A brand new album from 3 Doors Down and you know what that means. Strangely, a planned European leg for early summer has been scrapped, but they’re scheduled for WaMu in late August. Passwords: INMT, SEVENTEEN, THEATER

3 DOORS DOWN / STAIND / HINDER
WaMu Theater
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
6:45 PM, $49.50

Presale: Friday, May 30, 10 AM (INMT, SEVENTEEN, THEATER)
General Onsale: Saturday, May 31, 10 AM

Check back often for the Complete Seattle Calendar and updated presale passwords.. Concerts just added by Earlimart and The Fratellis. GOOD LUCK!

**RESCHEDULED FROM AUGUST 21!**

Stars is just as famous for their lush indie pop sound as for lead singer Torquil Campbell’s response to a less-than-stellar Pitchfork review, lambasting the entire music industry and mourning the death of art. See what they’re up to now at the Showbox in October. Password: SHOWBOX

STARS
Showbox at The Market
Thursday, October 9, 2008
8:00 PM, $18 - $20

Presale: Thursday, May 29, 10 AM PDT (SHOWBOX)
General Onsale: Saturday, May 31, 10 AM PDT

Check back often for the Complete Seattle Calendar and updated presale passwords.. Concerts just added by Bullet For My Valentine and Xiu Xiu. GOOD LUCK!

So many great shows coming to Puget Sound this summer, and a slew of them will be appearing on national television in the next few weeks. As they say, check your local listings. Or do as I do and check YouTube later. Enjoy!

Friday, May 23:
Good Morning America: Counting Crows
Live With Regis & Kelly: Jesse McCartney
Jimmy Kimmel Live: Neil Diamond

Monday, May 26:
Today Show: The B-52’s
Tonight Show With Jay Leno: The B-52’s
Jimmy Kimmel Live: Stone Temple Pilots

Friday, June 13:
Good Morning America: Cyndi Lauper

Radiohead wrapped up its current U.S. leg of the worldwide tour in Dallas, with this setlist via ateaseweb.com. Of course you know they’ll be at the White River Amp on August 20..
1. All I Need
2. There There
3. 15 Step
4. Bangers and Mash
5. Nude
6. Pyramid Song
7. Weird Fishes/Arpeggi
8. The National Anthem
9. Dollars and Cents
10. Faust Arp
11. Videotape
12. A Wolf At The Door
13. Optimistic
14. Reckoner
15. Everything In Its Right Place
16. Idioteque
17. Bodysnatchers
Encore:
18. Fake Plastic Trees
19. Jigsaw Falling Into Place
20. House of Cards
21. Exit Music (For A Film)
22. The Bends
23. You and Whose Army?
24. Paranoid Android

After saying goodbye to tired old Capitol Records, Portland’s own Dandy Warhols have just launched their own label and released a new album “…Earth to The Dandy Warhols…” Check out the new sound at the south Showbox location before it ends up in a slew of commercials, TV episodes, and movies later. Passwords: SHOWBOX, THEEND, VERIZON

THE DANDY WARHOLS
Showbox SoDo
Friday, June 20, 2008
8:00 PM, $20

Presale: Thursday, May 22, 10 AM (SHOWBOX, THEEND, VERIZON)
General Onsale: Saturday, May 24, 10 AM

Check back often for the Complete Seattle Calendar and updated presale passwords.. Concerts just added by The Long Winters and New Kids On The Block. GOOD LUCK!

Capitol Hill rock venue Neumo’s has seen an unexpected (if not unforeseen) crackdown on its capacity practices.

Neumo’s has been “fooling” the City of Seattle by counting “capacity” as everyone who could safely fit in:
1) the main show floor
2) the upper balcony (”mezzanine”) surrounding the show floor
3) the completely separate Moe Bar

Anyone who’s bought a ticket isn’t going to stay on the Moe side, and that’s why we’re all so accustomed to shows being “oversold” at Neumo’s. Everyone wants to crowd onto the show floor or the balcony as the lights go down, and then it’s sardine-time.

The new, temporary policy allows for a very-slow-motion flow between these areas (keep in mind that the restrooms are NOT on the main show floor).

Anyone with an understanding of the tragedy in Rhode Island in 2003 (as well as Seattle’s progressive mindframe and unwillingness to take a backseat attitude in West Coast politics) knows how surprising it is that the crackdown has taken this long. It won’t be the first (cough-rebar-cough-chopsuey-cough).

Currently there’s a lot of discussion on both sides of this issue. Many folks seem to have the issue confused with the condo-fication of Pike/Pine. Many others think that Neumo’s shows are always too crowded and now they’ll have a better view of the stage and be able to move more freely, with only 223 people on the main show floor.

Can’t be good news for continuing to attract top acts (and by attract I mean paying them). Those shows by high-profile acts like Moby and M83 will still have to be paid their guarantees, and that’s a big problem for the viability of Neumo’s as we know it..

