A Pearl Jam box set due later this year will feature reissues of Vs. and Vitalogy, as well as unreleased recordings.
Bassist Jeff Ament and manager Kelly Curtis disclosed details of the Pearl Jam box set to Rolling Stone earlier this month. The reissues of Vs. and Vitalogy will feature new tracks, such as alternate versions of "Corduroy" and "Better Man." But the real gem of the Pearl Jam box set will be a recording of a 1994 concert in Boston. (The three possibilities are the April 10 and 11 shows from the old Boston Garden, or the rarities-filled April 12 concert from the Orpheum Theater.)
The Pearl Jam box set is part of the band's 20th anniversary celebration, which will also include a festival this summer and the release of a Cameron Crowe documentary about the band. There is no release date yet for the Pearl Jam box set.
Here's a video of Pearl Jam playing "State and Love and Trust" at the Boston Garden on April 11, 1994 -- a performance that could be included in the Pearl Jam box set:
Friday, January 28, 2011
Pearl Jam-Dave Matthews Band festival rumored
A Pearl Jam and Dave Matthews Band festival may be in the works for later this year.
There will be four Dave Matthews Band festivals this year, and Pearl Jam is also planning its own festival. (Both bands are celebrating their 20th anniversaries.)
Rumors had said Phish would be joining the DMB festivals, but Dave Matthews Band news site DMBnews.net reports that DMB bassist Stefan Lessard tweeted today: "DMB & Pearl Jam or DMB & Phish?" That sparked rumors of a joint Dave Matthews Band and Pearl Jam festival this year.
Lessard and Pearl Jam guitarist Mike McCready recently started a side project called 1, 2, 3 Go! with members of Fuel, so a Pearl Jam and Dave Matthews Band festival wouldn't be totally out of left field. But neither band has confirmed the dates, locations or supporting acts for their festivals at this time. Pearl Jam has said its festival will take place this summer, somewhere in the middle of the country.
Here's a video of 1, 2, 3 Go! playing "Fire" by The Jimi Hendrix Experience:
There will be four Dave Matthews Band festivals this year, and Pearl Jam is also planning its own festival. (Both bands are celebrating their 20th anniversaries.)
Rumors had said Phish would be joining the DMB festivals, but Dave Matthews Band news site DMBnews.net reports that DMB bassist Stefan Lessard tweeted today: "DMB & Pearl Jam or DMB & Phish?" That sparked rumors of a joint Dave Matthews Band and Pearl Jam festival this year.
Lessard and Pearl Jam guitarist Mike McCready recently started a side project called 1, 2, 3 Go! with members of Fuel, so a Pearl Jam and Dave Matthews Band festival wouldn't be totally out of left field. But neither band has confirmed the dates, locations or supporting acts for their festivals at this time. Pearl Jam has said its festival will take place this summer, somewhere in the middle of the country.
Here's a video of 1, 2, 3 Go! playing "Fire" by The Jimi Hendrix Experience:
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Chris Cornell acoustic tour scheduled
A Chris Cornell acoustic tour will take place this April and early May.
The Chris Cornell acoustic tour, announced today, begins April 1 in Austin, Texas and ends May 6 in San Diego. After the Austin date, the Chris Cornell acoustic tour will travel through the Southeast, then up and down the East Coast. The Midwest and western Canada follow, ending with a trek down the West Coast. Get all the Chris Cornell acoustic tour dates on his official site.
The tour will feature songs from Cornell's entire career -- including Soundgarden, Audioslave and his solo albums -- as well as "a few surprise covers," the tour announcement said. But the Chris Cornell acoustic tour is not good news for fans who were hoping for a full Soundgarden tour anytime soon. Soundgarden reunited last year but has only played a handful of shows since then.
Watch this Chris Cornell acoustic performance of Soundgarden's "Black Hole Sun":
The Chris Cornell acoustic tour, announced today, begins April 1 in Austin, Texas and ends May 6 in San Diego. After the Austin date, the Chris Cornell acoustic tour will travel through the Southeast, then up and down the East Coast. The Midwest and western Canada follow, ending with a trek down the West Coast. Get all the Chris Cornell acoustic tour dates on his official site.
The tour will feature songs from Cornell's entire career -- including Soundgarden, Audioslave and his solo albums -- as well as "a few surprise covers," the tour announcement said. But the Chris Cornell acoustic tour is not good news for fans who were hoping for a full Soundgarden tour anytime soon. Soundgarden reunited last year but has only played a handful of shows since then.
Watch this Chris Cornell acoustic performance of Soundgarden's "Black Hole Sun":