Archive for July, 2012

Last Night: Aerosmith & Cheap Trick at Toyota Center

Houston Press
By Craig Hlavaty
July 31, 2012

Opening with “Draw the Line” was a nice vintage change from the band’s last two Houston dates, which began with “Eat the Rich” and “Falling In Love (Is Hard on the Knees)” respectively. Start with the old shit, that’s what they really want, though I liked hearing “Rich” at the [...]

Aerosmith: Toyota Center – Houston, TX

Aero Force One Forum
July 30, 2012
Setlist:
Draw The Line
Love In An Elevator
Same Old Song And Dance
Livin’ On The Edge
Oh Yeah
Last Child
–Drum Solo–
Rag Doll
Peter Gunn Theme/Boogie Man
Combination
Stop Messin’ Around
What It Takes
Legendary Child
Come Together
Rats in the Cellar
Sweet Emotion
Walk This Way
Encore:
Dream On
Train Kept A Rollin’
More:  (here).

News From The Road – John B.

Aero Force One
July 30, 2012
All in the Family!
Well the tour is chugging along and heating up. It is currently 97 degrees at nearly midnight in Dallas.
In Montreal the band played at the Laval Nature Center with Tab the Band. It was cool seeing Joe and Steven watching side stage for the entire set. Tom and [...]

Aerosmith Tap Johnny Depp, Carrie Underwood for ‘Another Dimension’

Rolling Stone
July 30, 2012
To the sound of a collective “whew” from fans, Aerosmith are – to quote one of their vintage song titles – back in the saddle. Just over two weeks ago, Steven Tyler announced he was leaving his judge post at American Idol, and the band’s three-years-in-the-making album, Music from Another Dimension!, will [...]

Aerosmith’s Joe Perry talks Tyler, tour

San Francisco Chronicle
July 29, 2012
Aerosmith is back on the road and back in the studio but is the band really back together? After a contentious few years where frontman Steven Tyler was either hurting himself by falling offstage or threatening to leave the group – his role as a judge on “American Idol” didn’t help [...]

Aerosmith sends an energizing electric rush through a receptive sold-out crowd at American Airlines Center

Dallas Morning News
July 29, 2012
Joe Perry and Steven Tyler ascended in a cloud of billowy smoke from underneath the end of a long catwalk. It was a quintessential rock entrance tailored for a sold-out arena crowd. Tyler, his trademark scarves-draped microphone stand at his black nail-polished fingertips, immediately launched into 1977′s “Draw the Line.”
Rock ‘n’ [...]

Aerosmith: American Airlines Arena – Dallas, TX

Aero Force One Forum
July 28, 2012
Setlist:
Draw The Line
Love In An Elevator
Same Old Song And Dance
Livin’ On The Edge
Pink
Oh Yeah
Last Child (w/Harrison Whitford)
–Drum Solo–
Rag Doll
Peter Gunn Theme/Boogie Man
Combination
What It Takes
Legendary Child
Come Together
Rats in the Cellar
Sweet Emotion
Walk This Way
Encore:
Dream On
Train Kept A Rollin’
Mama Kin
More:  (here).

We chatted with Steven Tyler of Aerosmith on ‘American Idol,’ the new album and the Global Warming Tour

Dallas Morning News
July 28, 2012
Fifteen minutes on the phone with Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler was certainly long enough to get his take on Fox’s American Idol, where he served as judge for two years; the band’s upcoming Nov. 6 release, Music From Another Dimension!, its first studio album since 2004’s blues-rock excursion Honkin’ on Bobo; [...]

Global Warming with Aerosmith and Cheap Trick at Philips Arena

Creative Loafing Atlanta
By: Perry Julien
July 27, 2012
Aerosmith and Cheap Trick performed to a packed Philips Arena on their Global Warming Tour Thursday night. The tour began in June and will take both bands to 25 cities in three months.

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Photo Gallery:  (here).

