Posts Tagged ‘M83’
WATCH: The Last Bison’s Chamber Folk Spin on M83′s “Midnight City”
The Last Bison and their self-described "mountaintop chamber music" made quite a splash at last week's South-By-Southwest gathering in ATX, playing a number of buzzed-about sets that seemed to stand out from the overload. In addition to the recent raves, their intriguing and unique folksy version of M83's "Midnight City"... more
Grammys 2013: Full List of Nominees
Nominations for the 2013 GRAMMY Awards were released tonight and Indie-rock trio Fun., breakout R&B/hip-hop star Frank Ocean, Kanye West, Jay-Z, Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys, and Mumford & Sons scored the most Grammy Award nominations, each getting six nods mostly in the top Grammy categories. In a change... more
Live Music Blog’s Best of 2012: Concerts, Albums, Artists and More (PART ONE)
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
BONNAROO 2013: Lineup Speculation and Educated Guesses
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
PREVIEW: 9 Must-See Bands @ FYF FEST 2012
The term “music festival” conjures up images of remote grounds where festival-goers roam an inaccessible and vast plot of land while wearing tie dye and spreading a message of love. A commune-like experiment where nature meets the arts, and attendees are free to escape the day-to-day rigor of the city.... more
RECAP: Governors Ball Music Festival @ Randall’s Island NYC, Day Two 6/24/12
Turf War and Alberta Cross started day two of The Governors Ball off strong. And while my slacker-ass took a little longer to get to the island, Eric T arrived bright and early and was able to take in the sights and sounds of the mid-morning. When I arrived to... more
Treasure Island Music Festival announces 2012 lineup
The lineup for the Treasure Island Music Festival was announced today. Set for the weekend of October 13-14th on the island smack dab in the middle of the bay between San Francisco and Oakland, Treasure Island will be hosting this year's sixth festival with Saturday headliners Girl Talk and... more
LMB LA: FYF Announces 2012 Lineup featuring M83, Refused, Yeasayer and More
The 2012 FYF Fest lineup was released earlier today and it is absolutely killer from top-to-bottom. So many personal favorites in here and FYF has done an admirable job of featuring big ticket indie acts wielding a reputation for great live performances like M83, Yeasayer (one of the best live... more
ACL Fest 2012 Lineup: RHCP, Neil Young, Black Keys, Jack White and more
The lineup for ACL Fest just dropped officially after a few days of leaking out a few of the artists all around Austin via scratch off clue cards. This year's fest will be headlined by Red Hot Chili Peppers, Neil Young and Crazy Horse, The Black Keys, Jack White,... more
VIDEOS: M83 @ The Ogden Theatre, Denver 4/30/12
M83 rolled through to the Ogden Theatre a few weeks back for an astronomically awesome show. They played a set full of good vibes and silky smooth tones making it a concert that really anybody can enjoy regardless of taste in music. Men and women of all types and ages... more
LMB NYC: Concert Calendar (May 8-13) – Avett Brothers, Budos Band, Lotus, M83, Neon Indian, Steve Kimock, Undead Festival
Per usual, there's lots going on this week in NYC live music, including shows by the Avett Brothers, the Budos Band, Lotus, M83, Neon Indian, Steve Kimock, and MMW. Read on for all the highlights as I see 'em.... If you're more into singer-songwriter folk and rock, then there are some... more
LMB CO: This Week’s Concert Calendar
This week we've got another big week for live music all over the Denver/Boulder area. Along with the weekend's full on Cinco De Mayo set of shows there's tons more to talk about. M83's show tonight is long SOLD OUT but luckily our Colorado crew will be there snappin photos... more
Lollapalooza 2012 Lineup Announced: Red Hot Chili Peppers, Black Keys, Black Sabbath, Jack White and more…
The lineup for this year's Lollapalooza Music Festival was released late last night and people are buzzing this morning around the internets psyched on the heavy hitters at the top of the bill. Headlining this year will be Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Black Keys, Black Sabbath and Jack... more
Coachella 2012 Lineup Announced
The lineup for Coachella 2012 has been posted! This year's festival will be bringing headliners The Black Keys, Radiohead, and Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg to the two-weekend affair down in Indio, CA. Other LMB favorites on the lineup are Refused, M83, Flying Lotus, SBTRKT, Bon Iver, Girl... more
Ultra Music Festival XIV Lineup Announced
The lineup for one of the nation's biggest electronic music festival, Miami's annual Ultra Music Festival, was just announced late last week right before Christmas. This is an absolutely stacked affair and I don't recommend anyone skip on this if they like the untz. The fest returns to... more
TOUR DATES: M83 Adds 2012 North American Dates
Here's another tour announcement from a band whose latest album is definitely on my list of favorites for 2011: M83 (album: Hurry Up, We're Dreaming). After selling out a bunch of US dates in 2011, M83 announced they'll be returning to North American in 2012. Unfortunately, I was unable to... more
VIDEO: M83 Plays “Midnight City” on Fallon
Last night, M83 brought their latest to Late Night with Jimmy Fallon: Sweet sax solo at the end there, eh? I've been giving their latest album, Hurry Up We're Dreaming, a ton of playtime and highly recommend checking it out. I dig this tune, but the entire album is solid and... more
LMB NYC: This Week’s Concert Calendar (Nov. 21-27)
This is a week to give thanks. Thanks to family, friends, good health, good food, and.....multi-night runs in NYC! Yep, for some reason, this week in NYC shows seems to be the week of two- and three-night stands including Allen Toussaint, the Cure, moe., M83 and Robert Randolph & the... more
LMB SF: This Week’s Concert Calendar (Nov. 7-13)
Sorry for the absence of this here column last week; I got hit with an acute case of tonsillitis which definitely killed my Monday pretty badly. Felt like I was swallowing razorblades....but the good news is that it got me to the doctor to get some killer horse-pills to... more
Moogfest 2011: Daily Schedule Announced
You been paying attention Moogfest this year? We're digging on their lineup and the daily schedule has been announced already. In addition to the top-tier lineup covered in untz and whomp, this year will feature the festival along with an expansion to a number of new venues in... more
Moogfest 2011 Lineup: Flaming Lips, James Murphy, STS9, TVOTR
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=_RLDtfKzarY Asheville, North Carolina's festival ode to all things electronic music and Moog, Moogfest, just added some power to its already-solid lineup for 2011. Today, they threw a few new names into the mix, including TV on the Radio, Special Disco Version (featuring James Murphy and Pat Mahoney of DFA/LCD Soundsystem),... more
