), the decor is suiting and detailed, and it pulls in acts like this one. Keep your eyes on this website for show info and purchasing information.
03.28.07
Saves The Day Tour
Attention Saves the Day fans: new tour is on the way! Even better for those of us in Dallas, we get the grand finale show at the newly opened House of Blues! This is good news also for fans of co-headliner Say Anything, though the band passed through not too long ago (in fact, right after I saw Sparta for the first time last year). Dates are shown below, click here for the full story.
April 2007
10 – San Diego, CA – SOMA
11 – Tempe, AZ – Marquee Theatre
12, 13 – West Hollywood, CA – House of Blues
14 – Pomona, CA – Glasshouse
15 – San Francisco, CA – Slim’s
16 – Portland, OR – Roseland Theatre
17 – Seattle, WA – Neumos
19 – Salt Lake City, UT – In the Venue
20 – Englewood, CO – Gothic Theatre
21 – Kansas City, MO – Beaumont Club
22 – Omaha, NE – Sokol Auditorium
23 – Minneapolis, MN – First Ave
25 – Chicago, IL – House of Blues
26 – Chicago, IL – Metro
27 – Pontiac, MI – Clutch Cargo
28 – Covington, KY – Madison Theatre
29 – Cleveland, OH – House of Blues
May 2007
1 – Hartford, CT – Webster Theatre
2 – Philadelphia, PA – Electric Factory
3 – Boston, MA – Avalon Ballroom
4 – Norfolk, VA – The Norva
5 – East Rutherford, NJ – The Meadowlands Sports Arena (Bamboozle 2007)
6 – Baltimore, MD – Rams Head Live
8 – Charlotte, NC – Tremont Music Hall
9 – Myrtle Beach, SC – House of Blues
10 – Atlanta, GA – Masquerade
11 – Orlando, FL – House of Blues
12 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL – Revolution
13 – St. Petersburg, FL – Jannus Landing
15 – Houston, TX – Warehouse Live
16 – Austin, TX – Stubb’s
17 – Dallas, TX – House of Blues
