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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
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
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
SETLIST / VIDEO: Rolling Stones @ Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA 5/3/13
The Rolling Stones "officially" kicked off their '50 and Counting' Tour last night at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA, welcoming a few friends (UCLA's Marching Band, Gwen Stefani & Keith Urban) to the party. Reports from pals in attendance said that despite the early trouble getting in... more
Jonathan Wilson to open for Tame Impala out West
Jonathan Wilson had a message for those following on Facebook this afternoon. He and his band will be opening for Tame Impala on their upcoming run of west coast shows (May 26th - May 31st.) If you weren't going to these gigs before we'd suggest snatching up the... more
Bill Frisell Announces ‘Big Sur’ Release on June 18th
Some unexpectedly awesome news hit our inbox this morning -- Guitarist-composer, Bill Frisell will release an album of new material on June 18th appropriately titled Big Sur. Big Sur is a region in California, one of it's most beautiful, with almost 90 miles of scenic coastline from Santa Cruz... more
HIGH SIERRA 2013: Late Nights Announced
The 23rd edition of the High Sierra Music Festival is just over two months away (63 days, 8 hours...) and today the organizers rolled out their always-important late night schedule to go along with the impressive headliners (Robert Plant, Thievery Corporation, Primus) slated for July 4th weekend. Late night... more
WATCH: Chilly Gonzales play segments from new Daft Punk record
Today, Daft Punk released the next episode in their PR-blitz for the release of their fourth album, Random Access Memories. The latest is with pianist Chilly Gonzales, who rarely shares his time, but was more than welcoming to the robots even comparing them to great film directors -- knowing... more
Phish Releases 6/20/95 and “The Fleezer” from 6/22/95
Today, LivePhish officially released another archived show from their vault, 6/20/95 at the Blossom Music Center in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. Although the 6/20 show can stand on it's own (incl. the 1st ever Mikes -> Contact -> Weekapaug) the REAL gem of this release lies within it's filler, a... more
LISTEN: Chk Chk Chk’s New Album, THR!!!ER
The Brooklyn-based band !!! commonly referred to as Chk Chk Chk will release their fifth album, THR!!!ER, on April 30th and in anticipation of that release, Pitchfork Advance is streaming the entire album for free. If nothing else, check out THR!!!LER's third track (and first single), "One Girl /... more
James Murphy Speaks About LCD Soundsystem’s Future (or lack thereof)
Last night, James Murphy took to LCD Soundsystem's Facebook page and posted an update regarding members of the now defunct-band, their side-projects, and his household chores. This is the first "update" since the band performed a farewell show at Madison Square Garden on April 2nd, 2011. Check out... more
WATCH: Yellowbirds Perform New Songs, Talk About New Album
Sam Cohen's Yellowbirds will release their sophomore album, Songs From the Vanished Frontier next month (which we're very much looking forward to) on Royal Potato Family Records, and yesterday the band linked to a BreakThru Radio session of new songs including "Julian", "Young Men of Promise", and "Mean Maybe." ... more
WATCH: Alt-J perform “Breezeblocks” on Conan
Last night, Alt-J (∆) stopped by Conan O'Brien's late night show to perform "Breezeblocks" off their debut album, An Awesome Wave. The British quartet is coming off an impressive set at last weekend's Coachella and will play the Mojave Tent again tonight as part of Weekend Two. Check... more
SETLIST / TWEETS: Trey Anastasio Band @ Moore Theatre, Seattle, WA 4/16/13
Last night in Seattle, Trey Anastasio opened a short four-night West Coast run with TAB at the Moore Theatre. Besides playing an acoustic version of "Wilson", Trey also told the audience that he dreams of one day fans chanting "W--I--L--S--O--N" when their superstar QB Russell Wilson steps on... more
R. Kelly Makes Surprise Appearance with Phoenix at Coachella
The big news coming out of Coachella's second day was a surprise appearance by R. Kelly (not a hologram) who appeared on stage during Phoenix's headlining set and performed a mash-up of "1901" and "Ignition (Remix)." Rumors of Daft Punk sharing the stage with their fellow French musicians proved... more
WATCH: The Postal Service at Coachella 2013
The Postal Service (vocalist Ben Gibbard and producer Jimmy Tamborello) were one of the bright spots on Saturday's Coachella lineup in which they celebrated their only album, 2003's Give Up. Postal Service along with Jenny Lewis (who almost stole the show) performed the entire album except "Recycled Air" which... more
WATCH: Daft Punk steal the show at Coachella without performing
