It’s hard to believe it’s been exactly one year since Rolling Stone published an article that effectively broke up Ween. Aaron “Gene Ween” Freeman told the magazine that he’s “retiring Gene Ween.” When pressed about whether that meant the end for HT faves Ween, Freeman responded “Pretty much, yeah. It’s been a long time, 25 years. It was a good run.” Sadly, Freeman and Mickey “Dean Ween” Melchiondo haven’t shared a stage since and a year later there’s no end in sight to the breakup.

As sad as we are about the loss of Ween, Melchiondo and Freeman haven’t exactly rode off into the sunset. Deaner is set to put out a Moistboyz album this summer and is working on a highly-anticipated reality show with Primus front man Les Claypool. Meanwhile, Gener is working on new material of his own, had fun with us regarding a sex change, has toured and participated in a number of special shows. The most recent of which was a Bob Dylan tribute at the Bearsville Theatre on Sunday, where Gener teamed up with Marco Benevento, Jim Weider, Dave Dreiwitz and others for a cover of Like A Rolling Stone. Pretty fitting he’s singing a song about how it feels to be alone…

Let’s hope at this time next year we’re writing about how Ween reformed (for at least an impromptu gig WITH Gener) during the past 12 months instead of another “We Miss Ween” post.

Since returning to the music venue business with the opening of Brooklyn Bowl back in 2009, Pete Shapiro has continued to add to new rooms to his growing portfolio over the last few years. Shapiro’s latest venture is aimed at a slightly different audience, as he has announced the opening of The Rock And Roll Playhouse – a kid-friendly space at 280 Bond Street in the Gowanus section of Brooklyn.

The venue will feature “20 different programs for the different age groups including: Beatles for Babies, Little Rockers, Rockers, and Big Rockers; Reggae for Babies and Little Rockers; Rock and Roll Storytime for Little Rockers; a theatrical Rock and Roll Stories for Rockers; World Music for all age groups; Drawing Rock and Roll; and Introductory programs focused on Songwriting, Guitar, Percussion and Keyboards.” The Rock And Roll Playhouse, which is slated to open this winter, will include classes for adults, a full bar and food courtesy of the folks at Blue Ribbon Brassiere.

• List Time: Five Albums That Are Song-For-Song Covers of Other Albums
• Daft Punk set a new Spotify record for the most first-week album streams
• Cover Alert: Neko Case tackles Iron Maiden
• Nerd Wallet determined which music fest gives you the most bang for your buck
• Download This: Coventry Music’s – Michael Caine, Bitch! Mix Tape
• Bowery Presents is expanding to Atlanta with the launch of Bowery Presents: South

Finally, last year David Byrne and St. Vincent teamed up to release Love This Giant, a twelve-track collection that received a heap of critical praise. The duo, who mounted an extensive world-tour that featured a slew of musicians and dancers, will once again head out together for a lengthy world tour that kicks off with a gig at the Wellmont Theater in Montclair, New Jersey on June 12. Prior to all that though, Mr. Byrne and Ms. Clark have announced the release of Brass Tactics – a new five-song EP that you can download for free. The EP features a previously unreleased tune that didn’t make the album, as well as two live tracks recorded last year and two remixes. Here’s the track list…

David Byrne & St. Vincent – Brass Tactics EP

Cissus (previously unreleased) / I Should Watch TV (M. Stine Remix) / Lightning (Kent Rockafeller Remix) / Marrow (live) / Road To Nowhere (live)

For the third year in a row the Summer Camp Music Festival ran its Camp Counselor program at last weekend’s festival. S’camper Kyle won the honors and as such had a unique view on the fest. Part of his prize was getting to a backstage set from moe. that he shared with the rest of us via the Summer Camp YouTube channel.