Aerosmith, Cheap Trick smoke Philips Arena

Atlanta Journal Constitution
July 27, 2012
We can agree that Steven Tyler was a pleasantly sweet – if mostly ineffective – judge on “American Idol” the past two years.
But we also know where he really belongs, and it isn’t on a TV talent show.
No, Tyler is a rip-roaring, butt-shaking, sexy-skanky, wake-the-dead-yowling, rock star supreme.
And [...]

Steven Tyler Talks Dogs, Drugs and Rock ‘n’ Roll

TIME Entertainment
July 26, 2012
Aerosmith lead singer Steven Tyler says he thinks he took the gig hosting American Idol in place of taking heroin. “I think I’m an adrenalin junkie,” he says in TIME’s 10 Questions column, which subscribers can read here. “It was a risky thing. I didn’t know whether I’d get berated.”
The foul-mouthed but [...]

Interview with Joey Kramer of Aerosmith

Legendary Rock Interviews
July 26, 2012
Joey Kramer has been described as the backbone of America’s greatest rock and roll band and I’m not one to argue that point. The mere fact that Joey Kramer has survived to do an interview with us is nothing short of miraculous (read his amazing book Hit Hard) but the [...]

Aerosmith: Phillips Arena – Atlanta, GA

Aero Force One Forum
July 26, 2012
Setlist:
Draw The Line
Love In An Elevator
Same Old Song And Dance
Livin’ On The Edge
Jaded
Oh Yeah
Last Child
–Drum Solo–
Rag Doll
Boogie Man
Combination
What It Takes
Rats in the Cellar
Legendary Child
S.O.S. (Too Bad)
Sweet Emotion
Walk This Way
Encore:
Dream On
Train Kept A Rollin’
Chip Away the Stone
More:  (here).

Aerosmith takes a historic “Walk”

Reverb MSN Music
July 25, 2012
You’d think the double bill of Aerosmith and Cheap Trick would be enough for fans. Nope. In New Jersey on Tuesday night, it got a little bit better.

With a sold-out show in East Rutherford, fans got the usual hits – then the surprise of a lifetime as Darryl “D.M.C.” McDaniels joined [...]

Aerosmith Redraw the Line

Soundandvision
July 25, 2012
Pumped up Boston rockers reclaim their wings in a mighty show of Aeroforce
Those wondering whether Aerosmith could still kick ass and take names live saw any lingering doubts dissipate with the band’s vibrant 107-minute show at the Izod Center in East Rutherford, New Jersey on July 24.

By: Mike Mettler – Photo: Dan Bracaglia
My [...]

Aerosmith: Izod Center – East Rutherford, NJ

Aero Force One Forum
July 24, 2012
Setlist:
Draw The Line
Love In An Elevator
SOS Too Bad
Livin’ On The Edge
Cryin’
Oh Yeah
Last Child
–Drum Solo–
Rag Doll
Boogie Man
Combination
What It Takes
Rats in the Cellar
Legendary Child
No More No More
Sweet Emotion
Walk This Way
Encore:
Dream On
Train Kept A Rollin’
More:  (here).

Steven Tyler does not seem too upset….

The New York Flash
July 24, 2012
We caught up with Steven Tyler in lower Manhattan today outside of a downtown hotel. From the looks of things he does not appear to be to broken up over his departure from American Got Talent…why even the “purse dog” ?? seemed happy.

Joe Perry talks new album, new book and Steven Tyler

Atlanta Journal Constitution
July 24, 2012
Aerosmith is in the midst of a gut-kicking tour and Steven Tyler just announced that he’s departing “American Idol” to return to his first love as Aerosmith’s ringleader. But what Joe Perry really wants to talk about is the band’s new album.
“I’m really anxious to hear what fans have to [...]

Steven Tyler Gets Wet in N.Y.C.

People.com
July 24, 2012
It was a wet and wild night for Steven Tyler on Sunday.
The former American Idol judge took in a showing of Fuerza Bruta with two pals and his bodyguard at the Daryl Roth Theatre in N.Y.C.
Known for its iconic Mylar pool scene, Tyler wanted to experience it for himself.

“Steven actually [...]

