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by Kristi Kates
Modern Rocker There's one modern rockin' concert scheduled for New York City's Carnegie Hall on March 2nd - producer Michael Dorf has assembled quite an impressive list of performers for "Music of The Who," which will pay tribute to the influential British rock band. No word yet on it Pete Townshend or Roger Daltry will show up - but... attendees will get to hear Who songs interpreted by the likes of The Gaslight Anthem, The Smithereens, Living Colour, Sondre Lerche, The Postelles, Gov't Mule, and Robyn Hitchcock, among others. Dorf - who's staged similar events to honor Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, and R.E.M. - says the Who tribute performance will be "one of the most memorable shows yet." For more info, check out www.carnegiewho.com... Big news for Massive Attack fans this week - the band is releasing their fifth album, "Heligoland," on V Records on February 9th, and it's their first studio full-length since 2003. MA collaborate with a pile of guests on this set, including Blur's Damon Albarn, Mazzy Star's Hope Sandoval, Portishead's Adrian Utley, and TV on the Radio's Tunde Adebimpe, and new tracks include "Flat of the Blade," "Babel," and "Psyche," plus two tracks from the band's previously-released EP, "Splitting the Atom" ("Pray for Rain" and the EP's title track)...
disc in November, and Grohl says that a second album is already in the pre-planning stages, as they have some unfinished songs left over from their first set of recording sessions for the debut CD...
In festival news, there's one event that you won't have to wait all the way until summer to see; namely, the charityfocused fest Harvest of Hope, which is set to run from March 12th through the 14th in St. Augustine, Florida. Echoing last year's event, a large portion of ticket sales will go to the non-profit Harvest of Hope Foundation, which provides aid to migrant farmworkers. This year's festival lineup will include sets from Billy Bragg, Rogue Wave, Anti-Flag, Delta Spirit, Cymbals Eat Guitars, Sea Wolf, and Matt Pond PA, among others - around 100 bands in all - and tix are on sale now at www.harvestofhopefest.com...
MODERN ROCK LINK OF THE WEEK: Music for Relief is working in partnership with the United Nations Foundation's Central Emergency Response Fund, Habitat for Humanity, and Dave Matthews Band's BAMA Works Haitian relief effort to offer "Download to Donate Haiti: A Compilation of Unreleased Music" on the www.musicrelief.org website. You'll snag songs from Alanis Morissette, The All-American Rejects, Kenna, Lupe Fiasco, Peter Gabriel, the aforementioned DMB, and more, and you'll also be assisting the struggling people in Haiti who are working to recover from the catastrophic earthquake...
Foo Fighter Dave Grohl, who's been collaborating on a supergroup project called Them Crooked Vultures with Queens of the Stone Age's Josh Homme and Led Zeppelin's John Paul Jones, says that the band isn't just a one-off event, but will continue to crank out albums and live performances. The Vultures released their eponymous debut
MINI BUZZ: The 2010 AltPress Tour is set to hit the streets in Dallas, Texas on March 19th, complete with stops in Seattle (4/3), Chicago (4/10), Nashville (4/15), Pittsburgh PA (5/4), Toronto (5/5), and Detroit (5/6); bands on this year's trek will include Hey Monday, Never Shout Never, and Every Avenue...
Long-dormant singer Julian Lennon (yes, John's son), who recently reentered the recording studio after a 10 year hiatus to record the song "Lucy" in tribute to the recently passed Lucy Vodden of "Lucy in the Sky with Diamond" fame, stayed in the studio a little longer, and now has a new album on the way... Peter Gabriel will drop an orchestral covers album next week; the set, titled "Scratch My Back," includes Gabriel's takes on songs by David Bowie ("Heroes"), Elbow ("Mirrorball"), and Talking Heads ("Listening Wind"), among others... R.E.M. have released a free R.E.M. iPhone app that will include a tourist's guide to the band's hometown of Athens, Georgia, in addition to song clips, photos, vids, and recording updates... And Billboard Magazine has named Nickelback as the biggest-selling band of the past decade - feel free to scoff if you must, but they sold over 30 million albums worldwide... And hoping to sell at least a reasonable fraction of that amount are this week's new releases... ON CD: The Silent League's "...But You've Always Been the Caretaker"... Sade's "Soldier of Love"... and Hot Chip's "One Left Stand"... and that's the buzz for this week's Modern Rock.
Events at the Capitol
University Opera FRI Mercer Special Valentine Opera Gala directed by Martha Malone
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Performance at 7:30pm, $35 includes pre-gala reception, $20 reserved seating, $12 balcony, $8 with student ID
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Festival pass $100 includes all after-parties. Screening pass $50, includes all screenings. $15 day pass
Film Festival 18- Macon 100s of special screenings, celebrity guests & more!
Hour Award’s Show THU 11th Celebrating the Best of Macon!
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Live music includes: Roly-Bots, Truffleina, 2 Finger Jester, Psyk Nyne, Red carpet 7pm! Molly Stevens, Abby Owens, Amy General admission: $5 Godwin & special guests!
On the Big Screen!
Dinner & a Classic
Dollar Nights
Special Showings
Dinner service begins 5:30 Movie begins at 6:30 $17.50 with meal, $5 without
$1 admission, $1 pizza slices & drafts all night. Movie starts at 7pm.
Sun: 2/14 CASABLANCA
Wed: 2/03 Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1947)
Thur: 2/11 COUPLE’S RETREAT
Special Valentine’s Day screening and dinner for two just $30. Movie only $5. Dinner service begins 6pm, movie at 7:30.
Fri: 2/19 An American Opera $10, portion of proceeds benefit Central GA Cares
The Macon Film Festival February 18 - 21 for a complete schedule of events visit 382 Second St 257-6392
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