The Pixies news

The Pixies have announce new North American tour dates, starting in January 2014.

Tickets go on sale to the public Oct. 11 at 10 a.m. local time; log onto pixiesmusic.com for purchasing information.

Band members Black Francis (guitars/vocals), Joey Santiago (guitars), David Lovering (drums) and recent addition Kim Shattuck (bass) are on the road in support their first collection of new music in more than 20 years that began with the surprise release of the single "Bagboy" on June 28.

"Andro Queen" - the music video available at pixiesmusic.com - was conceived and directed by filmmaker Ondi Timoner through her Interloper Films production company.  Timoner won the Grand Jury Prize for Documentary Features at the Sundance Film Festival twice and has work permanently displayed at New York's Museum of Modern Art.

She also produced and directed the original VH-1 series "Sound Effects," and directed the opening film for President Clinton's 2011 birthday/fundraiser held at the Hollywood Bowl that featured Steven Spielberg, Barbra Streisand, Jay-Z, and the President, among others.  Timoner is the founder and director of web-channel "A Total Disruption" that features the work of cutting-edge innovators and entrepreneurs who use technology to transform lives, our economy and where we're headed.

All of the Pixies dates on this tour will feature a brand new stage set and production, and will give the band an opportunity to not only debut brand new songs, but to offer the most wide-ranging concert set lists of Pixies music in the band's career.

As Black Francis told The Daily Beast, "I'm happy that we have new songs to play because playing only the old songs...you've already proven that. You can try to do it better, but you're not really proving anything to anyone except that you can still do it."

With Fidlar (Jan. 15-29), Cults (Jan 31-Feb. 11) and Best Coast (Feb. 13 - Mar. 1) providing support the tour, dates for Pixies' North American tour are as follows:

JANUARY

15        Massey Hall, Toronto, ON  CANADA  (Fidlar)

16        Metropolis, Montreal, QC  CANADA  (Fidlar)

18        Orpheum Theatre, Boston, MA  (Fidlar)

19        Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, NY  (Fidlar)

21        New Jersey Performing Arts Center, Newark, NJ  (Fidlar)

22        Shubert Theatre, New Haven, CT  (Fidlar)

24        Electric Factory, Philadelphia, PA  (Fidlar)

25        Carnegie Music Hall, Pittsburgh, PA  (Fidlar)

26        Strathmore, Washington, DC  (Fidlar)

29        National Theatre, Richmond, VA  (Fidlar)

31        Durham PAC, Durham, NC  (Cults)

FEBRUARY

 1         Thomas Wolfe Auditorium, Asheville, NC  (Cults)

 2         Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, TN  (Cults)

 4         Tabernacle, Atlanta, GA  (Cults)

 6         Peabody Opera House, St. Louis, MO  (Cults)

 7         LC Pavilion, Columbus, OH  (Cults)

 8         The Fillmore, Detroit, MI  (Cults)

 9         Rivera Theatre, Chicago, IL  (Cults)

11        Midland Theatre, Kansas City, MO  (Cults)

13        Fillmore Auditorium, Denver, CO  (Best Coast)

14        Belly Up, Aspen, CO  (Best Coast)

15        The Great Salt Air, Salt Lake City, UT  (Best Coast)

17        Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver, BC  CANADA  (Best Coast)

18        Paramount Theatre, Seattle, WA  (Best Coast)

19        Schnitzer Auditorium, Portland, OR  (Best Coast)

21        Fox Theatre, Oakland, CA  (Best Coast)

22        San Jose Civic, San Jose, CA  (Best Coast)

23        The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, NV  (Best Coast)

24        Comerica Theatre, Phoenix, AZ  (Best Coast)

25        Kiva Auditorium, Albuquerque, NM  (Best Coast)

27        Bayou Music Center, Houston, TX  (Best Coast)

28        South Side Ballroom, Dallas, TX  (Best Coast)

MARCH

 1         Austin Music Hall, Austin, TX  (Best Coast)

Travis concert review: Los Angeles

My review was originally posted at ocregister.com

Travis’ performance at the Wiltern Friday night was among the band’s most captivating local shows to date, thanks to some literary touches and moments of brutal honesty.

