Tuesday, September 25, 2012

MoeTar announced for RoSfest 2013

MoeTar announced for RoSfest 2013

MoeTar is honored to be playing RoSfest 2013. May 5th in Gettysburg, PA. http://www.rosfest.com/

MoeTarWe're excited to announce that US band MoeTar have been signed for the 2013 edition of the Rites of Spring Festival.
MoeTar is named after vocalist Moorea Dickason and bassist Tarik Ragab, the former supplying an essential ingredient of the band's sound with her vocal skills and the latter the main songwriter. Matthew Charles Heulitt (guitars), Matt Lebofsky (keyboards) and Dave Flores (drums) supplement the duo with their instrumental skills and versatile musical backgrounds. 

From the early days of the band to the launch of their official debut album "From These Small Seeds" through US label Magna Carta Records in 2012, MoeTar have sought to combine the challenging and adventurous aspects of progressive rock with the accessible and easily enjoyable qualities of modern day pop and rock, earning them comparisons towards artists as different as Frank Zappa, Led Zeppelin, The Beatles and XTC. Described by some, at least to some extent, as a US-based, modern day equivalent of Gentle Giant in terms of their approach to the art of creating music.
At ROSfest we're just as much fans of new artists working towards establishing a larger fan base as the well established and familiar ones. And we're convinced that MoeTar is a band that will gain many new fans following their performance at Gettysburg in May 2013, a fresh and innovative new band that will positively surprise a large percentage of the audience in general and the home crowd in particular.

Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Points North Late Breaking tour news



October 4, 2012
The Rodeo
610 Coleman Avenue
San Jose, CA
7 PM
OPENING FOR MICHAEL SCHENKER
ALL AGES

With thanks to Mike Beard and Man Down Productions, we'll be headed down to San Jose as direct support (once again) for the legendary Michael Schenker Group.

Michael is featuring Robin MacAuley on vocals, and if you saw the last tour you know it's the best MSG lineup and set in quite some time.

And opening the show will be our friends from Spiralarms, who are supporting their great new record.

Pre-sale ticket information will be available shortly!

October 13, 2012
Vinnie's
2045 Mount Diablo
Concord, CA
8 PM

With thanks once again to Laura Fielding, a Magikwand Production! With our good friends the Travis Larson Band, and TBA...stay tuned...

October 26, 2012
9 Lives
7430 Monterey Street
Gilroy, CA
8 PM

Our first return to Gilroy! The last show there was awesome (with Michael Lee Firkins and Travis Larson Band). Full lineup TBA...

November 21, 2012
The Independent
628 Divisadero Street
San Francisco, CA
7 PM

OPENING FOR UFO

We're incredibly thrilled to be opening for UFOin San Francisco, at the Independent! It's our first time at the Independent too! Just two bands too, us and UFO! Advance tickets are available 8/31, only direct from The Independent.

November 24, 2012
The Jumping Turtle
1660 Capalina Road
San Marcos, CA
9 PM

With Symbolic, and TBA...more details as we get them!

November 25, 2012
Brick by Brick
1130 Buenos Avenue
San Diego, CA
7 PMOPENING FOR UFOBecause one isn't enough, we'll also be heading down to San Diego, and kicking off the festivities at Brick by Brick, one of San Diego's premiere live venues. Following us will be our friends in Symbolic, who we met on our last trip down south, and the Taz Taylor band.

Discount tickets for this show are available only at our store!

November 26, 2012
Skinny's Lounge
4293 Lankershim Boulevard
North Hollywood, CA
TBA

Details TBA...

November 30, 2012
Vinnie's
2045 Mount Diablo
Concord, CA
8 PM

We'll be helping out our good friends in Bad Boy Eddy celebrate their upcoming CD release! Details TBA!

December 14, 2012
The Coachhouse
33157 Camino Capistrano
San Juan Capistrano, CA
6 PMOPENING FOR GARY HOEYIt's a reprise of last year's SoCal "Ho Ho Hoey" trip, opening for our good friend and amazing guitarist Gary Hoey. Last year's show was a near-sellout and SO much fun! Once again with surf rockers The Mai Tais too!

Discount tickets for this show are available only at our store!

January 18, 2013
Club Fox
2209 Broadway Street
Redwood City, CA
8 PM

It's guitar night in Redwood City! Once again with our good friends the Travis Larson Band, and this time our first time with former Joe Satriani student and Bay Area axe legend Jon Mulvey!

