Chris Cornell & The Avett Brothers - "Footsteps" (Pearl Jam)

Here's an awesome cover of Pearl Jam's "Footsteps" performed by Chris Cornell with The Avett Brothers.

SOTD: "Sirens" - Pearl Jam

The latest from Pearl Jam off their upcoming album, Lightning Bolt.

SOTD: "Man of the Hour" - Pearl Jam

Shifting gears a bit today, I lost a good friend yesterday to a battle with Leukemia so I wanted to put something up in his honor. Mike Colombo was one of the finest people I've had the privilege of knowing, a great father to three young girls, he'll be sorely missed by numerous friends and family. Sad to think that such good people can be taken from us so early, but life doesn't always offer explanations.... we just need to deal with the circumstances as presented to us. The world lost a good one yesterday, he will not be forgotten.

RIP buddy, until we meet again.....

Now the man of the hour is taking his final bow
As the curtain comes down
I feel that this is just goodbye for now

Eddie Vedder US Solo Tour

Eddie Vedder has announced a 13-city U.S. solo tour, starting in Las Vegas, NV on April 11th and ending in Orlando, FL on May 16th. Dates and venues below, tickets go on sale February 3rd to the public. You can find more info at the Pearl Jam website HERE.

April 11 Las Vegas, NV The Pearl
April 13 Phoenix, AZ Comerica Theater
April 16 Albuquerque, NM Kiva Auditorium
April 19 Tulsa, OK Brady Theater
April 22 Houston, TX Jones Hall For The Performing Arts
April 25 San Antonio, TX Lila Cockrell Theatre
April 27 Austin, TX Bass Concert Hall
April 30 Dallas, TX Music Hall At Fair Park
May 3 New Orleans Jazz Fest, LA New Orleans Jazz Festival
May 8 Jacksonville, FL Moran Theater
May 10 Clearwater, FL Ruth Eckerd Hall
May 13 Ft Lauderdale, FL Broward Center For The Performing Arts
May 16 Orlando, FL Bob Carr Performing Arts Center

Subway Shuffle: 10/17/11

My ipod's shuffle feature has been on fire lately, here's a taste of what I've gotten to listen to.

SUBWAY SHUFFLE 10/17/11

Track #1: Alexander featuring RZA - "Truth"
Track #2: Ryan Adams & The Cardinals - "Dear Candy"
Track #3: Pearl Jam - "Let Me Sleep (It's Christmas Time)"
Track #4: Matthew Good Band - "Born To Kill"
Track #5: Delay Trees - "Gold"
Track #6: Kanye West - "So Appalled"
Track #7: We Were Promised Jetpacks - "Conductor"
Track #8: Yuck - "Get Away"
Track #9: Arcade Fire - "City With No Children"
Track #10: Empire of the Sun - "Standing On The Shore"

Pearl Jam - "Mother" (Pink Floyd)

On Friday night, Pearl Jam covered Pink Floyd's "Mother" on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.

PJ20 Night 1 Videos

Found some great videos from the show last night, a youtube user named JeffgardenConcerts has posted some awesome stuff. See below for a few great clips.....

"HUNGER STRIKE" (w/Chris Cornell)




"BREATH"




"STATE OF LOVE & TRUST"

Pearl Jam 20th Anniversary Trailer

CAN'T WAIT.

Pearl Jam Twenty from Pearl Jam on Vimeo.

Pearl Jam 20th Anniversary: Labor Day Festival, Canadian Tour Dates, Movie, Book, Soundtrack

A ton of info released from Pearl Jam today in respect to their 20th Anniversary as a band including details about a Labor Day Weekend Festival in Alpine Valley, some Canadian tour dates and more details on the PJ20 Documentary. From the PJ website:


"Ten Club Announces Alpine Valley and Canada Tour 05.16.11

In celebration of the band's twenty-year anniversary, Pearl Jam will host and headline a Labor Day weekend concert celebration at Alpine Valley Music Theatre in East Troy, WI, followed by a ten-date Canadian tour.

PRE-SALE INFO:
You must be a currently active member as of Sunday, May 15th at 11:59 pm Pacific to qualify for both pre-sales. Sorry, registering and purchasing a membership now will not make you eligible for these tickets.

