John Mayer set to tour behind “Battle Studies”

John Mayer will be hitting the road in February to support his upcoming album, Battle Studies. The winter/early spring tour launches February 8th and will make several Canadian stops:
February 13 – Toronto (Air Canada Centre)
February 16 – Ottawa, (Scotiabank Place)
February 17 – Montreal (Bell Centre)
April 1 – Vancouver (General Motors Place)
April 3 – Calgary (Pengrowth [...]

John Mayer’s new single “Who Says”

As mentioned in a previous post, John Mayer’s new album, Battle Studies, hits stores November 17th. The first single, Who Says, is now available for download on iTunes.
I count myself among fans of his music. I enjoy his folksy side, but think he excels better when he lets his blues side come out to play, [...]

New albums a-comin’…

The Fall is always a busy time of year for new album releases, and this year is no exception. Today I thought I’d highlight three upcoming releases that you may find of interest.
“Natural Forces”–Lyle Lovett (October 20th)
Two of my favourites, Lyle Lovett and John Hiatt, will be starting a co-headling tour tomorrow night in the [...]

The “Stuck In Rush Hour Traffic on the Way Home From the Airport” Shuffle Report

Late this afternoon, I had to make an airport run to pick up my nephew who’s visiting from the States. Great having him here, but the drive back from the airport in heavy duty traffic was less than fun. Waaaaaaaaay less than fun. But at least the iPod was along for the ride. Below is [...]

The 4 O’Clock Shuffle Report

Here just for fun are the 10 songs I had listened to on my iPod at around 4:00 p.m. today (in shuffle mode, of course).
1. Reno–Bruce Springsteen (Devils & Dust) (The most R-rated song he’s ever recorded; definitely not for the kiddies)
2. Incident at Neshabur–Santana (Abraxas)
3. I’ve Got To Use My Imagination–Gladys Knight & The [...]