Monday, June 30, 2008

New Releases, Concert Datebook

UPCOMING ABSOLUTE ROCK NEW RELEASES:

July 1 - Night Ranger...Hole In The Sun; Van Morrison...A Night In San Francisco;

July 8 - Genesis...When In Rome 2007 (DVD); Ringo Starr...Ringo Starr And His All Starr Band Live 2006 (CD/DVD)

July 15 - Foreigner...No End In Sight: The Very Best of Foreigner

July 22 - David Bowie...Live In Santa Monica '72;

July 29 - Rick Springfield...Venus In Overdrive;

August 5 - Korn...LiveIn Montreaux (blu-ray)

August 26 - Little Feat...Join The Band

September 16 - Pete Best...Haymans Green

CENTRAL FLORIDA'S ABSOLUTE ROCK CONCERT DATEBOOK:
Tuesday, July 1 Drowning Pool Bourbon Street Nightclub New Port Richey
Wednesday, July 2 Ringo Starr and the All-Starr Band Ruth Eckerd Hall Clearwater
Thursday, July 3 Cruefest (with Buckcherry, Sixx:A.M., Papa Roach, Trapt and Motley Crue) Ford Ampitheatre Tampa
Thursday, July 3 Sister Hazel Jannus Landing St. Petersburg
Thursday, July 3 Peter Murphy Tampa Theatre Tampa
Saturday, July 5 Edwin McCain House Of Blues Lake Buena Vista
Sunday, July 6 The Radiators Skipper's Smokehouse Tampa
Monday, July 7 Pat Benatar Ruth Eckerd Hall Clearwater
Tuesday, July 8 Pat Benatar Hard Rock Cafe Orlando
Wednesday, July 9 Dave Matthews Band Ford Ampitheatre Tampa

ABSOLUTE ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR JUNE 30: Hal Lindes from Dire Straits is 55; Tom Drummond from Better Than Ezra is 39;

Sunday, June 29, 2008

June 29

CENTAL FLORIDA'S ABSOLUTE ROCK CONCERT DATEBOOK:
Tuesday, July 1 Drowning Pool Bourbon Street Nightclub New Port Richey
Wednesday, July 2 Ringo Starr and the All-Starr Band Ruth Eckerd Hall Clearwater
Thursday, July 3 Cruefest (with Buckcherry, Sixx:A.M., Papa Roach, Trapt and Motley Crue) Ford Ampitheatre Tampa
Thursday, July 3 Sister Hazel Jannus Landing St. Petersburg
Thursday, July 3 Peter Murphy Tampa Theatre Tampa
Saturday, July 5 Edwin McCain House Of Blues Lake Buena Vista
Sunday, July 6 The Radiators Skipper's Smokehouse Tampa
Monday, July 7 Pat Benatar Ruth Eckerd Hall Clearwater
Tuesday, July 8 Pat Benatar Hard Rock Cafe Orlando
Wednesday, July 9 Dave Matthews Band Ford Ampitheatre Tampa

ABSOLUTE ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR JUNE 29
Ian Paice of Deep Purpleis 60; Don Dokken from Dokken is 55; Colin Hay from Men At Work is 55;

Saturday, June 28, 2008

June 28

CENTAL FLORIDA'S ABSOLUTE ROCK CONCERT DATEBOOK:
Saturday, June 28 Tantric Jannus Landing St. Petersburg
Tuesday, July 1 Drowning Pool Bourbob Street Nightclub New Port Richey
Wednesday, July 2 Ringo Starr and the All-Starr Band Ruth Eckerd Hall Clearwater
Thursday, July 3 Cruefest (with Buckcherry, Sixx:A.M., Papa Roach, Trapt and Motley Crue) Ford Ampitheatre Tampa
Thursday, July 3 Sister Hazel Jannus Landing St. Petersburg
Thursday, July 3 Peter Murphy Tampa Theatre Tampa
Saturday, July 5 Edwin McCain House Of Blues Lake Buena Vista
Sunday, July 6 The Radiators Skipper's Smokehouse Tampa
Monday, July 7 Pat Benatar Ruth Eckerd Hall Clearwater
Tuesday, July 8 Pat Benatar Hard Rock Cafe Orlando
Wednesday, July 9 Dave Matthews Band Ford Ampitheatre Tamp

