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National 9/11 Flag Touring the United States

Shauna Wright — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 16:54:03 +0000

After the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center, one of the largest American flags damaged during the attacks continued to fly above the resulting wreckage during the clean-up efforts.

Seven years later, that flag, dubbed the National 9/11 Flag, was sewn back together by tornado survivors in Greensburg, Kansas, and has also been stitched by World War II veterans, survivors of the Ft. Hood, Texas rampage, and Martin Luther King Jr.’s family.

Smashing Pumpkins Plot Fall US Tour in Advance of New Studio Album

Chris M. Junior — Sat, 13 Aug 2011 18:55:15 +0000

With new music to preview and two relatively new members in the band, the Smashing Pumpkins are scheduled to begin a 12-date U.S. tour in Los Angeles on Oct. 5.

The dozen concert dates are being described as a warmup to a big year of touring in 2012, which is when the Pumpkins will release their in-progress studio album, ‘Oceania.’

The Smashing Pumpkins to Tour the US This Fall – 12 Show Warm Up Tour

Johnnie Walker — Sat, 13 Aug 2011 17:24:09 +0000

The Smashing Pumpkins have announced that they're going to do a short "warm-up" US tour in 12 cities to get everyone ready for their full year of touring coming up next year. They're going to play stuff from their whole catalog of music, including some new music from their new album "Oceania", which is supposed to come out next year.
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Reunited Mr. Big Plans First U.S. Tour in 15 Years

Jeff Giles — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 16:23:11 +0000

They’ve always been big in Japan, but Mr. Big has kept a pretty low profile in America since the mid-’90s — so longtime fans should be excited to hear about the band’s upcoming string of U.S. tour dates, the first for the original lineup since they hit the road in support of 1996′s ‘Hey Man.’

Guitarist Paul Gilbert, who returned to the band in 2009 after over a decade of pursuing other projects, is particularly eager for fans to see the reunion. “Man, it’s been a long time,” he says. “I can’t wait to play our first show in America in about 15 years. It’s gonna be huge!”

Gus Johnson & Bill Raftery Do Up the Cup

Duke Keith — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 01:59:54 +0000

Englishman Ian Darke’s “Go-Go, USA!” goal call of Landon Donovan’s stoppage time winner that lifted the US over Algeria in World Cup 2010 will live forever as one of the classic calls in American sports. But if US Soccer ever starts looking for some American excitement, look no further than Gus Johnson and Bill Raftery. [...]