We’ve assembled a playlist of the three kickass vids that Kyle has shared on the Summer Camp channel. Check out moe. performing Cissy Strut by The Meters, their own Kyle’s Song (a fitting choice for the counselor’s private set) and The Band’s The Weight backstage with Victor Wooten at Summer Camp…

We’ve had our eyes on the ongoing renovations at Charter One Pavilion on Northerly Island in Chicago ever since it was announced Phish would play three shows at the venue on July 19 – 21. Back in March the Chicago Plan Commission approved work on the venue that would raise capacity and rotate the stage. The first concert set to take place at the renovated Charter One Pavilion was a Dispatch show this coming Saturday.

Due to recent storms that have led to floods in The Windy City, there have been delays to the renovation of Charter One Pavilion leading promoters to move Saturday’s Dispatch concert to UIC Pavilion. Here’s the official announcement from Dispatch’s Facebook Page…

Chicago…we’ve got good news and bad news.

Late last week, the Charter One Pavilion told us that their winter renovations wouldn’t be completed in time for this Saturday’s show. We were floored and upset because we were looking forward to spending an evening under the stars with over 7,000 of you. We spent all weekend trying to move the concert to another outdoor venue in the city like Millenium Park or Grant Park, but couldn’t get the permits.

This left us with two options:

1.) Postpone the show. Not only would this inconvenience everyone with long distance travel plans, Guster wouldn’t be able to join us for the new date.

2.) Move the concert indoors to the UIC Pavilion.

We debated the pros and cons for hours and decided that moving it indoors was the best option. With that said, Saturday’s concert in Chicago will now be happening at the UIC Pavilion.

If you’ve been to UIC and Charter One, you’re probably thinking, “Charter One is general admission, UIC has an open floor plus assigned seats and we all can’t fit on the floor.” You’re right, unfortunately the floor is going to be first come first serve, which means you’ll have to arrive early to get a floor wristband.

However, as a thank you to the early arrivers, we’re going to having a HUGE pre-concert tailgating party from 4:30-6PM. Brad, Chad, and Pete (along with some helpers) will be hanging out with everyone and cooking up mountains of dogs and burgers for the early arrivers. All of the food and drinks will be FREE. It’s gonna be the biggest Dispatch party Chicago’s ever seen.

The UIC Pavilion also has lower ticketing fees than the Charter One Pavilion so online purchasers will be receiving a $4 fee refund from Ticketmaster in the coming days.

Again, the show on Saturday in Chicago is STILL ON and the guys are gonna do everything possible to make it a night you won’t forget. They might even have a few surprises up their sleeves.

- Team Dispatch

DNAInfo Chicago has a full report on the postponement and has brought up some interesting points. A local businessowner warns that parking for Charter One events jumps to $49 for concerts, so that’s something to keep in mind if you’re heading out there. Though, DNAInfo Chicago was unable to get the Parks Department to confirm that parking price. Also, music fans will be able to camp outside the boundaries of the venue until sunset, at which point they’ll be asked to leave. So you will be able to listen to the beginning of Charter One Pavilion concerts until about 8:30 or 9PM on show nights. Other than that, access to Northerly Island will be limited “to concert employees, audience members and boaters who need to access the harbor,” a Parks District Spokeswoman told DNAInfo Chicago.

There’s nearly two months until Phish takes the stage at the renovated venue, so we don’t think there’s any danger of the three shows being moved. That said, start saving for parking fees!

[via DNAInfo Chicago, Hat Tip - P. Swanton]

UPDATE: The article’s author, Lizzie Schiffman, has confirmed pricing for the venue via a Park District Rep. “Parking costs will range from $30 to $49 on show nights, Juaniza from the Park District said, and the Adler Planetarium lot will house the VIP parking area.” Bear in mind, if you’re one of the lucky ones to get there early enough to secure parking at the North Garage at Soldier Field, which isn’t on the island but is adjacent via a bridge or shuttle, you can park from free. Parking on Northerly Island will cost you.

UPDATE: Jon Fishman and Pork Tornado will open this show!

