Tune For Tails This Thursday in Minneapolis

I will be playing records for the "Tunes For Tails" cause on Thursday, May 11, 2006. Since this is a benefit, I will not have any guest list. If you want to come on down to support the furry ones- here is the info yo.

Check out those raffle items! J-Bird is for the animals. Werd.

DATE: THURSDAY, MAY 11, 2006
WHERE: FINELINE MUSIC CAFE
ADDRESS: 318 1st AVE NORTH
AGES: 18+
VIP RECEPTION: 6:00-7:30PM $30
TIME: 7:30PM
DONATION BY U: $10
PERFORMING: DEEJAYBIRD, LEROY SMOKES, MARC PERLMAN W/ JESSY GREENE & TIM O'REAGAN, THE ERVERATORS, DRAPER DANIELS, BEN CONNELLY, TIME MAHONEY & JON HERCHERT

INFO:
Local Musicians rock Tunes for Tails A Benefit to Save Homeless Animals

Local musicians gather at the Fine Line Music Café on Thursday, May 11
for a rockin' gala to celebrate the success of Happy Tails Rescue's
first year (over 300 animals saved!) and to raise money that will save
more lives. Marc Perlman (of the Jayhawks), Jessy Greene, Leroy
Smokes, Tim Mahoney and more will perform animal themed cover songs
including, "Black Horse & the Cherry Tree", "You Ain't Nothing but a
Hound Dog" and everyone's favorite, "Smelly Cat" from Friends! A
silent auction and raffle feature great items including tickets for
great seats at Twins and Vikings games, concert tickets, autographed
memorablia from James Blunt, the Killers, Soul Asylum, Fall Out Boy,
All American Rejects and much more. View a display of artwork created
by our Happy Tails dogs and cat some of it up for auction! Meet some
very special guests happy, Happy Tails adopted pets with a story to
tell.

Approximately 570 homeless dogs and cats are euthanized EVERY HOUR in
shelters across the United States.* Happy Tails Rescue is a
non-profit, no kill rescue group working to reduce that number. Happy
Tails is strictly volunteer run and completely non-profit every
dollar of all donations goes back to care for and save animals in
need. We rescue animals that would otherwise be euthanized from high
kill shelters or animal control facilities. When you adopt from or
donate to Happy Tails Rescue you really are saving a life!

This year Happy Tails also assisted with animal rescue efforts in the
aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. A group of Happy Tails volunteers
worked at the Best Friends Rescue Center in Tylertown, MS and brought
back 6 dogs and 2 cats to care for. They also provided assistance to
abandoned animals on the Red Lake Indian Reservation in Minnesota. For
more information: www.finelinemusic.com or
www.petfinder.com/shelters/htr.html

* HSUS Pet Overpopulation


After All Raffle items

2 Twins v Seattle tickets (behind home plate), 1 night & dinner for 2
at the Crowne Plaza $100 concierge services $50 Dog Den & Parrots Cove
24K gold dipped Rose $25 Gordon Erickson Diamond $25 Gordon Erickson
Diamond Fleece blanket Free Oil Change CD packages $25 Joseph's
Restaurant St. Paul $25 Famous Daves Pullover jacket XL Doggy Day Care
Doggy Day Care Doggy Day Care Doggy Day Care Poop scooping service$150 Downtown Dogs Dinner for 4 + florist gift card Dinner for 10 at
Chipotle

