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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
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
NEW MUSIC: Queens of the Stone Age Debut “If I Had A Tail”
Queens of the Stone Age continued their daily release of new tunes from their upcoming record Like Clockwork (out June 4th) on their YouTube channel, releasing "If I Had A Tail" today. This format of debuting new material one-by-one (w/ video) is certainly an interesting tactic for sustained buzz maintenance... 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
NEW MUSIC: Queens of the Stone Age Release “Keep Your Eyes Peeled” and “Kalopsia”
Queens of the Stone Age continue slowly releasing new tunes from their new record Like Clockwork (out June 4th) on their YouTube channel and you can watch today's animated video for "Keep Your Eyes Peeled" and yesterday's "Kalopsia" below. The band is set to make their stateside return at Lollapalooza... more
WATCH: The Stepkids Jazzy Cover of Daft Punk’s “Get Lucky”
To follow their re-working of Justin Timberlake's "Suit and Tie" from last week, The Stepkids released yet another lounge-ready jazz cover of a current chartbuster, this time taking on Daft Punk's (w/ Nile Rodgers and Pharrell Williams) monster single "Get Lucky". Check out the clip below and if still haven't... 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
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
PHOTOS / RECAP: Allah-Las @ The Chapel, SF 5/9/13
Photos by Justin Yee / Words by Blanca Myers (@blancatron) Allah-Las hosted a sold-out beach party last night at The Chapel in San Francisco’s Mission District, filling the venue with surf wax and the sandy vibrations of the California coast. The all-ages show drew a cross-generational crowd of west coasters –from... more
PHOTOS / RECAP: Everyone Orchestra w/ Marco Benevento & more @ The Blockley, Philly 4/19/13
Photos / Words by Matthew Hebert Marco Benevento and Matt Butler arrived at The Blockley on the eve of the hippy pseudo-holiday with a star studded cast in tow. Marco Benevento got the intimate 700 capacity crowd moving with his unique brand melodic piano rock. In addition to being... 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
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
Austin City Limits 2013: The Cure, Depeche Mode, KoL, Atoms for Peace, Muse and More
On Monday night, The Austin City Limits Music Festival announced its 2013 lineup and its definitely one of the strongest major festival lineups of the year marked by LMB favorites like Atoms for Peace, Wilco, The National, Queens of the Stone Age, Tame Impala, Phosphorescent, Portugal. The Man, Toro y... more
Terrapin Crossroads Spring Fling Party Will Feature Phil Lesh, Anders, Joe Russo and More
A week from today, Terrapin Crossroads will be hosting the "Spring Fling House Party" featuring the impressive lineup of Phil Lesh, John Kadlecik, Joe Russo, Jeff Chimenti and Anders Osborne along with The Terrapin Family Band. Tickets will be $100 (Buffet dinner included), are available at the Terrapin Crossroads Box... more
SETLIST: Widespread Panic @ The Woods Amphitheater at Fontanel, Nashville, TN 5/4/13
Widespread Panic closed the spring leg of their 2013 tour on Saturday night at The Woods at Fontanel venue in Nashville, TN with a blistering second set and encore that was one of the better ones we've heard (via Mixlr stream) all tour. The "Pusherman > Driving Song >... more
SETLIST: Widespread Panic @ The Woods Amphitheater at Fontanel, Nashville, TN 5/3/13
Widespread Panic closes the spring leg of their 2013 tour tonight at The Woods at Fontanel venue in Nashville, TN. On Friday, the band settled in for a two-night stint at the venue with an early start time (6:30) show to kick things off in Music City, notably opening with... more
LIVE VEGAS BLOG: REHAB’s 10th Anniversary Weekend (featuring PRINCE & JUSTICE)
I’m just now kind of re-gaining the ability to even begin to digest, recall, recount and recap everything some notable things a few of the big highlights from my: (1) First trip to Las Vegas; and (2) First time seeing Prince First off, we must say that The Hard Rock folks... more
Jazz Fest TV Schedule: DMB, Gary Clark Jr., The Meter Men (+Page), WSP & More
The second week of Jazzfest is well underway with rainy weather dominating Thursday headlines (despite some stellar performances.) Things are looking dry for the rest of the weekend but attendees should bundle up because a cold front is moving in that could bring record low temps. Those of... more
SETLIST / TWEETS: Widespread Panic @ Jazz Fest 2013
Photo by Grant Thomas Widespread Panic returned to New Orleans on the generally less-crowded fourth day of Jazz Fest to headline the Acura Stage. Today marked Panic's eighth appearance at the Fest (almost sixteen years to the day after first appearing back in 1997) and 52nd overall performance in New Orleans.... more
North Coast Music Festival 2013 Lineup: Wu-Tang, Bisco, Big Gigantic, Paper Diamond and more
The lineup for this year's North Coast Music Festival was dropped last night on the interwebs, and headlining this year is a solid set of hip-hop, electronic and livetronica artists that will undoubtably be something worth seeing over Labor Day weekend (Aug. 30th-Sept. 1st) in Chicago. First up of... more
Electric Daisy Carnival 2013 Lineup Announced
Insomniac has announced its full lineup for the 17th annual Electric Daisy Carnival (EDC) at the Vegas Motor Speedway. The lengthy slate includes such acts as Avicii, Boyz Noise, Major Lazer, Zeds Dead, A-Trak, 12th Planet and more. Check out the list and poster below. ELECTRIC DAISY CARNIVAL 2013 LINEUP ... more
JAM CRUISE 12: Thievery Corporation, Galactic, Les Claypool, Bootsy Collins, Lotus & More
Jam Cruise 12 will set sail from Miami on January 4th to the 9th on a brand new ship (MSC Divina, which looks amazing), with a boat-load (pun-intended) of talent. Set for 2014 is Thievery Corporation, Les Claypool's Duo de Twang, Galactic, Robert Randolph, Bootsy Collins, George Porter Jr.,... more
Furthur Cancels Set @ BottleRock Napa Valley
Sad news from the Furthur camp, and yet not entirely out of left field after last week's bummer with Bob Weir falling on stage: Due to unforeseen circumstances, Furthur regretfully will be unable to appear as scheduled at BottleRock Napa Valley on Thursday, May 9. Grateful Dead & Furthur Co-Founder Bob... more
LouFest 2013: Wilco, The Killers, The National, Alabama Shakes, Jim James & More
St. Louis' LouFest has just announced the lineup for their annual music festival held at Forest Park's Central Field on September 7th & 8th, 2013. Headlining the festival are The Killers, Wilco and The National, along with an under-card of Alabama Shakes, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, Jim... more