Interview with Aerosmith bass guitarist Tom Hamilton

The Celebrity Cafe
July 23, 2012
Legendary rock band Aerosmith is back in action promoting their upcoming record, Music from Another Dimension! TheCelebrityCafe.com got to catch up with bass guitarist Tom Hamilton, in the middle of the band’s Global Warming Tour, to talk about Aerosmith recording the long awaited album and other surprises to expect on the [...]

Aerosmith stages stunning comeback at Philly’s Wells Fargo Center

Lehigh Valley Music
July 22, 2012
Who would have thought that after all the infighting, abandoned albums and tours, drug rehabs, health problems and distractions of having a lead singer who’s a judge on “American Idol,” Aerosmith had a hope of making any comeback at all?
Let alone one as stunning as that on display Saturday at Wells [...]

Aerosmith flies high with stellar, jaw-dropping performance in Philadelphia

The Express Times
July 22, 2012
Philadelphia is often referred as “The City of Brotherly Love.”
There was plenty to go around Saturday night as Aerosmith and Cheap Trick turned up the heat on the Wells Fargo Center with a sweltering, jaw-dropping display of rock ‘n’ roll showmanship and musical proficiency.

Cheap Trick, announced as “the greatest (expletive) rock [...]

Aerosmith: Wells Fargo Center – Philadelphia, PA

Aero Force One Forum
July 21, 2012
Setlist:
Draw The Line
Love In An Elevator
Lick And A Promise
Livin’ On The Edge
Cryin’
Oh Yeah
Last Child
–Drum Solo–
Rag Doll
Boogie Man
Combination
What It Takes
Rattlesnake Shake
Legendary Child
No More No More
Sweet Emotion
Walk This Way
Encore:
Dream On
Train Kept A Rollin’
Chip Away The Stone
More:  (here).

Tyler and Perry have Aerosmith back in the saddle again

PhillyBurbs.com
July 20, 2012
The future was uncertain for Aerosmith two and a half years ago.
It appeared the band and vocalist Steven Tyler were moving in different directions.
Tyler spoke about moving on and guitarist Joe Perry called him on it during an interview. He said the band could replace Tyler as it was marking its 40th anniversary.
“It [...]

Healthy, happy Aerosmith taking music to another ‘Dimension’

Allentown Morning Call
July 20, 2012
Two years ago, Aerosmith seemed at a crossroads.
The band hadn’t released a disc of new material in a decade. Albums and tours had been abandoned mid-stream (a 2009 stop in Hershey canceled) and lead singer Steven Tyler was going through recurring rehabilitation for drug addiction. There was even talk of him [...]

Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry discusses Steven Tyler, ‘American Idol’ and new album ahead of Saturday stop in Philadelphia

Lehighvalleylive.com
July 20, 2012
Joe Perry is, understandably, a busy guy.
His band Aerosmith is in the midst of a North American tour promoting “Music from Another Dimension.” It will be the group’s first studio album of original material since 2001’s “Just Push Play.”
So it’s not all that surprising that before calling up The Express-Times for a phone [...]

Aerosmith: Concert Recap – TD Bank Garden, Boston, MA

Aero Force One
July 19, 2012
Photos by: Amanda Ayre

More:  (here).

Aerosmith: TD Garden #2, Boston, MA

Aero Force One Forum
July 19, 2012
Setlist:
Draw The Line
Love In An Elevator
Back In The Saddle
Livin’ On The Edge
Cryin’
Lord Of The Thighs
Oh Yeah
Last Child
–Drum Solo–
Rag Doll
Boogie Man
Combination
What It Takes
Legendary Child
No More No More
Sweet Emotion
Walk This Way
Encore:
Dream On
Train Kept A Rollin’
Mama Kin
More:  (here).

Check Out Video of Brad Whitford Backstage!

Aero Force One
July 19, 2012
“Get up close and personal with Brad Whitford as he checks in from backstage at TD Garden in Boston, MA with an update on Aerosmith’s Global Warming Tour and an inside look at his pre-show Q&A.”