Thursday, September 6, 2012

Points North Live Dates!

September 16, 2012
19 Broadway
Broadway Boulevard
Fairfax, CA
9 PM

Late breaking news! Some of you might know that our good friends the Travis Larson Band have been touring with our Magna Carta label mate and ridiculously good guitarist Dave Martone - who you might have seen, say, opening for Joe Satriani, or heard on Joe's record, or in Guitar Player Magazine, or...oh hell, his web site speaks for itself, here's links for both of them:

http://travislarsonband.com/
http://davemartone.com/

Anyway, we really wanted to see if we could play a show with them while they were in the neighborhood, and we just worked something out - on Sunday 9/16, we'll be putting on a FREE show at 19 Broadway in Fairfax. We haven't played the North Bay in a while either, so we're really excited. The show starts at 9 PM SHARP with a set from Dave, followed IMMEDIATELY by us, and then Travis Larson, and we'll close with a bit of musical mayhem at the end of the night!

We do know it's a Sunday, but we hope you'll all be as excited as we are about the lineup and brave the late hour on a school night...hope to see everyone there!

September 21, 2012
The Walnut Festival
Heather Farm Park
Walnut Creek, CA
7 PM sharp!
It's our yearly pilgrimage to Walnut Creek for the Walnut Festival, as always thanks to Laura Fielding and Magikwand Productions!

We'll be appearing as "Fred Barchetta", doing a Rush set, hitting the main stage at 7 PM Friday evening!

October 4, 2012
The Rodeo
610 Coleman Avenue
San Jose, CA
7 PM
OPENING FOR MICHAEL SCHENKER
ALL AGES

With thanks to Mike Beard and Man Down Productions, we'll be headed down to San Jose as direct support (once again) for the legendary Michael Schenker Group.

Michael is featuring Robin MacAuley on vocals, and if you saw the last tour you know it's the best MSG lineup and set in quite some time.

And opening the show will be our friends from Spiralarms, who are supporting their great new record.

Pre-sale ticket information will be available shortly!

October 13, 2012
Vinnie's
2045 Mount Diablo
Concord, CA
8 PM

With thanks once again to Laura Fielding, a Magikwand Production! With our good friends the Travis Larson Band, and TBA...stay tuned...

October 26, 2012
9 Lives
7430 Monterey Street
Gilroy, CA
8 PM

Our first return to Gilroy! The last show there was awesome (with Michael Lee Firkins and Travis Larson Band). Full lineup TBA...

November 21, 2012
The Independent
628 Divisadero Street
San Francisco, CA
7 PM

OPENING FOR UFO

We're incredibly thrilled to be opening for UFOin San Francisco, at the Independent! It's our first time at the Independent too! Just two bands too, us and UFO! Advance tickets are available 8/31, only direct from The Independent.

November 24, 2012
The Jumping Turtle
1660 Capalina Road
San Marcos, CA
9 PM

With Symbolic, and TBA...more details as we get them!

November 25, 2012
Brick by Brick
1130 Buenos Avenue
San Diego, CA
7 PMOPENING FOR UFOBecause one isn't enough, we'll also be heading down to San Diego, and kicking off the festivities at Brick by Brick, one of San Diego's premiere live venues. Following us will be our friends in Symbolic, who we met on our last trip down south, and the Taz Taylor band.

Discount tickets for this show are available only at our store!

November 26, 2012
Skinny's Lounge
4293 Lankershim Boulevard
North Hollywood, CA
TBA

Details TBA...

November 30, 2012
Vinnie's
2045 Mount Diablo
Concord, CA
8 PM

We'll be helping out our good friends in Bad Boy Eddy celebrate their upcoming CD release! Details TBA!

December 14, 2012
The Coachhouse
33157 Camino Capistrano
San Juan Capistrano, CA
6 PMOPENING FOR GARY HOEYIt's a reprise of last year's SoCal "Ho Ho Hoey" trip, opening for our good friend and amazing guitarist Gary Hoey. Last year's show was a near-sellout and SO much fun! Once again with surf rockers The Mai Tais too!

Discount tickets for this show are available only at our store!

January 18, 2013
Club Fox
2209 Broadway Street
Redwood City, CA
8 PM

It's guitar night in Redwood City! Once again with our good friends the Travis Larson Band, and this time our first time with former Joe Satriani student and Bay Area axe legend Jon Mulvey!