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2010/07/31 Columbus, OH: Ohio State Fair
Here we are in the Heartland of America, gearing up to go to the Ohio State Fair. Weezer and state fairs: could a more classic combo exist?
more later!
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2010/07/29 Paso Robles, CA: California Mid-State Fair
...Today the band heads up to Paso Robles to play the California Mid-State Fair. Yours truly cannot be there today, so its on you to set the scene: people, we're asking you to help us document today's show! Please add your comments to this post if you are attending the show, and tell us how things went down! Paint us a picture with your words - what was the day like, how was Weezer's set, what happened before and after?
And, if you got any pictures, pick your best 1 or 2 and email them to me [karl (at) weezer (dot) com] - the 12 coolest fan submitted pix will be used for today's show photo gallery, with full credits given to you, the photographers!
(more later...)
Well, I must say, it was a real pleasure to sift thru the piles of great photos that you guys sent in! Its really cool how by combining fragments of everyones experiences, a picture of the night emerges. Todays super-size photo gallery courtesy of:
Jack Ellis
Adelita Subia
Sarah Hayter
Michael Cordsen
Kevin Klein
Madstick Cliff
Peer Johnson
Sean Murphy
Cristina Gonzalez
The Sundre Family
Amanda Winger
Sarah Tomasetti
Jennifer Manuo
Amber Grundman
Leslie, Samantha, and Art Kopp
Thanks Paso Robles peeps!!!
Also see this photogallery from the San Luis Obispo Tribune newspaper!
...and a special message to Logan about the vuvuzelas: yes, they heard them loud and clear!
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...REMINDER: Check out Weezer Webisode 18: Frippin' Down The Treeway!
...REMINDER: RECENT INTERVIEW ROUNDUP:
Scott | Brian | Pat (audio) | me (karl)
...REMINDER: Here's a cool article on Myspace Music about the Summer 2000 Warped Tour Weezer comeback.
2010/07/28 Webisode 18! | Pasa Robles: call out for your stories and pix
...Folks, in case you didnt know, a few days ago a healthy 8 pound 4 ounce baby Weezer Webisode was dropped in your laps on Youtube. With the chaos of the mighty Canada shows, only now are we formally announcing this Webisode's birth. So please join us in welcoming Weezer Webisode 18: Frippin' Down The Treeway!
...people, tomorrow is the Weezer show at the California Mid State Fair in Pasa Robles. I (karl) unfortunately am unable to be there, so we're asking you to help us document this show! When the show story is posted (tomorrow, 7/29), please add your comments if you attend the show, and tell us all how things went down! Dont be afraid to include the details that made your show day unique. And if you got pictures, pick your best 1 or 2 and email them to me (karl (at) weezer.com) - the 12 coolest fan submitted pix will be used for the Pasa Robles show photo gallery, with full credits given to you, the photographers!
RECENT INTERVIEW ROUNDUP:
Scott | Brian | Pat (audio) | me (karl)
...Here's a cool article on Myspace Music about the Summer 2000 Warped Tour Weezer comeback.
2010/07/24 Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada: Halifax Commons
...First time in Halifax for Weezer, and the city has shown itself to be a fine place to hang out, from the Shakespeare in the park to the record and book shops to the tasty grub. Halifax is the ancestral home of Canadian uber-alt-rockers Sloan, who were the band that Weezer's A+R guy Todd signed to DGC just prior to pursuing weezer. Their endorsement of Todd and DGC helped set weezer on the course that led to Weezer's original record deal being signed. We dont know if those guys even live here anymore, but it is a very cool town regardless.
About to hit up the Halifax Commons, where we will reunite with our '05 tourmates and St. Johns opener Hot Hot Heat, as well as encounter the mighty Black Eyed Peas who are headlining todays show.
(later...)
