diane birch

diane birch

Have a good reason that headline, I swear. Nick Jonas and the administration - the new band featuring youngest JoBro - has made St. Louis one of the stops on his short U.S. tour in January. The Pageant January 19th show features Diane Birch opener. Tickets on sale November 12 at $ 39.50.

Now, this tour is notable for Jonas' backing band, which is comprised of three members of Prince's New Power Generation band: drummer guitarist Sonny Thompson and keyboardist Tommy Barbarella. (On bass is John Fields, who's also the JoBros' producer.) Bland, Fields and Barbarella also played on the forthcoming album, Who I Am. Bland was in St. Louis last as the drummer for Soul Asylum, and was also Paul Westerberg's drummer on his 2005 tour. He's a beast behind the kit. This is him in the video:

Remember, by the way that Nick Jonas is all seventeen years old. He and his band will premiere a song from Grammy Nominations tonight's broadcast. Oh, and what name? Apparently this is a salute to Elvis Costello and the Attractions.