I’ve updated the original entry a few times with dates for Detroit and Columbus, but I suggest Midwestern fans check Ticketmaster’s Star Wars: In Concert listing and input their zip codes – more shows may show up there today. Tickets for most of the recently added shows went on presale (for American Express card holders) earlier today.
More east coast dates for Star Wars: In Concert
A couple more dates have shown up on the Star Wars: In Concert listing on Ticketmaster. The concert website is listing a few of them, but none later than November 12.
- Nov. 6: North Charleston, SC; North Charleston Coliseum. (On-sale: 9/23)
- Nov. 7: Charlotte, NC; Time Warner Cable Arena. (On sale now.)
- Nov. 11: Providence, RI: Dunkin’ Donuts Center. (On-sale: 9/23)
- Nov. 14 (two shows:) Boston MA; TD Garden. (On-sale: 9/23)
- Nov. 17: Wilkes-Barre, PA; Wachovia Arena. (On-sale: 9/23)
- Nov. 28 (two shows:) Auburn Hills, MI; The Palace of Auburn Hills. (On-sale: 9/23)
- Nov. 29: Pittsburgh, PA; Mellon Arena. (On-sale: 9/23)
- Dec 2: Columbus, OH; Nationwide Arena. (On-sale: 10/01)
UPDATE: I set my location in Ticketmaster and it’s now showing me two shows set for The Palace of Auburn Hills (outside Detroit) on Saturday, November 28 (3:30 and 8:00pm.) Neither were showing up earlier, but they may just have been added later today. (I can’t believe we rate a Saturday.)
UPDATE 2: And now they’re showing Columbus for December 2!
Video: Star Wars guitar rock
Okay, it’s not so much a video as an excuse to listen to the track by Big Daddy. Just go with it. (Thanks to The Stooge.)
Videos: Movie music magic by Pogo
Pogo creates music using samples from movies. You may have seen ‘Bangarang,’ his track using Hook, around the web yesterday:
Here’s ‘Alohomora,’ using samples from Harry Potter And The Sorcerer’s Stone:
I’m not quite sure what (if anything) this one is sampling, but the video does feature a guy dancing around in a Darth Vader mask:
‘Expialidocious,’ utilizing Mary Poppins:
And ‘Mary’s Magic,’ using 1993’s The Secret Garden:
See more at his Youtube channel.
Thursday afternoon absurdity: Shatner Of The Mount
Video: Ye olde Jedi drinking songs
This song by the Brobdingnagian Bards seem more than appropriate for a Friday evening/afternoon… (via) There’s a prequel version, too!
Both songs are available on iTunes: The original is from Brobdingnagian Fairy Tales, and the prequel is on Real Men Wear Kilts.
Video: ‘Cantina Band’ on Chapman Stick
(via)
Video: Star Wars goes ragtime
Martin Spitznagel and Bryan Wright duet, ragtime-style, on the Cantina Band song. Below the cut, Spitznagel goes it alone. Continue reading “Video: Star Wars goes ragtime”
Celebrate the 32nd 25th with Star Wars songs
The Fong Songs blog has several Star Wars-themed songs to brighten up the real Star Wars day.
Linkwhoring: Can you handle more Star Trek?
Blast from the past. Newsweek has a fantastic audio slideshow featuring long-time fan Angelique Trouvere talking about Trek conventions of the 70’s. Don’t miss it!
Don’t blink. MTV points out the many cameos in the new film. There was no mistaking Tyler Perry, but who else missed Greg Grunberg? io9 goes into more detail on the various Easter Eggs.
He is Spock. Geoff Boucher has a great interview with Leonard Nimoy.
But everyone’s a Captain Kirk. Elsewhere on the Los Angeles Times site, Todd Martens takes a look at Star Trek in mainstream music.
Speaking of Kirk… You could get your own next time you fly.
Geek reads. Here’s a site devoted to Star Trek books. Huh. (via)
A fanboy moment. John Serba’s ten reasons why Star Wars is better than Star Trek. Can’t we all just get along? (via)