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2008 SeepeopleS Tour Dates + Will Bradford debuts three new songs being used for the upcoming independent film release, "The Legend of Cody Collins."
Will Bradford, lead singer, guitarist and primary songwriter for the band SeepeopleS, recently finished recording three new songs at Starlight Studios in Asheville, North Carolina, to be used in an upcoming independent film, "The Legend of Cody Collins." The songs are available for streaming at his MySpace page. More information on initial screenings of the film will be posted on the band's website. The songs are the first previews of a forthcoming solo album by Bradford, also currently being recorded at Starlight Studios.

There will be a lot of music on the way for 2008 from the SeepeopleS camp. This of course includes the upcoming fourth full-length album, Apocalypse Cow Vol. 2, (the follow up to the 2007 release, Apocalypse Cow. Vol. 1), which is being recorded at the familiar setting of Chillhouse Studios in Boston with long-time SeepeopleS producer Will Holland (Pixies, Dead Can Dance). As usual, the album promises to be overly ambitious, perplexing, anthemic and monstrous in scope. "Fans of the band's second album, The Corn Syrup Conspiracy, will probably like the second installment of Apocalypse Cow series more than the first," states Bradford. "It is certainly a return to the electronica-freak out roots we were once known for. 'Epic' might be a good way to describe it."

The band has also announced the first tour dates of 2008, starting with an East Coast run from the band's former home in the Northeast, to the Southeast, where the band is now based. Fans can expect to hear lots of new songs from both Apocalypse Cow Vol. 2, and the forthcoming Bradford solo album, as well as further improvements on the already visually stunning combination of moving lights and video screens. The band is also scheduled to appear at the Camp Jam Festival in Lacoochee, FL. Other confirmed acts include the Burnin Smyrnans, Strut, Laura Reed and Deep Pocket. Tour dates are listed below.

Tour Dates

12.28 Bangor Opera House Bangor, ME (Will Solo Acoustic)
02.08 Blind Tiger Greensboro, NC
02.09 Grey Eagle Asheville, NC
02.13 Pour House Raleigh, NC
02.14 Special V-Day Celebration TBA
02.15 Castaways Ithaca, NY
02.16 Big Easy Portland, ME
02.19 Middle East Upstairs Cambridge, MA
02.22 Headliners Columbia, SC (w/Analog Moon)
02.23 Dowtown Morristown, TN
02.27 Pour House Charleston, SC
02.28 Double Door Charlotte, NC
02.29 Locos Savannah, GA
03.01 550 Blues Macon, GA
04.04 Cicero's St. Louis, MO
04.19 Camp Jam Festival Lacoochee, FL

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Keller Williams has been called guitar’s mad-scientist, a one-man band for the new millennium, and dozens of other clever sobriquets dreamed up by fans and music journalists trying to get a handle on his uplifting and ever-shifting style of music.
Though Keller's music has evolved since he first started playing music over twenty years ago, some things have remained constant: Keller is a prolific artist, an exceptional guitarist, and an accomplished songwriter. Now, Keller's twelfth album release looks back at a ground-breaking and already remarkable career. Aptly titled 12 (SCI Fidelity Records), the album features one standout song from each of his previous eleven releases. Keller himself dubs this his album of "hitless greatest hits." Added to the mix is one new, previously un-recorded song. While the Keller Williams adventure has only just begun, 12 is a fantastic celebration of a musical milestone.

To get the new year started, Keller Williams and The WMDS are hitting the road for a short run of dates. The WMDS debuted at select festival performances this past summer, including an epic and electrifying Bonnaroo show. Since then, the band has brought the show to theatres in select markets. The WMDS features Williams on guitar/vocals, Keith Moseley on bass (The String Cheese Incident), Gibb Droll on guitar (Marc Broussard), and Jeff Sipe on drums (Aquarium Rescue Unit, Trey Anastasio, Susan Tedeschi, Phil Lesh).

The current list of confirmed Keller Williams tour dates is as follows:

January 17 Orange Peel Asheville NC
January 18 City Hall Nashville TN
January 19 The Pageant St. Louis MO
January 20 The Blue Note Colombia MO
January 22 Liberty Hall Lawrence KS
January 23 George's Majestic Fayetteville AR
January 24 Cain's Ballroom Tulsa OK
January 25 House of Blues Dallas TX
January 26 La Zona Rosa Austin TX
January 29 El Rey Theatre Albuquerque NM
January 30 Solar Room Taos NM
January 31 - February 01 Belly Up Aspen CO
February 02 Fillmore Auditorium Denver CO
February 23 Sugarloaf Ski Resort - Carrabassett Valley ME
March 09 Langerado Music Festival Big Cypress FL

More dates to be announced.