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PJ20 WEEKEND PRE-SALE: Monday, May 23 10am - Tuesday, May 24 5pm Pacific (or until tickets are sold out)
Date City Venue Pre-sale Date / Time
3 - Sep East Troy Alpine Valley May 23 / 10:00am PDT
4 - Sep East Troy Alpine Valley May 23 / 10:00am PDT

PJ20 WEEKEND TICKETS: It's going to be a big weekend. Here an outline of how it will work for Ten Club members:
- Fan Club 2 day package tickets. Single day tickets will not be available through Ten Club.
- Priority Fan Club reserved shed seats and 10c exclusive fenced off lawn area (one night reserved and one night general admission)
- Exclusive access to Ten Club Park: Shaded grassy area with amenities
- Various Travel Package options for our fans traveling far and wide to celebrate with us
- Ten Club pre-sale for Expo Center passes

And much much more....
Please visit www.pj20.com for full details on PJ20 Fan Club tickets, special offers, current line up info, and all things PJ20!

RES/ GA Tickets: $334.00/ weekend
LAWN Tickets: $252.00/ weekend

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PJ CANADA TOUR: Tuesday May 24 10am - 5pm Pacific. (or until tickets are sold out)
Date City Venue Pre-sale Date / Time
7 - Sep Montreal Bell Centre May 24 / 10:00am PDT
11-Sep Toronto Air Canada Centre May 24 / 10:00am PDT
12-Sep Toronto Air Canada Centre May 24 / 10:00am PDT
14-Sep Ottawa Scotiabank Place May 24 / 10:00am PDT
15-Sep Hamilton Copps Coliseum May 24 / 10:00am PDT
17-Sep Winnipeg MTS Centre May 24 / 10:00am PDT
19-Sep Saskatoon Credit Union Center May 24 / 10:00am PDT
21-Sep Calgary Scotiabank Saddledome May 24 / 10:00am PDT
23-Sep Edmonton Rexall Place May 24 / 10:00am PDT
25-Sep Vancouver Pacific Coliseum May 24 / 10:00am PDT

* All dates subject to change

CANADA TICKETS:
-Ten Club tickets are for reserved seating and allocated by membership seniority, with the exception of rows 1-2 and rows 9-10 which will be used for random lottery allocation.
-Two tickets (1 pair) per member, per show. No single tickets. No group seating.
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NOTE: $2 from every ticket sold to Pearl Jam's Labor Day anniversary weekend concert and Canadian tour will be donated to Vitalogy Foundation, which grants funds to non-profit organizations chosen personally by the members of Pearl Jam.

TEN CLUB TICKETING POLICY:
As with all Ten Club ticket orders, by placing an order for any tickets you are agreeing to the following terms.
-Pre-sale tickets are first-come, first-serve, while supplies last, or until the end of the scheduled pre-sale. Whichever comes first.
-Tickets will be distributed at will call on the evening of the performance. Only the registered Ten Club account owner will be allowed to collect the tickets. No exceptions.
-The fan club member must collect the tickets in person with a valid photo identification. No exceptions.

- Ten Club tickets for reserved seating are allocated by membership seniority, with the exception of rows 1-2 and rows 9-10 which will be used for random allocation.

-Seat location is not revealed in advance of the show. You will find out your seat location when you pick your tickets up at will call.
-Tickets for the pre-sale will be sold only on http://www.tenclub.net with a Visa or Mastercard. No phone or mail orders.
-An email will be sent to you confirming your ticket purchase after all the pre-sales are over. In the meantime you can view your order confirmation number in your online order history.
-Tickets are non-refundable, non-exchangeable, non-transferable, no exceptions. Please make absolutely sure you are able to attend the concert before purchasing tickets.
-Reselling of Ten Club tickets will result in cancellation of ticket purchase and revocation of all future ticket benefits.
-Ten Club reserves the right to refuse service to any members we feel are violating the Ten Club ticketing policy.

Visit this link http://www.pearljam.com/ten-club/tickets for information on the official rules, policies, and procedures for purchasing tickets from the Ten Club. We highly recommend that you read these details before purchasing tickets to a show so you are aware of how the ticketing system will work for you!

For ADA seating, please call 1-800-724-8038 at the posted pre-sale time which coincides with the show you would like to attend.

Questions about Ten Club tickets can be directed to tickets@tenclub.net. We receive a lot of emails to this address, your patience is appreciated.

Public Ticket Sale:

East Troy - Saturday, June 4th 10am local time at www.ticketmaster.com

Canada (except Montreal) - Friday, May 27th 10am local time at www.ticketmaster.com, Ottawa tickets at www.capitaltickets.ca

Montreal - Saturday, May 28th 10am local time at www.evenko.ca


Pearl Jam Twenty - Film Book Soundtrack
05.16.11


In addition to Pearl Jam's Alpine Valley Labor Day Anniversary Concert + Canadian tour, the band will release a Cameron Crowe-directed film, Pearl Jam Twenty, which captures the band’s journey over its twenty years, along with an accompanying book and soundtrack album this fall. Details on each follow.



