Jan 1, 2011,
Photos and Text By Steve Jennings
R&B superstar Usher is out in full force, performing hits from his latest, Versus, on what is being dubbed the OMG Tour. With a stellar backing band, Usher kept the crowd on their feet, beginning with a fly-over entrance to start the show. Mix caught up with Usher and crew at the Oracle Arena (Oakland, Calif.).
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Dec 1, 2010,
By Sarah Benzuly
Pop/rockers Tears for Fears recently played 17 shows on the East Coast, where engineer Doug Lemke mixed through house-provided P.A.s, trying to re-create studio engineer JB Blot’s mix.
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Dec 1, 2010,
Photos and Text By Steve Jennings
Country superstars Rascal Flatts (Gary Levox, lead vocals; Joe Don Rooney, vocals/lead guitar; and Jay DeMarcus, vocals/bass) are touring in support of their latest, Unstoppable. The trio is supplemented with a wonderful set of backing musicians, including drummer Jim Riley, keyboardist Tim Akers, guitarist Jonathan Trebing, steel and banjo player Travis Toy and fiddler John Jeansonne. Mix caught up
with the act at the Sleep Train Amphitheatre (Wheatland, Calif.).
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Dec 1, 2010,
By Sarah Benzuly
The last time Mix caught up with Maroon 5 was last year when they co-headlined with the Counting Crows. Since then, there’s been a bit of a change: They’ve trashed the backing tracks, added a new keyboard player (PJ Morton), brought on a new monitor engineer and released their latest, Hands All Over.
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Nov 10, 2010,
Photos and Text By Steve Jennings
The Black Keys—guitarist Dan Auerbach and drummer Patrick Carney—have had a pretty packed few years. In addition to working on the highly acclaimed Brothers album (released in 2010), last year saw Auerbach creating his solo debut and Carney playing bass in his own combo, Drummer; they also fulfilled their Black Keys touring commitments...
Oct 25, 2010,
By Sarah Benzuly
When Green Day finally hit the stage at the Shoreline Amphitheater (Mountain View, Calif.), the sold-out crowd went absolutely wild, eagerly anticipating what the punk-rockers would play from their extensive catalog....
Oct 7, 2010,
Photos and Text By Steve Jennings
Country superstar Toby Keith is out on tour to support his latest album, American Ride (much of which was written on the road last year; will there be a new album resulting from this jaunt?). Mix caught up with the Sound Image–supported tour in early August at the Shoreline Amphitheater (Mountain View, Calif.).
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Oct 7, 2010,
By Sarah Benzuly
Fans traversing the parking lot on their way to the Brad Paisley H20 tour were treated to a two-hour pre-show concert at the “Water World Plaza Stage” outside the main venue on a portable stage setup, where up-and-coming artists Steel Magnolia, Easton Corbin and Josh Thompson performed. ...
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