A Grammy Nomination for Jeff Ament, Joe Spix, and Barry Ament

Joe Spix, Jeff Ament, and [his brother] Barry Ament were nominated last night for a GRAMMY for Best Record Packaging for their work on the Chris Cornell career retrospective.

Tune in on February 10th to see if they win.

Happy Birthday, Pearl Jam!

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Soundgarden Nominated for Rock Hall Induction

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame announced its 2020 nominees today, and Matt Cameron is making his second run for induction, this time with Soundgarden.

Fans can vote here on Google.  The top five artists in the Fan Vote get an extra vote in the official vote.  Look for which of the 2020 nominees make the cut early next year.

MTV's Unplugged Coming to Record Store Day

The Record Store Day list for Black Friday has been released, and it includes Pearl Jam's Unplugged performance on MTV from March 1992.  Look for one of 13,000 copies at a local record store this November 29th.  

The vinyl will include seven songs that were part of the original broadcast:

1. Oceans
2. State of Love and Trust
3. Alive
4. Black
5. Jeremy
6. Evenflow
7. Porch

Vault #9: Seattle 12/8/1993

Yesterday, Pearl Jam announced the release of their latest in the Vault series, Seattle, 12/8/1993.

Here is the announcement from the band.

Vault #9 is the December 8, 1993 show from Seattle's Mercer Arena the second of three nights that wrapped up a big year in support of VS.

"If you're looking to capture the raw, brazen and unbridled energy of Pearl Jam's early era, then this is the concert for you. With only two albums of material to glean their set list from, this high energy evening includes spellbinding takes on Release, Dissident, Go and Deep. The Momma Son trilogy of Alive, Once and Footsteps is performed in sequence and the encore features the second ever performance of Tremor Christ and paying tribute to the day this concert fell on, a scorching take on The Beatles' I've Got A Feeling." - Rob Bleetstein

You can pre-order the 3-record set for $50 (+ &16 domestic S&H) at the Ten Club website.

Here's the setlist, but Pearl Jam has not confirmed that the set contains all song (it probably does).

Release, Even Flow, Dissident, Sick o’ Pussies/Go, Animal, Jeremy, Deep/Why Go, Daughter/(Do You Feel Lucky)/(W.M.A.), Glorified G, Alive, Once, Footsteps, Porch


encore 1: Last Exit, Tremor Christ, Blood, State of Love and Trust, I’ve Got a Feeling, Rearviewmirror

encore 2: Rockin’ in the Free World

Soundgarden: Live from the Artists Den

Out today!  Soundgarden: Live from the Artists Den

Soundgarden's latest live album is available in so, so many formats!

• Limited-Edition Super Deluxe Box
• Blu-Ray
• 2-CD Album
• 4-LP 180G Black Vinyl Edition
• Digital Audio

Visit ArtistsDen.com for more product description and purchase information.

Infinite Color and Sound, The Tour

Rolling Stone reported this morning that Mike McCready and his Infinite Color and Sound collaborator, Kate Neckel, are taking their show on a short 3-stop tour starting at the Seattle Art Fair.  Check them out at the dates below.

August 2nd – Seattle Art Fair @ CenturyLink Field’s Exhibition Center
September 19th – New York @ Public Arts at Public
September 21st and 22nd – Asbury Park, NJ @ See. Hear. Now Festival

You can also check out some the music created from the project on three 7-inch vinyls, available at the Ten Club.

Fading/Broken
Light/Destroy
Free/Canvas

Happy Birthday, Stone Gossard!

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Our Dear Friend, Shawn

Photo Credit: Anna Knowlden

"My dear friend Shawn passed quietly/peacefully in his sleep. Our deepest condolences and love to his family, close friends, and the thousands that were touched by his one-of-kind voice and his beautiful breaking heart ...

I love you, Shawn Smith."

- Stone    

Flight to Mars Returns, May 11th

Mike McCready announced, this week, that after a year's hiatus, Flight to Mars will be returning to the Showbox Market on May 11th with Cheap Trick tribute band, Dream Police.  The show will benefit the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation, Northwest Chapter's Camp Oasis and the Jennifer Jaff Care Line at the Patient Advocate Foundation.

Tickets are available here.

Happy Birthday, Mike McCready!

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Peak to Sky, July 6th, 2019

This week, the Ten Club announced a music festival, Peak to Sky, curated Mike McCready on July 6th, in Big Sky, Montana, featuring some of his favorite musicians: Chad Smith and Josh Klinghoffer of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Duff McKagan of Guns N' Roses, Brandi Carlile, and Taylor Hawkins of the Foo Fighters.

Tickets go on sale April 19th, you can get more information here.

No word on whether other members of Pearl Jam will be present, but given that Jeff Ament was born in and currently owns a home and studio in Montana, it's hard to imagine that he won't stop by.

Infinite Color & Sounds Vinyl Singles

If you're a big fan of the Infinite Sound and Color project where Mike McCready pedlays music while Kate Neckel painted, then maybe you'd like to own a little piece of history.  The Ten Club, with very little fanfare, has released three vinyl singles featuring music and artwork from the project.

The six tracks on these three singles document the very first time Mike McCready & Kate Neckel collaborated on their Sound Painting Series. As Mike experimented with atmospheric soundscapes and guitar loops, Kate created the visual piece with various mediums on a large canvas, each influencing the other during this initial session. What was captured, both musically and on canvas, are majestic & ethereal. Hope you enjoy these special and limited releases, which are the songs that influenced Infinite Color & Sound's first painting, Mellowtron Shots.

You can buy all three singles as a set ($39 + $8 domestic S&H + tax) or individually ($15 + $6 domestic S&H + tax).  The tracks are below, in order left to right.

• Volume 1: Fading / Broken
• Volume 2: Light / Destroy
• Volume 3: Free / Canvas

Eddie Vedder's Summer Tour

Pearl Jam has announced that their upcoming album will be delayed Eddie Vedder will be touring Europe this summer.  He'll start in Amsterdam and wrap up with his London show with The Who.  Fan Club members can visit the Ten Club website for information on tickets, or the public sale starts next Friday.

June 9: Amsterdam, Holland, AFAS LIVE
June 10: Amsterdam, Holland, AFAS LIVE
June 12: Brussels, Belgium, Forest National
June 15: Florence, Italy, Firenze Rocks Festival
June 17: Barolo, Italy, Collisioni Festival
June 20: Lisbon, Portugal, Altice Arena
June 22: Madrid, Spain, WiZink Center
June 25: Barcelona, Spain, Palau St. Jordi
June 28: Berlin, Germany, Max-Schmeling-Halle
June 30: Dusseldorf, Germany, Mitsubishi Electric Halle
July 3: Dublin, Ireland, 3 Arena
July 6: London, UK, Wembley Stadium

Happy Birthday, Jeff Ament!

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