Watch video:  (here).

Backstage In Boston With Aerosmith’s Tom Hamilton

Aero Force One
July 19, 2012
“Welcome to Tom’s dressing room! Tom brings the camera backstage at TD Garden to talk Global Warming Tour, Music From Another Dimension and new songs in the set list.”

Watch video:  (here).

Everything balances out just right for Aerosmith

Boston Globe, MA
July 18, 2012
Steven Tyler and his bandmates played before a soldout crowd Tuesday night
Train keeps a rollin’ indeed. No matter how battered or broken Aerosmith has appeared to be over the past couple of years, the band soared through a 90-minute homecoming Tuesday at the TD Garden.
Aerosmith and openers Cheap Trick sold out [...]

Rejuvenated Aerosmith rocks the Garden

Boston Herald, MA
July 18, 2012
When the Bad Boys from Boston announced their Global Warming Tour a few months back, Aerosmith mouthpiece Steven Tyler bragged, “We will kick your ass and make out with your mothers.”
We can’t confirm that Tyler and his mates have consummated the mothers part of the deal, but judging from last night’s [...]

Aerosmith: TD Garden - Boston, MA

Aero Force One Forum
July 17, 2012
Setlist:
Draw The Line
Love In An Elevator
Back In The Saddle
Livin’ On The Edge
Cryin’
Jaded
Oh Yeah
Last Child
–Drum Solo–
Rag Doll
Boogie Man
Combination
What It Takes
Legendary Child
No More No More
Sweet Emotion
Walk This Way
Encore:
Dream On
Train Kept A Rollin’
More:  (here).

Steven Tyler on Aerosmith’s New Album: ‘It’s the music that’s keeping us alive’

Rolling Stone
July 17, 2012
After ‘Idol,’ Tyler focuses on Aerosmith’s ‘Music From Another Dimension,’ due out in November
Aerosmith are still going strong after 40 years of rock & roll drama – and now that frontman Steven Tyler has bid farewell to American Idol, he’s putting all his energy toward their new album, Music From Another Dimension [...]

Aerosmith are back in the saddle again

Metro.us
July 15, 2012
There isn’t anyone more surprised than Tom Hamilton that it’s taken Aerosmith more than a decade to make a new album. With “Music From Another Dimension” recorded and slated for release this fall, it seems that there’s no one more excited than the band’s bassist, either.
“It’s a moment I’ve visualized in my [...]

Aerosmith wows crowds

Grand Falls-Windsor Advertiser
July 15, 2012
Tens of thousands converge on Grand Falls-Windsor for Salmon Festival
It was an electric evening on Centennial Field in Grand Falls-Windsor on Saturday, with all the flashy outfits, glitzy scarves and jeweled microphones only Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler can offer. And if the reaction of the crowd was any indication – the [...]

Aerosmith: Salmon Festival – Grand Falls, NL

Aero Force One Forum
July 14, 2012
Setlist:
Toys In The Attic
Love In An Elevator
Back In The Saddle
Livin’ On The Edge
Jaded
Oh Yeah
Last Child
–Drum Solo–
Rag Doll
Boogie Man
Combination
What It Takes
Legendary Child
No More No More
Sweet Emotion
Mother Popcorn/Walk This Way
Encore:
Dream On
Train Kept A Rollin’
More:  (here).

Salmon Festival – Grand Falls, NL

Twitter.com/975KRock
July 14, 2012
“Steven Tyler diggin’ Cheap Trick…”

Updates and more festival photos:  (here).

Video: Aerosmith Arrive in Newfoundland

YouTube.com
July 14, 2012
“Video of the rock band Aerosmith walking out of the airplane. In this video Aerosmith’s band members Tom Hamilton, Joey Kramer, Joe Perry, Brad Whitford and, to keep us all waiting, Steven Tyler, all come out one by one.”

Watch video:  (here).

