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Wild Nothing, a.k.a Brooklyn-based musician Jake Tatum, released his debut album Gemini in 2010 to critical acclaim. Five years on, with an equally impressive sophomore release and a series of EPs under his belt, Tatum is pleased to announce his third-studio album and self-proclaimed most “mature and honest” work to date, Life of Pause, which […]

David Bowie is set to release his new album ★ (pronounced Blackstar) on January 8th, He’s just shared a 10-minute video for its title track. Bowie no stranger to long videos, check out his long form video in 1984 – “Jazzin for Blue Jean.” The ★ video starring Bowie himsel,f is what you’d expect at this point from the […]

Ween has announced a third show to their February reunion shows at 1stBank Center in Broomfield, Colorado on February 12 and 13th.  The third show is scheduled for Valentines Day on Sunday, February -14th. Here is what the band has to say on their site… Due to the incredible response to the presale, we are happy […]

Drive-By Truckers will be playing show in their hometown of Athens, GA for three shows at the 40 Watt Club from February 11-13. Named “HeAthen’s Homecoming,” the Drive By Truckers will have as supporting acts : The Camp Amped Band, Monsoon, Dave Marr, Will Johnson and Five Eight. The band will have just returned from their […]

Noise Pop Festival, the Bay Area’s premiere indie music and arts festival, has announced the early music lineup for the 24th annual festival. This year’s Noise Pop Festival is set to take place at a variety of venues throughout the San Francisco Bay area over ten days beginning on Friday, February 19 running through Sunday, February 28. Early Bird and […]

Firefly Music Festival is returning to The Woodlands for the fifth year on June 16-19, 2016. Along with headliners Mumford & Sons, Kings of Leon, Florence & The Machine, and Deadmau5, the lineup also includes Ellie Goulding, Disclosure, Blink-182, Death Cab for Cutie, M83, Tame Impala, The 1975, A$AP Rocky, Of Monsters and Men, Major […]

Songwriter Patty Griffin is teaming with fellow artists Sara Watkins and Anaïs Mitchell for a major U.S. tour and voter engagement drive in conjunction with the League of Women Voters. The “Use Your Voice Tour 2016,” produced by Columbia Artists Management LLC, gets underway February 12 at St. Petersburg, FL’s Mahaffey Theatre and then visits 37 more […]

In a lineup mostly dominated by mainstream/pop artists like The Weeknd, Calvin Harris, Florence and the Machine, and Ellie Goulding- the 2016 Hangout Music Festival lineup has been revealed.Other featured acts include Lenny Kravitz, Flume, Haim, Kurt Vile, Courtney Barnet, Cage the Elephant, Panic at the Disco, Grimes, the Chainsmokers, Jason Isbell, Miike Snow, Lee […]

This morning the organizers of the annual South By Southwest (SXSW) Music Conference announced a massive round of acts slated to perform at the event, which takes place March 11-20 in Austin, Texas. Check out the huge roster of performers below: Ben Abraham (Melbourne AUSTRALIA) The Accidentals (Traverse City MI) Afriquoi (London UK-ENGLAND) Alexander Jean […]

Following their one off Halloween show in Tempe, AZ last month (video below), following quotes taken out of context  by the press that James Maynard Kennan has been keeping Tool low on the priority scale, the band is back for a much needed tour.  Eight shows along the southern half of the continent will take […]

Though Aaron Freeman aka Gene Ween has repeatedly said that he doesn’t see Ween getting back together after he suddenly disbanded the group back in 2012, it looks like we will be getting a dose of the brown sooner than we thought. Today the band announced that they will return for two shows that will […]

The lineup for the 13th Annual McDowell Mountain Music Festival in Phoenix, AZ has been announced. The lineup includes Beck, Animal Collective, The Avett Brothers, Gary Clark Jr., GRiZ, Golfish and The Main Squeeze The three-day festival will be held at Margaret T. Hance Park in downtown Phoenix, March 11-13, 2016. VIP, three-day and single-day tickets will soon be […]

In perhaps the biggest music related tragedy since the Station Night Club Fire in 2013, 112 people were killed in a gruesome terror attack at the Batalacan Theatre in Paris where the Eagles of Death Metal were playing. Jesse Hughes and the rest of the band on stage are reported to have escaped through the […]

As ELO fans worldwide await Jeff Lynne’s ELO Alone In The Universe, the first new ELO music in 15 years, ELO has announced two intimate live shows at New York City’s Irving Plaza on November 20 and Los Angeles’ Fonda Theatre on November 24. Tickets will be available for purchase for the New York City […]

Phil Cook, who released his long awaited debut solo album Southland Mission last month, today announces tour dates in both the US and Europe, kicking off January 21st in Asheville, North Carolina and taking him Chicago, Seattle, Portland, LA, NYC and more. A full run of dates can be found below. Southland Mission, which is now available for purchase at iTunes and Amazon, has […]

The ever prolific garage rocker Ty Segall has announced his new album Emotional Mugger is due out January 22nd on  Drag City  with a 2016 North American Mugger Tour to follow.Together with Charlie Moothart (Moonhearts) and Chad Ubovich of Meat Bodies, Segall  launched FUZZ in 2013 and on October 23rd, the trio released their sophomore […]

MST3K creator Joel Hodgson is trying to bring back the beloved series, one donation at a time.

Following last week’s announcement that two 90’s era jambands God Street Wine and Strangefolk will be performing together, another band is getting in on the action. Percy Hill will forever be remembered for their 1999 album Color in Bloom where compositions like “Sun Machine” “Ammonium Maze” and “313” set the standard of what a non […]

The Cure will be playing 27 shows in 22 North America cities next Spring, their first major tour of the continent since 2008. During the past 7 years the band has performed a number of ‘Reflections’ shows in LA and NYC, and headlined most of the major festivals, including Coachella, Lollapalooza, Bottlerock, Osheaga, two Austin City […]

Allen Toussaint, the legendary songwriter, producer, arranger and performer hailed by the Grammys, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and musicians and fans worldwide as one of the most influential figures in New Orleans music, died Monday while on tour in Europe, his family confirmed. He was 77. Toussaint was on tour in Spain and […]