Before the Glasgow group played “Re-Offender,” frontman Fran Healy explained that the inspiration came from witnessing domestic violence as a child.

Then the singer recited “This Be the Verse,” a profane yet popular 1971 lyric poem by late English bard Phillip Larkin. The subject matter, about shoddy parenting, was completely relevant. 

Paving the way for Coldplay, Snow Patrol, Keane, Elbow and other U.K. outfits who often wear their hearts on sleeves, Travis reached a commercial peak back home with its second effort, 1999’s multimillion-selling and award-winning album The Man Who.

That successful run continued abroad for several follow-ups and a dozen Top 20 singles. Stateside, the quartet achieved more modest sales and radio airplay (locally on KCRW and KROQ) yet has amassed a large cult following. 

Now Travis is back after a five-year hiatus, during which the guys spent time raising families and Healy presented his first solo album and tour. New release Where You Stand was partially recorded at Berlin’s famed Hansa Studios (host for quintessential albums from Bowie and U2, among others) as well as on an island off the coast of Norway.

Various members took a more active role in the creative process, resulting in their most intriguing and consistently satisfying album since 2001’s The Invisible Band. 

A poetry recording served as an introduction in Los Angeles, then Travis launched its 95-minute set with an exhilarating “Mother,” the first of five new impressive tracks aired, with an appropriate key lyric: “Why did we wait so long?” 

Healy and bassist/backing vocalist Dougie Payne were all smiles throughout the performance. The sincere lead singer vigorously strummed an acoustic guitar and frequently interrupted his keening vocals with exhortations to get fans in the well-attended venue more riled up. 

“It’s good to be back in this room,” Healy noted about the Wiltern, where Travis had played several previous gigs. An enchanting “Driftwood” prompted a few enthusiasts to raise their hands like a religious event; the breezy “Reminder” (a list of rules aimed at Healy’s young son) found three of the musicians whistling in unison. Listening to the dreamy “Closer” was akin to being wrapped in a warm blanket. 

Andy Dunlop and Healy really got to rock out on electric guitars during the conclusion of “Writing to Reach You” and an energetic “Side,” both to rousing responses. Later, they pulled out the stops again for “Turn” (by jumping around) and “Blue Flashing Light,” another household abuse tale, complete with harrowing feedback. At the latter’s finish, Healy referred to Breaking Bad: “That was a real Walter White moment.” 

Come encore time, Travis came to the front of the stage and gathered around one microphone for a rendition of the folky “Flowers in the Window” featuring only acoustic guitar and keyboard. The slow churn to abrasion that is “All I Want to Do Is Rock” was dedicated to aspiring bands; Dunlop even went into the audience, flashlight strapped atop his head, and played guitar raised above it. 

Finally, Healy stressed the importance of live music and they launched into signature song “Why Does It Always Rain on Me,” accompanied by vigorous singing and pogoing along by devotees in every tier of the venue. All in all, a most welcome return. 

Luke Rathborne and his self-named Brooklyn-based band served as warm-up, showcasing their album Soft, produced by Emery Dobyns (who also has handled efforts for Travis) and Albert Hammond Jr. of the Strokes (Rathborne opened for that group in 2011). 

The winsome half-hour set here was characterized by taut, economical power-pop and alt-rock songs that at times recalled Ben Kweller and Brendan Benson.

A strident “I’m So Tired” and “Wanna Be You” were standouts. The title track from their latest disc found the lanky singer showing off his falsetto, “So Long NYC” was adrenaline-fueled, and Rain Phoenix added some inspired vocals to the peppy “Last Forgiven.” 

Set list: Travis at the Wiltern

Main set: Mother / Selfish Jean / Pipe Dreams / Moving / Love Will Come Through / Driftwood / Warning Sign / Re-Offender / Where You Stand / My Eyes / Reminder / Writing to Reach You / Side / Sing / Closer / Slide Show / Blue Flashing Light / Turn
Encore: Good Feeling / Flowers in the Window / All I Want to Do Is Rock / Why Does It Always Rain on Me 

photo by Drew A. Kelley

Phil Collen side project Manraze to release EP

Manraze, the rock band featuring Def Leppard lead guitarist Phil Collen, Sex Pistols drummer Paul Cook and bassist Simon Laffy (from Collen's former glam band Girl), will release their new EP I Surrender on Nov. 12.
 