Keller Williams has been refining his unique kind of performance art for almost 15 years, logging over 100 gigs annually, and he's a productive recording artist as well. His calling card? - a creative combination of talent and technology. Known, of course, for his astonishing one-man show, Keller Williams surrounds himself with instruments and pedals and slides from one to the next. While his songs are rooted in Williams' warm voice and spirited acoustic guitar, Keller gives them depth and breadth via looping and delay. Keller essentially accompanies himself, looping several instruments, and filling up an entire room with lush layers of sound ... just one man and a humongous imagination.
Rising out of the ashes of New Year's Eve, Perpetual Groove [PG] breaks in to the new year to kick off the "Save 41 Tour" which will carry the band through four months of touring coast to coast, with stops at some of the world’s best festivals including Jam Cruise, Langerado, and Jam in the Dam - an epic three days of music at Amsterdam's Melkweg.
The band's first official live release, the 2-disc "Echos From The Cave," drops in late February. It was recorded in spring 2006 in front of an intimate studio audience at Tree Sound Studios. The release culls together the best from both nights including fan favorites, "Teakwood Betz," "Only Always," and "Mr. Transistor." Also included on the release are several previously unreleased songs like "Suburban Speedball," and "T.T.F.P.J." The album was recorded and mixed by Shawn Grove (Sevendust, Collective Soul, Edwin McCain) and is being released through Tree Leaf Music.
The band's fall Serious Business Tour was powered by the Green Mountain Energy Company and left a positive impact on our environment. All emissions were offset with renewable energy credits through a partnership with Sustainable Waves and Eco-Tunes. This included all the travel, lodging and electricity expended by the venues at Perpetual Groove concerts. In 2007 PG purchased enough energy credits to offset 100% of the calculated carbon emissions associated with its tour (16 metric tons), which is like not driving your car for over 39,000 miles or the annual carbon absorbtion of 2,000 trees.

The Save 41 Tour Dates:
01/11/08 - City Limits - Del Ray. FL
01/12/08 - The Freebird - Jacksonville, FL
01/18/08 - The Fillmore - Denver, CO w/ The Disco Biscuits
01/19/08 - Dobson Ice Arena - Vail, CO w/ The Disco Biscuits
01/25/08 - Variety Playhouse - Atlanta, GA
01/26/08 - Cat's Cradle - Carrboro, NC
01/31/08 - The Music Farm - Charleston, SC
02/01/08 - Trustee's Theatre - Savannah, GA
01/13/08 - The Jupiter - Tuscaloosa, AL
02/15/08 - Georgia Theatre - Athens, GA
02/16/08 - Georgia Theatre - Athens, GA
02/20/08 - Moe's Alley - Santa Cruz, CA
02/21/08 - The Independent - San Francisco, CA
02/22/08 - Mystic Theatre - Petaluma, CA
02/23/08 - Crystal Bay Casino - North Tahoe, CA
02/27/08 - The Knitting Factory - Hollywood, CA
02/28/08 - Soho - Santa Barbara, CA
03/01/08 - Belly Up - Solana Beach, CA / Al Howard & The K23 Orchestra
03/04/08 - Common Grounds - Gainesville, FL
03/06/08 - Langerado Music Festival - Big Cypress, FL
03/15/08 - Jam In The Dam - Amsterdam, NL
03/25/08 - The Beta Bar - Tallahassee, FL
03/26/08 - The Library - Oxford, MS
03/27/08 - Rick's Cafe - Starksville, MS
04/04/08 - Grenada Theatre - Dallas, TX
04/08/08 - The Bottleneck - Lawrence, KS
04/10/08 - Fox Theatre - Boulder, CO
04/11/08 - Cervantes - Denver, CO
04/12/08 - Hodi's Halfnote - Ft. Collins, CO
04/13/08 - Stage Stop - Rollisville, CO
04/19/08 - Newport Music Hall - Columbus, OH
04/20/08 - Club Infinity - Buffalo, NY 
For those waiting for a concert experience with the dynamics of a rock band (read: no laptops), the dance inducing rhythms of club music, and the sophistication of modern electronica, an unlikely musical alternative has arrived in the form of the band Lotus.
Formed at a Mennonite college that had banned on-campus dancing as late as the 1980's, Lotus brings their club-worthy beats and rocking instrumental anthems to theaters throughout the country this fall. No glow-stick bracelets, pretentious Can trivia, or expensive distressed fashion required.

