I’m still having a little bit of trouble with the layout after a poorly executed upgrade to Wordpress 2.1, but we’ll get back to where we were in a bit.  Cheers,

Kane

Wilco album, Sky Blue Sky, due May 15 (link)

Fountains of Wayne to release new album, and play Bonnaroo 2007 (link)

Chris Martin of Coldplay to guest on first single from upcoming Kanye West album (link)

Ray Price, Merle Haggard, and Willie Nelson are teaming up for a release slated for March. Additionally Kris Kristofferson and Vince Gill will make appearances. (link)

Phish Friday continues at Live Music Blog with a “Makisupa Policeman” from here in central Illinois (link)

The Decemberists will make their way through Chicago twice and here to Champaign to play at Foellinger Auditorium in April (link)

Public Property has announced on their newsletter that they will be returning to Chillicothe, IL, for Summer Camp 2007:

Public Property won the battle and will play at Wakarusa in June. Also, we just found out that we will return to Summer Camp in May.  As the summer tour comes together, we will continue posting the dates on myspace and our website.  Hopefully 10k will invite us back in July.

I’m a huge fan of the band and hope to see them start touring into Illinois more, since I’ve only had the chance to see them once at 10,000 Lakes 2006. Here’s a little something if you’ve never listened to the band:

MP3: Public Property - Higher

Looks like the JayTV and Canopy Club websites have been completely redone.  CanopyClub.com has been added as an address, too, I don’t think they had that previously.

In addition, here’s some notable upcoming shows at Canopy:

January:
25 - Santa

February:
6 - Greg Spero Trio hosts Rehearsal Space
8 - Family Groove Company
9 - Will Hoge, Backyard Tire Fire
13 - Greg Spero Trio hosts Rehearsal Space
20 - Greg Spero Trio hosts Rehearsal Space
23 - North Mississippi Allstars - EARLY SHOW
23 - Santa, Elsinore - LATE SHOW
27 - Greg Spero Trio hosts Rehearsal Space

Rock legends sue over online concert streams (via CNet):

Wolfgang’s Vault offers thousands of recordings of rare audio and video music performances collected over 30 years by Bill Graham, a famous concert promoter who died in 1991.

On Monday, major rock names including Grateful Dead Productions, Carlos Santana and members of Led Zeppelin and The Doors, sued the current owner, claiming it was illegally offering recordings to stimulate sales of other products.