A Ballad, A Tour & A Gun

Rolling Stone reviews Sondre Lerche's show at Irving Plaza.

Switching from one genre to another effortlessly, Lerche moved from rock to the jam-centric "Dead Passengers" to the love-lost ballad "It's Over," all while charming and entertaining the crowd by never taking himself too seriously on stage.

Talib Kweli is touring your area. (Link Sohh.com)

US Tour Dates:

* Lupo's at the Strand Providence, RI(4/28)
* Eisner and Lubin Auditorium - New York, NY(4/29)
* Recreation Center - Lowell, MA(4/30)
* Le Frak Gymnasium - Amherst, MA (5/01)
* Webster Theatre - Hartford, CT (5/02)
* The Roxy - Boston, MA(5/03)
* University of Maryland, Byrd Football Stadium - College Park, MD(5/07)
* The World - Pittsburgh, PA(5/13)
* The Intersection - Grand Rapids, MI (5/14)
* House of Blues - Chicago - Chicago, IL(5/15)
* Mississippi Nights - Saint Louis, MO(5/16)
* Gothic Theatre - Englewood, CO(5/18)
* Suede - Park City, UT(5/19)
* Harder Stadium - Santa Barbara, CA(5/22)
* Belly Up Tavern - Solana Beach, CA(5/23)
* House of Blues - Los Angeles - Los Angeles, CA(5/24)
* The Fillmore - San Francisco, CA(5/25)
* The Showbox - Seattle, WA(5/27)
* Roseland Theatre - Portland, OR(5/29)
* Colonial Theater - Sacramento, CA(5/31)
* House of Blues - Anaheim - Anaheim, CA(6/01)
* Miller Stage - Milwaukee, WI(7/02)

Talib Kweli's The Beautiful Mixtape is in stores now and The Beautiful Struggle LP drops in June.

The following is somewhat music related. A 21-year-old student from the University of Saskatchewan won a bid for an MP3 player on eBay but received a gun instead. "I'm not a hit man. I was mostly confused about it all. I thought 'How did this end up here?', and I figured it must just be a mistake." The pawnshop that auctioned the device sent him an unloaded .22-calibre Smith & Wesson gun and a license by mistake. The student called the police, who removed the weapon. He also e-mailed the shop, who are arranging for his MP3 player to be sent to him. (link BBC)


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