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PHOTOS / SETLIST: Furthur @ 1st Bank Center, Broomfield, CO 2/22/13
Phil Lesh and Bob Weir's Furthur opened up the first show of a three-night stand in Colorado last night with "Hell in a Bucket" before a cover of the Traffic's "Dear Mr. Fantasy." Check out the complete setlist and a few shots from photographer, Dylan Carney, as well as... more
Furthur add eight-night Capitol Theatre residency in April
Furthur just released some spring plans for an eight-show residency starting April 16th at New York's newly-renovated Capitol Theatre and one stand-alone show at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City on April 27th. Tickets are on sale now. The band kicks off a three-night run in Colorado tonight... more
Jay-Z and Justin Timberlake Announce Legends of the Summer Tour
This year is definitely shaping up to be a huge year for Justin Timberlake, who's coming back strong with a new release on March 19th entitled The 20/20 Experience. He's already announced that he's hosting and performing on Saturday Night Live on March 9th with a week of shows... more
Camp Bisco 2013 Lineup: Disco Biscuits, Animal Collective, Umphrey’s McGee, STS9, Bassnectar & More
Camp Bisco just announced the lineup for their July 11-13 festival at the Indian Lookout Country Club in Mariaville, NY. The festival was founded and will be headlined by The Disco Biscuits and will feature Animal Collective, STS9, Umphrey's McGee, Passion Pit, Bassnectar, Lotus, Rubblebucket, Cosby Sweater, The Werks,... more
WEBCAST: Leftover Salmon Play Hollywood Tonight, Broadcast on Ustream
Leftover Salmon tore up San Francisco last night and they'll bring their jamgrass south to the House of Blues on Sunset Blvd tonight. If you didn't already know Leftover broadcasts almost every show for free on their official Ustream.TV Channel. Tune in tonight around 9 PM PST from... more
John Medeski of MMW Goes Solo for ‘A Different Time’, Album & Tour in April
John Medeski of Medeski Martin & Wood has toured solo in the past, and more regularly in recent years, but this is the first time he'll document it with an album -- A Different Time is out April 9th on Okeh Records. Medeski has also announced a few select... more
DelFest 2013 Lineup: Trey Anastasio Band, YMSB, Old Crow Medicine Show, Greensky Bluegrass & More
The 6th Annual DelFest just announced their lineup for the four-day Memorial Day weekend music festival in Cumberland, Maryland. The event takes place on May 23-26, 2013. Besides the host headliner of the Del McCoury Band, this year features a surprise headliner with two sets of the Trey... more
Bonnaroo 2013 Lineup: Paul McCartney, Mumford & Sons, Tom Petty, Bjork, Pretty Lights, Wilco and more
The lineup for Bonnaroo has been announced! Headlining this year's festival will be Paul McCartney, Mumford & Sons, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Bjork, Wilco, Pretty Lights and R. Kelly! Tons of amazing talent is on this lineup including LMB faves like David Byrne & St. Vincent, Animal... more
Firefly Music Festival 2013: Red Hot Chili Peppers, Tom Petty, Vampire Weekend and more
Not to be outdown by the impending Bonnaroo lineup announcement, Firefly Music Festival decided to announce their 2013 lineup first thing this morning to be the media rush. Set for Dover, DE the weekend of June 21-23, this year's festival will be headlined by the Red Hot Chili Peppers,... more
Robert Plant Adds Fuel to Led Zeppelin Reunion Rumors
Is the ball in Jimmy Page & John Paul Jones' court? In a quaint interview with 60 Minutes Australia, Robert Plant stated that he has "nothing to do in 2014," opening up speculation that a Led Zeppelin reunion in the future is still possible. Touching mainly on his life,... more
VIDEO: Jam Cruise 11 Cabin Jam with Nicki Bluhm & The Gramblers
Photo by Matthew Hebert. Our friend Cousin Dennis via @AdamIcculus sent over this video from the most recent Jam Cruise. He wandered into the cabin where Nicki Bluhm and the Gramblers were jamming to their hearts content. Here's the video which gives you a quick glimpse into the unexpected... more
VIDEO: Sigur Rós Debut New Songs in Europe
As promised in a letter to fans earlier in the month, Sigur Rós debuted new material at the start of their European tour last week. Here are fan-shot videos of the new songs, “Yfirborð”, “Kveikur”, and “Hrafntinna." “Yfirborð”: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yEHOC31BX_g “Kveikur”: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rsz-G2c1VDg “Hrafntinna": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfLhKf2RGtw Sigur Rós continue their European jaunt tonight in Italy, then make... more
TOUR DATES: Dave Matthews Band Announce 45-Date Summer
This morning, the Dave Matthews Band released their summer tour itinerary for North America and it's massive. 45 shows from April to September, including stops in New York, Deer Creek, Colorado, their traditional Gorge shows over Labor Day Weekend, and three shows scattered around California to close it out.... more
VIDEO: Foals perform “Milk & Black Spiders” off new album, ‘Holy Fire’
On the same day Oxford-based Foals released their anticipated third album Holy Fire, they also uploaded a video for one of my favorite new tracks "Milk & Black Spiders" which you can view now. This song gives a good representation of the growth the band has achieved since 2008's... more
Radiohead to start work on their ninth album in September
In an interview with the South African Mail & Guardian, Colin Greenwood drops the news that Radiohead will begin work on a new album (their ninth) this September. This would be the first news regarding a follow-up to 2011's The King of Limbs unless you count the rumored recordings... more
Hangout Festival Announces ’13 Lineup – Tom Petty, Trey Anastasio Band, Kings of Leon, Jim James, Moe. & more
