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The tireless and must-see Ty Segall will release his sixth solo album titled Sleeper August 20th on Drag City via vinyl, CD, MP3 and cassette. The announcement video for Sleeper features a montage of Segall sleeping in various places wearing a t-shirt with the words “couch potato” on the front. How very ironic. Today, a similar second video of Segall being awoken (this time in a tour-ready flannel) by a menacing voice warning him that it’s time for tour has been released and this time, it announces Segall’s summer tour plans. Check out the dates and the tour release video below. Read more…
DAFT PUNK WATCH: RS Cover Story, Remixes Announced, Hear “Horizon” Bonus Track
We had to take a break for a day or two from the Daft Punk fever pitch that has invaded LMB HQ but there was some news yesterday that we can't pass on covering. Rolling Stone ran an awesome cover story, remixes were announced for Random Access Memories, and... more
Interlocken Fest Confirms Multiple Nights of Widespread Panic, Furthur, SCI and The Black Crowes
Interlocken has revealed more alluring details about its inaugural festival set to take place September 5 - 8 at Oak Ridge Farm at the foot of the Blue Ridge in Central Virginia, 35 miles south of Charlottesville. This is shaping up to be one of the most well-curated, jam-centric festivals... more
JamBase Live at The Gorge Has Been Cancelled
Unfortunate news from the folks over at JamBase. They just posted an update informing fans that their inaugural festival at The Gorge Amphitheater in Washington for July 5-6 has been cancelled. No reason for the cancellation was given but we can only assume that low ticket sales and... more
SETLIST / RECAP / VIDEO: Rolling Stones @ Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA 5/20/13
Cross another one off the bucket list! Last night at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, The Rolling Stones finished up the "West Coast" portion of their "50 And Counting" Tour with a rocking two and a half hour affair. In an interesting curve, especially in the star-saturated... more
PHOTOS / RECAP: Soundgarden @ The Oakdale Theatre, Wallingford, CT 5/17/13
What a show! Pure Rock & Roll played to its finest and sung by Chris Cornell, a man with the voice of a God and a vocal range like no other. I've had the pleasure of catching a solo acoustic Chris Cornell show a couple of years back but that... more
R.I.P. Ray Manzarek, The Doors (1939-2013)
Ray Manzarek, Founding Member of The Doors, Passes Away at 74 Ray Manzarek, keyboardist and founding member of The Doors, passed away today at 12:31PM PT at the RoMed Clinic in Rosenheim, Germany after a lengthy battle with bile duct cancer. He was 74. At the time of his passing, he... more
Coachella 2014: Dates Confirmed, Presales Soon
If you want to get a jump on making 2014 "the year" you find your inner hipster, sign up for more info for this week's Coachella 2014 pre-sale. The 2014 dates are confirmed for April 11-13 and April 18-20 and tickets for this festival now sell-out before anyone has... more
First City Festival: Passion Pit, Modest Mouse, MGMT, Beach House and more
The crew at Goldenvoice is busy today with the first announcement of a new festival set for Monterey, CA over the August 24-25 weekend. First City Festival is a new addition to the stacked summer around here in the Bay Area, with Modest Mouse, Passion Pit, MGMT, Neko Case,... more
SETLIST / VIDEO: Rolling Stones (w/ Dave Grohl) @ Honda Center, Anaheim, CA 5/18/13
Last night in Anaheim, The Rolling Stones continued their "50 and Counting" Tour by welcoming the Foo Fighters, Dave Grohl for a performance of "Bitch" off their 1971 album, Sticky Fingers. The Stones also played "Shattered" and "You Got the Silver" for the first time in 2013. Check... more
My Morning Jacket Will Begin Work On New LP This Fall
With the recent success of Jim James' solo debut LP Regions of Light and Sound of God and its (ongoing) accompanying tour (playing Hangout Fest today), it has been a little bit easier to forget that My Morning Jacket has only played one show in 2013 (although an extensive run... more
PHOTOS: Kurt Vile & the Violators @ Bowery Ballroom, NYC 5/16/13
Our bromance for all things Kurt Vile continues with this photo set from his show last night at the Bowery Ballroom in NYC courtesy of our friend Kenny Sun. --Editor
Interlocken Festival 2013: Neil Young, Furthur, SCI, Black Crowes and More
Interlocken is a brand new 4-day music festival with an emphasis on world class music, locally sourced food and sustainability and the inaugural event will take place September 5 – 8 at Oak Ridge Farm at the foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Arrington, VA. Neil Young & Crazy... more
WEBCAST: Hangout Music Fest 2013 on MTV.com
For the masses stuck in cubicles today and not partying on the beach for this year's Hangout Music Fest down in Gulf Shores, AL, MTV has you covered on all the action coming in from the festival. Yes, you read that right -- MTV seems to be actually running... more
Ty Segall Announces New Solo Album ‘Sleeper’
Get your cassette player ready -- Ty Segall will release his sixth solo album titled Sleeper August 20th on Drag City via vinyl, CD, MP3 and cassette. The announcement video for Sleeper features a curious montage of Segall sleeping in various places wearing a t-shirt with the words "couch potato"... more
Passion Pit and DJ Jazzy Jeff Included In Bonnaroo 2013 Silent Disco Lineup
While Silent Discos have been a part of the European club scene for some time now, Bonnaroo was one of the first events to bring the experience stateside a few years ago when they added the Silent Disco experience for the first time several years ago. Now a Roo tradition,... more