Ever since last October Phish keyboardist Page McConnell has played a number of gigs with The Meter Men, but the quartet has never ventured to the city that birthed McConnell’s career – Burlington, Vermont. That will change on September 6th, when McConnell, Leo Nocentelli, Zigaboo Modeliste and George Porter Jr. perform at Higher Ground.

Tickets for McConnell and The Meter Men’s Burlington debut go on sale Friday at 11 AM ET. Later that weekend, on Sept. 8th, the quartet will headline this year’s Catskill Chill festival.

Earlier this week the track listing for the Hands On A Hardbody original cast recording surfaced. The Tony-nominated score was written by Broadway vet Amanda Green and Phish front man Trey Anastasio. Songs included in the show ranged from gospel (Joy Of The Lord) to ballads (I’m Gone) to rock (My Problem Right There). A few tunes have been played by Phish in concert, namely My Problem Right There and Burn That Bridge while some of Stronger is derived from the Phish song Joy.

As of April, the HOAHB cast recording was due in June, though label Sh-K-Boom Records lists “TBA” for the release date. Hands On A Hardbody ran on Broadway for a total of 56 performances before closing on April 13th. The musical is now expected to run at regional theaters such as St. Louis’s New Line Theatre which will show Hands On A Hardbody May 29 – June 21, 2014.

Here’s a look at the tracklisting and bonus track for the HOAHB original cast recording…

1. Human Drama Kind of Thing
2. If I Had This Truck
3. If She Don’t Sleep
4. My Problem Right There
5. Alone With Me
6. Burn That Bridge
7. I’m Gone
8. “uncontrollable laughter”
9. Joy of the Lord
10. Stronger
11. Hunt with the Big Dogs
12. Hands on a Hardbody
13. Born in Laredo
14. Alone with Me (Reprise)
15. It’s a Fix
16. Used to Be
17. It’s a Fix (Reprise)
18. God Answered My Prayers
19. Joy of the Lord (Reprise)
20. Keep Your Hands On It
Bonus Track: 21. The Tryers

[via Sh-K-Boom, Hat Tip - Lawrence Pinkham]

We stumbled across news that could turn out to be quite a bummer as it appears the future of rock shows at Montclair’s Wellmont Theatre is in doubt. The Montclair Times team realized that the venue promoter, The Bowery Presents, only has two concerts scheduled at the historic theater in downtown Montclair, New Jersey; with the second one – MGMT – set to take place on June 20.

[Photo via Wellmont Theatre Facebook]

When The Montclair Times reached out to The Bowery Presents, they received this statement:

“The Bowery Presents loves being part of the Montclair community. We have been embraced by our fans, fellow business people and local officials, and have always been good neighbors to the restaurants and stores by offering great shows and concert experiences at The Wellmont Theatre. While we can’t comment on litigation at this time, our current goal is to continue to run The Wellmont as a beloved entertainment venue.”

According to the post there’s a legal dispute between The Bowery Presents and venue owner Rosen Group Inc. Apparently there are issues that will involve “some substantial money spent on finishing the issues in the building” as per Montclair Township Attorney Ira Karasick. While there aren’t any public safety issues, the problem could lead to the end of the relationship between the venue’s owner and promoter. The director of Montclair Center Business Improvement District, Luther Flurry, told the Montclair Times that he predicts the Wellmont “will continue on with or without The Bowery Presents.” That would be easier said than done in our opinion. We’ll keep you posted on any further news about the future of the Wellmont Theatre, but we have our fingers crossed a resolution will be found.

[via The Montclair Times / Hat Tip - Dan Takacs]

This past Saturday night at The Myth in his hometown of Minneapolis, the artist currently known as Prince unveiled his cover of Pearl Jam’s 1992 hit Even Flow. Backed by his incredibly talented band 3rdEyeGirl, The Purple One offered up a guitar-driven instrumental version of Even Flow as part of his encore in both the early and late shows.

