Tag Archives: North American Tour

Rock GPA: Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark [part 62]

Posted on May 10, 2018 by

2013 shaped up to be a difficult year for OMD in spite of their successful “English Electric” album. While “History Of Modern” had gotten as high as #28 in the UK album charts, “English Electric” built on that new beginning … Continue reading →

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Against All Odds…Simple Minds Trek Across North America in Their 40th Year

Posted on April 30, 2018 by

A few weeks ago when I was reviewing the current Simple Minds album, “Walk Between Worlds,” I opined that in spite of its captivating vitality, we should not be holding our breath for a Simple Minds North American tour any … Continue reading →

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Graham Parker Finally Ventures South Again

Posted on April 19, 2018 by

More crazy tour threads were woven today when I was checking up on Midge Ure and saw that he was playing solo acoustic at the Atlanta City Winery on June 1st.  I was not going to travel for that, but it’s … Continue reading →

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Professor Dolby Gets Some Summer Vacation

Posted on April 18, 2018 by

It’s funny how threads start. Last week it transpired that the long mooted Ron Kane memorial; get-together by his friends is finally set to come off this summer. If you’ve not seen the posts, I was set to visit my … Continue reading →

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Shriekback Kickstarter Perilously Still At Halfway Point

Posted on February 6, 2018 by

We interrupt this OMD Rock G.P.A. for the following public service announcement. It’s now half way into Shriekback’s Kickstarter campaign to finance a tour of America this year, and it’s been stalled since day two at around 22% of goal. … Continue reading →

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One King To Rule Them All: King Crimson’s Radical Action Tour US Fall 2017 Dates

Posted on July 26, 2017 by

Your friendly, neighborhood Monk is right now still on a three figure ticket high. Something that very rarely occurs in my universe. But it’s not every day that a mind-melting eight-man King Crimson lineup comes within striking distance of yours … Continue reading →

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Roedelius To Return To America in 2017

Posted on January 30, 2017 by

This Monk makes many errors in judgement. I’ll never be the Post-Punk Pope because I’m all too fallible. I had been feeling the sting of not seeing seminal German musician Hans-Joachim Roedelius back in 2011, when he found himself playing … Continue reading →

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