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Modest Mouse have played their first show with Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr. The band debuted a series of new tracks from their eagerly awaited new album ‘We Were Dead Even Before The Ship Sank’ at Los Angeles’ Avalon venue Monday night (November 6), including ‘We’ve Got Everything’, ‘Missed The Boat’, ‘Dashboard’ and ‘Invisible In Your […]

The members of the rock band Rainer Maria–beloved to critics for a sound that defied easy comparison, and to fans for their exhilarating liveperformances–have announced their intention to disband at the end of 2006.This announcement comes almost exactly 11 years after the band’s formationin October 1995."We are grateful to our new listeners and especially our […]

In a message posted on their website, The String Cheese Incident have announced that flat-picker and band founder Bill Nershi will be leaving the band. After summer 2007, Billy Nershi is leaving The String Cheese Incident to pursue other musical projects. There will be only a limited number of Incidents between now and then.  Current […]

Just days after wrapping a nationwide tour, The Hold Steady has announced another round of concerts for November and December. The Brooklyn-by-way-of-Minneapolis quintet released a new album, Boys And Girls In America, in early October and played nearly two dozen shows that month. The new itinerary includes two co-headlining shows with the Constantines in Philadelphia and Brooklyn, […]

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah are back with a new album in January.  Just ten months after wowing the alt.indie world with their eponymous debut, the Philadelphia quintet have completed the follow-up.  The as-yet-untitled collection is released on January 29, 2007 through Wichita. It was recorded in the Tarbox Studios in Upstate New York with […]

New Monsoon has announced that veteran bassist Ron Johnson will be joining the band, effective December 1. Johnson is best known for his work with Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe. This has been a busy year for Johnson, who is currently finishing a stint with Chris Berry and Pangea. He also toured and recorded with Mike […]

If you thought Johnny Colt joining Train was bad, don’t read any further.   Rock Star Supernova has drafted the former Black Crowes member to replace bassist Jason Newsted, who is out for up to nine months after tearing his bicep and rotator cuff. Colt will appear with the group when it makes it national TV […]

The 19-day tour will kick off January 4th at Toronto's Danforth Music Hall and wraps up January 23rd at the El Rey in Los Angeles.

The freshly resurrected Grape will give its debut performance at San Francisco's Fillmore on January 12.

in the Spring of 2007, J Mascis, Lou Barlow, and Murph will release their first studio album in eighteen years. 

In continued support of its latest, highly-acclaimed Epitaph album  Pick A Bigger Weapon (released last April), incendiary hip-hop outfit The Coup will resume its enormously successful North American Tour on November 24th in Bellingham, WA. Set to wrap on December 19th in Philadelphia, the four week trek will give way to a one-off New Year’s […]

Geffen will on Dec. 12 release "The Destroyed Room: B-Sides and Rarities," which will fulfill Sonic Youth’s contract with the label. Kim Gordon says Thurston Moore and guitarist Lee Ranaldo have been in charge of the project, which will feature a blend of tracks from vinyl singles, compilations and international releases as well as material […]

In a message noted on his website below,  Phil Lesh reveals he has been diagnosed with prostate cancer. The former Grateful Dead bass player is quick to note that he’s feeling energetic and all shows will go on as planned, including his perfomance this weekend at the Vegoose Festival. "What do I have in common […]

Don't miss the after-hours, down-and-dirty experience of the weekend when Superunloader goes Vega$-style with a post-Vegoose, Sunday late nite show at the Paradise Cantina

After a busy year of touring the States and Europe, Calexico has announced several new tour dates in December to round out the year. Dec 2 – Tucson, AZ @ Rialto Theatre (w/ Annuals)Dec 3 – Albuquerque, NM @ Launchpad (w/ Annuals)Dec 4 – Flagstaff, AZ @ Orpheum Theatre (w/ Annuals)Dec 5 – Tempe, AZ […]

Video-sharing site YouTube deleted nearly 30,000 files after a Japanese entertainment group complained of copyright infringement.

It’s been exactly 11 years since the death of singer Shannon Hoon effectively put an end to Blind Melon. But now, the group’s surviving members — guitarists Christopher Thorn and Rogers Stevens, bassist Brad Smith and drummer Glen Graham — are back together again under the Blind Melon banner, with a new singer, 25-year-old Amarillo, […]

Jeff Tweedy has spoken out about an incident during Wilco’s Monday night (Oct. 16) concert in Springfield, Mo., where he punched a male fan who had jumped onto the stage and grabbed the singer from behind. In a post on Wilco’s Web site, the band says it felt unsafe all night long and had already […]

Eclectic U.K. group Jamiroquai will be the subject of a retrospective CD and DVD dubbed "High Times," due Nov. 6 internationally and Nov. 22 via Epic. The 19-track "Singles 1992-2006" sports two new songs, "Runaway" and "Radio," while the separately sold DVD boasts 24 clips ranging from early single "When You Gonna Learn" through to […]

It was only a matter of time…the Missouri stage incident makes its way to YouTube