The fine folks at Dr. Funkenberry have posted a snippet of Prince and 3rdEyeGirl covering Even Flow during a rehearsal that took place before the shows at The Myth. We get to hear The Purple One and guitarist Donna Grantis go to town on the Pearl Jam tune. Take a listen…

Here’s the setlists from both Minneapolis Prince shows…

Concert 1
Let’s Go Crazy/ Endorphinemachine/ Screwdriver/ She’s Always in My Hair/ The Love We Make/ I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man/ Guitar/ Plectum Electrum (new instrumental written by 3rdeyegirl’s Donna Grantis)/ Fix Ur Life Up/ medley of snippets from: When Doves Cry > Sign o’ the Times> Most Beautiful Girl in the World > Forever in My Life> Hot Thing> A Love Bizarre > Housequake/ Mr. Goodnight/ Purple Rain (with Bobby Z on drums) ENCORE Even Flow (Pearl Jam, instrumental version)/ Bambi ENCORE 2 Stratus (Billy Cobham instrumental)/ U Got the Look

Concert 2
Let’s Go Crazy/ Endrophinemachine/ Screwdriver/ She’s Always in My Hair/ Free/ I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man/ Guitar/ Plectum Electrum (new instrumental written by 3rdeyegirl’s Donna Grantis)/ Fix Ur Life Up/ I Like It There/ So Far So Please/ Stratus (Billy Cobham instrumental) ENCORE Purple Rain (with Bobby Z on drums)/ The Max/ Laydown ENCORE 2 Even Flow (Pearl Jam, instrumental version)

[via Okayplayer]

The late Band drummer Levon Helm purchased a 2010 Mercedes Benz Roadtrek RS-Adventurous to enjoy traveling and touring in comfort before he passed away last April. Helm’s family has put the vehicle up for sale to an effort to continue to pay off the legendary performer’s debts.

Here’s more info on the vehicle and what it will take to get it…

This was a very special vehicle to Levon and he used it to enjoy traveling and touring in comfort.

It’s a beautiful ride in brand-new condition. Pristine inside and out. 9,700 original, gentle miles. The video below is of a vehicle of equal appearance, with equal amenities. The photos at the bottom of the page are the actual vehicle – which is currently being stored in Woodstock, New York. It can be viewed BY APPOINTMENT ONLY.

Offers and inquiries should be sent to roadtrek@levonhelm.com along with your personal contact information (full name, phone number, email address). Please do make your offer.
We will entertain all inquiries. 
Acceptance or denial of an offer is at the sole
discretion of the Helm Family.

As mentioned, the vehicle only has less than 10K miles on it and includes a bathroom, extended galley, home theater system with surround sound, microwave, refrigerator, shower, flat-screen TV, satellite radio, coffee maker and many more amenities. Plus, you purchase this and you’ll help “Keep It Goin’.”

Each weeknight since 1975, PBS has aired an evening news program called NewsHour. One week ago today, as Trey Anastasio was in the middle of rehearsals for his performance with the National Symphony Orchestra, the Phish front man sat for an interview that will air soon on PBS NewsHour.

[Photo by @Mike_Melia]

Senior Correspondent Jeffrey Brown conducted the interview. Prior to the interview, the NewsHour solicited questions for Trey from Phish fans via Facebook. Keep your eyes on HT and producer Mike Melia’s Twitter feed as he’ll keep us posted on when the feature will air.

@hidden_track @NewsHour I'm writing the script now. Likely next month before the 30th anniv. tour kicks off. We will also have online extras

9 minutes ago via webReplyRetweetFavorite

@mike_melia

Mike Melia

UPDATE (5/30 4:30PM ET): Melia tells us that the Trey Anastasio feature on NewsHour will air just before Phish hits the road in early July. He also advises that they will have online extras! Stay tuned.

