Barr's Music 101: August 2009

Monday, August 31, 2009

New Rock Releases

Sunday, August 30, 2009

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR AUGUST 30
Matt Taul Of Tantric and Days of the New is 31; Micky Moody formerly with Whitesnake is 59;

ON THIS DATE
1965 Highway 61 Revisited by Bob Dylan is released
1973 The surviving members of the Doors call it quits. They had released 2 albums after Jim Morrison passed away
1989 Izzy Stradlin of Guns 'N' Roses is arrested at the airport in Phoenix, Arizona and charged with making a public disturbance, peeing on the floor, verbally abusing a flight attendant and smoking in a non-smoking section. He later pled guilty was put on proibation and payed a fine
2006 The New York Supreme Court rules The Beatles may sue EMI and Capitol Records over $20 million in lost earnings. The suit which stems from a ‘79 court case, claims the record labels secretly sold Beatles albums that they had incorrectly classified as destroyed or damaged

IN CONCERT
Tuesday, September 1 EDDIE MONEY Fields BMW Winter Park
Sunday, Rocktober 11 SEVENDUST House Of Blues Lake Buena Vista
Tuesday, November 3 BLACKMORE'S NIGHT Plaza Theater Orlando

Saturday, August 29, 2009

August 29

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR AUGUST 29
Chris Copping formerly with Procol Harum is 64; Kyle Cook of Matchbox 20 is 34;

ON THIS DATE
1966 The Beatles concluded their fourth American tour with their last public concert, at Candlestick Park in San Francisco
1977 Three people are arrested for trying to steal Elvis Presley's body from Forest Hills Cemetery in Memphis
1990 Elton John checks into a Chicago rehab center to be treated for bulimia, alcohol and drugs
2007 Axl Rose of Guns 'N' Roses is sued by a security guard who claims that the singer kicked him in the head during a gig in Universal City, California

IN CONCERT
Sunday, August 30 GARY HOEY Gilly's Pub 44 New Smyrna Beach

Friday, August 28, 2009

August 28

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR AUGUST 28
Max Collins of Eve 6 is 31;

ON THIS DATE
1965 The Rolling Stones sign a 5 year contract with Decca Records.

IN CONCERT
Saturday, August 29 STEVE EARLE Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center Tampa

Thursday, August 27, 2009

Top 10 Rock CD's/Downloads For This Week

TOP 10 ROCK CD'S/DOWNLOADS FOR THIS WEEK
(2)1. DAUGHTRY...Leave This Town
(3)2. NICKELBACK...Dark Horse
(5)3. SHINEDOWN...The Sound Of Madness
(4)4. GREEN DAY...21st Century Breakdown
(Enter)5. SISTER HAZEL...Release
(6)6. CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL...Opus Collection
(7)7. DAVE MATTHEWS BAND...Big Whiskey And The GrooGrux King
(8)8. Various Artist...Twilight soundtrack
(10)9. THEORY OF A DEADMAN...Scars And Souvenirs
(Re-enter)10. CHICKENFOOT...Chickenfoot

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR AUGUST 27
Tim Bogert of Vanilla Fudge is 65; Alex Lifeson of Rush is 56; Mike Johnson of Queens Of The Stone Age is 44; Jon Siebels of Eve 6 is 30;

ON THIS DATE
1965 The Beatles meet Elvis Presley in Los Angeles at Elvis' home
1967 The Beatles' manager, Brian Epstein, is found dead in his home. His death was ruled an "accidental overdose of sleeping pills"
1990 Stevie Ray Vaughan dies in a helicopter crash in Wisconsin. He was 35

IN CONCERT
Friday, August 28 CRUE FEST w/MOTLEY CRUE, DROWNING POOL, GODSMACK, and THEORY OF A DEADMAN Ford Ampitheatre Tampa
Sunday, Rocktober 4 STONE TEMPLE PILOTS Hard Rock Cafe Orlando
Saturday, November 14 GEORGE THOROGOOD AND THE DESTROYERS Vinoy Wasterfront Park St. Petersburg

Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Augusst 26

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR AUGUST 26
Dan Vickrey of the Counting Crowes is 43; Tyler Connolly of Theory of a Deadman is 34;

ON THIS DATE
1980 Tom Peterson quits Cheap Trick. He returns to the band 8 years later

