MAY 30: CENTRAL PARK SHOW
Anyone wishing to see Everclear in Central Park on June 18th will have to lace up their
running shoes. The concert is being held for runners in the Nike I Run NY four mile race.
Participants will be able to enjoy the show after they finish the race. According to the
race's website, non-runners will not be allowed to access the performance area.
UPDATE: According to the event website, the race is sold out.
More info: Nike I Run NY
MAY 11: SEATTLE VENUE CHANGE
Everclear's May 15th show, previously scheduled for the Paramount, has been
moved to the Moore Theatre. Tickets for the Paramount show will be accepted at the Moore.
APR 28: SAN FRANCISCO VENUE CHANGE
Everclear's May 13th show, previously scheduled for the Warfield, has been
moved to the Fillmore. Tickets for the Warfield show will be accepted at the Fillmore.
Link: Everclear at the Fillmore
APR 28: SAN ANTONIO VENUE CHANGE
Everclear's April 30th show, previously scheduled for Sunken Gardens, has been
moved to Sunset Station. Reportedly, Sunset Station will accept the original Sunken
Gardens tickets. However, it's been suggested that people return their Sunken Gardens
tickets to the Ticketmaster where they were purchased and buy new tickets.
Link: Sunset Station
MAR 25: 9:30 CLUB SHOW MOVED TO APRIL 22ND
The 9:30 Club has moved the announced April 21st show to the following night.
All tickets to the April 21st show will be honored at the show on the 22nd.
There may be some confusion here, granted that most Everclear schedules had listed
two shows at the 9:30 Club. However, the second show was never officially announced
by the venue. Because of this, we've noted the first show
as being "cancelled", even though that isn't entirely accurate.
Link: 9:30 Club
MAR 13: EVERCLEAR ON ROCKLINE
Everclear appeared on the syndicated show Rockline this past Monday. Here's a modest
summary of what they talked about:
Art feels that the title "Slow Motion Daydream" describes the current mood and climate of
the country. He floated many potential titles to the album during the recording process, but
once the line was written (as a lyric in "Sunshine (That Acid Summer)"), it stuck.
Art alluded to the rumors about this being the last Everclear record. He said that there
hasn't been a definite decision one way or the other. On a good day, he feels like they
could make Everclear records forever; on a bad day, six albums sounds like a good number.
At the end of supporting this record, they'll see how they feel.
Art designed the artwork to the album to be reminiscent of the artwork on Led Zeppelin's
Presence where the "black object" is visible in every scene. They used a bunch of
vintage photographs from the Oregon Historical Society and added the spiral to each one.
Art said that they would love to put together a live album, a DVD, and/or a covers
album. The band has wanted to release the covers record for the last few years, and would
love to have it out as a Christmas release. But it's all up to Capitol.
Art talked about the Deadbeat Dad bill that was going through Congress in early 2000.
(Art spoke to Congress in support of it.) It looked like it was going to get passed, since it
seemed to have bi-partisan support. But after the elections of 2000, it was tabled without
a vote, and dropped out of consideration. He said the supporters are hoping to resubmit it at
some point.
Art's deal with Artemis Records for Popularity Recordings has ended. Art said he was
unhappy with their support for Flipp's album, so he didn't renew the deal. He retained the
rights to Popularity Recordings, but doesn't intend to restart it until he has time to
give it his full support. He is still planning to put out the Colorfinger and World of Noise
re-releases at some point in the near future.
The press release regarding Everclear's involvement in the Arena Football League was false.
Everclear was approached about working with them, and declined. For some unknown reason,
the AFL decided to announce Everclear's involvement anyway. The band will not be playing
any AFL functions.
MAR 12: MUSIC MIDTOWN
Everclear has been announced as part of the lineup for this year's Music Midtown Festival
in Atlanta, Georgia.
One note about this show - Music Midtown stopped offering one-day passes last year, which
means that if you want to see Everclear, you'll have to buy the standard three-day pass. That
may not be a big deal, though, since the festival features more than a hundred bands over
several stages.
Link: Music Midtown
MAR 11: US TOUR
The tour dates for Everclear's Spring Tour are slowly coming out.
The openers for many shows on the tour will be The Exies
and Authority Zero. (There
are conflicting reports as to which dates Authority Zero will play. We'll try and update
the info once we hear something concrete.)
Link: Everclear Calendar
MAR 11: SLOW MOTION DAYDREAM
Slow Motion Daydream is out in North America! The album is also now available
in Japan and the United Kingdom. Australia and the rest of Europe will receive the album
on March 24th. See the Calendar for more information.
If you bought the album and are having trouble accessing the website that contains
the bonus material, you can link directly to it using
this link.