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Evolve Presence: Next show is Roy Hobbs Agenda and Psychedelphia
Sat. Feb. 6 Hidden Valley Club – 9pm
… gonna be really great dancin’ and jams – hope to see you there – peace!
– Dave Bryson

The English trio Muse will be at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia, PA for the first time ever on Tuesday, March 2.

Lincoln Park said if they could be as good as Muse in concert, then they would be the best live band in the world. Until such time, take Lincoln Park’s advice and check-out Muse with opening act Silversun Pickups.

Matthew Bellamy is a multi-instrumentalist that is known to do several parts at the same time including lead vocals, guitars, piano, keyboards, synthesizers and programming.

“Muse, who have received international acclaim as the best live band for their extravagant and energetic shows, are touring in support of their fifth studio album The Resistance, which earned Muse their highest-ever debut on the Billboard album chart when it bowed at No. 3. The Resistance also notched 20 No. 1 debuts around the world. Muse’s current single “Uprising” has now topped Mediabase’s Alternative Rock chart for 14 consecutive weeks, breaking the record for number of consecutive weeks at No. 1 on the Mediabase Alternative Rock chart for the 2009 calendar year.

Muse’s music was thrust further into the forefront of pop culture during the past two years, as their music appeared on the soundtracks for the first two motion picture installments of the Twilight saga. The band’s single “Supermassive Black Hole was featured in 2008’s box-office hit Twilight, followed by “I Belong To You” appearing in the recent #1 follow-up, New Moon.”

stay tuned in for a concert review….

“Wow…just walked off stage from our last show with Switchfoot, and I must say… it’s pretty sad. They’ve been SO good to us. Everyone stop by and show them some love.”
– Paper Tongues

The DQB is hitting the road once again and will be coming soon to a town near you!

1/22 – Prevue Music Hall – Charlotte, NC
1/23 – Square One – Athens, GA
1/24 – Elbow Room – Columbia, SC
1/25 – Tantra Lounge – Savannah, GA
1/26 – Pour House – Raleigh, NC
1/27 – LiveWire Music Hall – Savannah, GA
1/28 – Emerald Lounge – Asheville, NC
1/29 – Soapbox – Wilmington, NC
1/30 – Zeno’s – State College, PA
2/5 – Ortlieb’s – Philadelphia, PA

Pete Kranz and the Wide Eyed Mother Brothers have a new album out on CD.

The release party date: Friday, January 29, 2010 at 6:00pm at the Crocodile Rock Club, 520 Hamilton Street, Allentown.

Come check out Pete Kranz and the Wide Eyed Mother Brothers at their 2nd CD release party at the CROC ROCK in Allentown! this is going to be a slammin night of music my friends so come one come all!

Line UP- The Groovement
Si Senorita
Pete Kranz and the WEMB

Tix-$10 pre sale or $12 at the door

Relative Matter with Michael Carlton will be performing at Screwball’s Saturday, January 23, 2010 at 9:15pm.

Come on out to Screwballs (call 610.337.3888 or contact Dotman, Big Daddy, or Matty von Murder for directions) from 9PM or so t0 1:30AM+ to see ’Relative Matter’ featuring Dotman, Big Daddy, & Matty von Murder as we perform our acoustic/electric covers (from the 50’s, 60’s, 70’s, 0’s, 90’s, & 00’s) as well as originals for you!

We’re playing 3 gigs back at this venue this Winter/Spring so far (formerly Fiddler’s Green) & the place is pretty awesome with good food, wet & cold drinks, really nice bartenders, very cool peeps, & awesome music!

What more could you want on a Saturday night?

Bring all your friends & come on down & see Dotman, Big Daddy of the FenderBenders, & Matty von Murder with Bill Witty between sets as well as other surprise guest musicians (hired as a 3 piece acoustic act but we’ll have a lot of great musicians on stage) as we will, WE WILL, ROCK YOU!

CU all there this Saturday & on 06MAR10 & 17APR10 too!
Thanks! Matty von Murder, Big Daddy, & Dotman & well as Wild Dot Witty, of ’”Relative Matter”
PEACE

The Trademark Experience will be playing January 29 in Philadelphia at the Mill Creek Tavern in University City (42nd and Chester Sts.)! Doors open 9:30pm, show starts at 10, $8 cover at the door! Proceeds benefit the Red Cross Haiti Relief Fund!

