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Aside from having their official website at http://www.theblackcrowes.com where they have a very interactive website with a countdown ticker for their upcoming album release, they also revamped the following:

• MySpace – The Black Crowes
• The Black Crowes’ Facebook
• iLike – The Black Crowes

Also, please check out this Youtube’s video release for their recent video released – The Black Crowes – Goodbye Daughters of the Revolution.

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MySpace Page: http://www.myspace.com/wildphyr1

Website: http://www.wildphyr.org/

Classified as:  Rock / Jam Band / Grunge

Members: Griffin Stewart – Lead Singer/Guitarist,  Squirrel – Bass, Bill Remy – Drums

Like so many of his fellow Americans, Griffin Stewart, lead singer of the popular, L.A. based indie band Wildphyr, is fed up with the way our so-called leaders have been running the show. But closing in 2008, he’s hopeful that some big changes are in store just around the corner. Speaking for everyone who is determined to change the political landscape in the coming months, the singer/songwriter’s infectious new anthem “Americans On The Mend,” is–in line with the title of his band’s debut CD–starting a powerful Movement nationwide. The song’s lyrics bark our frustrations, motivating us to take action. That means everyone with a stake in the future of America, beginning with college students, those involved in political campaigns, supporters of environmental causes, etc. It’s about who we are and what we can do. “The project was originally going to be self-titled, but as we were working on it, all the pieces fell into place perfectly and I realized that from track to track, it was telling a story which had real Movement,” says Stewart. “We’re really taking a journey, starting out with ‘E Machine,’ and ‘Americans On The Mend,’ fitting perfectly into today’s economic and political climates.” Just as the story that became Movement evolved very naturally as the recording took shape, the moniker Wildphyr has some interesting and organic, even mystical origins. “The beauty of the album is in how the pieces landed together,” says Stewart. “The name of the band came to me when I had a dream one night. I was walking through the woods, and sitting in a camp with some people was a spiritual shaman. So I asked him, what should I call my band? He said, ‘Wildfire.’ I woke up and knew that had to be the name. When it came to the spelling I thought of the word ‘Zephyr,’ which means wind. It just had a cool ring to it.”

Please do check their Myspace and Official Website, they are currently on tour. Check on the dates and schedules. What do you think about the band? Share it here.

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Here’s the schedule:

Mar 11- Red Fox Tavern: Eureka, CA
Mar 13- Great American Music Hall: San Francisco, CA
Mar 14- Great American Music Hall: San Francisco, CA
Mar 15- Forestville Club: Forestville, CA
Mar 16- Forestville Club: Forestville, CA

Check out Steve Kimock’s JamBandNews.com Primer.

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The 11th volume of the Live Trax Series is a coveted 2000 show from the popular venue set amidst a beautiful state park, referred to by concert-goers as “SPAC”.  Dave Matthews Band always includes Saratoga Performing Arts Center as a stop on the summer tour and holds the record for selling out the most shows at SPAC!

08.29.2000 SPAC, Saratoga Springs, NY is now available for Pre-Order as a 2-CD set or as a digital download in MP3 or FLAC format.  The 2000 SPAC show is being offered at a SPECIAL PRE-ORDER ONLY price of $15.99. We are also offering several bundles with this Pre-Order.

• Live Trax volume 11 with Women’s brown, super-soft 100% T-shirt tailored for a slimmer fit and features a commemorative DMB SPAC 2000 logo.
• Live Trax volume 11 with Men’s brown, heavyweight pre-shrunk 100% cotton T-shirt featuring a commemorative SPAC 2000 logo.
• Live Trax volume 11 with volume 10 for a special Pre-Order only price

If you wish to grab and pre-order the album, please click here for more details.

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February 08, 08 — Widespread Panic’s new album, Free Somehow, AVAILABLE NOW!

You can order your copy from Widespread Merchandising TODAY for only $10. Find out what JB is doing to his guitar on this album with the eco-friendly mini-digi. The packaging, designed by Grammy nominated Chris Bilheimer, includes a 12 page lyric booklet!

More digitally inclined? LiveWidespreadPanic.com has Free Somehow and the entire Spring tour available. You can also help panic fans build a Make It Right New Orleans house with a purchase of the new panic song, Walk On The Flood. All proceeds from the sale of this song goes directly to MIR to help get NOLA back on its feet.

And for those with turntables, a Limited Edition Double Vinyl of “Free Somehow” will be available on 4/15/08.

Free Somehow listening parties have popped up across the country. Come on out for good friends, good music and good swag like autographed posters, promotional singles and t-shirts.

A couple more dates and ticketing info have been recently added to the tour dates page. Spring Tour is just about wrapped up but details are being added as they come in. Sign up for the Panic Widget if you would like to get mini website update notices delivered directly to your desk top in between Email updates.

The band may be off tour but the some of the guys are still out there hitting the road. JB’s Hannah’s Buddies concert is this weekend, Sunny performs with his Santa Tribute Band February 13th in Athens, Dave’s Stockholm Syndrome tour starts February 15th and Jojo’s solo at the Benefit concert for Wild West Fest. Details can be found on the Side Stage page.

[ via Widespead Panic News Website ]

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Here’s the album track list:

1. To Be Loved
2. Innocent Manuevers
3. House Up On The Hill
4. Literary Kind
5. Walk On By
6. Simple Girl
7. 30 Days
8. Killing Joke
9. Colvo’s Passage
10. Small, Who Would Be Tall
11. Civil Light
12. Wait For The Sun

Let us know if you have the album and share us what do you think about the tracks.

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We are pleased to announce that Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds will join Jack Johnson at the Fifth Annual Kokua Festival on April 19-20, 2008 at the Waikiki Shell in Honolulu, Hawaii.  All proceeds from the Earth Day weekend festival will benefit the Kokua Hawai’i Foundation, a non-profit organization founded by Jack and Kim Johnson to support environmental education programs in the schools and communities of Hawaii.

Other artists in the Kokua Festival line-up include Paula Fuga and Go Jimmy Go, and Brushfire Records’ latest addition, the Hawaii-born, Minneapolis-based Mason Jennings.

Please visit the event official website here for more updates.

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March 2008…

2 – Sayreville, NJ – Starland Ballroom
4 – New York, NY – The Fillmore @ Irving Plaza
5 – Boston, MA – Somerville Theatre
7 – Chicago, IL – Park West
9 – Atlanta, GA – The Tabernacle
15 – Austin, TX – Stubb’s BBQ (SXSW performance)
19 – San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore
20 – Los Angeles, CA – Avalon

Don’t forget to checkout their official website for more band updates.

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