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
If you are privy to the twisted minds of cult comedy heroes Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim (Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job), then you probably have a decent idea of the weirdness that is about to ensue once you hit the play button below. While Beach House and... more
The lineup for Bonnaroo has been announced! Headlining this year's festival will be Paul McCartney, Mumford & Sons, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Bjork, Wilco, Pretty Lights and R. Kelly! Tons of amazing talent is on this lineup including LMB faves like David Byrne & St. Vincent, Animal... more
The lineup for the 2013 Governor's Ball Music Festival just dropped and it's ridiculously big. Headlining this year's first three-day version of this festival will be Kanye West, Kings of Leon and a big artist yet to be named. Following right behind them will be NAS, Pretty Lights,... more
While there's still plenty of live music magic yet to be made, the end is near and 2012 will be in the rear view in five short weeks. Furthermore, December is generally a skinny month for studio releases (although Big Boi's Vicious Lies & Dangerous Rumors drops on 12/11) so... more
UPDATE: the official lineup has been announced!
Earlier today, the 12th Annual Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival announced that ticket pre-sales will begin on Monday, November 26th (known to some as Cyber Monday). Fans can check out the promo video for the pre-sale way down at the bottom. While I'm just... more
Baltimore dream pop duo Beach House took Boston’s Wilbur Theatre stage last night in front of a sold out crowd. Victoria Legrand and Alex Scally opened the night with their song “Wild” off their newest album Bloom. The stage lights were a notch above completely off and a dim... more
This week in NYC live music is a bit quieter and more random than previous weeks, but still offers up plenty of the goods. For well-crafted singer-songwriter-y stuff, I'm liking The Barr Brothers, Beach House, and Maps & Atlases. For something louder and more fuzz-worthy, don't miss the new combo... more
As we previously reported, My Morning Jacket will serve as both curator and headliner of the 10th annual Forecastle Festival, which takes place July 13-15th at Waterfront Park in Louisville, Kentucky. Per this morning's fresh announcement, MMJ will now be officially joined by Wilco, Andrew Bird, Bassnectar, Dr. Dog, Girl... more
The lineup for the Pitchfork Music Festival was just announced with dates confirmed for the weekend of July 13-15, 2012 at Chicago's Union Park. Headlining this year's festival will be Vampire Weekend and Feist with more to be announced in that department, and joining them are the likes of... more
The lineup for the Treasure Island Music Festival was just announced, promptly crashing the Treasure Island website and bringing down the Noise Pop site with it. Whoops.
Here's the scoop from Pitchfork:
The first day, headlined by (somewhat surprisingly) Empire of the Sun, has a lineup that leans toward stuff with... more
Beach House "Silver Soul" from Sub Pop Records on Vimeo.
My latest musical obsession has been Beach House, even though I wasn't up on them ahead of their last sold-out show here in San Francisco ahead of Coachella. I just can't get enough of them, though. Check out their... more
The Pitchfork Music Festival has officially finalized their lineup for the weekend of July 16-18th in Chicago's Union Park. Single-day tickets are still on sale and I'm half-debating whether or not I can make it out for the weekend festivities. I think the lineup is incredible this year... more