Upcoming Tours 2013

“The quartet rocked, and rhythm-&-blues-ed the place with loud guitars, while injecting some punk riffs as well as a few jokes here and there.”

Please have no doubt that whatever it takes I plan to catch them this October when they play Barclay Center.

How about we just end it here. Its not Bow Wow Wow at all its Leigh Gorman and the ‘hope to make a buck off the 80s’” band. Yuck

Text uploads and downloading apps to see The Lumineers? I think Yahoo had a good idea but made it slightly too invasive. I just want a ticket and a chair.

I think the move to keyboards killed him, just killed him. If you listen to his 1990s live boots, like the awesome “Sensei” and go to his shows today, the difference is bizarre indeed. W’appen?

On the same stage, these guys will play very well off each other. Buble is sincere, Robbie plays sincerity like a roulette wheel. And they both seem to walk a line between old and new, hip and straight laced. I guess I mean they crossover.

Lil Wayne put together a huge tour and yet again ignored the media center of the Universe. What’s that about? Incidentally, the rule of thumb is you announce five borough dates late because people hold out for them. But there aren’t enough off dates, he is giving us the miss

Every time we check in on True Groove Record Label they are doing something else, whether is is Doncker opening for Ethiopian pop stars or trips to China or Mase’s extended version of her album Speak or anthem single “Piece Of Peace”, they are relentless in their pursuit of musical excellence.

I saw Mayer play with Hova a coupla years ago and he was the best thing about the gig and Weez… he has gotta come up with the goods. But I am not a big fan of either performer. Dunno why. Weezy is too weird and mayer is too sleazy and both are absolutely terrible when it comes to ballads.

They are a hugely influential band whose Songs Of Faith and Devotion was the OK Computer of a different era and whenever “Mojo” has a poll and regardless of what the poll might be about, there is Depeche Mode at #43.

The video, for ‘Max Can’t Surf’, is a trip, ‘the Zuk Trip’ on some hi-tech skateboards, surfing the ecstasy pill all over the world and beyond as if they were reacting Back-to-the-Future on acid.

These days, Nugent probably tours the county-fair circuit attended by camouflage-attired-over-the-hill fat guys carrying guns at concerts and driving pick-up trucks with deer trophies in the trunk. His audience totally embodies the racist-redneck cliché.

The chances of you getting tickets by clicking on the Live Nation site on Friday at 10am are pretty slim- sorry kids it will sell out and it will happen fast and well aren’t you supposed to be in school?

Beyonce is becoming the Queen Bee of Bad Vibes. There is something kinda nasty about the first couple of pop, condescending, a little on the Marie Antionette side of all of this and while I will be happy to refine my thoughts if 5 is as great as 4 was.

The “Approaching Normal” tour had a fit and energized Justin hip thrusting in his live show while the girls swooned. His “Every Man In America” Tour had a bloated scuffing scruffy Justin that had the women screaming I love you”. Crazy huh? You either want to save the guy or fuck him

This thumping good time will be traveling through Madrid, India and The Netherlands but also swoops in to Madison Square Garden for one night of thrusty fun. The show is March 30th and will be broadcast live via Astateoftrance.com. THAT is worth hanging out for and watching.

Mod Sun puts on one of the most energetic and engaging shows you will ever see. He does not sing ‘to’ you, he is literally singing with you and if you’re not careful that boy will jump down and hug you or sit on your lap or start a line dance.

Last time we were stuck with Stevie Nicks opening, this time round it is Stevie Winwood, the blue eyed soul keyboardist who you may remember from Arc Of A Diver, but I know as the 17 year wunderkind from the Spencer Davis Group, not to mention the Traffic star and, last time I saw him live was with Eric Clapton as half of a Blind Faith reunion

the Stones just had their 50-year anniversary celebration all over the east coast and haven’t played any dates on the west coast,… plus there was already a rumor they were playing Coachella last year and it didn’t happen

This whole ‘play an album’ concept is one of the most lazy ass things I have ever heard. The trend is mounting too. Rather than throw down a nice hodge podge for your work just put the bitch on auto piliot and sail through.

The Hives are the opening act. And the Hives are an excellent fun type rock band live on stage… just real straight forward but huge amounts of fun and a pretty good fit for Pink’s smartass modern pop group.

KoL have spent their time plotting (I guess!) and right now they are in the studio working on album # 6, their first since 2010 and already have some concert dates set for the UK in the summer of 2013, can the US be far behind???

his March, Taylor Swift is back on the road with three local shows at Newark, New Jersey (aka the Prudential), on March 27 & 28 & 29 in Newark, New Jersey which probably means MSG and or Barclays is still be be announced, or it means that Taylor will get to nyc on the second lap round. In 2010 she played MSG and got to Prudential the next time round, and in 2011 she slept us till the last night of the Speak Now tour.

It is hard to understand where this all comes from, how does Rod Stewart at 65 (which he was when I saw him at MSG and 68 (which he will be when he tours) has simply the energy to get on stage and sing and dance for hours on end.