Silent Auction Items
Vikings tickets (46 yard line, 6th row) Canvas Print "Hennepin Avenue
Bridge" Michael Birawer 4 Twins v Cleveland tickets (behind home
plate) 2 Twins v Seattle tickets (behind home plate) + Ike's
restaurant 10,000 Lakes Festival tickets + canvas chair + stainless
steel travel mug + fleece blanket + soft-sided cooler with radio WE
Fest tickets + canvas chair + stainless steel travel mug + fleece
blanket + soft-sided cooler with radio 1 night at Millennium Hotel
with VIP pet package VIP card to Fine Line (you + guest to nearly any
show for 1 year) Soul Asylum autographed dog collar Kathy Griffin
autographed dog collar Bob Schneider autographed poetry/art book Bob
Schneider autographed poetry/art book James Blunt autographed dog
collar + autographed promo photo James Blunt Autographed dog collar +
his CD James Blunt autographed cat collar + autographed promo poster
James Blunt autographed cat collar + his CD James Blunt autographed
dog collar + autographed promo poster Framed, autographed Killers
poster Ashanti autographed CD Def Leppard autographed CD Sum 41
Autographed CD All American Rejects autographed CD Autographed Fall
Out Boy and All American Rejects guitar 2 18 holes of golf +
restaurant GC 4 Twins tickets-CM $156 Chef dinner for 4 + $35
Lindskoog florist 2 Chris Isaac tickets 2 Ben Harper tickets 2 Ben
Harper tickets 2 Ben Harper tickets 2 Rob Thomas & Jewel tickets 2
Elvis Costello tickets 2 Goo Goo Dolls/Myth tickets

Tickets can be purchased at the Fine Line or at the door day of show.

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ATMOSPHERE POUR ME ANOTHER TOUR DATES

POUR ME ANOTHER ROUTING (AS OF SEPT 1, 2005)
FEATURING: ATMOSPHERE, BLUEPRINT, P.O.S

DATE CITY STATE VENUE
09/09 Duluth MN Luce (w/ out Blueprint)
09/10 Duluth MN Luce (w/ out Blueprint)
09/13 Cleveland OH House of Blues
09/14 Buffalo NY Buffalo Icon
09/15 New Haven CT Toad’s Place
09/16 New York NY CMJ Music Marathon
09/18 Pittsburgh PA Mr. Smalls
09/19 Bloomington IN Rhino’s
09/20 Iowa City IA Scope Memorial Ballroom
09/22 Omaha NE Sokol Ballroom
09/23 Menomonie WI University of WI Stout
09/24 Fargo ND Playmaker’s Pavilion
09/26 Bozeman MT Zebra Lounge
09/27 Missoula MT University of Montana
09/28 Calgary AB Mac Ewan Hall
09/29 Edmonton AB Red’s
09/30 Saskatoon SK Louis’ Pub (U of S)
10/01 Winnipeg MB Ramada Marlborough
10/04 Milwaukee WI Pabst Theatre
10/05 Chicago IL Vic Theatre
10/06 Detroit MI St. Andrews Hall
10/07 Columbus OH Newport Music Hall
10/08 Toronto ON Opera House
10/10 Montreal QC Foufounes Electriques
10/11 Burlington VT Higher Ground
10/12 Providence RI Lupos
10/13 Boston MA The Roxy Theatre
10/14 New York NY Iriving Plaza
10/15 Philadelphia PA Trocadero
10/17 Baltimore MD Recher Theatre
10/18 Washington DC 9:30 Club
10/19 Chapel Hill NC Cat’s Cradle
10/20 Atlanta GA The Loft
10/21 Gainesville FL Common Grounds
10/22 Orlando FL Pavilion
10/24 New Orleans LA House Of Blues
10/25 Austin TX Emo’s
10/26 Dallas TX Gypsy Ballroom
10/27 Sante Fe NM Genoveva Chavez Center
10/28 Phoenix AZ Marquee Theatre
10/29 Las Vegas NV Las Vegoose Festival
10/30 Long Beach CA The Vault
11/01 Los Angeles CA Wiltern Theatre
11/02 San Francisco CA The Fillmore
11/03 San Francisco CA The Fillmore
11/04 Eugene OR McDonald Theatre
11/05 Portland OR Roseland Theatre
11/06 Vancouver BC Commodore Ballroom
11/07 Seattle WA Showbox Theatre
11/09 Salt Lake City UT Clubland Theater
11/10 Denver CO Fillmore Auditorium
11/11 Lawrence KS Granada
11/12 Columbia MO Bluenote Theater
11/13 Madison WI The Orpheum
11/14 Minneapolis MN First Ave
11/15 Minneapolis MN First Ave

