SummersRadio™ Concert News! The Go-Gos!!

SummersRadio™ Concert News! The Go-Go's - 'We Got The Beat' OMG! This is a dream come true - I'm going to get to meet one of my all time favorite bands! The Go-Go's are coming to Vancouver to perform as part of their 'Ladies Gone Wild Tour' on Friday August 12th at the Commodore! There are 3 types of concert packages - regular general admission, an 'Enhanced VIP' package that includes your ticket, 1 hand signed copy of 'Beauty & The Beat' on pink vinyl, a pre-order for the 30th anniversary release of 'Beauty & The Beat' - which is released on May 17th, and a Go-Go's t-shirt! Only one thing could top that - and that's the 'Premium VIP' package which contains everything in the Enhanced one, plus a commemorative VIP laminate AND a meet and greet with the band!! Tickets are on sale now at Ticketmaster!

I've always had a fondness for girl groups - and not the manufactured acts - women that actually write and play their own songs! The Go-Go's formed in Los Angeles in 1978 and in 1982 they made history as the first all female band to both write their own songs and play their own instruments to hit number one on the Billboard charts! This was with their debut album 'Beauty And The Beat' which Allmusic describes as one of the 'cornerstone albums of new wave'. The band was originally together for seven years - from 1978 to 1985. They reunited several times - first in 1990, then 1994, and then again in 1999 until the present. Singer Belinda Carlisle announced that they were planning a farewell tour in 2010 but then Jane Wiedlin injured her knee, requiring surgery and months of recovery time. However they recently announced the 'Ladies Gone Wild Tour' in support of the 30th anniversary release of 'Beauty & The Beat'!

'Beauty & The Beat' was released in July 1981 and climbed the chart steadily until it reached number 1 in March of 82 - where it stayed for six weeks. This is the original promo video for 'We Got The Beat' from 1981 - Enjoy!

SummersRadio™ Concert News! The Kills!

SummersRadio™ Concert News! The Kills! The Kills - 'Cheap and Cheerful' (SebastiAn Remix) Just announced - The Kills are coming to Vancouver on Sunday May 8th - playing at the Commodore! Presale tickets go on sale tomorrow morning with regular tickets going on sale Friday. The Kills are releasing their fourth studio album called 'Blood Pressures' on April 5th. They haven't released a new single yet so here's a great remix by France's SebastiAn of their single 'Cheap and Cheerful' from their 'Midnight Boom' album released in 2008... Enjoy!

SummersRadio™ DJ Shadow Tonight!

SummersRadio™ DJ Shadow - tonight at the Commodore! This is his latest single 'I've Been Trying' - set to the surreal photographs of Elena Dorfman - Enjoy!