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posted Friday, March 21, 2008 - Volume 36 Issue 12 |
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| True Colors tickets on sale tomorrow, Switches CD released |
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True Colors tickets on sale tomorrow, Switches CD released
I don't have much room this week to pitch music, what with The Blakes interview in The Music Lounge's usual spot (read it, they're wildly fun!). But there are two things worth mentioning.
First, tickets for Cyndi Lauper's True Colors Tour go on sale tomorrow morning at all Ticketmaster locations. This marks the second continuous year of the Gay issues-supportive road show with various artists alternating on the multi-city bill. However, this marks the initial Seattle appearance of the traveling festival with a scheduled list of performers that includes Lauper, B-52s, Rosie O'Donnell and Joan Armatrading. The concert takes place on Tuesday, July 1 at WaMu Theater (adjacent to Qwest Field). Tickets, priced between $55 and $125, will be available for purchase at 10 a.m. March 22. Stay glued to Seattle Gay News because we'll bring you all the action of the True Colors Tour, possibly behind-the-scenes coverage and artist interviews.
Second, my pick for the coolest new CD is Lay Down the Law by the UK band Switches. Lead singer Matt Bishop interviewed with Seattle Gay News on February 18 (read it at www.sgn.org), just before the group played a sold-out show at Neumos. The disc has really great, bouncy songs like "Drama Queen," "Stepkids in Love," "Coming Down," and the title track. I called Bishop on Tuesday to congratulate him and the other Switches on their CD's official release. As expected, they're all very excited to have the CD available for fans to purchase. Switches celebrated the release of Lay Down the Law at a soiree hosted by Spin magazine in Los Angeles, and after a short series of radio shows the band will plot another American tour that hopefully returns them to Seattle. If you listen to Franz Ferdinand, Panic at the Disco!, The Killers, The All-American Rejects, or The Cars, then you'll love Switches. Check them out at your favorite music store.
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