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@ IT AGAIN TOUR ROUTING

@ IT AGAIN TOUR (FINAL ROUTING)
featuring: ATMOSPHERE, GRAYSKUL and P.O.S

03/01- Madison, WI @ Luther’s (w/ Vox Vermillion)
03/02- Champaign, IL @ High Dive (w/ Vox Vermillion)
03/03- Bloomington, IN @ Rhinos (w/ Vox Vermillion)
03/04- Ann Arbor, MI @ Blind Pig (w/ Vox Vermillion)
03/05- Columbus, OH @ Little Brothers (w/ Vox Vermillion)
03/06- Louisville, KY @ Headliners Music Hall (w/ Vox Vermillion)
03/07- Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop (w/ Vox Vermillion)
03/09- Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground (w/ Philmore Brown)
03/10- Portland, ME @ Space Gallery (w/ Philmore Brown)
03/11- Providence, RI @ Living Room (w/ Philmore Brown)
03/12- Cambridge, MA @ Middle East-Downstairs (w/ Philmore Brown)
03/13- New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom (w/ Philmore Brown)
03/15- Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church (w/ Philmore Brown)
03/16- Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar (w/ Philmore Brown)
03/17- Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club (w/ Philmore Brown)
03/18- Richmond, VA @ Nanci Raygun
03/19- Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle (WITH SAGE FRANCIS)
03/20- Nashville, TN @ Exit In
03/22- Birmingham, AL @ Zydeco (w/ Ground Opening)
03/23- Atlanta, GA @ Drunken Unicorn (w/ Ground Opening)
03/24- Gainesville, FL @ Common Grounds (w/ Ground Opening)
03/25- Orlando, FL @ Social (w/ Ground Opening)
03/26- St. Petersburg, FL @ State Theatre (w/ Ground Opening)
03/27- New Orleans, LA @ HOB/The Parish (w/ Ground Opening)
03/28- Austin, TX @ Emo’s (w/ Ground Opening)
03/30- Denton, TX @ Hailey’s (w/ Ground Opening)
03/31- Albuquerque, NM @ Launchpad
04/01- Tucson, AZ @ Club Congress
04/02- Phoenix, AZ @ Old Brickhouse
04/03- Las Vegas, NV @ Roadhouse (ON SALE 2/25/05)
04/05- San Diego, CA @ Epicentre
04/06- Los Angeles, CA @ Troubadour (SOLD OUT)
04/07- Los Angeles, CA @ Troubadour (SOLD OUT)
04/08- Pomona, CA @ Glass House
04/09- San Francisco, CA @ Slims
04/10- San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill
04/12- Eugene, OR @ WOW Hall
04/13- Portland, OR @ Roseland Theatre
04/14- Seattle, WA @ Neumos
04/15- Missoula, MT @ The Other Side
04/16- Boise, ID @ JD’s (venue may change pending further information)
04/17- Salt Lake City, UT @ Club Sound
04/18- Boulder, CO @ Fox Theatre (SOLD OUT)
04/20- Denver, CO @ Gothic Theatre
04/22- Omaha, NE @ Sokol Underground (w/ Vox Vermillion)
04/23- St. Louis, MO @ Creepy Crawl (w/ Vox Vermillion)
04/24- Chicago, IL @ Abbey Pub (w/ Vox Vermillion)
04/25- Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle (w/ Vox Vermillion)
04/26- Iowa City, IA @ Gabe’s Oasis (w/ Vox Vermillion)
04/27- Sioux Falls, SD @ Oaks Convention Center (w/ Vox Vermillion)
04/29- Duluth, MN @ Luce (w/ Vox Vermillion)
04/30- Minneapolis, MN @ First Ave.- TICKETS ON SALE 02/23/05 (w/ Vox Vermillion)

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Sydney...random thoughts at 2:19am

I've been here four days. People are nice. People are not too happy about the United States. Some people think Minneapolis is in Canada. People do not like George Bush. I like the people here.

