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Wakarusa Announces Final Lineup, Adds STS9, Snoop Lion, The Black Crowes & More
Wakarusa have released the final round of artist additions including STS9, The Black Crowes, Snoop Lion, Galactic, and Gogol Bordello. The already stacked lineup (Widespread Panic, Amon Tobin, Son Volt) will be tough to beat this festival season. The tenth annual event takes place on May 30th-June 2nd... more
WEBCAST: LivePhish to Stream Trey Anastasio Band’s Port Chester, NY Shows (1/23-24)
More Couch Tour action courtesy of LivePhish is on the horizon! LivePhish.com just announced they'll webcast the two-night Trey Anastasio Band (TAB) run in Port Chester, NY on Wednesday, January 23rd and Thursday, January 24th starting at 7:00PM EST. There is a two-night pass available for $19.99. ... more
JAZZ FEST 2013 – Fleetwood Mac, Billy Joel, Dave Matthews Band, Black Keys, Hall and Oates and more
The lineup for this year's New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival has been released. Topping the lineup this year is Fleetwood Mac, Billy Joel, Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Dave Matthews, Maroon 5, John Mayer, The Black Keys, Willie Nelson, Daryl Hall and John Oates, Widespread Panic, Dr. John, Frank... more
Mountain Jam IX: Widespread Panic, Primus, Gov’t Mule, Avett Bros and more
The Mountain Jam Festival will return for its 9th straight year at Hunter Mountain in Hunter, NY for a weekend of music and camping June 6-9. The initial lineup was just announced. It includes Gov't Mule, Phil Lesh & Friends, The Avett Brothers, Rubblebucket, Primus, Dispatch, Widespread Panic,... more
Thom Yorke Releases A-Thomic mix – including Radiohead Remixes
Dazed Digital February Cover, 2013 In advance of the new Atoms for Peace record, Amok (Due February 26th), Thom Yorke has just released this awesome collection, including unreleased songs and a few Radiohead remixes. Dazed and Confused asked Yorke to put together some of his favorite tunes. What the... more
Live Webcasts of Furthur’s Sweetwater Shows (1/16-1/19)
The band's gear has landed in Mill Valley, CA for the four night stand. In addition to the already announced Yahoo Music Webcast on Friday night (1/18), Furthur and @TRI_Studios will offer the other three gigs beginning Wednesday at 7:30 PST / 10:30 EST for the price of free.... more
Jim James Announces First Shows on 2013 Solo Tour
Jim James announced last year that he'd be releasing a solo album early this year, a highly anticipated piece of music called Regions Of Light And Sound Of God that's due out on February 5. We're pretty sure he'll be all over the place the year touring in support,... more
Phish Announces Sandy Relief Release, 5/3/93
Leaked last month and finally made official today, Phish have released the soundboard from their New Brunswick, NJ show on 5/3/93. The show is available now (MP3/FLAC) on LivePhish.com with all proceeds going to the American Red Cross for Hurricane Sandy Relief. The band also posted a sample... more
David Bowie May Play One Show in Support of New Album
Rolling Stone just posted a lengthy Q&A with Producer Tony Visconti where he talks in depth about David Bowie's recently announced new album "The Next Day" (Available March 12th) and offers some insight on Bowie's plans for the future. “I spoke to him two days ago and he said, "I'm really... more
Perpetual Groove Announce Extended Hiatus
Word just came down from PGroove's camp that the band will be taking an extended hiatus in 2013 with no time frame for a return. It appears the result of their front man Brock Butler needing much needed time away from the road, he explains in a personal letter... more
VIDEO: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds Release “Jubilee Street”
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds anticipated new album Push The Sky Away (which sports one of the better album covers) isn't due until February 19th but they've already shared a second track, "Jubilee Street" via a lyrical video which you can watch now. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYyX1ISE6KQ&feature=player_embedded You can pre-order the album here.... more
Black Sabbath Announce New Album, 13, Brad Wilk of RATM on drums
Black Sabbath have announced a new album, 13, their first with Ozzy Osborne in 35 years. The album is due sometime in June, 2013. Because of complications in negotiating with drummer Bill Ward, the original trio (Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler) hired Brad Wilk, co-founder of... more
TOUR DATES: Animal Collective Announce 2013 Tour w/ Dan Deacon
Animal Collective have just announced a tour in support of their most recent album Centipede Hz. The tour kicks off March 7th at Boston’s House of Blues ending two weeks later in Boise, ID where they'll headline the 2nd Annual Treefort Music Festival. Tickets for the festival are... more
NEW: Justin Timberlake – “Suit & Tie” (ft. Jay-Z)
Last night finally marked the end of a conspicuous counttown on Justin Timberlake's website with the big reveal being his first new single in years, a Jay-Z-paired joined called "Suit & Tie." You can download the single now on iTunes or stream it via the new MySpace. It's... more
Ultra Music Festival 2013 Announces Lineup (Phase 1)
The first phase of 2013's Ultra Music Festival was released last week and it definitely did not disappoint. Highlighted by the Final Performances of the trio Swedish House Mafia, the return of deadmau5, and A State of Trance 600 Arena, the 15th Year Anniversary is gearing up to be possibly the... more
SAVE THE DATE: Electric Forest Festival June 27-30, 2013
