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The Cure
The Cure's Curiosa shows at San Francisco's SBC Park brought the band and support acts Interpol, The Rapture and Mogwai together on one action-packed
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Touring San Francisco’s Premier Venues
THE FILLMORE What once hosted Wednesday night social and masquerade balls (1912), was a dance hall (up through the 1930s) and a roller rink...
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Projekt Revolution
On a Saturday evening in mid-August, a quick stroll through the sprawling, grassy parking lot of Charlotte, N.C.'s Verizon Wireless Amphitheater revealed
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Incubus
Incubus' radio smash hit in 2001, boosted the band into top seating on the Modern Rock charts. Currently touring under their newest album, A...
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All Access: Gloria Estefan
After eight years off the road, Gloria Estefan has returned, with her Live & Re-Wrapped 2004 tour, which winds up with two final sold-out...
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Sarah McLachlah
Since appearing on the music scene in 1988, singer/songwriter Sarah McLachlan has won the hearts of legions of devoted fans. This time around, McLachlan
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Music@Menlo Live
Mix spoke with Grammy Award winning producer Da-Hong Seetoo, who is returning to record the Music@Menlo festival concerts (Menlo Park, Calif.). This year's
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All Access: Sarah McLachlan
Since appearing on the music scene in 1988, singer/songwriter Sarah McLachlan has won the hearts of legions of devoted fans. This time around, McLachlan...
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Now Playing: Summer Festival Update
Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival Sound Companies: Rat Sound Systems (Oxnard, Calif.), U.S. Audio and Lighting (North Hollywood) Main Stage FOH Engineer/Consoles:
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Franz Ferdinand
Glasgow, Scotland-based Franz Ferdinand's show reminds one of a little bit of '60s pop infused with '80s new wave, but with a slightly modern...
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All Access: Velvet Revolver
Front-of-house engineer Orris Henry is using a Midas XL4 on this tour because of its preamps and nice, warm sound, as well as the...
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Prince Sets Out on New Tour
For the first time in six years, pop star Prince and the New Power Generation band (John Blackwell, drums; Greg Boyer, trombone; Candy Dulfer,...
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The Vines/Jet/The Living End
According to Vines' front-of-house engineer Matthew Kettle (left), on this leg of the tour, he is just carrying his own processing, favorite things like
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Verizon Ladies First
Mega-Tour Keeps Beyoncé, Missy Elliott and Alicia Keys All in First Place
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On the Road: Jereb Carter
Currently hitting the small-club circuit with New Orleans funksters Galactic during the band's Freestyle 2004 tour, front-of-house engineer Jereb Carter (who has also manned...
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Rod Stewart
Rod Stewart's new tour has the rock star-turned-crooner singing his favorite hits from It Had to Be You and As Time Goes By. Front-of-house...
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Jammin’ on the High Seas
In January, passengers aboard the Imperial Majesty Regal Empress cruise ship left port in Ft. Lauderdale and headed toward Nassau, The Bahamas and Key...
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Sting
Sting is playing to sell-out crowds on his theater tour supporting his new CD, Sacred Love. Mix caught up with him at the Ohio...
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All Access: Evanescence
Evanescence is one of the hottest new bands to come out in a long time, especially with Grammy Awards for Best New Artist and...
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Hilary Duff
When Mix first spoke with Tom Fletcher, front-of-house engineer for young pop sensation Hilary Duff, he was just out with her for warmup dates.
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Tour Profile: David Bowie
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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Tom Jones
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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Tour Profile: Seal
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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Audio One Pumps Up Aerosmith Rig
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
New York City-based Interpol will remind most post-punk junkies of Joy Division or The Chameleons.
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All Access: Godsmack
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
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
Part of a new breed of tuneful pop punksters on today's music scene, spikey-haired, tattooed and pierced Good Charlotte manages...