Compiled by Keavin Wiggins
. The Day in Rock - antiMUSIC.com's look at Today's Top Rock News Stories From Across the Web

Click Here To Bookmark DayInRock.com - Make The DayInRock.com Your Homepage
.

RushCon 7

BW&BK reports: According to RUSH fansite Power Windows, RushCon 7 will be taking place in from September 21 - 23rd, with special events on both Wednesday, September 19 and Thursday, Sept. 20.

RushCon is North America's international Rush fan convention - put on by Rush fans, for Rush fans. The annual convention is held in Rush's hometown, Toronto- more on this story

More on Rush - Rush CDs - - Comments

What To Watch

Rockdirt reports: Rock acts on television this week include Plain White T's, who perform on 'Today' on Tuesday; The National, who perform on 'The Late Show' on Tuesday; Sum 41, who perform on 'The Tonight Show' on Tuesday; Dollyrots, who visit 'The Sauce' on Wednesday; Ben Kweller, who performs on 'Last Call' on Wednesday; Editors, who perform on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' on Wednesday; Yeah Yeah Yeahs, who perform on 'The Late Show' on Thursday. - Even more right here!

More on Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Yeah Yeah Yeahs CDs - - Comments

What To Buy

punkbands reports: Some the release schedule for this week include: 
Portugal The Man - Church Mouth
Hidden In Plain View - Resolution
Joan Of Arc - Many Times I've Mistaken 7"
Damned - Live At C.B.G.B.'s (Extremely Limited) 12"
Flaming Lips - U.F.O's At The Zoo... DVD
High Court - Puppet Strings
Joy Division - Martin Hannett's Personal Mixes
Dum 41 - Underclass Hero
- more releases

More on Portugal The Man - Portugal The Man CDs - - Comments

Once The Tour

PR reports: The stars of the hit indie movie Once are hitting the road together this week! The film's stars Glen Hansard (of The Frames) and Marketa Irglova are touring together under the guise of The Swell Season and playing a selection of songs from Once's soundtrack. Expect your heart to be warmed!

You can catch them at any of the following venues: 

July
24 New York, NY - Gramercy Theatre
25 Boston, MA The Brattle Theatre
26 Washington D.C. - 9:30 Club 
27 Philadelphia, PA - The Fillmore at the TLA
28 Chicago, IL - Chicago Old Town School Of Folk Music- more dates

More on Once - Once CDs - - Comments

Paolo Nutini Tour Plans

PR reports: Atlantic recording artist Paolo Nutini has unveiled details of his upcoming North American tour, a two-month itinerary combining headlining dates with a series of co-headlining shows pairing the Scotland-born singer/songwriter with fellow British soul sensation Amy Winehouse. 

Nutini and his band kick off their tour in Buffalo, New York on September 7th, with the first of ten Nutini/Winehouse shows taking place at New York City's Central Park SummerStage on September 12th. - tour dates

More on Paolo Nutini - Paolo Nutini CDs - - Comments

Colbie Caillat iTunes Queen

PR reports: Universal Republic Records' newcomer Colbie Caillat, who previously reigned as the #1 unsigned artist on myspace, has been officially anointed by the growing legion of music fans flocking to the iTunes, with the singer/songwriter's major label album debut, COCO, rocketing to the #1 spot of the coveted iTunes Album chart within hours of its July 17 release. 

Now the California native finds herself as one of the year's most in-demand newcomers, opening along with the band Lifehouse for rock icons The Goo Goo Dolls on their U.S. tour- more on this story including dates

More on Colbie Caillat - Colbie Caillat CDs - - Comments

Rory Gallagher Live DVD Boxset

PR reports: Eagle Vision will release a precedent-setting boxed set of Rory Gallagher�Live At Rockpalast: 5 Concerts 1976-1990�on August 7 that contains nine hours of footage on three DVDs. Gallagher (1948-1995) scaled international heights of electric blues fame when he married hard rock to urban blues in the course of a brilliant career that tragically ended at age 47 from complications of liver surgery.

Starting with power trio Taste in 1969 London, his fetish for American blues artists like Buddy Guy, Freddie King, Albert King, Muddy Waters and John Lee Hooker turned into an obsession. Three Taste albums later, he ventured solo in 1971 to fully explore his blues fascination. Fourteen albums later, he was hailed as one of the finest living practitioners of the art form. He was so respected that two of his heroes, Muddy Waters and Albert King, asked him to record with them and he did on Waters' The London Sessions and King's Live, where he proved himself an exemplary blues sideman. - more on this story

More on Rory Gallagher - Rory Gallagher CDs - - Comments

Gettoe Juice antithesis of Pimp Juice

PR reports: Musab's Gettoe Juice is the antithesis of Nelly's popularized Pimp Juice. While many rappers utilize the latter as an attractant, the intrinsic beverage Musab speaks of is a DEET-like emcee repellant. The irony here, of course, is that Musab - not Nelly - is a real live pimp by day.