Stolen Rhodes is pleased to announce that it is releasing a five Song EP titled “From the Dark Side of 88”. This Tri-state Band is focused on writing and playing rock n roll music that appeals to a wide audience….music that is just plain fun to listen too.

The first two singles “Keeps us Moving” (Track 5) and “Beautiful Way” (Track 3) captures the bands original sound and their well scripted lyrics and musicianship. In many ways they are perfect band for today’s tough economic times. They sing about jobs, girlfriends, love lost and found and hope for a brighter future.

There complete body of work provides listeners a tour of this great country. Stolen Rhodes’ music will take you from the glow of the lights of a Jersey refinery, to a rail yard in the Midwest, to the beaches of California and a stop on a casino floor in Las Vegas. Each of there songs tells a story.

We would love to send you guys a copy by mail or email if you can give us an address to send it to.

Thanks
Kevin

The End, a Montgomery County, PA, based band, performed their best show ever in Pheonixville at Steel City. They debuted the new song, “Palace At Farnese”, from the concept album “The End Of The End”. The crowd really got their toes tapping to the hit “A Million Things”.

The End is back in the studio working on new material.

by Rick Stevens
About the author, Rick Stevens

Little Feat at the Keswick Theater – January 2, 2010

It helps having a friend in the “music” business in copping some seats for the 40th Anniversary Tour that passed through Glenside, PA last night. A tip ‘o the hat to my life long friend and bassist Rick Bauder for rustling up some excellent 8th row center seats. Rick’s company, Bauder Audio specializes in back line gear rental and sound reinforcement and his company provided the house PA for the performance.

The Feat played for close to 1100 folks (almost a sell-out) for well over 2 hours. With Little Feat there is rarely an opening act. Why bother when you have 40 years worth of superb material to choose from.

There have been some changes to the line up. Female vocalist Shaun Murphy left the band in early 2009 after being on the road for close to 16 years and venerable drummer Richie Hayward has had to take a leave of absence since August 2009 because of liver cancer. Gabe Paul, Richie’s drum tech for the past 2 1/2 years, filled in admirably. Gabe’s uncle is none other than the awesome blues guitarist, Robben Ford with whom Gabe toured with recently.

Little Feat is a touring band. They survive strictly from being on the road playing well over 200 plus dates a year to make a living. Their last major selling album was 1988’s Let It Roll. They haven’t stopped recording. It’s just that with airplay being what it is and nobody actually buying records anymore, they need to exist on the road. There was a major push for a “donate to the Richie Hayward” medical expenses raffle as he needs a liver transplant to have a chance at surviving his illness. Richie lives with his wife in Canada, but because he’s an American citizen he can not benefit from the free health care system that Canada provides. It’s obvious that Little Feat as a company doesn’t provide health insurance for their members either. Age can be cruel sometimes.

The performance was an above par reading of some newer offerings sprinkled in with the timeless material that goes back to the days of Lowell George. Fat Man In the Bathtub, Roll Um Easy, Willin’, and Let It Roll were all put forth. A couple of classics from The Band such as Long Black Vail and Rag Momma Rag were thrown into the mix along with a Richie Tribute known as the Jamaican National Anthem, “Don’t Bogart That Joint” that acted as a sing-a-long. Front man and guitarist Paul Barrere handled most of the vocals with guitarist/mandolin/trumpet player Fred Tackett chiming in with harmonies along with pianist Bill Payne. Even ageless percussionist Sam Clayton added the obligatory growls from behind his congas. Bassist Kenny Gradney has made a concession to age by playing a much lighter Parker Bass rather than his standard Fender Precision.

Rather than spending time on getting to as much material as possible, Little Feat choose to extend the songs they played by allowing all the members to stretch and expand the original song with some serious jamming. It meant that favorites such as Oh Atlanta and Rock and Roll Doctor were cut from the set list. I don’t think anyone would second guess the member’s ability to play so it was a little disappointing to listen to extended riffing instead of staying the course. I have to remind myself that this isn’t 1973 and the Irvine Auditorium where Bonnie Raitt
opened for Little Feat and the Feat played for close to 3 1/2 hours well into the night. But we were all a lot younger then and could stay up later.

Little Feat at the Keswick Theater, Glenside, PA

Little Feat On Stage