IN CONCERT
Thursday, August 27 MOLLY HATCHET Hard Rock Hotel Orlando

Tuesday, August 25, 2009

August 25

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR AUGUST 25
Gene Simmons of Kiss is 60; Rob Halford of Judas Priest is 58; Geoff Downes of Asia is 57; Elvis Costello is 55; Vivian Campbell of Def Leppard is 47;

ON THIS DATE
1983 The Rolling Stones sign with Columbia Records
1976 Boston by Boston is released
1994 Billy Joel and Christie Brinkley get divorced
2004 Alice Cooper, a Republican, states that fans should not be influenced by musicians in their political choices. "Why are we Rock stars? Because we`re morons. We sleep all day, we play music at night."
2005 Sharon Osbourne admits that she cut the sound while Iron Maiden was onstage after Bruce Dickinson had said some critical remarks about her husband Ozzy Osbourne at an Ozzfest concert a few days earlier
2006 During a concert in Hampden Park, Glasgow Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones lights up a cigarette and is therefore charged with violating the city's anti-smoking ordinance.

IN CONCERT
Saturday, August 29 STEVE EARLE Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center Tampa
Wednesday, Rocktober 21 KISS/BUCKCHERRY St. Pete's Times Forum Tampa

Monday, August 24, 2009

New Releases

Sunday, August 23, 2009

August 23

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR AUGUST 23
Dean DeLeo of Stone Temple Pilots is 48;

ON THIS DATE
1947 Keith Moon of the Who is born in Wembley, London, England. Moon died in 1978
1962 John Lennon marries Cynthis Powell
1968 Ringo Starr leaves the Beatles. He did return a week later
1975 For several minute Paul Kossoff's heart stops. The Free guitarist is revived but his poor health took his life in March 1976
1993 Duran Duran receive a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame
2005 In Albuquerque, New Mexico Velvet Revolver replace Iron Maiden on the Ozzfest

IN CONCERT
Wednesday, September 16 LIVING COLOUR Jannus Landing St. Petersburg CANCELLED
Thursday, September 24 CHEVELLE/HALESTORM House Of Blues Lake Buena Vista
Thursday, Rocktober 8 JOHNNY WINTER State Theater St. Petersburg
Friday, Rocktober 16 ROBIN TROWER Ritz Theater Ybor City

Saturday, August 22, 2009

Central Florida Concert Datebook

August 22

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR AUGUST 22
Vernon Reid of Living Colour is 51; Paul Doucette of Matchbox 20 is 37;

ON THIS DATE
1967 Layne Staley of Alice In Chains is born in Kirkland, Washington. Staley died in 2002
1968 Cynthia Lennon files for divorce from John Lennon
1994 Pearl Jam annonce that Dave Abbruzzese has left the band. Abbruzzese later claimed he was fired
2005 Kevin Miller formerly of Fuel sues the band claiming that he is owed $141,000 from an advance Fuel received for their 2003 Natural Selection album, and is also seeking a cut of the profits from his last tour with the group
2006 Bruce Gary of the Knack dies at age 55 in Tarzana, California after a battle with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma

IN CONCERT
Friday, Rocktober 2 ALICE COOPER Ruth Eckerd Hall Clearwater

Friday, August 21, 2009

August 21

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR AUGUST 21
Glenn Hughes of Black Sabbath and Deep Purple is 57; Serj Tankian of System Of A Down is 42;

ON THIS DATE
1952 Joe Strummer of the Clash was born in Ankara, Turkey. Strummer died in 2002
1972 In Akron, Ohio a phone-in bomb threat is called in at a Jefferson Airplane concert, police cars are pelted with rocks, police respond with tear gas, Jack Casady of Airplane objects which gets him arrested. Grace Slick and Paul Kantner go to see Casady and Slick gets maced and Kantner is slammed to the floor
1990 Ritual De Lo Habitualby Jane's Addiction is released
2005 Iron Maiden is pelted with eggs in Devore, CA, during their final appearance at Ozzfest. Frontman Bruce Dickinson reportedly made negative comments about Ozzy Osbourne during the trek. After Maiden's set, Sharon Osbourne appears onstage and announces that Dickinson had "disrespected Ozzfest." Later, Iron Maiden's manager issues a statement saying the onstage sabotage of the band's final Ozzfest performance was a "premeditated and coordinated attack" orchestrated by members of the Osbourne camp

