Fall Out Boy's Patrick Stump and Daryl Hall get their groove on Live from Daryl's House The two pair up for 25th installment of groundbreaking web series Fall Out Boy vocalist Patrick Stump writes most of the music for his platinum-plus Chicago rock band, but he's also a closet R&B/soul fan who has produced tracks for fellow Windy City rapper Lupe Fiasco , and is a longtime fan of Daryl Hall 's music, which makes him the [...]
Eric Hutchinson has been invited to open for Kelly Clarkson on her upcoming fall tour. The Warner Bros. Records recording artist, who played a series of summer shows with Clarkson, will support Ms. Clarkson on 30+ dates (see below for itinerary). "Ok, It's Alright With Me," the second single from Hutchinson's full-length debut, Sounds Like This, [...]

A few months ago, we reported on Perez Hilton 's record label and a tour he personally curated and branded. The line-up ( Ladyhawke , Ida Maria , Sliimy , Julian Perretta , Eric Hutchinson , and Semi Precious Weapons ) for the tour, which kicked off September 10, actually sounded decent. But the venture itself doesn't seem to be going so great. The Guardian reports that "ticket sales for his tour have been so poor that prices have been slashed — in some cases to nothing — for the [...]

As an obsessive jazz fan, I'm accustomed to seeing shockingly meager audiences. Even so, I was horrified when I stepped inside the Beaumont Club Wednesday. Less than one hundred people were on hand for the free and well-publicized Perez Hilton Presents Tour stop. Did I mention it was free? It wasn't as if the spectacularly successful gossip blogger put together an esoteric bill of avant-garde jazz artists. Even with headliner Ida Maria dropping off the tour, Hilton offered a decent lineup. [...]
Eric Hutchinson to support Kelly Clarkson Eric Hutchinson will be opening for Kelly Clarkson on her upcoming fall tour. Check out his new album " Sounds Like This " on iTunes . 9/23 Kansas City, MO The Beaumont Club Perez Hilton Presents 9/24 Columbia, MO University of Missouri headlining 9/25 St. Louis, MO St. Louis University " 9/26 Valparaiso, IN Valparaiso University " 9/28 Baltimore, MD Ram's Head Live " 10/2 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Arena opening for Kelly Clarkson 10/4 Portland, ME [...]
'New York City concert was hotter than a whore in heat! So amazing!' - Perez Hilton 'Ida Maria appeared to be drunk and phoning it in.' in DC - Sep 12, 2009 ( Francis Chung for DCist ) "So, you'd assume that the self-proclaimed "queen of all media" would have been tweeting the crap out of Ida Maria walking off stage at her Boston show on Monday night. Perhaps a few scathing blog posts on [...]

Ladyhawke , Ida Maria , Sliimy , Julian Perretta , FrankMusik , Eric Hutchinson and Semi Precious Weapons are on the 'Perez Hilton Presents' tour that kicked off in Atlanta on September 10th. It hits Irving Plaza in NYC on Wednesday (9/16) with a night off tonight (9/15). Ladyhawke is using the time for another show... Don't miss LADYHAWKE as she performs tracks from her special edition CD, an expanded version of her self-titled debut album that includes five new tracks. [...]
Here are the bands/musicians/groups performing on Late Night TV ( The Late Show with David Letterman , The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien , Late Night with Jimmy Fallon , The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson , Jimmy Kimmel Live , and Last Call with Carson Daly ) this week. Monday (9/7) Letterman: Diane Birch Conan: Eric Hutchinson Fallon: Jimmy Buffett [...]
Country music legend George Jones appears this week on Letterman Wednesday, and Fallon on Friday. He releases a greatest hits compilation, A Collection Of My Best Recollection , this week partnering with Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, collected as a way to celebrate the restaurant & store's 40th anniversary. Playlist: Picks for the week Monday, September 7 CBS: Late Show With David Letterman : Diane Birch CBS: Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson [...]
Bumbershoot , Seattle's Annual Music and Arts Festival starts tomorrow ( Sep 5 ) and continues throughout the Labor Day weekend. Music critic in-residence Drake LeLane will be on the scene at Seattle Center this weekend reporting on all the comings and goings at the festival. In Bumbershoot news, Youngershoot , three days full of "kid-specific and family-friendly activities", makes it inaugural bow at this year's festival. (Ironically, Drake will be attending Bumber "kid free" this year, so I guess we'll have to hear his first hand reviews of Spin The Bottle Jr. [...]

