The DMo
A place to share images, links, concert news, marketing articles, etc.
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How to be an adult
This one’s a little more thoughtful.
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More info and tickets here: http://on.fb.me/polarjubilee

• Alexi Murdoch, Song for you
• Prince, When you were mine
• Death Cab for Cutie, I will follow you into the dark
• Ben Folds, the Luckiest
• Aretha Franklin, Baby I love you
• Supremes, Come see about me [also see the Afghan Whigs cover]
• Van Morrison, Sweet thing
• Band of Horses, No one’s ever gonna love you (more than I do)
• The Felice Brothers, Love me tenderly
• Al Green, Let’s stay together
• Rachael Yamagata, I want you
• Carole King, Where you lead
• She & Him, You really gotta hold on me
• Edward Sharpe & the magnificent zeroes, Home
• Sebadoh, Willing to wait
• Big Star, thirteen
• Ryan Adams, When the stars go blue
• The Weepies, World spins madly on
• Ray LaMontagne, You are the best thing
• The Pogues, The sunny side of the street
• Norah Jones, Turn me on
• The Decemberists, Red right ankle
• Modern English, I melt with you
• Ray Charles, Come rain or come shine
• Elvis Presley, can’t help falling in love
• The Cure, close to me
• Elvis Costello, Every day I write the book
• The Beatles, And I love her
• Etta James, At last
• Bob Dylan, Mama you been on my mind [See also the Jeff Buckley cover]
• Ra Ra Riot, Can you tell
• Florence + the Machine, You’ve got the love
• Keren Ann, lay you head down
• Josh Ritter, Good man

Updated with some new photos of a custom luggage rack:

2010 Victory Cross Roads. Midnight Cherry. For the bike nerds in the crowd, it’s all stock at the moment except for an upgraded Arlen Ness exhaust.

I blame travel. And then life.

If you’d be interested to see some photos of my time in Italia, etc., check ‘em out here, here and here.

Last night, Fox 13 SLC included me in a piece on some of the rumors about what’s happening with the 2010 Twilight Concert Series.

Saying “Pornographer” (as in, “the New Pornographers”) on local news might be my finest accomplishment in this conservative state.

Check out the clip below.

As the renovation on the Gallivan Center finally begins, the Twilight Concert Series continues to look for a home, at least according to Fox13 News. Says the article, Pioneer Park is being considered, but a decision has still not been reached of the ultimate location. Apparently, the decision should be announced within the next week or two.

A little disheartening for the Salt Lake City summer concerts, especially given Red Butte’s lackluster lineup. (See below.)

As far as who is playing the Twilight Concert Series, well, naturally nothing has been released yet officially. It’s tough to confirm an act when you don’t have a stage to book them to, after all. A couple of the big-name rumors that I’ve heard—and again, these acts are rumors, NOT confirmed—have included the New Pornographers and She & Him. The NPs seem pretty logical because they have a gig in Denver on Wednesday, July 28 and one in Boise, on July 30, leaving the Thursday night (Twilight night!) open conveniently between the two cities.

Unfortunately, there isn’t much in the way of supporting evidence that She & Him would be in the neighborhood on a Thursday night as they have very little booked in July and August, making that rumor much more iffy.

Who have you heard that’s rumored to play Twilight this year?

**UPDATE**
A little bird told me that he’d heard that Pioneer Park is a go (still unofficial) and that he’d also heard that the Dodos were to be included. A quick look at their summer touring schedule reveals that they’re touring with the New Pornographers, so it would be safe to assume that the Dodos will be rolling through SLC on July 29, too.

Tickets went on sale yesterday for Red Butte Gardens members. As has been widely discussed by me and others within the SLC music community… the lineup’s a little light this year. Tickets go on sale to non-members May 3. Tickets and more info here.

Not surprisingly, the August 20 (Norah Jones & Corinne Bailey Rae), September 1 (Sheryl Crow) and September 10 (Willie Nelson) shows are already sold out. I think it’s worth noting that those shows feature some of the bigger name, more contemporary artists than some of the other billings (see: Chicago, Joan Baez, John Prine, and the Doobie Brothers, for example.) Of course, one could argue whether or not Willie is contemporary given that he is 76-years-young, but IMO, he’s done a far better job of appealing to audiences beyond the older-end of the baby boomers than the other artists mentioned.

The Swell Season, pictured above, play August 15.

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June 6 Kenny Wayne Shepherd

June 16 Steve Martin with the Steep Canyon Rangers

June 18 Joss Stone

June 22 Chicago

June 28 JJ Grey & Mofro with Todd Snider featuring Great American Taxi

July 7 Joan Baez with Guy Clark

July 11 Brandi Carlile with Katie Herzig

July 13 Barenaked Ladies

July 14 Lyle Lovett and his Large Band

July 25 Rhythm Devils featuring Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann, Keller Williams

Aug 1 Mary Chapin Carpenter

Aug 4 Natalie Merchant

Aug 8 Allen Toussaint with Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue

Aug 10 Chris Isaak

Aug 15 The Swell Season

Aug 19 John Prine

Aug 20 Norah Jones with Corinne Bailey Rae

Aug 22 A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor Summer Love Tour

Aug 29 Doobie Brothers

Sept 1 Sheryl Crow

Sept 10 Willie Nelson