IN CONCERT
Saturday, August 22 CROSBY, STILLS AND NASH Ruth Eckerd Hall Clearwater

Thursday, August 20, 2009

Top 10 CD's/Downloads For This Week

TOP 10 CD'S/DOWNLOADS FOR THIS WEEK
(Reenter)1. KINGS OF LEON...Only By The Night
(1)2. DAUGHTRY...Leave This Town
(2)3. NICKELBACK...Dark Horse
(4)4. GREEN DAY...21st Century Breakdown
(5)5. SHINEDOWN...The Sound Of Madness
(3)6. CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL...Opus Collection
(6)7. DAVE MATTHEWS BAND...Big Whiskey And The GrooGrux King
(7)8. Various Artist...Twilight soundtrack
(Enter)9. CAVO...Bright Nights Dark Days
(8)10. THEORY OF A DEADMAN...Scars And Souvenirs

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR AUGUST 20
Robert Plant of Led Zeppelin is 61; Fred Durst of Limp Bizkit is 39;

ON THIS DATE
1951 Phil Lynott of Thin Lizzy is born. Lynott died in 1986
1966 Dimebag Darrell was born. He was killed in 2004
1999 Bobby Sheehan of the Blues Traveler is found dead in his New Orleans home at the age of 31
2008 Steve Adler formerly with Guns 'N' Roses not guilty in a Los Angeles court to charges stemming from his drug-related arrest the previous month

IN CONCERT
Friday, August 21 SICK PUPPIES/HURT/THE VEER UNION State Theater St. Petersburg
Thursday, September 29 CHEVELLE/HALESTORM House Of Blues Lake Buena Vista

Wednesday, August 19, 2009

August 19

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR AUGUST 19
Ginger Baker of Cream and Blind Faith is 70; Ian Gillian of Deep Purple is 64; John Deacon of Queen is 58;

ON THIS DATE
1980 Alice Cooper cancels a show in Toronto and 1,400 fans riot
2004 Hurricane Charley victims in Florida get help from Clear Channel Communications Inc. They auction off 43 guitars autographed by Tom Petty, Stone Temple Pilots, Linkin Park, Nickelback and ZZ Top. The proceeds are split between displaced families and the American Red Cross
2008 LeRoi Moore of the Dave Matthews Band dies at the age of 46 in Charlottesville, Virginia from injuries he suffered in an ATV accident

IN CONCERT
Thursday, August 20 HURT/SICK PUPPIES/THE VEER UNION House Of Blues Lake Buena Vista
Thursday, Rocktober 1 POP EVIL Club Firestone Orlando

Tuesday, August 18, 2009

August 18

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR AUGUST 18
Dennis Elliot formerly with Foreigner is 59;

ON THIS DATE
1977 Funeral services are held for Elvis Presley at Graceland
2008 Ozzy Osbourne signs a three album deal with Sony

Monday, August 17, 2009

New Releases

Sunday, August 16, 2009

August 16

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR AUGUST 16
Tim Farriss of INXS is 52;

ON THIS DATE
1962 Ringo Starr officially joins the Beatles
1969 While the Who are performing at Woodstock Abbie Hoffman tries to interupt and Pete Townshend throws him off
1975 Peter Gabriel annonces he is leaving Genesis
1977 Elvis Presley dies in Memphis, Tennessee at the age of 42
1991 Aerosmith signs with Sony, which takes affect once the contract with Geffen runs out
1994 A New Orleans Municipal Court judge drops public drunkenness and disturbing the peace charges against Eddie Vedder of Peral Jam

IN CONCERT
Monday, August 17 EDDIE MONEY Marriott World Center Orlando
Monday, August 17 COUNTING CROWS Ruth Eckerd Hall Clearwater
Monday, Rocktober 5 ALICE COOPER Peabody Auditorium Daytona Beach

Saturday, August 15, 2009

August 15

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR AUGUST 15
Tom Johnston of The Doobie Brothers is 61;

ON THIS DATE
1958 Buddy Holly marries Maria Elena Santiago in Lubbock, Texas
1969 The Woodstock Music and Art Fair opened in upstate New York
2006 David Draiman of Disturbed goes under the knife to repair a deviated septum caused by three previous broken noses

