Tuesday, March 25, 2008

Jam Packed April Events

April 2008 is packed with major concert, sport, and theatre events. Click here for tickets.

Bruce Springsteen & the E-Street Band, Billy Joel, Elton John, Kayne West, Jay-Z, Rush, and Santana are all on tour in the month of April. Other hot shows in April include Alicia Keys, Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, Andre Rieu, Jackson Browne, Michael Buble, My Chemical Romance, Panic at the Disco, Rascal Flatts, and Roger Waters.

Major League Baseball gets into full swing in April with the Detroit Tigers taking on the World Champion Red Sox in the Fenway Park home opener on April 8th. The New York Yankees visit Fenway Park on April 11th-April 13th and the Red Sox visit the Bronx on April 16th and 17th.

The NCAA Men’s Basketball Final Four takes place April 5th & 7th at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas and the PGA Masters Tournament is scheduled for April 7th - 13th at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia.

NASCAR visits the Texas Motor Speedway, Phoenix International Raceway and Talladega Superspeedway while the AMA Supercross tour hits Detroit, Irving, St. Louis and Seattle.

April is a great month for musical Festivals. The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival features Roger Waters, The Verve and Jack Johnson. Jack Johnson also hosts The Kokua Festival in Hawaii with special guests Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds. Other musical festivals this month include the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and the inaugural Bamboozle Left Festival.

In the mixed martial arts arena, Ultimate Fighting Championship 83: Serra vs. St-Pierre 2 will be the UFC's first event in Canada and is a hot ticket.

Click here for tickets to these events and more.

Sunday, March 23, 2008

Thursday, March 20, 2008

USCITY.NET Welcomes Marianne Radwan

Marianne Radwan, founder and president of RadCom Strategic Marketing, is joining our uscity.net family as a PR consultant. Marianne has nearly twenty years of experience in marketing, public relations and business development in the technology and VC industries.

Throughout her career Ms. Radwan has provided counseling to many start ups as well as established technology companies around the world including Boca Research, Convex Computer Corporation, CompuAdd, CyberGuard Corporation, Cyrix, Dallas Semiconductor, Harris Computer Corporation, Lucent Technologies, Micrografx, Monterey Networks, Motorola, Paradyne, PenOp, Siemens Stromberg Carlson, Texas Instruments, and Tonic Software.

An excellent linguist, Ms. Radwan graduated with honors in Languages and Sociology from Salford University in England and is fluent in French.

Welcome to our family, Marianne

Saturday, March 15, 2008

Shakespeare on Broadway

The Broadway transfer of the Chichester Festival Theatre production of Macbeth, starring Patrick Stewart in the title role, has set its opening date at the Lyceum Theatre. Broadway performances begin March 28 at the Lyceum, with an official opening set for April 8.

The limited engagement will run through May 24. Macbeth features direction by Rupert Goold and is set in a "subterranean kitchen that serves as a military hospital in a timeless and nameless country." The production's West End engagement recently earned five Olivier Award nominations including Best Actor, Best Director and Best Revival.

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Tuesday, March 11, 2008

Heads Up Parrotheads

A Jimmy Buffett concert can become an all day affair with tailgating and partying in the parking lot. People come dressed with parrots, as parrots, in Hawaiian shirts and grass skirts, fins on their heads and a happy, crazy attitude. Grandparents, parents and children are welcome to a Buffett event – it IS more than a concert.

Here are the tour dates (Click on the date for ticket info):
April 2008
21 - Woodlands, TX - Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
24 - Maryland Heights, MO - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
26 - Frisco, TX - Pizza Hut Park
29 - Charlotte, NC - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre


May 2008
3 - New Orleans, LA - New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival

June 2008
5 - Atlanta, GA - Lakewood Amphitheatre
14 - Philadelphia, PA - Citizens Bank Park


July 2008
17 - Cincinnati, OH - Riverbend Music Center
19 - East Troy, WI - Alpine Valley Music Theater
22 - Burgettstown, PA - Post-Gazette Pavilion
24, 26 - Bridgeview, IL - Toyota Park
29 - Noblesville, IN - Verizon Wireless Music Center


August 2008
30 - Bristow, VA - Nissan Pavilion

September 2008
4, 6 - Mansfield, MA - Tweeter Center
Just don't get too "Wasted Away...."

Friday, March 7, 2008

Talladega Superspeedway Pre-Sale

Tickets for the AMP Energy 500 go on sale tomorrow, but you can purchase your tickets now! Click here to start looking for your tickets.

The intensity is unmistakable in the AMP Energy 500 at Talladega Superspeedway - race four in the 2008 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup. Be here and feel the excitement as NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers put it all on the line to achieve the best position in this crucial competition.

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Wednesday, March 5, 2008

Concerts for the Boomers

There are lots of exciting concert tours coming up for us baby boomers! Jimmy Buffett, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, Elton John and James Taylor to name a few.

Rock N' Bluegrass!
Or for the harder rock fans, Led Zeppelin’s rock n’ roller, Robert Plant and bluegrass superstar Alison Krauss will be touring and performing their own classics as well as songs from their new album, Raising Sand. Rock and Bluegrass in an unforgettable combo! Their tour starts on April 19 in Louisville, Kentucky.

Sir Elton John
Most of Elton John’s tour dates this year will be at the The Colosseum in Caesars Palace (the Red Piano Shows) but those of us who cannot make it to Vegas, may still have a chance to see him at one of his many other stops in 2008.

And Who Doesn't Love James?
James Taylor will be starting a North American tour accompanied by his full big band on May 22. The "James Taylor and His Band of Legends" tour will feature a rousing evening of music from the new album, a collection of cover songs inspired by such notable recording artists as Chuck Berry, Big Mama Thornton, Junior Walker, among others, along with performances of Taylor's greatest hits.

Heads Up Parrotheads
A Jimmy Buffett concert can become an all day affair with tailgating and partying in the parking lot. People come dressed with parrots, as parrots, in Hawaiian shirts and grass skirts, fins on their heads and a happy, crazy attitude. Grandparents, parents and children are welcome to a Buffett event – it IS more than a concert.


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