Nicki Bluhm & the Gramblers were joined by the legendary Boz Scaggs at Bimbo’s 365 Club in San Francisco, CA on 03/08/13. It was certainly a rare occasion, and a wonderful time had by all. They performed a couple of songs together including his own, “Another Day.” Good times!

If you ever get a chance to check out Nicki Bluhm & the Gramblers – do it! You will not be disappointed. To find out more about them and to see where they are playing check out their website at http://www.nickibluhm.com

Barenaked LadiesBen Folds Five, and Guster will team up for the “Last Summer on Earth Tour.” The tour will start on June 17 in Grand Prairie, TX and wraps on July 30 in Brooklyn, NY. Click here for ticket and VIP info. See their full schedule below, along with the announcement video.

Current tour dates are as follows:

06/17/13 – Verizon Theatre in Grand Prairie, TX
06/19/13 – Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, CO
06/20/13 – USANA (West Valley) Amphitheatre in West Valley, UT
06/22/13 – Santa Barbara Bowl in Santa Barbara, CA
06/23/13 – Greek Theatre in Los Angeles, CA
06/25/13 – Mountain Winery in Saratoga, CA
06/26/13 – Mountain Winery in Saratoga, CA
06/28/13 – Idaho Botanical Gardens in Boise, ID
06/29/13 – White River Amphitheater in Auburn, WA
06/30/13 – Big Sky Brewing Ampitheater in Missoula, MT
07/05/13 – LC Pavilion in Columbus, OH
07/08/13 – Common Ground Festival in Lansing, MI
07/09/13 – Charter One Pavilion in Chicago, IL
07/11/13 – Molson Canadian Amphitheatre in Toronto, ON
07/12/13 – DTE Energy Music Center in Clarkston, MI
07/13/13 – The Woods Amphitheater At Fontanel in Whites Creek, TN
07/15/13 – Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, MD
07/16/13 – Bank of America Pavilion in Boston, MA
07/18/13 – Mann Center for the Performing Arts in Philadelphia, PA
07/19/13 – Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT
07/20/13 – PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, NJ
07/21/13 – Darling’s Waterfront Pavilion in Bangor, ME
07/23/13 – Tanglewood in Lenox, MA
07/25/13 – Uptown Ampitheatre in Charlotte, NC
07/26/13 – Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park in Alpharetta, GA
07/27/13 – Family Circle Stadium in Charleston, SC
07/28/13 – Red Hat Amphitheater in Raleigh, NC
07/30/13 – Prospect Park Bandshell in Brooklyn, NY

A time-lapse video of the Cosmic Love Ball 2013. This amazing event happens every year in February at The Fillmore in San Francisco, CA. Materialized rocks the crowd every year with their energetic synth/keys, bass, and drums. Be sure to check out Materialized and the Cosmic Love Ball next year!!

The track in this video is Materialized’s, “No Inbetween” from their album Space Junk. Enjoy!

Next month you just might be able to get the chance to catch Prince at an intimate venue like the 700-capacity DNA Lounge in San Francisco. The news comes to us via the fansite Drfunkenberry.com in a podcast recorded with Prince’s backing band 3rd Eye Girl. It appears that Prince will stage multi-night stands in seven different cities along the West Coast with an early show and late show scheduled for each night. Ticket information will be announced soon according to the fansite.

Prince’s West Coast tour dates are as follows:

04/15/13 – The Vogue in Vancouver, BC
04/16/13 – The Vogue in Vancouver, BC
04/18/13 – Showbox in Seattle, WA
04/19/13 – Showbox in Seattle, WA
04/23/13 – DNA Lounge in San Francisco, CA
04/24/13 – DNA Lounge in San Francisco, CA
04/26/13 – The Joint in Las Vegas, NV
04/27/13 – The Joint in Las Vegas, NV
04/30/13 – The Marquee in Phoenix, AZ
05/01/13 – The Marquee in Phoenix, AZ
05/03/13 – Hard Rock Hotel in San Diego, CA
05/04/13 – Hard Rock Hotel in San Diego, CA
05/07/13 – The Grove in Anaheim, CA
05/08/13 – The Grove in Anaheim, CA

The Boston, MA based punk band the Dropkick Murphys seem to be on an unrelenting tour schedule these days. They just finished their “Road to St. Patty’s Day” tour, and they are already making plans to go out again later this Spring. Some tickets for tour dates have already gone on sale, but the remainder will be on sale starting March 22 and 23. The tour begins in George, WA at the Sasquatch Music Festival on May 26 before heading across the U.S.

Current tour dates are as follows:

04/04/13 – Rialto Theatre in Tucson, AZ
04/06/13 – The Republik in Honolulu, HI
04/13/13 – Coachella Festival in Indio, CA
04/14/13 – Freeborn Hall in Davis, CA
04/15/13 – The Catalyst in Santa Cruz, CA
04/16/13 – The Warfield in San Francisco, CA
04/17/13 – Club Nokia in Los Angeles, CA
04/20/13 – Coachella Festival in Indio, CA
05/26/13 – Sasquatch Music Festival in George, WA
05/27/13 – Knitting Factory in Boise, ID
05/28/13 – In The Venue in Salt Lake City, UT
05/29/13 – Fillmore in Denver, CO
05/30/13 – Sunshine Theatre in Albuquerque, NM
06/01/13 – Diamond Ballroom in Oklahoma City, OK
06/02/13 – Minglewood Hall in Memphis, TN
06/03/13 – Track 29 in Chattanooga, TN
06/04/13 – The Ritz in Raleigh, NC
06/06/13 – Marathon Music Works in Nashville, TN
06/07/13 – Bogart’s in Cincinnati, OH
06/08/13 – Orion Music Fest in Detroit, MI
06/09/13 – LC Pavilion in Columbus, OH
06/11/13 – Sherman Theater in Stroudsburg, PA
06/12/13 – Paramount Theater in Huntington, NY
06/13/13 – Upstate Concert Hall in Clifton Park, NY
06/14/13 – Amnesia Rockfest in Montebello, QC
06/15/13 – Echo Beach at Molson Candian Amphitheatre in Toronto, ON

Nicki Bluhm & the Gramblers were joined by the legendary Boz Scaggs at Bimbo’s 365 Club in San Francisco, CA on 03/08/13. It was certainly a rare occasion, and a wonderful time had by all. They performed a couple of songs together, including “Let The Good Times Roll” by Shirley and Lee. Good times!