!!! (Chk Chk Chk) Head Out on US Tour, New Video for “One Girl/One Boy”
!!! have just released their fifth full length album THR!!!ER and are hitting the road starting tomorrow for a month long US tour. Guest vocalist Sonia Moore (of “2 Legit 2 Quit” fame) will not be joining, so the band is going to choose one fan per city to come... more
Rooster Walk 2013: Leftover Salmon, Dumpstaphunk, Kung Fu and More
Photo via Blue Mountain FB Page The 5th annual Rooster Walk Music & Arts Festival is set to go down once again in Martinsville, VA over Memorial Day weekend in the scenic rolling foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. The festival will take place at the Blue Mountain Festival Grounds and... more
Grizzly Bear Announces Special Show at Hollywood Forever Cemetery on 8/9
As was the case last year when Sigur Ros played Hollywood Forever Cemetery before headlining Outside Lands 2012, Grizzly Bear is now set to route through LA before hitting up the Golden Gate Park fest to headline the amazing Hollywood Forever on Friday, Aug. 9. Seeing Grizzly Bear's multi-layered sounds... more
Third Man Records Partners with Sun Records to Reissue Sun Catalog Selections
Follow @ThirdManRecords and @SunRecords on Twitter Third Man Records just announced an exciting partnership with the legendary Sun Records to reissue select 45rpm 7" singles from the deep and sterling back catalog of the Memphis-based label founded by Sam Phillips. Ya know, the place where rock and roll was born. Check... more
STREAM: Daft Punk’s “Random Access Memories” Right Now
It appears that either Random Access Memories leaked this morning and/or the record label made the snap executive decision to release a free stream on iTunes a week before the album's release date. Whether this was a purposeful leak or not, it comes as a surprise that the album has... more
Widespread Panic and Umphrey’s McGee Announce Two Nights in Charleston (10/4 & 10/5)
Widespread Panic will return to Charleston for the first time since 2010 for two nights at the Family Circle Stadium, October 4th and 5th. Umphrey's McGee will be joining both nights. This marks the first announced dates of Panic's fall tour. Tickets go on sale Friday May 17th at 10am... more
FYF Fest 2013 Lineup: My Bloody Valentine, YYYs, TV On The Radio, MGMT and More
Los Angeles' FYF Fest continues its slow and steady ascent into one of the country's premiere multi-day music festivals and has just announced a fantastic lineup for this year's edition. The festival will go down once again in the LA State Historic Park (before temporarily relocating in 2014 while the... more
WATCH: Daft Punk Unveils ‘Random Access Memories’ Vinyl Packaging Porn
The robots in Daft Punk continue on with their super-human marketing campaign with the release of their new commercial showing the unveiling of the Random Access Memories vinyl, something I've already got on pre-order. The album drops next Tuesday, May 21st. Update: the album leaked today and it's... more
LISTEN: Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings’ new song, “Retreat!”
The funk/soul throwback of Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings just announced the release date of their upcoming fifth album, Give the People What They Want, due August 6th on Daptone Records, and a new song "Retreat" to go with the announcement. We highly recommend you take a few minutes... more
The ‘State of the Listen’ @ Jazz Fest 2013
Summary The 44th Annual New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival drew sizeable crowds this year, despite the rain that kept less ardent fans away. Featuring music, food, crafts, and culture, Jazz Fest falls on the last weekend of April and the first weekend of May each year. The following data reflects... more
PHOTOS / VIDEOS: The Meter Men with Page McConnell @ Jazz Fest 2013
Much like last year's first Meters club show in NOLA in decades, a highly-anticipated late night show with The Meter Men (George Porter Jr., Leo Nocentelli and Zigaboo Modeliste) with Page McConnell was one of the toughest tickets of this year's entire Jazz Fest run. Luckily for those in the... more
Neutral Milk Hotel Announce More Reunion Tour Dates
In addition to the five dates initially announced, Neutral Milk Hotel appear to be poised for a much more extensive reunion run in 2013-14, having just announced additional US dates on the world tour kicking off this fall. Additionally, the Neutral Milk Hotel site says, "More East and Midwest dates... more
Deerhunter Announces North American ‘Monomania’ Tour
Deerhunter's hard-driving and punk-leaning new record Monomania hits shelves today and the band has just announced a full North American tour. Check out the slate below. Deerhunter 2013 Tour Dates May 18 - Utrecht, Netherlands @ Ekko Le Guess Who Festival May 20 - Groningen, Netherlands @ Vera May 21 - Brussels, Belgium... more
WATCH: DJ Falcon on how NASA helped Daft Punk
Daft Punk's countdown to their fourth, Random Access Memories is at ten days now (with buzz at record levels) and today, the Creators Project continued the push with the latest episode in their awesome series. This one features DJ Falcon who appears on the album's final track, "Contact." ... more
Summer Set Music & Camping Festival: Passion Pit, STS9, Big Boi, Big Gigantic, Girl Talk and more
Last year's festival newcomer Summer Set Music & Camping Festival was one that came and went with relatively little fanfare, even though the lineup last year was insane. This year it's back with a new lineup that easily rivals last year's solid first year to market and the Midwest heads... more
