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My Morning Jacket Will Begin Work On New LP This Fall
With the recent success of Jim James' solo debut LP Regions of Light and Sound of God and its (ongoing) accompanying tour (playing Hangout Fest today), it has been a little bit easier to forget that My Morning Jacket has only played one show in 2013 (although an extensive run... more
Third Man Records Partners with Sun Records to Reissue Sun Catalog Selections
Follow @ThirdManRecords and @SunRecords on Twitter Third Man Records just announced an exciting partnership with the legendary Sun Records to reissue select 45rpm 7" singles from the deep and sterling back catalog of the Memphis-based label founded by Sam Phillips. Ya know, the place where rock and roll was born. Check... more
WATCH: Yo La Tengo on KCRW’s Morning Becomes Eclectic
Yo La Tengo swung out to Southern California last week for an off-the-wall and thoroughly eclectic showing on Thursday night at the Fonda Theatre. The morning before the Hollywood concert, the veteran Jersey trio was in the studio at Santa Monica's KCRW to do a session on the station's internationally-renowned... more
WATCH: Astronaut Chris Hadfield Performs “Space Oddity” in Outer Space
Canadian astronaut Commander Chris Hadfield is the biggest superstar astronaut of the Internet era, thanks to his tweets, photos and videos of the Earth from space over the past five months he's spent on the International Space Station. Before his return to Earth on Monday, the space man had one... more
CONCERT RECAP: Jim James @ Fonda Theatre, Hollywood, CA 5/11/13
Photo by Christopher Gair Even after seeing his main squeeze My Morning Jacket sixteen times over the last eight years, Jim James still managed to impress, surprise and provide an existential thrill on Saturday night in Hollywood. While the three-night LA run MMJ played back in September at The Wiltern was... more
FYF Fest 2013 Lineup: My Bloody Valentine, YYYs, TV On The Radio, MGMT and More
Los Angeles' FYF Fest continues its slow and steady ascent into one of the country's premiere multi-day music festivals and has just announced a fantastic lineup for this year's edition. The festival will go down once again in the LA State Historic Park (before temporarily relocating in 2014 while the... more
WATCH: The Stepkids Re-Work Justin Timberlake’s “Suit & Tie”
You can watch the lounge-ready jazz cover of JT's monster single below and check out our Stepkids feature from last year right here. Those hoping to see the uber-talented Bridgeport/BK-bred trio on festival circuit this summer can check out their sets at Bonnaroo, All Good and Electric Forest. http://youtu.be/yacvARTtXlk * Also,... more
RECAP: Jam In The Van & Supergoodmusic’s El Dia De La Heady 2013
Our friends at Jam In The Van + SUPERGOODMUSIC are heady dudes who record hi-quality jam sessions with select, up-and-coming bands in their technicolor RV and throw pretty #turntup parties every once in awhile in LA. Straight up, every time they throw together a backyard shindig or transform a shady... more
UK’s Treetop Flyers Appear on World Cafe, US Dates Set for June Around Debut LP Release
London's Treetop Flyers are an audible doppelganger for the vintage California folk bands of the '60s like Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young and America ("Things Will Change" is a near dead ringer for "Ventura Highway", check it out below). The similarities are quite prevalent on their recent World Cafe appearance... more
Sigur Rós Will Appear on The Simpsons and Contribute New Music
On May 19th for the two-part season finale, The Simpsons family are returning to Iceland and the welcome mat to the country will be rolled out by none other than Sigur Rós, who will also contribute new music to the episode! According to the Icelandic site MBL (you will... more
WATCH: Tame Impala Covers Outkast’s “Prototype”
You wouldn't immediately expect Aussie psych-rockers Tame Impala to take a liking to Outkast B-Sides, but the band proved us wrong recently with a cover of Andre 3000's The Love Below burner "Prototype" on Triple J's "Like A Version" program. A band like Outkast borders on untouchable but Tame Impala... more
Seven Must-See Sets on Bonnaroo’s Newly Released Schedule
A day after announcing who would be playing late nights on The Which Stage and in This, That and The Other Tents, the festival has announced the schedule for the 12th Annual round-the-clock music, comedy and arts festival in Manchester, TN. As with any of these mega fests, fans will... more
CONCERT RECAP: PRINCE @ The Joint, Las Vegas, NV 4/27/13
As a result of a general awareness of his live pedigree as the consummate musician/showman, I knew going in that checking expectations at the door was a key pre-requisite to full enjoyment of my first PRINCE show during my first trip to Las Vegas. Expectations leading up were very high.... more
Bonnaroo Announces 2013 Late Night Lineup
The late night scene at Bonnaroo is arguably unparalleled on the American festival circuit when it comes to producing legendary, one-of-a-kind performances on a yearly basis. The festival has just announced this year's lineup and the following bands will be performing their set late night on the Bonnaroo stages this... more
David Gilmour Remembers Storm Thorgerson (1944-2013)
Earlier today, we saw the sad news that iconic graphic artist Storm Thorgerson has passed at the age of 69. Thorgerson notably contributed the timeless album art to many Pink Floyd records (including Dark Side of the Moon), Phish's Slip Stitch and Pass, two Led Zeppelin albums and work for... more
Current Neil Young and Crazy Horse Tour May Be Their Last
We're hoping this is mere speculation and lip service, but given the impressive Psychedelic Pill album/tour, if Neil Young and (or) Crazy Horse decide to call it a career after this summer, he/they would be going out on one (literally) high, sustained and feedback-infused note. Pill's monster 27-minute opening track... more