Another busy presale week for Seattle’s main rock venue, Showbox at The Market. The Stereolab presale actually began yesterday, but advance tickets will still be available until 10PM tonight (Friday). Password: SHOWBOX

STEREOLAB
Showbox at The Market
Friday, October 17, 2008
8:00 PM, $18

Presale: Thursday, May 15, 10:00 AM PDT (SHOWBOX)
General Onsale: Saturday, May 17, 10:00 AM PDT

Check back often for the Complete Seattle Calendar and updated presale passwords.. Concerts just added by Cute Is What We Aim For and Melissa Ferrick. GOOD LUCK!

**UPDATE: THIS SHOW IS CANCELLED!**

The Faint has just launched their very own record label (blank.wav) and will be showcasing their fifth studio album, “Fasciinatiion,” at the downtown Showbox. Passwords: SHOWBOX, VERIZON

THE FAINT
Showbox at The Market
Saturday, August 2, 2008
8:00 PM, $22

Presale: Friday, May 16, 10:00 AM PDT (SHOWBOX, VERIZON)
General Onsale: Saturday, May 17, 10:00 AM PDT

Check back often for the Complete Seattle Calendar and updated presale passwords.. Concerts just added by Rancid and Air Supply. GOOD LUCK!

Jimmy Eat World will leave the early EMO tag far behind as they bring their “big-hearted man-rock” (NME) to Showbox SoDo. Passwords: ALWAYS, THEEND

JIMMY EAT WORLD
Showbox SoDo
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
7:00 PM, $26

Presale: Thursday, May 15, 10:00 AM PDT (ALWAYS, THEEND)
General Onsale: Friday, May 16, 10:00 AM PDT

Check back often for the Complete Seattle Calendar and updated presale passwords.. Concerts just added by Moby and Pink Martini. GOOD LUCK!

Fresh from the “Saturday Night Live” debut last weekend, My Morning Jacket has announced a slew of tour dates in support of its upcoming album, “Evil Urges.” Passwords: EVIL, THEEND

MY MORNING JACKET
McCaw Hall
Sunday, September 28, 2008
8:00 PM, $34

Presale: Thursday, May 15, 10:00 AM PDT (EVIL, THEEND)
General Onsale: Saturday, May 17, 11:00 AM PDT

Check back often for the Complete Seattle Calendar and updated presale passwords.. Concerts just added by Stereolab, The Faint, Jimmy Eat World, and Boys Like Girls. GOOD LUCK!

Neil Diamond will be bringing his show to KeyArena in September. To get an idea of how popular this tour is going to be, let’s take a look at the weekly “Power Ranking” from industry-centric tour publication TicketNews:

Power Scores are based on ticket sales from the TicketNetwork Exchange, the world’s largest secondary market exchange. Two factors are used to calculate a power score: total ticket sales from the given event and total ticket sales within the category.

A popularity contest, in other words. Looking further down the list, you’ll see James Taylor at #7 and The Police at #10, both of whom will be making Seattle-area stops in the next few months. Something to be thankful for, this embarrassment of riches.

You won’t get with this, you see.

Robyn has postponed her May 14 show at Neumo’s, in order to perform this Thursday on “The View.” Sorry, Portland, you’re ditched too.

At least she had a good reason (unlike Avril Lavigne), but given the fragile indie egos and long memories of Northwest music fans, could she expect a bit of “Seattle Chill” when she comes back in August?

Always full of surprises, Trent Reznor and his touring band will be bringing their alternative - industrial - metal roadshow to KeyArena in support of the new 36-track album, Ghosts I-IV, this time going anti-establishment without the help of a record label. If you’re lucky enough to be in the NIN Fan Club, I hope you got your tickets earlier this week at the internal presale. For everyone else, there’s just one big cattle call. Please set your Firefox / Explorer / Safari browsers to the link below, as I will!

NINE INCH NAILS
KeyArena
Saturday, July 26, 2008
8:00 PM, $35-$55

General Onsale: Saturday, May 10, 10:00 AM PDT

Check back often for the Complete Seattle Calendar and updated presale passwords.. Active presales are going on now for Stevie Wonder and Billy Idol. GOOD LUCK!

Stevie Wonder is extending his North American tour (reportedly inspired by the death of his mother) with a last-minute stop at White River. This month’s regular Nokia Ticket Rush password will work for this presale: BAND

STEVIE WONDER
White River Amphitheatre
Friday, July 11, 2008
8:00 PM, $45-$125

Presale: Friday, May 9, 10:00 AM PDT (password: BAND)
General Onsale: Monday, May 12, 10:00 AM PDT

Check back often for the Complete Seattle Calendar and updated presale passwords.. Active presales are going on now for Billy Idol and The Backstreet Boys. GOOD LUCK!