Leave it to Daft Punk to steal day one headlines at Coachella without setting foot on stage. On Friday, festival-goers watching the big screens saw the duo premiere a two-minute trailer of themselves (in new sequined suits and their iconic helmets) performing "Get Lucky" off the new Random Access... more
COUCHELLA: Day Two features Phoenix, The Postal Service, Grizzly Bear, Hot Chip, Janelle Monae & More
The Coachella Music & Arts Festival's first day is in the books and if our twitter feeds are any indication it was a pretty solid opening with Johnny Marr, Divine Fits, a very impressive performance by Alt-J, Passion Pit, Local Natives, Of Monsters And Men, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Blur, Foals,... more
SETLIST: Wilco @ Hatch in Osaka, Japan 4/10/13
Chicago-based rockers Wilco are currently in Japan set to play their overseas finale in Tokyo this Friday night. Last night's show at the Hatch in Osaka included a rare encore performance of "A Magazine Called Sunset" and relied heavily (six songs) on material from the classic Yankee Hotel Foxtrot.... more
Daft Punk will Launch New Album in Wee Waa
The most anticipated album of the year is coming to Wee Waa! Daft Punk's highly anticipated album Random Access Memories will have it's own 'Global Album Launch Party' on May 17th in the small, rural town of Wee Waa, Australia. Plans for the event are still being kept... more
Jeff Tweedy helping to produce White Denim’s Next Album
In an exclusive interview with Relix Magazine, White Denim's James Petralli announced the band has been working with Wilco-frontman Jeff Tweedy at his Chicago studio (The Loft) on their next album. According to the story White Denim have already recorded two full tracks and hope to send over more... more
PHISH FRIDAY: The Gorge’s Greatest Moments
Few venues hold the type of environmental magic like the Gorge Amphitheatre in George, Washington. Opened in 1985, The Gorge is now a 23,000 capacity (general admission) venue situated amongst picturesque campgrounds atop the Columbia River with views that extend for miles and sunsets that last for an eternity.... more
Flying Lotus hints at collaboration with Herbie Hancock
Over the weekend, Steve Ellison aka Flying Lotus, tweeted a quick video clip of himself, frequent collaborator Thundercat and jazz-icon Herbie Hancock goofing around at the legend's studio. Although such a short clip, comments made by Flying Lotus last year about a project he wasn't allowed to mention yet... more
SETLIST / RECAP: Umphrey’s McGee @ House of Blues, Hollywood, CA 3/23/13
Umphrey's McGee put an exclamation point on the first ever two-night stand in the City of Angels last night, delivering two stellar sets that you'd have a hard time choosing a favorite from. After the heavy metal affair on Friday, Umphreys dove deep into their catalog on Saturday playing... more
PHOTOS / RECAP: Umphrey’s McGee @ House of Blues in Hollywood, CA 3/22/13
Umphrey's McGee have made LA a mid-March stomping ground for the last several years and this time the band made it extra-special, scheduling a two-night stand on the Sunset Strip for 2013. With Joel Cummins (keyboards) now calling SoCal his home, and the band playing at what several vets... more
WATCH: James Brown vs Led Zeppelin Mash-Up Video – “Whole Lotta Sex Machine”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XeI9H2__gM Earlier today, Jimmy Page updated his site with a can't miss video on the front page and a few words on James Brown: "To hear him was one thing; to see him another thing; but to play with him would have been a dream come true. So this is... more
Pearl Jam Working on New Album in Los Angeles
Earlier this week, word spread that Pearl Jam was in Los Angeles at the Henson Recording Studios working on their tenth album. The leak was from an unlikely source, Incubus' guitar player, Mike Einziger, who tweeted on March 19th at 8:58pm that he was "In the studio with my... more
Arcade Fire in NYC working on Fourth LP at James Murphy’s DFA Studios
Grammy winners, Arcade Fire are reportedly in New York City hard at work on their fourth LP due who knows when -- but we hope soon. On Tuesday morning, James Murphy's DFA Studios tweeted out "Arcade Fire STILL with us at DFA... This is going to be one great... more
PhishTracks Offers Live Shows in Streamable / Mobile Format
A new website just popped up and is already taking the online Phish community by storm. Thanks to Jeff Lang's PhishTracks, you now have a copy of every known Phish recording in easy-to-stream, clickable, show-by-show or song-by-song format available at your finger tips and on all iPhone/Android mobile devices. The... more
Superhuman Happiness release “Sentimental Pieces”, Hit #1 on 3WK Radio
Superhuman Happiness have 'breakout' written all over them especially coming off the March release of Hands which you can stream in it's entirety on Soundcloud (we highly suggest you check out "Half Step Grind".) Not only did the album hit Number 1 on 3WK's Indie-Rock Charts but the group... more
