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The Closing Bell
Oh, would you look at the time? How come nobody told us the weekend was almost here? No matter, for we have new dates for Ne-Yo, Eric Church, Marc Cohn and Lobster Newberg, and links to items about T.I.’s community service, Motown’s upcoming b-day, rumors of Zune’s impending demise and Eddie Arnold’s canceled exhumation.
Link-O-Rama …
Motown hits the half century mark come Monday – Reuters
T.I. wants you to know he’s doing his reality TV show to scare teens straight, and not to fulfill his community service requirement as part of his sentence for attempting to purchase automatic weapons – Associated Press
Is Zune on the way out? – ZDNet
Photo: AP Photo
Microsoft Zune music products on display next to artwork in the Microsoft booth at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
Looks as if they’re not going to dig up Eddie Arnold’s body anytime soon – The Nashville Post
Dates, Dates & More Dates …
Country artist Eric Church updates today with lots and lots of club listings for March, April and May. New dates include March 12 in Evansville, Indiana, at Woody’s; March 14 in Pontiac, Michigan, at Clutch Cargo’s; March 25 in Nashville at Cannery Ballroom; April 2 in Memphis at Minglewood Hall; April 23 in Austin at Stubb’s Bar-B-Q / Waller Creek Amph. And May 8 in Denver at Grizzly Rose.
Ne-Yo hits Miami for a show at the Waterfront Theater on February 11. Other engagements include New Orleans at the Lakefront Arena on February 13; Baltimore at the Lyric Opera House on February 19; Atlanta at the Fox Theatre on February 25 and St. Louis at the Fabulous Fox Theatre on March 1.
Photo: Jason Moore Photography
Greensboro Coliseum, North Carolina.
Marc Cohn adds an April 28 show at the Narrows Center For The Arts in Fall River, Massachusetts, to his schedule. Other stops include April 29 in Brownfield, Maine, at Stone Mountain Arts Center; May 5 in NYC at City Winery and May 8 in Philadelphia at World Cafe Live.
With a sound reminiscent of Chicago, Steely Dan and Toto, Chicago-based band Lobster Newberg hits the road for a national tour this month. Dates include January 17 in St. Louis at The Shanti; January 30 in Boca Raton at Boardriders; February 6 in Chattanooga at Ziggy’s; February 17 & 18 in Tucson at The Hut on the first night and the Red Room on the second; March 2 in West Hollywood at Cat Club and March 17 in Chicago at Elbo Room.
During the day we also updated the schedules for Marcia Ball, Mike Zito, Marcy Playground, Ruthie Foster, Soulfly, The Bacon Brothers, The Gaslight Anthem, The Marshall Tucker Band, The Tommy Castro Band, Daniel Tosh, Deicide, Clock Hands Strangle, BulletBoys, Charley Pride, Allen Toussaint, Citizen Cope, plus all bands big and small, and all artists fat and thin.
That wraps up another week’s adventure in concert data. Remember! It’s not a real weekend unless you catch some live music. Get out there and rock!