One of the prevailing characteristics of Twitter is its immediacy – a simple tweet or retweet and nearly anything can go viral. After Lollapalooza announced its lineup late Monday night, we asked our @Hidden_Track followers for #instantfeedback on how they ranked the list of performers on a scale of 1-10. Based on the responses to our crowdsourcing, the lineup came in at a very average “5.”
In a different sort of twist to getting instant feedback on Twitter, Californian indie rockers Rogue Wave found themselves in Cleveland ready to play the Springfest at Case Western Reserve University, but without any instruments due to an airline losing their luggage. The band allegedly asked headliners We The Kings to borrow gear, to which We The Kings allegedly refused. Rogue Wave then took to @roguewaveband to ask their fans for some instant feedback on We The Kings. READ ON for more on this Twitter war…
If you’ve been following @Hidden_Track you already knew that the Disco Biscuits recently launched a redesigned website. This afternoon the jamtronica pioneers announced the name of their upcoming new album
Each year the producers of the Ottawa Bluesfest do a remarkable job of bringing a diverse group of artists to the Canadian capital and the 2011 lineup continues that trend. HT faves My Morning Jacket, the Flaming Lips, The Roots, Death Cab For Cutie, M. Ward and Galactic are each set to perform sometime between July 5-17 at the Canadian War Museum.
Ottawa Bluesfest 2011 will also feature the recently reunited Soundgarden and Death From Above 1979 as well as A Perfect Circle, The Black Keys, Ben Harper, Erykah Badu, Girl Talk, John Fogerty, Peter Frampton, Neon Indian, Shpongle, The Tragically Hip, Buddy Guy, Bootsy Collins, Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros and dozens of other acts. Tickets for the event go on sale this Saturday, April 30, at 10AM EDT through Capital Tickets.
READ ON for the lineup for two of the five stages…
One of the great California punk bands of the modern era, Face to Face, is slated to release their first album in almost nine years on May 17 when they
Music Today has started sending out notices of regret and confirmation to those who entered the lottery for tickets to Phish’s August shows. How did you fare? Let us know by
Back in October the members of Ween donned Bunny Suits for their Halloween show at the 1st Bank Center in Denver. The band is now auctioning off those actual suits
Hayes Carll and Jason Isbell are modern-day troubadours, constantly crisscrossing the country while becoming distinctly familiar with the beer-stained walls and sticky floors of rock club dressing rooms, not to mention the occasional belligerently drunken fan such as the old-enough-to-know-better jackass that doused Isbell and his bandmates almost as soon as they took the stage this night.
American Legacies sounds exactly like you’d expect a joint album from Del McCoury Band and Preservation Hall Jazz Band to sound. It’s a riverboat full of rhythmically intoxicating Dixieland, blues, bluegrass, jazz and gospel that draws heavily on standards.
Thurston Moore has expanded his summer tour plans by announcing a brief co-headline trek with his Matador labelmate Kurt Vile. Before teaming up with Vile, the Sonic Youth guitarist has
We keep our eyes peeled for new tour dates announcements each week and compile them on Tuesdays for this handy column… Since releasing their debut album North Hills in 2009,