AXS TV premieres a pair of live concert specials featuring two of adult rock’s leading ladies. The cable channels airs the premiere of Brandi Carlile Live At Red Rocks, taken from her July 2012 performance at the iconic venue, on Sunday night at 8PM ET. Then, they debut a Sheryl Crow live concert special at 10:10PM ET.

Friday, May 31 [All Times ET]

• Yeah Yeah Yeahs on David Letterman [CBS 11:35PM]
• Zac Brown Band on Jimmy Kimmel [ABC 11:35PM]
• Bad Rabbits on Craig Ferguson [CBS 12:35PM]
• Shiny Toy Guns on Carson Daly [NBC 1:35AM]

Saturday, June 1

• Randy Newman on Austin City Limits [PBS]
• Rolling Stones – At The Max [AXS TV 6:25PM]
• The Killers – MTV World Stage [Palladia 9PM]
• Frank Ocean on Saturday Night Live [NBC 11:30PM]

Sunday, June 2

• Brandi Carlile – Live From Red Rocks [AXS TV 8PM]
• My Morning Jacket on Storytellers [Palladia 8:30PM]
• Foo Fighters / Neil Young & Crazy Horse – Global Music Fest [Palladia 10PM]
• Sheryl Crow – Live In Concert [AXS TV 10:10PM]

At just 19-years-old, Jake Bugg is kind of a big deal in his native country of England. The young and talented singer-songwriter was chosen to by the BBC to appear on Glastonbury’s “Introducing” stage when he was just 17, which earned him a recording contract with Mercury Records. Last year Bugg, who puts a modern spin on some classic influences – like The Beatles, Buddy Holly and the Everly Brothers, as well as nodding to more contemporary Brit-pop acts like Oasis, topped the U.K. charts with his highly recommended 14-track self-titled debut.

Bugg, whose album was released in the U.S. earlier this spring, is staring to gain some momentum on this side of the pond thanks in part to his wise-beyond-his-years sound and some notable accolades from the likes of Rolling Stone and the New York Times. It’s the record’s lead single, Lightning Bolt, which has helped to break Bugg in recent weeks. The tune combines the lyrical vigor of early 1960′s Bob Dylan with 1950′s rockabilly and skiffle sounds. Let’s check out the music video…

Jake Bugg – Lighting Bolt

Jake Bugg will kick off the North American leg of his lengthy world tour on September 13, with a gig at Washington, D.C.’s 9:30 Club.

There was a meeting of Scott Weiland Anonymous last night as members of his former bands Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver teamed up for a cover of Mott The Hopple’s All The Young Dudes last night at Club Nokia in Los Angeles.

Velvet Revolver / Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash and bassist Duff McKagan paired up with Stone Temple Pilots, including new lead singer Chester Bennington, for a fun take on the David Bowie-penned tune. Surprisingly, Slash performed without his trademark top hat. Check out this killer fan-shot clip provided by our pal Adam Pierce…

HT faves Nicki Bluhm and the Gramblers catapulted to fame in our world and beyond thanks to their inventive Van Sessions series of videos. The group’s version of Hall And Oates’ I Can’t Go For That, performed as they were driving in their van, has garnered over two million views on YouTube. Since the beginning of the year, as the band has hit the road hard, Van Sessions videos have been few and far between. Yesterday, the group finally posted a new one.

Watch as Nicki Bluhm and the Gramblers perform Take The Money And Run by the Steve Miller Band while traveling in their van for their 25th Van Sessions video…

Over the years moe. has opened for the Dave Matthews Band a number of times and that trend continued this week when the jam stalwarts opened for DMB in Toronto on Tuesday and in Scranton on Wednesday. Many acts use their opening sets to play their most accessible material and don’t stray “out of the box.” Well moe. is no ordinary band.

