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Gary Cherone – HURTSMILE 2011 Tour
One of the tragically timed bands in existence… Extreme. They were too good to be lumped in with the “hairband” era, yet with their power ballads as their primary radio coverage – that’s what they got labeled. Then grunge came along and washed well-produced, melodic art-rock out to sea…
I was lucky enough to catch their Saudades de Rock tour in Cincinnati a few years ago (with King’s X, too!). Extreme’s power duo of Gary Cherone (vocals for Extreme & one-time Van Halen) and Nuno Bettencourt (guitars) are one of my favorite duos to watch – period. They work sooo well together. Well, Nuno is now a hired gun on tour (currently Rihanna); so Gary is heading out on the road with his side-band: Hurtsmile. It also has Gary’s brother Markus on guitars (who I saw in 1995 with the band FLESH with Nuno’s brother Paulo on vocals… incestuous Boston music scene – for sure!).
I shant be lucky enough to catch this tour… but if you’re in one of these spots in the U.S. or Japan, check it out. Gary is an impressive performer. 
Their self-titled debut album came out in February (see link to the right for sound samples).
Hurtsmile 2011 Tour
- May 13 – the Cube Club – Newark, DE
- May 14 – M3 Rock Festival – Columbia, MD
- June 3 – Club Red – Phoenix, AZ
- June 4 – Casino Del Sol – Tuscon, AZ
- June 24th – The Bottom Line / NAGOYA
- June 25th – Red Box / KURASIKI
- June 26th – Caravan Sary / KOCHI
- June 27th – Bigcat / OSAKA
- June 29th – Live House enn 2nd / SENDAI
- June 30th – OEast / TOKYO
- July 1st – Live Space C-moon FUKUSHIMA
- July 2nd – STB139 / TOKYO
- July 21 – B.B. Kings – New York, NY
- July 22 – Showcase Live – Foxboro, MA
http://www.hurtsmile.com/
~Dan – np: Placebo – Sleeping With Ghosts 
Extreme – DVD, new music, tour in 2010
News about EXTREME was just posted by Gary Cherone on the band’s Facebook page…
Other than the occasional Nuno post, I have been absent from the conversation. So consider this my new years resolution.
That being said, while Rihanna is introducing the pop world to the greatest guitar player on the planet!… there are things happening in the Extreme camp. As you know we are putting out our first official Take Us Alive DVD/CD including 4 bonus videos slated for late March/April [2010]. Yeah I know hurry up! And don’t be surprised when you hear some new music from the band as well as seeing some live dates in 2010!
As for me, I’ve been busy recording new material with [side-band] Hurtsmile, which I’m really excited about. Two of these songs will be featured in a movie/documentary coming out in March (more on that later). One of the songs is an acoustic version of ‘Danny Boy’. Stay tuned.
Sweet!
~Dan – np: Guns ‘n’ Roses – Appetite for Destruction
Nuno & Jason Segel (How I Met Your Mother)
Nuno Bettencourt (of rock band Extreme) is starring in a music video with Jason Segel for the CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother. Known for their love affair with “songs that are awesome,” HIMYM have re-created the famous Extreme video “More Than Words.” Other cast members including Neil Patrick Harris, Cobie Smulders, Alyson Hannigan and Josh Radnor will also appear in the video.
The episode airs tonight (Oct 12th) on CBS at 8/7c. Here’s the behind the scenes video:
Official video from the show:
~Dan – np: Explosions in the Sky – All of a Sudden I Miss Everyone (Remixes)
-Eyvind Kang
-Frank Zappa
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