By Martin CizmarNot a huge week for show announcements, what with the holiday and all, but we have a few, including Slipknot (with Coheed and Cambria!), Dark Star Orchestra and The Maine.I'm most excited about The Maine, who will be at The Venue of Scottsdale the day after Christmas. Here's their video for the acoustic "Daisy" with the rest of your announcements on the jump. By the way, if you go over to The Maine's Myspace you can click links to follow them all on twitter, which I think is pret
Local pretty boy rockers Anarbor will be hitting the road with Cute is What We Aim For for the Take Action! Tour starting Feb 11.The tour is put together by Anarbor's emo-pop-rock label, Hopeless Records, through their non profit organization, Sub City, and also features Meg & Dia, Breathe Carolina, Every Avenue. It's the eighth year, for the tour, which donates money to youth-oriented charities.Jimmy Eat World, Coheed and Cambria, Le Tigre and The Promise Ring played the first tour in 2002,
Austin City Limits: recycling this year's festival headliners so you don't have to The lineup for the 2009 Austin City Limits Music Festival has been announced and it is teeming with top-notch talent. The Beastie Boys, Pearl Jam and Dave Matthews Band round out the top slots of Outside Lands Lollapalooza this year's edition of the ACL, adding Kings of Leon, Theivery Corporation and Ben Harper to the big name mix. While I commend ACL for sticking to younger acts, at least by Coachella's standards
Jenny Lewis: Coming to the Marquee in July. Rilo Kiley frontwoman Jenny Lewis is finally, finally, making an appearance in Phoenix, Stateside Presents announced today. The cute-as-a-button indie songstress is a critical darling (hell, my colleague Albert Ching in Orange County has reviewed her shows two times in his seven months on the job!) for good reason. Read on for video of Lewis playing live and the rest of this week's announcements.
