Alabama’s Hangout Music Festival has announced its initial 2010 lineup, which so far includes Zac Brown Band, John Legend, The Black Crowes, Gov’t Mule, and Alison Krauss & Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas.
The festival is slated for May 14-16 at The Hangout and nearby public beach in Gulf Shores, AL. For tickets and more info, hit hangoutmusicfest.com.
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After just announcing the festival dates a couple days ago, Chicago’s Pitchfork Music Festival has now confirmed a few artists for their three-day lineup, including some heavy-hitters like LCD Soundsystem, Modest Mouse, and Pavement.
Tickets go on sale at noon CT today at TicketWeb, with single-day passes for $40, and three-day passes for $90 (no two-day passes this year).
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Vampire Weekend got the intimate, unplugged treatment over at La Blogotheque. Check it out:
Vampire Weekend [La Blogotheque]
Looks like these guys are having a good time (I suppose that No. 1 Chart spot didn’t hurt).
I really dig the format with these up-close-and-personal videos. And despite the audience noise (and participation), the sound is still pretty damn good. Keep ‘em coming Blogotheque.
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Amidst the ongoing frenzy of festival lineup announcements, the Wakarusa Music Festival has announced their next round of lineup additions:
Widespread Panic, Umphrey’s McGee (2 sets including a late night), The Black Keys, Robert Randolph and the Family Band, 7 Walkers featuring Papa Mali and Bill Kreutzmann, State Radio, Dub Tribe Soundsystem, Fishbone, Mark Farina, Todd Snider, Mother Hips, Ott, Tortured Soul, Future Rock, Spacemen, MiM0SA, Pimps of Joytime (2 sets), That One Guy (2 sets), Ekoostik Hookah, Yo Mama’s Big Fat Booty Band, Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad, Great American Taxi, Constellations, The Dirty Heads, Lynx & Jamie Janover, Jay Nash (2 sets), Supervillains, The Moondoggies, The Bridge, Backyard Tire Fire (2 sets), The Heavy Pets, Spoonfed Tribe, Sunshine Jones, Kinetix, Truckstop Honeymoon (2 sets), Oakhurst (2 sets), Ben Miller Band , Somasphere and Radio Hiro.
With a few exceptions, it seems like Wakarusa is sticking close to their jam-heavy roots on this one. A number of similar festivals are on hiatus for 2010 (Rothbury and 10KLF), so it’ll be interesting to see how this year’s Wakarusa fares against the rest of the competition in the middle of the country. Updated lineup after the jump…
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The New Deal have a new live album on the way, called LIVE: TORONTO 7.16.2009. They just posted a video with some audio samples from the upcoming release:
the NEW DEAL releases a new live record!!! [YouTube]
After only intermittent activity over the last few years, it’s nice to see the New Deal starting to come back with a bit more consistency.
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The dates for this year’s Pitchfork Music Festival were just announced.
The fest is back again at Chicago’s Union Park and is set for July 16th-18th. The first round of artists will be announced on Friday when tickets go on sale.
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photo by Wexner Center
I’m not totally convinced I’m a full-on Yeasayer fan (as I often can’t get over the lead vocals), but I just can’t stop listening to their latest single, “O.N.E.” Not only is it catchy as hell, but it combines some really unique sounds and rhythmic textures. Their new album, Odd Blood, comes out on Feb 9., and they’re currently streaming it in its entirety over on their MySpace page in the lead-up to official release.
Yeasayer has also mapped out sizable Winter/Spring tour, hitting NY and LA for the album launch and then heading out for the long haul throughout Europe and North America. I’d definitely be curious to see how this sound translates to the live show.
Any strong opinions on the Yeasayer live show?
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The guys over at Baeble Music have gradually been stepping up their game in the music video realm, including concert video. The media site seems to be carving out a decent niche by generally focusing on the indie/art rock style of bands. This live video from Passion Pit’s Central Park show in September is a solid example:
Watch the full concert at baeblemusic.com
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In the lead-up to their official 2010 lineup announcement, Bonnaroo gave their website a fresh redesign and officially announced the date of their official lineup announcement. Heh. They’ll reveal this year’s lineup next Tuesday, February 9 over at Bonnaro.com.
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As we initially teased a while back, the String Cheese Incident will be reuniting this summer for some shows. So far, they’ve announced a three-night stand at Red Rocks and a weekend at Horning’s Hideout in North Plains, OR.
