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The Pines are a Minneapolis based singer/songwriter duo comprised of David Huckfelt and Benson Ramsey. Their debut on Red House Records “Sparrows In The Bell” is set to release in stores June 12th but copies will be available at their CD Release Show tonight.

“Sparrows In The Bell” features a talented rhythm section of local players JT Bates (Alpha Consumer, Fat Kid Wednesdays) on drums and Chris Morrissey (Ben Kweller, Haley Bonar, Mason Jennings) on bass. It also features the members of Spaghetti Western String Co. (Michael Rossetto, Nicholas Lemme, Ethan Sutton) on several tracks.

With help from legend/producer Bo Ramsey, The Pines pay tribute to their extensive Country and Folk heritage and write good songs that will likely appeal to all ages. The voice of youth is definitely present however.

For this reason among others it is easy to compare The Pines with Bright Eyes. It may be a sense of anxiety is felt in the lyrics. The Pines share skills similar to Conor Oberst’s story-telling ability but not quite as whiney and depressing. The orchestration reminds me of Bright Eyes or Bob Dylan circa 1975.

Don’t be surprised when The Pines become regulars on the festival circuit as well as on radio shows like our own “Prairie Home Companion.” But until then catch The Pines playing intimate shows such as this evening at The Cedar Cultural Center and next Friday June 15th at PeaveyPlaza.

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Fort Worth, Texas native, and original American Idol winner Kelly Clarkson is embarking on a full-flegded U.S. summer tour! She’s already released two albums, “Thankful” and “Breakway.” “My December” is the name of her newest album that will be released in the next couple of weeks. While she’ll most likely perform songs from this, she also promises to play all of her fans favorites. Which song of hers do you think will be the most requested? “A Moment Like This,” “Behind These Hazel Eyes,” or “Miss Independent.” Considering the fact that this girl went from being a waitress with a burnt down apartment to a multi-platinum artist, you can bet this will be one great show! Get your tickets now!

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Do you love watching Dancing with the Stars on television? Then you’ll love the summer tour! That’s right, many of the former competitors from the show are touring this summer with the professional dancers. This summer’s line-up includes professional dancers Cheryl Burke, Edyta Sliwinska, Juliane Hough, Louis Van Amstel, and Kym Johnson, and celebrities Joey Lawrence, Drew Lachey, Joey Fatone, and Joey McIntyre. It looks like a reunion of former boy band members and teenage heartthrobs. Many of these dancers were winners in their respective seasons, and you can bet this will be one amazing show! Get your Dancing With The Stars tickets now!

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Everyone’s favourite middle of the road pop stars that you and your mum can both love, Maroon 5, have announced a winter UK arena tour, where they’ll be taking in such heady heights as Glasgow, Manchester, Brum and London. Tickets are on sale on Saturday morning I do believe, though it may be Friday possibly. Probably Saturday though.

Wednesday November 28th - Glasgow SECC
Thursday November 29th - Manchester Arena
Friday November 30th - Newcastle Arena
Sunday December 2nd - Birmingham NEC
Monday December 3rd - London Wembley Arena
Thursday December 6th - Brighton Centre

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It’s been rumored for months now, but it’s official, RATM will play Alpine Valley in Wisconsin on August 24th. Tickets go on sale a week from Saturday (6/16) @ 10am.

http://www.ratm82407.com/

Update: as if it couldn’t get much better, Queens of the Stone Age are opening the show.

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As Korn kicks off the Family Values Tour in July, they will also be releasing their new CD!  They choose not to give this new album a name, because it “It has no boundaries; it has no limits and why not just let our fans call it whatever they wanna call it?”

Don’t miss out on seeing Korn this summer!  Get your Tickets Early and NOW!

