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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
SETLIST: Dave Matthews Band @ Jazz Fest 2013
Dave Matthews Band returned to the Big Easy on Sunday afternoon to help close out weekend one of Jazz Fest 2013 with a shortened (due to inclement weather) set on the main Acura Stage on the 15th Anniversary of Before These Crowded Streets. Check out the setlist below. A big... more
The Rolling Stones Will Play Surprise Club Show in LA TONIGHT
The Rolling Stones “50 And Counting” Tour isn't' supposed to kick off until May 3rd at The Staples Center. It seems that the chaps have gotten antsy and need a warmup before playing arenas and have announced (completely out of the blue) that they will play a surprise show TONIGHT... more
HIGHLIGHTS / TWEETS: Day One at Jazz Fest 2013
There truly is nothing like Day One at Jazz Fest. Once one steps foot on the sacred Fairgrounds for the first time, all the forethought, plotting and planning that goes into crafting an idyllic and tailor-made Fest experience starts unfolding, evolving and happening. As is always the case, the magic... more
Moog Music Presents: The Tallest Man on Earth in Moog Sound Lab
Swedish folk artist Kristian Matsson, aka The Tallest Man On Earth, stepped into the Moog Sound Lab recently along with Strand of Oaks to reinvent the title track from his 2012 album There’s No Leaving Now. Matsson trades the solo piano of the original song for the infinite sustain... more
Bob Weir Falls Onstage at Furthur’s Capital Theater Finale
Last night, Bob Weir collapsed on stage and later had to be helped off as Furthur closed out a nine-show residency in Port Chester, NY at the historic Capital Theater. Zag's Blog reports that Weir was fine during the first set but during the second, Weir could barely remember... more
PHOTOS / SETLIST: STS9 @ State Theatre, Portland, ME 4/19/13
Our buddy Christian Johansen went and caught the STS9 show at the State Theatre in Portland, ME and brought back this sick photo set showing the magic of their lighting director Saxton. Download the show here and read on for the gallery. -Editor STS9 @ State Theatre - Portland,... more
TV on the Radio Records New Material, Leave Interscope
In a recent interview with SPIN, TV on the Radio announced the band has parted ways with Interscope and have already recorded new material with a single slated later this year on new label, Federal Prism. Singer Tunde Adebimpe says he and Kyp Malone (singer/multi-instrumentalist), went to Dave Sitek's... more
It’s Jazz Fest Time In New Orleans
The cubes are out, the late night grids are full and the time has come: It's Jazz Fest season in New Orleans! For those who can't make the trip, AXS TV (Ch. 340 on DirecTV) will broadcast the festival on television for the very first time from April 26th... more
LISTEN: MGMT’s first new song in three years, “Alien Days”
On Record Store Day, MGMT released their new single "Alien Days" via a commemorative cassette or what they labeled as a "cassingle." This week, the psych-rockers uploaded that very song to Soundcloud, a track we're guessing will also be included on the forthcoming third LP due in August. ... more
PHOTOS: Everyone Orchestra @ South Shore Music Hall, Quincy, MA 4/18/13
Our friend Christian Johansen was at the Everyone Orchestra in Boston last Thursday night with the Matt Butler-led crew of moe./Tea Leaf Green/Rubblebucket allstars like Al Schnier, Vinnie Amico, Reed Mathis, Trevor Garrod, Kalmia Traver, Alex Toth...plus Steve Kimock! Read on for the full photo gallery. -Editor
AmericanaramA Festival of Music: Bob Dylan, Wilco, MMJ and More
A once-rumored mega tour featuring Bob Dylan, My Morning Jacket and Wilco is now a marvelous reality, billed as the "AmericanaramA Festival of Music". The word is out and you can check out Dylan's extensive tour dates below. Each AmericanaramA Festival of Music show will begin at 4:00pm, and a... more
WATCH: Pharrell Performs “Get Lucky” Live for the First, Second and Third Time
Apparently Pharrell is as hopelessly addicted to this song as we are. Needless to say, Pharrell was pumped to perform the new Daft Punk track, "Get Lucky," live for the first time at a HTC One launch party in Brooklyn on Friday night. Pumped enough to repeat the song three... more
WATCH: Selling Coachella Weekend Two Tix Is Almost Impossible
While there are surely a few twists in the programming this weekend (such as Stone Roses not headlining / Blur stepping into the slot), weekend two of Coachella is set up very much like weekend one. What's more is that one can avoid torrential sandstorms and still enjoy the music... more
Robert Plant Added to High Sierra Music Festival’s Lineup
Big news for fans of the intimate High Sierra Music Festival -- the voice of Led Zeppelin, Robert Plant was just added to the top of the lineup! On Thursday, July 4th, Robert Plant and The Sensational Space Shifters will kick off the four-day festival with what HSMF says... more
