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| Ed to appear
on Acoustic Cafe Series in Connecticut |
Ed Kowalczyk will be performing some
songs on 96.5 TIC-FM's
Acoustic Cafe Series, to be held on April 21st in Hartford, Connecticut. No more
information on this event is available at this time. If someone that lives in this
area could please record this airing, please contact me
and let me know.  posted march 31st, 2004 |
| Release of
a live CD & DVD is possible in near future |
| According to a recent news update on
Denver's Mix 100 FM website, Ed mentioned that Live may release a concert album and/or a live
DVD sometime in the near future. Ed is quoted as saying, "We have yet also to
do a commercial DVD. Just again, not for lack of wanting to but for lack of just
kind of like getting it together in a kind of package and the kind of show that we
really want to do it so logistically we are working it out. Hopefully on this record
we will have something like that out." posted march 31st, 2004 |
| Run Away holds
steady on new Hot AC Chart |
| Live's new single, "Run Away",
currently stands at #26 (for the second week in a row) on the Top 40 chart for the
Hot AC format (which lists the top 40 most played songs), with 716 spins. To view
the full chart, please visit the Radio & Records website. posted march 31st, 2004 |
| Ed to perform
solo acoustic show in Houston |
| Ed Kowalczyk will be performing a free
solo acoustic show at Club Roxy in Houston, Texas on April 13th. This event is sponsored
by Houston's Mix 96.5 radio station, and will take place between 6 and 8 pm
CST. More info on this new date has been added to the Tour Section.
(Thanks to Susan Cutillo of Connecticut for sending me this news). posted march 31st, 2004 |
| Performance
on Sharon Osbourne Show moved up to April 16th |
| Live's performance of "Run Away"
on The Sharon Osbourne Show is now slated to air on Friday, April 16th, instead of
on April 20th. This show will be syndicated, so it will be airing on different networks
at different times. Check the TV Section
for airing times in your city. posted march 31st, 2004 |
| Live to perform
at Freedom Weekend Aloft in South California |
| Live will be performing on May 30th
at Freedom Weekend Aloft
in Anderson, South California. Other acts to perform include Fuel and Jason Mraz.
Ticket info has yet to be announced as of yet. posted march 29th, 2004 |
| New tour diary
entries from guitarist Chad Taylor |
| Friends Of Live have posted some new
tour diary entries from guitarist Chad Taylor to the Tour Diary section of their site. posted march 29th, 2004 |
| Voting begins
for Cover & Remix Contest |
| Voting for this years Cover & Remix Contest is now underway. There will be 5 rounds of voting, the first
to begin today, and the last to end on April 18th. The winner will then be
announced on Monday, April 19th. Please visit the Contest Section for more details. posted march 28th, 2004 |
| Downloads from
recent television performances |
| I taped Live's performances of "Run
Away" on The Tonight Show" and "The Ellen Degeneres Show" and
have added mp3's of them both to the Featured MP3 Section. posted march 23rd, 2004 |
| Additional
online address for The Live Lounge |
| The Live Lounge can now also be accessed
via www.letmeride.com! posted march 23rd, 2004 |
| New FTP server
for mulitmedia downloads |
| I have a new FTP server that all new
downloads (as well as older downloads) will be posted on. At times, the server may
be busy, so if you get a "connection busy" message, keep on trying and
you should eventually gain access to the file that you are requesting. posted march 23rd, 2004 |
| More information
on Chula Vista concert |
| Live's concert on June 6th at Coors
Amphitheatre in Chula Vista, California will be part of Suzuki's Rock 'N' Roll Marathon's post race events. Live will be performing
around 8pm, after the awards for the race have been given out. Tickets, which are
$25 (and are free to those who enter the race or who volunteer at the race) are on-sale
now. A link to purchase tickets has been added to the Tour Section.