PEARL JAM TWENTY FILM BY CAMERON CROWE

Carved from over 1,200 hours of rarely and never-before-seen footage, plus 24 hours of recently shot interview and live footage, Pearl Jam Twenty is the definitive portrait of Pearl Jam as told by award-winning director and music journalist, Cameron Crowe.



PEARL JAM TWENTYSOUNDTRACK

Columbia Records/Sony Music will release the Pearl Jam Twenty soundtrack in conjunction with the film’s theatrical release. Cameron Crowe selected the track listing for the soundtrack -- making the album a true companion piece to the film.



PEARL JAM TWENTYBOOK

Published by Simon & Schuster in the U.S. and Canada and Atlantic Books in the UK, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa, the Pearl Jam Twentybook is an aesthetically stunning, definitive chronicle of the band’s past two decades. The book was compiled and written by veteran music journalist and current "Late Night With Jimmy Fallon" music booker, Jonathan Cohen, with Mark Wilkerson (author of “Who Are You: The Life of Pete Townshend”), designed by Pearl Jam in-house designer Regan Hagar (also the drummer for Brad and Satchel), with a foreword by Cameron Crowe.

More information on the Pearl Jam Twenty film, book and soundtrack will be announced in the coming weeks. "

Saturday Shuffle: 4/30/11

Here's a 10 song Saturday shuffle that came across my ipod running around earlier today.....


SATURDAY SHUFFLE 4/30/11

Track #1: Sleigh Bells: "Kids"
Track #2: Kanye West: "Good Morning"
Track #3: The Black Keys: "The Only One"
Track #4: The Samples: "Carry On"
Track #5: Blind Melon- "Tones of Home"
Track #6: Arcade Fire- "The Suburbs (Continued)"
Track #7: Handsome Boy Modeling School- "Breakdown"
Track #8: Pearl Jam- "Animal"
Track #9: Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson- "Trap Door"
Track #10: The National- "Apartment Story"

PJ 20 Sneak Preview

Here's a sneak preview of the Pearl Jam 20 year anniversary documentary that PJ sent out yesterday, this is going to be awesome stuff....

Mookie>>>PJ from Pearl Jam on Vimeo.

Songs For A Sunday Night

Here's a few good songs that aren't the most popular, but I love them. Something to listen to before you head into the work week......

REM - "COUNTRY FEEDBACK"




ROBERT BRADLEY'S BLACKWATER SURPRISE - "ONCE UPON A TIME"




CITY AND COLOUR - "HELLO, I'M IN DELAWARE"




PEARL JAM - "I GOT ID"




THE SAMPLES - "WHEN THE DAY IS DONE"

Subway Shuffle: 1/11/11

SUBWAY SHUFFLE 1/11/11

Track #1: Yim Yames: "Ballad of Sir Frankie Crisp"
Track #2: Pearl Jam: "The End"
Track #3: The Samples: "Ocean of War"
Track #4: Loney Dear: "Carrying A Stone"
Track #5: Ryan Adams & The Cardinals - "PS"

PJ20

Got the following email from the Pearl Jam Tenclub this evening, sounds like 2011 is going to be a hell of a year!

01.05.11
2011 will be a yearlong celebration of Pearl Jam’s twenty-year history. The anniversary festivities kick off in a few weeks with the release of Live on Ten Legs.
A hint of what more to expect in the months ahead:
- A spring reissue of Vs. and Vitalogy in new, deluxe formats;
- The release of Cameron Crowe’s film, Pearl Jam Twenty, along with an accompanying book and soundtrack album;
- A 20th anniversary destination weekend bash sometime in late summer;
- Plus a number of special events and new, unexpected releases!

A Look Forward Into 2011

Welcome to 2011! Here's a list of some things I'm looking forward to in the new year....

1. Beastie Boys - "Hot Sauce Committee Part II"



New album coming from the Beastie Boys, as posted on their Facebook page:

Beastie Boys
"ALTHOUGH WE REGRET TO INFORM YOU THAT "HOT SAUCE COMMITTEE PART 1" WILL CONTINUE TO BE DELAYED INDEFINITELY, "HOT SAUCE COMMITTEE PART 2" WILL BE RELEASED ON TIME AS ORIGINALLY PLANNED IN SPRING OF 2011."