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The Disco Biscuits are really planning a huge year in support of their March 16th release, Planet Anthem. The plans for Bisco Inferno and Camp Bisco have already been announced and the band usually gets added to a slew of other festivals around the summer as well. I’m hoping they’ll be back at High Sierra for Fourth of July.
Here are the band’s latest dates (updated from last month).
2/18 @ Ram’s Head Live, Baltimore, MD
2/19 @ Lupos, Providence, RI
2/20 @ Calvin Theatre, Northampton, MA
2/21 @ Capitol Center for the Arts, Concord, NH
3/17 @ Town Ballroom, Buffalo, NY
3/18 @ The Egg Center For Performing Arts, Albany, NY
3/19 @ House of Blues, Boston, MA
3/20 @ Wellmont Theatre, Montclair, NJ
3/26 @ Ultra Music Festival, Miami, FL (w/ Deadmau5, Tiesto, Will.I.Am and others)
4/14 @ Charleston Music Hall, Charleston, SC
4/15 @ Lincoln Theatre, Raleigh, NC
4/16 @ The National, Richmond, VA
4/17 @ The National, Richmond, VA
4/18 @ The NorVa, Norfolk, VA
4/20 @ 9:30 Club, Washington, DC
4/21 @ The Jefferson Theatre, Charlottesville, VA
4/22 @ The Klein Memorial Auditorium, Bridgeport, CT
4/23 @ Kirby Center For Performing Arts, Wilkes-Barre, PA
4/24 @ House of Blues, Atlantic City, NJ
4/25 @ Webster Theatre, Hartford, CT
05/29 @ Red Rocks Amphitheater, Denver, CO (Bisco Inferno)
07/15 – 0/17 @ Camp Bisco, Mariaville, New York
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We already knew Widespread Panic was on the top of bill for the 2010 Wanee Music Festival, but now they’ve rolled out a full Spring tour taking them through familiar territory in the South and Southeast.
The band also recently released two classic archive shows from 2001 and they’re currently in the studio working on a new album to be released later this year. Good old Widespread…always keeping busy.
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Like a number of other bands, Dave Matthews Band is lending a hand to help the people of Haiti. DMB has established the Bama Works Haiti Relief Fund and just released a five-song live EP called The Haiti Relief Project. The new EP is available for download at dmblive.com for $5 with all proceeds going to their Haiti Relief Fund. The tracklist is as follows:
1. “Butterfly” from 8.28.2007 @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheater Kansas City, Bonner Springs, KS (Dave solo)
2. “Cry Freedom” from 7.31.2004 @ Sound Advice Amphitheatre, West Palm Beach, FL
3. “Out Of My Hands” from 7.19.2009 @ Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, WI
4. “Lying In The Hands Of God” from 6.12.2009 @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, NY
5. “Dive In” from 9.10.2009 @ Greek Theatre, Los Angeles, CA
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I’m very excited to see My Morning Jacket making a return in 2010, and it looks like the band has already lined up dates around the Jazzfest lineup announcement last month.
The guys will make their way around the Southeastern United States this Spring, including a performance at this year’s Jazzfest in New Orleans. MMJ are also excited to both try something new with their choice for an opening act, and bring some of the spirit of NOLA along with them. The band is honored that the historic Preservation Hall Jazz Band will be supporting them on the run.
04/20: Birmingham, AL @ Alabama Theater
04/21: Nashville, TN @ Municipal Auditorium
04/23: Atlanta, GA @ Chastain Park
04/24: New Orleans, LA @ Jazzfest
04/27: St. Augustine, FL @ St. Augustine Amphitheater
04/28: Charleston, SC @ Family Circle
04/30: Raleigh, NC @ Koka Booth
05/01: Columbia, MD @ Merriweather Post Pavilion
05/02: Columbus, OH @ LC Outdoor Pavilion
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One festival goes down, and another one sprouts up, right? Seems to be the case.
Last week, we were definitely bummed to see the Rothbury Festival get canceled for 2010. But for all the jam kids that will be seeking out a decent alternative for the 4th of July weekend, the inaugural Nateva Festival might just be a solid option.
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Phish has rolled out its latest Live Phish release, digging back into the early 90s for a killer show at Ross Arena at St. Michael’s College in Colchester, VT on November 19th, 1992.
100% of proceeds from the release will go to the American Red Cross and Partners in Health, two organizations working towards the aid and restoration of Haiti. Phish’s own non-profit, The WaterWheel Foundation, will match the first $15,000 raised from the sale of this show.
Read on for setlist and full details.
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