* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * AMERICAN MUSIC - May 7,2003 * * * THE VIOLENT FEMMES Email List * * * * * * * * * * List archive online at http://www.oocities.org/violentfemmeslist ************************************************************************* TOUR DATES (*=New Dates) Violent Femmes 2003 Australian Tour 5/07/03 Sydney - The Metro 5/08/03 Sydney - The Metro 5/09/03 Gosford NSW - Central Coast Leagues Club 5/10/03 Hobart TAS - Hobart City Hall 5/11/03 Launceston TAS - The Saloon Bar *5/14/03 Richmond VIC - The Corner Hotel *5/15/03 St Kilda West VIC - The Prince of Wales *5/16/03 Gold Coast QLD - Trocadero *5/17/03 Fortitude Valley AUS - The Arena *5/18/03 Darwin NT - Discovery *Friday 6/6/03 Chicago IL Halsted YMCA w/ Ben Kweller & The Flaming Lips *Thursday 7/3/03 Nashville TN Dancin' in the District *************************************************************************** IN THIS ISSUE: New Tour Dates Info New Palace Shows To Catch a Thief Truths... half truths ... anything goes! VF in studio with ABC Radio Australia Gordon Solo at The Evelyn Hello from Auckland **************************************************************************** Fri 9th: Gosford - Central Coast Leagues Club Tickets from the venue only ph: (02) 4325 9888 ticket price: $35.00 + booking fee Sat 10th: Hobart - City Hall Licensed concert with all-ages alcohol free area - ID required! Ellison Hawker Newsagency - ph: 6234 4099 UNI Contact Centre - ph: 6226 2495 ticket price: $35.00 + booking fee Sun 11th: Launceston - The Saloon Licensed venue - ID required The Saloon ph: 6331 7355 / CD Centre ph: 6334 5677 Red Hot CD's (Devonport) ph: 6424 9816 Soundwaves (Burnie) ph: 6431 7855 ticket price: $35.00 + booking fee Wed 14th: Melbourne - Corner Hotel Online from: www.cornerhotel.com or direct from the venue: (03) 9427 9198 Also: Gaslight Records ticket price: $38.50 + booking fee tbc Thu 15th: Melbourne - Prince of Wales Direct from the venue: (03) 9536 1168 Also: Gaslight Records ticket price: $38.50 + booking fee Fri 16th: Gold Coast - Trocadero Online from Ticketek: www.ticketek.com or Ticketek phone bookings: 131 931 also from: Trocadero Outrigger Bar ticket price: $34.25 + booking fee Sat 17th: Brisbane - The Arena Online from Ticketek: www.ticketek.com or Ticketek phone bookings: 131 931 Rocking Horse - phone: (07) 3229 5360 Skinnys - phone: (07) 3229 2389 ticket price: $40.00 + booking fee Sun 18th: Darwin - Discovery Tickets available from: Trax, Sounds of Music, CD City Palmerston Sports Club, Curved Air & The Lost Ark ticket price: $33.00 + booking fee or $39.00 at the door Friday 6/6 Flaming Lips, Violent Femmes, Ben Kweller & The Starlight Mints New City YMCA 1515 N. Halsted Chicago, IL 60622 Tickets on sale 5/3 $12 / $20 Day of Show Gates: 4:30PM www.tickets.com Thursday 7/3 Dancin' in the District with the Violent Femmes Nashville Coliseum Field (located between the Coliseum & the Cumberland River) Tickets are ONLY $3.00!!! Available at the show or online! http://www.dancininthedistrict.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ More shows at The Palace ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The first Violent Femmes show at The Palace, April 17, sold out! But don’t despair as two new shows have been announced on May 14 at the Corner and May 15 at the Prince. Tickets from the venues and Gaslight Records. Special guest for both shows is the lovely Darren Hanlon. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To Catch a Thief ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hello, I haven't posted in a while, but now I need to post. Last Thursday someone stole my license plate from my car. It read, FEMMES. It is a Wisconsin plate. I live in La Crosse, WI and it is supposed to be on a 1990 BMW. I don't think the guy will put it on his car, but you never know. If anyone else on this list lives near me, would you please keep an eye out for it, I am prosecuting the jerk that took it, if I can ever find him. I got the plates last June and some jerk had to steal it. If he wanted it so bad, why didn't he get them for his car before I got them? If you do see them drop me an email at qween_madonna@yahoo.com Thanks Jon Beam ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Truths... half truths ... anything goes! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Can anyone answer the following questions: Truth, Half truth or pure rumor will do. Has anyone heard the VF version of "Got my Mind Set on You" that was allegedly recorded and not included on the George Harrison tribute album? If so, can we post it somewhere it can be heard? Does anyone know how the guys got along on their Austrailian Tour? Does anyone know if they plan to record again as the original trio? (It has almost been three years since the completely unappreciated Freak Magnet) Did anyone see the shows in Australia and did Victor play any of the post-Victor songs? Does anyone know if they plan to tour the US this summer? Has anyone heard them play "In Style" or "Her television" on this tour. I loved those songs from the 20th anniversary disk, and would like to see them re-recorded and issued. Does anyone know why the website has not been updated since the turn of the century? Inquiring minds want to know, and remember half-truths and rumors are welcome. SCPGAMEDIA@aol.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ VF in studio with ABC Radio Australia ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Does the band share a vision? Are they card-carrying Republicans?! What makes them dance? Hear Brian, Godon and Victor answer these and other provocative questions and hear live, in studio versions of Country Death Song, American Music & Prove My Love on ABC Radio Melbourne with Derek Guille! <http://www.abc.net.au/melbourne/stories/s830110.htm> <http://www.abc.net.au/melbourne/stories/m579775.ram> (need REAL PLAYER) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Gordon Gano Solo at The Evelyn ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Gordon Gano sauntered out and explained the evening would see him play through his Hitting the Ground soundtrack, followed by 'other stuff.' The audience relished the stories behind each of the songs, recorded with the likes of PJ Harvey, Frank Black, and John Cale. Catch 'Em In The Act is the only song on the album with dual songwriting credit. Gano explained that Lou Reed returned with the song, mentioning 'I took the liberty of changing a few of your lyrics'. Apparently all the 'nasty' references are Reed's contributions. Gano seemed happy with the results, as did the crowd. It was all so thrilling to be in such close proximity to the brains behind Add It Up and Blister in the Sun. Yet such a tease that he wouldn't play anything truly familiar. We heard poetry, gospel song, and Spanish rock. All very delightful and educational, but there was a blatant desire to hear Kiss Off or something ... anything! Gano put down his guitar and walked off to our horror. He stopped, shocked and returned to the mic. 'Oh my God'. He told us he thought he'd just said 'Thankyou and Goodnight', but he'd said it in Spanish, so he apologised and played another song. The gig was sure proof that Gordon Gano is not the teen angst-ridden sex-craving country rocker that made him loved twenty years ago. I can respect the fact that he'd want to keep his solo material seperate. He has matured. Crazy but true. Em. Perkin ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Squillion??? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Post headline today! Catchy yeah? Squillion-selling Milwaukee busking trio still stirring up perennial teen angst cheerio Lars lunobard@paradise.net.nz ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hello from Auckland ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ g-day guys just a quick note to subscribe to your news letter. saw you in auckland last week awesome!!!!!!!! Steve stevegreen@paradise.net.nz ******************************************************************* To POST, SUBSCRIBE, or UNSUBSCRIBE send any kind of an email to: violentfemmeslist@yahoo.com or violentfemmeslist@ameritech.net ******************************************************************* |