'GET
OUT AND ABOUT' with the Atlanta Music Guide -
Join us this Thursday, July 1st at Vinyl for our first
'Get Out and About' social from 6-8pm. Come talk to us, other
music fans, bands, and industry people, and see what we've been up
to. We'll be spinning local music, and there will be free
Serafina tequila
as well...Need we say more? Bands � feel free to bring your
press
kits & demos for us to check out; we�ll have a place for you
to drop them off.
Rather
than posting upcoming shows in this newsletter like we normally do,
click here to check out a complimentary issue of Ticket
Alternative's Event Flash newsletter, which features
upcoming concerts at favorite local venues 10 High, Vinyl,
Velvet Underground, and more, along with special happenings.
If you like the newsletter, you can sign up for it at
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You can still see who else is playing this week by visiting the
Concerts
section of the Atlanta Music Guide.
Tickets for the
Rock Boat 2004 have sold out, five months before the world's largest floating festival is scheduled to set sail. The cruise features artists like
Sister Hazel , Gavin Degraw , Dexter Freebish ,
Cowboy Mouth and more. Although fans who still want in on the action must be put on a waiting list, talent slots are still open. Event organizers are having
'The Battle for the Boat,' a band search where the winners will get a slot on the festival's artist roster. Complete details are available at
www.therockboat.com.
99X is looking for the last band to complete their 'New Rock Showcase' at the 2004
Atlantis Music Conference . Bands who want to fill this slot simply have to email
[email protected] with the band's name in the subject line, and the band with the most votes wins. The 99X showcase takes place July 24 at the
Velvet Underground / Hard Rock Cafe' , and locals Second Shift ,
Y-O-U , Avenge Vegas , To Whom it Concerns , and
Linger are already set to play. For more information, visit
www.99x.com |
www.atlantismusic.com
Singer/songwriter
Rufus Wainwright will be releasing four tracks from the Want sessions on June 29 via
Apple's iTunes website. The four songs, which are collectively titled
Waiting For A Want, are the first installment of Want Two, the musical companion to his current album
Want One. These tracks were recorded during sessions which began in a friend's apartment and were completed while Wainwright was on tour with
Sting in Europe. Other new, interesting offerings on iTunes include exclusive tracks by
Franz Ferdinand , Jet , The Pixies , and stellastarr* .
This summer's massive
Lollapalooza Tour has been cancelled just three weeks before it kicks off. The 16-city tour was pulled due to poor ticket sales, according to organizers. The bill was set to include
Jane's Addiction, Morrissey, PJ Harvey, Sonic Youth, and
Flaming Lips. The decision was made last night (June 21) after promoters and organizers were facing a loss of several million dollars. Festival co-founder and
Jane's Addiction
singer Perry Farrell said: "My heart aches along with the bands and all of our employees, whose hard work developed one of the most exciting and important tours that this nation was to see."
