lots of tour dates

Dinosaur Jr. - The new album, Beyond, is awesome!

05-16 San Francisco, CA - Slim's *
05-17 Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom *
05-18 Seattle, WA - The Showbox *
05-19 Olympia, WA - Capitol Theatre *#
05-20 Bellingham, WA - The Nightlight *
05-22 Victoria, British Columbia - Sugar Nightclub *%
05-23 Vancouver, British Columbia - Commodore Ballroom *%
05-25 Calgary, Alberta - MacEwan Hall *#
05-26 Edmonton, Alberta - Starlite Room *#
05-27 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan - Odeon Events Centre *#
05-28 Winnipeg, Manitoba - Garrick Centre *#
05-29 Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock *
05-30 Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock *
05-31 Chicago, IL - The Abbey Pub *
06-01 Chicago, IL - The Abbey Pub *
06-02 Chicago, IL - The Abbey Pub *#
06-03 Ann Arbor, MI - The Blind Pig *
06-04 Ann Arbor, MI - The Blind Pig *
06-06 New York, NY - Irving Plaza *
06-07 New York, NY - Irving Plaza *
06-08 Toronto, Ontario - Phoenix Concert Theatre *%
06-09 Montreal, Quebec - Club Soda *
06-10 Burlington, VT - Higher Ground #
06-11 Cambridge, MA - Harvard Square
06-15 Fort Collins, CO - Aggie Theater
06-16 Denver, CO - Westword Music Showcase
06-17 Aspen, CO - Belly Up
06-26 London, England - Scala
06-27 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Paradiso
06-28 Friborg, Switzerland - Fri-Son
06-29 Munich, Germany - Olympic Stadium ^
06-30 Berlin, Germany - Postbanhof
07-01 Hamburg, Germany - AOL Arena ^
07-05 Byron Bay, Australia - Hotel Great Northern
07-06 Brisbane, Australia - The Tivoli
07-07 Sydney, Australia - Metro
07-08 Sydney, Australia - Metro
07-09 Auckland, New Zealand - The Studio
07-11 Canberra, Australia - University of Canberra Union
07-12 Melbourne, Australia - The Forum
07-13 Adelaide, Australia - The Gov
07-14 Perth, Australia - The Capitol
07-20 Valencia, Spain - Ibecassim Festival
07-27 Storas, Norway - Storasfestivalen
07-28 Emmaboda, Sweden - Emmaboda Festival
08-11 Tokyo, Japan - Summersonic Festival
08-12 Osaka, Japan - Summersonic Festival
08-25 Reading, England - Reading Festival
08-26 Leeds, England - Leeds Festival

* with Awesome Color
# with Lou Barlow
% with Uncut
^ with Red Hot Chili Peppers



Battles - I haven't heard the new album, Mirrored, yet, but it's getting rave reviews...

05-10 Berlin, Germany - Maria
05-11 Bielefeld, Germany - JZ Kamp
05-12 Cologne, Germany - Studio 672
05-14 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Paradiso (Room 2)
05-15 Brussels, Belgium - Ancienne Belgique
05-16 London, England - Scala ^
05-17 Sheffield, England - The Corporation ^
05-18 Bristol, England - The Cooler
05-19 Somerset, England - Butlins Minehead (All Tomorrow's Parties)
05-20 Leeds, England - Stylus Uni ^@
05-22 Manchester, England - Academy 2
05-23 Glasgow, Scotland - ABC2
05-24 Birmingham, England - The Barfly
05-25 Dublin, Ireland - Temple Bar Music Centre
05-26 Paris, France - Maroquinerie
05-27 Lille, France - Le Grand Mix
05-30 Oullins, France - MJC Oullins
06-01 Rome, Italy - Dissonanze Festival
06-02 Barcelona, Spain - Primavera Sound Festival
06-04 Dortmund, Germany - FZW
06-05 Leipzig, Germany - Conne Island
06-13 Charlottesville, VA - Satellite Ballroom
06-14 Charlotte, NC - The Milestone
06-15 Atlanta, GA - Drunken Unicorn
06-16 Gainesville, FL - Common Grounds
06-17 Orlando, FL - The Social
06-18 Miami, FL - Studio A
06-19 Tampa, FL - Crowbar
06-20 Tallahassee, FL - The Beta Bar
06-22 Baton Rouge, LA - Spanish Moon
06-23 Houston, TX - Numbers *
06-24 Austin, TX - Emo's Jr.
06-25 Denton, TX - Hailey's
06-27 Albuquerque, NM - Launchpad #
06-28 Phoenix, AX - Rhythm Room
06-29 San Diego, CA - Beauty Bar
06-30 Los Angeles, CA - Troubador
07-02 San Francisco, CA - Slims
07-03 Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge
07-04 Vancouver, British Columbia - Richard's on Richards
07-05 Seattle, WA - Crocodile Café
07-06 Boise, ID - Neurolux
07-07 Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge
07-08 Denver, CO - Larimer Lounge
07-10 Kansas City, MO - The Record Bar
07-11 Minneapolis - Triple Rock Social Club
07-12 Iowa City, IA - The Picador
07-13 Milwaukee, WI - Stonefly Brewery
07-14 Chicago, IL - Union Park (Pitchfork Music Festival) %
07-16 Toronto, Ontario - Lee's Palace
07-17 Montreal, Quebec - La Sala Rossa
07-18 Boston, MA - Paradise
08-31 New York, NY - Seaport Music Festival

