Oct 7, 2010,
By Sarah Benzuly
Female singer/songwriter touring festival Lilith Fair stopped by the Shoreline Amphitheater (Mountain View, Calif.) in early July, where fans were treated to sets by Sarah McLachlan (founder of the festival), Heart, Miranda Lambert, The Bangles, Colbie Caillat and much more on three stages...
Sep 22, 2010,
By Sarah Benzuly
The Goo Goo Dolls may have stayed quiet for the past few years—four years passed between Let Love In (2006) and this year’s Something for the Rest of Us—yet they were anything but when the foursome hit the stage in late August at the Sleep Train Pavilion (Concord, Calif.). ...
Sep 9, 2010,
By Sarah Benzuly
Touring for their latest, By a Thread, Gov’t Mule continues to offer “Mule Tracks” for download a few days after the show. Mix recently talked with FOH engineer Ed Hopson about the tour and the recordings.
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Sep 9, 2010,
By Sarah Benzuly
The first AES/EBU digital variant of the JoeCo BlackBox Recorder debuted on the recent Procol Harum North America tour, linked to a Yamaha PM5DRH console. Front-of-house engineer Graham Ewins explains how the 24-channel multitrack live recorder proved itself on the road:
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Sep 8, 2010,
Photos and Text By Steve Jennings
With three hit albums under their belt, Keane is touring under their latest release, an 8-track EP titled Night Train, which features collaborations with Somali rapper K’Naan. The alt-pop group is playing to packed venues, including the Fox Theater (Oakland, Calif.), where Mix caught up with the crew.
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Aug 18, 2010,
By Sarah Benzuly
Despite sagging ticket sales—a malady that is festering across the majority of this summer’s tours—Rihanna’s Last Girl on Earth tour showed no signs of slowing down when Mix caught the act at Mountain View, Calif.’s Shoreline Amphitheater in mid-July. ...
Aug 5, 2010,
Photos and Text By Steve Jennings
Electronic/trip-hoppers Massive Attacks—vocalists Robert “3D” Del Naja and Grant “Daddy G” Marshall—are out on a worldwide tour to support their latest, Heligoland, bringing along a stellar lineup of musicians and backing vocalists....
Aug 4, 2010
Multiple Grammy Award– and American Idol–winner Carrie Underwood has embarked on a tour of North America in support of her new album, Play On; the tour stopped in Las Vegas for the Academy of Country Music Awards ceremony...
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