ABSOLUTE ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR JUNE 28:
Dave Knights, formerly with Procol Harum, is 63;

Friday, June 27, 2008

Edwin McCain

Thanks to blog reader Clay - Barr Music 101 has just learned that Edwin McCain will be playing at the House Of Blues on Saturday night July 5 in support of his new covers album Nobody's Fault But Mine which was released this past Tuesday. I would encourage everyone to add this to your holiday weekend plans and check out the show.
We confess we overlooked this (sorry Edwin - and thanks Clay) and hope to be able to hear the new CD and give it a full review right here on Barr Music 101.
Stay tuned!!


CENTAL FLORIDA'S ABSOLUTE ROCK CONCERT DATEBOOK:
Friday, June 27 Eddie Money South Florida Community College Avon Park
Saturday, June 28 Tantric Jannus Landing St. petersburg
Tuesday, July 1 Drowning Pool Bourbob Street Nightclub New Port Richey
Wednesday, July 2 Ringo Starr and the All-Starr Band Ruth Eckerd Hall Clearwater
Thursday, July 3 Cruefest (with Buckcherry, Sixx:A.M., Papa Roach, Trapt and Motley Crue) Ford Ampitheatre Tampa
Thursday, July 3 Sister Hazel Jannus Landing St. Petersburg
Thursday, July 3 Peter Murphy Tampa Theatre Tampa
Saturday, July 5 Edwin McCain House Of Blues Lake Buena Vista
Sunday, July 6 The Radiators Skipper's Smokehouse Tampa
Monday, July 7 Pat Benatar Ruth Eckerd Hall Clearwater
Tuesday, July 8 Pat Benatar Hard Rock Cafe Orlando
Wednesday, July 9 Dave Matthews Band Ford Ampitheatre Tampa

Thursday, June 26, 2008

Top 10 Cd's/Downloads

MUSIC 101'S ABSOLUTE ROCK TOP 10 CD'S/DOWNLOADS:

1. Disturbed...Indestructable
2. The Offspring...Rise And Fall, Rage And Grace
3. Judas Priest...Nostradamus
4. Journey...Revelation
5. 3 Doors Down...3 Doors Down
6. Alanis Morissette...Flavors Of Entanglement
7. Kid Rock...Rock 'N' Roll Jesus
8. Jakob Dylan...Seeing Things
9. Linkin Park...Minutes To Midnight
10. Robert Plant/Alison Krauss...Raising Sand

CENTAL FLORIDA'S ABSOLUTE ROCK CONCERT DATEBOOK:
Friday, June 27 Eddie Money South Florida Community College Avon Park
Saturday, June 28 Tantric Jannus Landing St. petersburg
Tuesday, July 1 Drowning Pool Bourbob Street Nightclub New Port Richey
Wednesday, July 2 Ringo Starr and the All-Starr Band Ruth Eckerd Hall Clearwater
Thursday, July 3 Cruefest (with Buckcherry, Sixx:A.M., Papa Roach, Trapt and Motley Crue) Ford Ampitheatre Tampa
Thursday, July 3 Sister Hazel Jannus Landing St. Petersburg
Thursday, July 3 Peter Murphy Tampa Theatre Tampa
Sunday, July 6 The Radiators Skipper's Smokehouse Tampa
Monday, July 7 Pat Benatar Ruth Eckerd Hall Clearwater
Tuesday, July 8 Pat Benatar Hard Rock Cafe Orlando
Wednesday, July 9 Dave Matthews Band Ford Ampitheatre Tampa
JUNE 26 ABSOLUTE ROCK BIRTHDAYS: Mick Jones from The Clash is 53; Chris Isaak is 52; Terri Nunn from Berlin is 47;

Wednesday, June 25, 2008

June 25

Music 101 wants to apologize for adding Tommy Shaw's album 7 Deady Zens to the new releases. This cd was actually released in 1998. It would be nice if Tommy were to release a new cd.