When I order a coffee here, I've learned to ask for a, "Long Black." Different. I also learned passing people driving on the road is called, "overtaking". The other day was Australia Day, I've been told it's like Columbus Day back home-need to do more research.
One other addition to my education of Australia is workers get paid more to work holidays, and if you're a customer in some places, they'll charge you an extra 10% for their service on that holiday. Also, the people here can drink, love to drink and give a new meaning to the definition of drunk. A guy just randomly started singing to a full audience at a Thai restuarant tonight, funny. The police sirens here sound like a sick cow. Lastly, there's a rap group here from Adelaide called, "Hilltop Hoods"- when they played at BDO there was about 10,000 kids that know every word. One word, large.

I went to check out Rise Against open for System of Down at some venue near Fox Studios. Amazing show. It's always good to see a Chicago group rock in another country. Props. I had some serious Warped Tour flashbacks.

I got the pleasure of seeing Murs while I was here. He always makes me smile and makes my day better. Murs is the homey. Vegan food rules dawg.

The other day, after The Big Day Out, there was an after party with a full open bar all night. I left at 4:00am, others with me got back to the hotel after 8:00am. I have a new respect for the after party. Crazy drunk people. Crazy drunk people in bands. Crazy.

I found a great comic book store here, called, "Comic Kingdom"- two floors...what a great place. If I had enough time, I could have spent an entire day in that place.

The side show last night at Beck's Bar was one of the best shows yet. Ever been to a show that only served Becks Beer? I have now. The backstage room was in a old jail cell in a very old barracks building. We're convinced, it's haunted. Murs rocked with Slug- good times. DJ Spooky rocked the house as well. The whole show was filmed for TV. What was up with that dude pissing on the statue last night when we leaving?

Today, I got the pleasure of experiencing the Blue Mountain region. All I have to say is I saw parrots and cockatoos in a rain forest. Beautiful. Still no koalas, but seeing those birds in the wild blew my mind. There were some crazy lizards too. I also realized that winter back home is making me lazy and out of shape. Cold weather is not fun anymore.

Tomorrow, it's off to Melbourne. I wonder if we change time zones again?

Word to Blinky Bill...

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BDO-GOLD COAST AUSTRALIA

Arrived in Australia. I haven't seen a koala yet, but I'm searching. Staying on the Gold Coast at an area called Surfer's Paradise. Man, I feel very lucky right now, especially since it's snowing in Minnesota and cold. It's summer here and my hotel room overlooks the South Pacific Ocean.

The Atmosphere show the other night in Brisbane went great, with an hour and half set. Two kids made their own Atmosphere shirts and were the first ones in the venue. Met a few really cool graf writers out here as well. My new favorite beer is J Boag. Did you know Burger King here is called, "Hungry Jacks?"

Yesterday, Atmosphere played the Big Day Out here. It was so hot outside. Before Atmosphere's set, Money Mark asked the band to sit in with him and they improvised a good portion of the set with him. Watching the Atmosphere band, along with DJ Koala and Money Mark freestyle a 45 minute set was the highlight of my day-no doubt. It was also pretty fun to watch Slug walk around in the audience while performing, "Always Coming Back Home To You." Good times.

Checked out a bit of Slipknot and System of a Down's sets. The after party went well into the morning hours. I departed the drunkeness at 4:00am. Got to love it.

