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► Produced by Live Nation, Crüe Fest is a touring rock festival embracing the lifestyle of rock. With the lineup including Mötley Crüe, Buckcherry, Papa Roach, Sixx:A.M. and Trapt, “Crüe Fest ‘08” will undoubtedly be the summer’s loudest show on earth. The trek kicks off July 1st in West Palm Beach, Florida and works its way across North America for over 40 dates throughout July and August.

Photo credit: Ari Michelson
Neil Diamond treated his dedicated fans to a historic show at the West Village's famed music venue The Bitter End last night, May 7, 2008. He performed seven song set mixed with new songs from his latest album, Home Before Dark, and classic material. Diamond captivated the lucky first 200 concert-goers who had queued-up since mid-morning upon learning of the secret show sponsored by MySpace.

Neil Diamond greeted the long line of fans stationed outside The Bitter End on Bleeker Street, saying hello and posing for pictures. Once inside the club, Diamond, backed by a small band consisting of members from both his studio and touring musicians, gave an energized acoustic performance of "Solitary Man", "Don't Go There", "Home Before Dark", "Pretty Amazing Grace", "Kentucky Woman", "Cherry, Cherry" and "Sweet Caroline". The club placed speakers in the windows during the performance allowing the hundreds of fans who couldn't get into the club to sing-along on the street and sidewalk and participate in this once in a lifetime event.

► Now on the road, with their Red Carpet Massacre World Tour well underway, Duran Duran are returning to US shores for a 22-date run with a spectacular new production that will showcase their latest record alongside all of the hits from their extensive catalogue. These shows will be the band’s first in America since their unprecedented two week run on Broadway last November, when they played the new album in its entirety prior to its global launch.

►In anticipation of their upcoming sophomore album Honeysuckle Weeks, The Submarines have announced a North American headlining tour that kicks off in Chicago; Indie-pop rock band Headlights is set to open on all east coast dates.

The Submarines - Blake Hazard and John Dragonetti - will celebrate release day with an appearance on DJ Nic Harcourt's influential radio program "Morning Becomes Eclectic" on LA's KCRW, which has also named Honeysuckle Weeks the May "Album of the Month." The album is a glorious collage of the duo's wide-ranging influences, from old-school dub (most evident in tracks like "1940" and "Fern Beard") to intricately layered electronica (as in the psychedelic-classical "Submarine Symphonika" and "The Thorny Thicket") to vintage pop (as on "Swimming Pool" and the Santaria-inspired "Xavia").

This also brings the opening of the anticipated documentary Surfwise, which was scored by John Dragonetti and also features the song "Modern Inventions" from The Submarines debut album Declare A New State!. Though he has scored music for award-winning TV series and numerous commercials for major brands, this marks Dragonetti's first feature film. The Submarines will make a special appearance at the Los Angeles premiere of the film.

► As the Counting Crows prepare for the release of their new album SATURDAY NIGHTS AND SUNDAY MORNINGS and tour with Maroon 5, they kicked everything off with a Nissan Live Set and performance at the SoHo Apple store.

► As they prepare to release their new CD ANTHEMS FOR THE DAMNED May 13 via Pulse Recordings, FILTER have announced their first tour in nearly six years. The first leg of this U.S. trek--a mix of headlining shows, radio festivals and special engagements--begins April 24 at Stubb's in Austin,
Texas, to be followed by three June shows overseas in Germany and the U.K. Earlier this month, FILTER made a special appearance for the troops in
Kuwait when they performed at the March 10 Operation MySpace concert.

While on tour, FILTER will preview songs from ANTHEMS FOR THE DAMNED alongside such FILTER classics as "Hey Man, Nice Shot," "Take a Picture" and others. ANTHEMS FOR THE DAMNED--produced by Pulse Recording head Josh Abraham--features the first single "Soldiers of Misfortune"; its been one of the most added tracks on the active and alternative radio charts the past two weeks with airplay on stations such as KDGE (Dallas), KTBZ (Houston), Q101 (Chicago), KPNT (St. Louis), WBCN (Boston), KQRC (Kansas City), KXXR (Minneapolis), WEBN (Cincinnati) and WBUZ (Nashville), to name a few. PATRICK describes the soaring anthem--with its U2/Bowie flavor and stacked backdrop of buzzing electric guitars--as a "sardonic anti-war/pro-troops
song." The first-person narrative was inspired by a letter from a FILTER fan who had enlisted in the Army reserves to get his college tuition paid;
in his final year of college, he was shipped off to Iraq where he died from a rocket attack and small arms fire after just a few days of duty.

Catch FILTER live at the following shows and look for more tour dates to be announced in the near future.

Look below for the full list of dates!

► N.Y. progressive metal pioneers Dream Theater will embark on its 21-date North American "Progressive Nation" tour starting May 2 at Los Angeles' Gibson Amphitheatre and concluding June 1 in Tampa, FL, highlighted by two shows at New York's brand-new Terminal 5 (May 21-22), which sold out in just two days.