Aerosmith puts the ‘function’ in ‘dysfunction’

Boston Globe, MA
July 14, 2012
Steven Tyler is making Joe Perry laugh.
On the phone from a Chicago tour stop, the Aerosmith guitarist chuckles as his voluble singer describes the band’s upcoming album, “Music From Another Dimension,” as so right, “it’s the opposite of everything that’s wrong — and we still managed to do it!”
Later, Perry elicits [...]

Photos: Aerosmith – Quebec Summer Festival

Le Huffington Post
July 12, 2012
Aerosmith: From rock and only rock

More photos:  (here).

Aerosmith: Festival d’été de Québec – Quebec City, QC

Aero Force One Forum
July 12, 2012
Setlist:
Draw The Line
Love In An Elevator
Falling In Love (Is Hard On The Knees)
Livin’ On The Edge
Jaded
Oh Yeah
Last Child
–Drum Solo–
Rag Doll
Boogie Man
Combination
What It Takes
Legendary Child
No More No More
Sweet Emotion
Mother Popcorn/Walk This Way
Encore:
Dream On
Train Kept A Rollin’
More:  (here).

Steven Tyler will not return as a judge on ‘American Idol’

FOXNews.com
July 12, 2012
Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler announced Thursday that he will not be returning as a judge on “American Idol” next season.
In a statement from Fox publicity, he said, “After some long…hard…thoughts…I’ve decided it’s time for me to let go of my mistress ‘American Idol’ before she boils my rabbit,” said Tyler. “I strayed from [...]

Aerosmith soars in Laval

Montreal Gazette
July 11, 2012
It’s a long story.
And stories come best with chapters that coalesce into a whole; and it’s a long trip to Laval and Centre de la Nature for a rock’n’roll narrative from the Last Band that seems to know how to do this.
After the Sam Roberts Band had played their own tough set, [...]

Aerosmith: Laval Nature Center – Laval, QC

Aero Force One Forum
July 10, 2012
Setlist:
Draw The Line
Love In An Elevator
Falling In Love (Is Hard On The Knees)
Livin’ On The Edge
Jaded
Oh Yeah
Last Child
–Drum Solo–
Rag Doll
Boogie Man
Combination
What It Takes
Legendary Child
No More No More
Sweet Emotion
Mother Popcorn/Walk This Way
Encore:
You See Me Crying/Dream On
Train Kept A Rollin’
More:  (here).

Aerosmith Debut “Legendary Child” Video

Aero Force One
July 10, 2012
The wait is over! Aerosmith has officially released the “Legendary Child” music video, the first single from their upcoming album, Music From Another Dimension. Check it out!
Music From Another Dimension is available November 6. Pre-Order the album now on iTunes and get an instant download of “Legendary Child.”

(Photo [...]

Aerosmith: ‘Legendary Child’ Video To Make Its Online Debut Tomorrow

Blabbermouth, NY
July 9, 2012
The official video for Aerosmith’s new single, “Legendary Child”, will make its online debut tomorrow (Tuesday, July 10). The clip was filmed with director Casey Patrick Tebo, who also is helming a new concert film titled “Aerosmith: Rock For The Rising Sun”. According to Tebo’s official web site, the movie, which will [...]

Aerosmith To Play 2012 iHeartRadio Festival

Ultimate Classic Rock
July 9, 2012
Bon Jovi and Aerosmith are among the heavy hitters that will participate in the second annual IHeartRadio Music Festival. The event will be held at the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino’s Grand Garden Arena on Sept. 21-22.
Hosted by Ryan Seacrest, the festival will put many of the best-selling acts in [...]

Aerosmith brings it back to the 70s with strong performance

OnMilwaukee.com
July 8, 2012
When the lights went down at the Marcus Amphitheater just after 9:30 p.m. Saturday night on Day 10 of Summerfest, the two large video screens that lit up – including a circular screen designed to hypnotize – predicted a futuristic, or at least current, show.
A robotic voice narrated for two minutes over a [...]