CENTAL FLORIDA'S ABSOLUTE ROCK CONCERT DATEBOOK:
Friday, June 27 Eddie Money South Florida Community College Avon Park
Saturday, June 28 Tantric Jannus Landing St. petersburg
Tuesday, July 1 Drowning Pool Bourbob Street Nightclub New Port Richey
Wednesday, July 2 Ringo Starr and the All-Starr Band Ruth Eckerd Hall Clearwater
Thursday, July 3 Cruefest (with Buckcherry, Sixx:A.M., Papa Roach, Trapt and Motley Crue) Ford Ampitheatre Tampa
Thursday, July 3 Sister Hazel Jannus Landing St. Petersburg
Thursday, July 3 Peter Murphy Tampa Theatre Tampa
Sunday, July 6 The Radiators Skipper's Smokehouse Tampa
Monday, July 7 Pat Benatar Ruth Eckerd Hall Clearwater
Tuesday, July 8 Pat Benatar Hard Rock Cafe Orlando
Wednesday, July 9 Dave Matthews Band Ford Ampitheatre Tampa


June 25 Absolute Rock Birthdays: Allen Lanier from Blue Oyster Cult is 62; Ian McDonald, formerly with Foreigner, is 62; Tim Finn, a former member of Crowded House, is 56; David Paich from Toto is 54; Mike Kroeger from Nickelback is 36; Mario Calire, formerly with the Wallflowers, is 34;

Tim Finn

Tuesday, June 24, 2008

June 24 update

Music 101's Upcoming Absolute Rock Concerts for Central Florida:
Friday, June 27 Eddie Money South Florida Community College Avon Park
Tuesday, July 1 Drowning Pool Bourbob Street Nightclub New Port Richey
Wednesday, July 2 Ringo Starr and the All-Starr Band Ruth Eckerd Hall Clearwater
Thursday, July 3 Cruefest (with Buckcherry, Sixx:A.M., Papa Roach, Trapt and Motley Crue) Ford Ampitheatre at the State Fairgrounds Tampa
Thursday, July 3 Sister Hazel Jannus Landing St. Petersburg
Thursday, July 3 Peter Murphy Tampa Theatre Tampa
Sunday, July 6 The Radiators Skipper's Smokehouse Tampa
Monday, July 7 Pat Benatar Ruth Eckerd Hall Clearwater
Tuesday, July 8 Pat Benatar Hard Rock Cafe Orlando



Absolute Rock Birthdays for June 24: Jeff Beck is 64; Colin Blunstone from the Zombies is 63; Mick Fleetwood from Fleetwood Mac is 61; John Illsley from Dire Straits is 59; Curt Smith from Tears For Fears is 47;

Monday, June 23, 2008

Upcoming Absolute Rock New Releases

Here are Music 101's Upcoming New Absolute Rock Releases:

June 24 - Tommy Shaw...7 Deadly Zens; Steve Marriott...All Or Nuffun: The Final Performances; Billy Idol...The Very Best Of Billy Idol: Idolize Yourself (CD?DVD); Steely Dan...In Concert (CD; DVD); ZZ Top...Live In Texas (DVD/Blu-Ray); John Fogerty...Revival: 2008 Tour Edition (CD/DVD); Motley Crue...Saints Of Los Angeles; Shinedown...Sound Of Madness;

July 15 - Foreigner...No End In Sight: The Very Best of Foreigner

July 22 - David Bowie...Live In Santa Monica '72;

July 29 - Rick Springfield...Venus In Overdrive;

August 26 - Little Feat...Join The Band (Box Set);

Music 101's Upcoming Absolute Rock Concerts for Central Florida:
Friday, June 27 Eddie Money South Florida Community College Avon Park
Tuesday, July 1 Drowning Pool Bourbob Street Nightclub New Port Richey
Wednesday, July 2 Ringo Starr and the All-Starr Band Ruth Eckerd Hall Clearwater
Thursday, July 3 Cruefest (with Buckcherry, Sixx:A.M., Papa Roach, Trapt and Motley Crue) Ford Ampitheatre at the State Fairgrounds Tampa
Thursday, July 3 Sister Hazel Jannus Landing St. Petersburg
Thursday, July 3 Peter Murphy Tampa Theatre Tampa
Sunday, July 6 The Radiators Skipper's Smokehouse Tampa
Monday, July 7 Pat Benatar Ruth Eckerd Hall Clearwater