I Surrender will be comprised of three songs, including the title track, “All I Wanna Do,” a different version than what first appeared on the trio’s 2011 sophomore album punkfunkrootsrock. The final track is “Connected" (Live from Shepherd’s Bush) - a live studio performance from a studio podcast session, not previously released.

The first single, “I Surrender,” was nearly forgotten about, explains Collen, "The song is eight years old. It practically never got finished. I was on tour last year and started singing the chorus. Early this year, I re-did the guitars to Paul's original demo drums. I did a vocal and Simon played new basslines...We feel this is our best song yet."

Since the last album release, Collen has continued as lead guitarist for Def Leppard, currently promoting their Def Leppard Viva! Hysteria Concert live album and DVD release this month.

Cook has been working with Edwyn Collins, first on his 2013 album release Understated, and then touring with Collins playing live shows. Currently, Cook is also playing in Subway Sect with Vic Goddard touring and recording a new album. 

Laffy has taken his talents into another creative lane, having authored two novels in his ‘off-time’, Red Sunrise and Seed of Satan. Both are historical fictions, set around epic events of the 20th century and are in the process of being published.

It all started in 2004, when Phil Collen, after 20+ years as lead guitarist for Def Leppard, decided to express himself via another creative outlet. After a chance meeting on the street with Paul Cook, Manraze released their debut album Surreal through Universal Records in 2008.

Listen to first single, “I Surrender,” here: 

https://soundcloud.com/manraze/manraze-i-surrender/s-R72oo

Bon Jovi interview

My interview originally appeared at ocregister.com.
Photos by David Bergman/courtesy of Scoop Marketing

A strong sense of optimism pervades Bon Jovi’s latest album, What About Now.

The lyrics to anthems like “Because We Can,” “Army of One,” “With These Two Hands” (on the deluxe version) and the title track were inspired by social activism and the economy.

Those sentiments are far removed from the New Jersey group’s hedonistic hair metal days in the ‘80s. Yet they remain consistent with singer Jon Bon Jovi’s modern knack for crafting rock songs with more mature, widespread appeal. 

“Everybody constantly evolves in this band,” says keyboardist/backing vocalist David Bryan, 51, from Vancouver, where Bon Jovi just began the final North American leg of its latest world tour. 

“You keep trying to take all your outside sources, bring them into the band and constantly keep pushing. To me, that’s the fun part. All my other projects, like the Broadway musical stuff – every time I learn stuff out of that world, it leaks into this world.” 

Bryan snagged two Tony Awards in 2010 for co-writing the music, lyrics and orchestrations to Memphis. The production won a total of four trophies and ran almost three years at the Shubert Theatre in New York City. 

“Walking down that aisle and winning more Tonys than anyone in the history of rock with an original musical, not based on a movie? I’m very proud of that,” he recalls. 

“Before me, it was Elton (John, Tony winner in 2000 for Aida). At the time, I was one of the few (rock) guys in there. I didn’t look at it as entertainment for entertainment’s sake; it was entertainment with a message. … I’m proud to know that 12,000 people a week at the Shubert walked out maybe hating each other a little less and understanding that we’re all different. That’s a good thing.” 

Next spring, Memphis opens in London’s West End, and a return to the Great White Way for Bryan could happen again in 2014 with Chasing the Song, his follow-up musical about Brill Building songwriters during the '60s, written alongside Memphis partner Joe DiPietro. 

On the solid What About Now, Bon Jovi reteamed with longtime producer/collaborator John Shanks, not to mention Desmond Child, the hit-maker partly responsible for classics “You Give Love a Bad Name” and “Living on a Prayer.” So far, the handful of new songs the band plays live have gone down well. 

“The special thing about Bon Jovi is that we’re current-classic – we’re on the current charts and the classic charts. Our goal has always been to put a new record out so we can have new material. You want fans to take that ride with you.”