In January 2008, Lotus embarks on their "Copy Paste Repeat" tour, which celebrates the release of Copy Paste Repeat: Lotus Remixed, and album the band released this past November. The recording offers 12 remixes by renowned producers including DFA Records artist Juan Maclean, DJ Harry, and Lotus's own Jesse Miller. Lotus's post/electro/dancerock is deconstructed and reassembled into club ready dance, dub, glitch-hop, and IDM tracks. The band's website is currently offering up the source files for the track 'Bubonic Tonic' for fans to create their own remix and submit for review. The site will feature the band's favorite submissions. Visit www.lotusvibes.com for details.

Copy Paste Repeat: Lotus Remixed comes on the heels of the band's third studio album. Escaping Sargasso Sea, released May 2007, is a double-disc live album that draws from two previous studio albums, Nomad and The Strength of Weak Ties , along with never before released material. From the post/math-rock of "When H Binds to O" to the slippery dance beats of "Wax," this collection shows Lotus's ability to deconstruct, stretch, and rebuild their compositions spontaneously on stage. Restraining from flaunting their individual chops, Lotus builds compositions on catchy melodies and heavy grooves.

The five-piece band has creatively fused electronic dance music with instrumental post-rock for eight years. The result is an explosive live show that has made crowds get down across the US, Canada, and Japan. Armed with a massive light rig and one of the most energetic shows on the circuit, Lotus proves why they have become a go-to act for late night festival slots. This tour takes the band into renowned theatres nationwide including Georgia Theatre in Athens, the Recher Theatre in Towson, and the Granada Theater in Dallas, among others.

Lotus' complete list of confirmed dates is as follows:

January 04 Jam Cruise 6 Ft. Lauderdale FL
January 23 Cat's Cradle Carrboro NC
January 24 Orange Peel Asheville NC
January 25 Georgia Theatre Athens GA
January 26 Neighborhood Theatre Charlotte NC
January 27 The Pour House Charleston SC
January 29 Beta Bar Tallahassee FL
January 30 Blue Nile New Orleans LA
January 31 Granada Theater Dallas TX
February 01- 02 Club 115 Austin TX
February 05 George's Majestic Lounge Fayetteville AK
February 06 Newby's Memphis TN
February 07 The Dame Lexington KY
February 08 Satellite Ballroom Charlottesville VA
February 09 Recher Theatre Towson MD
March 16 Jam in the Dam Netherlands

More dates to be announced. Please visit LotusVibes.com 
RAQ is pleased to announce the RAQ LIVE SERIES that we will be working on for the next few years with Harmonized Records. The first installment is from Spring of 2007 in Pittsburgh.
The show was recorded using state of the art digital multi-tracking and was then professionally mixed and mastered in the studio. Possibly the best sounding live RAQ recording ever!

RAQ will be rocking Knoxville, TN on December 30 & 31st at the at the fabulous Bijou Theatre. On the 30th, Same As It Ever Was will open the show with a Talking Heads tribute. For more information on the show, tickets, hotels and VIP packages - visit raqmusic.com


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MO2 - DSD

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Burgeoning, upstart, fresh-faced, young, up-and-coming…all of these words and phrases describe San Francisco’s MO2, but the first thing you need to know about the quartet is that they have a clear musical vision. Their unapologetic instrumental dance excursions are tempered only by the moment on their first release, the lengthy live burner DSD.
Larry Keel, Moore Publicity, and The Grey Eagle Music Hall Proudly Present: THE 4th ANNUAL MOUNTAIN MUSIC FAMILY CIRCUS December 31, 2007 The Grey Eagle Music Hall Asheville, NC 28802
If you listen closely, you can hear the caravans forming, and the performers gearing up for the best New Year's Eve blowout in all the hills. The 4th Annual Mountain Music Family Circus rolls into Asheville, NC at the Grey Eagle Music Hall on Dec 31. There is no better way to ring in the New Year than the spectacular exhibition of tremendous performers who elevate the musical ceiling to new and enormous heights!