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Straight Out of Auckland...New Zealand

We've been in New Zealand for three days now, actually in a city called Auckland. Here's a few birdy notes yo:

1- Piah Beach is tight, if you wait until dusk you might see a penguin on the beach.
2- There is middle age white guy here walking around in a 1987 NWA tour shirt- I've seen him twice. If you get a picture of him, I'll send you a free Atmosphere t-shirt.
3- Yes, there's a Starbucks here, but I've been going to this cool indie spot called Alleluya in St. Kevin's Arcade. Very good, great people.
4- At the downstairs club at 4:20 (also the name of the club) every Thursday here there is a secret password that allows you to drink beer for free. Yesterday, the password was..."It's quite hot for a penguin to be walking around today."
5- A lot of vegetarian food here. Fresh for me. Fresh for you.
6- Even all the way in Auckland, New Zealand there are kids from San Diego, CA at the show. It's good to see friends from other places.
7- Look for the signs that say, "Cookie Time."
8- Good comic book shop- Heroes For Sale.
9- When you hear the chirping sounds it's alright to cross the street, even across the middle of the intersection.
10- Beware of freestyling kids from Hamilton, NZ. They spit on you when they rap. Not fun for me, especially after five different freestyles. Take a few paces back.

Tonight, Atmosphere plays Big Day Out. Geah.

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A Week At The Entry

I spent eight consecutive days at the 7th Street Entry for these historical Atmosphere shows in Minneapolis. It's was weird basically having my office at First Ave. The conversations and the stories shared from the staff of First Ave and the 7th Street Entry were great. The only thing that really sucked is I was sick for the majority of the shows.

The fans who showed up were supportive beyond belief. there was one kid who fronted the line, I think everyday! Each day the line would beat me to the venue and I had to be there three hours before doors opened. One day it was so cold out, and there were like eight people in line waiting. I was on my way to Starbucks to get my second wind with some afternoon coffee, so I picked them up some hot chocolate. It was the least I could do.

Kids started bringing chairs and posted up earlier and earlier for the 50 available tickets. The first show that was at 8:00PM, there were people waiting at the venue at 1:00PM. I think they thought doors were at 5:00PM, so they waited for like seven hours. We were able to let them in a bit early, but damn I was cold just watching them. The weather was almost always around zero degrees or below each day! I still can't believe the response and level of enthusiasm. Crazy.

Over the eight shows we had a total of 2608 people come through the Entry's doors. Over the eight shows, there were twenty-one artists and six DJs supplying the music. Atmosphere played between an hour and thirty minutes to almost two hours some nights. People traveled from as far as California, Oklahoma City and Boston to be at the shows. To say the least, it was an amazing experience for me. I enjoyed playing records every night, even if some kid told me it was weak to play Snoop Dogg. Hah. I had a great time and felt honored to be part of the longest run at the 7th Street Entry...ever!

I still need to figure out my crate check for these shows...damn.

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ATMOSPHERE, SE7EN, 7 SHOWS, $7 @ 7TH STREET ENTRY

In celebration of the CD reissue of Atmosphere's, "Se7en", Atmosphere will play SEVEN shows at the 7th Street Entry (First Ave. North and 7th Street in Minneapolis) for $7 (advance).

The week-long run of performances will kick-off on the day Se7en is re-released on Tuesday, January 4, 2005. There will be different guest performers each night. Tickets go on sale Wednesday, December 15, 2004. Tickets will be available at: Fifth Element, Electric Fetus, First Ave. Box Office and Ticketmaster. Get your tickets early! Here is the breakdown of performances:

Tuesday, January 4, 2005 (SOLD OUT!)

Ages: All Ages

Featuring: In Communicato, Blueprint, Atmosphere

Music provided by: DJ NIkoless

Wednesday, January 5, 2005 (SOLD OUT!)

Ages:All Ages

Featuring: Passions, Eyedea, Carnage, Masta I, Atmosphere

Music Provided by: DeeJayBird

Thursday, January 6, 2004 (SOLD OUT!

