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:::::: 11.05.00: Beck at Sunset Free Clinic Benefit ::::::
| Beck headlined a benefit for the Sunset Free Clinic in Silverlake on Saturday night, November 4th with a special acoustic set. Other performers included Rufus Wainwright, and Aimee Mann. All proceeds went to the Sunset Free Clinic, for more info on the clinic and their cause, check out their website www.hsfreeclinic.org. |
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SETLIST:
Lazy Flies
Lonesome Whistle
Go Easy
We Live Again
Dead Melodies
These Days I Barely Get By
Sing It Again
Nobody's Fault But My Own
:::::: 11.03.00: Beck on KCRW Friday ::::::
Beck made his 6th appearance on KCRW's "Morning Becomes Eclectic" with Nic Harcourt on Friday morning, November 3rd, to talk about the Sunset Free Clinic Benefit. He also played 5 songs.
SETLIST:
Lonesome Whistle (Hank Williams Cover)
We Live Again
Go Easy (John Martyn Cover)
Some Things Last a Long Time (Daniel Johnston Cover)
Nobody's Fault But My Own
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Check out KCRW's website for an archive of the performance soon.
:::::: 10.30.00: Show Reviews ::::::
Check out these reviews for the recent Beck acoustic show:
BRIDGE SCHOOL:
THE MERCURY NEWS
SFGATE.COM
MGD BLIND DATE:
SFGATE.COM
ROLLINGSTONE.COM
:::::: 10.24.00: Beck at Petra Haden Benefit ::::::
 Beck will perform a special solo acoustic set as part of the benefit for PETRA HADEN at the Knitting Factory in Hollywood on Sunday November 26th. Some of you may remember Petra from that dog, or from the tracks she worked on with Beck (Totally Confused, Girl Dreams, Steve Threw Up). Petra was struck by a car while crossing a street in Venice, CA and sustained several serious injuries. In order to help Petra with medical costs, several benefits are being arranged. For more info, check out The Petra Haden Benefit website.
:::::: 10.23.00: Beck at Rock in Rio ::::::
Beck will join Foo Fighters, Iron Maiden (!), R.E.M., Red Hot Chili Peppers, Neil Young, and... Britney Spears at this years ROCK IN RIO. Beck will play on the second day of the 7 day festival, January 13th, 2001.
:::::: 10.03.00: Mixed Bizness Remix Winners ::::::
Beck, Launch, Sonic Foundry, Geffen / Interscope would like to thank each "Mixed Bizness" remix contest entrant for their patience, hard work and creative spirits. It was difficult for Beck to reach a decision among all the excellent remixes that were submitted, so in addition to four winners, there are 16 honorable mentions.
The first place winner is Michael Rosen for "Latin-Shot" Mix (make this a live link) and he will receive ACID Pro, Vegas plus 5 libraries of choice. Second place goes to Jake Kozel for "Hardmixn" and he will receive ACID Pro and 5 libraries of choice. The third place tie is between Don Waller for "404 Mix" and Michael Thurman for "Pressuremix" and they will each receive ACID Music and 3 libraries of choice.
The following honorable mention contestants will receive their choice of Sonic Foundry's ACID DJ, ACID Latin, or ACID Hip Hop:
Fastest remix goes to Harrison Rocket for "Readytuware mix"
Lowest fi remiz goes to Mike O' Keefe for "Beck Seaside"
Best use of a recorder goes to Laura Macrowski for "Real Flute Loops remix"
John Walton for "Responses"
Vincent Chabot for "Brainymixt"
Mika Salminen for "Aztekbizness"
Casey Weldon for "Supermeatymix"
Adam Sanborne for "General Tso's Remix"
Jamez Gillman for "StaticNoise Mix"
Philip Page for "Boogaloo2bedroom mix"
Michael Caisley for "BeckvsCaisley"
Khaddar Yannis for "PolkaTronixRoxxMix"
C Moore for "Eelete Warez Mix"
Scott Marsh for "Ximeremix"
Thomas Butler for "Do Ya Wanna Ride Mix"
Michael Rosen for "Industrial Shot" Mix
:::::: 09.28.00: Beck on Air, Futurama ::::::
Beck has worked on two tracks with the band Air for their new in-the-works record. Beck previously remixed "Sexy Boy" off Air's last record, Moon Safari. More info to come soon. Beck has also recorded a voice-over for an appearance on Fox's Futurama show (by Simpsons creator Matt Groening). Airdate coming soon.
:::::: 09.14.00: Two Los Angeles Shows ::::::
Beck will play two special acoustic shows in Los Angeles at the Wilshire theatre, in Beverly Hills on October 24th and 25th. Tix are $22.50 and go onsale Saturday September 23rd at noon through Ticketmaster. There is a 4 ticket limit.
:::::: 09.08.00: Beck Recording with Timbaland ::::::
Beck went into the studio with producer Timbaland (Jay Z, Aaliyah) in September to cut a cover of David Bowie's "Diamond Dogs" for the soundtrack to the movie "Moulin Rouge", which is set for release in December. Beck also laid down vocals for an unspecified track on Tim's solo record (the track also features Aaliyah), more on that later.