This year, alongside the Acoustic Alchemist Ring Leader, Larry Keel, and his Mischievous band, NATURAL BRIDGE, we have the most daring and remarkable acts who will amaze and astound all the beholders. This enormously-united show will feature the most sought after and ferocious percussionist in America, "APT Q 258" Jeff Sipe and his band, the JEFF SIPE TRIO. We welcome back the astonishing feats brought only to the Circus by STEVE "BIG DADDY" MCMURRY (from Acoustic Syndicate). With precision, grace, and brute strength, a performance by BIG DADDY & FRIENDS will be a breathtaking set. We are also excited to welcome Roanoke, VA's high flying, up-and-coming, THE HARWELL GRICE BAND, who take Bluegrass to new and elevated heights. As a special treat, the ringleader will also present the courageous 6-String cavalier pickers, known as THE KEEL BROTHERS who will perform their renowned and powerful presentation of authentic Appalachian mountain music. THE KEEL BROTHERS feature Larry Keel, Larry's older brother Gary Keel, and Mrs. Jenny Keel.

The Mountain Music Family Circus will kick off at 8pm on Dec 31, and Tickets for this 5 Act, nonstop extravaganza are $30. Tickets are on sale now at www.thegreyeagle.com. Advance tickets are recommended as this show will sell out early!

As a part of our Good Tidings Food Drive, we ask that each person attending please bring a 2 can food donation for the Asheville Manna Food Bank. Every year the Mountain Music Family Circus has a Canned Food Drive to help spread holiday blessings to those in need. This year, we are teaming up with Panic Fans For Food to help the hungry with food donations that will go to the Asheville Manna Food Bank. Panic Fans For Food is an Asheville based non-profit organization, that raises awareness of the domestic hunger issue and generates food donations across the country with food drives at Widespread Panic concerts. In the fall of 2007, this incredible organization began ongoing food drives at music venues in Asheville, and we are happy to assist them at our Annual New Years Extravaganza at the Grey Eagle. 
Conscious Alliance is excited to announce their Rebel Alliance Jam IX and Toy Drive at the Fox Theatre on December 8th. The annual holiday benefit event will support the children of the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota. All patrons who donate one unwrapped toy (of at least a $10.00 value) or $10.00 will receive a limited edition poster by artist Will Ruocco http://www.willruocco.com/.
The Rebel Alliance Jam is a Conscious Alliance tradition that features a rotating line up of exceptional musicians, who come together in oftentimes rare collaborations to support the initiatives of Conscious Alliance. This year, MOCAPAY and KCUV 102.3 (Denver) will host the Rebel Alliance Jam IX, taking place December 8th, 2007 at Boulder, Colorado's Fox Theatre. Rebel Alliance Jam IX will feature Kyle Hollingsworth (The String Cheese Incident), Fareed Haque (Garaj Mahal), Dave Watts & Dominic Lali (The Motet), Alex Botwin & Lane Shaw (Pnuma Trio), Danny Sears & Zivanai Masango (Chris Berry & Panjea Allstars), Jamie Janover (Zilla) and very special guests still to be announced.

Show details are as follows:
Rebel Alliance Jam IX and Toy Drive
Saturday, December 8th @ 8:30 pm (Doors @ 8:00 pm)
Fox Theatre
1135 13th Street, Boulder
Tickets $18.00, $13.00 with MOCAPAY at Albums on the Hill / Ages 21+ Welcome
For more information please visit www.foxtheatre.com

All tickets purchased using MOCAPAY as a payment method receive a $5.00 discount. To learn more about MOCAPAY and to sign up, please visit http://www.mocapay.com/.

Tune into KCUV online at http://www.kcuvradio.com/.

Already this holiday season, Conscious Alliance delivered donations collected during their 4th Annual Turkey n' Trimmings holiday food drive. This year, the organization collected upwards of 2,500 holiday turkey boxes and have also expanded outreach to include additional communities in South Dakota and Montana, and in New Mexico and Louisiana as well. In 2006, Conscious Alliance distributed approximately 1,000 holiday turkey boxes to people in need in South Dakota and Montana.

Conscious Alliance's Youth Against Hunger project (YAH) offers exciting alternative service-learning experiences for college students during their fall/spring breaks. YAH synthesizes service learning by combining education and hands-on service. The inaugural YAH trip took place October 21-26, 2007, with students from Warren Wilson College (Asheville, NC) participating. YAH students learned about hunger related issues, as well as Lakota culture, by providing compassionate cross-cultural community service on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. While on the reservation, students lodged with community leaders Floyd and Natalie Hand, as they sorted and distributed food to community members in need, aided with home repairs for Lakota families, participated in educational sessions with Lakota elders, and communicated with Pine Ridge college students and peers about current cultural, social, economic, and environmental issues. Conscious Alliance's YAH provides students with the knowledge and support they need to return to their respective communities and, using the skills they have acquired, create positive change in their local communities. The next YAH trip will take place in spring 2008. For more information on Conscious Alliance and YAH, and upcoming service learning opportunities, please visit http://www.consciousalliance.org/projects.yah.htm.