After 30 years, they still do – in droves. Bon Jovi regularly places among the top five concert draws worldwide. 

Yet this latest tour has been one of their most difficult. It began last February in Washington, D.C., right before the new album’s release, but two months later founding guitarist Richie Sambora left, citing “personal issues.” No other details have emerged. 

His onstage replacement is Phil Xenidis, whose credits include a stint in Triumph as well as session work or performances with Alice Cooper, Aldo Nova, Tommy Lee, Rob Zombie, Sick Puppies and most of the rock-leaning “American Idol” finalists. He held similar duties for a dozen Bon Jovi gigs in 2011 while Sambora finished rehab. 

Last month, while performing in South America, original drummer Tico Torres underwent an emergency appendectomy and gall bladder surgery. Some dates were rescheduled and Rich Scanella has filled in since then. 

“It’s been a tough year,” admits Bryan. “There’s nothing you can do” when serious health issues arise. “Tico’s in hell right now. We’re just forging forward. He’s resting up, and when he’s cleared by the doctors, he’ll come back.” 

The keyboardist and Bon Jovi’s leader first played together in a band called Atlantic City Expressway. “I’ve been together with Jon since I was a junior in high school and had my driver’s permit. It was 1978. It’s been a long journey.” 

Bryan started playing piano at age 7 and initially studied medicine in college. Then he decided to pursue a career in music and got accepted to the prestigious Julliard School. 

When Jon’s demo song “Runaway” (originally recorded with current Bon Jovi touring bassist Hugh McDonald) began getting radio airplay around New York, he needed to form a new band. Bryan was among the first people he called. 

Soon after, Torres and bassist Alec John Such were recruited, followed by Sambora. The group signed to Mercury Records and its first two records made decent inroads. Bon Jovi’s O.C. concert debut came as an opening act for Scorpions at Pacific Amphitheatre in 1984.

But the musicians really hit pay dirt with the release of 1986’s Slippery When Wet, which initiated a run of eight Top 10 singles over three years. In the interim, all of Bon Jovi’s later albums have been certified gold or platinum. 

Why does Bryan think Slippery, which has now sold 12 million copies, resonated with so many people? 

“I think it was our time. It’s funny: I’m sitting here in Vancouver where that record started. Our first two records did good, but they never captured what we were live. Then, with Slippery, it was ‘let’s capture what we do live.’ There wasn’t a ton of overdubs…Those songs touched people. All the moons and planets lined up, thank God. It really taught us about being honest. I think that’s why our career is still going on so many years later. 

“I still love hearing that on the radio. It still blows me away. You can hear us fighting as hard as we could and it all came together. The big thing was that live energy.”

Where: Honda Center in Anaheim (2695 E. Katella Ave.) and Staples Center in Los Angeles (1111 S. Figueroa St.)

When: 7:30 Wednesday in O.C., 7:30 Friday in L.A.
How much: $50-$650.55 for Honda, $27-$621 for Staples
Call: 800-745-3000 or 888-929-7849
Online: ticketmaster.com, axs.com

Velvet Underground's 'White Light/White Heat' gets deluxe treatment

"No one listened to it. But there it is, forever – the quintessence of articulated punk. And no one goes near it." - Lou Reed, August 2013

The Velvet Underground’s White Light/White Heat is one of the most confrontational and inspirational second albums ever made by a rock band.

Recorded in a matter of days at the end of the summer of 1967, a season in which everything seemed possible in rock and much of it happened at now-mythic speed, White Light/White Heat is an album that reeks of the gritty NY street life and could only have been made in New York, by one band. And that group is the classic-quartet lineup of The Velvet Underground – singer-guitarist Lou Reed; bassist-organist and viola player John Cale; guitarist-bassist Sterling Morrison; and drummer Maureen Tucker.

On Dec. 3, Universal Music Enterprises will release The Velvet Underground - White Light/White Heat 45th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition, a three-disc, 30-track set featuring both the original stereo and mono releases, completely remastered, with bonus tracks including alternate versions, unreleased outtakes, John Cale's last studio sessions with the band, and the official release of their show at The Gymnasium in New York recorded on April 30, 1967, which includes five previously unreleased performances culled from John Cale’s personal copy. The 45th anniversary set was developed in conjunction with Lou Reed and John Cale. 

