Nite Crawl
April
Nite Crawl
By
Roger Anderson
Congrats
to Rochester “Guitar Hero” teen, 16 year old Chris Chike who is now a
Guinness World Record holder for the highest score for a song on the video game
“Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock.” In
fact, I think I will have a Guinness to celebrate, cheers! . . .
Heather Mills rakes in 48.6M via Sir Paul ordered by a London judge, -wow
that divorce was pretty costly, but wait a second only 751.4M left in assets,
see ya! . . . For more Mop-Top news, famous Beatle guru Maharishi died in
February. How about a little transcendental meditation, -ok that’s
enough. Also, don’t forget, the
world’s greatest drummer of all time, Ringo Starr has a new disc, “Liverpool
8.” It has a nice beat to it! . . . Bon Jovi shoots some video footage before
concerts in the Twin Cities, that a boy! .
. . Dave Clark Five singer Mike Smith died in February less than two weeks
before the band was to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame last
month on March 10th . .
. 10,000 BC in theatres everywhere! . . . Local musician, Wain McFarlane all
good after a kidney transplant, rock on! . . . The soulful Jenny Craig, Etta
James April 1st @ Mystic Lake . . . Stones Scorsese Shine A Light,
starring the Rolling Stones on the big screen starting April 4th at
the IMAX Cinemagic Metropolitan 15 at the 1-94 St. Michael exit (20 min. past
Maple Grove,) www.cinemagictheatres.com . . . Lover Boy meets Eddie Money April
6th @ Grand Casino Hinckley . . . Kansas
@ Mystic Lake Casino, April 11th, $25 ticket . . . Thursday, April 17th
The Rock of Love Tour with Bret Michaels (of Poison) performs live at Myth
w/special guests Downtred & Crash Anthem;
the VH1 cameras will be rolling, get your own chance of fame, be there!
Myth presents Kraftwerk on Sat. April 19th .
. . UFO rocks the Medina Ballroom, Fri., April 18th . .
. Carlos Santana w/special guest the Derek Trucks Band @ Xcel, Mon., April 21st
. . . With 3M sales on the new disc, Alicia Keys plays Target Center with Ne-Yo
and Jordin Sparks on 4/30 . . . “I Wanna Take You Higher” w/SLY & the
“new” FAMILY STONE, direct from the Golden Gate city of San Fran, the one
and only funk-king, and yes he will show up, May 2nd @
First Ave, -last seen at the 2006 Grammy Awards . . . Dolly
“boom boom” Parton rescheduled at the Northrop Auditorium on May 7th
. . . Van Halen is Back! or are
they? Eddie’s health not doing so good! . . . Coming Ace Frehley of KISS on
his Rocket Ride Tour 2008 is at First Avenue, 6pm show, 18+ event, stay tuned! .
. . Megadeth – metal giants @
Myth headlining the Gigantour on May 9th . . . Progressive Nation
2008 feat. Dream Theater & more May 12th . . . Rush! May 22nd
@ Xcel Energy Center . . . Detroit Michigan’s Finest, Kid Rock Rock ‘N’
Roll Revival Tour with a special appearance, May 24th at Target
Center with Peter Wolf (of J Geils Band) & Run DMC, -love the new KR hit,
“Amen” . . . May 27-June 1,
Monty Python’s Spamalot @ the Orpheum Theatre . . . Panic at the Disco
w/Motion City Soundtrack & more, May 27th @ Myth . . . Zappa
plays Zappa feat. Dweezil Zappa of course, Friday, June 6th at First
Avenue -www.zappa.com . . . The 2nd Annual True Colors
Tour featuring Cyndi Lauper, The B-52’s, Rosie O’Donnell and more June 9th
@ USBANK Theater at Target Center in support of the Ture Colors Fund . . . Kanye
West & RHIANNA @ Target Center June 11th . . . Apple River
Country Splash in Somerset, WI, June 19-21 feat. LeAnn Rimes, Clint Black,
Gretchen Wilson, Sara Evans & more . . . Joe Cocker with a little help of
his friends, The Steve Miller Band graces Target Center July 3rd . .
. July 10-13 Rocklahoma! Opening night features Bret Michaels, more info
forthcoming! . . . revisit Woodstock vets, Crosby Stills Nash at Orpheum Theatre
Friday, July 11th . . . July 23rd – Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
w/very special guest, Steve Winwood @ Target Center . . . Grateful Dead members
Phil Lesh and Mickey Hart & too much coolness to mention (60 acts in all) to
perform at this year’s 10,000 Lakes Festival at Detroit Lakes Soo Pass Ranch
July 23-26 . . . Brad Paisley, Taylor Swift, Sugarland, Neal McCoy, Kenny
Chesney, Billy Ray Cyrus, Little Big Town, LeAnn Rimes & Rascal Flats
already confirmed @ this year’s WeFest.com in Detroit Lakes, Aug. 7-9, 800
493-3378 . . . Melissa Etheridge The Revival Tour 2008 –Aug. 9th at
O’Shaughnessy Auditorium in St. Paul . . . Dave Matthews Band & the Black
Crowes at Alpine Valley Music Theatre Aug. 9-10 . . . Second announcement made
public for the MN State Fair -Miranda Lambert, Aug. 25th Dierks
Bentley in scheduled on the 27th . . . the GOP/Republican Convention
to be held in St. Paul, Sept. 1-4 with LeAnn Rimes under the sheets with a
private show at Trocaderos on 9/1 . . . Former Allman Bros Dickey Betts &
Great Southern re-scheduled @ Medina Ent. Ctr. Oct. 25th . . . Celine
Dion @ Target Center Oct. 30th . . . Former Twins Johan Santana
pitched the Mets opener, the start of a 7 year $150.75M contract Go Twins, even
if we don’t win, we saved some cash!! In
sports, Randy Moss signs on for a 3-year $27M contract with another run with the
Patriots, oh shit. Also Brett Favre
retires from Green Bay, bye bye. As
for Packers management, “Now what do we do?” hee hee . . . Watch out for a
black Hummer in Laguna Beach, CA, Richie Sambora, Bon Jovi guitarist was
arrested for drunken driving . . . Will the snow ever go away, madder than hell!