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2011/06/19 Covering The Cars in Cars 2

Well, the new Pixar film "Cars 2" is out Friday June 24th, and as you may know by now, it features Weezer's new cover of the Cars' song "You Might Think". (official video above!) Because the Cars' leader Ric Ocasek produced both weezer's Blue and Green records and the band are huge fans of the Cars, covering the song felt like a perfect plan. More here on… Continue

Added by karl koch [karlophone] on June 19, 2011 at 3:00pm — 6 Comments

2011/06/13 Happy Birthday to Rivers

happy birthday to Rivers Cuomo!

Added by karl koch [karlophone] on June 12, 2011 at 10:08pm — 48 Comments

2011/06/10 Show Announcement: 10/14 Deluna Festival, Pensacola Florida!

...chalk up another show on the 2011 Weezer concert calendar - Weezer is playing the DeLuna Fest in Pensacola Florida on October 14th! Full details and ticketing info on the Fest's website here.

***REMINDER: At long last, Official Memories Tour Bootleg CDs are on sale now in our online store. More official bootleg cd's to… Continue

Added by karl koch [karlophone] on June 10, 2011 at 1:43am — 6 Comments

2011/06/10 Radio Weezer Cover Contest Update | Cool Video

...Radio Weezer Cover Contest update: The next four of your cover songs that will enter into rotation are:

discoblaque “Say It Ain’t So (Holy Post Mix)”

Jude Wright “Keep Fishin’”

Marcel Messey “I Can Love”

Vonnegutt f. Tony Williams & Naledge “Put Me Back Together”

These can be heard on the station beginning next Wednesday June 15th. Thanks for sending in your covers! More covers will be added to rotation soon, and if you have a cover you want us to check out, send it… Continue

Added by karl koch [karlophone] on June 10, 2011 at 1:01am — No Comments

2010/06/07 Austin, TX: Stubb's BBQ: Memories Pinkerton

***Special announcement: At long last, Official Memories Tour Bootleg CDs are on sale now in our online store. More official bootleg cd's to come!

...Well, the two Memories nights in Austin are now in the history books. The dust, the heat, the sweat, the loud rock, the massive singalongs all came together at Stubb's, one of the coolest l'il venues in the US and A. Texas is 4 for 4 so far… Continue

Added by karl koch [karlophone] on June 8, 2011 at 1:00am — 13 Comments

2011/06/06 Show Announce: Del Mar Race Track 8/6!

...another addition to the 2011 weezer concert calendar - weezer will be playing the Del Mar Race Track Seaside Stage on August 6th. The show is free, included with the $20 admission price to the track.

...Weezer cover band alert!

Denver's the flying w's has 3 upcoming shows: Sun. 6/12 at Larimer Lounge, Thur. 6/23 at Herman's Hideaway, Thur. 7/7 at The Toad Tavern, all in… Continue

Added by karl koch [karlophone] on June 6, 2011 at 5:28pm — 5 Comments

2011/06/06 Austin, TX: Stubb's BBQ: Memories Blue Album

We rolled up to Austin from Houston late last night, and have now proceeded to occupy the venerable Stubb's BBQ for a 2 night stand. The hot Texas sun is relentless, but as it starts to drop below the skyscrapers of downtown Austin, we dine upon the fried green tomatoes from the Stubb's kitchen and prepare for the rock! Opening the show tonight is The Knux.

Did you go? Comment here and/or in our message boards,… Continue

Added by karl koch [karlophone] on June 6, 2011 at 5:00pm — 5 Comments

2011/06/05 Ustream News - Q+A Session 6/7

weezer covering "Paranoid Android" by Radiohead in the studio, last week.

...Peoples, you may have had the fun of watching the Rivers Ustream broadcast he often does before going on stage. We are happy to report that we've figured out how to integrate the Ustream thing into weezer.com, and that this will be starting on Tuesday 6/7 (the second Austin show). In honor of this technical triumph, were gonna do a Ustream Q+A session with Scott… Continue

Added by karl koch [karlophone] on June 5, 2011 at 3:48pm — 5 Comments

2011/06/05 Radio Weezer Cover Contest Update

weezer covering "Paranoid Android" by Radiohead in the studio, last week.

Folks, we've received many many submissions of weezer covers over the last few weeks, and the team has gone thru them and selected the first batch of tracks to be added to the rotation on Radio Weezer. In the coming days and weeks, listen for...

Marcel Messy - I Can Love

Jude Wright - Keep Fishin'

Jonas Hansson - Börjar Bli Kär (falling for you)

Simon… Continue

Added by karl koch [karlophone] on June 5, 2011 at 2:45pm — 5 Comments

2011/06/05 Houston, TX: Free Press Summerfest

weezer covering "Paranoid Android" by Radiohead in the studio, last week.

...Team Weez has re-assembled, finding themselves in a land of intense heat and bright hazy sunshine. Houston! Its been a few since we've played down here, but we all remember the need to slow down a little bit so as to not have a heat meltdown. Hopefully by this evening in Eleanor Tinsley Park it will have cooled down a bit so the rock will flow unimpeded.… Continue

Added by karl koch [karlophone] on June 5, 2011 at 1:30pm — 7 Comments

2011/06/01 Show Announcement: Minnesota State Fair!

weezer covering "Paranoid Android" by Radiohead in the studio, last week.

