The lineup for one of the nation’s biggest electronic music festival, Miami’s annual Ultra Music Festival, was just announced late last week right before Christmas. This is an absolutely stacked affair and I don’t recommend anyone skip on this if they like the untz. The fest returns to Miami’s downtown Bayfront Park area and will be happening from March 23-25, 2012 as part of Music Week in Miami. Tickets are already on sale.
And you should really think about buying tickets for this one if you’re in the area and/or spending money on South by Southwest just isn’t your thing. The Ultra highlights are plentiful in our eyes with the lineup on day one featuring Skrillex, Pretty Lights, and Kraftwerk, along with Justice, M83, and Fatboy Slim on day two, and then finally SBTRKT, Flying Lotus, and Bassnectar on day three. Wow, right?!
Read on for the full lineup and stay tuned for their phase two of the artist announcements; I’m not sure tickets will last too long for this one, though… READ MORE
We just got hit with the first snowfall of the season here in NYC. Even though the weather’s starting to chill out, the live shows are keeping up the heat. Check out my preview of the week’s shows with some videos of my top picks, including Ween, Battles, and Steve Kimock & Friends. READ MORE
You been paying attention Moogfest this year? We’re digging on their lineup and the daily schedule has been announced already. In addition to the top-tier lineup covered in untz and whomp, this year will feature the festival along with an expansion to a number of new venues in the Asheville proper. In addition to shows at the Asheville Civic Center Arena, Thomas Wolfe Auditorium, and the Orange Peel, they’ve also added the newly renovated Asheville Music Hall (formerly Stella Blue) and the Diana Wortham Theatre, and plan to announce another outdoor venue soon.
Read on for the full schedule… >>>
The first round of artists for this year’s CMJ Music Marathon in NYC were just announced. The music and film festival is set for October 18-22 all around NYC.
I still haven’t made it out this festival but tons of indie rockers cut their teeth in NYC around this time of year and around the CMJ events. Plus it’s a solid way for tons of folks in the industry to get together and finally meet each other face to face as opposed to electronic correspondence only. Maybe I’ll make it out to NYC this year after all… >>>
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Moogfest continues to expand their already impressive lineup for this year’s music festival set for Halloween weekend in Asheville, NC. Cee-Lo, Sleigh Bells, Neon Indian, Omar Souleyman and Mutemath were all just announced as part of the lineup…
Moogfest 2010 is undoubtedly throwing the biggest Halloween party of the year! With the already-amazing, previously announced weekend lineup, and now the killer additions of Cee-Lo, Sleigh Bells, Neon Indian, and Omar Souleyman to Sunday night, All Hallows’ Eve, plus Mutemath playing Friday, the festival just continues to surprise and delight. AC Entertainment has made it very clear – Halloween in Asheville is the place to be. And there’s more to come – new artists will be joining the lineup in the coming weeks, plus details about the workshops, panel discussions, exhibitions, and more will be announced soon.
This lineup is just so epic on paper; if I was on the East Coast and couldn’t get Phish tickets this would have to be something I made time for. READ MORE
The Virgin Mobile Festival (now called FreeFest) just announced their lineup for this year’s free festival, with M.I.A., LCD Soundsystem and Pavement all topping the lineup.
M.I.A., LCD Soundsystem, Pavement top Virgin Mobile FreeFest ‘10 [Consequence of Sound]
On Saturday, September 25th, the Virgin Mobile FreeFest returns, this time with a lineup that crosses indie, hip-hop, and dance boundaries. The much controversial M.I.A., NYC alt-dance outfit LCD Soundsystem, and recently reunited indie legends Pavement will headline this year’s festivities.
The tickets for the one-day festival set for Merriweather Post Pavilion will be FREE for anyone that can quick-draw the tickets on Saturday, 7/24 at 10am EDT. TicketFly.com will be hosting the tickets. Previous ticket holders and Virgin Mobile customers get a little break and get access to the tickets first on Friday.
Read on for the rest of the lineup. READ MORE
Like New Year’s Eve, Halloween is another holiday that a lot of bands choose to celebrate in style. There’s just something about mixing the live concert experience with all the fun and choas of Halloween that really brings out the freaks. While most bands typically play into the Halloween vibe in some way, touring bands often approach Halloween as an opportunity to really create a unique live music event. Just as we did with our New Year’s Eve concert round-up, we’ve compiled a list of Halloween concerts that will be going on this weekend (see below for the long list).
We have also noticed a few bands that are taking a similar approach to Halloween as Phish by doing some sort of “musical costume” and either covering another band’s music or playing a full show of thematic covers. Here are a few of the more interesting “musical costumes” we’ve seen announced this year:
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