July 2007
20 - Maryland Heights, MO - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
21 - Somerset, WI - Float-Rite Amphitheatre
22 - Tinley Park, IL - First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
24 - Toronto, Ontario - Molson Amphitheatre
25 - Clarkston, MI - DTE Energy Music Theatre
27 - Mansfield, MA - Tweeter Center for the Performing Arts
28 - Bristow, VA - Nissan Pavilion
29 - Hartford, CT - New England Dodge Music Center

August 2007
3 - Darien Center, NY - Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
4 - Pittsburgh, PA - Post-Gazette Pavilion at Star Lake
5 - Camden, NJ - Tweeter Center
7 - Saratoga Springs, NY - Saratoga Performing Arts Center
8 - Holmdel, NJ - PNC Bank Arts Center
10 - Noblesville, IN - Verizon Wireless Music Center
11 - Atlanta, GA - HiFi Buys Amphitheatre
12 - Orlando, FL - Amway Arena
14 - West Palm Beach, FL - Sound Advice Amphitheater
15 - Tampa, FL - Ford Amphitheatre
17 - Dallas, TX - Smirnoff Music Centre
18 - The Woodlands, TX - Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
19 - Selma, TX - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
21 - Oklahoma City, OK - Zoo Amphitheatre
22 - Bonner Springs, KS - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater Kansas City
24 - Englewood, CO - Coors Amphitheatre
25 - Albuquerque, NM - Journal Pavilion
26 - Phoenix, AZ - Cricket Pavilion
29 - Bakersfield, CA - Rabobank Arena
31 - Marysville, CA - Sleep Train Amphitheatre

September 2007
1 - Mountain View, CA - Shoreline Amphitheatre
2 - Irvine, CA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater

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Tomorrow morning at 9am is the place to be to get your tickets for Alexisonfire at Brixton Academy. They’ll be bringing their turbulent and explosive dynamics and intricate guitar melodies to the capital on Tuesday 13th November.

Tickets will be available from here from 9am tomorrow, Wednesday 6th June.

Personally not my sort of thing, however I know that alot of people are massive fans, so thought I’d stick it up here. Plus the “tickets” category is by far my most viewed, so thought I’d give you what you like… if you like what you see please feel free to click on an advert or something to help fund the site.

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One of this years hottest new bands, Pigeon Detectives have announced a new tour that, quite frankly, would make most bands wet their pants. Tickets are on sale at various points from Thursday (7th June) at midnight up to Friday (8th June) at midday. Be sure to get tickets now, because come closer to the time they’ll be going for large amounts on eBay.

They’ll be playing:

OCTOBER
15 Aberdeen Lemon Tree
16 Inverness Raigmore
18 Dundee Fat Sams
19 Fort William BA Club
20 Ullapool Village Hall
21 Glasgow Arches
24 Durham Studio
25 Newcastle University
26 Scarborough Vivaz
28 Manchester Academy
29 Blackpool Empress Ballroom
30 Hull University
31 Liverpool Carling Academy

NOVEMBER
2 Skegness Embassy
3 Sheffield Union
4 Peterborough Cressett
5 Norwich Waterfront
6 Nottingham Rock City
8 Wrexham Central Station
9 Bangor University
10 Wolverhampton Wulfrun Hall
11 Keele University
13 Swansea University
14 Bristol Anson Rooms
15 Exeter Lemon Grove
16 Portsmouth Pyramids
17 Bournemouth Fire Station
19 Reading Hexagon
20 Oxford Zodiac
22 London Forum

…phew!

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With the kickoff of this year’s Tim McGraw / Faith Hill tour just days away, the superstar couple has selected opening talent for the mainstage while announcing a second stage that will feature up-and-coming performers.Openers for the Soul2Soul Tour, which kicks off June 5 with two nights in Omaha, NE, will consist of Lori McKenna , Taylor Swift, and The Warren Brothers, with McGraw and Hill promising “a few surprises along the way.”

A second stage outside arenas on the tour will feature talent handpicked by McGraw himself, according to the tour’s publicist. The “MyGIG Infotainment Stage” will feature Halfway to Hazard and Lance Miller, whose Warren Brothers-produced debut single, “She Really Loves Me,” was recently released on WB Records.

The trek, which now comprises 44 dates, is scheduled to make stops at arenas across the US and Canada through mid-August. The nine-show Canadian leg marks McGraw and Hill’s first string of co-headlining stops throughout that country.