The third in a trio of epic Canadian shows has gone down in the history books. Like St. John's the Halifax people were way overdue for a taste of weezer, and the feeling was mutual. The rock was massive and Rivers covered a lot of ground as a delighted crowd raged and smiled. It took a little doing to stoke up the seated section, but Rivers and the boys are becoming experts at pulling of the improbable and this evening's show was no exception. Watching weezer from the side for most of the show was The Black Eyed Peas, who said some very nice things about the weez during their own blistering set later on. Earlier Hot Hot Heat opened the show up, the third show they've been with us on this run. They are just as tight and cool as they were when they opened up a string of Foozer Tour dates back in '05.
A big Shout out to superfan Kyle M in attendance, who has remained dedicated to the weez thru thick and thin since the primordial pre weezer.com days. Good luck to Kyle and his band Cop Shades on their own Canadian tour coming up shortly. And a major shout out to @Surfivor2010 who has been devoted to the weez since the blue album came out, and never dreamed the day would come when Weezer would get to Halifax. With a few well timed tweets during the show, he found himself shaking hands with a stoked Rivers post show! Its super fun to connect up with the committed fans, both long term devotees and the newly minted members of the weez army.
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2010/07/22 St.John's, Newfoundland And Labrador, Canada: Mile One Centre
...We rolled into the charming city of St. John's two days ago and settled into some R+R mixed with catching up on work. People said this was a friendly city and they weren't kidding! That combined with the picturesque harbor views, dynamite fish and chips, and the sightseeing ranging from rugged coastlines to whale watching has made for a great time so far. The good times are scheduled to continue this evening at the Mile One Centre, where the first ever Weezer St. John's rock show is going down. More later....
(later...)
Another first tonight, with the St. John's fans finally getting their sip of the Weez live rock extravaganza, and holy cow, were they ever ready for it! Tonight is best described as an outstanding turbulent collision between the crowd's pent up energy and the bands sonic and visual assault. It was a real delight to finally bring weezer to this much-deserving corner of Canada, and the St. Johns peeps showed they know how to rock hard. Thank you Newfoundland, for your 1.5 hour time change, your whales, your Screech, your rugged terrain, your town called Dildo, your stellar fish and chips, and most of all for your friendship.
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2010/07/18 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Ottowa Blues Festival
...After an 8 AM border crossing roust from bus-sleep, we rolled on into Northeast Ontario, to the sunny and quite pretty city of Ottawa, the center (centre) of Canada's government, and home of an annual blues festival. Weezer is not a blues band (well, not at first glance anyway), but thats sort of the nature of these festivals nowadays - they take on all sorts of acts. For example, back in Sarnia, the festival's "country night" was headlined by the Black Eyed Peas, which is quite a stretch.
(later...)
Well, this was Weezer's first ever show in Ottawa, so we expected some pent up excitement, but this Bluesfest crowd took things over the edge! It didnt hurt that Rivers was fully in explorer mode, checking out every corner of the facilities as he sang, stoking people up who were nowhere near the stage. Or maybe it was just the fact that it was the closing night of the festival and people were ready to let loose. In any event, that was a fun, wild and crazy show by everyones standards. Good jam!
Big ups to Mike Young, longtime fan and 'SFTBH' researcher at the show tonight. Like the other Ottawa fans, he was waiting a long time for this show.
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2010/07/16 Brooklyn NY, NYC: Williamsburg Waterfront
...It's a steaming hot day today in New York. We drove over the mighty Williamsburg Bridge to the Williamsburg Waterfront, which just might have the nicest view of any venue in the country, the entire Manhattan skyline. Soon the 3 band bill will begin with Awolnation, followed by Rival Schools' 3rd show with us, and then Weezer of course.
Matt Pinfield was there for RXP to do the band introduction in style. Earlier in the day he did an interview with Rivers that is now available on his Pinfield Podcast here.
