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It’s time to lock up the building and unlock our boss’ liquor cabinet! It’s quittin’ time and we have new dates for David Archuleta, Ferry Corsten, Modest Mouse and Zappa Plays Zappa, and links to items about fake Coachella lineups, Kylie Minogue joining The Wiggles, ISPs and the RIAA and flying saucer-shaped MP3 players.
Link-O-Rama …
Beware of friends bearing fake
Photo: AP Photo
Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, Indio, Calif.
Are Internet providers AT&T and Comcast working with the RIAA? – CNET
Is Kylie Minogue joining The Wiggles? Well, maybe for one song. Still … The Age / AAP
What the world needs now is an MP3 player that looks like a flying saucer – DVICE
Dates, Dates & More Dates …
American Idol contender David Archuleta updates today with new dates for casinos, auditoriums and clubs. Stops include February 28 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, at the Chameleon; March 1 in Allentown, Pennsylvania, at Crocodile Rock Café; March 14 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, at Sunshine Theatre and March 21 in Boise, Idaho, at Knitting Factory Concert House.
Photo: AP / Diane Bondareff, Hard Rock
Hard Rock Cafe, New York, N.Y.
Producer and DJ Ferry Corsten lines up a series of February dates. Look for him at Planeta Bar-Rio in Houston on the 6th; Lizard Lounge in Dallas on the 21st; Tabu Nightclub in Orlando on the 24th and Webster Hall in NYC on the 28th. Other stops include New Orleans, Tampa, Boston, Detroit and Denver.
Modest Mouse beefs up the ol’ touring calendar with new February and March listings. You’ll find the band at the Fox Theater in Oakland on February 22; Hollywood Palladium in Tinsel Town on February 24; the Balch Fieldhouse in Boulder on February 28; Stubb’s Bar-B-Q / Waller Creek Amph. In Austin on March 4 and The Tabernacle in Atlanta on March 7.
And Zappa Plays Zappa plays Australia. New dates include Brisbane at the Tivoli on April 11; Newcastle at the Civic Theatre on April 12; Sydney at the State Theatre on April 14; Melbourne at the Palais Theatre on April 16 and Adelaide at the Thebarton Theatre on April 17.
During the day we also updated the schedules for The Second City Touring Company, The Fratellis, The English Beat, The Divorcees, The Boxing Lesson, Serena Ryder, Rod Piazza & The Mighty Flyers,
Photo: Christopher Victorio
UC San Diego’s RIMAC Arena, San Diego, Calif.
That’s it for Wednesday, January 28, 2009. Thank you for your support and we hope you can join us tomorrow for more fresh concert data. G’night!