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PJ Harvey has announced her long awaited follow up to 2011’s Mercury Prize winning Let England Shake. The new album is titled The Hope Six Demolition Project and will be released on April 15 on Island Records. Watch a new trailer for the album below. Directed by Seamus Murphy, it features the songs “The Community of Hope” […]

Ray LaMontagne is set to release his sixth studio album Ouroboros on March 4th via RCA Records.  Ouroboros was produced by Ray and Jim James of My Morning Jacket. The album was written by LaMontagne and will feature first single, “Hey, No Pressure” (below)  Yesterday the single premiered on NPR’s All Songs Considered where they called the track an “inspired […]

Its been a couple years since At the Drive-In reunited in 2012, and no further shows or new music was recorded, instead Omar Rodríguez-López and Cedric Bixler Zavala regrouped as Antemasqure. Now, At the Drive-In are back once again, but this time, they’re not just touring the world—they’re releasing new music, according to a teaser on the band’s […]

Talk about a not so obvious pairing –  Sean Lennon and Les Claypool who have teamed up as the Claypool Lennon Delirium. Although the Primus frontman has collaborated with all names west of Tony Bennett the past 15 years, this one raises some eyebrows and after listening to the first track “Cricket and the Genie” we […]

Kurt Vile has announced a spring tour in support of his latest well received LP b’lieve i’m goin down… In other news Vile will play  himself, as a squirrel, on the upcoming HBO series “Animals”. Kurt Vile Tour Dates 02-17 New Haven, CT – College Street 02-18 Northampton, MA – Pearl Street 02-19 Burlington, VT – […]

Peter Hook & The Light are returning to North America in Fall 2016 to perform Joy Division and New Order’s legendary Factory Records compilation albums Substance live, sequentially and in their entireties. The first leg of the tour sees a trio of shows as The Light return to New York for two dates at Webster Hall Thurs […]

Tonight the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival announced a predictably huge lineup for the 15th annual event, which takes place June 9 – 12 in Manchester, TN.  Bonnaroo’s 15th anniversary is being celebrated with more than 150 musicians, bands, and comedians performing across its 12 unique stages. The lineup features a deep roster of acts that includes […]

Alabama Shakes will kick off a North American headline tour on April 21 at Nashville’s Ascend Amphitheatre. The spring outing will include evenings at Uptown Amphitheater in Charlotte, NC (April 22) and Volvo Cars Stadium in Charleston, SC (April 23). The band will play its first shows in Florida since the release of Sound & Color (ATO Records), […]

Pearl Jam announced today that they will perform a series of North American concert dates between April and August of 2016. A special ticket pre-sale drawing for all dates except the festival and stadium dates starts today for current Ten Club members (as of Monday, January 18th). Memberships purchased after Monday, January 18th are not […]

The lineup for the 2016 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival has been announced and what a lineup it is – the festival really brought out all the A-listers this time around and those on the lower tiers are just as remarkable.  Leading this years festival are: Pearl Jam, Stevie Wonder, Red Hot Chili Peppers, […]

Guns N Roses have announced a pair of new shows scheduled for April 8 and 9 at the opening weekend of Las Vegas’ T-Mobile Arena. These will be the first concerts for the reunited band, which is also scheduled to appear at the Coachella music festival the following weekend. The group announced the shows on Facebook with a post […]

After recently unveiling “Disintegration Anxiety”, (below).  the meticulously propulsive first single from the band’s upcoming sixth album The Wilderness (Temporary Residence Ltd), Explosions In The Sky proudly confirm a US headlining tour in support of the record’s release. Following on previously announced EU & UK dates—including a now Sold Out headline at the famed Royal Albert Hall, […]

Two of music’s most iconic artists – Sting and Peter Gabriel – will unite this summer for a special concert tour. Rock Paper Scissors will visit select North American cities this June and July. Peter Gabriel and Sting will perform both separately and together, playing their own songs as well as melding their bands to […]

Pickathon will be returning this summer for its 18th year and will take place August 5-7 at Pendarvis Farm in Happy Valley, Oregon. The lineup has been revealed and it’s one of the strongest lineups of the 2016 Festival season so far. Names of notice include Jeff Tweedy, Yo La Tengo, Beach House, Ty Segall & The Muggers, […]

Glenn Frey, a founding member and guitarist of the Eagles, has died at age 67. The cause of death was a combination of complications from rheumatoid arthritis, acute ulcerative colitis, and pneumonia. Frey had been battling intestinal issues for months and had surgery in November. We’re told in the last few days his condition took a […]

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band kicked off their winter 2016 tour in support of playing the 1980 double album The River in its entirety Saturday night in Pittsburgh. The 66 year old, looking and sounding as strong as ever at Consol Energy Center. Playing a three and one half hour show, this version of […]

Wolf Parade have reunited after a 5-year hiatus and scheduled a series of residency shows in North America and the UK for 2016.  The band shared the news earlier this morning via their newly launched website and social media accounts. The band had this to say about the reunion: “Hey-o everyone, the hiatus is over! We’re very […]

Weezer had announced their self-titled, tenth studio album (destined to be known by the color of the record’s cover art – “the white album”), which will be self-released on April 1st, 2016. Produced by the band and Jake Sinclair, The White Album follows 2014’s critically praised Everything Will Be Alright In The End, and continues […]

The nominations are in! We take a look at who’s nominated for an Academy Award and give our picks for the winners.

British star of stage and screen, Alan Rickman lost his battle with cancer early this morning.