Exclusive material is as follows:

*New 2013 mixes of “Guess I’m Falling In Love,” “Hey Mr. Rain (version one), “Hey Mr. Rain (version two), “Beginning To See The Light” (also a previously unreleased early version)
*Unreleased versions of “The Gift” (vocal version) and “The Gift” (instrumental version)
*Never-before-heard tracks from Live At The Gymnasium, New York City, April 30, 1967– “I’m Not A Young Man Anymore,” “I’m Waiting For The Man,” “Run Run Run,” “Sister Ray,” and “The Gift”
*New liner notes from David Fricke

Originally released by Verve Records on January 30, 1968, the LP cracked Billboard's Top 200 albums chart on March 16, entering at No. 199. Forty-five years later, The Velvet Underground’s White Light/White Heat is considered one of the most influential albums of all time, laying down the blue print for punk and experimental rock, critically acclaimed and included on many “Top Lists” including Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time and on Rolling Stone’s Greatest Artists List.

Disc one of The Velvet Underground - White Light/White Heat 45th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition starts with the original six-song stereo version of White Light/White Heat, with the album’s title track plunging you head first into 40 minutes of unprecedented, transgressive rock storytelling, propelled by epic distortion, lacerating guitar drone and severe, rhythmic purism – "the Statue of Liberty of punk," Lou Reed contends, "with the light on top. It's beyond unique and wonderful. No other group can touch what that is. You can't try to be that."

Other tracks include "Here She Comes Now," one of the Velvets' finest ballads which gives the listener a two-minute breather with its “almost” serene beauty before being launched back in; the upbeat, hard-hitting proto-punk track "I Heard Her Call My Name,” punctuated with Reed’s biting guitar soloing, intertwined with a wall of distortion and feedback; the experimental sung and spoken noir of "Lady Godiva's Operation" and "The Gift”; climaxing with the propulsive, distorted eternity of sexual candor and twilight drug life, rendered dry and real in Reed's lethal monotone, in the 17-minute-plus "Sister Ray."

Bonus tracks include an alternate take of “I Heard Her Call My Name”; the instrumental version of “Guess I’m Falling In Love,” recorded during the White Light/White Heat sessions but left unfinished; plus the original mixes of tracks “Temptation Inside Your Head” and “Stephanie Says”; two different recordings of “Hey Mr. Rain”; and a previously unreleased early version of “Beginning To See The Light” recorded during John Cale’s last studio session with the Velvet Underground in May of 1968.

Disc two contains the original mono version of White Light/White Heat plus mono single mixes of “Here She Comes Now” and “White Light/White Heat,” as well as an instrumental and a vocal version of “The Gift,” both of which had been unreleased.

The Velvet Underground - White Light/White Heat 45th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition also includes a third disc featuring the official release of the revelatory Gymnasium tape, recorded live during the Velvets' residency at a short-lived New York club in April 1967, five months before the White Light/White Heat sessions. This show was previously only available on bootlegs and includes the complete version of the instrumental “Booker T.,” plus the tracks “I’m Not A Young Man Anymore,” “I’m Waiting For The Man,” “Run Run Run” and a version of “Sister Ray” that clocks in just under 19 minutes.

DISC ONE:

WHITE LIGHT/WHITE HEAT (stereo version)

1 WHITE LIGHT/WHITE HEAT
2 THE GIFT
3 LADY GODIVA’S OPERATION
4 HERE SHE COMES NOW
5 I HEARD HER CALL MY NAME
6 SISTER RAY
7 I HEARD HER CALL MY NAME (alternate take)
8 GUESS I’M FALLING IN LOVE (instrumental version) *
9 TEMPTATION INSIDE YOUR HEART (original mix)
10 STEPHANIE SAYS (original mix)
11 HEY MR. RAIN (VERSION ONE) *
12 HEY MR. RAIN (VERSION TWO) *
13 BEGINNING TO SEE THE LIGHT (previously
unreleased early version) *
* New mixes
 