The Electric Forest Festival just announced the dates for the now (third) annual gathering at the Double JJ Ranch in Rothbury, Michigan. The four-day festival in the forest will take place June 27th through the 30th with tickets and lineup announcements coming soon. Along with the announcement came... more
Furthur to Offer Free Webcast of Jan. 18th Show on YahooMusic
Furthur and @TRI_Studios have just announced a free webast of their January 18th performance from the Sweetwater Music Hall in Mill Valley, California on Yahoo Music. Furthur is playing the small California venue for four straight nights (1/16-19) before heading to Colorado in February (2/22-24). Tune to TRI... more
Arcade Fire to play Kanaval Benefit Concert in Montreal on Feb. 23rd
AFT has the news that Arcade Fire will play their first show of 2013 on February 23rd in Montreal. The concert will be part of the KANPE Kanaval Haitian relief fundraiser and take place at the PHI Center. Tickets for the event go on sale January 15th for... more
Wakarusa 2013: Phase Two Lineup Announced (Amon Tobin, UM, Dispatch and more)
The second phase of the Wakarusa Music Festival lineup was released this morning, and topping the list are three artists that together will make for one eclectic stew of music: Dispatch, Amon Tobin and Umphrey's McGee. Also added to the lineup this year: SOJA, Shpongle, Calexico, MUTEMATH, Karl Denson's... more
NYE ROUNDUP: MMJ, Umphrey’s McGee, Primus, Furthur, Avett Brothers, Disco Biscuits & More
Photo by Chad Smith Photography. NYE is one of the biggest music holidays of the year right alongside Halloween. For music junkies, if you told us we were doing anything besides seeing live music at the stroke of midnight, we wouldn't call you a friend. It's sacrilegious to miss... more
TOUR DATES: Widespread Panic Announce Spring 2013 Shows
Widespread Panic has just announced their first batch of dates for 2013. Having returned from the hiatus with a triumphant NYE run in Charlotte along with the already announced headlining slot at Wakarusa 2013, the band is poised to have a huge year returning to the road. On... more
Nels Cline to Join Eric McFadden (1/16) at his Mint LA Residency in January
Nels Cline, jazz phenom and lead guitarist for Wilco, will be joining Eric McFadden on January 16th at the Mint in Los Angeles, CA. McFadden is hosting a month-long residency at the storied LA club which begins tomorrow night (January 9th) and runs every Wednesday until the 30th. ... more
NEW: Atoms for Peace – “Judge Jury and Executioner”
Atoms for Peace continues to stoke the fire of excitement surrounding their upcoming release, Amok. Yesterday the band put out "Judge Jury and Executioner" as a single. https://twitter.com/radiohead/status/288396297759768576 The album will be released February 26th on XL Recordings. In case you're forgetting who makes up this fantastic supergroup, the current make-up... more
Built to Spill Announce 2013 Tour Dates and New Members
Indie-rockers, Built to Spill have announced their first live shows of 2013 and with it the announcement of new band members Steve Gere (drums) and Jason Albertini (bass) who replace departing drummer Scott Plouf and bassist Brett Nelson. The band will play ten shows in the Pacific-Northwest starting January... more
Happy Birthday to David Bowie from David Bowie: New Album Announced, New Single Released
Music fans everywhere woke up to a treat this morning. In a bit of reverse gift-giving, David Bowie has announced a new album on his 66th birthday, his first in ten years, called The Next Day. The album will be available March 12th in the US. With... more
Pitchfork Advance: New Site for Pre-Release Album Streams
Pitchfork announced a new thing today called Advance, a spot to listen to exclusive pre-release album streams all done-up in the classic Pitchfork-esque hipster chic. Pitchfork is happy to announce the launch of Pitchfork Advance, an immersive music streaming platform designed to emulate the classic album experience. Pitchfork Advance... more
Lotus Releases New Track, More 2013 Tour Dates (w/ VibesquaD)
The boys in Lotus are some of the hardest working in the biz these days, and their recent tour announcements prove that they're ready to get on the road and promote their new album, Build, as soon as they can Plus who needs a break when you're playing with... more
Wakarusa 2013: First Round Lineup Announced
The first round lineup for this year's Wakarusa Music Festival was released late last week, and it's definitely a signal of a big year ahead for the industry. You've got the return of Widespread Panic as a major festival headliner, big EDM names like Zeds Dead, Tipper and RJD2... more
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2013 Dates Announced
If there's one thing EVERYONE in San Francisco can agree on, it's that we're lucky to live in the kind of city that hosts Hardly Strictly Bluegrass every year. And everyone just got the news that the dates for next year's festival will be on October 4-6, 2013. Mark it,... more
Coachella Posts Photo of a Rolling Stone
About an hour ago, Coachella's Facebook Page posted an interesting photo of a stone at the Empire Polo Grounds and with it a Happy New Year greeting. It shouldn't take much guess work to figure out what the photo represents for this year's event. The Rolling Stones... more
CONCERT RECAP: Galactic @ Tipitina’s Uptown, NOLA 12/31/12
Photos by John Stephens / LMB NOLA To close out a monster year, Galactic rang in 2013 in the familiar, friendly and legendary confines of Tipitina's Uptown with a covers-heavy marathon show that took the packed house deep into the New Year after the ceremonial balloon drop. Right out of the... more
