Neil Young Brings "Twisted Road" Tour to the Southeast

Neil Young has announced a very brief solo acoustic tour. The legendary musician will not only perform his classics, but he will debut new material as well. British folk legend Bert Jansch will open the shows. No word yet if more shows will be announced.

Tickets go on sale this Saturday, March 27th, at 10 a.m. local time via Ticketmaster.com. Ticket prices will range from $245, $125 and $85.

Neil Young 2010 Tour Dates
May 26 @ Palace Theatre - Louisville, KY*
May 29 @ Fox Theatre - Atlanta, GA*
May 30 @ Memorial Auditorium - Spartanburg, SC*
Jun. 1 @ Ryman Auditorium - Nashville, TN*

* w/ Bert Jansch

Hump Day Happenings

I picked up Valleys of Neptune, which is the new Jimi Hendrix album that was released yesterday. The album sounds great and I am hoping we can get a new live Hendrix album in the near future. It makes me excited for the Experience Hendrix show in Chicago in a few weeks! I also picked up High on Fire's Snakes for the Divine, which just rocks! Here is some news to help you get through your Wednesday.

• Tom Morello is working on the score for Iron Man 2
• Everest talks to Spinner about SXSW, Wilco & Neil Young
• Help keep KEXP going
• Beastie Boys plan to release new album in September
• Check out The White Stripes new live album
• Is Google taking over the country?

Mumford & Sons - Winter Winds

Monday Morning Coffee Break

I did a little CD shopping this weekend for the first time in a while. I picked up Neil Young's Harvest & Neil Young. I also bought Mumford & Sons Sigh No More, Mastodon's Call of the Mastodon & Emotionalism by The Avett Brothers. On Friday, I tried the new Bracket Buster IPA at Goose Island and man was it good!

• R.I.P. Mark Linkous
• Animal Collective takes over the Guggenheim
• Keith Richards addresses the rumors of his sobriety
• Greg Kot reviews the "new" Jimi Hendrix album
• Live Music Blog release a MMW podcast
• Elton John is in the studio recording a new album

Neil Young - The Needle and the Damage Done(Live)

Video: Phish w/ Neil Young - Down by the River

Phish - Down by the River

Watch Farm Aid 2009 Live Today

Farm Aid 2009 will take place today, Sunday, October 4 at Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre in Maryland Heights, MO. You can watch the show live on the Farm Aid website.

Click here for more information on the webcast. It will also be broadcast on XM Sirius Radio starting at 1pm CDT. Tune into Willie's Place, Sirius channel 64 or XM Channel 13, to hear the show. Check out the lineup below.

Farm Aid 2009
Willie Nelson
John Mellencamp
Neil Young
Dave Matthews with Tim Reynolds
Wilco
Jason Mraz
Jamey Johnson
Gretchen Wilson
Phosphorescent
Billy Joe Shaver
Will Dailey
Ernie Isley & the Jam Band
Ryan Bingham & the Dead Horses
The Blackwood Quartet
Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real

Joel Graves of the band Everest talks Neil Young

Joel Graves recently talked with Los Angeles based blog Aquarium Drunkard about some of his favorite Neil Young tracks. Everest along with Wilco recently toured with Young, who just released Archives: Volume 1 in various formats. It was the first in a series or archival releases that will eventually span his whole career. Click here to read the story.

[via Aquarium Drunkard]