DISC TWO

WHITE LIGHT/WHITE HEAT
(mono version)

1 WHITE LIGHT/WHITE HEAT
2 THE GIFT
3 LADY GODIVA’S OPERATION
4 HERE SHE COMES NOW
5 I HEARD HER CALL MY NAME 
6 SISTER RAY
7 WHITE LIGHT/WHITE HEAT (mono single mix)
8 HERE SHE COMES NOW (mono single mix)
9 THE GIFT (vocal version)
10 THE GIFT (instrumental version)

DISC THREE:

LIVE AT THE GYMNASIUM,
NEW YORK CITY, APRIL 30, 1967

1 BOOKER T.
2 I'M NOT A YOUNG MAN ANYMORE*
3 GUESS I'M FALLING IN LOVE
4 I'M WAITING FOR THE MAN*
5 RUN RUN RUN*
6 SISTER RAY*
7 THE GIFT*

* Previously unreleased

Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival '13 DVD+CD

Last spring in New York City, Eric Clapton once again assembled the world's most celebrated guitarists for the fourth incarnation of his legendary Crossroads Guitar Festival.

While the previous three festivals were all hosted in outdoor stadiums, Clapton took the festivities indoors for the first time this year to Madison Square Garden. Highlights from that epic, two-night display of guitar virtuosity with new video and audio collections is coming next month from Rhino.

Held every three years since 2004, the Crossroads Guitar Festival has quickly become the ultimate guitar-concert event, where the world's greatest players perform together to raise funds for the Crossroads Centre in Antigua. Clapton founded this treatment and education facility in 1998 to help people suffering from chemical dependency.

This year's shows featured performances by Clapton, the Allman Brothers Band, Blake Mills, Buddy Guy, Derek Trucks, Doyle Bramhall II, Gary Clark Jr., Jeff Beck, John Mayer, Keith Richards, Keith Urban, Los Lobos, Robert Cray, Sonny Landreth, Steve Cropper, Vince Gill, Warren Haynes and more. 

Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013 will be available on Nov. 19 in two Blu-ray and DVD versions. Both feature nearly five hours of music across 45 tracks, plus conversations with the artists and other behind-the-scenes footage.

For the first time ever, audio highlights from the festival will also be released on CD and digitally, featuring 32 tracks. The 2CD and digital download will be released on the same day as the videos.

In addition to rousing performances of blues classics and renowned hit songs, many of the most memorable performances saw artists coming together for some stirring collaborations.  

Among the highlights were the surprise pairing of John Mayer and Keith Urban for the Beatles' "Don't Let Me Down," Vince Gill and Clapton taking on "Lay Down Sally," Keb Mo and Taj Mahal covering the Sleepy John Estes' song, "Diving Duck Blues," Gill performing "Tumbling Dice" with Urban and Albert Lee and members of the Allman Brothers - Gregg Allman, Warren Haynes and Derek Trucks - joined forces for an acoustic cover of Neil Young's "The Needle and the Damage Done."

As you would expect, Clapton features prominently throughout the show, including with his own band for "Tears In Heaven." The legendary guitarist also tore through the Derek and the Dominos' classic "Why Does Love Got to Be So Sad" with the Allman Brothers Band, revisiting the time in 2009 when he joined the band during their annual residency at the Beacon Theater in New York.

The first Crossroads Guitar Festival was held in 2004 at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas and gathered together guitar icons from blues, rock and contemporary music. The sold-out show was chronicled in a two-disc DVD that has since gone on to become one of the world's top-selling music DVDs, achieving the 10x platinum mark in the United States alone. The other two DVD sets met similar acclaim. The 2007 collection was certified 6x platinum, while the set from 2010 was certified 4x platinum.

