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Feist will hit the road this June in support of her stunning new release, The Reminder, in stores May 1st on CherryTree/Interscope (all dates below).  The tour will launch June 8th in Northampton, MA, hitting New York City, June 11th at Town Hall,,Bonnaroo Music Festival June 17th, and Los Angeles June 29th at the Wiltern […]

Songs of the South Records has announced  the release of the first-ever official  concert  DVD  by the  three-time Grammy-nominated North Mississippi Allstars. "Keep on Marchin’" was recorded November 11, 2005 at the Higher Ground in Burlington,  VT;  it is  a glimpse into what makes this hard-touring  trio  so special. Six Hi-Definition cameras beautifully capture the […]

Lee "Scratch" Perry (born Rainford Hugh Perry March 20, 1936) is one of the most influential people in the development of reggae and dub music in Jamaica. As a songwriter, a performer and producer, “The Mighty Upsetter” has been at the forefront of reggae music since the late 50’s ska movement. Practically the inventor of […]

The New Pornographers have christened their next album "Challengers" and set an Aug. 21 release date for the Matador project. Songs expected to appear on the follow-up to 2005’s "Twin Cinema" include "Myriad Harbor," "Go Places" and "Salinger." "With ‘Twin Cinema,’ we branched out to the point where we illustrated that all bets were off […]

Australia’s The Cat Empire are returning to the US in early May for a TV appearance on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and a handful of West Coast tour dates.  The Leno performance on May 7th is the band’s third national late night TV appearance since releasing ‘Two Shoes’ in February, following performances on the Late […]

In support of their latest album Roots & Crowns, Califone returns to the road with supporting acts Eric Johnson and Bitter Tears. The run kicks off May 3rd in Malibu and wraps up June 9th in Washington D.C. Tour Dates Thu     May 3   Malibu, CA      Malibu Performing Arts Center w/Eric JohnsonFri     May 4   Big Sur, […]

David Murphy of Sound Tribe Sector Nine will be joining livetronica pioneers the New Deal at the Festival. Witness the sonic collaboration as they metamorphisize into the JOIN, a musical coalesence with Jamie Shields and Darren Shearer of the New Deal. Singer songwriter & multi-instrumenalist Tom Freund is back by popular demand. Catch Tom on […]

Wes Borland, former lead guitarist for Limp Bizkit, who sold over 30 million records worldwide, has stepped in front of the mic, and is gearing up to unveil his new super-group, Black Light Burns. Making their first ever live debut at the NARM convention in Chicago April 30th, BLB will then hit the road with […]

Genesis has added four more dates to the "Turn It On Again" tour, which will see the band make its first North American trek in 15 years.The new shows are set for Sept. 5 at New York City's Madison Square Garden and Oct. 10 at Sacramento's ARCO Arena, plus a third show was added at […]

B.B. King, Al Green, and Etta James will share a stage for the first time during this summer’s B.B. King Blues Festival tour. The outing will hit 16 US cities, beginning July 24 in Hollywood, FL, and wrapping Sept. 9 in Murphys, CA. Details are listed below. Joan Osborne will join King for shows in […]

A suspect has been named in the murder of Jam Master Jay, who was gunned down at his New York recording studio in 2002.  Prosecutors have identified Ronald "Tenad" Washington as the armed accomplice of the unidentified gunman who shot the rapper, reports the Associated Press. Jay, real name Jason Mizell, was a member of […]

After years of watching promoters emulate Woodstock, Artie Kornfeld – one of the creators of the legendary festival – is ready to give it his own modern return. Kornfeld and musician Larry McClurg are putting together an event, set to take place at Summersville, W.Va., July 19-21, where Kornfeld hopes to bring people "back to […]

Omaha-based neo-wave, synth punk quintet The Faint have announced dates for an early summer tour of the U.S. and Canadian clubs and theatres. The tour kicks off May 21 at the Pabst Theatre in Milwaukee and will make stops in nineteen cities including Chicago (Metro, May 22), Boston (The Avalon, May 26), Washington, D.C. (9:30 […]

Ex-Beta Band members John Maclean and Robin Jones will release their first album as the Aliens, "Astronomy for Dogs," June 19 via Astralwerks. Maclean and Jones teamed up with their longtime friend, songwriter Gordon Anderson, for the project. Anderson had a brief stint with the Beta Band during the group’s early years, but has since […]

RANDOM STABBINGS & ARTLESS CRITIQUE – April, 2007 Combichrist, What the F—k Is Wrong With You People (Metropolis Records) More like What the F—k is Wrong With Combichrist, which we’ll discuss in just a sec, because I think I know.  Combichrist is a super-techno-noise-punk project from Norway’s Andy LaPlegua, WTF  his second effort after the […]

Squeeze  will reunite this summer for separate US and UK tours that mark the band’s first live appearances in more than eight years. Led by singer/songwriters Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook, the group released its eponymous debut album almost 30 years ago. The band–which also featured keyboardist Jools Holland–found its greatest success in the ’80s […]

The Burlington Free Press reports that Trey Anastasio has pleaded guilty this morning to fifth degree attempted criminal possession of a controlled substance in Washington County Court. Anastasio, 42, a part-time Richmond resident, was ordered by Judge Kelly McKeighan into drug treatment court and his sentencing was postponed until he completes or fails the program. […]

Gov’t Mule’s first live album, LIVE AT ROSELAND BALLROOM, has been out of print for nearly a decade and is highly sought after by fans and collectors. Evil Teen Records will reissue this definitive recording Tuesday, May 16, 2007.    Originally released October 22, 1996, the concert was recorded on December 31, 1995, and is […]

Daft Punk, the Stooges, My Morning Jacket, Muse, Modest Mouse, Interpol, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Ben Harper and Snow Patrol are among the top acts joining previously announced headliner Pearl Jam at this year’s Lollapalooza, to be held Aug. 3-5 in Chicago’s Grant Park. The Roots, Patti Smith, Kings Of Leon, the Black Keys and […]

The world-famous festival run by a septuagenarian west-country dairy farmer broke another record when the 137,500 tickets for this year’s Glastonbury sold out in a few hours. In 2003 BBC News made much of it selling out in 18 hours, although the capacity was much smaller then, but the demand for the event is still […]