2. My Morning Jacket - New Album



New album coming from My Morning Jacket, according to THIS interview with Rolling Stone, we should see it sometime early this year, possibly by May.

From James.... "We've got five songs done," he says. "We've worked a couple weeks. We're going to do another month. It'll probably be out mid-next year — probably May."


3. Chamberlin - "Bitter Blood"



I only recently found out about these guys but I'm excited for this album after listening to a few tracks on their site. You can check out their stuff HERE, they'll be opening for Grace Potter & The Nocturnals on their upcoming tour.


4. Dawes - New Album



Don't have much info on this but heard from a good source that Dawes will be putting out a new album in 2011. Can't wait for this one as their last album "North Hills" is one of my favorites from the last few years. If you don't know these guys, take a listen to some of their stuff HERE.


5. Pearl Jam - "Live on Ten Legs"



This live album will be out in just a couple weeks, from the PJ Tenclub...

"RELEASE DATE 1/18/11. Kicking off the band's twentieth anniversary year, "Live on Ten Legs" features 18 Pearl Jam tracks recorded over the course of the band's 2003-2010 world tours by recording engineer, John Burton (full track listing below). All tracks have been newly remixed by longtime Pearl Jam engineer Brett Eliason and remastered."

"Live on Ten Legs" Tracklisting:
1. Arms Aloft
2. World Wide Suicide
3. Animal
4. Got Some
5. State of Love And Trust
6. I Am Mine
7. Unthought Known
8. Rearview Mirror
9. The Fixer
10. Nothing As It Seems
11. In Hiding
12. Just Breathe
13. Jeremy
14. Public Image
15. Spin the Black Circle
16. Porch
17. Alive
18. Yellow Ledbetter



6. Tool - New Album?



This is simply a rumor but I've read it several places. I'd love to see a new album in 2011 from these guys. If history has shown, 2011 will be the year......

Aenima - 1996

Lateralus - 2001

10,000 Days - 2006

??? - 2011


7. Jay-Z & Kanye West - "Watch The Throne"



"Watch The Throne" is an upcoming collaborative album from Jay-Z and Kanye West. This album has been awhile in the making but could be out early in 2011 (even maybe in a week...... see video below)

Jay-Z After Party at Marquee from Seth Browarnik on Vimeo.

8. Pete Yorn - "Music For The Morning After" Re-Release and Tour



From Pete Yorn's twitter.....(hoping he makes a stop in NYC)....

"10 year anniversary rerelease of Musicforthemorningafter coming up in March...will play entire record live to celebrate in select cities..."


9. Pearl Jam - 20th Anniversary Festival - Location TBD



Late in 2010, Pearl Jam manager Kelly Curtis was on the Sirius/XM show and said they're working on a 20th anniversary weekend festival, somewhere in the middle of the US. Dates haven't been released and there's pretty much no info besides that statement right now. Rumors are flying around, three day festival perhaps? Will there be other bands included? Will former band members be invited to play? So many questions but I'm real anxious to see the final details of this festival, this will be a huge event for the die-hards.


10. Coachella Festival 2011



I'm planning a return trip to the Coachella Festival for the first time in a few years. I went in 2007 and 2008 but haven't been able to make it back over the last couple of years. Looks like we've got the same crew of five going that went on the previous trips so I'm beyond excited. I can honestly say for any music fan, this trip is a MUST, at least one time. Truly a unique environment in a beautiful setting, can't wait to see the lineup and get out to Indio!

Eddie Vedder Australia Tour

Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder has announced some upcoming tour dates in Australia. For our friends down under, enjoy these shows.....

Ed Vedder Solo Tour Dates:


Day Date Venue City,State On Sale
Thurs 10,March QPAC Concert Hall Brisbane, QLD Dec 2nd, 9am NSW
Sat 12,March QPAC Concert Hall Brisbane, QLD Dec 2nd, 9am NSW
Tues 15,March Royal Theatre Canberra, ACT Dec 2nd, 9am NSW
Wed 16,March Civic Theatre Newcastle, NSW Dec 2nd, 9am NSW
Fri 18,March State Theatre Sydney, NSW Dec 2nd, 9am NSW
Sat 19,March State Theatre Sydney, NSW Dec 2nd, 9am NSW
Thurs 24,March Palais Theatre Melbourne, VIC Dec 2nd, 9am NSW
Fri 25,March Palais Theatre Melbourne, VIC Dec 2nd, 9am NSW
Sun 27,March Thebarton Theatre Adelaide, SA Dec 2nd, 9am NSW