IN CONCERT
Sunday, August 16 DAYS OF THE NEW The Plaza Theater Orlando
Sunday, August 16 JUDAS PRIEST and POP EVIL St. Pete's Times Forum Tampa
Sunday, August 16 FOREIGNER House Of Blues Lake Buena Vista

Friday, August 14, 2009

August 14

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR AUGUST 14
David Crosby is 68; Slim Dunlap formerly with the Replacements is 58; Kevin Cadogan formerly with Third Eye Blind is 39;

ON THIS DATE
1962 The Beatles fire Pete Best replacing him with Ringo Starr
1970 Stephen Stills of Crosby, Stills And Nash is busted for cocaine possession in La Jolla, California. He makes the $2,500 bail and is released
1989 Bon Jovi’s “New Jersey” LP becomes the first U.S. album legally released in the Soviet Union
2004 Charlie Watts of the Rolling Stones is being treated for throat cancer. Diagnosed in June, Watts undergoes radiotherapy treatment at London`s Royal Marsden Hospital
2008 Jackson Browne sues presidential candidate John McCain and the Republican National Committee for copyright infringement and violation of right of publicity for using 'Running On Empty' in a TV add

IN CONCERT
Saturday, August 15 INCUBUS Ford Ampitheatre Tampa
Saturday, August 15 COUNTING CROWS Hard Rock Cafe Orlando

Thursday, August 13, 2009

Top 10 CD's/Downloads For This Week

TOP 10 CD'S/DOWNLOADS FOR THIS WEEK
(1)1. DAUGHTRY...Leave This Town
(3)2. NICKELBACK...Dark Horse
(Enter)3. CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL...Opus Collection
(5)4. GREEN DAY...21st Century Breakdown
(6)5. SHINEDOWN...The Sound Of Madness
(4)6. DAVE MATTHEWS BAND...Big Whiskey And The GrooGrux King
(7)7. Various Artist...Twilight soundtrack
(9)8. THEORY OF A DEADMAN...Scars And Souvenirs
(8)9. CHICKENFOOT...Chickenfoot
(10)10. Various Artist...Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen: The Album soundtrack

ON THIS DATE
Today, August 13, 2009 Guitarist and innovator, Les Paul, dies of complications from pneumonia at age 94

IN CONCERT
Friday, August 14 DEF LEPPARD, CHEAP TRICK & POISON Ford Ampitheatre Tampa
Friday, August 14 DAYS OF THE NEW Bourbon Street Nightclub New Port Richey
Thursday, August 20 HURT/SICK PUPPIES/THE VEER UNION House Of Blues Lake Buena Vista
Friday, August 21 SICK PUPPIES/HURT/THE VEER UNION State Theater St. Petersburg
Sunday, November 8 ALL THAT REMAINS House Of Blues Lake Buena Vista

Wednesday, August 12, 2009

August 12

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR AUGUST 12
Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits is 60;

ON THIS DATE
1960 Pete Best becomes the drummer for The Beatles

Tuesday, August 11, 2009

August 11

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR AUGUST 11
Jim Kale of the Guess Who is 66; Joe Jackson is 55; Charlie Sexton is 41;

ON THIS DATE
1966 John Lennon offers an apology for his "more popular than Christ" statement in Chicago
1972 Elvis Presley and Priscilla Presley file for divorce
1985 Simon LeBon of Duran Duran's sailboat capsizes dusring a race and is rescued by the Royal Navy
2008 The four surviving founders of the Allman Brothers Band initiate a lawsuit against Universal Music Group (UMG) over alleged unpaid royalties from sales of CDs, digital downloads and ringtones

IN CONCERT
Wednesday, August 12 DAVE MATTHEWS BAND Ford Ampitheatre Tampa
Thursday, August 20 HURT/SICK PUPPIES House Of Blues Lake Buena Vista
Friday, August 21 SICK PUPPIES/HURT State Theater St. Petersburg
Wednesday, Rocktober 21 SHINEDOWN/SICK PUPPIES House Of Blues Lake Buena Vista

Monday, August 10, 2009

New Releases

Sunday, August 9, 2009

August 9

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR AUGUST 9
Rinus Gerritsen of Golden earring is 63; Arion Salazar formerly with Third Eye Blind is 37

ON THIS DATE
1955 Benjamin Orr of the Cars was born. Orr passed away in 2000
1986 Queen perform their last concert with Freddic Mercury at the Knebworth Park Festival in England
1994 A fan rushes the stage at an Oasis concert and punches Noel Gallagher.
1995 Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead dies

