Lil Wayne

New on sales from Ticketmaster:

Thomas and Friends: A Circus Comes to Town
Friday, March 6, 2009 to Sunday, March 8, 2009
Flint Center
Cupertino , CA

On Sale Friday, November 21, 2008 at 10:00 AM

Larry Omaha
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Jackson Rancheria Casino and Hotel
Jackson , CA

Mickey Joseph
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Jackson Rancheria Casino and Hotel
Jackson , CA

Ron Shock
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Jackson Rancheria Casino and Hotel
Jackson , CA
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This word just in, from PR folks:

CELINE DION
TAKING CHANCES WORLD TOUR
* * *
SAN JOSE CONCERT ON SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2008 RESCHEDULED

SAN JOSE, CA – November 14, 2008 — AEG Live, the promoter of Celine Dion’s Taking Chances World Tour, has rescheduled the artist’s San Jose concert at HP Pavilion, originally scheduled for Sunday, November 23, 2008, while Celine recuperates from a recurrent naso-pharyngeal infection which was further complicated by inflamed vocal chords. Her physician has instructed her to refrain from singing in order to completely recover.

Celine’s concert has been rescheduled for Friday, February 20, 2009.
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New on sales from Ticketmaster.

On Sale Thursday, November 6, 2008 at 10:00 AM

Carnival Cabaret
Extended thru Thursday, April 30, 2009
Horizon Casino Resort
Stateline , NV

On Sale Friday, November 7, 2008 at 10:00 AM

Josh Blue
Monday, December 29, 2008
Silver Legacy Casino
Reno , NV
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New on sales from Ticketmaster:

Carnival Cabaret
Friday, October 24, 2008 to Sunday, January 4, 2009
Horizon Casino Resort
Stateline , NV

Kip Attaway
Friday, December 26, 2008 to Sunday, December 28, 2008
Catch A Rising Star at Silver Legacy Casino
Reno , NV

John Hiatt & The Ageless Beauties with Ben Taylor
Friday, November 14, 2008
Grand Sierra Resort and Casino
Reno , NV

Build Your Own Gingerbread House
Saturday, December 6, 2008 to Sunday, December 7, 2008
Wente Vineyards
Livermore , CA

Arenacross
Saturday, February 28, 2009
Reno Livestock Events Center
Reno , NV
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Review from my pal, Shay Quillen of the Mercury News:

Let’s hear it once more for Tina Turner.

After some eight years away, the woman born Anna Mae Bullock in Nutbush, Tenn., returned to San Jose on Sunday for the first of two nights at HP Pavilion with a show that features all the spectacle you could want — a tight seven-piece band, four sexy dancers, two female singers, gymnastic ninjas, countless costume changes, dazzling lights, red-hot pyro and a stage with more mechanical tricks than a Rube Goldberg invention.

But the center of attention, of course, is Ms. Turner herself, with that hair, those legs, that still unmistakable voice.

Now 68, Turner has made few concessions to age on this, her first tour since her “farewell” trek of 2000. It’s a little shorter — two 50-minute sets and two encores — and there are several extended set pieces for the dancers that let her catch her breath. But while she’s on the stage, she still keeps up with hoofers a third of her age — in spurts anyway — and still gives it everything she’s got when she’s singing.
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Gretchen Wilson

New on sales from Ticketmaster:

Nuttin’ But Stringz
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
MontBleu Resort Casino & Spa
Lake Tahoe , NV

Warren Miller’s Children Of Winter
Friday, December 5, 2008 to Saturday, December 6, 2008
MontBleu Resort Casino & Spa
Lake Tahoe , NV

On Sale Thursday, October 16, 2008 at 2:00 PM

Cool Hand Luke
Friday, October 17, 2008 to
Paramount Theatre-Oakland
Oakland , CA

Phantom of the Opera
Friday, October 31, 2008
Paramount Theatre-Oakland
Oakland , CA
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By Jim Harrington

The young girls that so feverishly loved and idolized the New Kids on the Block back in the late ‘80s and early ‘90s are all grown up now. So, too, are the so-called “Kids,” all of who are now in their mid-to-late 30s.

Yet, the scene on Friday night at the HP Pavilion in San Jose was one that could have rivaled the heyday of New Kids mania. The pitch of the screams was a bit lower, the merchandise was priced much higher and the beverages being guzzled required proof of legal drinking age. The similarities, however, vastly outnumbered the differences.

Seventeen years after the New Kids ruled the world – topping the Forbes magazine’s list of highest paid entertainers in 1991 – the quintet finds itself back on top, with a hit album (“The Block,” released last month), a smash single (“Summertime”) and a tour that is drawing sold-out crowds full of fanatic females.
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Here’s what you are likely to hear on Oct. 10 at the HP Pavilion in San Jose:

Set List:
“Single”
“My Favorite Girl”
“(You Got It) The Right Stuff”
“Didn’t I (Blow Your Mind This Time)”
“Valentine Girl”
“Please Don’t Go Girl”
“Grown Man”
“Games”
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New Kids on the Block:
The legendary boy band has reunited for a major tour, 8 p.m., Oct. 10, HP Pavilion, San Jose, $35-$75, 925-685-TIXS, 415-421-TIXS, 510-625-TIXS, www.hppsj.com.

Randy Jackson Presents America’s Best Dance Crew Tour:
“American Idol” judge cashes in on dance craze, 7:30 p.m., Oct. 11, Paramount, Oakland, $42.50-$57.50, 510-465-6400, www.paramounttheatre.com.

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By Jim Harrington

The hot-and-heavy concert schedule might end with the summer months in some parts of the country _ but not in the Bay Area. So, get set for another sensational week of live music, and other types of artistic fun, by the Bay:

1, Carlos Santana
Some years back, my colleague Tony Hick and I came up with a list of the top 25 guitarists in Bay Area history. In retrospect, I’d make a few tweaks to that list, but I wouldn’t change our pick of Santana for the top spot.
Details: 7 p.m., Oct. 11, Shoreline Amphitheatre, 1 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, 7 p.m., Oct. 12, Sleep Train Pavilion, 2000 Kirker Pass Road, Concord, $25-$75, 925-685-TIXS, 415-421-TIXS, 510-625-TIXS, www.livenation.com.

2, MetalFest
Bands4Bands is hosting a great lineup of local bands, including Kaos, Age of Aggression, Thread, In the Absense, Mudsoc, God’s Outlaw, VX36 and Mother Climax. It’s a canned food drive, boasting the clever slogan: “Bring a Metal Can and See Your Fav Metal Band.”
1 p.m. Oct. 11, Memorial Pa