...Another addition to the '11 weezer concert calendar - Weezer will be playing the Minnesota State Fair on September 3rd! the tickets will go on sale June 10th. Here's the fair website for more info.

...Speaking of shows, the next show on the calendar is the Summerfest in Houston's…

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Added by karl koch [karlophone] on June 1, 2011 at 3:30am — 4 Comments

2011/05/29 Pittsburgh, PA: Stage AE

weezer covering "Paranoid Android" by Radiohead in the studio, 3 days ago.

with the B.O.M.B.fest gong tent still ringing in our ears, we packed up in Hartford and made tracks across the long state of Pennsylvania overnight, to make it to Pittsburgh in time to set up and play at Stage AE tonight.

Now the kids are coming in to the Stage AE, which as we've learned is a really neat mini outdoor ampitheater in the…

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Added by karl koch [karlophone] on May 29, 2011 at 4:00pm — 32 Comments

2011/05/28 Hartford, CT, B.O.M.B.fest

weezer covering "Paranoid Android" by Radiohead in the studio, 2 days ago.

...we rolled into the BOMBfest after it had gotten underway, which wasnt a surprise as this thing really is an all day event, stating at 10 AM. We've been enjoying the many many other bands that have been rocking out, like Titus Andronicus, Health, Best Coast, and Edward Sharpe/TMZ, and soon weezer will take the stage to put todays events to bed. Sadly Ceorge Clinton had… Continue

Added by karl koch [karlophone] on May 28, 2011 at 6:30pm — 2 Comments

2011/05/27 Atlantic City, NJ: The Borgata Events Center

weezer covering "Paranoid Android" by Radiohead in the studio, 2 days ago.

...Team Weezer has re-assembled once again, this time in the now-familiar swampy yet glitzy environs of the Borgata Casino, whose big 'ol events center we come to once again rock out in. The show is sold out so its bound to be a corker...

And a corker it was - weezer played a Memories Tour style set, with a "Memories Time Machine" set…

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Added by karl koch [karlophone] on May 28, 2011 at 12:30pm — 5 Comments

2011/05/27 Paranoid Android

Here is a new video of Weezer, covering “Paranoid Android” by…

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Added by karl koch [karlophone] on May 27, 2011 at 11:30am — 13 Comments

2011/05/24 Various & Sundry, A Post-Rapture Roundup

...Now that that pesky Rapture is out of the way, coming up next: Atlantic City at the Borgata, The Hartford BOMBfest, and Pittsburgh at Stage AE. Pittsburgh people - we havent been through that neck of the woods in a long time, and I hear tell there are still some tickets available - nows your chance for a hometown Weezer show, hope to see you there! Tickets here.… Continue

Added by karl koch [karlophone] on May 24, 2011 at 5:32pm — 6 Comments

2011/05/22 UPDATE - Name That Tune Video Contest!

Folks, ok. We made the Name That Video Contest hard on purpose. We're tired of those easy contests that anyone can win, even if they're not a big fan or weezer. So we made it hard. Real hard as it turns out! Maybe a little too hard! People are tearing their hair out over this one and sadly some are not even bothering to try. So we decided to give out a few hints, to give more people a shot at it...

Hint #1 is that there are in fact 24 clips to identify total.

Hint #2 is…

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Added by karl koch [karlophone] on May 22, 2011 at 12:30pm — 34 Comments

2011/05/21 Washington, DC: RFK Stadium, DC 101 Chili Cookoff

We are happy to be back in the nations capital once again, and after 2 days of rainy weather up in Boston and Philly, it appears the sun is finally shining on the weez. Today's show is an early one - in fact they opened the gates at RFK Stadium at 11 AM, which sure seems early for the rock and the roll, but it is the weekend after all, plus this way anyone who plans on getting raptured this evening will still have time to. But the rest of us will be rocking out starting at 6:45!… Continue

Added by karl koch [karlophone] on May 21, 2011 at 12:00pm — 8 Comments

2011/05/20 Philadelphia, PA: Penns Landing, 104.5 FM Birthday Party

The rain has followed us down the I-95 to the great city of Philadelphia, where today weezer is playing at the 104.5 FM Birthday Party with Panic! At the Disco, fun., and Foxy Shazam. Bring a rain poncho and come on down to the Festival Pier at Penn's Landing! Doors at 6, show at 7.

More later - are you going? Did you go? Comment here and/or in our message boards, tell your tale! Post your show pix on our photo page! …

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Added by karl koch [karlophone] on May 20, 2011 at 12:30pm — 11 Comments

2011/05/19 Boston, MA: Bank Of America Pavilion

...While its officially "summer" according to the movies hitting the theaters these days, its still quite Spring here in Boston, with chilly breezes, overcast skies and occasional rain. Fortunately the B of A Pavilion is at least under a giant tent structure, so tonights rock and roll extravaganza can be kept dry... aside from whatever water bottles Rivers decides to pour on the front row! As of 4 PM, weezer has soundchecked and Shelia Devine are setting their stuff up on… Continue

Added by karl koch [karlophone] on May 19, 2011 at 1:30pm — 6 Comments