Dumpstaphunk To Play Special Meters Set Tonight @ Wanee Festival
Dumpstaphunk will perform an extra special Meters Tribute set tonight at the Wanee Festival in Live Oak, FL this evening. The band headlines tonight's opening night festivities with a set from 10:45pm-1:00am. This comes nearly a year after Ivan Neville's band played a full set at Tipitina's with entire The... more
Nine Inch Nails, Pearl Jam and more to Play NOLA’s Voodoo Experience 2013
New Orleans' annual Voodoo Experience is celebrating its 15th anniversary in 2013, and, as they did last year, the festival made an extra early initial announcement, this time revealing the first 15 acts to make up the festival's lineup. Notably, Nine Inch Nails and Trent Reznor will return to City... more
WATCH: Daft Punk’s New Saturday Night Live Ad Featuring Pharrell
Tonight's episode of Saturday Night Live featured the same Daft Punk ad that caused a considerable stir at Coachella on Friday. While the duo's live resurfacing continues to be entirely shrouded in rumors and speculation, Daft Punk has managed to engender an almost unprecedented level of buzz and intrigue leading... more
SETLIST / AUDIO / VIDEO: Phil Lesh & Friends @ Terrapin Crossroads, San Rafael, CA 4/12/13
NOLA guitarist Anders Osborne and North Mississippi All-Stars slide man Luther Dickinson joined Phil and Grahame Lesh and Tony Leone for yet another dynamite Ramble at Terrapin Crossroads on Friday night. The second set looks about as good as you could possibly write it up, replete with a Scarlet, Cortez... more
WATCH: Anders Osborne & Phil Lesh “Burning On The Inside” @ Terrapin Crossroads 4/11/13
The extraordinary Anders Osborne helped Phil Lesh kick off a series of stacked spring rambles at Terrapin Crossroads last night and clips are already starting to surface thanks to Anders' right-hand man Chris "Shaggy" Davis and his always reliable video work from up-front. Osborne's affinity for the Grateful Dead is... more
Clues for Outside Lands 2013 Artists Released, Lineup Arrives In Six Days
While the focus of the live music nation is cast in the general direction of Indio, CA for the next couple of weeks and this year's Coachella Festival, we're keeping an equally watchful eye on RangerDave's Twitter and Instagram feeds as the festival's mascot leaves a trail of clues as... more
LMB PRESENTS: 2013 Jazz Fest Late Night Series @ One Eyed Jacks NOLA!
It doesn't get much better than Jazz Fest After Dark and we're thrilled to be back again, presenting two shows down at One Eyed Jacks in the French Quarter, a must-see venue for anyone making the rounds at JF this year for the first time. After last year's successful LMB... more
SETLIST: My Morning Jacket @ Centennial Olympic Park, Atlanta, GA 4/5/13
Watching My Morning Jacket play through a crystal clear stream in the Peach State's capital city proved to be quite the solid way to round out the week. MMJ's one-off appearance in the heart of ATL marks their first show since 1/2/13 and stands alone as the only date on... more
COVER ME: Watch DJ noDJ’s Instrumental Daft Punk Set
Since we're still in the dark as to when and where the Daft Punk takeover will take place, here's a nice consolation prize from the depths of YouTube. The band putting the sans-computer funk spin on a handful of Daft Punk's greatest hits is DJ noDJ ("a thousand-piece electronic dance... more
FLASHBACK: Talking Heads Live in Rome 1980 (FULL CONCERT)
These videos have been around the Internet for several years and the view counts for each respective clip indicate that many of you folks out there have already seen these. Regardless, it never hurts to put something this quality back on your radar. This full show footage finds the band... more
Chicago’s Taste of Randolph Street 2013 to feature Divine Fits, Lord Huron and More
Divine Fits will headline Taste of Randolph Street 2013 Simply put, it doesn't get much better than Chicago in the summertime. Cubs baseball, days by/on the lake, a nice window of excellent weather and an always slam-packed festival schedule await folks in the Windy City as winter turns to spring and... more
Watch Interview with Daft Punk Collaborator Giorgio Moroder, Hear Clip from Random Access Memories
Electronic innovator Giorgio Moroder worked on the forthcoming Daft Punk album Random Access Memories and today, The Creators Project (a partnership between Intel and VICE) released Episode 1 of a new short-form documentary series. From first glance, it appears that this collection will feature interviews with collaborators on the new... more
WATCH: D’Angelo & Questlove Bonnaroo Superjam Features Ohio Players and Funkadelic Snippets
The Bonnaroo 365 video archive is a veritable treasure trove of documentary material and intriguing never-before-seen live performance videos. Today's Superjam Episode Two release features more backstage footage prior to and during this past summer's already-legendary surprise session featuring the D'Angelo-and-Questlove led funk-and-soul troupe. The 7 1/2 minute clip shows... more
TICKET GIVEAWAY: Dumpstaphunk @ Roxy Theatre, West Hollywood, CA 4/6/13
WHO: Ivan Neville's Dumpstaphunk plus T.E.N. / Perro Bravo / Quickie Mart WHERE: The Roxy Theatre @ 9009 West Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, CA WHEN: Saturday, April 6th, 2013 @ 8:00 pm TICKET LINK: PURCHASE TIX HOW TO ENTER TO WIN TIX: See below! One of the funkiest touring forces on the planet... more
WATCH: Queens of the Stone Age Debut New Song “My God Is the Sun” at Lollapalooza Brasil
This past weekend, Queens of the Stone Age played at Lollapalooza Brazil in São Paulo, notably debuting a new track called "My God Is the Sun" that has already burned up the YouTubes. The band has a new LP Like Clockwork (via Matador) and the release date and track listing... more
