Portland OR Radio: Billy Idol Headlines KINK's Jingle Bell Jam

KINK 101.9 FM KINK-FM has announced Billy Idol will headline the Jingle Bell Jam Concert December 9, 2014 at the Roseland Theatre in Portland, OR.  Concert will also feature performances by Guster and Spanish Gold.

Billy Idol

Tickets will be $37.50 for GA and $55.00 for Reserved Balcony and go on sale at ticketswest.com 10:00am on October 24, 2014. KINK Community members will have the first chance to buy tickets. Sign up at kink.fm to receive presale information.

Billy Idol is a multiplatinum recording artist and two-time Grammy nominee. Known for successfully merging his signature punk attitude with an appealing blend of pop hooks, dance beats, and gritty metallic crunch, Idol created some of rock’s most indelible anthems, including “Rebel Yell,” “White Wedding,” and “Cradle of Love.”  Idol’s latest release, his first studio album in nearly a decade, is titled Kings & Queens of the Underground and will be released on October 21, 2014.  He lives in Los Angeles. Learn more at BillyIdol.net.

Guster will release their first album in four years on January 13. “Evermotion” fearlessly experiments with new instruments and collaborations to create their most vibrant album yet. Guster started with two acoustic guitars and a pair of bongos and have since evolved and expanded their instrumentation, gaining a massive fan base that follows them to sold-out shows at New York’s Radio City Music Hall and Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium. The band’s last release, 2010’s ‘Easy Wonderful,’ earned their highest chart debut on the Billboard Top 200 and opened at #2 on iTunes. Guster recently launched an album pre-order for Evermotion. Fans who pre-order will gain access to a series of early bonus content. For additional details, please visit Guster’s album pre-order page pledgemusic.com/projects/guster.

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The debut album from Spanish Gold—a newly formed band featuring former Hacienda guitarist/vocalist Dante Schwebel, Brownout guitarist Adrian Quesada, and My Morning Jacket drummer Patrick Hallahan—South of Nowhere, embodies both a high-charged tension and defiantly joyful mood. In their seamless swirling-together of rock & roll, soul, psychedelia, and pop—a summery, groove-heavy sound at turns inspired by Donny Hathaway, ‘70s rock, and early-‘90s hip-hop—Spanish Gold reveal the supreme musicianship and easy chemistry at the heart of their collaboration.

KINK Program Director Chris Mays commented on the announcement, “We are so excited for this year’s Jingle Bell Jam at the Roseland! Billy Idol is a rock icon with a new album of exciting material. We look forward to hearing it, plus his great classics at the show December 9th. As with the music on 101.9 KINK, we are also happy to bring new music discovery to the show with Spanish Gold, one of our favorites of the year, and Guster- a KINK exclusive band that will add to the excitement of the night. Tickets will go quickly for this party, so get yours when they go on sale!”