If you ever get a chance to check out Nicki Bluhm & the Gramblers – do it! You will not be disappointed. To find out more about them and to see where they are playing check out their website at http://www.nickibluhm.com

Primus began hyping up the 3D-enhanced aspects of their tour plans months ago when the band announced their Fall leg.  Unfortunately, the adventure pretty much stayed East of The Rockies.

The new leg includes markets missed on the Fall journey, but before the band heads for the tour’s first stop at BottleRock Napa Valley in Napa, CA in May, it has three gigs in Mexico City at Auditorio Blackberry March 11-13.  Those shows follow an appearance at the BUKU Music + Art Project in New Orleans March 8.

The new leg is as follows:

05/09/13 – BottleRock Napa Valley in Napa, CA
05/10/13 – Eureka Municipal Auditorium in Eureka, CA
05/12/13 – Revolution Concert House and Event Center in Garden City, ID
05/13/13 – Wilma Theatre in Missoula, MT
05/14/13 – Shrine Auditorium in Billings, MT
05/16/13 – Historic City Auditorium in Colorado Springs, CO
05/17/13 – Santa Fe Community Convention Center in Santa Fe, NM
05/18/13 – Rialto Theatre in Tucson, AZ
05/19/13 – Fox Theater Pomona in Pomona, CA
05/21/13 – Majestic Ventura Theatre in Ventura, CA
05/22/13 – Majestic Fox Theater in Bakersfield, CA
05/24/13 – Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall in Portland, OR
05/25/13 – Cuthbert Amphitheater in Eugene, OR
05/26/13 – Sasquatch! Music Festival in Quincy, WA
05/28/13 – Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium in Edmonton, Alberta
05/29/13 – MacEwan Hall Ballroom in Calgary, Alberta
05/31/13 – Burton Cummings Theatre in Winnipeg, Manitoba
06/01/13 – Myth in Saint Paul, MN
06/02/13 – Riviera Theatre in Chicago, IL
06/06/13 – Mountain Jam Festival in Hunter, NY
06/07/13 – Danforth Music Hall in Toronto, Ontario
06/08/13 – Danforth Music Hall in Toronto, Ontario
06/09/13 – Niagara River Rocks in No. Tonawanda, NY

The festival gigs in Napa, CA; Quincy, WA; and Hunter Mountain, NY are already on sale.  No. Tonawanda is a free show.

Head over to Primusville.com for more information.

Galactic get the crowd moving at the Fillmore in San Francisco on 03/01/13 with “Hey Na Na.”

Check out more Galactic on their website here, http://www.galacticfunk.com/

Band of Horses have announced a full U.S. tour for April and May. In addition to performances at Coachella, New Orleans Jazz Fest, and Shaky Knees Music FestivalBen Bridwell and the band will play Oakland, Las Vegas, Nashville, Raleigh and more.

Current tour dates are as follows:

04/08/13 – Ogden Theatre in Denver, CO
04/09/13 – Boulder Theater in Boulder, CO
04/10/13 – Sunshine Theater in Albuquerque, NM
04/12/13 – Coachella in Indio, CA
04/13/13 – Fox Theater in Oakland, CA
04/15/13 – Golden State Theatre in Monterey, CA
04/16/13 – Senator Theatre in Chico, CA
04/18/13 – Ventura Theatre in Ventura, CA
04/19/13 – Coachella in Indio, CA
04/20/13 – The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas, NV
04/22/13 – Rialto Theatre in Tucson, AZ
04/24/13 – Stubb’s (Outdoor) in Austin, TX
04/26/13 – New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival in New Orleans, LA
04/27/13 – Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, TN
05/01/13 – Thomas Wolfe Auditorium in Asheville, NC
05/03/13 – Township Auditorium in Columbia, SC
05/04/13 – Shaky Knees Music Festival in Atlanta, GA
05/05/13 – House of Blues in N. Myrtle Beach, SC
05/07/13 – The NorVa in Norfolk, VA
05/08/13 – Ritz Theatre in Raleigh, NC
05/10/13 – The Fillmore in Charlotte, NC
05/11/13 – The Fillmore in Charlotte, NC
05/25/13 – Primavera Sound Festival in Barcelona, ES
06/11/13 – Harpa in Reykjavik, IS
06/13/13 – Bergenhus Fortress in Bergen, NO
06/14/13 – Norwegian Wood Fest in Oslo, NO
06/15/13 – Hultsfred Festival in Hultsfred, SE
06/16/13 – Northside Festivald in Aarhus, DK
06/29/13 – Openair St. Gallen in St. Gallen, SWI
06/30/13 – Herchesfeld-Roeser in Roeser, LU
07/03/13 – Dachau Summer of Music in Munich, GER
07/07/13 – Rock Werchter Festival in Werchter, BEL
07/14/13 – Optimus Alive Festival in Lisbon, POR
08/17/13 – Green Man Festival in Crickhowell, GB

Nicki Bluhm & the Gramblers start off a great set with “Burnt” at Bimbo’s 365 Club in San Francisco, CA on 03/08/13.