[Photo by Paul Citone]

In Toronto, moe. welcomed old friend Jeff Coffin of DMB to sit in on Happy Hour Hero. Coffin crushes his solo and thanks to one of the best audience recordings I’ve ever heard, courtesy of Lenny Stubbe, we can hear the fantastic version of Happy Hour Hero…

Then, in Scranton, as noted by Jambands.com, moe. ended their set by performing the theme song to the just-completed long-running sitcom The Office. The Office was set in Scranton and you can tell by the reaction of the crowd, that they approved…

The next Phish live archival release, Ventura, features two shows the quartet played at the Ventura County Fairgrounds in Ventura, California on July 30, 1997 and July 20, 1998. Though only a year separated the two shows, the band had a completely different sound at each appearance and delivered two outstanding performances. This audio-only release provides official recordings of two shows for which excellent audience recordings have never surfaced due to in part to the wind at the venue.

The box set is available for pre-order ahead of its June 18 release date from Dry Goods and those who purchase will receive a 10-track sampling of the band’s March 21st, 1993 show at Ventura Theatre called “BuenaVentura.” In addition to the 6-cd box set, pre-order options include bundles which feature Ventura koozies, t-shirts and posters.

As part of our Everybody Wins When We Plug Something And In Return They Offer Us Free Shit To Give Away program, we’ve got three copies of the complete Phish “Ventura” box set to giveaway PLUS a Big Kahuna Bundle which contains  the all new 6-CD “Ventura” box set, Little Stevie Water Ski T on Purple and your choice of Koozie®. To enter, simply leave a comment below telling us about your favorite Phish Summer Tour. You can enter a second time by following us and then tweeting the year of your favorite Phish Summer Tour at us. Let us know by including both “@hidden_track” AND “#phventura″ in your tweet. We’ll give you a third chance to snag one of the sets by telling us the year that your favorite Phish Summer Tour took place on our Facebook wall. Once the contest entry period closes we’ll tally all the entries from our comments section, Facebook and Twitter and pick four winners at random.

Here’s the fine print…

• To enter the contest, leave a comment below telling us about your favorite Phish Summer Tour
• You can enter a second time by leaving a similar comment on the wall of the Hidden Track Facebook Page
• You can enter a third time by following @hidden_track and tweeting your favorite Phish Summer Tour at us and including both “@hidden_track” AND “#phventura″ in your tweet
• Your comment(s) must be left by 11:59 PM EST on June 14
• Anybody entering more than once a piece on Facebook, Twitter and at the bottom of this post will be disqualified, tarred and feathered (If you have a problem leaving a comment and it doesn’t appear, you won’t be penalized for trying a second time)
• Four winners will be selected at random from all entries
• The first winner chosen will win the Big Kahuna bundle, while the other three will each receive a Phish Ventura box set courtesy of Phish Inc.
• HT staff members are not eligible to win

And now, feast your ears on this sensational version of Makisupa Policeman from Ventura…

When we started Hidden Track in 2006 the possibility of The Police reuniting was about equal to that of pigs flying. Sting said it would never happen and then all of the sudden it did. The man born Gordon Sumner woke up one morning and realized that if he didn’t reunite The Police at that moment in time, it may never happen. So he made a few calls and all of the sudden we had a full-blown Police reunion on our hands. Sting promised it would be a one-and-done venture and after over a year of shows between ’07 and ’08, he has kept his word as there’s not even been talk of the trio reuniting since.

But we’ll always have that Reunion Tour. While The Police took heat from many for not taking many chances setlist-wise and including no new material, I absolutely loved the three shows I saw. Stewart, Sting-O and Andy still had their chops (though it took Andy a while to get back to speed), and as the shows went on they started adding more improv into the sets. For today’s Full Show Friday, we’ve got pro-shot video of The Police’s entire February 13th, 2008 performance at the Tokyo Dome…

