Karl's Corner - 03/15/2010 (a)

2010/03/15 Weezer Playing Milwaukee's Merge Music Fest!

...Folks, we got another summer show confirmed, Weezer will be playing at the Verge Music Festival in Milwaukee, on June 5th! Here's the link to get tickets.

We are currently putting together sweet hot runs of shows throughout late spring and well into the summer. As the shows are confirmed we will announce them here and add them to the official tour calendar. Many (but not all) of the shows we are currently working on are part of North American summer festivals. Stay tuned.

...This coming April 17th is National Record Store Day, where the remaining 'real' record shops in the country are given special exclusive releases from all kinds of artists and labels, in both cd and vinyl. For the 2010 Record Store Day, Weezer will be offering a special limited edition CD that will contain 5 exclusive live tracks from recent performances, and will be limited to a few thousand copies, available only at your friendly neighborhood (and sadly endangered) "brick and mortar" record shops. the Special Record Store Day CD will include:

I'm Your Daddy (Featuring Kenny G)
(If You're Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To (Featuring Sara Bareilles)
Why Bother (Live in Tribeca at the PC Richard and Son Theater)
Brain Stew
Buddy Holly (Acoustic at the Hard Rock in New York City)

...Check out all the cool 'Love is the Answer' remixes and vote for you fave here with the Indaba Voterator!

...If you havent watched this interview, you need to see it, it's pretty amazing!

...Legendary photographer O has a bunch of killer exclusive weezer pix and videos on his website "What O Saw", not to mention neat stuff of many other bands. If you havent seen his site ever or in a while, do yourself a favor and check it out.

..."In The Garage" gets a nod at CNN, here.

...REMINDER: Weezer has donated a new version of the classic Pinkerton track “Butterfly” featuring harpist Allison Allport to support Music for Relief’s Haiti relief efforts. Now it is your turn to DOWNLOAD and DONATE. The direct iTunes link is here, or visit http://musicforrelief.org to Listen, Download, and Donate.

...REMINDER: New Weezer Track "The Rat Race" avail via donation to TargetCancer! Previously unreleased Weezer song "the Rat Race" (and many other great songs by other artists including Ween and The Donnas) available at www.righttracktunes.org for a minimum .99 cent donation each! Donations go to help fund research and treatment of rare forms of cancer.

...today's Gordon Lightfoot autograph courtesy Spencer.