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Tour Profile: David Bowie

By By Breean Lingle ⋅ Published: 03/01/2004

b>From the moment David Bowie's band entered the stage, walking along a high catwalk and silhouetted against a dramatic, projected backdrop of the Milky...

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Tour Profile: Seal

By By Heather Johnson ⋅ Published: 02/01/2004

Save for a red light emanating from his wireless mic and the white glow of a Macintosh's Apple logo, Seal and band seemed nearly...

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All Access: Barenaked Ladies

By Steve Jennings-x ⋅ Published: 02/01/2004

Mix caught “An Evening With Barenaked Ladies”

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Tom Jones

By Steve Jennings-x ⋅ Published: 02/01/2004

Tom Jones will never go out of fashion, so Mix caught up with his guitarist/musical director Brian Monroney and the sound engineers when he...

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Audio One Pumps Up Aerosmith Rig

By Mix Staff ⋅ Published: 01/01/2004

When Aerosmith hit the road for their current co-headlining tour with KISS, they turned to Audio One for a live sound and six studio...

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Interpol

By Steve Jennings-x ⋅ Published: 01/01/2004

New York City-based Interpol will remind most post-punk junkies of Joy Division or The Chameleons.

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All Access: Godsmack

By Steve Jennings-x ⋅ Published: 01/01/2004

Mix caught up with Godsmack at the Sacramento Memorial Auditorium when they came through Northern California last fall. The crowd greeted the band with...

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Tour Profile: Simon & Garfunkel

By By George Petersen ⋅ Published: 01/01/2004

Despite the hoopla surrounding the biggest reunion tour of the year, I figured this gig couldn't be too tough — just a couple of...

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Tour Profile: Good Charlotte

By By Gregory A. DeTogne ⋅ Published: 01/01/2004

Part of a new breed of tuneful pop punksters on today's music scene, spikey-haired, tattooed and pierced Good Charlotte manages...

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Tour Profile: Primus

By by Candace Horgan ⋅ Published: 01/01/2004

For the neophyte at a Primus show, the chant struck up by the band's diehard fans seems disconcerting: “Primus sucks! Primus sucks!” “It just...

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Tour Profile: Branford Marsalis

By By Breean Lingle ⋅ Published: 01/01/2004

Branford Marsalis, renowned saxophonist and member of one of jazz's most beloved musical families, never seems to rest. In the last year-and-a-half alone,

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Tour Profile: Lucinda Williams

By By Christopher Walsh ⋅ Published: 01/01/2004

“That should be the porch up there,” says Nathan Harlow, front-of-house engineer for Lucinda Williams, gesturing toward the stage of New York's Beacon Theatre,...

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All Access: Queens of the Stone Age

By Steve Jennings-x ⋅ Published: 12/01/2003

“The Queens are one of the best rock bands on the planet. The source of my sounds are great, and that makes my job...

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Dave Gahan

By Steve Jennings-x ⋅ Published: 11/01/2003

Depeche Mode lead singer Dave Gahan is out on his first solo tour in support of his Paper Monsters CD. Playing cuts from the...

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Tour Profile: Ben Harper and Jack Johnson

By By Sarah Benzuly ⋅ Published: 11/01/2003

When Ben Harper is out on the road, he stays there for quite some time. Currently supporting his latest studio album, Diamonds on the...

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All Access: Radiohead

By By Heather Johnson ⋅ Published: 11/01/2003

Electro-rock quintet Radiohead kicked off the U.S. leg of their tour this summer in support of their latest album, Hail to the Thief, and...

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On the Road: Tony Blanc

By Mix Staff ⋅ Published: 10/01/2003

Recognized for his work with David Bowie and Mick Jagger, Tony Blanc is on the road these days at FOH with Christina Aguilera.

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Bjrk

By Steve Jennings-x ⋅ Published: 10/01/2003

Mix caught up with Björk's FOH engineer Kevin Pruce in San Francisco, when she opened the U.S. leg of her tour.

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All Access: LeAnn Rimes

By Steve Jennings-x ⋅ Published: 10/01/2003

Mix caught up with LeAnn Rimes on her visit to Northern California's Luther Burbank Center in Santa Rosa, one of the first shows using...

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Tour Profile: Metallica

By By Sarah Benzuly ⋅ Published: 10/01/2003

The lights go down and the fans in the packed arena at Candlestick Park (San Francisco) know that, soon, their boys will finally hit...

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A Giant Homecoming for Eminem

By By Gregory A. DeTogne ⋅ Published: 10/01/2003

If home is where you go and they have to let you in, Detroit mayor and hip hop aficionado Kwame Kilpatrick was one of...

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John Mayer & Counting Crows

By By Heather Johnson ⋅ Published: 09/01/2003

“You can rest your bones on me,” reads a large, white sign held by one of the thousands of 20-something young women who jammed...

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Vans Warped Tour

By by Sarah Benzuly and Breean Lingle ⋅ Published: 09/01/2003

The Vans Warped Tour is reportedly the largest festival tour currently running in North America, bringing the top names in modern punk — Rancid,...

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Charlie Hunter

By Mix Staff ⋅ Published: 08/01/2003

FOH engineer/tour manager Steve Lary has worked on several of Charlie Hunter's tours. Over time, Hunter has morphed his ensemble from a simple duo...

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Lou Reed

By by Robert Hanson ⋅ Published: 08/01/2003

Touring in support of his latest releases, The Raven and NYC Man: The Collection, Lou Reed pulled into San Francisco's Warfield theater in June.

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Audioslave

By by Robert Hanson ⋅ Published: 06/01/2003

Once considered the property of '70s rock history, the concept of the “supergroup” is once again alive and well. Comprising the remaining members of...

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Pearl Jam

By by Candace Horgan ⋅ Published: 06/01/2003

Interview with audio engineers and live sound crew on mixing audio for Pearl Jam's 2003 tour. Tips, techniques and equipment applications from front of...

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The Pretenders

By Chris Michie ⋅ Published: 06/01/2003

On tour since January to promote their latest album, Loose Screw, The Pretenders rocked through the San Francisco Bay Area in early March.