Some of us love Perez Hilton . Some of us hate him. And some (I'm looking at you, will.i.am) may have punched him in the face. But, as his loyal readers know, Hilton is not just a fame whore; he's also a music lover. In the past, he's used his marginal taste to promote performers he likes (why yes, we can thank him for Katy Perry). And now the gossip diva is parlaying his influence into his very own record label, Perezscious Records, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. But that alone won't satisfy [...]
In an effort to rid himself of a (this time figurative) black eye , celebrity blogger Perez Hilton is taking the likes of Ida Maria and Ladyhawke and putting them on the road to once again demonstrate how with it he is. The two lovely ladies, along with Julian Perretta , Eric Hutchinson , and Frankmusik , will be a part of the Perez Hilton Presents Tour 2009. That's right, the group of an American, a Kiwi, a Norwegian and two Brits will go on a tour [...]
Die selbsternannte "Queen of all media" alias Perez Hilton wird immer unheimlicher. Zuerst gründete sie, ä pardon, er ein eigenes Labels, nun kommt die eigene Festival-Tour. Seit circa einem Monat ist klar, was Hilton bereits seit mehr als einem Jahr herausposaunt: Er hat sein eigenes Musik-Label. Möglich gemacht hat dies Warner Music, die seine A&R- und Publicity-Künste als erste erkannt haben. Erstaunlich wie schnell die waren (räusper). Mark Lavandeira, wie Perez mit bürgerlichem Namen heisst, soll angeblich 1002000 Dollar pro Jahr Vorschuss bekommen, im Gegenzug gibt er 50 Prozent der Einnahmen seiner Künstler [...]

This weekend, Fuse debuts a Kanye West concert filmed last month at the Chicago Theatre in the rapper's hometown. The one-hour special debuts on Saturday night at 8PM and will be shown a number of times both on Saturday night and Sunday. CLICK HERE for a clip of Good Life from the program. Friday, July 24 [all times Eastern]: Classic Albums: The Doors [VH1 Classic 5PM] Rush: Live In Rio [VH1 Classic 6PM] Conan O'Brien: Eric Hutchinson [NBC 11:35PM] Carson [...]

Grace Jones Thursday 7/23: Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, Eskimo Hunter @ Hammer Museum Wavves @ The Smell Kelly Clarkson @ Pacific Amphitheatre Casiotone for the Painfully Alone @ The Echo Monte Negro @ HOB Sunset Eric Hutchinson @ El Rey Theatre Rhys Darby @ Henry Fonda Theatre Semi Precious Weapons @ Viper Room [...]

[Birthday cheers to Fran Healy of Travis. And speaking of cheers, it's hard to go wrong if you go out tonight:] The free "Also I Like to Rock" series winds up its run at the Hammer Museum with Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros playing from their recently released album of x'60s-styled anthems, "Up From Below," joined by local shoegazers Eskimohunter . ... If you didn't check out the new Robert Francis song "Nightfall" when I posted it the other day, head to his MySpace [...]
Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros, Eskimohunter @ Hammer Museum The Pharcyde @ Key Club Casiotone For The Painfully Alone, Concern, Former Ghosts, Square On Square @ The Echo Robert Francis, Rumspringa @ The Roxy Jesca Hoop, Rachel Goodrich, Austin Hartley-Leonard, Cosio, Kat Ottosen @ Hotel Cafe Eric Hutchinson, Anya Marina @ El Rey Spirit Animal, Tigers Can Bite You, Robotanists @ Spaceland Wavves, Made in Mexico, PROTECTME, Showgirls @ The Smell Carla Werner, Phoenix and the Turtle, The Nocturnes @ Echo Curio Semi Precious Weapons, Lady Sinatra, Purple Melon, Singapore [...]

Massachusetts natives, Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers have signed with Vanguard Records and will release their debut CD 'The Bear' on September 8, 2009. Produced by Tom Schick ( Norah Jones, Ryan Adams, Rufus Wainright ) and Sam Kassirer ( Josh Ritter, Erin McKeown ), 'The Bear' finds the band - Kellogg, Kit "Goose" Karlson and Brian "Boots" Factor unveiling their rawest and most definitive album to date. The twelve songs on 'The Bear' each tell heartfelt, deeply [...]

Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks Monday 7/20/09 [Pick of the Night] The Pains of Being Pure at Heart / Girls / Champagne Socialists @ the Echo ($14) – The Pains of Being Pure at Heart record is one of my favorite records of the year. If you're into that post-C86, early Jesus & Mary Chain I think you'll dig it. They put on a better live show than you'd expect too. I haven't heard much from Girls, but I know Scott from Surfing on [...]
This year I will be heading to the Bumbershoot Festival 2009 over Labor Day Weekend. The lineup is so impressive and the the activities are endless. Check out the festival's complete lineup. COMPLETE LINEUP ANNOUNCED! YEAH YEAH YEAHS, OLD 97'S, COLD WAR KIDS, [...]