^ with Clark
@ with Beans
* with Sharks and Sailors
# with Marnie Stern
% with Yoko Ono, Cat Power, Clipse, Iron and Wine, Girl Talk, Grizzly Bear, Califone, the Twilight Sad, Fujiya & Miyagi, Oxford Collapse, Dan Deacon, Beach House, Professor Murder, Ken Vandermark's Powerhouse Sound

Bob Dylan at Red Rocks? Well, I probably won't be able to afford it. plus, My Morning Jacket is opening, and I have no desire to see them again...

6/22 Atlantic City, New Jersey - Borgata Hotel Casino
6/23 Atlantic City, New Jersey - Borgata Hotel Casino
6/24 Hershey, Pennsylvania - The Star Pavilion
6/26 Florence, Massachusetts - Pines Theatre
6/27 Uncasville, Connecticut - Mohegan Sun Casino Arena
6/29 Wantagh, New York - Nikon At Jones Beach Theater
6/30 Bethel, New York - Bethel Woods Center For The Arts
7/1 Essex Junction, Vermont - Champlain Valley Exposition
7/3 Quebec City, Quebec - Colisée Pepsi Arena
7/4 Montreal, Quebec - Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier
7/5 Ottawa, Ontario - Cisco Systems Ottawa Bluesfest
7/7 Orillia, Ontario - Casino Rama Entertainment Centre
7/8 Orillia, Ontario - Casino Rama Entertainment Centre
7/10 Interlochen, Michigan - Kresge Auditorium
7/11 Sterling Heights, Michigan - Freedom Hill Amphitheatre
7/12 Toledo, Ohio - Toledo Zoo Amphitheater
7/14 Cleveland, Ohio - Plain Dealer Pavilion
7/15 Indianapolis, Indiana - White River State Park
7/16 Kansas City, Missouri - Starlight Theatre
7/19 Morrison, Colorado - Red Rocks Amphitheatre
7/21 Telluride, Colorado - Town Park
7/26 Costa Mesa, California - Pacific Amphitheatre
7/27 Paso Robles, California - California Mid-State Fair
7/28 Kelseyville, California - Konocti Field Amphitheatre
9/16 Austin, Texas - Zilker Park

Dan Deacon - check out his new album Spiderman Of The Rings!