Conscious Alliance December Food Drive events include:

November 31-December 01 Catalyst Santa Cruz CA STS9
December 08 Fox Theatre Boulder CO Rebel Alliance Jam IX
December 28-December 31 Tabernacle Atlanta GA STS9
December 29-December 31 Fillmore Denver CO Yonder Mountain String Band 
Today, the sixth annual Langerado Music Festival announces its initial artist lineup. The 2008 event takes place March 6–9. After five years of strong growth and consistently eclectic musical lineups, Langerado organizers have moved the event to the expansive Big Cypress Seminole Indian Reservation for this sixth year.
Today, the sixth annual Langerado Music Festival announces its initial artist lineup. The 2008 event takes place March 6-9, and will host R.E.M. * Beastie Boys * Phil Lesh & Friends * 311 * Matisyahu * Thievery Corporation * The Roots * Gov't Mule * Ani DiFranco * Ben Folds * G. Love & Special Sauce * Medeski, Scofield, Martin & Wood * Built to Spill * The National * Les Claypool * Umphreys McGee * The Disco Biscuits * Mickey Hart Band * Of Montreal * Robert Randolph & the Family Band * The Wailers * Funky Meters * Citizen Cope * Antibalas * !!! * Dark Star Orchestra * Ozomatli * Sam Bush * Minus the Bear * Ghostland Observatory * Arrested Development * Blind Melon * Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars * The New Deal * Benevento Russo Duo * Perpetual Groove * Railroad Earth * Martin Sexton * The Avett Brothers * Grace Potter and the Nocturnals * The Walkmen * Dr. Dog * Indigenous * State Radio * Vampire Weekend * The Bad Plus * The Felice Brothers * Pelican * Yard Dogs Road Show * Brett Dennen * Earl Greyhound * The New Mastersounds * Dan Deacon * Josh Ritter * Pete Francis * Ryan Shaw * Blitzen Trapper * Matt Pond PA * The Dynamites feat. Charles Walker * Bassnectar * Balkan Beat Box * The Lee Boys * Shout Out Louds * Golem * The Wood Brothers * Busdriver * Raq * Will Hoge * Spam Allstars * Phix * American Babies * The Heavy Pets * Backyard Tire Fire * The Postmarks * Steel Train * Hoots and Hellmouth * Jonah Smith * Pnuma Trio * Awesome New Republic * That 1 Guy * Trevor Hall * American Bang * School of Rock All-Stars & more TBA!

After five years of strong growth and consistently eclectic musical lineups, Langerado organizers have moved the event to the expansive Big Cypress Seminole Indian Reservation for this sixth year. Big Cypress will offer Langerado 2008 attendees a much larger, yet still intimate, festival site that exemplifies true native Florida. Attendees can anticipate all-inclusive on-site camping, plenty of late night music, and an expanded VIP ticketholder experience. The transition from day festival to a camping event is a welcome change and marks Langerado's exceptional growth over the past five years. The festival boasts multiple stages, food and crafts vendors including an extensive selection of beer, an expanded kid's area, and a full camping experience. Additionally, attendees have the option to purchase all-inclusive ticket packages to the festival, featuring a hotel accommodations and transportation to and from the festival - whether by shuttle directly from the airport, shuttle from an official hotel, or even in a chartered helicopter!

In a continuing effort to make Langerado as clean and as green as the tropics that surround them, organizers will implement a wide variety of earth-friendly initiatives. Langerado will not only use bio-diesel fuels to power the stages and light towers, vendors are required to serve food on fully biodegradable materials and use 100% recycled paper products. Organizers have established festival-wide recycling, carbon-offsetting programs and the Greenerado EcoVillage, where artists will jam, activists will spread their messages, non-profits will showcase their efforts at sustainability and festival goers will learn how to take some of the eco-friendly practices they see at Langerado home with them. 

RAQ'N in Raleigh - 11.02.07 - Lincoln Theatre

Posted by: leeway | November 9th, 2007

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RAQ brought the roof down at the Lincoln Theatre in Raleigh, North Carolina last Friday night, their last stop in the south before heading home.

My legs ache.....and this is a good thing. They haven't hurt like this since my first spinning class at the Y but I would definitely take the work-out I received while dancing my tail off to RAQ verse the techno beat they play while we "challenge" our bodies to go faster on a stationary bike.

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