"Kool Aid," at face value, is a verbal critique and subsequent dismissal of today's emerging rap trends: "Rap is like sex/ Most don't know what they're doing, but every Tom, Dick, and Harry think he the best." Upon further scrutiny, however, one sees that Musab is also self-aware; he references Ecclesiastes' claim that true innovation does not exist and even ridicules his own beat as passé. Perhaps the first "hatin'-on-the-rap-game" cut to actually diss itself mid-verse, "Kool Aid" leaves no one unscathed. With a catchy, scratchy, and soulful vocal sample alongside jagged, electric guitars courtesy of Led Zepp[e]lin, the production serves as the perfect assault to Musab's battery.- Grab some Gettoe Juice right here

More on Musab - Musab CDs - - Comments

James Luther Dickinson Give Us Killers From Space

PR reports: For the very first time, in a music career that spans five decades, James Luther Dickinson -- Jim Dickinson's recording artist alter ego -- has made an album that will be released by the same label as his previous record. It was just last year that Memphis International unleashed Jungle Jim & The Voodoo Tiger on an unsuspecting world and that album was only his third in 34 years. Now, a little over a year later, comes Killers From Space, a new set of songs collected and cultivated by Dickinson and produced by the artist, along with Memphis International's David Less. Release date is September 18th.- more on this story

More on James Luther Dickinson - James Luther Dickinson CDs - - Comments

Northwest String Summit

PR reports: The Northwest's premier acoustic music festival returns for its sixth year to beautiful Horning's Hideout in North Plains, Oregon, on August 24-26. The event boasts three days of nearly all-acoustic music, culminating each night with main stage performances from musical hosts Yonder Mountain String Band, this year joined by special guest fiddler Darol Anger (David Grisman Quintet, Psychograss). 

Also on the bill are New Riders of the Purple Sage with original members David Nelson and Buddy Cage along with Hot Tuna guitarist Michael Falzarano . Banjo legend and teacher of Steve Martin, Tony Trischka, will perform with full band. Drew Emmitt of Leftover Salmon will perform with his band and host the acclaimed String Summit superjam. Past year's Super Jam performers have included Chris Thile, David Grisman, Vasser Clements, Hot Rize, Jerry Douglas and Tim O'Brien. - more on this story

More on Yonder Mountain String Band - Yonder Mountain String Band CDs - - Comments

Buck-O-Nine Sustain Next Month

PR reports: Southern California ska-punk-reggae act Buck-O-Nine's latest album, Sustain, is christened with the most poignant term that could be applied when summarizing the band's whirlwind course throughout the past several years. From the extreme highs and chaos that often comes along with being a full-time touring band, to the incalculable lows of returning to "normal life," the lyrical content and feel of the music emanates from deep within the hearts of the band's members.

Sustain out on August 7� produced by the Buck-O-Nine with engineer Jeff Forrest in early 2007 and mixed by Jason Livermore (Lagwagon, Descendents) � is the band's first new studio full-length since 1999's Libido.- more on this story

More on Buck-O-Nine - Buck-O-Nine CDs - - Comments

Jason Spooner Follows The Flame on New CD

PR reports: Jason Spooner is offering up preview tracks from his new CD 'The Flame You Follow' on his Myspace page. 

Here is a little info on the release: This multi-award winning New England-based songwriter discovered his father's collection of eight-track tapes as a child and never looked back. After early exposure to songwriter legends like Neil Young, Paul Simon, Jim Croce and Van Morrison along with Motown heavies like Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder and Gladys Knight, Jason was inspired to start making the rounds on coffee house stages in his teens. Shortly thereafter, he spent time in Europe performing in folk & blues clubs and on the streets of London and around Spain. Once back in the states, he landed a job at a roots & blues record label where he witnessed numerous Blues legends (including members of the original Muddy Waters band ) making magic in recording sessions. Before long, Jason jumped head-first into the Northeast's burgeoning songwriter scene. The maturity and strength of his impressive debut album "Lost Houses" quickly began to turn the heads of fans and critics alike. Within a few months of the release, he added a blistering rhythm section (Andy Rice and Reed Chambers) to the supporting cast, establishing The Jason Spooner Trio as one of the most interesting and noteworthy up-and-coming acts since Kathleen Edwards or Martin Sexton.- Intrigued? Grab a listen here

More on Jason Spooner - Jason Spooner CDs - - Comments

The Phantom Family Halo On The Road

PR reports: The Phantom Family Halo is not a cult. Members of The For Carnation, Slint and Dead Child take to the road this summer in support of debut album.

The Phantom Family Halo may be most immediately notable for its pedigree -- members of indie rock royalty The For Carnation, Slint, Dead Child, et al. But, it's the band's sound that becomes the most remarkable upon first listen: Think Syd Barrett and jamming with Hawkwind or the 13th Floor Elevators in the height of the Krautrock frenzy, or The Birthday Party subdued to play a rendition of "The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway." Others have described the Louisville, KY quintet as a unique crossbreed of Alice Cooper, Black Sabbath, Tangerine Dream and Marc Bolan, or Scott Walker fronting Roxy Music.

Curious music fans need not speculate on The Phantom Family Halo's sound, however. The band is currently touring the U.S. in support of the album with the likes of Slint, Dead Meadow and Entrance. - tour dates

More on Phantom Family Halo - Phantom Family Halo CDs - - Comments
 

Read Day In Rock Reports From Other Days
 

antiMUSIC News featured on RockNews.info

.

---