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  ► With the hiatus of pop-punk superstars blink-182 in full effect by the fall of 2005, singer/guitarist Tom DeLonge revealed the formation of his new band -- one he'd already been working with for six months -- Angels & Airwaves.

With the notoriety of his previous group, much hype ensued after the announcement: in interviews with outlets like mtv.com, DeLonge proclaimed (among other things) that the new music would take elements of bands like U2 and Pink Floyd and ultimately be something of a revolution to change the face of rock & roll forever.

Rounding out brainchild and songwriter DeLonge were guitarist David Kennedy (Boxcar Racer, Hazen Street), drummer Atom Willard (Rocket from the Crypt, the Offspring), and bassist Ryan Sinn (the Distillers).

The band is headed out on the road in support of their latest release I-Empire. Check below for a list of dates in a city near you!

Live Event Reviews:
All Crazy at W.C. Murphy's in Havertown, PA

If you are in the mood to check out a band that is full of energy and up for a good time, then the boys in All Crazy are definitely for you. The sounds can best be described as hard electric riffs, over hip-hop beats, which brings about the essence of their coined classification of "hip-rock".

I recently had the opportunity to check these guys out at W.C. Murphy's in Havertown, PA, and let me tell you they really know how to work a crowd. Not only are all the guys freaking awesome to speak with, they definitely know a thing or two about playing a damn good rock show. Throughout their set the band mixed in a few cover tunes such as "The Joker" by The Steve Miller Band, Weezers "Undone" and a personal favorite "Walk This Way" from Aerosmith. The band brings their own flare to the cover songs and they almost seem re-invented. I have to say while the band was playing some of their original songs, that is when the crowd really went wild especially during "For the Ladies". The ladies were definitely flocking up to the group bumping and grinding right along with every chord.

The group carried their strong energy and stayed hyped up from the show's start to finish, even hopping up on chairs to play "Wrong Time". All in all, catching this band was a great experience and I highly recommend that you do the same the next time All Crazy comes to your town! Kings of "hip-rock" they certainly are!

The Electric Factory Presents: The Midway State and Mika
► Starting off the night, The Midway State, composed of Nathan Ferraro (keyboard and lead vocals), Daenen Bramberger (drums), Mike Wise (guitar) and Mike Kirsh (bass), brought a mix of spirit and emotionally grounded sound.

The band's forte is their raw performance intensity. One could really see how much care and love the band put into their musicianship. Some complaints could be heard, since they seemed to ignore the audience during their songs; mostly people excited about Mika.

Their music itself was full of lush symphonic melodies, ripping rifts, and chordic complexities akin to other bands such as Radiohead and Coldplay. The joyful pop hit "Change for You" is a majestic creation, whose unpolished falsetto harmonies make it a true pop hit. "A Million Fireflies" is plays like a seductive temptress that draws you in with haunting vocals and then slams you hard full of sex between the guitar and keyboard.

While their performance style and musicianship were top-notch the repetitiveness of their songs, being a simple abab format, seemed to sooth the crowd into a drunken stupor, causing the audience to pay more attention to their conversations then the performance at hand. Even so, their placement as Mika's opening act was masterful. It played a perfect counter to Mika's more fantastical performance later in the evening. Great things can be predicted in the future for The Midway State.

Mika was spectacle of wonderment and high energy which makes for one of the best and just plain fun concerts on the circuit. His set featured hits such as the smooth disco-pop hit "Take it Easy", the scandalous and quirky tale of "Billy Brown", and his bust out single "Grace Kelly", which is up for an award at the Brit Awards.

Not to leave the audience without a proper encore Mika ended his show with loads of confetti, giant balloon balls, animal costumes and a shadow puppet marionette show, culminating in his cult hit "Lollipop". The Midway State and Mika started off their tour with a bang and it can only get better from here on out. So grab your tickets or do whatever you can to get them for this is definitely not a concert to miss.

► PCM's Kristyn attended Dracula's Ball in Philadelphia this past Halloween. Check out her review of the event and view some photos and video from performer Voltaire's set at the Ball.

 ► Review of Deepfield live in Philadelphia by Kristyn

recently had the opportunity to review at live performance of the alt-rock band Deepfield. The band is currently on tour in support of Saliva and Puddle of Mudd. Let me start off by saying this band definitely knows how to jam and get the crowd warmed up for the headliners. The band played a short set from their debut album "Archetypes and Repetition" which is in stores now.

Some stand-out songs from their set included "Into the Flood" the first single off their CD, "Get It" , and "Dead Horse". I certainly think that this band did not nearly get enough love with the Philadelphia crowd and I personally would love to have them come back to the area and grace us with a much longer set. In my opinion this band truly has got what it takes to make it far in the music industry as, they are the whole package.

Powerful vocals, poignant lyrics, hard-rocking riffs, and a sense of meaning behind their performance, what more can you ask for out of a band and a performance. The guys in the band are some of the most down to earth and approachable artists I have had the opportunity to speak with and I truly wish them all the success in the world. Definitely worth checking out if they are visiting a town near you in the future. A band with a hard-rocking edge, and some actual thought behind their music is not one to be missed. Keep rocking, guys!



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