Archive: 2012

Red Hot Chili Peppers regret to announce that they must postpone the start of their upcoming U.S. tour due to multiple foot injuries sustained by lead singer Anthony Kiedis. Kiedis recently underwent surgery to remove a crushed sesamoid bone and correct a detached flexor tendon in his foot and is expected to make a full […]

Esteemed singer-songwriter Dar Williams is set to release her ninth studio album, In The Time Of Gods, on Razor & Tie on Tuesday, April 17, 2012. Dar’s first album of original material in four years is produced by Kevin Killen (who has worked with such giants as U2, Elvis Costello, and Peter Gabriel), and features […]

Gusters will be heading out this winter on their first ever Acoustic Tour where they will be playing stripped down acoustic sets with a small string section in intimate theaters on both coasts (and many places in-between). The band has revealed to expect deep set lists with b-sides, unique arrangements, and general unpredictability. Jeff Garlin […]

Thoughts from Scott Bernstein on the first day of Jam Cruise.

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Reid Genauer, Jon Trafton, Erik Glockler, and Luke Smith to perform as Strangefolk for the first time in over 11 years.

As we previously reported Anders Parker, Jay Farrar, Yim Yames and Will Johnson headed into the studio to record a new batch of Woody Guthrie songs (think Billy Bragg & Wilco – Mermaid Avenue) which will be released on the album New Multitudes. Now that we received an album release date of February 28, a […]

After yesterday’s lineup announcement, expect to see a lot of artists adding West Coast dates to their itineraries, especially since the festival is back-to-back weekends this year, these bands will have to do something during the week. Radiohead added three shows: April 9th at Key Arena in Seattle, April 11th at HP Pavilion in San […]

Aaron Stein lists six up-and-coming bands you need to see live this year.

Fresh off its #20 slot on the Hidden Track Top Albums of 2011 List, comes the video for Two Against One from Danger Mouse and Daniele Luppi off their album Rome. The hand-drawn cell animation video was published over the weekend by NPR. Director Chris Mik has created more clips, and if you like what […]

Last year Bjork put out easily her most ambitious and dynamic project to date, with the release of the Biophilia. The album, who’s title refers to a love of all living things, is a multimedia project that integrates nature, music, and technology, and offers a companion iPad app, that features “games, music, and editorial content-allowing […]

Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue performing at the Fillmore, San Francisco, CA 12.30.11.

Coachella Announces 2012 multi-weekend festival lineup

The Black Keys, Radiohead, Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre will headline the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in April, according to the event’s Twitter page. The annual festival, held in Indio, Calif., will feature two weekends, April 13-15 and April 20-22, with the same acts. Arctic Monkeys, Bon Iver, David Guetta, Florence and the […]

Built to Spill have confirmed their first tour dates for the New Year in support of the current Warner Bros. Records album, THERE IS NO ENEMY. Dates begin Feb 23rd in San Francisco.  All confirmed dates are listed below. There Is No Enemy is the band’s first album since 2006’s You In Reverse. Previous studio albums […]

To celebrate the time that Del played with Bill Monroe, he recently put out Old Memories: The Songs Of Bill Monroe; a collection of the father of bluegrass’ songs, recorded by the Del McCoury Band.

The original lineup of Strangefolk featuring  Jon Trafton, Reid Genauer, Erik Glockler & Luke Smith will reunite for two shows. The first will take placde at South Burlington, Vermont’s Higher Ground on March 30th, followed by a show at Portland, Maine’s State Theater on March 31st. In September 2000, following the band’s annual Garden of […]

VCMG will release one of 2012’s most anticipated musical collaborations with the album Ssss, out on Mute on March 13th, 2012.  It marks the long awaited reunion of electronic pioneers Vince Clarke (Erasure/ Yaz/ Depeche Mode) and Martin L. Gore (Depeche Mode), who have joined forces for the first time in over thirty years to […]

Welsh trio The Joy Formidable are happy to announce headlining tour dates across the United States for March of 2012. The tour will begin on March 12 in San Francisco and end on April 2 in Toronto. On the way, the band will play such major markets as Los Angeles at The Music Box on […]

In support of their acclaimed album THE GREAT ESCAPE ARTIST (Capitol Records), Janes Addction-will be playing a run of intimate venues, most of which are classic theatres. The alternative rock pioneers–frontman Perry Farrell, guitarist Dave Navarro and drummer Stephen Perkins, along with Chris Chaney on bass—are poised to deliver an immersive theatrical experience as only […]