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John Mayer Tour Dates with special guest Michael Franti & Spearhead
Here is the list of John Mayer’s upcoming tour beginning in February. John Mayer will be joined by special guest Michael Franti & Spearhead. I’m really pissed that John Mayer doesn’t have a date schedule for Indianapolis, but who knows he might add one. If not then you better believe I’m making a road trip, anyone what to join?
John Mayer with Special Guest Michael Franti...
Spoon maps spring outing to support new album
Spoon will hit the road running this spring behind the band’s new studio album, “Transference,” lining up a full slate of headlining dates to support the set.
The trek gets underway March 17 in Austin, TX, with special guests Deerhunter joining for the outing’s full, 17-city run. The tour–which also includes additional opening support from The Strange Boys and Micachu...
Indianapolis Artist: Kendall Phillips, star on the rise?
When she lost in the local competition of the 2009 Colgate Country Showdown held in Indianapolis last spring, Kendall Phillips wasn’t ready to give up on making it further in the nationwide contest.
The Zionsville native took her guitar and her music on the road, first to Illinois then to Michigan in pursuit of her goal — to be one of the five finalists in the Showdown’s 2009 National Finals...
Artist Interview: 1-on-1 with Nick Jonas
Recording with members of Prince’s New Power Generation proved to be educational for 17-year-old singer/songwriter Nick Jonas of the Jonas Brothers. Not only did they school him in music, but they also helped him learn who he is. Hence the name of Nick Jonas and The Administration’s debut album, “Who I Am,” due in stores Feb. 2.
“I think it says a lot about the album...
Jimmy Buffett extends ‘Hotel’ stay with winter dates
Jimmy Buffett has announced a few new dates as he continues to back his latest studio set, “Buffet Hotel,” with a late-winter leg of his ongoing “Summerzcool” tour.
The veteran balladeer has four dates mapped out next month, kicking of Feb. 20 in Jacksonville, FL. Buffett will also hit Columbia, SC (2/23), and Orlando, FL (2/24), during the outing, which concludes Feb. 27 in...
Indiana Concerts: Breaking Benjamin, Three Days Grace expand co-headlining tour
Alt-metal groups Breaking Benjamin and Three Days Grace have added a second leg of dates to their forthcoming co-headlining outing, which gets underway later this week.
The new leg kicks off Feb. 13 in Lowell, MA, and runs through a March 5 appearance in Little Rock, AR, pushing the total number of cities the two bands will visit on the road trip to 27. Dates for the outing, which is set to launch...
Music News: Rihanna, Justin Bieber headed to Super Bowl Fan Jam
Rihanna and Justin Bieber will perform in Miami next month at one of two free concerts on South Beach to help celebrate Super Bowl XLIV, according to a press release.
The two performers will appear Thursday, Feb. 4 at the Pepsi Super Bowl Fan Jam, the only official NFL Super Bowl concert series on South Beach. The concert, which will be hosted by actor Kevin Dillon and television anchor Nancy O’Dell,...
Jay-Z expands ‘Blueprint 3′ Tour
Jay-Z has tacked more dates onto his forthcoming winter and spring trek of US arenas and colleges as he continues to support his hit album, “The Blueprint 3.”
The rapper, who kicks off the run Feb. 20 in Sunrise, FL, will focus on the eastern portion of the nation with a 21-city outing that currently concludes March 26 in Los Angeles. Since last check, four concerts have been added, including...
Album Review: Katharine McPhee, ‘Unbroken’
Release date: Jan. 5, 2010
Record label: Verve Forecast
The buzz: After disappointing sales of her self-titled debut album, Katharine McPhee joined a growing fraternity: former “American Idol” contestants dropped by a major label (a dubious distinction she shares with the man who beat her on season five, Taylor Hicks). Unlike many “Idol” has-beens, however, McPhee seems to have bounced back,...
Brad Paisley launches last leg of ‘Saturday Night’ trek
Brad Paisley has embarked on the final leg of his long-running “American Saturday Night” tour, and help inaugurate a new Midwestern venue along the way.
The final leg of the trek–which first got underway last spring–kicked off last night (1/7) in San Antonio, TX. Following a show in Oklahoma City, OK (1/8), Paisley will head to Wichita, KS, where his Sunday night (1/9) show...