:::::: 08.30.00: Midnite Vultures Virtual Tour ::::::
Don't forget to check out the Virtual Tour of the Midnite Vultures shows in the Gallery section brought to you by Virtual-Tour.com.
:::::: 08.30.00: Beck Opening for Neil Young ::::::
Beck will open for Neil Young for 5 dates on his west coast tour. He'll play acoustic material, although it's not sure if he'll be solo or have a band. Check Ticketmaster for Onsale dates.
Sep 25 San Diego, CA Coors Amphitheatre
Sep 27 Santa Barbara, CA County Bowl
Sep 28 Santa Barbara, CA County Bowl
Sep 30 Portland, OR Rose Garden
Oct 1 Vancouver, B.C. GM Place
:::::: 08.21.00: Upcoming Shows ::::::
Beck will headline San Francisco's Alice Radio 97.3FM's Now and Zen Fest, Sunday September 24th at Sharon Meadow in SF's Golden Gate Park. Other bands playing include the Go-Go's, Travis, Tonic, and Dogstar. Beck will also play both days of Neil Young's Bridge School Benefit concert at Shoreline Ampitheater in San Francisco on October 28th and 29th. Both Bridge School shows will be in the vein of the This Ain't No Picnic show (acoustic material). Tickets for Bridge School go onsale September 24th @ 10am (at ticketmaster outlets), $48 for reserved seating, $38 for lawn. There is a 6 ticket limit.
:::::: 08.07.00: Beck Still Playing Reading ::::::
Contrary to news reports, Beck is still on for the Reading Festival on August 26th, and never canceled.
:::::: 08.01.00: Beck Nominated for VH1 Fashion Award ::::::
Beck has once again been nominated in the "Most Fashionable Male Artist" category in this year's VH1 Fashion Awards. He's up against Sting, Ricky Martin, and Enrique Iglesias. The shindig airs October 20th on VH1 obviously.
:::::: 07.31.00: Beck/Willie Nelson Duet Due ::::::
Beck and Willie Nelson's duet of "Peach Pickin' Time in Georgia" from the Farm Aid show from Oct 4, 1997 will be on the Farm Aid compilation record due out on Redline Entertainment September 12th.
:::::: 07.02.00: This Ain't No Picnic Wrap-Up ::::::
 Beck and folks (Justin, Smokey, Lyle, Roger, Victor, David B., David R.) kicked out a beautiful hour long show featuring One Foot In The Grave, Mutations, and other acoustic material. Check out the Tour Page for photos and setlist.
:::::: 06.21.00: Beck Plays Sweet Relief Show ::::::
Tuesday, June 20th, Beck, along with Patti Smith, headlined the Sweet Relief Charity's second annual fund raiser with a half an hour acoustic set. Here's the setlist:
Cold Brains
Dead Melodies
Sing It Again
Nobody's Fault But My Own
John Hardy
One Foot In The Grave
Asshole
:::::: 06.17.00: Beck Plays Secret Acoustic Show ::::::
Friday, June 16th, Beck made a surprise acoustic appearance at the Los Angeles restaurant Largo for Jon Brion's weekly show "Jon Brion and Friends"...he was backed with Justin on bass, Roger on keys, and Jon on drums/guitar and played an hour of acoustic material. here's the setlist:
Cold Brains
Untitled New Song
We Live Again
Untitled New Song
Asshole
Rooster/Evenflow/Wicked Garden/Blackhole Sun medley
One Foot In The Grave
Dead Melodies
Rowboat
Nobody's Fault
Sexx Laws (yes, acoustic)
:::::: 06.16.00: Beck with Ozomatli mp3 ::::::
Don't forget to watch Beck's performance of "Bra" with Ozomatli on tomorrows broadcast of the ALMA awards, Saturday June 17th. Check local listings for time. For now, check out this 30 second teaser mp3 of what's to come.
:::::: 06.15.00: Beck All-Access 2 Up ::::::
Part 2 of your questions and song requests we took a month ago are now up at ARTISTdirect's All Access site: http://www.artistdirect.com/artisttv/allaccess/beck/
:::::: 06.12.00: Beck All-Access Up ::::::
Your questions and song requests we took a month ago are now up at ARTISTdirect's All Access site: http://www.artistdirect.com/artisttv/allaccess/beck/
:::::: 06.06.00: Upcoming Beck Events ::::::
Both Beck and Patti Smith will be performing acoustic sets at this year's "Sweet Relief Musician's Fund's annual Medicine Ball on June 20 in Los Angeles, For ticket info: sweetrelief.org.
Beck will also perform with Kid Rock, Alanis Morissette, Dr. Dre, Metallica, Red Hot Chili Peppers, matchbox twenty, No Doubt, and Snoop Dogg among other artists at the opening weekend festivities for the Experience Music Project (EMP), to be held June 23-25 at the Seattle Center grounds. For more information check out http://www.emplive.com/
You can see Beck perform the song "Bra" with Ozomatli from April's ALMA Awards on Saturday June 17th on ABC. Check local listings for times.