05/16 : FREE SHOW 7pm at SOLAR ONE, NYC (Studio B Rain Location)
05/25 : Two Art Chicks, Greensboro, NC
05/26 : Local 506, Chapel Hill, NC
05/27 : Harvest Records, Asheville, NC
05/28 : Pilot Light, Knoxville, TN
05/29 : Bottletree, Birmingham, AL
05/30 : Drunken Unicorn, Atlanta, GA
05/31 : The Jinx, Savannah, GA
06/01 : TSI, Jacksonville, FL
06/02 : Back Booth, Orlando, FL
06/03 : TBA, Miami, FL
06/04 : New World Brewery, Tampa, FL
06/05 : Common Grounds, Gainesville, FL
06/06 : The Beta Bar, Tallahassee, FL
06/07 : Thirsty Hippo, Hattiesburg, MS
06/08 : The Green Space, New Orleans, LA
06/09 : Spanish Moon, Baton Rouge, LA
06/10 : Mink, Houston, TX
06/12 : Emos Lounge, Austin, TX
06/13 : The Cavern, Dallas, TX
06/14 : Warehouse 21's Luna Space, Santa FE, NM
06/16 : ExPlx, Los Angeles, CA
06/17 : Che Cafe, San Diego, CA
06/18 : Pehrspace, Los Angeles, CA
06/19 : Bottom of the Hill, San Francisco, CA
06/20 : 21 Grand, Oakland, CA
06/21 : Fools Foundation, Sacramento, CA
06/22 : Holocene, Portland, OR
06/23 : TBA, Seattle, WA
06/24 : Higgins Hall, Missoula, MT
06/25 : Grouse Mountain Lodge, Whitefish, MT
06/26 : Neurolux, Boise, ID
06/27 : Urban Lounge, Salt Lake City, UT
06/28 : Hi Dive, Denver, CO
06/29 : The Jackpot Saloon, Lawrence, KS
06/30 : Waiting Room, Omaha, NE
07/02 : Triple Rock Club, Minneapolis, MN
07/03 : Cactus Club, Milwaukee, WI
07/05 : The House Cafe, Dekalb, IL
07/06 : TBA, Kalamazoo, MI
07/07 : Scrummage University, Detroit, MI
07/08 : TBA, Hamilton, ON
07/09 : Sneaky Dees, Toronto, ON
07/10 : Zaphod Beeblebrox, Ottawa, ON
07/11 : La Sala Rossa, Montreal, PQ
07/12 : Middle East Upstairs, Cambridge, MA
07/14 : Pitchfork Music Festival, Chicago, IL
07/21 : Whartscpae Festival, Baltimore, MD

white people dancing is funny...

Well. I saw Bob Dylan for the first time ever last night at the Fillmore in Denver. I wasn't really sure what to expect... I've heard stories of people leaving his shows partway through because the show was so poor. I've heard stories of people who insist he still has it. Last night, Bob had it.

Our night started with the task of finding parking. Usually when I go to the Fillmore I'm able to park on the street. However, usually the Fillmore isn't sold out when I go. We managed to find a lot just a couple of blocks away for $5. Not bad considering we saw a lot not much closer for $20. $20!!!!!! Insanity. While circling the theatre we caught a glimpse of the line to get in. Holy shit. People stretched back and around the corner... I think we were a good three or four blocks away when we got to the back of the line. It moved pretty quickly though and we were inside before 8:00.

Getting a decent view was a different story. We tried hanging out on the side, a bit raised up from the floor, but were pretty thoroughly obstructed by people. And poles. When the show started we actually moved down to the floor, toward the back, and were able to get some glimpses of Bob and the band through the crowd. Plus, there was some good dancing room back there which was good both for dancing and for watching other people dance. Lots of good entertainment for when the stage view was blocked. We also got to see two really really wasted guys get kicked out. After one of them tried to take on the incredibly tall security guard, he fell down and was promptly ushered out, his friend right behind. Good times.

The band came out about 8:40, only 40 minutes late. But there was no opener, which I was really happy about. Here's the setlist... no I didn't remember this all by myself, it's courtesy of Bob Links.

Absolutely Sweet Marie
Señor (Tales Of Yankee Power)
Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis
Blues Again
Under The Red Sky
Honest With Me
Joey
Workingman's Blues #2
I'll Be Your Baby Tonight
This Wheel's On
Fire
Shooting Star
Things Have Changed
Masters Of War
Rollin' And Tumblin'
(encore)
Thunder On The Mountain
Like A Rolling Stone
All Along The Watchtower

Becky met a guy while I was in the bathroom. He bet her $50 that Bob would play until midnight. He still owes her the $50. I told her to collect it in beer. He also complained that Bob played "too much from the new album". Hmm... 3 of 16 doesn't seem like too much to me. He may or may not have been drunk though... we were never quite sure.

Anyway, it was a really great show. The band was on fire, and by the end of the show, everyone was dancing and having a good time. I am very pleased that Becky enjoyed the show... since I feel a bit like I dragged her along. But seeing Bob Dylan is something that everyone should do, at least once in their lives... :)