IN CONCERT
Monday, Rocktober 5 CAGE THE ELEPHANT State Theater St. Petersburg
Wednesday, Rocktober 21 THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND Ruth Eckerd Hall Clearwater
Saturday, Rocktober 24 STRYPER Jannus Landing Courtyard St. Petersburg
Wednesday, Rocktober 28 STRYPER House Of Blues Lake Buena Vista

Saturday, August 8, 2009

August 8

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR AUGUST 8
The Edge of U2 is 48; Rikki Rockett of Poison is 48; Scott Stapp of Creed is 36;

ON THIS DATE
1986 David Crosby gets out of prison after serving a sentence for drug and weapons possession
1992 At a Metallica/Guns 'N' Roses show in Montreal James Hetfield injures his hand in an explosion and then Axl Rose loses his voice, cutting both shows short and the fans riot

Friday, August 7, 2009

Central Florida Concert Datebook

August 7

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR AUGUST 7
Bruce Dickinson of Iron Maiden is 51; Barry Kerch of Shinedown is 33;

ON THIS DATE
1974 Peter Wolf of the J. Geils Band marries Faye Dunaway
1987 A judge throws out a case brought by a teenager's parents who sued Ozzy Osbourne claiming the song "Suicide Solution" drove their son to commit suicide

Saturday, August 8 "Hippiefest" featuring Badfinger with Joey Molland & others Ruth Eckerd Hall Clearwater

Thursday, August 6, 2009

Top 10 CD's/Downloads For This Week

TOP 10 CD'S/DOWNLOADS FOR THIS WEEK
(1)1. DAUGHTRY...Leave This Town
(2)2. KINGS OF LEON...Only By The Night
(3)3. NICKELBACK...Dark Horse
(5)4. DAVE MATTHEWS BAND...Big Whiskey And The GrooGrux King
(4)5. GREEN DAY...21st Century Breakdown
(6)6. SHINEDOWN...The Sound Of Madness
(7)7. Various Artist...Twilight soundtrack
(10)8. CHICKENFOOT...Chickenfoot
(9)9. THEORY OF A DEADMAN...Scars And Souvenirs
(8)10. Various Artist...Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen: The Album soundtrack

ON THIS DATE
1989 Adam Clayton of U2 is arrested at his Dublin home for marijuana possession
2004 Former Megadeth bassist David Ellefson files a suit claiming he was wrongly excluded from the group's earnings. Dave Mustaine counter-sues claiming that Ellefson signed an agreement giving up those earnings. That same day Federal agents raid a Charlotte, North Carolina KISS Expo, confiscating nearly three thousand bootleg DVDs
2007 Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones claims he did, in fact, inhale his late father's ashes, despite earlier statements saying he was misquoted when he made the infamous revelation in an April interview

IN CONCERT
Friday, August 7 "Hippiefest" featuring Badfinger with Joey Molland, Denny Laine & others Peabody Auditorium Daytona Beach
Thursday, November 19 AC/DC Amway Arena Orlando

Wednesday, August 5, 2009

August 5

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR AUGUST 5
Rick Derringer is 62; Pat Smear of the Foo Fighters is 50; Eicca Toppinen of Apocalyptica is 34;

ON THIS DATE
1957 American Bandstand with host Dick Clark makes its debut on ABC
2006 Hundreds of people protest outside the Rock 'N' Roll Hall Of Fame in Cleveland because Kiss has not been inducted

IN CONCERT
Sunday, August 30 GARY HOEY Gilly's Pub 44 New Smyrna Beach

Tuesday, August 4, 2009

August 4

ON THIS DATE
1956 Elvis Presley releases 'Hound Dog', originally released by Big Mama Thornton
2004 The city of Cincinnati lifts its 25-year-old ban on general admission seating that was enacted after 11 people were trampled to death prior to a 1979 concert by The Who
2008 South Dakota Governor Mike Rounds declares KISS Rock and Roll Day in the state

IN CONCERT
Wednesday, August 5 GREEN DAY Amway Arena Orlando
Wednesday, November 25 ROGER DALTREY House Of Blues Lake Buena Vista
Monday, November 30 ROGER DALTREY Ruth Eckerd Hall Clearwater

Monday, August 3, 2009

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