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Bonnaroo 2010 Lineup Live Blog

February 9, 2010

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As we recently reported, the Bonnaroo Music Festival will be rolling out their official 2010 lineup announcement today starting at noon EST, in continuation of their annual lineup tease-fest. However, a number of bands seemingyl wanted to boost traffic to their own websites couldn’t wait to break the news to the world that they’ll be [...]

The Hangout Music Festival 2010 Initial Lineup: Zac Brown Band, Black Crowes, Gov’t Mule

February 6, 2010

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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 [...]

Pitchfork Music Festival 2010 Initial Lineup: LCD Soundsystem, Modest Mouse, Pavement

February 5, 2010

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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 [...]

Video: Vampire Weekend Unplugged and In Your Face

February 4, 2010

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 [...]

Wakarusa 2010 Lineup Additions

February 4, 2010

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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 [...]

New Live Album from the New Deal

February 4, 2010

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 [...]

Yeasayer 2010 Tour Dates and New Album Stream

February 3, 2010

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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 [...]

Video: Passion Pit Live in Central Park

February 3, 2010

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 [...]

Bonnaroo 2010: Flaming Lips to Cover Dark Side of the Moon, Paul Simon ‘Confirmed’

February 2, 2010

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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.

String Cheese Incident Reunites for Summer 2010 shows

February 2, 2010

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.

Widespread Panic 2010 Spring Tour Dates

January 29, 2010

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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 [...]

Downloads for Haiti: New Dave Matthews Band Live EP

January 29, 2010

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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 [...]

New England Gets a New Festival w/ Flaming Lips: Nateva 2010

January 29, 2010

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 [...]

Downloads for Haiti: New LivePhish Release

January 29, 2010

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 [...]

Bisco Inferno 2010 Lineup: Disco Biscuits w/ Aeroplane, Booka Shade, The Crystal Method and more

January 29, 2010

At last night’s Disco Biscuits show at the Fox Theater in Boulder, CO, bassist Marc Brownstein announced the band’s lineup for its annual Bisco Inferno event. Check it out:
The Disco Biscuits
Aeroplane
Booka Shade
The Crystal Method
The Glitch Mob
Pnuma Trio

Stream Ted Leo and The Pharmacists in Concert on Friday

January 28, 2010

Any Ted Leo fans out there? NPR’s doing a live stream from their show tomorrow: Live Friday: Ted Leo And The Pharmacists In Concert.

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