General Public Tickets: Go on sale at 9:00am local time on Friday, December 10th at the following sites:

Brisbane: QPAC Concert Hall: www.qtix.com.au
Canberra: Royal Theatre: www.ticketek.com.au
Newcastle: Civic Theatre: www.ticketek.com.au
Sydney: State Theatre: www.ticketmaster.com.au
Melbourne: Palais Theatre www.ticketmaster.com.au
Adelaide: Thebarton Theatre www.venuetix.com.au

Subway Shuffle: 9/20/10

SUBWAY SHUFFLE 9/20/10

Track #1: City & Colour: "Sleeping Sickness"
Track #2: Sean Bones: "Sugar In My Spoon"
Track #3: Pearl Jam: "Footsteps"
Track #4: Justin Townes Earle: "Midnight At The Movies"
Track #5: Phoenix: "Girlfriend"

A bit all over the place with this mix but some great songs in here (and a few you might not know).......

"Sleeping Sickness" - The first time I saw City & Colour was actually by accident, I caught him (Dallas Green) opening for Tegan & Sara at Terminal 5 and he caught my ear. This is one of my favorite songs off the album "Bring Me Your Love" and also features Gordon Downie of The Tragically Hip.


"Sugar In My Spoon" - I don't even know where I first heard Sean Bones but I really dig his album "Rings". This song is a lot of fun, great summer/drinking tune.


"Footsteps" - Easily one of my favorite Pearl Jam songs. Even though it's considered a rarity, I've been lucky enough to catch it a handful of times in concert. Intense lyrically and musically.


"Midnight at the Movies" - I discovered Justin Townes Earle about a year ago and have been listening ever since. He just finished a great Daytrotter session and this is without a doubt one of my favorite songs by him (found this cool live version).


"Girlfriend" - One of many great songs off the Phoenix album, "Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix". If you don't have this album, definitely pick it up..... really good from start to finish.

Alright everybody, have a great night.

Subway Shuffle: 9/14/10

SUBWAY SHUFFLE 9/14/10

Track #1: Pearl Jam: "Unthought Known"
Track #2: Kings of Leon: "Use Somebody"
Track #3: Empire of the Sun: "Walking on a Dream"
Track #4: Arcade Fire: "Half Light I"
Track #5: The Black Keys: "Never Gonna Give You Up"

After a long workday I hit a great group of songs on the way home.......

"Unthought Known" - My favorite song off Pearl Jam's latest album "Backspacer", judging by the live shows I caught this one has quickly become a fan favorite.

"Dream the dreams of other men, you'll be no one's rival".......


"Use Somebody" - Everybody knows this song (at least I think), heard it pretty much everywhere over the last year. Still love it though, one of those songs I never change once it comes on.


"Walking on a Dream" - Dig this band, Empire of the Sun. This song always reminds me of my last job where we'd play these guys almost daily. Cool music, bet they'd put on a fun show.


"Half Light I" - Chill song from Arcade Fire, off their most current album "The Suburbs". Not my favorite tune on the album but it's such a good record that there's not much I can't enjoy. Like the part at 2:11 where it really kicks in.


"Never Gonna Give You Up" - I wrote a bit about this song a little while back HERE. Definitely one of my favorite tunes off the most recent Black Keys album, "Brothers".

Brad Klausen @ Bumbershoot TONIGHT

For any west coast fans of Brad Klausen and his artwork, Just got this email from his camp. Looks like he'll be making an appearance tonight at the Bumbershoot Festival in Seattle. Love this guy's work, has made some amazing Pearl Jam posters.

"If you happen to live in Seattle and are attending Bumbershoot today,
myself and Jay Ryan will be participating in a moderated panel discussion
about making posters. Jay and I will each speak and show slides about our
process. Daniel Smith will be moderating the discussion and along with
showing slides of our process we will also be speaking with a musician
we've worked with. David Yow of the Jesus Lizard will be speaking about
working with Jay, and Mike McCready will be speaking about working
with me.

The publishers of my book, Akashic Books, also put out both of Jay's books,
and originally we were hoping my book would be finished in time for this
appearance... unfortunately all the parts for the book didn't come together
in time. So I won't have any copies of my book, but Jay will have copies
of both of his books.

We will be speaking from 7:15 - 8:15 PM at the Leo K. Theatre at the Seattle
Center. "

SOTD: "Society" - Eddie Vedder w/ Johnny Depp

This is from the Voices For Justice rally this past weekend in Little Rock....