One of my fave things about MOG is knowing who is into what and thinking of each mogger when I come across the different news stories. Whenever I cover a tour in the US, the first thing I do is scan the dates to see if Minne MN is included because Rawkkiddo has drawn my attention to the fact that so many bands pass that city up. It's amazing how something stands out once you become aware of it. So, to highlight this great feature of MOG, I like to dedicate my news posts to a particular mogger whenever I find something that relates to them specifically.
On that note, this news piece is dedicated to CrashPryor, one of my fave mogites. I actually remembered that you mentioned wishing you had been working in BeeB studios when the English Beat recorded there. This one's for you Crash -
The English Beat Have Returned In Full Swing! They are touring, playing shows with INXS and UB40, they are interviewing, and they are working on a new album to be released later this year!
Today, NPR's World Cafe did an interview with the band, that is interspersed with audio from a live performance the recently reunited band did in the UK. It's a beautiful show and you can listen to it right now on NPR's World Cafe page - Dave Wakeling: Ska and The English Beat.
.Set List From NPR World Cafe Show
"Whine and Grine/Stand Down Margaret" "Tears of a Clown" "I Confess" "Mirror in the Bathroom" "Save It for Later" .English Beat & Dave Wakeling Tour Dates
Dave Wakeling: June 8 San Luis Obispo SLO Brewing Company June 9 Santa Cruz Catalyst
The English Beat with INXS: June 12 Glasgow, UK Clyde Auditorium June 14 Manchester, UK Carling Apollo Manchester June 15 Newcastle, UK Newcastle City Hall June 17 Brighton, UK Brighton Dome June 18 Birmingham Symphony Hall Birmingham June 19 Bournemouth Bournemouth Opera House June 21 London Carling Hammersmith Apollo June 25 Sheffield, UK City Hall
The English Beat: June 29 PA Sellersville Theatre June 30 New York B.B. King Blues Club & Grill July 1 East Hampton Stephen Talkhouse July 3 Santa Fe Third Annual Santa Fe Community July 5 Solana Beach Belly Up Tavern July 6 Solana Beach Belly Up Tavern July 7 Los Angeles Los Angeles Mem. Coliseum July 12 San Jose Plaza de Cesar Chavez July 14 Fairfax 19 Broadway July 17 West Palm Beach Sound Advice Ampthitheatre July 18 Tampa Ford Ampthitheatre July 19 Atlanta Hi Fi Buys Ampthitheatre July 21 Chicago Southside Arts & Music Festival July 22 Virginia Beach GTE Virginia Beach Ampthitheatre July 24 NH Meadowbrook Farm July 25 Homdel PNC Bank Arts Center July 26 Wantagh Jones Beach Amphitheatre July 28 Philadelphia Penn's Landing
Dave Wakeling: July 29 Mansfield Tweeter Center Aug 8 Cincinnati Riverbend Music Center
The English Beat: Aug 9 Clarkston DTE Energy Music Theatre w/311
Dave Wakeling: Aug 10 Hamilton Gage Park Aug 12 Arlington Festival on the River Aug 18 Chula Vista Coors Ampthitheatre Aug 19 Murphys Ironstone Ampitheatre Aug 24 Las Vegas The Beach Mandalay Bay
The English Beat: Aug 26 Los Angeles Greek Theatre w/UB40 Sept 15 Cranford MusicFest
Dave Wakeling: Sept 7 Temecula Long Shadow Ranch Winery Sept 8 Las Vegas Clark County Amphitheatre
.English Beat Links
Official Website - with the cutest flash intro I have seen in ages... You can also download mp3s of MANY songs directly from the SOUNDS page on their site.I hope the new English Beat album looks good next to the new Bad Brains album!! Perhaps a mashup will ensue?
