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Kings of Leon have confirmed the first leg of a nationwide US tour. The tour is in support of the new record, "Because Of The Times," to be released on April 3rd. Bookended by appearances at the Coachella and Bonnaroo festivals, the tour will start at Coachella and heads to Seattle on May 2. After […]

A group of New York musicians is planning to do what the Beatles never did — perform the songs the Fab Four might have recorded as their final album had they stayed together just a little longer. The Beatles tribute band The Fab Faux — made up of some of the New York’s leading professional […]

Coming off their critically acclaimed 2006 appearances at the Coachella and Bang Music Festivals, Daft Punk announced they will tour North America for the first time in nearly a decade.  July 21 – Los Angeles, CA:  L.A. Sports ArenaJuly 27 – Berkeley, CA:  Greek Theater July 29 – Seattle, WA: WaMu Center July 31 – Denver, […]

the bird and the bee, the L.A. duo made up of singer Inara George and keyboardist/producer Greg Kurstin, have announced that they will be the opening act for British singer Lily Allen on 22 upcoming concert dates throughout the United Kingdom, United States, and Canada (see dates below). Kurstin, a prolific producer and multi-instrumentalist who […]

For the first time since 2004 and off the heels of the release of their new studio album, "Pocket Symphony," French electronica duo Air will tour North America this spring. The pair–Jean-Benoit Dunckel and Nicolas Godin–will kick off the 14-city tour with an April 21 show in Vancouver, and plans include an April 29 stop […]

In what is becoming something of an unfortunate tradition, Wilco’s new Nonesuch album, "Sky Blue Sky," has leaked online, more than two months prior to its May 15 release date. The group’s 2002 album "Yankee Hotel Foxtrot" was online for nine months before it was eventually released in stores, and 2004’s "A Ghost Is Born" […]

Van Halen guitarist Eddie Van Halen has entered a rehabilitation facility for undisclosed reasons, casting further doubt over the band’s intended summer reunion tour with David Lee Roth, which derailed last month. "I have always and will always feel a responsibility to give you my best. At the moment I do not feel that I […]

Brad Delp, the lead singer for the band Boston, was found dead Friday in his home in southern New Hampshire. He was 55. Atkinson police responded to a call for help at 1:20 p.m. and found Delp dead. Police Lt. William Baldwin said in a statement the death was "untimely" and that there was no […]

Ween, Dr. John’s Night Tripper and Gov’t Mule are among the acts set for the annual Superfly During Jazzfest concert series. The shows run from April 28 to May 5 at a host of New Orleans venues, concurrent with the city’s Jazz & Heritage Festival. Ween and the Dirty Dozen Brass Band will share a […]

Green Mountain Energy Company, the nation’s leading provider of cleaner electricity and carbon offset products, and Sustainable Waves, a national provider of mobile solar powered sound and staging solutions, today announced Eco-Tunes(SM) the first comprehensive program for carbon neutral music tours and events, which includes the availability of solar powered stages and sound systems. This […]

Jim Fairchild was the guitarist in Grandaddy. Once that band imploded, he formed something altogether more delicate and personal named All Smiles. After recording snippets of songs in borrowed spaces up and down the West Coast, an album started to come together. "It was a no-budget record," says Jim. "There wasn’t any backing yet. I […]

After Bright Eyes concludes a North American club tour, Conor Oberst and company will play a series of European dates this month before returning stateside for shows into June. North American gigs will resume April 22 in Milwaukee and take the band all over the US, as well as Toronto, concluding in late May/early June […]

Tool has rescheduled the following tour dates for their spring tour, as they were originally postponed due to drummer Danny Carey tearing his bicep.  Additional cities will be announced soon.  April 30             Reno, NV                               Reno Event CenterMay 2                San Diego, CA                        Cox ArenaMay 5               Las Cruces, NM                       Pan American  Center May 6              Tucson, AZ                             Convention Center […]

The reunited Genesis will visit North America on a fall tour that begins Sept. 7 in Toronto, the group announced this morning (March 7) at a media event in New York. So far, 13 dates have been announced through Oct. 12 in Los Angeles but more will be added. Some tickets begin going on sale […]

U.K. pop darling Lily Allen, who just wrapped up MTV’s "Discover and Download" tour, is returning to the States for a club and theatre tour book-ended by showcase and festival appearances. To kick things off, the singer will play a pair of showcases at the South By Southwest Music Conference in Austin, Texas – March 14 […]

After recording an EP and touring with Calexico, as well as taking time off to rear his infant daughter, Iron & Wine principal Sam Beam has wrapped his next studio album, "The Shepherd’s Dog." The 12-track set is due in late September via Sub Pop and will be supported with a two-month fall tour of […]

After a year’s hiatus, the Shortlist Music Prize is returning this year to recognize noteworthy 2006 albums that have not yet sold 500,000 units in the United States. Ten finalists will be announced from the present total of 61 nominations; the winner will be unveiled on a date to be determined. This year’s Listmakers are […]

Blues Traveler singer and harmonica player John Popper was arrested after the vehicle he was riding in was clocked going 111 mph, the Washington State Patrol said Wednesday. Popper, 39, was arrested Tuesday afternoon on Interstate 90 near the Spokane/Lincoln county line, the Washington State Patrol said. Inside the black Mercedes SUV, officers found a […]

An uncharacteristically short three years after their last disc, 2004’s "To the 5 Boroughs," the Beastie Boys are putting the finishing touches on a new record. "Hopefully that’ll be out this summer, too," group member Adam Yauch tells Billboard. Though he remained characteristically tight-lipped about details, Yauch says the Beasties plan to air out some […]

 Singer/pianist Ben Folds has lined up a handful of spring tour dates, starting in the Northeast with a March 24 gig at Assumption College in Worcester, Mass. He’ll move to Illinois and Michigan in early April, with scattered shows booked for the rest of the spring. The last date on the books is May 9, when […]