posted march 23rd, 2004 |
| Live confirm
3 more tour dates |
| Live have confirmed 3 more new tour
dates for their upcoming Spring tour of America. The first new date is scheduled
for June 18th in Birmingham, Alabama at the City Stages festival (Live will perform
on the Miller Stage around 10:30 pm). The second new date is scheduled for June 19th
in Jackson, Mississippi at the Jubilee Jam (Live will perform on the Trustmark Stage
at 11 pm). And the last new date is scheduled for June 27th in Sacromento, California
at "A Day In The Zone" festival at Discovery Park (Live will be the 2nd
to last act to perform). Additional information on these dates will be posted in
a new update or the Tour Section
as it becomes available. Stay tuned for more new dates to be announced soon. posted march 22nd, 2004 |
| Blueberry Hill
concert available for download |
| I have posted a new recording from
the February 23rd, 2004 concert at Blueberry Hill in St. Louis, Missouri to the Featured
Concerts Section. This recording
includes 5 solo acoustic songs performed by Ed, as well as 6 interview segments (most
of which include questions asked from audience members). posted march 21st, 2004 |
| Update on Ed's
solo performance to be held in Dallas |
| Officials organizing the "Main
Street Live" concert series in Dallas, Texas have corrected an earlier press
release that was posted on their website (DowntownDallas.com). They had posted that Ed would be showcasing
new material from his new solo album, but meant to post that Ed would be showcasing
the new single from the new Live album. His performance will be approximately half
an hour and will be held on April 14th at Pegasus Plaza in dowtown Dallas. posted march 19th, 2004 |
| Live Cover
& Remix Contest comes to a close |
| The deadline for the Live Cover & Remix Contest is now here. As of today, no more entries will be accepted. There
are still many more entries to be posted though, so voting for the contest will not
begin until Monday, March 29th. Thanks to all the fans who submitted entries towards
this years contest. posted march 19th, 2004 |
| Ed to showcase
new material for upcoming solo album in Dallas? |
| According to the Downtown Dallas website, Ed Kowalczyk is slated to perform solo on
April 14th in Dallas, Texas as part of the "Main Street Live" concerts
(which admission to is free). According to the recent press release, Ed will be showcasing material from his new solo
album during a "show opening mini-set" at this event. This is the first
that we have heard of a new solo album from Ed, so this may be inaccurate info. As
of now, this has yet to be confirmed, so please don't read to far into it until something
official is posted. Any new information relating to this event will be posted as
soon as it becomes available. (Thanks to Susan Cutillo of Connecticut for sending
me this news). posted march 18th, 2004 |
| Run Away enters
Top 40 on new Hot AC Chart |
| After only 2 weeks after it's official
release to radio, Live's new single, "Run Away", has entered the new Top 40 chart
for the Hot AC format (which lists the top 40 most played songs), debuting at number
40 with 259 spins. "Run Away" also continues to take off at radio stations
across the nation, continuing to remain the most added song in the Hot AC radio format.
posted march 16th, 2004 |
| New article
promoting Cambridge concert |
| The new issue of the Manchester Institute
of Technology's (MIT) newspaper, "The Tech", has a new article promoting the upcoming Live concert on April 24th
at their campus. The article contains a brief interview with drummer Chad Gracey.
(Thanks to David Fries of Crofton, Maryland for this info). posted march 15th, 2004 |
| Live confirm
4 more new tour dates |
| Live have confirmed 4 new tour dates
in the United States. On April 30th, Live will be performing a private show at Washington
University in St. Louis, Missouri at 8:15 pm. On May 2nd, Live will be performing
at the Beale Street Music Festival in Memphis, Tennesee, at approximately 7:25 pm.
Tickets for this event, which are $19.50 for 1 day, went on-sale today at 3pm via
Ticketmaster (a link to purchase tickets has been added to the Tour Section).
On May 22nd, Live will be performing at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Charlotte, North
Carolina at 3 pm (they will be performing before the main race). And on June 6th,
Live will be performing at Coors Amphitheatre in Chula Vista, California at 8 pm.
Additional information on these dates will be posted in a new update or the Tour Section as it becomes available. Stay tuned for
more new dates to be announced soon. posted march 15th, 2004 |
| Date change
for Sharon Osbourne Show appearance |
| Live's appearance on The Sharon Osbourne
Show, which was originally confirmed for March 22nd by Friends Of Live, will actually
be held on April 20th. More info on this appearance is located in the TV Section.
posted march 15th, 2004 |
| More information
on Cambridge concert |
| More information on Live's private
concert on April 24th at the Massachussetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge,
Massachussetts (which includes a list of the colleges that are invited to the concert)
has been added to the Tour Section.
posted march 15th, 2004 |
| Live to perform
Run Away on 2 more television shows |
| Live and Shelby Lynne will be performing
the new duet version of "Run Away" on The Ellen Degeneres Show, as well
as on The Sharon Osbourne Show, both to air on Monday, March 22nd. Check out the
TV
Section for airing times
in your city and for more information on these appearances. posted march 11th, 2004 |
| Live &
Shelby Lynne to perform Run Away on The Tonight Show |
| Live and Shelby Lynne will be performing
the new duet version of "Run Away" on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno"
on Thursday, March 18th. Check out the TV Section
for airing times and more information on this appearance. posted march 8th, 2004 |
| Run Away tops
new spins chart in the Hot AC format |
| According to Radio & Records website, "Run Away" had the most
new spins this past week in the Hot AC radio format on American radio. 22 new stations
added it to their playlists in the first week of it's release to this radio format.
posted march 8th, 2004 |
| New recordings
available for download |
| I have added 2 new recordings to the
Featured
Concert Section. The first
recording features 3 songs from a FM broadcast of the August 13th, 1995 concert at
Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California. And the second recording features
5 songs from a FM broadcast of the June 24th, 1995 concert at the Glastonbury Festival
in Glastonbury, England. posted march 2nd, 2004 |
| Pictures from
Ed's solo performance in St. Louis |
| The WVRV Radio Station (101.1 FM -
The River) in St. Louis, Missouri has added some new photo's from Ed's acoustic performance
on February 23rd at Blueberry Hill to their website. A recording of this performance will be available
here on the site by the beginning of next week. posted march 2nd, 2004 |
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