Ages:18

Featuring: The Dames, Brother Ali & BK One, Atmosphere

Music Provided by: King Otto

Friday, January 7, 2005 (SOLD OUT!)

Ages: 21

Featuring: Swiss Army, P.O.S, Atmosphere

Music Provided by: DeeJayBird

Saturday, January 8, 2005 (SOLD OUT!)

Ages: 21

Featuring: Cardinal Sin, Los Nativos, Atmosphere

Music Provided by: DJ Nikoless

Sunday, January 9, 2005 (GUEST LIST ONLY!)

Ages: 21

Featuring: I Self Devine, Dillinger Four, Atmosphere

Music Provided by: DJ Nikoless & DeeJayBird

***THIS SHOW WILL BE GUEST LIST ONLY!!!***

Monday, January 10, 2005 (SOLD OUT!)

Ages: 18

Featuring: Vox Vermillion, One Man Army, Atmosphere

Music Provided by: Buck KAC

Thuesday, January 11, 2005 (SHOW JUST ADDED!)
Ages: All Ages
Featuring: Atmosphere, support to be announced
***TICKETS ON SALE WED, DEC 22, 2004***

For more information on these shows:

Fifth Element: (612) 377-0044

First Ave .: FIRST AVE/7TH STREET ENTRY

R.I.P ODB

Back in 1993, my job was doing street promotions in the Chicago and Milwaukee area. One of my accounts was Loud Records and they had a new group called Wu Tang Clan. I first met some of the members; Method Man, GZA and RZA when they came through Chicago to fill in for Fat Joe when he cancelled a show at the AC Club. After their new album dropped, I had the entire group in town to promote their new album and do a show at The Riv with.. I believe MC Eiht.

Before the show, we had a scheduled radio interview at 106 Jamz, which was outside of Chicago near the Indiana border. We drove in a van out to the radio station to do a show with on air personality and legend, Pinkhouse (R.I.P). Method Man and RZA primarily did the interview and then the entire group was set to record drops for the various DJS and shows on the station.

At this time, nobody could find Old Dirty Bastard. Everyone searched the station, but he was no where to be found. It became my job to find him. It was winter and about 15-20 degrees outside and snowing. The station was located right off highway 94 on a dead end street in a rather small building. After looking all around the station, in the van and outside the building, I finally found ODB pacing up and down the street. As I walked closer, I noticed he was freestyling, all by himself with nobody else around. I also noticed, he had no coat on. He was just rapping. Not only rapping, but really into what he doing-freestyling with all his emotions- unaware of the cold. It was pretty intense. As I walked up closer, feeling strange about interupting him; he just kept repeating over and over..."I love this shit...I love this shit." After a few more verses, he went back in the studio with me and participated in the recording of the drops for the station.

I had the pleasure of working with ODB on a few other memorable occassions in Chicago, Atlanta and New York. He was a great person and a talented addition to rap music. Although, my experiences with ODB were brief, he did have an impact on me. It was sad to hear the news of his passing late Saturday night.

R.I.P- Old Dirty Bastard

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MF DOOM SHOW MOVED TO THE QUEST IN MINNEAPOLIS

Due to the closing of First Ave, we have moved the MF DOOM show (as well as The Leave of Absence Tour) to The Quest in Minneapolis. The show is NOT canceled. The show is still all ages with advance tickets being $12 and $15 at the door. The show must go on and will go on!

Bring your can foods or non-perishable food item-IMPORTANT..IMPORTANT..IMPORTANT!

Spread the word. We are also flying to a few other cities over the next few weeks:
11/15 - Chicago, IL, 11/16- Minneapolis, 11/18- SF, CA, 11/19- LA, CA, 11/20- Fort Collins, CO, 11/21- Boulder, CO, 11/22- Philadelphia, PA and 11/24- NYC, NY. Get your tickets now. I will be there, please say hello to me.

Tell your mom to bring her friends and can food item!

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