00:48 - Message in a bottle / 05:33 - Synchronicity II / 11:47 - Walking on the moom /18:15 - Voices inside my head / When the world is running down, you make the best of what’s still around / 25:53 - Don’t stand so close to me / 30:51 - Driven to tears / 36:55 - Hole in ly life / 41:26 - Every little thing she does is magic / 46:05 - Wrapped around your finger /52:12 - De do do do, de da da da / 56:53 - Invisible sun / 1:02:04 - Can’t stand losing you /1:08:43 - Roxanne /1:15:05 - King of pain /1:20:43 - So lonely/ 1:26:26 - Every breath you take /

The annual Michael Arnone’s Crawfish Fest is taking place this weekend at Sussex County Fairgrounds in Augusta, New Jersey. Aaron Neville, The Voice of Wetlands All-Stars, The Royal Southern Brotherhood and Anders Osborne are just a few of the bands performing at the legendary event.

[All Photos by Dino Perrucci]

Photographer Dino Perrucci has been on hand at the fest all weekend and has filed this exceptional shots of The Voice of Wetlands All-Stars, Big Sam’s Funky Nation, Soul Rebels, Big Chief Monk Boudreaux, Tab Benoit and Johnny Vidacovich and more from Saturday at the Crawfish Fest…

She & Him, who rank towards the top of my list of personal favorites, will visit Jay Leno on Thursday night to perform a tune from their new album, Volume 3, which is fantastic. Zooey Deschanel (She) and M Ward (Him) will hit the road on June 13 for a North American tour that runs through mid-July with stops including Berkeley’s Greek Theater, the Hollywood Bowl, the Montreal Jazz Festival and a pair of nights at NYC’s Central Park Summerstage.

Monday, June 3 [All Times ET]

• Tom Petty: Live from Gatorville [AXS 6:55PM]
• Frank Turner on David Letterman [CBS 11:35PM]
• Reggie Watts on Jimmy Kimmel (R) [ABC 11:35PM]
• Steven Tyler on Craig Ferguson [CBS 12:35AM]

Tuesday, June 4

• Barenaked Ladies on Live! with Kelly & Michael [syndicated - check listings]
• Robert Cray Band: Cookin’ in Mobile [AXS 1:30PM]
• Divine Fits on Conan [TBS 11PM]
• Local Natives on David Letterman [CBS 11:35PM]
• Lady Antebellum on Jimmy Kimmel [ABC 11:35PM]

Wednesday, June 5

• Houndmouth on Conan [TBS 11PM]
• Queens of the Stone Age on David Letterman [CBS 11:35PM]
• The Wanted on Jay Leno [NBC 11:35PM]
• The Lonely Island on Jimmy Kimmel [ABC 11:35PM]
• Gretchen Wilson on Craig Ferguson [CBS 12:35AM]

Thursday, June 6

• Avril Lavigne on Live! with Kelly & Michael [syndicated - check listings]
• Capital Cities on Conan [TBS 11PM]
• John Mellencamp on Colbert Report [Comedy Central 11:30PM]
• Queens of the Stone Age on David Letterman [CBS 11:35PM]
• She & Him on Jay Leno [NBC 11:35PM]

There’s sad news out of Brooklyn this morning as Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings have canceled the release of their new album and touring plans for the remainder of 2013. Jones has been diagnosed with stage-one bile duct cancer. The good news is that it was caught early and Sharon is expected to make a full recovery. However, the surgery she will endure will  require a long period of convalescence.

[Photo by Dulce Pinzon]

Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings were expected to release Give The People What They Want on August 6. Once Jones gets back on her feet, the band will resume touring and put out the LP.

Here’s the official statement from Jones:

“Over the last few weeks I haven’t felt good and I didn’t know what was going on. We sadly had to cancel shows while I went through a series of tests and short hospital stays. We just found out that I have a stage-one tumor on my bile duct. Luckily we caught it really early and fast and the doctors say it’s operable and curable!

I will be having surgery very soon and will have to rest and recover. I’ll be staying in touch and keeping my fans and friends updated on my progress. I’m looking forward to getting back on the road to give the people what they want!”

-Sharon Jones

Our thoughts and prayers are with Sharon.