Aerosmith: Summerfest – Milwaukee, WI

Aero Force One Forum
July 7, 2012
Setlist:
Draw The Line
Love In An Elevator
Oh Yeah
Livin’ On The Edge
Jaded
S.O.S (Too Bad)
Last Child
–Drum Solo–
Lord Of The Thighs
Boogie Man
Combination
What It Takes
No More No More
Legendary Child
Sweet Emotion
Mother Popcorn/Walk This Way
Encore:
Dream On
Train Kept A Rollin’
More:  (here).

News From The Road – John B.

Aero Force One
July 6, 2012
Bless Me Father for I Have Sinned
Bless me father for I have sinned, it’s been 7 ½ months since my last “News from the Road.”
I purposely didn’t post anything about the band in the studio because I didn’t feel it was my place plus I left all the inside scoops to [...]

Photos: Aerosmith at the Palace of Auburn Hills, 7/5/12

Facebook.com/JoeGallPhotography
July 6, 2012

More photos:  (here).

Aerosmith still playin’ with an edge decades later

The Detroit News, MI
July 6, 2012
Aerosmith casually pulled off an impressive feat Thursday night at the Palace of Auburn Hills.
During a solid, near-capacity concert at the Detroit Pistons’ home, the veteran rock group worked through songs from the ’70s, ’80s, ’90s, ’00s and today, seamlessly tying them together in one sweaty two-hour show the band [...]

Aerosmith still has its flash

The Daily Tribune, MI
July 6, 2012
Aerosmith has a new album coming out this fall, its first in eight years and first of all-new material in 11.
That’s big news — but it’s a pretty good bet that the folks at the Palace on the night of July 5, could have cared less.
Granted, “Legendary Child,” [...]

Aerosmith: The Palace of Auburn Hills – Detroit, MI

Aero Force One Forum
July 5, 2012
Setlist:
Draw The Line
Love In An Elevator
Oh Yeah
Livin’ On The Edge
Jaded
S.O.S (Too Bad)
Last Child
–Drum Solo–
Lord Of The Thighs
Boogie Man
Combination
What It Takes
No More No More
Legendary Child
Falling In Love (Is Hard On The Knees)
Chip Away The Stone
Sweet Emotion
Mother Popcorn/Walk This Way
Encore:
Dream On
Train Kept A Rollin’
More:  (here).

Photos: Aerosmith – Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY

The New York Times
July 3, 2012
“That improbable species, the 1970s rock star, was alive and high-kicking as Aerosmith headlined Nassau Coliseum on Sunday night, sharing a bill with Cheap Trick.”

Photo Gallery:  (here).

Aerosmith together on tour, recording

Royal Oak Daily Tribune, MI
July 3, 2012
After nearly three of the most turbulent years in its history — which, for anyone familiar with the band, is saying something — Aerosmith is back in the saddle again.
And it’s even sitting up pretty straight.
The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer troupe from Boston — which [...]

The Aerosmith Concert on July 3rd at Jiffy Lube Live Has Been Rescheduled for August 12th

Aero Force One
July 2, 2012
Aerosmith announced today that their upcoming performance at Jiffy Lube Live in Bristow, VA on July 3rd will be rescheduled. Steven Tyler is under doctor’s orders to refrain from performing to provide vocal rest. The concert will now take place on August 12th.
Aerosmith regrets any inconvenience and looks forward [...]

Aerosmith: Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY

Aero Force One Forum
July 1, 2012
Setlist:
Draw The Line
Love In An Elevator
Oh Yeah
Livin’ On The Edge
Cryin’
Big Ten Inch Record
Last Child
–Drum Solo–
S.O.S (Too Bad)
Boogie Man
Combination
What It Takes
No More No More
Legendary Child
I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing
Chip Away The Stone
Sweet Emotion
Walk This Way
Encore:
Dream On
Train Kept A Rollin’
More:  (here).

Aerosmith at the Times Union Center, 6/29/12

Times Union, NY
By Greg Haymes
June 30, 2012
It’s possible that Steven Tyler is better known these days for his television gigs on “American Idol” and Burger King commercials than he is as the bandleader of Boston’s bad boys of rock. But there he was, back in the saddle again at the Times Union Center on Friday [...]

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