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WATCH: Prince – “Let’s Go Crazy -> FixUrLifeUp -> Let’s Go Crazy” @ Billboard Music Awards 2013
Prince took the stage at the Billboard Music Awards earlier this week and accepted the Billboard Icon award from Janelle Monae and Erykah Badu, which quickly turned into Prince slaying the crowd with his new version of "Let's Go Crazy." The video is awesome, must-see stuff if you didn't... 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
WATCH: Kanye West on Saturday Night Live
Kanye West brought two new tracks to last night's Saturday Night Live which also featured emotional send-offs for both Fred Armisen and Bill Hader, but these Kanye tracks are absolutely slamming and deserve to stand on their own. He's already announced that his next album Yeezus will be out... 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
WATCH: Iron & Wine played Conan last night
Iron & Wine stopped by Conan O'Brien's studio last night and played a few tracks off their latest album, Ghost on Ghost. It's always great to see artists bring out their full arsenal and performance on the late night shows, and the choice of a 13-piece band really came... more
WATCH: Bibio – “À tout à l’heure”
We don't highlight Bibio enough around these parts, most likely due to the fact that there are no current tour dates on the horizon for the Warp Records breakout set to release a new album Silver Wilkinson on May 14th. But the new video for "À tout à l'heure"... more
CONCERT RECAP: Bonobo w/ DJ Lo Down Loretta Brown (aka Erykah Badu) @ The Warfield, SF 5/3/13
This past Friday night I was lucky enough to pull a last-minute ticket to the sold-out Bonobo show here in San Francisco at the Warfield Theatre, and it was so last-minute that I unfortunately had to miss the opener El Ten Eleven, a band I've been hearing a lot of... more
WATCH: Panda Bear talks about Daft Punk collaboration
You've hereby been warned that anytime this year we see the words "Panda Bear" and "Daft Punk" in the same sentence, it's probably going to be something I hop on the site to write about. Perhaps my favorite artists to emerge from my "post-jam" phase of musical discovery has... more
TOUR DATES: MGMT announce spring dates
In case you missed the news yesterday, the dudes in MGMT have announced some spring tour dates ahead of a planned release for 2013 some time this year. I hadn't heard anything about it yet but it looks like the Guardian has caught up with the band, and the... 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
Pitchfork Music Festival: R. Kelly, Bjork and Belle and Sebastian to Headline 2013 Lineup
The Pitchfork Music Festival just announced their three top talents for this year's festival set once again in Union Park in Chicago on the weekend of July 19-21, and I had to read the release twice before I fully grasped how epic it is. Headlining this year's festival will... more
PREVIEW: Marco Benevento Spring Tour Starts Tomorrow
Even if you consider yourself to be "in the know" in the jamband world and you pride yourself on following all the latest blogs and forums covering the scene, Marco Benevento runs the kind of touring schedule that would cause you to miss a few things if you even blinked... more
VIDEO: Tame Impala – “Mind Mischief”
Tame Impala partnered up with Urban Outfitters and their label to release their new video for "Mind Mischief" off Lonerism, easily one of my favorite tracks from the album and easily one of my favorite new music videos. Taking an adolescent fantasy and bonafied rock cliche - "Hot for... 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
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
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
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
Atoms for Peace to release new album Feb. 25
When we asked our crew for what projects they were most excited about seeing in 2013, more than a few responded with "the new Atoms for Peace." And while Rolling Stone has been all over the official word of a new album dropping early next year, the band just... more
VIDEO: Flying Lotus – “Tiny Tortures”
One of my favorite albums of this year has been Until the Quiet Comes by Flying Lotus, a truly remarkable collection of electronic sounds that put you somewhere between awake and dreaming upon every listen. His latest video was just released and takes "Tiny Tortures" off the album and... more
TOUR DATES: Tame Impala announce 2013 dates
In case you missed the last few runs through the states that the Tame Impala guys have done, you still have another chance (at least) to catch them before they head back to their homeland. Pitchfork just put up their newly announced 2013 dates on the East Coast and... more
PHISH FRIDAY: A November (’09) to Remember
For today's Phish Friday we've opted to skip the usual passover of anything in 3.0 as "relevant" to talk about during a column dedicated to the absolute BEST that the band has ever had to offer, because well, if we can all just spend a minute or two today to... more
SETLIST: Disco Biscuits @ Baltimore Soundstage, MD 10/4/12
The Disco Biscuits are making a triumphant return to the stage this weekend with their first ever City Bisco at the Mann Center in Philadelphia. The show is already in full force tonight and we'll have some updates either later tonight or tomorrow morning, but ahead of that we've... more
VIDEO: Animal Collective – “Rosie Oh” (Late Night with Jimmy Fallon)
Animal Collective stopped by Late Night with Jimmy Fallon last night and played through the Panda Bear lead jawn "Rosie Oh" off the band's latest release, Centipede Hz. Check out his reaction when he's done singing it...
VIDEO: Animal Collective – “Today’s Supernatural” Live @ Conan
Animal Collective dropped by Conan O'Brien's studio yesterday following up their triumphant Sunday night show at the Hollywood Bowl with Flying Lotus and only played one track for the studio audience. Watch their TV version of "Today's Supernatural" after the jump...
SnowGlobe 2012 Lineup: Deadmau5, Wiz Khalifa, Big Gigantic, Gramatik, Break Science and more
The lineup for SnowGlobe 2012 was just announced and will bring some serious heavy hitters in the EDM / live electronica scene to Lake Tahoe for New Year's Eve. Topping the lineup this year will be Deadmau5, Wiz Khalifa, Chromeo, Beats Antique, and Big Gigantic with newcomers and savants... more
PHOTOS / SETLIST: STS9 Axe The Winery @ The Mountain Winery, Saratoga, CA 8/25/12
A few weeks back on a beautiful Saturday night in the Bay Area, I was one of the lucky individuals that knew that STS9 was playing a special, intimate Axe the Cables show down in Saratoga at the Mountain Winery. I was lucky, because what I witnessed was absolutely... more
My Morning Jacket Confirms Capitol Theatre Run, NYE in Boston
Last week we saw that My Morning Jacket had dates "leaked" on their ticketing site for a three night run at the newly re-opened Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, NY ahead of the New Year's Eve holiday, and while it was heavily rumored and on good authority that the band... more
UR1 Festival: Kanye West, The Offspring, Lou Reed, Santigold and more in Miami
Billboard reported earlier today that Kanye West will be headlining the new UR1 Fest in Miami's Bayfront Park the weekend of December 8-9 later this year, which will also feature The Offspring, Lou Reed, Santigold, Keane, fun., Sven Väth, Erick Morillo, Pete Tong and Bob Sinclair. It has since... more
Disco Biscuits announce NYE Plans, presale now!
Big news dropped a few days back from the Disco Biscuits camp -- they've firmed up their New Year's Eve run plans and will be doing at least five nights in New York City running up to the dropping of the ball in Times Square. The presale for tickets... more
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2012 Lineup Announced
The massive lineup for this year's Hardly Strictly Bluegrass was just announced and it's absolutely amazing this time around. With LMB regulars like Les Claypool, Rubblebucket, The Barr Brothers, Keller Williams and Steve Kimock with slots on the festival and more classic twangers than you can shake a stick... more
STREAM: Animal Collective played Morning Becomes Eclectic today
Animal Collective played KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic today and the stream has been posted online... Baltimore's Animal Collective has always been considered an experimental band, but they stretch even their own boundaries with their new release. The band stops by Morning Becomes Eclectic at 11:15am in advance of their appearance at... more