The Hangout Festival just announced the initial lineup for their now annual event on the Gulf Shore. The three festival headliners are Tom Petty, Kings of Leon and a mystery band TBA soon. The band/artist's name is blurred out on the official poster. The event takes place... more
Marco Benevento Tigerfaces San Francisco, Mentions New Album in the Works
San Francisco got Tiger Face'd last weekend with a double dose of Marco Benevento's first shows in the city proper since December 2011. Anyone who has seen him knows that Marco always puts on a clinic of infectious grooves, top notch musicianship, and circuit bent wizardy, all while maintaining... more
TOUR DATES: Psych Dance Rockers !!! announce upcoming shows and album
Kicking off in February with the promotion of their upcoming LP "TH!!!ER", the psych dance rock kings !!! (Chk Chk Chk) will finally start touring again. With initial warm up dates starting in San Francisco and LA, the troupe move on to Europe for a spell, then head back stateside for... more
Trey Anastasio will join the National Symphony Orchestra on May 22nd in Washington, DC
Trey Anastasio's interest in performing with orchestras around the country continues and we should all be thankful for it. On May 22nd he will join the National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) at the Kennedy Center Concert Hall in Washington, DC for a special performance of solo and Phish material. ... more
Postal Service release first new music in ten years, “A Tattered Line of String”
The Postal Service have released a new track, "A Tattered Line of String" just ahead of their 'comeback.' The duo (vocalist Ben Gibbard and producer Jimmy Tamborello) released the critically acclaimed and genre defining Give Up in 2003, and will re-issue it as part of their 10th Anniversary. ... more
Phoenix announce new album details, Bankrupt! out April 23rd
Phoenix just updated their website with details on their much anticipated follow-up to 2009's Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix. Their fifth album will be titled Bankrupt! and released April 23rd on Loyaute/Glassnote Records. It was reported last week the band purchased the recording console Michael Jackson used on Thriller to... more
Cosmic Love Ball Promises Funky Beats, Glitter in SF
Valentine’s Day is nearly upon us. While for some that means another Hallmark holiday of feigned appreciation, if you’re in the San Francisco area this weekend, for YOU it can mean an evening of revelry, brass and plenty of booty shaking. For the third year running, the Cosmic Love... more
Fans Getting Antsy, Fake Hangout Fest Posters Begin Flooding In
This lineup looks more expensive than your average Glastonbury. If you're going to make a fake festival poster, you can't have five headliners (especially when one of them is a Beatle). Real or not, these are always fun to look at. It's like SIM City for an amateur festival talent... more
Fans Getting Antsy, Fake Bonnaroo Posters Begin Flooding In
Underwhelmed by Coachella's headliners? Perplexed by Pitchfork Fest's oddball selections? Confused as to why Maroon 5 is playing at Jazz Fest? Don't worry because (a) there's always plenty to enjoy in the smaller print at the aforementioned festivals (for P4K, we assume) and (b) there are still plenty of big... more
Northwest String Summit Initial Lineup Announced
Held as usual at Horning's Hideout in North Plains, OR, the 12th annual String Summit announced it's first slew of strummers yesterday afternoon. Hosted by Yonder Mountain String Band, and with more acts to be announced soon, the festival is set for July 18th-21st, 2013 and these artists have been... more
Electric Forest 2013 Lineup Announced: String Cheese Incident, Pretty Lights, Passion Pit and more
The lineup for this year's Electric Forest Music Festival has just been released. Returning once again to Rothbury, MI for the final weekend in June and headlined once again by String Cheese Incident, this year they'll be welcoming Pretty Lights, Passion Pit, Empire of the Sun, Knife Party and... more
TOUR DATES: Tame Impala to play Sasquatch, New West Coast Dates
Coming hot off the announcement that Tame Impala will be playing this year's Sasquatch! Music Festival which dropped last night, our friends at Consequence of Sound have posted all their upcoming tour dates including a jaunt through the West Coast around Sasquatch. Tame Impala 2013 Tour Dates http://www.tameimpala.com/ 02/19 – New... more
Sasquatch 2013 Lineup Announced: Mumford & Sons, Postal Service, Sigur Rós, Primus 3D and more
The lineup for this year's Sasquatch Music Festival has been released! Topping this year's massive lineup will be Mumford & Sons, The Postal Service, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Sigur Rós, Vampire Weekend, and The XX -- definitely an impressive set and that's just the first six artists. LMB... more
VIDEO ROUNDUP: Panic en la Playa Dos
Widespread Panic kicked off their 2013 with a four-night return to the Dominican Republic for Panic en la Playa Dos. Fan-shot footage is has been trickling out to YouTube ever since fans returned from paradise and we're hoping to be able to feature official band videos soon. Continue below... more
Thom Yorke announces DJ shows with Nigel Godrich
Ahead of the highly anticipated release of the Atoms for Peace album, Amok, due out on February 26th, Thom Yorke just took to his Twitter account to announce that he and Nigel will be on the road with a "a two turntables and a microphone" around the release date. https://twitter.com/thomyorke/status/298460972853653505 More on... more
Download the New LP from My Bloody Valentine
The over twenty year-wait hardcore fans of My Bloody Valentine have patiently endured for a new LP by the seminal UK band is now over, as recent promises by Kevin Shields have turned to a reality via a surprise midnight release announcement. On this Groundhog Day two thousand and... more