CROSSROADS GUITAR FESTIVAL 2013

DVD Track Listing
Disc One
1."Tears In Heaven" - Eric Clapton
2."Spider Jiving" - Eric Clapton with Andy Fairweather Low
3."Lay Down Sally" - Eric Clapton with Vince Gill
4."Time Is Tight" - Booker T. with Steve Cropper
5."Born Under A Bad Sign" - Booker T. with Steve Cropper, Keb' Mo', Blake Mills, Matt "Guitar" Murphy & Albert Lee
6."Green Onions" - Booker T. with Steve Cropper, Keb' Mo', Blake Mills, Matt "Guitar" Murphy & Albert Lee
7."Great Big Old House" - The Robert Cray Band
8."Everyday I Have The Blues" - The Robert Cray Band with B.B. King, Eric Clapton & Jimmie Vaughan
9."Next Of Kindred Spirit" - Sonny Landreth
10."Cry" - Doyle Bramhall II with Alice Smith
11."Bullet And A Target" - Doyle Bramhall II with Citizen Cope
12."She's Alright" - Doyle Bramhall II with Gary Clark Jr.
13."This Time" - Earl Klugh
14."Mirabella" - Earl Klugh
15."Heavenly Bodies" - Kurt Rosenwinkel
16."Big Road Blues" - Kurt Rosenwinkel with Eric Clapton
17."Next Door Neighbor Blues" - Gary Clark Jr.
18."Queen Of California" - John Mayer
19."Don't Let Me Down" - John Mayer with Keith Urban
20."Damn Right, I've Got The Blues" - Buddy Guy with Robert Randolph & Quinn Sullivan
21."Why Does Love Got To Be So Sad" - The Allman Brothers Band with Eric Clapton
22."Whipping Post" - The Allman Brothers Band

Disc Two   
1."Congo Square" - Sonny Landreth with Derek Trucks
2."Change It" - John Mayer with Doyle Bramhall II
3."Ooh-Ooh-Ooh" - Jimmie Vaughan
4."Save The Last Dance For Me" - Blake Mills with Derek Trucks
5."Don't Worry Baby" - Los Lobos
6."I Got To Let You Know" - Los Lobos with Robert Cray
7."The Needle And The Damage Done" - Allman, Haynes, Trucks
8."Midnight Rider" - Allman, Haynes, Trucks
9."I Ain't Living Long Like This"- Vince Gill with Albert Lee
10."Tumbling Dice" - Vince Gill with Keith Urban & Albert Lee
11."Walkin' Blues" - Taj Mahal with Keb' Mo'
12."Diving Duck Blues" - Taj Mahal with Keb' Mo'
13."When My Train Pulls In" - Gary Clark Jr.
14."Please Come Home" - Gary Clark Jr.
15."Going Down" - Jeff Beck with Beth Hart
16."Mná Na Héireann" - Jeff Beck
17."Key To The Highway" - Eric Clapton with Keith Richards
18."I Shall Be Released" - Eric Clapton with Robbie Robertson
19."Gin House Blues" - Andy Fairweather Low with Eric Clapton
20."Got To Get Better In A Little While" - Eric Clapton
21."Crossroads" - Eric Clapton
22."Sunshine Of Your Love" - Eric Clapton
23."High Time We Went" - Ensemble

CD Track Listing
Disc One
1."Tears In Heaven" - Eric Clapton
2."Lay Down Sally" - Eric Clapton with Vince Gill
3."Green Onions" - Booker T. with Steve Cropper, Keb' Mo', Blake Mills, Matt "Guitar" Murphy & Albert Lee
4."Heavenly Bodies" - Kurt Rosenwinkel
5."This Time" - Earl Klugh
6."Mirabella" - Earl Klugh
7."Great Big Old House" - The Robert Cray Band
8."She's Alright" - Doyle Bramhall II with Gary Clark Jr.
9."Bullet And A Target" - Doyle Bramhall II with Citizen Cope
10."Queen Of California" - John Mayer
11."Don't Let Me Down" - John Mayer with Keith Urban
12."Next Door Neighbor Blues" - Gary Clark Jr.
13."Damn Right, I've Got The Blues" - Buddy Guy with Robert Randolph & Quinn Sullivan
14."Why Does Love Got To Be So Sad" - The Allman Brothers Band with Eric Clapton