June 2007
5, 6 - Omaha, NE - Qwest Center
8 - St. Paul, MN - Xcel Center
11 - Salt Lake City, UT - Delta Center
13 - Portland, OR - Rose Garden Arena
14 - Tacoma, WA - Tacoma Dome
16, 17 - Vancouver, British Columbia - General Motors Place
19, 20 - Edmonton, Alberta - Rexall Place
21 - Saskatoon, Saskatchewan - Credit Union Centre
22 - Winnipeg, Manitoba - MTS Centre
25, 26 - Toronto, Ontario - Air Canada Centre
27 - Ottawa, Ontario - Scotiabank Place
29 - Cleveland, OH - Quicken Loans Arena
30 - Philadelphia, PA - Wachovia Center

July 2007
5, 6 - Boston, MA - TD Banknorth Garden
7 - Washington, DC - Verizon Center
9 - East Rutherford, NJ - Continental Airlines Arena
11 - Detroit, MI - The Palace
12 - Grand Rapids, MI - Van Andel Arena
13, 14 - Chicago, IL - United Center
17 - Pittsburgh, PA - Mellon Arena
18 - Columbus, OH - Nationwide Arena
20 - Greensboro, SC - Greensboro Coliseum
21 - Atlanta, GA - Philips Arena
22 - Jacksonville, FL - American Airlines Center
24 - Sunrise, FL - BankAtlantic Center
25 - Tampa, FL - St. Pete Times Forum
27 - Biloxi, MS - Mississippi Coast Coliseum
28 - Lafayette, LA - Cajundome
29 - Dallas, TX - American Airlines Center
31 - Denver, CO - Pepsi Center

August 2007
2 - San Diego, CA - San Diego Sports Arena
3 - Phoenix, AZ - Jobing.com Arena
4 - Las Vegas, NV - MGM Grand Garden
6 - Sacramento, CA - ARCO Arena
7 - Fresno, CA - Savemart Center
8 - San Jose, CA - HP Pavilion
10, 11 - Anaheim, CA - Honda Center

September 2007
1 - Moncton, New Brunswick - Country Rocks the Hill

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After kicking off a hot-selling reunion tour Monday (5/28), The Police have revealed a pair of new fall dates, creeping closer to confirming an expected second US leg for the outing.The band played to more than 20,000 fans in Vancouver, British Columbia, Monday night, and is set to play a second show at that city’s GM Place.  Rock trio Fiction Plane fronted by Joe Sumner, son of Police singer/bassist Sting–held down the opening slot and will continue to do so throughout the tour

Meanwhile, organizers have announced that additional support artists–including The Fratellis, Foo Fighters, Maroon 5 and Maximo Park–will play on some of the trek’s upcoming stadium shows. The specific lineups for each stadium date haven’t been announced.

Newly added to the massive trek–the first US leg of which stretches from May to August and is followed by a European leg during September and October–are an Oct. 31 New York show and a Nov. 11 appearance in Boston.

June 2007
2 - Edmonton, Alberta - Commonwealth Stadium
6-7 - Seattle, WA - Key Arena
9-10 - Denver, CO - Pepsi Center
13 - Oakland, CA - McAfee Coliseum
15 - Las Vegas, NV - MGM Grand Garden Arena
16 - Manchester, TN - Bonnaroo Festival
18 - Phoenix, AZ - US Airways Arena
20 - Los Angeles, CA - Staples Center
21 - Anaheim, CA - Honda Center
23 - Los Angeles, CA - Dodger Stadium
26-27 - Dallas, TX - American Airlines Center
29 - Houston, TX - Toyota Center
30 - New Orleans, LA - New Orleans Arena

July 2007
2 - St. Louis, MO - Scottrade Center
3 - St. Paul, MN - Xcel Energy Center
5, 6 - Chicago, IL - Wrigley Field
7 - East Rutherford, NJ - Giants Stadium (Live Earth)
10 - Miami, FL - Dolphin Stadium
11 - Tampa, FL - St. Pete Times Forum
14 - Louisville, KY - Churchill Downs
16 - Cleveland, OH - Quicken Loans Arena
17 - Auburn Hills, MI - Palace of Auburn Hills
19 - Philadelphia, PA - Citizen’s Bank Park
20 - Hershey, PA - Hersheypark Stadium
22-23 - Toronto, Ontario - Air Canada Centre
25-26 - Montreal, Quebec - Bell Centre
28-29 - Boston, MA - Fenway Park
31 - Hartford, CT - Rentschler Field

August 2007
1, 3 - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden
4 - Baltimore, MD - Virgin Festival
5 - East Rutherford, NJ - Giants Stadium

October 2007
31 - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden

November 2007
3 - Atlantic City, NJ - Boardwalk Hall
8 - Toronto, Ontario - Air Canada Centre
11- Boston, MA - TD Banknorth Garden

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