Spacehog Preview New Music, Announce Key Club Show

Glam-rock quartet Spacehog has announced they have hit the studio to record a new album, their first since 2001. While much of the details concerning the new record are still under wraps, the band has just released a snippet of a newly recorded track entitled “Sunset Blvd.”

Spacehog will bring new material, including “Sunset Blvd” and their #1 rock hit “In The Meantime,” to the Sunset strip July 20th for a special show at the Key Club, in Los Angeles.

For more information on Spacehog, including tour dates, new music and news please visit www.spacehog.com.
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The Tour Dates of Mr. Todd Barry

I love Todd Barry. In fact I adore him. He is unquestionably one of the funniest comics working today he’s also a nice guy. Ask him to do a favor for a friend and he’s all over it. In return we try to keep you up to date on his upcoming shows. If Todd Barry comes to your area go see him.

JULY 15-17 - MONTREAL, QC
Just For Laughs Festival

SEPTEMBER 10, 11 - KIRKLAND, WA
Laughs

ED KOWALCZYK’S SOLO DEBUT ALIVE OUT TODAY!

Ed Kowalczyk, legendary lead singer and songwriter of the multi-Platinum rock band Live, releases his debut solo album Alive TODAY, July 6, via Soul Whisper Records/MRI.

Ed is giving away a FREE download of the song “Grace” which is featured on the new album if you tweeting the phrase “Get @EDDIEKLIVE new song “Grace” for free in exchange for one tweet!” For more details, go here.

The summer tour kicked off last week in Buffalo, NY and runs through Lollapalooza in Chicago on August 6, where Ed will perform a solo acoustic set.

TOUR DATES
7/1 - Buffalo, NY - Thursday at the Square
7/2 - Burlington, VT - Higher Ground (Sold Out)
7/3 - Beauce, QB - Woodstock en Beauce
7/6 - New York, NY - City Winery
7/7 - Clifton Park, NY - Norther Lights
7/8 - Poughkeepsie, NY - The Chance
7/9 - Sayerville, NJ - Starland Ballroom
7/10 - Hampton Beach, NH - Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom
7/31 - Syracuse, NY - NYS Fairgrounds (Krockathon)
8/1 - Rochester, NY - Riverside Festival Grounds
8/6 - Chicago, IL - Lallapalooza (Solo Acoustic Set)

www.edkowalczyk.com

Marc Maron’s Itchy Soul

Hey WTFers, WTFbuddies, WTFaneers, WTFniks, people who have been on board since before WTF, all of you –

I am still off the nicotine and I am trying not to eat my way into insanity. My soul is itchy and I want to bang it against a wall, but for now I will listen to Kings of Leon and lock myself in my garage and send out the schwag I owe some of you folks.

Here’s a twist. I was in San Francisco and I got in touch with Daniel Handler. He is the author of the Lemony Snicket books. I wasn’t really familiar with the books, but I had done an event with him and found him to be very funny. Cut to: I’m flying to SF reading Lemony Snicket on the plane. An adult. I enjoyed it. I don’t know if I’m going to read the rest but I don’t get the feeling they are really for me. Maybe I will. I don’t know. I feel the same way about Harry Potter. I’m a fucking adult.

Enjoy my chat with Daniel.

Nick Swardson is true freak and pure clown. The dude is funny. Even when I didn’t want to think so I thought so. You know him from Reno 911 and his film work. He’s hard not to like and he has some great stories. One about Bernie Brillstein that I love.

Also, check to the left of this email to see if I am coming to a venue near you. Heads up NYC! There will be two live WTF tapings at Comix on Wednesday July 21st. 7:30 and 9:30. Jeff Garlin, Judah Freidlander, Gary Gulman, Robert Kelly, Jim David, Joe Mande, Louis Katz, Reverend Jen, Matt McCarty and maybe some special guests!

So there,

Maron

Daniel Handler Episode 87

Nick Swordson Episode 88

COUNTING CROWS’ TRAVELING CIRCUS & MEDICINE SHOW IS BACK ON THE ROAD THIS SUMMER!

After the success of last year’s Traveling Circus & Medicine Show with Augustana and Michael Franti & Spearhead, Counting Crows are bringing it back this summer. Augustana join the Crows again, and this time they also welcome rapper NOTAR.

The tour kicks off July 3rd in Milwaukee, WI at SummerFest. The show is a bit of a different format where the three acts (and some special guests along the way) will combine to play together in addition to playing their own sets: there’s no “opener” or “headliner” — so attendees should plan to get there early.

The tour includes stops at some of the best summer amphitheaters in the country. For tickets and tour info visit www.countingcrows.com

(full schedule below)

A message from Counting Crows front man Adam Duritz:

“A reporter once asked me why I loved being in a band. I told him as simply as I could: ‘I love the jazz of it.’ I still do. I love the feeling of surprise and joy when something unexpected happens, when one of my pals plays something new and, in that split second, I hear it and sing new in response.

Just remember what I said last year: Come out early because from the first moment the curtain rises on the Medicine Chow, we’re all going to be up there on that stage together. Come late and you’ll miss part of the show. Get there on time and I promise you you’ll leave remembering the day the Circus came to town.“

The Saturday Night Rebel Rockers Traveling Circus & Medicine Show

July 3 - Summerfest - Milwaukee, WI
July 4 - Taste of Minnesota - St. Paul, MN
July 6 - Starlight Theater - Kansas City, MO
July 8 - The Colosseum at Caesars Windsor - Windsor, ON
July 9 - Casino Rama - Orillia, ON
July 11 - Innsbrook Pavilion - Glen Allen, VA
July 12 - Pier Six Concert Pavilion - Baltimore, MD
July 14 - Uptown Amphitheatre - Charlotte, NC
July 15 - Koka Booth Amphitheatre - Cary, NC
July 17 - Universal Studios Florida (Music Plaza Stage) - Orlando, FL
July 18 - Chastain Park - Atlanta, GA
July 20 - MAC Center at Monmouth University - Long Branch, NJ
July 21 - Mountain Park - Holyoke, MA
July 23 - Halifax Commons Park - Halifax, NS
July 30 - South Shore Music Circus - Cohasset, MA
July 31 - Borgata - Atlantic City, NJ
Aug 4 - Capital One Bank Theatre at Westbury - Westbury, NY
Aug 6 - Musikfest at Sands Riverplace - Bethlehem, PA
Aug 7 - nTelos Pavilion - Portsmouth, VA
Aug 9 - Wolftrap - Vienna, VA
Aug 11 - Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom - Hampton Beach, NH
Aug 13 - MGM @ Foxwoods Casino - Mashantucket, CT
Aug 14 - Cape Cod Melody Tent - Hyannis, MA
Aug 17 - Wellmont Theatre - Montclair, NJ
Aug 18 - Wellmont Theatre - Montclair, NJ
Aug 21 - Ravinia Festival - Highland Park, IL
Aug 23 - Mid America Center - Council Bluffs, IA
Aug 24 - Ravinia Festival - Highland Park, IL

Our Own WTF

As many of you have noticed, our once hosted by Vimeo videos are down. Not only that but our account has been shut down. I am currently searching for an explanation for this problem, but have not back from Vimeo on the matter. We promise we are working as hard as we can to get the videos back online so that you can enjoy the joy and insanity of our favorite comedians.

Thanks for your patience,

PRCM