Disc Two   
1."Congo Square" - Sonny Landreth with Derek Trucks
2."Change It" - John Mayer with Doyle Bramhall II
3."Ooh-Ooh-Ooh" - Jimmie Vaughan
4."Save The Last Dance For Me" - Blake Mills with Derek Trucks
5."Don't Worry Baby" - Los Lobos
6."I Ain't Living Long Like This"- Vince Gill with Albert Lee
7."Diving Duck Blues" - Taj Mahal with Keb' Mo'
8."When My Train Pulls In" - Gary Clark Jr.
9."Mná Na Héireann" - Jeff Beck
10."The Needle And The Damage Done" - Allman, Haynes, Trucks
11."Midnight Rider" - Allman, Haynes, Trucks
12."Key To The Highway" - Eric Clapton with Keith Richards
13."Gin House Blues" - Andy Fairweather Low with Eric Clapton
14."Got To Get Better In A Little While" - Eric Clapton
15."Sunshine Of Your Love" - Eric Clapton

The Doors news

R-Evolution by The Doors will be released Dec. 3 via Eagle Rock Entertainment on DVD, Blu-ray and digital formats.

Combining early TV appearances with The Doors’ own music films, R-Evolution illustrates how the band evolved from the constraints of mid-sixties television to a point where they had the creative input and power to shape how they were portrayed on screen.

From an unknown L.A. band creating early music films to an established worldwide phenomenon executing creative control over their celluloid persona, R-Evolution shows the growth of The Doors from being forced to accept the formulaic television approach to taking control of the medium. It’s all in the title – the evolution of a band that helped revolutionize the way rock bands promote their art.

This release brings together previously unreleased footage of The Doors and features “Light My Fire,” “People Are Strange,” “Hello, I Love You,” “Crawling King Snake,” “L.A. Woman,” “Moonlight Drive,” “Break On Through (To The Other Side)” and more.

Among the bonus features is a commentary by Doors members John Densmore, Robby Krieger and the late Ray Manzarek, plus Bruce Botnick and Elektra Records Founder Jac Holzman.

Additionally there is a performance of “Break On Through (To The Other Side)” from the Isle Of Wight Festival 1970, a 45-minute documentary entitled “The Doors – Breaking Through The Lens,” and “Love Thy Customer,” a never-before-seen 1966 Ford training film with music by The Doors. Finally, the DVD has a section of outtakes from the band’s appearance on the U.S. TV show Malibu U in 1967.

In addition to the DVD and Blu-ray, a Deluxe Edition is available on each physical format, packaged in a 40-page DVD sized hardback book with a “scrapbook” style presentation on each track including lyrics, background info, trivia and photos. All footage has been carefully restored to the highest standards and the sound has been remixed and mastered for 5.1 by Bruce Botnick. 

Track Listing

1) Break On Through (To The Other Side)
Music Film – January 1967
2) Break On Through (To The Other Side)
from Shebang – March 5, 1967
3) The Crystal Ship
From American Bandstand – July 22, 1967
4) Light My Fire
From American Bandstand – July 22, 1967
5) Light My Fire
From Malibu U – August 25, 1967
6) People Are Strange
From Murray The K In New York – September 22, 1967
7) Moonlight Drive
From The Jonathan Winters Show – December 27, 1967
8) The Unknown Soldier
Music Film – February 1968
9) Hello, I Love You
From Musik Für Junge Leute: 4-3-2-1 Hot And Sweet – September 13, 1968
10) Touch Me
From The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour – December 15, 1968
11) Wild Child
Music Film – July 1969
12) Roadhouse Blues
Music Film – February 1970
13) Crawling King Snake
From GTK (Get To Know) – December 1970
14) The Changeling
Music Film – April 1971
15) Gloria
Music Film – October 1983
16) People Are Strange
Music Film – 198o’s
17) Strange Days
Music Film – 1984
18) L.A. Woman
Music Film – 1985
19) Ghost Song
Music Film – 1995

Bonus Features:

Love Thy Customer (music by The Doors)
Ford Training Film – 1966

Outtakes:
Malibu U – 1967
Break On Through (To The Other Side) – Isle Of Wight, August 1970

Breaking Through The Lens documentary