Todays show also represented a lot of friend and family reunions for the band and crew alike. Backstage was festive and hopping with lil kids and quality chaos much of the day. Big ups to Ami Spishock, Pete Cammarata (weezerisland), Dan Bleed, Ali Mutant, Brians sister Leia for the awesome limited edition silkscreened show posters, and Possum Tom from the Strut!
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2010/07/15 Mashantucket, CT: Foxwoods Casino
...today we zipped up the horrifically traffic clogged I-95 enroute to Mashantucket, CT, and the Foxwoods Casino for a rock n roll event starring Weezer, with Rival Schools opening again. The Foxwoods is a large formal theater that looked a bit unsuited to getting crazy with the rock and the roll, but Rivers and the gang managed to pull a very wicked vibe out of thin air. The tough looking dark suited security folks did not seem amused at all by the antics that involved multiple crowd runs, office furnature destruction and general mayhem, but the power of the fans proved strong enough to keep the vibes happy and cool. A fun show in a place that probably wasnt used to so much fun.
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2010/07/13 HP Live Beats show in Times Square Today!
Don't miss Weezer's HP Live Beats concert and interview session today! We’ll be performing in The Reuters Studio and it will be live streamed to the NASDAQ and Reuters billboards in Times Square. Be at 7th Avenue between 42nd and 43rd at 2:15PM to watch our show. Also, bring your cell phones to dial in and listen to us - just check in on Foursquare to #HPIntelLiveBeats to get the phone number!
Not in Times Square today? Watch the live video stream of the show here!
(later) well, a nasty monsoon blew through Times Square right as we were setting up, so as the show started there wasnt quite the crowd that was expected and things were looking kinda grim out there! But fortunately the rain soon started to let up and as the band ran through their short set and interviews, more and more people gathered to watch the band on the 5 story Nasdaq and Reuters screens, and listen in on their cell phones. After the show, Rivers did interviews with Reuters News and Time Magazine, and then we bid adieu to the Reuters offices and the HP peeps.
were you in times square? Post your story here!
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2010/07/11 Happy Birthday Scott! | Canandaigua, NY: CMAC
*Update: not in Times Square tomorrow? Watch the live video stream of tomorrows show here!
...Happy B-Day to bassman Scott Shriner!
...today we are in Canandaigua, NY, about 50 miles south of Rochester, situated on a beautiful lake. Right on. The CMAC is a really nice outdoor semi-covered ampitheater. The challenge with these kind of venues is that they are so comfortable that its easy for both the audience and band to get too cozy and forget to rock out. Fortunately Rivers and the boys have many tricks up their sleeves to get the people jumping around and rocking, and said tricks were certainly employed tonight to good effect! It was pretty cool - the longer the show went on the less the audience followed the rules and eventually the "forbidden" aisles between the seating areas were packed with dancing jumping shouting fans, the way it should be at a rock show. RC did his part by making some unplanned forays out into the audience to mix it up wild style.
Opening tonight was the excellent band Rival Schools. I hadn't heard much from them since their debut album "United By Fate" came out several years ago, but it appears they are gearing up to release their second album now. It was a real pleasure to see them in action again.
Big ups to the Buffalo (Clarence) people in the house tonight, including Wilson crony Lee Loretta, OG Special Goodness member and Thruway gas nipper extraordinaire.
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...REMINDER:
Don't miss Weezer's July 13 HP Live Beats concert and interview session. We’ll be performing in The Reuters Studio and it will be live streamed to the NASDAQ and Reuters billboards in Times Square. Be at 7th Avenue between 42nd and 43rd at 2:15PM to watch our show. Also, please bring your cell phones to dial in and listen to us - just check in on Foursquare to #HPIntelLiveBeats to get the phone number!
...Interview with Rivers, speaking of upcoming goodness...
...Weezer fansite by Eli, who is "10 years old and from New York. Over the summer I learned how to design a website so I designed a website for weezer. Check it out."
..."(If You're Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To" sung by 4 year old Piper, who sings "GO!" instead of "Girl!"
