American Idol Live! tour 2010

American Idol Live! made a stop at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia on July 11, 2010 on their nation wide tour. Lee DeWyze, the Season 9 winner of American Idol, performed the last set before joining a group medley finale with all contestants including the runner-up, Crystal Bowersox.

To get the complete set of tour dates, see the official site http://www.americanidol.com/news/view/pid/3046/
Buy tickets for an Idol concert in your area at Ticketmaster

Photos by Joe Ryan/ ryanfoto.com

James Taylor and Carole King 7/10/2010 St. Louis MO

James Taylor and Carole King along with the original band, are on the road to support their new album,  Live At The Troubadour.  With only 9 stops on this tour, you better make plans to get your tickets before it's too late.  You won't be disappointed.  I hope you enjoy the images.

Images provided courtesy of 520Photography.                                         www.520Photography.com 

Sammy Hagar 7/1/10 St. Louis Missouri

Sammy has a real fan base in St. Louis. There was a great turn out for a great show!!
Check out more images at www.520photography.com

Mother Brother plays Uncle Mike’s june 26th 2010

Mother Brother, based out of Bridgeport Connecticut played the Tribeca music venue Uncle Mike’s on june 26th. They played with amazing flexibility and enthusiasm, shifting from funk to rock to indie to soul and everything in between. Their music is cutting edge and is sure to impress listeners of any genre.

Mother Brother is now touring the east coast and mid-west promoting their first EP entitled SUITS.

Mother Brother is: Adam Vitti, Jack Sisson, Matthew Vitti, Emmett Knox

You can find ticket and tour info at Mother Brother’s website: www.motherbrother.bandcamp.com or check them out on myspace: www.myspace.com/thebrothersfour4

Garry Starchild Shider of P-Funk All Stars Rides Mothership

 Garry Shider

 Garry Shider & George Clinton

 Garry Shider

Garry Shider will long be remembered as a core backbone to Parliament Funkadelic and George Clinton and the P-Funk All Stars.

Despite battling a severe illness, Garry stayed on tour with George Clinton and the P-Funk All Stars up until just before his passing.

George Clinton and the P-Funk All Stars are still maintaining a heavy tour schedule and have been putting out some really high energy shows recently.  Here are over 100 P-Funk photos from their performance at The Orange Peel in Asheville, NC in April 2010 -  George Clinton & the P-Funk All Stars Photos.

 Garry Shider - P-Funk All Stars

The Mothership will be landing with George Clinton and the P-Funk All Stars performing at two of the best festivals on the east coast - Nateva Festival and All Good Festival.

This 4th of July weekend this year P-Funk will be performing at the first annual Nateva Festival. P-Funk is scheduled to perform on July 4 on main stage at Nateva Festival.  The festival is being held in Oxford, Maine.

George Clinton and the P-Funk All Stars will also be performing at the All Good Festival in Masontown, WV.  The festival is being held from July 8-11 but the schedule is not released yet.

More George Clinton and the P-Funk All Stars Tour Dates and Tickets

George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic Agenda:
Date:		Event, Location, City, Country:
>> May 28 2010		Red Rock Resort, Spa & Casino , Las Vegas, NV
>> May 29 2010		House Of Blues , Anaheim, CA
>> May 30 2010		TALKING STICK RESORT, Scottsdale, AZ
>> June 2 2010		Rialto Theatre, Tucson, Arizona
>> June 3 2010		Kiva Auditorium , Albuquerque, NM
>> June 4 2010		Mishawaka Amphitheatre , Bellvue, CO
>> June 5 2010		Chili Pepper And Brewers Fes , Snowmass Village, CO
>> June 7 2010		First Avenue , Minneapolis, MN
>> June 9 2010		The Crossroads , Kansas City, MO
>> June 10 2010		The Cubby Bear , Chicago, IL
>> June 11 2010		Turner Hall , Milwaukee, WI
>> June 12 2010		Waterfront Park , Louisville, KY
>> June 14 2010		Grand Opera House , Wilmington, DE.
>> June 15 2010		The Chamelon Club , Lancaster, PA.
>> June 17 2010		Rosss Landing Park , Chattanooga, Tennessee
>> June 18 2010		W.C. Handy Park , Memphis, Tennessee
>> July 2 2010		Fridays At Sunset @Browns Island Richmond, VA, Richmond, VA
>> June 19 2010		Boutwell Auditorium , Birmingham, Al
>> July 3 2010		Patriot Place , Foxborough, MA
>> July 4 2010		Nateva Music & Arts Festival , Oxford, ME
>> July 7 2010		Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom , Hampton Beach, New Hampshire
>> July 8 2010		Northern Lights, Clifton Park, New York
>> July 9 2010		Chene Park Amphitheatre , Detroit, MI
>> July 10 2010		All Good Music Festival , Masontown, WV
>> July 12 2010		Major Wingate Field , Brooklyn NY
>> July 14 2010		Bottle & Cork, Dewey Beach, DE
>> July 15 2010		Columbus Park, Stamford, CT
>> July 16 2010		Starland Ballroom, Sayreville, NJ

Get tickets via George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic's website.

 Garry Shider

 George Clinton & Garry Shider

 Garry Shider

 Garry Shider - P-Funk All Stars

Grace Potter & the Nocturnals

For 48 years Long Park (Lancaster Pa) has offered free music on Sunday night in the summer. Grace Potter and the Nocturnals kick's off Long Parks 13 week summer series this year. With there new cd (Grace Potter and the Nocturnals) due out Tuesday some 8,000 people were on hand to enjoy the show. The Nocturnals consist of Scott Tournet (lead guitar) Matt Barr (drums) Catherine Popper (bass) and Benny Yurco (rhythm guitar). Grace Potter was wearing a short fire engine red dress and sun glasses as she entered the stage. Starting with "Joey"
and then moving into some fast-paced tunes, including "Goodbye Kiss," "Money" and "Only Love." They then slowed it down some with a short acoustic songs. (this was new for me) Ain't No Time and Ragged. They then pick the pace back up again. They ended the set with Medicine. They then game out to do a 3 song encore starting with Blondie's Heart of Glass.

Holy Fuck at (Le) Poisson Rouge May 28, 2010

Holy Fuck at (Le) Poisson Rouge May 28, 2010
The Toronto based electronic noise act Holy Fuck played on Friday, May 28th at (Le) Poisson Rouge in New York City. They are currently touring to promote their new album “Latin” released this year. They wasted no time getting into fast paced, striking beats, flowing feedback, looped with hard drums and base. A friend once described their music as sounding like “a drug induced panic attack”, and at times it does, in the best possible way. This show will get you moving and will not disappoint.
Holy fuck is: Brian Borcherdt, Graham Walsh, Matt McQuaid & Matt Schulz
Tour dates and ticket info can be found at the band's webpage: www.holyfuckmusic.com




Photos & text by christopher g. smith