Phil & Friends SF Show Confirmed

As we reported to you a few days ago, Phil Lesh & Friends will perform in San Francisco at the Independent this Saturday, July 21. Tickets go on sale tomorrow (Tuesday) at 10:00 A.M. PST. More dates are sure to come. Otherwise...

-Benevento added left coast dates

-watch the Smashing Pumpkins perform "Tarantula" on Letterman 07/09/07

-check out a bunch of sweet ALO videos on their website

-G. Love announced late Summer tour dates

-Snoop will get his own reality TV show

-the Wailers announced late Summer tour dates

-always wanted to save the world? Now you can buy the "solution to the Iraq war" on eBay

Smashing Pumpkins Fall Tour

The Smashing Pumpkins have announced their fall tour. Dates are as follows:

Sept. 8: Montreal (Osheaga Festival)
Sept. 9: Toronto (V Fest)
Sept. 13: Las Vegas (the Pearl)
Sept. 18: Phoenix (Dodge Theatre)
Sept. 24: Vancouver (NE Forum)
Sept. 28: Salt Lake City (McKay Center)
Sept. 30: Morrison, Colo. (Red Rocks)
Oct. 2: St. Paul, Minn. (Wilkins Auditorium)
Oct. 4: Normal, Ill. (Braden Auditorium)
Oct. 7: Detroit (Fox Theatre)
Oct. 9: Pittsburgh (Palumbo Center)
Oct. 11: Columbus, Ohio (LC Pavilion)
Oct. 15-16: Boston (Orpheum Theatre
Oct. 21-22: Philadelphia (Tower Theatre)
Oct. 25: Memphis (Mud Island Amphitheatre)
Oct. 30: Atlanta (Fox Theatre)
Nov. 3: Dallas (Nokia Theatre)
Nov. 5: Nashville (Ryman Auditorium)

In other news...

-the Police reunion tour was the "most requested event" for the first half of 2007, according to Ticketmaster

-for the hell of it; the 7 Most Useless Transformers Ever (I cannot wait to see this movie tonight)

-thank you come again! 7-11's become Kwik E Marts

WeTube Wednesdays

Upset because you can't make it to see the Smashing Pumpkins in their (first) post-hiatus tour? I guarantee you that this video won't make you feel any better...

The Smashing Pumpkins "Cherub Rock" Germany 06/02/07

Internet Radio's Day of Silence

Today is the Internet Radio day of Silence; give 'em some traffic and help support Internet Radio Equality. Here's what else is going on today...

-Michael Franti & Spearhead, Los Lobos, and the John Butler Trio will headline the Taos Solar Music Festival in New Mexico

-the Smashing Pumpkins + Asheville = Smasheville

-spend a day at Bonnaroo with Tea Leaf Green's Josh Clark

-Live Daily reviews Ryan Adams' "Easy Tiger"

-the Verve will reunite for a Winter tour

-Weezer plans to release a new album in early 2007

-Axl Rose fights with fans, this time in Australia

-Nintendo Wiilco?

-and for a sneak-peak at a Bob Marley after-party, check out Hidden Track