:::::: 05.22.00: Beck to Headline This Ain't No Picnic ::::::
Beck and the band will headline this years "This Ain't No Picnic" Festival in Irvine California at the Oak Canyon Ranch on Sunday, July 2nd. Beck's set will be acoustic. Other bands playing are Built to Spill, Modest Mouse, Yo La Tengo, Sensefield, At The Drive-In, Beachwood Sparks, DJ Me DJ You. For more information go to http://www.thisaintnopicnic.com
:::::: 05.16.00: Behind The Music 2 Airdate ::::::
Beck's episode of BEHIND THE MUSIC 2 (BTM2) will air on VH1 on May 22nd at 7:30pm.
:::::: 05.09.00: Beck Remixes David Bowie ::::::
Beck has begun work on remixing David Bowie's "Seven" for the single which comes out June 23rd.
:::::: 05.09.00: Japanese B-Sides Collection ::::::
 A Japanese exclusive CD entitled "Stray Blues: A Collection of B-Sides" will be released in June. Here's the tracklisting:
Totally Confused
Halo of Gold
Burro
Brother
Lemonade
Electric Music and the Summer People
Clock
Feather in Your Cap
:::::: 04.28.00: ASK BECK A QUESTION ::::::
Thanks for all your questions, the interview took place last Saturday (05.06.00) before the second Greek Theatre show. Beck performed 4 songs. Stay tuned for the interview to be on this site.
:::::: 04.24.00: Beck On Jimmy & Doug's Farmclub ::::::
Beck taped his performance for Jimmy & Doug's Farmclub last Friday (04.21.00) and played 4 songs: Sexx Laws, Mixed Bizness, Hollywood Freaks, and Where It's At. The episode, also featuring Jay-Z, will air on May 8th.
:::::: 04.18.00: Remix Contest Update ::::::
Beck is still listening to all the remixes submitted in Launch.com and Sonic Foundry's Mixed Bizness remix contest and will pick one soon.
:::::: 04.18.00: Beck Sings with Ozomatli ::::::
Beck performed one song with the L.A. band Ozomatli at the 5th Annual ALMA Awards on Saturday, April 15th.
:::::: 03.24.00: Beck Injury OK ::::::
On the March 23rd show at Wembley Stadium in England, during the encore madness, Justin's bass prodded Beck on his left side above his hip bone. Beck got checked out by the UK docs and all thats wrong is bruising and discomfort, no shows will be canceled and he's recovering well.
:::::: 03.15.00: Beck on MTV's Biorhythm ::::::
MTV will air an episode of "Biorhythm" featuring Beck at 10:30pm, May 10th.
:::::: 03.03.00: Beck wins at Brits ::::::
Beck won "Best International Male" at the UK Brit Awards, held Friday (03.03.00). This is the 3rd year in a row Beck has won.
:::::: 02.29.00: Beck at Reading ::::::
Beck will be playing on two different days during the Reading Festival. The first is on Saturday, August 26th in Reading and second is on Sunday, August 27th in Leeds.
:::::: 02.29.00: Switzerland Beck Chat ::::::
Beck will do an online chat from Switzerland on March 10th, at sonicnet.ch starting at 7pm Sweden time (10:00 am Pacific, 1:00 pm Eastern the next day, March 11)
:::::: 02.23.00: BECK WINS GRAMMY ::::::
Beck just the won the "Best Alternative Performance" Grammy for 1998's Mutations. Congrats!
:::::: 02.17.00: BECK on CONAN O'BRIEN Tonight ::::::
Beck performed MIXED BIZNESS on NBC's Late Night with Conan O'Brien on February 17th.
:::::: 02.04.00: MIDNITE VULTURES TOUR: Smokey Briefly Returns! ::::::
 Old friend and ex-guitar player, Smokey Hormel aka SMOKESTACK briefly rejoined Beck and Justin for 3 songs: Hollow Log, Sing It Again, and Cold Brains. Check out the tour section for ongoing reviews of each show including setlists, reviews, and photos.
:::::: 02.03.00: BECK Chat Canceled ::::::
Barnes and Nobles' Beck chat has been canceled, will be rescheduled later.
:::::: 02.03.00: Win Beck Stuff ::::::
Gigamania.com is having a BECK album package contest: http://www.gigmania.com/promo/beck/tix.html
:::::: 01.28.00: BBC Interview ::::::
Check out the new BBC feature on Beck: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/alt/feature_beck.shtml
:::::: 01.24.00: 2nd Radio City show added ::::::
There will be a 2nd Radio City Music Hall show in New York, NY on Feb 15th, tix going on sale this Saturday the 29th.
:::::: 01.24.00: Openers Announced ::::::
Hank Williams III will open shows from Austin, TX (01.25.00) through Cincinatti, OH (02.04.00). Beth Orton will open shows from Montreal, CAN (02.09.00) through Washington, D.C. (02.14.00) while Danko Jones will open Toronto, CAN (02.06.00).
:::::: 01.06.00: American Music Awards ::::::
Beck performed on the 27th Annual American Music Awards. It aired January 17th at 8 pm on ABC.
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