~ Listen to the Lion ~ How appropriate coming from Rob Pattinsons fav artist Van Morrison

I get weekly updates from artists that I love and I received this one from the Van Morrison website and thought it was funny and very appropriate due to the Twilighters love/lust of Rob Pattinson and his Edward Cullen lion/lamb quote from Twilight...I was aware of his (VM) song "Listen to the Lion" but totally forgot about it also being the Listen to the Lion Records...ha ha ha...I'm pretty sure that this new cd coming out is from the recorded concert that Rob attended - how ironic! ~LK Just in case you are interested...here is a concert update for Van Morrison - go seem him, it's totally worth it! "ASTRAL WEEKS" LIVE AVAILABLE TODAY ON CD & DOUBLE VINYL "Astral Weeks: Live at the Hollywood Bowl," an in-concert reworking of Van Morrison's historic 1968 gold-certified solo album is available today on CD and double vinyl. Recorded live over two nights at the Hollywood Bowl this past Nov. 7 and 8, the album marks the premiere release on Mr. Morrison's new EMI-distributed label, Listen to the Lion Records. The double-vinyl edition also comes with three bonus tracks - including a live version of "Gloria." Be sure to pick up your copy today! PURCHASE CD PURCHASE DOUBLE VINYL The Concert Film Coming Soon On DVD. AVAILABLE ON PRE-ORDER AT AMAZON "ASTRAL WEEKS" LIVE AT THE BEACON THEATRE! Van Morrison will be playing at the Beacon Theatre in New York City, NY on March 3rd and 4th. Tickets are on sale now through Ticketmaster. UPCOMING CONCERTS 02/27/2009 New York, NY - The Historical Astral Weeks Live @ WaMu Theater At Madison Square Garden TICKETS ON SALE 02/28/2009 New York, NY - The Historical Astral Weeks Live @ WaMu Theater At Madison Square Garden TICKETS ON SALE 03/03/2009 New York, NY - The Historical Astral Weeks Live @ Beacon Theatre TICKETS ON SALE 03/04/2009 New York, NY - The Historical Astral Weeks Live @ Beacon Theatre TICKETS ON SALE 04/18/2009 London, UK - The Historical Astral Weeks Live @ Royal Albert Hall TICKETS ON SALE 04/19/2009 London, UK - The Historical Astral Weeks Live @ Royal Albert Hall TICKETS ON SALE WHAT THE PRESS ARE SAYING ABOUT "ASTRAL WEEKS" LIVE: “…a mature musical talent at the height of his powers” Andy Gill - The (UK) Telegraph Raves “Passionate... emotionally devastating… hymn to transcendence.” Neil McCormick – The Chicago Tribune "Morrison's voice has been miraculously unaffected by age…providing soaring dynamics of his finest work (and) the magic surrounding man and music clearly remain potent." Brian Egan - Billboard Magazine/Reuters Wire "Transcendence is what Morrison has been after with his music from the beginning…the wondrous youthful timbre of his voice… has evolved over the years into a richer, fuller instrument, with every bit of its remarkable elasticity very much intact." Randy Lewis - Los Angeles Times "Engaged, nuanced, generous and seemingly tireless in his vocalizing… for 40 years, listeners have been finding their own understandings of "Astral Weeks." May it resist, renew and reward us forever." Tim Paige - Washington Post "(Van Morrison) took charge of the music with the authority that comes with four decades of performing…leaving lots of room for solos and for his own scatting. It seemed that once he breathed in the perfume of these eight songs, he didn’t want them to end — and looking at the enraptured crowd, he wasn’t the only one." Gavin Edwards – Rolling Stone